rune hunter

Chapter 4 El's Tangle

The water in the iron pot had boiled for a long time, and a large amount of steam came out, covering the room with smoke.The water vapor condensed on the arm gradually cooled down, making Tika shiver.She woke up with a start, hurriedly lifted the pot, and poured the boiled water into the water tank.

As long as correct epidemic prevention measures are taken and external sources of infection are excluded, the plague is actually not difficult to control.Thanks to El's efforts, the plague in the village did not spread further.After the patient drank the potion, his condition obviously stabilized, which made everyone breathe a sigh of relief.

In just half a month, the village lost eleven lives, but compared to the tragic scene in the city, it has to be said that it is considered lucky.Not knowing how long this plague will last, the villagers who survived by chance are still very confused about the future.But these potions at least gave them the courage to live.

For some reason, Tika, who was the first to come into contact with the source of the disease and who usually takes care of the most patients, has been safe and sound. Everyone in the village regards her as an unknown curse, but no one dares to chew their tongues in front of El.The last guy who talked nonsense in front of him was blown all over his face when he pinned his head down.

With El backing her up, the girl regained her vitality immediately, and her little head became flexible.

Although the potion was bitter, the smell left on the glass bottle made Tika feel heavy.The occasional strange expression on El's face also made her feel puzzled.

Gao Fushuai is a relative term. Although he feels ashamed in front of Tiana, in fact El has always been regarded as a prince charming by the young girls in the village.Although he can't be called handsome and unrestrained, but after all, he has a good character and has real skills in his hands. He can be regarded as half of the knight class, and the temperament honed in the forest seems mature and reliable...

Tika, as a childhood sweetheart, also fantasized about getting this guy drunk in a bar and dragging him into a room to start a shameless romantic story... Of course, fantasies are fantasies after all, the girl's shame prevented her from taking action courage.

Regardless of accepting the villagers' thanks, El hurriedly stuffed a few mouthfuls of the potato stew sent by Tika, and led the hunters into the forest again.In the boy's heart, there is only the figure of that stunning girl left, how can he feel other people's feelings.

Tiana's hesitant look was still in his mind, and he didn't know why, but he was very disturbed by the determination in the girl's eyes.

He didn't know the reason why the girl stayed here, and all he could do for her was to collect those kinds of medicinal materials as soon as possible, and then rush back as soon as possible to provide her with as much help as possible.

"Girls have to learn to rely on men. It's not cute at all to be stubborn."

El's face was sullen, but he sighed in his heart.

He stopped, waved his hand to signal the team behind him to stop, and pulled out the bow and arrow with his backhand, the blue light in his eyes flashed away.

A fast arrow shot across the jungle like lightning, nailing the big lynx hiding in the branches of a tree dozens of meters away to death.The huge impact force almost exploded the whole head of the bobcat, and the unlucky beast died before it could make a scream.

Only slightly smaller than a cheetah, this giant lynx lives in trees and feeds on monkeys and birds.It usually hides in the tree and does not move. If it sees a small animal that is alone, it will jump down to prey.Occasionally, it will snatch prey captured by humans, and its character is cruel and cunning.It's a pity that this one has run into Al, who has a fire in his heart, so it can only be considered unlucky.

"It's safe for the time being, but don't go too far. Look around for the plants I mentioned. There should be some in the depression over there. Be careful not to cause any accidents." El said to the hunters behind him Say.

The men in these villages were all older than he was, but these days El had established his authority through his own actions, so no one raised any objections.Of course, it is also because El is the only "big hunter" in the village.

The Great Hunter is not just a simple title, but needs to be recognized by the local lord at the level of the viscount. His status is similar to that of a knight in the army. If there is a war, he will be conscripted into the army to fight for the lord.After the lord of the village disappeared, he was the rightful leader.

Putting down the bow and arrow, exhaling a foul breath, El carefully watched the movement in the surrounding dense forest, and quickly calmed down in his heart.He spread out his palm, and a strange blue translucent symbol was imprinted in his palm, slowly emitting an almost imperceptible shimmer.

A few meaningless twisted lines, combined together, turned into a whole with a deep meaning.Looking carefully, the faint blue light seems to be still flowing like a liquid, following El's breathing.

This is El's hole card, which allows him to keep a clear and calm mind, see through obstacles blocking his sight, and freely walk through the mountains and forests in the dark.

The beginning of the rune—named "El", which means "insight"!
Although the old bard was down and out, he also had some understated skills, one of which was the mysterious rune in front of him called "the beginning of the rune", which was also the origin of the name El.

Although in most cases, the old man relied on the magical ability of this rune to gamble with people in the tavern and keep a record of not getting drunk after a thousand glasses.But in reality, this ability has unimaginable utility.

The reason why "El" is called the beginning of the rune is because its most basic ability is to develop the mind!
The entire rune is closely connected by three symbols with different meanings. "Observation" is responsible for collecting information, "logic" is used for analysis and arrangement, and "judgment" finally forms inferences.

This is the most basic mode of intelligent thinking, and at the same time, it is also the biggest difference between an ordinary human being and a wise man.

Put simply, a beast that acts solely on survival instinct will always remain a beast.But when it produces a "thinking mode", it also produces "wisdom", and thus evolves into another species - Warcraft.

Owning the rune "El" means having a longer-term vision, a clearer thinking, a calmer mind, and a more rational behavior... It has more abilities derived from it, and El himself has explored it over the past few years There are six or seven kinds of them, and the "Eye of True Sight" that can find hidden targets is also one of them.

It is said that there are dozens of runes in this world, and each rune has mysterious and unpredictable power.The rune "El" is the prerequisite for learning all other runes.

El opened his eyes wide, and quickly searched around with the power of penetrating runes, but found nothing.His main focus was on vigilance, he didn't have much energy to find herbs, he could only point out a general direction for others.Still, the harvest was less than ideal.

The bloody smell of the big lynx quickly attracted many uninvited guests. Three or four wild wolves wandered over from a distance. Feeling the power contained in El's arrow, they did not dare to go forward, but they were reluctant to give up. whining.This kind of shaggy wolf is not even a predator in the forest. It can only compete with hyenas and vultures for carrion and bones with its tail between its legs, but it is still a deadly threat to humans.

The areas where the few kinds of herbs he knew were densely grown were all in the mountains, not to mention the waste of time going back and forth, and the vicious and terrifying beasts in the mountains were not something other people could bear.Relatively speaking, although the number of herbs is scarce at the edge of the forest, it is at least safer.

As the afterglow of the setting sun gradually disappeared behind the mountains, a shadow was cast in the depths of the forest.The forest at night is much more terrifying than during the day. El considered the gains and losses, and returned to the village with the team.

Originally staying in the tavern with the old man, after it was burned down that night, El lived in the lord's mansion without any guilt.This house seems to be very high-grade, but in fact it has not been renovated for more than ten years, and the actual value may not be worth the fifty gold coins of his own leather goods.

The lord fled in a hurry, and there were still a lot of things that were too late to take away. In the past few days, Tika had helped him tidy up, and it looked like a home after all.

After taking the hot towel and dabbing it on his face a few times, El sat down on the sofa. He had run a lot this day, so he was really tired.

"There are still a lot of good things in the master's back kitchen. Do you want to eat something tonight? El... master?"

Tika blinked, and quietly moved to El's side, the candlelight shining on her flushed face.

"I'm an ass young master, uh...Ms. Tika?" El looked up, and couldn't help but burst into a smile. This little girl found out a set of maid outfits from nowhere, put them on her body and started to act as a maid. maid.Maybe it's because I have accumulated a lot of experience as a bartender before, and I imitated the movements well.

However, the maid of the lord's house can be regarded as a person of status. The villagers have to respectfully call "Ms." when they meet. Tika can imitate other people's movements, but cannot imitate the trained etiquette and temperament. It feels like wearing a princess. The little sparrow in the skirt is very funny.

A small object hit his forehead, and El caught it, and found that it was a black ring, made of no visible metal, and it was cold in the palm of his hand.

"This is something belonging to my father. He bought it for the boss for a bottle of good wine a long time ago. I found it when I was cleaning the ruins of the tavern. Maybe the boss thought it was worthless and threw it away when he left. "Tika raised her hips angrily, expressing her anger at El's ridicule.

"Didn't I tell you not to go to the tavern? You run around just because you are in good health, and you will waste the potion sooner or later." El grabbed the ring and took it with him, stood up from the sofa and twisted his waist.

"Is there any stock of ham and cheese in the back kitchen? Get some more for me. I'll go to town later."

"But, it's so late..." Tika looked at the moon outside the window, "Didn't you say that there are no living people in the city? What are you going to do in that ghostly place?"

"What are you going to do in that ghostly place?" El curled his lips, and the figure of a certain girl flashed across his mind.

"I'd like to know about this too."

"El!" Tika raised his eyebrows, walked behind the sofa and pressed Er's shoulders: "You still told me not to run around!"

"Don't worry, Ms. Tika, I've seen something scarier than the plague." El patted the girl on the head with a smile.

(End of this chapter)