Chapter 198 Ruins of Gossas
The waterway behind it became more and more difficult to walk, and the dead trees floating on the river became a serious obstacle, making the quick advantage of taking a boat disappear. Odeniz ordered to give up two rafts and land and walk to the ruins of Gosas.
Due to the situation that happened last night, the team was particularly cautious. Two archers acting as scouts kept moving on alert around the team and were ready to fight at any time.
However, they did not find any trace of the enemy. The human scout that appeared last night seemed to be a very accidental event.
In the afternoon, the team finally walked out of the dense woods, and the front suddenly opened up, and a majestic mountain appeared in everyone's sight.
"Going over the mountains in front of us is the ruins of Gosass. Our people are trapped in a monastery not far from the foot of the mountain..." Gonggo, who served as a guide, wiped the sweat on his forehead, and the worry in his eyes became more and more worried: "I hope they are still there."
"We are more concerned about how many enemies there are..." Odnes said lightly.
After experiencing the scouting camp incident, the lion warrior obviously no longer trusted the sex man, but he did not intend to give up the mission until there was no more danger.
A real mercenary should be cautious and fearless.
Looking at the mountain in front of them is not far away, but it took a lot of time to really get to the foot of the mountain. Seeing that the sun is approaching, everyone can't help but speed up their pace.
Fortunately, the position of the mountain they climbed was not very high, and the mercenaries were agile, so they quickly reached the top of the mountain.
Ahead, a huge ruined city is quietly dormant in the arms of the mountains and forests.
The ruins of Gossas! This is the largest relic in the first realm of the sanctuary and the first rubble of ancient civilization found.
Looking down from a condescending look down, the scale of this ruined city is amazing. The layers of buildings converge in the central square according to certain rules. The streets and alleys are arranged neatly arranged, and the setting sun shines on those ancient and dilapidated buildings, with an indescribable vicissitudes.
Gossas does not have a wall. The vines in the forest can invade its edge unscrupulously. Many places are covered with dense vegetation. Only the towering ruins is still unyielding. It has never fallen under the attack of wind, frost, rain and snow for thousands of years.
It is said that someone once sorted out and translated the classics excavated from the ruins and found that Gosas City is one of the largest ancient civilizations in the Holy Land. It accommodates millions of people and has a brilliant urban civilization.
In fact, Gossas City is built on the edge of the secret forest, and the southeast direction of the city is completely plain.
It's just that thousands of years have passed, and the forest has been expanding and occupying the plains. It is a complete miracle that the city of Gossus has not been completely covered by the forest.
Nowadays, even adventurers no longer come to this ancient ruins, because every corner of it has been explored, and all the valuable things are gone, leaving only empty ruins.
"Look, that's the monastery where our tribe is hiding!" Gongo said loudly, with a very excited look.
The monastery he refers to is located in the northeast of Gossas City, which is a complex in the corner of the city. Because of the distance, the situation in the building can't be seen clearly, but one of the blue and black towers is very eye-catching.
"It's going to be dark soon!" The old lion Gucci said in a low voice, "Shall we go there?"
"No!" Odnez shook his head: "Let's not get close to there first. Let Fei Li and Kaka go there first and find out the situation. At least we can understand who our enemy is!"
"But..."
Seeing that the destination was ahead, the Holy Blade stopped. Although he knew that Odniz's decision was right, Gongo could not hide his anxiety.
"There's nothing!" Odnez interrupted him categorically and looked straight at the other party with sharp eyes: "You have to remember that I am the captain, and all actions must be under my command!"
Gongo lowered his head and was silent.
Two archers quietly hid into the mountain forest, while the other members of the Holy Blade hid nearby.
In order not to expose the trace, the team did not camp or light a bonfire, and waited patiently for the return of the two scouts.
When the sun sets and night falls, darkness covers the earth, but when the moon rises, the white moonlight puts a layer of hazy veil on the towering mountains and the ruins of Gosass, and the night becomes extremely charming.
The first secret place of the Holy Land is divided into four seasons and night, but there is only one moon here at night, which is more like Leon's original world.
After waiting for a long time, Feili and Kaka returned safely, but the female archer looked very bad.
"Excuse me!" She whispered, "The monastery was surrounded by human adventurers. They also set up camps at the foot of the mountain. Our enemy is not a mercenary at all, but a mercenary regiment of at least hundreds of people!"
"There are their sentinels on the mountain, but the precautions are not very strict. Fortunately, we are careful enough not to be found."
Mercenary Corps! Odeniz suddenly changed his face. There were only a dozen mercenaries at most. Compared with the mercenary regiment of hundreds of people, the gap was not ordinary.
If the other party is a mercenary regiment, then the Holy Blade has no chance to escort the Semu tribe to the barbarian fortress. In fact, their behavior of coming to the ruins of Gossas is more like seeking death.
If the mercenary regiment of the human race finds that they have launched an attack, I really don't know how many of the ten people here can go back.
"I'll do it!" The old lion Gucci couldn't help swearing.
The escort task this time was that he took the initiative to ask Odniz for help. He thought he could easily earn a ticket, but he found that the task was far more difficult than expected.
Gucci was really ashamed and angry. As an old mercenary, he was fooled by a lustful native. Fortunately, things have not reached the worst, otherwise he really had no face to face Odnes.
A fierce light flashed in Odnes' eyes. He stretched out his big hand and grabbed Gonggo's collar and whispered, "How dare you deceive us. This time we give up the task. If you want to die, you go alone!"
Although the voice is lowered, everyone can clearly feel his anger.
According to the rules of the mercenary union, if the employer deceives in advance, the hired mercenary can completely give up the task halfway without any punishment.
Gongo was stunned by the sudden outbreak of anger of Odniz, and Nono was speechless.
"Let's go back to the barbarian fortress!" Odnez threw the lustful man on the ground with hatred: "We are unlucky this time!"
Gucci, who stood behind, looked embarrassed, and even Leon was a little embarrassed. After all, he told the old lion about this task, and he didn't expect such a result.
"Lord Odniz, please listen to me..."
Seeing the mercenaries turn around and leave, Gongo, who was paralyzed on the ground, suddenly woke up and rushed over and hugged Odniz's thigh.
"I didn't mean to hide it from you. There were only a dozen of them when I came here, so I could escape to the fortress for support!"
He cried with tears and looked very pitiful: "I didn't know there were so many people now. Please help my tribe!"
Odniz shook his head: "Even if you didn't lie to me, now the enemy is a mercenary regiment, and we can't defeat it at all."
After a pause, he continued, "But you can go back with us and ask for help from the gendarms. If they are willing to send a regiment or offer a reward to the union, maybe your tribe can still be saved."This is the greatest kindness that Odnez can give to the other party. If it were other grumpy mercenaries, both big mouths of Pangongo would be light.
Gongo gritted his teeth and raised his head and said, "Lord Odniz, I'm afraid it's really too late to go back. If you can help my tribe get out of trouble, in addition to the conditions originally promised, we are willing to take out an ancient sacred artifact inherited by the clan in return!"
Ancient sacred artifact! The name seemed to have magic, and everyone was stunned.
The four clans of the mainland entered the holy land for adventure and development. The most precious trophy obtained from the secret world is not the magic core or rare material, but all kinds of magic weapons, soul weapons and magic weapons excavated from the ruins of ancient civilization.
The birth and development of fighting spirit, magic and soul skills of the four clans in the mainland are largely due to these ancient relics.
These objects with special surnames also have high and low levels. Some may be worthless, and some may be of great value. Among them, sacred objects are their high-level titles.
If a mercenary can be lucky enough to get a useful artifact in the secret land of the Holy Land, he can either gain more powerful power or in exchange for a lifetime of wealth.
It can be said that the discovery of a sacred artifact is the ultimate dream of most mercenaries in the Holy Land.
As for the highest artifact, it is not what mortals should have at all.
However, after hundreds of years of exploration, almost all the ruins known in the first secret place of the Holy Land have been explored. Unless new relics can be found, it is completely impossible to find sacred artifacts.
But now, a lustful man actually said that he had ancient sacred objects in his tribe and was willing to take them out as a reward. How could he not shock the mercenaries?
"How do we know what you said is true?" Leon suddenly asked, "Besides, you are not the chief of the tribe. Can you fulfill the conditions you promised?"
"Also, why did the mercenary regiment of the human race deal with your tribe, and how did they find you?"
(to be continued)