The First Thousand and Twenty-Seven Highland Lords (1)

The attack came and went suddenly.

The hustle and bustle has not dissipated, and the giant beast embedded in the ground broke free and crawled away. Four golden eyes looked angrily at Keller through the dust and smoke, but turned away. It left, and naturally stepped on a road to the sky in the mountains and forests. Keller did not order to hunt down, but the general frowned deeply, appearing preoccupied.

In this sudden attack, the front line of the battle was almost overwhelmed by the giant beast. If it weren't for the general Keller in charge, the consequences would have been disastrous. Counting after the war, there were about 30 dead and more than 100 people with minor or serious injuries. Among them, the most tragic ones were those soldiers who were sprayed by the poisonous water of giant beasts. The nameplates on their bodies even melted into iron juice, and they couldn't even identify their identities. Keller had to order these corpses to be buried together in the tomb. When these things were done, it was dusk.

In the wooden shed, Kuru stared blankly at the work area at the bottom of the lake. In the reddish light of dusk, the mud in the lake was like a piece of dark red magma. Kuru sighed, and the excavation work of the ruins was blocked one after another, as if there was some kind of existence in the dark who did not want him to reveal the mystery of the ruins.

Footsteps sounded, and Kuru saw a pair of mud-stained iron boots stepping into the wooden shed. Looking up again, I saw Keller with a wry smile on his face. Keller sat down next to Kuru, and said straight to the point: "I have something to discuss with you, Mr. Kuru."

"Please say."

"I have an intuition that everything from the snake problem a few days ago to the giant beast today is not accidental." Keller narrowed his eyes and said, "I always feel that there is an invisible hand behind these things." It's driving them. If we don't address the root causes, I'm sure things like what's happening today will continue to happen."

Kuru said "Oh", nodded and said: "General Keller and I thought about it together. I was thinking just now that there are lords in all parts of the empire, so whether there are lords in places like the barren highlands?"

"Lord, you mean some kind of beast"

"Judging from the current situation, it may be a fierce beast with some kind of intelligence."

Keller took a deep breath: "Is there such a thing? Isn't it Elena, the virgin forest where the garden called the Nemesis is located, there will be such a murderous thing?"

"Who knows, this world is constantly changing. Seeing that there are few people in the barbaric highlands, it is not surprising that there will be monsters of that level and regard the highlands as their lair." Kuru drank He took a sip of beer, shook his head and smiled, "This is the most reasonable explanation. We are like a group of invaders to the highland lords who have never met before. I don't think General Keller will be unfamiliar with invaders."

"In that case, then I have a proposal." Keller said seriously: "Tomorrow I want to take 400 elite soldiers to leave.

Follow the tracks left by the Behemoth to find the so-called Lords of the Highlands, if there are any. Heck, I'm assuming there is such a thing, then we need to kill it. Otherwise, it will be troublesome next time it sends such a giant or ominous thing. Don't forget, judging from the current situation, the ruins seem to be in the belly of the mountain. It would not be difficult for a monster like the one that attacked us today to knock down a mountain."

"Please imagine, if we were investigating in the ruins, the giant beast suddenly attacked and hit the mountain, I think Mr. Kuru would not want to encounter that result."

Kuru shuddered and said with a wry smile: "Who wants to be buried alive. Well, General Keller, please solve this danger from the source. Before you come, we will not enter the ruins."

Keller nodded, still worried, and said: "If there is another fierce beast attack, Mr. Kuru, I will send you out of the high ground if necessary."

"I know."

That night, Kuru slept restlessly. He woke up frequently in his sleep, fearing that the giant beasts in the daytime would attack the camp again. Fortunately, during the day, the camp was calm. Keller organized an army of 400 people, mixed several types of arms, and led the team to leave the camp. As he promised yesterday, Kuru did not enter the ruins investigation in a hurry.

Regardless of whether it was Keller or Kuru, they didn't know that although the ground was calm at the moment, the underground was very lively. Some high-altitude iron-toothed ants are advancing underground. These ants are densely packed and number in the tens of thousands. If you pry the ground open, you will find that the ground is dense with ants. This sea of ​​ants is divided into more than a dozen rivers, rolling along the natural cracks in the ground to the mountain where the ruins are located.

Not long after, the ant colony entered the inner space of the Emperor Snake base. This is when the ant colony began to separate, as if there was an invisible will directing them, the separated iron-toothed ants were like an army, and went to various parts of the base with clear goals. They entered the weapon warehouse, the main control room, the power room, and other rooms that were still relatively intact. Then comes the destruction, the ant colony bites off the energy pipes, brains, cables, everything that can still work. During this process, ants were continuously blasted by the electric current, so their small bodies would splash out highly corrosive acid, which intensified the damage and turned the base into a real ruin.

Throughout the process, the division of labor in the ant colony is clear and efficient. If anyone has witnessed all this, it must be chilling. This work lasted for a whole day, and after the ant colony retreated, there was nothing of value left in the base. At this time, even if Kuru can enter the base, he cannot get any information or knowledge.

But at this moment, Kuru didn't know that earth-shattering changes had taken place in the ruins. He was still fantasizing about obtaining all kinds of unimaginable ancient knowledge after opening the ruins in the wooden shed. He didn't know that everything he had hoped for had been destroyed by the ant colony.

Keller was advancing in the jungle, and the traces left by the giant beast were very obvious. The ancient trees and giant trees that were trampled all the way, the crushed rocks, and even the feces left by giant beasts were found by the team on the way. All these are guiding Keller and his army to continue to go deeper towards the northwest of the highland. In the evening, Keller and the others camped on a high slope. Not far in front of the high slope is a natural valley, where the traces of giant beasts disappear.

If there is no accident, the giant beast should have entered the valley. This valley Keller does not know how deep it is, but it can accommodate a giant beast, but it is not so small. Looking in the direction of the valley in the camp, Keller always had the feeling of being watched, as if a pair of eyes were staring at him deep in the valley.

A pair of eyes full of wisdom.

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