Soul of Burning Steel

"only one person."

You don't need to use your eyes to see, just relying on the vibrations from the dragon car, the smell in the air, and the temperature changes in the surrounding environment, Joshua knew the reason why the dragon car stopped. It was because a person hit the front and pulled The ground dragon of the car was shaken by a powerful force, causing the dragon beast to faint temporarily.

The ground dragons that are generally used to pull dragon carts are all hybrid descendants of Triceratops Stegosaurus and Stone Rhinoceros. After thousands of years of blood selection by many races on the Mycroft Continent, this kind of hybrid blood is generally more than ten meters high. The dragon has almost become a new race. It has a strong physique, a docile temperament, long endurance, and its huge size and heavy armor make it not afraid of ordinary monster attacks.

The strength of the earth-moving dragon actually exceeds that of many natural dragons in the original realm, and powerful countries will train earth-moving dragon knights to attack fortresses. However, due to the dragon disaster in the previous life, many docile ground dragons returned to their barbaric nature, and their residences were all located around the city, so they went crazy and caused great damage. Since then, there has been no power Dare to cultivate ground dragons, even the caravans of dragon carts are much less.

In this life, because Joshua had developed a vaccine against kuanglong disease very early on, the harm caused by kuanglong disease was far less serious than in the previous life, so that the earth dragon was still an indispensable part of the Mycroft clan.

This ground dragon cultivated by the dragon caravan named Bai Ya has grown into an adult. It has a high-level silver strength based on its size and carapace alone. Humans who can stun it with a single impact must be at the middle-level gold. about.

"how."

Patting the ashes on his sleeves, Joshua stood up in confusion, ready to go out to check the situation. He had noticed the man on the side of the road a long time ago, but he didn't expect that this man would attack the caravan: "What is the idea of ​​the middle-level gold robbing the caravan?"

You know, the middle-level gold can already be regarded as the leader of a place, and this kind of existence to rob the caravan is almost like the commander of the local army turning into a bandit, which is incredible.

However, Joshua soon knew what the other party was thinking.

Since it was winter, the guards and owners of the caravan were all wearing thick long clothes, and Joshua was no exception. He was too lazy to use magic to change his appearance, so he wore a hooded robe with a mask. The man who confronted the guards in front of the unconscious ground dragon was wearing very simple clothes.

The upper body of this rough-looking man with a scar on his face is a short black leather armor with a wild style, two sharp scimitars are slung around his waist, and around his neck is a necklace made of animal teeth of various sizes. necklace, and a tattoo of the head of a roaring bear is drawn on his forehead, proving his status as a barbarian warrior.

The guards of the caravan confronted the barbarian warrior tremblingly because of their professional ethics, but everyone knew that the existence that could stun Di Xinglong with a single blow was definitely not something they could handle. Shi Zheng tried to communicate with the other party, and he was willing to offer money and some goods in exchange for the safety of the caravan.

Generally speaking, as long as they are willing to hand over their money, the vast majority of robbers and robbers will not deliberately kill people. After all, killing people indiscriminately does not have any benefits other than getting themselves wanted, but this barbarian warrior just shook his head silently. No communication with the caravan leader at all.

But suddenly, he turned his head and looked at Joshua who just came out of the back cabin of the dragon carriage, his blue eyes were burning with fire.

It turned out to be for me.

Looking at each other, the soldiers immediately understood this.

But this is even more strange, Joshua frowned. If the opponent is a five-color dragon clan or a killer sent by the cultists after learning that they are traveling alone, then the strength must be at least around the high level of extreme intention, in other words, at least a few high priests must be dispatched. No matter how many gold ranks there are, there is no way to stop him from shooting with all his strength. This should be clear to no one after the battle on the Holy Mountain.

Just a gold mid-level... This is almost an insult, Joshua's heart does not fluctuate, and he even wants to laugh.

"grown ups!"

However, the facts were always beyond the warrior's expectations. Not only did the barbarian warrior not step forward to attack after seeing Joshua, but he immediately knelt down on one knee, and then respectfully saluted the warrior in the barbarian tradition. He enthusiastically said in his unproficient common language: "Please give me a chance to challenge you!"

Including the soldiers, the entire caravan was stunned for a moment. The owner of the caravan, a gray-haired middle-aged man from the Northland, and his guards all turned their heads to look at Joshua, and immediately He lowered his eyes, not daring to look at the soldiers.

Although the middle-aged man knew for a long time that the identity of this guest who has been covering his face and always giving people an inexplicable sense of fear is definitely not simple, but he did not expect that his identity is so big that he is a golden middle-level guest. All the barbarian warriors would be so respectful, for a moment, he didn't know what to do, he could only tremble and step back with his guards to make room for the two of them.

"You want to challenge me?" Joshua really didn't know what to say at this time. He walked forward slowly, and stretched out his hand to signal the caravan members to continue to retreat. The soldiers looked at each other with some amusement: "You Are you sure you know who I am?"

"Of course, my lord!" The barbarian said loudly, with full enthusiasm in his tone: "It is precisely because I know it is you that I am waiting here on purpose!"

"Forget it."

Looking sideways at the panicked members of the caravan, there were many women and children inside, Joshua was a little puzzled, but he knew it was not the time to ask questions, he shook his head and said, "Not here, go to the nearby woods. "

After speaking, the figure of the soldier disappeared, and the barbarian soldier was overjoyed after hearing the words, he immediately got up, turned into a black gust of wind, and ran towards the forest on the right.

Nearly a minute later, two figures appeared in the middle of an ordinary forest at the junction of Moldova and Moldavia.

Putting down the hood, Joshua looked at the barbarian warrior in front of him who was still excited and his expression hadn't changed in the slightest. He asked directly, "How do you know that I took this car to Moldova?"

Obviously, this barbarian knew the identity of the soldier, but he was still cautious and did not reveal Joshua's name in front of the caravan.

"My name is Lando, and I am from the Colva Swamp in the southwest of the mainland." Seeing the warrior's face, the attitude of the barbarian warrior became more respectful. On the snow, expressing that he had no evil intentions, the barbarian named Lando said loudly: "My lord, I have the honor to witness your fighting posture in the holy mountain..."

Since Lando's common language is not very good, Joshua only understood a rough idea, but the meaning has been conveyed.

For this reason, the soldier sighed deeply.

The barbarian warrior in front of him was, in a sense, his admirer.

Due to the proximity to the holy mountain in the far sea, almost all creatures on the land in the far south believe in the seven gods, and the barbarian tribe in the Korva swamp is no exception. Lando, as one of the most powerful warriors in the tribe, responded to the call very early , went to the holy mountain to resist the mad dragon, and he witnessed Joshua's series of battles on the holy mountain.

The barbarian, who worshiped strength, was overwhelmed by the power of the warrior almost instantly, and what happened next, needless to say, Lando set off for the Northland with full action, ready to follow the strong man in his heart.

And the reason why he knew about Joshua's itinerary was also a coincidence. He had just arrived at the main city of Moldavia when he saw the dragon chariot on which the soldiers were riding towards Moldova. Although Joshua restrained himself The momentum and strength, but the barbarian warrior can easily distinguish the unique smell of any person, so he chased up along the car marks all the way, then went around to the front while the dragon caravan was resting, and stopped the car to challenge Joe. Xiuya.

Most of the customs of the barbarians are very simple. To follow a person, you must challenge that person with all your strength. Lando wants to experience the power of a warrior for himself.

"It's also a straightforward temperament..."

Joshua sighed, staring at the barbarian warrior who was ready to strike with two swords in front of him, he said seriously: "I accept your challenge, but you are too weak."

"It's okay, my lord!"

Landukong waved the two knives in his hands, and the two iron-gray weapons slashed through the atmosphere, leaving a red mark in the air. This was the flame produced by the rapid friction of steel, and the piercing buzz made the snow on the branches hundreds of meters away tremble. After falling, the barbarian warrior's muscles tensed up, eager to try: "Please use all your strength!"

The warrior blinked and clenched his fists.

"OK."

In the distance, Di Xinglong had been awakened at this time, and he was about to leave in a hurry, when the Baiya Chamber of Commerce who left hurriedly heard a loud noise.

The sound was so loud that even thunder was incomparable. It easily spread towards the woods several kilometers away without any sign of attenuation.

All kinds of beasts that were lurking in the forest, waiting for the winter to pass, were awakened by the sound, and then fled their lairs in fright. The invisible fluctuations spread in all directions, shaking off the snow on the pine trees.

Immediately, with a point in the middle of the forest as the center, all the pine trees within a few kilometers around shook off the snow and returned to green, making a green perfect circle appear on the originally pale ground.

...

When Lando woke up from the coma, he saw Joshua sitting by the campfire, roasting some wild boar legs.

The skin of the barbecue has been browned, and it is sizzling under the flames. Joshua poured spices, and the aroma immediately overflowed.

"Are you awake?"

Without looking back, Joshua knew that the barbarian had awakened, and he said lightly, "Your weapon is under the tree on the left."

Hearing this, Lando twisted his sore neck with great difficulty and looked to the left. The pair of knives were indeed placed there. The barbarian stood up respectfully and saluted, then dragged his body that was about to fall apart and took his weapon out. back.

Compared with the previous frenzy, Lando has calmed down a lot now. Although he still looks at Joshua with admiration, he has an undisguised fear.

No matter who it is, after being almost punched to death by someone, it will feel frightening.

Joshua didn't care so much, he didn't have time to care about Lando's thoughts. Although the barbarian in front of him was his admirer, he was also the chief culprit who disturbed his vacation trip. During the few hours when the other party was in a coma, the soldier had already figured out how to deal with him.

"After all, you are also a gold intermediate."

Picking it up casually, he threw a wild boar leg stuck on a wooden stick to the opponent. Joshua asked calmly, "Are you sure you want to be my follower? Why?"

In the warrior's previous life, many people planned to join his battle group because of his fame and strength, but this was the first time in this life, although the barbarians in the far south swamp were indeed the kind who would worship each other because of their strength. But no matter how you look at it, Lando's decision is too hasty, and he wants to know the reason.

"Naturally, my lord."

After receiving the barbecue, the barbarian warrior didn't feel that there was anything wrong with his thoughts. He said carelessly: "As for why, it's only natural to follow the strong, let alone you are such a strong dragon slayer. I want to learn the mystery of dragon slaying from you!"

While eating barbecue, Lando explained the reason. The Colva Swamp has always been the habitat of barbarians in the far south. There are hundreds of barbarian tribes living in that vast area, and where Lando is located The tribe is one of the most powerful among them.

The swamp savages seldom communicate with the outside world. They make a living by taming zerg and various magical creatures. Although Lando's tribal life is not rich, it is peaceful enough, but the dragon disaster that swept the entire Far South Continent was beyond their expectations. outside.

There are several powerful black dragons living in the Great Swamp of Colva. They used to treat the barbarian tribes with respect and never disturb each other. There were even several barbarian tribes who would offer sacrifices to them. Showing their true nature, they launched a surprise attack on the barbarians in the entire swamp in the middle of the night, killing tens of thousands of barbarian women and children.

Most of Lando's family members are safe and sound, but his younger sister lost two legs. If the pastor of the Church of the Seven Gods hadn't arrived and expelled the negative energy from the girl's body, it is hard to say whether she would have survived.

Speaking of this, the black-haired and blue-eyed barbarian warrior's face immediately turned ferocious, and the giant totem tattoo on his forehead also glowed slightly red, but his mood calmed down quickly. Lando raised his head and looked at Qiao Xiu Ya, he said respectfully to the warriors in a calm tone: "My strength has reached a bottleneck, and it is difficult to reach the high gold level to fight those adult dragons... So, I want to be your follower, Get your advice."

"Lord Earl, I have personally witnessed the battle between you and the dragon, and I want to learn how to fight that way."

After speaking, he put down the barbecue in his hand, then knelt down on his knees, and asked Joshua to present his two knives.

Handing over weapons to others is a ritual for barbarians to offer their loyalty.

"Desire to be strong, want revenge, so plan to follow me."

Joshua also got up slowly. He walked up to Lando, simply took the two knives from the barbarian's hand, and put them back into the other's hand, indicating that he recognized the identity of the other's follower. The soldier chuckled lightly: "Not a bad idea, at least you're being honest."

Lando was overjoyed at being recognized so straightforwardly. He had an unconcealable look of excitement on his face, but he didn't dare to cheer loudly because he was facing Joshua.

There are many reasons why Joshua so easily acknowledged the identity of the other party's follower. One of them is because of Lando's strength.

A mid-level gold barbarian warrior, even if he is temporarily stuck in a bottleneck, his strength can be considered very strong. After the demon tide, Lando may even have the possibility of impacting the ultimate intention. If he guides him for a while, his strength may be still continue to rise.

In addition, the College of Winter Castle is short of a few teachers of the War Department at this time. Nostradamus has always wanted to make the College of Winter Castle a comprehensive professional college, not just a mage college. , but for him, mages are easy to find, and powerful knights, warriors, and rangers are a bit difficult. Lando sent them to his door, which just solved this problem.

"To be honest, I have a special purpose for going out this time, and you can't follow me."

Picking up a stone casually from the ground, the warrior pinched it, and the black-red Dou Qi surged in his hand. When Joshua opened his hand, the plain gray rock had turned into a black-red ball exuding an inexplicable and dangerous atmosphere, and he handed it to Lando: "This rock The stone contains my vindictiveness, you take it and go to Cold Winter Castle near Nissier Snow Mountain, and someone will arrange your accommodation."

"When I come back after solving this matter, I will point out your strength."

The barbarian warrior was overjoyed. He swallowed, carefully took the ball from Joshua, and put it in his arms. Although Lando lived in the Great Swamp, he was not stupid, so he could see what Joshua meant, so he immediately put the two swords in his waist, and then resolutely said goodbye and left, as if he was afraid that the soldier would change his mind.

Watching Lando disappear into the woods, Joshua sat where he was. After a long time, he touched his chin.

"It's strange... just walk around, and you can meet the strong gold man who automatically seeks refuge." The soldier muttered to himself: "Although the divinity bestowed on me by Organa contains the power of luck, it should not be there. This level, right?"

Having said that, Joshua pondered for a while and frowned.

"Has my charm returned?"

Shaking his head, the warrior decided to give up such nonsense.

He has already arrived in Moldova. What happened to Lando is just a small episode. What Joshua has to do now is to go to the main city to inquire about the news about the cultists, and then go to visit Bran around Mount Modes. Deng couple.

Meanwhile, northwest of Moldova, Mount Modes.

The handsome swordsman with dazzling blond hair held a report in his hand, his face sinking like water.

"Are you sure the news is true?"

He frowned, and asked the ranger who sent the news: "Are you sure it's not a rumor spread by cultists?"

"Of course not, Master Brandon." The ranger looked dusty, his eyebrows and hair were covered with ice and snow, and he said in a hasty tone: "My brother saw that scene with his own eyes...the forest withered, the vegetation turned to ashes, All life is plundered..."

Having said that, he swallowed, and then said in a tone with a hint of fear: "'Herlas the Blight' has really come to the North Land!"