"that……"

After a moment's silence, a female adventurer who had no male companion, or whose male companion was left behind by a drow, raised her hand, as if she wanted to say something.

Like the other adventurers, she looked no more than 14 or 15 years old.

Hearing the noise, Hope fixed his eyes on her, then gave her an encouraging look, asking her to continue.

The girl seemed to be sure that she had finally escaped from Zhuo Er's clutches. After taking a deep breath, she said timidly:

"When we were captured, I heard the conversations of the drow. It seemed that they captured us girls not because they thought we would interfere with their good deeds, but because they wanted to use us as sacrifices."

After saying that, she put down the hand she had just raised.

The scene fell into an awkward atmosphere. No one believed what she said, and even the girl herself lowered her head in embarrassment.

And this situation continued until Carl spoke.

"If they really think that the so-called Rose can listen to their prayers, they might actually do something like this."

Even though Carl himself did not believe that Rose's power could cross the sea of ​​stars and the golden dragon ring and penetrate into Eberron, those who were involved in religion had always played things very abstractly. Who knew what they were thinking?

According to Carl's idea, perhaps the drow's belief in Rose is just a convergence, just like the founder of the giant civilization is called "Annan" (the ancestor god of giants in DND) by the giants.

This may be just a tiny, insignificant influence that those powerful outer gods have on this universe.

"Speaking of this, Ying, do you know the drow's interpretation of Rose's origin? They can't possibly believe in a being without a history, right?"

Following Carl's words, everyone's eyes fell on the only drow elf present.

Some female adventurers still looked at Ying with hatred, but Ying didn't care.

"Some say it's a god from the starry sky, and some say it's a drow commander from history who turned into a heroic spirit, just like the heroic spirits of the elves' ancestors."

This answer made Carl nod secretly, because if all the drow had exactly the same view of Rose's existence, then it was really possible that the other party had traveled across time and space to influence the drow.

The current situation is closer to Carl's idea.

The reason why the drow so quickly adopted Rose as their faith was probably largely because their previous lives were too dull.

The drow are a race created by giants using the shadows of the elves in order to punish the rebellious elves.

After the destruction of the giant civilization, they are still fighting with the elves.

This situation continued until the end of the Last War, when with the signing of the Thronehold Agreement, the elves began to devote their main energy to the development of Verena.

Without encountering old rivals, even Zall could not help but start to slack off.

And when these drow, who have been trained to the standards of ninjas and Deadpool for decades, are exposed to hedonism, it is only a matter of time before their original worldview collapses.

They could have endured the darkness as long as they had never seen the light.

Carl quickly compiled a chain of evidence for his idea in his mind. He stopped thinking about the matter and continued to move forward with everyone.

The route back to Stormreach is similar to the way you came here, just walk away from the center of Xen'drik.

But the specific areas passed through may be different.

After everyone walked along the road for a distance, the surrounding environment suddenly changed after a certain moment.

Unfortunately, Carl and his team appeared around a group of carnivores this time.

“Ah——”

Before the group of rookies could react, a saber-toothed tiger pounced towards them.

Even Hope would not show mercy in this situation. Although the druids pay attention to protecting the ecology, they will not allow aggressive wild beasts to attack their companions.

With a strong swing of his arms, the saber-toothed tiger was hit in the abdomen by the sudden fist and fell to the side.

At this time, a few adventurers with quick reactions finally remembered to take out their weapons. They walked out of the team in twos and threes and pointed their weapons at the surrounding beasts.

But Carl and his two companions were already fighting with the beasts and had no time to pay attention to this group of rookies.

The previous experience of being captured caused many of them to squat down with their heads in their hands.

I don’t know if these people think that these beasts will only trap them temporarily, and then someone else will come to rescue them.

A few people who had some thinking ability but not very strong had already run towards Carl and the other two. These people were very perceptive and immediately realized that although Carl and the others were busy fighting, they could still protect the people around them.

But more people started arguing in a mess, which made people feel overwhelmed.

"I must have been kicked in the head by a donkey to think of rescuing these people. It is said that we should put aside our desire to help others and respect their fate. Why did I do something stupid at this moment?"

With a sigh in his heart, Carl raised his hand and activated the properties of the heavy power armor in the base.

A large silver power armor appeared out of nowhere, causing the rookies behind him to exclaim in amazement.

Carl jumped up and then merged into the power armor.

The power armor at this time is very different from the one Carl used in the underground ruins. Not only is the body more beautiful, but there are also some parts that look like decorations.

And in terms of appearance, it is closer to Megatron in the Transformers movie.

"Decepticons! Attack!"

Some middle school students shouted slogans in the operation room. Carl swung his fist and knocked a saber-toothed tiger that rushed up away.

"Is this a saber-toothed tiger's lair? You guys go in that direction for a distance first, and I'll follow after I take care of these guys!"

The tall mecha was soon covered with saber-toothed tigers. These guys with sharp teeth and claws tried to open the steel can with their flesh and blood, but they failed in the end.

The Moon Marrow Fluid in "Megatron" was connected to the Moon Armor on Carl's body. Along with the roar of the machine, a more powerful air compressor began to work.

The four external floating guns on the mecha were awakened, blue light lit up, and freezing rays intertwined to form a boundary around it.

As if feeling the threat from the huge humanoid steel in front of them, the saber-toothed tigers suddenly roared to the sky.

There was a sound of wind, and a giant saber-toothed tiger of obviously abnormal size walked out of the woods in the distance.

It looked down upon Carl like a king, and a sense of aloofness appeared on the beast's head.

Although they haven't fought yet, Carl instinctively feels that this beast looks down on him and is quite pretentious.

And when the two sides' "eyes" met, the giant saber-toothed tiger moved.

The huge body did not hinder its speed and flexibility at all. With just two steps of running, the beast's speed was already far beyond that of its peers.

Carl had no time to prepare, and he felt his mecha being knocked backwards by a huge force.

Realizing that he was being attacked, Carl's eyes narrowed.

"Transform!"

With a command, the mecha changed rapidly and turned into a fighter jet in full view of everyone.

The built-in dragon crystal was operating at full capacity, and diamond-shaped flames burst out from the nozzle at the back of the fighter.

With a whoosh, the fighter jet rushed out.

The sharp wings cut through the air like a blade, leaving a deep wound on the body of the saber-toothed tiger king.

After confirming that the distance between the two sides had been widened again, Carl changed back into combat form in mid-air.

With his arms raised, thick white mist and bursts of solid nitrogen were fired out.

In a flash, the earth was covered by extreme cold, and the white frost spread rapidly, almost completely covering the saber-toothed tiger king and those ordinary saber-toothed tigers.

"Boom"

The huge body of the mecha fell to the ground, but Carl rushed towards the bombing area filled with white fog without stopping.

The small jets on the mecha released liquid nitrogen to accelerate it. When Carl finally came nearby, he jumped high, put his hands together, and then, with the help of gravity and his own strength, hammered the ground hard.

The damage of the Thunder Fist mixed with the Thunder Wave spread in all directions, and the white mist was filled with the sound of shattering glass.

The rookies in the distance thought the battle was over and cheered happily.

But at this moment, a huge beast claw emerged from the white mist.

The sharp claws created a series of sparks on the mecha, but failed to cause much substantial damage.

Then, Carl's mecha grabbed the beast's claw.

"You just looked down on people, didn't you?"

With his palms clenched slightly, Carl pulled back and dragged the Sabre-toothed Tiger King out of the cold.

The opponent's big body was not just for show. The fat layer and hair actually resisted the damage caused by the cold and barely maintained the guy's ability to move.

But this is actually Carl's fault. Sabre-toothed tigers are originally cold-zone creatures, so it is not surprising that they have strong resistance to cold.

He is a top student, but he forgot this.

However, although the strategy has some flaws, fortunately Carl has solid basic qualities.

The mecha's arm exerted a little force, and a solid steel fist hit the saber-toothed tiger's chin.

The usual Thunder Fist was launched, and the two huge teeth that looked a little yellow were actually slightly loosened by the knock.

"I'll let you pretend! I'll let you pretend! I'll let you pretend!"

With three punches and two kicks, the giant saber-toothed tiger that had just been so invincible was killed on the spot.

A few saber-toothed tigers that had escaped the disaster took advantage of this opportunity to flee from the white fog, quickly running into the woods in the distance and disappearing.

After confirming that the giant saber-toothed tiger was dead, Carl directly cut its carotid artery to let the blood flow.

After the blood is almost drained, put it into the giant dimensional bag obtained in the dungeon.

"Huh, it's finally solved. Next you guys follow closely, I will try to get you out as soon as possible."

Waving to the people behind him, Carl led the team in front, and the group continued to move away from the center of Xen'drik.

At this time, those quick-witted rookie adventurers finally understood why Carl dared to run to rescue them with only three people.

The rest of the journey became much smoother, and when the sky was slightly dark, the group finally returned to Storm Bay.

However, when Carl's mecha was unveiled, it caused a bit of a stir among the adventurers.

(End of this chapter)