Summoning the Holy Sword

“There’s such a thing?”

Rhode thought for a moment, then he lifted his head to look at Lapis, who kept pulling her hood and wrapped her whole body inside her cloak. Whenever he looked at Lapis, he really wanted to complain as to why she was afraid of him: did she think that he might eat her?

But now was not the time to complain.

“I got it. You can go back now. Remember, don’t forget to finish your task.”

“Yes, leader.”

After hearing Rhode’s words, Lapis sighed deeply. She ran away from Rhode’s tent like a criminal. Looking at her panicked figure, Rhode helplessly sighed but said nothing. He had nothing to say.

Lize’s condition was just as he had expected. There were some things that one couldn’t easily get over. Although Lize had tried her best, in the end, she still couldn’t walk out from the shadow of her heart. It was not strange, since even though Lize thought she had tried her best, she was still subconsciously was avoiding everything. Now, when she could no longer avoid it, she could no longer suppress the problem in her heart. Although Marlene said that she could help her, Rhode didn’t think Marlene could because Marlene had never experienced it before. So of course she wouldn’t understand how Lize felt. Rhode thought that one of the worst things in the world was when someone who had never experienced the same thing said “I understand your feeling” to another person with a sympathetic tone. It was basically b*llsh*t since they never experienced it. How could they still say that they understood?

But the help that Rhode could give her was also very limited. He knew that this kind of thing couldn’t be solved by relying on others. If Lize herself couldn’t pass this ridge, then no one would be able to help her. Rhode also understand that it was extremely difficult to make Lize pass the ridge by herself.

However to him, there was still a very good opportunity before him.

Looking at this scene, Rhode could fully affirm that it wasn’t a natural disaster but a man-made one. This was done by a contracted mage who could manipulate a group of monsters by controlling the leader’s soul. It was almost the same as a Summoning Swordsman, since they also relied on numbers to win. What differentiated them from the Summoning Swordsman was that they couldn’t use their ability freely. Controlling tens of thousands of Wind Snakes like this could only be done in the wild, and they also had to ensure that the contracted monster didn’t die. Else, not only the monster would no longer obey the contracted mage, but might also hurt the mage back.

“It’s a contracted mage.”

Marlene quickly noticed. She frowned slightly and look a little bit troubled.

“Can we find him? Since he can control such a huge number of monsters, maybe he has reached the third middle circle, and the monster he controlled was probably at the commander level.”

“It’s useless even if we found him. It won’t do us any good.”

Rhode shook his head and rejected Marlene’s idea. Although there was an iron law—before shooting people, first shoot the horse and before capturing the thief, capture the King—it still depends on the situation. Since there were so many Wind Snakes, if they couldn’t attack first, then they would be cornered by the Wind Snakes, and Rhode didn’t want that to happen.

“Our main goal is to assemble with the Burning Blade first. With Hiller’s help, it will be easier to deal with those guys. We must also get ready; when it gets dark, we’ll start to move.”

It had to be said that Hiller was really a very wise person. Being surrounded by such a large number of snakes, he could actually still think calmly and brought his subordinates to the thick bushes to resist the enemy’s attack. It was a difficult decision because once people saw the number of Wind Snakes, they would usually be too afraid to do anything.

It seemed like the number 1 mercenary group in the Paphield area really lived up to its name.

As soon as he gave the command, Rhode glanced at Lize. At this time, she was expressionless and only quietly sitting next to him. There was a complicated look in her eyes while looking at the Wind Snakes not far from her. Rhode didn’t specifically go to comfort her; he understood that if Lize could rely on herself to get over it, then it would be better,

The night fell.

Under Rhode’s command, the mercenaries that were prepared long ago set out immediately. They were lurking in the forest and slowly moving forward with the help of the bushes and leaves to block the Wind Snakes from seeing them. At the beginning, things went pretty smoothly. The Wind Snakes that were floating in the air never thought of going into the forest to inspect. In their opinion, those narrow spaces were very dangerous and made it difficult to move. That was why they always move in the plains. Forests full of leaves and bushes definitely weren’t the best choice for them.

However, very soon. everyone encountered danger.

As they went deeper, the number of Wind Snakes also increased. They didn’t come to attack Rhode; on the contrary, they were here to attack the enemies that they should have destroyed.

“Things cannot go on like this Mr. Rhode.”

Marlene held the wand and frowned. Hearing the fluttering wings and roaring sound not far from the forest, Marlene uneasily said, “Although according to the book, Wind Snakes have very poor sight in the dark, they are still very sensitive to sound. In such a big forest, we…”

“Don’t worry, I have already made the preparation.”

Rhode took four bottles of potion out from his pocket. After that he handed it to Shauna, Anne, and Randolf.

“Open it.”

After hearing Rhode’s command, the three of them quickly opened the bottles. Soon, an unpleasant and pungent stench filled their surroundings.