Mount and Blade System: Start from Pioneer Lords

Zat's spear wasn't without effect. The slightly trembling giant claws showed that it wasn't just for show; the opponent definitely hadn't taken the blow as easily as they imagined.

Magical beasts couldn't just appear out of nowhere. Li Wei was quite curious how this magical beast appeared underground, and what it usually ate.

But now was clearly not the time to consider these things. The pain made this giant beast, nearly eight blades tall at the shoulder, even angrier, and its three wolf-like heads were howling at the sky.

Abundant elemental power gathered in the mouth of its middle head, as dazzling as magma.

Li Wei even smelled a pungent sulfur odor.

Magical beasts are called magical beasts because they control elemental power, and this three-headed dog in front of them was no exception.

Unfortunately, no one present was a fool, and no one would stand by and watch the opponent successfully cast a spell.

Colorful spells—wind blades, water balls, and boulders—flew out as if they were free, hitting the giant beast's three heads hard.

Boom boom boom!

After the various spells collided with the giant beast's heads, external alien elements poured in violently, causing the magical beast to lose control of the fire element in its mouth, instantly triggering a chain explosion.

As the surging various elements exploded, the air waves and strong winds blew everyone's clothes and hair, making them squint.

The exploded boulders turned into small stones, shooting in all directions. These stones had amazing kinetic energy and were as powerful as crossbow bolts, hitting the shields with a booming sound.

The thick smoke completely covered the magical beast, making it impossible to see what was going on.

From this, it could be seen how correct the lord was to bring the Drow priests.

Without this group of spellcasters, this magical beast's elemental magic would have wiped out the entire elf group.

"Did we… succeed…?"

A lucky surviving elf warrior couldn't help but speak.

The others also showed hopeful expressions. The power of these spells was self-evident. In the beginning, two or three rounds of bombing had blown a huge gap in their indestructible city walls.

Not to mention that now they were all smashed on the head of this magical beast.

Li Wei wasn't optimistic, after all, the law of 'no damage in smoke' was universal.

Roar!

The next second, a scarred magical beast emerged from the smoke, and with one claw, it swept several elves in the front row into the sky.

Miserable groans and screams continued, tugging at everyone's heartstrings and making everyone's face turn pale.

The last four or five elves were entangled with the opponent with their agile movements.

Unfortunately, arrows that could pierce wooden shields were like mosquito bites on this giant beast, only making it more and more furious.

"Lord, let's retreat first. This is our strongest magic, but it didn't even cause a fatal wound."

Heather quickly came to Li Wei's side to persuade him.

Their spellcasting had completely angered the magical beast, and its blood-red eyes made her uncontrollably afraid.

The ever-victorious magic only burned the opponent's fur. This huge gap made Heather have no intention of fighting to the death.

While those elves were entangled with the opponent, they had plenty of time to leave.

"Li Wei, I underestimated this magical beast too much. You retreat first, and I will cover you."

Aishe held a magic wand, her whole body surging with magic.

If it weren't for the blessing of this elven queen's spells, those elves would have been defeated long ago.

The Hellhound furiously attacked the flies in front of it. The pain from its body had made it extraordinarily angry. Only by completely crushing these mice who had broken into its territory into meat paste could it be slightly relieved.

It understood that only those little ones hiding in the back were the biggest threat to it, but every time it rushed over, it would be entangled by the other ones.

Originally, it maintained a huge magic here to deter and prevent these villains from disturbing it, so it slept to reduce magic consumption. Now, the intense activity had almost exhausted its magic, so it became more and more urgent.

"Retreat?" The lord sneered twice, pushing away the Drow elves who were pulling him.

"Get out of my way."

He had already seen that this magical beast was just a showy thing.

Logically speaking, such a huge magical beast should have absolute strength. Even if those elves had Aishe's magic blessing, they couldn't fight against the opponent.

But now, the lord felt that this magical beast's strength and speed were completely inconsistent with its size.

It was like having the appearance of an elephant, but the strength of an ant, which was very wrong.

He decided to measure the opponent's reality himself.

Li Wei rushed out like an arrow, and before everyone could react, he bent down and hugged one of the giant beast's front paws.

Everyone was stunned. They could see that this lord wanted to bring the opponent down.

But the opponent was a giant beast eight blades tall at the shoulder. Even a mammoth was like a wolf cub in its eyes.

This… was it really something a mere human could do?

"Lift!" Li Wei roared, the veins on his arms bursting like earthworms, and he exerted force violently.

He was dumbfounded. Unlike what he imagined, the real feeling in his hands was telling him that this magical beast was too light.

Under the gaze of everyone, it was only a moment.

This three-headed dog giant beast only had time to howl in panic, and then it crashed down like a mountain collapsing.

Bang!

A muffled sound of flesh colliding with the ground, and the stone platform under his feet also trembled, and a cloud of dust flew up.

The simplest brute force display brought the most shocking visual impact. The scene was so quiet that a needle could be heard falling, and everyone opened their mouths wide.

Only Zat smacked his lips, feeling that his boss seemed to have become stronger again.

But only Li Wei himself knew that the weight was wrong.

This eight-blade-tall magical beast did not have the weight commensurate with its size at all.

The opponent was firmly held and thrown to the ground, and was dizzy from the fall. The three wolf heads were shaking dizzyly, and the huge body could not climb up no matter how hard it struggled on the ground.

The lord did not give the enemy the idea of recovering from stiffness.

No matter whether the opponent was a mule or a horse, he would knock it down first.

Li Wei seized the time difference of stiffness, and the giant sword in his hand whirred.

"I'll treat you to a free red heart dragon fruit." He shouted, jumped over, swung the giant sword in his hand, and directly made a volley.

Just when everyone thought that this Highcliff Fort lord still had the leisure to invite this magical beast to eat something.

The next second, the three-headed dog was slapped away by the giant sword, and the other two heads screamed miserably. The sharp teeth in the other head's mouth were all shattered by the giant sword, mixed with blood that flew all over the sky as if it didn't cost money, staining the entire head with blood, just like a hound stealing a dragon fruit.

Everyone was silent. It turned out that dragon fruit was eaten like this.

At the same time, they were also secretly shocked by the lord's monstrous power. This was a giant beast, but he slapped it away with just a giant sword and physical strength. The real power contained in it was unimaginable, and even a giant couldn't do it.

The giant sword, which had been reinforced with some mountain copper, had not suffered much damage after fighting several hard battles with the lord, but as a result, it was directly bent just by this one blow.

"This sword is still a bit too brittle. Next time, I have to find Rolina to buy some fine gold and make it entirely with fine gold." Li Wei shook his head to himself, put the sword on the ground, stepped on it hard, and barely straightened it again.

Everyone was silent. Perhaps only this lord could say that a two-blade-long and two-fist-wide heavy sword was brittle.

"Li Wei, you are really… strong… unnaturally strong." Aishe pursed her lips tightly, "It's hard to imagine that a human being has such great power."

This elf, who had always maintained the posture of an elven queen, lost her composure for the first time, and could no longer maintain her calm heart, and turned up a shocking wave.

The seemingly invincible magical beast was easily solved by the opponent. All this was like a dream, but the screams and wails of her people around her shattered this illusory dream.

"I have cultivated the 'Radiant Holy Word Codex', so it's normal to have a little more strength." Li Wei smiled slightly.

"Although I am an elf, I also know something about the Holy Word Codex of the Holy Light Church, and it is impossible to reach this level at all, let alone…" Speaking of this, the elven queen couldn't help but say, "Fulina told me that you only have the cultivation method of the 'Firefly' rank, that is, you are at most a paladin of the Firefly rank now."

"Okay, I'll show my cards…" The lord turned around with his hands behind his back, and a calm voice came:

"Sir, I am born with divine power."

Aishe only felt that her long-term cultivation was almost unsustainable, and wanted to use her feet to stomp on this lion hunter two times back and forth.

Facts proved that this magical beast was indeed a showy thing. After being slapped away by the lord's sword, it instantly shrank, leaving only a body that was more than three blades tall at the shoulder, but it was only a circle smaller than Gus.

Seeing the lord come over, it immediately tucked its tail and wailed on the ground, its four eyes full of fear, and the other head had not woken up from its coma until now.

But Li Wei understood that these three heads were not common.

The knowledgeable Aishe knew something about this.

"This is a talent magic of gigantification. This magical beast obviously has this magic. Although the size increases, the strength and speed will also increase, but it is absolutely impossible to completely replicate the strength that this size can have."

"No wonder it usually趴 on the stone platform. As long as you don't take the initiative to approach here, it will not launch an attack. It turns out that it is to maintain the magic of gigantification."

Aishe understood everything and had to sigh that it was worthy of being a magical beast, and its intelligence was almost the same as that of a human.

Li Wei, who has never had a mount, envies Fulina's magical beast every time he sees it, otherwise he would not have cheated Sikai out of his BMW to ride and enjoy.

This three-headed dog is more than three blades tall at the shoulder, has a lithe body, and its mane is as smooth and shiny as velvet, exceptionally handsome. The three wolf-like heads are even more majestic and domineering.

Not to mention that this is also a magical beast, and it is known to be proficient in two talent spells.

If you ride this out, it will definitely attract attention.

So it became the lord's mount.

"From now on, you will be called Griefwind."

The name has no special meaning, but Li Wei suddenly thought of a Griefwind Emperor in his previous life, so he just took it casually.

Forced by the giant sword hanging over its head, the three-headed dog nodded in a panic.

As a magical beast, its IQ is not low. Although it can't understand what the other party is saying, it can understand the general meaning.

"Heather, heal it." The lord snapped his fingers.

Several spellcasters from Highcliff Fort did not hesitate, and green light fell from the sky, enveloping the magical beast.

Although the effect of a single healing spell is not very strong, the quantitative change caused qualitative change. The healing spells of the five spellcasters instantly restored most of the magical beast's aura, and the middle head that had fallen into a coma also woke up.

I don't know if it's because of memory sharing, but this head also seemed to know what had just happened, and quietly looked at the lord.

However, the teeth in its mouth will probably take some time to grow back.

"Awoo."

But suddenly, it probed over with its head, growling lowly. Li Wei understood and directly rode on its back.

The moment he rode on it, the magical beast immediately turned its head and rushed towards a two-blade-wide crack in the mine wall.

If it weren't for this guy's entry application appearing in the system, Li Wei would have almost jumped down.

This proved that this magical beast was not ill-intentioned, but should just be taking him to see something.

Watching the disappearing one person and one beast, the people present looked at each other and quickly chased after them.

If this lord had an accident here, everyone present could not afford the responsibility.

Originally thought that the back of the crack was a narrow passage, but it was actually a natural cave.

The magic crystal mines exposed on the ground were like crystal containers filled with liquid, with a faint blue light flowing inside, providing light for this underground.

Griefwind's speed was extremely fast, and only the rapidly receding scenery was in his ears. It gradually stopped until it bypassed an unknown number of caves.

When bypassing the last corner, the surrounding blue light instantly faded, and instead was a pure white holy light, illuminating the surrounding as bright as day.

"This is…"

The lord couldn't control his emotions and looked shocked.

It's really no wonder he made a fuss. Even Count Baker, who didn't change his face in the face of a hundred executioners, would be shocked to come here.

Unlike the previous cave filled with various terrains, this was like a small stone room, with smooth walls all around, as if it had been specially repaired.

On the flat open space in the middle of the stone room, a small white tree, no more than one blade tall, was emitting a holy light, forming a circular halo to envelop it.

Its white leaves seemed to sense someone's arrival and were shaking slightly, as if greeting.

"Laurel tree!"

For some inexplicable reason, Li Wei directly made a decision in his heart and 100% believed that this was one of the legendary twin holy trees, the treasure of the elf race.

At this moment, the greed in his heart almost uncontrollably emerged, but in the end, he shook his head and smiled bitterly.

To be honest, this thing has no practical significance, but is a hot potato.

"You did a good job. You can still think of me when there is a good thing. You are much better than Sophia. I will reward you with a wild yak to go back and chew on."

Li Wei touched the three-headed dog's head, and the other two also quickly came over, not letting one, until they were all touched.

Om!

A tremor resonated, and Li Wei's gaze focused on the satchel at his waist—Sam's satchel, containing the stone egg.

"Almost forgot my real purpose here."

Li Wei retrieved the stone egg.

When he learned about the magic crystal mine, he wondered if the stone egg could absorb the primal magic within.

He agreed to help Ai Xi with the magical beast mainly to seize the opportunity to bring the stone egg down and freeload from the magic crystal mine.

After all, the mine was full of exposed magic crystals; even if he used some, it wouldn't be noticed.

Originally resembling a quaint cyan stone carving, the egg now radiated a brilliant glow. Li Wei was pondering how to get it to absorb the magic crystals.

Unexpectedly, it took the initiative.

This was Li Wei's first time touching it since obtaining it. The rough, hard texture felt like any other stone. Besides the noticeable heat in his palm, nothing else had changed.

Frankly, holding this thing made the lord uneasy. After all, it was related to the Goddess of Nature. If it hatched some awesome creature, it would be troublesome.

But just as Li Wei's thoughts wandered, the stone egg floated from his hand above the laurel tree.

The next moment...

Countless strands of pure white silk emerged from the laurel tree's branches, flying into the stone egg.

"Holy crap."

The lord exclaimed.

In mere moments, the laurel tree visibly dimmed, its swaying leaves seeming to wilt and move much slower.

"My ancestor, please take it easy."

The lord was terrified, his voice trembling.

If the laurel tree was destroyed in his hands, the elves would fight him to the death.

He never imagined the stone egg would absorb the laurel tree's energy after draining the magic crystal mine.

As if hearing his words, the stone egg stopped absorbing after the laurel tree noticeably dimmed by a third.

The next moment, a crisp sound like shattering glass echoed through the silent chamber.

"Crack."

The stone egg, existing for who knows how long, changed. Cracks appeared on its surface, growing more numerous.

Li Wei turned and hid behind the three-headed dog, cautiously peeking out. If things went south, he could buy himself some time to escape.

Instinct told him that whatever hatched wouldn't be simple.

The already glowing stone egg grew brighter, with intense light shooting from the cracks, like a small sun illuminating the chamber.

Just when the lord thought a terrifying, earth-shattering creature was about to be born, the intense light vanished in a few heartbeats.

"What's going on? Did it fail?"

He was filled with mixed emotions, both joy and disappointment.

Disappointed that the egg he had been anticipating was a dud, yet relieved that a dead egg was better than an uncontrollable creature.

"Booji?"

A strange sound suddenly rang out.

The lord was startled, nearly turning to run.

Upon closer inspection, a palm-sized creature was flying in the air, looking around in confusion.

Like a miniature elf, it was snow-white with pointed ears and butterfly-like transparent wings, wearing a small green dress woven from leaves, and a flower crown.

"A forest sprite?" Li Wei exclaimed, his face full of surprise.

The stone egg had fallen to the ground, shattered into pieces. Clearly, this elf-like creature had been gestating within.

Li Wei had considered many possibilities, but never imagined the stone egg would hatch such an unknown thing.

Calling it a forest sprite wasn't quite right, as forest sprites weren't born from stone eggs, and their appearances differed.

However, the stone egg was related to the Goddess of Nature, and it wasn't specified what creature laid the egg, so anything was possible.

This little thing clearly lacked offensive power, which relieved Li Wei.

"Booji!"

Seeming attracted by the lord's words, the little thing's eyes lit up as it looked over, flying to him with the freedom of the wind, rubbing its head against his palm.

"Booji, booji."

It seemed to enjoy it, as if finding a relative.

Less than seven inches tall and light as a feather, it looked like a miniature elf, but its transparent wings distinguished it.

It seemed intelligent but couldn't speak yet.

"Pretty cute," the lord admitted, feeling affection for the little thing.

He held it in his palm, afraid of accidentally crushing it.

Li Wei couldn't resist poking its cheek, which was soft and felt like his own skin.

"Booji!" Its cheeks puffed up, seemingly displeased by the lord's actions.

It was hard to imagine this thing had survived from the age of the Goddess of Nature.

In that era, magic flourished, holy knights emerged, five-colored dragons ruled, and elves dominated the seas.

Now, those things were just history.

This little thing was like a ghost from the ancient past, appearing in an era it didn't belong to, like a thread reconnecting the ancient and the present.

Its existence was like a letter from the Goddess of Nature to future generations, crossing the river of time to say—I am always here!

The lord was sentimental, but reason often prevailed.

Witnessing the intersection of history and modernity stirred his heart, an unspeakable emotion brewing within, like a seed sprouting and growing.

"Booji, from now on, you'll be called Booji!" Li Wei held Booji high.