The campfire glowed, and the rhythm of the beating was short and faint, like a frightened little animal. [Full text reading.]

A faint astringency wafted through the nose, but after a while, I felt a cool breath rise in my throat, and my mind suddenly woke up, which is the unique smell produced by burning bitter sleep grass, which not only drives away demon insects, but also drives away fatigue and puts people in a state of excitement, which is the favorite fuel for travelers in the underground world.

The two of them gathered around the fire, and Ex glanced at his teammates, who were lying or lying down, in different postures, and seeing that many of them had entered their dreams, he stirred the bonfire with an iron bar, and said with a gloomy face: "The trapper who made way for us just now has seen me in Dragon's Tooth Mountain before. ”

The person sitting opposite was an obese middle-aged man, which was just a contrast to Ex's thin and tall appearance, he was not much surprised when he heard this, but squinted his eyes, and a ray of essence shone from the small slit in his eyes, and said, "Why didn't you do it just now?"

"We were already close to the patrol and it was not easy to clash with other people, and the other three people gave me a difficult feeling. Ex spoke very calmly, with no expression on his stiff face, as if he had driven away even the heat from the campfire.

The middle-aged fat man's eyes narrowed even more, and he smiled and said, "You have an idea?"

Instead of answering directly, Exx asked rhetorically, "What do you think?"

The middle-aged fat man rubbed the fat on his chin and said thoughtfully: "I took a few looks, that guy actually has the blood of the black elves, he has either performed a blood ceremony, or he has gone to the altar of Rose to sacrifice, even if an ordinary hunter has accumulated wealth for decades, he either has a background or conceals his own strength." We need to be cautious. ”

Ex didn't speak, his expression grim.

The middle-aged fat man looked at him cautiously and was silent for a while. He spoke again: "This mission is indeed not to be missed, but I have a way to kill two birds with one stone. ”

Ex's expression moved. Eyes turned.

The middle-aged fat man looked around cautiously, put his hand to his mouth, and whispered a few words in Ex's ear, with a smug and cunning look on his face.

Ex's eyes flashed, and the iron bar in his hand flicked hard, and nodded, "That's it." ”

A few patches of bitter weed were picked into the campfire. The blue halo shook violently, as if in a dying struggle.

At this time, thousands of meters away, Kumoan wrinkled his nose and sniffed, and said with a worried face: "I can't smell their smell anymore, it seems that there is trouble, if I change the route now, it will take another three days to walk." ”

Irina has a quick mind, but she has no experience walking underground. But he did not hesitate to seek advice. There was no contempt for Kumoan's cautious attitude, so he asked, "Why do you want to take a detour?"

Kumoan patiently explained, "Although the Secret Panther Hunting Group is ahead of us, they carry a lot of things, and they are not much faster than us, and I can see very clearly just now, none of them have black elf blood caps, and they will not travel without the guidance of blue moss. So it is impossible to distance ourselves for a long time in such a short period of time. And now they can't smell them, which means that they are deliberately covering their whereabouts. ”

Athena rarely speaks these days. She regarded this journey as a romantic trip with Luo Lan, and didn't want anything unexpected to happen, frowning: "It doesn't seem strange to cover up your whereabouts, what's more, they are still walking in front of us, so it's not wrong to be wary of us." ”

Kumoan shook his head and said: "This is exactly what I am worried about, the smell of people can be concealed, but the body odor of the earth fire antelope is very strong, and special herbs must be used to get rid of it, but these herbs are often very valuable, which is very problematic." He frowned, a little worried, "We don't seem to be a threat to them, but they still do it, which means that if they are not hostile to us, then there must be something important to do, and there is only one way to Sisuval in this direction, and if we meet again, I am afraid that something unexpected will happen......"

Speaking of this, he stopped and glanced at Luo Lan, as if he wanted to say something.

Luo Lan looked at the fire in front of him that was lit by the bitter sleeping grass and seemed to be a little distracted, but Kumo's small movements did not escape his eyes, and he turned his face sideways and smiled, casting a trusting look.

Under Luo Lan's smile, in an instant, Kumoan's body seemed to be injected with great confidence and vitality, and after many days of getting along, although he didn't know the strength of Luo Lan and his party, he could tell from their eyes and demeanor that they were all not simple characters, so he no longer hid it, but said reassuringly: "The front is the patrol area of the black elves, I am very worried, if the secret leopard hunting group has any action, it is likely to be against the patrol of the black elves......"

Speaking of this, he paused, looked at Luo Lan and the others one by one, and said in an accentuated tone: "Although Sisuval City is relatively enlightened, several ancient rules for black elves have not been abolished, but have become more severe, one of which is that once a black elf is found to be killed in the ruling area, then all foreign races within a kilometer around the place of death must be executed. ”

Irina smiled lightly: "This rule is so stupid, it doesn't seem to be a particularly difficult thing to divide and dispose of the corpse, and if you have a grudge against someone, just kill a black elf and throw the corpse there, then you don't have to do it yourself." ”

Kumoan sighed: "For most of the black elves, the foreign race is lowly and can be used as a slave to vent their anger, and the followers of the god Rose often only kill for the sake of pure killing, and they don't really care who the real murderer is. If the Secret Panther has other missions, that's fine, but if it's what I suspected, then we're in big trouble. He smiled bitterly and said, "Please don't blame me for being cowardly, the underground world is cruel and abnormal, and if you are not careful, you will become the prey of others, or the delicacy of demon insects." ”

Although he was only a second-class hunter, he was cautious and knew how to read words, so although he had been alone for a long time, he was still unharmed.

Luo Lan nodded and said, "It's reasonable for you to think about it, but I don't think there's a need to take a detour." ”

Kumo was relieved and said, "Believe me, I didn't make up anything. ”

Luo Lan interrupted him with a smile and said with a smile: "I believe your words, but please think about it, if the Secret Panther Hunting Group really has thoughts about the Black Elves, and we have met with them, it is reasonable, do you think they will let us go?"

Kumoan's face changed, and he forced a smile: "However, if this is the case, you can do it when you meet us just now." ”

Irina shrugged her shoulders and said with a relaxed expression: "A secret attack is always easier than an open attack, and I will do the same, and the disappearance of their aura may be to turn back and kill us." ”

Kumoan barely managed to keep his composure, but his voice trembled a little: "However, the Secret Leopard Regiment should not know that we know their identity......"

His voice became smaller and smaller, obviously knowing that his words were not very convincing, so he could only barely comfort himself, seeing Luo Lan shaking his head, Kumoan sat down on the ground in a gloomy manner, hugged his head and said: "What should I do, the strength of the secret leopard hunting group is very strong, we can't afford to provoke it." There was a hint of despair in his voice, as if he had been sentenced to death.

Irina leaned against a stone wall, gently stroking the slender dagger in her hand, the graceful curves of which were soft and graceful in the blue light, her eyes were full of tenderness, and the corners of her mouth were sweet smiles.

Athena sat by the campfire with a calm face and seemed unconcerned about the impending crisis.

However, the eyes of the surrounding undead acolytes danced with faint green fire, and there seemed to be a faint expectation and longing in their eyes.

Luo Lan patted Kumoan on the shoulder and said, "I have a question, I think, if we help the black elves out of danger, what reward should we get?"

Kumoan didn't expect Luo Lan to ask this question, he was stunned at first, and then said: "Yes, but the general black elves are very arrogant, if it is not a matter of life and death, going up to help at will is likely to anger them, so few people fight this idea." How did you guess that there is a rule?"

Luo Lan nodded and said: "There are rewards and punishments, so it is reasonable, otherwise it is really a stupid rule." ”

Kumoan smiled bitterly: "Actually, there was no latter rule at first, but with the obvious increase in foreign races, there are often black elves missing, or dead without a corpse, and it is impossible to fight every time for the sake of those ordinary family members, otherwise the patrols in the city will be exhausted, so this one was added later." ”

Luo Lan didn't answer, he looked up at Irina, the delicate body curve was mysterious and hazy in the half-blue and half-dark light, the latter seemed to feel Luo Lan's gaze, she gently turned her face sideways, and the eyes of the two made contact in the air, exchanging a knowing smile with each other.

And Athena on the side saw their tacit actions, but her heart was inexplicably darkened.