Barred resisted the urge to scream, and stared at the strange scene in the church with wide eyes, all the villagers were here, but they were no longer the people they had seen during the day, or they were still them, but they were no longer human. In the church at this time were a group of werewolves covered in dark fur, full of sharp teeth, and with long snouts protruding from their faces. All the werewolves fell to their knees on one knee, snorting from time to time, and saliva flowed from their grinning mouths to the ground. At the very front of the church, a werewolf in robes, who seemed to be the village chief, beside him, Lucius was tied to a wooden beam, he seemed to have been relieved from his initial fright, and now he was just staring numbly ahead.

Hell, what are these things! What should I do?" Barred retracted his head anxiously, not wanting a figure with long hair to stand a few steps behind him, and his heart, which had just calmed down, was hit hard. For a moment, Barred felt a sudden darkness in front of him, but fortunately he was young and vigorous, and he recovered in a few seconds, and assumed a defensive posture, although he knew that it was probably too late.

To his surprise, the figure in front of him didn't make any moves, but just stood quietly and looked at him. Barred saw clearly that the figure was actually a girl by the moonlight, the other party's long golden hair showed a soft pale yellow in the moonlight, pouring down the back of the white neck, the quiet and indifferent expression made the already very delicate facial features more elegant, and the girl stood in front of Barred dignifiedly, like a holy statue. Barred felt his throat feel a little dry, he had never been so nervous in the face of a girl, he even forgot that he was in danger now, and stammered, "You...... You are...... What people, for ...... Why is it here. ”

The girl looked at Barred calmly, her small lips slightly open. "I should have asked you that, do you know how dangerous it is here?"

Hearing the other party say this, Barred remembered the situation he was in. "By the way, my companions were ...... The werewolf has been arrested, and I am here to save him. ”

"Just you?" the corners of the girl's mouth curled slightly, and she looked at Barred suspiciously. "You think you can rescue your companions from the werewolves of the entire village?"

Barred felt very unhappy about the girl's questioning, the girl in front of him must have looked younger than himself, and dared to laugh at him. "I advise you to leave now, so that you don't have to worry about your safety when I rush in to save people. ”

The girl couldn't help but laugh out loud, but luckily her voice was soft enough not to alarm the werewolves in the church. "If you really want to save your companions, come with me now. With that, the girl didn't wait for Barred to answer, and turned to walk the way she came.

"Wait......" Barred said two words, and suddenly froze in place, looking from behind, the girl's long hair hung down to her waist, and at this moment, she was slowly turning sideways, revealing her ears and neck as smooth as ivory in the moonlight. The scene in front of him was exactly the same as the one he had encountered in his sleep that night in Durham, and Barred froze where he was for a moment.

The girl turned around, looked at him puzzled, and whispered, "Do you want to be caught by them too?"

Barred came to his senses and quickly picked up the lady and followed the girl, who had wanted to take Lucius's mount but was stopped by the girl. "Taking that horse will let the werewolf know that there are other people here, so let's stay here. It was a reason that Barred couldn't refute, and it also made him understand that the girl was very thoughtful.

The two walked all the way out of the village and into the nearest woods, and the girl did not stop until the village beyond the woods was completely visible. "Alright, this is it. As she spoke, a flame grew in the palm of the girl's hand, illuminating her surroundings.

Barred was startled, and half of his sword was drawn. "Is this magic?!Are you a mage?"

"Don't be nervous, yes, I'm a mage, I just want to set these branches on fire. The girl lifted her chin to the side.

Barred followed the girl's gaze, and sure enough, there was a simple pile of branches on the ground, and besides, they were now in a clearing, and on the trunk of the tree at the edge of the clearing, there was a chestnut southern horse. "Is this your camp?" he retracted his sword.

"The camp is not called, just a place to rest temporarily. The girl crouched down, and the flame in her hand quickly ignited the branch. "You must have brought a lot of food with you, you can take it out now, I don't have much food with me, I can just take a little from you." ”

Barred took the pannier off his horse, placed it on the ground, and pulled a lot of things out of it. "We've brought enough food and water to eat as long as you can help me rescue my companions. ”

The girl laughed out loud, and she approached Bared, crouched on the ground, and picked up a pile of food.

A girl's scent penetrated Bared's nose, causing him to suck greedily several times. "By the way, we haven't introduced each other yet, I'm Barred, what's your name, ma'am?"

The girl picked out a wheat loaf and two apples from the food, nodded in satisfaction, and then looked up at the warrior. "My name is Adeline, and I'm a mage in the Shavanna Mage Tower. ”

"Adeline......" For some reason, Barred thought the name was particularly nice. "Why are you here? Even mercenaries rarely pass through here, let alone mages. ”

Adeline opened the water bladder and flushed the apples. "The Mage Tower sent me to investigate this strange village, so I had to come. ”

Barred glanced around, and there was no one else but him and Adeline. "You're alone, and there's no companion with you?"

"Yes, I'm the only one, and of course I'd love to find someone to come with me, but I don't like to act with other mages, but guards...... I couldn't find the right one. Adeline put the apple to her mouth and took a small bite with her elegant little mouth.

"Guards, what's that?" Barred sat down as well, rummaging through the food.

Adeline casually glanced at Barred. "When female mages need to leave the mage tower to go out on a mission, they usually bring a skilled swordsman to protect their safety, and at the same time avoid the inconvenience of a girl on the road, these swordsmen, are the guards. ”

"Oh...... I see. Barred picked up a smoked sausage. "Haven't you found the right swordsman yet? Honestly, I guess there must be a lot of swordsmen who want to die for you. ”

Adeline covered her mouth and laughed, the girl's shy smile almost silly for Bared. "Desperate, how can it be so exaggerated, the mage and the guard are almost equal, except that the decision is generally decided by the mage. ”

"Can that also be called equality?" Barred shoved the sausage into his mouth. "Then why haven't you found a suitable escort until now?"

Adeline sighed. "None of them meet my requirements, some are not good at swordsmanship, some are not good at observation, some are not smart enough, some have a bad personality with me, and some are ......"

"Are you looking for a husband?" Barred interrupted Adeline. "I don't think you'll ever find the right person. ”

"Really, am I asking too much?" said Adeline, munching on her apple thoughtfully.

"I think so. Barred glanced at Adeline's pannier, which was very flat on his mount. "You see, without the help of our men, you're running out of food, which is obviously an underestimation of the unknown, and I wonder if you'd starve to death here if you hadn't met me. ”

"How so!" Adeline quickly retorted, "It's a big deal I'll get out of here first, go to Parades to replenish food, and then come back." ”

Barred smiled dismissively. "It takes at least four days to go back and forth, and if it's a critical task, you're bound to fail. ”

Adeline didn't refute again, she knew that the man in front of her was right. "And what about you and your companions? Why did you come here? As you said, even mercenaries rarely pass by here. ”

"We're ......," Barred hesitated to say. "Anyway, you're also a member of the Mage Tower, so let me tell you, our destination is the Mage Tower, and we were going to take another route, but that idiot wanted to take the route he hadn't taken, so he came here. ”

"Are you going to the Mage Tower, too? Are you going to try your luck and see if there are any female mages who will take a fancy to you?" Adeline's eyes rolled. "In that case, when you rescue your companions, and then you assist me in completing the investigation here, we can go back to Parades together, and read about your love for giving me food, and when you get to the Mage Tower, I can introduce you to a few good female mages, and at the same time I can help you say something nice in front of them, and I hope they will take a fancy to you." ”

"Thank you so much, Mage Adeline. Barred snorted. "But the purpose of our going there is not what you think, we are going to ......" At this point, the warrior realized that he had said too much, it was better to admit it according to Adeline's words, but it was too late.

Adeline stared at him curiously. "Then what are you going to do? Are you going to enlist in the guards?"

"We ...... We are mercenaries and have a commission to go there to complete. Barrede's mind was spinning rapidly, beads of sweat oozing from his forehead. "Yes, that's right, that's it. ”

Adeline raised an eyebrow and tore off a loaf of bread and put it in her mouth. "Hmph, is that really the case? But it doesn't matter, in front of me, sooner or later, you will show your feet. ”

Barred lowered his head and pretended to be stupid, and kept putting food into his mouth.