Chapter 420 Bait and Predator
He had to leave secretly at dawn. There were too many people here. Who knew if there were cultists or soldiers bewitched by the cult? The guards were no longer trustworthy. They were in collusion with beastmen and wizards. The gang that Caris belonged to learned the truth with a life.
I won't make the same mistake again, Caris told himself.
Along with the empty confusion and panic, Caris's throbbing heartbeat gradually stabilized, and for some reason, he felt sleepier than ever before.
Maybe he was too exhausted from the journey and it finally broke out at this moment.
Just take a nap. Caris could not resist the sleepiness and fell asleep as soon as his eyelids closed.
He seemed to be sitting by a fire. He had not rested by a fire for a long time. The warmest place on the road was an abandoned cellar in a deserted village. It was warm and suffocating.
The heat waves licked his cheeks again and again, and even the fatigue from the journey melted away in the warmth.
In a daze, he saw a light. In the light, there seemed to be a tall figure standing. It was as majestic as the sky and wider than the world.
It was hanging in the sky. Caris was startled, he seemed to be next to the sun.
At first he thought that the pursuers had arrived and cast magic, but he was soon relieved, because those cultists could not summon the sun.
The shadow in the sun looked down at Caris. Caris felt the weight of the light and heat, and couldn't help but recall the hunger and cold along the way. He couldn't help sniffing.
Maybe he would be caught up tomorrow, maybe someone would kill him during this short nap, he really had reached the end of his rope, maybe he should continue on his journey, die under the evil moon, and wake up to greet his own end.
Perhaps he is dead now, and the shadow in the sun is the god who is welcoming him.
Thinking of this, Caris couldn't help crying silently. He hadn't sent the last letter to Selina yet. He still remembered the morning when he left the village with great ambition. He vowed to make a career outside and return to the village to propose to the Baron in a decent manner.
Now thinking back, this was just wishful thinking from the very beginning. Even if there hadn't been any drastic changes, he would have just been living in poverty outside.
What would happen next? Sooner or later, the criminals who were hunting them would let the entire empire know that they were "fugitives", and they would eventually have nowhere to hide.
Caris didn't even dare to flee to Tarabeheim to see his relatives for the last time.
Along with crying, Caris narrated his life in detail, and confessed to the unknown gods from time to time, but the figure in the light and heat became clearer and clearer. By the time Caris noticed it getting closer and closer to him, the human had already finished telling the story.
At this time, he also saw clearly that the monster in the sun was an upright crocodile with glowing colorful scales! This was more absurd than a nightmare, it was simply a nightmare within a nightmare. Lynch listened to the human's mumbling without any psychological burden. He didn't know what was wrong with this hot-blooded creature. As soon as he approached, the young cub started crying and talking about his own experience.
But the good times didn't last long. As if he had a nightmare, the guy who was talking in his sleep suddenly woke up.
Lynch left tactfully because he got the information he wanted.
So Eugen had another task, he had to keep a close eye on this hot-blooded creature, which was the bait designated by Lynch.
Whatever the method, Eugen had to make sure he stayed in the team.
At that time, the demon cults wandering in Midden Territory will come to Lynch one after another, which will save Lynch a lot of time. It is not easy to find them actively. When they emerge on their own, everything will be simple. .
It
was not a good experience for Eugen to be suddenly imposed with a big task. Obviously, he could not expect the lizard people to pay for it. He doubted that once the lizard people understood the concept of currency, Eugen would be immediately charged a protection fee.
This is more convenient than robbing money, because Eugen really needs comprehensive protection.
In order to continue this invisible protection, he had to pay more money to the dwarves to bribe the energetic dwarves to keep watch at night.
He had no doubt that if he let the damned young man escape, Lynch would immediately kick him out of the team until he found a new bait.
Eugen didn't expect the cold-blooded people to understand the ways of the world, so he was very restrained in not directly offering a "blood sacrifice to Sotek".
Safe days are rare in this world, so Eugen would naturally want to wait for one more second if he could. .Since waking up from the dream, Caris found a pair of eyes staring straight at him.
He only needed to turn his head slightly to see the dwarf staring at him like a pervert.
Perhaps this is why the dwarf Caris, disguised as a demon, feels a little scared.
Through cryptic conversations, he confirmed that there was indeed a dwarf here and it was not just his hallucination.
But why was he looking at him like that? " You must increase my reward. Listen, my friend, even if our friendship is more sacred than an anvil, you must calculate the reward carefully." Sorian stared at the human designated by Eugen and spoke in a low voice.
"Of course, of course, but you have to speak softly and quietly!" Eugen couldn't help but use an imperative tone due to his anxiety, and by the time he reacted, it was too late.
The dwarf suddenly turned around and glared at him. Eugen even thought that Sorian would swing his hammer at him. Sweat instantly covered his forehead. He knew that if it was a stranger, the dwarf would have already taken action.
"You are ordering me around? Do you think you are the ruler of the Mountain Kingdom?"
You could have said the same to another, older being. Eugen secretly complained in his heart, but outwardly he apologized to the dwarf seriously.
"Of course not. Please forgive my overstepping of authority. As compensation, I will double your salary."
Eugen was not worried about the money issue. The dwarves would always spend money on drinks. When the time came, he only needed to move his mouth to cheat the capital back from the merchants.
Oh no, this is a legal and formal transaction, and the cost of seeking divination is supposed to be expensive.
The evil moon shone on the two conspiring figures, one tall and one short. With an evil laugh, their deal was officially finalized. They must be a pair of fools. Even though he knew that the prophet was the leader and protector of the entire caravan, Caris couldn't help but think so.
The doctor was worried about the future, so he approached an empty campfire and warmed his hands with the flames alone.
He didn't know where his companions who had shared life and death with him were now, nor did he know whether they were still alive. He only hoped that even if his companions died, they would die quickly. The people chasing them were not good people, and cruel torture would definitely be inflicted on the victims.
(End of this chapter)
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