As if awakened from a nightmare, Al opened his eyes, and his whole body bounced off the ground like a spring.

Gripping the short bow in his hand, he drew the arrow from the quiver behind his back, pulled the bowstring full, and pointed it in the direction of the small altar.

However, it was at this time that Al saw the lifeless body lying on the small altar.

The soul is separated from the body, and the fire demon body has completely dissipated its vitality without the maintenance of soul power.

Al was puzzled, all he remembered was that the fire demon's soul had invaded his body and was constantly attacking him.

And the aftermath, in Al's memory, was intermittent, as if seeing flowers in a fog was not real.

He only knew that the final result was that he in turn devoured the soul of the fire demon and obtained the soul power of the fire demon.

Unbeknownst to Al, though, his soul, which was already far beyond the ordinary, had grown even larger.

Despite the fact that his mental power and qualifications as a wizard have not made great progress.

However, the soul qualification has been greatly increased, from the second-level soul qualification to the first-level terrifying situation.

Of course, at this stage, soul power is not so obviously helpful to El, and this is all for another time.

After calming down, Al knew that it was just a corpse lying on the altar at this time.

If it is in the outside world, the corpse of the demon will contaminate the environment and animals, producing a plague.

However, in this small, independent space, there is no problem at all.

Naturally, Al didn't think much about it anymore, he directly took the [Spirit Avoidance Crystal] that fell on the ground in his hand and put it in his arms.

Then, stepping forward, he put some parchment paper and a crystal ball from the table next to the small altar into the backpack behind his waist.

Without looking back, he directly touched the entrance and exit of this small space with his spiritual power, and disappeared into this space.

As before, it was as if someone was pulling Al's wrist and being pulled out of this space.

When Al broke away from the slightly dizzy feeling, he found himself on the third floor of the Snake Forest Mansion again.

Although the smell of sulfur, which was as strong as in that small space, almost dissipated.

But the cold aura that belonged to the spirit body was once again around Al's side.

Feeling this cold feeling, Al took the [Spirit Retreat Crystal] out of his arms and held it in his hand.

Suddenly, most of the cold aura that belonged to the spirit body dissipated in an instant, and it no longer had an effect on El.

Taking a deep breath, for the first time since entering the Snake Forest Mansion, Al felt that he had the possibility of living.

Looking to the left and right of the hallway, Al walked in the direction he had come.

When El left the third floor of the Snake Forest Mansion, a cold aura several times that was several times larger than the third floor immediately enveloped him.

Even in the shadows, there were some vaguely translucent shadows that pounced towards the El.

However, at this moment, under the influence of these spirits, the [Spirit Avoiding Crystal] in El's hand shimmered.

A thin white mask enveloped the El, blocking out the cold aura.

Even those shadowy translucent shadows, after hitting the white light mask, let out a seemingly non-existent scream and dissipated without a trace.

Feeling the warm feeling of returning to his body, Al calmed down slightly, and tightly grasped the [Spirit Avoiding Crystal] and walked down.

Looking at the white paper figures surrounding the staircase on the second floor, they wanted to get closer, but they had to retreat.

El took a step and ran in the direction where Old Gun had separated from Lancer and the others.

Everywhere Al passed, the white paper figures scattered in both directions.

Although the white paper figures kept roaring, they didn't dare to take a step forward.

With the protection of the [Soul Retreat Crystal], the previous situation in the corridor that seemed to stretch the space did not reappear.

Instead, Al soon came to a large wooden gate.

By this time, the two wooden gates, which had already rotted a little, had been opened, and shadowy light shot out of them.

Also, Al could faintly hear roars and roars from it.

Obviously, Lancer and the others, who were separated from El Eyre, were engaged in a fierce battle behind the door.

If it was only Lancer and the others, Al would probably leave the Snake Forest Mansion directly and leave on his own.

However, at the beginning of his journey into this world, Al received great help from the old gun.

Otherwise, Al would not have been able to become a qualified hunter so quickly, and still be able to save some money while making ends meet.

Besides, the old gun's help to Al is much more than that.

Therefore, Al can ignore the life and death of Lancer and others, but he definitely can't ignore the life and death of the old gun.

Even if the old gun is dead, at least bring back the hunting bow that the old gun has with him and give it to his son.

It's the same as when Old Gun's father was badly wounded by the claws of a ferocious bear and passed the hunting bow to Old Gun before he was dying.

Putting the [Soul Retreat Crystal] in his hand, Al cautiously passed through the door and came to the huge hall behind the door.

As far as the eye can see, Lancer and the bearded Dylan work together to hunt down a snake man covered in dark green scales.

Obviously, this snake man covered in dark green scales is exactly the target of Lancer and the others, the snake demon, a high-level wizard apprentice!

Glancing at the three men fighting together, Al hurriedly looked around, looking for the location of the old gun.

However, Al didn't see where the old gun was, but he saw the fanatic Kasa.

The tall and strong-looking Kasa was now like a rag doll.

His body was covered with fist-sized holes of blood, and the blood had long since dried up, converging into puddles of blood beneath Casa's pale corpse.

I don't know if it was because Casa died early, or because of the dim environment.

The puddle of blood under Casa's corpse emitted a disgusting black, contrasting with Casa's pale corpse.

Casa's death caused a bad feeling to rise in Al's heart.

After a quick glance around, Al finally saw the familiar figure.

The old gun was lying with the slightly emaciated Flor at this time.

Looking at the wounds on the two of them, it was obvious that they had also been extremely injured.

Especially the old guns, which are covered with traces of snake bites.

The bruised complexion was obviously poisoned by snakes.

Three steps and two steps, Al rushed directly to the old gun's side and crouched down.

Take out the medicine to relieve snake venom from the backpack behind your waist and directly help the old gun to take it.

However, both in terms of quantity and quality, the snake venom in the old guns is far beyond normal levels.

The untargeted antidote to Al was only able to alleviate the toxin.

"Damn, old gun, what the hell is wrong with you, old gun, can you hear me?"

While inspecting the old gun's injuries, Al shouted at the old gun.

Maybe the antidote that Al fed to the old gun had had an effect.

Or maybe it was El's shouts that woke the old gun out of his stupor.

The old gun, whose face was slightly bruised, slowly opened his eyes.

He looked at Al who was crouching beside him and smiled reassuringly.

"It's okay, it's okay, El you're fine, that's good, that's good. ”

The old gun's voice was faint, but after becoming a wizard's apprentice, Al's five senses were somewhat enhanced.

So he could hear what the old gun said to him very clearly.

"Old gun, it's good if you wake up, I'll take you out now, get out of here, and return to Linshan Town.

I remember, old Howard owes you a good bottle of rum, and I'll get you over for you, you ......."

Before he finished speaking, the old gun slowly shook his head.

Then he said word by word, "Al, you listen to me."

I've been hit by at least five different snake venoms and there's no way to save me.

I'm so happy to see you before I die.

When I die, you bring back my hunting bow and give it to Garon.

In the future, please help me take care of Garon more, he is not so smart, and he needs to be guided by smart people.

You...... Can you promise me?"

Looking at the old gun, whose breath was getting weaker and weaker, Al knew that the old gun might not be able to hold up.

Sighing, under the old gun's almost pleading gaze, Al nodded solemnly at the old gun.

Seeing that Al had promised him, a relaxed smile appeared on the old gun's face.

Immediately, his eyes slowly closed, with a smile on the corner of his mouth, he slept permanently in this strange Snake Forest Mansion.

Seeing that the old gun had swallowed his breath, Al endured the grief in his heart, picked up the old gun's hunting bow, and carried it on his back.

At that moment, a figure flew upside down from behind El.

The figure brushed past Al and landed heavily on the wall.

Al could clearly see that the man flying upside down from behind him was none other than the bearded Dylan who had hired him.

At this time, Dylan had a fist-sized charred black scar on his chest, and a large amount of blood spilled from it.

Seeing that Dylan was so injured, Al hurriedly rushed forward and took out a ball of herbs from the backpack behind his waist.

Regardless of the amount, Al stuffed the herbs into his mouth and chewed them heavily.

Then he spat on his hand and pasted it directly on the wound on Dylan's chest.

I have to say that Linshan Town, as a town rich in medicinal materials in the Holy Sword Empire, does have some good medicines.

These herbs, which were chewed up by Al, helped Dylan stop the bleeding and saved his life.

Otherwise, even if the injury is not fatal, it will make Dylan bleed to death.

Glancing at the unconscious Dylan, Al turned to look at Lancer and the Serpent Demon, who were still fighting.

This hall, like the small space that El was in before, had the effect of insulating spirits.

Al, who has become a low-level wizard apprentice, can clearly feel it.

So he put his mind at ease and let the unconscious Dylan rest against the wall.

He clutched the short bow in his hand and walked towards the place where Lancer and the snake demon were fighting.