Diablo Destruction

"Captain Amrudina."

"Your Highness, I have been waiting for you to come."

Entering the slightly dark and stuffy tent, Amrudina stood up with a haggard look on her face. She smiled stiffly from the corner of her mouth as if she was smiling for the first time since she was born.

If Elder Mokani looks like she hasn't slept for three days and three nights, then Amrudina looks like a general who was exhausted by the enemy's harassment tactics and hasn't slept well for a month. And the general situation is indeed like this. Her long pale ponytail, full of intelligence and vitality, has now become a mess, looking like a bunch of hemp ropes twisted together at random.

In addition to Amrudina, there were more than ten elves and men and women in the tent, all of whom exuded a strong aura. However, like Amrudina, they seemed to be somewhat mentally withered. These should be Amrudina. He must be the squadron leader under Na. Seeing that Hilmanya, whom I know, is among them, I couldn't help but think.

"And Lady Carol, your arrival has really helped us a lot."

"Sorry, we couldn't get there in time."

"No, no, no, it's all my fault. I was hesitant about His Highness the Prince's suggestions, which finally led to this result."

Amrudina looked ashamed. In fact, she had been sensitive to the sense of crisis since the first team disappeared. At this time, she should decisively ask for help, although even if she did so immediately, She only sent out a request for help one or two days in advance, and she couldn't make it in time, because the time interval between the disappearance of the second and third teams was very short. She only conveyed the news of the disappearance of the first team and the order to take precautions. Not long after, things happened one after another. .

The time when the fourth team disappeared was a little longer than the previous three times, but it happened when the front line was shrinking. The enemy probably seized the opportunity to make a sneak attack when we were slightly relaxed when the defense line was shrinking. Even at that time, His Royal Highness has already rushed over, but it may not be possible to save him.

However, these facts do not allow Amrudina to absolve herself of responsibility. No matter what the objective facts are, subjectively, as a captain, she did make wrong actions. For a soldier, this is already unforgivable. Because of the proposal in her hand from His Highness the Prince, and because of the subconscious arrogance in the elves' hearts, she naively thought, "Maybe it was just a small accident. I should look at the situation before talking. The uncertain problem will be solved soon, so we can't rely too much on His Highness the Prince and the Human Alliance."

"I think there is no point in pursuing responsibility now." Jeluka, who was standing behind him, interjected in a very cold voice.

"That's right, Captain Amrudina, can you tell me the current situation and layout in detail?"

"That's natural. Your Highness, please come this way."

With that said, under Amrudina’s instructions, we gathered around the map placed in the center of the table, and Amrudina herself began to explain.

"There are no patterns in the places where the four teams disappeared. We cannot guess the enemy's activity area from them. So far, we haven't even seen whether the enemy exists or what they look like."

"Well, in fact, there is only one clue if there is no clue. At least, if this enemy really exists, then its strength is at least at the domain level, and it is probably not at the elementary level, otherwise it would be difficult to achieve this level."

"We think so too. The enemy this time is unexpectedly powerful. The only ones who can stop them now are your Highness the Prince and Lady Caroline."

As she spoke, Amrudina looked at us closely with eager eyes. Of course, the implicit meaning was also a euphemistic temptation. After all, it is very likely that the enemy she will face has domain strength, and no matter how exposed she is, The strength and mind that came out don't seem to be ordinary domain-level enemies. If even the two of you feel unsure, I can only ask the great elder for support.

"Captain Amrudina, please don't worry. If it's only at the domain level, I think there should be no problem. Even if I can't win, I will definitely not lose. Of course, if the opponent is at the World Power level, then I have to consider staying first. The next suicide note.”

"If the enemy has the power of the world, then His Royal Highness will no longer be able to see us."

Probably because of my confident reply, I felt a sense of relief. Amrudina also showed a smile from the bottom of her heart, although it was only fleeting.

"Without further ado, Captain Amrudina, please continue to defend yourself. Don't be too sad or blame yourself. You are the captain and the commander of the entire team. If you don't cheer up, other soldiers will Follow the lost.”

"Thank you, Your Highness, I understand." Amrudinaru nodded gratefully.

"As for me, I'll just try to search the nearby area. I don't know the enemy's range of activities, so I just have too high hopes."

"By the way, Your Highness the Prince."

Just as I was making this decision, Amrudina suddenly spoke up.

"If Your Highness has no purpose, can you go to the point where the four teams disappeared and search for it? Maybe there will be some clues."

"Have you not searched these four points?"

"No."

Amrudina shook her head bitterly: "When the first team disappeared, I did order the nearby teams to conduct an investigation and search, but not long after, the second missing team also lost contact. Then At that time, I felt something was not going well, so I ordered to stop the search, take precautions, and put my own safety first, but even so, not long after, the third team still lost contact."

"So that's it, I know, just leave it to me."

I nodded suddenly. I originally thought that Amrudina was overwhelmed by the successive news. I didn't expect that the situation at that time was so urgent. It was commendable that she could keep a calm mind and continue to make decisions.

"Your Highness, Captain Amrudina, please let me follow you. I am familiar with the terrain."

At this time, Hilmanya suddenly stood out from the crowd and said with firm eyes.

"Your Highness, look..." Amrudina looked at me pleadingly.

"It's better this way. I'll spare your trouble, Captain Hilmanya."

"Yes, it's my pleasure."

Hilmanya bowed politely. Is it my imagination? I found that her eyes were not very bright when she spoke, and her whole person was shrouded in a dark tone that made people feel heavy.

"I hope that if your Royal Highness encounters an enemy, please don't take me into consideration and just do what you want. With my strength, I am just a burden in front of you and the enemy."

Walking out of the tent, Hilmanya said this.

From those indifferent eyes without the slightest emotion, I found that her mood when she said these words was not humility or a certain degree of awareness, but rather a thought of... self-abandonment.

"The third missing team belongs to the squadron in charge of Hilmanya."

Perhaps seeing my troubled and confused expression towards Hilmanya like this, Jeluka whispered in my ear to remind me.

So that's it.

It suddenly dawned on me that Hilmanya’s profession is a Druid, a nature-loving Druid. I heard that during the battle between me and the Hell Knight, she was the only one left behind after the victory, silently praying for those During this battle - especially the large tracts of woods damaged by my final blow, I prayed sadly.

Of course, after listening to this, I couldn’t help but stand up in awe of Hilmanya. As a druid, I had never considered the feelings and lives of these flowers, plants and trees, and even gradually started to develop feelings for similar beings that had nothing to do with me. disappear, and gradually feel numb. People like Hilmanya are the real druids. Only they can feel the heart of the real druid. In the final analysis, they are just relying on inexplicable time travel and The power he gained inexplicably has reached this point, and he is like a nouveau riche. If he loses these things, he may not even be able to survive as a commoner.

Now, as the squadron leader, Hilmanya is faced with the disappearance of her team and her life is in danger. You can imagine how she feels now.

"The captain of the 16th Squadron who lost the news, I heard that he grew up with Hilmanya's childhood sweetheart and is planning to get married in the next few years."

As a result, before I could get over my sympathy, Jeluka, the intelligence leader who seemed to be all-pervasive and omniscient, added another sentence in my ear.

"..."

Really, at this moment, I didn’t know what to say or what expression to show. The dark tone and the colorless pupils. After learning the truth, I deeply felt the anger and sadness contained in it.

"Captain Hilmanya."

After being stunned for a long time, I sighed and patted Hilmanya on the shoulder.

"Don't worry, I will definitely avenge you."

At this time, any comforts such as not to commit suicide, as long as there is life, there is hope, are all nonsense to Hilmanya, and maybe she will be hated instead, because this is not the first time I have encountered Hilmanya like this. Tragedies are happening all the time in the Dark Continent, which is ravaged by the hell clan. There are many people who are more miserable than Hilmanya. Compared with the scenes I have experienced in more than eight years of travel, I have I sigh at the fragility of the elves, and at the same time I envy them how fragile and kind-hearted they can still be.

Sometimes, vulnerability is also a kind of happiness. Behind being strong often means experiencing many hardships. For us adventurers, being strong is not always a compliment, because it also has another meaning - numbness.

"Yes, thank you, Your Highness the Prince. Your great kindness will never be forgotten by Hilmanya. If His Highness the Prince can avenge those dead brothers, if he can survive this time, then even if he abandons the elves, Glory, I am also willing to become His Highness’s knight.”

There was a glimmer of light in Hilmanya's eyes, but unfortunately, it was a color called revenge, hatred, and self-destruction. It was not the one I knew that could be the color of a little flower by the roadside. The withered and sad druid Silmanya.

"What are you talking about? Don't forget who I am. Artoria's husband, the prince of the elves. Live well and contribute your strength to the elves. Of course, you must also take care of yourself. This is the prince. The command."

"Yes."

Hilmanya's eyes flickered slightly. It seemed that she had not completely closed herself off and given up on herself. Perhaps time could erase all this sadness.

"Let's go and find the murderer as soon as possible. To be honest, I want to skin and dismantle that guy right now."

Under the leadership of Hilmanya, three black shadows kept jumping between the towering dense woods, as fast as ghosts in the jungle.

"His Royal Highness is really gentle."

With Hilmanya leading the way, Jeluka and I were walking behind. The cold voice of the pornographic maid came from the opposite side.

"What have I done to offend you? I seriously cannot understand Jeluka's trouble-seeking behavior."

"The ending of the first part of the Beast Duke series, the Duke's final fate is that he was kicked to death by a girl driving a horse." Jeluka said angrily.

"..."

Eh...Eh? ! Are you talking about me? Is this dirty maid talking about me? Where did I offend her? Could it be that I took out my anger on my enemies?

Let's show our magnanimity as adults and ignore Jeluka's inexplicable targeted complaints. Under the leadership of Hilmanya, it took us about an hour to arrive at the area where the second team was recently missing.

"This is probably the area. As for the specific location, we have to search carefully to find it. Your Highness, please wait a moment."

Saying this, Hilmanya, who was completely immersed in her work, jumped down and kept jumping back and forth in this area. She closed her eyes from time to time and listened with her pointed elf ears. It felt like, At this time, Hilmanya seemed to be integrated with the surrounding flowers, plants and trees, and was listening to the voices of these beings.

This is the Elf Druid. I can’t help but admire it deeply. Compared with the Druids of the Alliance, they are much more professional. Instead of saying this, the Druids of the Elf race are here to implement the spirit of the Druid. The main purpose of becoming a druid, and the alliance's druid, is to gain enough power to compete with the hell clan, and secondly, the spirit of the druid will be taken into consideration. There is a big difference in nature between the two. , this is also the reason why the elves, especially the elven druids, despise humans. In their eyes, these human druids are simply blaspheming this profession.

"It seems that we have got started by interpolation. Let Hilmanya do the searching."

Seeing Hilmanya's professionalism, I felt that if I went to help, I might become a burden, so I simply said so.

But that doesn't mean there's nothing we can do.

"I'm going to scout the surrounding area to see if I can find any traces of the enemy. You stay here and keep an eye on Hilmanya to prevent her from being attacked by the enemy, okay? Jeluka."

This is the first time I have asked her in a serious and formal tone. Although her strength is indeed very strong and with the full set of artifacts passed down by the Twelve Knights, Jeluka's strength is enough to compete with the junior enemies in the pseudo-realm, and even I might be able to defend against mid-to-high-level enemies, and I could hold on for at least long enough for me to come all the way here.

However, this guy has less combat experience than me. In short, it is very, very pitiful, and he seems to have another fragile side hidden, so even if he reaches the realm of world power one day, he is not a person who can let people A fool who lets go and leaves it alone where the enemy could appear at any moment.

Jeluka did not answer me directly, but drew out her Saga Sword, the Sword of the Rising Sun, and slammed it on the ground. The powerful force made the surrounding ground tremble heavily as if a magnitude 10 earthquake was about to occur. There were no words, but Jeluka's actions fully demonstrated her inner confidence.

"Don't worry, as the protagonist Beast Duke's sex toy, he will not be sacrificed so easily. At least the author will have to drag out another 1.8 million words to completely squeeze out the role of this character before considering how to use it with humiliation. The poignant way to sacrifice it.”

Just now I applauded the calm, cool and confident demeanor that this pornographic maid suddenly displayed, but then I heard such a sentence in my ears, which made me spit out blood. What kind of character does a girl have to say? What do you mean?

After saying this, Jeluka had a face with half three attributes, holding a giant sword with one hand, and making a V-shaped victory gesture straight towards me with the other hand.

"..."

"It really doesn't matter? Don't show off."

Just after walking a certain distance, I turned around uneasy and reminded me again.

"It's so long-winded. If you keep doing this, you will only be called Your Highness the Contraceptive Pill."

Jeluka waved the Sword of the Rising Sun and said majestically.

No...how on earth do you need to connect long-windedness with birth control pills? You are the only one who would call me that.

"Um...don't you want to put on your equipment?"

Not far away, I turned back again and faced Jeluka from a distance, with a hint of worry and a hint of selfishness. Of course, the most important thing was my kind advice.

To be honest, I still really want to know what the shape of the twelve knights armor inherited by Jeluka is.

"Be careful of being kicked to death by a horse."

As a result, he was lectured so viciously. After all, he was really talking about me just now. He was saying that I was right, you bastard! !

I turned my head angrily and flew into the distance.

In order to prevent accidents, I kept the moon wolf transformation as early as when I came out of the main elf city. Although it would cost a little more, it was better than being suddenly attacked by enemies who might be hiding in the dark and not having time to transform. It would be better to say goodbye to this world like a supporting character.

After flying far away, floating quietly in mid-air, I began to close my eyes and silently released the pseudo-domain energy shield, which continued to expand, covering more and more areas inside.

Using the mental investigation skills of the Moon Wolf pseudo-realm, I am confident that I can be called a qualified searcher. Especially in terms of capturing breath, the extremely sensitive mental power can always play a powerful role.

The pseudo-domain slowly expanded and spread out, followed by mental reconnaissance like infrared scanning, not sparing any inch of space, scanning behind the ever-expanding energy shield one by one. The pseudo-domain covered The place, the terrain of the entire area, even the shape of every big tree, the bugs hidden in the trunks, the shape of every stone on the ground, and the shape of every grain of soil, are all clearly depicted in the brain.

Every breath contained in the air is also quietly analyzed by mental power, looking for abnormal breaths inside.

After a long time, I opened my eyes and ended the search.

There was no harvest. I don’t know whether it was because the battle did not occur in the area I searched, or because several days had passed and all the signs had been erased by time. In short, I could not feel any abnormal aura.

In fact, I still have a little idea, that is, when I let go of my body and mind to search, if the enemy is nearby, I might not miss this good opportunity for a sneak attack. In other words, I would sacrifice my life to feed the tiger and lure the snake out of its hole. It's a pity that although the abacus clicked, the silence that followed was a complete waste of my great acting skills. We were obviously willing to sacrifice our appearance and pretend to be half-undressed, but the other party made no move.

Maybe it really isn't nearby.

I sighed in frustration and jumped to the next search location.

Half an afternoon passed, and I searched all over the area where the incident was marked by Amrudina, but found nothing.

While lamenting that my trouble-attracting physique was no longer working, I hurried back. From a distance, I saw Jeluka holding the Sword of the Rising Sun. She was still standing there with the same look as the doorkeeper she had seen when I left. Unblinking, with a serious expression, her beautiful face was tense, and she was alert to the surrounding movements as if the enemy would emerge from the ground.

"Jeluka, I'm back."

Seeing Jeluka acting like a little hen protecting the nest, I secretly smiled and said hello. Unexpectedly, this sound seemed to break her tense nerves. Subconsciously, she said "Wow" in surprise. Yelled, and waved the Sword of the Rising Sun in his hand over in warning.

"..."

Can such a guy really be trusted?

While I easily dodged the sword light that Jeluka swung randomly, I looked far away in my heart.

"His Royal Highness is so rude. He sneaked up from behind. However, this is something that only a sinister and despicable assassin would do. Even if he wants to use the excuse that he suddenly became animalistic and wanted to attack the girl close to him from behind, it still doesn't work. unacceptable."

After calming down, Jeluka showed serious dissatisfaction as if to hide something.

"..."

No, I don't think the dirty jokes behind can be called a defense at all. With this reason, it would be better to directly admit that he is the assassin who wants to sneak attack from behind.

Then again, is this guy really qualified to say such a thing? Who is this guy who sneaks up from behind me again and again and does various bad things, such as depriving me of the pleasure of appraisal? Who are you talking about, bastard! !

At this moment, an exclamation suddenly came from far away from Hilmanya.

what happened?

Jeluka and I looked at each other and hurried over. It was definitely not a sneak attack by the enemy. Even the domain-level masters could not attack Hilmanya under the eyes of Jeluka and I. Could it be that we discovered something?

The figure flashed, and in a breath, we had arrived at Hilmanya's side.

"What's wrong? Any clues?"

Seeing Hilmanya squatting in a small jungle, her eyes closed and her brows furrowed, I couldn't help but ask urgently.

Jellu pulled me, shook her head, and told me not to worry, to calm down and wait for the news, so that Hilmanya could give full play to her druid communication skills.

After a while, Hilmanya opened her beautiful light red eyes and stared at this place solemnly.

"If I'm not mistaken, the second team should have seen it here."

"oh?"

I moved up curiously and looked left and right, but I couldn't see any clue at all. It was clearly just an ordinary small bush.

"Plants in the forest, especially bushes, grow very fast. It takes just a few days to grow a whole patch, covering up all traces."

Hilmanya patiently explained to me who looked curious.

"Then how did you see it?"

"My eyes, and these lovely plants, they tell me."

Hilmanya said silently, She was supposed to show off this extraordinary feature with a flying gesture in front of me, His Royal Highness, but her face looked quite calm and indifferent, as if it was something trivial. She seemed to have a lot of thoughts. Full of anger and determination to die, she would not think about anything else, at least before taking revenge.

"Look, Your Highness, although there seems to be no clue, but if we compare this jungle with other nearby jungles, aren't there some strange places?"

"Yeah?"

I searched around and compared it with the surrounding scenery. I didn't know if I was induced by Hilmanya's words or something, but suddenly I felt that it was really something. It was a little different, but how different it was. Can't say why.

"Based on this, if you communicate well with these plants, you can get the clues you want. As for how to obtain information from these plants, His Royal Highness is also a Druid, so I won't show off."

"Haha, so that's it..."

Under Jeluka's teasing gaze, I laughed dryly, Hilmanya, I really hope you can "show your shame" a little bit now...