The Sovereign Dragon Ring

Episode 173's

The first snow of winter was the main one. Many places in the Mountain Range of Magical Beasts were covered with snow as well. Various tracks can be clearly seen, some belonging to humans, and also magical beasts of various sizes.

“Huge snow storm. ”

Linley was still only wearing tattered flax pants, his upper body naked. Although the temperature was so cold that the rapidly flowing water would freeze, Linley was not afraid in the slightest.

Without footwear, Linley continued to step forward.

“Bos, it should be almost time for the Yulan Festival, right. "Bebe guessed.

After being in the Mountain Range of Magical Beasts for so long, Linley did not even have a rough idea of what day it was. Although Linley did have a pocket watch, the watch was only able to keep a simple time, and did not keep track of dates.

“It should be around that time. "Linley nodded.

After being in the Mountain Range of Magical Beasts for about two years, Linley's prowess as a warrior had increased at a fairly rapid rate. He was at the peak stage of the seventh rank right now. But in terms of using a heavy sword, his skill in wielding an adamantine heavy sword was much higher than the original. In particular, after becoming a two-element magus of the eighth rank, when he used his magic and his warrior skills simultaneously, his strength was raised to a very high level.

"Hmm?" Bebe and Linley both turned around to look back.

Not too far away, the two sturdy warriors who were wearing leather armor and weapons holding ran over in panic, looking panicked. Seeing that it was another human, Linley continued his path. The Mountain Range of Magical Beasts had a large amount of human expert training in them, and in these past two years, Linley had encountered quite a few humans. With regards to the humans in the Mountain Range of Magical Beasts, Linley had a simple principle of – Do not anger others.

After all, many people were here with the intention of taking the magicite crystal in someone else's bag for themselves. Since Linley had an interspatial ring, he did not need to carry his bag with him. Thus, there were very few people who had the desire to act against Linley.

"Wait, wait!" Panic from behind.

But Linley did not pay them at all, continuing to walk forward. The two men ran quite fast, and they quickly caught up with Linley. As they approached, Linley immediately stopped and turned around.

"What do you want?" Linley looked coldly at the two men.

Linley could tell that the two were not weak. However, the level of human strength was difficult to assess at a glance. Linley was quite cautious in dealing with the two.

"We?" The two sturdy-bodied men exchanged glances, and then forced an awkward smile towards Linley. One of them, a one-eyed bald man, said apologetically, “We have no ill intentions. Merely, the core region of the Magical Beast Mountain Range was too dangerous. We two brothers .. want to travel with you, friend. That way, we can help each other. Isn't that safer? "

The other bald man started for a moment, then quickly nodded. "really. The core region is very dangerous. If we travel together, we can help each other. How about this? Once we all leave the core area and leave the Giant Beast Mountain Range, we will leave in our own way. ”

"Not interested . ”

Linley frowned. Turning around, he continued his journey forward.

Linley was not a gullible youngster from the past. He could tell that both of them were clearly lying. Helping each other in the Mountain Range of Magical Beasts? Really joke. These two people clearly did not have the good intentions to want to travel with him. Linley did not want to cause any trouble, and could not be bothered to kill the two as well. Naturally, he did not want them to travel with him.

Seeing how frankly Linley refused and continued on his way, these two bald men glanced at each other. Just a little hesitating, they immediately rushed over again.

"Wait, man, please wait. "The two bald men followed again.

Linley could not help but frown as he turned his head to look coldly at the two.

The two men looked awkwardly at Linley. The one-eyed man said in an apologetic tone, “I'm very sorry, but we both really want to travel with you. Don't worry, once we leave this place, we will definitely show our gratitude to you. ”

Linley glanced at every man.

“If you want to follow, then follow. "Said Linley calmly.

After being in the Mountain Range of Magical Beasts for so long, Linley was quite experienced now. If both of them insist on traveling with him, then let them. Linley was confident in his own ability to deal with them. After all, Linley had Bebe with him as well, on his shoulders.

"Thank you thank you . "The two bald men thanked me.

Immediately, the two moved together to walk with Linley. At the same time, they were constantly scanning the area around them, a hint of fear in their eyes.

"Buddy, we are from the administrative province of the southwestern district of the O'Brien Empire. Where do you come from? "The one-eyed bald man seemed to want to have a friendlier relationship with Linley.

Linley's brows twitched.

O'brien Empire?

Linley knew very well that if he were to cut straight through the Mountain Range of Magical Beasts, he would be able to arrive at the territory of the O'Brien Empire quickly.

"Why so many questions?" Linley glanced at the man. “If you want to follow, then follow. Don't make a sound. ”

"All right . "The one-eyed bald man nodded repeatedly.

They knew that Linley was definitely not an ordinary person. It wasn't too strange for him to just wear flax pants in the winter, but what was quite amazing was that a human in the core region of the Mountain Range of Magical Beasts could be so calm and unhurried.

It was as if this dangerous area was nothing more than a flower garden to her.

"Boy brother . ”The bald man pulled the one-eyed bald man's arm. In a low voice, he said, "Sister, do you think we will be able to save our lives?"

The one-eyed bald man looked around them in fear, then said in a low voice, "Don't think about things too much. For now, let's follow this mysterious person. If we follow him, we might have a chance. ”

"really. "The first bald man nodded. But in his heart, he was still afraid.

In front in front of them, Linley walked very naturally. Linley noticed that the two men behind him were whispering, but Linley felt that these two men were not the type to try and act against him.

After a while, Linley rested.

Every day, Linley would only travel ten kilometers. The rest of the time is spent in training. The two men behind him became completely panicked when Linley rested so quickly.

"Why did you stop?" The one-eyed bald man said in panic.

"Hmm?" Linley glanced sadly at the two men.

Linley frowned, then spoke. “Don't bother me. If you want to follow me, then follow me. If you want to go, then go. If I want to stop, I will stop. If you keep kicking up a ruckus like that, then don't blame me if I kill you both. ”

The two bald men exchanged glances, then laughed awkwardly.

"Sorry sorry . ”

The two immediately retreated slightly, no longer daring to bother Linley.

“Both acting strange. "Linley glanced at these two men. These two men said that they wanted to leave the Magical Beasts Mountain Range, but they insisted on following him. If he doesn't leave, they won't either.

Why do they insist on following him?

He did not know these two men at all.

Linley sat down cross-legged, placing the adamantine heavy sword at his feet. But at this moment, Linley suddenly felt a hint of fear in his heart ….

"Desire!"

Linley suddenly looked. A black shadow suddenly appeared in front of him, then disappeared.

"ah! Uh! ”From afar, a cry of fear could be heard, but after two or three cries, he fell silent. Only now did Linley realize that of the two bald men, only one was left now. All that remained was the one-eyed bald man. As for his younger brother, the man was already gone by now. Next to the man, there was a pool of blood.

"ah! Uh! Nope, no! ”The one-eyed bald man seemed to be experiencing some sort of unspeakable shock, as he started shouting.

Linley solemnly got up, and Bebe started to grow cautious as well.

"Boss, that thing is so fast!" Bebe mentally spoke in earnest. "We've been in the Mountain Range of Magical Beasts for a very long time. This is the fastest creature we've ever encountered. I can't even see clearly whether it's a human or a magical beast. ”

Linley could not see it clearly either.

The creature's speed is too fast. In terms of movement speed, it was even slightly faster than Bebe.

“What exactly is it? Bebe has entered the ninth rank now, and we have spent some time here in the Mountain Range of Magical Beasts. But in terms of speed, we've never met anything faster than Bebe. "Linley began to feel suspicious.

Bebe's speed was his greatest strength.

It was difficult to find a magical beast capable of defeating Bebe, even among the ninth rank.

“What strange creature is it? Could it be a Saint-level creature? "Linley was a little surprised. A Saint-level magical beast would naturally be fast. It would make sense for it to be faster than Linley.

Linley immediately turned his head to stare at the one-eyed bald man.

Right now, the one-eyed bald man's eyes were filled with fear, and his mouth kept muttering something. Many times, he looked around in fear, as if fear was being attacked again.

"A !!!" Feeling himself gripped, the one-eyed bald man could only scream in fear.

But when he came to his senses and looked back, he saw that it was Linley who grabbed him with his clothes.

“Speak. What is happening . "Linley looked at him accusingly. "If not, I'll leave you here and travel alone. ”

“No, no, don't leave me. "The one-eyed bald man immediately fell to his knees. "I'll talk . I'll talk . ”

Seeing this, Linley could not help but frown.

He had long heard that the O'Brien Empire was a major military power. The people of the O'Brien Empire had great respect for the God of War, and thus many of the citizens of the Empire would train in the path of warriors. A strong warrior is very proud. For this bald man to be able to enter the core region of the Magical Beast Mountain Range, he was clearly not weak either. Even if he was not a warrior of the seventh rank, he should be a warrior of the sixth rank at least.

But the one-eyed bald man had just knelt down, showing no spine at all.

“My lord, you have no idea how horrible these days are. They've been, they're like terrible dreams. "The one-eyed bald man's eyes began to fill with tears.

Linley immediately began to listen carefully.

“This time, myself, my younger brother, my wife, and a group of friends formed a squad to enter the Magical Beasts Range Mountain Range and begin our training. We hope to get some magicite cores as well. For people like us, who have entered the Beast Mountain Range over five times, this is an ordinary journey. But we didn't expect … "

The entire bald man's body trembled. "On the third day after we entered the Magical Beast Mountain Range, just as we entered the inner region, we entered a nightmare. ”

“This squad of mine has six warriors of the seventh rank, and two magi of the sixth rank. As long as we stay in the inner area of the Magical Beast Mountain Range, there should be no danger. But who would have thought .. that we would find such a terrifying monster. ”

"The monster?" Linley frowned.

“The first time we found it, it immediately ambushed us, killing one of my good friends, like how it's acting now. "The whole body of that one-eyed bald man trembled. “I'm very angry, because this monster is too fast. We don't even know what it looks like. Only after hearing our friend's miserable cry did we know that we were being attacked. And then, looking at the blood on the ground, we realized that our friend was most likely dead. ”

“At that time, we all believed that magical beasts were only capable of attacking from ambushes, and did not dare to face us head-on. Obviously, it's not strong. In our anger, we even thought about killing him for revenge. But in the beginning, we were unable to find the monster. ”

The one-eyed bald man took a deep breath, calming his agitated heart before continuing. "But that very night, shortly after we finished dinner, the monster came again. "As he spoke, the man's single eyes opened wide. Obviously he was very nervous.

“This time, like the previous time, the monster ambushed and carried one of our magi. But this time, he carried the magus just a few tens of meters away before starting to eat it. Right in front of us, the monster started eating the magus of our troops. ”

"What's this monster like?" Linley immediately asked.

"It looked like a panther whose body was almost completely pitch-black. "The one-eyed bald man said.

“A completely dark black body? The eighth rank magical beast, Blackstripe Panther? "But saying this, Linley discovered that he did not believe it. A level eight ferocious beast could not possibly reach such astonishing speed. Even a panther, a land-based magical beast with incredible speed.

“It's not Blackstripe Panther. Our troops are quite experienced, and we know that the Blackstripe Panthers are covered in very dense straight black lines, while the body of this monster is covered with curved black stripes that look like decorative patterns. ”