Although these two soldiers of the French Empire are not much different from ordinary people on the surface, if you look closely, you can see that they have more or less traces of mutation on their bodies, such as some skin membranes growing on their necks.

, the eyelids of both eyes changed from opening and closing up and down to opening and closing left and right, etc.

This mutated state is very similar to some people in the dream world who have just undergone ancestral transformation. What is even more similar is that they all also have magic-like psychic abilities.

As long as the body of a person in the dream world changes to its ancestral state, it will inevitably stimulate a kind of magic-like spiritual energy. This spiritual energy may be a hidden physical spiritual energy, such as making the body instantly stronger several times within a certain period of time, or it may

It is some kind of witchcraft, such as the most common fire-burning technique, etc.

But the Familia in the Velen world are different. According to Leo's knowledge from the books collected by Rembrandt, after the Familia in the Velen world activate their blood, their bodies will inevitably mutate. This is also the best way to identify whether a person is a Familia.

method, but after the family members activate their bloodline, they may not be able to activate spell-like psychic skills.

Usually, when the body of a family member mutates, it will simply enhance the physical strength, or strengthen the five senses of the body, such as the eyesight becomes better, etc., but these are not spiritual powers, they are just by-products of the mutation of body organs.

That's all.

After stimulating the bloodline of the Familia, those who can successfully produce spiritual energy can be said to be only one in a million. Most of the rest, like ordinary people, may never have a chance to have spiritual energy in their lives. Only less than one-third of the people can pass through certain wizards.

The cultivation method stimulates spiritual energy on its own.

However, the French Empire soldiers who are currently preparing to hunt down those soldiers like cats and mice all possess magic-like skills, and their magic-like skills are all the same, which is to control the body, any objects within a certain range around it, and the surrounding environment.

Fusion into one, like a chameleon.

However, compared to issues such as the spiritual strength of these Familia, Leo is more concerned about whether these Familia are natural Familia, or artificial Familia created through technologies such as Ability God Cells.

Because these two Familia not only have the same spiritual power, but also the mutated parts of their bodies are exactly the same. This is obviously contrary to common sense, so it arouses Leo's conjecture and suspicion.

Just as Leo was observing the people below, the two French soldiers under observation also began to make some moves. They used their almost invisible disguise to silently touch the people closest to them.

Next to the two soldiers in the position, he very skillfully pulled out a non-reflective spiked dagger, covered the target's mouth, and inserted the spike directly from the target's ear into the brain, killing the target instantly.

Then, they each took out an object similar to a grenade and buried it under the target, then retreated into the woods, quickly and carefully avoiding the traps and retreating to the outside.

Leo witnessed everything from the tree. From his experience, he was sure that the soldiers who were being hunted would probably not escape death, but he did not think about saving these soldiers. In his opinion, no matter what the situation outside was like,

It should all be a civil war in the French Empire. He has no interest in fighting for any side, let alone getting involved in such a war.

At this moment, the two imperial sergeants who had retreated to the outside of the soldiers' warning circle cooperated very cooperatively to trigger several warning traps, making several small but very obvious sounds.

The alert soldier who heard the sound immediately thought that the pursuers had come up, and quickly retreated to the resting area, quickly shaking his companions who had just fallen asleep, and when he shook the bodies of the two companions who had been killed, he placed them underneath

The two grenades exploded immediately, and the power of the explosion instantly involved people nearby. Almost none of these soldiers survived.

The few people at the center of the explosion died on the spot, and several others were hit by shrapnel of different sizes, causing serious injuries. What was even more serious was that the shock wave caused by the grenade damaged their brains and made them all fall into a state of dizziness.

, has completely lost the ability to move, and can only lie on the ground and let the blood flow from the wound, becoming weaker and weaker until death.

Although they had successfully eliminated all the prey at once through traps, the two imperial sergeants did not leave the invisibility state and walk out of the woods. Instead, they held an exquisite mechanical crossbow and pointed it at the ground where there was still life.

Those few people were waiting patiently.

As time passed, the last soldier died of excessive bleeding and exhaustion and stopped breathing. However, the two sergeants still did not come out of the woods. Instead, they held crossbows in the woods and attacked the vital points of the corpses one after another.

Shooting at all parts until all the vital parts of each corpse were shot into the crossbow, and it was absolutely impossible for anyone to pretend to be dead, the two sergeants walked out of the woods and came to the corpses.

They hung the crossbows back on their waists, took out their daggers, carefully inspected each body, and carefully stabbed each body again. At the same time, they took off the identity badges on the corpses, scalped the corpses, and put them in their pockets.

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After removing the scalps from all the corpses, the two sergeants began to search for other items on the corpses. They collected the valuable items and threw away the worthless ones. After cleaning the battlefield, they picked up their backpacks filled with loot.

, entered the woods, and quickly left the place.

After the two sergeants left, Leo jumped down from the tree, walked to the corpses, checked a little, picked up a small manual from the ground that had just been thrown away by the two Frank sergeants, and opened it to read

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On the cover of the manual was printed the Code of Conduct of the French Free People's Army. The content inside was mainly the code of conduct for military personnel and some simple military knowledge. In addition, there were some articles similar to political propaganda.

Although most of the content in this manual is of little use to Leo, he can still find some information to help him understand some of Velen's current situation.

For example, the current time. There is a printing time at the end of the manual. The above time has been six years since he went to No. 9 Golden Oak Street. Judging from the condition of the manual, the printing time of the manual is less than two months at most.

, so he stayed in the dream world for less than a month, and six years had passed outside.

Leo was not shocked or confused by this change in time, because during interstellar travel, it is often encountered that after flying in subspace for a few days, years or even hundreds of years have passed in the outer universe.

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In addition to time, he also discovered something interesting from some military knowledge in the manual, that is, thermal weapons have been popularized in Velen, because there are a large number of methods for using thermal weapons and military training methods in that military knowledge.

At the same time, he also found several repeating revolvers from the corpse, and ejected the bullets from the magazine, took them apart and looked at them carefully.

He discovered that this kind of bullet was not a special bullet, but a gunpowder-like bullet without any psychic substance.

After that, he tried using this pistol bullet again, and soon he discovered that the explosive power produced by this bullet was far inferior to that of special bullets. Even shooting at close range could not cause much damage to the trees, so

The warheads of these bullets must be made into sharp points to increase penetration.

Although the power of the bullet is very weak, the shooting of the bullet has become much more stable. Compared with the bullets six years ago that would explode or misfire from time to time, this kind of bullet can now be activated, and it is the same as the Earth Federation's old Earth.

The gunpowder bullets of the era were very similar.

The only disadvantage is that this kind of bullet produces a large amount of pungent smoke, and Leo's body clearly told him that this smoke is poisonous. Breathing this smoke for a long time can cause symptoms such as respiratory ulcers and cardiopulmonary failure.

It is precisely because the power of this kind of bullets, let alone the special bullets, cannot be compared with ordinary bows and crossbows, and its disadvantages are obvious, that is why the two people who just found these weapons were like throwing away garbage.

Throw them aside.

Leo had never thought about this kind of weapon, but he left a few bullets. After all, this kind of bullet that can stably excite is worth studying. Maybe he can adjust the formula, remove some disadvantages, increase a little power, and

maybe.

In addition, Leo also learned from that manual some changes in the Fran Empire and Velen Continent in the past six years.

For example, with the support of the military, the Duke of Devin successfully ascended the throne of the French Empire and became Louis X. Philip Capello went into exile in the city of Milia and established the

After joining the United Kingdom of France, he became king and continued the title of the French royal family as Philip XIII. The French Empire was therefore divided into two and entered the period of two kings.

Under this circumstance, the Continental Congress moved from the city of Milia to the seven countries of the Hannossa League in the north. However, due to the inaction of the Continental Congress in the split of the French Empire, the reputation of the Continental Congress was greatly affected.

A big blow. From some of the contents mentioned in the manual, it can be seen that the Continental Congress of Velen Continent has found it difficult to have an impact on the situation in Velen Continent. There is even an article in the manual that refers to the Continental Congress as a parasite.

Unfortunately, the information provided in the manual is too little. Almost all of it involves matters within the French Empire, and there is no record of matters in surrounding neighboring countries.

After searching carefully, Leo didn't find anything useful. At this time, there were bursts of footsteps in the woods not far away, and they were also accompanied by the breathing and roar of some wild beasts. It seemed that they should be here.

The smell of blood attracted the carnivores in the forest.

Leo casually found a few sets of clothes worn by ordinary people from the backpack behind one of the deceased and changed into them. Although the clothes were a little smaller, they were still better than a suit of rags.

Then, he identified the direction and found the location of Miria City. He quickly left the woods, avoided the gathering beasts, and headed towards Miria City.

For ordinary people, the virgin forest in the outer suburbs of Miria City covers a very large area. Once you lose your way in the forest, you may be completely lost in the forest. Therefore, even during the autumn hunting period, if there are no old hunters to lead the way, those who Nobles who are keen on hunting rarely go deep into the forest.

However, in Leo's eyes, this primitive forest is similar to the grove in the back garden. Walking in such a forest is like going on an outing. He travels very fast, and he has walked out of the primitive forest in less than two hours. The forest enters the hunting forest area on the edge of the forest. The most striking feature is that you can find some sheltered cabins specifically used for hunting in this area.

Now these shelter huts seem to have been transformed into shelters. Some food, clothing and other daily necessities are stored in the huts. Judging from various traces, someone once lived here for a period of time and later left, and there are no traces of struggle. He probably left voluntarily, so he didn't take any daily items with him.

In one of the huts, Leo found some newspapers that were not completely damaged. One of the newspapers was eight months ago. It mentioned that when the Black Forest entered the fog period, the Imperial Army suddenly crossed the Black Forest and launched a surprise attack. Deva, an important town in the north, and advanced to the outskirts of Milia City in just two days.

From the contents of the newspaper, plus the soldiers of the Free People's Army who were hunted before, Leo could almost surmise that the city of Miria had probably fallen. The imperial army should have completely occupied the city of Miria, and began to ask for advice. The remaining armies of the United Kingdom of France.

Moreover, the situation in Milia City, especially the political situation, should have been stable. At least there is no fighting inside the city. Otherwise, it is impossible for these people who took refuge in the forest to leave voluntarily.

Leo did not stop at these shelters, but continued on his way to Miria City.

The reason why he still went to Miria City even though he knew clearly that the French Empire had occupied Miria City was not because he wanted to do something in Miria City, but because he wanted to do something in Miria City. Find a way to leave France and go to the Kingdom of England.

It is obviously unrealistic to enter Lanxi directly through the Bidiya Mountains south of Miria City, because according to Leo's speculation, I am afraid that both the French Empire and the United Kingdom of France have deployed heavy troops on both sides of the mountains. Even if Lei I am afraid that it will be difficult for Ou to safely pass through this line of defense, which is very important to both sides. Whether he wants it or not, he will fall into the civil war of the French Empire.

Therefore, Leo chose a safe method. He first went to Milia City to check out the situation, and then decided whether to carry the Seven Kingdoms of Hanover on his back and take a boat from the Seven Kingdoms of Hanover to leave Velen Continent and go to the Kingdom of England, or go west. In the Port of Leon, look for an opportunity to get a ship, cross the defense lines of both sides from the sea, reach the southern part of West France, and then see if you can go directly to the Kingdom of England.
Chapter completed!