Chapter 201 Who is your buddy!
"Come, eat this first to recover. I'll take a look at the little spider demon's injuries."

Rhodes handed Xiaobai a black fruit and went to the little spider demon to check its injuries.

When Xiaobai got the black fruit, his eyes lit up instantly. He hid aside holding the fruit that was bigger than his head and happily absorbed the pulp and juice inside.

The originally sluggish breath gradually recovered.

As for the little spider demon's injuries, they were extremely serious. If Rhodes hadn't arrived in time, it probably wouldn't have been able to hold on.

"Next time you encounter something like this, just run away, okay? I'm just a substitute, so I'll just be gone if I get lost."

As Rhodes spoke, he cast the third-level healing magic he had just learned, and life blossomed.

All of a sudden.

A breath of life spread out, dispelling all the gray soil from the little spider demon and the surrounding area, and lush green flowers and plants bloomed.

The originally cut wounds and broken forelimbs were recovering at a speed visible to the naked eye, and soon returned to their original state.

If there were someone nearby at this time, they would definitely scream out in surprise.

Because the life blossoming in nature magic could never have such a powerful healing effect, even to the exaggerated extent of regenerating severed limbs.

"Okay, get up and see if you can move."

After hearing what Rhodes said, the little spider demon's eyes rolled around, and he stood up and looked at his body curiously, especially the two broken forelimbs, as if he didn't understand how they suddenly grew back.

After trying to wave it a few times, he immediately jumped around them happily, making a rustling sound with his mouth, completely forgetting that he almost lost his life just now.

With this level of intelligence, I'm afraid it will take a few more years before he can live alone outside.

"Forget it, let's send it back to the nest first."

Rhodes glanced around.

This time, Xiaobai brought the little thing, Kaba, and the little stone with him, because they all have entities and can survive in the material plane.

Looking at Xiaobai's condition when he just came over, it was obvious that level three was the limit of what it could endure, and any higher level would not work.

However, this was beyond Rhode's expectations. It was always safer to have a few more helpers around him than to act alone, especially since the little thing and Kaba had both reached level three.

As for Little Stone and Little White, one is level two and the other is level one, they can just be used as accessories. Rhode didn't expect them to be able to fight in battle anyway.

After a brief rest on the spot, they set out again, heading towards the depths of the gray border.

This time with Kaba joining, their speed became much faster. They ran across the flat ground like a gust of wind, leaving the outer boundary line behind in the blink of an eye.

"Shasha~"

After running for an unknown amount of time, Xiaobai poked his head out from above Rhodes' head and pointed excitedly in a certain direction.

"What's wrong? Did you sense the aura of the Spider Demons?"

Rhodes was surprised and looked in the direction of the wheel, but saw nothing. There was only an endless expanse of land and the occasional wheel tracks and footprints passing by.

and many more.

Wheel ruts?

So a carriage passed here?

Rhodes' eyes lit up and he looked down at the traces on the ground. Sure enough, they were all heading in the same direction, and many of them were new, obviously indicating that a convoy had just passed by.

The caravan came here for only one purpose, and that was to go to the spider demon or undead kingdom to do business!

"Kaba, follow these traces."

"roar~"

Kaba responded and quickly changed direction, running on the road created by the carriage.

The little thing, the little stone and Xiaobai on the back were all excited and kept looking around. Only the little spider demon was huddled in the corner, shivering.

It was not afraid of Kaba's dragon pressure, but it was afraid, afraid to return to the nest. It seemed that the previous experience of being abandoned left an emotion of fear in its heart.

Seeing this, Rhodes comforted him, "Don't worry, you are back to normal now, and you are still so brave, they will definitely accept you."

"Shasha~"

The little spider demon responded and finally wasn't so scared anymore.

It also began to raise its head and look around secretly. It did not have much impression of the spider demon's nest. After all, its soul had just been repaired.

"Yeah!"

Suddenly, a cry from the little thing was heard.

Rhodes looked in the direction of the sound and saw two forces fighting each other a few hundred meters away from them.

A large number of caravan carriages were parked there, and it looked very lively.

"What's going on? Let's go and take a look."

Rhodes said, and asked Kaba to rush over there.

Before I got close, I could hear the sounds of cursing and fighting.

"Don't go too far, you Undeads. This is the territory of our Spider Demon Kingdom. How dare you come here to cause trouble!"

"Hehehe... I said it's you, then it's you. Do you have any evidence? Do you want to go to war with us again?"

"I'm afraid you won't succeed!"

As they spoke, the two forces fought again.

But strangely, their fight did not affect the nearby caravans and adventure teams, which puzzled Rhodes who had rushed over.

However, when he saw the spider demons and undead on both sides of the battle, he suddenly understood.

It turned out that this place was the border between the two countries. Not far from the battle site, there was a large base. Horse-drawn carriages came and went, gathering from all directions, with people of all races.

It looks like a transit point to two countries.

It is said that when two countries are at war, they do not kill envoys.

It seems that the Spider Demons and the Undead also know that these merchants are the key to promoting the economic circulation of their tribes, so they did not take action against these foreign teams.

No wonder there are so many people watching the show.

Rhodes came over and grabbed a tall minotaur who was passing by.

"Dude, what happened?"

"Who's your buddy! Can't you see I'm a cow? You have no manners!"

The minotaur glared at Rhodes fiercely, then walked away.

Rhodes: ...

Depend on!
You look so fierce, who the hell can tell whether you are a male or a female!
Rhodes couldn't hold it anymore. No wonder he didn't attract much attention when he appeared here riding a dragon. At most, they just looked at them a few more times. It turned out that there were more strange things here than them!

It seems that his decision to use something to cover up the aura of the magic stone was correct. He didn't feel out of place at all among these messy races from all over the place.

While he was asking around, the battle between the Spider Demons and the Undead guards had already ended.

Probably in order to demonstrate their own strength and attract more foreign businessmen to enter their country to do business, both parties did not use their full strength and retreated after leaving a harsh word.

Seeing that there was nothing to watch, the crowd gathered nearby gradually dispersed and entered the extremely lively base.

"Freshly-made exquisite magic stone!"

"Gray Border specialty magic equipment! Would you like two pieces, my friend?"

"Is there anyone who wants to go to the Kingdom of the Dead with me? We are still short of a third-level thief..."

As soon as he entered the base, Rhodes felt a wave of heat coming towards him.

Figures of various shapes and sizes were walking on the streets, giving him the feeling of entering an exotic desert city. Many races that he had never seen before could also be seen here.

Moreover, the entire base is clearly divided.

The area on the right with the skull flag is filled with a large number of ordinary skeletons, carrying goods back and forth.

On the left side, in the area with the spider flag, there are various take-off and landing machines made of spider webs to help the caravans load and unload goods.

"My goodness, is the competition so fierce?"

Rhodes discovered that the scene here was completely different from what he had imagined.

I had thought that the Spider Demons and the Undead would lead a chaotic life of eating raw meat and drinking blood like barbarians, but unexpectedly, they would have a very high civilization and lifestyle just like the human kingdom.

As expected, the reason why intelligent creatures are intelligent creatures is not just because they have independent consciousness, but also because of the development and reproduction of civilization.

He couldn't help but sigh.

"Get out of the way!"

Suddenly, a rapid shout sounded in the distance.

Suddenly, a team of skeleton guards appeared on the originally bustling street, followed by several undead hounds, and approached them rapidly.

Before Rhodes and his friends could react, they were stopped by the undead group. The little thing and the little stone that were looking around were so scared that they hurried back.

"What do you mean?"

Rhodes asked curiously.

Could it be that my protagonist's physique has been activated and I'm being targeted as soon as I arrive?

Otherwise, why didn't so many people stop him, but just stopped him?

"What do you mean? Don't you know that the Spider Demons cannot enter our Undead Clan's territory?"

The leading skeleton captain had ghost lights flashing as he stared straight at the little spider demon hiding behind Kaba.

Rhodes finally realized that the target was not him, but the little spider demon beside him.

It seems that the conflict between the two ethnic groups is not shallow.

The situation here also attracted the attention of passers-by. They all looked over but did not dare to get close.

Because the skeleton captain who led the team had reached the fourth level, which was equivalent to the level of the leader in those small and medium-sized mercenary groups, and was a very rare existence even in the base.

"Level 4?"

Listening to the discussions around him, Rhodes muttered to himself without much change in expression.

Even the little guys looked eager to try, just waiting for his order to start fighting.

Xiaobai, who was encountering such a scene for the first time, stuck his head out from the side, looking like a curious baby.

Unknowingly.

An invisible wave spread out from it, enveloping the skeleton guards.

"I advise you to be sensible and hand over the spider demon obediently. We can still let you go!" said the Skeleton Captain in a deep voice.

The spider demons that broke into their territory were a tool of threat delivered to their doorstep, giving them a reason to force the spider demons to give up this transit station, otherwise they would be deliberately provoking a war.

Now is the period of ceasefire between the two countries, and the relationship is most sensitive. No matter who it is, no one dares to easily provoke conflicts between the two ethnic groups.

How could he let go of such a big handle so easily?
Thinking deeply, the Skeleton Captain almost couldn't help laughing out loud, and the skeleton will-o'-the-wisp began to tremble violently.

however.

But at this moment.

A voice sounded.

"Um...I don't think we crossed the line?"

Rhodes and his companions stood on the territory of the Spider Demon Clan with innocent looks on their faces.

Captain Skeleton and a group of passers-by, who were dreaming of getting a promotion and a pay raise, were all stunned and looked at them with confusion.

"Strange, were they standing there just now?"

"I clearly remember that they have entered the area of ​​the Undead."

"Did you see it wrong? They have been standing there without moving."

“I also remember them being there all the time.”

"..."

Everyone was talking about it, and the skeleton guards were looking at each other, feeling that something was wrong but unable to put their finger on it.

Only Captain Skeleton was secretly shocked and looked at Rhodes and the others.

Because he clearly remembered that Rhodes and his companions were standing in the Undead area just now, but in the blink of an eye, everything changed.

Especially the words of the people around him, which made him feel cold all over, and the skeleton arms holding the weapons were shaking.

"Humph! You're lucky. Let's go!"

He didn't dare to stay for long, and left in a hurry after saying something harsh.

Not until they left did the flickering light in Xiaobai's eyes gradually fade away, and he jumped up and down for joy as if he had done some mischief.

But I don’t know.

The moment this wave appeared, in a nest in the deepest part of the Spider Demon Kingdom, pairs of eyes suddenly opened.

"The breath of the ancestors!"

"I sense the breath of my ancestors!"

"I felt it too!"

“It seems to be near the border!”

"Quick! Send someone from the tribe to take a look!"

On this day, the entire high-ranking officials of the Spider Demon Kingdom were shaken.

Large numbers of spider demon armies rushed out of the royal capital and hurried towards the outer border. Even the rarely seen spider demon elders were surrounded by countless spider descendants and headed straight out of the city.

The spectacular scene frightened the foreign troops so much that they retreated, thinking that the Spider Demons were going to go to war with the Undead again.

(End of this chapter)