Othua's War Banner

Chapter 42 0042: Unnatural Life
The sun was shining brightly, and the footsteps in the camp were messy.

The merchant held the ledger and checked the details one by one. The elves supervised the mercenaries to polish their weapons. Several carriages were overturned in the open space in front of them. The laborers surrounded them and hurriedly repaired the wheels.

Ken left behind a large number of troops.

The name is to provide help for the caravan, but in fact it is to take care of their own military supplies. When the battle is away, it is the most ideal balance to be on guard against each other.

He took Kuima with him and set off with [Winter Horse Rider] and [Winter Horse Archer].

Two wolves and ten horses, the mighty team passed through the snow-capped mountains and walked south along the [Lidongwei Ancient Road] for half a day.

Ken came to a river valley, and the footsteps of his mount echoed between the cliffs on both sides.

The snow will fall from time to time, melting into water on the cobbled river beach, and the clear and shallow stream is constantly winding, as if guiding everyone to move forward.

Ken led the team riding a wolf, and found something strange at the corner on the right.

He unfolded the gray horizon, and there were spots of light on the originally empty stone, and someone used some special potion to paint the coat of arms of [Pistonk] on it.

"The scouts are really hard."

The countries in the south of the high wall will often send special scout troops to the north to search for various resources for the kingdom in the chaotic and disorderly land.

Ken took out the commission.

It was only then that he discovered that there was a shiny [eight-point mark] on the parchment.

The results of secret arts in the Usua Continent are distributed in daily life, including the technique of guiding directions. Warlocks can make the ink active through the magic circle, constantly turning towards a specific angle, and finally reach the set coordinates.

Ken gets the team ready.

When they passed through the narrow gap one by one, the front of them suddenly opened up. At the ends of several forks, the streams collided with each other and converged into waterfalls, rushing down from the opening on the opposite side.

The river beach is very spacious and surrounded by mountains on three sides.

The soldiers on the horses looked up one after another: the top of the cliff was covered with moss, and the edge of the canopy could be vaguely seen. Various birds and beasts passed through the gaps, looking full of vitality, and occasionally strange chirping sounds could be heard.

The sunlight could not be fully cast down, and although the sound of the water flow was loud, it still seemed too quiet and empty.

Ken frowned. Ever since he came in, he felt a creepy sense of crowding, as if there were people all over the place. The river beach was obviously very empty, but he just felt "difficult to settle down".

He opened his gray horizon again, and his heartbeat slowed down by half a beat.

"Back! Everyone, retreat and defend!"

Hearing the words, Feilang and the war horse stepped forward, and the hasty and chaotic neighing sound echoed around. The troops withdrew from the river beach as quickly as possible, and gathered at the narrow entrance.

In Ken's eyes:

The river beach became gray, leaving only rough outlines and afterimages, but the ground was full of surging red.

They made a lot of noise, as if they woke up something.

The ground began to shake, and the originally quiet stones flew out of the soil, and several of them gathered together to form a simple human shape.

【Hostile: Stone Spirit】

【Grade: F】

[The energy contained in the river gathers here, and after many years, this unnatural life form is formed. 】

Their limbs are rough, there is no contact between the stones, there is a light blue streamer in the center, and the flocculent lines are constantly intertwined and wandering.

【Stone Spirit Core】

Ken understood, and it seemed that these were the things.

He commanded the troops to set up the battle formation, and the archers tentatively launched a volley, and the iron arrowheads could only scratch the stone.

After the core in the middle is penetrated, it will become dim, and the stone spirit will also become sluggish.

"The weak point is on the light sphere in the middle, salvo!"

Ken continued to command, and the trained [Winter Horse Archers] had made great progress in their accuracy. This kind of moving target was difficult to practice, and they could hit a few at odds.

Shi Ling had already stood up a lot, and the river beach became a bit crowded.

They are layer upon layer, and they are rushing towards the crowd steadily. After the light ball is completely blasted, it will turn into solid black bumps, and Shi Ling's limbs will also fall apart, turning back into a few stones.

The distance between the two sides became closer and closer, and several stone spirits were wiped out.

【Progress: 4/30】

The number of opponents continued to increase, and the targets blocked each other, and the arrowheads became more and more useless.

Ken rode a pack of wolves to meet the enemy, drew out his steel sword and kept parrying.

He felt that the stone spirit was harder than ordinary stones, with a smooth surface, as if hitting a blunt weapon. In terms of strength, this thing could be compared with a vicious bandit.

Their bulky stature may be their Achilles' heel.

"Dismount and meet the enemy!"

He issued an order, and the archers quickly retreated, while the riders with shields rushed forward in batches, and the stones hit the steel with a dull hammering sound.

The follow-up people saw the need, cooperated with each other, and stabbed towards the light ball from the middle.

The troops regained their composure and quickly seized a position. The soldiers in front removed their shields and brought back the trophies. The archers in the rear fired bows and arrows in unison, blocking another wave of advance.

【Progress: 9/30】

"Loop, loop! The movements need to be more nimble, the strength needs to be in place, and you have to master the rhythm with your partner. Your future enemies are not stupid rocks!"

Ken supervised the formation from the rear.

Shi Ling's rating is not high. This kind of targets in batches is the most suitable for training soldiers. Occasionally, if they are hit by stones a few times, they will be bruised and fractured at most. When the team returns, it will be enough to treat them in batches.

【Progress: 14/30】

The war knives have been rolled several times, and the progress is still relatively fast.

Ken was a little tired from shouting, turned over, picked up a "black bump" and observed it carefully.

Its original flowing flocculent light has completely disappeared, and its density is very high, which makes it a little jarring to hold in the palm of your hand.

[Material: Stone Spirit Core]

These things will come in handy on the Dewar Tribe.

Blacksmiths collect various things to warm their hearths so that they can withstand higher flames and smelt rarer materials.

Kuima gathered his men and put the collected cores on the pannier bag.

Ken picked up a few scattered "limbs" again, and criss-cross patterns would appear on the broken stones, like tokens engraved with totems.

【Material: dumb stone】

"That's what the merchants want."

The team had already prepared the materials before the team came, and the soldiers quickly assembled simple scooters to ensure that they could pass through the cracks.

Batches of dumb stones were packed into trucks, which were so heavy that they would soon be full.

【Progress: 25/30】

Ken suddenly felt a strange fluctuation.

He turned his head suddenly, just in time to see a soldier being beaten flying with blood spitting out his mouth.

"Ah, defense, this one is different!"

"Be careful, come here."

……

The team rioted.

Suddenly a tall and mighty guy appeared from among the stone spirits, with two huge arms covered with dirt and moss, much faster than other companions.

[Hostile: Stone Spirit Elite]

【Level: D】

It swung its fist and smashed the shield in front of it into the depression. The broken soldier fell to the ground and moaned, and the ever-enlarging shadow was in front of his eyes.

boom!
Stones were smashed in the air.

Ken appeared next to him with a warhammer burning with blue flames. He swung the two-handed weapon out of the wind and hit the core with a bang.

The blue light ball was smashed and flew out.

The rocks were loosely scattered all over the place, but before it finished, something as huge as it stood up around it.

Only then did Ken realize:
The level of danger on this beach increases with time.

(End of this chapter)