Alien Knights

Starting from the Froststone Tribe, head all the way to the northwest.

With Boyle as the guide, the journey on the Wild Continent became less dangerous and more vivid and exciting. During this bitter journey of body and mind, the most beautiful scenery of the northern lands was fully revealed in front of them.

To avoid the barbarian army, lower the attention it draws. Boyle led Todd and Rachel through uninhabited and secret paths, through hidden roads that only appeared after the sea ebbed, and climbed along vines to those seemingly out-of-reach caves.

Unlike Rachel, who is worried and anxious, every river Todd crosses and every mountain he climbs is, in his opinion, the most meaningful part of his life, and he also enjoys this journey that may be the last time of his life.

For ten days and ten nights, he traveled day and night. The group walked out of the vast forest, traveled through several kingdoms, and finally came to the border of the Ulster Kingdom-a towering snow mountain.

Grabbing the protruding stones on the snow wall with his mutated claws, Todd jumped up with his strength, jumped into the air, and then firmly grasped the edge of the mountain top.

Turning over and jumping to the top of the mountain, Todd sighed sincerely facing the holy and magnificent snow scene: "I finally understand why some people like mountaineering so much..."

Rachel used "mind force" to turn the rope and iron nails into a "self-propelled climbing elevator", and the second climbed to the top of the mountain.

When Boyle's turn came, he was covered in frost and struggled to make it to the summit. The first thing he did when he climbed up was to lie on the snow with his limbs spread out in the shape of a "big" character. He said out of breath, "It's great to have supernatural powers. What we can do with great effort, you can do with little effort."

Rachel patted the snowflakes on her body, looked at Todd who was not far away, and whispered: "But, we have to pay a heavy price..."

Pretending not to hear the woman's words, Todd looked at the scenery on the other side of the mountain and asked, "How far are we?"

"Crossing this mountain, you will see the Kingdom of Ulster in front of you. This is also the last kingdom you will pass through. You can see the mist of the "Land of Shadows" through there." Boyle got up from the ground, shook off the residual snow on his body, and pointed to a path down the mountain.

Todd wrapped his fur tightly and said with a smile: "It's good news that you don't need to eat and sleep in the open."

Two hours later, the sun was setting and the stars were beginning to appear.

Before the blizzard raged, the group of three arrived at the cabin in the lee of the mountainside in time.

Gently pushing open the wooden door, Boyle looked at the furnishings in the house under the moonlight, frowned and said, "Someone came here not long ago, it's strange, this season is not a good time to go hunting in the mountains."

Todd used the ability of "Night Vision" to look around the things in the wooden house, including firewood, iron pots, haystacks, all the necessities of life, and even a small bag of rye in the corner of the house.

"The hunters who go up the mountain sometimes don't know when they will be trapped by the blizzard, so they prepare food and firewood in advance at this foothold. Over time, this has become an unwritten rule-anyone can use the items here, but remember to replenish them after use, so that the next visitor can use them." Boyle took out a flint from his arms and began to prepare a fire for cooking.

Todd lit the hurricane lamp filled with animal fat in the house, sat on the edge of the bed, and began to struggle to pick up his clothes with his left hand.

Rachel came over and helped him with the gesture.

Holding firewood in his arms, Boyle walked towards the fireplace. By the light of the oil lamp, he saw Todd taking off his coat. His body froze in place, and his footsteps moved back unconsciously.

In his opinion, the mutated man in front of him was already hard to equate with human beings.

The scales glowing with steel luster, the sharp bone spurs protruding from the spine, the terrifying claws like beasts... Boyle subconsciously moved his eyes away, and turned his attention to the food in front of him.

Picking up the cloth wetted in the snow, Rachel carefully and gently wiped every inch of Todd's skin. There was no fear or discomfort in her eyes, only helplessness and sadness.

Todd raised his arms, looked down at his body, and said with a wry smile.

"The speed of mutation seems to be faster..."

Rachel's voice was almost imperceptible.

"Um."

"A few days ago it was only the right arm, shoulder and spine, and today it has spread to the right leg..."

"Um."

"However, mutation is not necessarily all bad. At least you don't need ropes and nails when climbing mountains..."

Rachel put away the cloth towel and helped Todd put on his clothes again: "The Kingdom of Shadows is not far away, as long as you get there before the complete mutation, you will be intact..."

Todd nodded and gave Rachel a smile of "Don't worry", but there was a voice deep in his heart that kept reminding him.

"Is it really? 』

Trying his best to put these complicated thoughts behind him, Todd chose to change the subject and asked Boyle, "Have you been to the 'Shadow Country'?"

The leader of the barbarians nodded first, and then shook his head: "By chance, I have been to the edge of the "Shadow Kingdom". Facing the black fog in front of me, I chose to retreat."

Todd touched the bridge of his nose: "So, what exactly is the 'Land of Shadows' like?"

"It's a demonic realm full of shadows in all directions, a dark place that the sun will never touch, the home of the souls of the dead." Boyle added a piece of firewood to the hearth, and said quietly: "It is rumored that there is a king of the underworld who guards the "dark door" leading to the land of the dead. No one knows what it looks like. Those who have been there either die on the way, or enter the underworld forever."

Todd compared these descriptions with the myths of his previous life one by one, and found that they sound familiar, but he doesn't know the details.

"So, on the land of the North, have you ever seen someone like me?" Todd raised his mutated right arm and looked at Boyle.

The latter swallowed, and said in a low voice, "Cursed demigod."

Todd pricked up his ears and leaned forward: "What's that?"

"According to the rumors in the north, a group of people gained the power of gods, and they became half-gods and half-human creatures. But this power itself is a curse, and it leads this group of "half-gods" to two paths: the first path is controlled by the curse, and the "half-gods" will completely lose their humanity and become bloodthirsty monsters; the second path is to resist the curse, gain strength, survive, and maintain their human form. It is rumored that the latter can gain the power to meet the gods and find a way to step into the realm of the gods."