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It was getting dark, and in the center of the camp, Vivien, who was lying on the ground, had been replaced by a burning fire, and nine people sat around the fire, the light of the fire reflected on everyone's face, and the beating light made the expression on each face look cloudy. No one spoke, and in the small camp, the crackling of firewood was heard from time to time, and all that was heard was the howl of beasts and insects in the distant forest.

The atmosphere in the camp is getting more and more dull, although the three girls of the adventure group are quite rich in adventure experience, but after all, they rarely team up with too many outsiders to complete the task, so they are not very good at dealing with the current situation, the four silver-level mercenaries of the mercenary group, because the composition of the mercenary group is relatively close to the army, and the relationship between superiors and subordinates is more important, and Dora is not good at making the four silver mercenaries stand up to liven up the atmosphere, as for Dora, she has been a little absent-minded, and she doesn't know what she is thinking. And the young guide Elard seemed to stay out of the way, watching the performance of the other nine people coldly, and had no intention of making some changes.

And all this is only because during dinner, the night owl who is on guard suddenly sends a warning signal, saying that a figure has been spotted. But when everyone searched the surrounding area, they found no sign of human existence at all. But Pannis, still uneasy, let the rest of the people go back to eat while he disappeared into the twilight.

According to Elard, the real journey to the forest can only begin when you enter the dense forest 100 meters ahead. And now, before it officially began, the mission has been overshadowed by the appearance of a mysterious figure.

Feeling the increasingly oppressive atmosphere, Catherine finally couldn't help but break the silence: "Dora, what have you been thinking?

"I'm thinking about possibilities. Under pressure, Dora also put away her usual informality, and said very seriously: "It is impossible for the news from my side to be leaked, and if that figure really exists, it cannot be an adventurer passing by, after all, hiding and probing is an obvious sign of hostility." So I'm thinking about who the other person might be. ”

"Is there a result?" asked Catherine tentatively.

"Nope. Dora, who had been sitting next to Catherine, shook her head dryly: "I need something, maybe I can come up with it that way." ”

"What is needed?" asked Catherine.

Dora looked at Catherine seriously, and suddenly plunged into Catherine's arms, put her hands around Catherine's waist, buried her face in her chest, and said vaguely: "I need the arms of my senior sister to bring me inspiration." ”

"Get out of here!" Catherine's roar resounded through the forest, causing countless beasts and monsters to wake up from their slumber and shiver in their nests. Dora screamed, was kicked off, arced through the air, and slammed into the low bushes in the woods.

"Tsk. The returning Pannis happened to see Dora flying in his direction, and the hand that originally wanted to pick up people naturally retracted after seeing who was flying, looked up at the sky, and let Dora fly past him as if he didn't see anything, and walked back to the camp leisurely: "I'm back." ”

"Hey, you bastard. Dora, whose brown hair was covered with dead leaves, crawled out of the bushes with great difficulty, angrily accused, "You obviously saw it, you deliberately retracted your hand." ”

"I don't understand what you're saying. Pannis turned around and spread his hands innocently: "Also, why did you run outside the camp, it's very dangerous, come back quickly." ”

"I see. Dora said indignantly: "You are envious and jealous of me, and you deliberately didn't save me and wanted me to fall to my death, it must be like this." ”

"What are you talking about? Pannis sneered, "Why should I envy you and be jealous of you." ”

"Because I can bury my chest in my senior sister and you don't dare. Dora crossed her hips with one hand, pointed at Pannis, and said, "You're a coward." ”

"I don't dare? Are you kidding?" Pennis sneered, "I'll make one right now for you to see." ”

"You bury it, you bury it. Dora glared at Pannis with disdain: "You will use your mouth to say, are you still a man?"

"Bury your chest, bury your chest. As soon as Pannis turned and opened his arms, before he could do anything, he saw the corners of Catherine's trembling mouth and a fist growing larger and larger.

There was another terrible scream, and the animals hiding in the forest trembled even more. However, after seeing two trapeze performances in a row, the oppressive atmosphere in the camp magically disappeared, and everyone looked at the gloating Dora and the Pannis with a big dark circle on their faces with a smile, only Lina still spit out a sentence with an indifferent face: "You deserve it." ”

"What about the results of the scouting. Catherine sat on a dead log by the fire with her hands folded on her chest, her face still puffing.

"There are indeed people. Pannis begged for a long time before Vivien made him a few pieces of ice with a look of disdain, and at this time he replied while applying an ice pack to his eyes: "He should have stood nine hundred meters away." Night Stalker, you are really powerful, worthy of the title of Night Stalker, you can actually find a hidden target 900 meters away in the twilight. ”

The night owl with an honest face and no different from an ordinary middle-aged peasant uncle was drinking water, and when he heard Pannis's praise, he just wanted to show his modesty, but when he looked up, he saw a big bruise on Pannis's serious face, which made him really laugh, and a mouthful of water sprayed into the fire, choking and coughing.

"Ahem. Catherine also forced a smile, and coughed a little embarrassedly: "That, Pannis, is the situation confirmed?"

"Sure. Pannis rubbed his eyes and replied, "Although he has covered everything up, the only thing he has forgotten to hide is his own smell." I smelled the human body in that location, and I couldn't be wrong. ”

"Good. Catherine nodded, "Anyway, at least we confirmed that someone was watching us just now." Dora, do you have anything in mind?"

"Two possibilities. Dora rubbed her buttocks, which was hurt just now, and said with an aggrieved face: "I'll just say that Senior Sister's warm embrace can give me inspiration, okay, I'll get down to business, put down the sword." The first possibility is that the employer sent to keep an eye on the progress of the task, which is very likely. ”

Lina nodded and said lightly, "Second." ”

Catherine couldn't stand it anymore and knocked Lina on the head: "I said, it's been more than three days since you looked like this, why haven't you changed it?" ”

"Time. Lina didn't protest either, as if Catherine had knocked someone else, and looked at Catherine and replied.

Catherine scratched her head in annoyance and guessed, "You mean, you don't have enough time these days for you to read?"

Lina didn't even say a word, and nodded directly in affirmation.

"Alas. Catherine sighed, "How long will it take?"

"It's coming. ”

"Give me the exact time. Catherine looked helplessly at Lina, who was expressionless, then at Vivian, who had been sitting on the side after eating, doing nothing, not saying anything, writing and drawing on the ground, and constantly chanting words in her mouth, and finally at Pannis, who was peeking at Dora's thigh with a bruise, and felt that she was on the verge of collapse.

"Tomorrow. Lina tilted her head and thought about it and replied, but finally reluctantly added a tail: "Let's go." ”

Catherine knocked on Lina's head again in distress, turned to Dora and said, "The second one is likely to be a scout sent by the other party because the news has leaked?"

"It's more troublesome than that. Dora frowned and said, "The second one may indeed be leaked, but I'm afraid it's not the scouts who came out of the thieves, but the people behind them." If that's the case, then I'm afraid our trip won't go well. ”

"Not necessarily. Pannis touched his chin and smiled: "We're afraid that they will hide and stay motionless now, so it will be very difficult to find them." If it is really the mastermind behind the other party, and he notifies the other party, the other party is likely to choose to move the camp in a panic. As long as they move, the team of hundreds of people will always leave a large number of traces, as obvious as standing in front of us and shouting that I am here. Therefore, it may not be smooth because of this. ”

"But what if he manages to get in our way?" Dora asked.

"Hehe, dear junior. Catherine chuckled and said, "Have you exhausted all your courage after a few years of mercenary life?

"Knight. Dora laughed too, first with a self-deprecating laugh, and then with a smile that slowly turned to pride.

"Knight. Catherine said the same thing, and the hands of the female knights clasped tightly in the air.

"Never be afraid. The voices of the two maiden knights sounded at the same time, and the crisp voice of the declaration carried the courage and glory of moving forward, obviously without any momentum, but it was enough to move the onlookers.

"Also, dear junior. Catherine had a strange smile on her face: "If you still want to use your legs to go into the forest tomorrow, you'd better take care of your hands, don't you say?"

"Haha, haha. Dora once again hid the hand that had been sneaking into Catherine's chest, and looked up at the sky with a dry smile.

"It's time to start. Elad, the guide who had been watching all the time, suddenly said without a clue.

"yes, it's about to begin. Pannis sat cross-legged on the ground, chin in his hand facing the dense forest in the distance.

"What?" Catherine asked, "Is something going to happen?"

"Look. Pannis pointed to the forest in the distance.

At night, the staggered canopy covered the sky, and the jungle was pitch black, except for the light of the fire where everyone was sitting, and beyond the firelight was darkness, and the real forest in the distance could not be seen at all. But, with Pannis's finger, a little light began to light up in the darkness. There were more and more points of light, more and more dense, and finally they were connected, and the soft light illuminated the dense forest in the distance, making the dense forest like a twinkling star, as bright as day.

"The glowing is the glitter vine, a vine that grows at the very bottom of the tree and can only grow within the confines of the glitter forest, and dies once transplanted. "Because of the dense forest canopy, which blocks out the light, it is difficult to see from the outside, so such wonders can only be seen from the edge of the forest or from within," Pannis explains. ”

"It's beautiful. Vivien, who had been distracted, was also attracted to attention at this time, and couldn't help but exclaim: "Is this the origin of the name Flash Forest?"

"Yes, the Flash Forest. Pannis nodded, "Twinkling lights in the forest." ”