Chris's Faith of Fire

"Mercenary... mercenary..." Young An stared at me blankly and wanted to come closer.

"It's not over yet!" I roared at him, "There are still companions hiding in the bushes!"

Before he finished speaking, four more horses joined the battle. An seemed to have been punched and was speechless. He stared at the ghost wolf that jumped out of the grass. He probably realized what would happen if Dana escaped as he said. What will happen.

My whole body has relaxed. Compared with the tense situation just now, I feel like I am in a fighting state. I turn around and cut open the belly of the wolf when it jumps up.

After a series of killings by me, the wolves began to become cautious. They no longer moved forward blindly, but wandered in circles around the three of us.They are thinking about cooperation, and the purpose of their attack has changed from killing each other to escaping as much as possible.

Wolves are really scary creatures, I couldn't help but think to myself.

But compared to this kind of skill, caution, and cunning... there is one thing that is more important. If they can recognize it, they will not be in crisis in the first place.

I shook the hand holding the sword horizontally and put the black pearl into the sheath.Just then three wolves rushed over, one aimed at my left leg, the other at my right leg, and the last one leaped high, undoubtedly intending to bite my throat.

It was put into the sheath in order to pull it out faster. As the black pearl flashed past in the dark night, all three heads fell down.Attacking together from the front formed a straight line for a moment, and all I did was cut along this line.This pack of wolves is cunning and fierce, but lacks strength... any skills will be eclipsed in the face of absolute strength.

"Mr. Mercenary!" Dana seemed to have recovered from petrification at this time. She relaxed her body, then noticed her incontinence and blushed and squatted down.

"Wait a minute," I said, "there's still one more horse that hasn't escaped yet..."

"They have escaped far away." Luli walked into the open space at this time, and she put the lute back on her back.

"I see, is there still hope in the end?" I muttered to myself and returned the sword to its sheath.

Although I have many things I want to ask them now, it is more important to return to Buya Town first than these. This forest is much more dangerous at night.

"Is there anyone else?" I said hello. The young man was in shock. He was indeed a bit brave just now.

"No, it's just me and Dana...Actually, Dana shouldn't have come. But..." He looked at the girl with some complaints. The girl didn't want to say more. Now just standing up made her very embarrassed. .

"She's also worried about you. Let's go back to town quickly."

"Yes, yes, Mr. Mercenary!" An suddenly became more well-behaved. Luli noticed his torn arm and held her lute again. I don't know what she sang... I just felt a burst of Warm mana gathered on the boy's arm, and his wound gradually healed. "Are you a wizard?"

Luli shrugged, "Yes or no? The moon waxes and wanes, and I also have times when I am strong or weak."

Before returning to town, An kept looking at my two swords. He endured it for a long time before asking me if I could teach him swordsmanship.

I recalled myself and Lian in the past. At that time, what expression did Lian use when facing such an unruly little wolf?

"I will teach you after I resolve the current matter. Don't let your guard down now. If you are a man, you must protect girls."

"Yes, it is!"

Maybe I answered him that way back then.

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The dawn in the town was not as dazzling as expected. The soft light was blocked by Asgard, and this situation would continue until the morning.Since yesterday, Mr. Locke has been standing outside the door waiting for us to go back. His expression has become a little serious, even stern, especially after seeing a group of us... I can feel the hidden anger of this old gentleman. Deep in his chest, the elf's face still looks young, and people can detect his mood just through his eyebrows.

"I originally planned to make a windmill blade today," he said, "but you have been missing since last night, and I didn't sleep well all night."

"I'm really sorry. Miss Luli and I went to the forest to look for something."

"Of course." His tone rose, "You are adventurers, so naturally you like to excavate some ruins, but what's going on with you two?" Locke noticed Anna's torn shirt and the girl's discoloration when it got wet. The dark skirt still exudes a strong smell.

Dana looked away in embarrassment. She clamped her legs and wanted to escape immediately, take a shower and change into clean clothes.

"This... this is all my fault, Dana, she is just worried." An took the master's words and apologized honestly.

"Okay, you all seem to be fine anyway." The elf carpenter still looked angry, but he let out a long sigh, as if to remind himself to be more tolerant. "Don't worry about things you can't do in the future. By the way, I'm very sleepy now, about the work on the windmill blades..."

"Master, leave it all to me!"

"Can you finish it before tomorrow?" the master asked him.

Ann didn't dare to confirm, so he looked back at me... I looked at Luli, and Luli looked at Dana.Dana turned away, she just wanted to go back and change clothes quickly.

"If it's just physical work, I can help..." I answered Locke.

He nodded, "Then it's all up to you. I'm already old and it's too tiring to do it alone."

As he said that, he deliberately pretended to be old and walked back slowly, tapping his back with his fist, but this posture was too inconsistent with him who looked to be less than 30 years old.

Chapter 485 487. The scenery of hometown——8

This job is more tiring than I thought. It is not just as simple as carrying and chopping wood. All cutting work must be done in the workshop.The long saw next to the waterwheel does not look as fine as the one on the dock. If the wood is placed crookedly, it will not meet Mr. Locke's requirements. An said that his master has high requirements for the quality of the products.

When I finished everything and gasped for breath, Dana handed me hot tea, and An also thanked me, "Thank you, Mr. Fami. Otherwise, it would have taken us a whole day to put the wood on the saw."

His attitude has improved since he came back from the forest. It should be said that he is completely different.Although the boy himself probably realized that he was being unreasonable and blushed a little, I also had a bad temper when I was his age.

"It's nothing. After all, it caused trouble for Mr. Locke." I answered him, and then thought about it before saying, "By the way, An... are you free in the afternoon?"

"Hey, of course...what are you going to do?"

"As promised before, I will teach you swordsmanship." I pointed to the sword on my waist. "My employer has found what she is looking for, so I will leave Buya Town soon."

"That's it." He looked a little lonely, and then took a deep breath, as if he had something stuck in his throat and didn't know whether he should say it out.

Finally, the boy seemed to have convinced himself and walked up to me, "I'm really sorry for that, sir."

"Ok?"

"My attitude is like an asshole." He admitted honestly, because I did look like an asshole and I didn't know what to say at the moment.

"Ah... no, young man, although... I am also very young, no... I mean teenagers of your age, everyone is about the same."

He nodded silently twice, "You are so broad-minded. I thought Mr. Fami hated me."

"No, it's okay. I can understand it, after all, I am an outsider who suddenly appeared. By the way, I have a wife, so I won't take Miss Dana away."

When the young man heard this, his face turned red, and his expression had already written his thoughts on his face. Was he really afraid that I would take advantage of Dana when she showed her kindness to me?Haha... forget it, something similar happened between Noelle and I, and now we are close friends.

After lunch, I noticed that Dana had put on a new skirt. It was beige and seemed to be made of thin material instead of thick linen. Now she looked like a city girl.I used to see girls like this often when I was in Lodacolo Saint. The clothes Chris wore would look similar to this if she removed some of the decorations.

"Mr. Fami, what do you want to eat tonight?" Dana came over and asked. An's body trembled, but he didn't say anything.What an awkward atmosphere...

"It depends on what everyone thinks. An is still growing, so you should ask his opinion."

"I, I can do it!" The young man's tone became sharp, and he was obviously panicking.

"Practice takes a lot of energy. Be careful not to get out of bed tomorrow because of soreness." Under my stern lesson, Luli's clear laughter reached everyone's ears.

"Haha~ Your relationship has improved without knowing it." She sat elegantly on the side and picked up her lute. "It seems that being in danger in the forest is not a bad thing."

"Sister Luli! Do you want to sing?" Yula ran to Luli happily.

She nodded, "What do you want to hear?"

"Everything is great. Sister Luli's singing voice is so beautiful that people don't care at all!"

"This is going to be difficult." She pretended to be embarrassed, "What the bard fears most is ambiguous song requests. Okay, let me compose one."

"Okay, okay!" the orc girl shouted happily.

So Luli started to touch the strings, and the melodious sound rang in the town again. She temporarily named her the Knight of Lily.

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An's talent is good, his arms are strong and very stable... he doesn't shake at all when he raises the sword high above his head.

But his impatience can be seen just from his actions.

"Teacher, how long will this action continue?"

"Until you can't hold on anymore and get tired and fall down."

He immediately relaxed his stance, and I stabbed him in the side with the hilt of my sword.

"Well...it hurts."

"Do not move."

"But, teacher...does this really make sense? Can I kill someone like this?"

"How can you kill people if you can't stand firmly? And practicing swordsmanship with the idea of ​​cutting people is always second-rate." I said, "Only when you use the sword with the intention of protecting someone can you become a strong person. I am I taught you this because I thought you could protect Dana and Yula, don’t let me down.”

"Yes, teacher!"

The change in attitude was so obvious that it was difficult for me to adapt to it for a while, but within a few days he was doing well.

I couldn't hold it any longer. Luli had said she wanted to turn me back into a human before, but she never mentioned it.I finished helping Mr. Locke with his work that day and was about to walk to the lake outside the town. Luli was usually there. It was not convenient for me to talk to her about this matter when I was in town. I was not sure about my status as a vampire and half demon. If others know the truth, will they still be able to smile at me?

I noticed her beautiful figure from a distance. Just as I thought, Luli was playing the piano again. After knowing that she was a true citizen of Nefera, her words became less frequent, or she tended to agree, but with Youyou But they have a lot of common languages.

Just when I was about to run over, there was a sound of footsteps behind me.

"Who is it!" I subconsciously pulled out my sword. The owner of the footsteps was shocked. It was Dana.

The apples in her basket rolled to the floor.

I put away my sword in a hurry, I was too careless, otherwise I wouldn't have let her get so close to notice. "Why are you here?"

"Hug, I'm sorry... I happened to be picking apples. When I saw you coming, I wanted to cover your eyes from behind." It turned out that she deliberately suppressed the sound of her footsteps, but I was still too concerned about wanting to turn back into a human. impatient.

"Don't approach me from behind, your body is used to it." He said as he put the sword back into its sheath.

Dana lowered her head, looking a little distracted, but her face was red and she seemed to be choosing her words.

"I'm sorry, I want to get closer to you."

"With mercenaries?" I asked, "There is no distance to close. I charge a fee and then follow the orders of my employer."

"But!" She suddenly raised her head, "I saw with my own eyes that you lost the metal plate when you were in Feiya Mountain. After doing that, you can't go to the mercenary station to take the job."

I didn't know how to answer for a while.

So she seemed to have found an opportunity and continued, "Look over there, there are dandelions."

"Well, the white one... is very beautiful." My answer was dry and feeble, and I didn't feel very beautiful.The most beautiful flower I have ever seen is the rose that Chris used to wear on her head. It was noble and beautiful.

"Dandelions are firmly planted on the ground and will fly away when the wind blows," she said.

"What if there's no wind?"

She laughed loudly, "Fami~ There is no place without wind."

"Yes." I answered, "In the castle, in the deepest part. In the rooms of the nobles..."

"Has Fami been there?" she asked curiously.

I nodded, and the girl sighed, "That's right." She stroked her skirt and knelt down. "Fami, thank you. I have always wanted to say thank you to you, thank you for saving me, both times..."

There’s no need to thank me, I just can’t tolerate innocent people dying in front of me, that’s what I wanted to say.But I am no longer the age to say such completely heartless words, and usually I choose to remain silent.But the girl stared at me and forced me to answer her.

"I accept your thanks...be more careful in the future and try not to go far alone." A person suddenly came to my mind, "As a girl, you might be able to ask someone to accompany you, for example... …”

"But, I want you to accompany me." Her voice interrupted me softly, and I wanted to say "Ann".But now I have to swallow this name in my belly.

"I'm leaving." He answered her.

"Why?" she said, "You have lost your status as a mercenary. You also said yesterday that Miss Luli has found what she wants. If there is no place to go, just stay here."

"but I……"

"If you want to go somewhere else, I can accompany you. There should always be a woman beside a man." I was interrupted again, and I admitted that I didn't have the upper hand in language. The girl turned around briskly, her long hair Hair was blown by the wind. "Miss Luli is very beautiful, I am not as good as her... but you said you and her are not lovers."

This sentence was tantamount to a confession. It took me a while to react because I was a little slow. It was too bad...another one.

I don’t want to tell her about Chris, and I don’t want to fool her by saying that I already have a lover. Anyway, Ann will tell her sooner or later.

"I can not accept."

"Please think again, Fami..." She hugged my arm almost pleadingly, her plump breasts clinging there, and the unique sweet fruity fragrance of country girls spread to my nose. "I really want to see the outside world, take me away... Fami, if you are the wind, I must be a dandelion."

After saying that, she turned around and ran away, as if she didn't give me a chance to explain.

When I looked towards the lake again, I found that Luli was no longer there. When did the sound of the piano disappear?

Maybe she is more like a silent dandelion.

Chapter 486 488. The scenery of hometown——9

The next few days were very smooth. I helped Mr. Locke with some work every day, and then in the afternoon he taught An Sword Art. He was really talented... Those hands seemed to be born to hold a sword, and he would do it silently even without me saying anything. Practice swinging the sword, because I said it is necessary, so that you can draw the sword faster than others at critical moments.

After today's practice, Mr. Locke found me. He waved and prepared a few pieces of bread and some cheese.He raised his pipe, put the tobacco leaves in and lit it.

"I heard that you are teaching An to practice swordsmanship?" he asked me after taking a deep breath of cigarette.

"Yes." I answered him, "Shouldn't I teach him?"

"No, I think it's pretty good... That kid, it's rare to see him so enthusiastic about other things." Mr. Locke tilted his head and looked at the mountains in the distance. "A man can be elegant, but he must have the strength to protect him. What. Goblins have no such awareness... They always think that they are in safety, and that this safety will last forever until the end of their lifespan."