"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 side by side with him, and after a few rounds of rotation tracking, Asker regained his body, so that he no longer needed to rotate, but instead acted in pairs. 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, this road can 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 also fight. ”

Asker, the "Mighty", 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 strongest group of people among the gods, ordinary gods can only look up to the strongest. The meaning can be understood as a demigod in the creatures of the Quaternary Age. Pannis explained, "The half-dead we met are not the strongest, and the strongest I have seen, even if they are only one-tenth of their strength, I must break the seal and restore them to their best if I want to fight her." However, the strongest should have all died, and the last one who still survived in the Zài Yala world also took over the priesthood of the goddess of revenge a few months ago and returned to the void to build his own kingdom, so you don't have to think about the problem of possibly facing 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. All that remains on the ice field is 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 tailwind 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 a small half, and it is more difficult to find the traces of the enemy.

"This way. Asker fell on all fours like an animal, lying on the ground and sniffing around for a few seconds. Got up and deflected a small angle, and started chasing with Pannis, chasing for a few minutes, and suddenly stretched out his hand to Pannis: "Food." ”

Three days. The two barely stopped to eat, nor did they stop to sleep, except that Pannis occasionally took out food and ate a few bites while running to replenish the body's necessary energy expenditure. As for Asker, the Sand people have different physiological characteristics than humans, and their need for food is much smaller than that of humans. They tend to eat only once in a few days, so Pannis doesn't care if Aske doesn't eat 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, thought for a moment and added, "No time, very little, I'm done eating, I'm ready to go back." ”

"Oh, you're saying he's finished eating, and I'm thinking about whether to stop following the path and leave the icefield, but I'm glad I came, otherwise I'd have 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 talked a little more, and actually asked suspiciously: "Adventure, 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 face like a stone statue actually showed a surprised expression: "It's 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 the reason why he had to consume Nelly's relics, but in order to understand the doubts in Happy, 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, it seems that they pulled you back from despair, and you are now joining their adventure group"

"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 matters, unless I have to, I will only do things that are in line with the strength of the current appearance, 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," Aske 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 step by step to the present, knowing what kind of price it takes to grow, professionals don't need nannies, only 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 more 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 Pannisy looked at each other, and lifted the yellow cloak from the 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

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