Chapter 101: Friends Forever
The afternoon sun pierced through the dense layers of palm leaves, slanted down, staining the low clump of red-backed cinnamon as blood-red as blood, and dyeing the hanging waterfall into golden shards. The fierce battle has ended, and this hidden place deep in the jungle has finally returned to its former peace.
Igro let out a heavy breath from his nose as he limped around, his pale blue eyes scanning around warily. At this moment, the tall snow wolf was covered in wounds, and the knife wound on his left chest almost exposed his bones. But his gaze was still fierce, and the one or two low snorts were still full of momentum. As Iglu's fateful partner, Qi Lang heard it very clearly, he was saying: "Tell him, hurry up, tell him! Let him keep it a secret, and let that fool swear that he will never reveal this matter!"
The stupid guy in Igru's mouth is, of course, the bloody Ou, and the trouble he caused is too great - if it weren't for Owu's insistence, being teased by the future successor of the Otto Empire to lose his mind, and then being caught, Qi Lang would have successfully led his detachment out of danger, and would not have fought with those two powerful opponents at all, let alone exposed his beast pet Iglu. That idiot is a troublemaker!
However, on the other hand, Aowu's rash advance also brought unexpected gains to Qi Lang. Qi Lang met with the warriors of the Mingyu Kingdom who were also trapped, although the meeting was not pleasant, but the misunderstanding between the Luman Empire and the Mingyu Kingdom had the possibility of redemption; Qi Lang also obtained the spiritual ore when he was in the cave, and desperately promoted to become a high-level warrior at a critical moment, and his strength was further improved; most importantly, he also smashed the cooperation plan between the Otto Empire and Baji, and snatched back the sword of honor!
Igru's reminder certainly made sense, and as an outsider, Qi Lang didn't want to cause trouble for himself anymore. How to explain the fact that he had a pet in advance? When everyone knew the news, they would look at him with even more hostility. You must know that the two backgrounds of Orientals and slaves alone have already made him taste the cold. If this was revealed, Qi Lang would not even dare to imagine that an opponent like Felix would send him to the gallows in the same way as he did with a heretic.
What should I do now?Should Qi Lang go up to Owu and tell him that all he saw was an illusion, as happened that day in the Pool of Illusions? Owu was a dead brain, but he was not an idiot, and he needed the eloquence of a preacher to succeed in denying what had happened for so many days. Qi Lang is still self-aware, and he is far behind in demagoguery.
In addition, Qi Lang has just experienced two life-and-death battles, and has suffered more than 100 external injuries on his body, and the most fatal thing is the knife on his right leg by the tiger head Baji - this is really a lucky thing, Sirio uses the back of the knife, Qi Lang does not have to rely on crutches for the rest of his life, but at the moment, he can't stand up at all.
"Either you agree with him, or I'll bite off his neck!" Iglu walked up to Qi Lang with difficulty. The blood he dripped was cold and cold, and it fell on Qi Lang's arm, making him shiver with cold.
"No!" Qi Lang struggled to sit up, eagerly expressing his objections, "Igru, can you think like a human, like my true human friend!"
"You probably didn't realize that you were talking to a snow wolf, Sergeant Qi Lang. Owu's gruff voice rang out. He had already stood up, but his round brown face was a little pale from the loss of blood, but he still stood firmly, as if the dozen or so bloody holes in his bare chest had never existed.
"Uh...... No, Sergeant Owu, I realized. Qi Lang raised his head and smiled awkwardly at Aowu, "I think I should introduce you to it." This blue-eyed, white-furred guy is my pet, and his name is Igru. He wants me to say to you...... Well, he's nice to meet you. ”
That wasn't Iglu's intention at all! He's actually saying he's going to make this nasty guy disappear from this world forever in five seconds.
Of course, Ou could see Igru's hostility, but he still folded his hands to Igru, just as he had done when facing the scuba mastiff, bowed respectfully and said, "Holy Igru, it's my honor to see you." ”
Igro bared his teeth menacingly, but he didn't have much strength left, just enough to snort through his nose. Iglu paced slowly, he didn't want to pay attention to the person in front of him, Iglu had never had a good opinion of this elm head.
"I also want to reintroduce myself to you. Owu bowed again, but this time in the direction he was facing Qi Lang. Qi Lang saw that the original deep-seated disdain and hostility in Aowu's eyes had all disappeared, replaced by sincere gratitude, and perhaps some apologies.
He said word by word: "I, Owu Singh Jayaraman, the sergeant of the 27th War Regiment of the Whirling Front Army, and the deputy captain of the 27th War Regiment of the Whirling Front Army, Qi Lang, will always be my friend!"
Qi Lang was stunned for a moment. This long list of self-introductions was quite complicated, and Qi Lang listened carefully for a long time before he understood the meaning: Did he say the word "friend"?
Qi Lang was really flattered by Ouwu's surprising change, and even forgot that he had guaranteed himself a ticket, and a stupid and rude guy like Ou Wu would never be his friend. So, he nodded to Owu. In fact, he wanted to return the bow, but in his current state, it was really an unattainable task.
"Well, Owu Singh Jayaraman, Sergeant of the 27th Regiment of the Whirling Front, and the deputy captain of the 27th Regiment of the Whirling Force, Qi Lang, is an eternal friend. Qi Lang took a deep breath and stretched out his palm with a serious face, "Can I trouble you to pull me up?" ”
Owu finally smiled. His mouth was grinning wide, even revealing his white molars. It was the first time that Qi Lang noticed that this rude strong man also had his honest side, and he didn't seem to be so annoying.
Ou Wu stretched out his thick, calloused bear paw and shook Qi Lang's hand vigorously. Qi Lang was about to fall apart, and he was splashed with blood from Aowu. Happily, he was pulled up and stood like a victor between heaven and earth.
It's time to evacuate this battlefield. It is likely that the orcs and the soldiers of the Otto Empire are still hiding in this jungle, and the danger has not been completely removed, and this pair of friends and the snow wolf have been seriously injured, even if there is another female soldier in front of them, who is not even a beginner warrior, they will probably be wiped out. They must get out of this place of right and wrong as soon as possible and find their team as soon as possible.
Qi Lang looked up and looked around. Still, he could tell which side was northwest. Lieutenant Meggie they had withdrawn to the Buyo Heights, but ...... God knows what the hell that place it was! Qi Lang no longer had an atlas in his hand, he generously donated it to that beautiful princess, and now it's a good thing, he is completely lost!
After packing up the battlefield, with the support of Ouwu, Qi Lang began his dizzy return journey.
Iglu recovered quickly, and in less than a day and a half, he had already recovered his spirits, and the wounds on his body were no longer bleeding, and the herbs and food he found also provided great help to Qi Lang and Ou Wu. However, the goal of Buyo Heights must not be reached, because Ouwu's sense of direction seems to have gone wrong, and during the time he led the way, Qi Lang found that he seemed to have been spinning in circles. At this pace, it would be an exhilarating miracle to be able to get out of this jungle before the Holy King Sacrifice arrived.
Night, day, turns. They walked with difficulty, bypassing the nests of mutant wasps, evading the pursuit of black vultures, drinking water in front of bottlenose crocodiles, and competing with weasel lemurs for food...... Finally, after three weeks, they reached the edge of the jungle, and a small village was in sight.
"I'll have to be separated from you for a while, my friend. Igru slowly walked in front of Qi Lang, like a patron saint who had completed the task, and even said goodbye, "As I judged in advance, Owu can be trusted, and he can accompany you on the next journey." ”
"What are you doing here?" Qi Lang frowned a little puzzled, "I remember you said that you will not leave me, even if I want to drive you away, you will not leave." Aren't we fateful partners?"
"I'm glad you think so highly of me. Igro seemed to smile, "There is no doubt that we are fateful partners, that we are friends forever." But we also need some personal space to take care of some personal matters. There has always been a doubt in my mind, and it lingers and affects me like a nightmare. So I'm going to find out. On top of that, I'll have to heal my injuries and get stronger before you get into any more trouble. I promise you that in the near future, I will be back, tall and strong. ”
After saying this, Iglu disappeared in the setting sun, and even though Qi Lang repeatedly summoned in his head, his deep voice did not appear.
"He's such a beautiful pet. "Just like Leo, they are all elves, sacred creatures that God has blessed them. ”
"Hehe, yes...... Qi Lang smiled, but he was muttering to himself in his heart, "I hope you can discipline that scuba mastiff in the future, he is Igru's natural mortal enemy." ”