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This plain was famous for its high yield of rice and wheat. It was an oval shape, only three hundred miles long from east to west, but from south to north, it was more than a thousand miles long. There were almost no mountains in the middle of the plain, only two mountain ranges extending into the middle of the plain, splitting the entire plain into two halves, making it look like a gourd.

Right in the middle of the gourd, between the two mountains of the Cheshire Plains, was the famous city of Thorn, famous for its mines and armors, and a city of freedom and trade. It was not so much a city of the Burton Empire as a kingdom of one of its own.

There were also no garrison troops in the city, and the ones maintaining security and defending the city were all mercenaries. The one in charge of daily affairs was also not an official, but a merchant guild. Other than having to pay the prescribed taxes to the empire every year, they were basically not controlled by the empire at all.

The whole city was like a huge shopping mall, and the citizens here were the attendants of the shopping mall. Tens of millions of outsiders were the customers here. With just one Thorn City, there were hundreds of millions of gold coins flowing every day. This made countless cities and nations envious, and they all sent people to collect the scriptures, but they couldn't copy the pattern of the Thorn City. The people who imitated it all ended up in failure.

But not long ago, the Thorn City became a place that caused people's expressions to change. It made all the merchants cower in fear, and only the mercenaries and adventurers who didn't fear death gathered in this place.

All of this originated from the sudden disaster three months ago. Just three months ago, for some unknown reason, the eastern Thorn Mountain of Thorn City was suddenly enveloped by a dense fog, as the thick smoke spread, all the living beings on the eastern Thorn Mountain turned into demons. At night, these demons would come down from the mountains and wander around, and all the humans and beasts that were bitten by them also joined the demon army.

In this way, not only did the caravan not dare to return to Thorned City, even the residents of the city had fled. The bustling city quickly became deserted. No matter who, as long as they killed an ordinary demon, they would be able to get one silver coin. Killing a Demon Captain would give them one gold coin, killing a Demon Chief would give them ten gold coins, and if anyone could get their hands on the reason for the creature's transformation into a demon and resolve the issue, they would receive a special reward from Thorned City.

This special reward would first be one million gemstones, or ten million gold coins! He would then be able to obtain a Violet Thorns Medallion. In addition to obtaining great privileges in the Thorn City, he would also be able to sell it for half the price when buying products from the city; other than that, he would also get seven or eight other medallions, such as Exquisite Demon Armors and swords crafted by Dwarves, etc.

In addition to the rewards from Thorn City, the Empire's Emperor also issued a decree after hearing the news. If anyone could find out the reason and resolve it, the Empire would award them with the Hero medal for being a Demon Fighter and confer them with a noble title. If they were nobility, then they would be conferred with a noble title, and if they had a noble title, then they would be bestowed with a territory.

The number of people who came to the Thorn City to dream up a fortune were countless, and amongst them, there were naturally some experts who had unique skills, but the majority of them were ordinary, or even trash speculators.

The vast majority of people who rushed over were like flies on a glass board, their future looked bright, but in reality, they didn't have a single way out. Not only did they fail to kill the demons to become nobles, but they also lost their lives and became a member of the Fiend Party. Today, other than mercenaries and adventurers, ordinary citizens did not dare to come here to die. However, the news of the Thorn City Demons had become more and more terrifying.

At noon, just as the sun was about to set, the sound of angry roars and the clashing of weapons came from a hillside in the Eastern Thorn Mountain. An adventurer who had come out to make a fortune had his Team trapped in a corner of the mountain slope by a group of demons.

"Damn it!" "How come these guys are getting more and more terrifying? They actually dared to rush out of the forest under the noon sunlight!" A Swordsman holding a large sword in his hand blocked the incoming demons as he scolded.

The Archer behind him fiercely shot an arrow into a demon's forehead, he retrieved another arrow and nocked it onto his bow, "I don't have many arrows left!"

"Zhuang Bi you bastard, you're still thinking of getting rich at this time, hurry up and think of a way to get out of here, otherwise we will all die here!" Swordsman was shouting at an assassin whose face was half covered and who was bent over to pull out the Demon's Fang from the corner of his mouth.

"Sobbing —!" A ghastly howl came out. Archer looked around and could not help but cry out: "Demon Chief!" It's over! This is the end! "

Swordsman and the assassin also retreated, and the assassin shouted in fear, "Why is there a Demon Chief here! "Quick, run!"

"Zhuang Bi, didn't you say that there weren't any strong demons? This time, I've been killed by you! " Swordsman raised his shield to stop the incoming demons as he roared.

Archer was in the middle of the long-ranged attacks. The assassin used the two short swords to lead the way, and before long, the Archer sighed: "I've used up all my arrows!" As he spoke, he drew out the thin sword from his waist and threw it into the battle.

"Oh my god, it's flying over!" Following the arrival of the Demon Chief, the strength of the surrounding demons suddenly doubled. Even if they were to just cut off their four limbs or pierce their hearts, they would not be able to kill the demons. Only by chopping off their heads would they be able to truly kill these demons.

"It's all because of my inaccurate information. I've harmed all of you." The assassin said dejectedly.

Archer used the thin arrow in his hand to chop off one of the transformed antelope's head. "Idiot! If you have any bullsh * t skills, you might as well kill two more demons! "

"Be careful!" The Assassin kicked Swordsman to the ground, causing him to fall. The Demon Chief who was flying over from the side charged towards the sky. It let out a sharp cry and spat out a thick cloud of smoke towards the assassin. Seeing that, the Archer hurriedly pushed the assassin away, the assassin avoided it, but the Archer let out a painful groan as the fine sword in his hand fell to the ground, barely escaping from the claw attack. His right arm was struck by a demon.

The three people in front of him were about to be surrounded by Demons. Two figures descended from the sky, one of them wielding a Staff and swept away the demons that pounced on him, while the other opened his mouth wide and spat out flames, burning the Demon Chief and the surrounding Demons into ashes. The moment the two of them arrived, the demons looked as if they had suddenly turned into paper.

Seeing the two of them attacking ferociously, Swordsman asked the assassin beside him: "Zhuang Bi, that person with the Staff, is he really a mage?"

The assassin said uncertainly: "It should be, because he's holding the Staff …"

Archer said: "Have you all seen such strange Staff? If he was a mage, why didn't he use magic? "

Just as he said that, the Staff mage waved his hand, and a Wind Blade flew out and cut a fleeing demon into two. Archer muttered: "They are indeed mages, but have any of you ever seen such a powerful mages? Mages do not use magic to fight! "

Swordsman said: "He can't be considered strong, but that child can be considered strong. You see, he didn't even use a weapon, he just used a fist!" Archer and the assassin raised their heads to look, and saw a short young man walking among the demons with extreme ease, spitting out flames from time to time and burning a group of demons to ashes. To those who were left alone, he would just fall down and punch them, or tear them into pieces with his two hands.

The Assassin looked at him with disdain. "It's nothing special. It's just that its strength is a bit higher, its defense is a bit higher, and its magic is a bit stronger. Killing demons is a bit easier." Swordsman and Archer spat at him when they heard him, "Pah! "Pretentious again!"

In less than half an hour's time, nearly a hundred demons had been wiped clean by two people. The short youth was shouting as he picked up the Demon Fang and the Demon Horn, and the mage was walking towards them. Swordsman hurriedly helped Archer up, only now did they have the time to size him up.

Are all of you okay?" "The mage took off his hat, and the three realised that he was also a teenager, about fifteen or sixteen years old. He had a bronze face, and was very handsome. He wore a grey robe, and on his chest was the badge of an apprentice mage. The most eye-catching thing was the black staff in his hand, which was even taller than he was. They had never seen such a long staff before.

Archer returned to his senses first, then bowed towards the teenager and said, "Mr. Mage, thank you for saving us. I am Ulysses — Controlling Feather, a hunter of the Mountain Hunter Clan, and he is Rudav Sendaro. Swordsman, the assassin with half his face covered is Zhuang Bi, a fallen noble."

Just as he finished his sentence, a little thing flew out from the shaman's sham and landed on his head with a chirping sound. It then turned into a shiny metal mage hat, but this hat had two big eyes curiously looking at the three people in front of it.

The Swordsman shouted, "What kind of demon beast is this? It can transform, could it be Slime? "

The young mage did not answer his question. He looked at Archer's broken shoulder and gently swiped his hand across it. A stream of water type healing magic wrapped around its shoulder.

Archer stretched his shoulders and excitedly bowed to the teenager: "Once again thank you. Can this Mr. Mage give this name to you?"

"Do you have elven blood?" The young mage suddenly asked.

Archer was shocked, "How did you know? This secret is something that even Zhuang Bi and Rudav do not know about. "

"Because you are too polite and wordy." After saying this, the mage turned around and left.

Archer's face immediately flushed red, while the Swordsman beside him couldn't help but laugh. Even though the assassin was covering his face with his arms, the smile on his face betrayed him.

"Hehe, Yuri, you're actually a half-elf. I was wondering how your archery skills were so good!" Swordsman laughed and said.

Archer glared at the laughing Swordsman and said, "Stop laughing, is half elf funny?"

The assassin coughed and said, "Half Elf is definitely not to be laughed at. It's just that they have too much etiquette and are nagging to let others know that they are half-Elf." Swordsman laughed even louder after hearing it.

"Look, they are leaving!" What do we do, follow? " Archer quickly asked. At this moment, the young mage called to the teenager who was trying to pull out his teeth and was walking up the mountain.

Swordsman looked at the Assassin, and the Assassin said cooly: "I think if we want to earn enough money, following him is the best choice." The other two nodded their heads, and the three of them chased after the mage.

Hearing the footsteps behind him, the youth behind them turned around and glanced at them. The three of them made him feel cold, almost causing him to flee. This youngster's eyes were even colder than the mage's. When he looked at them, it was as if he was looking at three insignificant bugs. Those eyes were definitely not something that a human should have.

The three of them hesitated for a moment before continuing to follow. The two people in front acted as if they didn't exist, and the three people behind didn't dare to get too close. Just like that, they formed a strange formation and advanced up the mountain.

From time to time, he would grab a handful of soil or pull a blade of grass to look at, and the three people behind did not know what he was doing. After walking past a small stream, suddenly, the Slime above the young mage's head chirped and flew towards a mining cave on the mountain wall, and upon seeing that, the short youngster took out an extremely large mining axe from somewhere and excitedly shouted: "Big Brother, you go up alone, I'm going to make a fortune!" As he spoke, he rushed into the mine.

The young mage in the front shook his head helplessly and continued to walk up the mountain. The three of them followed him for a few more kilometers, and if they continued walking forward, they would be shrouded in faint smoke.

Seeing that the young man was about to walk further, the Swordsman could not help but shout: "Mr. Mage, don't go any further, that's the Death Prison. Entering inside will confuse you easily, there are many brave mercenaries who accidentally walked in and became demons.

The young mage looked back at them and asked, "Are you familiar with this place?"

Swordsman's face was filled with anxiety as he waved his hands, "Come back quickly! I'll tell you when you get back. "

The Mage then turned around and walked up to them, "Mr. Swordsman, please tell me what you know." Although he spoke with a tone of consultation, most of the orders were orders.

Therefore, Swordsman was not displeased by his tone. He laughed and said: "Esteemed Mr. Mage, you can call me Rudav, what might I call you?"

"Ordinary." The mage said flatly.

The three of them were stunned for a moment. Archer asked tentatively, "Is this word used to refer to your name?"

The mage replied, "Yes, my name is' Ordinary '." He now felt that this name was a little inconvenient. In the future, when introducing himself to others, it would be best to say a few more words.

In Bolton's grammar, "ordinary" is a word, not a word. It can be used as "very ordinary, very ordinary, very plain." Everyone who hears his name is puzzled by the question. Does he mean that his name is very ordinary and does not want to say it? Or is his name 'very ordinary'?

Swordsman Rudav said: "Mr. Mage, we will not be able to explain ourselves in this death prison. Let's go down the mountain first, after a while, when the sun sets, the demons will come out."

They turned around and walked down the mountain. When they arrived at the edge of the stream, Archer asked, "Mr. Mage, after it gets dark, this place is extremely dangerous. Are you going to call your brother out?"

"Don't worry about him. We'll just go down the mountain." Also, you can just call me Normal. You don't have to add so many random things, I'm not used to it. " As he said this, he continued to walk down the mountain. After looking at each other for a while, he looked at the mine tunnel worriedly. However, when he thought of his terrifying destructive power, the three of them were relieved. Even so, when this mage said that she didn't need to care about him, she was confident. She could just listen to him, so the three quickly followed him up the mountain.

This city was beautifully built and firm, making it the best city he had ever seen. It was a pity that because of the demons rampaging outside the city, the city was cold and desolate, and other than the warriors with swords on their backs and the mages with Staff s, there were no other common people.

He had heard about the large number of Corpse Monsters in a small town not far from Santa City. After hearing this news, he had a faint feeling that this incident was related to the death match between the summoner and the Necromancer, because that Spatial Beast must have come from the southwest.

He was just worrying about finding a place to refine those Dark Knight s. This Thorn City was a good place, at least, a place where demons ran rampant, and where he could refine the Dark Knight. Even if he attracted any unusual magic fluctuations, it would not attract the attention of the s.

Peaceman introduced the Thorn City in detail, feeling even more sure that the changes here should be related to the Necromancer. This place where all kinds of items could be bought, was extremely important to the Necromancer, who was mainly researching on Undead Magic. The items they needed were mostly prohibited, and would not be openly sold in the other cities, but Thorn City did not have this kind of taboo, so almost all of the special materials that the Necromancer s required were sold here. After knowing this situation, Ordinary was even more certain that this outside Thorn City devil incident was caused by the Necromancer s. Thus, he changed his plan of action.