By the end, Belinda's voice even choked with sobs.
"Okay! I didn't expect the effects of the previous few actings to be so good. Is it because the spiritual suggestion is too deep?"
Leylin looked at the other party crying, and seemed very speechless.
However, what he needs now is to keep a low profile. It is impossible to cause trouble for himself with the other party. The beauty of these two sisters may cause confusion no matter where they are.
Knowing this well, how could Leylin put himself in danger
"Being a mercenary? Haha? Can you afford the rent and prices of the Holy City? Especially, the Steward family is not something you can get rid of just by saying, facing the opponent who has extended its tentacles to every aspect of the Holy City." , what can you do?"
Leylin could only play the most realistic role, hitting the opponent coldly.
"Nick! You've changed! You used to be different!"
The cold words made Belinda a little stunned. She looked at Leylin with a silly feeling.
"It's not changing! It's just accepting the reality! Let's go!" Leylin waved his hands helplessly, and coughed violently at the same time.
"Hmm! No!"
Belinda stepped forward and directly pushed away Leylin's palm, and finally saw the blood that Leylin coughed up.
"How did the breath of life in your body become so weak, and you still have this symptom? Where is your strength? Has it disappeared?"
Now Leylin, whose vitality was constantly draining, although his appearance was still the same as before, the vitality overflowing from his body was already draining away. Compared to before, it was like the difference between a torch and a candle.
"The old wounds from previous adventures are fine!"
Regarding this, Leylin did not hide it, nor could he hide it.
This is also the reason why he tried his best to avoid conflicts. After all, while his strength continued to decline, he still unrepentantly provoked powerful forces, how could it be described as a fool.
"I know! You are afraid! Afraid to drag me and Sophia!"
It's just that Leylin's state made Belinda think of something instead.
"Are you afraid of becoming a burden? It's okay, I can definitely cure you!"
Belinda took a deep look at Leylin, and his figure disappeared into the moonlight.
Leylin stood there quite speechless: "I actually thought of it? Although it's not the case at all..."
However, if the other party associates it like this, it doesn't seem to do him any harm. Leylin thought about it, but he didn't plan to expose it.
"Now... Or, after the appearance of today's gluttonous king, I am afraid that the entire structure of the holy city will undergo great changes..."
After Belinda left, Leylin picked up the shower again and carefully took care of the buds in the flowerbed. His face was calm and serene, as if he hadn't been moved by the outside world at all.
In fact, that was exactly the case. On the second day, with the return of Agnes, who was badly injured, a more terrifying news spread—near the holy city, wild beasts polluted by the power of gluttony had appeared!
Even though the Mother of Ten Thousand Snakes had already discovered and carried out the purification, but with Beluzebabu's disruption, the other party's plan obviously failed.
However, the previous purification still had some effect. At least, Agnes saved her life, but the injury on the opponent's body was very serious, which even made many snake people fearful.
And according to Agnes' information, a group of giant snakes polluted by the power of gluttony had broken through to the holy city, and several half-snake settlements nearby suffered great losses.
Even the team members who were with her were all killed, and even their corpses were devoured by those greedy wild beasts.
After all, compared with those ordinary foods, the flesh and blood of high-energy snakes contain more energy, especially the higher the level of the snake-man, the easier it is to become the target of those gluttonous beasts!
Gluttony! This term was also coined by Agnes, and was soon adopted widely to distinguish other giant snake species.
No matter what kind of creature, once it is polluted by the power of gluttony and enters a frightening state of starvation, it can be called a gluttonous beast.
As for the Holy City, the Steward family also attached great importance to this information. Not only did they immediately mobilize the city defenders, they also mobilized a large number of reserves, declared martial law in the Holy City, and even issued high-level warnings to mercenaries and adventurers. The amount of missions, the targets are those gluttonous beasts that invaded the Holy City.
All of a sudden, the entire Ten Thousand Snakes Plain became turbulent, and even the scope of this chaos continued to spread to the Hele Continent.
What ordinary residents of Ten Thousand Snakes Holy City do not know is that this situation will continue for a long time, and, in a very short period of time, gluttonous beasts will replace all previous natural and man-made disasters and become the primary reason for their survival. enemy.
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Time passed by in a flash, and more than a year passed before I knew it.
"Brother Nick! Sophia is here to see you!"
She was similar to Belinda in appearance, except that the younger Sophia walked in directly through the door. She was wearing a hunter suit, and she looked very heroic, with a youthful vigor, which made Leylin a little envious.
"You're here! Sophia!" Leylin greeted with a smile and shook his head secretly.
Although he and Belinda had a tacit understanding, Sophia obviously didn't know so much, and neither Leylin nor Belinda could tell her so many things, because with Sophia's IQ, it was impossible to keep them secret.
Therefore, although Belinda seldom came to Leylin's place, Sophia still remembered this brother Nick and came here from time to time.
"Brother Nick! Are you still sick?" Sophia approached Leylin, her eyes were obviously worried.
At this time, Leylin could already see that he was dying of illness. Although his appearance hadn't changed much, the faint wrinkles on his forehead and the back of his hands, as well as the continuous dissipation of life fluctuations on his body, all spoke of the weakness of this body.
"Cough cough...it's okay! Cough cough..." Leylin took out a white handkerchief and covered his lips, his normally straight back even hunched a bit.
"It's all like this, why do you still say it's okay? Last time Sister Belinda asked me to bring the [Fountain of Life], are you still using it?"
"Yes!" Leylin smiled, and immediately picked up the shower.
A cloud of milky white spring water with a strong aroma submerged into the soil.
The original buds in the flower garden have turned into a small tree at this time, and the verdant leaves appear more vigorous after receiving irrigation.
"Oh! This little tree has grown so big?"
Sophia was a little surprised: "It's just... Brother Nick, why did you pour all the medicine on the little tree? Is it also sick?"
"No! Actually, it needs this more than I do..."
Leylin's eyes were deep, but he didn't continue to explain. Instead, he picked up a small flower hoe and slowly loosened the soil and weeded, like a diligent gardener.
Sophia seemed to be very familiar with Leylin's behavior, so she sat next to him and started talking to herself:
"The recent gluttony disaster has become more serious! I heard from Sister Agnes that many defense teams suffered heavy losses, and the battle line once reached the edge of Crescent Lake, not far from the holy city, and many giant snakes were polluted , even the sixth-level giant snake family was not spared. At this time, almost half of the Ten Thousand Snakes Plain has been occupied by gluttonous beasts... "
"In the entire Ten Thousand Snakes Plain, there is not much place for us to stand. Recently, even many residents of the Holy City have begun to flee, which troubles Sister Agnes..."
"There is also Sister Belinda. She has been accepting missions recently. It is said that she wants to exchange for the most advanced [Sacred Light Crystal], and she even took a very dangerous mission for it. She is leaving tomorrow..."
"Oh!" Leylin's hand paused slightly, and immediately resumed its movement.
He knows a little bit about Belinda's recent situation. The other party seems to have been accepting missions from the Holy City, and exchanged wartime exploits for items rich in vitality, and secretly sent them to him.
Although, these things are almost useless to him, otherwise, with Leylin's methods, he wouldn't need to stay dormant here all the time.
"[Holy Light Crystal]?" Leylin shook his head. This kind of life crystal is rich in a lot of vitality, and it has a good effect of purifying and suppressing various curses. It can be called the top material in Hele Continent. , even if Belinda is a fourth-level powerhouse, it will not be so easy to get it.
More importantly, this material has no effect on his current state, but it may have a good effect on the seed of wisdom.
"Bang bang!" "Guards inspect!"
At this time, the rough voice sounded again.
"Oh..." Leylin sighed, and came to the door: "Please, gentlemen!"
Seeing a large group of guards rushing in rudely, Sophia stuck out her tongue: "There are a lot of people! Sophia doesn't like them! Goodbye! Brother Nick!"
The girl was about to take her leave and leave, and the guards did the same, which fully explained that they were not here to check, but to remind and warn.
Leylin could only smile wryly.
Although during this year, the Steward family and Thomas' name saved him a lot of trouble, but Sophia was a huge flaw.
Leylin could already sense that as Sophia came to him more and more times, that Thomas had a tendency to become impatient.
"Oh... how does Belinda control her sister?"
Leylin frowned helplessly.
He has a very bad feeling. After discovering Sophia's vague affection for him, the good relationship between Thomas and him, who has failed several times, has gradually gone forever.
And his status in Thomas's mind may also be upgraded from a "tool that can be used" to a "rival in love" or a "competitor".