"Help! Come on...... Yes! ”

"Run! It's wolves, and ogres! ”

"Let me in! Open the door! ”

Outside the window, the usual noise sounded. Wild beasts and monsters rampaged through the streets, and helpless people hid in hiding, crying out for help. Occasionally, some voices of resistance could be heard, but they were soon submerged under the intruders' hooves.

The little girl shivered and hid under the bed, holding her head and closing her eyes, afraid to witness what was happening outside. There was a sound of vandalism, and the door of the wooden house was slammed open. Two big feet roamed the trembling floor, smashing, screaming, terrifying sounds coming from close range. With a shrill howl, several jackals scurried into the room. After a while, a frightened child was pulled out of the closet next door. After a wail, the smell of blood filled the house.

However, the ogres did not stop there, wielding sticks made of tree trunks, giving vent to their desire for destruction. "Click." With the sturdy wooden stick, the bed where the little girl was hiding was smashed into two sections. Although the little girl covered her lips tightly, she did not make the slightest sound. But through the broken bed, the ogre still found the lamb that had slipped through the net.

With just one arm, the powerful ogre lifted the collapsed bedboard, allowing the little girl hiding inside to fully emerge. Then, it picked up the stick in its hand and threw it at the little girl. However, the weak little girl did not sit still, and when the bed board was lifted, she held back her tears and ran desperately towards the house. Fortunately, at this time, the greedy jackal was competing for the prey just now, and there was no time to care about the little girl who had escaped. If it weren't for that, I'm afraid that at the speed of a little girl, I wouldn't even be able to get out of the door.

The streets were already in shambles, and the occasional flickering lights were not enough to illuminate the entire village. The little girl ran towards the entrance of the village in a panic, and the bumpy road caused her to fall several times in a row, and a large amount of blood had flowed from her bruised knee. However, she didn't care about these at all, or she had long been accustomed to it. Just ran forward with his head down, trying to escape from this bloody slaughterhouse.

Suddenly, a skinny jackal sprang out from around the corner and threw the little girl to the ground, her sharp teeth already sticking to her neck. It seemed that the little girl would die in the next second, but she still did not give up her resistance, and her two thin arms pushed the jackal's bloody mouth tightly, and her feet kept kicking its body.

At this moment, the thin jackal's body went limp, and he fell to the ground at once. Behind it, a panting little boy was standing with a hoe, and the blood of the jackal on the hoe was still flowing.

"Run, run." The little boy said, pulling the little girl up, "Let's go and hide in that tree hole behind the village." ”

So, the two stumbled into a forest behind the village. In the hollow of a tall and straight tree, I don't know whether it was fear or cold, they shivered and snuggled together.

"Okay, it seems to have quieted down." After an unknown amount of time, the village in the distance seemed to return to its former calm, "I'll go and take a look, and get some food by the way." Before the little girl could stop him, the little boy had quickly disappeared into the night.

Not long after, as a rush of footsteps approached, the little boy ran back with two or three green fruits. "It seems that the monster is still there, and I found these things nearby." The little boy handed over the fruit with some shame.

It's unpalatable. Bitter, foul-smelling, difficult to swallow. But it's good enough for a little girl who can't even guarantee a meal a day.

"There seemed to be some discarded corn stalks in the field just now, but there seemed to be a few wolves wandering around. I'll take a look at it again. ”

"Yi Nan ......" still didn't wait for the little girl to finish speaking, and the little boy ran out again.

The night wind from the valley was like an ice pick, blowing on the little girl's thin body, making her shudder incessantly and huddle in the damp hollow of the tree. As the slight sound of footsteps and wheezing approached, a dark gray jackal with a bloody mouth and an exceptionally large body appeared in the little girl's field of vision. The jackal, which was more than three meters long and nearly two meters high, stared at the little girl viciously, and the hot blood that kept flowing from its mouth seemed to indicate that it had just finished preying on its prey, and it was still unfinished.

Before the giant jackal could get closer, the little girl hurriedly spread her trembling legs and ran toward the depths of the forest. I don't know where I am in front of me, I don't know where I want to run, but I instinctively run forward, so as not to become a good meal for jackals.

However, in terms of speed, strength, and mobility in the night environment, this huge jackal is far superior to the weak little girl. It didn't take long for the jackal to come after the little girl. In a panic, the little girl stepped into the air, rolled and fell down the hill. The jackal did not give up, and leaped down the steep mountain. At the moment when it was about to pounce on the little girl, a jet-black hair poked at it. The razor-sharp hair instantly passed through the jackal's skull and through its entire body. The jackal's body, along with its life, was immediately frozen at the moment of its jump. As the jackal's body turned into black powder and dissipated into the air, the pitch-black hair quickly retracted.

At this moment, two figures appeared in front of the little girl. A young man of medium to thin stature, with short silky black hair, wears a black silver silk coat. A tall and slender young woman with black hair up to her knees, dressed in a night-colored dress, and her skin was so white that there was not a trace of blood.

"Is this okay? Lord Sheehan. The woman asked respectfully as she withdrew her long hair.

"It looks pretty good, I don't know what the potential is." The man looked at the delirious little girl and said hesitantly.

"Let's take it back and test it first, if it doesn't work, I'm going to dispose of it. Or are you catching a few more? The woman looked down at the little girl with a cold gaze, and there was no light in her empty eyes except darkness.

"One is enough. If you don't qualify, let' If you can adopt it, at least you don't have to collect information in a haphazard manner like before, and make a mess of some simple things. With that, the man turned and walked in the direction he had come.

The woman stretched out her black hair again, wrapped the little girl around, and followed her behind the man.

"Just out of the Grim Reaper Forest, a human child came to the door, maybe this is the arrangement of fate."

"This ...... Isn't that the scene when I first met Sheehan-sama? So...... Is this the dream that the Dream Fruit brought to me?'

As the hazy fog lifted, the scene in front of me faded away.

"First of all, congratulations on passing the test. You're one of those people from today onwards. In the spacious hall, Sheehan said to young Eugari. At this time, Eugari seemed to be a little timid or shy, and she had been snuggling up behind Ella, only poking her head out slightly.

"My name is Sheehan and I am the owner of this castle. You don't have to know where we've come from, or ask about something you're curious about. What you should know will naturally tell you, and if you can't let you know, you will be killing yourself if you inquire about it. There's a proverb that says, 'Curiosity kills a cat', and you have to understand your situation. Sheehan said calmly.

Although I don't know how much the young Yujiali can understand, she can only keep nodding her head at this time.

"Let me introduce you to it. The one who has always been by your side is Ella, my deputy. In the future, you will leave your affairs to her. If there's anything, just go straight to her. At this time, the beautiful woman standing in front of Youjiali, with flowing blond hair, fair skin, and always a kind smile on her face, smiled at Youjiali in a friendly manner, which was regarded as a greeting, which made the little girl who suddenly came to this strange world feel a trace of warmth in her heart.

"The one next to me is also my henchman, Sally. It's better not to mess with her if you're okay, after all, she doesn't have a crush on lowly creatures like humans. As she spoke, Sally glanced at Yugari with an unusually sharp and cold gaze. So that Yujiali, who had just leaned out, immediately shrank back in fear.

Next to her was her 'sister', Shanna. Although he is also very indifferent to heterogeneous, at least he is not as cruel as his sister. Sheehan introduced with some humor, "It's Alice standing with her." It's also a guy who doesn't talk much. Following Sheehan's gaze, a cute doll-like girl in a fiery red dress tilted her head and looked at Eugari.

"This is Kaylin." Sheehan pointed to a mild-looking girl below and continued, "My hobby is reading. The castle has collected tens of thousands of books and texts from all over the world. In the future, she will be your culture teacher and introduce you to the contents of the book. ”

Behind her was Luqi. His interest is botany. The flowers and plants in the castle are her masterpieces, and if you are interested in this aspect, you can always look for her. As she spoke, a young girl in a dark green over-the-knee dress stood up and greeted Yugari politely.

"Behind is Bai Lu, who is mainly responsible for spying on intelligence. If you have any news you want to inquire about, you can contact her. After saying that, a girl with the appearance of an elf race nodded to Yujiali and said hello.

"It's Callevit. It's the only male I've ever made. The specialty is to make suggestions and change the appearance.,It's one of the few humans in the castle who is relatively gentle to humans.。 If you can't find Ella, you can consult with him. ”

"You are very welcome to join our family. Miss Eugari. A handsome, tall young man greeted Yujiali politely.

"The sisters behind her are the only twins here. It is mainly responsible for the maintenance and construction of the surrounding environment of the castle. Although not as obsessed as Luqi, her knowledge of the natural world is also very familiar. And the personality is quite cheerful. If you are going to walk around the castle, they will be happy to accompany you. At this time, a pair of girls who looked the same and dressed very symmetrically were waving to Youjiali enthusiastically.

"That's basically everyone here." With that, Sheehan seemed to remember something again, adding, "Oh, yes. There is also a Death Knight standing at the entrance to the castle. But unlike the puppets here, I created them from the corpses of elves, so I guess it was an early experiment. There are still two puppets in progress at the back of the hall that have not been completed, so I can ask Ella to show you around them later. It is estimated that it will be alive in another two or three years. ”

"After that, you just have to try to survive here. Ella will be responsible for raising you to be a great human if you don't die halfway through. With that, Sheen waved his hand, and everyone bowed and dispersed. Sheehan then got up and left the hall, leaving only Eugarie and Ella. From then on, Eucaly's life at Halmonia Castle began.

"This is indeed the first time I've seen everybody. If memory serves, I hid in my room for a long time before I could figure out the situation. Thanks to Sister Ella's care later, I was able to get out of that confused and scared time. Looking back now, even though the training at that time was really rigorous, I was beaten half to death almost every day. However, the past ten years have really allowed me to grow up badly and learn a lot of survival skills. If Sheehan-sama hadn't appeared at that time, I might have been in another world. In fact, everyone is a very good person to get along with, even if it is Sally-sama, she is not as cruel as Lord Sheehan introduced. Then again, the mischievous sisters don't know what's going on. Although they were the worst when I was in the castle, I really missed them after not seeing them for so long."

"Eucaly, Eucaly, come over here. My sister found something good in the cave over there. Chi Li, the younger sister of one of the twins, urged eagerly.

"Wait for me. I can't walk through the woods like you do. As she ran through the woodland, she shouted to Chi Li, who was leaping between the treetops.

"Hurry up, it's said that there are treasures. It's gone if it's late. Chi Li didn't wait for Yujiali at all, and still jumped towards the depths of the forest.

Youjiali was even more anxious, running with all her might, while staring closely at Chi Li's figure, for fear that she would lose it and let herself get lost in the forest. Suddenly, Yugari felt a weakness under her feet, and her body quickly sank. A purple-red demon flower burst out of the ground from under her feet in an instant, swallowing her into the flower bag in one gulp. Then, the demon flower twisted her body and swayed the flower bag, as if she was fighting fiercely with the food in her stomach. It didn't take long for the demon flower flower to be broken apart with the splash of several divine rays of light in the flower bag, and Yujiali also fell out at once, her body was covered with the rotten liquid of the demon flower, and she knelt on the ground and coughed non-stop.

"Beware of the carnivorous flowers here. Don't step on it. Well...... I seem to be late. Chi Li, who had returned, stood in front of Youjiali and said with an innocent face.

"You, ahem...... Earlier...... Ahem......"

"I thought you knew." Ji Li pouted and explained.

"Alright, stop teasing Eugari." At this time, the sister of one of the twins, Chi Gui, also rushed over. She held a thumb-sized sea-blue fruit in her hand and handed it to Eugari, "Eat this and spit out the putrid juice in your stomach." It's hard to get it after a long time. ”

"Ahem...... Thank...... Ahem...... "Yujiali barely supported her body, took the fruit of Chi Gui, and swallowed it in one gulp.

"Wow——!" As soon as Yugari swallowed the fruit, she grabbed her neck and vomited, rolling on the ground in discomfort.

"It's not bad." Chi Gui held his chin and said calmly, "It seems that the rot liquid has been spit out." But the taste seems to be a little stronger. ”

After a while, the sweaty Yujiali lay on the ground weakly, "I...... I thought I was going to ...... I'm going to die. ”

"How can you die so easily. Since you were able to pass the test in the first place, it means that you are quite tenacious. Chi Gui said nonchalantly, "Okay, let's go quickly." If you don't go any further, the treasure will run away. ”

So Yugari struggled to get up and followed her twin sisters further into the forest.

I don't know how long I walked, but Chi Gui suddenly stopped, pointed to a very hidden cave at the foot of the mountain in front of her, and said to Yujiali, "It's right there." ”

Yugari looked around, the leafy woods made her vision less open, and the road under her feet was not muddy, but it was not easy to walk, especially from nowhere, and it seemed to emit some fresh smell of blood.

"You—You can't lie to me, do you?" Yugari said suspiciously, "I don't think there smells of blood here." ”

"Oops, I didn't expect you to notice. That's amazing. It's growing up pretty fast. Chi Gui said in surprise, "This is because we helped you clean up all the wolves guarding the treasures around you just now." It doesn't matter now. ”

"Is that really?" Yugari asked incredulously.

"When, of course! Let's go, the treasure that is grinding is gone. ”

When the three of them came to the vicinity of the cave, Yugari summoned an orange light source and walked in first. Not long after walking, Yujiali suddenly turned her head and said, "Words, words, aren't you coming in?" Am I alone? ”

"You know we hate dark, damp environments."

"So I won't go in, just take out the treasure." The two sisters sang and said in harmony.

"I guess it's some kind of prank." Knowing that nothing good would happen, Yugari walked into the depths of the cave step by step.

"Ah——!h It wasn't long before a loud cry from Eugari could be heard from the cave. As the sound of hurried footsteps approached, Yugari ran out in a panic.

"What are you doing? So flustered? Chi Gui asked calmly.

"Yes...... Yes...... There are ...... caves" Before he could finish speaking, an extremely large black jackal stood out from the cave and stood in front of the three of them. The huge jackal was pitch black all over, with only two eyes glowing yellowish. Eugari had never seen such a huge beast.

"Hmm...... Look at it, it should be the leader of the wolves just now. Chi Gui still said flatly.

"So it ......" Before Chi Li could finish her opinion, the pitch-black jackal pounced on her with its teeth and claws.

"Huh? Why are you coming at me? There is no mistake. Chi Li retreated to dodge, and while half-turning to Yujiali, she shouted, "Hurry up and fight, don't lie on the ground!" ”

"But, but......" Yugari said timidly.

"But what! Hurry up and join the war! Chi Gui shouted loudly in a commanding tone.

So Yugari had no choice but to raise her staff and chant a spell at the dark jackal.

As a divine energy flashed across the jackal's body, the jackal's huge body was knocked out at once, and it slammed into the trunk of a nearby tree.

"Huh?" Even Yugari was surprised to see this.

"There's nothing surprising about it, it's an extremely dark attribute, and a slight Holy Attack can deal exponential damage. Keep attacking! Chi Gui looked at the stunned Youjiali and continued to command.

"Yes." Yugari replied energetically.

"Later, with the help of the two of them, I finally defeated the Night Wolf Lord and gained its skills. It was also the first time I've challenged a boss-level opponent, and I'm excited to think about it now. Later, I learned that the rotten liquid of the demon flower can effectively resist the infection of the night wolf leader, and the fruit is also a good medicine to resist mental disturbances, but the side effects are stronger. Even the opponents of the Extreme Darkness attribute were specially selected for me. When I came out of the castle, the "Badge of the Tree of Creation" that was given to me also helped me a lot. If it hadn't been for it, it is estimated that the mana would have been exhausted by the time of the Abyss Forest. Chi Gui also secretly made a talisman for me with the essence of the Tree of Creation, saying that it would have a magical effect when encountering danger, and I am really grateful to them."