Sixth Ring Wizard

Chapter 5 Emerald Mountains

Three days later, at the Emerald Mountains.

Helag and his group rode horses along the mountain road, with a wagon carrying supplies at the very back of the procession.

It had just rained lightly in the mountains, and clouds and mist swirled among them.

It was sunset, and Emil rode ahead on horseback, looking around for suitable campsites.

Herag was in the middle of the team, and a map was constantly being completed in his field of vision.

He had Deep Blue record every place he passed through. Combined with existing maps, a more complete map is gradually taking shape.

Pumpkin Farm is an important agricultural production area within Baron Buck's territory, cultivating a variety of crops. It is located on the western side of the Emerald Mountains. Baron Buck's castle is located on the right side of the Emerald Mountains, and they need to cross the Emerald Mountains to reach Pumpkin Farm.

"Let's spend the night in this cave."

Emil found a fairly spacious cave ahead, with some kind of animal hair inside and dried animal droppings at the entrance.

This was clearly the den of a bear or similar animal, but Emil and his men didn't care about that; the bears were just there to deliver their fur.

The horses were all tied up in the woods nearby, left to graze and rest on their own.

The carriage stopped in front of the cave, forming a simple defensive fortification.

The group got busy and lit a campfire at the cave entrance.

Helag was responsible for unloading food from the wagon, including cured meat, potatoes, tomatoes, and other vegetables.

A large pot was quickly hung above the campfire, and cured meat and other food were thrown into it all at once.

They've been eating this kind of mixed stew outside for the past few days.

A rack was quickly erected next to the campfire, where the guards hung their wet clothes to dry.

"Oh! Jimmy! Put those damn socks away! How many times have I told you, no drying socks while cooking! Do you want to eat rotten sock-smelling cured meat?!" The bearded guard named Hagen sniffed, turned around and saw a pair of stinky socks hanging on the clothes drying rack, and immediately roared.

"Hehe." Jimmy sheepishly put the socks away and hung them out to dry outside the cave.

Seeing that it was about time, Herag walked over to the large pot and lifted the lid.

A rich aroma burst forth, filling the entire cave and drifting into the gradually darkening forest outside.

"Dinner's ready!" Herag shouted, and the guards who were lying or sitting in the cave came over with their metal lunchboxes.

None of them touched the meat; they just stared at it in the pot, swallowing their saliva, waiting for Emil to eat first.

Emil took a fork and put some meat and vegetables into his lunchbox, then ladled some soup on it before sitting down at the cave entrance to eat, looking out into the cave as if lost in thought.

Once Emil left, the remaining people became quite competitive, scrambling for the meat in the pot until it was all gone.

Herag was experienced, and with Deep Blue's support, he was accurate and fast at stealing tanky items.

After dinner, there wasn't much entertainment, so the group chatted around the campfire for a while before going to sleep.

They could only sleep with their armor partially removed, keeping their weapons and armor close at hand to ensure they could immediately enter combat mode should anything happen.

Herag is on night watch, sitting by the campfire, keeping a close eye on his surroundings.

Since it had just rained in the mountains and there was no dry wood, Hrag went to the wagon to get some stored firewood.

The campfire must be kept burning all night; wild animals nearby will automatically retreat at the sight of the flames, saving a lot of trouble.

Night fell, and a light rain began to fall in the mountains. Herag glanced at the time in his field of vision: one o'clock in the morning.

Based on its regular observations, the Deep Blue chip discovered that a day in the world is also about 24 hours long.

Herag then had Deep Blue calibrate the time, following the 24-hour system from his previous life.

A cold, damp wind blew into the cave, and the campfire crackled and popped, the flames flickering in the wind.

The cold wind blew away Herag's drowsiness. He stared at the dark forest outside the cave, where there was no light at all. The dark blue mini-map showed nothing unusual.

The original observation range of the Deep Blue minimap was ten meters. After Hrag's physical abilities were greatly improved, the minimap can now display plants and animals within a range of one hundred meters.

Meanwhile, in the distant jungle, a group of people were approaching a cave in the dark.

The sound of the mountain rain masked their footsteps, and coupled with their already careful nature, they were difficult to notice in the darkness.

Once they were a little closer to the cave, the three leaders made a hand gesture, and the people behind them immediately split into two groups, sneaking in from the left and right flanks to approach the cave, while the remaining three continued to sneak in from the front.

Herag sat at the cave entrance, steadfastly holding his post, the dark blue minimap always on display.

"Um?"

He suddenly noticed a red dot on the minimap, in the woods to the left of the cave entrance. Immediately afterward, eight more red dots entered the area of ​​the minimap.

At the same time, a group of nine people entered from the right, the same number as on the left.

Herag immediately drew his longsword and whispered a warning: "Enemy attack!"

Emil slept at the very back of the cave. He woke up before the Helag sword was even drawn and quickly put on his armor.

The others also acted quickly and all woke up.

"There are two groups of people approaching this place rapidly from the left and right sides, and three people are approaching from the front of the cave entrance!" Herag quickly described the current situation.

Emil didn't ask him how he knew all this. He walked to the campfire and kicked over the large pot, extinguishing the fire with the soup.

He turned around and said, "Everyone, follow me and break through from the right!"

Their horses are in the woods to the right. Without knowing the strength of their opponents, it would be a good choice to ride away from the danger zone.

Herag and the others nodded in unison and followed Emil out of the cave.

"Damn it! Don't let Emil escape!" roared one of the three leaders, who was carrying a greatsword.

The commotion here was clearly noticed by those outside, and they knew they had been exposed the moment the campfire went out.

shhhhhh!

A volley of arrows was quickly fired at the cave, but most of them were blocked by the carriage.

Emil and his men were also attacked in the woods on the right, but because it was dark, no one was hit by arrows.

Herag noticed that the group was hiding in the woods, avoiding a direct confrontation, and each of them was carrying a bow and arrow.

"They're over here! Come quick!" The other side immediately began reporting their location upon spotting Emil and his group.

Herag saw on the minimap that another group had surrounded them, and the three leaders were approaching at an extremely fast speed.

Such speed must be from a formal knight; they must break through from the right as soon as possible.

"Deep Blue, activate aim assist."

Herag hid behind a tree to avoid the arrows, while simultaneously drawing his bow and aiming at the enemy in the woods ahead.

Others can't see it, but he can. With Deep Blue's help, he can still see everything around him clearly in the dark, and he can even see people hiding behind trees.

(End of this chapter)