"What did you say? Say it again?" Kordak asked in disbelief.
"I... I don't dare..." Regnar said tremblingly. His heart was now full of fear and confusion. How could a strong man who was alive and kicking and carrying two large backpacks for a day suddenly no longer be able to do it? Has it moved
That was Silenos, the strongest person in the team, died like that? Although Regner was an orphan and had seen the coldness and danger of human nature since he was a child, such a bloody and ruthless fact was still beyond his psychological tolerance.
The death of Silenos gave Regnar an unprecedented fear of death and orcs. He just hoped that this was all just a nightmare, but even if he closed his eyes, he could still smell the lingering smell of blood in his breath. So he wanted to escape. Under the oppression of fear, he had completely lost the courage to face those terrible orcs.
"Bang!" Kordak slapped Regnar hard, his eyes flashing with anger and disappointment as he glared at Regnar who fell to the ground.
"You fucking tell me again?" Kordak's voice was like a roaring lion: "You're telling me! You don't dare? Why didn't you dare when you walked into the Silver Moon Forest alone? Without the three of us, you would be just a piece of shit pulled out by the Swift Shadow Dragon. One day ago, I risked my life to save you from the claws of the red-blooded bear. Now you tell me that you don’t dare. ? You dare to say such shameless words, but you still dare not? Damn! The Moon Shadow Thieves Guild has taken a fancy to someone like you. What kind of bullshit, the Moon Shadow Thieves Guild has taken a fancy to a weakling like you? We I risked my life to save you twice, but now that we are in trouble, why don’t you say “Don’t you dare? Don’t dare, sir!!!!”
The more Kordak talked, the angrier he became. He flew up and kicked Regnar on the chin, knocking the thin Regnar upside down.
Regnar crawled to Kordak on his knees and cried "Wow" and said, "Boss, please hit me! But I really don't dare, I'm afraid of death! Brother Silenus died so suddenly, He has only killed three orcs here, and there are more than a dozen over there! I really don’t dare! If I go like this, I will die! I am just a nobody, an orphan, not a hero in a novel or biography, I don’t have them I don’t have the courage, let alone the ability that they can’t beat me to death. I’m just an orphan that no one wants! I finally got out of the slums, and I don’t want to die here like this! Wuwuwu... "
Kordak kicked the corners of Regnar's mouth and nostrils, causing blood to fly out. Mixed with the constant tears and the dirt on the ground, his face was as stained as it was in the slums.
Kordak looked at Regnar coldly. A big bright red palm print was clearly visible on the left side of his face, and his young face was full of fear and shame.
Kordak's heart gradually softened as he watched. After all, he was only a fifteen-year-old boy. At that age, he would be frightened by everything in front of him, right? How could he have such high demands on Regnar
He slowly calmed down his anger, sighed, and gently helped Regna up: "Okay, Xiao Lei, it was my fault just now, I shouldn't have been angry with you, I'm sorry."
"Boss, it's my fault, I... I'm a coward..." Regnar muttered.
He can now finally understand the pain that Vera has endured all these years. This kind of pain of abandoning important people is not severe, but it tortures people's hearts all the time. But if that was all it took for him to muster up the courage to face those ferocious orcs, Regna still couldn't do it.
Kordak put his hands on Regnar's shoulders and said: "This matter is indeed very risky. I'm afraid it won't succeed with or without you. You are still young, so it is unjustifiable to lose your life for this. I understand you."
"Then boss, you..." Regnar hesitated. He originally wanted to persuade Kordak to give up, but he couldn't do it. He was already a coward, so how could he have the nerve to let Kordak run away with him? What's more, do you really abandon Vera? This is a very complicated problem, and Regner himself doesn't know what to do.
"You don't need to persuade me." Kordak smiled: "After all, Vera is also the woman I like. I will go on this trip no matter what."
"Boss... I... I'm sorry..." Regnar really didn't know what to do now. On the one hand, he hated his cowardice very much, and on the other hand, he was very afraid of the possible death. He kept wandering between these two paths. , but found that no matter which way leads to the abyss.
"Can you do me a favor? Bury Silenos here first, and then return to Meteor City to wait for me. If I don't come back within ten days, you will report the death of the three of us to the Mercenary Alliance. They will handle the matter." Kordak made the final arrangements.
Regnar cried "Wow" again as he listened. Kordak hugged Regnar and whispered in his ear: "People always have to fight for something. Otherwise, life would be too pitiful.”
After saying that, he stopped looking at Regna and turned around silently to leave.
Looking at Kordak's retreating back, Regnar took steps of his own several times, but then took them all back.
Regnar began to deal with Silenus's body according to Kordak's instructions. He wiped Silenus's face clean with water, then suppressed his nausea and did some simple treatment on his wounds. So that Silenus can look more dignified when he is buried.
After finishing these things, Regnar looked around. There was no one around except Silenos and the corpses of the three orcs. Just like before, he became a human again.
"He has become the same person again." Regnar thought, and he began to recall the time he came to the Eastern Continent, the three prisoners: Hans, the first mate, the second mate, the captain, Eamonn, Lori, and Kilric. The group, their faces appeared in front of Regner one by one. They always looked at him with a kind of contempt, always so annoying.
Then Regnar recalled Kordak, Vera, and the dead Silenos. They were always so sincere and friendly. Regnar once thought with joy that since the old man and Irene, He finally had friends and companions, three at a time.
But now he has lost Silenus, and Vera and Kordak are about to disappear. He is going to have nothing and be alone again. Is this really going to be the case
"Absolutely impossible!!!!" Regnar suddenly roared, and a violent emotion burst out from the bottom of his heart like a volcano erupting. The old man is dead and Irene is gone. He finally has Kordak, Vera and Silenos. Now that Silenos is dead, can he just watch Kordak and Wei? Pull away? impossible! Can't do it!
Regnar suddenly thought of many things. He thought of the kindness the three Kordaks had treated him. He thought of the three companions he had secretly vowed to never lose at night. He thought of the old man. When he died, when Irene left, he was in so much pain. The feeling of being alone, the pain of having nothing, made life worse than death! He thought of what the old man once said to him about "gain" and "loss".
He was only ten years old at that time. The old man once said to him in a weathered tone: "Any gain is accompanied by loss, and any loss is accompanied by gain, such as begging. When you accept other people's money, you gain other people's money." Money, but you have lost your dignity." After the old man said this, he nodded and bowed to the person who threw the copper coins with a smile on his face.
Regnar thought about it. Now that he had lost his companion again, what had he gained? All he got was pain and loneliness, something he had tasted for fifteen years, and he had had enough. Why do I always lose what I want and gain what I don’t want
Regnar looked at himself. He had nothing left. So what should he do if he still wanted to get the past time, the companions who gave him happiness, and the mercenary team that gave him a sense of belonging
What to exchange for? Why get it? By your own life! If you are so poor that you have nothing but still want to get something, then go for it with your life! That's the only thing I own, and the only thing I can exchange.
Regnar once struggled with wild dogs for a piece of bread in the garbage dump. Now he feels that these orcs are like wild dogs competing with him for bread. They are about to seize his last "bread". Could it be that Why don't you go and get it back
"I hate the wild dogs that compete with me for bread. Go to hell!" An evil smile that did not suit his age appeared on Regnar's immature face. His pupils once again changed from dark blue to dark blue. Pure black, a pure black fighting spirit burst out from his body and instantly blew out all the flames.
Regnar calmly arranged his equipment, and then flew away in the direction Kordak left.