After bidding farewell to the enthusiastic Sheriff, Shade rode around Lake Luther, hoping to find the mysterious lake.
He still remembered the tips given by the professor, so he tried his best to forget the purpose of his trip, but the more he thought about it, the more thoughts about the "Lady of the Lake" kept echoing in his mind.
This led to Xia De not to mention the "Lady of the Lake" that afternoon. He didn't even encounter the talking black snake, rabbit or raven. On the contrary, when the sun was sinking to the west and the sunset had already appeared on the horizon, Xia De
De was riding his horse, wondering whether he should return to the city now, but he soon noticed that a pack of wolves that hunted in early winter had appeared behind him. They seemed to want to kill Shade and the maroon horse.
As a food reserve.
Shade, who was already in a bad mood, would not let them go easily. Therefore, after calming the frightened mount, he dismounted and rushed towards the wolves with the [Night Watch] in hand.
So, under the strong sunset beside Lake Luther, the knight holding the sword started fighting with the wolves.
This was not a big wolf pack, there were only eight or nine wild wolves in total. They originally boldly attacked Shade, but as Shade swung his sword, he chopped the wolves that were coming at him from both sides into two pieces, and then raised his feet to attack him from the front.
The leading wolf that came was kicked to death. Finally, the tailless wolf that rushed from behind was lifted up and smashed to the ground. The remaining wild wolves immediately fled in all directions.
"Why do these wolves still dare to attack me even though I'm holding a sword and a gun?"
Shade was puzzled.
[Maybe they were too far away from you, and you took action before you could get closer to observe.]
While "she" gave the answer softly in the wind, Shade had already chased the scattered wolves into the dead forest with only branches left by the lake, based on the idea of eliminating local pests.
This area is a local forest farm, which in this season is more like a wasteland. The wild wolves being chased by Shade fled into the forest in a panic, but as several rays of silver moonlight behind them swept across the ground through the gaps in the dead trees,
The last wild wolves were also split into two pieces, leaving only the fastest one that escaped deeper into the forest:
"Why are you messing with me?"
Shade, who was holding the sword, looked back at the horse eating grass by the lake, and then chased the wolf that escaped, vowing to kill it before returning home.
Generally speaking, a four-legged wolf can run faster than a two-legged person, especially in a forest with lots of branches. But for Shade, it doesn't matter how fast the opponent runs, and he doesn't even need to resort to thaumaturgy and spells.
With the power of magic, he only relied on his strong physical fitness and the silver sword in his hand that could cut almost anything, and he quickly carved a path through the forest and caught up with the wolf.
The latter was frightened by the movement behind it. After the moonlight flying from behind split the big tree in front of it, the back half of its body was pressed by the big tree. Then it howled and watched helplessly as the humans behind it walked away.
Come:
"Really, why do you want to mess with me?"
Shade asked again. If it weren't for the late hour, he would have wanted to go home early. He even wanted to put the [Fish Training Ring] on the opponent's paw and ask why he was targeted.
He ignored the wild wolf and swung his sword to kill him. But after thinking about it, he took two steps back and took out the revolver from his waist, which was the one equipped by MI6.
Speaking of which, since getting this gun, Shade has probably fired less than five times. Seeing that the wolf could no longer resist, he took out the gun and prepared to test his accuracy. Anyway, the bullets could be used.
of--
Bang~
The sound of a gunshot frightened countless birds in the forest and flew towards the sunset. But the wolf was still alive, but the gunshot holes were blown out of the wood on which it was pressed. Because the trees were dry, the bark and wood fibers were flying around.
Before the wolf that managed to survive to the end could wake up from the fear, a second gunshot rang out in the early winter sunset, successfully hitting its head.
"My marksmanship is still very accurate."
Satisfied, Shade blew on the muzzle of the gun, then put the gun back into the holster and hung it on his waist. He took out the cloth from his pocket and wanted to turn the wolf corpses into toys and take them back to Tobesk as a souvenir.
But after walking two steps on the mud on the ground, he suddenly stopped.
In fact, he did not go too far into the forest, but due to logging in autumn, the dead trees on the edge of the forest farm were unusually sparse. There were no leaves on the branches, and the setting sun could directly shine on the ground. When he looked up, he could see most of the trees dyed red.
Sky and clouds.
But at this time, Shade actually felt that the visibility around him was gradually declining. The originally biting wind through the forest became even colder. The [Night Watch] in his hand suddenly vibrated rapidly at this moment. It was more powerful than Shade.
I sensed evil early.
"What's approaching?"
He no longer paid attention to the wolf corpse crushed under the tree, but stood in the forest with his sword in hand and looked around.
【Outlander, you have come into contact with whispers.】
"Whispers?"
If you listen carefully, you will hear tiny whispers that are difficult to detect. The sunset dyed Shade's shoulders red, but the murmurs of women wailing, crying and screaming made Shade's heart
Chills.
The sunset this evening was so strong, but the atmosphere at this time was incompatible with that sunset. Looking at the light around him, he felt dizzy due to the appearance of high-level relics. Xia De tried to maintain his energy and carefully
He turned around and observed every detail around him. When he turned half a circle, he turned his head and saw a pale-faced woman with disheveled hair sticking her head out from behind the trunk of a dead tree not far away.
Black eyes looked at her.
Shade was shocked. This was the woman he saw in Professor Drake's cursed photo:
"Sage-level relic [Swamp Witch]? She actually appears so close to the city?"
The humanoid relic poked out its head and equally pale shoulders, as if it had been hiding behind the tree and peering at the man in front of it from just now.
But Shade just looked at her and saw countless evil spirits with tragic death figures emerging from behind the dense trees and rushing towards him in the forest that was illuminated by the setting sun.
【Hallucination, don’t move.】
The sound in his ears made Shade's consciousness clearer. He gritted his teeth and stood there. The evil spirit passed through his body like a phantom, and then disappeared into the light of the setting sun.
But then, the dark shadow of the dead tree standing under the setting sun actually squirmed like tentacles. Then, the black shadow crawled along the ground toward Shade like a snake. This probably only appeared in horror stories.
picture.
[It’s still an illusion, don’t move.]
Shade believed "her" judgment and still did not move. As expected, the squirming shadow disappeared into the light of the setting sun after reaching Shade's feet.
But the abnormal phenomena around him still did not disappear. Shade heard the rustling sound behind him, but now he was paying full attention to the movements of the woman peeking out from behind the tree, and did not dare to move at all. Fortunately, "her" field of vision was
Not affected by eyes:
[The wolf you shot to death came out from under the tree.]
"Is it also an illusion?"
【No, it’s true this time.】
Shade was startled and blinked subconsciously. The blinking time was no more than half a second, but as soon as he closed and opened his eyes, it was as if the picture scroll in front of him was taken away and replaced by another one, with the head sticking out from behind the tree.
The woman actually disappeared:
"What?"
He immediately turned around and looked behind him, and sure enough he saw the already dead wolf emerging from under the tree. It was looking at Shade lamely, but did not attack him. Instead, he turned around and walked deeper into the forest.
"Has there been a change in the nearby whispering elements?"
[That wolf has the strongest elements.]
"It is indeed a living corpse controlled by the [Swamp Witch]...but how did the [Swamp Witch] body leave? Isn't it full of malice towards any male?"
The lame wolf walked a certain distance deep into the forest, and suddenly stopped and turned to look at Shade. Shade looked around and behind him suspiciously, a little unbelievable:
"You want me to follow it? I would be crazy to follow it."
Although he thought so, Shade did not turn around and leave immediately, but recalled the characteristics of the sage-level relic [Swamp Witch]:
"It will guide the way out for those kind-hearted women who are lost in the swamp, and may even protect them. But for women with impure hearts and any men, it will impose a soul-corrupting curse."
Shade was very sure that he was not cursed, and the wolf really seemed to be guiding him in a certain direction.
But the problem is that Shade is not a "kind-hearted woman", and if he wants to leave the woods, the direction he takes is not the direction the wolf is walking at this moment.
"It's really strange. Instead of encountering a talking animal, we encountered such a strange thing."
The true body of the [Swamp Witch] has undoubtedly left, but since the wolf controlled by the other party still exists, it means that the terrifying humanoid relic is still watching Shade.
The living corpse wolf that stopped there and looked at Shade did not wait all the time, but quickly continued walking towards the depths of the forest farm. Shade thought for a while and said to the wolf:
"Please wait for me. I will bring my horse over and then follow you."
In order to prevent the relic and the wolf from not understanding it, the Kasenric language was also used specially.
After saying that, he returned to the path by the lake without looking back, and found the horse that was eating grass with its head down. The latter followed Shade, who was holding the reins, back to the forest very docilely, and passed the wild wolves.
After the corpse, he once again saw the big tree chopped down by "Moonlight Slash" and the wolf waiting not far away.
"I originally thought that if you didn't wait for me, I would leave here and go home for dinner. But since you are still here..."
This time there was no hesitation, Shade led the horse and followed. The wolf, which was squatting like a dog, stood up and slowly walked deeper into the forest.