Chapter 214: The Place of Bones
"Oops!" Murphy, who was hit by the little owl's sharp claws, stepped back in surprise, and Catherine, who was startled, looked at him in a daze, only to see the little furball flapping its wings and landing on her shoulder.
"Skinny mice are not allowed to kiss stupid girls!" Lilith raised her neck and yelled at Murphy, Catherine heard her shout, remembered the scene just now and couldn't help but blush, only to hear Lilith continue to ask: "Stupid girl, did he bully you!"
"No, he didn't!" Catherine quickly shook her head.
"You're crying, he must have bullied you!" Little Furball spread his little wings and stared at Murphy covering his face menacingly, and shouted, "Don't be afraid, I'll help you teach him a lesson!"
"No, Lilith, he's not bullying me, he's comforting me, it's okay, it's all right. Catherine held the little furball in both hands, brought her in front of her and kissed her, and whispered softly.
"Hmph, who dares to bully the stupid girl, I can't spare him!" Lilith said as she turned into a little Lori in the red light and put her arms around Catherine's neck.
Catherine held Lilith in her arms, watching her wipe the tears from her face with her little hands, her two big eyes looked at her with concern, a cold heart felt warm, she peeked at Murphy, the adventurer looked at them with annoyance and helplessness, saw her look at herself, and smiled casually.
"Have you had lunch?" Catherine asked Lilith as she smiled at Murphy.
"I just stole a little bit from Grand Master and Sister Yu, but I haven't eaten enough. Little Lori touched her little belly and said.
"Then let's go to dinner together. Catherine turned back to Murphy, who nodded yes, and the three of them left together for the Knights' station.
As they approached the entrance of the cave where the knights and priests were stationed, they saw from afar that the knights were roasting venison by the campfire, a pile of deer bones was thrown aside, and a deer was roasted in oil on the bonfire, and a rich aroma wafted into their noses.
"It smells so good!" exclaimed Lilith, drooling.
"Where did they get so many deer?" said Catherine, curiously looking at the pile of deer bones piled aside.
"There are many wild deer in the forest, and although most of them are afraid to approach Dragon Valley, the Knights have griffons as mounts, and griffins are powerful hunters in their own right, so it is not difficult to hunt a few deer from a distance and bring them back. Murphy explained with a smile.
"Do griffons want venison too?" Lilith glanced at the venison on the barbecue grill with some concern, as if she was a little afraid that her share would be snatched away by the griffon.
"I think the knights must have fed the griffons in the wild, they don't need to eat cooked food, just feed them where they can hunt. Murphy greeted the knights as he spoke, and several of them waved them to sit down beside them and handed them the freshly grilled dripping venison.
Catherine handed Lilith the venison that the knight had handed over to her, and little Lori took a bite of it, and immediately screamed, and the people around her smiled and handed her water and bread, but Lilith did not eat the bread, but ate the venison in large gulps, and even licked the oil from the branches that wore the venison.
Everyone was eating, and suddenly a voice came from behind them: "Ah, you guys are so happy eating, why didn't anyone call me?"
Everyone turned around and saw Rog coming with Grace, Catherine's face suddenly darkened when she saw them, but Lilith took a string of venison from the knight beside her, bowed her head and continued to eat herself.
"Hey, little villain, you're still eating, Captain Antonio has already complained to me, have you eaten all his lunch, haven't you eaten enough?" asked Rog as he walked up behind Catherine and looked down at Lilith, who was eating meat.
"I just used up a lot of energy to comfort the stupid girl, and I need to eat a little more to make up for it!" Lilith replied confidently.
"What's wrong with Catherine, do you need to comfort her?" Rog glanced at Catherine curiously, the girl was about to open her mouth perfunctory, but Lilith had already shouted: "The stupid girl was crying just now, I thought it was the skinny mouse bullying her, but the stupid girl said no, I comforted the stupid girl!"
"What did you say?" Rogge stared at Lori with a frown, feeling helpless about the various nicknames on her mouth, Catherine took the opportunity to plug Lilith's small mouth with venison, and then said to Rogge: "It's nothing, Lilith misunderstood, scratched Murphy, it's okay." ”
Rogge's gaze swept over Catherine and Murphy's faces, nodded tacitly, and asked Murphy with concern, "Are you alright, brother?"
"It's okay, Lilith isn't going to be cruel to me. Murphy snorted.
"That's good, little villain, let's get things figured out later. Rogge poked Lilith's head lightly with his fingers, and little Lori glanced back at him, and lowered her head to deal with the fragrant roast meat in her hand.
Rogge asked Grace to sit down by the campfire, and he was about to sit next to her, when he suddenly heard a deep male voice behind him: "Hey, brother, we meet again!"
Rogge looked back curiously, only to see a sturdy middle-aged man striding towards him in the company of several equally sturdy young people, he hurriedly stepped forward to hug each other, and said with a smile: "Great Patriarch, I didn't expect you to come over at this time!"
"We heard from the Great Druid that you have arrived in Dragon Valley, and we know that the decisive battle is coming, so we have come to help you, how about it, it's not too late to come, right?" said the Werewolf Grand Matriarch with a smile and patted Rog on the shoulder.
"Of course, I think now is the right time!" Rogge invited the Grand Patriarch and his party to sit down by the campfire, Murphy, Catherine, and Grace all greeted the Grand Patriarch, and Rog told the Grand Patriarch about the current situation.
During a conversation with the Grand Patriarch, Rog learns that after the last meeting, the Werewolf Clan had thwarted the Blood's multiple invasions of the village with the help of the birds, and that Elizabeth had stayed away from the Werewolf village after losing a large number of her men.
Now, the Great Patriarch led a large number of the top "Steel Claw Level" werewolves to Dragon Valley, and he had just met the Golden Dragon King, who asked the werewolves to cooperate with Rogge and the two groups, and asked the Green Dragon to bring the Great Patriarch to meet Rogge to discuss the next plan of action.
"We haven't heard from William yet, I've asked Lilith to contact nearby birds, and I'm still waiting for news from the Oak Temple, but we don't know anything about William and Elizabeth's movements at the moment. Rogge said to the Grand Patriarch.
"I have a message here that might be useful. The Great Patriarch whispered mysteriously.
Hearing his words, everyone present couldn't help but prick up their ears, Rogge nodded slightly to signal him to continue, and the Grand Patriarch continued: "Yesterday on our overnight march to Dragon Valley, several scouts once caught the scent of vampires in the air. ”
"I sent a couple of scouts to track down the smell, and they didn't come back for a long time until we arrived at the mouth of Ryugu Valley today. The Grand Patriarch lowered his voice and continued, "They followed the scent of vampires all the way to the east of Dragon Valley. ”
"East?" Rogge couldn't help frowning and asked in a low voice, "Is it the place where bones are buried?"
"That's right, the smell went all the way to the boneyard, and the scouts didn't dare to chase it in, fearing an ambush by the vampires. The Grand Patriarch said to Rogge with suspicion, "I suspect that Elizabeth and her blood minions must be doing something inside. ”
"The place where the bones are buried, that's the burial place of the dragons, where the bones of countless dragons have been buried for thousands of years, what is Elizabeth going there for?" said Rogge, rubbing his chin with his fingers and frowning.
While the group was talking, Antonio took Tali back to the station, and Rog introduced the Grand Matriarch to Antonio, and then told him what he and the Grand Matriarch were talking about, and Antonio was very surprised to hear that the vampire appeared in the Bone Burial Place.
"It seems that Elizabeth has already begun to prepare for the attack on Dragon Cliff," Antonio said to Rogge, "We are now facing the double pressure of William and the Bloodline, and if we don't take the initiative, I'm afraid we will be caught off guard." ”
"You're right, so we should find out what Elizabeth is up to, and I suggest we leave for the burial of bones at once, and we will arrive at dusk if we set off now, and perhaps we will be in time for Elizabeth's Bloodline dinner. Rogge said, looking around at the crowd.
Everyone present agreed with Rogge's plan - including Lilith, who had already eaten her little belly, and the werewolf patriarch sent fifty werewolf warriors to accompany him, led by his eldest son Wolf, and Rogge thanked the patriarch and immediately prepared to set off with Antonio.
Before leaving, Antonio had a conversation with the high priest Goethe, and asked the high priest to lead the priest group to stay in the Dragon Valley to help prevent William's invasion.
The group then set off, with the Knights riding griffons in front, and Rogge and the werewolf warriors riding on Jim, the Treant, surrounded the outside of Dragon Valley, and approached the burial place east of Dragon Valley at dusk.
When the last rays of the setting sun faded, everyone stopped at the mouth of the valley where the bones were buried, and saw that the valley was shrouded in a thick shadow, the surrounding trees were full of withering, the cold black cliffs looked extremely strange in the night shadows, and even the moon was shrouded in black clouds, plunging the earth into darkness.
Rog and the Great Matriarch's son, Wolf, led the werewolf team around the treemen, Antonio and the knights escorted them in the air, and the group scurried into the valley, and several crows flew through the dark sky, making a few desolate cries that added a touch of tension to everyone's hearts.
Suddenly, Rogge waved his hand to stop the procession, and he stared at the barren valley road under the night, and several hazy figures came into his eyes in the dust whipped up by the night wind.