In the early morning, a light rain falls leisurely, making the air extremely fresh. Until 7 o'clock, the rain showed no signs of stopping. By this time, the swordsman Boken was ready to go, dressed in a coarse cloth garment that made it easy to move, plus an ordinary cuirass, and his eyes were looking at the street, waiting for his companion.

It didn't take long for the squad arranged by the guards to arrive outside the gate of the Tempest Weapons Shop. Although there were less than 20 people in the group, the swordsmen were all wearing chain mail and white cloaks, and they were ready to fight the enemy.

General Ryan was riding on a brown horse, and his silver armor draped over his strong body, making him look extremely powerful. Boken then walked out of the house and strode to the group. Green, Berlin's blacksmiths, and the Terry brothers followed Boken to see them off.

"Get on the horse! ”

Ryan said.

"Hmm. ”

Boken nodded, and flew on his horse.

"General, I look forward to your and the swordsmen's safe return soon. ”

Green spoke on behalf of everyone.

"Of course. In the name of a swordsman, he will live up to his mission. Let's go!"

Ryan gave an order, and the group rode their horses and galloped in the direction of Aoki Village.

The Terry brothers looked at their father's distant back and prayed silently in their hearts for Boken.

After the farewell, it's time for Charles to act.

"Charles, be careful, whether you can get the python's skin or not, life is the most important thing, if you are really scared, you should run away, you know?"

Berlin said.

"yes, why don't you think about it again, whether you want to go or not. ”

Terry still disapproves of his brother's decision.

"I know! I can't do it, I'll run away. Don't worry, Uncle Berlin, brother. ”

According to the agreement, Charles could only go to the mountains and forests alone to complete the mission. After some re-admonition, Charles set off in the direction of the big merchant Jones's house.

Berlin is very worried about Charles and his party, but Green is confident about it. When Berlin asked him why, Green just laughed and didn't answer. This made Berlin even more puzzled.

"I'm only allowed to go alone, but I'll arrange a partner for you!"

On the way, Charles recalls what Jones had said, and he didn't know what kind of partner Jones had arranged for him.

The second time he came to Jones's house, the admiration and amazement in Charles's heart was still indescribable. At this time, the rain suddenly stopped, the sky changed, the rain clouds dispersed, and the sun shone softly with freshness.

Jones was overjoyed by Charles' return and sighed in his heart for Charles' courage.

"Charles, it looks like you're ready. ”

"Yes, Mr. Jones. I'm ready to go. ”

"Uh-hahaha-"

Jones nodded in satisfaction and laughed heartily.

"By the way, Mr. Jones, who did you say I would be given a partner?"

"Oh! of course. ”

As he spoke, Jones snapped his fingers. After a while, a strange bird flew out of nowhere, and Charles watched in amazement as it slowly landed on Jones's shoulder.

It was a bird like no other, it was larger than a sparrow, and its plumage was blue-blue, and if you looked closely, it had a soft glow and a constant glow in it.

"Wow, that's beautiful, Mr. Jones, what kind of bird is this? It's the first time I've seen such a pretty bird. ”

"It's an elf bird. I named it 'Blue', and the elven bird was originally a kind of life that lived on the elven island. It was discovered by accident during a trip two years ago, when it was injured, I took it in, and after a long time, it had feelings for me and did not want to be separated from me, and just like that, it stayed with me. ”

"Elven Island, what's that place?"

The first time Charles heard the name, he was curious.

"Well...it's a mysterious place, and I don't know exactly where it is. But I guess the Elven Island should be somewhere in the southern sea of the mainland!"

"I see, the world is really vast. It would be nice to go to Elven Island, there must be a lot of beautiful birds there. ”

Charles was looking forward to it.

"Hahaha—I'd like to see it for myself, if I could! Charles, you can set off with Blue, it knows where the python is. ”

"Yes! Mr. Jones. ”

After leaving Windwind, Charles happily set off towards his goal, guided by Elven Bird Blue. For the impending crisis, the charr could not yet imagine.

To reach the area of the low mountain where the python is located, you need to pass through a large forest. With his previous experience, Charles walked and became more cautious. Halfway through, Charles was reminded of the sound of branches and leaves in front of him. He was immediately alert, hid behind a large tree, and quietly observed the movement not far away.

Suddenly, a small deer jumped out, apparently a baby deer playing in the woods.

"It turned out to be you, I thought it was the undead. ”

Charles exhaled, no longer nervous. After a three-hour journey, Charles walked out of the forest, and in front of him was a small open field, and not far away were a series of low mountains.

"Finally come out, Blue, where is the cave of the python?"

The elven bird floated beside the Charles, and it seemed to understand Charles' words, chirping softly, leading the way. He hadn't gone far before a cry for help suddenly reached Charles' ears, and Charles felt that the voice seemed to have been heard somewhere.

"Help, help me!"

Charles immediately looked in the direction of the voice, and in his field of vision, a teenager-like figure was desperately running towards Charles.

"It's Jerry, yes, it's him, hey—Jerry!"

Charles recognized the person calling for help as Jerry from Aoki Village. Jerry is Charles' best friend, the hunter's child, he is an accurate archer, and he usually learns swordsmanship with Charles.

"Charles, run, Charles!"

Jerry recognized Charles and quickly shouted. At first, Charles didn't understand why the other party let him escape, but when he got closer, Charles realized that behind Jerry, a large snake that he had never seen before was chasing him.

"Could it be...that's what Mr. Jones called the Monty Python?

At the sight of the python's appearance, Charles shuddered. In an instant, his legs went limp. The giant python was pitch black and translucent, with beautiful markings, dozens of centimeters thick and seven or eight meters long.

'Runaway? This guy is terrible, he can't be eaten by it. ’

Charles was conflicted.

But can we escape? I can't escape, I can't throw in the towel. ’

At this moment, the elf bird blue quickly flew towards the giant python, although Charles didn't know what the elf bird wanted to do, his body inadvertently moved, and closely followed the elf bird towards the giant python 30 meters away.