Volume 1: The Night Is Coming: Chapter 8: The Winter Hunter
With the potion and the Fire Eagle Crossbow ready, Kane, who should have been relieved, has new troubles.
He should have sent Arya away, not letting her fall into this danger. At that time, she was only taken away out of a sense of compassion that should not be had, simply hoping to save her life, but I didn't expect that now it dragged her into a more dangerous situation, and she should not have been taken away in the first place.
"Hey, trouble" Kane's mind was in a mess, he really wanted to slap himself twice and pay for the stupidity of the time.
Do you want to send her back to where she came, or give her some money to find a way to survive on her own. Maybe that's irresponsible. But it must have been an unwise move to take her with him, and when Wilkin came to him in a few days, he would have to go with Wilkin, and Arya would certainly not be able to take her, and it was hard to say whether he would be able to return later.
Kane thought about how to settle Arya and solve his worries. After thinking about it, he chose to send Arya back to her original place and give her a sum of money.
After making up his mind, Kane got up and walked out of the room, despite his physical exhaustion, and when he reached the living room, he smelled the aroma of wheat porridge. Arya's figure was busy in the kitchen, she picked up a spoon and scooped up a little to try the taste, she should think the taste was weak, she opened the small crockpot next to her and added a little salt.
After stirring well, she tried to take another bite, the taste was just right, she covered the lid, reduced the heat and continued to cook slowly.
Arya turned around and saw Kane standing behind her, not resting, and asked suspiciously, "Why haven't you rested yet, I'm boiling porridge, and you can eat it when you are well." ā
"Iā" After a moment's hesitation, Kane said, "I want to tell you something, I'm in a dangerous situation right now, and someone will kill me at any time." I don't want to bother you, so... I want to send you back. ā
Arya was slightly stunned when she heard this, and looked at Kane with sadness in her eyes and said, "Don't you want me?" Her hand clutched the corner of her dress.
Kane avoided her gaze, glanced to the side and said, "Follow me and you will die, bringing you here that night was just a temporary flood of compassion, don't you just hope to live." Now I can't protect myself, and following me will only be more dangerous and die faster. ā
"I'm not afraid, I can help you, as long as you don't leave me, I'm not afraid." Arya is still trying her best to change Kane's decision, and although they have only been together for a short time, being with Kane makes her feel at home, and she is no longer alone. Before she met Kane, she only had the belief of living in her head.
But after meeting Kane, she realizes that what she had been afraid of was not death, but loneliness. The loneliness of a lonely night alone was frightening, and she wanted Kane to know that death was not so terrible for her.
"Forget it, you can't help me, I don't have the heart to take care of you with me, and I will leave more flaws for each other with you. I can only concentrate on dealing with them after you leave, and if you insist on staying, you may just be cannon fodder, and it will not play a role. ā
Kane's straightforward statement that Arya is a drag bottle may hurt, but it's true.
"Okay, I see." Arya was smart enough to understand what Kane meant, and her stay didn't do anything other than delay the other side of the slash. Arya silently returned to the kitchen to serve Kane a steaming bowl of cereal.
The sadness in her heart continued to spread, and the deep sense of powerlessness once again awakened her memory, remembering that she could not do anything when her parents died and her brother died tragically. She felt like a piece of crap, and she wanted to be empowered, strong enough to help the people she cared about.
Kane sat down and ate her porridge in silence, while Arya went back to her room to change her clothes and walked silently to the door, Kane went up to her and stuffed a few silver and copper coins into her hand.
Arya said thank you, and Kane remained silent, just staring at her figure until she disappeared into the stairs.
Back at the table, Kane finished his porridge and went back to his room to change into a black robe with a hood, grabbed the fire eagle crossbow and closed the door and went out. He went to the opposite side of the building where he was staying, and found a vantage point with a condescending view of Micinro.
In order not to expose himself, Kane huddled himself in a corner, covering his position with some tattered objects, leaving only a little space for observation, and he was now completely at one with the environment.
He is like a hunter waiting for his prey to be delivered to his door.
Probably because he was too tired last night, Kane fell asleep after waiting. At this time, the sky outside gradually darkened, and snowflakes scattered from the sky, one after another, and some even fell on Kane's hiding place. After a while, a thin layer of snowflakes covered him.
Nerm, who hadn't seen Rocky and them back for a day, couldn't sit still, and he guessed that something must have happened to Rocky and them, so he took his brother and Valerian with him.
"It's damn weather! It doesn't snow early or late, but it falls when we come out,... Brother, I don't think it's a good time to go on a mission, otherwise I'd better go back to the tavern and wait for the snow to stop before coming out. Frass shrunk her head and wrapped her scarf around her neck.
"Humph! You're such a piece of waste, this little snow can scare you back into the tavern, I really don't understand how Nerm can have a waste brother like you. Valerian couldn't help but taunt Frass if he hadn't been in the tavern for so long, they would have come out long ago, but he kept insisting that Rocky could take care of the little pauper.
They have a lot of this kind of experience, and they haven't come back for so long, maybe it's Rocky and the two of them are interested in opening a room to celebrate for half a day, celebrating the completion of a bounty list.
Then continuing to play in the tavern, Nerm invited him to drink two glasses of ale.
They waited until the afternoon, but still did not wait for Rocky and them to return, Valerian and Nerm gradually realized that the situation was not right, and that they would not have been seen for so long if they had been a little late by letting the two of them go out to complete such a simple bounty.
As the boss, Nerm senses that something is going to happen, so he takes Valerian and Frass out with him.
Fras, who had always been at odds with Valerian, was unwilling to be scolded and replied: "You are not a waste!" The last time I went to hunt the salamander, I don't know who didn't guard the entrance to the cave, and let the two gold coins slip away in vain. You can't keep the hole that a dog can keep, aren't you even as good as a dog? ā
was mentioned again about the troubles of that day, and was scolded for not even being as good as a dog, Valerian couldn't help but say angrily: "Last time Lao Tzu was injured!" And you were supposed to guard the entrance to the cave! You waste is afraid that the salamander will die with you, so push me the task of guarding the entrance of the cave, you are one..."
Before Valerian could utter the words "big waste", his voice was interrupted by Nerm's anger, "Alright! Shut up! Don't talk about the past. Do you think it's fun like dog-eat-dog? ā
I have to say that Nerm's words carry a lot of weight, he was angry, and the two of them instantly quieted down, and they could only stare at each other with eyes full of anger and contempt.
Kane, who was still sleepy, woke up quietly, and when he opened his eyes, he saw that a thin layer of white snowflakes had been laid on the ground and buildings outside, and there were also crystal white snowflakes on his body.
Kane moved slightly, moving his half-numbed shoulders.
Suddenly, his eyes were fixed on the three figures walking down the street below, until they came to a stop in front of the building in front of him, drew their knives and walked towards the building.
At this moment, Kane immediately aimed the fire eagle crossbow at one of the three of them, and without hesitation, he fired the sharp arrow with a hard barb, and the arrow flying out at high speed carried the sound of the wind whistling by, and Nerm was cold behind him, dragging Flas next to him to fall forward, and luckily escaped. Valerian on the side was not so lucky, he was shot into the right shoulder blade by an arrow before he could react.
The bones were just stuck in the arrows so that they didn't penetrate his entire shoulder, Kane didn't waste any time, and he didn't expect a single arrow to finish them off, so he quickly shot a second and third arrows... A steady stream of arrows came at Nerm and them.
In a desperate situation, he threw the weakest Furas into the hallway to avoid the dense rain of arrows, while he himself used his knife to block the flying arrows while helping Valerian back to find cover.
When they all went into hiding, Kane resolutely jumped out of the lattice window at the back of the building, fell into the soft garbage heap, and escaped in a hidden track.
Nerm was a good hunter, and when he felt the danger was lifted, the enemy fled, and immediately called on Fras and Valerian to pursue Kane.
Nerm rushed to the front, following the trail and successfully led by Kane into the depths of the Mishinro slums, full of narrow, dark alleys, tall dilapidated buildings that obscured the light, and the vision became more and more blurred in this situation.
Snowflakes fell on their shoulders, blood mixed with ice flowers, Valerian looked a little pained, and as he slowed down and cautiously walked, he tore off a strip of cotton cloth to bandage the wound, and although the bleeding had stopped and the powder was sprinkled, the tingling sensation continued to irritate him.
In the cold wind, a fine layer of sweat even appeared on his forehead.
Frass's nerves were highly tense, and his gaze looked left and right, and the slightest movement immediately caught his eye.
Suddenly, there was a noise in the garbage can, and the nervous Flas screamed and slashed with a knife, followed by a cat's scream. Flas opened the garbage and saw that it was a small wild cat, lying in a pool of blood, its body had been cut in half.
"Damn cat!" Frass spat on the dead cat that had made him overly nervous, not forgetting to make up for it as a way to vent his fears.
Nerm was a little irritated by Frass's nervous appearance, and pulled Frass and said, "Be quiet! ā
At that moment, an arrow suddenly shot from the dark alley behind them, and at the same moment, Nerm turned and slashed downward, throwing a knife out from behind him.
The flying arrow was redirected and pierced into Frass's calf, causing Frass to wail.
There was also a small muffled grunt from across the alley, Kane was injured, a knife pierced in his abdomen, but the wound was not very deep, and the injury was not very serious. If the silver armor was still there, a small attack of this level would not hurt him at all, but in order not to hinder his speed, he did not wear the silver armor.
The two sneak attacks completely infuriated Nerm, who rushed into the alley like an exposed lion.
Although Valerian was wounded, he did not lag behind in momentum and action, and followed Nerm.
Finally, he didn't forget to remind Fras, "Don't bark there, you piece of waste and keep up!" ā
"Who do you say is trash!" Because the arrow had a barb, Frass had no choice but to cut off the long body of the arrow that was left outside the wound, as Valerian did. Then, like a cripple, he hissed in pain while catching up with the two people in front of him.