1. Castle in the Mountains (1)

Helgen, a small town in the Kingdom of Charleson near the northern border of Baijantin, is located at an altitude of 1,500 meters above sea level, surrounded by mountains and surrounded by large fir-wooded fields and birch trees. Pen~Fun~Ge www.biquge.info A clear stream melts from the ice of the Longji Mountains and passes through the middle of the town, where more than half of the residents live on the glacial cod and the purple lotus planted on the river beach.

Glacier cod is commonly supplied to the nearby large towns and serves as a valuable and rare dish in the special recipes of the high-end taverns and nobles. The Purple Lotus is the favorite herb of the mercenaries and guards, no matter who goes out, they like to put a few handfuls of dried Purple Lotus in their pockets, this herb chews with a hint of sweetness, the refreshing effect is obvious, and it also has the effect of repelling insects, and the most important thing is that it is the main material of the intermediate treatment potion, and it can immediately stop bleeding when chewed and applied to the wound.

Jenn crouched down, picked up a pellet, crushed it and put it under his nose to smell it, looked up and glanced around, and basically determined the whereabouts of his prey. Jenn was young, looking to be in his early sixteens, but he was already a fairly seasoned hunter. The early loss of his parents made him more mature than his peers, and from the age of seven or eight he went into the mountains to hunt with some older hunters.

The northland is cold, and the species of prey are relatively scarce, generally only wild boars, rabbits and rarely seen alpine reindeer, as well as the occasional brown bear and snow leopard, but as long as they do not encounter magical beasts, an old hunter like him will not be in any danger to his life.

Jenn's footsteps were quick, rustling on the frozen soil covered in the taiga, and within a few minutes he caught up with the alpine reindeer that he had coveted for a long time. While the reindeer were tired of running and were gnawing on the tender sprouts on the branches, he bent down, took off the hunting bow from his back, put on a sharpened iron arrow, pulled the bowstring and aimed a little, and was about to shoot at his prey.

Suddenly, there was a terrifying roar in the dense forest not far away, and a huge ice worm rolled up the snow and rubble in the sky, rumbling over it like a bulldozer, and Jenn could even see the cold teeth shining in the ice worm's mouth.

The unfortunate alpine reindeer didn't even have time to escape, so it was swallowed in one bite, and as the mouthparts opened and closed, the sharp teeth brought up a blood-red color, and I saw the flesh and white bones splash, staining the snow around it red, and an adult reindeer quickly disappeared into the mouth of the ice worm. Probably because he hadn't eaten enough, the eight pairs of compound eyes of the ice worm looked around for a while, and then squirmed quickly towards Jenn's hiding place.

Jenn was so frightened that he quickly jumped up and crawled down the mountain, but the ice worm was a high-level demonic beast after all, in addition to its powerful body, it would also release some simple frost magic, and the giant mouth was open, and the snow-white frost mist swept towards him like a storm.

Jenn was hit in the back by the sudden ice mist, screaming and flying far away, hitting the trunk of a fir tree, and the sharp pain from his bloody back made him breathe.

Damn it!

Jenn roared, looking at the ice worms that were getting closer and closer not far away, his heart beat wildly, and he didn't stand up with his hands for a while, he knew that the bones must be broken.

It's a big problem now, that monster will definitely chew itself up and swallow it!

Boom!

The ice worm's mouthparts slammed into the fir with a loud thud, and Jenn pushed the trunk of the tree with all his might, and then crawled behind a rock to catch his breath.

With a few more hisses, the ice worm shook its head and raised its upper body, and its heat-sensitive eyes easily found the dying little hunter hiding behind the stones, twisting its huge body and winding its way there.

When the ice worm's dripping mouth and large toothy mouth reappeared above his head, Jenn stopped struggling, his spine injured and he couldn't run anymore.

Is that just dead here?

A huge fireball approached rapidly from the sky and slammed into the ice worm, the scorching air wave visible to the naked eye blew the thick carapace outside the ice worm into pieces, light blue blood gushed out from the huge wound, the ice worm turned its head, and eight pairs of compound eyes looked at the place where the fireball flew with hatred.

A little girl who looked to be only eight or nine years old was holding a two-person-tall ornate staff, standing with her hands tied, surrounded by six ice shields condensed by the frost element, and her left hand drew a graceful and mysterious arc in the void, and the arcane runes were quickly combined together.

"Secret Law Prison!"

The arcane runes spread out in all directions, forming a circular arcane circle under the feet of the ice worm, the purple light shining from the arcane method swirled rapidly, the ice worm roared and wanted to break out of the aperture, the arcane links around it cut through the carapace and flesh like sharp razors, and the thick layer of chitin could not stop the terrifying power of the arcane circle at all.

Seeing that the ice worm was trapped in the secret law prison, a playful smile rose on the corner of the little girl's mouth, and she raised her staff and placed it flat on her chest, and red flames suddenly burned on her two white and tender hands, and she began to chant obscure incantations loudly.

"Flame obeys my call - Flame Blast!"

The fireball, which was even more terrifying than the one at the beginning, condensed in front of the little girl, gathered larger and larger, and even the ripples emitted by the surrounding heat could be seen, which was an epic powerful killing magic.

The Flame Burst Technique streaked through the air in a scorching trajectory visible to the naked eye, and sped towards the ice worm that had been contained.

Rumble!!!

A small mushroom cloud rises, and a dark pit in the snow-covered ground is enough to illustrate the power of this magic.

"Hey, what's your name, outsider?" asked the little girl, pouting, her wide robe not affecting her movements, as she walked up to the boy and looked at him with her head cocked up proudly.

"I, hiss...... My name is Jenn Philgrus, ahem...... It's a hunter......" Jenn said with some distress, pointing to the hunting bow that had broken into several pieces.

The little girl nodded, looking at the seriously injured hunter with a slightly embarrassed expression.

"The Frost Trail is very dangerous, you dare to break into it before you even reach the third order, you really don't want to live...... Alas, you can't go anyway, I'll take you back, I hope Sister Olivia will let you in, otherwise you will have to be thrown into the black stone abyss to feed those big octopuses. ”

"Oops......"

The little girl picked up Jenn who was lying on the edge of the rock, which surprised him, the little girl was obviously still casting spells frantically just now, how could the strength be so exaggerated, Jenn was more than fifty kilograms, he couldn't imagine being carried by a little girl less than one meter two with one hand and walking like a fly.

The little girl walked quickly, bypassing a few sparse woods, a path appeared in front of the two of them, the gravel paved path winds between the peaks covered with clouds, the more cold it gets, and the vegetation begins to thin out, but the ice shield around the little girl seems to have the function of constant temperature, the outside is full of ice fog, and the inside does not feel cold.

Jenn had just been poured a very astringent green potion, it might have been some kind of healing potion, at least after ten minutes of jolting, he didn't feel very painful except for a faint pain in his back.

"It's here!" the little girl threw Jenn on her back to the side of the road like garbage, glad that the snow was thick enough, otherwise he would have been able to stand it.

"Ahem...... It hurts!" Jenn gasped and struggled to get up, but the sight before him made him grow and his mouth didn't close for a long time.

In the mist, a massive castle loomed behind a rock wall, its pointed top reaching into the sky, and lightning seemed to surround it. The castle is made of cyan stone, and there are a large number of strange creatures carved in relief, and those intricately carved wings and solemn faces will make people feel awe. But when Jenn saw the emblem engraved on the castle's two iron gates, he was relieved.

The two emblems are a pair of hands folded inwards containing a cross, which is often found in monasteries or sanctuaries of the Order of the Light.

"This is the ...... of the Holy Light Sect"

"Shut up, no one will ask you not to talk nonsense after you go in, and if you accidentally disturb others, the consequences will be serious, you know!?" The little girl interrupted him impatiently and kicked him again: "Get up! The Troll Power Potion will soon connect your fragile spine, and you still want me to carry you!?"

Jenn stood up against the cold wall with a look of disbelief, twisted his waist from side to side, and sure enough, although there was a burning pain in his back, there was definitely no big problem with his bones.

"Thank you, Your Excellency!" Jenn made a staggered mage salute, which was nondescript but made the little girl stop being cynical.

"Remember, my name is Phimes, follow me, don't get lost!" the little girl named Philimis walked towards the castle gate with Jenn, and touched the top of her staff on the emblem, the valuable yellow crystal at the top of the staff glowed softly, and the door slowly opened inward with a dull sound of bracket gears opening and closing.

A young woman in a nun's robe stood on the other side of the doorway with her hands folded, looking blankly at the two people who had entered.

"Sister Olivia, he's the hunter who accidentally broke into the Frost Trail, I'm sorry, I brought him back. ”

Femis bent down and bowed, but Jenn looked at the young nun as if she had lost her soul, only to see that she was wearing a moon-white delicate draperium, and the nun's robe, which was extremely well-cut and made of materials, covered the bumpy and concave body, making the bulging and sunken places more conspicuous, and the cute pink toes could be seen through a pair of hollow crystal shoes, but the slender heels behind had a proud sense of distance.

Olivia's brown-black pupils twitched, focusing on the little hunter beside Femis. Then he stepped forward, his long round legs stepping out of a straight line, as if the distance of each small step was measured. With the crisp sound of his heel hitting the stone slab on the ground, he came to Jenn.