Roddy seemed to seriously consider Sally's question. He shrugged and replied in a low voice, "I think … the disappearance of the Norland Village Scout Captain and the return of Duke's daughter should have nothing to do with each other."
This was a very disappointing answer for Sally, but it was also a very realistic answer. Her hopeful eyes instantly dimmed. She did not know what she was hoping for, but at this moment, her heart was surrounded by coldness. Her distraught emotions gradually surged up, and even she herself was a little baffled.
When she looked up, she found that Roddy had already started to move forward. She took a breath, bit her lip, and followed.
"Three fixed waves of monsters, a patrol team, and then the first boss."
Silently muttering the "Stello Creek" dungeon's strategy process, Roddy led Sally into the range of the dungeon. As expected, Roddy saw a prompt floating in front of him.
"Do you want to enter the dungeon 'Stello Creek'?"
Yes.
Roddy looked at the familiar font and prompt in front of him, feeling a little strange in his heart. But then he quickly adapted to it. Behind him, Sally, who did not understand why he stopped, raised her eyebrows in puzzlement. She was curious about the strange language Roddy used when he was talking to himself. Although she was a little depressed because of the questions and answers just now, she did not show it on her face.
Roddy did not pay attention to her. After entering the dungeon, he immediately entered the "professional high-level player" state …
Everything in front of him was so familiar that even without moonlight, he could still remember the familiar scenery and the position of the monsters with his eyes closed. So, without saying a word, Roddy began to stride forward, counting the steps in his heart until he suddenly stopped on the 23rd step.
In Sally's eyes, the Silent Forest was mysterious and dangerous, but in Roddy's mind, it was just a map marked with countless detailed notes. There were four dungeons in this forest, among which "Stello Creek" was the first storyline dungeon faced by new human players. The minimum level requirement was Level 3, and the maximum was Level 10. The remaining three dungeons were of higher levels, and the highest one was located in the middle of the forest. It was a high-level dungeon related to the "Athaka Temple Ruins", and the minimum level requirement was Level 30. This meant that all participants must have changed their profession and had considerable combat experience.
"Climb up and wait for me here."
Roddy pointed to the "bug" tree in front of him that the players discovered through countless death exploration experiences and said to Sally.
In the past, this was the position assigned to those useless professions that had no attack power or healing abilities in the early stages of the game. They would not participate in the battle here and would not be dragged into the battle. It was the best choice for those who ran quests to gain experience. After making sure that Sally was sitting firmly on the tree, Rody began to use the vines to make simple traps. After he was done, he raised his bow and disappeared from Sally's sight.
What happened in the next few hours was something that Sally would never forget for the rest of her life.
Giant Rock Spider, Venomous Iguana, Flower-tailed Cheetah, Steel-back Ape.
These creatures that appeared in books and were listed as dangerous creatures were all lying on the ground one by one under Roddy's unimaginable means. From the beginning to the end, Roddy seemed to be holding his breath and rushing through the forest, killing all kinds of creatures that blocked his way.
One man, two knives, a bow, and traps made using all the resources at hand. When Roddy killed all kinds of monsters and wild beasts, his posture was as skillful as if he was taking a stroll in his own garden.
When he let Sally jump down from the seventh tree arranged for her to hide in, the expression of the daughter of Duke had become a little stiff because of the constant stimulation.
Constant amazement, amazement, amazement, and finally became numb … In these few hours, Sally found that her concept of "wild beasts" and "forest" had been completely changed because of Roddy.
That feeling was very strange. They were obviously ferocious beasts, but in front of Roddy, they became straws in the field, and sometimes they were even harvested by him in a dazed and helpless state …
Until dawn, the two had traveled nearly ten kilometers in the dark forest, and for the entire dungeon, this was already considered to have reached more than 80% completion rate.
"The previous road was more dangerous during the day, so you couldn't rest all night. That … now it's safe here. Have a good sleep and continue to travel at night."
Roddy, who had gained a lot, was exhausted, but because he was in a hurry, he did not take too many spoils along the way — a whole soft leopard skin, some meat that could be used for cooking, and most of the rest he chose to throw away. He simply packed up his things, casually washed his face at the stream, and then pointed to the "floor" made of leopard skin, indicating that Sally should go to sleep.
Sally originally wanted to say something, but she saw that after this fella's eyes were completely red, he directly fell into a pile of grass that was casually pulled out, almost immediately falling asleep.
In the early morning, the atmosphere in the forest was abnormally quiet. The sound of the flowing stream echoed in the ears, and there were many kinds of bird cries coming from the surroundings. The sun shone through the gaps of the leaves, and a warm feeling gradually flowed into Sally's heart.
She looked at the man who had fallen asleep not far away, and found that there was no longer any … awkwardness in the relationship between her and the other party.
In the end, there was a huge difference between what was written in books and reality. Even though Sally had read many books, she understood that the blood spilled in the midst of danger, the roars of wild beasts, the biting cold glint of a curved blade … These were not things that could be described simply with words. When all of this came crashing down on her, everything in front of her became the most shocking experience she had ever experienced in her life.
And after the crisis, when the man who fought in the whirlpool laid down in exhaustion, Sally's heart was filled with all kinds of inexplicable complex emotions. Especially when she saw the weeds under his body, and the leopard skin under her body, she seemed to feel … a little sour at the corner of her eyes.
After all, in this world, the status of "women" was always lower than that of men. Even in the higher aristocratic class, they were a weak group that did not have priority in inheritance. Respect for women seemed to forever exist only in the "Knight System" that not many people were willing to read.
The "respect" that Roddy unintentionally had for Sally was in fact just the basic quality of a normal modern man. He seemed to be born slow to women before, teasing their skirts and touching their feet. It was a little silly to say it, but at this time, after the huge contrast of the image overlapped, it made Sally feel that he was simply a complex combination of contradictions.
"What a strange guy …"
Sally muttered to herself as she looked at Roddy who had fallen asleep in a trance.
..
Maybe it was because Roddy was too tired, or maybe it was because Sally had quietly covered him with the leopard skin, but when he opened his eyes, it was already close to dusk. The sky was dark blue, and clouds slowly floated across his field of vision. Occasionally, bats swayed around, and the rustling sound seemed to indicate that a dangerous night had arrived again.
The forest in the middle of April was still a little chilly. A breeze blew through the trees, and the sounds of insects and birds mixed together. For a moment, Roddy thought that he was standing in a game's dungeon again. His eyes involuntarily swept to the side where the status bar used to be, and he waited for his teammates to report his status. He even wanted to call out the mission bar to see if there were any goals that he had not achieved today …
The sound of rocks colliding interrupted his slightly chaotic memory.
When he turned around, he was greeted by the sight of Sally, who was wearing a dirty dress. She was clumsily holding a flint in her hand, and it looked like she was trying to start a fire. However, it was clear that she couldn't find the tinder, and she was only striking and rubbing two rocks in vain.
Looking at the girl's blurry figure in the dim light, Roddy seemed to suddenly see the figure in the red dress who always smiled at him.
Now … was she in that remote village, sitting by the window and complaining about those esoteric books in front of her?
His body moved, and when he reached out to touch the leopard skin on his body, Roddy raised his eyebrows, and some warmth flowed through his heart. After getting up, he stretched out his hand and took the flint from the blushing Sally. When he rummaged for the tinder, he felt that the distance between the two of them had unknowingly become closer.
After putting the tinder away, he smashed the rocks and said, "When I used it for the first time, I accidentally smashed my finger. My friend laughed at me for almost a whole week. After that, every time I used the flint, I would feel a sense of fear, and it took me more than half a year to get rid of the shadow."
"I didn't expect you to have this kind of time."
Sparks burst, and the bonfire gradually ignited. Sally sat on the side, hugging her knees. The ground was very dirty, and the clothes were very dirty. Without shelter in the wilderness, it was very cold, but looking at the gradually burning bonfire, she felt that her heart was not cold when she chatted with the guy in front of her.
Occasionally, she reached out to turn the firewood, and her nose was filled with the smell of barbecued meat. After sitting like this for a long time, she realized that the original dark environment around her did not seem to be as scary as it was at the beginning.
Sally took the piece of meat that Roddy handed over, lowered her eyes and said softly, "Speaking of which … I am different from you. When I mess up, no one dares to laugh at me. My father will not tell me what is right. He is like a bystander. And my brother will only pretend to be enthusiastic to help me, so that I will go further down the wrong path. "
Roddy shrugged noncommittally, looking very indifferent, but in fact, he was thinking about what kind of character this character who did not appear in the game was.
"Actually, let's not talk about these messy things. Captain Roddy, I really want to know … what is your real identity? Were you a noble or a knight? Or a famous adventurer? "
After a short silence, Roddy just turned the bonfire, shook his head, and did not answer.
"Oh … I won't guess. In fact, I am just envious of those free people …"
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