Monarch of Evernight: No need to go back for one, two or five days

bsp;The edge of the black forest is no longer as peaceful and natural as it used to be, and the patches of tree stumps look extremely heavy and dazzling. Even the recovery ability of the Black Forest cannot withstand the logging and destruction caused by a large group of mercenaries. Without the protection of native races, no matter how weird the black forest is, it cannot stop the destruction.

Hundreds of workers and mercenaries are still working tirelessly to cut down trees. There were not many opportunities to harvest the black forest, so the high price of wood could be used to offset taxes. Now the Lord of Nanqing City has directly increased the purchase price by 30%, which has allowed many low-level mercenaries who dare not go deep into the Black Forest to see the opportunity to make money. They can still make a good income by logging at the edge of the forest, which is no less than what they earned in life-and-death battles in the past.

No matter how low-level these mercenaries are, they are still the best workers when it comes to logging. After all, their strength lies there. It seems that the Lord of Nanqing City can't wait to clear out all the native races and has already started setting up the lumberyard.

The lumberyards were guarded by teams of heavily armed elite warriors. Even though their identification marks had been removed, it could still be seen that they were direct troops from Nan Qingcheng. The Lord of Nanqing City has already begun to enclose the land, and his efforts are indeed not small. Even if someone smells it in the future and takes the empire's route, Nan Qingcheng has already seized the opportunity. If it supplies a large amount of wood, it will definitely gain more support from the empire. Furthermore, if the Black Forest was so easy to develop, the price of wood would not be so expensive. With the strength of the Lord of Nanqing City, he had to rely on the Spider Emperor's power to be able to do so smoothly.

When Qianye appeared, the guard soldiers just regarded him as a lone mercenary who wanted to try his luck in the black forest. They had seen many such people, so they waved their guns and signaled Qianye to bypass the logging camp and then enter the black forest.

The black forest at this moment is very different from when Qianye first traveled through it. There are traces of fierce battles everywhere inside, and many trees have fallen to the ground, none of which have been absorbed by the forest. The entire forest was lifeless and lifeless.

There are traces of battles everywhere in the forest, but it’s hard to tell the direction. But now that he had arrived in the black forest, Qianye stopped being polite and rushed towards the direction where the faint sound came from. A moment later, several mercenaries appeared in front of Qianye, hurriedly on their way.

Qianye blocked the way with only his sword, expressionless, and asked: "Where is that little girl surrounded?"

An unruly mercenary looked sideways at Qianye and said with a ferocious smile: "Why should I tell you?"

Qianye did not answer. Dongyue flashed and the mercenary's head flew into the sky. Shock and fear were intertwined and solidified on his face. After killing one person, Qianye looked at the next mercenary. The mercenary obviously hadn't recovered from the shock, so he instinctively pointed his gun at Qianye. Fortunately, he reacted quickly and put down the gun immediately, breaking out in a cold sweat.

"The little girl and the original ghosts are all in that direction. We are about to rush there." The mercenary pointed in one direction.

"How is the situation over there?"

"I heard that it is commanded by the leader of the Fury of the Wind. An encirclement has been built and is slowly eating away at the original ghosts."

Qianye asked a little strangely: "You are attacking and cutting down the forest in such a large scale, aren't you afraid of retaliation from the native races?"

"I heard that the Spider Emperor has sent some really strong people to the town to keep an eye on the native races. If there are strong people over there who come to rescue, they will naturally be stopped. It is said that there are also big shots coming."

Qianye suddenly realized that these people were determined to win this black forest. Otherwise, it would be unreasonable to create such a big battle just for Xiao Zhuji. Of course, this is because the Spider Emperor doesn't know Xiao Zhuji's true talent. If he knew about it, he would probably rush over in person right away.

After getting the needed information, Qianye’s eyes turned cold.

A sharp-eyed mercenary screamed loudly: "Run, he is going to attack!"

Unfortunately, it was too late to run away at this time. Qianye's hand moved Zhongyue several times, killing all the mercenaries, and rushed towards the encirclement.

Qianye walked through the dark forest at a speed much faster than ordinary people. Not long after, a melee battlefield appeared in front of him.

In the vast area, battles broke out everywhere. Groups of mercenaries and native warriors were fighting in melee. Small battlefields were intertwined with each other, and there was no front line at all. Behind the battlefield, dozens of strong warriors, some wielding axes or wheel saws, were cutting down ancient trees. The strength of this group of people is different from the workers in the logging camp outside. They can chop down a big tree in just a few strokes.

Due to the continuous logging, a long and narrow blank area was quickly formed in the black forest, and it continued to stretch along, dividing the two sides.

Qianye was not in a hurry to take action, but after observing for a while, he saw the clues. Wherever this isolation zone extends, the movements of the native warriors there will be a little slower, and there will be less mysterious changes, and the combat power will drop accordingly. The native warriors seemed to know the threat of the isolation zone and kept rushing out of the forest, trying to kill those who cut down the trees. The mercenaries tried their best to stop him.

The mercenaries were already good at small-scale battles in small groups, and they knew the attack direction of the native races. They were both offensive and defensive for a while, and they actually fought evenly in the black forest. A middle-aged soldier wearing gray armor stood on a high place, shouting from time to time, mobilizing soldiers to fill in weak spots. A line of defense is as stable as a mountain under his leadership. No matter how the native races attack, they will not threaten the isolation zone.

The effect of this isolation zone is quite magical. It seems to be able to cut off the blessing of the mysterious power of the black forest to the native races. It's amazing that such a simple and crude method is actually effective.

Qianye watched for a moment, glanced at the middle-aged mercenary in command, then walked through the defense line and walked deeper into the encirclement. He restrained his aura and became inconspicuous in this chaotic battlefield. Occasionally, one or two unlucky people accidentally discovered Qianye and came to intercept him, only to turn themselves into corpses.

In the Black Forest, there is no real siege. The mercenaries just set up a big net. However, under the command of the Fury of the Wind mercenary group, this large net will not leak out and will not miss important targets.

After crossing the melee zone, the surroundings became much quieter, and the forest became darker. Qianye could feel wisps of mysterious power lingering in the forest. The forests in this area have not yet been destroyed, and the native warriors can exert more power.

However, there are faint sounds of fighting from several directions, and the real mercenary masters have gone deep, trying to gain more benefits.

In the black forest, Qianye's perception was also limited, and he was unable to sense Zhu Ji's location. But now that we have arrived at the core of the battlefield, finding Xiao Zhu Ji becomes very simple: kill all the mercenaries you see, and Zhu Ji will naturally be safe. As for the native races, it depends on their attitude towards Zhu Ji. If he had ill intentions towards Xiao Zhuji, Qianye wouldn't mind killing him.

Qianye walked quickly through the forest and soon came to a battlefield. On one side were more than a dozen mercenaries, all wearing the uniform of Fury of the Wind. Among them were three human battlefields and three blood viscounts, which could be said to be extremely powerful.

They spread out in a half-moon shape and advanced slowly. Opposite this front, there were approximately dozens of native warriors. They kept jumping back and forth between the ancient trees with strange and flexible movements, trying to interfere with the judgment of the Wind Fury mercenaries. However, the mercenaries were experienced and unmoved at all, and they just pushed forward steadily.

If the native warriors want to break away from the two wings, the mercenaries will move the battle line accordingly, and the people on the other side will continue to attack and bite the opponent. It seemed that unless these native warriors paid a heavy price, it would be possible to break out from the flanks. But they seemed unwilling to give up their companions, and as a result they were forced to retreat continuously.

If this continues, those native warriors will be forced out of the core forest area sooner or later. A little further back, they will reach the outer encirclement. At that time, they will be completely surrounded and then annihilated.

The native warriors seemed to know that it would be bad if they retreated any further, and would attack the mercenary defense line from time to time. However, there were too many strong ones among the mercenaries, and they instantly burst out with tyrannical combat power, killing the native warriors at the forefront in one fell swoop. This was repeated several times, and apart from leaving a few corpses, the native race still failed to open up the situation.

At this time, a small figure appeared among the native warriors. She was sitting on the shoulders of a tall warrior. It was Xiao Zhuji.

Seeing Zhu Ji, the mercenaries' eyes suddenly turned red. A general and two vampire viscounts immediately left the battle line and pounced on Zhu Ji like lightning!

The power of their joint attack was astonishing. The few native warriors guarding the tall warrior could not even block it for a round. They flew up into the air and turned into corpses in the air. The three strong mercenaries attacked the tall warrior from different directions. The two viscounts each held two swords and launched a storm-like offensive, while the human warrior fell behind slightly. He took out a force gun and kept spinning around the tall warrior without shooting.

The tall warrior roared angrily and seemed a little confused for a moment. His strength far exceeds any of the three, but he has a Zhu Ji on his body, and at the same time he has to guard against the prying eyes of the human mercenaries outside.

In a blink of an eye, the human warrior found an opportunity and fired with one shot!

Xiao Zhuji screamed, this shot was actually aimed at her! At such a close distance, she couldn't dodge, blood flashed on her forehead, her head tilted back, and her little body flew out.

The tall warrior roared and flew to save Xiao Zhuji. As a result, the empty door opened wide, and he was hit by several swords in succession. When he held Zhu Ji in his arms, he was already covered in blood.

"Come back here! Lao Meng, you are too harsh. If you kill that little guy, the boss will definitely kill you!" A human warrior in the front roared.

The three strong mercenaries who rushed out retreated angrily, wanting to return to the battle line. However, they suddenly saw a man walking out from behind the front line, holding a frightening spear in his hand, and said coldly: "You don't have to go back!"