Chapter 1716 The Gorgon Demon in the Black Pine Forest

When Hao Ren inquired about the basic situation of the Dragon Empire before, Hao Ren had heard the place name Changfeng Mountains - this is a very short mountain range, located in the southern border of the empire near the black pine forest and the cliff sea. The so-called cliff sea is related to " A narrow sea area connected to the "World Crack" is also the natural border of the empire, while the Changfeng Mountain Range starts from the cliff coast and extends for hundreds of kilometers inland of the empire before gradually leveling off and becoming part of the southern hills.

This short mountain range is inconspicuous in the empire, but it is famous because it is one of the most significant dividing lines of the black pine forest. On the south side of the mountain range is a vast and fertile populated area, and on the north side is The vast black pine forest stretches as far as the eye can see. The giant trees with extremely strong vitality in the black pine forest spread to half of the northern foot of the Changfeng Mountains, and ended abruptly at a dividing line called the "razor edge".

Those elves who were obsessed with studying the mysteries of the black pine forest were curious about this, so they quarried some stones on the north side of the Changfeng Mountains for study. They found that these stones had the magical power to interfere with the life cycle of the black pine forest, so they carved on these stones Runes are made into special rune stone bricks - this is how the rune stone bricks inlaid on Greenway's green forest barrier come from.

But that was hundreds of years ago.

Due to the elves mining a large amount of mountain rocks to make runes, and the instability of the black pine forest itself, the "razor front" of the Changfeng Mountains has undergone two large-scale displacements in the past few hundred years. This displacement has caused The mountain itself has suffered severe collapse several times due to the erosion of the black pine forest, and the final result is that the mountain range has become a natural danger that is insurmountable for ordinary people. Even those elves who can walk on flat ground in the mountain forest dare not set foot easily. In addition, the black pine forest connected to the northern foot of the Changfeng Mountains is a "lost forest", that is, an area where there are no roads in the forest and ordinary people will get lost if they enter. Therefore, no one will usually try to enter the forest from there, and the Imperial Corps will naturally There were no sentries there.

In fact, except for those entrances and exits that have been discovered around the black pine forest and are connected to the forest roads, the Imperial Corps has always been undefended in this vast forest - except for walking on the forest roads and near the roads. In any place, there is only a dead end when entering the dense forest, so there is no need to fortify oneself.

Therefore, after hearing Kaim's words, Hao Ren was quite curious: "Crossing the Changfeng Mountains? How did you climb over? Aren't you afraid of being trapped in the Lost Woodland?"

"To the Knights of the Broken Sword, the Changfeng Mountains are nothing," Kaim smiled, "Just walk up the mountain and jump down in the direction of the forest. As for being trapped in the Lost Woodland... you don't Do you know? The Broken Sword Knight will not get lost in the black pine forest."

Hearing this, Hao Ren and others exchanged looks involuntarily.

"You mean, the Broken Sword Knight can freely walk through the black pine forest, right?" Vivian looked into Cam's eyes, "That is to say... what you are walking in here is not something that ordinary people can see. Those 'roads in the forest' that we have come to, but those real... roads."

Kaim nodded slightly, and his eyes changed a bit when he looked at Hao Ren and his party: "I thought you would definitely know about this. After all... you are like me and can enter this lost kingdom."

Leah blinked and looked at Cam with interest: "So you call this place the Lost Kingdom? It's interesting... It seems that you are not affected by the various phantoms in the black pine forest."

Hao Ren took over the conversation: "A few of us come from a secluded temple organization. We have some special methods to walk freely in the black pine forest, but because we don't care about worldly affairs, we don't know much about the outside world, and we don't know how to tell the truth. The matter of the Sword Knight. In fact, we all heard the name Knight of the Broken Sword from these friends."

As he spoke, he pointed at Evanna and Charlemagne standing nearby.

"World Tree Temple," Charlemagne nodded, "the name of their organization. My sister and I and these soldiers happened to be rescued by them, so we went together."

"I've never heard of it," Kaim shook his head, "but it doesn't matter, there are always some secrets in this world that we don't know, especially when the whole world is divided into two. No matter what, you saved me One life, and without breaking my oath of knighthood, I will help you as much as I can—if you need help.”

Of course, he needs help. The information that a Knight of the Broken Sword can tell is the greatest help. However, Hao Ren couldn't say it directly right now, so he changed the subject and asked what happened to Kaim after entering the black pine forest: "Let's not talk about it in advance. What happened to you and your fellow knights? Were you attacked after entering the black pine forest?"

According to Kaim, he entered the Black Pine Forest with several Broken Sword Knights. After that, they had escaped the pursuit of the Imperial Corps and the Black Sword Knights, but now he fell alone and seriously injured. In the ruins of the "Lost Kingdom", those knight companions were nowhere to be seen, and only part of the scars on Kaim's armor were marks left by the black steel mechanical sword, while the other scars were obviously not caused by the sword. , these all show one thing: Kaim and his comrades were attacked by something else after entering the black pine forest.

Kaim hesitated after hearing Hao Ren's question, but still said: "We encountered the Gorgon Demon."

"Gorgon Demon?!" Charlemagne was shocked, "In this black pine forest?"

"Yes, although this is difficult to understand, it is absolutely true," Kaim sighed softly. "We originally planned to go directly through the center of the forest and head to the north, but when we were near the northern end of the black pine forest, we suddenly encountered the Gorgon Demon attack, and it was a lord-level Gorgon - my comrades and I were caught off guard and were hit hard. In the end, I was the only one who escaped alive, but I also lost consciousness after returning here. When I wake up again... I will see you."

Hao Ren and others looked at each other, and Lily curiously asked Evana next to her: "What is that Gorgon demon...?"

"You don't even know this?" Evana blinked in surprise, but she still explained, "At the northern end of the world, there is a space passage across the rift in the world. We call the large area behind that space passage The Gorgon Abyss. The Gorgon Abyss is a broken wasteland burned by fire. There are countless broken and twisted boulders in it. The Gorgon Demons are monsters living in that wasteland. They are made of steel and rock. The formed body is covered with thunder and energy flames, and even the lowest level Gorgon demon has a combat power that is superior to a hundred soldiers."

"But although the passage to the Gorgon Abyss is open, only some demons will enter the world through the passage. This is a blessing in misfortune," Charlemagne continued. "In addition, although the entrance and exit of the Gorgon Abyss lies across It is above the world rift, but it is not in the middle. Most of it is located within the Dragon Empire, and only a small area extends to the White City Federation in the Eastern Hemisphere. Therefore, the pressure on the Dragon Empire is several times greater than that on our side. In On the White City Federation side, Ys led the establishment of the 'Sentinel Fortress' to monitor the Gorgon Abyss and resist the Gorgons who occasionally ran out of the space passage, while on the Dragon Empire side..."

Before Charlemagne could finish speaking, Cam took the initiative and said: "It is the fortress group established by the Northern Army, and the Knights of the Broken Sword led by Her Royal Highness are also assisting in the garrison. In fact, the last test to become a Knight of the Broken Sword is to use bare hands. Fight a low-level Gorgon demon on the ground. Only by passing this test can we graduate from trainee knights and obtain the qualifications to walk across the country and perform tasks."

Hao Ren nodded slightly and compared it with the information scanned by the previous reconnaissance probe. The previous reconnaissance probe did indeed find an unstable space fault at the northern end of Lahirion, but the planet was destroyed from the inside out. Covered and transformed by divine power, unstable space faults and special energy explosion points abounded. He didn't pay attention to it, but he didn't expect that the space distortion point in the north of the planet turned out to be such a special place.

But when he mentioned the northern border of the empire, he suddenly remembered something: "Wait a minute, Kaim, you said that the northern army of the empire is responsible for guarding the Gorgon Abyss, right? Is it the six northern provinces? They have followed Kang now. Princess Stans raises an army and goes south, what about the fortresses in the north?"

Lily also reacted immediately: "Could it be that the Gorgon demons escaped because the fortresses in the north were left unattended, and even ran into the black pine forest?"

Hao Ren nodded while listening to Lily's words. At the same time, he thought that if this was really the case, Princess Constance's sudden reaction would really deceive everyone. The Empire's Northern Army was used to guard Gore. The one who paid tribute to the Abyss is now following the "rebellion army" led by the princess to go south to fight against the Imperial Corps and the Black Sword Knights. So what about the demons who escaped from the Abyss? Let them sweep across the world?

No...that princess would not do such a stupid thing.

Sure enough, Kaim immediately shook his head: "Her Royal Highness the Princess will not be so reckless. She has already considered the defense of the northern fortress group when mobilizing the Northern Army. As far as I know, she has used some special means to The Gorgon Abyss is temporarily stable, and it can last at least one to two years..."

"She can stabilize the Gorgon Abyss?" Charlemagne looked like he had heard a fantasy, but a Knight of the Broken Sword said this so confidently that he couldn't help but not believe it, "Well, even if it's true, , the Gorgon demon that appeared in the black pine forest... is not a good sign."

Kaim was obviously worried about this. He frowned and paced back and forth: "That's why I have to go to the north as soon as possible to figure out what happened... But there is a lord-level monster in the forest going to the north. Gorgon, and I don’t know if there will be more demons lurking in this forest. Really..."

"Then let's go together," Hao Ren suddenly interrupted Kaim with a smile, "You take us on the road you originally planned, so I can see what the Gorgon Demon looks like."

Kaim was startled and looked Hao Ren up and down with wide eyes: "What are you talking about? You know that there are Gorgon demons there, but you want to 'take a look'?"

"It can't be helped," Vivian sighed, "because we happen to be heading north."