"Huh, we're finally out." Regnar looked at the Yege Forest in front of him and couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief.
They had been walking on the wild plains for three days.
Three days ago, they escaped from Balor's siege with the help of Malolite. They hurriedly traveled for a long time, and only started to rest after confirming that Balor would not pursue them.
Since Vera woke up, she has been like a piece of wood, her eyes are dull, she says nothing, she just walks silently with others.
Vera didn't react until Field's body was cremated during the break. She first stared at her father's body in a daze. Watching this familiar man slowly turn into ashes in the fire. Vera finally burst into tears uncontrollably.
In just a few days, this poor woman fell from a lost paradise to a lost hell. What's even more terrifying is that it was his own brother Balor who killed Field.
Now Vera has extremely complicated feelings for her brother. Should she feel guilty towards Balor? But Balor killed his father. Should she hate Balor with all her heart? But Balor becoming like this has a lot to do with himself.
For a moment, Vera put all the blame on herself. She began to hate her cowardly and selfish self very much. Vera knelt in front of Field's urn, crying and laughing, and slapped herself repeatedly. Annelotte and Kordak could not persuade her to stop.
In the end, it was Regnar who took action.
Snapped!
Regnar gave Vera a loud slap in the face without hesitation.
"Xiao Lei!" Kordak wanted to rush forward and stop Regnar, but the boy waved his hand to signal them not to talk any more.
Vera rubbed her face blankly, and then said sadly: "Xiao Lei, do you also think I'm hateful?"
"Of course you are hateful." Regnar said coldly, "Because you are a coward."
"Yes, if I hadn't abandoned Balor back then, things like this wouldn't have happened today." Vera said quietly.
"This is not the most hateful thing about you." Regnar said, "The most hateful thing is that you have been living in regret and pain, as if you are addicted. Not only are you not eager to find a way to escape, but you just stay like this. Crying alone in a pitiful corner where no one knows. This is the most hateful thing about you."
Seeing that Vera didn't respond, Regnar continued: "If you hate and complain about your past self now, you will hate and complain about your current self in the future. So,
You are cowardly, you were cowardly in the past, you are cowardly now, you will be cowardly in the future, you are so cowardly that it makes people feel hateful! "
"You were afraid of death in the past, so you left your brother and ran away alone. What now? You saw your brother going astray, what did you do? You just slapped yourself here crying, only regretting it but not knowing how to make amends! Do you plan to Are you going to let Balor go on like this? You abandoned your brother back then, and now, are you going to abandon your brother too?" Regnar asked mercilessly.
"I..." Vera murmured.
Regnar pressed Vera's shoulders with both hands and said: "Be brave, Sister Vera. We are all by your side, I am here, Annie is here, and the boss is also there. Don't be afraid, and don't immerse yourself in endless regret and sorrow. There is no point in doing this when you are in pain. If you don’t want to go on like this, then you have to stand up and walk out on your own! Only in this way can you have the qualifications to despise your past self, and only then can you have the qualifications to give cowardice a slap in the face , you are qualified to face Uncle Field’s ashes!”
Vera blankly thought about what Regner said over and over again, and finally, her eyes gradually lit up.
"Thank you, Xiao Lei, and thank you everyone." Vera stood up and wiped her tears: "Xiao Lei is right, I have always been a coward, now, it's time for me to be brave. That bastard Balor It turned out to be like this, as a sister, I must educate him!"
"This is my girl." Kordak grinned and took Vera into his arms.
"Where do you get your reasoning?" Annelotte walked to Regnar and asked softly.
"A similar principle was taught to me by a little girl in the slums. Her name is Irene." Regnar replied, but he sighed silently in his heart. After two years, could it be that the Moon Shadow Thieves Guild can't find Aileen? Lin
Annelotte glanced at Regnar. The girl pursed her lips, not knowing what she was thinking.
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As night fell, Regnar and others had arrived in the middle of Yege Forest.
"Okay, there shouldn't be any danger here." Kordak breathed a sigh of relief. With the frequent activities of humans in the north in the past two years, Yege Forest has basically become a human territory. Of course , that ancient and mysterious elf tribe will never admit this.
It's just that humans haven't caused much damage to the forest, so these elves haven't attacked humans in the past two years.
"Huh, maybe, I think it's better to be more vigilant." Vera has gradually returned to normal in the past two days, but everyone has clearly felt her changes. At least Kordak noticed that Vera was alone During the night vigil, I would always pick up a longbow from time to time and practice shooting until my arms were sore.
Everyone set up camp and prepared to rest for a while.
The bonfire was beeping, and Kordak took out the Kodo meat that he had taken from the orcs. Although this kind of giant beast raised in captivity by the orcs was huge and clumsy, the meat was extremely tender, and it was a good ingredient for barbecue. .
The aroma of barbecue wafted in the forest. Ever since his trip to the frozen snow-capped mountains, Kordak's barbecue technology had made a qualitative leap. Regnar couldn't help but praise it, and even Annelotte nodded after tasting it. Therefore, grilling has become a unique skill of Kordak.
"Boss's meat is still delicious." Regnar's mouth was full of oil after eating.
"Go away, your meat is delicious, and the meat of your whole family is delicious." Kordak cursed. No matter what kind of work he did too much, he would feel bored. Kordak had been doing barbecue work for two years and was already exhausted. annoyed.
"Hehe, everyone likes to eat anyway." Vera praised sincerely.
Just as everyone was talking and laughing, there was suddenly some movement in the grass behind Kordak.
"Be careful!" Kordak rolled over and grabbed his two-handed sword, then looked at the grass warily.
Vera also picked up her magic long bow, and the sharp arrows shone with a cold light under the moonlight.
A slightly thin figure walked out of the grass. There was no doubt that it was a human being.
After confirming that it was a human being, Kordak and the others couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief. However, when the moonlight shone on the face of this human being, everyone couldn't help but froze.
Because they knew this human being, it was Gerhart, the little boy who stole Vera's purse in Yorktown two years ago and served as their guide.
"What are these two days? How come they are all reunions of old friends?" Kordak thought to himself, Field, Balor, Deville and now Gerhart.
"I didn't expect it to be you." Gerhart smiled friendly.
"Hey, it's you, kid. What are you doing here alone?" Regnar was also very happy to see Gerhat. This kid was completely different from the sinister and fierce look before. He looked a lot brighter. Regnar Based on this, all the credit was put on his own face, and he couldn't help but feel a little proud.
"Brother Regnar, long time no see, and Sister Vera and Boss Kordak." Gerhart walked into the camp. He greeted everyone one by one. When he saw Annelotte, he couldn't help but be startled: " Who is this?"
"Oh, Annelotte, the new member of our team." Regnar introduced. Gerhart saw that Annelotte's eyes were obviously blank. He was not surprised by this. Many people would be surprised when they saw Annelotte. The girl has a stunning face but a blank mind.
"That's it. It's an honor to meet you, Miss Annelotte." Gerhart nodded to Annelotte, and then asked Regna: "Where is the very silent eldest brother Silenos?"
"..." Regnar was silent for a moment and said, "Unfortunately, he died in that mission."
Regnar briefly told what happened when he hunted the red-blooded bear.
"I'm sorry." Gerhard bowed his head slightly to show respect for the deceased.
"It's all in the past. What about you, what are you doing now? Becoming a mercenary?" Regnar only then carefully observed Gerhart's dress and found that he was wearing a leather Orion suit and also had a There is a bow, a long sword, and two daggers stuck on the sides of his thighs. He looks a bit like a mercenary.
Gerhart smiled: "Absolutely. After I went back, I found a hunter and became his disciple. Then I followed him and became a hunter. But with my little strength, I can only hunt some wild beasts and low-level monsters. , being a mercenary is still a bit weak.”
"Not bad, not bad. Now you have reached the fifth level of Dou Qi. You have made a lot of progress in the past two years." Kordak said, "Then you are here to hunt this time too?"
Gerhart nodded: "Yes, I went out with the teacher to catch some wild animals and sell them for money. Their camp is not far away. I went out for a walk at night because I was bored and smelled the aroma of your barbecue, so I came here. Unexpectedly, It turned out to be you. What do you think, do you want to camp with us? There are a lot of people there, and it’s very lively to chat and laugh together."
Kordak looked at a few people and nodded when he saw that none of them objected: "It's okay, we feel sick when we look at the orcs' faces, or the humans look friendly."
"Wow, it turns out you are going to the orc territory. You must tell us about your adventure in the wild plains later. There are many young people in our team who want to go there!" Gerhart said with a look on his face. excited.
"It's a small matter. What I have experienced in the past two years can be written into a novel." Regnar nodded coaxingly.