Chapter 397: Goat Horn Team (1/2)
Hunting Forest is a monster forest similar to the Southam Demon Forest. Like the latter, apart from the huge trees covering up the sky, various python-like vines hung on the tree trunks. The only difference was that this primeval forest seemed to have more animals than the Southam Demon Forest. Turtles, reptiles, rodents, rabbits, various small animals could be seen everywhere. Even trails of huge beasts and monsters that could gather arcane energy and pose a threat to arcane masters like demonic apes, wind wolves, spike beasts, carrion monsters, salt armor monsters could often be seen.
When arcane teams travelled through such a primeval forest, they must be even more careful. According to the natural law of food chain, such a large quantity of low rank animal ecosystem would definitely generate more powerful lord level monsters.
A five-men arcane team was quickly dashing through the forest.
They all wore tight dark green arcane uniform. It was made with the skin of a certain python, allowing their figures dashing through the forest to look like five dark green pythons.
Three male and one female arcane master camouflaged on a huge tree not far away from those five arcane masters. Those four arcane masters wore arcane robes that could change color according to the surroundings, allowing them to blend into the environment. Their skin was dark brown like the tree trunks, with a crescent mark on their foreheads showing a natural silver color.
Seeing the skin color and the silver crescent mark could ascertain that the three male and one female arcane master were from House Eclipse Moon.
“It’s the Goat Horn Team!”
Amongst the four arcane masters, the oldest one looked just past his thirties, but his hair already had some whites. He was holding a simple crystal monocular made by the dwarves. The instant he saw those five arcane masters clearly, the oldest Eclipse Moon arcane master changed his expression.
“What to do? If they cross here, Jano’s team will be sandwiched!”
The other three arcane masters next to him were very young, at most twenty years old. The moment they heard the name Goat Horn Team, their faces turned pale.
“You three fall back first!” The oldest Eclipse Moon arcane masters immediately made a decision.
“No, Uncle An, I’m the weakest here. So if someone has to stay to delay them, it should be me.” Amongst the other two male arcane masters, an arcane master with inch-long short hair and an eye-catching scar on the back of his head spoke.
“You two have better potential than me. When I was your age, I wasn’t as strong as you two...... Enough talking, go! You are the future hope of our Eclipse Moon!”
The oldest Eclipse Moon arcane master commanded.
However, at that instant, his body froze.
Only two of the five arcane masters wearing dark green arcane robes remained in sight!
The other three had disappeared while they were talking!
Three vague arcane energy fluctuations quickly spread out from the three directions surrounding them!
On top of three huge trees no further than sixty meters away, the three arcane masters that disappeared suddenly reappeared. Just like three big birds, they stood atop a thin branch and sneered while gazing at where the Eclipse Moon arcane masters were at.
The other side also seemed to have noticed their presence, and surrounded them in such a short time!
“Augusta, it’s just four small fries. Us three are enough, you two can go ahead.” Amongst the three Goat Horn Team members, an arcane master with a green gem choker that seemed to be some unknown amplification device combed his hair and leisurely told the remaining two arcane masters that arrived.
As for the other two arcane masters standing on tree branches, one with a round face and sunken eyes, grey-magenta mixed hair shook his head in pity, “Are the elite arcane masters of Eclipse Moon getting more and more timid? It’s been days since I last met a proper opponent.”
The four Eclipse Moon arcane masters felt more chilling by the second.
They were not afraid of dying in a fight.
However, they knew that it was an evacuation route for the injured guarded by an arcane team behind them. Currently, if they could not delay the Goat Horn Team; even if only two arcane masters broke through and set up ambush on that route, the evacuation arcane team would be caught up by the trackers unless they escaped with the fastest possible speed. By then, that arcane team and more than ten wounded they were guarding would be devastated!
Crack!
At that moment, a tree branch breaking sound suddenly came from the dense forest nearby.
Just from that branch breaking sound, the four Eclipse Moon arcane masters could immediately judge that someone stepped on a branch.
The Goat Horn Team was already an elite arcane team of the Baratheon. Could there be another arcane team crossing here?
Even if it was a normal arcane team from House Roland, they would probably be unable to escape at all.
The four Eclipse Moon arcane masters turned even more pale.
However, at that moment, the three Goat Horn Team members on the tree branches looked grim.
The two rushing Goat Horn Team members also stopped.
“Are you really an idiot!? You even made a sound during our ambush!”
“It’s all your fault. You just have to comb your hair at such a place! Can’t you be more careful!?”
“Hmph! You’re not bad for being able to comb your hair while running at this speed, why don’t you kneel down and lick my foot......”
Some strange chattering could soon be heard.
“Flickering Flame!”
Amongst the three Goat Horn Team members on the tree branches, the one with a gem choker that was obviously an amplification device did not waste any time, sparks of arcane particles spread out from his hands.