Lin Qin chose the fourth task.
Three days later, when he stood in front of the counter of the Mission Hall and handed the selected task number to Emmanuel, an imperceptible strange color flashed in the other person's eyes.
"Are you sure you choose this one?" Emmanuel took the jade slip and said calmly, "Rock Fortress's line has been unstable recently. Three patrol teams of the Barbary Clan are operating in that area. Intelligence shows that Seven-Star Fiend may be in charge."
"OK." Lin Qin said.
Emmanuel nodded, stamped the mission book, and handed the official mission slip to Lin Qin: "The supplies will set off in three days. You will bring eight people with you. Here is the list." He handed over another jade slip, "According to the rules, you can choose the team members yourself, or Mission Hall can assign them."
Lin Qin took the jade slip and glanced at it.
Of the eight names, he recognized five of them - Shi Yan and Feng Ying, and three were Five-Star Fiend who survived the last escort mission. The other three names were unfamiliar, marked "Six-Star Fiend".
"Shi Yan and Feng Ying are familiar to me, others can." Lin Qin put away the jade slip.
"Okay. East Gate will gather at midnight three days later." Emmanuel lowered his head and continued to deal with the affairs at hand, as if it was just a routine matter.
Lin Qin turned and left.
Walking out of the Mission Hall, Lei Luo turned out of the alley next to him and followed him as if nothing had happened.
"Choose the fourth one?"
"Hmm."
"Smart." Lei Luo lowered his voice, "The information over there is already in place. This escort appears to be supplies, but is actually bait. Barbary Clan has recently gathered outside Rock Fortress, preparing to remove that stronghold. The family needs to confirm the location of their main force and the identity of their commander."
"Who will answer?"
"Elder Garvey." Lei Luo said, "He leads a team of people in the dark. He will only take action when you are in danger. On the surface, you and these eight people are just an ordinary escort team."
Lin Qin nodded.
Three days later, East Gate.
Eight people have arrived. Shi Yan is carrying the heavy door axe, and his bald head is coated with windproof grease, which reflects in the sun. Feng Ying is still standing in the shadows with a cold face and a thin sword at his waist.
The other three Six-Star Fiend - two men and one woman. The men are "Iron Fist" Tyron, a short and stocky bald man with dark gloves on his hands; "Swift Sword" Leon, tall and thin, carries two long swords on his back and has sharp eyes. The female name is "Azure Luan", she is a cold and charming woman who looks to be in her thirties, she is good at Laws of Wind, and she has a soft sword hanging on her waist.
The three Five-Star Fiend were all veterans who survived the last escort mission. When they saw Lin Qin, they all saluted, with some expressions of gratitude and some awe in their eyes - they had seen with their own eyes the scene where Lin Qin killed two Six-Star Fiend.
"Let's go." Lin Qin No nonsense.
Nine people escorted five large vehicles and left Heaven Sacrifice Mountain Range.
From East Gate to Rock Fortress, the normal route is along Dragon Spine Path to the northeast, passing through three wastelands and two mountain ranges. The whole journey is 12,000 miles and is expected to take 25 days.
But Lin Qin didn't leave Dragon Spine Path.
Thirty miles after leaving East Gate, he ordered the convoy to turn and enter a field of rocky hills.
"Elder Lin Qin," Tyron frowned, "This road is not easy to walk, and the speed will be half as fast."
"I know." Lin Qin said, "Dragon Spine Path has eyeliner on it."
Tyron was stunned for a moment and said no more.
The convoy trudged forward in the rocky hills. The road was bumpy and the wheels got stuck in the cracks of the rocks from time to time, requiring manpower to push and pull. Earth Dragon, who was pulling the car, was panting heavily from exhaustion, but Lin Qin had no intention of stopping.
In the evening of the next day, Feng Ying came back from exploring the road ahead with a solemn expression.
"There is an ambush fifty miles ahead." He whispered, "Barbary Clan's patrol team, thirty people, led by three Six-Star Fiend. The ambush point is just on the road we must pass - if we take Dragon Spine Path.
Everyone's expressions changed.
Tyron looks at Lin Qin with a bit more admiration. If you go to Dragon Spine Path, you will be surrounded now.
"Go around." Lin Qin said, "Go through the rift valley on the west side and walk an extra two hundred miles."
"But supplies----" Qingwan said.
"Materials are important, but lives are even more important." Lin Qin interrupted her, "Go around."
The convoy continued westward. It traveled an extra two hundred miles and took three more days.
On the ninth day, the convoy arrived at "Black Stone Wasteland" outside Rock Fortress.
This wasteland has a radius of three thousand miles, and the surface is covered with a layer of black gravel, with no grass growing. Deep in the wasteland is one of the most important strongholds of Rock Fortress-Azure Dragon Clan on the northern front, and it is also the target of the Barbary Clan's recent focus of attack.
"We can't go any further." Feng Ying said, "Thirty miles further, we will enter Barbary Clan's patrol area. Their people will pass through this area every half an hour."
Lin Qin raised his hand to signal the convoy to stop.
He jumped off Earth Dragon, squatted down, and pressed his palms on the ground. Laws of the Earth's Pulsation mysteriously activated, and invisible waves spread in all directions, penetrating the gravel and going deep into the ground.
After ten breaths, he stood up.
"Fifteen miles ahead, there are thirty-seven people. Three Six-Star Fiend, twelve Five-Star Fiend, and the rest are all middle gods. They are camping in a well-chosen location - with cliffs to the east, swamps to the west, and only two passages from the north to the south."
Everyone gasped.
From a distance of fifteen miles, Earth Pulsation alone can detect the number and distribution of enemies? What level of perception is this?
"I'll go take a look." Feng Ying said.
"No need." Lin Qin shook his head, "If you go there, you will alert others. I will go there myself."
He looked at Shi Yan: "You lead the team and hide here. If I don't come back before dark, I will retreat back the same way and notify the family."
"Elder!" Shi Yan said anxiously, "Are you going alone? It's too dangerous!"
Lin Qin said nothing, turned around and left.
His figure quickly disappeared among the black gravel.
Sneaking is one of the things he is best at.
Back then, in Furnace City, Ash Rift, and Star Fog Sea, he sneaked alone behind enemy lines countless times. Now the opponents have just changed, the terrain has changed, and the essence remains the same.
Hidden Dragon Pendant suppressed his aura to the lowest level, and combined with Laws of the Earth's Earth Element Profound Mysteries, his whole body seemed to be integrated with the earth. No one noticed when he passed the enemy ten feet away.
A quarter of an hour later, he touched the edge of the camp.
The camp was set up in a depression, with thirty-seven enemies scattered around a dozen tents. Three Six-Star Fiend gathered in the largest tent, talking in low voices while facing the map.
Lin Qin was lurking behind a boulder fifty feet away, and his spiritual consciousness carefully reached out to capture the conversation in the tent.
"----The master said that Rock Fortress. Gaiseresen must be captured before the end of the month. That old guy has recently sent more manpower to the northern line. If we delay it any longer, the chance will be gone."
"Rock Fortress's defense is too strong, the three of us can't get in. Unless----"
"Unless what?"
"Unless Rock King" is invited."
"Rock King? That's Seven-Star Fiend! Is the Lord willing to let him come?"
"If you don't want to give it up, you have to give it up. Rock Fortress contains Azure Dragon Clan's material reserves for the past six months, and Earth Vein Essence alone has three hundred square meters. If we take it, the Lord can give us half of it. Rock King is here, so he will definitely have a share."
"Where is Rock King now?"
"It should be at Rear Base Camp, which is three thousand miles away from here. Send someone to summon you and they will arrive in two days."
Lin Qin Hearing this, he quietly retreated.
When we returned to the hiding place of the convoy, it was almost dark.
"There is something gained." He said to the people who gathered around him, "The enemy commander's name is Rock King", Seven-Star Fiend, the elder of the Barbary Clan. He will come to the front line in two days, and his target is Rock Fortress's material reserves."
"Seven-Star Fiend!" Tyron's face changed greatly, "Then we----"
"We changed the mission." Lin Qin said, "We won't go to Rock Fortress."
Everyone was stunned.
"The materials are handed over to you. You continue to move towards Rock Fortress, but slow down and try to delay as much time as possible." Lin Qin said, "I will go meet that Rock King."
"What?!" Shi Yan almost jumped up, "Are you going to kill Seven-Star Fiend alone?"
Lin Qin looked at him. "Is there a problem?"
Shi Yan opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but when he saw Lin Qin's calm eyes, he swallowed the words again.
He remembered the last escort mission, the scene where Lin Qin killed two Six-Star Fiend. Those three swords were made lightly, like chopping vegetables.
"But, Seven-Star Fiend----" Azure Luan also spoke, "It is not the same level as Six-Star Fiend. Six-Star Fiend kills Five-Star Fiend like killing a chicken, and Seven-Star Fiend kills Six-Star Fiend, it is also like killing a chicken."
"I know." Lin Qin said, "But if I kill Six-Star Fiend, it's like killing a chicken."
This was said calmly, but in everyone's ears, it was like thunder.
Killing Six-Star Fiend is like killing a chicken? What is this concept?
Lin Qin did not explain any more. He took out a blue jade talisman from Space Ring and handed it to Shi Yan: "This is the communication talisman of elder Garvey. If you encounter danger, crush it and he will lead someone to respond."
"What about you?"
"I'll be back in three days." Lin Qin turned around and disappeared into the night again.
Three thousand miles is only half a day's journey for a Seven-Star Fiend level expert.
But Lin Qin is useless.
He walks.
Every step he takes resonates with the earth. The speed is not fast, but the consumption is minimal and silent. He wants to save his strength and leave it to the Seven-Star Fiend named "Rock King".
One day later, he found Rear Base Camp of the Barbary Clan.
The camp was built in the heart of an extinct volcano, and the outside was covered with detection magic arrays and patrols. But Lin Qin did not enter from the outside.
He walked underground.
Laws of the Earth's Earth Element Profound Mysteries launched at full power, and the rocks parted like water. He traveled three hundred feet underground, avoiding all detection, and sneaked into the heart of the mountain silently.
The belly of the mountain was hollowed out, forming a huge cavity. In the center of the cavity was a black Stone Palace, with dozens of stone pillars standing in front of the temple, each with the emblem of the Barbary Clan carved on it.
Stone Palace There are two guards standing at the door.
All are Six-Star Fiend.
Lin Qin lurked in the shadows outside the temple, and his spiritual consciousness penetrated.
There was only one person in the hall.
He was a bald man, more than two and a half meters tall, with his naked upper body covered in rock-like muscles. He was sitting cross-legged on the ground, surrounded by a rich earthy yellow halo, and was practicing.
Breath, Seven-Star Fiend.
And it's not ordinary Seven-Star Fiend. Lin Qin who can feel that the other party has at least integrated four kinds of mysteries, and is not far away from the fifth one.
This is Rock King.
Lin Qin did not take action immediately.
He lurked for a whole day and night, observing Rock King's practice patterns, work and rest habits, and warning distance. He saw clearly the structure of the Stone Palace, detected the distribution of guards outside the hall, and even found out the details of Rock King's habit of stopping practice every three hours to drink a glass of wine.
At nightfall the next day, he took action.
Rock King had just finished a glass of wine and was about to continue practicing. At this moment, the ground under his feet suddenly collapsed. No, it wasn't a collapse, but the entire rock suddenly sank three feet downward.
Rock King reacted extremely quickly, and his body instantly jumped into the air. But as soon as he left the ground, a terrifying gravity enveloped him, pulling him back to the ground.
"Who!"
He roared angrily, and an earthy yellow halo exploded around him, forming a thick layer of rock armor. At the same time, he grabbed it with his right hand, and a pitch-black warhammer flew from the corner and fell into his hand.
A figure walked out of the cave that collapsed.
Black clothes, black knife, blue vertical pupils.
Dragonblood Warrior transformation.
"Azure Dragon Clan?" Rock King's pupils shrank, "You are----"
Before he finished speaking, the knife had already arrived.
There is nothing fancy about this knife, it is just a straight cut. But where the blade passes, space is distorted, and four perfectly integrated mysteries of gravity, power, Pulsation, and Earth Element burst out at the same time.
Rock King's face changed drastically, he held the hammer in both hands and moved forward with all his strength.
The gifted magical power "Dragon Roar"!
Rock King's feet sank into the ground, up to his knees, and he was bleeding from his mouth and nose.
"Damn!!!"
Lin Qin ignored him.
The second knife has arrived.
Rock King gritted his teeth and held the hammer with both hands.
"Clang!"
This time, the war hammer flew out. The bones of Rock King's arms were shattered, and the whole person was sent flying backwards, hitting the Stone Palace wall, making a big crater.
Lin Qin took a step forward and slashed with the third sword.
The blade of the knife passed across his neck.
Rock King's eyes widened, his head flew up, and his body fell limp.
Godhead, was caught in the hand of Lin Qin.
From start to finish, it only takes three breaths.
Only then did the two guards outside the hall react and rush into the hall. What they saw was the headless body of Rock King and the back of Lin Qin standing with a knife.
"Help----help!"
The two turned around and ran away.
Lin Qin did not pursue.
He put away Godhead from Rock King, and looted one or three bottles of Earth Vein Essence from the Stone Palace, two Space Ring, and several artifacts in good condition. Then, he retreated underground from the original path and disappeared into the darkness.
A day later, he returned to the team.
Shi Yan and others were waiting nervously. Seeing him appear, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
"Elder! Are you okay?"
"It's okay." Lin Qin took out the Godhead from his arms and threw it to Shi Yan.
Shi Yan caught it, looked down, and his face instantly turned pale.
"Seven----Seven-Star Fiend's Godhead? You----you really----"
"Let's go." Lin Qin said, "After seeing you off, let's go home."
Everyone looked at each other in confusion, and then all looked at Lin Qin, with only awe in their eyes.
Seven-Star Fiend, kill it like a chicken.
What kind of monster is this?
The road ahead is extremely smooth.
Once Rock King died, Barbary Clan's deployment outside Rock Fortress fell into chaos. The convoy arrived at Rock Fortress smoothly, handed over the supplies, and then returned to the Heaven Sacrifice Mountain Range.
When I returned to my family, it was already the twenty-third day.
Lin Qin went to the Mission Hall to hand in the task first. Emmanuel took over the jade slip after the task was completed, with complicated eyes. He opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but after seeing Lin Qin's calm expression, he finally said nothing.
Elder Morris's intelligence department soon received the news that the elder "Rock King" of the Barbary Clan was missing.
Not killed in battle, but missing.
Because no one saw his body, and no one knew how he died. All they knew was that the last place he appeared was Rear Base Camp, and then he disappeared overnight.
Barbary Clan sent three elders to investigate. After half a month of investigation, nothing was found.
Only a few people at the core level of the Azure Dragon Clan know the truth.
Lin Qin handed over all the Godhead of Rock King and the seized materials, and exchanged them for one hundred thousand Contribution Points. Adding the previous fifty-three thousand, his accumulated Contribution Points has reached one hundred and fifty-three thousand, one hundred and two hundred thousand, which is less than fifty thousand.
Gaiseresen personally summoned him once and didn't say much. He just patted him on the shoulder and said, "Well done."
Gaia looked at him with a little more appreciation.
When Elder Garvey saw him, he gave a rare smile, "Rock King That old guy, I have fought against him, he is very difficult to deal with.
You can kill him, good."
Only Fulhan and Emmanuel had more complicated expressions when they saw him.
But they didn't attack again.
A mid-level god who can single-kill Seven-Star Fiend is no longer something they can question at will.
Lin Qin Return to Azure Rock Valley and continue practicing.
The understanding of the fifth mystery "Vitality" has taken another step forward after the battle of Rock King.
Although that battle was short, the pressure between life and death gave him a deeper understanding of Laws of the Earth.
The hardness of rocks, the thickness of the earth, the origin of life----
He vaguely touched the threshold.
As long as you stay in retreat for a while, you should be able to get started.
Outside the cave, Baruch and Hogson were drinking, talking and laughing loudly. After they heard about Lin Qin's deeds, they were so excited that they couldn't sleep well for several days.
Lin Qin didn't go out.
He sat down cross-legged, took out the Soul Source Essence he had just redeemed today, and drank it all in one gulp.
The warm current rushes straight into Sea of Soul.
He closed his eyes and began to practice.