"I said don't be in such a hurry, you should move a little more lightly."

"Onward, onward...... Okay, back off. ”

"The force in your hand should be even, and if it is not even, it should be swayed back and forth...... What, don't know what it means? Do you understand how to draw circles? ”

"When you're almost done, flip it over, use the other side of the blade, and do it all over again as you just did, at most to shorten the operation time......

The nights in the southern wilderness of Carlo Village are a bit more desolate than normal nights in the rest of the Free World, and the temperatures are a few minutes cooler than in other places, and many novice players who have already suffered in this place will not choose to spend the night here, but will choose to return to the warm fires and steaming food in the village. This is also attractive enough for Duan Qing and the two of them, who have been cultivating here for three days, but their great plan to train here to avoid the limelight has not stopped, so at this time, they have no choice but to snuggle up to the campfire they generated, while continuing their training tasks.

Although the content of their training at this time seems to be a little different from the training content during the day.

"The smell is strong and the color is golden...... Okay, it should be pretty much it. ”

Sticking his head in front of the grilled fish that the other party was holding carefully, Duan Qing, who nodded, then snatched the iron long sword that was used for skewering, first sniffed it as if it was delicious, and then took a bite gently: "Hmm...... That's good. ”

"Hey!"

Behind him, unexpectedly, there was a coquettish voice of Snow Spirit Phantom Ice: "How can you do this! I haven't eaten it myself! ”

"As your cooking teacher and teacher, I naturally have a reason to try it first."

Waving his limbs in the air to constantly avoid the other party's snatching, Duan Qing, who was still chewing the fish in his mouth, took two steps to hide on the other side of the bonfire: "Since you are very confident in your cooking skills...... Then you're going to bake another one. ”

"I, I've been baking for almost ten minutes." Xue Ling's angry voice became louder: "That's the fruit of my hard work!" You bring it to me...... Ah! ”

It seemed that she had tripped over something, and the woman who had been circling around the fire suddenly stumbled and fell next to the rock pile on the side, and then there was no movement for a long time, and then a trace of worry appeared on the face of Duan Qing, who was running in front, and she immediately moved back regardless of the pace of tidying up: "Hey, are you okay?" You ......"

A slight sound of breaking the air then sounded in his ears, it was the sound of the snow spirit phantom ice lying on the ground when it suddenly passed by him, and she had already snatched the long sword with the grilled fish skewer over, and then let out a smug laugh like a silver bell, and lightly hid behind the fire: "Haha, now the thing is back to its original owner!" ”

“…… You little goblin. So Duan Qing, who was slapping the gray magic robe, had to stand up: "I learned to act and deceive people so quickly." ”

"Who told you to be unkind first?" Glancing at the other party with a provocative gaze, Xue Lingphantom Ice, who shook the grilled fish in his hand, then said proudly: "To deal with people like you, we weak women should make full use of our advantages...... Woo. ”

She gestured towards Duan Qing as if demonstrating, and then took a bite on her grilled fish, and then the corners of her crooked eyes slowly disappeared into the chewing action with Duan Qing's subsequent smile: "...... Is it tasty? ”

"It seems to smell a little burnt......

"Just the trembling roasting method you just had, if you don't grab it, it will become black charcoal."

Shaking his head helplessly, Duan Qing, who stepped forward, then patted Xue Lingphantom Bing's shoulder: "But as a first-time try, you have already done a good job." ”

“…… Next time, it's up to you. ”

Looking at the golden-colored fish in his hand steadily, Xue Lingphantom Bing, who hesitated for a long time, finally smacked his mouth: "I, I'm clumsy in everything, not only can't I practice the sword well, but I can't even learn how to grill fish......"

"What do you say, you're the hardest working student I've ever met."

Pulling the other party back to the campfire, Duan Qing slowly put away his smile: "Cooking is one of the skills to survive in the wild, and not going hungry is just the minimum requirement for players to go out on adventures. You're just getting started in this realm, and you're going to have a much longer way to go than swordsmanship, and you're able to bake fish to the extent that you can cook it...... It's good enough for you. ”

“…… Thank you. Quietly glanced at the other party's Snow Spirit Phantom Ice and then replied in a low voice: "Thank you for comforting me so much, but ......"

"It's not comforting you, it's really like that." Duan Qing smiled and shook his head: "Do you know how long I've been learning these things?" It scares you to death if you say it - I've been studying for three years. ”

"Three years?" The blinking Xue Lingbing tilted her head: "Yes...... Since when? ”

"It started when I retired, of course."

said this answer without changing his face, and Duan Qing, who was sitting next to the bonfire, then showed a reminiscent expression: "I should have told you everything that happened when I retired, it was my most miserable time, in order to survive in the bottom society, I had to rack my brains on the word 'survival'." Zone D in Hualan City is one of the places I've struggled with the most, and everything I know about it is familiar to me, the kitchens of the Chinese restaurants...... I've been there for a while, too. ”

"At that time, it wasn't to steal from teachers to learn art, just to make a living." Speaking of this, he looked up at the night sky that seemed to be lit by a bonfire: "Now think about it...... It's also kind of a creation that makes people. ”

“…… Then you also learned the set of extortion skills at that time? The snow spirit phantom ice that fluttered up and down his eyelashes suddenly turned over the old account: "You also took away a high-level game cabin of our Tianxiang Company?" ”

"Well, that's all survival instinct." Duan Qing touched his nose a little embarrassed: "And I didn't know that you were the general manager of Tianxiang Company, and you could still come over at that time......

"I was ...... It's just hiding from guild activities. ”

It seemed that she also fell into memories, and the white-haired woman who was also sitting in front of the bonfire leaned slightly on Duan Qing's shoulder: "At that time, I was not keen on games at all, I was just taking care of them as a kind of business and career as when I was young, and I didn't study the various elements and details in the game world at all......"

"I'm thankful that meeting made me want to go into the free world." She looked up at Duan Qing's face, her eyes flashing with a gentle gaze that was enough to soften any man: "If it weren't for wanting to 'take revenge' on you, who are also players in the free world, I wouldn't be where I am now." ”

“…… That was just when I was just starting to get back into the world of virtual gaming. Duan Qing replied helplessly: "And...... Is that really good? ”

"Of course."

The hands between Duan Qing's arms tightened slightly, and Xue Ling Phantom Ice lowered his head again: "Not only did you teach me so many things, but you also saved me from the Emerald Star......

"You're my pillar in this world, Mr. Moshang Aoyama." She said softly, "Even if it's for gratitude, I should repay you." ”

Silence then took over the air between the two men, and a strange warmth gradually diffused around the campfire, and the movements between the two men became more and more rigid as the atmosphere softened, interspersed with the sound of increasingly rapid breathing. It seemed that he couldn't bear the heat brought by the bonfire in front of him, and the color on the faces of the man and woman whose shoulders were already close together became more and more red, Duan Qing, who had little experience in this area, then slowly raised his arm, and the action of wanting to hold the other party in his arms was suddenly frozen in the air: "......"

"Someone's coming."

There was the same vigilant light in his eyes, and the Snow Spirit Phantom Ice Eyes that were leaning on Duan Qing's shoulder then turned towards the dark depths in the distance of the campfire: "No, no, this feeling...... It seems to be a beast. ”

"Demonic creatures are generally photophobic, which is why players can camp in the wild at night with a campfire." Duan Qing, who had been interrupted from doing a good thing, shook his head hesitantly: "But now ......"

"These monsters don't seem to be afraid of light."

Reaching out and holding the hilt of the long sword that he had thrown aside, Xue Lingphantom Bing, who also let out a sigh, slowly raised his head: "Do you want to compete with them a little?" ”

The whimpering of the wind and the bloody smell of the beast slowly spread around the campfire of the makeshift camp, accompanied by several wolf-like monsters gradually stepping out of the darkness, and their eyes glowed with all kinds of magical light, and then they let out a few wounded howls and threw themselves in the direction of the blinding campfire. The loud sound of magic explosion then drowned out the body of one of the demonized wild wolves that ran over, and the cold light that suddenly erupted from its body flew out along with the sand in the sky, and the iron long sword belonging to the snow spirit phantom ice then also appeared next to Duan Qing who threw out this magic potion, blocking the bite attack of the next demonized wolf that heard the sound and pounced towards Duan Qing: "First parry, then -"

"Fight back!"

With the screeching sound of the hard iron teeth rubbing against each other, the iron longsword twisted a swirling arc in the air, and as it unloaded the wolf's head to the side, it turned and slashed at its neck. The steel-maned fluff that had been strengthened by magic then rubbed a brilliant fire with the iron sword body in the air, and burst into the air with the figure of the wild wolf flying out in pain, and the white-haired figure that did not stop then spun a beautiful line in the air again, and at the same time landed the castration sword on the last wild wolf that pounced.

"Whirlwind Slash!"

In the scene where the splashes of blood and the miserable howl of the demonized wild wolf flew together, the flying wild wolf was pulled out of a long wound in the flank by the sword of the Snow Spirit Phantom Ice, and the action that was about to knock Duan Qing to the ground was also tilted to the side with the sudden flow of power, and the wind light that gradually dispersed passed by the magician in the gray robe. Slowly put away the posture he had placed in place because of too much force, and the Snow Spirit Phantom Ice, who took a long breath, then withdrew to Duan Qing's side in two steps, staring at the surrounding movements, but the next moment, under Duan Qing's instructions, looked in a certain direction in the surrounding darkness: "Isn't it that you killed too many wild wolves during the day, why did you come to such a large group of ......?"

"I don't mind if they come to me for revenge." Xue Ling's Phantom Ice, who raised his sword again, finally had a cold look in his eyes: "But so many magical creatures...... Something seems wrong. ”

"That's right."

Changing his hand and using an earthen wall to block the demonized wild wolf that had just been slashed out by the counterattack of the Snow Spirit Phantom Ice, Duan Qing took a deep breath: "And...... I just drank a bottle of Night Vision Potion, and guess what I saw? ”

"I saw a bunch of players."

Without waiting for the other party to answer his question, he took it upon himself to come up with a surprising answer: "These wolves...... I guess someone drove me here. ”

"Someone can exorcise demonized creatures?"

The body holding the long sword still stood in front of Duan Qing without hesitation, but the Snow Spirit Phantom Ice, whose eyes were staring at the front, questioned in a low voice: "Won't they be attacked by this group of wild wolves?" ”

"As long as the strength is strong enough, it is not difficult to do this."

Saying a chilling answer, Duan Qing's gaze then fell into the depths of the direction he was pointing: "It's just that if you really have that kind of strength, it will be a little redundant to do such a boring thing." ”

“…… That's right. ”

Confronted the few demonized wolf pioneers closest to the two of them again, and Xue Lingphantom Ice tightened the long sword in his hand: "If it's the restorationists who came over, they would just attack us directly, but they would like to stage a scene like this......"

"I don't think they're in any good mood."

Throwing a bottle of fiery red light potion in his hand into the wild wolves in front of him again, Duan Qing, who had lit a pillar of magic light again in the wilderness, gradually flashed a dark glow in his eyes after the night vision potion took effect: "That group of players doesn't seem to have any deep hatred with us, so ......"

"They must have some kind of effect and reason for doing this."

Looking at the group of players standing neatly in the dark depths gradually beginning to retreat towards the village of Carlo, he rubbed his chin and slowly analyzed.