Outside of Time

The heavy rain still poured down, soaking the ground and the fortress.

The place where the teleportation array was located was open to the sky, so the rain quickly washed away the blood on the ground.

Amid the occasional flashes of lightning and the roar of thunder, Wang Chen's Yanmiao clone was quickly repairing the array and changing the destination.

After all, this place was previously occupied by the black-clothed guards of the Shenglan clan who sneaked into Fenghai County. Even if the teleportation array was repaired, it was difficult to ensure the safety of the planned destination.

So the safer way is to change the place to be teleported.

During the repair process, Kong Xianglong also frequently looked up at the direction of the border of the Shenglan clan, with some haze in his expression.

"This place is set up, it doesn't seem to be set up specifically for me. They can't know my whereabouts, and if they are targeting me, they won't have so few people."

"So it's more like stopping everyone from approaching the border, and there should be more than one teleportation array fortress with problems." Xu Qing was beside him and spoke in a deep voice.

"The Shenglan clan should search for the people we want to meet in the area ahead." Shanhezi walked over and said slowly.

"Is our route real?" Ye Ling asked in surprise, and then instinctively looked around, because according to their previous analysis, the real contact route is likely to be followed by a strong man in secret.

"Not necessarily, the performance of the Shenglan tribe also exposed that they have not yet grasped the real route of our hidden man, so the border areas of multiple states should be searching."

Kong Xianglong's eyes showed a gleam of brilliance.

Xu Qing nodded secretly.

For this mission, everyone knew that it was likely that their own contact was fake, and the return of the hidden man lurking in the Shenglan tribe must be similar to the method of nine fakes and one real.

This made it difficult for the Shenglan tribe to accurately lock and kill him, and there were naturally hidden men of the Shenglan tribe in Fenghai County, so the movements of the Sword Palace could also represent the accurate route of the hidden man to a certain extent.

This is also the reason why the Field Office dispersed multiple teams.

Xu Qing even felt that it was possible that all the open contact teams were smokescreens to confuse the Shenglan tribe, and perhaps there were still hidden teams in action.

In addition, it is possible that the hidden man who really returned from the Shenglan tribe did not need any contact.

This is a game between two parties.

However, through this incident, Xu Qing once again felt the decline of the human race.

For example, although there are restrictions on those who enter the border area with the Nascent Soul, the fact that so many Shenglan clan monks below the Nascent Soul can come here is enough to show that the defense line of Fenghai County is fragile.

Everyone understands this truth and is silent.

Not long after, a series of thunder roars and explodes, the teleportation array is repaired.

Regardless of whether this time the support is true or false, they have decided to move forward. At this moment, they quickly stepped into the teleportation array. With the shining light of the array, everyone's figure disappeared in this heavy rain.

When they appeared, they were already in a hidden valley within the border area of ​​Linlanzhou.

"Everyone stay alert. There should be many infiltrators from the Shenglan clan here. I will first explore the hiding place of the hidden man we are going to meet. I hope he is still alive."

The moment he walked out, Kong Xianglong spoke in a low voice and took out a compass at the same time.

There are a series of secret methods of communication between sword holders, and each mission is different. Only the person in charge of the mission can know. …

For example, this compass is the equipment for this mission, a special magic weapon, which will guide the location of the hidden player to be picked up.

Their mission is to find the other party through the compass and pick them up and leave.

Xu Qing knows these things, and they are popularized and taught in the Sword Palace during the secret training.

In front of everyone, Kong Xianglong pinched his fingers and pointed at the compass, and the pointer on it turned rapidly. It was not simply pointing out the direction, but a scene was transformed during the rotation.

There was a red dot in the picture, which was a little away from here and was flickering faintly at this moment.

Seeing the flickering red dot, everyone was relieved.

This means that the other party is still alive.

Kong Xianglong was also refreshed and began to make arrangements for everyone.

The matter of picking up should not be reckless. If you go directly, it is very likely that the other party's position will be exposed.

So the first thing to do is to attract the Shenglan tribe here, and at the same time start to purge and pick up at the same time. These three steps must be carried out together.

What Xu Qing has to do here is to clear this area as much as possible, and he is cooperating with Ye Ling.

As for attracting the Shenglan people, it was Shanhezi, Wang Chen and others.

Kong Xianglong will independently complete the support.

Listening to Kong Xianglong's arrangement, Xu Qing nodded. His side's approach was very routine and it was also a matter of course, so they soon split into three parties and acted separately.

Xu Qing flashed, his body blended into the darkness, and began to look for the Shenglan people around him.

The same was true for Ye Ling. Their team of field office swordsmen also dispersed.

Time passed, and half an hour later, with the echo of the roar, the fluctuation of magic came from afar.

Xu Qing looked up and saw that it was the direction where Shanhezi and Wang Chen were. They were responsible for attracting the attention of the Shenglan people.

But soon Xu Qing frowned.

Because he had not found any traces of the Shenglan people in this area as he went along, the other party seemed to not exist, which was inconsistent with their previous judgment that the other party was searching for hidden people.

"Something is wrong!" Xu Qing was more alert.

Shanhezi and Wang Chen also found something wrong. Their attraction did not attract any members of the Shenglan Clan. This strange scene made everyone feel depressed. Not long after, a signal light formed by magic shot up into the sky and shone in the sky. This was a signal for an emergency assembly.

Looking at the signal, Xu Qing's heart sank, and he knew something was indeed wrong.

Because the place where the signal came from was the place where the recipient Kong Xianglong went.

If everything goes according to plan, Kong Xianglong cannot release the signal anywhere. He should take people away before notifying everyone.

Xu Qing immediately changed direction and went straight to the place where the signal was transmitted. After burning an incense stick, he finally arrived and saw Kong Xianglong, Shanhezi and others from a distance.

This is a plain, and a few hundred feet in front of them, there is a dying man lying on the ground.

This man was a boy of fifteen or sixteen years old. His body was covered in blood and covered with countless wounds, most of which were deep enough to show the bones.

Even if you look closely, you can see that except for the normal skin on his face, the skin on other places has been skinned alive!

He obviously endured unimaginable torture and pain.

Most of his bones were broken, and not a single aperture in his body was left, and everything collapsed. …

From the point of collapse, it can be seen that this girl is actually a genius with 120 Dharma Acupoints.

Now he is also blind in one eye, the eyeball was dug out and placed in his own mouth, and his two ears have disappeared.

Even the body was poisoned and was rotting.

I can't live anymore, I only have one breath left at this moment.

shocking.

Xu Qing's expression was solemn, with a cold light flashing in his eyes. As he walked quickly, he noticed that there were hundreds of feet around the young man, and formations were arranged on the ground.

He didn't understand the formation, but he could feel the terrifying killing intent here. This formation was extraordinary and a killing formation.

That young man was placed at the center of this killing formation.

"This girl is not the secret agent we want to deal with, but she should be related. She was like this when I came here, and there is this jade slip left by the Shenglan tribe."

Kong Xiang's eyes were red, he gritted his teeth and roared, opening a jade slip he found here.

Suddenly a calm voice came from the jade slip, echoing around.

"Hello fellow sword holders."

"It's a pity that I can't meet you, but our black guards have left a small gift for you sword holders. I hope you like it and appreciate it."

The voice was cold and cruel, and he smiled at the end.

This is a leftover message.

Shan Hezi and Wang Chen on the side, as well as Ye Ling and other sword holders who also came at this moment, looked at all this and listened to the voice on the jade slip, their expressions showing anger.

Things are very clear and everyone can understand everything without much thinking.

The Shenglan clan used the fortress to delay their group's rescue time, and at the same time found the target that the sword holder wanted to respond to.

But obviously this target was not the real Anzi, so they used cruel torture to beat him until he was breathless, and then arranged the killing array and left.

The purpose of the black-clad guards of the Shenglan tribe is to let the sword holder see the death of the mission target with his own eyes.

This formation will be triggered once you step into it. The people inside will die, and the person who steps in will die. Even the most likely trigger method is not limited to stepping in. There are other unknown behaviors that can also cause the formation to explode.

Moreover, even if the formation doesn't explode, the young man inside will be extinct. At this moment, he only has that breath, which may die at any time.

This is the viciousness of the Shenglan Clan.

Everyone was silent.

At this moment, Wang Chen, who was good at formations, crouched down, looked up at Kong Xianglong bitterly after sensing the formations, and spoke softly.

"It is the unique soul-killing formation of the black-clothed guards of the Shenglan tribe. This formation is said to be passed down from the Heitian tribe and uses humans as the core of the formation. The young man is completely integrated with this formation. Entering in any way will trigger it, even if the control is weird. Useless, the principle of its formation is still there

It is still being studied by Lord Jun Cheng, but unfortunately there are no results yet. "

"It was a one-time trigger with no solution, and the young man...has also run out of energy."

Kong Xianglong's eyes became redder and his breathing became rapid.

Xu Qing looked at the unconscious young man in the formation and silently walked to the edge of the formation. He didn't know if the shadow could do it, so he spoke softly.

"I'll give it a try, but I'm not sure if it will work..."

Kong Xianglong clenched his fist, gritted his teeth and was about to speak, but at this moment, the eyelids of the young man in the formation trembled slightly and he opened his eyes weakly. …

There was pain remaining in his eyes, and he looked at Xu Qing and others blankly.

"You...are the sword holders?" The young man murmured in an extremely weak voice, with a hint of distrust.

Everyone looked at it instantly.

Xu Qing took out his own sword, and Kong Xianglong and others also took out their swords. As the swords shone brightly, a faint light appeared in the dim eyes of the dying young man lying there.

"My father's imprint on my soul makes me feel that you are the sword bearers..."

"I'm sorry for letting you see me like this." The young man seemed to care about the sword holder. He tried hard to look decent, but he couldn't do it anymore.

"My father is from the human race, and my mother is from the Shenglan tribe...I am not a sword wielder."

"But I know your secret method of hiding things. My father taught me."

"I didn't tell those black-clothed guards of the Shenglan tribe. No matter how they pressed me, I didn't say anything!" The young man seemed to have regained his consciousness, and his voice gained some strength.

He tried hard to smile, but the pain made his smile lose its beauty.

"My father asked me to bring something here and give it to the sword holder. He told me that this object will not be destroyed. You can take it away after I die."

"I accomplished my mission."

The young man still tried his best to smile, as if this was his last bit of dignity, and the completion of the task finally gave him a look of satisfaction on his face. However, the seriousness of the injury made his smile slowly fade and his breath became weaker.

The pain in his body also made his words tremble.

"My father is a sword bearer. He has always been proud of being a sword bearer. I also want to be a sword bearer, but I am not a human. He said that as long as I complete this mission, I can stay in Hao and Fenghai. County, become a sword bearer!”

These words moved Xu Qing.

Kong Xianglong and others were also shocked.

"It seems... to become a sword bearer like my father..."

The young man murmured. He didn't seem to have much strength to support his open eyes, which were gradually closing. Before closing, he worked hard to open his hiding space.

A package appeared next to him.

This scene caused indescribable thoughts to rise in everyone's hearts, filling their bodies and minds with overwhelming emotions. It was very, very heavy.

"You are the sword holder!" Kong Xianglong looked at the young master and spoke loudly, raising the sword in his hand.

"I am willing to be a sword bearer and finally fulfill my duty without fear of sacrifice."

Kong Xianglong roared the sword holder's oath, and everyone around him also heard his voice at the same time, Xu Qing did the same, and his heart stirred up strong waves.

The young man's body trembled, and his eyes that were about to be closed suddenly opened. He looked at everyone and murmured the same words.

"I would like to be a sword bearer, never betray the human race, and always be ready to fight."

"I would like to be a sword bearer, fight for the human race, and protect the human race."

"I would like to be the one who holds the sword, cut off the misfortune of dawn, and shine the light of heaven and earth."

The young man's voice blended with the crowd's voices.

The next moment, his eyes closed, and the satisfied smile on his face became eternal, until an earth-shattering roar erupted from the formation.

When he died, the formation ascended.

The violent wind and waves swept around, lifting everyone's clothes and long hair, until a long time... As the storm dissipated, the young man's body disappeared into thin air.

Only a box appeared at the place of his death.

That's a wish box.

An opened wish box.

That was the information he sent back with his life.