Todd's body had just finished mutating, his clothes had turned into a pile of strips of cloth, the metal scales had not completely receded, and his muscles were still in a state of excitement.

Meredith, who was sitting next to Richel, first glanced at Todd's lower body, then at the turbulent waves of the woman beside him, and blinked: "If you need to, I can avoid it." ”

Later, she added, "Of course, if you don't mind, I'd rather be a spectator." ”

Todd was stunned, and later he understood that the other party had misinterpreted his intentions.

"Things aren't as you think!" Todd pointed to the clothes on his body and said anxiously, "There are a lot of radioactive ores buried under the Shadow Country. If you have been underground for a long time, these radioactive materials will contaminate your skin and clothing, causing lasting damage to your body. Therefore, the most important thing at the moment is to quickly change your clothes and rinse your body with clean water!"

Seeing the two women, they still looked like they didn't understand.

Todd jumped to his feet in a hurry, ran back to the main hall of the temple with a puff of smoke, and found water bladders, dry cloths, clothes, and furs among the supplies that were all over the floor.

Returning to the door of the stone chamber again, he put all the supplies in his hand on the ground, and said loudly to Richer in the house: "Quick! clean up your body with clean water, and change into a clean set of clothes! Meredith, help her!"

After saying this, Todd turned back to the temple hall, took off his clothes all over his body, first took out a bag of water, cleaned up the radioactive mineral powder on his body, and then changed into a set of ownerless clothes.

Todd, who had done all this, waited anxiously in the hall for ten minutes, and finally saw Reichel appear in the hallway wearing a new dress.

Ignoring the other party's questions and protests, Todd put her in a sleeping bag made of animal fur, tied the sleeping bag to his back, and took a few necessary household items, and walked out of the temple gate, along the ridge path, in the direction of the mountaintop.

Leaning on Todd's shoulder, Rachel looked at the snow-covered peaks in the distance and asked, "Where are we going?"

"Go to the highest altitude in the Land of Shadows, where it's the only safe place to stay away from underground radioactive sources. ”

"Radioactive sources?"

Todd knew that in order to explain the term, a series of specialized concepts would have to be involved—'nuclides,' 'radiation fields,' and 'rays'......

In desperation, he explained to Richer in a relatively simple way: "You can think of the radioactive source as a giant gas spores, which emit harmful poisonous gases all the time, and can pollute the surrounding water, soil, and air. If a creature gets too close to it, it will slowly kill the tissues and organs in the body. ”

"And this gas spores are in the sacrificial hall, where I sat for a day and a night......" Richer seemed to finally understand her situation.

Todd stepped on the snow and comforted her: "Just stay away from the radioactive source, throw away all the contaminated clothes on your body, and wash your skin." You can rely on the body's natural healing ability to slowly reduce radiation damage. ”

Rachel's train of thought slowly opened: "According to this, the reason why the water, air, and food of the Shadow Nation are deadly is actually because of the existence of radioactive sources?"

"That's right. ”

"And what about the animals here? Why aren't they killed by the radioactive source? And the people who passed the trial, they didn't seem to be affected by the radiation. ”

Todd already had a vague answer to Richel's questions, and it all had something to do with the legendary "tyrant". But in the absence of real evidence, this is just speculation.

Climbing along the path to the top of the mountain, the wind and snow are getting heavier and heavier.

The fatigue caused by the mutation of the right talent, as well as the blizzard-ravaged weather, made Todd's pace slower and slower.

Pulling Rachel on his back tightly, Todd used his body as a barrier to block the wind and snow, and glanced back at the way he came.

If it is only to stay away from the radioactive source, it should be enough to reach this height, and the key now is to find a suitable shelter.

A clear chirp came from the sky, causing Todd to look up.

A griffon, clutching its prey in both claws, staggered in the snowstorm and landed in the snow not far away.

Seeing this, Todd grinned.

Problem solved.

With Richer on his back, he walked for ten minutes in the direction where the griffin had landed.

Todd found a hidden hole in the ground under the snow.

than the size, but only one person is tall and wide.

Carefully stepping on the snow beneath his feet, Todd jumped into the hole, first carefully examined it, and after making sure there was no threat, he dragged Rachel out of his sleeping bag and placed him on the ground.

"Walk behind me and try not to make a sound. Todd used the ability of Night Vision to observe the terrain around him as he led Rachel into the depths.

The cave is narrow on the outside and wide on the inside, and there is a ventilated hole at the top, making it an excellent place to stay.

Todd was relieved that there was no trace of radioactive ore along the way, but the bones of the creatures on the ground made him nervous.

After turning a corner, Todd and Richer finally saw the owners of the cave, the male and female griffons, and their three eggs.

The male griffin was the first to notice the intruder, and while shouting a warning to his mate, he rushed forward to meet the enemy with his body.

By the faint light of the cavern, Todd and the griffin met each other, and both men and beasts were stunned.

It turned out that this griffin was the unlucky ghost in the barbarian tribe who was driven away by Todd.

Todd was a little embarrassed, and raised his hand to greet the griffin opposite: "Ha, the world is so small......"

The new hatred was combined with the old hatred, and the male griffin screamed angrily, and flew into the air, aiming his beak at the top of Todd's head.

I saw that the latter reached out and knocked it unhurriedly, and the male griffin was suddenly knocked away by a huge force and slammed into the stone wall.

Ten minutes later, Todd placed Rachel in a leeward place, and took a closer look at the goat that had been brought back by the griffon through the freshly lit campfire.

Turning over the prey that had already been pecked through the throat, Todd pointed to the brand next to the goat's tail and said to Rachel: "Look here, this sheep should not be a creature in the Shadow Country, it may belong to a village on the southern continent. ”

Richer nodded, agreeing, "That's right, the last time we met, it was also hunting among the barbarian tribes. ”

Todd turned his head sideways and looked at the griffin couple cowering in the corner of the cave: "In other words, this sheep should be safe to eat and not contaminated by radioactive sources." ”

After roasting the lamb and sprinkling it with salt, Richer swallowed a piece of it in small gulps before making sure it was safe.

Looking at the invading humans, occupying their homes and eating their own food, the male griffin came from his heart, flapping his wings and making a mournful chirp.

Todd looked back at the "couple" and thought for a while, but threw over a small half of the roast sheep and gave some dried fruit.

After the men and beasts had eaten and drunk enough, the sound of the wind and snow outside the cave gradually became smaller, and the light gradually dimmed.

Adding some dead branches to the fire, Todd looked at Richel who was sleeping soundly in his arms, and his mind was worried, what should he do in the future?

The environment down the mountain, if Richer was allowed to live again, would be tantamount to chronic suicide.

However, living in a cave on the top of the mountain is not a long-term solution.

The rush during the day, coupled with the fatigue after relaxing, made Todd temporarily let go of the problem and slowly fell asleep.

The next morning, he was awakened from his dream by a strange low roar.

When he opened his eyes, Todd saw the griffons staring at the entrance of the cave, as if they were facing a great enemy.

Turning his gaze to the hole, a huge visitor, the shadow on the wall, stretched longer and longer. Todd awakens the sleeping Rachel and motions for her to hide behind him.

Eventually, the cave was filled with a Todd's regular customer, the manticore, whom he had given up executing.

Looking at the monster, stepping on the bones on the ground, completely ignoring the griffin's presence, slowly walked in front of him, knelt on the ground, and stuck his head out to himself.

Todd immediately understood the other party's intentions.

The creature that had pulled him into another spirit world wanted to talk to him in this way.