"Boom!"

A small figure is running in the forest.

"Click-"

There was the sound of branches breaking from behind.

“！！”

The little figure covered his mouth and crouched down behind a tree.

A few rays of sunlight shone down between the dense foliage, shining on a young face that looked like a girl.

Her eyes showed a look of horror, staring at a large shadow behind her, and her hands were tightly pressed against her mouth for fear of making a sound.

The shadow slowly turned its head and sniffed left and right for a moment, staring at the tree.

"Roar!"

A thrilling roar rang out, and the shadow leaped sharply, reaching out its claws and slapping on the trunk of a man-thick tree!

"Click!"

Its strength was so great that the tree snapped in response, and half of its trunk slowly fell backwards, pressing straight down to its petite body below.

"Woo-ah!"

The little girl screamed and hugged her head, the basket she was carrying in her arm leaned to the side, and a large pile of mushrooms rolled out of it.

Seeing that the trunk of the tree was about to hit the top of her head, it suddenly stopped half an inch away from her, and was suspended in the air as if it were held by an invisible hand.

"Bang!"

Then the half of the trunk rolled to the ground next to it, and a large pile of fallen leaves was raised.

"Whew......"

The huge black shadow looked up and looked around, but there was no movement.

At this time, a cold voice sounded beside the little girl:

"Don't come to this kind of place on your own."

The little girl's body trembled and slowly looked up.

In front of her appeared, a woman with a long sword on her back, her long silver hair scattered behind her, and due to the angle, only one eye that emitted a faint blue light could be seen.

"This should be the black-veined saber-toothed tiger."

The silver-haired woman looked at the huge monster and said:

"What level of Warcraft is this guy, A-grade? Or Class B. She asked to the air next to her.

"A-grade. There are also A-level magical beasts in this kind of forest, which is interesting. ”

She slowly drew the sword on her back:

"Let's play a little bit with it."

The black-veined saber-toothed tiger looked at the sudden appearance of the enemy in front of it, and felt a powerful momentum in the opponent's body, which made it hesitate a little in its heart, and it cringed there.

"But don't you come? Then I'll be gone. ”

The female swordsman leaped lightly into the air, and the long sword in her hand arced downward.

"Roar!!"

The beast let out a shuddering roar.

Even if the other side is strong. Fierce, it immediately leaned down when it sensed the threat, ready to pounce into the air.

"Whew-"

Just as its body was about to leave the ground, a circular sword mark suddenly appeared on the ground around it, enveloping it inside.

Then the ground near it shook violently, and it began to collapse outward from its side, making a deafening roar, and the ground within ten meters suddenly turned into a deep pit, leaving only a narrow path leading to the feet of the female swordsman who had fallen to the ground.

Seeing this majesty, the limbs of the black-veined saber-toothed tiger began to tremble. A frightened whine came out of his mouth.

The silver-haired swordswoman retracted her sword on her back, stretched out an index finger, and slowly walked along the narrow path.

A series of obscure syllables came out of her mouth, and the black-veined saber-toothed tiger's expression gradually changed to confusion and confusion.

As she got closer, the shaky body of the black-veined saber-toothed tiger calmed down and lowered its head to her index finger.

"Good job."

The swordswoman walked up to it and stroked its massive head.

"By the way, since we robbed it of its food. Just give it a slice of wurm meat. She gestured to the air behind her.

After a while, a slice of meat was thrown out of the air. Landed in front of the black-veined saber-toothed tiger.

The black-veined saber-toothed tiger immediately came to his senses, lowered his head and sniffed the piece of meat, and happily bit it into his mouth.

It rubbed the swordswoman's hand, walked from her side to the outside of the pit, and quickly disappeared into the depths of the forest, without looking at the little girl again.

"I'll give you this pheasant."

The female swordsman took out a strangely shaped chicken from the package around her waist. It was placed next to the little girl.

Then she looked at the girl's flat breasts and said:

"If you only eat mushrooms...... But it doesn't grow much. ”

"The hosts! You're getting too far! ”

Suddenly, a voice came from the air, startling the little girl.

"You gave her our dinner, what will we eat in a moment!"

The voice said angrily.

"Don't worry...... I remember that there is a famous tavern in the neighborhood about 50 kilometers away, let's go there and have a look? ”

The silver-haired swordswoman's hand pressed down, making a reassuring gesture to the air.

"Take what you have on the ground and go. It's not safe here. ”

A voice suddenly sounded in the little girl's head.

She stood up from the ground in disbelief, looked at the pheasant on the ground and hesitated for a moment, finally took it in her hand, bowed to the female swordsman, and quickly left the place.

"Don't worry, we will go to the old witch tomorrow and hand in the task, we will have money, and we can spend the last silver coin today."

After the little girl left, the swordswoman took a silver coin from her empty pocket and tossed it in her hand.

"But master, I heard that the shop is very expensive."

A cute little Lori in black appeared from the air and said worriedly:

"A loaf of bread costs 10 copper plates, and a glass of wine costs 15 ......"

"Two glasses of wine, how?"

The silver-haired swordswoman put the coin in her pocket and held out two fingers.

"You're the best, master."

The little Lori in black flew over happily and hugged her neck.

"Let's go, it looks like the sun is almost setting, try to get there before dark."

She took out a black magic robe and put it on her body, and hurried east with little Lori.

……

"This guest asked for two glasses of wine and one loaf of bread. A plate of salad, half a piece of bacon. ”

In the corner of the tavern, the waiter put the menu on the counter.

The waitress, a red-haired woman with sharp movements, quickly brought out the food and delivered it.

"There is a total of one silver coin, will I pay the bill now or later?"

The redhead waitress bends over. Asked politely.

The black-robed man made a gesture of waiting, but did not speak.

"Hey, Satie, another drink."

A guest shouted at the counter.

"Just come."

The red-haired waitress nodded to the black-robed man, signaled that she understood, walked over to the counter, poured a glass of wine, and sent it to the guest.

"You know, Sadara has increased his troops on the border again."

The guest, whose name was Liquor, said to several men beside him.

"To fight?"

The dark-haired man sitting next to him frowned.

"How is that possible!"

Opposite the two of them was a big man with a hairy chest, and he took a sip of wine. Wiped his beard and said:

"What's there to conquer in a place like Dalton? It's not a rich city like Freeport, it's just a poor country near the forest. ”

"How many years has there been no war...... Come on, cheers! Don't mention that kind of obscure topic, is there anything new recently? ”

"What's new in a backcountry like ours?"

The black-haired man threw his head back and drank the wine dry, and hiccuped drunkenly.

"Did you hear that, the silver-haired swordsman has reappeared in the forest?"

The sweat with hair on his chest took a bite of bacon:

"This time it seems that they killed a wurm, and Horn's group of mercenaries saw it with their own eyes, and only used a sword."

"A sword? Wurm? Oh my God. ”

The black-haired man was surprised:

"It's not like they're bragging, right?"

The big man's face was a little unhappy. Putting the wine glass on the table:

"Horn's mercenaries are all ruthless characters who have killed people, would they tell such a lie that can be broken at the first poke? The swordsman was using a sword of this length. The blade is so wide! ”

He stretched out his hand and compared:

"I heard that although she is very short, she has infinite strength, and she flew into the air and split that wurm in half with a single sword!"

"You're talking about knives! How can there be such a wide sword? ”

Someone next to him booed.

At this time, another person also came up and said:

"Doesn't seem right? How did I hear that the man was an old woman taller than an ogre? The whole body is muscular, and her appearance is more fierce than the yellow-faced woman in Dato's house, and she is not holding a sword, but a huge axe. You can split granite with an axe! ”

"Smack!"

The sound of a wine glass shattering could be heard from the corner.

There was a sudden silence in the tavern.

"It's a magician!"

Someone whispered.

Everyone looked at the black-robed man in the corner with fearful eyes, and the voice of the conversation behind them began to be much quieter.

"The host...... Hahaha......"

The little Lori in black covered her stomach and rolled around in the air, laughing almost breathlessly.

"What's so funny."

The black-robed man said sullenly, reaching out and sweeping aside the fragments of the wine glass on the table.

"Let's go. It's getting late, and there's business to do tomorrow. ”

When he came to the counter, the tavern owner said without raising his head:

"2 silver coins."

"This guest, you broke the wine glass, and you need to pay a silver coin for compensation......"

Sadie, the waiter, hurriedly walked over and explained to her.

The black-robed man didn't say anything, stretched out his gloved hand, and gently slapped the silver coin on the counter.

"2 silver coins!"

The tavernkeeper looked up and stared at her with fixed eyes.

Without saying a word, the black-robed man turned around and walked outside.

"Wait......"

Satie looked at the silver coins on the counter, stopped the angry boss, and whispered something.

The tavernkeeper slowly lowered his head, only then did he notice that the silver coin was embedded deep in the counter, and he tried to pick it, but he didn't pick it.

Looking at the black-robed man who had already walked out of the door, his face showed surprise.

"Smack!"

Then, with a look of awe, he took a dagger and cocked the silver coin, looked at the undamaged surface and sighed:

"What a great guy, just a light pat...... Is he really a magician? How do you feel more powerful than those great swordsmen who only show off their martial arts all day long. ”

……

Walking outside the tavern, the black-robed man saw that there was no one nearby, and ripped the black robe off, revealing silver hair.

"Stephanie, turn on auto mode."

She rubbed her sore legs and said to the little Lori in black.

"Master, you're going to be lazy again."

The little Lori in black said unhappily.

"What do you mean by being lazy?"

A girl who hadn't seen her for a long time knocked her dissatisfied:

"Obviously you don't sue me earlier, and let me write it myself when I write the IOU, that kind of character simply ruins my image, you know!"

"Obviously I could have written ......"

The little Lori in black muttered.

"Now that we don't have any money, let's go to the nearby mercenary dormitory for one night, where we can pay on credit."

As she pressed the system options, Natsu's actions suddenly became more regular, and she didn't seem to have a trace of mud and water, and rushed forward along the street.

"Room 31."

In the hall of the mercenary dormitory, an old man with a pipe looked at her mercenary level certificate and threw a key.

"Master, it smells terrible here."

Stephanie tried to lift her invisibility, and nearly fainted from the smoke.

"I don't have any money and I want a good place, so it's good if I don't sleep in the forest."

Natsu pinched her nose and walked to a room, opened the door and walked in.

"Wow, master, this bed is so soft."

Stephanie jumped onto the bed and jumped a few times.

"There are still benefits to being promoted to a C-rank mercenary, and the old man gave him a medium-grade room."

Natsu looked at the environment in the room and let go of the hand that was pinching his nose.

"What if it's a B-class mercenary, master? Wouldn't that be a bigger room? ”

Stephanie sat on the bed and played happily:

"Master, why don't we go and raise the mercenary level! There should be more benefits. ”

"Forget it."

Xia took off his coat and said listlessly:

"If you have that kind of time, you might as well do the fourth job change mission, I've been stuck for several months, and now my second career can be changed four times."

"You also said master, when we did the transfer mission, we went to great lengths to defeat that little dragon, and it was clear that you could kill it, but you had to ride it and say what you were going to do to make it cry and scream; Eventually, his parents came back and chased us for three days......"

Stephanie hugged her and complained.

"Ahem...... How majestic the dragon knight is, and besides, that little dragon didn't want to kill us, and he played with us for a long time, wouldn't it be too pitiful to kill it like that? ”

Xia was exposed to the sore spot, and he couldn't help but blush, and his mouth was hard.

"It's too difficult to change jobs."

She pulled up the system panel and read the words:

"Kill or capture a pure-blooded dragon/ancient giant/saint of light/spirit godborn/elder elf...... Or an individual who matches it, isn't this a pit man? ”

She said indignantly:

"It's hard to find this kind of thing, and the strength changes one by one. state, it's just a four-turn task, how can people live? (To be continued......) R527