Compensation

The knight pulled the sword out of the split head. Surprisingly, there was not a single scratch on the beast's body except for the broken part.

"This is the eighth one. You are getting faster and faster."

Dan jumped down from a nearby tree, holding a small packet of herbs in his right hand. A small piece of bone shot out from his fingertips, killing the still trembling iron block on the ground.

"Two more."

These rocky beasts are distributed in various mountain ranges, and they live with a kind of herb. These herbs grow in different mountain ranges, and when the herb matures, the beasts devour it, and they can transform and ascend. If taken by humans, it can enhance the abilities of people with this bloodline.

On the seventh day, the two began to go deep into different mountain ranges to carry out missions. Dan made full use of his rich experience and quickly became one with the people in the base.

Should we say that he is worthy of being a brother of Shaken? When he gets into trouble, people want to beat him up, but he can change his attitude in a matter of minutes if he wants to be a socialite. Even those who were challenged by him before have unknowingly acknowledged him as a brother and have forgotten the past.

Taking this opportunity, Mason finally knew where the money he gambled that day came from. Before coming, this guy memorized the list of the strongest people in the base and ran over excitedly to challenge.

Compared to other members of the family, Dan is a pure and unpretentious lotus. He only loves two things in his life: fighting and gambling.

Inversely proportional to his actual strength, his gambling luck is extremely bad, and he is a typical example of a person who is addicted to gambling. After learning that his father has found out about his affairs, the blond nobleman tucked his tail between his legs and obediently became a supporting role.

"This herb grows far away from each other. Let's go to the next one."

The two quickly cleaned up the scene and began to walk deeper into the mountains. Finding this kind of herb depends entirely on luck. The further they went, the fewer people there were around. It was not until the sky was dim that the two saw a new herb.

The thin grass leaves are silvery in color, growing quietly in a pool of water. The surface of the water is also as thick as silver.

"I'll pick it."

Dan volunteered to step into the water. The swaying water covered his waist. The blond nobleman found no trace of the monster. He looked around in confusion, but decided to pick something first.

He had just stretched out his hand to break the grass when his dangerous instinct suddenly triggered him. His pale bones instantly formed a shield, blocking the heavy blow.

The steel snake emerged from the water, hissing and spitting out its tongue, its cold snake eyes fixed on the newcomer. Its steel scales refracted dazzling light in the sunlight, revealing a golden, jade-like, extraordinary aura. This aura did not seem to come from it itself, but seemed to have been tainted from somewhere.

But in Dan's eyes, there was no difference. The young master, who had seen many rare treasures, didn't care about it. Only Mason paid more attention. The blond noble broke the herbs and waved his hands carelessly. His five fingers spit out bullet-like joints. Facing the attack, Steel Snake's body turned incredibly and flexibly avoided all attacks. The bone bullets shot into the bottom of the water and exploded with a dull and heavy sound.

“More flexible than I thought.”

Dan muttered in surprise, and reached out to pull out a sharp white spine from his back. Although it was a fragile bone, the compressed mass easily pierced through the steel.

The bone whip whistled through the air and hit the steel snake's head with precision. The latter's body suddenly grew larger, and the two of them collided with each other, making a crisp sound.

The next second, the red-haired young man appeared above the snake's head. He was like a nightmare, and even the sensitive snake didn't notice the presence of a human being above its head.

The knight drew his sword from its sheath and stabbed the opponent's weak spot with a slick movement. The core hidden in the snake's body made a slight crisp sound.

But it did not break.

This time it was Mason's turn to be surprised. After he figured out the trick, no ore monster could withstand his attack. Taking advantage of the moment when the two were distracted, Steel Snake rushed forward without caring about the whip, and fled out in a panic at the risk of having his head shattered. His speed was amazing.

"Chase?"

"Chase it. It's different from other monsters."

The two of them quickly caught up with him, one in front and one behind. Steel Snake had no time to hide the direction of his escape, and he became more and more impatient.

Since returning from there unexpectedly, its intelligence has far surpassed its peers, which has enabled it to avoid many dangers and gradually become a well-known overlord in the Iron Mountain. If it were not for the upcoming promotion and the reluctance to part with the silver herb, it would never have become an enemy of these two humans who exude a dangerous aura.

Steel Snake felt extremely regretful, but it was too late. The humans chasing after him gave him a strong sense of crisis.

The forewarning of death aroused madness, and Steel Snake's pupils were stained with a faint golden color, and its aura continued to increase. It aroused an obscure aura that far exceeded its strength, making its speed even faster.

One escaped and the other chased. Both quickly left Steel Snake's usual range of activities and ran towards the entrance. The snake's body rolled over the ground, and the mineral creatures along the way hurriedly fled, fearing that they would be dragged away by the mad overlord. Those who failed to escape in time were all beaten to death by it. In the chaos, a new human suddenly appeared in front of Steel Snake.

This is a four-man Bloodline team, and standing in front of the Steel Snake is a young man holding a shield. They are concentrating on dealing with a giant stone man.

The Bloodline members were stunned when they saw the Steel Serpent approaching, but the opponent didn't care about the sudden interruption. The stone man found the loophole and raised his hands high to smash the enemy. The man hurriedly raised his shield to block it and protected his teammates beside him.

They are all troublesome guys!

The mad steel snake swung its tail and smashed the giant stone man directly, and the human gasped. The broken stones flew past his cheek, carrying a cold and sharp metallic aura. Facing the monster's violent momentum, the man holding the shield froze in place, his mind blank.

Mason, who was following closely behind Steel Snake, quickly shouted, "Get out of the way!"

The young bloodline suddenly came to his senses and tried to escape but it was too late. The steel snake shook its head and bit his shoulder fiercely. The bloodline instinctively aroused, and the flesh and blood instantly turned into lead-gray and cold and hard metal. The steel snake's huge jaws, which were strong enough to break gold and iron, bit him, making a violent creaking friction sound, causing the young man to howl miserably.

Mason pierced the core of the giant snake with his sword and forcibly removed the snake's jaw, thus saving the young man's arm.

Even so, the opponent's entire arm hung limply at his side, and his shoulder was completely sunken. Only then did the young bloodline's companions react and hurried forward to check on their companion's condition.

"His shoulder is bitten off, let the healer take a look!"

The healing bloodline in the team was a big-eyed, chestnut-haired girl. She took out a seed and urged the bloodline to sprout and bloom. The snow-white stamens held a pool of clear dew, which the big-eyed girl carefully dripped on the bloodline's shoulder. Although the latter's wound did not heal, his expression was obviously relieved.

"His injuries are too serious. He must be taken down the mountain."

This was undoubtedly a disaster for the team. If it weren't for the Steel Snake being chased and panicking, they wouldn't have encountered such danger. Mason and the other two knew that they were wrong, so they gave up looking for herbs and personally sent the team back to their residence.

The medical bloodline in the camp examined and treated the injured. The injured person's bloodline happened to be the defense system, so he was able to save his arm. However, he had to rest for a while and could not continue to participate in the mission.

The team members were relieved to learn that their companions would not be disabled. However, losing a key member was a huge blow to them. Looking at the team members with sad faces, Mason felt a little sorry: "If you need us to compensate you, just tell us."

The captain waved his hands repeatedly: "We have been here for so long, and we still have the money for treatment. But we have a mission next. Hasenka has been working with us for a long time, and it will be difficult to find a replacement..."

Mason understood what was going on. "I see. Let us help you. What is the mission?"

The captain rubbed his hands awkwardly and said, "If you two are willing, I would be very grateful. Our mission this time is to enter the Golden Mountains and search for several missing bloodline members."

There are six mountain ranges in the Kingdom of God, namely the Rock Mountain Range, the Iron Mountain Range, the Silver Mountain Range, the Gold Mountain Range, the Gem Mountain Range, and the Mithril Mountain Range. The difficulty increases in turn, with the Mithril Mountain Range being the deepest. The current mission of the camp is to survey the Gem Mountain Range. Being able to go to the Gold Mountain Range to find someone, these bloodline people are quite powerful.

Unfortunately, they encountered a sudden attack by stone snakes whose strength was far beyond normal, and the losses were extremely heavy.

Taking this opportunity, Mason recognized the entire team. Except for the injured Stone Pig Bloodline, the remaining three were Captain Ken, who had the Sharp Tail Bloodline, Rei, the Healer Bloodline, and Ace, the Stone Fang Bloodline.

They shared information and arranged to meet the next day, and Mason tactfully said goodbye.

The Gemstone Mountains are mixed with various small gems, which look like works of art under the sun, with extremely gorgeous colors. Most of the monsters here are good at hiding themselves. Before going up the mountain, the team leader had explained the situation to Mason and the others.

In order to explore the Kingdom of God, in addition to the practitioners who enter the Kingdom of God with tickets, there are also many bloodline people who enter the Kingdom of God voluntarily.

They signed a contract that they could not leave within ten years of entering in exchange for resources in the Kingdom of God.

One of the most important tasks is to explore various places in God's Kingdom and prepare for the subsequent collection of resources.

"The Golden Mountains are a very special place. Since the pre-Black Mist era, gold has symbolized wealth. Although the Golden Mountains are only the fourth mountain range, they occupy a very important position in the teachings of the Mother of Ten Thousand Stones. Gold and mithril products are even more sacred to the Mother of Ten Thousand Stones. Therefore, the upper echelons believe that the Golden Mountains must have secrets and have not given up on continuing the survey."

"Within a month, the exploration team that entered the mountains will return for rotation. However, last month's team has not returned, and our mission is to find out where they went."

Ken took out two mobile phone-like devices and said, "The missing team is equipped with sensors. The signals sent by the devices can be received through the devices within a certain range. Well, that being said, there are actually many bloodline teams that have received this mission. We only need to check the area we are responsible for."

This doesn't sound like a difficult task, but the monsters in the Golden Mountains are more dangerous than finding the mission target. Fortunately, they have been to the entrance of the Golden Mountains many times.

The team planned to spend two nights in the mountains. On the first day, they would scan in groups, and on the second day, they would gather together to go deep into the area. They would leave after completing the survey, thus avoiding the trouble of running back and forth.

Mason and Dan naturally had no objection.

Ken is a good leader who is good at communication and arranging work for his teammates. The atmosphere in the team is quite democratic. The three of them are friends who have worked together for a long time. They have also come to Golden Mountain to do missions before, and there is tacit understanding and trust in their communication.

In this atmosphere, the search went very smoothly. The five people were divided into two groups to search for signals, and agreed to meet at a place known to all the original members at dark.

Mason and Dan were grouped together with the captain. The latter was a bloodline person who had been in the Kingdom of God for a long time. He was very familiar with how to survive in the Kingdom of God and taught them many techniques on how to identify the breath of monsters and how to avoid them.

At noon, the three of them lit a fire and ate a hasty meal. Ken smiled and said, "Although the environment is bad now, at least we can still drink water. It would be terrible if we went into the black fog. The concentration of the black fog is too high, and everything is polluted. We can only rely on a kind of blue fluorescent grass to distinguish whether the water source is dry or not. That kind of grass grows by the river, and it is the only way to drink it."

This captain had been through a lot before, and had ventured into the dark fog many times before retreating due to injuries. Because of his rich experience, he entered the Kingdom of God and has been here for six years. Listening to him talk about his past experiences, this journey was quite interesting.

The good mood of the outing ended at night, and the two teams successfully met at the agreed location.

Li appeared in front of them with a pale face, no signs of fighting on her body, and a look of doubt.

She told the three that Ace was missing.