Mercenaries and Adventurers

Kil fulfilled his promise and let the little goblin dance and play recklessly on top of his head for a while.

Without friends to play with, the little goblin soon felt bored, flew up angrily, volleyed in front of Kil, and then disappeared with a pop.

Kil sat motionless on the ground, seemingly calm, but his tightly held hands and increasingly rapid breathing betrayed his mood at this time.

He had been in the dreamland for dozens of days, and he spent this long time alone talking to himself. Although the friendly little goblin has been accompanying him, this little guy cannot speak human language. He can only utter some simple words of laughter and laughter, and it is impossible to communicate smoothly with humans.

Human beings are social animals after all. Being alone for a short period of time can be quite peaceful and comfortable. However, being alone for a long time without anyone communicating with him made Kil anxious and restless all day long.

Now that these days are coming to an end, Kiel can't hide his excitement.

"No fire, no fire, no fire, no fire..."

Kil muttered in a low voice, staring unblinkingly at the place where the little goblin disappeared.

Following his expectant sounds, the little goblin who went out to investigate returned to the dreamland again.

Kil's eyes quickly scanned the goblin's body, and found that the goblin who returned this time did not have vicious demonic flames on his body, and there was no burning flame spraying out of the pockets of his clothes.

Most importantly, this little elf looked relaxed and at ease.

It looks like the demonic flames outside have been extinguished, right?

Kil didn't dare to guess the answer by himself, so he immediately asked the little goblin: "Has the flame outside been extinguished?"

Seeing Kil's anxious look, the little elf nodded happily and confirmed that there was no fire outside. But then it gestured back and forth with its hands, indicating that although there was no more demonic flames outside, the temperature was still very high and it couldn't stay there for a long time.

"That's no problem. As soon as I get out, I'll run outside where the flames burned."

Keir waved his hands vigorously, stood up excitedly, and went out without thinking.

But when he just lifted his feet, he realized that the clothes he was wearing were different from the clothes he wore when he entered the dreamland dozens of days ago. Moreover, I haven't cleaned myself carefully for many days. The beard on my face has grown long and my hair is sticky and messy.

Not only that, because he hadn't eaten properly for a long time, Kil's body had lost weight, and his cheeks had lost a lot of weight.

He patted his face and realized that he had gone out in the state he was in. He met his subordinates and people he knew, and he couldn't explain it at all.

Stamping his feet, Kil had no choice but to resist the thought of escaping from the dream immediately. He returned to the place where the tools were stored in the camp, took off his smelly clothes that smelled of sweat and sourness, and didn't even bother to wash up - even in the dream. There was not enough water for him to use - he used a sharp curved dagger to carefully shave off the beard on his chin, and also used a long sword to help cut off the excess hair.

In order to hide the changes in his body shape and face, Kiel also lit a small fire, managed to get some charcoal ash out, and rubbed a lot of it on his face and neck, so that it would be difficult to see him clearly when it got dark. Really embarrassed at this time.

Finally, Keir put on the same set of clothes and equipment that he had worn when he entered the dreamland dozens of days ago.

Only then will you be ready.

-

"Then, I'm going out now!"

Kil said his last goodbyes to the little goblins and smart mushroom boys who stood in a row to see him off. The little goblin waved his hands regretfully, while the mushroom boys looked happy. This time, they actually jumped for joy. The mushroom dance.

Smiling, Kil took a deep breath of the cold air in the dream forest, held it tightly, and then jumped slightly.

When he landed again, he appeared in the ruins of a freshly burned forest.

The surrounding air was quite hot, which made Kiel feel quite uncomfortable when he reappeared here. The sky was pitch black. It was unknown whether it was the smoke from burning woods that obscured the sky in this area, or whether Kiel was not here. For a long time, a night cloud floated in the sky.

Seeing this, Kil slightly closed his stinging eyes, raised his legs without hesitation and ran in one direction.

The ground was full of charred tree remains, and some tree trunks that persisted in not collapsing. At this time, fire and smoke were still coming out of the tree trunks, like resentful souls seeking their lives, shouting at the fast-running Kiel. A desperate question.

There was a crackling sound.

A big burnt tree in front of Keir collapsed, but the next moment he was kicked away by Keir, who kicked it hard on the spot, and was smashed into fragments of the Mars River that exploded.

But there was also a burning smell coming from the bottom of the boots of Kiel's hard cowhide armor, and he almost caught fire.

Kil, who was breathing heavily, did not dare to stay here longer. The life energy in his legs gathered for a while, and then he supported his legs and ran and jumped. Each step could be several meters away. After a few steps, he landed on the ground. Then his right foot crushed something hard and brittle.

He lowered his head and barely recognized it, and found that it was a gray human skeleton whose head had been crushed by his feet.

"Sorry, you unfortunate guy."

Keir thought so in his heart, but showed no mercy at his feet, and once again used his strength to leap forward with all his strength.

Finally, after rushing out for more than 20 meters, he safely left the 'forest' that was burned into ruins. When his feet finally touched the withered yellow grass that had been roasted by the high temperature, Keir almost cried with excitement.

Turning his head and looking behind him, Kil finally saw the consequences of a risky battle and confrontation 'tens of days' ago. Almost an entire wilderness forest was burned to ruins by the evil and powerful demonic flames. Every single tree that was once strong and tall was now an ugly and pitch-black corpse, with the remaining trunks emitting an ominous glow of residual fire. , not to mention the shrubs, flowers and plants in and around the woods, as well as various small animals that turned into pale bones.

Even the burrowing animals in the caves were steamed to death by the high temperature in their own caves under the ground. The squirrels and wild snakes that had no time to escape were now turned into blackened coals.

The large amount of toxic smoke produced by the combustion even caused a large group of frightened birds in the sky to fly and fall down. If you go over to check these corpses, you will find that either the poor birds were choked to death by the smoke, or The birds that were unwilling to stray too far from their original nests had their lungs burned by the high temperature air.

Kil's eyes widened and he remembered the scene in front of him deeply in his mind. He pursed his lips tightly and whispered that all this was not his fault.

At least, most of the mistakes were not his fault.

Who would have thought that when I went out to drive away peepers at night, I would encounter such a tough pair of hunter brothers, and that they had such powerful self-destructing magic arrows in their hands.

Who could have predicted that? Right?

"If you want to complain, just go find those two hunters whose souls were burned."

After muttering, Kil turned around to look for his team in the dark night.

Although he had lived in a dream for dozens of days, it was still the same night outside.

This sense of inconsistent time flow made Keir couldn't help but sigh at the fear and awe of these mysterious powers.

When Kil was walking and looking for the refugee team, several Maomao not far away had their eyes widened.

These fluffy little guys didn't return to the camp early because they really didn't know how to explain the death of the powerful human who recruited them. For fear of being attacked, they had no choice but to wander desperately not far outside the woods before dawn.

But fate was kind to them, and this painful trouble did not bother them for long. After the fierce fire storm in the woods dissipated and was extinguished, the powerful human beings who were thought to be dead unexpectedly appeared again?

"Oooh, meow!"

The few Moomaos who found Keel shouted anxiously, half of them went to inform the captain Courage Momo, and the other half ran quickly to Keel.

They still remembered what Kiel was wearing before, so they jumped up and down excitedly as soon as they came over. However, when they got closer to Kiel, the sour smell of Kiel's body that he hadn't bathed in for a long time directly hit them with sensitive noses. .

"Woo~"

They were wondering, why would this powerful human smell like this when he ran out of the flames?

Kil raised his arm and smelled his arm. There was a smell on his body, but he couldn't tell what the strong smell was.

"Okay, it's so hot in the woods, it's just sweat! Don't be surprised."

Kil explained, and then said to the Maomaos: "Call your captain, let's go back to the camp. It's really unlucky today. Tonight."

-

After Courage Maomao rushed over and confirmed Kil's safety and smell, he finally breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, this powerful and generous human being who was generous and trustworthy did not really die in the previous fire storm.

Although they didn't understand how this powerful human survived in such a terrifying huge flame.

It seemed that apart from the unpleasant smell and black coal on his face and head, he had no injuries at all.

Courage Maomao offered the trophies he had picked up to Kil, and Kil accepted it calmly, saying: "These things don't contain much metal, and their origins are mysterious. You little ones can't grasp it. Let's take it. I'll deal with them. As for your battle rewards tonight, how about I reward each of you with a small set of rainproof clothes when I get back? The hair on your body doesn't look waterproof, which is no good. With the help of the handy girls in the team, it can be improved These little clothes will ensure that you can go out and play on rainy days and do whatever you want!"

When the Maomaos heard that they were not being rewarded with metal, they were a little discouraged at first. After all, tonight's battle was really dangerous. However, Courage Fluffy is still smart enough and knowledgeable enough to know that with the rainproof clothing only humans wear, they can hunt and fight in the rain!

"Okay, okay, let's get some clothes."

It said so eagerly, but it was actually unnecessary. The other Maomao all spoke common language that was unkind to humans, so no Maomao could compete with it.

So, tired and excited, Kil took seven Maomao to the refugee queue.

From a distance, Kiel saw that the people in the camp had gathered together. The armed people with weapons protected the people as if they were facing a powerful enemy. Everyone gathered together in the center of the temporary overnight camp.

When they vaguely saw someone approaching outside the camp, they shouted excitedly: "Is it the Kiel Knight? Is it the Kiel Knight?"

Keir waved his hand, not sure if they could see it: "Well, it's me."

He managed to gather his energy and replied.

After hearing that it was Kiel, people visibly relaxed. Bloody Fangster even jumped off the Kiel carriage in the center of the camp, pushed through the crowded people, and quickly led the people to the temporary camp. Meet Keir outside.

But as soon as he came over, he pinched his nose: "Why does it smell like this? Where have you been? There was a fire in the woods not far away just now, and it burned very badly. Kil, does it have anything to do with you?"

The armed people who followed looked at Kiel with burning eyes, fearing that Kiel would say something wrong.

Keir touched his newly shaved chin and said vaguely, "That's right."

The burning of the woods did have something to do with him, although he was not the one who set the flames.

Bloody Fangster endured the smell and approached Kiel, and asked in a low voice: "What happened? Suddenly a green flame burst into the sky, and the entire forest burned. If the priest hadn't judged that the fire did not follow the woods, The grass outside spread, and everyone’s order had broken down before.”

Kil looked around and found that the several armed people who came with Blood Fangster were the captains of various teams. He could not explain in detail the conflicts and grievances between the hunters of the Church of the God of Hunting and the Big Bird God. It has nothing to do with the people.

It would be bad to let them know the situation.

"Let's talk about it when we get back. Let everyone relax and go to bed. Everyone has dispersed! In addition, bring some basins of water. I have to wash up. My body is covered with carbon ash."

Bloody Fangster rolled his eyes at Kil: "Where is the charcoal dust here? Did you roll around in a pig pen?"

Kil smiled bitterly: "Pig pen? I'm afraid it's not a mushroom pen."

He shook his head and led the people towards the camp.

The captains of several armed squads who had received orders from Kiel shouted all the way for everyone to disperse and rest. Not only did the return of Knight Kiel give everyone a backbone and a sense of security, but also because Kiel mentioned the mysterious green flames of the forest before. Strange things have to do with him.

For knights, especially knights with some strange abilities, the general public has many unrealistic fantasies about them. Although the woods not far from the temporary overnight camp were burned by violent green flames, it was very scary and terrifying. But as long as it's something done by the knights who protect the team - regardless of whether the young knight Kiel has the ability to create such a terrifying and terrifying flame - then everyone can accept it.

No matter how outrageous, there is an explanation, and it seems to be the only reasonable explanation now. The people changed their previous fear and worry. Instead, on the way back to their tents, they gradually became excited to talk about whether the young knight Kiel still had something. What a magical ability.

Some people who had fought with Kiel at close range in the previous battle of the bandit attack swore that Knight Kiel had a magic flame sword that was not commonly used, even though there was another one with the same appearance hanging on Kiel's waist. An extraordinary luminous sword.

Tonight's incident must have been caused by Knight Kiel going out to try out his sword in the middle of the night. It was probably because he accidentally set the woods on fire while using the magic sword.

The person who spoke looked certain, and the person who listened looked serious.

If Keir hadn't known the truth, he might have thought so, and the story he made up was much more reasonable and believable than the facts.

-

Boom, boom, boom, Kiel was sitting in a wooden basin next to the fire at the door of his tent, and two of his guard men were pouring warm water over Kiel's head.

Keir vigorously scrubbed his body with a washing tool he bought in Dorne town. This kind of thing is a wooden board with a smaller palm, wrapped with a rough skin, to assist people in scrubbing the body.

The water in the tub at his feet was dark, but it looked like the dirt on Kil's body needed to be washed away for a while.

"How long has it been since you took a good bath?"

Xueyaster sat on the ground beside him, watching in surprise how Keir washed a basin of water until it turned black and gray. It was outrageous. He remembered that Keir took showers frequently in the team. As long as the procession is along the river, it will always stop to fetch water and allow people in the procession to clean themselves.

They are usually divided into two groups: men and women. As long as everyone is not injured, they will go to the river to wash themselves.

Kiln shouldn't be so dirty.

Kil saw Bloodfangster's surprise, and Priest Batal happened to be standing by, waiting for Kil to explain to him everything that happened tonight.

"Hey, aren't you practicing martial arts? You sweat and roll on the ground a few times, and your body is so dirty."

Bloodfangster knew that Kil was lying. After all, Kil had brought aliens to take revenge on the injured scout aliens before. Most likely there was a battle, and Kil used some magic weapon to set fire to destroy the enemy.

"Ah, yes, yes. You are a knight. It is important to practice martial arts, as well as the ability to eat."

Bloody Fangster said this carelessly, then came to the confused priest and whispered to him what happened before.

Only then did Priest Batal realize that what happened tonight was not what he heard when he came over. It was not a fire caused by some Kiel warriors practicing their weapons. The green flame was so evil. The priest could tell at a glance that it was not a fire. A power that ordinary people or ordinary knights can master.

He had to understand such evil fire power, otherwise he would not be able to sleep.

Regarding Kiel's lies at this time, the priest also understood that he was telling the people around him. No matter what the truth was, they had to know a reason and reason that could be accepted by them.

After washing, Kiel wrapped a clean linen cloth around his waist and went to the fireside naked to rub his wet hair.

After fiddling with it for a while, Keir invited his two companions to his camp to talk.

-

After confirming that the guards outside the camp could not hear their whispered conversation, the priest sat cross-legged in his sleeping bag on the ground and asked.

"Tell me what happened. Don't try to fool me. When I looked at the ferocious green flames, I clearly felt the undisguised hostility and malice in the flames."

While putting on his clothes, Kil explained: "It's really not a practice or any other reason. To put it simply, it was an encounter with the enemy and then a battle."

Bloody Fangster also sat cross-legged on the sleeping bag and asked the key question: "Who set off those green flames? It must be you."

But Kil was silent for a moment, which made Bloodfangster stop breathing for a moment, and the priest also sighed heavily.

Then Kil said: "It wasn't me, it was the enemy who caused the flames."

"Who is the enemy?" the priest asked seriously.