Finally, a moment later, the dog ran out of the town gate and stopped by the woods to yell at him. Restlessly stopped, Lusha looked into the depths of the woods and asked hesitantly, "Your master...... Is it in here?"

It barked twice in response, then turned around and ran into the forest again without looking back. However, it looks much more anxious than before, and even runs a lot faster.

This means that its owner is not far away...... Glancing at the mad dog with some concern, Luca was afraid that he wouldn't be able to keep up with the running speed. However, Aya's fears proved to be unfounded.

But for some reason, Ceresya's expression at this time was very complicated. It's exactly the same as the look on his face when he talked about killing his father: Mad Dog cares a lot about the title "patricide", but he always pretends not to care.

It is said that in religions that worship certain gods...... Father-killers are heinous. Regardless of the reason, children are not allowed to have the blood of their paternal blood relatives on their hands. That would leave a curse that will never fade.

Keeping an eye out for the mad dog to follow in the dark, Lusha lifted her hood slightly to gain more visibility. As she progressed deeper into the woods, a small hill appeared in front of Lusha's eyes.

There is a house up there, could it be that it is the home of its owner...... Looking at the approaching hillside, Lutha wondered: what happened to its owner to let the puppy drag his injuries to someone for help?

After running down the hill, Lusa's heart trembled, and she ran up the hill in a hurry, running straight to the man who was lying in a pool of blood. Reaching out to check his pulse, Aya was horrified to find that he was suffering from rapid hypothermia.

This...... The man was still alive!, looking at the puppy that kept barking in an anxious tone, Lusa's heart was beating wildly at the man's wounds: what was the matter? He had so many stab wounds on his body......

The man was dressed in white, and there were several tears on it, staining it red. Some of the blood that had been crushed under the wound had clotted to ice ballast, but this helped him stop the bleeding. The man's breathing was very weak and shriveled, and his body was stiff.

A crossbow was scattered around him, and it was well wound. It looks like he tried to defend himself with it, but it didn't work.

"This is the owner of the dog? I wonder who he provoked, and was slashed so much. Squinting at the anxious puppy in circles, Ceresa squatted down and carefully pulled the man's clothes: "The amount of bleeding is not as much as it seems." But bleeding would have been hypothermic in the first place, and it was so cold outside. If you don't carry him to a warm place, I'm afraid something will happen. ”

Without further ado, the mad dog picked up the man and went inside. Lusha pushed open the door and followed the dog into the dark room. As soon as she stepped into the room, however, she sniffled and felt very uneasy: the faint smell of blood......

The wolf's nose comes into play at this point.

"Damn, it's as cold inside and outside this house. He scolded and threw the man by the fire, and the mad dog was busy making a fire: "This kid is lucky, he was saved by us...... I want to know how much money he's going to give us when he wakes up?"

"......" seemed to be waiting for Lusha to say something, and seeing that Aiya was just in a daze, Mad Dog's tone was very disappointed: "Damn, why didn't you answer this time? Do you make my brother embarrassed...... Huh?"

Ceresya sniffled and frowned.

"Brother, do you smell it too?" nervously looking at the blood on the threshold and the wailing puppy lying next to the man, Lusa nervously clenched the bloodletting dagger (the elf said that all good weapons should have their own names, but Lusa is a bitter name, and she can't think of what to change it to for a while): "It's not very thick...... But the taste of blood is fresh. ”

"Wait, don't go up yet. I guessed what was going on. Originally intending to help the man take off his frozen coat, Mad Dog suddenly stopped and stared at the silver oval pendant that exposed his neck: "This thing is the snow crow emblem, which means that this person is the Vicol we are looking for - he is a snow crow in the whole North Sea." Then he obviously didn't live here. Vicor may have discovered something unusual, so he's here to investigate. But he didn't hit the enemy and was cut down. What a rub. ”

"He's actually Vikol?" was really surprised, and Lusa suddenly felt a little afraid: If we hadn't come with the puppy, wouldn't Vicor have ......

"Ahem, it looks like this thing won't be able to tell us about the hot spring glacier for a while. It's sad. He threw another piece of charcoal into the stove, and the mad dog scolded his mother: "uncle, doesn't this family live far away from the town, and as for being poor? There is no furniture in the house, not even fuel." ”

"It looks like an abandoned house...... The original owner should have moved away with something valuable. With a snort, the mad dog almost kicked the snow crow's jaw off when he turned around: "I've heard that Vikol's hobby is death, and now I really deserve it." If I didn't have to ask for information, I was going to make him understand what it meant to die. ”

As if relieved to see Vicor's body temperature rise steadily, the puppy yells at Lusa excitedly, rubbing her feet constantly. Then it screamed twice and ran to the stairs again. Hurriedly chasing after her, Lusa lay down in front of the house in fear, and quietly looked inside.

The scene in front of her almost made her scream. A bloody male corpse fell to the ground, apparently with a lot of flesh cut off. In the moonlight through the window, a man could be seen standing by the window, with his back to the door.

"Hello, Miss Lusa. I've been waiting here for a long time. Hearing Aya's voice, the man turned slightly and looked at Lusha with a smile. The man had red hair and red and green pupils: "Introduce yourself, the contemptible is Blackwhip Bulso, the apprentice of the demon hunter Cannet." ”

"Cannet?" Surprised, Lutha took the dagger in her hand and took a dumb step closer, "My sister used to travel with him for a while......"

"That's right, it's him. Shrugging his shoulders, Bolso looked very regretful: "The reason why I put that necklace in the pot while no one was ready is because the master asked me to find Lucina on my trip." It's a pity...... Since this chain is on you, it seems that your sister has completely forgotten his old promise. ”

"What...... Promise?" Lutha asked uneasily.

If it's something particularly important, how can my sister forget?