Chapter 14: Meet Gerhardt Again
"Whew, I'm finally about to get out. Regner couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief as he looked at the Nightsong Forest in front of him.
They had been walking on the wilderness plains for three days.
Three days earlier, with the help of Mallorite, they had escaped from the siege of Balor. They hurried for half a day, and only began to rest after confirming that Barol would not chase after them.
Since Vera woke up, her whole person was like a piece of wood, her eyes were dull, she didn't say a word, just silently walked with others.
It wasn't until the break that Vera reacted when she cremated Field's body, first staring at her father's body dumbfounded. Watch this familiar man slowly turn to ashes in the flames. Vera finally howled uncontrollably.
In just a few days, this poor woman fell from the lost heaven to the lost hell. What's even more terrifying is that it was his own brother Barol who killed Field.
Now that Vera has mixed feelings for her brother, should she feel guilty about Barol, who killed her father. Should she hate Barol to the core? But Barol has a lot to do with being like this.
For a moment, Vera put all the fault on herself. She began to hate herself for being cowardly and selfish. Vera knelt in front of Field's urn, crying and laughing, and kept slapping herself, but Annelot and Kordak couldn't persuade her.
In the end, it was Regner who made the move.
Syllable!
Regner didn't hesitate to slap Vera in the face.
"Little Ray!" Kordak tried to rush up to stop Regner, but the boy waved his hand and motioned for them not to talk more.
Vera rubbed her face in a daze, and then said gloomily, "Xiao Lei, do you think I'm hateful too?"
"Of course you hate. Regner said coldly, "Because you're a coward." ”
"yes, if I hadn't abandoned Balor, I wouldn't be where I am today. Vera said quietly.
"It's not the most hateful thing about you. "The most hateful thing is that you have been living in remorse and pain, as if you were addicted, and not only did you not rush to find a way out, but you just cried alone in a pitiful corner where no one knows," said Regner. That's what you hate the most. ”
Seeing that Vera didn't react, Regner continued: "Now you hate complaining about your past self, and in the future you will hate complaining about your current self." So
You are cowardly, you were cowardly, you are just as cowardly, you will be just as cowardly in the future, you are so cowardly that you feel hateful!"
"You used to be afraid of death, so you left your brother and ran away alone, but now? What did you do when you saw your brother go astray? You just slapped yourself here crying and slapping yourself, and you only regretted what you didn't know how to make amends! Are you going to let Barol go on like this? You abandoned your brother back then, and now, do you want to abandon your brother too?" asked Ragner mercilessly.
"I ......," Vera muttered.
Regner put his hands on Vera's shoulders and said, "Be brave, Sister Vera." We're all there for you, I'm here, Anne is there, and Boss is there. Don't be afraid, and don't immerse yourself in endless remorse and pain, there is no point in that. If you don't want to go on like this, then you have to stand up and walk out on your own! Only then will you be qualified to despise your past self, you will be qualified to give cowardice a slap in the face, and you will be qualified to face Uncle Field's ashes!"
Vera was stunned as she repeated what Regner had said, and eventually, her eyes lit up.
"Thank you, Lei and thank you. Vera stood up and wiped her tears: "Little Lei is right, I have always been a coward, now, I should be brave." Balor, this bastard boy has become like this, as an older sister, you must educate him!"
"This is my girl. Kordaq grinned and took Vera into his arms.
"Where did you come from?" asked Annelot, walking up to Regner.
"I was taught a similar story by a little girl in the slums, her name was Irene. Regner replied, but he sighed silently in his heart, it's been two years, can't the Moon Shadow Thieves Guild not find Erin?
Anne Lot glanced at Regner, and the girl pursed her lips, not knowing what she was thinking.
......
As night fell, Regner and the others had already arrived in the middle of the Nightsong Forest.
"Well, 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, the Nightsong Forest has basically become the territory of humans, of course, that ancient and mysterious elven tribe will never admit this.
It's just that humans haven't caused much damage to the forest, so this group of elves hasn't attacked humans in the past two years.
"Hmph, maybe that's okay, I think it's better to be vigilant. Vera has gradually returned to normal in the past two days, but everyone can clearly feel the change in her, at least Cordak noticed that Vera always picks up a longbow from time to time to practice shooting when she keeps vigil alone, until her arms are sore.
The people set up camp and prepared to rest for a while.
The bonfire beeped and burned, and Kordak pulled out the Kodo meat he had taken from the orcs, a huge and clumsy beast that the orcs kept in captivity, but the meat was tender and a good ingredient for roasting meat.
The aroma of barbecue wafted through the forest, and since the frozen snow-capped mountains, Kordak's barbecue technology has completed a qualitative leap. Regner couldn't help but praise it, and even Annelot nodded after tasting it. As a result, the barbecue became an exclusive skill for Kordak.
"It's still the boss's meat that tastes good. "Regner had a mouth full of oil.
", your meat is delicious, your whole family's meat is delicious. Kordak scolded, no matter what kind of work he did, he would feel annoyed, and Kordak had been working for two years as a barbecue.
"Hehe, everyone loves to eat anyway. Vera was genuinely complimenting.
Just as everyone was talking and laughing, there was a sudden movement in the grass behind Kordak.
"Be careful!" Kordak rolled and grabbed his two-handed sword, then looked warily at the grass.
Vera also picked up her magic longbow, its sharp arrows glinting coldly in the moonlight.
A slightly emaciated figure stepped out of the grass, no doubt a human.
After confirming that it was human, Kordak and the others couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, but when the moonlight shone on the human face, everyone couldn't help but be stunned.
Because of this human they knew, it was Jehart, the little boy who had stolen Vera's purse in Yorktown two years ago and had been their guide.
"What are these two days, how can they all be old people reunited?" thought to Kordak, Field, Barol, Deville is now Jehart again.
"I didn't expect it to be you. Jehart smiled kindly.
"Hey, it's you kid, what are you doing here alone?" Regnath was also very happy to see Gerhardt, this kid was completely different from the original fierce appearance, he looked a lot sunny, Regner took all the credit on his face, and couldn't help but be faintly proud.
"Brother Regner, long time no see, and Sister Vera and Boss Kordak. Jarhat walked into the camp, and he greeted everyone one by one, and when he saw Annelot, he couldn't help but be stunned: "Who is this?"
"Oh, Annelot, a new member of our squad. Regnar introduced that Jarhart was obviously stunned when he saw Annelot's eyes, and he was not surprised that many people would be blank for the girl's face when they saw Annelot.
"I see, it's an honor to meet you, Miss Annelot. Ghartt nodded to Annelot, and then asked Regner, "What about the silent Brother Selenos?"
"......," Regna said after a moment of silence, "Unfortunately, he died on that mission. ”
Regner gave a brief account of what happened during the hunt for the Red Blood Bear.
"I'm sorry. Jehart bowed his head slightly in respect of the deceased.
"It's all in the past, what about you, what are you kid doing now?" Regner only then took a closer look at Jehart's dress, and found that he was wearing a leather armor Orion suit, a bow and a long sword, and two daggers stuck in the side of his thighs, which looked a bit like a mercenary.
Jehart smiled: "Almost, I found a hunter after I went back, took him as a teacher, and then followed him as a hunter all the way. However, my strength is at most to hunt some beasts and low-level magical beasts, and I am still weaker as a mercenary. ”
"Yes, yes, now you have a fifth-level fighting spirit, and you have also improved a lot in the past two years. Kordak said, "Then you're here to hunt this time?"
Jehart nodded: "Yes, I will go out with the teacher to hunt some beasts and sell them for money." Their camp is not far away, I came here because I was bored at night and went out for a walk and smelled the smell of your barbecue, but I didn't expect it to be you. Why don't you camp with us? There are quite a few people there, and it's very lively to talk and laugh together. ”
Kordak looked at a few people, and when he saw that none of them objected, he nodded: "It's okay, we see that the faces of the orcs are vomited, or the humans look kind." ”
"Wow, so you've gone to the Orc Territory, and you'll have to tell us about your adventures in the Savage Plains, and there are a lot of young people in our team who want to go there!"
"Little things, what my brother has experienced in the past two years can be written into a novel. Regner nodded sheepishly.