Chapter 18: The Crisis Is Not Far Away

"Thank you for your help. Richie said as he stirred up the campfire.

"If you want to say thank you, thank you Ciris, she's the one who took you in. Alan said nonchalantly.

Richie laughed and did not respond to this paragraph, although Allen's behavior that he couldn't hide was because he was wary of them, but there is no trust for no reason in this world, and it is undoubtedly just a child's fantasy to hope that everyone can trust and treat themselves kindly. Eren didn't stop Hylise from taking them in, and that was the greatest kindness he could show when he was concerned about his own safety.

"They're not going to stop there. Richie laughed, but his thin face shone in the light of the flames.

"If the pastor recovers tomorrow and treats them, won't it be fine, plus the two of us can always find a way. Alan said.

"Impossible. Richie gave Alan a strange look.

"Rowling is a third-order priest, and the primary healing techniques she uses can only speed up wound recovery, and can only be effective for external injuries like Roland's, but for fractures and coma, the effect can only be said to be better than nothing. And what we met tonight was just because the speed was relatively fast, so we caught up with a few people first, and the real number of their team was not only those we saw tonight, there were no hundreds, there were still more than a dozen people, among which the proportion of occupations was balanced, and there were not a few third-order powerhouses. Mark clenched his fists, if the team was in full bloom, how could he be afraid of the kind of motley adventurers who wanted to win by quantity.

"Anyway, they've been scared off tonight, and it will probably take a while to come back. Alan was silent for a moment, not seeming to expect things to turn so bad.

"Confirm our numbers and wait for their team to arrive, and the day after tomorrow should be here at the latest. After saying that, Richie also fell silent, the huge difference in combat power made Mark feel a little powerless, if it was his own, it would be fine, the big deal was death, but the question was how his comrades would be treated.

Alan muttered a few words.

"What did you say?" Mark looked at Allen, who just shook his head.

"I'll swap again in the middle of the night. With that, Alan went into the tent.

Mark sighed again and looked at the starry sky with some nostalgia, people are so strange, some things feel nothing when they are alive, but knowing that they may soon meet death will be especially missed, such a beautiful night scene may never be seen again.

A sharp pain struck, and his consciousness went from hazy to clear, and his mind naturally recalled the scene in front of his closed eyes.

"Not good!" barely holding herself up, the sudden intense pain in her broken arm made Lilith's forehead break out in a cold sweat, but the scene that scared her even more did not appear. I saw that I was in a dilapidated tent, and next to me lay a petite girl with red hair, her body rising and falling with her breathing.

"Safety... Lilith wondered, the group of people last night shouldn't have let themselves go so easily, even if they escaped temporarily, they couldn't have set up a tent to sleep with such fanfare... And...

Lilith stretched her body a little and checked the wound, the part of the broken arm was clamped and tied up by two branches, if you don't move, there won't be much pain, some of the wounds that are not deep have healed, and most of the deeper wounds have scabbed, and her own wounds have obviously been taken care of, otherwise even if the knight is stronger, it won't get better so quickly, Rowling's stupid kid can do this?

Suddenly, a blue-haired head poked in.

"Lilith, you're awake, are you alright?" a tall figure scurried in like a rabbit, looking at him worriedly.

"It's okay, thanks to your care. What about the others?" Lilith laughed, touching Rowling's head with her hand, and Rowling tilted her head slightly to reveal a comfortable expression.

"Vera is unconscious, but her face is much better than last night, Mark is not seriously injured, Roland's wound has stopped bleeding last night, I just helped him let go of the treatment, it should be fine. Rowling curled her slender hand.

"And here it is...? Lilith asked, this camp obviously wouldn't have been set up by Rowling, not to mention whether she had time to do it while being hunted down. All the packages had been lost in the way of escaping, and there was no way to build a tent, let alone a quilt or something.

"This is Mr. Allen and Miss Hillis's camp, they kindly took us in, and even fought off those people with Richie..."

"Goo. Suddenly, there was a smell of barbecue outside the camp, and Lilith, who had just healed from her injuries and was in need of food to replenish her strength, was immediately seduced by the aroma and let out an honest wail, and Lilith's face immediately turned red.

"Hehe, we're preparing breakfast, Lilith, come out if you're ready." Rowling struggled to muster herself and laughed, then sprang out of the tent.

"Reckless—" Lilith laughed too, but Rowling's expression had given her some bad premonitions.

By the campfire, Hylis flipped over the meat skewers like a beautiful elf, and was busy trying the broth at once. Alan was thinking about something with the crossbow he had assembled last night, and every now and then he looked at Cyris and smiled. Richie didn't know where he had gone, maybe he was scouting outside, and Roland was wearing a somewhat tattered armor and wielding a long sword, as if he wanted to recover as soon as possible.

"The healing technique is still very good, you will be back in shape so quickly. Alan shook his head and lowered his crossbow and said to Roland with a smile.

"The healing technique is just to speed up my recovery, and thanks to you for helping me stop the bleeding last night, I might not have survived last night. Roland thanked him sincerely.

"I didn't help much. Alan said with a smile, his family knows his own affairs, and his own handling is better than nothing at most, after all, there is no medicine, and he is not a professional doctor. If it was a person in a previous life, he would have lost too much blood from so many wounds, and even if he was fine, wound infection and the like could easily take a person's life. Like this, if the abdomen is pierced, you can move freely the next day, and the concussion patient actually improved significantly after one night, and it is obvious that the people of this world are much higher in physical fitness than in their previous lives, especially the melee professionals can be said to be exaggerated.

"No one helped much. Rowling's cheerful voice came from behind.

"How are they?" said Roland, putting down his sword, wiping his sweat and reaching out as if to rub Rowling's head.

"Lilith is awake, and Rowling is much better. Rowling replied as she flashed Roland's big hand.

"Really... That's—" Before Roland could finish his sentence, he saw Lilith open the tent and walk out.

I saw Lilith wearing a set of wiped lion armor, her broken right hand was hung from her chest with a cloth, and her blonde hair was slightly dull because it was not tied, but her face was still white and delicate after grooming, revealing the seductive vitality of a girl, like the morning dew of a rose. Although the whole is a little embarrassed, the straight standing posture and serious eyes still exude a lion-like temperament, which is easy for people to ignore, but they can't help but be shocked by this person's momentum.

"You're Alan, I'm Lilith Lane, a third-order kingdom knight, and I'm grateful to you for saving us. Lilith easily found the two strangers in the camp, and hesitated a little when she saw that they were fourteen or fifteen years old, but she walked straight forward and performed the standard knightly salute despite the sharp pain in her arm.

Alan looked at Cialys helplessly, only to see Cialys smiling and shaking her head.

"You better not move, and watch out for the wound to worsen. Alan looked at the knight who was forced to endure severe pain and put on his armor and salute, his expression showed a little helplessness, obviously not very good at dealing with this type of person.

"Etiquette is the foundation of knighthood, and even if I, Lilith, die today, I will never violate any knightly etiquette because of this. Lilith said.

"Okay, let's dine first..." Alan showed a headache expression, and Siris seemed happy to see Alan eat deflated, giggling on the side.

Everyone came to the campfire, the swordsman munched on the skewers, Rowling served everyone while taking a sip of the soup, and Lilith sat upright, eating bite by bite. While eating, Roland explained the current situation to Lilith, and Lilith frowned as she listened, and seemed to understand the current predicament faced by the team.

"So... Although it's a bit rude to ask like this, shouldn't Lord Allen and Lord Hillis consider leaving on their own, if it's just the two of you, you should be able to escape with the ability of the magician, after all, their goal is us, even if they chase you, they won't chase you too far. Lilith wiped her mouth and said earnestly to Alan and Cialis.

Immediately, the entire camp fell silent.

"You don't have to bear any burden because of this, after all, we brought the trouble, and you have no responsibility or obligation to continue to help us. As for the great kindness that takes care of us, if we can get out, we will repay it. Lilith continued, ignoring Rowling, who was glaring at her, and Roland, who was frowning slightly.

"I never thought I was obligated to help you. Alan said with a calm expression.

This statement surprised both Roland and Rowling, and Lilith still had a poker face and did not say anything.

"I help you only because I want to help you. Alan looked into Lilith's eyes and said seriously.

"Why, we didn't know each other before, and even you don't know if we're good or bad. Lilith said suspiciously, she really didn't understand, if it was a kingdom knight like her who was on a mission to help people, or a city defense army who was on a mission to help people, these two people in front of her had no need to risk their lives to help themselves, if it was a moment of kindness, then now that she had clearly told them, I hope they don't force themselves to help us, why do you still insist?

"Because I like your team and think you're a good guy, does the rest of the reason matter. Alan chuckled, thinking that the woman in front of him was too serious. Things are always very simple for him, helping the people he likes, eliminating those who hinder him, things are often very simple. If you want to do things purely according to interests, then I will stop Cialis last night and drive them out of the camp.

"Bang bang. Ratch was heard clapping from the forest, and Richie walked out of the forest.

"Well, do what you want to do, a big man should act like this, always worry about the east and west before acting, and in the end he will only be unable to do anything. Richie said, saying hello to Lilith and striding down, grabbing a bowl of soup and gurgling it under Lilith's frowning gaze.

"That doesn't sound like a thief's words. Alan said with a smile.

"Then you don't know a few thieves. Richie replied with a smile.

"How's it going? Roland asked in a low voice, and everyone pricked up their ears to listen, everyone knew that Richie had gone out to investigate very early.

"It's not great... The way out is watched, so even if Allen wants to run, there is little chance. And there are a lot more of them than last night, and it is estimated that they will be able to assemble tonight, maybe they will call tomorrow morning. Richie said with a deep groan.

There was a moment of silence.

"I have a solution. Allen, who had always been calm, said, and everyone's eyes immediately focused on him.