"Brother..."

Xiao Ying pulled Xiao Gao and looked at the latter with blank eyes.

There was both happiness and worry in his eyes.

Fortunately, Xiao Gao was not able to carry out the extremely dangerous fire trial, and the worry was that he would not give up.

"Trust me!"

Xiao Gao shook his sister's little hand and said, "I will definitely become a fire bearer!"

In this dark world, only by becoming a fire bearer can you have the ability to protect yourself.

Only then can you control your own destiny!

Xiao Gao is not afraid of death, what he is afraid of is that after his death, no one will be able to take care of Xiao Ying.

For the sake of Xiaoying, he doesn't care about the big risk.

And in Xiao Gao's heart, there has always been a voice for him to change himself and change his life!

"But the priest just said. ”

Xiao Ying pursed her lips: "You have to kill a nightmare beast to participate in the fire trial." ”

Nightmare beasts are the greatest threat to the human race, and most of the people living in the land of eternal night, in addition to dying of disease and old age, have died under the claws of nightmare.

The hunter of the Nightmare Beast is the most dangerous profession in the village!

And if you want to hunt the Nightmare Beast, you must join a hunting party.

The problem is that with Xiao Gao's age and strength, the hunting party will not want him.

"I'll go find Uncle Qiu. ”

Xiao Gao has already thought of a solution: "Ask him for help!"

Uncle Qiu is the hunter of the hunting team of Dashi Village, and he used to be very good with Xiaoying's father, but after the latter died, it was by relying on Uncle Qiu's help that the two barely survived.

Xiao Gao took Xiao Ying to Uncle Qiu's house.

When he knocked on the door and saw Uncle Qiu, he knelt down without thinking and kowtowed to the latter three times in a row.

Knock on the forehead and see blood!

"Xiao Gao!"

Uncle Qiu hurriedly helped him up: "What are you doing here!"

The tall man gritted his teeth and said, "Don't you have anything to eat?" I still have a few pieces of sweet potatoes and a piece of pork jerky, you and Xiao Ying can take them back." ”

He thought that Xiao Gao was here to beg for food.

Xiao Gao noticed that Uncle Qiu was standing behind his wife, and the thin woman looked very ugly.

Although Uncle Qiu is a senior hunter of the hunting team, the hunting team only goes out once every three or four days, and whether or not he can hunt the monster depends on luck, and it is normal to come back empty-handed.

A lot of sweet potatoes are planted in the village wall, which can feed more than 1,000 people in the village.

And Uncle Qiu also has three children in his own family, and his life is already very tense, and it is really difficult to help Xiao Gao and Xiao Ying.

"No!"

Xiao Gao shook his head: "Uncle Qiu, I want to join the hunting team." ”

"What?"

Uncle Qiu was taken aback for a moment, and suspected that something was wrong with Xiao Gao's brain: "How old are you, what nonsense are you talking about!"

"I'm serious. ”

However, no matter how serious Xiao Gao was, it was useless, and Uncle Qiu resolutely disagreed with him to join the hunting team.

The first is that the rules do not allow it, and the second is that Xiao Gao will only become a burden when he joins the hunting team, and other hunters will not agree.

In the end, Xiao Gao could only take the two pieces of potatoes that Uncle Qiu forced into him, as well as half a piece of dried meat and Xiao Ying to go home.

For such a result, Xiao Ying is very happy.

She skillfully lit the fire, peeled half a piece of sweet potato and added a few pieces of dried meat to the pot, added water and mixed it with dried wild vegetables, and cooked a pot of chowder soup for dinner.

"Brother, you eat more. ”

Xiao Ying scooped most of this pot of chowder soup to Xiao Gao, and only kept half a bowl for herself.

In the past, Xiao Gao must give some to his sister.

But today he did the same thing again, and ate it all in one go.

After dinner, the two lay down on the hard wooden bed and fell asleep hugging each other.

Just like those old days.

The warbler soon fell asleep and slept deeply.

But just after she fell asleep, Xiao Gao opened his eyes and stared at his sister who was snuggled in his arms.

He reached out and gently touched Xiao Ying's face, who murmured, "Brother." ”

Xiao Gao's eyes were filled with tenderness, and he immediately became extremely firm.

He carefully pulled himself out of his body, quietly got out of bed, and pulled out a wooden box from under the bed.

This contains the relics left by Xiao Ying's father.

It is also the only little property of the two small ones.

A dagger and a short knife, plus a bag of skins filled with fire powder, Kodaka was all equipped with him.

He took one last look at his sister, who was still lying on the bed, and turned around and left the little home.

Uncle Qiu's refusal did not discourage Xiao Gao's determination, since he couldn't join the hunting team, then he would do it alone!

Although he was not a native of Oishi Village, Xiao Gao was still very familiar with the terrain and environment of the village, and with the light emitted by the fire on the central altar, he sneaked to the outskirts of the village.

Located next to a river, the village is surrounded by stone walls to protect against the invasion of Nightmare Beasts.

But this kind of defense is only external and not internal, so it is not difficult for Xiao Gao to sneak out.

He chose a large tree close to the wall and climbed it, then jumped over the stone wall and jumped outside.

As soon as his feet hit the ground, Xiao Gao couldn't help but shiver.

Inside and outside the stone walls are two worlds.

Inside the walls was the lighting, warmth, and protection of the fire, as well as the guards of the priests, fire bearers, and hunters, and most of the villagers were safe unless they encountered an irresistible calamity.

And outside the walls is a paradise for the beasts.

Xiao Gao, who has no hunting experience, single-handedly runs out to hunt the Nightmare Beast, which is tantamount to pulling teeth out of the tiger's mouth!

Xiao Gao also knew that his behavior was reckless and irrational, but he had no other choice.

The teenager struggled to suppress his fears and walked towards the unknown wilderness.

The Land of Eternal Night is not completely pitch black, and although darkness envelops the land all the time, there are also glowing plants and insects that make it possible to barely see the surroundings.

Xiao Gao didn't dare to go too far from the village, so he walked up the riverbank to see if he could come across a lone beast.

It is also the fearlessness of the ignorant.

Maybe it was Xiao Gao's luck today, or maybe the prayer to the ancestors took effect, and he had just walked a few hundred steps away when he saw a nightmare wolf drinking water by the river not far ahead.

Nightmare Wolves!

A kind of fear from the soul suddenly hit Kodaka's heart, causing his legs to tremble, and he could barely hold the short knife in his hand.

Nightmare Wolves are a very common type of Nightmare Beast in the Land of Night, and often wander around villages in packs, so Takaka is no stranger to this type of Nightmare Beast.

But it wasn't the prey that Takaka wanted to encounter—a small monster like a rabbit or a rat.

Nightmare wolves are cunning and ferocious!

And at the same time that Xiao Gao saw the nightmare wolf, the nightmare wolf was aware.

It Huo Ran raised its head to look at Xiao Gao, a pair of wolf eyes like jumping ghost fire, shining with greed and bloodthirsty light!