"It's closer. "Pannis's toes tapped on the ice, and under the explosion of fighting spirit, the bouncing and pedaling power increased dramatically, and each step would cross a distance of several meters, as fast as the wind. Asker followed him closely, running almost alongside him, and after a few rounds of rotation tracking, Asker regained his strength, so he no longer needed to rotate, but instead acted as two of them. As he took another step, Pannis turned his head to the Sandman Assassin and said, "At this rate, we can catch up today." ”

It was already early in the morning of the third day, and the two of them had been chasing each other for nearly two days and forty-four hours, successfully closing the distance closer and closer. It seems that the half-dead who fled in front of him have discovered the situation behind him, and the speed of escape is getting faster and faster, but this acceleration can only slightly prolong the time of the two chase, and basically nothing can be changed.

"Yes. The taciturn sandman assassin snorted with his nose in reply, ran a few more steps, and finally couldn't help the question in his heart, and asked in a dry voice: "You have broken through the gold, can this road be passed?"

"I don't know. "With the prickly soles of his feet pressed back hard, and the other foot was supported on one leg by his heel, the smooth heel of the boot glided forward unhindered on the ice, gliding forward for some distance without any effort:" But by chance, I broke through from silver to gold, and I feel that I have improved myself a lot, if I can break through to the legend, I can restore my combat power in my heyday, and then what will happen after that, I can't imagine that if I can break through to the demigod for the second time, maybe even in the face of the strongest with undamaged strength, I can fight. ”

"The strongest?" Asker couldn't have known what happened to the expedition group at the Goblin Research Center, so he was still very unfamiliar with the title, but after all, it had taken a long time to accumulate wisdom, and it was easy to understand what Pannis meant: "Divine people?"

"Well, the most powerful group of people among the gods, ordinary gods can only look up to the strongest, and the meaning can be understood as demigods in the fourth age. Pannis explained, "The half-dead we met are not the strongest, but the strongest I have seen. Even if I only have a tenth of my strength left, I must break the seal and get back to my best if I want to fight her. However, the strongest ones should have all died, and the last one who remained in the Yara world also took over the priesthood of Nemesis a few months ago. Return to the Void to build your own kingdom, so you don't have to think about what might happen to the strongest. ”

"Good. Asker replied in the succinct language, and the two figures fell silent, leaping forward on the ice field. When Pannis stopped talking, the ice field remained. There is only the sound of footsteps from the soles of the feet stepping on the ground, and the sound of the whistling wind from time to time, and the wind on the ice field also invisibly brings a lot of trouble to the tracking of the two, because it is a downwind chase, it is almost impossible to rely on the sense of smell to get clues from the wind, which is equivalent to weakening the tracking technique by half, and it is more difficult to find the enemy's traces.

"This way. Asker got on all fours like an animal, sniffed around on the ground for a few seconds, got up and deflected a slight angle, and began to chase with Pannis. After chasing for a few minutes, he suddenly stretched out his hand to Pannis: "Food." ”

In the past three days, the two of them have hardly stopped to eat, nor have they stopped to sleep, but Pannis occasionally takes out food and eats a few bites while running to replenish the necessary energy consumption of the body, as for Asker, the physiological characteristics of the sandmen are different from humans, their need for food is much smaller than that of humans, and they often only eat once a few days. So Pannis didn't care that Asker hadn't eaten along the way. It wasn't until Asker now asked him for food that Pannis was stunned and asked while taking the food, "Did you chase him into the ice field and not prepare enough food?"

"Yes. Asker nodded. After thinking about it, he added: "I don't have time, very little, I'm done eating, and I'm ready to go back." ”

"Oh, you're saying you're done eating, and you're wondering if you should stop following the path you came to get out of the icefield? Otherwise, I'm going to let him go this time, come, here you go. The experience of tacit cooperation allowed Pannis to quickly understand Asker's meaning without thinking about it, keeping his running speed unchanged, handing over the cold bread in his hand, and taking out the kettle that was close to his body under the protection of body temperature and did not freeze, but Asker shook his head and refused to drink, and just took the bread. After taking back the kettle, Pannis said with a headache: "It's a bit troublesome now, I don't know your situation, you bring very little food." It will be at least three more days before we kill him and return to my stronghold, and I'm worried that there won't be enough food. ”

"Then I won't eat it. Asker put down the hand he was holding the bread to his mouth: "I can hold on, but I will be weak." ”

"That's not necessary, at least until you kill him, it's best to be in the best condition, you're hungry and weak, and you don't have the strength to fight. Pannis shook his head, sighed softly, took out a bottle from his backpack with his backhand, and shook it in front of Asker: "Don't worry, I have wine here, the food belongs to you, it's enough for me to use wine to replenish my physical strength, and you don't drink anyway." ”

"Yes. Asker also maintained his running speed, and after a little thought, he bit down the bread in his hand, and the two actions of eating and running did not affect each other at all. After eating the bread in his hand in a few bites, he ate the other pieces handed over by Pannis, and then he shook his body in the run, and his speed was a little faster. It seemed that he was full, and the sandman assassin even became a little more talkative, and actually asked suspiciously: "Adventure, and bring a whole bottle of wine?"

"Well, it was an accident. The smile on Pannis's face was a little reluctant, and he sighed and said, "Actually, this is not my wine, this is Nelly's wine." ”

"Nelly?" Asker's angular, stone-like face actually showed a surprised expression, "Alive?"

"No, it's her relic. Pannis carefully put the bottle back into his backpack and hid it, and said with a wry smile: "A few days ago, I stumbled upon the safe house we built on the ice field before, this is the reserve food we put in the safe house together, I don't want to leave her things to others, so I took it with me, and put some other wine and honey in it in a few days." I wanted to take these bottles back and hide them, but I didn't expect to need to consume a bottle here. But it's okay to use the relics she left behind as food to collect a debt for her, and I think she would be happy if she found out. ”

"I'm sorry. Asker apologized for having to consume Nelly's relics due to his own reasons, but in order to clear up his doubts, he still said the longest passage in three days: "I heard that you have been with the people of Nelly's adventure group for more than a year, and it seems that they pulled you back from despair, and you are now joining their adventure party?"

"Well, it's officially joined. Pannis smiled, lifted the scarf on his face in a quick movement, took a deep breath of cold air, and nodded: "Although I am not completely saved now, but without them, I would not have been able to take the first step on my own, even if it was to repay them, I would not have left them." What's more, seeing them grow up little by little, I always feel like seeing us back then, that feeling is amazing, if you are not the person concerned, you will definitely not be able to understand it. ”

"But, there you are. Asker asked, confused, "How did they grow?"

"So I almost didn't do anything. Pannis smiled and spread his hands: "Except for some experience things, unless I have to, I will only do things that are consistent with the strength I am showing now, and the rest depends on themselves, so that they will not squeeze their growth space, it turns out that it is very effective, they are still growing, whether it is strength or psychology, they are growing." ”

"They agree?" Asker asked, somewhat surprised, "no comment?"

"Of course I agree. Pannis's voice sounded a little touching: "They are some very intelligent girls, although we have not said it explicitly, but they are all very keen to guess my purpose, and none of them have expressed dissatisfaction." After all, before we met, they also went from dangerous adventures to the present step by step, knowing what it takes to grow up, professionals don't need nannies, and only by going all the way on the road full of blood can they become stronger and stronger. So I guess even if I wanted to do more, they wouldn't want to, and that would be irresponsible to them. ”

"Understood. Asker nodded: "Although the way they get along is strange, those people do have the right to be your new companions." ”

"Of course, how could I have joined this party otherwise. Pannis paused and said leisurely: "Even from our point of view, those girls are very respectable people, and in some ways, they are not weaker than you and me. I believe that maybe in a few years or so, there will be four new demigods in the human race, and they have such potential. ”

"Perhaps, I'll wait and see. Asker's pace slowed down, and the two of them slowed down almost at the same time, changing from high-speed running to jogging, as if they had suddenly become not in a hurry at all.

It seems that he knows that it is impossible to run away at this speed, and that running any more will only make his disadvantage more and more obvious. Pannis's eyes narrowed again, and his voice gradually became cold: "So he stopped and prepared to face us head-on, but he was also smart, but unfortunately it was still a little late." ”

"As he wished. The Sandman Assassin and Pannis looked at each other, and lifted the yellow cloak on his hood, the cloak of gravel sank into his body like flowing water, revealing his axe-like face: "Fighting side by side?"

"My pleasure. Pannis bowed like a gentleman and chased after Asker. (To be continued.) )