The first arrow missed the target; the moving man was no match for the stationary target she had practiced on.
The mercenary who dodged the first arrow turned around and looked at her, his expression completely changed. The disgusting, greasy and evil look in his eyes turned into fear.
When Merry was on the lighthouse's platform, chasing away wild animals below, she would often aim for their eyes.
Eyes facing the threat of death will show similar colors. Mary was in a state of dazed concentration. When she heard the female knight laughing behind her, she realized that the second arrow in her hand was empty. The mercenary not far away screamed and fell to the ground.
"Not bad. Your hands didn't shake at all just now. It's just that you need to practice your accuracy with the bow and arrow." The dark-skinned female knight laughed happily, leaving the small commotion over there, and carried her into the city wall.
The unknown female knight carried Mary to the gathering area where people were temporarily staying inside the wall, put her down from the horse, and after putting her down, she lifted up the cloak that covered her hair and took a look, and saw her red hair.
Mary was not prepared for this female knight and thought she was going to pull down her mask, so she quickly wrapped her cloak tightly around her and took a step back.
The female knight did not pull her mask, but covered her cloak back, leaned over and said to her: "I guess you are a Lodite, a descendant of the goddess of beauty with red hair and green eyes."
A descendant of Lottite, Mary remembered that this was how she was introduced when people auctioned her off as a commodity at the auction house where she first woke up.
"My mother is also a Lodite." The female knight looked into her green eyes and her voice became a little deeper. "You have special talents. You should be natural warriors, not just beautiful playthings."
After saying that, she rode away neatly. Meili saw her tall back, with her long flowing hair that looked dark brown at first glance, but when it fluttered in the sunlight, it revealed a deep red.
Leaving the remote part of the gathering area, Meili walked on the messy streets. Because of the various mercenary groups stationed here, many merchants came here to sell things. Some people picked up some scales and horns from monsters and set up stalls to sell them.
Most of the people coming and going are men, and there are very few women. Some of them are dressed like the female warrior before, with a fierce and fierce aura that makes people afraid to approach them, or they are beautiful and charming, accompanying the big businessmen, like a mobile merchandise display stand.
Mary saw all this and walked in silence, trying to find a place to stay temporarily.
Passing by a shabby tent, she saw a woman, half-dressed, carrying water in and out, with a numb expression. A moment later, two nearby mercenaries came in with their pants lifted.
Seeing her looking over here, a mercenary whistled, "What are you doing? Do you want to come in with me and take a closer look? Hahaha!"
Meili looked away and left.
She spent the whole afternoon walking around the camp, but couldn't find a suitable place to rest. Every time she arrived at a place, people would look at her differently, especially the mercenaries, who would deliberately say some obscene words loudly when they saw her, and then laugh when she left.
Meili had no choice but to choose places where merchants gathered, but she still couldn't find peace. Not long after she arrived, an unfamiliar merchant came with two guards and invited her to rest.
Meili was surprised: "I don't know you."
The businessman put his hands behind his back and smiled: "It doesn't matter if I don't know you. Seeing that you came here alone, I guess you want to make money. Hunting monsters is not an easy task. If you are in a hurry to use the money, why not sell yourself to me? If nothing else, just your eyes, I can give you a good price."
Mary realized that he was a slave trader.
She turned and walked away, looking for a new place to stay. One of the merchant's guards followed her closely.
Most of the slaves in the hands of slave traders were not bought, but captured in various remote and chaotic places.
What a world this is.
Meili found herself missing the quiet snowfield and the warm lighthouse.
She wants to go back.
In order to get rid of the person behind her, she came to the camp of the Templar Warriors. Here, the Templar Warriors who were good at hunting monsters had a deterrent effect on others.
She just lingered at the door because some Templar warriors had seen her before when they were chasing Muri, and she was afraid of being recognized, so she didn't dare to get too close.
The man who was following her stood in the distance, glancing at her from time to time, obviously unwilling to give up like this.
"Hey, the one at the door."
Meili heard a hoarse and low voice and looked towards the Templar camp. She found the female knight from this morning. She was sitting by the fire, eating alone. She waved, "Come here!"
Mary thought about it, pulled the cloth covering her face, and walked over.
The female knight kicked the prey at her feet and said, "If you want to eat it, roast it yourself... From your appearance, I know you haven't found a place to stay. I can let you stay here today."
Meili sat by the fire, "Thank you, what did you mean by the Lhotit people's natural talent that you told me about today?"
The female knight stretched her legs and leaned to one side, stabbing a piece of wood next to her with her knife. "That's what I mean. The Lodites live in the distant Rainbow Forest and are natural archers... If you didn't know your talent, how could you choose the bow and arrow?"
This was something Murray had grabbed. Meili didn't know this, but she suddenly realized why she had improved so quickly. It was indeed because of this body.
She wanted to ask another question, but when she saw a tall Templar Knight coming over, she immediately shut up and lowered her head.
"Abby, why are you here alone again? Come on and have a drink with us!" the knight said to the female knight.
The female knight Abby waved him away in annoyance, "Go away and don't bother me!"
The man seemed to be used to it and had a good relationship with her. Not only did he not leave, he sat down and looked at Meili with interest, saying, "Who is this, Abby? Why haven't I seen him before?"
He saw a pair of green eyes in the firelight, and the words in his mouth stopped suddenly. For a moment, he felt suffocated as if he was drowned by the green.
Meili felt that this person didn't look familiar. He probably had not participated in the hunt for Murray and didn't know her.
The next second, he suddenly smiled widely and enthusiastically, leaned over and asked, "My name is Allen, and I'm a senior knight. What's your name? You're Abi's friend, right? Then you're also my friend. Is there anything I can help you with?"
Abby rolled her eyes and threw the knife in her hand at her companion's face, interrupting his shameless approach. She said with disgust, "Lecherous man, get out of here."
Allen caught the knife and said dissatisfiedly: "Hey, if we are brothers, don't hinder me from pursuing love!"
Abby grinned: "If you continue to be disgusting, I will beat the shit out of you."
The two started fighting immediately and soon went to the side to spar. Because of this enthusiastic knight, Mary gave up her plan to rest here tonight and quietly got up and left while the two were fighting enthusiastically.
She finally found an empty spot under a wall, built a fire, and prepared to rest there for the night.
It was very cold outside on a winter night, but having experienced the extreme cold in the polar regions, Mary was used to this kind of cold. She heard the sound of people drinking and laughing in the gathering place in the distance, and she was lost in thought.
She was suddenly back at the polar lighthouse, where it was so quiet that only the sound of the wind and Muri's breathing could be heard.
"She's nearby. I was watching her and saw her coming here alone."
"Go ahead and look for it."
Meili opened her eyes. Her ears were sharp and she could hear voices in the distance. Three people were coming this way. They were looking for her.
She stood up and walked away from the fire with her bow and arrow.
Meili's eyes could see a lot of things clearly at night, but the three strange men who came over could not. When they saw the fire, they were delighted and drew their knives and ropes from their waists and surrounded them.
"Strange, why is there no one here?"
At the same time as his question was raised, there was the sound of an arrow breaking through the air. A man fell to the ground, holding his neck. The other two were startled and quickly stood back to back, alert to their surroundings.
After shooting an arrow, Meili lay in the depression of the city wall, not daring to make a sound, quietly waiting for the next suitable opportunity, or waiting for them to leave on their own.
"Fuck, that bitch is pretty brave!"
"Come out quickly. If you don't come out, don't blame us brothers for being rude when we find you!"
The two men were cursing loudly, when suddenly a shadow flipped over the city wall and landed beside them.
Feeling that the figure was tall and had a strong smell of blood, the two men swung their swords in horror, but the man bent their arms, causing the blades to pierce their own necks.
He fell to the ground with two thuds. Mary poked her head out from the darkness and saw a familiar figure standing by the fire.
He was wearing a skull cap, his shoulders were heaving, and he was breathing hard.
Meili opened her eyes wide, and her mood, which had been depressed for a day, became high again. She grabbed her bow and arrow and jumped down from the depression in the wall, her heart skipping a beat.
"Muri!"
She didn't know how she fell into his arms, she just felt extremely happy. Only one day had passed, but she felt like they had been apart for a long time.
There was a slight hoarseness in Murray's voice as he said, "Are you in danger?"
Meili was more concerned about his condition. She grabbed his hand tightly and asked happily and worriedly, "Muri, weren't you going to the deep polar regions? Why are you back?"
He did leave, but he felt very worried halfway through and didn't even bother to listen to the voice calling him. When he came to his senses, he had already turned back to look for her.
There seemed to be a string around her that was pulling him closer and unable to leave.
Murray looked at Meili in front of him with distress.
Meili understood from his silence, "Are you worried about me?"
Murri lowered his head. He had killed two people when he first arrived, and there was blood under his feet. But with his head lowered, he looked like a young man who had made a mistake, anxious and pitiful.
Mary thought that during the time she was separated from Muri, she should learn how to survive independently and it would be best if she could become very powerful.
But at this moment, seeing Murray coming back, her heart warmed up and she blurted out: "Take me back."
"I can go with you to the depths of the polar regions to see what that sound you are talking about is."
Murray stared at her, wondering if she was just trying to comfort him, but he saw a pair of eyes full of anticipation, and he felt that fluffy feeling again.
"It's very dangerous and cold deep in the polar regions. You might die if you go there." Muri had never been so conflicted. He was worried, but at the same time he didn't want to let go.
Meili smiled, and her smile was particularly beautiful. "I've died once, I'm not afraid of death!"
She opened her arms, "Muri, take me away, I don't like it here."
Muri also laughed in the skull cover. He picked up Mary, crossed the wall that separated humans and monsters, and ran towards the pole.
Mary felt the cold wind blowing on her face gradually bringing the scent of ice and snow.
She soon saw the white snowfield again.
Murray roared into the wind.
Delighted, Meili pushed the skull cap off Murray's head and gave him a kiss.
The past scene reappeared in his memory, and Murray stumbled and fell headfirst into the snow.
He wrinkled his nose and got up, shaking the snow off his head, feeling a little embarrassed, "... You said you wouldn't do this again."
Meili apologized honestly, "I'm sorry."