The shadows shuttled through the forest, and they separated from time to time, and then gathered again.

"Did you find it?"

"There are traces left in the east direction, which is very likely to be the goal. From the perspective of time, it should be at most one day."

"They are so fast. Keep moving and be careful. The other party is a guy who can kill the Wind Snake Lord. Don't underestimate the enemy."

"yes!"

After the conversation of the three black shadows, they turned into black shadows and disappeared into the depths of the jungle. Their movements were silent, and they did not even alarm the birds perched on the trees.

Just after the black shadows left, the green bird that had been standing quietly on the branches spread its wings and flew to the sky.

"Someone followed?"

Rhode's face darkened slightly when he heard the report of the Soul Bird. At this moment, on his shoulder, the translucent green soul bird was standing there quietly, shaking its head from time to time and stretching its wings. It seemed that there was no difference between it and an ordinary bird. Only the translucent body and the elemental brilliance surrounding its body showed that the bird in front of him was not a** feature.

Summoning the Soul Bird for surveillance is a method that Rhodes came up with on-road trip. Ordinary players will be equipped with reconnaissance professions such as thieves or rangers when they are teaming up to adventures to ensure that there is no danger in front of the road. However, Rhodes obviously do not have such good conditions now, so he had to settle for the second best to use his summoned creature to explore the way. Fortunately, the Soul Bird not only has an advantage in sight range, but also adds the soul-sensing skills that the Soul Elemental creatures naturally hold, which can also make Rhodes feel more at ease. Originally, Rhodes wanted to see if they had caused any trouble after killing the level 10 wolf before, so that the Soul Birds could patrol behind them, but accidentally encountered a bigger problem.

Although the sensing soul cannot present the specific form of the target and can only be judged by the light of the soul's strength, Rhode felt a little bad from the other party's speed. Those who can travel so quickly in the forest are basically just rangers, spies, etc. - no matter what, they are all shameful professions. In addition, the other party's actions are quite orderly, so it is hard to imagine being an ordinary adventurer.

Did you pass by by chance? Or did you come specifically for them?

Rhodes dared not take risks. It would be fine if the other party came to the door openly. But this profession hidden in the dark is the most difficult to deal with. Coupled with Lijie's previous reminder, he always felt that this matter itself was a bit strange. If these guys were hostile to them, the development of the situation would be difficult to imagine.

However, when Rhodes saw Lijie beside him, his eyes lit up.

He already had an idea.

"Mr. Rod, where should we go next?"

Lijie asked with the kettle handed to the fat businessman who was sitting beside the side with a red face and sweating. Although Rhode didn't say much, Lijie had always done the work of taking care of the fat businessman along the way. According to the girl's own statement, her mercenary group had already received the commission to protect the gentleman, so even if she was the only one left, as long as the task was not completed, she had to continue to perform.

And Mess naturally thanked him for this, but seeing that he is panting now, he may not be able to live long if he continues.

"Sir Rhodes, I'm so tired...I'm so...I'm here, let's take a break!"

The fat businessman, who had just sat down on the ground when Rhodes stopped, held his handbag in his hand like a baby, took out a handkerchief and wiped the sweat beads on his face, shiny a fat face, and even shone like a big light bulb under the sunlight.

"Holy, the Holy Spirit, I...I have...I haven't left for several years...I've gone...I've been...I've been...I've been...I've been...I've been...I've been...I've been breathing a sigh of relief, and I coughed violently for several times, and even the fat on his face shook. It took a while before I got back to my senses. "I've walked...I've been going for such a long way, I feel...I feel like I'm going to die!"

“Five minutes of rest.”

Rode looked at the sky, then calculated the next journey and time deep in his heart, and gave an order. Hearing his words, the fat businessman who was originally sitting on the ground immediately howled, and then lay down to the ground. Lijie also let out a light breath and sat on the stone next to her.

After that, they did not encounter any special dangers. With the Soul Bird clearing the way, Rhodes took them to avoid many dangerous areas very smoothly. Although they lost some opportunities to obtain precious equipment, Rhodes did not feel sorry for them, because there were not many players in this world, and ordinary adventurers would not go through the mountains and forests at any time. So at worst, it would be not too late to take them out of the mountains and rest and then come back to get them. However...

Rhode looked up at the mountains not far away and stood up.

"Lijie."

"Yes, Mr. Rhodes, what are your instructions?"

"I'll go ahead and see. After you rest for five minutes, you will take Mr. Mess up the mountain. Have you seen the white stone? Go there, and then into the shadows, and you will find an abandoned mountain road. You are waiting for me there, and I will arrive in a while."

Lijie raised her head and followed the direction of Rhode's finger. She soon found the white stone on the mountainside next to her. She turned her head in confusion and looked at Rhode, not knowing how he knew about it. However, the girl just opened her mouth, but did not ask questions. After the past few days of travel, she already understood that the man in front of her was a person worth relying on. Although she didn't know what he was going to do, the girl nodded and then watched Rhode turn and leave.

Of course Rhodes had his own plans. The stone was the entrance to the Zenar Mountain Road. It used to be a brilliant trade route. The ancestors of the northerners and the strength of their lives were dug in this mountain range that crossed the mountains and connected the plains to other regions. This place also created a temporary glory. However, with the development and utilization of the trend, the barrier-free sky was obviously safer than the forest with crisis. Therefore, the trade route was gradually abandoned, and those who rely on it had already left the place to find a better life and abandon their homes until it became a wasteland again.

The progress of civilization will always make the miracles of the past meaningless, and it will be the same in any world.

But Rhodes did not come here to travel for a trip to understand the philosophy of life.

He stopped, and at this moment, a desolation appeared in front of Rhodes' eyes.

And the corpse.

The sequinous bones were almost buried in dust, with only ragged leather armor and corroded weapons scattered all over the ground. This is a mercenary group called "Tiger Teeth". They were attacked by bandits during their adventures, and then died here in the loss. Originally, in the game, Rhodes needed to receive a task from the Mercenary Guild, and then investigate their final commission based on clues, then searched all the way according to the marks on the map before finding the place, and finally responded with the token and treasure. But that was a game after all, and step-by-step was a necessary step. But even so, many veterans would not do it so complicated. They would rather take the token and return to the Mercenary Guild directly to hand over it. This not only saves time but also convenient and fast, but also saves so many troublesome steps. Why not do it?

But Rhodes didn't come here to save those steps.

Walking deep into the battlefield, Rhodes saw a white bone lying beside the mountain wall. It was wearing corroded steel armor and a dark and rusty iron sword fell on its hand. It was Rhodes' target and the leader of this mercenary group.

When he walked to the corpse, Rhodes squatted down. He first glanced at it, then reached out and soon found a mercenary badge from the other party's corpse. This was the token of the "Tiger Teeth" mercenary group, and it was also an item necessary to complete the entrustment. Rhodes carefully placed it in his pocket, then his eyes moved down, and soon found his target.

It was a dirty ring worn on the finger bone.

Rhode carefully took the ring. On the surface, the ring has no use and is no different from the scrap copper and iron in the garbage dump. However, the system prompt in front of him told Rhode that this was not the case.

[Black iron ring, not identified, magic fluctuations sensed]

"resonance."

Rhode closed his eyes, held the ring in his right hand, shouted in a low voice, and then injected his soul power inward.

The ring in his hand trembled slightly, and the originally faint magic fluctuations became clear. When he opened his eyes again, the one in his hand was no longer the scrap copper and iron just now. On the contrary, a pitch-black ring with ancient patterns was lying quietly on the palm of his hand.

[Ring of Will, identified, can activate the Will Shield for five minutes, immune to mental attacks, energy-rushing time - three days]

Get it done.

Rhode put the ring on his right finger and then breathed a sigh of relief. Then he looked around for a moment, and then he turned around and returned to the mountainside.

There, Rhode could clearly see Lijie and Mes walking towards the white stone with difficulty. The fat businessman obviously had no experience in climbing the mountain, and followed Lijie tremblingly. Seeing him like that, if it weren't for the lack of pride of men and women, he would probably have cried and begged Lijie to carry him up.

What a waste.

Rhode shook his head helplessly, and was about to go down to meet with them. At this moment, the warning from the Bird of Soul suddenly rang deep in his heart.

“———!”

Rod was shocked and hurriedly looked towards the forest. Soon, he saw three black shadows flying out of them.

The situation is not good!

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