Cross and Gawain watched the grass in front of them. They are afraid of missing any details.

They didn't dare to take the beasts of the Dusk Mountains lightly. Hiding behind the grass were most likely ferocious beasts they had never seen before.

As the grass gets closer, so does the prey. Suddenly, a pair of small furry ears poked out of the grass tips.

The prey is about to appear!

And Cross, who reacted quickly, had roughly judged that the prey belonged to wolves based on the shape of his ears. However, the pair of ears is too small, and the prey is likely to be in its infancy.

However, Cross did not let his guard down, but was more aware of his surroundings. As we all know, most of the beasts in their juvenile stage must be cared for by adult beasts nearby.

However, at this moment, the baited juvenile beast finally came out of the grass vigilantly, and Cross and Gawain, who were hiding in the shadows, were stunned.

Because what they saw was far more prey than they expected.

The prey is humanoid and not very tall, only about 1.5 meters. The tattered cloth clothes she wore were dirtier than rags, and her slightly bulging chest indicated that she was a female. She was emaciated, and her exposed limbs seemed to break with the slightest force.

This is a human girl, a human girl who lives in exile in the mountains and forests. If she didn't have those ears in her head......

It is not human, but its appearance is almost indistinguishable from that of a human, and there is still a trace of beast characteristics on its body, such a species is the closest subhuman race to human - half-human.

The prey they lured was a half-human girl.

Gawain didn't seem to believe what he was seeing, and he couldn't help but rub his eyes, trying to see through the illusion in front of him.

But this subtle gesture of his made the half-human girl perceive something abnormal, and she immediately stopped moving, and the ears on her head instinctively fluttered back and forth. Her instincts told her that it was not safe here.

Just as the girl turned to leave, Cross suddenly rushed forward, drew his sword, swung it and slashed it in one go. However, it was not the half-human girl he killed, but the trap that had been laid out before.

"Boom!" Closes and the girl fell into a pit more than two meters high.

In fact, the half-human girl has already stepped into the edge range of the trap, but she is too thin and light, and the edge range of the trap naturally has more support than the middle, so the trap is not triggered.

Fortunately, Cross reacted quickly and did not let the "prey" in his hands escape.

It's just that for him, this "prey" is no longer an ordinary "prey" used to withstand the cold, but a high-level "prey" that can obtain intelligence.

The so-called half-human, its mother must be human. Only when the male is subhuman and the female is human can the lower half of the human be born.

As a result of this natural law, the demi-humans are basically cared for by their mothers, and live in the human kingdom disguised as humans.

According to this, Cross judged that this half-human girl must also be from the realm of humans.

Judging from the girl's embarrassment and behavior at this time, she obviously has no ability to survive alone. Her appearance in the Twilight Mountains must have been in the last few days.

She was abandoned and fled here alone. Or, her family was killed and forced to flee to the Dusk Mountains.

Either way, one thing is for sure, her home, not far from this place. Moreover, her home must be in the realm of human beings.

Since you can't withstand the bitter cold in the Dusk Mountains, you might as well choose to get information from the mouth of the half-human girl to travel to the nearest human village. That's what Cross thinks.

However, the half-human girl who fell into the trap did not panic in the slightest, instead, she immediately counterattacked.

The girl's thin right hand swung lightning toward Cross's cheek, who hurriedly reached out to resist, and the two forces collided in an instant.

To Clos's surprise, the seemingly thin girl had the strength of a beast. With just one blow, Cross's left arm was badly damaged, his leather armor was cut, and his arm was scratched.

Not only that, but the girl also jumped out of the trap with the help of the reaction force generated by the blow.

Strength and agility coexist, and the combat power of the half-human girl far exceeded Cross's prediction. This may be the reason why the human kingdom cannot accept half-humans, most of them have more strength than humans in some aspects, and their existence does pose a visible threat to human beings.

However, Cross's wounds healed quickly, and he guessed that it was also the power of the bloodline.

The girl standing on the edge of the trap looked down at Cross, her pure blue eyes full of surprise and surprise, "You...... You're human!?"

Cross didn't answer, his sword in hand, he stared at the half-human girl, ready to defend. In the face of such a strong enemy, he did not dare to relax his vigilance. Don't gather any information, and give your life.

Seeing that Cross did not answer, the girl did not lose patience, and continued, "You must be human, only humans can make air-dried slices of meat and dry bread. But why are humans here?"

At this time, Gawain no longer hid and walked out from behind the trunk.

"It turns out that there is also a human. In the face of two men with long swords, the girl did not have a trace of timidity, she was obviously very confident in her own strength. However, she doesn't seem to have any intention of leaving, and she seems to want to gather information like Cross.

"Have you ever seen a necromancer?" the girl asked.

"Necromancer?" Gawain's tone was disdainful, in his opinion, the girl's joke was too big, and there were no wizards in this world.

Cross was stunned, he thought that the half-human girl was likely to have something to do with the necromancer, but before finding out their relationship, Cross took this opportunity to exchange the information he wanted, "I've seen the necromancer and know where he is, but you have to tell me where you're from?"

Hearing this reply, Gawain's mouth twitched, is there really a necromancer? Cross is talking nonsense, right? That's right, he must be talking nonsense!

On the other hand, the girl's stomach was about to speak, but her stomach made a "gurgling" sound. She was hungry, she was attracted by food in the first place, and if it weren't for the fact that she met a human who could communicate, she would have snatched the food and left.

"Take it and eat it, and tell me when you're full. Cross threw the girl a piece of dry bread, and the latter did not take a big bite of the bread, but looked at Cross with a little confusion and muttered softly, "Silvereye?!"

Immediately afterward, the girl jumped into the trap and stood in front of Cross.

Cross instinctively retreated, raising his sword to his chest.