Fairy Tale: Little Red Riding Hood's Wolf Mentor

Chapter 81 Dancing Prince
"Oh, yes, sir."

Lake was stunned for a moment, then quickly answered obediently.

Since Lake wasn't wearing a hood, the veteran looked at her face, his expression slightly softened, and then he fixed his gaze on the Poro, but with a hint of doubt in his eyes:

"Have you ever stayed at my tavern before?"

The man thought for a moment and then continued.

"...Tavern?"

Lake and Poro thought about it. They had only stayed in a tavern once when they arrived at the capital of the Kingdom of Sino. The owner of the tavern that time seemed to be... this man who looked like a retired veteran?
And that time, it seemed that I and others paid for a few days of accommodation, but they left in the middle of the night without saying goodbye.

"It seems I have lived here, but I left because of something urgent."

"Oh, I see. Never mind. My tavern was closed down by the guards shortly after that."

The old soldier nodded.

"what?"

Lake's eyes widened. She could probably guess why the boss's store was closed down.

However, she also knew that the problem in this matter lay with the unjust Duke and the abusers around him.

But even so, Lake felt a little sorry for harming innocent people.

"I'm so sorry to hear that..."

Lake whispered.

"Why are you apologizing? A kid like you wouldn't be a wanted criminal, and all the taverns and accommodations in our area have been banned."

The old soldier waved his hand, still keeping his eyes fixed on Poro, which made Poro a little uneasy. "Is this dog... yours?"

"His name is Poro, and he's my closest family member."

Lake nodded.

"That's it..."

The old soldier stroked his stubble after hearing this. A hint of hesitation flashed across his eyes, and then he smiled at Lake. "You must be from outside, right? Now that King Sino has suffered such a disaster, there are probably not many taverns left open."

If you don't have a place to stay, why don't you stay at my house for a while?"

"Okay? I'll pay for it!"

Lake's eyes lit up. Even if the man in front of her had ulterior motives, with her and Poro's current strength, as long as he wasn't as powerful as the Witch Hunter, the Queen, or Prince Boren...

There probably won't be any danger.

What's more, the man in front of him did open a tavern in the Kingdom of Sinuo.

"Of course, no one would have the heart to let a child like you get out in the rain alone."

As the veteran said this, he took Lake and Poro and walked towards one side of the capital of Sino.

Fine raindrops scattered on the ground.

In order to prevent others from becoming suspicious during close contact, Lake no longer used the waterproof function of the cloak. Instead, she used a waterproof cloth that she had brought with her before the trip to cover her head and resist the raindrops falling from the sky.

Poro got down to the ground and walked aside. As a wolf, getting wet in the rain was nothing to him.

Houses, one by one, moved backwards in the rain.

Some residents of Sinuo also walked in the rain, looking a little distraught.

But at this moment, a man with a strange figure walked over.

He lowered his head and his face could not be seen clearly. As he approached the few people, his posture and movements became more and more strange!
Although he was walking, his movements were inexplicably exaggerated!

It's like... performing some kind of incomprehensible performance art?
Seeing this scene, Lake and Poro became alert. If this guy wasn't sick or mentally ill... there must be something wrong!
The man walked straight towards Poro and his group.

There was someone in front of him, but he didn't dodge.

Even if Poro and the others changed direction, that strange man also changed direction and walked towards them!

At this time, several people also knew that there was definitely something wrong with that guy!

Sure enough, just as the two sides were about to collide head-on——

That strange man finally raised his head!
A hint of purple-red light flashed in his eyes, and he actually bent his body according to the inertia of walking, almost to his feet, and bowed in an exaggerated but smooth manner!
And the direction of this bow was not towards Lake or the veteran, but towards the Poro walking on the ground!

"Your Highness, I finally found you!"

In an instant, a purple light flashed in Poro's eyes, and this dark purple light, at this moment, actually revealed a hint of red!
At this moment, Poro's face was filled with horror. He finally sensed the abnormality in the body of this strange man in front of him! It was the same power as those dwarves!

Why! ?

Besides the dwarves... there are others! ?

The strange man did not stop his movements. He turned his gaze to Lake beside Poro and revealed a twisted and crazy smile:

"Is this... the dance partner you chose? But it seems that she hasn't received the blessing of the 'Crazy Dancer' yet.

Your Highness, have you not yet learned it? Never mind, I will let this old servant do it for you this time——"

As he spoke, he raised his hand, and a faint purple light appeared in the palm of his hand!
"Be careful! He's just like those dwarves!"

Poro's pupils shrank, and he no longer cared about the tavern owner being next to him, and spoke directly.

At the same time, he stomped his front foot hard on the ground—

In an instant, countless vines grew rapidly out from the cracks in the bricks and stones on the ground!

The green and red vines instantly grabbed the legs of the strange man in front of him, preventing him from moving forward!
But even so, the strange man could hear the sound of dislocated bones, and his body suddenly grew longer. His palm, emitting purple light, continued to grab Lake in front of him.

Lake was also a veteran, and she was already on guard when the strange man approached.

As soon as Poro spoke, Lake took a step back, drew her sword and struck!

Prince Boren's magic-breaking sword flashed a black light, and the next moment, two severed hands with a faint purple light fell into the mud!

Not only that, the sword in Lake's hand pointed again.

The strange man had been bewitched by Lake [Circular Return: Little Red Riding Hood·Cute Girl] and was not on guard against Lake, and suffered an irreparable blow in an instant!

Blood splattered all over the body!
A purple light flashed in his eyes. The injured part did not seem to have a greater impact on him. The vines wrapped around his legs broke quickly. He let out a strange cry and tried to turn around and run away.

But at this moment, a pistol was pressed against his forehead!
"Bah!"

In an instant, half of the strange man's head was blown off!
His body twitched and fell to the ground, and the purple light inside suddenly lit up out of control from under his skin!
But even so, he did not die immediately. In his remaining eye, a gradually fading purple light still flickered, and the mouth in the lower half of his shattered skull was still looking at the Poro, opening and closing:
“No one who has received the gift from the Mad Dancer can escape… the newborn, His Royal Highness the Twelfth Prince!

You killed me, but your brother is coming—you can't escape!"

"Bah!"

With another gunshot, the remaining half of the strange man's head was also shattered.

The headless corpse finally twitched and died.

"This...Mr. Poro, right?"

The veteran blew away the smoke from the muzzle of his hand gun, put it back on his waist, and looked down at the Poro. A dark red light also flickered in his eyes. "Perhaps, we should open up and have a chat..."

"okay."

Poro also nodded, and the dark purple energy in his body was like a termite.

Although Poro's body cannot be controlled at all, Poro cannot get rid of it either.

This veteran-looking guy in front of me seemed to know something, but he didn't look like a monster.

More importantly... a day ago, Poro suddenly felt that there were some changes in the energy in his body.

On the surface, it begins to change from purple to bright red.

According to the source of this energy...

Poro can be sure - it is definitely not a good thing!
"May I ask, sir..."

Poro opened his mouth and was about to say something.

But at this moment, the purple-red light in his eyes suddenly flashed again, and he and the old soldier looked towards a certain direction of the Sinuo capital at the same time -

Everyone looked horrified!

Poro felt that an inexplicable huge energy fluctuation appeared in that direction!

The kind that can only be sensed by the power of the same origin, without any disguise, is more like... announcing its arrival!

What surprised Poro the most was——

Deep within the chaotic and restless atmosphere, he sensed... a dangerous aura that was almost identical to the one in the dwarf's bedroom and the monster in the pillar!

(End of this chapter)