"Not necessarily~" After carefully inspecting the ground, Elena shook her head and said, "I'm afraid this time it's not that simple." Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info"

"Huh!?" The boy took a breath and raised his voice unconsciously, "Really, it's really someone—"

"Don't be afraid, it's not a sure thing." She put her hand on the boy's shoulder, and suddenly felt that the action was familiar, and she chuckled.

"The soil is still fresh, probably from the day before." Elena slowed down her voice, pondering the appropriate way to say, "There is no trace of backfilling, but there is too little earth that has been dug up. Also, unlike the use of tools such as shovels, this ......"

"I'm just making a bold guess~" She tried to make her tone more relaxed, but found it difficult to do, "Maybe, Uncle Hank...... It crawled out on its own. ”

"Y-What do you say!" The boy jumped to his feet, "You can't talk nonsense! He suddenly came to his senses and raised his hand to cover his mouth, "...... Hug, sorry, Miss Elena, I'm ......."

"It's alright, Glock." Elena soothed the boy, "I didn't say anything, the soil here contains strange powers, some like the divine power of the Lord of Light...... But something was wrong. She looked down at the ground nearby, but couldn't see anything out of the ordinary, "Glock, with your eyes, can you find any traces left by others?" ”

"If it was a day or two ago, with my professional hunter skills, it would definitely be fine!" The boy patted his chest and replied confidently.

He half-crouched down, moving slowly, carefully examining every inch of the ground, and occasionally tapping his nose to the ground, as if trying to sniff out something. After a while, he looked up, a look of confusion and disbelief on his face.

"Except ...... In addition to us, there were two others. The boy stammered a little, "One of them, probably a woman, is about the same as you...... Or a little shorter, from that side—" the boy pointed to the north and then to the east, "and went here." ”

Elena nodded, motioning for him to continue.

"Another ...... It's a grown-up, grown-up man. The boy shuddered and raised his hand to the south, "I can't find any trace of the time I came...... But he—he went that way and left. His voice was fearful, "I—I can smell the corpse...... Could it be that Hank, he really ......"

Is that really the case—Elena shook her head slightly, remembering what the silver-haired woman had happened to mention about the resurrection of the Lord of Heaven. I don't know if he's turned into a mindless zombie or something. But if he still has memories of his life, why not return to the tribe on the east side and run south alone?

A flash of alarm flashed through her mind, and she picked up Glock, who was still still not fully composed, and asked another question.

"Don't panic just yet." The girl whispered, "Do you know how Uncle Hank died?" ”

The boy nodded.

"Yes...... He got into an argument with the people of the Stag tribe to the south, and then he was stabbed in the chest......" Glock pointed to the location of the heart, "and before he could return to the tribe, he died." ”

"In that case, it's obvious what he might be doing." Elena patted the dirt off her body, "How far is this from the Stag Tribe?" ”

"Probably...... If you walk quickly, you can reach it in a day's time. ”

"Then let's go now." The girl made a decision without hesitation, "It's probably too late to catch up with him, let's follow the road from here to the Stag Tribe, and maybe we can meet him who is returning to the tribe." She grabbed the boy's hand, "I'll leave it to you to lead the way, Glock~"

The boy turned his face and hummed softly.

……

It was already dusk when the two set off, and they had only advanced for more than an hour, and night fell.

As a nun of the Lord of Light, Elena is clearly familiar with lighting spells. Four glowing runes were scattered around her more than a dozen meters away, illuminating the way forward while still keeping her and the boy hidden in the night.

This was a trick given to her by Hylancia, not only to prevent sneak attacks from a distance, but also to create the illusion of a large group of people - although in the endless wasteland, it really didn't work very well.

Autumn in the wilderness is still hot during the day, but bitterly cold at night. Elena felt the palm of her hand tremble slightly, so she stopped and applied a magic spell to the boy.

"It's amazing, it's warming up all of a sudden!" The boy was amazed, apparently experiencing this effect for the first time, "Is this the power of the gods?" ”

"That's right, and ah, the Lord of Light will protect all good children~" Elena said happily, "I'll teach you how to pray when I have time, and you can use some simple magic techniques." ”

The two moved on. The occasional whining sound could be heard in the middle of the night in the wasteland, whether it was the howling of the wind across the plains or the night howl of some wild beast. The starlight was mostly obscured by the flying sand, and only the brightest stars, and the 'Tess', who had turned into an arc again, could barely poke their heads out.

Halfway through, they were confronted by a group of grown Thatch males, headed in the direction of Groter's Night Stalker tribe. The girl tried to ask them about Old Hank, but received a brutal negative answer.

"We have an important mission! Get out of the way! Got it! A man with white oil paint on his face and what looked like a guard pushed her aside. The whole team walked past the two of them quickly, not even looking at them at all.

"That's ...... The banner of the Frostwolf Clan, the most powerful clan in the region! The boy waited until the messengers were completely gone, and then whispered, "What do they want to do to our tribe!" Miss Elena, your magic ...... Is there a way to get this message across to my people! ”

"Don't panic." Elena shook the boy's hand hard. She hadn't visited the Frostwolf tribe before—powerful tribes like that usually didn't need her help, and could be more dangerous. Therefore, she also didn't know what the other party had in mind, "Their team is less than ten people, and it is impossible to do anything to your clan." Maybe they ...... It's just going to deliver a message, right? ”

"I hope so......," muttered the boy, apparently not yet fully settled. He didn't say anything more, just silently quickened his pace.

Elena understood what he was thinking, and tried to keep up, even if it was a little faster for her.

The two of them walked forward without a word, until a terrible roar was heard, mixed with the cold wind of the night.

"You-who are you!" The roar was a little panicked, a little hoarse, and it sounded like that of an old man, "What the hell are you trying to do!" ”