Act 12 The Light of the Lake

The night was spent in a sense of urgency for both parties.

Tagus waits for the attack plan to unfold, while Brando worries that he won't be able to grasp the time; Mardara's army and the eleven young men of Buchi were at the same time in the silent darkness, their fates alienated and intimate.

But day after day, the sun will eventually rise. The first rays of light seemed to have just skimmed the ends of the hair, but the morning flickered by, and half the day was uneventful, not even encountering the brown bear, which is the most common in the area.

However, after the summer, the brown bear in the wild also becomes a gentle animal.

It was noon.

Hearing the sound of a 'bang' from front of him, Brando couldn't help but squint his eyes. Sunlight shines down through the clusters of new green leaves, revealing a beautiful crushed gold between the gaps. He followed the sound and looked up from the improvised stretcher, like a mirror, and a shining reflection came into his eyes.

It's the lake.

Like a turquoise gem set beneath the mountains and forests, a pool of sparkling light is polished on the ripples.

"Look, it's a lake——! Little Phoenix cried out in surprise.

Freya immediately rewarded him with a violent shudder, and the boy groaned.

This was not a good time to travel, and each of them had better be cautious for now, for no one could say if they would encounter Mardara's army nearby. Although the night was peaceful, Brando said it was because the area had no strategic value.

As for what the strategic value is, the girl does not know.

The young man from Pragus always seemed to know more than everyone else, and although she was a little reluctant, she could only admit it.

I wonder if every young man in the city is so good?

Subtly, Freya's cognition has completed the transformation from one extreme to another. She couldn't help but feel a little jealous, if she was also from the militia training camp in Pragues, she must have learned better than that shameless guy.

It's really unfair.

However, only God knows that there is no such so-called 'Prague militia training camp' at all. Sophie, no, it should be Brando. His militia training was done in Drag. Of course, he would never break this trick at this time, and he needed to maintain some prestige to convince these young people that a team without a leader would not be able to get out of this difficult situation.

Freya may be able to fill this position in the future, but not now.

Thinking of this, Brando couldn't help but glance at the other party. The girl with the long ponytail was considering the surroundings, and she hesitated for a moment, and finally the hand holding the sword relaxed a little, and let out a sigh.

"Take a break." Freya made sure there was no danger before giving the order.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

"I'm going to die!"

"I bet I'll never do anything when I get to Redenburg, I'll just fall asleep."

"Let's talk about it when we get there."

"Essen, shut your crow's mouth——!" Immediately the sound of young men talking to each other sounded on the edge of the woods, and although the sound was deliberately kept small, the words were still filled with a taste of spit and pleasure.

Everyone is so tired.

One night wasn't too long, but it wasn't a torture for tense nerves. It is hard for ordinary people to imagine the stress of life and death - the group walked through the mountains and forests by the dim starlight, surrounded by darkness where they could not reach their fingers, except for the intertwined nocturne of the vibrating wings of insects, and the chirping of night owls in the distance piercing through the forest.

In the darkness, the sound of rustling seemed to pass through one bush after another, and the silence surrounded everyone, like a silent ghost grabbing everyone's heart, and the cold breath couldn't help but make people nervous.

Behind the dense foliage is always unknown, have you ever heard of the mountain monster described in the bedside story?

At sunrise, the cold dew slowly dissipated, and the young people looked pale as if they had been fished out of the water, their wet hair sticking to their foreheads. Even Brando, who used to sleep in his own stable bed, away from the strife — instead of lying on a stretcher and listening to all sorts of strange sounds around him.

Especially in the unknown darkness, from time to time waist-high blades of grass cut across your face, and you don't know what bugs crawl around your neck and creep.

Martha was on top, and he was a little mad at the thought that he would have to live for more than a week in the future, and he was now very nostalgic for his old life, even if it was a little bit of a bag, but he also wanted to return to a stable life.

Otaku always swear when they make up their minds, but enthusiasm comes and goes quickly. But as soon as we saw the tired and worried look on Freya's face, our protagonist's heart settled down again.

Because I'm trusted—

He suddenly realizes that he must abandon his identity as Sophie and try to accept a new life. He couldn't help but touch his chest, and then he realized that it was not Brando, but Sophie, who had died.

It's not that he accepts the world, it's that the world accommodates him.

Brando's stretcher is placed on the edge of the lake, and you can see colorful pebbles not far away. He first checked the state of Bian Qiaosen, who miraculously survived, but his physical condition was not optimistic.

"How's he doing?" Macmi on the side couldn't help but ask.

"It's hard to say." Sophie, no, should be called Brando now. He shook his head.

Macmy fell silent, staring at the lake in the distance. The lake was called Che Lake, and the fact that they had come here meant that they were close enough to the green village, but of all the people present, only Brando was about the right direction. The young man looked in one direction, and in that direction there were a few faint gray smoke streaks in the sky between the forests.

It looks like Kabaiz has already attacked the village, and its fate is not far from that of Buch. The Madara army attacked at a fast pace, as he remembered in the game.

In fact, Brando remembered the lake, and he looked up at the other shore of the lake in the distance above a clear blue water. In that direction, the trees were lush and lush, and under the dark distant mountains, the familiar shadows of the past could no longer be seen.

He remembered that he had been leveling up in this area for a long time, brown bears and foxes. Thinking of the days when he made money selling leather in the game, Brando couldn't help but smile.

He withdrew the hand that had been placed on Johnson's forehead and said to Makmi, "Do me a favor." ”

"What for?"

"Help me remove the bandage."

Brando had to change the bandages, but before that he had to ask Roman to divide the roll of sausage he had taken out of his house, so that everyone could taste the black sausage of the Golan-Elson region.

It made him laugh and cry when he said that, and none of these young men had thought of preparing some food before escaping from Butch. Even Freya, who seemed so calm, didn't think about it.

So all they have in reserve is a roll of sausages.

"Let's talk about what you saw on the day you left Butcher, and learn more about the enemy...... Shhh His brow furrowed, and he gasped in pain.

Seeing this scene, Freya couldn't help but sigh: "I'll come, you get out of the way, Macmi." ”

The young man was stunned, and the girl with a long ponytail had already walked up to him.

"Is it okay to divide the food so much?" She buried her head as she carefully unbandaged Brando. But after a moment's hesitation, he asked in a low voice.

"What's the problem?"

This guy knows what I'm talking about!

Freya couldn't help but grit her teeth, but what amused Brando was that even this kind girl didn't dare to make a small movement in her hands.

"You know what I'm saying, we can't go to Riedenberg, can we?" Freya's voice was lowered, almost inaudible.

Brando couldn't help but glance at the girl, of course, he always felt that the long light brown ponytail was very in line with the other party's temperament. He thought for a moment and asked, "Your aunt and uncle should be in the line, right?" ”

Freya lowered her head, and her unbandaged hand paused.

"I'm sorry," Brando sighed, "I'll try it if I have the chance." But I can't guarantee anything, I can't afford to take on such a big responsibility. ”

"Thank you."

Subtle answers.

"Sister Freya, Brother Brando, what are you muttering?" Little Phoenix and the unseemly voice rang out, and he sat down under a beech tree, looking at them curiously. If Sister Freya is the person he has always admired, then Brando is the new idol of this teenager.

His words succeeded in attracting everyone's attention, and everyone's eyes turned to each other.

Freya's face turned red suddenly, and then she realized that she was too close to that guy, and hurriedly took a step back and explained: "No, nothing, just, just discussing......" It's a pity that this simple girl doesn't understand that it's okay if she doesn't defend herself, but this retreat and explanation become a desire to cover up in the eyes of everyone.

Especially her hot red face, when has the captain ever been so shy?

Roman rubbed her sleepy-eyed eyes and sat up from the floor, as if she had just figured out what had happened. Although Freya was afraid that she would misunderstand, she tried to give her a look, but she didn't expect our businesswoman to smile nonchalantly as if her mind was on the wrong line: "It's okay, Freya." ”

"Roman, you—" The pony-tailed girl didn't say a word, but held herself back and blushed.

She glared at Roman, almost wanting to go up and strangle the damn girl to death.

Brando, however, noticed a worried gaze from the crowd on the young man named Nibeto. He was slightly stunned, could it be that he was interested in Freya? But lack of courage is not good, he couldn't help but shake his head.

"Alright," he interjected, "I'm discussing food distribution with your captain. ”

As soon as Brando spoke, it seemed like there was a natural prestige, causing everyone to pause and turn their attention to him.

But what do you mean by that sparkling gaze, Miss Roman, he said to himself, are you looking at a pile of treasures? The young man shook his head and continued, "This bit of food, even if we save some money, is not enough for us to eat. Besides, we still need to maintain our body to deal with the enemies we may encounter. ”

"But—" Freya had barely said half a word when she saw Brando shake her head at her.

"Qingcun is not far away, why don't we go there to find food. The undead don't need food and shelter, and besides, those things are originally ours human, and we naturally have the right to take them back. He replied.

"Aomura? Wasn't there an attack by Madara? Ike asked, sitting on the ground. The wound on his leg was bandaged by Brando, and by today he was almost recovered.

The healing effect provided by a bandage is a potential restorer that refers to the effect that you slowly develop during the next time it takes effect (replaced). In the game, it takes effect every six minutes, and in this world the recovery period is extended to one day. As a result, the wound heals slowly over a period of one day until the next bandage change.

"Of course there are enemies, but we act in small groups and don't necessarily clash head-on with the enemy." Brando replied that he had already envisaged the arrangements for the escape route, and that he was now confident.

"Small shares, does that mean sneaking in?" Little Phoenix was immediately interested.

"Well, I'll pick a few people to join me." Brando nodded, his gaze scanning over everyone: "Ike and Vlad are injured, Makmi and Nibeto you stay and take care of them, Roman you stay and take care of Bertha, as for the others, Ethan and Freya, you two and I will go on a trip." ”

"No way!"

"No way!" Freya and little Phoenix oppose together.

"Me and Essen can go, Brando you have to stay." The pony-tailed girl took a deep breath, did this guy know how heavy his injuries were.

"I'm going too." The hairy imp was the first to jump.

Brando looked at the two of them and sighed, "Okay, I'll answer your questions one by one." He said as he bit the bandage in his mouth, then wrapped it around his body a few times and tightened it.

A pale green +2 emerges from him.

He took a breath and felt his body gradually return to his body. Although he was still very weak, especially the corrosive poison was still eroding his vitality from his bones, at least he could barely act alone.

He raised his head and asked, "Miss Freya, what is your reason for letting me stay?" Injury? ”

"If you know, it's good." Don't overdo it for a pony-tailed girl.

Brando smiled slightly, not necessarily.

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(PS. hoarse trying my best to recommend and click on the collection, I always feel that my grades have been deducted, I don't know if it's dazzling)