Somewhere in the endless forest.

The alchemical dragon lizard rushed into a dense bush. Marcie waved the long knife in her hand, and the sharp blade smashed the flexible thorny branches to prevent them from being whipped into her arms. Bertina was in her arms. The branches were densely brushing against the dragon.

There was a continuous crackling sound on the lizard's body. Even though Marcy, Renault, and Shake, two level five source blood militiamen, protected Bell in the middle, Bertina still suffered a lot of thorn whips, and her leather armor defense was weak.

There were two or three burning scratches on her thighs, but the little girl remained silent and buried her head in Marcy's arms.

Not long after, the huge body of the Dragon Lizard War Beast finally emerged from the bushes, and the scenery in front of him suddenly became clear. A roaring river in the forest blocked the way of Marcie and others.

A group of wild boars playing by the river looked curiously. When they saw the appearance of the Alchemical Dragon Lizard clearly, they were immediately scared to death and fled towards the forest lifelessly.

Todd, who was sitting at the back of the saddle, was the first to jump off the dragon lizard's back onto the pebbled river beach. He looked tired, but his eyes were still bright. After observing the surrounding environment, his vigilant expression softened slightly.

He nodded and said, "Finally I found a forest river."

The alchemist militiaman Renault ordered the dragon lizard war beast to lie down. Marcy held Bertina and stepped out of the saddle. She looked back at the bush passage opened by the dragon lizard and then at the undulating river. She sighed and asked

: "Shall we cross the river now?"

Todd thought for a while, shook his head and said: "If there is no danger approaching, we'd better wait for White Bread and a few ferocious war dogs. They should catch up soon."

"I don't feel there is any danger nearby right now. Let's take a rest where you are." Marcy handed Bell to the alchemist militiaman Shack, walked to the river alone, picked up a handful of cold river water and scrubbed her dry face, frowning,

He said in a low mood: "I don't know how Anya and the others are doing?"

Two days ago, the expeditionary force encountered a terrifying and powerful enemy. The alienated giant ape carefully cultivated by the Imogen wizard was no match for it, so it could only be temporarily led elsewhere. Lady Charlotte asked the expeditionary force to be broken into pieces.

, except for the important members of the team, the others, including the sword-wielding maid, all fled in groups of three.

Marcy and Todd took Bertina and formed a team with Renault and Shake. They rode a dragon lizard war beast and ran nonstop for two days, covering a distance of more than 1,600 kilometers. Marcy and

Todd's four sword-wielding maids could only team up with the family's elite warriors and escape on foot.

After getting along for such a long time, Marcy also developed feelings for the sword-wielding maids who took good care of her. Although they were strong, they were weak in the team. When the expeditionary force encountered drastic changes, the sword-wielding maids and craftsmen were the easiest

Distressed.

However, there is no problem with Lady Charlotte's arrangement. The dragon lizard war beast can carry up to 6 people at most, and it cannot take care of all the weak. What's more, the dragon lizard war beast has long physical strength and amazing speed. It can reach 60 kilometers per hour in the forest environment.

If you run at a high speed for two consecutive days, if the rider is not strong enough, he will not be able to last for two days and will fall off halfway.

Todd, who had been sitting behind Marcy, now felt that his face was dry and tight from the wind, and was completely numb. He squatted by the river, rubbed his cheeks with water, and said: "The team fell into pieces.

The three-person team's actions leave very small traces, and it is easier to hide. We ride the dragon lizard war beast, and the traces left are too obvious, but it will attract the enemy to pursue... Don't worry, Anya and the others will be fine."

"Actually, Madam Charlotte and the others took away the two dragon lizard beasts to help us lure away the enemy."

Marcy was startled, tugged at the corner of her mouth, and forced a smile: "Madam is accompanied by Mr. Imerson and Pastor Dane, as well as Ms. Laila and Aka. With their strength, we don't need to worry."

Todd also smiled cooperatively, nodded and said: "If we can find this big river, Madam, they should be able to find it too. The dragon lizard war beast is good at swimming. Later we will make a raft and let the dragon lizard war beast pull it first.

Let us go upstream against the current and find a suitable place to dock... The river will hide the traces of the dragon lizard beasts, and when we sneak into the forest on the other side, it will be difficult for the Ant-Man pursuers to find us again."

Marcy stood up and said, "Okay, let's make a raft first. Once the raft is ready, we can cross the river immediately. If the ferocious war dogs don't catch up by then, there's no need to wait."

Bertina, who was not far away, heard that Marcy was leaving White Bread and the ferocious war dogs, and she immediately became unhappy. "No, I have to wait for White Bread, and those big dogs..."

"Bell, now is not the time to be willful." Todd turned around and said helplessly.

Marcy gave Todd a wink and motioned for him to build a raft, and she pulled Belle aside to comfort her with kind words.

Todd shook his head with a wry smile, and led Reno and Shake into the forest on the shore. They selected bowl-sized black birch trees with straight trunks as the main material of the simple raft, and peeled off the flexible shrub bark and kneaded it into

Ropes were used to tie dozens of logs tightly, and before long, a raft was ready.

Renault carried the raft to the river alone, and the others worked together to transfer all the limited supplies to the raft. When it was time to cross the river, the alchemical dragon lizard held the rope in its mouth, inflated its body to gain more buoyancy, and lifted its tail

It paddled with its semi-webbed paws, dragging the raft towards the center of the river.

The four adults all held long wormwood and pointed it on the river bed to provide assistance to the dragon lizard war beast to prevent the raft from being deflected by the rapid water flow. When the alchemy dragon lizard dragged the raft to the center of the river, it began to change its direction and headed toward the river.

After moving upstream, the ferocious war dog still did not appear.

Bertina hugged her knees and looked longingly at the bush passage, tears already rolling in her eyes.

Marcy reached out and stroked her little head, and said pitifully: "My dear, everything will be fine..."

Suddenly, a loud barking sound came from the woods. Bell jumped up and looked at the channel on the shore with wide eyes. He saw three strong and ferocious war dogs running out of it quickly. The leading one ran out.

That dirty war dog is her pet - White Bread.

"White bread and big dogs, run quickly and swim over." Bell danced on the wooden raft, encouraging her pet dog. After receiving her order, the Alchemy War Mastiff jumped into the water without hesitation and fluttered

Swimming towards the raft. White Bread ran further along the river bank and jumped into the river.

"Reno, Reno, let the dragon lizard stop first, White Bread and the big dog can't swim fast!" The little wizard gave another order to the alchemist militia.

"yes."

Renault obeyed Bell's order and commanded the alchemical dragon lizard to stop swimming. This reckless behavior caused the dragon lizard and the raft to be swept downstream by the river. Seeing that the dragon lizard was about to hit the raft, Todd and Marcy were shocked.

, they didn't have time to think about why Renault listened to Bell's stupid idea, and quickly pushed the raft under their feet with long grass to avoid being knocked over by the dragon lizard war beast. As a result, the raft and the dragon lizard war beast also turned 180 degrees, from facing upstream.

Towards the lower reaches of the river.

"Reno, how can you order the dragon lizard to stop swimming when the current is against the current? Let it turn around in a circle to the left, and we will stabilize the raft with mugwort." Todd shouted angrily.

Realizing that he was in trouble, Bell quietly stuck out his tongue and ordered: "Reno, Reno, make the dragon lizard turn its head quickly."

The alchemy dragon lizard turned its head again, and the three war dogs were also pulled onto the raft one after another. As soon as they came up, they shook their bodies, and water droplets splashed like rain. Bell hugged the "white bread" neck and laughed happily.

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Looking at Bertina's innocent smile, Todd's inner depression disappeared. The pressure and fear accumulated in the past two days of running away were relieved, and his mood suddenly became particularly cheerful. He couldn't help but smile at each other.

The alchemical dragon lizard dragged the raft upstream for more than 100 kilometers until the next morning, when Todd received Marcy's approval and selected a river bend as a stopping point.

The five people took the war beast to the river beach, untied the raft, hid it in the dense forest, and carefully covered up the traces on the shore, and then sneaked into the riverside forest. They walked through the forest non-stop until it got dark.

, Todd finally ordered to rest in place for one night.

Just because Marcy didn't feel any danger nearby, doesn't mean they are out of danger. The Ant-Man Soldiers can defeat Imogen Wizard's alienated giant ape. If Marcy notices that the enemy is chasing him, it will be too late. Todd's character

Being prudent, he forbade lighting fires here and did not build shacks, trying to avoid changing the environment and leaving conspicuous traces.

Several people ate some dry food and wild fruits, and the exhausted Todd arranged for Renault and Shake to stay for the first half of the night and the second half of the night respectively. He needed a good rest to not drag everyone down in the next actions, and the blood python Marcie served as

The strongest person in the team should maintain sufficient physical fitness and energy.

Bertina leaned into Marcy's arms and asked softly: "Marcy, are we lost?"

Marcy's slightly relaxed mood just now was like being filled with mud, becoming heavy and weak. Even in the human country, getting lost is a desperate situation. The endless forest is vast and boundless, and there are all kinds of beasts and monsters in it. The five of them

One person and four beasts have temporarily escaped from the hands of the Ant-Man soldiers. How can they return to the human kingdom? Let alone go home now, it is very difficult for them to survive in the endless forest. Maybe one day they will meet a powerful person.

Orc tribes, or monsters that are impossible to fight against. The ooze lord in the Forest of Despair is a very good example.

For a Silver-level ferocious warrior like Marcy, she can only survive in the hostile dark forest by relying on the strength of the group. She cannot protect herself, and the situation of the three-person team who escaped separately will only become more difficult. If Rand

If your expedition cannot gather together as soon as possible, the lone team will soon be swallowed up by the black forest, including several sword-wielding maids that Marcie is more concerned about, but she is helpless and cannot even find her companions. She is indeed lost.

Stroking Bell's short hair, Marcy said to herself: "Dear, I will protect you, I promise..."

The little girl has fallen asleep by now.

In the middle of the night, Bell heard someone calling her in her ear, "Bell, Bell..." She opened her eyes with difficulty and saw a little goblin with dragonfly wings flying in front of her nose.

Bell rubbed his eyes, surprised but said in a low voice: "Ah, flower fairy, you came to play with me."

"Bell wants to see me, so I'm here, but I'm not here to play with you, because this is not what you think." The flower fairy flapped her wings and said softly.

"Bell doesn't want to play with you, so what does Bell want?" Bertina tilted her head and asked in confusion.

"Bell needs help, I'm here to help you."

"Bell needs help?" Bertina thought for a while, nodded and said with some frustration: "Well, Bell wants to find Master Victor, wants to find Aka, and Lady Charlotte... Dad, Pastor Dane,

And everyone...Bell is worried that they will get lost and that everyone will never find Bell again."

"The flower fairy can help Belle."

"You?" Bell laughed, covered his mouth and said, "You are a little kid, and your strength is not as strong as Bell's. How can you help me?"

"Because I am a spirit." The flower fairy was not angry even after being laughed at. It flew up and down and whispered: "My power is very weak, but our power is very strong. I can't help Bell realize his wish, but Bell can make it happen."

More spirits will come to help you. I will teach Bell how to communicate with the spirits of all things, and when you learn it, you will be able to find your friends."

"Really?"

"Yes." The flower fairy nodded vigorously, walked around to Bertina's left ear, and said: "There is a lonely bear spirit living in the forest in front. I will take you to see it. If you can ask him about it,

True name, it will help Bell from now on."

Bell looked at the dark forest, feeling a little scared, then looked down at the sleeping Marcy, Todd and White Bread, and thought: It's just a dream anyway, what's the point of going and taking a look?

She lifted off the animal skin blanket on her body, quietly picked up her cloak, shoulder bag and a small dagger, and walked deep into the forest under the guidance of the flower fairy.

"Lady Bertina, where are you going?" Shake, the fifth-level source blood militiaman, walked out from behind a big tree and blocked Bell's way.

The little girl was startled and said hesitantly: "Xia Ke, aren't you sleeping?"

"I'm keeping vigil and can't sleep." Xia Ke shook his head with no expression on his face.

Bell looked at the alchemy militia suspiciously, pointed at the flower fairy that landed on his shoulder, and asked: "Don't you see the flower fairy?"
To be continued...