The four young people have a solid foundation, and the tacit understanding and trust between them is also excellent, which allows them to give full play to their own strength and persist for a long time even when facing opponents who are far stronger than themselves.
But this does not change the balance of strength between the two sides, and as time goes by, the caster's power continues to be consumed, and the situation becomes increasingly unfavorable.
When the moon rose, they finally reached their limit.
"My mana is about to run out." The sweaty priest suddenly said, "I can only use one or two recovery spells at most, there is no more I can do."
At this time, the archer had already used up the arrows he carried, and could only continue fighting by picking up the arrows he had shot from the ground.
As for the mage, as the youngest and weakest among the four, he had already exhausted his magic power and was lying on the tree exhausted, panting like an ox. The dizziness and headache caused by the exhaustion of mana made him unable to speak. He could only tell everyone with a pitiful smile that he would never have the strength to escape.
The soldier smiled bitterly and said, "Let's do this. I'll break up the rear, and you two can retreat. If you have a chance in the future, just kill this old bear to avenge us."
They were obviously very familiar with each other, and they knew who they were talking about without even saying their names.
The priest suddenly became angry and shouted: "As a servant of the Lord of Glory (the main god of the human race), how could I abandon my companions and run away! Are you looking down on me?"
"It's just a temporary retreat." The soldier smiled reluctantly and advised, "In a war, there is always a time to attack and a time to retreat. I asked you to retreat because you are sure that you can leave alive with your companions. If you cut off the queen and I retreat, I won’t have the confidence!"
The pastor who was not good at words was left speechless. He just shook his head stubbornly and refused to agree.
The two sides were arguing, but the giant bear would not wait for them to negotiate slowly. Seeing that the enemy seemed a little distracted, he immediately increased the power of the attack and seized the opening to attack fiercely. In just one move, the priest and his shield were blown away. There were even cracks on the strong shield. The priest himself lost his breath and coughed violently because he didn't have time to exert his strength properly.
"Oops!" The soldier was shocked and hurriedly waved his sword, trying to attract the giant bear's attention and buy time for the archer to rescue the priest. But at this moment, the giant bear also displayed a violent method. In a short period of time, its strength increased greatly. It slammed down with both claws and made a violent pounce. However, he made a more appropriate response and used his shield to block the attack. The strength was removed diagonally, but the remaining strength made him unsteady. He staggered back several steps, and finally failed to stand and fell to the ground.
The man fell, and his heart sank.
It’s over!
The giant bear roared angrily and rushed towards him, but he felt sore all over and couldn't even lift up any strength, so he could only wait to die.
At this moment, a sneer came from nearby, and a gray figure suddenly crossed at least dozens of steps, rushed over in front of the giant bear, and blocked him.
The giant bear roared angrily, touched the ground with all four paws, and flew towards him, and was in front of him in a blink of an eye.
What was waiting for it was a bright sword light.
The sword flashed and blood splashed everywhere. The giant bear's sprinting body lost its balance and hit the tree next to it. The wound burst open and blood spurted out like spring water.
Only then did the warrior see clearly the benefactor who killed the giant bear to save himself and his companions - he was of medium height and handsome, but there was a slightly weird over-perfection between his eyebrows, which made people feel like a portrait or a statue. , not like a living person. This man was not tall, wearing a light black leather armor, carrying a long gun on his back, and holding a long sword that was still dripping with blood. No matter the leather armor, long gun or long sword, they all gave off a faint light in the darkness. At a glance, It can be seen that it is a powerful and expensive enchanted weapon.
Spear, sword, charge, this benefactor is clearly a knight. However, unlike those knights wearing heavy armor, wearing leather armor should emphasize mobility and attack power.
Although he sprinted so far at once and killed the terrifying giant bear with one sword, there was no sweat on this powerful knight's face, and he didn't even breathe. After taking a long breath, he completely regained his composure, as if the astonishing scene just now had nothing to do with him and he was just passing by for sightseeing.
He walked up to the giant bear who was not completely dead, wiped off the blood on the long sword on the thick fur of the giant bear, and then put the sword back into its scabbard. Next, he didn't even look here, and just walked straight away.
Saving people and killing bears seemed completely unimportant to him.
"This... this knight... please accept our... our gratitude..." The priest came to his senses first, endured the stinging pain in his chest, and shouted loudly.
The black-armored knight stopped, but did not look back, but waved towards them.
"You have done a great job, but you should be more cautious in the future, ask more questions from the seniors, and learn from their experiences." He said in a clear and powerful voice, "Keep working hard, sooner or later, you will also You can swing such a sword!"
After saying that, he stopped staying and walked away, leaving only the four adventurers who were filled with gratitude and longing, and the giant bear that finally died completely.
After a long time, the excited warrior couldn't help but said loudly: "I have decided! After I go back, I will continue to study and practice hard, and strive to be able to swing a sword like him as soon as possible!"
"I also want to practice hard and help others more, just like he selflessly helped us!" The priest held the Holy Emblem tightly, and his heart was full of truth, goodness and beauty.
"I have to work hard too! If I don't work hard enough, I won't even be qualified to repay him in the future!" The shooter said with a smile, "It's not my style to accept someone's life-saving favor and not repay it!"
Finally, the mage who was lying on the tree and had no strength to climb down also said loudly: "I... I want to work hard too!"
The four friends looked at me and I looked at you. Although they were all embarrassed, they could see the light burning in each other's faces and eyes.
"If these four little guys don't die, they may have great achievements in the future." Lei was silent along the way. After returning to the camp, he was not busy resting, but said in a deep voice, "I can see that. They are so talented!”
"How does it feel to save others and be appreciated by others?" Sui Xiong asked with a smile.
Lei thought for a while and shook his head: "It's a bit boring. But it's not a waste of time to meet four good young people."
After saying that, he wrapped his body in a blanket and lay down to sleep.
Sui Xiong floated in the air, staring at his obvious "sleeping" appearance, and couldn't help but laugh again.
He used the Camp Identification Eye again. Lei's body was still red, but the color was much lighter than when he first saw him. He was no longer so ferocious and ferocious, but had a slightly gentler tone.
The next day, they successfully walked out of the Graystone Mountains and entered the territory of the Gold Coin Federation.
The Gold Coin Federation is a large country located in the west of the continent on the main plane. This country was founded on commerce and was originally a country of merchants. They do business with the orcs in the Wilderness Empire, the scale tribe in the Ancient Wood Wasteland, and the murlocs on the vast sea. They even trade with the Principality of Thunder, the Mystic Tower Federation, and the Dhaka Merchant Thousands of Miles to the South via sea routes. alliance to do business. Since the development of the four northwest towns, their business targets have also increased the number of pioneers who have settled on the edge of the ash forest and barren mountains.
This country is composed of dozens of large and small noble territories, but the status of merchants is equally high. In fact, in this country, if a businessman has the same wealth as a baron, he is regarded as a baron; if he has the same wealth as a viscount, he is regarded as a viscount; if he has the same wealth as an earl, he is regarded as an earl; If one has as much wealth as a marquis, he can certainly be regarded as a marquis.
—A duke cannot do it, because there is no duke in this country.
In this country, from top to bottom, there is a desire and pursuit of wealth. This has not only created countless heroes who are adventurous and pioneering, but also made civilians suffer from various high taxes. The group of pioneers who were gathering under Rhode's arrangement were mostly composed of these two types of people.
However, Rhodes's recruitment of pioneers was in the northern part of the Gold Coin Federation, and Sui Xiong and Lei are now located in the easternmost part of the Gold Coin Federation, far away.
After entering the Gold Coin Federation, the living environment is indeed much better than in the Greystone Mountains. That night, Lei finally slept on the hotel bed and burst out laughing with satisfaction. Sui Xiong also took the opportunity to drink chicken soup for his soul and talk about the principle of "being content with what you have".
I don't know if it was because he was in a good mood or because he really felt something. This time Lei didn't refute, just smiled and fell asleep peacefully.
But the next day, when he saw a few shriveled hungry corpses on the road, he couldn't help but frown.
"The lord of this place is not very competent," he said.
Sui Xiong also shook his head secretly. He knew that in this world with a productivity level similar to that of the European Middle Ages, it was inevitable for people to starve to death, but it was still very uncomfortable to see people dying of starvation with his own eyes.
The planktonic jellyfish slowly floated in front of the shriveled corpses, waved its tentacles, and the blue-white cold light fell, turning the last remains of these people who were extremely trapped during their lives into fine ice chips, and finally integrated into the earth.
Their souls are long gone, and even the great gods can only let them rest in their graves.
After walking for a while, another starving corpse appeared on the roadside.
Lei's eyebrows furrowed even more tightly now. He looked around at the lush farmland, and his eyes even showed annoyance.
"The fields are obviously good, and there are forests and mountains nearby. How could so many people starve to death!"
"It seems like there is something wrong with the lord of this place..." Sui Xiong buried these hungry corpses and whispered, "Why don't we go investigate?"
"What's there to investigate?" Lei sneered and asked, "If the results of the investigation prove that the person who rules here is a cruel lord, will you personally punish him, Your Majesty the Mask of the Void? Let me explain first, I will not do it because of To oppose a lord for this reason is tantamount to provoking all the nobles, I am not a lunatic!"
"You dare to provoke the gods, so what else can you dare to do?"
"Provoking all the nobles is more troublesome than provoking a god..."
As they walked and talked like this, they gradually approached a river flowing out of the forest. Just as Lei was looking for a bridge to cross the river, he heard calls for help again...