"Her name is Monica......"

The red-haired and red-eyed little girl sat timidly on the high stool, and when she saw Xia Zuo's gaze, she was a little restrained, and then jumped down from the high stool.

"Natsusa...... Brother ......"

Xia Zuo walked over and rubbed her head, feeling that it felt good, and rubbed it two more times.

Monica's small hand fluttered upwards a few times, as if trying to stop Natsuzo's evil hand from doing evil on her.

"Haha......"

Xia Zuo pinched Monica's small face with both hands and lifted it up.

Monica's red crystal-like blood-red pupils have three points of surprise, three points of shame, three points of pity and one point of indescribability.

Xia Zuo grinned.

"Little girl, do you want to be a runemaster?"

Monica opened her mouth in surprise.

"Can I do it too?"

"Of course. ”

Releasing the hand that was pinching her face, two red pinching marks were left on Monica's fair skin.

"Xia Zuo, come here to help!"

Melissa's voice came, quite domineering to a tavern hostess.

"It's coming, it's coming. ”

Xia Zuo could only say goodbye to the lovely Monica for a while, and went to serve the guests a drink first.

"Uncle Locke, your super rye. ”

"Xia Zuo, are you already a rune envoy?"

Locke, who was also a rune master, felt the power of runes in Xia Zuo's body that was more refined and thicker than it.

"It's just a fluke. ”

"It's terrifying. ”

Uncle Locke took a big sip of the wine, and the overflowing liquor from the glass dripped down his beard to the ground.

"Melissa's wine is strong enough. ”

"Uncle Locke, are there still rune beasts in Cahill Mountain?"

Locke looked up and drank the rye wine from his glass, slamming it on the table.

"The periphery is almost extinct, and the only way to find Runebeasts is to look deeper into the Cahill Mountains, after all, this area has already been cleared. ”

"Uncle Locke, I want to hunt some rune beasts, low-rank. ”

Locke glanced at Xia Zuo.

"Sell for money, deep in the Cahill Mountains, I can't guarantee our safety. ”

"No, I do research. ”

"Okay, just the two of us, it's useless if they're not rune masters. ”

Locke's mouth naturally refers to the rest of the hunting group, although they are experienced, but without the power of runes, they can only be their rations when they encounter rune beasts.

"When?" Xia Zuo asked.

"Just tomorrow. ”

......

Mount Cahill is the closest mountain to the town where Melissa's Tavern is located, and the occasional wild beast runs into the human settlement, and Locke and his hunting group are basically responsible for driving and killing them.

The destination of Xia Zuo's trip is the depths of Mount Cahill, where he hunts rune beasts to obtain runes...... Having a rune is like having a raw material, and it can be combined and created with a white broken ring.

Locke traveled in simple clothes, carrying a longbow on his shoulder, a knife at his waist, and a quiver and a small cloth bag on his back.

"Don't you prepare food?"

Locke patted the little cloth bag behind him.

"It is enough to prepare for the journey, and where wild beasts live, there will be no shortage of water and food. ”

"That's right. Xia Zor asked no more, Locke was more experienced than he was.

"Follow the river and you'll get to the depths of Mount Cahill, but you'll encounter more beasts along the way. ”

"But...... Don't be afraid. Locke added.

Xia Zuo could understand this, because as long as the power of the runes was covered on his body, it would be difficult for ordinary beasts to hurt him.

Walking along the riverbank, countless eyes lurked in the shadows of the forest, and Locke seemed to not notice, and still walked forward without squinting.

"......"

"......"

The creature in the shadows seemed to be unable to hold it back, trying to tear apart the two bold bipedal creatures in front of them.

Locke pulled an arrow from his quiver and filled his bow, the crimson power of the runes swirling upward, and a cluster of flames seemed to flicker at the tip of the arrow.

The voice faded as Locke collected the arrow and put it back in the quiver.

"In the face of hordes of beasts, they should be deterred, they will naturally retreat when they feel the danger, if I just shot an arrow and wounded them, what do you think?"

"Rushing up?"

"Yes, blood stimulates their ferocity, causing them to ignore their own alertness to danger, and that's where the herd beast gets tough. Once we fight them, even if we win, as long as we have blood on our bodies, they will attract the attention of countless predators. ”

Xia Zor and Locke had been trekking along the river for a long day, and they were a little tired even with the support of the power of runes, and the constant repetition of the scenery around them and the beasts hiding in the shadows were stressful.

"Here tonight...... Catch two fish from the river, kill them in the river, and then roast them and eat them. ”

The river is not deep, which eliminates the possibility of large carnivorous beasts in the water.

Xia Zuo took out the Blue Moon Dagger, thought about it and replaced it with a long branch, and the head was sharpened to stick in the fish.

Under the perception of spiritual power, the world under the surface of the water has nowhere to hide, and the fish under the night seem to have become silent, and the shaking from time to time makes Xia Zuo sure that it is a live fish, and Xia Zuo decides to start big.

It just so happened that two fish were walking side by side, and Xia Zuo wrapped the power of the runes around the branches, closed his eyes, and relied on the perception of spiritual power to make a decisive move.

The wood spikes burst through the water, and then glowed a little scarlet.

The two fish have become four.

"This ...... It's a bit powerful. ”

"Alright, let's eat it. "Locke has already lit a fire.

The entrails are removed, pierced with branches, sprinkled with drab seasonings, and charred over the fire.

"Sleep after eating, right here, I'll keep watch for the first half of the night, and you keep watch for the second half of the night." ”

It's right by the river, and the ground is unusually wet, so Xia Zuo can't sleep anyway, so let's find a comfortable position to meditate.

Locke added a few more branches and lit a fire.

"Just let it burn overnight?" Xia Zuo didn't feel right.

"The fire in the dark forest, in addition to scaring away fire-fearing beasts, also attracts real hunters, hunters and prey, sometimes the same character...... Don't sleep too hard. ”

"Got it. ”

Xia Zuo lay on the ground meditating, while Locke guarded the fire.

A dark forest, with only a constantly beating flame.

......

Natsuzo in meditation senses the world around him, because his intuition tells him that there is always a danger looming around him.

But there was darkness all around, except silence and silence, except for shadows and shadows.

Bat hanging upside down in the distance, owl devouring giant rats, python winding around...... None of them pose the possibility of danger.

The nearby grass moved, and a small cyan snake twisted towards the fire.

The light of the fire shone on it, stretching the shadows.

The feeling of danger is even stronger!

The fire was still crackling, and the flames danced with the sound.

Xia Zuo's shadow shook with it.

Shake?

The shadow of the snake did not shake!

The Pale Claw instantly covered both hands, and the power of the runes came out through the body, covering the whole body.

At the same time, the shadow of the cyan snake suddenly twisted, and a black ball shot out, heading straight for Xia Zuo's neck.

In the dark night, the huge fangs are finally revealed!