Chapter 278 277. Gray! You plotted against me!

"call--"

The white breath exhaled by Galen instantly condensed into frost in the biting cold wind.

His mood was even gloomier than the frozen soil in the far north.

He had just finished mocking Gray's "hard job" when he was transferred to this damn place with an order.

He even suspected that Gray had gossiped about him in front of the patriarch and was deliberately trying to make trouble for him.

There is a reason why the empire left this far northern land out of its territory.

As far as the eye can see, there is only endless ice and snow.

It is impossible to build roads in such a hellish place, and horses cannot survive there. The only way to get around is to trudge on foot, taking one step deep and one step shallow.

Not to mention that resources are extremely scarce, and the empire is too lazy to bother with this barren land.

His mount could only be left in the last town on the border of the empire, and he had to complete the long journey on foot.

Apart from the extremely bad road conditions, we didn't encounter any major obstacles.

He was only attacked by two invisible monsters at the edge of a glacier just before leaving the border of the empire and entering the far north. He easily dealt with them and nothing else happened.

They also passed some scattered settlements along the way. No one dared to provoke the imperial envoy, and some even "voluntarily" provided supplies at his request.

And now, we are finally approaching the demon tribe.

"Recruit? Ha..." Thinking of the content of the mission, Garen couldn't help but sneer, "A bunch of losers hiding in this godforsaken corner, who probably haven't even experienced a proper battle, what's the point of recruiting them!"

Snap——

There was a slight strange noise coming from under his feet. Galen frowned and lowered his head. It seemed that the sole of his boot stepped on something?

With his fingertips he scraped up a little of the barely perceptible white substance on the ground, which was almost the same color as ice and snow.

"Mycelium?"

He looked around and discovered that this kind of dense white mycelium could be seen everywhere, in the cracks of the rocks covered with ice and in the corners sheltered from the wind. There were even a few gray mushrooms that stubbornly withstood the severe cold.

Although he was a little surprised that mushrooms could survive in such a snowy environment, Gallen didn't think much about it.

When he arrived at the demon tribe, he found that the number of demons here seemed pitifully small.

Gray's intelligence clearly mentioned that there were two or three hundred people, but in this settlement, most of the huts were empty and there were few people. At a glance, it would be difficult to find fifty living people.

"I come here on behalf of the demons of the empire." His voice sounded particularly cold and hard on the empty snowfield.

"Your Excellency the Envoy, the clan leader is waiting in the big tent." A demon guarding the gate said respectfully.

"Chief?" Galen sneered unabashedly and strode towards the largest tent in the center.

Inside the tent, he saw Shou and Xinghuo.

He quickly noticed that the hunter's hand was not as disabled as reported, but this was not a problem. Although it was not easy to reshape a broken limb, there were actually many ways, especially for them, the demon clan.

After all, they are only diamond level, and even if there are one or two more, it will not pose any threat to him.

But when he noticed the mycelium entangled in the magic patterns of the two people, he narrowed his eyes slightly.

He immediately recalled that the guard pattern at the door seemed to have the same thing. At that time, he just thought it was a unique pattern, but now it seems...

What Galen was worried about was that the magic core of this tribe was contaminated by something, and then he would have a hard time explaining himself.

There was another point that he was very concerned about. What was going on with that monster in the middle of the tent that was holding a stone cup and looked like a walking mushroom?

"I wonder what is the purpose of the envoy's visit this time?" Shou's question made Galen turn his attention back temporarily.

Garen's gaze fell on Shou and Xinghuo, and he spoke with the condescension of an imperial envoy. "The clan leader is merciful. Because of our common bloodline, he has granted you, a group of abandoned people, permission to move into the empire and be protected by the empire. Pack your belongings immediately and follow me back."

Shou's voice was as steady as a rock. "I'm very sorry, Your Excellency the Envoy. We have been here for a long time and have no intention of moving."

Gallon, who had been unable to contain himself any longer, instantly broke into a cruel and excited smile on his face.

Recruiting? Escorting? What a waste of time!

Kill them all and pack up the magic cores to take away. It would save time and effort! If they really surrendered obediently, Galen would find it boring!

Just as the magic patterns on Garen's body gradually lit up and he was about to attack -

In the center of the tent, Puji, who had been holding the stone cup, threw it out without any warning!

The rough stone cup fell on the ground covered with thick animal skins, making a dull cracking sound.

As for Shou and Xinghuo, the moment the stone cup fell from their hands, they were like arrows shot from a bow, their bodies bursting out of the tent at an astonishing speed, not rushing towards Gallon, but retreating quickly towards the outside of the tent!

Their actions were extremely swift, obviously they had planned it in advance!

Almost at the same time, the light in the tent distorted, and the figures of more than ten Puji emerged.

boom!

The shock wave of the self-explosion suddenly exploded, and the air wave carried the broken mycelium and overturned the tent!

During the explosion, Galen's pupils suddenly shrank into needle points, and his smile was replaced by astonishment and rage.

He instinctively felt threatened. The threat did not come from these self-destructing walking mushrooms or the two escaping demons, but from farther away!

Following his instincts, Garen rushed out despite the explosions around him.

Facts have proved that his combat intuition is accurate!

The moment he left his original position, a high-concentration magic cannon with a power ten times more terrifying than a self-explosion accurately bombarded the position of the tent!

Galen steadied himself and looked at the deep pit that was still smoking, his eyes becoming completely solemn.

The power of this attack is such that even with his defensive ability, it would definitely be uncomfortable to take a few of them!

He quickly locked onto the source of the attack - on the distant snow slope, there were several strange creatures that he had never seen before, each four meters tall. They were working together to lift a thick tubular object several meters long and covered with handles.

At this moment, inside the tube mouth, the destructive magical light began to gather madly again!

here we go again!

The frozen ground beneath Gallen's feet exploded, and his body shot out to the side like a cannonball, moving more than ten meters sideways in an instant!

boom!

The second terrifying beam of magic energy passed by his afterimage and plowed a deep groove in the snow behind him!

Seeing this, Galen felt relieved.

Although he didn't know what kind of magic item that powerful long tube was, it was obviously very heavy, and the speed of rotation and aiming was too slow for him.

Only the first sneak attack is a bit threatening. Once you are prepared, it is almost impossible to be hit by it.

"A bunch of ignorant country bumpkins!" Having figured out the other party's weakness, Gallon's arrogant anger rose again. "How dare you attack me first? Who gave you the courage?!"

"Maybe I gave it to you!" A sticky, twisted, disgusting voice with countless overlapping sounds suddenly appeared at Gallon's feet without any warning!

How could he not even notice it at such a close distance? A chill instantly ran down Galen's spine!

He almost instinctively spun around and stomped down hard with a sharp screech that tore through the air!

Bang!

The mycelium exploded, broken ice splashed, and only a stepping hole was left in its place!

"What is that?!" Gallen was confused and looked around, but found nothing.

However, the voice that had made him sick rang out again, this time clearly coming from behind him: "Oh my, level 10 physical defense! That's great...Gallon, let's be friends?"

Why do you know my name?

Various pieces of information flashed through his mind, and Galen analyzed the "truth" in an instant.

"Gray! You plotted against me!"

In order to kill him, they actually teamed up with outsiders? !

Gallon, filled with shock and anger, became extremely cautious. Gray, the sinister villain, knew his strength clearly. Since he had prepared a trap, it would definitely not be that simple. There must be more tricks!

Garen turned and retreated quickly, and this time he saw clearly the thing that was speaking.

Just behind where he had just stood, a strange, twisted creature, resembling a crumpled and discarded rag, was wriggling on the snow, uttering a cry that made his blood boil: "Don't be so far away! My good friend~"

(End of this chapter)