According to Xu Le's request, several mercenaries quickly found some wood.
Some people couldn't find any and just cut down the trees.
However, in this process, breathing will accelerate and more water vapor will be inhaled.
As the wood in the team piled up, Bai Jing became a little anxious.
"We have collected a lot of wood. Can we start a fire?"
It’s no wonder that he is anxious, the current environment is indeed very bad.
Most of the mercenaries were having trouble breathing, and most of them were level 2 warriors. In this situation, they could no longer hold on.
“Being anxious, rushing, and not being adequately prepared are all the beginnings of a complete failure.
You want them to live, right?"
"Forehead… "
Faced with Xu Le's questioning, Bai Jing didn't know what to say for a moment.
"I'm sorry, I shouldn't have disturbed you and questioned you at this time."
“A lot of people talk about caring about others, and in my opinion, that’s stupid.
Since you care about the other person, you should treat them with a more correct attitude instead of interfering wrongly.
Do you understand? "
Bai Jing knew that Xu Le had started preaching again. She hated preaching, from anyone.
But she seemed to have gotten used to Xu Le's preaching recently.
"I understand. I will do as you say."
"Go on gathering the wood, and then light the fire as I tell you."
Bai Jing looked at Xu Le, then pointed at herself:
"You asked me to light the fire? Didn't you?"
"If you don't want to, I can run away now. And I tell you, I'm really fast when I run. Most people can't catch me."
Seeing Xu Le threatening her like this, Bai Jing was speechless for a moment.
"But can I really do it? What you are talking about should be about warlocks, right
I am just a warrior, I don’t have those abilities at all, and…”
"Do you still want to save them?"
This is coercion!
This is how Bai Jing felt. She was being pushed onto the evil path little by little by Xu Le.
But can she do it
No.
Not only was she helpless, she was actually quite curious about the warlock's evil abilities.
She feared and resisted warlocks simply because she had been hurt by their powers when she was a child.
But now if I have the power to contact the warlock...
"Ah, ah, ah, you're not imagining things again, are you?"
"I don't have any delusion that I can acquire the power of a warlock." Bai Jing blushed.
Xu Le: …
"If your execution ability is as strong as your imagination ability, those mercenaries would have been saved."
"knew."
Following Xu Le's request, Bai Jing stood in front of the pile of firewood.
"What should I do next?"
"Of course it is the flame that will take over my destiny."
"The flame that will take over your destiny?"
"Just watch."
Xu Le pulled out an Ancient Yinduo card from his pocket.
When Bai Jing saw the Gu Yinduo card, her face immediately turned ugly.
From her expression, Xu Le could tell that the profession that had once cast a great shadow on Bai Jing was probably a Red Moon Warlock.
"Relax, I'm not the warlock you think I am."
"More evil than them?"
"If you want to, fine."
Xu Le threw the cards and they scattered into the air.
This action made Bai Jing think that Xu Le was angry and didn't want to do it anymore, so she quickly said:
"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to contradict you, I just..."
Bai Jing's apology suddenly stopped because she saw the cards flying in the air and suddenly stopped again...
All the cards stayed in mid-air, surrounding Bai Jing.
"What did you do?"
"Choose a card you like." Xu Le waved at the cards.
However, Bai Jing asked cautiously:
"Will there be any serious consequences?"
"Serious consequences? Probably all the mercenaries are suffocating to death."
"Damn it..." Bai Jing gritted her teeth and quickly scanned these ancient music cards.
The most are black, but there are also a few red and white ones.
Red and White gave up directly. Since she had chosen to master the power of darkness, she would just walk on the dark path until the end.
“I choose this one.”
Black Card-Gemstone
The most solid thing in the world, a shining gem.
Positive: Hard, resolute, unshakable.
Disadvantage: Difficult to break through.
"Stone? It really suits your personality."
"Isn't it a gem?"
"If you say so, then so be it."
After Bai Jing chose the gem, Xu Le also chose a card, but he did not let Bai Jing see the existence of this card.
Then, the card in Xu Le's hand directly ignited with black flames.
"Fate - a puppet."
The puppet's cards burned instantly, and Xu Le could even feel the smile of the puppet's observer.
It seemed particularly eager to use its power, but...
He had also studied it carefully. After all, he had his big brother protecting him, so he was not afraid of many things.
Even if the other party is the son of Gu Yinduo.
A thin ball of thread appeared in Xu Le's hand, and Xu Le handed the burning ball of thread to Bai Jing.
Looking at the black flames in front of her, Bai Jing found it hard to accept for a moment.
"Do you want me to catch this fire?"
"If you regret it now, it's not too late."
"Regret shit."
Bai Jing directly grabbed the black flame, and the flame instantly burned, burning the cards in Bai Jing's hand, her clothes, and even her hair.
“Ugh!~”
Bai Jing knelt on the ground in pain, she felt like her soul was burning.
So he reluctantly raised his head and looked at Xu Le:
"Are you going to kill me?"
"Do you think I would go to that much trouble to kill you? You're overthinking it."
"All right."
Bai Jing thought about it carefully and realized that Xu Le really didn't need to spend so much effort to do something that could be done very simply.
But this... is too painful.
“What should I do next?”
"Say goodbye to the past. Once you have ignited the flame of your destiny, you will truly be different."
Bai Jing was still confused, but her thoughts suddenly became a little confused.
It's a mess of memory, something's going... weird.
“My name is Bai Jing… I came from an indescribable place. After arriving in this world, I received the gift of this world.
Afterwards, I ended up in a lighthouse and became a lighthouse keeper, but was persecuted by the lighthouse's top management.
I tossed and turned, wandering in various cities.
To gain power, I tried to understand the taboos and became a taboo-taker.
Now, it's time for me to demonstrate my forbidden power..."
The soliloquy continued for a while, and the naked Bai Jing had unknowingly ignited the firewood during this narration.
Black flames burst into flames.
All the water vapor around it evaporated instantly.
The mercenaries also saw this scene, the red-bearded Ding Ke who looked like a priest, and Bai Jing who was standing in front of him and was burned by the fire of darkness.
"noob… "
The mercenaries thought that Bai Jing had undergone some ritual performed by the evil sorcerer in order to save them.
This Red Beard... is indeed as evil as the legend said.
His friendly appearance had always been a disguise.
Now Bai Jing has to compromise with the warlock, everything is Red Beard's plan.
"The water vapor seems to have been dispelled?"
"Yes, and it's not difficult to breathe anymore."
"Saved."
The mercenaries wanted to cheer, but when they saw Bai Jing still suffering from the dark flames, they could no longer cheer.
"Xiaobai looks very uncomfortable now. Should we go and help her?"
"Now? How can I help?"
"That's right, that warlock looked so strong, he could kill us all with one hand."
"But it was Xiaobai who saved us. If we do nothing at this time, wouldn't it be too disloyal? After all, we have been working together for so long."
After the mercenary said this, everyone else fell silent.
But someone soon refuted:
"It's not like I asked her to save them. She did all this voluntarily."
"That's true."
The mercenaries' discussions were quiet, but Bai Jing's senses had reached a special state.
She could hear the voices of these people.
But the results of those people's discussions were really distressing.
"Sure enough, no one who is too nice has a good ending."
And at this moment Bai Jing had a different feeling. After experiencing the initial burning of flames, a special sense of pleasure arose deep in her soul.
She didn't know what exactly those thoughts that were forced upon her were.
It might be something arranged by Xu Le.
As the flames burned, she gradually got used to the feeling.
The black flames had no temperature, but instead made her perceive everything around her more clearly.
The perception effect of mental energy is more obvious than before.
It was as if she had an extra pair of eyes with telekinetic energy.
When looking at those mercenaries, she could even vaguely sense the guilt in their hearts.
"Do you feel what those people are thinking?" Xu Le suddenly asked as he looked at the mercenaries.
Bai Jing nodded, then shook her head:
“The human heart is something that is hard to fathom.”
"None of them stepped forward to help you when you were in trouble."
"At least they were saved, weren't they?"
Bai Jing smiled self-deprecatingly, then turned to look at Xu Le.
"I was saved, too."
"Yes."
"Have you achieved your goal?"
"Purpose?"
"I became like this."
Bai Jing glanced at her body and saw the black flames were still burning.
But soon she was stunned. These black flames actually began to gradually go out.
As the flames faded, her tan skin was revealed, slightly paler than before.
It seems that when it was burning before, the ashes accumulated during this period were also burned.
Standing naked in front of Xu Le, Bai Jing was completely stunned.
"Uh? Where are my clothes?"
"Let's make do with this for now."
Xu Le threw his coat to Bai Jing. Bai Jing frowned, but still put on her clothes at this time.
"Thanks."
"You're welcome. After all, I have achieved some ulterior motives through you."
Hearing Xu Le say this, Bai Jing turned her head away.
"You must have done something to me anyway."
"I've already told you to say goodbye to the past."
"What are those black flames? What do the cards do?"
"Those are sorcerer rituals. You just said that they have an ulterior motive, so I can't tell you."
"Oh well."
Bai Jing turned her head and looked towards the flames, trying to find some secrets and clues from the pile of burning firewood.
But she was soon disappointed. The originally burning black flame turned into an ordinary flame.
It was just like an ordinary campfire, nothing special about it.
"Is this the end? That weird water vapor..."
"After the evil sorcerer's ritual, you have become very special, Miss Bai Jing.
So at this time, you should try to find the problem yourself and solve it. "
"Myself?"
Bai Jing really wanted to say that she was not capable of handling this situation, but when she looked at Xu Le's expectant eyes, she couldn't say such words.
"knew."
Under the puzzled gazes of many mercenaries, Bai Jing walked to an empty corner.
Because she didn't bring any spare clothes, she could only wear Xu Le's large coat.
While getting dressed, she inadvertently sniffed the smell of her coat.
It's the scent of soap and some masculine smell, not strong and quite pleasant.
It seems that Xu Le did not smell of sweat due to the long-term mission outside.
"This guy is quite clean."
Bai Jing hid most of her face in the wide collar of her coat. If the black coat was embroidered with a few red clouds, it would look even more charming.
She didn't talk to the mercenaries again. She had done what she should do.
Now, she wants to live for herself.
After this incident, from now on... she will no longer be the helpful person she used to be.
"Let me solve it myself, how can I solve this?"
Bai Jing was just about to give up when a strange feeling came over her.
Mental energy!
She felt the presence of heart energy around her, hiding in front.
She looked back, wanting to confirm Xu Le's location, but as soon as she turned around, she saw Xu Le standing behind her with a smile on his face.
"Fuck, you scared me. How come you're like a ghost and walking without making any sound?"
"Oh, it's true that I don't make any sound when I walk." Xu Le nodded and admitted it directly.
Afterwards, Xu Le also looked forward, which was the place that Bai Jing had noticed before.
"You feel it?"
"Uh?" Bai Jing understood what Xu Le meant, but she was still not sure.
"If you feel it, follow it. This is your new ability."
Bai Jing looked at Xu Le hesitantly, and finally nodded.
She began to follow her own perception and started to walk slowly on the streets of this ancient city.
Suddenly, a level 2 poisonous deformed species in the darkness rushed out from Bai Jing's right side.
This kind of sudden attack is the most dangerous, especially from highly poisonous creatures.
But Bai Jing didn't even blink, she raised her hand and swung the knife, like a sharp blade, cutting the deformed species into two halves.
She looked at herself in some disbelief.
"A hard gem?"
"This is probably not the target you are looking for."
"I know. It's just ahead."
Relying on her sixth sense, Bai Jing has locked the location of the creature that produces telekinesis.
"What is this ability to sense mental energy called?"
"How about calling it Telepathy Vision?"
"good."