After returning to human form, the wound on his back has healed.

I had learned from the Ring that the healing power of Wild Blood would keep the body in its original state as much as possible, which is why Ella had been through a lot of battles but never left a single scar visible on her skin. And Scoryue's left eye was completely destroyed during his participation in the World War, so he can never be restored.

After drinking Ella's blood and waiting until her body had recovered from weakness, I asked her about her next steps.

"There are no living people in the fortress anymore. What's next? Wait for the Silver Hand to function again, and then destroy them again? ”

"That's probably all it looks like."

Ira doesn't seem to have a detailed plan. Silverhand has plenty of reserves, and it would be wishful thinking for the two of us to physically eliminate them completely.

"Why are you so obsessed with destroying the Silver Hand? Is it to avenge the dead werewolves? ”

"Nope. They were punished for offending Helsing, and we are not like them. As for the elimination of the Silver Hand...... This is a step towards fulfilling Skoyue's wish. ”

Scott's last wish? Looks like I have something to do for the rest of the day. I looked at Ella with determination in my eyes.

"What is his last wish? Speak up, and I will do my best to accomplish it for Him in order to wash away my sins. ”

……

Ella told me her story.

She comes from a family of hunters who have been hunting for their livelihood since ancient times, and are also known throughout the sky for their excellent hunting skills. At one point in history, the Brothers-in-Arms wanted to recruit powerful members who could carry the blood of the wild, and her ancestors longed for the power of the blood of the wild to match their clan. The two hit it off, and Ella's family was merged into a branch of the Brothers-in-Arms.

But the two sides are only united by their own interests, and among a group of warriors whose vocation is the pursuit of glory, the hunter who focuses on hunting always seems out of place. Moreover, the blessing of Wild Blood does not allow the Hunter to be fully competent for the work of the warriors. As a result, Ella's family gradually weakened, and by the current generation, Ella was the only one left in the entire family, and her parents had died in the fierce battle.

When she officially joined the Brothers-in-Arms and the Circle according to the ancient agreement, she was only a seven or eight-year-old orphan who had just completed the Hunter Trial. The long-term hunting experience in the forest made her unable to adapt to the life of the Brothers-in-Arms, and the early death of her parents made her lack of experience and ability to communicate with people, so for a long time, she was effectively isolated in the Brothers-in-Arms with her hunter heritage. As an elder, Krako was able to give her some care and comfort when she was young, but there was still an insurmountable gap between the way they thought about them.

No one in the comrade-in-arms group has been able to talk to Ella, not only because Ella's lifestyle and ideology have created an outlier, but also because the long-term lack of love and understanding has made Ella withdrawn and stubborn. Until one day, Skoyue joined the group of comrades.

The reason why Scoryue joined the Brotherhood has long been known to the members of the Circle. To Ella's astonishment, unlike her predecessors, who enjoyed both the strength of the blood of the wild and the disgust for it, Scoryue had a deep-seated passion for Helsin's bounty. Soon, Skoyue also discovers Ella, a little girl who shares the same values as him.

After a period of dating, Ella and Scoryue have developed a deep friendship, just like a daughter and a father. But this also disappointed them, because there was a huge group of comrades, and only the two of them had the same heart. In the days that followed, they hunted, fought, and killed together, both in search of their own glory and in their quest to discover worthy companions.

A few more years passed. They had to face the frustrating fact that they were truly aliens, ununderstood, and disgusted in Helsin's footsteps. But they won't give up easily, and just because no one wants to walk with them doesn't mean no one wants to follow in their footsteps, and Scoryue has a bold idea to be a pioneer in the future.

The ultimate goal of Scorch is to make the general public see the "glory of Helsin" that the two of them carry as true glory, just like the sleeping pure land of Shure that they have always longed for. But they didn't have a feasible plan on how to implement it, and their years of pure combat career made them not good at making plans. So they can only start from the most intuitive point of view - first eliminate the guys who are hostile to them.

The first is the silver hand. Unlike the orderly and virtuous organizations of the Stendhal Vigilant, the Silver Hands are made up entirely of robbers, thieves, and smugglers, who are called Silver Hands only because of the silver swords they use to hunt werewolves, and the purpose of hunting werewolves is simply to obtain expensive werewolf pelts. In addition, the silver hand also does all kinds of other unjust deeds, robbery, murder, human trafficking, etc., and it is the most suitable choice to use them. But there are many silver-handed people, and the members are not all small minions who are used to make up the numbers. Although the strength of the two of them is extremely strong, it will be difficult to shake such a huge organization before I arrive.

……

As Ella narrated, she shed the shell that she had always shown to be cold and tough, exuding a woman's unique weakness and confusion, but my deepest feeling at this time was guilt.

"I'm so sorry for Scott's death, I killed the only person who spoke your language," a wave of pity welled up from the bottom of my heart out of sympathy for Ella and deep remorse, "if you don't dislike it...... I still have your blood in my veins, and I want to be your shield brother. As long as I remain in this realm, I will fight alongside you and fulfill my promise to destroy the Silver Hand once and for all. ”

The comrades-in-arms are generally in a group of two, such as the two brothers Ella and Skoyue, and the two brothers, Farkas and Wilcas, and in most cases the two will form a deep friendship in the long battle, which is the origin of the "shield brothers". And I'm willing to be Ella's shield brother, in a sense...... Maybe it's already a shallow confession, right?

But Ella didn't immediately respond to my invitation, and the scene fell silent. I kept my eyes on Ella's face, waiting for her reaction. Ella didn't hide anything, and I could tell she was very moved.

After thinking for a moment, she breathed a long sigh of relief, and finally raised her head to meet my gaze.

"The matter of Skoyue is over, and I don't blame you. Life is short for us, and one day he and I will live forever in the hunting grounds of Hersin. If you wish to be my shield brother, please answer me a question first, with your truest thoughts. ”

"Please."

"Are you willing to go to the hunting grounds of Helsingh after death?"

Helsin's Hunting Grounds...... The word gave me a sense of déjà vu, as if it had appeared faintly in a dream. I think I should ask Ella what that word actually means.

"What's that?"

"The paradise that Helsing has created for his people has a place in our hearts equal to that of Songard, to whom Krako has always longed."

"Can you elaborate on that?"

"A boundless hunting ground with no boundaries of time and space. The inhabitants there are free from all the lower **, and they will only seek the glory that Helsin has bestowed upon them. They may be hunters or prey, depending on who is the winner of the hunt. And we will be the eternal hunters. ”

……

"So, tell me,"

Now that we're both in the opposite direction, Ella stares at me with fiery eyes, asking me questions.

"What do you think of Helsin's blessing?"

"Are you willing to think of yourself as a real hunter?"

"Prey, or the horizon?