Kuzkas seemed to be talking about something that had nothing to do with him at all. His eyes were still staring at the bonfire, and his hands were very steady without the slightest emotional fluctuation.
But everyone understood the meaning behind his words.
Carolina didn't understand the Troll language, but she saw Many frowning. Apparently, she realized that the Troll's words might not be right. She straightened her body slightly and looked at Many.
"He said that it's a place of no return." Many waved his hand to signal Carolina not to ask questions first, then he continued to talk to Kuzkas: "Then why did you come with us knowing that it's a suicide mission?"
"Because you can let the tribal hunters have good weapons, so they can avoid a lot of casualties."
Kuzkatz still replied indifferently. He then took a piece of steak from the fire and ate it to his heart's content with "crunch crunch".
His words really sounded completely incomprehensible. In order to avoid casualties for the tribal hunters, he would sacrifice his own life?
This kind of thinking was really a bit unreasonable.
"Is this the truth or a lie?"
Many took out a bottle of wine from the Space Ring, pulled out the cork, and poured a cup for him.
Kuzkas's nose moved a little, and his eyes stared at Many. After a full three seconds, he reached out his hand to take the wine cup, smelled it, and drank it in one gulp.
"I can't say any lies."
He smacked his lips and said: "Just like I can't say that the food you give me smells good, but it doesn't taste good."
"I understand."
Many smiled, picked up a piece of barbecued meat, blew it, and slowly ate it.
"Do you have a wife?"
"Martha will understand me."
Kuzkas blinked his eyes, and the jumping fire reflected light in his eyes. Many felt that for Kuzkas, there was no choice in the jungle. The only thing he could persist in was to let himself live well. When he lost this right, Many really didn't know what else he had. Did the tribal leader really regard the lives of his people as worthless?
"The road ahead is long, and life and death are unknown. If I say that you can choose to go back and not walk this dead road, will you go back?"
"No," Kuzkas said without hesitation, "I promised the leader that I would help you. If you didn't reach the destination, my mission wasn't completed."
"Is he worth it?"
"To be honest, my wife and son are worth it."
Kuzkaz didn't hide his opinion of his leader.
The atmosphere suddenly became a little gloomy. Carolina also felt that something was wrong. She waved her hand, and the flames of the bonfire burned brightly again. She looked around and didn't say anything.
"Can you talk about Valencia?"
"He's a respected troll," Kuzkaz finally shifted his gaze away from the bonfire. "He's helped our tribe a lot, but because his surname isn't Melk, he was expelled."
"Banish?"
"Because his name is not Melk."
Kuzkaz repeated himself.
"Is the relationship between them very important?"
Many people didn't quite understand. Valenze was just an ordinary … giant demon. Why did he have to banish him because he had a different surname?
"Because we think he's more suited to be the leader of the tribe, not the current one."
* * *
From the second day onwards, they talked a lot more with Kuzkaz. Although the old hunter was very direct, many of his decisions were less brainstorming. At least, he preferred to talk to trolls like Kuzkaz compared to the Melk chief.
They didn't move fast in the forest, and because of the cautiousness of trolls, every time they encountered a magical beast, they would try their best to avoid it. Carolina didn't show off her power because no one knew what they would encounter in the next moment in this mysterious forest. It might be easy to kill a sixth-grade magical beast, but in the next moment, a ninth-grade or even a tenth-grade magical beast would appear to fight with them.
This was definitely not an alarmist. Although many dragons were very arrogant and condescending, in fact, the high-level dragons had a very clear understanding of everything. Under such circumstances, dragons, especially a high-level dragon like Carolina, would never do anything stupid.
But even so, the three of them still encountered a creature that they didn't want to meet — the Wind Snake.
When they passed through the valley, this huge creature descended from the sky and roared as it attacked the three of them without saying a word!
This situation was a little unexpected. With Carolina's perception, it should be easy for her to detect this huge creature. But she didn't expect that this huge magical beast, which was more than six meters tall, would suddenly fly over from the side of the cliff. They were not mentally prepared at all.
But as a top-grade strong person, even if they were ambushed, their reaction was absolutely not bad. A huge shield appeared out of thin air in front of the three of them. This shield was gray, and it was obvious that it was condensed by the wind element. After the shield appeared, Carolina took a step forward, slightly opened her hands, and suddenly made a casting gesture towards the Wind Snake!
Kuzkas was still indifferent. It seemed that he was not afraid of the most terrifying magical beast in the forest. The weapon in his hand had been replaced with the spear that was given to him. However, it was obvious that this Troll knew that his weapon could not pose any threat to the Wind Serpent. He simply held the spear with both hands as if he was waiting for the Wind Serpent to attack him. It seemed that he could stab the Wind Serpent if he could.
These actions were all instinctive reactions. Many people saw it and naturally understood the troll's intention. But it was obvious that facing the Wind Snake, the two of them couldn't help much.
Because this was not a battle of the same level. The huge body of the Wind Snake and the red scales on its neck showed that its strength was definitely above rank eight!
Before encountering the Wind Serpent, many people thought that this huge magical beast with two wings would not be the kind of creature that could move quickly. No matter how they thought about it, this kind of body did not conform to aerodynamics. Compared to the flying creatures in their impression, the Wind Serpent's body was too cumbersome. But soon, the powerful aura of this huge magical beast made many people realize: In this world, one should not judge things by their own knowledge!
Just like how Yuna's arm was thinner than Sheyan's, but it was as strong as a bulldozer. Although the Wind Serpent's body was huge, its ferocious acceleration and dash made it feel like a fighter jet was flying towards it!
"Weng —"
The Wind Snake was not a stupid saber-toothed tiger. This kind of creature that was at the top of the food chain in the forest was not that easy to deal with. Facing the shield, it fiercely opened its bloody mouth that could fit many halves of its body and let out a strange roar!
Ultrasound?
Many people didn't know how to describe this thing. Anyway, they only saw the air in front of the shield suddenly distort, and then the entire wind shield began to tremble violently. The Wind Snake stopped diving and suddenly flapped its huge wings that had a wingspan of nearly ten meters and hovered in the air. Its mouth was wide open, and the magic fluctuation in the air was very obvious!
A magical beast that was proficient in magic!
This kind of magical beast was the leader of the killers in the forest. Most of the magical beasts … Although they were called "magical" beasts, that was only because they could produce magic crystals. Magical beasts that could release powerful magic were very rare. Although most of the magical beasts could be said to know magic, if the earth-element sand mist or the water arrows that couldn't even penetrate the shield were considered magic, then these magical beasts were really not that powerful.
"Crack!"
Karolina's Wind Shield had actually shattered!
Just when many people were amazed by the strength of this magical beast, Carolina's next attack immediately made them understand that this shield was simply a trap!
As a high-rank Red Dragon, how could she be scared by a magical beast?
Two invisible wind blades instantly crossed the air. Carolina's attack was like a machine gun that didn't stop. Along with the wind blades, a muddy swamp appeared on the ground, and there were countless swimming vine-like things around the swamp.
In front of Carolina, there was a new conical shield. In the face of the Wind Serpent's magic attack, the shield did not even tremble!