After ten minutes, the smell in the cave was almost gone, and the temperature had cooled, and Lawson walked into the cave.

On the ground in the center of the cave, all the black beads were gone, leaving only a thin layer of lilac powder. In the middle of the powder is a skull with a grayish-white metallic sheen. This skull can't stand the high temperature.,The ground is only the size of a fist.,Only the appearance of the skull can be vaguely seen.。。

This skull looks like it's metal. ’

Rosen stared at the skull for two seconds, and suddenly his eyes lit up, and more than a dozen lines appeared: 'Viken's skull, bio-titanium alloy, Mo-style hardness 10.5, tensile strength ....."

A large string of words appeared in the horizon, all of which were professional data describing the physical properties of materials, and ordinary people would look like a book from heaven, but Lawson studied material physics, and after a quick glance, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart: "Bio-titanium alloy, the strength is almost 100 times that of ordinary carbon steel, and the hardness surpasses that of synthetic diamond, no wonder Anne's steel sword can't be cut." ”

"Is he dead?" Anne walked in.

Rosen let out a long sigh: "I should be dead." ”

Anne crouched down, looked at the burnt skull, looked around at the melted rocks around the mountain wall, and finally turned her head to look at Rosen, with a look of emotion: "The legendary high-level vampire that cannot be killed was really killed by you." If it hadn't happened right in front of my eyes, I couldn't believe it was all real. ”

Rosen scratched his head and smiled, "Mainly because of good luck." ”

"No, not luck." Anne shook her head solemnly, "I heard what Viken said at the end, he said you are the Apocalypse!" ”

When Lawson heard this, he couldn't help but laugh: "Do you believe this kind of nonsense?" If I were the Apocalypse, would it be so hard to kill a high-level vampire? Also, my alchemy talent is stronger than ordinary people, with this little power, if I want to be an apocalypse to save the world, isn't that self-defeating? ”

Apocalypse prophesied, he was the first not to believe. Since he doesn't believe in prophecy, he naturally scoffs at the so-called apocalypse.

Anne wasn't sure about that: "It seems to be right." I heard that when the flame prodigy Dirac was born less than half a month ago, there was a fire in his house, and the whole building was burned, but Dirac had nothing to do, and even crawled happily around in the fire, and since then, he has been called a non-burner. In contrast, it seems as if you are not favored by the gods at all. ”

"That's it." Lawson spread his hands and said, "Okay, okay, don't think about these things anymore, anyway, we killed Viken, and there is no danger to our lives for the time being." It's all about being alive, right? ”

Anne nodded in agreement, "Yes, the most important thing is that Viken is dead." ”

She no longer bothered about the Apocalypse, and turned her head to look around the cave, a relaxed smile on her face: "It's a good thing that I feel alive for the first time. ”

Here, Lawson crouched down and carefully collected the lilac dust from the ground, which weighed about 1 kilogram.

"Are these ashes useful?" Anne asked.

Rosen shook his head: "I don't know, but the ashes of high-level vampires are rare. Scarcity is expensive, and you may be able to find a buyer. ”

He also picked up the fist-sized skull and stuffed it into the luggage package: "Annie, let's go find a blacksmith and divide this thing in two, and we will divide it in half." ”

Anne began to pack her bags, and she didn't even look at Viken's skull: "Take it if you like." This thing is so hard that there is no blacksmith in the world who can separate them, and even if they can barely do so, they will not be used. ”

"Then I'll sell it for money, and half of it will be for each person when the time comes. There must be magicians who will be interested in it. Rosen said casually.

"No, you don't." Anne had already packed her luggage, she didn't have much to do, just a carry-on luggage package, an ordinary silver sword, a broken steel sword, and when she was done, she walked up to Rosen and handed him the cash box.

"What are you?" Rosen was a little puzzled.

"Your money, give it back to you. There are about 2,700 rums in it, and the remaining 300 rants are my commission. ”

Rosen scratched his head: "Didn't you say that it was all your commission?" ”

Anne shook her head: "It can't be counted like that." This time, we were able to kill Viken on your own, and I only did a small favor. ”

Lawson still didn't reach out to take it: "I don't want it." If you hadn't come to my rescue in the middle of the night, I would have been sucked out of Viken's blood last night and turned into a corpse. Besides, I've already given you 3,000 runtes, what's the matter with getting it back? ”

"Just take it!" Anne insisted on putting the money in Rosen's arms, she turned her head to look at the woods, and said faintly, "Rosen, you are Sir and your own estate. You're going to have to revive your family business in the future. You need this money more than me, a vagabond. ”

"Wanderers? Reviving the family business? Rosen was slightly stunned, he looked at Anne carefully, but saw her face full of amazement.

She didn't seem to be very happy? Rosen was a little strange, thinking back to the mutant stalkers he had met in the game, thinking about what had happened to them. Suddenly, he felt like he understood Anne's thoughts.

'Mutant Stalkers are the product of dark magic, half human, half monster, and ordinary people fear and reject them. The stalkers in this group often have no friends, and they wander alone on the fringes of human society, barely supporting themselves on the rewards entrusted by monsters. The vast majority of mutant hunters die at the hands of some monster...... No one wants to know about their lives, and no one cares about their whereabouts. They were quietly made and died quietly as if they had never existed in this world. ’

In the game, mutant stalkers are the most physically strong, but they are also the loneliest.

The young hunters who have just left the academy often do their best to help ordinary people, hoping to reap the goodwill, but the reality will always show the cruelest side in front of them without reservation.

"Hahaha~~"

Rosen burst out laughing.

Anne was inexplicably laughed at by him: "What are you laughing at?" ”

Rosen didn't answer and asked, "Annie, do you think I'll go back to Laplace Manor to inherit the family business?" ”

Anne looked at Rosen strangely: "Isn't it needed?" There were at least a thousand acres of land near the manor, and all of them were fertile arable land, which was a great fortune. ”

Rosen nodded: "You're right. ”

"Then you're not going back?" Anne was even more puzzled.

Rosen shook his head, his face determined: "I won't go back because I don't like that kind of life." I love alchemy, and I prefer to venture around. What's more, the blood mark magic on my body has not been lifted yet, and the effect of the low-level exorcism medicine can only last for three days, and after three days, I will have to take the medicine again and endure another wave of terrible pain. Also, if I stay at the manor. When one day, the people of the Blood Rose come after us, won't they be able to find me at once? ”

He was telling the truth and for good reason, but there was one most important thing he didn't say.

When he faced the vampire Viken before, he vowed to kill the monster as a protective animal, and this was not an impulse, but the deepest thought of his heart. Now that there is such a thing as the Blood Rose, it is destined that he will not be able to stay comfortably in one place and be a rich man in this life.

He had a strong feeling that for the foreseeable future, he would be fighting monsters and being mortal enemies of each other. Now, the most important thing he should do is to improve his strength, instead of going back and guarding that land?

Anne didn't expect Rosen to say this, she looked down at him, very incredible: "Hey~ little guy, don't you want 1,000 acres of fertile land, don't you want the knighthood?" Now that Viken is dead, without his threat, the bloodmark magic can be solved at any time. ”

Rosen shrugged: "My family's knighthood is just an honorary title, which my father bought from the Grand Duke of Delenn for 5,000 rumons, and cannot inherit it." ”

After speaking, without waiting for Anne to react, Rosen pushed back the cash box in his hand: "According to what you said, the reward for killing Viken is 300 Ronte." But now, I want you to escort me to Holdburg to remove the blood seal spell for a reward of 2,700 rums. If you don't accept this commission, then I'll go to Holdberg alone. ”

Anne shook her head again and again: "No, no, no, you can't go alone, the north is a war zone, as long as you go out of the scope of the Duchy of Delen, the roads are full of bandits and monsters, you are too dangerous alone!" ”

Rosen pushed the cash box: "Then you escort me." ”

Anne looked helpless: "I really don't know what you little guy thinks." Well, I'll take you to Holderburg, but the honorarium doesn't have to be so much, 100 rontes will be enough. ”

She took out 100 Rontes from the cash box and was about to return the rest to Rosen.

Rosen waved his hand again and again: "Don't give it back to me, this money is too heavy, I'm tired of holding it." Besides, the road north is not easy, and it is not safe to put so much money on me, right? ”

This persuaded Anne, she nodded, and put the cash box away: "That's right, then I'll keep it for you, and you can tell me if you want to use it." ”

"Okay." Rosen replied dryly, and then asked, "Where do we go next?" ”

"Just come with me." Unconsciously, Anne's tone became very light. She walked in front and said as she went, "I'll have to go buy a new steel sword first." My leather armor is full of holes, and I need to fix it up. Oh, we still have to buy two horses, so we're going to have to walk about 40 miles northeast to the small town of Sunderland. Sunderland Town, you know, right? ”

"The town of Sunderland, the most prosperous town within a hundred miles, of course I know. Let's go. Rosen happily agreed.

The two of them hurried one after the other, with Anne in front and Rosen behind.

At first, the two chatted casually, with Anne telling some anecdotes about her travels, and Rosen telling some simple but wonderful scientific theories.

Strange things, obviously the two have completely different topics, but they chatted quite happily. When Anne talked about something interesting, Rosen laughed. And when Rosen uttered some wonderful theories that were obvious in everyday life, but had never been thought of, Anne's eyes lit up and she sincerely admired Rosen's wisdom.

Just kept chatting for hours, and both of them felt unfinished, and their mood was also relaxed.

Anne couldn't help but sigh: "Seriously, what I've said throughout this year is not more than a day today." ”

Rosen laughed, "You must not have known before, you are actually a chatterbox." ”

Anne reached out and gently slapped Rosen's shoulder, and said angrily, "You're just talking." ”

"Oops~Pain~" Lawson looked pained and rubbed his shoulders vigorously.

Anne was startled: "Does it hurt?" I didn't try it. ”

"Haha~ I lied to you." Rosen laughed.

"you." Anne waved her hand, pretending to fight.

Lawson hurriedly dodged, dodged a few times, he suddenly stopped, the smile on his face instantly retracted, his eyes kept looking at the position of Anne's side, and his expression sank.

Anne noticed that something was wrong, and immediately turned her head to look, and she saw that about 30 meters away, under a large locust tree on the side of the road, a person hugged each other, under a large locust tree, half-lying and half-leaning, a highly decomposed corpse.

Lawson put away his playful mentality, and looked around vigilantly with a pair of eyes: "More than half of the flesh on the corpse is missing, and there are obvious signs of gnawing on the broken part of the body, could it be that the ghoul did it?" ”

'Qiang~'

Anne drew her silver sword in her right hand and a crossbow in her left hand.

"Let's go over and take a look."