The grumpy boy's name is Lan Zhe.

When Egbert went to the Monster Forest to try to improve his strength, he ran into Lan Zhe, who was very dissatisfied with his unilateral beating of monsters.

But before he actually met Lan Zhe, Egbert already knew this person.

The intelligence line that Euphia lent to Egbert was mostly used by him to investigate people related to the Dark Church.

Suli's balanced remarks about the duality of everything had a greater impact on Egbert than he had imagined.

The psychological journey of the former Son of Light is very straightforward.

From not wanting to live anymore, to him seeming to be able to live for Sully; and, he could also become better for Sully; and up to now, he is willing to accomplish everything Sully wants to achieve for Sully.

Although Suli knew nothing about Egbert's idea of ​​bringing the Dark Church back to the fore.

As for Lan Zhe.

Egbert borrowed Euphia's intelligence line and the information he obtained showed that Lan Zhe was the person in the Dark Church who was easier to find at present.

Lan Zhe is no different from those children in the past who were executed on the spot once they were tested and found to have dark elements.

He was also unilaterally attacked by the people in the Holy See at that time. Although Lan Zhe only possessed the dark element, he was still hated by the people in the Holy See of Light.

It's just that compared with those dark element owners who died before they even saw what this world was like, he had a little more luck.

After discovering that his elemental attributes had been exposed, Lan Zhe first encountered hatred from his father and mother, and then faced those people in the Vatican, who, with a condescending look on their faces as clergymen, sentenced him to death.

Lan Zhe was full of grievances at that time, but he chose to escape without hesitation.

After leaving the Holy See of Light with Egbert, the first thing they wanted to do was to enter the Monster Forest. Lan Zhe did the same.

His good fortune was that he met an adult male crystal pterosaur who wanted to improve his personal strength.

The action of the dragon chewing the corpse of the man from the church who sentenced him to death was a complete reshaping of the world for a child abandoned by the world.

From that time on, Lan Zhe felt that humans, a race that invaded and hated each other, were not even as good as the inhuman monsters.

But despite this, the social animal instinct in his blood and bones makes it impossible for Lan Zhe to completely ignore the fact that he is still an individual.

And he's still a weakling.

To the male crystal pterosaur, he is a child who tastes so tasteless that he can't even get stuck in his teeth.

The powerful monster, who was arrogant and had the power to treat humans as toys, did not choose to kill Lan Zhe, but just let the child follow him.

However, when Gongjing Pterosaur occasionally looked at Lanzhe, he would think of the two eggs that his wife had just laid.

He can’t be called a loving father, and Gongjing Pterosaur doesn’t think he has any inseparable feelings for humans.

Therefore, when the people in the Church of Light learned that some of their people were eaten alive by monsters, they immediately sent people here.

The conditions given by the Holy See were surrender or death.

But this was an insult to a dragon. Moreover, the group of people from the Church did not forget to kill Lan Zhe while fighting it.

This made the Crystal Wing Dragon murderous.

But the results are very clear.

The lone monster was unable to defeat the humans who set traps to surround it. Before it died, it managed to use its own power to teleport Lan Zhe out of the besieged space.

It was a long time before Lan Zhe returned to the place where the male crystal pterosaur died.

At that time, there was only a large pool of blue blood and a few crystal-like scales left on the ground, nothing else was left.

For a child who seemed to have been abandoned by the world, he finally met a foreigner who was kind to him, but the foreigner died in front of him...

Lan Zhe is not completely crazy, but he is on the verge of madness, which has become natural.

How the human spirit and the elements resonate is a topic that many instructors in the Elemental Academy will deliberately study. And that time, the Monster Forest also experienced a very obvious dark elemental shock.

When the people from the Church of Light sent people to investigate again, Lan Zhe was directly taken away by the people from the Church of Darkness.

After a few years, when Lan Zhe would not be easily killed even if he faced another adult crystal-winged dragon, he left the Dark Church and chose to live in the Monster Forest.

He also told the mother crystal pterosaur everything that happened that year, and emphasized that all the mistakes were caused by him.

The current situation is that monsters do not distinguish between right and wrong.

"That guy has always had an obsession with reaching the pinnacle of level nine monsters that I simply cannot understand. I had anticipated this situation the moment he chose to leave us." The mother crystal pterosaur was not sad, but began to work harder to hatch the two cubs.

Lan Zhe felt very ashamed, so for several years he worked hard to help the mother crystal pterosaur hatch two cubs.

So when Lan Zhe learned that a kind of medicinal material that could accelerate the growth of cubs without damaging their roots appeared in the southernmost part of the Monster Forest, which covered an incredibly large area, he chose to leave temporarily after informing the Crystal Pterosaur.

The crystal pterosaurs are a species that is almost indistinguishable from crystals, except for their internal blood and skeletons and external scales and wings. When they pass on their heritage, they will use a lot of their own power to hatch their young, ensuring that the young will not die before they are born due to crystallization, an ability that carries a strong protective effect for the crystal pterosaurs.

She was weak, and her cub was already at risk of life-threatening crystallization before it was born. Her husband, who was supposed to be her guardian, had died many years ago.

Even the humans who appeared later are not here yet...

The death of one child and the loss of the other became the source of despair for the mother crystal pterosaur, who regarded the inheritance of the race as more important than her own consciousness.

This is why a wave of beasts broke out in Sri Qing City in the beginning...

After knowing all this, no matter how complicated his mood was, Egbert remained calm when he actually met Lan Zhe.

The two of them discussed for a long time about how to become stronger by fighting monsters, until neither of them could convince the other with their arguments, so they decided to just have a good fight.

In the process of fighting, it is impossible for them not to use elements.

The moment Lan Zhe discovered the element of light, he wanted to kill Egbert, and Egbert became interested after he realized that the first person he met in the Monster Forest was the one he wanted to find.

At this point, the battle escalates.

The more they fought, the more Egbert felt that Lan Zhe was incredibly powerful, and that the Dark Church might have more potential than he had imagined.

Lan Zhe was wondering why the people from the Holy See of Light did not develop an inexplicable hatred towards him.

So when both sides were about to deliver a fatal blow to each other, they chose to stop at the same time.

Egbert discovered Lan Zhe's concern for monsters, so he took the initiative to explain that he had no sales channels and did not need to use monster corpses to strengthen himself. When fighting with monsters, it was just fighting, and he never did anything to kill.

He first showed weakness to the enemy, and then decisively revealed his identity as a "traitor."

This is what Egbert learned from the kidnapping of Sully.

If nothing else, it is extremely effective in gaining trust.

And because Egbert had already investigated Lan Zhe's general situation, he always felt deep down that it would be unfair if he didn't say something.

And the result is...

Lan Zhe was forced to listen to a lot of things: "I have never seen anyone who can compare to Lord Suli's wisdom."

"He gave me the motivation to continue living, and also gave me, a loser who would only fall into confusion after losing my faith, a new faith. But I think the most important thing is that he also gave me a new choice without violating all the habits I had developed."

Words like the Holy Father and the Holy Mother were not derogatory. To completely tear apart and reconstruct Egbert's past was no different from training a dog, and he would never do that.

"What constitutes a person should be chosen by that person himself, not imposed by others." Egbert said to Lan Zhe with a smile on his face, "This is the instruction given by Lord Suli when I asked him 'What should I do'."

Lan Zhe looked at Egbert unhappily and said in a cold tone, "My Lord, are you some fanatic who has abandoned his brain?"

"Don't you think that what he said doesn't have the possibilities you imagine?"

Egbert shook his head decisively: "Of course not."

"When you see the adult in person, you will understand that he really has seen everything clearly."

"He never showed it, and he just hoped that we wouldn't pay too much attention to him. But this doesn't mean that he knows nothing. On the contrary, Lord Suli knows everything, but he just doesn't say it out of habit."

Egbert thought he knew more about Sully than everyone else combined.

Even Suli himself, who is used to not taking things to the worst possible extent, maintaining a peaceful social distance and trying his best to put possibilities in the direction of peace and beauty, actually really understands how bad things can be when they are at their worst.

He just didn't say it.

It was precisely because of this silence, and this natural and habitual behavior buried deep in his heart, that Egbert found it even more incredible.

This is not a choice of silence to avoid trouble. It is just that Suli is simply considering that others may feel bad when they learn the worst possible situation.

A person who can easily see through others, but never points out everything, nor tolerates everything, and guides everything, is enough for Egbert to say as a matter of course: "If we can't even understand what Lord Sully thinks, how can we get his correct instructions?"

Lan Zhe just gave Egbert a look that said "you're hopeless."

The relationship between the two became closer as Egbert took the initiative to explain his own situation.

But when they were about to become friends, a monster invasion broke out in Jiso Town.

Lan Zhe chooses to look for the Crystal Pterosaur?

When he handed over the medicinal materials he had found that could replace the mother crystal pterosaur's power and used for hatching to the mother crystal pterosaur, he also asked it what its purpose was in invading Jisuo Town and whether there was anything he could help with.

But at that time, Lan Zhe was cruelly pointed out by the Mother Crystal Pterosaur: "You can't help me at all. Humans are destined to be my enemies."

Afterwards, he was driven out of the crystal-winged dragon's nest.

Deep in the nest, next to the large crystal-like scales that were taken away by Lan Zhe and stored for many years after the male crystal pterosaur died, and were finally delivered to the female crystal pterosaur when he had the strength to stand in front of the female crystal pterosaur, there was an eggshell that was more than one meter tall.

Inside the eggshell, not only was there no breath of life, but there was only a pool of red, smelly liquid...

Lan Zhe is a very sensitive person, and this is reflected in various aspects. Maybe he is not smart enough, but he can indeed feel that something must have happened to make the mother crystal pterosaur do this to drive him away.

But he had to leave.

Under the command of the eighth-level monster, all the monsters in this forest, whether Lan Zhe could contact or not, were grinning at him.

As long as Lan Zhe did not leave the territory of the Monster Forest, he would be attacked unilaterally.

But for a human who had lived in this forest in the past and had spent countless hours building relationships with the monsters, he should not have been treated like this.

When the monsters chased Lan Zhe away, the reluctance in their eyes was clearly visible. But Lan Zhe was still at a loss, not knowing what had happened.

He began to wonder what had changed recently.

The first thought that came to my mind was that a second person who was about to be taken in by the monster had appeared in this forest.

That is Egbert.

The healing power of the light element allows him to heal himself and heal the enemy at the same time after fighting each monster. This behavior, which seems like that of a crazy fighting enthusiast, is not unpleasant to the monsters.

But if...

Is the other party not the traitor he claimed?

Didn't the dead child of the Crystal Winged Dragon prove how evil those who possess the element of light are?

So why should he trust someone with the same ability?

But even so, Lan Zhe did not do anything to stab Egbert in the back. He just expressed all his suspicions to him when he faced him again, and took action before Egbert could explain.

This is a fight to vent.

Lan Zhe played particularly frantically, often exchanging injuries for injuries.

This was a dangerous signal for Egbert, who had finally gained trust.

At this moment, Egbert's brain was working at its peak.

Judging from the news I just received about the monster invasion in Jisuo Town, something must have happened in the Monster Forest that I don’t know about yet.

Lan Zhe was driven away by the monster, and he also revealed this while constantly talking trash during the fight between the two.

so……

Egbert took the initiative to say: "This invasion was led by the Crystal Pterosaur, right? What does it want to do? Does it want revenge on humans or something else? Does it know who killed the Crystal Pterosaur cub that died before..."

"You probably don't know either." Egbert muttered.

"I don't know how to gain your trust, but I know who Crystal Wing Dragon really wants to take revenge on." Egbert's mind finally lit up for a moment, "I can go into the Monster Forest for you and tell Crystal Wing Dragon who is behind everything."

Lan Zhe was stunned.

"You know what you're talking about? Even if he never showed it, he hated humans with the element of light."

"What's more, during the invasion phase, humans suddenly entered the forest. This is a provocative signal to the monsters. You are seeking death!"

Lan Zhe was talking nonsense: "You will die. Since the Lord Suli you mentioned is so powerful, he must have more important things to do and will definitely not come to save you!"

Egbert acted as if it was a matter of course: "Lord Sully will not focus on a small town for a long time. His vision should be on the whole world."

Lan Zhe: "You still say such things at this time! Do you still want to be beaten?!"

Egbert stared at Lan Zhe with a clear expression: "No. Also, I don't think I will die."

"Because, a domesticated mercenary like Egger will only die when his master wants him to die."

Lan Zhe was so angry that he smashed a tree. He didn't care about the blood on the back of his hand and roared: "You are really fucking sick!"

But he finally compromised.

Lan Zhe wanted the Crystal Winged Dragon to be less crazy after knowing the truth, but he also knew what kind of risk Egbert, whom he did not consider as a friend, would take by entering the Monster Forest.

"I'll wait for you outside." Lan Zhe looked at Egbert running towards the forest and said words that only the wind could hear.

However, because of this, Lan Zhe developed a sense of curiosity in his heart about "Lord Sully", who was regarded as an extraordinary person by Egbert.

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