Thanks for the invitation. I am a parasite in Terra.

"Fuck! There's a gun on the other side!!"

"What?! Guns! But I didn't see any fire..."

"Fuck you, didn't you hear that noise just now?! I can even feel the bullet grazing my scalp and shattering the rocks nearby! Maybe it's a new gun that I stole from those bastards in Ratlan!"

"I've already said that the person who dares to hold a torch in the dark is only a small idiot who knows nothing, and the rest is likely to be a guy we can't afford to offend!"

"You're talking nonsense! That's not what you said when you pulled the bow just now! I...wait...damn, the fire went out, did they throw away the torch?"

"Damn it! Did that guy notice our location? Did he throw away the torch and plan to chase us?!"

"Damn it! Is there another blood demon on the other side? Then he lights a fucking torch?!"

"Maybe they're planning to hook an idiot like you! If you figure it out, run away!!!"

......

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...

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"Did it go astray?"

Zuo Jian pricked up his ears and frowned slightly when he heard the noisy information brought back by the wind.

Yes, in the dark, it is not an advantage for him. After all, this body cannot freely transform into the organs he needs, such as pupils that can observe heat sources at night.

With Theresa, he couldn't effectively pursue the opponent, so he could only "scare away" the opponent in this way.

Of course, if possible, Zuo Jian still hopes that the stone thrown in his hand can directly solve some of the problems.

After all... in the cover of night, there was no reason for Zuo Jian to let these guys go when they attacked with poisoned arrows.

only------

He sighed, broke the arrow he had grabbed, leaving only a cluster of feathers on the back as an identification mark, and then threw it into the bag he carried with him... which was already filled with a lot of feathers of different sizes and shapes.

Kazdel is truly a land thriving with vitality and flourishing everything. They don't know how many heroes they met along the way who would come out to work hard even in the cover of night.

To the extent that he and Theresa have developed a certain tacit understanding in this regard, and now the latter can understand Zuo Jian's meaning with just a glance.

"Theresa, let's find a place to rest... The situation on this road... was a little beyond my expectations."

He was referring to the fact that he had suffered so many sneak attacks along the way that he could hardly count them on two hands.

Although I had anticipated sneak attacks, I didn't expect them to be so frequent that an arrow would fly out from the corner every ten minutes or so.

All I can say is that he underestimated Kazdel.

It would be hard to make any progress if we continue like this, and Theresa probably needs a rest too.

Zuo Jian picked up the torch and relit it, then began to look for a temporary place to stay with Theresa.

"Zajian, should we continue walking?"

Theresa picked up the lit torch and looked at the left side.

"No need, Theresa, it's time to find a place to rest. Are you tired?" Zuo Jian glanced at the latter, as if he could get the answer from her expression without the other party's answer.

"I... I'm not tired! Don't worry, I'm not as tired as you think... Hey————"

Theresa was stunned, then watched the other person walk directly to her, put down the torch and carry her on his back.

"Indeed, Teacher Xiao Te is much more capable than I thought. I thought you would not be able to hold on a few hours ago, but you actually managed to hold on until now."

"Uh...I...I can walk by myself."

Theresa stuck to the man's back, looking at his thin-looking but incredibly powerful torso, and for a moment she actually felt a little relieved.

"Proper rest is for a better journey, Theresa. You have walked enough today, you should rest. Otherwise, if you can't walk tomorrow, I will have to carry you all day." Zuo Jian said in a half-joking tone, as if joking.

"A...a whole day is too..."

Theresa was stunned, and then she couldn't even answer.

In response, Zuo Jian just smiled and then said

"Besides, I have to trouble Teacher Xiaote to hold the torch, otherwise I can hardly see the road."

"Yeah, I'll light it up for you!"

After hearing Zuo Jian's reminder, Theresa reacted and held a torch behind him to light the way ahead for him.

And so, the two continued walking in the darkness.

However, compared with before, the number of sneak attacks this time was reduced to zero.

After walking a short distance forward, he didn't encounter any sneak attacks, which was beyond Zuo Jian's expectations again. Maybe luck is such a strange thing.

He sighed, and at the same time noticed that the girl behind him began to breathe steadily.

Theresa fell asleep.

But her hand was still on her shoulder holding the torch.

It's time to find a place to stay.

After all, he really didn't want to let Theresa sleep in the wild and be swept by the cold wind in the wilderness.

Then, as if he had heard Zuo Jian's own complaints about his so-called luck, he saw a small, dilapidated building with an ancient castle atmosphere in front of him after walking a few steps...

Perhaps it was the residence of a Sarkaz noble before, but the scenery before Zuo Jian now can only be described as a group of ruins.

There is no way of knowing even how long it had been since it was destroyed.

But, there is no other choice right now.

It is better to look at the moon above your head than to have wind leaking from all sides.

He found a relatively intact house on the left. Although the roof had collapsed, fortunately the four walls were still intact. He estimated that he couldn't find any other better conditions, so he simply freed his hands and took Theresa's torch... and then extinguished it.

only.....

The room gave him a strange feeling.

This body is indeed too inconvenient in some aspects. It cannot even perceive the life around it in detail. It can only rely on this kind of nerves that can barely be considered intuitive.

etc.

He was a little cautious, then slowly carried Theresa on his back and walked into the roofless house.

Looking past the weathered and rotten door frame, Zuo Jian looked at the scenery inside the room. Most of the original interior decoration was covered by the collapsed roof and rubble. In the corner, you could see a few clumps of weeds that were almost half a person tall.

It's just... there's no one.

In response, Zuo Jian just narrowed his eyes again, walked in without any vigilance, then put Theresa down, took off his coat, spread it on the ground and used it as a cushion for her.

It was as if he had never doubted this dilapidated little house from the beginning.

The figure hiding in the dark looked at this and subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief.

But, in the next moment.

He took off his left hand and the shirt underneath, and covered Theresa with them as a blanket. Then he slowly stood up, with his muscles locked in a tight vest, and spoke softly to the rubble behind him where there was no one.

"How long do you plan to hide, stranger? I don't think it's a bad thing for us to show our faces and talk about it right now."

Listening to Zuo Jian's words, the figure in the dark was stunned, as if he couldn't figure out how he was exposed, but after hesitating for a moment, he chose to stay where he was.

Until Zuo Jian spoke again.

"I'm sorry, stranger, but I don't want to make too much noise right now..." Having said that, Zuo Jian glanced at Theresa who was sleeping behind him and continued.

"I don't want to attack a guy I've never even met, and I don't want to put the safety of my companions in this unclear situation."

After saying that, Zuo Jian flicked his thumb and a pebble the size of a broad bean flew out instantly, brushed past the black shadow's head, and penetrated the wall behind him, making only a slight muffled sound and raising some dust.

The accuracy of the left shot is not very good, but that is based on the situation of long distance and no line of sight.

but----

The moonlight overhead gradually and completely penetrated the dark clouds, temporarily illuminating the small house.

"Stranger, I sincerely hope you can come out and have a good talk. It will be good for both you and me, but of course it should be more good for you."

Zuo Jian persuaded seriously.

Chapter 35, "Big Shot"

"Tsk tsk, there aren't many mercenaries these days who can see through my disguise. Moreover, even those few guys are all famous scouts and reconnaissance mercenaries without exception. Friend, I think I should know you."

In the corner of the shadow, the shadow changed like flowing water, and then a cloaked figure slowly walked out. From the sound of the voice, it was a man with a hoarse voice. His face was covered by a strange, half-covered mask like a bird's beak, revealing only a pair of fine, sharp little eyes that kept looking around at the left room.

And... the latter noticed slightly that the other's ears were long and pointed, with gray marks and tiny scars, and... only the right ear.

However, as he watched the other party take a few steps forward, Zuo Jian simply raised his hand and made a warning gesture.

After all... Theresa was still sleeping behind him.

"Hey, hey, buddy, don't be nervous, I don't mean any harm. In fact, if you don't call me out, I really plan to hide in that little corner and rest until dawn and then leave." As if noticing Zuo Jian's actions, the other party immediately raised his hands and made a non-threatening gesture.

However, in the face of the other party's "honesty", Zuo Jian just took a quick glance at his attire.

Judging from his wrist, the man should be very thin, but under the cloak he looks quite large. If nothing unexpected happens, there are a lot of strange things hidden in those covered areas.

In particular, the opponent's so-called non-threatening attitude was just raising his hands, and everything under the cloak was still covered tightly.

"Friend, there is no need to be so nervous. Pointy Ears is just an ordinary businessman in this area, and he has some credibility among mercenaries." Seeing that Zuo Jian had not let down his guard, the cloaked man who called himself Pointy Ears put his hand on his left ear and lifted his hair for Zuo Jian to see.

Then, Zuo Jian looked at the other person's left ear. It was not a hideous wound as he had expected. On the contrary, the other intact ear appeared quietly in the lifted hair.

only.....

The ear looked just like a normal human's, with no difference.

.....The left ear is normal, but the right ear is pointy like an elf ear?

"How is it? Do you believe it now? I am the pointy-eared freak that the mercenaries here often talk about. I am also a well-known businessman in this area. I think my credibility is among the best in Kazdel."

"After all, I'm just a seller. Everyone could be my customer, right?"

"I'm sorry, I still don't quite understand what you want to say, sir. There are only two things I want to do right now."

"Prove that you are indeed no threat to us, or leave here. I'm sorry, I have to be responsible for my companions."

"Mr. Pointy Ears, I can't let my guard down just because of your few words of introduction. As you know, this is Kazdel after all." Zuo Jian shook his head, still staring at the man.

"Hey, hey, hey, my friend, this is a bit unfair, I was the first one to come here...

.Okay, okay, I get it, hey... mercenaries, I'm used to it~"

Seeing Zuo Jian's attitude, Jian Erduo had no intention of getting entangled. When he was about to leave, he suddenly heard the sound of something being thrown at him from behind. The reaction honed over a long period of time made him tilt his head almost instantly and avoid the thrown object.

But with the help of the moon's light, the object reflected the familiar silver glow the moment it came into view.

"Dog tag?" He was stunned, then quickly reached out and grabbed the silver nameplate before it fell to the ground.

"I understand that this is not a very fair thing to do. As compensation, this thing should be used as currency. Just think of it as the price for asking you to move your feet."

Zuo Jian spoke slowly from behind him.

After all, from an objective point of view, Zuo Jian’s behavior was indeed not very kind, but considering Theresa who was with him, he would not be willing to put her in danger like this.

Even if the possibility is extremely low, it is not allowed.

Therefore, if the other party really intends to leave like this, he has collected quite a few mercenary badges during this period of time, and it is not impossible to give some of them as compensation.

He may have begun to integrate into the environment of the Sarkaz mercenaries.

After all, just like before, facing mercenaries, we just kill them one by one. Maybe it can solve the public security level in some areas in the short term, but it will not have any effect in the long run.

Mercenaries cannot be eliminated by violence. They were born from the suffering of this land. As long as there are people and suffering, they will never be eliminated.

So...I have to try to be patient and try to integrate with the Sarkaz. Only in this way can I find the real way to solve the problem.

After all...after all, this is just a fictional world, not reality. This can make Zuo Jian feel a little better.

Although, after all, dealing with people like Sarkaz mercenaries is still a bit...

"Oh, friend, are you really a mercenary? You don't look like one at all." The pointed-ear man's words interrupted Zuo Jian's inner thoughts, and then he held up the nameplate in his hand and looked at the latter.

"Pointy Ears has been a merchant in this damn place for forty years. Long? Maybe not, but most Sarkaz don't even know forty years."

"Over the years, I have seen countless people like you who drive people away without reason, and most of them even use knives to settle the matter. This is not uncommon in Kazdel————but..."