Pale Emblem

Chapter 87 Coincidence?

Fragments of past memories appeared in Wiltok's mind, and he was eager to find a safe place to seriously recall.The bone collector's camp is very unsafe, and there are more than 100 claw goblins who have fled in fright, and they must not have run far.And the biggest threat still comes from the ferocious Gnolls, they are all typical opportunists.Dozens of sheep-headed monsters have just died here, and the vicious wolf man who is hungry may not be able to rush back.

It is never wise to stay dormant in place. Vertoc and Huck hurry up to scavenge for loot and plan to leave this area as soon as possible.The materials left behind by the gang of bone collectors are many and of great value.However, the things the two of them could take away were limited. They only selected the Thorium fine gold sword, a dozen packages of potions, two large bags of sun-dried nuts, and three stalagmite-shaped mithril ore.These are the most valuable loot, more valuable than the rest of the materials combined.

If Annie and Katie are sane, Huck can get some more rare mineral ingredients.But even if they couldn't help, they kept making a fuss, showing great resistance, and seemed unwilling to leave the Bone Collector's camp.

It was a shame that the once lively, arrogant school girls had turned into pitiful creatures, but Vertoc had no patience for them, and he held Annie and Katie by the neck ruthlessly until they Their limbs fluttered weakly, and the whole person gradually fell into a coma, only then did they release their arms and let them fall to the ground.

Before, he was not so rough and fierce.He could temporarily paralyze Annie by hitting Annie's cervical vertebrae with his thumb, and there was no need to pin them out.

Huck didn't dispute Vertoc's brutal methods, but Vertoc warned him: "I will try to repair their psychic damage from now on. The first step is to make them fear us more than the hobgoblins they are afraid of. You have to remember that without my permission, you just need to treat them with indifference, without showing any pity, sympathy, mild attitude, which will only make them despise your status and will never appreciate you."

While tying Annie with a rope, Vertok continued to explain: "They are severely enslaved, and their cognitive inertia has been reversed. At this stage, the better you treat them, the more vicious they are towards you. The more vicious you are towards them, the more they will Submissive obedience."

Huck tied Katie over there and said loudly: "Sir, don't worry, although I don't understand what you are saying, I won't ruin your good deeds..."

"I mean, use a whip to deal with the lowly, use fine wine for the proud, and use any means to deal with the noble...that's useless." Veltok picked Annie up, put it on his shoulders, and said, "We Let's go."

"Okay, my lord. I can make the way ahead." Huck also picked up the petite Katie and walked quickly to the front of Vertok.

His current life rank is three, and his quality in all aspects is comparable to that of a dragon vein half-elf, not to mention carrying Katie, who weighs less than 120 pounds, even if he carries Annie on his back.However, Anne was tall and slender, and Huck's carrying her would inevitably affect his actions, so he had to trouble Vertok to take her personally.

Both Annie and Katie are second-level pros, and they recover more easily than normal half-elves.Before Vertok had gone far, Annie on his shoulder woke up.Her first reaction was to struggle, but there was a rope wrapped around her neck, the other end of the rope tied her hands and left foot, and her right leg was hanging on Vertok's chest, showing a strange posture.As long as Annie was dishonest, the rope around her neck would gradually tighten, and she would either give up struggling or pass out by herself.

This is the way adventurers bind their prey, and Vertoc used it on Annie and Katie, and the effect was very good.They quickly became quiet, and just humming and chirping wouldn't cause Vertok any more trouble.

The campsite of the orc gang was only more than 1000 meters away from the low hill where Vertok and others were stationed. When they walked out of the forest belt, they saw that the short hill camp had been occupied by a large group of snake-tailed vultures.

This large scavenger raptor can smell the smell of dead bodies dozens of kilometers away. They were the first to sense that the battle here was over. Attracted by the goblin corpses, they impatiently flew over to grab food from a distance.

Huck felt his scalp go numb when he saw hundreds of snake-tailed vultures fighting for the goblin bones, and couldn't help asking, "Max, are they gone? Should they go?"

Steady and patient, the clumsy vultures wait for their predators to be sated before feasting on discarded scraps.However, once the snake-tailed vultures start to eat collectively, they will not give in easily.Stomach acid, which melts bones, is their killer.Hundreds of vultures spitting acid at a single target at the same time can instantly kill half-elves, and Huck's ability to ignite the fire of the soul is not immune.

If Max and the others were still in the low hill camp, even if they didn't die, Huck could do nothing.

Under the dark purple sky, a large group of crows were circling and neighing, and there were also snake-tailed vultures constantly flying over in the distance.Vertok looked up and said calmly: "Don't worry about others, we must get out of here as soon as possible."

The gathering of snake-tailed vultures is an obvious signal. Carnivores who see groups of snake-tailed vultures will know that the fighting here is over, and there is ready-made meat to eat, which of course includes the fierce gnolls with keen intuition.

The ferocious gnolls of the Bone Collector's gang have only been gone for a long time. If they find a carrion raptor rising and falling in the direction of the low hill camp, they will most likely run back to check.

Dire gnolls are not dull and stubborn goatheads, and even Vertoc is afraid of those guys.He and Huck are carrying two burdens, ten fierce gnolls are going to come, Annie and Katie are sure to be buried in the wolf's mouth.

Huck also understood the meaning of the presence of the snake-tailed eagle, and nodded in agreement: "Well, the corpses of the dozens of sheep-headed monsters in the forest are enough for gnolls to eat. Let's leave quickly, they shouldn't bother us anymore."

His judgment is completely correct, not only are the gnolls attracted by the food, but the surrounding beasts are rushing this way.As long as they leave the area quickly, they will be safe for a long way.

With his super perception, Vertok could easily find the guiding signs left by Max, which showed that they had left the low hill camp according to the previous plan.

Vertok hurried through the night according to the directions of the markers. On the way, he avoided the forest wolves and a few wild bears who were rushing to grab food. He passed through a few glades without any risk, and entered a densely vegetated valley at dawn. That's the end of the mark left by Max.

Huck didn't see any sign of Max and the others. Just as he was looking around, Vertok turned his attention to the thorn bush not far away, and said loudly, "Come out, I found you!"

The green leaves and thorns swayed, and the undercover hunter stood up from inside.He was covered with thorns and thorns all over his body, and Huck was taken aback when he saw it. After a closer look, he realized that the old man Max used the thorns to disguise himself to integrate himself into the surrounding environment, not a tree monster.

"Vill, I hide so that you can find me... You really exist!" Max shouted happily, and extended his thumb to Vertok to express his admiration.

The stealth ability of the fourth-level dark hunter should not be underestimated. If Max did not leave a mark, indicating that he was hiding nearby, it would be difficult for Vertok to find his location.

Max gave Vertok a wake-up call. No matter how strong an individual's ability is, there are limits. Just like when he is fully focused, he can hear Max's heartbeat. sound?

Omissions are inevitable, so I also need the assistance of my peers.

Vertok's tone became obviously mild, and he nodded and said, "You hid well." With that, he threw Annie on the ground.

"If I didn't have this ability, I would have been eaten by beasts." Max laughed, then frowned and looked at the thorns around him.The thorny bushes were so compact that it took him a long time to slowly climb in from the outside, and it was difficult to get out now.

Huck threw Annie who was on his shoulders, drew out his incomparably sharp Thorium fine gold sword, and strode forward, trying to help old man Max make a way.

Vertoc stopped Huck from cutting down the bushes and said, "Max chose a place that is hidden enough that I can hide in it for a while. You use the rope to pull Max out, don't destroy the bushes."

He fell to the ground and sneaked into the bushes in a snake-like manner.Huck used a hide rope to drag Max, who was trapped in the bushes, flying out.

Without further explanation, Vertok went directly into the bushes and began to go dormant.On the contrary, Max felt relieved. He was always a little uncomfortable facing the blue-eyed Vertoc, the kind who had to be careful even when he gasped.

Max looked at Annie and Katie, who were tied up with five flowers, and shook his head and sighed, "How did the two little beauties of the Whistle Adventure Group become so miserable?"

Huck pointed to his head and said, "Those who are tortured by goblins have their brains broken. Lord Vertoc said that they will be treated, so they are lucky."

Max licked his lips and mumbled: "It's better to cure my problems... Dude, do you have anything to eat? The bastards from Lisson left me, ran away, and left me one. Wild mud gourd, two bags of water. I don't dare to eat more, I have eaten two mouthfuls of mud gourd in the past two days, and my stomach is almost flattened."

Huck took out the seized nuts and ate and talked with Max, and the two quickly figured out each other's situation.

Huck heard that the Iron Cross members swept away the rations and jewelry of the team, and left Max who was cursed in him. Of course, he was very angry and threatened to take revenge on them.

Max didn't care. He even felt that the concerns of Lisson and others were justified, and Vertok might indeed kill them.He is now more convinced of that judgment.

"You said that this top-of-the-line long sword is actually the maid's saber?" Max asked with emotion while stroking the Thorium fine gold sword.

Huck nodded excitedly and said proudly: "Your Excellency said it was the sword of the Sword Maiden. Your Excellency is right, and the Sword Maiden must be your servant!"

Max has a lot of fighting experience, and he knows what a superb blade means.Even an ordinary half-elf who doesn't know martial arts holds a Thorium fine gold sword and immediately becomes very dangerous. At least the armor of half-elf professionals can't stop a sharp blade blow. They must be careful to avoid being seriously injured or stabbed by a sharp blade. die.

If a professional gets a top-quality long sword, his combat effectiveness will be doubled.Therefore, the Thorium fine gold sword can give full play to its value in the hands of the strong.From this, it can be inferred that the sword-wielding maids mentioned by Huck are all extraordinary swordsmen.

Neither Max nor Huck regards the sword-wielding maid as the personal slave girl of the highland nobles, but a rare and powerful professional Servant.

If the sword-wielding maid is really a follower of Vertok, it will reflect that Vertok has a prominent background, and is definitely not an ordinary heir of a famous family.

Max immediately made up a lot of content: someone colluded with the bone collectors in the orc kingdom, ambushed Vertoc and his men, and caused Ver to live in the town of Braun.Vertok's identity and background are no trivial matter, and his enemies are also outrageously powerful.Now, the Adventurer's House has boarded Vertoc's carriage, and it is impossible to exit.

Max is not an ungrateful person, so he rushed to Vertok to help the Adventurer's House evacuate Braun Town and rescue Huck. He couldn't betray Vertok.

What puzzled him was that Vertoc met the bone gatherer gang who had attacked him in the wild, and retrieved the sword of the sword-wielding maid.Max couldn't help but muttered to himself: "I said, the orc bone collector we met in the wild happened to have an intersection with Vertoc. Isn't this kind of coincidence?"

"A coincidence? No, it's not a coincidence at all."

Max and Huck turned their heads at the same time, and found that Vertok had ended his dormancy and was standing in the bushes, looking at them calmly and confidently.

(End of this chapter)