chapter 2 Distress in the woods

Star Calendar Year 9981, this year, Merric Ince is sixteen years old, and he is going to study at Shengyu College.

The Mansura Forest is the largest forest in the Eastern Shuiyue Continent. It is located in the southwest of the central war zone of the Holy Sky Alliance. It is made up of a tall primeval forest. There are a large number of elves and dwarves living here. It is a rare place for human races. It is said that many people who entered from here have disappeared in recent years.

In early autumn and September, the outskirts of the Mansoura Forest were already in a bleak scene. Everything was yellow and withered, and leaves were falling all over the sky. Many leaves were unwillingly blown down by the wind, and became a crisp sound under people's feet. At the end of a road in the forest, two figures faintly appeared. They were getting closer and closer. The person in front was riding a tall fiery red horse, wearing a pair of fiery red armor, with long black hair and a handsome face. There is a nearly two-meter long spear on one side of the horse, and a bow and an arrow basket on the other side. There are more than a dozen arrows in it. It can be seen that this is a knight, and from the dragon totem on the armor, It seems that this is a knight with a high status. He should be a Templar. This is the highest honor that a country can bestow on a knight. Behind the knight is a young man in white. He looks to be about fifteen or sixteen years old. He has an average appearance, black eyes, and black hair. He has a typical appearance of people from the northeast of Shuiyue Continent in the East. Although he is not outstanding in appearance, But his mount is very eye-catching. It is a holy beast - a white holy unicorn. Holy beasts are easier to ascend to divine beasts than other types of spiritual beasts. Many people have never seen it in their entire lives. This young man has a holy beast. It seems that this young man is not ordinary. This young man is Merric Ince

From time to time in the forest, there was the sound of falling leaves and the crackling sound of horses stepping on the fallen leaves. The two of them walked for a long time before Merric Ince spoke, "Flame Knight, since we are going to Shengyu College, why don't we take the main road? Instead, choose this evasive forest path?"

"Because this path is not smooth," the knight replied lightly without looking back.

"It's not peaceful? Then we can't go here anymore."Merric Ince was puzzled by the knight's answer.

The knight stopped, turned around, glanced at Merric Ince, and said, "Are you scared?"

Merric Ince was stunned, lowered his head slightly, and said sarcastically: "No, no."

"If you're not afraid, let's continue on our way." The knight continued to move forward with his war horse. Merric Ince couldn't say anything, so he followed silently, thinking to himself: Many people say that the Flame Knight is silent, has a weird temper, and is maverick. Look, That's right. I can't tell you what it feels like to travel with such people. Merric Ince raised his eyes and looked around. There were big trees everywhere, as far as the eye could see, and it was inaccessible. It was indeed a good place for robbery. Merric Ince could only pray silently, hoping that God would bless us and make it to Shengyu College safely. , if something really happens, go to the Flame Knight, not me.

The two of them walked in the forest for a long time, Merric Ince looking around in boredom. Suddenly the voice of a girl calling attracted their attention. Merric Ince was stunned, looked around again and said, "It seems like someone is in danger?!"

The Flame Knight pulled his horse to a stop and looked in the direction of the call for help. Although there were many trees in the forest, it was difficult to identify the location by hearing the sound, but his many years of experience as a knight had given him hearing that was beyond ordinary people. The young man also pulled the lonely man. The horned beast stopped, looked at the knight in astonishment, and then looked in the direction the knight was facing. There were trees everywhere and nothing could be seen. The knight jumped off the horse and took the horse aside. "What are you doing?" the young man asked, "Rescue!" the knight replied calmly, then tied the horse to a tree nearby, took off his sword, and prepared to take action. When the young man saw it, he also jumped off the unicorn, tied the unicorn aside, and said to the knight: "I'll go too later." "You don't know any fighting magic, why are you going, are you causing trouble for me? I can go alone," the knight stopped him.

"Then I'll go too. You can't leave me here alone, otherwise I won't be in more danger."Merric Ince ignored the knight's obstruction, tied the unicorn to a tree nearby, and said to the unicorn: " Be good, Ewing, wait for the master to come back." Then he patted it gently, walked quickly to the knight, and said slightly excitedly, "Let's go."

The Blazing Knight looked at Merric Ince and thought: This young man seems to have to go, and there is no way to stop him. Rather than leaving him in this secluded wilderness, it is better to take him to safety. After all, he belongs to the head of state. My son, if something happened, he couldn't bear it, so he said, "Okay, then follow me closely."

"Yes!"Merric Ince nodded vigorously. He also knew in his heart that there would probably be no strong man in this remote place who would be the opponent of the Flame Knight. After all, the Flame Knight's combat power has reached the second level of the heaven level. Most people think It would take at least thirty years to reach the first level of heaven, let alone the second level.

Here is a brief introduction to the division of combat power in the alien continent of Star Territory. First, ordinary people, and then with a little practice, their combat power can reach the "Xuan" level. People at the Xuan level are just a little better than ordinary people. Then continue to practice, and a person's combat power can reach the Earth level. People at the Earth level can open energy rings to improve their combat capabilities. They can open up to four energy rings, which are the first, second, third, and fourth levels of the Earth level. . As long as you work hard, you can practice to the heaven level. People with heaven level combat power can turn on the energy field. This is much more powerful than the energy ring. The energy field can improve a person's combat ability in all aspects. It is the seventh level, and up to six energy fields can be opened. When you reach the seventh level of the heaven level, you can transform into a pair of divine wings. At this time, the human's ability has reached the strength of a god. After the heaven level, it is "destruction of the world". , can have two pairs of divine wings, and finally the "Star Emperor", three pairs of divine wings, Seraphim, with the ultimate combat power.

Time was running out and it was important to save people. The two of them acted quickly and ran in the direction of the cry for help.

The rustling of leaves covered up the sound of their movements, and soon they ran near a river. From a distance, they saw a person tied to a tree in front of them, and there were several moving objects next to them. The two people stopped, He quietly hid in the grass by the river. Fortunately, the grass by the river was tall enough, otherwise the two of them would have been discovered. Through the grass, the two discovered that the moving objects were actually a few dwarves less than one meter old. Did the dwarves actually rob? It's really not a bad thing. In people's impression, although these dwarves living in the forest have vulgar behavior, they are still kind-hearted in nature. They would never do such things as robbery. Today, they actually saw dwarves robbing. Is it possible? Has the world changed? The young man muttered silently in his heart.

Merric Ince asked softly: "What should we do?"

"Don't worry, they have no intention of harming the girl yet. Wait a moment and see if they have any accomplices." The knight returned in a low voice.

"Yeah." The young man knew that the distance between them and the dwarves was only about 60 meters. With the strength of the Flame Knight, he could definitely reach those dwarves in an instant and subdue them all. He didn't need to worry too much about the girl's safety. He just listened to the knight. Yes, take a look first, lest the other party has any accomplices.

The three dwarves did not realize that they were being watched. The tied girl's mouth was also gagged. The dwarves were talking to themselves. They saw a dwarf with a cuckold facing a red hat but The dwarf who looked a little older said: "boss, what should I do with this human girl? I rummaged through this girl's bag. Except for a few books on preparing healing medicines, there was almost nothing valuable. What a bad luck!"

A dwarf with brown hair and a blue hat next to him also spoke with a certificate in his hand: "boss, this human girl is still a third-year student at a higher education institution. Look, here is her student ID card. Why don't we take it? Sell ​​her to Aunt Wu Yi, such a beautiful girl will definitely fetch a good price, hehehehehe."

The red hat boss grew a beard, looked at them, and then at the girl tied to the tree who had lost her ability to resist, and said: "The blue hat said well, since she has no money, why not let us use her In exchange for some money, Aunt Wu Yi is the owner of the largest brothel around here, so this female student will definitely be able to sell it for at least 300 gold coins, hahaha, that’s it.”

"But boss, it's not easy to catch her. How can they bring her there? What if she runs away as soon as the rope is loosened? She is over 16 meters tall and we are less than 1 meter tall. We may not be able to catch her." She runs fast." The cuckold said to the boss. The boss swung the handle of the ax in his hand and gave him a slap: "You are a pig, tie her legs first, then let go of her, and then Tie her hands and see how she runs, hum!"

"boss is wise!" the two dwarves shouted in unison. The young man not far away felt funny when he saw the three dwarf robbers. How could they still rob? They couldn't even deal with a girl. It's really ridiculous. I know how this girl was caught by them, but then I thought about it, why did a girl walk alone in this deserted mountain and wild forest? I'll ask her carefully when I rescue her later.

They continued to monitor the dwarves, and Merric Ince suddenly discovered that there were people over there. There were two people in the trees opposite. They were also secretly observing the movements of the dwarves. Merric Ince said softly: "There are people on the opposite side."

"I know that there are two people about the same age as you. It seems that they haven't discovered us yet because they are not looking in the direction where we are. If I am not wrong, they should be here to save people."

The young man hummed in agreement. The dwarves were about to start taking action, when the people on the other side shouted, "Let that girl go!" The dwarves were startled. They never dreamed that in such a sparsely populated place, there would be people there, including the girl. Three people came as soon as they came. They didn't know that there was actually a knight and a young man in the dark.

They quickly turned to the shouting party and saw two people standing opposite. One was wearing a gray cloth with a few patches on his knees. He had a sharp hairstyle on his head, a bit like a bird's nest, with bright eyes and hands. There was a young man holding a flying crossbow, and the other was a giant about two meters tall, wearing a wide robe and holding a big stick in his hand. He looked fierce and looked more like a robber than them. The dwarves They were at a loss for a while, but after all, the red hat was the boss. He was the first to react, raised the ax in his hand, pointed at them and said, "Why do you want to meddle in other people's business?" When the other two dwarves saw the boss speaking, they also They all raised their axes and said, "What, you don't want to live anymore? You dare to interfere in our affairs, boss, what should we do?"

"Cut them!" Red Hat ordered. This is the sharp man on the opposite side smiling slightly: "Who is afraid of whom? Come on, Jakub, I will cover you." "Yes, brother Anubis." The little giant named Jakub rushed towards the dwarves. Every step he took, the ground There was a rumbling sound, and flying leaves flew everywhere. The sharp man fired a crossbow behind him and shot a crossbow arrow, which directly penetrated the blue hat's arm holding the axe. The blue hat screamed and fell to the ground. , the little giant quickly ran to the cuckold, and knocked the dwarf away with a stick. The cuckold hit the tree like a ball, fell to the ground with a bang, and fainted. The boss of the dwarf in the red hat saw that In the blink of an eye, two of his men lost their ability to fight. They were startled and took a step back, thinking about what to do. At this time, the sharp man raised the flying crossbow and pointed it at him with a smile and said: "Alas! Little dwarf, the two younger brothers have fallen. Why are you holding on? Surrender."

The red hat held the ax in his hand and said: "Stop dreaming. There is no word surrender in the dictionary of our dwarf warriors. If you want to fight or kill, come on, I will accompany you to the end." After saying this, he waved the ax in his hand vigorously. , to show the intention of resisting to the end. At this time, the little giant had already arrived beside him. One tall and one short formed a sharp contrast. Facing the giant in front of him, the red hat widened his eyes and took a breath of air. It was so scary. At this time, the sharp man spoke again: "Little dwarf, you are quite good at pretending. Hahahaha, Jakub, catch him for me."

"Yes, brother Anubis." As he spoke, the little giant stretched out his huge hands and grabbed the red hat.