There was an almost incessant roar of beasts all around, as well as the shouts of humans, the rarer the roars became and the more powerful the shouts became.

The mountaineers retreated to the outside in a circle, protecting Leon and the others in the middle, and the two rangers appeared on the branches of nearby trees, their sharp eyes constantly scanning the woods

"Don't be so nervous," said Leon, "it's just an ordinary beast, and the hunters can handle it completely." ”

But these dark-skinned men did not move, ensuring the safety of the lord of the mountain people was their highest priority, not to mention that even if Li Ang did not have this identity, he himself maintained the hope of the future of the mountain people, even if they fought to the death for them, these people would never hesitate.

The elves are the same, they know their own shape better than the mountain people - whether it is the elves, the mountain people, or everyone around Leon, it can be said that they have gathered together under his influence, and they are surviving in the background of his strength and identity, once Leon has an accident, it will be a devastating blow to the future of these people.

So they chose to ignore what Leon himself said, which made the young man a little helpless.

"Forget it, let them go, this is a sign of loyalty, and talking too much will hit morale. ”

But it was a bit boring to wait for the outcome of the battle, and Leon looked around and found that almost everyone was waiting on the periphery, leaving only Erin, who was not good at hand-to-hand combat, and Melissa, who regarded herself as a sharp blade in his hand.

A little further away is Katerina, who has been watching over Sophia. Not only did she follow Leon's instructions, but she also had her own wishes.

Leon's gaze lingered on Melissa, who had been silent recently, for a moment, and he knew the reason for the other party's silence. I also felt that I had really neglected this little girl's mental activities because I was too busy these days, so I groaned for a while and asked, "Melissa, you were driven out by the people of the village because you would turn into a wolf?"

"What does it look like a wolf...... "Erin gave him a blank look and interjected, "Melissa is nothing more than a half-blood human, who can be beastified when needed to enhance her abilities." But otherwise it is completely no different from us. ”

"It's just that those people don't understand this truth at all, that's why they treat her like this, it's really stupid!"

Leon knew that Erin was speaking in this tone on purpose. The purpose was of course to comfort Melissa, and at the same time to explain the changes in Melissa for herself, so she said with a smile: "I just don't read much, what I just said is not quite correct." Melissa, don't mind. ”

The little girl gave Erin a grateful look. Then he lowered his head and said softly, "I won't mind." ”

Looking at the other party's weak appearance now, he didn't imagine that she would be so fierce and sharp in battle, Li Ang walked over slowly and put his hand on the other party's shoulder.

"Melissa, head up," he said, "the weak will fear you because of his ignorance, but you need not look down on yourself for the sake of other people's eyes. Don't underestimate your companions because of your own suspicions, we are the ones you can rely on at all times. At the same time, it is also the person you need to protect. ”

Melissa was silent for a moment, then slowly raised her head, her eyes seemed to be shining with a sparkling light.

"So don't worry any more, you are the only Melissa, our trusted companion, if you want, I will always be your captain, and they will be your eternal companions, we will always be by your side. ”

Melissa looked at Erin hesitantly, the mage girl smiled and nodded at her, and the little girl slowly turned her head to look at Leon and said, "I should, of course I will." ”

"Thank you...... Head. ”

"We all like you very much, Melissa," Leon smiled, took Melissa's thin body in his arms, and patted her head, "And you are strong, you will be stronger in the future, you don't need to care about anyone's opinion at all, you are you, be confident!"

With that, Leon let go of Melissa's body and took two steps back.

The little girl's body trembled slightly, and her crystal gaze seemed to contain some other inexplicable things, Leon didn't notice, but Erin saw it.

So the mage girl pouted and glanced at the young man hatefully from behind.

The atmosphere had finally returned to normal, and Melissa had spoken a little more, and Leon knew that she should have untied some of her knots.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Leon asked his more curious questions.

"Melissa, Erin said that you became a werewolf and became a beast, can you control it yourself?"

"Yes," the little girl nodded.

"How do you control it?" asked Li Ang with a curious expression.

Actually, Erin also knew something, but she looked at Melissa next to her, and finally didn't interject, because she thought that this kind of exchange would make Melissa's feelings more relaxed, and the effect might be better than just now.

Melissa took a breath, stretched out her finger and pointed to the middle of her chest, and said, "I have had a mark here since I was a child, and I didn't understand how to trigger it until I was promoted to the third rank. ”

“...... What kind of imprint?"

Li Ang looked at the place of the other party's fingers, and remembered the unexpected figure of the little girl in his mind very inappropriately, so he didn't think much about it, and asked casually.

Melissa thought for a while, looking at her expression, she probably couldn't describe it, and finally she hesitated and said, "I don't know what it means, do you want to help me see it?"

As soon as these words came out, Leon was immediately a little stunned, but in the blink of an eye, Erin walked out from behind him and pulled Melissa aside.

"Melissa, this kind of place can't be shown to anyone else! not even him!"

The little girl seemed to be a little aggrieved, "Ah? Actually, it's a little above here, and you can see it by pulling down a little bit of clothes, it shouldn't matter, right?"

"That's not going to work either!"

After saying this, Erin turned her head and glared at the young man fiercely.

“...... What kind of rhythm is this?" Leon was glared at a little aggrieved, first of all, he didn't see it at all, and secondly, he thought it was Melissa who took the initiative to say it, right?

The "hiccup" about whether to look at the mark or not quickly passed, and the sounds of the surrounding battle fell silent.

It didn't take long for the returning hunter to appear nearby.

"My lord, the beast has been wiped out," Boris laughed, waving his fist.

He dragged a brown bear weighing hundreds of pounds alone, and with his loud voice, more and more beast carcasses were pulled over by the hunters, and it seemed that this time the results were quite rich. (To be continued......)