The moon hung high in the sky, leading the stars to paint the ground in a snow-white hue in the deep darkness of the night. In the dense jungle of summer, the canopy of trees that had lost its leaves could not resist its strength, and with all its might, it only tore the light apart, leaving a shattered shadow on the ground.

The black figure walked unhurriedly through the white shifts on the ground, and the scarred but still handsome face flickered and dimmed. The ragged clothes swayed gently with the movement of his body, a box under his left armpit, and a long knife hanging from his right waist—the knife was indeed very long, and even when the tall figure was pinned, the tip of the knife still collided with the ground from time to time.

If the angle is correct, you can see that every time the moonlight hits the blade, a blue light flashes on it. It was indeed a good knife, and those who knew how to see it would surely be saddened by the black figure being so violent.

However, he didn't care what people who didn't exist here, and at this moment, it was not time to think about the long knife.

[Hey, hey, is this really good? Just let him go? And that big black lump? Although you stopped drinking me, it's too late to go back and give them a good time now?]

Brunei didn't know exactly when he would take over his body again, all he knew was that the system didn't say a word as it walked out of the woods, and he had to follow it, and before he knew it, he had become Brunei himself. And when he really realized this, it was when the system started to noise in his ears again as usual.

“...... They didn't intend to kill me either. ”

[Hehe, what you said. The two brothers were only going to teach you a lesson at first, Lord Kellan could threaten your life, and her magic squires had no intention of killing you, not to mention the Gars gang, who didn't even know who you were, at best they were just a few of them, well, you thought they killed you, the bastard character who mocked you at the beginning. And then, aren't all these people slaughtered by you? What do you tell me now, because "they didn't want to kill you", so you just let them live?]

"That's right, what's the problem?" Brunei pursed his lips, the corners of his mouth slightly raised, "Also, as I said before, you killed those people in the Gars Gang. You have misinterpreted me, committed a heavy sin, and tried to change the concept with the fallacy of the so-called 'killing with weapons', which made me feel guilty. I didn't realize it in the past, but now I won't be fooled anymore. ”

【...... Oh, I see. That's what you think...... It's also interesting to think so. So let's not talk about those things, that is, you prevent me from killing that skinny monkey, and you also prevent me from going to the big black lump that is mostly half dead to cut the grass and eradicate the roots, and it is still just part of the meaningless resistance you want to make against me in the rebellious period?]

As usual, Brunei filtered out the incomprehensible nonsense and meaningless mockery of the system's discourse, and simply answered what the system meant on the surface: "Not exactly. The more reason was that after I realized this, I revisited my past, and then I realized that I didn't have to just give up on myself and keep solving problems this way. ”

[Oh, what do you mean?]

A smile appeared on Brunei's face, but perhaps due to the flickering light and wounds, his smile became a little eerie and dangerous: "If you think about it, there are only two people I killed with my own hands, Qiang, and that magical squire of a similar boss under Lord Kailan, they all do pose a threat to me, at best I am only overly defensive. ”

[Hehe, where did you hear such an advanced term as "over-defense", when did I mention it?]

Brunei ignored the system, he had vaguely had such an idea before, but when he sorted it out and told the system, he felt that his mind began to gradually clear, like clearing the fog, and even his body was lighter, he indulged in this feeling, and continued: "That is to say, from any point of view, I am a good person. ”

[Poof—what you are struggling with is not whether you killed or not, not how many people you killed, but whether you are a good person? Haha, my little Brunei, I haven't felt it for a long time, you are so interesting. It was great to choose you at that time. 】

The more Brunei spoke, the more excited he became, and before he knew it, his voice was not too loud in the silent winter forest, but it was still clear, and even seemed to echo in the valley: "It's not too late for me to turn back, to be a good person, not to be the kind of madman you want me to be—a madman who only knows how to solve problems in the most brutal and bloody way." ”

[Snort...... It's also your freedom to think that way. 】

"I always thought I was trying my best to stop you from controlling me, but I was wrong. Those efforts are meaningless in the case of tacit acknowledgement that we can never be separated. What I should really do is to avoid letting you influence me. Brunei's voice grew louder and louder, and he even began to add some gestures to emphasize his words, "I can't rely on your strength and rely on your existence, but I can refuse to be the person you want me to become - I'm Brunei Castro, I was, is, and will be!"

Speaking of this, Brunei stomped his foot vigorously, and at this moment, behind the nearest thick tree trunk on Brunei's right, a short black shadow burst out, leaving only a vague mass and two faint silver lights in the afterglow of the person. In the first second, the black shadow stepped into a distance of one meter from Brunei's side, and Brunei's right hand held the handle of the long knife.

In the second second, the black shadow jumped up and let out a low roar of "purr", revealing two rows of sharp teeth, reflecting the silvery moonlight together with the saliva that flowed out - a "woo-goo" wail, and its abdomen hit Brunei's elbow that had already been placed, but it also drooped its head slightly downwards and bit the part of Brunei's right arm.

Two sparks flickered from its snout and belly, respectively, and with the help of its thick and vigorous winter hair, they quickly burned and gathered together into a large flame that enveloped it in it. The black shadow between the young wolf and the adult wolf loosened its mouth and fell to the ground, and a part of the flames that had been extinguished gave a scorched taste.

The young wolf rolled on the ground, the flames on his body were not completely extinguished, but it was indeed much smaller than just now, and it did not care about the dried grass that was ignited, and it wailed and tried to flee quickly - Brunei's injured right arm was raised unhindered, and the blue light flowing on the blade flowed, and finally it happened to stop diagonally in front of the young wolf's neck.

"Woo!" the young wolf let out another scream from the burning, but without hesitation he took a step to the other side, and swooped into the bushes, fleeing from Brunei's side.

As soon as the flames flickered out in the darkness of the woods, Brunei kept that position until the light was engulfed in darkness.

Several green flashes flashed from his body, and with each flicker, a tooth mark left by the young wolf quickly disappeared, until finally, only the residual tingling sensation on his right arm, a few round tears on his clothes, and a large stain of blood stained red.

[Ignite Flame X2, heal minor injuries X6, consume a total of 8MP, recover 6HP.] Current Status: HP=11/11, MP=8/8, Extra MP=298/500. 】

[Brunei Castro turned out to be a person who didn't even want to kill a wolf, huh?]

“...... 298? You used magic at that time, and it didn't consume the spiritual power I had...... You're really not a spirit emblem—" Brunei muttered to himself thoughtfully, and finally burst out laughing, and replied, "yes, you don't know. ”

[Hehe, I really don't know. Also, of course I'm not a spirit emblem, didn't that thin monkey carefully describe the nature of the spirit emblem?

"Yes...... While there are some similarities, the most important features don't feel the same. Brunei nodded in agreement, pinned the long knife to his waist again, and stepped forward, but at this moment, the surrounding jungle seemed to have undergone a subtle change.

It was still quiet, pitch black, but it was so much more alive — or rather, dangerous. The originally windless woods could suddenly hear the sound of "rustling", and the faint wheezing sound mixed with the warm and humid air sent this ambiguous sense of danger to Brunei's ears, and at the same time, it also sent a faint bloody breath to the tip of Brunei's nose.

"Rustle-rustle......" The sound of dry blades of grass grinding against each other became more and more obvious, and the smell of fishiness became thicker, and the growing number of wolves finally could not hide their figures, and the eyes that shimmered blue-green glowed like fireflies in the shadows of the jungle around Brunei, following his footsteps.

Brunei should have noticed their presence, but they continued to move forward, unchanged.

The system undoubtedly noticed their presence, but did not comment, but instead pulled it elsewhere.

"I said, where are you going?]

"No, I'm going to find the eldest lady. Brunei shook his head slightly, "Although there is so much chaos that has happened, after all, I came back here to find the missing eldest lady." I'm not forgetful to this extent. ”

[Isn't that also going into the city?"East of the city", didn't that thin monkey say that?]

"Yes, he said the east of the city, but firstly, it doesn't necessarily mean it's in the city, and secondly, even if it's really in the city...... Franks and Mister, who are still alive, could get the word out to the ears of those behind them at any time. Brunei walked calmly on the undulating forest path, the tip of the long knife still collided with the ground from time to time, making a "ding" sound, he explained to the system in his heart, and at the same time sorted out his thoughts, "Generally speaking, the people behind it will definitely react, and the simplest reactions that can be thought of are nothing more than two." ”

"The first is to take action against the eldest lady, transfer the position of the eldest lady, or simply tear up the ticket or something. And the second is to take action against me, send more people against me, hunt me down on the premise of killing me, or set up ambushes in places where I may pass. Either way, it's not the result I want to see. And if he hears the news and doesn't react at all – that's probably an even more troublesome situation for me. ”

[Well, you have a point. So do you regret letting them live? It may have taken a while to look back now, but the big black lump is a seriously injured man, and the thin monkey doesn't have the physical strength to be a monkey, so with patience and strategy, it should still be possible to find them. If you are so indecisive, you will not have this store in this village. 】

“...... Less nonsense. Isn't it long overdue for us to put an end to this topic?"

[Yes, but did you hesitate just now? My lovely Brunei Castro?]

The corners of Brunei's mouth twitched twice, but finally hooked upwards and smiled: "Hmph." Anyway, it's clear what I'm going to do. Find Scarly before she can react, and then get Scarly out as fast as you can - because the guy is actually targeting me for this kidnapping...... I don't fully understand it yet, but at least they don't deserve to offend the Miltrov family too much about it, at least as it should now be in the absence of any other special circumstances. So Scarly should be safe for now. ”

[Your analysis is correct, and there's nothing wrong with what you're saying, but can that thing be called a solution? Like that stupid joke about "how to stuff an elephant in a freezer" - oh, you stupid indigenous monkeys don't know what a refrigerator is, and you probably don't know what an elephant is...... In any case, will your so-called "things to do" be as easy as you say?

Brunei crossed a rather gentle slope, walked through the dense woods, walked to the avenue, and when he looked up, the majestic wall of the West Gate came into view, the banner was only a vague black shadow in the moonlight, fluttering incredibly in the windless winter night, the flag of the invisible pattern, the guards in full armor were majestically lined up, although it was still only a black shadow, and the faintly reflected moonlight had already exuded a terrifying cold.

Brunei retracted his gaze, crossed the road, and plunged into the dense forest again, and at the same time, glanced at the box under his left armpit, and smiled thoughtfully: "Easy or not, I don't know." The clues are quite clear. ”

A low wolf howl rang out from the woods left behind by Brunei, and the wolves emerged from the shadows and lined up the roadside in the moonlight, licking their lips and claws, exuding the bloody aura of a predator.

But they still only roam the roadside, howling, and none of them set foot on the road. Above the west gate, under the fluttering banner, several tall guards seemed to yawn with imperceptible movements.