The swamp Neal was in had an eerie attraction, but he was rescued with the help of Iros. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

While cleaning up the mud on his body, he recounted what had happened before.

Like Nala Cook, he fled after hearing the roar of the Storm Shadow wolves, but he was not as lucky as Nala Cook, and was chased by several demonized Wind Shadow wolves until he ran into the swamp.

Trying to rest for a while and return the way he came, he accidentally found Nala Cook fighting an unknown monster, so he came to his aid, but ended up in the swamp in the process of escaping, and thought he would die.

At this time, the two terrible monsters were also nowhere to be found, and Neil's eyes flickered, looking at Leo with a calm expression, and he had some guesses in his heart.

"By the way, Nala Cook, she-"

A look of chagrin appeared on Neil's face, at that time, due to the urgency of the situation, he did not control his strength well, and now he did not even know where people were flying.

"Follow me."

Leo didn't say much, waved his hand, and motioned for Neil to follow.

Suddenly, Neil came to his senses. Since Leo was able to find him, it means that he has a way to determine their location, so the location of Nala Cook is naturally clear to him.

Picking up the ore and chests scattered on the ground and the knight's sword, the two walked quickly to the bushes to the side, brushed aside some black thorns, and finally found the unconscious Nala Cook.

"Something is wrong with her, the magic of that green monster is raging inside her."

The phantom of Iros circled around Nala Cook, his tone a little heavy.

Even she had never seen those two monsters, but with the sense of breath, she guessed that they were creatures from the spirit world, and the monsters of the spirit world were mysterious, and their magic power was helpless even for the moon god.

She saw the battle between Leo and those monsters just now, and she inexplicably felt that Leo would definitely have a way to deal with it, so she looked at Leo with some expectation.

"Nala Cook?!"

Neil screamed behind Leo and quickly stepped to the side, leaning down to check on Nara Cook's injuries.

As an experienced mercenary, he could tell the extent of a wounded person by just feeling and seeing with his hands, and out of such confidence, he wanted to do so.

But his outstretched hand was stopped by Leo, who shook his head.

"No, maybe you're a powerful adventurer, but I'm still injured in this area—"

Neil's face flushed slightly, apparently sensing Leo's actions as a sign of distrust of him.

Leo didn't pay attention to Nil Doga, he controlled the power of the artifact [Repair Ring], and released the skill [Third Protection] on Nala Cook.

The faint fluctuation lasted for a moment, and in Iros's incredible gaze, the green magic in Nala Cook's body instantly collapsed, and her whole body was shocked, and she seemed to have a tendency to wake up.

In order to avoid the domineering power of the [Third Shelter] and devour all the dried sources of magic in her body, Leo stood up and waved his hand to withdraw his skills.

"Ding! The skill [Third Asylum] has been revoked, and the current number of uses is 1/3! ”

At Neil's surprised gaze, Nara Cook's eyelashes moved slightly, and although she couldn't fully wake up, her condition seemed to be much better.

"I've used my magic to stabilize her internal injuries, and in return, the time I stay on you will be extended for five years."

Iros's voice was still full of energy, I don't know if I heard it wrong, Leo always felt that her words revealed a joy.

"Lead the way."

Picking up Nala Cook carefully, Leo said succinctly to Neil, who was a little stunned.

At this time, the sky is already a faint purple color, and it is estimated that it will not be long before the dark fog around it will turn white in the rising sun, which means that dawn is coming.

Neil glanced at Nala Cook on Leo's shoulder in disbelief, he saw that Leo hadn't done anything, why had she been so much better?

Perhaps this is the mystery of the strong man, and he stopped guessing and walked towards the jungle path where the mark had been left.

・・・

The early morning sun shone directly on the tents of the Altai camp, and the gray cloth emitted misty points of light, and the night in the sky was replaced by bright blue.

Somewhere in a tent, Nala Cook woke up.

She felt like she had a long dream about herself being chased by a monster in the fog.

A little bright morning light shone through the gap in the curtain on her beloved sword "Red Bird", and then looked at it, and there was a familiar chest next to the sword, filled with strange stones.

Her blue pupils shrank suddenly, and the terrible memories of last night began to revive.

Neil knocked her into the air, seemingly trapped in a swamp and surrounded by monsters, and the image was accompanied by intense pain, and she curled up on the bed, knocking over the basin with water at hand.

As the metal and the ground clashed, hurried footsteps could be heard outside the tent.

"Sister?"

The curtain was drawn to let in the harsh sunlight, and Nala Cook narrowed her eyes, the familiar voice reassuring her.

Angela, the deputy head of the "Smiling Honey Sword", the warm-faced teenager approached quickly, and then hugged Nala Cook, his eyes a little red and swollen, apparently crying not long ago.

"It's too much sacrifice, it's all my fault—"

Nala Cook choked up as she felt her heart find the harbor.

"Awake?"

An unexpected male voice was heard, and another man walked into the tent, and Nala Cook stared blankly.

"You, you're not dead?"

Smiling a little awkwardly, Neil joked, "Nala Cook, I picked up your knight's sword and stone, and the credit for this mission will be on my head." ”

However, he was able to lower his voice again, "However, we were rescued thanks to the captain." ”

"I'll thank him personally."

Nala Cook's eyes flickered, and she wanted to get out of bed, but Angela next to her stopped her.

"Concentrate on recuperating from your injuries, with your injuries, you won't be able to participate in the mission these days."

Neil shook his head, then noticed that Nala Cook's eyes were becoming worried, he sighed, and continued to add: "You can rest assured, the impact of this incident is very large, and it is estimated that we will not need to be dispatched for the next few days. ”

He walked out of the tent without looking back, and the curtain was pulled down, leaving Nala Cook and Angela behind.

"Sister, are you worried about me?"

"As long as I am a member of the mercenary group, I have the obligation to participate in the battle, and I don't want to see my sister hurt for me anymore."

"Whether it's Casey or Jasmine, I want to fight with everyone..."

"I don't want to hide behind anymore."

Angela bit her lip lightly, tears flashed in her brown eyes, and her singing-like voice finally whimpered, revealing her original girlish voice.

"Ugh."

Nala Cook sighed helplessly, stroked the sobbing Angela with her hand, and looked at the love sword "Red Bird" beside her, with a lot of thoughts.

At the same time, on the other side of the Altai camp, several leaders and scholars invited by the Chamber of Commerce were studying the stones that Leo had obtained.

"It's strange that such a stone could be born in a swamp."

"It takes some magical knowledge to parse it, but we can determine the cause of the fog."

"If there's a Wind Shadow Wolf, there's still a soft dirt area there?"

"Swamps, rocks, forests, soft soils, and if we look at the divisions of these Yin Stones and Prismatic Stones, we can roughly divide—"

They manipulated the alchemy equipment worth 10,000 gold, and kept discussing in low voices, and it seemed that it would take a while.

Leo shook his head, and suddenly saw Neil walking by.

"Nala Cook has woken up, Captain Knight Mack and Miss Lindsay have reported the situation here, and the letter from the city is estimated to arrive in the afternoon."

Neil pondered his sentence, speaking briefly.

"Also, do you need to warn Nala Cook about those two monsters?"

He added, lowering his voice.

"I'm sure she'll be measured."

Leo waved his hand, signaling Neil not to worry about it.

Although the person in charge of the Altai camp explained the existence of the Wind Shadow Wolf in the unknown area, Leo and Neil tacitly did not mention the two monsters from the spirit world.

The unheard of monster information is not very credible in the first place, and even if it is said, it will only make everyone's hearts more flustered.

And Leo had his own ideas, which he didn't tell Neil.

"If nothing unexpected happens, we'll leave for the afternoon when the letter arrives, ready to return to Strange Rock City."

"When the time comes, I will go back with the analysis reports of the scholars."

This is also the message that the head of the Altai camp conveyed to him that the mission level of this area exploration is likely to be upgraded to S-level, and the previous preparations will be overturned.

"I didn't want to come out with great fanfare, but I had to run away with my tail between my legs."

Neil's words were mostly self-deprecating, he and Nala Cook were both A-class elite mercenaries from the imperial capital, but they almost lost their lives after picking up a few stones here, and even had to abandon this mission and return to the imperial capital.

"In addition, your kindness will definitely be repaid if there is a chance in the future."

With a serious expression, he made a promise to Leo.

"After all, this time it was unexpected."

Leo patted Neil on the shoulder, accepting his thanks.

They returned to their tents and prepared to pack their things. The reason for the departure was only known to a few people, so most of the mercenaries in the camp, including Lindsay, looked confused - it had only been out for about a day, and they had not done anything at all, so they had to roll up and roll it back?

Although the head of the chamber of commerce would pay the fee as agreed, they still felt like their whole body was hitting the sponge.

Lindsay helped Leo tidy up his things and obediently didn't ask much.

This mission is considered a failure, and it is not known how the Altai Chamber of Commerce will carry out the mission contract between him and the Chamber of Commerce after that.

The two familiar and unfamiliar monster figures flashed in his mind, Leo frowned, he always had some bad premonitions.

Why did the monster from the forces of hell in "Sword of the Riptide" become a monster from the spirit world in Iros's mouth, and why did they appear here?

Although he had the idea of finding out, it was a pity that he was in a hurry.

After solving Lindsay's affairs, he had to rush to the northern snow country to the legendary Saint Snow Peak, but that should be a matter of some time.

He looked at Lindsay's busy figure sorting things out, and he was a little distracted.

"What's the matter, don't you really want to take her on a trip?"

Iros's ill-intentioned voice came, and she seemed to be less and less of a goddess lately.

It's best to take a shower tonight and punish the increasingly arrogant Moon Goddess, Leo thought, putting on a harmless smile.