As the sound got closer and closer, the atmosphere became more and more tense. Ryans and his friends slowly moved closer together, using their bows and arrows to form a barrier with their bodies to protect Selina behind them.

Selina was quite moved. She took out the claw blades of both arms and gently warned the three of them: "If the situation goes bad, just save your own lives. I will find a way to escape."

Before Ryans could answer, Adair suddenly shouted: "Here we come!"

The three people immediately drew their long bows to full capacity and pointed the arrow points directly at the place where the bushes were shaking. They saw a brown and green monitor lizard parting from the bushes and rushing out. The monitor lizard was more than one meter long and had four strong legs.

There was a sound on the ground, and it didn't seem to notice the humans in front of it, just running around with its head down.

Three feather arrows came out unceremoniously. However, the giant lizard had rough skin and thick flesh, and the feather arrows could not do anything to it. If it were an ordinary animal, this round of attack would be enough to arouse their wildness, but the giant lizard

It was not affected at all. Not only did the speed and direction of movement not change, but even the head never shook.

Upon seeing this, Lanes hurriedly shouted: "Stop! Get out of the way!"

Everyone heard the sound and stepped out of the way, and then saw the giant lizard disappear.

The false alarm finally passed, but Colin was thoughtful: "Monitor lizards should live near the psychedelic swamp, how could they be encountered here?"

Adair replied casually: "Didn't you see it running in such a hurry? In my opinion, it must have been frightened by the swamp monster."

"It's not like that." Lyons was also full of doubts. "It's still four days away from the swamp. Even if you are trying to avoid monsters, you won't be so panicked in this place."

"You mean, it's not the swamp monster it's hiding from, but..."

"Tamuta!" Several people shouted at the same time. The long bow that had just been hung up was taken off again, and the arrows that had just been withdrawn from the quiver were placed on the string again. After this call, everyone was stunned.

If you dare to make any more noise, everyone's attention will be focused on your ears and eyes. A life and death battle seems to be about to happen at any time.

The more than ten minutes of stalemate seemed like a long night, but nothing unusual happened in the trees. After everyone exchanged glances, Ryans ordered softly: "Let's leave quickly."

The group of people fled the scene as quickly as possible and ran non-stop for more than two hours. They did not stop in a clearing in the forest until the sun was setting.

Adair took out the dry food and distributed it to everyone. Ryans swallowed it hastily, then approached Selina and asked: "Miss Selina, do you think you will camp here tonight?"

"Can the remaining trip be completed in four days?"

"There should be no problem. We have walked a long distance further than originally planned today..." At this point, Lines suddenly realized that he should not take an embarrassing escape as a result. Selina naturally understood it and deliberately

Holding back his smile, he asked, "Do you have any experience fighting Tamuta?"

Ryans' face turned red and he explained in a dull manner: "To be honest... we have only heard of Tamuta's name, but we have never met him, let alone fought against him."

Selena turned her head and asked: "Then how do you ensure that you can pass through this forest smoothly?"

Lines hesitated for a long time, and finally managed to hold back an answer: "Tamuta is not invincible. The hunters have already had ways to deal with it. As long as we use it flexibly, it must not be difficult... Even if an accident does happen, the three of us will fight hard."

To save one's life is to..."

"I am convinced of this!"

How could Ryans have thought that Selina's judgment was actually based on their small actions when facing the giant lizard? He only thought that half of the words were polite, and the other half was mostly testing and suspicion. He was determined to give up the game.

Lina was worried and quickly stood up and saluted: "It is our honor to serve you. From now on, no matter what happens, as long as you speak, we will go through fire and water."

"really?"

Looking into Selena's eyes, Ryans suddenly felt regretful, and the question he had been holding back finally came out: "Are you really planning to catch that swamp monster?"

"What if it is?"

Ryans was secretly anxious because he just said too much and now he can only break his teeth and swallow it: "We must follow you."

"I accept your wishes. Your mission remains the same. As long as you send me safely to the psychedelic swamp, you can leave."

Ryans was relieved, but he felt a little embarrassed: "Everything is as you wished, and please believe that what we said can be achieved."

Selena smiled and asked Ryans to sit down: "I am also convinced of this. I admire your behavior very much. It should be an honor for me to know friends like you."

Ryans stood up to return the gift again, but Selina stopped him: "We are friends, so don't give too many gifts."

Lyons laughed innocently and stopped insisting. After saying a few polite words, he asked tentatively: "According to my observation, you should not have anything to do with King Andrew."

"Yeah?"

Ryans was immediately embarrassed: "Forgive my blindness, it turns out that Miss Selina is really a distinguished guest of King Andrew."

Selena laughed lightly: "You read that right, I really have nothing to do with Andrew."

"Then why..."

"Are you talking about what happened last night?"

Ryans nodded slightly, and Selina smiled even more happily: "It seems that my ability to bluff people is not bad, you actually believe it?"

"This... sounds quite similar to that."

"To be honest, I have only heard of Andrew's name, and moving him out is nothing more than using the big one to suppress the small one."

"That's right..."

"Don't believe it? In fact, the captain's question has hit the point. If I were really invited by Andrew, would I still look for help? Even if no one in the guard is willing to go, who would dare to disobey Andrew's order? The reason why they

Without going into details, it’s just that no one wants to take this risk.”

Ryans nodded repeatedly, and Selena added: "One more thing, you offended Andrew's people at the market. If I were with Andrew, how could I help you get out of trouble?"

"It makes sense..." Ryans finally let go. He explained to Selena sincerely, and soon gained Selina's understanding and recognition. The atmosphere of their conversation became more harmonious. Selina took the opportunity to ask: "Before

I've always been curious about that question, and I wonder if you would be willing to tell me."

Lyons hesitated for a moment, then sighed slightly: "The thing is actually very simple. Since you are interested, there is no harm in talking about it."

Selena held her chin up with interest, tilted her head and hummed several times.

"This matter has to start from two years ago. At that time, the old king had just passed away and Prince Derek took over as the new master. But not long after, there was a coup within the palace. The old king's youngest son, who is now King Andrew, usurped the throne...

…”

Not far away, Colin coughed violently. Ryans understood, but didn't take it seriously: "Miss Selena is not an outsider, and these things are not secrets. There will be no problem if you tell her."

Colin shook his head slightly and continued working. Selina responded deliberately: "Don't worry, I'm not the kind of person who talks too much."

Lyons smiled to cover it up, and then said: "The battle between Andrew and Derek for the throne was full of intrigues and dangers. In the end, Derek was designed to be killed by Andrew. The royal guards who were previously loyal to Derek suffered heavy losses, including a few

All the officials were executed, and a large number of ordinary soldiers were also implicated. Although we were members of the guard at the time, our duty was to guard the safety outside the palace walls, so we luckily escaped this disaster. However, Andrew always treated us like

People were worried, so he tried every means to force us to disarm and return to our fields. Now that I think about it, we were lucky to escape unscathed..."

"So that's it. No wonder you are dissatisfied with Andrew." Selena had a vague premonition in her heart, for the Carl brothers and sisters, and also for Kevin. When she thought of Kevin, she felt a sting in her heart. She didn't want to be

Once you notice it, you suppress this feeling.

"Actually... palace disputes are commonplace. However, after Andrew came to power, he became arrogant, licentious and arbitrary. He would go on a killing spree if things didn't go his way, creating a smoky atmosphere inside and outside the palace walls. I'm afraid that the Moko clan will be destroyed in his hands sooner or later."

"So, you have already planned to leave here?"

"You can say that, it's just... I really can't let go."

"Because of family?"

"Yes, not entirely. After all, this is my hometown..."

"I can understand..." Selena felt the same, and sighed with a hint of homesickness creeping into her heart. Although there was only an aunt in that remote village, there were all her childhood memories there. She dreamed of returning to her hometown many times, but how many times did she remember it?

When I woke up from the dream, my clothes were already stained with tears.

When Ryans saw Selena suddenly became silent, he thought he had said something wrong. After thinking about it carefully, he didn't find anything wrong. He felt a little uncomfortable sitting there, so he made an excuse and ran to help Colin and Adair.

.

The peaceful night passed quickly, and when the sky brightened, the four of them embarked on their journey again.

After two days of getting along, they had become very familiar with each other, and Adair, who didn't talk much, began to chime in occasionally. Especially when talking about Derek, his regret and pain were even more palpable: "I think Derek

The king is the real king, he is majestic yet humble, and he is domineering yet kind."

"But he was too kind and too trusting of the people around him." Colin hit the nail on the head, "that he failed to see through Andrew's conspiracy early."

"You can't say that. That's Andrew being cunning and cunning. He took advantage of Derek's trust in him." Adair showed no weakness. The two of them argued endlessly. Lines repeatedly reminded the two of them to be more vigilant.

Several times I wanted to interrupt the conversation between the two of them, but Selena stopped me.

She was not interested in these market rumors, and was even more worried about the royal family's struggle for power. It was because there was no life in the jungle, and two people chattering incessantly was better than silence.

It's just that the two of them have been holding on to their own opinions for a long time and there is nothing new anymore. Selena didn't want the topic to end there, so she hurriedly asked: "After Derek died, no one complained about him or avenged him?"

"Why not!" Colin said, "But Andrew was prepared, but those people were killed before they even started to take action."

Adair then gritted his teeth: "Then Andrew was really cruel and ruthless. He drove all Derek's family to death. The rest of the people had no backbone and were afraid of Andrew's methods, so no one dared to come forward anymore."

"In this case, Andrew's throne should be very secure."

"That's not necessarily true!" Adair's hatred has not subsided. "The people's resentment against him is increasing day by day. I believe it will explode one day."

Selina agreed. The two people who were still arguing before suddenly became allies and listed out the things that the people complained about, ranging from big governance to trivial matters. As long as they knew it, whether it was personal experience or hearsay,

Everything is explained thoroughly and clearly.

Ryans shook his head as he listened: "What you are talking about is just one aspect. Don't forget that Andrew once used some mysterious external forces. Now that he is crowned king, those people will probably ask for a lot of benefits. He has

It doesn't matter if he can show his ability. If he can't show it, I'm afraid his life won't be much easier."

"External forces?" Selina asked curiously, "What kind of external forces?"
To be continued...