It had just rained heavily last night, so the forest was filled with the scent of leaves in the early morning.

The road is a bit muddy, and if you are not careful, you can easily step into a mud puddle and splash yourself in muddy water.

After stepping into the third mud pit, Collei made a decision.

Don't take the main road, walk on the tree.

Although swinging around in the trees has lost the image of a ranger, there are very few pedestrians in the forest so early, so there is no need to worry that his rude behavior will lose the face of the Huacheng Guo ranger team.

Thanks to the Tree King Holy Body Mushroom Potion made by Tighnari, coupled with the swordsmanship cultivation that has never been left behind, Collei's body is now much stronger than before.

Getting rid of the previous weak body also made Collei much more energetic.

In addition to being meticulous in her forest patrol work, she was also able to complete the assignments assigned by Tighnari with great efficiency in her studies and swordsmanship training.

After much consideration, Tighnari began to teach Collei archery.

As the Grand Patrol Officer of Huachengguo.

Tighnari was honored at such a young age, and it was not for nothing that he was honored.

Academically, Tighnari is a well-known young scholar of the Shenglun faction, and if he didn't like the intriguing atmosphere in the Akademiya, with his academic attainments, there would definitely be a person who could compete for the sages of the Shenglun faction.

In terms of martial arts, it is needless to say that Tighnari can impress many forest rangers and villagers in Huachengguo.

What to exterminate the Dead Domain, oh, now there is no Dead Domain, and the forest rangers are much safer to travel.

And then there are all kinds of mushroom monsters and treasure thieves, Tighnari is also handy, the verdant longbow is like an arm in his hand, with the use of exquisite grass elemental power, as long as he is in charge of Huacheng for a day, Huacheng Guo will not be threatened by foreign objects for a day.

So when he first started learning Tighnari's archery, Collei was excited.

It's just that when the teaching really started, she couldn't laugh anymore.

Compared to the strict Master Lin Feng.

Tighnari's teachings were even more severe, and he could also concoct potions, no matter how tired he was during the day, as long as he applied the ointment he made himself, Collei would definitely continue to undergo inhumane and intense training the next day.

Of course.

The saying that a strict master produces a high apprentice is also applicable in the Teyvat continent.

With Tighnari's teaching, Collei has improved rapidly in archery, and is now second only to Tighnari in the training team.

"Whew-"

"One, two, three."

Collei carefully counted the number of Treasure Hoarders who were digging for mushrooms in front of him.

This group of thieves all over the continent of Teyvat is annoying, very annoying.

The Treasure Hoarders who wandered around Huacheng always stole from the villagers, and they only stole and never hurt anyone.

Therefore, every time they are caught, according to Sumeru's law, they can only hand over their stolen income, at most they will be verbally admonished and fined, and no other means of punishment will be used at all.

This makes the rangers even more annoying.

This kind of punishment is better than nothing, and it will not stop them from continuing to steal.

Like the three Treasure Hoarders in front of you.

Collei remembers very well that the day before yesterday, Tighnari had just captured the three of them in the castle, and only a day after they were released, he began to secretly dig up the mushrooms planted by the villagers again.

These mushrooms are the efforts of the villagers, and whether they eat more meat or vegetables this year depends on the harvest of these mushrooms.

"Hmph, the bad guy who doesn't remember to eat or fight!"

Collei pouted and snorted disapprovingly.

She looked left and right.

In the forest after the rain, the mushrooms began to come alive again.

Near these Treasure Hoarders, Collei saw a land-based aquatic mushroom bathing happily in a waterhole with a group of small mushrooms.

But after thinking about it, Collei still put down the bowstring that had been opened.

True mushrooms are different from ordinary small mushrooms, this kind of mushrooms are large monsters, and they are not comparable to ordinary small monsters in the use of elemental power.

In plain language.

It's just that the attack power is stronger.

A large mushroom beast like a real mushroom, if you go down with a water balloon, it can really kill people.

And the desire to attack the mushroom is very strong, if it is regarded as an enemy, it is basically a state of either the enemy dies or it dies, and once it starts attacking, there is no turning back.

So Collei gave up the idea of inducing the mushrooms to expel the Treasure Hoarders.

With her current strength, she can only fight small mushroom beasts, and there is no way to deal with large monsters like real mushrooms.

"Hmm"

"So be it."

Collei made up his mind, drew his bow and arrows again, and whispered, "I'm sorry, you may be hurting a little." ”

With that, she let go of the bowstring.

In an instant, the screams suddenly resounded in this forest area.

Collei immediately switched to another tree, and once again aimed his bow and arrow at another sword-wielding Treasure Hoarder searching for his location.

The sound of bows and arrows leaving the strings was still evident in the silent forest.

After Collei fired an arrow, the Treasure Hoarders who were making trouble everywhere immediately found the location where she was carrying out the sneak attack.

Moreover, in a panic, these Treasure Hoarders also trampled on a lot of growing mushrooms.

"Ahh

Collei was helpless.

She wanted to lure the mushroom beast to drive people away, in addition to the reason why she couldn't defeat the three treasure thieves, but also because the mushroom beast would not destroy the surrounding grass and trees, and the treasure thief group would.

"Hmph, bad guys, you've broken so many mushrooms again."

The more Collei thought about it, the more angry he became, and he shot an arrow again.

This time, the Treasure Hoarders were prepared, and the moment the bowstring sounded, they found Collei's location, one catching the arrow, and the other rushing towards the tree where Collei was hiding.

Luckily, Collei ran fast, allowing them to pounce, otherwise they would have been caught.

After failing to catch Collei a few times in a row, the Treasure Hoarders realized that the guy who had sneaked up on them in the woods was in trouble.

So they decisively gave up the business of continuing to steal mushrooms here, and pulled up the accomplice who had been hit in the ass and got up and evacuated.

Collei did not rush down the tree, but continued to crouch on the tree.

Sure enough.

A moment later, the Treasure Hoarders, who had just escaped, actually appeared in the mushroom pile again.

Seeing that no one was here, they actually left.

Collei finally breathed a sigh of relief this time, and jumped down from the tree with confidence.

She caressed the broken mushrooms for a while, then took out a pen and wrote on her forest patrol notes [X, X, X 】

After recording this, Collei glanced again in the direction of the Treasure Hoarders' flight and shook his head helplessly.

Although her archery is very accurate and her swordsmanship is good, but these three famous thieves gang are still far from enough, and if she rushes after her, she will only put herself in danger.

Despite the reputation of the Treasure Hoarders for not killing people, who can guarantee it.

After all, dead people can't speak.

So keep the evidence and let Master Tighnari go after these bad guys.

With regret.

Collei continues her current patrol.

Inspecting traps, rescuing travelers who had ingested poisonous mushrooms, reviewing Tighnari's Encyclopedia of Sumeru Biology, and in her spare time, she would sit on a stone with dry food and read a primary education textbook from the Akademiya.

But this tranquility did not last long.

The sky, which had just been under the sun, suddenly became cloudy.

During the rainy season in the forest, the weather changes so quickly.

Seeing that it was about to start raining again, Collei immediately packed up his textbooks, gathered all the food, put on a raincoat and set off to return to Huacheng.

The first rule of the forest ranger is that in case of heavy rain, you must return in time.

What may seem like a ridiculous code is actually a rule that the rangers have come up with with their own blood.

Because on rainy days, monsters and beasts will be very active, and if you stay in the wild for a long time, you will be easily attacked, and you will not be able to return to the castle in this life.

Collei strictly adheres to the rules of the Ranger Code.

But as she passed through a river valley, a faint cry reached her ears.

Collei stopped, carefully discerning it for a long time, and finally determined that it was the cry of a human girl.

Without hesitation, she immediately turned and hurried in the direction of the river valley.

Soon.

She found the little girl trapped in a cave.

"Woo-woo-"

"Mommy-Mommy-"

When he saw the little girl, Collai's heart immediately pinched.

The little girl lay on the ground with a pale face, muttering 'Mommy' in her mouth.

Collei touched her forehead.

It's hot.

Looking at her face, it is estimated that she has not eaten all the time.

"Oh no, we have to take her back to Huachengguo for treatment."

Collei secretly said that it was not good, and hurriedly started to carry the little girl on his back.

Heavy rain has fallen.

In order to prevent the little girl from getting wet again and aggravating her condition, Collei put her raincoat on the little girl, and she herself ran briskly in the direction of Huachengguo in the torrential rain.

But a sudden landslide interrupted her hope of going back quickly.

"It's terrible."

Looking at the rocks and trees in front of him that completely blocked the road, Collei's face became more and more ugly.

Without these things, she would have been able to return to Huacheng in half a day at most.

But now the way back is blocked, and if you take a detour, it will take at least two days.

It's even more troublesome.

The little girl's body behind Collei is now trembling more and more.

Even though she was covered by a raincoat, the freezing cold of the torrential rain still made her situation worse and worse when she was hungry and cold.

"No, we need to find a warm place quickly."

With no hope of returning to the city, Collei immediately took the little girl to find a cliff where she could shelter from the rain, and then used the ignition tools she carried with her to build a bonfire.

Under such warmth, the little girl's body finally stopped trembling so much.

It's just that her high fever has not subsided, and the whole person has been in a coma and has not woken up.

Fortunately, Collei studied with Tighnari and still knew some herbs that could reduce fever.

After braving the rain to find two fever-reducing herbs, Collei crushed them and fed them to the little girl, and finally her fever was gone.

Seeing that the little girl's breathing finally calmed down, Collei let out a sigh of relief, shot a distress arrow with his bow, and then sat next to the little girl and roasted the fire with her, took out his book with peace of mind, and continued to read while taking care of the little girl.

Now all you have to do is wait for the rescue of Huacheng after the rainstorm.

Roar –

At this moment, amid the thunder, there were bursts of beast roars.

Collei immediately put down the book in his hand vigilantly, and then listened carefully to the direction of the beast's roar with his ears sideways.

Listening, her face sank again.

The beast was coming in the direction of itself and the little girl.

Most likely, they were attracted by the bright campfire.

Claeten stood up suddenly, his longbow in his hand, and the longsword behind his back was placed in a position where he could easily grasp it.

"Boom-"

The beast's roar grew closer, and Collei couldn't help but swallow a mouthful of saliva.

She looked at the little girl who was sleeping.

It is impossible to extinguish the bonfire now, this little girl can only stabilize it by relying on the temperature of the bonfire, if the bonfire is extinguished, then she can only wait for her condition to deteriorate.

Collei pursed his lips.

Collei remembered some not-so-good memories.

His companions were dragged away one by one by the man called "Doctor", and then they came back sick, or they simply couldn't come back.

Collei wanted to save them, but could not do anything but watch them being brutally murdered one by one.

"Whew-"

"Whew-"

"Whew-"

Collei's wheezing grew heavier and heavier.

Her lip was bitten and bloodless.

The beast's roar was closer.

It won't take long.

The beasts will find it.

Collei's heart was pounding, and cold sweat was breaking out on his longbow.

Finally.

She made up her mind, and with her longbow and sword on her back, she plunged headlong into the waterfall rain.

The beast's roar intensified.

In the sound of torrential rain and deafening thunder, they weave together into a breathtaking symphony.

Collai's shoulder was bleeding, she held back, and slashed at the long-maned tiger that attacked her with a backhand, but her strength was still not enough, and the long sword in her hand was not a sword.

The long-maned tiger that was eating pain also became furious, and slapped Collei with a claw.

The long-maned tiger is not the only one, but a total of five.

It's just that this is the only one left who is fighting with Collei.

Relying on sneak attacks and frontal killings, Collei alone killed four long-maned tigers, and only this one was the largest and strongest who survived until now.

In normal times, Collei would have happily sought praise from Tighnari.

But now, Collei, whose ears and nose are bleeding, only thinks about one thing.

You can't die on your own.

If she had died, the little girl would have been killed.

With this thought in mind, Collei endured the pain in her body, jumped onto the long-maned tiger with all her might, grabbed the long sword and pressed it hard, pressed hard, no matter how the long-maned tiger struggled, she just pressed desperately and refused to let go.

But in that fight just now, Collei had almost exhausted her strength, and no matter how much she persisted, this long sword would never be able to cut it down.

"No, no, you have to win, you have to win."

Collei couldn't stop muttering.

Her voice grew louder and louder, and at the end, it was completely shouting: "I must win!" ”

Perhaps it was the roar that moved the gods.

Collei's strength suddenly increased, and the injuries on his body healed quickly in a green light.

A moment later.

Just now, the powerful long-maned tiger was forcibly cut off by her, and it couldn't die anymore.

Collei gasped for air.

She didn't rush to examine the carcass of the long-maned tiger, but looked at her palms in disbelief.

Over there.

An emerald green vision of the gods is glowing with a dazzling luster.

Meanwhile.

In the woods not far away, a man and a woman were spying on Collei's every move.

Eula whispered, "That's why you didn't help Collei." ”

"Hmm."

A smile appeared on the corner of Lin Feng's mouth: "Isn't this a very good result?" ”

(End of chapter)