The rain ran down little Paul's hair and into his neck, sliding down his back and through the gaps in his clothes, scratching his itch coldly, but the great sense of crisis suppressed the feeling and prevented it from taking up the already small space in his brain to think.

The rain muffled the footsteps of little Paul, as well as the footsteps of the werewolf in front of him, and when little Paul came out from behind a huge tree, he happened to come into contact with the werewolf more than two meters tall.

It was evident that the werewolf did not expect little Paul to suddenly appear from behind the tree, and looked at the little thing in front of him with the same vigilance.

The oleophobic layer on the werewolf's fur glowed with a faint reflection, blending with the rain curtain, only a pair of beast pupils with a bloodthirsty red light flashed in and out in the dim woods, dark and bloody, and even more hideous against the background of the rain curtain.

He might be a head taller than Ente!

Staring at the scarlet vertical pupils of the werewolf two meters away, such a thought popped up in little Paul's head for no reason.

At such a close distance, the werewolf might be able to crush his throat with just a stretch of his hand, which was little Paul's second thought.

In a short period of study with Ente, he learned the basics of many dark creatures, and werewolves were enough to rank high on the list of dangerous dark creatures.

The werewolf seemed to sense his thoughts, and after a snoring growl, he bent down slightly.

Nervous little Paul reacted instinctively, and the long sword in his hand made a sound of rubbing against the scabbard.

As if it were a signal, the werewolf's vertical pupils suddenly contracted into a thin line under the stimulation of the metallic friction sound, and a faint wolf howl was squeezed out of his throat, and he bowed and pounced on little Paul.

The werewolf's right arm stretched out, and on the pitch-black wolf claws, five white spikes pointed at little Paul's heart.

The werewolf's movements were so fast and fierce that little Paul didn't have time to draw his sword at such a close distance, so he had to pass under the werewolf's armpit with a short body.

With a missed blow, the werewolf immediately turned around with the instinct of a beast and smashed a rain curtain with his backhand.

But little Paul, who was supposed to be here, disappeared again, leaving only a corner of his robe visible to the werewolves.

The werewolf felt as if he had been played, roared, and leaped to his feet again, grabbing him along the path of little Paul's disappearance.

The ferocious blow didn't help the werewolf catch little Paul, but instead caused a sharp blade to cut his claws.

The pain brought the werewolf back to his senses a little, and he took a step back, narrowing his eyes at the little spot in front of him that seemed to be something that could be cleaned up casually.

In the shadows of the trees, little Paul didn't know when he had drawn his sword in his hand, his feet slightly open in front of him, and he looked at the dark creature vigilantly.

In the woods, Leo, who had already arrived, shook his head and said, "Perfect and bad Three Shadow Steps. ”

"Three shadow steps?" Lizanka thought about little Paul's elusive steps just now, and asked, "Is that little Paul's action just now?"

"That's right, this is a high-level skill in the thief's industry, using the blind spot of the enemy's perspective to cover his body, shuttling back and forth under the shadows, according to the description of the legendary thief Middock's "Advanced Theory of Thieves", the most perfect release of this skill is to be like little Paul just now, after shuttling through the shadows three times, seize the moment when the enemy's spirit is relaxed and counterattack. ”

"Isn't that good? ”

"The perfect execution of skills does not mean that skills are chosen correctly. Leo explained. "In the case just now, the best choice is to use warrior skills, such as the technique of countering the attack angle in the kneading counterattack or the skill of shifting the attack angle in the armorless swordsmanship, as long as a short counterattack can create an excellent counterattack opportunity, although the effect of the three shadow steps also looks good, but the folding step counterattack and the armorless swordsmanship are just basic skills, in comparison, the consumption of the three shadow steps for physical fitness and fighting spirit is a little too great. ”

Lizanka took a closer look at little Paul, who was still confronting, and found that although he was trying his best to restrain his breathing rate, the heaving degree of his chest was still inevitably increasing.

"Don't be so harsh, Leo, he's done a good job. Lizanka was upset for little Paul.

"I'm not criticizing him, I'm just getting things done. I think his poor skill selection problem comes down to Isennas, who wants Paul Jr. to be a good thief. ”

"Excellent thief, do you mean the companion in the mouth of Isenus?" Rizanka nodded. "According to Izennas's description, his former companion was indeed very powerful. Deception of faith, which is no longer stealing tangible things, but the grasp of rules and people's hearts, has a bit of a legendary meaning. ”

Leo looked at little Paul and said, "It seems that Isennas's words have stimulated him a little, so he insists on using the thief's skills to solve the problem." Obviously, his bow and arrows are also used well, and he can completely solve the battle in the way of a ranger. ”

"Irritating? I'm going to say that Isenas is a real asshole. Lizanka criticized bluntly.

"Bastard!?" Leo was a little confused by Lizanka's criticism. "I'll admit there's something wrong with Isenaus, but it's not as high as a bastard, is it?

"I've been very restrained in my use of words. Lizanka said disdainfully: "Think about it, if you have a girlfriend who is dating you now, but she keeps talking about how good her ex-boyfriend is, what is the difference between you and him, what do you think?"

“... It's a bastard. After thinking for a while, Leo muffled out such a sentence.

"So, it's the Isenas that's wrong. Rizanka finally came to a conclusion.

"Well, I'll talk to Esenas about this when I get back. Leo said helplessly.

"No, we can talk about it here. Esenas's voice suddenly appeared behind Leo.

Leo swooped forward for some distance before daring to look back at Izenus.

"Hey, why are you here. Also, you've heard it all, right? It's Lizanka who speaks ill of you!" Leo betrayed Lizanka without hesitation.

Lizanka glared fiercely at Leo, who was greedy for life and afraid of death, then raised her head and said to Isenus with condescension: "What's the matter, scumbag, am I not right?"

Isenas didn't refute, just silently watched as little Paul flashed and moved within three inches of the werewolf, during which he recognized the combat skills of several thieves.

Starting with the muscles behind the calves, you can debone the muscles along the muscle texture, jump back with small steps and a precise kidney blow to the enemy's lower back, and finally use the enemy's arm to flip upside down and perform a headstand reaping action on the enemy.

Esennas's knowledge is already huge, and at this time, you can also see the traces of little Paul deliberately practicing his thief skills.

"You're right, Lizanka. Isenus finally spoke. "It's really my fault. ”

Esenas reflected.

That night in Yorktown, he only joined Leo's adventure group because of Leo's detailed plan and good strength, at that time, he didn't take the adventure group to heart, in his heart, the most important thing was his original Golden Fleece adventure group, so when Nana and Leo joined the team, he was strongly opposed.

So when Leo asked Paul Jr. to join the team on the grounds that Paul Jr. had the talent of a thief, he inevitably remembered his former companion and secretly compared him.

The results are far from the same.

Since then, Isenas has taught Paul Jr. according to the team's requirements, but he has set the standard to the level of his former peers, and it can be said that he expects Paul Jr. to grow up to be his companion.

Under such emotions, little Paul and Isenas inevitably have a sense of alienation and distance, so little Paul's favorite in the team is not Isenas who teaches him knowledge, but Ente.

Do I really see little Paul as a companion, or am I just nostalgic for the past?

"If only you could understand it yourself. Leo saw that Isenus didn't mean to be angry, so he walked over and patted him on the shoulder. "Little Paul really wants to prove himself in front of you, the teacher, don't let down little Paul's wishes. ”

"I see. Esenas expertly slapped Leo's claws off.

"Tsk, it's still the same stinky face as before, I thought you'd be kinder. Leo, who was disgusted by Esenas, muttered quietly beside him again.

Isenus tilted his head, watched little Paul turn around the werewolf with one foot and go around the back of the werewolf, the hilt of the long sword smashed accurately into a certain area of the back of the head, and knocked the werewolf unconscious, and then turned around and planned to leave.

"Not bad, solved perfectly. Isenas condensed a claw with the rain, grabbed Leo by the collar who wanted to come forward to watch, and dragged Leo away while saying, "Since he solved it himself, we don't need to come forward." He's going to be back in the wagon now, and I hope you'll be able to pretend you don't know anything when you get back?"

"I know, I know, can you let me go? It's shameless to be dragged away like this!"

In the rain, little Paul returned to the carriage with something on his shoulder.

"Bang!"

Little Paul threw the thing in the carriage.

This is a man with well-developed limbs and black skin, and he looks like he is powerful.

But why isn't he a werewolf?

The three people who knew the inside story looked at each other, not knowing what was happening in the middle.

Fortunately, Leo reacted quickly, stood up from the carriage, and shouted with some exaggeration: "Hey, little Paul, when will you still learn to pick up men and come back?"

Little Paul had just gone through a difficult battle at this time, but he didn't pay attention to the little strangeness of the three Leo.

He said angrily, "I wish he was just a man." ”

Little Paul jumped into the carriage with his hands on his hands, and told the others about the scene in detail.

“... I used the classic thief's back strike triple and made the werewolf ineffective at once. Little Paul said as he snickered at Esennas's reaction.

Isenas, who noticed little Paul's small movements, stiffened for a moment, and then shook his head up and down slightly.

This was something that the usual harsh Isenas would never do, and little Paul was greatly encouraged and his tone was much lighter.

"So, this man is the werewolf you encountered?" Eisenas manipulated the air, hoisting the man in the air and observing it closely.

Healthy, young, scarred but full of life, there is nothing like a werewolf.

Esenus shook his head and moved the man in front of Ent.

"Ent, can you see something?"

Ente picked up the man's hand, broke his fingers and checked it little by little, and finally, he deliberately sent his fighting spirit into the man's body.

The man suddenly twitched like a fish off the shore, and a large amount of black smoke came out of his seven orifices.

A strong light erupted from Ente's hand, which burned the black smoke clean, and slowly put the man down, and said with a look of pity on his face:

"I thought, I know what this is. ”