"If there is any place in this world that is not covered by the enchantment, I think it must be Mount Juying." Before departure, Aldo said this to all the hunters present. From sixteen gold medals to twenty, all those who are not qualified will be left in Xiangmang Town as a backup and will not be allowed to participate in this operation. Aldo knocked on the glass with the back of one hand, his knuckles bent slightly, Under the water light, it was almost as white as a soldier's hand, he said in a low voice, "I hope you are mentally prepared."
Amy was counting the last medicine, and interjected, "I heard from members of the tour group who challenged Jueying Mountain before that they failed, once they reached the halfway up the mountain, even the simplest compass would lose its function. It seemed that there was an abnormal magnetic field. Interference, is this true?"
Carlos nodded.
Amy couldn't help asking: "Then how did you determine the direction last time?"
Carlos laughed, showing two tiny canine teeth: "Because I'm just a natural compass, rookie."
Aldo explained: "His sensitivity to abnormal energy is much higher than that of ordinary people."
"Oh!" Amy looked Carlos up and down, as if he suddenly became interested in dissecting his body, "is it like dogs are dozens of times more sensitive to smell than humans? Sure enough, God also Compensation will be made for the simple minded."
Carlos: "That's right, people have to have some specialties, as if your tolerance to poison gas is far above average—otherwise you would have been suffocated to death by yourself."
"If you two can do me a favor, take a break for a minute," Gal said, rubbing the space between his brows, "I'll give each of you a piece of candy, thank you kids."
Louis was not affected by these guys at all. He thought carefully, and then glanced at the loot brought back by two legendary "dating" people - a mutant dark elf corpse, and asked cautiously: "So Your Excellency means that there is a high possibility that there will be Difu on Jueying Mountain that we have never seen before, high-level or even demon-level, and it is very likely that it will undergo incredible mutations like the black fish that swallowed the key?"
Aldo nodded: "So I remind Mr. Meiguert that you need to anticipate casualties."
Louis pondered for a while: "With all due respect, Your Excellency, what is our goal when we go to Jueying Mountain? What are we looking for?"
"The kingfisher that comes from the deep sea, from under the mountains, from every crevice of concealment, sings only at the dawn of dawn, leaves in the first ray of sunlight, flies into the world where no one can see, and waits The next dawn." Aldo gently repeated the humming lyrics from the crystal box, "The kingfisher probably alludes to the green feather stone, a specialty of Jueying Mountain, and 'break dawn' means that the sun will rise at dawn. Some people think that it is the alternation of day and night. The bards in the past did have the habit of regarding the world we live in as 'day' and the place where dark creatures live as 'night'. In this way, then the jade feather stone is likely to be related to the energy source of the dark world-Kevin Watson knows what we want."
Louis was taken aback: "You're implying that something on Juying Mountain can be used as a source of energy for repairing the barrier."
"There is no hint, I am almost sure." Aldo said, "The last time we formed an alliance with Krystal, as a token of sincerity, they gave us a scroll, which is a very powerful forbidden spell, I think You can guess what's inside."
Evan secretly said to Gal: "Mr. Gal, can I go?"
Due to his mentor, who was as gentle as a kindergarten teacher, suddenly became angry, poor Evan became the first intern in the temple in decades to have more tasks than serious hunters during his internship. In three months, he almost followed Ga Er traveled all over the continent, and he was tanned. He was originally stupid and rough, but now he still had a beard that he didn't have time to shave, and that hair like a steel wire. Like a big bear.
Gal hesitated for a moment, then shook his head slowly after a while, and said in a low voice, "I think...it might not be appropriate."
"Look, I'm not very dizzy now, and didn't you say that after returning from this mission, you can apply for me to pass the internship?" Evan reached out and grabbed the corner of Gal's clothes, with a big bear face Putting on the expression of a little white rabbit, begging pitifully.
His palms are covered with scars from punctured blood blisters, many of which have been ground into calluses: "I promise I won't hold you back."
This guarantee is really not credible at all, Gal, who has been tricked countless times, thought silently, but after all, he is not the type of Louis who is used to vetoing other people's wishful thinking in person, so he paused for a while, and suggested gently: "This operation I'm not responsible, and I don't count what I say, why don't you go and ask Mr. Aldo?"
Evan immediately turned into a frosted eggplant.
Gal continued his efforts: "Or would you like to ask Instructor Meggert?"
Evan turned into an eggplant that was beaten by frost and shivering in the cold wind.
Gal successfully shirked his responsibility and sat upright, pretending not to see Evan's sad little eyes that seemed to pierce his back.
That night, all those who needed to go to Jueying Mountain were required to rest early to maintain their best condition. Evan turned around in the yard like a donkey pulling a mill.
He has always known that he does not have the talent like Carlos, and he can win at the starting line. It is conceivable that even if Carlos does not have those thrilling experiences later, he will definitely become an excellent hunter beyond his peers. Evan also knows that, I am not like my mentor Gal. Although he looks very easy-going on the outside, there seems to be a hard rock supporting him in his heart. When other children are still asking for candy, he can be close to him for twenty years. Be hard on yourself.
He is cowardly, cowardly, without confidence, and can be said to be useless.
Evan used to think that this was nothing. After all, not everyone can achieve success. There must always be some kind and good people who are not self-serving and only benefiting others.
But when he was still thinking about it, he saw Elvis' death with his own eyes. He saw that the little boy, who was not even as high as his waistline, lost his legs and was imprisoned forever in the sunless temple under the water. Seeing his excellent mentor who has made him look up, he put himself on the road full of thorns like an ascetic monk, and he kept urging himself like a tight string every day.
There is also the archbishop who nailed his soul to the ancient seal of the enchantment for a whole thousand years, and taught him every word.
All this made Evan hate his own weakness.
Mr. Evan Gorado walked around the yard twenty times, finally mustered up the courage, went upstairs and knocked on Aldo's door. Fortunately, this venerable gentleman made arrangements for his retirement life , but at this time, it seems that he is still going to stand on the last post, conscientiously studying some documents about Jueying Mountain, and has not had time to rest.
Evan lowered his head and stared at his toes like a self-examination, and said tremblingly: "First, sir, I... I have a request."
Aldo leaned against the door frame, with a coat on his body, and said calmly: "If you plan to request to go to Juying Mountain, then it goes without saying."
Evan: "…"
Aldo was about to close the door with a nonchalant expression, wondering why the slick boy Garna had such a foolish apprentice.
However, Evan raised his leg and blocked the door at the risk of being caught in the crack of the door: "Sir, please listen to me!"
Aldo impatiently raised his hand to signal him to shut up, and then his tone slowed down a bit: "I think I have already mentioned that there are many unknown dangers on Jueying Mountain, and they are likely not within the protection of the enchantment. I think Keeping inexperienced personnel in Xiangmang town is a way to reduce unnecessary casualties - even though I said that the vocation of the Templars is to protect, this does not mean that the lives of our hunters are not precious , Do you understand young man? There are twenty gold medals here, it’s not time for you to be a hero, now, go back to sleep.”
Then Aldo slammed the door shut.
Evan was a little clumsy, and felt that everything Mr. Aldo said was so reasonable that he couldn't refute it... But he didn't think that way in his heart.
He is also a man, although he has never expected to become a great hero, but he hopes to have enough strength to protect those who are very important to him—even May, who makes his calf cramp every time he sees him. Instructor Gert, the therapist Amy who licks him every time he checks his body, Carlos who often plays pranks but clumsily tries to comfort himself, and...Gal Mentor.
It must have taken a lot of luck for him to meet such a good mentor as Mr. Gal Shawden.
It’s not that Juying Mountain is such an amazing place, and it’s such a must-go place. Evan doesn’t have the adventurous spirit like Carlos—rather than rushing out to risk his life with a sword, he prefers to cook a soup at home and ask everyone to drink together of. He just felt that... so many important friends went to an unimaginably dangerous place without his knowledge, and he just stayed in the small town safely, doing some stupid things like liaison officers, It's very... unbearable.
Even though he is weak and not qualified to think like this, he is indeed worried about them.
At this moment, there was a voice saying good night to each other in the corridor. Evan looked up and saw Carlos walking up slowly with his sword on his back. He looked a little tired, with his coat in his hand and his shirt rolled up. He rolled up his sleeves and undid two buttons on his collar, and there was still sweat on his forehead that hadn't been wiped off.
Evan knew at a glance that his hard-working mentor must have violated the order of "rest early" and raced against time to drag Carlos to sparring again.
At that moment, Evan was suddenly blessed, and he thought—why not ask Carlos? He will definitely agree!
Of course Carlos would agree—he thinks that going to Juying Mountain is dangerous, but it is indeed a very exciting and rare experience. If he came all the way, he would just be thrown in Xiangmang Town for vacation That's really pathetic.
Aren't men supposed to fight
So he knocked on Aldo's door carelessly in front of Evan, and the two brothers hooked Evan's shoulders nicely, and said frankly, "Hey, let me say, how about bringing more brothers tomorrow?"
Aldo: "..."
Evan was so nervous that his palms were sweating.
"If you think it's okay, take him with you." After a few seconds of silence, Aldo readily agreed with a gentle face that was completely different from the official business just now, "I hope you are ready, Gorado gentlemen?"
The pair of sharp gray eyes that looked over clearly said: You are satisfied this time, don't hurry up!
Evan then quit and rolled away.
"Come in." Aldo reached out and wiped Carlos' forehead, and said dissatisfied, "Gal dragged you to exercise again? Didn't I say..."
"Ahahaha, I'm going to take a shower." Carlos stuffed the epee into his arms, turned and ran.
"Well," Aldo put his sword away, raising his eyebrows unintentionally, "hey, by the way, I seem to remember that the dark elf is a third-level difu... On that grave mound, we said What's going on?"
He was answered by the sound of Carlos slamming the bathroom door.
Early the next morning, they set off from Xiangmang Town, walked up the Lover's Slope, crossed a small piece of farmland, walked into increasingly dense forests, crossed the warning sign of "Wild Beasts", and then walked from the ancient tomb. Passing through the field is considered to be on Juying Mountain.
They had only passed halfway through the mountain, and when they looked down and could still see the small town below, the temperature dropped sharply to freezing point. They had to stop and change into warm clothes. The wind seemed to be whistling some kind of beast. The end of Jueying Mountain is still invisible at a glance, only the endless whiteness remains.
Gal tightened his neckline, and couldn't help but ask, "Why is it so cold here? It's unreasonable in terms of terrain, latitude, and altitude—I've never experienced a sudden drop of more than 20 degrees in a ten-minute journey." .”
"Because we have left the enchantment." Aldo said.
The hunters looked serious.
There were fine snowflakes floating in the air, and Aldo grabbed a handful in the air, and became serious—if it was just a guess before, then at this point, no one understands their current situation better than the creator of the enchantment: "From now on, be vigilant to me. It's not a children's paradise outside the enchantment."
His words fell, and Carlos' sword was pulled out before anyone could see what was going on, and it was plunged into the snow at Evan's feet, like a harpoon, "piercing" from inside "A gray creature the size of an adult cat emerged. It looked like a gopher, but there was a needle about twenty centimeters long in its tail, shining with a sharp cold light.
"Scorpion rat." Carlos said coldly, "Level 4 Difu, the tail needle can penetrate the iron plate, and the toxin on it can kill a person in two breaths. If you don't want to be bitten by it to become a zombie, the best So watch your feet. Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the land of winter without a shell—and this will be my last lesson for you: how to survive yourself."