Although the heavy rain somewhat affected the speed of the journey, the continuous explosiveness of the Earth Walking Dragon was much stronger than that of an ordinary carriage, and the road was also unimpeded, under Chu Ge's silver bullet offensive, the coachman had to drive hard, and it only took more than twenty minutes to reach the slum block.

Because it was too late, he was worried that Chu Ge had bad intentions, so after coming to the outermost part of the street, the coachman was unwilling to continue to drive in no matter what he said, and Chu Ge didn't entangle with the other party much, and left the carriage after throwing down twenty silver coins, and rushed into the slum at full speed.

"The extra money will be used as a deposit, please wait here for ten minutes!"

Because he knew the consequences of what he was going to do next, Chu Ge made a simple disguise of his appearance before going out, and with the help of a raincoat and night, the coachman would definitely not recognize his original identity.

He had only been here once not long ago, so he was familiar with this, and he didn't make any detours and rushed directly to the place in his memory.

The torrential rains did not wash away the stench and decay of the slums, and the dilapidated roads were filled with puddles of varying shades, mud mixed with other filthy materials.

Although he was wearing a wide raincoat, the rain was too heavy, and Chu Ge was running desperately, so his lower body was almost completely soaked, and his trouser legs were stained.

Surprisingly, though, even after stepping into the deep mud, his speed didn't slow down much, let alone slip.

[Base Pace Lv4 Extra Draw (Rare Blue): When encountering special terrain, the movement speed reduction penalty is reduced by 30%, and the physical cost is increased by 40%]

There are many reasons for them to continue to live, the fear of death, their attachment to faith, maybe their thinking has been empty enough to lose the concept of life and death, or maybe their hearts still yearn for the protagonist of life to save themselves...... Ryu is one of them.

When Chu Ge saw Lu for the first time, the expression on the other party's face was also full of numbness and trance, and even the person who had only a few seconds left to live on the sickbed and was waiting for death in the middle of the night had a ten times richer expression.

At that time, Chu Ge's parents had been unfortunately killed under the surprise attack of the mimic hostile forces, so from the first moment he saw Liu, he felt the breath of the same kind under the empty expression of the other party.

However, slightly different from Chu Ge, in addition to the darkness in her heart, she also bears deep sins in Liu's heart, and she has been suffering from inner torment.

After spending a lot of effort, Chu Ge finally healed Liu's heart to a state close to that of a normal person, and then let her get a place to live in the [Rich Mistress] tavern.

It was also from that time that Liu began to continuously teach Chu Ge his own combat skills, so that Chu Ge gradually transformed from a half-hung thief to a real powerhouse, and the acquisition of [Ghost Shadow Step] and some other abilities also began at this time.

Although his strength fell to the first order, in terms of combat skills and body control, Ryu still brought Chu Ge a lot of help, and with the increase in communication and the help of the tavern clerks, Ryu's heart finally became cheerful and integrated into the life of the tavern little by little.

However, Chu Ge didn't realize that the happier he lived, the more the sins buried in Liu's heart became, and the care and laughter around him had become a dose of poison.

[Everyone has accepted you, and you have your own place, why do you still do this......]

[I, ah, after doing something like that, not only was I not punished, but I also got everyone's attention...... I don't deserve such happiness when I bear such sins. 】

[It's just a mistake to kill a few people, that's not what you did in your heart...... Why are you so stupid? will put yourself in tragedy because of this kind of thing......]

[Is it stupid?] Ahem, maybe that's what I believe...... Even without me, everyone can live happily ever after. 】

What about me? Haven't I been getting your help? Your guidance has saved me from death several times! 】

[Is that so?] I'm so happy to be able to help you. But there is not much left of what I can teach you...... Now, no one needs me anymore. 】

[No one needs ......? If you die, everyone in the tavern will be very sad, I ...... We need you. 】

【Xie ......】

When Liu died in his arms with a look of redemption and regret, Chu Ge realized what kind of paranoia this elf who was also a teacher and friend had in his heart.

If I had seen it clearly from the beginning, no, maybe I just needed to say "I need her" earlier, and give her a reason to live, maybe this tragedy could have been avoided.

"The stronger the belief, the more painful it is at the moment of breaking......"

Chu Ge sighed softly and pushed open the dilapidated wooden door again.

Because the sky was overcast, even the moonlight could not shine in this time.

The rain continued to pour down the cracks in the roof, so that the house was stained with a heavy dampness, without the slightest hint of warmth, and also without any breath of life.

Even the corpse that was lying here disappeared without a trace.

"Isn't it here? Where am I going to find such a big royal capital......"

Boom!

The thunder outside came one after another, and the rain showed no signs of abating, the only thing that made Chu Ge feel fortunate was that this rainstorm could at least cause some trouble for the guards of the royal capital.

Maybe Ryu was able to escape the pursuit of the guards, which is also the credit of this rainstorm.

Because the moon was obscured and there was no light in the slums, the streets were almost dark, even if Chu Ge had undergone special training in his previous life, but without the targeted ability of night vision, he could only barely use the ability of the dark element to distinguish objects.

After being promoted to the second order, his dark elemental affinity also naturally changed, and [dark (second order: 2%)], his control over Nervemore's heart has also deepened a lot.

aaa……

In a trance, through the sound of the rain, the familiar wail came again, and the pain and sorrow contained in it were even more poignant than before.

A figure lying on the side of the road, if it weren't for the roar of that resentful spirit, Chu Ge would definitely not have found it.

“……”

"Save ......"

"Help Me ......"

Like a baby's first cry, it was just an elf's instinctive reaction, and her consciousness was now actually blurred, and she didn't know what she was talking about.

Chu Ge knew this, but he still smiled and half-knelt on the ground, nodded and said:

"You want, live."

"I hear you."

Just as he was carrying the elf in the brown cloak, a prompt suddenly came from Noah:

"Hint: Coordinator No. 0701 triggers the side quest, the elf in distress (Difficulty B)!"

"Mission Description: The journey to Greenland has not been easy, you are fortunate to be able to intervene in the twists and turns of a distant elf who escaped wounded after causing a killing, and her companions have abandoned her."

"If you choose to help, the biggest problem you face now is how to successfully treat her, and the risks behind the treatment are still unclear, and it may be the best choice to do it alone."

"Mission Objective: To secure the members of the (former) Berlan Mission of the Woodland Kingdom [Ryu? Leon was rescued and all of her injuries were removed, ensuring that she was not apprehended by the guards for three days. ”

"Quest Hint: This is an elf who believes in justice and kindness, and if you're lucky, you might be rewarded in addition to the quest reward - if you can get her back to normal."

"Reward: [Ghost Walk Lv1] Scroll*1."

"Hint: Yes/No Accept?"

Another Surprise......

Chu Ge changed to a more comfortable posture and ran quickly on the muddy street with Liu's back.

Probably because of the long-term rain soaking, the body on his back was completely soaked, but what Chu Ge cared about was the resentful souls that were wrapped around Liu's body.

Although none of them continued to wail, they just wrapped around Ryu's body, but they seemed to be a little stronger than before......

[Demon King Advent Lv1]!

A ghostly light deeper than the night surged from Chu Ge's body in all directions, and Liu, who was unconscious, naturally couldn't feel all this, but the resentful spirits attached to her froze together, and then let out a trembling of horror.

However, beyond Chu Ge's expectations, even if they were afraid of the power of the Shadow Demon King, these resentful spirits had no intention of leaving, but instead drilled into Liu's body more and more stubbornly.

Chu Ge frowned, after gaining some of the power of Neven Moore's Heart, his mastery of this equipment has also improved.

For example, in the past, the aura ability [Demon King Advent], which was released indiscriminately, was able to control the target of the aura effect when the strength was only Lv1, and he could even shrink the pressure of the aura to gather all the effects in a small area.

Of course, this method is very attention-consuming, and it is impossible to use it in real combat for the time being.

However, when most of the coercion of the aura was confined around the resentful spirits, even though they were so frightened that they had begun to beg Chu Ge for mercy, the resentful spirits still showed no signs of being dispelled.

"Some kind of powerful curse? Or is it something else......"

Chu Ge's brows furrowed even deeper, could it be that in his previous life, Lu had always suffered this kind of pain, and it lasted until the moment when the curse dissipated on its own?

After seeing the dragon cart parked in the corner in the distance to avoid the rain, Chu Ge put away his aura effect, and it seemed that it would take some effort to dispel these curses.

Although he was guaranteed by Chu Ge to add money, after seeing that his carefully maintained carriage was completely wet, the coachman's expression also had a little regret.

'Wait for the meeting to be sure to charge some more to compensate for the loss!' ’

While whipping the whip, the coachman thought viciously.

Although it was not warm in the carriage, it was still dry, and it was already a very comfortable environment compared to the torrential rain outside.

After thinking about it, Chu Ge still decided to take Liu directly back to the place where he borrowed it first, after all, Liu must have been arrested now, although he has some good places to go in the royal capital, but now is really not the right time.

"I'll give you a gold coin, you give me a full speed to go back, as fast as I can, if I am satisfied, there will be more rewards!" Chu Ge suddenly poked his head out and said to the coachman.

Stimulated by the keywords "a gold coin" and "more rewards", the coachman's blood poured into his brain, and he pumped his old buddy hard a few times again, and raced wildly through the wide, deserted street.

When they were about to arrive at Xia Lei's residence, Chu Ge consumed another first-level strength soul and gathered all the coercion of the Doomsday Advent Aura on the old Earth Walking Dragon.

Frightened, the limbs of the earth-walking dragon immediately froze, and the ground was extremely slippery, and even the dragon and the car directly hit the corner in front of him, because the speed was too fast, the driver crashed to death on the wall, and the carriage also crashed into pieces, and the earth-walking dragon whose neck was broken also stepped into the footsteps of the master after a few screams.

An accident on a rainy night, no matter anyone who sees it, will think so.

And Chu Ge jumped out with Liu in his arms long before the impact, and after rolling on the ground a few times with the rain, he slowly stood up and walked towards the hut.

Back in the house, the pale yellow magic stones were still lit, Chu Ge put away his raincoat, changed into a set of clean civilian clothes, took off all the soaked clothes of Runa, and laid her flat on the bed.

Just as Chu Ge was about to observe the injuries on Liu's body, those originally quiet resentful spirits suddenly let out another roar, and the terrible wail was exactly the same as what he had heard before!

Ryu's expression became painful as the spirits reacted, and she struggled over and over on the bed with her head in her arms, as if she was suffering a great deal of pain.

Of course, Chu Ge would not sit idly by and watch Liu's pain, although he couldn't make these resentful spirits disappear, he could still do it by quieting them down.

The resentful spirits were the creatures that could feel the majesty of the Shadow Demon King the most, and under the cover of the aura, they immediately stopped howling, and they all kept pleading in trembling, and Ryu's painful expression finally stopped.

"Does it take effect every half hour......

Chu Ge touched his chin, Liu's original strength seemed to be in the late stage of the third order, and the curse that could make her suffer like this would not be easy to clear.

At this moment, Liu, who was lying unconscious on the bed, suddenly woke up, and her open eyes just touched Chu Ge's gaze that was constantly scanning her body.

He suddenly felt that something was wrong with the situation.