The guard with the severed limb died, dying of sepsis.

Hodge tried his best during the operation, and there was nothing wrong with Fink's brewing liquid, but he still couldn't survive the long night, in this snowy forest, life has become the least valuable thing, and even makes people have the illusion that a life will disappear in the moment of breathing.

"Rest in peace. Fink closed his half-open eyes, and Hughes had already dug a pit outside the tent, and when Fink had finished his eulogy, he lifted the guard's body and buried him in the pit with snow and soil.

At the time of departure, there were eight people in the exploration team.

Now, there are only five of them.

There is still a lot of food left in their reserves, but there are fewer and fewer people alive.

The team is quiet, but this quietness is deliberate, and deliberateness means that the performance is the opposite of reality.

Their ranks have dispersed.

Hodge suddenly stood up, shook the snow off his shoulders, and said, "Pastor Fink, can you talk alone?"

Fink looked at him, nodded, and followed him to the small bushes not far away, which were still within the reach of the campfire.

Hodge crushed the snow on the ground with his boots: "There's one thing I'd like to ask for your opinion. ”

"On this matter, I think we are on the same page. Fink said.

Hodge sighed, blew in the palm of his hand, and looked at him quite calmly: "You think so too?"

Perhaps everyone has this idea, but they are just waiting for the other person to speak first to break the silence. ”

"Tsk, troublesome mentality. Hodge shook his head, "So you agreed?"

Fink didn't nod directly: "As long as Miss Carroll agrees, I agree, and you know that I promised to help her." ”

"I'm going to talk to her, but before I can do that, I need to convince the other most important person. Hodge paused and said to Fink, "Can you help me get Hughes?"

......

"A true knight doesn't flinch in times of crisis!" Hughes snapped Hodge's shoulders and yelled in a deep but explosive voice.

Hodge's thin body was like a swaying straw in front of Hughes, but this straw did not fall in the storm, but faced it fearlessly: "A true knight would not be so stupid as to send himself to death." ”

"When I swore to be a knight, I was ready to sacrifice. ”

"Hah, what a noble character, it almost makes me laugh out loud. In fact, he did smile, but his smile was cold, and his eyes were solemn: "It turns out that knights are so brainless, they must fight a battle that is completely unnecessary and has no possibility of victory? Is this chivalry? Or is it knightly stupidity?"

"Civilian, I've put up with you for a long time, if you dare to insult a knight again-"

"Insulting a knight?" Hodge interrupted him directly, shaking his head and saying, "No, I'm just making fools see reality." ”

"Keep your eyes open for the facts, stupid donkey. Hodge was rarely angry, and the sudden outburst of emotion made Hughes stunned for a moment, he stretched out his upper hand to hold Hughes's head, turned his gaze in the direction of the camp, and roared: "Look at that, see for yourself, what is the atmosphere in the camp now, three people have died, close to half of the team, and at this time your stupid donkey still refuses to admit that this operation is a complete failure?"

"Don't speak, listen to me. "Listen, I have a way to lure that monster hiding underground to show up, but so what? I, Fink, and Carroll don't have the ability to fight, and the guard is already scared stupid, and he may even be shaking his hand in the face of the giant earthworm, can you count on him?

Hughes muttered in his heart, seeing his wavering appearance, how could Hodge not know what to do, his tone began to slow down, and said in a persuasive tone: "Knights should be heroic, but never reckless, this fight against monsters is not necessary, why bother to fold yourself here?" I understand that you are here for Miss Carroll, but you should think about what will happen to Carroll if you fail, whether it is for the object of your affection or for yourself, you should know what to do. ”

"Carol......" Hughes's eyes grew confused.

"You think she's doing well, and you want to be doing well, and if you can do well together, it wouldn't be great, wouldn't it?" Hodge's whisper in his ear was like a bewildering spell, shattering Hughes's stubbornness little by little.

The silence lasted for a long time.

Hughes stomped his foot hard: "We're going to have a good time!"

Hodge replied, "Yes, you will have a good time. ”

......

Back at the tent with Hughes, Hodge took a deep breath of cold air to clear his mind that he needed to convince the last man.

Unexpectedly, Carol felt something, and took the initiative to stand up and walk over to them, and before Hodge could say the first word, she was the first to speak, looking at Hodge and then at Hughes.

"You want to leave, do you?"

Her voice trembled, like a flower swaying in the wind, ready to wither at any moment.

After hearing her words, Hodge's heart began to feel uneasy, because Carroll's words were obviously biased.

Things tend to go bad when you think of a bad outcome, just as Hughes's already firm belief is shaken: "This- I just want you to live-"

"You promised me!" Carol's trembling voice became more and more obvious, and her voice suddenly rose high and hysterical, "You promised me to find the monster with me, you promised me to kill the monster and give me the loot!"

She turned to Fink to the side again: "Master Fink, you promised to help me too!"

Her eyes began to moisten, and large tears accumulated, and quickly rushed to her cheeks, and her whole eyes became red and swollen, so that everyone couldn't bear to see her so sad: "Doesn't that count, do they?"

Fink sighed in a low voice, and Hughes's reaction was even stronger, blood and qi rushed to his brain, and he knelt down in a standard knightly salute, put the long sword at his waist on the snow in front of him, and said in a deep voice: "Carol, I will never break my promise, in the name of a knight!"

A woman's tears are always the most lethal weapon for men, especially men who have a love for women.

Hodge looked at what was happening in front of him and felt inexplicably ridiculous.

He used Carol to convince Hughes, but was easily overturned and rebuilt by the real Carol himself.

"Trouble—" he muttered in a voice that no one could hear.