Chapter XXXVII
Coming out of the decaying swamp, although there was still a jungle in front of her, Merlin was already much more relaxed, and she even collected some fresh mushrooms, served them with jerky, and stewed a pot of broth.
However, her good mood did not last long, and she had just drunk a large bowl of hot broth, and was about to make a few breadfruit bubbles to eat, when she heard the sound of fighting in the distance, and it was getting closer and closer.
Mei Lin heard the alarm, although she couldn't judge the situation yet, she definitely didn't come to dinner.
When Ingram was crossing the swamp, her mental power was too exhausted, and she was already asleep in the nebula at this time, so Merlin had to go into battle on her own to figure out the situation...... She cautiously and quickly approached the place where the incident had occurred.
As she got closer, the screams for help became clearer, and Merlin faintly heard the roars of several beasts.
After a slight hesitation, Merlin continued to approach ...... Curiosity prompted her to want to find out, but reason warned her that curiosity could be fatal in such a dangerous place. The balance in his heart swayed, and in the end, curiosity prevailed, after all, he was also a second-level wizard apprentice, what was there to fear? Not to mention that this place was almost close to the edge of the jungle, and the possibility of a powerful beast was not very likely.
A girl slightly older than her and a middle-aged samurai, surrounded by nine striped jackals. Zebrabra jackals are not very powerful beasts, but they tend to appear in groups, are cunning by nature, and are good at running, coming and going like the wind, which is very troublesome.
Their speed is outstanding, lightning fast, especially short-range raids, which are overwhelming, even wizards, have a headache.
The middle-aged samurai was a lower knight, he was now tired of coping, and he was retreating, but the room for dodge was getting smaller and smaller, and although the girl was also dressed as a samurai, the sword in her hand was ...... It's as soft as noodles, and it's good if it doesn't fall on the floor.
Fortunately, the middle-aged samurai was relatively strong, but he simply had no way to chase down the brindled jackals - whenever he wanted to chase down those beasts that were repulsed, other brindled jackals would rush towards the girl, and if he continued like this, he would sooner or later be exhausted to death.
"Miss, this is not the way to go. The middle-aged samurai said a little anxiously, although he could hold out for a while, there was always a moment when his strength was exhausted. And these cunning brindle jackals are clearly not going to give him time to rest.
"W-What then?" the girl had a bloodless face and a look of despair in her eyes, and the other samurai who had followed her had already rushed out to look for help, but had not yet returned.
The middle-aged samurai didn't have any good way, originally he just wanted to take a turn in the jungle near the swamp, who would have thought that he would encounter these spotted jackals, these guys who were not very brave at all, today it was like taking the wrong medicine, all of them had blood-red eyes, and they attacked them desperately, and if they continued like this, he was not sure that he would be able to hold out until the help arrived.
Merlin didn't strike immediately, but watched carefully. She was a little puzzled, the brindle jackal was a very cunning animal, and the scene in front of her overturned the impression of this animal in Merlin's mind. Like bison, they run, soar, and dash, a savage way that is very different from their fighting style. Each striped jackal bears scars of varying shades, and while not fatal now, it can be targeted by other beasts in the jungle...... Suddenly, a faint breath mixed with the smell of blood wafted into Merlin's nose, and she was stunned for a moment...... It's a potion!
An elixir that can spur beasts into madness!
And this potion is not on the brindled jackal, but on those two people!
There is no doubt that they are the victims of some conspirator!
"Hmph!" the middle-aged warrior suddenly snorted, a painful look appeared on his face, his arm was torn off by a striped jackal, blood flowed profusely, and the hand holding the sword trembled a little.
Merlin didn't want to lose her source without getting any information, so she reached out and took out a potion from her storage bag and walked out of the jungle.
Merlin's sudden appearance made the two people in a desperate situation happy!
"Help, help!" the girl seemed to see the hope of survival, and immediately shouted excitedly. Death almost brought the girl to the brink of collapse, as if she had grasped a life-saving straw. He said incoherently: "Please, save us! My father is the head of the Kaya family, as long as you can save us, we will definitely thank you very much!"
She didn't seem to notice Mei Lin's age, and although the middle-aged martial artist was a little worried, he dared to appear alone on such an occasion at this time, and he didn't look like a person with a problem with his IQ. And he has much more experience than the girl, and the other party came out at this time, that is to save them.
Mei Lin couldn't help frowning slightly when she heard the girl report that she was leaving the house...... She doesn't have a good impression of these rich kids. There was a hint of disgust in her heart, but she didn't show it on her face. At the moment, she urgently needs information, and she can only temporarily suppress the dislike in her heart.
Not wanting to talk nonsense with them, Mei Lin raised her hand and threw out the potion that had been prepared a long time ago, the liquid quickly turned into gas after encountering the air, and the nine striped jackals fell one after another, but the girl and her bodyguards were also crumbling.
Mei Lin had already taken a mystery-solving herb in her mouth, and at this time, a brisk step forward, stuffed two leaves of the anti-mystice grass into the mouths of the two, and the two people immediately came to their senses, and the girl who came back from the brink of death sat on the ground like mud, but her bodyguard killed the nine striped jackals one by one with a sword, and then stared at Merlin vigilantly.
"You don't need to treat me as an enemy. ”
The corners of Merlin's mouth curled up into a mocking smile, "If I want to be bad for you, I can wait until the brindled jackal bites you to death." And you...... If you don't stop the bleeding immediately, no matter how big you are, you'll die quickly. Will you use this?"
With that, she handed a hemostatic potion to the middle-aged samurai.
"Thank you for saving your life! Should I call you a warrior or a wizard?" the girl's voice came from behind her.
Merlin turned around and saw that the girl was already standing there...... It seems that someone has studied that women's adaptability is much stronger than that of men, and the girl who was still slumped just now has regained some grace at this time, and I believe that she must be well-educated.
She took out a potion and handed it to the girl, "Thank you later, you can sprinkle this potion on the two of you first, or there will be a steady stream of wild beasts attacking you?"
Decoy potion!
The faces of the girl and the middle-aged warrior changed suddenly, and of course they heard the meaning of Merlin's words clearly.
"Damn it!"
The girl apparently thought of someone who could do things on her clothes, and cursed in a low voice, spilling half of the potion on herself, and then giving the rest to the middle-aged samurai.