Bang!
Another sound of breaking was heard, and the last Amazon was completely shattered by the combined attack of everyone.
The Amazon land gave them a chance to be reborn, but these Amazons did not undergo a qualitative change like the Amazon archers.
From this point of view, the Amazon archers, who are quick to react and act as messengers, may be at the forefront in terms of status and potential in the tribe.
The size of the Amazon's gifts is mostly determined by the potential of the Amazon people.
At this moment, everyone had no time to think about these things. The guys who were in the way were all dead, and they had to dig for treasure as soon as possible. Who knew if more Amazonians would arrive later?
It would be safer to take the treasure, stay out of the spotlight first, and then search for traces of the Wang clan.
Before digging for treasure, Lin You glanced at the several card souls on the ground. He picked up the card soul that the Amazon Archer had exploded and said with a smile, "Everyone, take your own spoils and prepare for the harvest. We have to move quickly to avoid being bumped into."
As he spoke, he was already driving the Chimera to work.
It is not difficult for it to extract the magic essence from the mud. It injects the wind element into it and then pulls it back to easily take out the things hidden inside.
The others didn't waste any time and distributed the card souls in no time. This thing was not the point now.
Although the Black Star Soul Card is precious, it may not be redeemed.
Because compared to spell essences, card souls are more susceptible to fragmentation. The higher the fragmentation, the lower the value will be, and may even become worthless.
More importantly... in terms of quantity, there are so many magic spirits here, it's like an entire swamp!
Everyone drove their monsters and rushed into the treasure hunt.
…
Just as Lin You and others were happily digging for treasure, somewhere in the tropical rainforest, in a circular open space, there were a large number of reed huts distributed, and in the center of this open space was an extremely huge stone house.
It is called a stone house, but it is even comparable to a small palace.
On the top of the stone roof, there are a large number of weapons hanging, including bows, swords, broadswords, whips, staffs, etc., with an extremely rich variety.
At this moment, the atmosphere inside the stone house seemed quite solemn.
Many Amazons stood on either side. A young Amazon half-knelt in the middle aisle and reported nervously, "King, six broken marks appeared on the Wheel of Life not long ago. Sura's team must have been in trouble. I'm afraid that Swamp Source No. 7 over there..."
"Number 7... is it the source of the young swamp?"
At the end of the aisle, on a white jade throne, the Amazon Queen sat with her legs crossed, one hand resting on her tilted head, and the other hand gently twisting the hilt of the serrated greatsword in her hand. She had clearly heard the bad news, but she still looked nonchalant.
"Yes, King."
The Amazons below did not dare to neglect and quickly replied.
The Amazon Queen yawned, stretching her voluptuous waist. She lowered her eyes and said, "Sister-sama just sent down the 'Rain of Darkness'. Those extraneous scum should have just quietly died. And now they're interfering... are they those damned Human Empire Duelists again?"
"That should be correct."
Under the throne, the person standing at the head of the left side spoke, "Over the years, human duelists have been entering our realm more and more frequently. Many of our people have died at their hands, including members of the Wang family. They are truly despicable and deserve to die. Our concessions have only resulted in an intensification of their killing spree. King, could you allow me to lead a punitive expedition this time? Those people are likely still here. Even if they are, we can still detect any lingering auras and use them as clues to track them down."
As he said this, a look of extreme disgust appeared on the Amazon's face, and he hated the duelists from the human world to the core.
"Linas, do what you want to do, kill them all."
The Amazon Queen spoke calmly, but Linas looked surprised when she heard it.
The king actually agreed?
And not capturing them alive, but killing them all!
In the past, even if these human duelists were defeated, the most they would do was capture them alive, torture them, and then release them.
If they were men, they would be treated even more harshly, tortured half to death, and then thrown into the forest to be devoured by the frenzied monsters outside the tribe.
Not only that, more often than not, when encountering a duelist from the human world, even if they are capable of fighting, they have to pretend to be invincible, flee in embarrassment, or simply hide their whereabouts.
The reason why it is so frustrating is that every time a human duelist dies, a group of strong people will enter the country.
Although those strong men can easily get lost in the territory, their purpose is simple: revenge!
Whenever he saw an Amazon, he would kill him without hesitation.
Even if they get lost, they will always find their target by chance. They will not stop until they kill a certain number of them.
Because of this kind of retaliation, Amazons rarely kill incoming duelists.
Whether it was Hei Yuan or Chen Zhenshou, what they said about the Amazons killing men was actually just because the few deadly attacks made by the Amazons were all targeted at men!
But the number of people who actually die in the Amazon is actually very small.
After all, this is a secret place controlled by the college. Even if it is impossible to send people to protect the students all the time, some implicit deterrence is extremely sufficient!
Everyone outside knows that even if these secret monsters cannot understand human language, being able to understand their behavior is enough!
In this way, they know fear!
Although there are many secret monsters that are too crazy and act without restraint, relying entirely on their instincts of violence and killing, the life level of these secret monsters is often not too high and the threat is limited.
Amazon Wang is obviously not in this category, they have their own thoughts.
That's why the Amazon named Linas was so shocked by what the Amazon Queen just said.
Seeing that she looked a little unbelievable, the Amazon Queen said calmly: "What's wrong, Linus? Didn't you hear what I just said? Or... are you afraid?"
"No!"
Linas instantly regained consciousness, her expression brightening as she spoke, "King, I am willing to launch this crusade for the sake of my fallen tribesmen. This time, we will utterly annihilate the enemy, chop off their heads, and offer a bloody sacrifice to the souls of our warriors in heaven!"
As he spoke, he suddenly raised the holy sword in his hand.
"kill!"
"kill!"
Behind him, many Amazon warriors responded.
Linas looked back and said decisively, "Erin, Shupa, and Kaloye, each bring a team of elite soldiers from my tribe and follow me!"
"yes!"
The three of them nodded and walked out together with Linus.
"etc."
The voice of the Amazon Queen came from behind, and everyone stopped immediately.
Linas' heart tightened slightly. Was the king going to go back on his word?
"Take this with you, don't ask any more questions, and do your best to kill the enemy. I want to hear good news from you."
The Amazon Queen waved her hand and threw something. Linas hurried forward to catch it. When she took a look, it turned out to be a necklace she had never seen before.
There is a pitch-black skull on the necklace, with eyes that look particularly empty, which makes people shudder.
Is this... a special Wang family secret treasure?
Although she felt a little curious, Linas quickly put the thought aside and said respectfully, "I will obey the king's order."
Then, together with the three fellow warriors he had called earlier, he quickly walked out of the stone house and assembled the team.
"Okay, let's go."
After they left, the Amazon Queen waved her hand nonchalantly, signaling everyone to leave.
The Amazons on both sides began to leave in an orderly manner, and soon the room was empty again.
But apart from the Amazon Queen sitting high on the throne, there is still one person who has not left.
"Didn't you hear me say to disperse? Why are you still standing here like an idiot?"
The Amazon Queen asked impatiently.
Under the throne, the last person who did not leave was a hunched, old Amazon.
Hearing the question, she bowed with some difficulty to the queen on the throne, and then said in a low voice: "King, can you tell me the reason why you gave that order just now?"
"reason?"
The Amazon Queen yawned with boredom, glanced at the old woman below, then hastily looked away. She said calmly, "Do I need to explain my actions to you? You seem to have misunderstood your position, old man. Just do your job and stop bossing me around."
Despite being scolded, the old man's expression remained unchanged, only becoming more resolute. "Hetiya, be serious! This is a matter of great importance to the safety of the realm. If we allow Linas to kill them all, the powerful beings in the human world will never let us down. If they launch a long-term sweep of the Amazon, even with the protection of the long river, we will still be exposed. If they really come to us, you won't even be able to survive until Hetiya's aid arrives. Even if you are not afraid of death, don't bring the entire tribe down with you!"
"Shut up!"
The Amazon Queen was furious. She suddenly stood up from her position, raised her serrated sword and slashed at the old woman below.
Whoosh, bang, bang!
An irregular sword energy spread out, crossing the old woman's cheeks, and the ground behind her was plowed into irregular cracks by the crossed sword energy.
There were some bloody scratches on the old woman's face, and her pale hair was flying.
But she remained unmoved, and said in a deep voice, "Hetiya, no matter what you think, the safety of the realm is what you should care about most. With our strength, if we try to act recklessly, we might not even be cannon fodder in the end. From your sister Hetisla, you should understand our situation, right? Even someone as powerful as your sister has to tread on thin ice. One misstep could lead to eternal damnation. There are some things that are simply beyond our control..."
“That’s enough!”
The Amazon Queen scolded impatiently and looked coldly at the old woman under the throne, "Stop talking nonsense and don't interfere with my thoughts. If you keep talking nonsense, the next sword will not miss your head."
"Then please take my head."
The old woman suddenly closed her eyes and sat cross-legged on the ground.
"you……"
The Amazon Queen was so angry that her lungs were about to explode. She wanted to swing the sword with her hand, but it kept shaking.
After a long mental struggle, the trembling stopped. The Amazon Queen failed to strike with her sword. She took a deep breath and said, "You old man, it's best not to be so arrogant in front of me. This time is the last exception. Do you want to know why I did that? Well, I'll tell you..."
The old woman opened her eyes and said in a deep voice, "I am all ears."
…
Tropical rainforest, swamp source.
Lin You and others were busy for a while, and the duel plates were filled with a lot of magic essences.
What is surprising is that the magic essences in this place are of excellent quality.
The worst is a natural two-star, but generally speaking, it reaches three stars, and there are even some four stars.
That is the foundation of second-level magic and trap cards!
Just like the goal of their trip, the secret treasure of Amazon!
Of course, although both are at the second level, spell essence is more dependent on its own effects than card soul.
If the effect is not good, even if it is at the second level, its value is limited.
Unlike a stuck soul, if it is a red star, as long as it passes the shattering level, then even if the panel value is very bad, or even if it is an ordinary bone without special effects, its value will still not be low.
The Red Star level itself guarantees the lower limit!
But the spell essence won’t work, the effect is too poor, not to mention the second level, even the third level is useless!
whoosh!
The wind element surged, and Chimera once again took out a piece of spell essence from the swamp.
But as soon as he brought it up, Lin You's expression became a little strange, "This spirit..."
He took it in his hand and looked at it carefully for a while. It did exude a natural magical aura, but the key rune was missing!
Spell essence without runes?
Lin You wasn't sure whether this thing could still be called a magic essence.
Just as he was thinking about it, he heard Liu Zao yelling, "Damn it! What's going on? This is the third piece, and why isn't there any runes engraved on it? Is this a magic essence? It can't be raw material!"
Lin You couldn't help but look over and asked, "Senior Liu Zao, you mean raw materials? Is this spell essence without runes engraved on it the raw material of the spell essence?"
“Not sure, but it’s likely.”
Liu Zao said gloomily, "After all, this thing is so similar to the magic essence, except for one rune. I think it's most likely the raw material. I see that what you have dug up now seems to be the same thing. You were fooled. You thought this place was really full of magic essences. Your excitement was in vain."
Chen Ming couldn't help but complain, "You're too greedy, aren't you? You've already made enough money, and you really want to become fat all at once?"
"No?"
Liu Zao puffed out his chest and said nonchalantly, "What's wrong with wanting to get rich? Who doesn't want to get rich? Don't you?"
"I……"
Chen Ming was a little choked, but he nodded honestly, "Of course I do."
"That's it."
Liu Zao rolled his eyes at him and ignored Chen Ming.
While the two were arguing, Lin You was lost in thought.
Amazons, swamps, treasure hunts, broken spell spirits...
Several key words kept flashing through his mind. After a while, Lin You said in vain: "Everyone, you have taken what you need. Let's retreat quickly."
Hearing him say he wanted to retreat, Liu Zao immediately became anxious, "Lin You, isn't it too early to leave now? There should still be a lot of raw materials here. Although they are just raw materials, if the quantity is large enough, they will still be quite popular with card makers. If we accumulate a little bit, we will definitely be able to sell them for a good price. Besides, we might even be able to dig up a complete spell essence, or even a high-quality spell essence. The better the quality, the deeper it is buried. In short, there is a lot of profit to be made..."
"Senior, stop talking."
Lin You said calmly, "There's no need to let go of any guaranteed gains. If the returns are high enough, taking some risks is no problem. Otherwise, we wouldn't have proactively attacked these seemingly illustrious Amazonians and stayed here to dig for treasure. But now that the lion's share is already in our hands, the risks we bear are gradually increasing over time. The balance between risk and reward has been disrupted, so there's no need for us to continue gambling. Or, Senior, do you plan to quickly withdraw from the secret realm after completing this operation?"
"this……"
Liu Zao looked embarrassed, he naturally had no such intention.
Seeing that he was still hesitating, Huang Xiao suddenly said, "Listen to Lin You, let's go. If anyone disobeys orders, then they can stay here and enjoy the treasures alone."
As he spoke, he had already asked his warrior monster named "Red Lotus Demon Fighter" to withdraw from the swamp.
Others also moved quickly and began to leave.
Seeing this, Liu Zao stopped talking nonsense and put aside the greed in his mind.
Along the way, Lin You's judgment was always accurate, which helped their journey go smoothly. Since he said so, I should believe him.
Liu Zao reflected on himself in his heart, looked at Lin You, and said apologetically, "I'm sorry, junior brother, I was too indecisive just now."
"I understand."
Lin You smiled indifferently and said nothing more. He asked Chimera to drive the wind element and apply it to everyone so that they could run more lightly.
Several people quickly took their positions, boarded the wooden cart, and temporarily recovered the monsters that did not have the ability to fly.
Huang Xiao, Gu Du, Liu Zao and Chen Ming all took back their super black star combat power.
There were three monsters left that could only keep up with the action by flying, but Lin You did not let Chen Yi and Hua Peiling rush to retrieve them. This was a guarantee for retreat in case they encountered the Amazons on the way.
Moreover, the Chimera and the three harpy sisters can skillfully drive the wind element and give this wind element to Gu Du's wooden cart.
With the help of two duel-level super black star monsters, the wooden man sped all the way, carrying everyone away from the source of the swamp quickly.
…
At the same time, the four super black star-level Amazon female warriors, led by Linas and assisted by Irene, Shupa and Carloye, were running rapidly with hundreds of Amazons at the black star level.
When they arrived at the source of the swamp, Lin You and the others had only been away for five minutes.
Seeing that the target had disappeared from the source of the swamp, Linas was immediately enraged. She quickly rushed into the swamp. After groping for a while, her face became even uglier. "These bastards stole the mature spell essence, leaving behind only the raw gems that have yet to spawn runes."
"How could this happen? Logically, these original gemstones should be a considerable fortune for those human duelists, right? Why did they give up so decisively? Could it be that they knew we would come to kill us?"
A woman with a figure that looked exceptionally strong among the Amazons walked slowly over. She was Carolye, one of the three women who were accompanying her.
Karoye frowned and said, "Don't you think this is strange?"
"What do you want to say?"
In the back, a woman with flowing dark blue medium-length hair said coldly, "Are you suspecting that a human duelist has infiltrated my Wang family?"
Karoye said in a deep voice: "Shupa, don't misinterpret what I mean, what I mean is..."
"Stop arguing about these meaningless things!"
Linas interrupted their conversation with a scolding, then said sternly, "The only thing we need to do now is find them and kill them, fulfilling the king's expectations of us. As for now... hehe, since those damned human duelists have set foot in this swamp, they can't be gone for long. We naturally have a way to track their presence."
As he spoke, a gold-inlaid pocket watch appeared in his hand. There was no time scale on the watch, only a black pointer.
A blue-black aura emerged from Linas's palm as she held the pocket watch, and that aura was injected into the pocket watch.
At this moment, the pointer in the pocket watch trembled violently, and after a period of continuous trembling, it stopped at a certain position.
At the same time, a number appears...3!
Linas immediately clutched her pocket watch tightly with satisfaction and sneered, "This time they will be killed without a burial place!"
…
When Linas and others started chasing, Lin You and others were also moving at high speed.
Seeing that they were already far away from the source of the swamp, Huang Xiao finally asked, "Lin You, did you discover something just now? Could it be that you sensed that the Amazons were approaching us? Are those Amazons reacting so quickly?"
You know, after they worked together to capture those Amazons, they only dug for about a quarter of an hour at most. In such a short time, could those Amazons really react?
Moreover, it would take time for the tribe to rush over after discovering the abnormality, and the place where their tribe is located may not be too far from the source of the swamp, but it is definitely not nearby.
No matter what, it will probably take a lot of time from reaction to coordination and then to attack.
When Huang Xiao mentioned this, the others also pricked up their ears, wanting to know what Lin You's judgment was.
"I don't think their reaction will be too slow."
Lin You pondered for a moment and then explained, "There were many magic essences hidden in the swamp just now, but even more of them were raw materials. Don't you think that the magic essences in this swamp are more like artificially nurtured than naturally born?"
At first glance, these words seemed to be saying two different things, but with a little thought, one could understand. Huang Xiao was a little surprised and asked, "You mean, these magic spirits are actually nurtured by those Amazon tribes?"
Speaking of artificial cultivation, and having witnessed with my own eyes the Amazons coming prepared, it is naturally clear who the person who cultivates it is.
Lin You nodded and said, "I think the reason why the Amazon tribe has so many secret treasures is precisely because they have sufficient resources for sustainable development. Relying on these resources, combined with their own strength, they have achieved the glory of the tribe and reigned supreme over this Amazon land. I don't think that when this secret land was first created, it was necessarily ruled by these Amazonians, right?"
“…”
Everyone gasped. How could you suddenly think so far ahead?
You know what, this idea might actually be true.
Liu Zao couldn't help but exclaimed in surprise, "According to this statement, the magic spirit is nurtured by them. Could it be that they also created those secret treasures themselves?"
"Why not?"
Lin You looked at him in confusion. "In our world, there are many card makers. Since humans can make cards, it's not surprising that there are some monsters in the secret realm with the same ability, right?"
"Isn't this strange enough..."
Liu Zao said this weakly, feeling that his train of thought was not on the same level as Lin You's.
At this moment, Chen Ming was a little confused. He asked in bewilderment, "But what does this have to do with us rushing to leave? Even if that swamp is the exclusive treasure land for those Amazons to cultivate their magic spirits, didn't we kill the Amazons responsible for recovering the treasures? We tried to send a message, but it failed. So the news shouldn't leak out for a while, right?"
Lin You smiled. "Senior Chen Ming, you know that this is their beloved treasure land. So, when they dig for treasure, will they be as unscrupulous as we are and take everything? If this treasure land belonged to you, Senior Chen Ming, would you do something like this?"
Chen Ming was stunned.
Yes, if this precious land belonged to him, he would definitely not act recklessly, but would only carefully select those magic spirits that had developed to maturity.
Thinking of this, I seemed to understand something.
The others already knew it.
Huang Xiao said solemnly, "So, those Amazonians were digging for treasure this time with a purpose and in a controlled manner. Their efficiency is bound to be much faster than ours. However, these people completed their mission but did not return to their tribe. Their tribe must have become suspicious and sent people to investigate."
"That's exactly the point."
Lin You nodded, then added, "And... judging from the treasured land that nurtures magical essences, those dead Amazons might have come from our target, the Wang clan! Otherwise, the number of treasured lands in this secret realm might be beyond our imagination. However, the intelligence we have doesn't reveal any related information, which means the possibility of treasured lands being flooded is extremely low. Conversely, the possibility that they came from the Wang clan is very high!"
"It's actually Wang..."
Chen Ming's eyes widened, and he said with some conviction, "What luck we have! We ran into the Wang family right after entering. This is troublesome. Because the precious land was robbed, they will definitely unite their forces and hunt us down. I'm afraid our days will be difficult to live in peace."
“Isn’t this a good thing?”
Chen Yi laughed strangely, "They might mobilize a lot of forces to hunt us down. This would give us a great chance to discover the Wang clan's whereabouts. A surprise attack on the Wang clan would catch them off guard. Not only would they have drawn out a lot of forces to hunt us down, but they wouldn't have expected that we, not only wouldn't stay out of the spotlight, but would actually take the initiative to attack."
"Senior Chen Yi is right."
Lin You said with a smile, "Since our target hasn't changed, let the Wang clan hunt us down. We're happy to play hide-and-seek with them."
Liu Zao couldn't help but ask, "Then why did we run just now? Couldn't we just sit back and wait?"
This time it was Chen Ming's turn to despise him. "Stupid! I've already said that place is probably very close to the Wang clan's headquarters. The team they sent out was not weak, but they were destroyed. They will definitely send a large force to pursue us. If we tangle with them in the swamp, won't it be a clear sign of them surrounding us? In that place, it won't be easy for them to get reinforcements."
“…”
How come this pig's brain suddenly became smart? Am I being looked down upon by this guy for my IQ?
Liu Zao felt embarrassed and ashamed, he couldn't accept it!
Lin You smiled leisurely, "So, we have to engage in guerrilla warfare with them and first understand the situation. The current situation is in our favor. Our retreat is so clean that it will be difficult for them to track us. Their relentless pursuit will definitely make a lot of noise. In this way, they are in the open and we are in the dark. We have complete control over the rhythm of the situation."
"High, really high!"
Liu Zao quickly flattered him to diffuse the awkwardness, "Junior Lin You is truly a man of extraordinary talent. If we follow you, we won't have any trouble finding good partners."
“Puff…”
Chen Ming couldn't help laughing, "You're still chewing on bones? Are you comparing yourself to a dog?"
Liu Zao said in shame and anger, "Get lost."
Ignoring the two bored people, Huang Xiao asked in a low voice: "Where are we going now?"
Lin You smiled and said, "It doesn't have to be too far. We can just find a giant tree and wait there. But first, let's take note of the surrounding terrain."
"Can you remember this too?"
Chen Ming asked curiously, "I feel it's so complicated. My head hurts just thinking about it."
On the side, Liu Zao said disdainfully: "That's because you are directionally challenged."
He felt a little guilty when he said this because he couldn't remember it at all.
Huang Xiao glanced around and nodded slightly. "Not bad. Although the plants here are numerous and complex in structure, we can use them to remember things. Just like the buttresses of the trees, they are so strange and varied. Using them as landmarks, it should be no problem to remember the terrain."
Lin You smiled and said, "Then I'll have to trouble Senior Huang to help me remember."
However, he did not use this method to remember things. Although the method Huang Xiao mentioned was feasible, there might still be deviations. After all, there were really a lot of buttresses here, and it was easy to get confused.
His method, however, is much more direct... chestnut ball!
Yes, by relying on the little guy's perception, he can identify the environment and find the best memory point, and the error can be minimized.
After continuing on their journey for a while, Lin You said, "Alright, Senior Gu Du, let's stop here and hide in that giant tree."
Gu Du quickly stopped the car, and Lin You looked at Hua Peiling and Chen Yi, "My Chimera, along with Senior Hua Peiling and Senior Chen Yi's monsters, please work together to carry us up."
After saying that, three flying monsters quickly carried everyone into the air.
Soon, it soared above the trees in the canopy, then flew all the way high. After breaking through hundreds of meters, it saw the highest exposed layer.
The giant tree that Lin You chose was one of the taller ones in the exposed layer, with ample standing space, which could easily accommodate everyone and their monsters.
The most important thing is... if you stay here, the Chimera will not spread its aura downwards unless they deliberately release it.
Despite this, Lin You still suggested, "Senior Chen Yi, you should first collect your monsters and reduce their aura. Senior Hua Peiling and I have one Fusion Summoned monster and one Special Summoned with an Exclusive Spell Card. They won't be easy to reappear later. Having two Super Dark Star-level monsters is more than enough to deal with any unexpected situations."
Chen Yi didn't hesitate and smiled lightly, "Since my junior brother has spoken, there is naturally no problem."
As he spoke, he started to recover the angel monster.
This time, the aura from the upper level was reduced again.
If you don't reach a certain height, you won't be able to sense it at all.
Even if the Amazons might conduct an air search, this is not something they are good at after all. The manpower allocated is bound to be limited, and the search intensity will inevitably decline.
Moreover, with the chestnut ball's perception as a guarantee, if someone really approaches, Lin You can respond immediately.
This way, there will be no risk.
As he was thinking this, he looked down.
Suddenly, the giant tree they were in seemed to tremble slightly.
The next moment——
"coolie!"
Li Ziqiu shouted in panic, but the incident happened too suddenly. Lin You and the others had just relaxed and their attention was focused on the distance.
Even if Lin You reacted quickly and shouted "Run!", he still couldn't avoid the accident!
After the giant tree trembled, its round crown opened wide, like a gaping mouth.
Lin You, Hua Peiling and Chen Ming, who were standing in the center of the mouth, fell into it instantly.
Chimera and the three harpy sisters flew in at the same time, trying to pull them out, but as soon as they caught them, the top was completely closed!
Immediately afterwards, the giant tree shook violently, and Chen Yi and the other two standing on it were instantly blown away!
