Valré fell to his knees, the wounds on his chest that made him almost breathless. Her vision was blurred, and even the hand holding the moonlight was barely perceptible. The only thing she could do now was to maintain consciousness so that she wouldn't pass out completely.

The thousand-year-old cicada king insect in the distance was very strong, but it was not invincible, but her body had not recovered, otherwise she would not be so embarrassed today.

In the ambush outside the Royal Summoning Academy, she almost managed to escape from the hands of those seventh- and eighth-order summoners with almost serious injuries, and then almost lost a life due to poisoning, the long sword "Moonlight" can temporarily repair her wounds, but it can't remove the burden on her body. After a few days of rest, she was injured again, and her body was almost unable to hold on.

She had experienced such a critical situation before, as long as she fled the battle, hid, and rested for a while, the moonlight could restore her to her original state.

But now, she is not allowed to do so.

The two children and the Copperbeard were still behind her, and only she and the moonlight in her hands could protect them from the worms. She can't fall yet, at least not yet.

However, the body's reaction is contrary to Valley's consciousness, although the power in the "moonlight" is still repairing the wounds in the body, but the residual power in Valley's body is still passing.

Eventually, Valé lost sensation in her lower back, and she began to fall to the ground.

Seeing the cavern in front of her begin to tilt, Vallet desperately tried to hold the ground with her hands and get back up. But her body didn't stop calling at all. She could only watch the black ground gradually approach her,

But suddenly, a strong hand held her up, saving her from hitting the ground.

Who is it?

Vallet turned her head slightly with all her might.

The figure of the bronze beard appeared in her sight.

He held Dorian and Mai Wen in one hand, and seemed to grasp his shoulder with the other, running desperately.

Instinctively, Valley felt that something was wrong with this posture, and his hand seemed to pass through his body. But at this moment, she couldn't think about anything anymore.

Vallet fainted, and the only image she remembered before she lost consciousness was Copperbeard pulling herself into a dark cavern.

After some time, Valley finally opened her eyes.

The first thing that caught her eye was the top of a cavern, which seemed to be illuminated by a nearby fire.

Vallet tried to turn her neck and arms, but there was a heart-rending pain in her body. She immediately snorted involuntarily.

The moan seemed to alarm the people next to it.

A voice she began to slowly familiarize asked, "Are you awake?"

That's the voice of Brass Whiskers!

A series of memories flooded into Vallei's mind, and she suddenly remembered that she was in the underground nest of the thousand-year-old cicada before she fell unconscious, and she was protecting Copperbeard and the two children.

A sense of responsibility made her endure the severe pain and sit up suddenly.

At this time, she saw everything in the cave.

In the center of the cave is a magic furnace lit, and Dorian and Mai Wen are sleeping peacefully by the furnace, while beside the elven sisters, the blacksmith Copperbeard is leisurely grilling fish with a few iron skewers.

Looking at the slightly burnt fish, a special smell of meat suddenly broke into Vallei's sense of smell, making her swallow her saliva.

Jiwen was indeed grilling the fish, but it wasn't that he was laid-back, but that the fish were in the dark river at his feet, and he was too stupid to hide from people, and it would be a waste if he didn't catch them and eat them.

After Valé fainted just now, he tried his best to pull everyone and flee into the small cavern at the edge of the cave. But he did not expect the cave formed by the crack in the rock to be narrow and steep, and as soon as he stepped into it, he slid down and then took Vallet and the little sisters all the way to the bottom.

The bottom of the cave was supposed to be a dead end, but he finally found his way to another underground cavern by penetrating the rock formations through the spirit body. Then with all his might, use "fate" and brute force to dig a passage for escape. Fortunately, Jiwen had done a lot of masonry in the forbidden god space to build a house, and this time it happened to come in handy.

After using the excavated scraps to completely block the hole where the insects might be chasing, he dragged the three people who had passed out and trekked all the way to this place.

The cave was small, the two exits could be easily blocked, the terrain was flat, there was an underground river flowing through the cave, and most importantly, there were no bugs along the way, so Jiwen decided to take refuge here.

After settling Vallet and the two elven girls, he patrolled around the cave several times, and finally there was nothing to do, so he decided to hit the fish in the dark river of the cave.

These white-fleshed fish never seemed to have come into contact with other creatures and didn't know how to hide from their catch, so Givens grabbed them effortlessly and roasted them. As soon as the fish was grilled, Valré woke up.

Vallet struggled to move her body, trying to get to her feet. But she soon discovered a problem, her clothes had been almost torn apart from the flames of the explosion earlier, and she was now almost naked except for the boots on her feet*. The power of the sword moonlight could help her heal her wounds, but it couldn't turn her clothes and leather armor back.

She had to use a belt to tie the few remaining rags around her and wrap them around her waist, which was not so proper, but it was better than wearing nothing. Anyway, she was used to similar situations in the desert, and she didn't care so much for a long time. However, when she stood up, her back still hurt sharply, but fortunately, Jiwen had already walked over at this time, grabbed her arm, and helped her up.

But in the midst of that collision, Givens noticed a strange touch coming from the arm holding Valley, which made his movements stiffen all of a sudden.

Generally speaking, the sandman women are much taller and busier than the emaciated elves, and they are athletic, enthusiastic and open-minded, with round breasts and hip curves that have always made the female elves ashamed of themselves. Especially Valé. She has been fighting in the desert, and there is no fat on her body, and under the smooth light brown skin, there are faint lines of muscles, which makes her slender figure more eye-catching.

Now facing Vallet, who is almost half-naked, Gawain is a little out of order. Although he had also accidentally seen Valley's body on the road, she was still unconscious at the time, and now he looked at her like this, which made him feel a little embarrassed.

But seeing that Givens didn't know where to look, Valley shook her head indifferently.

"Well, haven't you seen it? If you don't want to see it, you can take off your clothes and give it to me. ”

Given's stunned sound, under the guise of magic, he was indeed wearing the shirt and pants that servants often wear. But he can't take it off now. All he could actually take off was his full body armor and a pair of rudimentary shorts, and then his identity would be completely revealed.

Looking at the strange expression on Given's face, Valley scoffed even more.

"Forget it, your rags don't matter if they wear them. ”

With that, Valley staggered over to the stone where Gilvin had been sitting, sat down, and then grabbed the grilled fish and devoured it.

Valley actually wanted to say thank you to Copperbeard, but when the words came to her lips, they turned into teasing and ridicule of Copperbeard. Vallet didn't know why, maybe she couldn't change the habits she had formed for a long time. However, now is not the time for mother-in-law, and the copperbeard guy shouldn't take it to heart.

Letting go of the thoughts, Vallet focused on tearing off the steaming fish with her fingers and stuffing it into her mouth. Recovering from her wounds required a lot of nutrients, and the hunger in her body made it impossible for Vallet to stop. What's more, since she came to the Elven Kingdom, she has never tasted meat again. After a few moments, a few grilled fish turned into a pile of bare bones.

Valé ate it like a whirlwind, and she didn't even leave a fishtail for Given. Seeing Valley licking his fingers, Gilvin shook his head helplessly, then sat down, packed up the iron skewers he had made improvise, and prepared to catch a few more fish to roast.

Valley watched as the blacksmith Copperbeard sat down beside her, and she felt the need to say something to adjust the gloomy atmosphere. But when she spoke, she felt that something was wrong.

"Where is this? Brass Whiskers. ”

"I don't know, it should be under the bug's nest, far from the ground, and I haven't found my way back yet. ”

"Why do I get stuck every time I bump into you. ”

Hearing Valé's careless complaints, Given's breath was a little short, but he continued to explain patiently.

"But it's not hopeless, I've just looked ahead with the current, there's an upward path ahead, and we might be able to give it a try. ”

"And what about that big bug just now?"

"It's been shaken off, at least there's been no movement from the bugs. ”

"Yes, that's good. ”

Hearing these news, Vallei finally breathed a sigh of relief, but soon other things caught her attention, and it felt a little wrong to encounter such a powerful swarm under the royal capital. And all this happened after the encounter with the dark shadow, which made her always have some bad associations.

As Valley fell into deep thought, the cave fell silent again. Sitting beside the half-naked Vallet, Givens always felt that something was wrong, so he stood up and walked into the dark river.

"You rest for a while, and I'll get a few more fish. ”

After a while, there were more fish on the furnace, and the smell of roasted meat filled the air.

Vallet picked up the Moonlight again, and tried to secure it with a belt, her two magic daggers and the Moonlight's scabbard had been lost in the scuffle

And Jiwen asked casually while grilling the fish

"I went to the tavern to inquire about you after you left last time. If you have such a prominent family background, why do you want to work as a thief?"

Hearing Copperbeard deliberately inquire about herself, Valley felt a little smug in her heart, but when he said the last word, she became angry again. So she retorted loudly: "I'm not a thief, I'm an insurrectionist!"