(Today's Second Chapter)
GOR Chapter 61: Saimel's Premonition
The kid known as Bayer died very quickly. His body had turned completely black and when he died, his eyes were wide open and empty. His fingers were still in a grabbing position …
He died very miserably. There was a big hole on his forehead. From what Du Wei could see, the hole looked like it was created by the corrosion of the strongest sulphuric acid! The piece of flesh on his forehead and the skull inside were all melted into a hole! The brain matter inside had all flowed out …
The ground here was too hard and they were unable to dig a hole to bury him. Left with no choice, they could only throw the kid's body into the lake.
"This reckless kid …" Beinrich violently broke off a branch and threw it into the fire. His face was filled with regret. "He is a fellow that I recruited from Fick City. He was originally an excellent hunter. His archery skills are very good and I even gave him some pointers on martial arts … he just wanted to catch a few fish for everyone … "
Du Wei did not say anything.
Beinrich shook his head. "He forgot, this is the damned Frozen Forest! There are no ordinary beasts here! They are all magical beasts! Even the fishes in the lake are equally dangerous! That stupid fellow! Bastard! Idiot! Idiot! It's … it's my fault! I should have reminded him earlier. This is his first time here! "
Du Wei did not know how to comfort the blaming Guild Leader. He thought for a moment and patted the Guild Leader's shoulder. Then, he repeated what the Guild Leader said during the day:
"This is the life of adventure! Some come, some leave! Some die, some live! "
Beinrich quickly regained his composure. He was the Guild Leader and there were a total of 100 people looking at him!
He threw away the branch in his hand and stood up. He fiercely patrolled the area and scolded loudly. "All of you stay away from the lake! Bastards! Whoever dares to come near the lake, I will break his legs! "
This episode did not increase the burden on everyone … those veteran mercenaries were used to seeing life and death. For them, the most they could say was: "Oh, that kid is too unlucky."
When it was time for dinner, Eight-fingered Stril came back with his patrol team. His face was a little gloomy, as if he had found something. However, this cautious guy didn't alert anyone. Instead, he quietly walked to Beinrich's side.
"Leader, I found something."
The Archer took out a burnt branch from his bosom and handed it to the commander.
This was obviously a branch that had been chopped by someone to be used as firewood. It had been burned, but it wasn't completely burned. There were obvious traces of it being chopped.
"Looks like we have colleagues nearby." "I found a place where there were ashes of a buried fire in the snow, but they didn't bury it very deeply," Stril said in a low voice. I took a look, there are about four or five groups. Based on this, there are about thirty people on the other side. "
Heinrich's eyes lit up, "More than 30? Are you sure? "
"Thirty at most, but no more than forty. I'm sure! " "Judging from the color of the ashes, they haven't left for long. They shouldn't be too far away from us. And … "
Stefan paused for a moment and grinned. He said in a low voice, "Based on the traces that they left when they set up camp, they must've brought a lot of stuff with them!"
Beinrich trusted this man. Although he only had eight fingers, his archery skills were top-notch. He was cautious and observant, so he rarely made mistakes.
Beinrich showed a weird smile on his face … it was a little gloomy, "Oh, if that's the case, should we 'contact' these colleagues?"
Du Wei didn't really understand what the leader meant, but Dadaneier's face was a little unnatural.
At night in the tent, Dadaneier explained to Du Wei.
"In the world of adventurers, it's the law of the jungle! Especially in this place, if you meet someone of the same profession, there are three situations. " Dadaneier said slowly, "First, one party is strong, and the other party is weak. But the weak party doesn't have anything that would make others jealous. Then both parties will be at peace.
Second, both parties are equal in strength, so they will be at peace.
Third, one party is strong, and the other party is weak. If the weaker party happens to have a lot of spoils of war in their hands … then it will most likely lead to a kind of consequence … "
Dadaneier smiled and said in a low voice, "Black people eat black people."
Du Wei didn't say anything. He knew that every circle had its own rules.
•
The next morning, Duwei found that Strille and several other old mercenaries were missing eight fingers in the team.
He didn't ask Beinrich where they went, and Beinrich didn't tell him either.
After a night's rest, the mercenaries were refreshed and ready for work. They took out a big net with many sharp hooks, some iron clips for catching beasts, and some rosin torches for burning. A few teams were sent out to search for the demon beasts.
In the morning, Stril and the others came back. Stril looked a little disappointed. He walked to the leader and shook his head, "I can't find them. They might have gone far."
The leader shrugged and smiled, "It's their luck, and it's also ours. Well, friend, since we can't find anyone else, then we will do our own work. Take your people to have a rest. "
If nothing unexpected happened, Du Wei and Dadaneier planned to help these mercenaries for another day and catch two more demon beasts for them. Then they would say goodbye to them and continue to the north.
Du Wei sat under a big tree and watched Dadaneier helping the mercenaries to set up the iron clips for catching beasts. He saw that Stril came back and talked to the leader for a while, and then went to have a rest.
Du Wei was relieved. He didn't want to interfere with the rules of the mercenaries' game. He was willing to help the mercenaries catch the demon beasts, but he didn't want to see them doing business, and he didn't want to get involved. It seemed that Stril didn't find the target. Du Wei was satisfied with this result.
He sighed and looked at the beautiful, mirror-like lake in front of him … Who would have thought that there was a murderous danger in the lake?
"Beautiful, but full of danger," Du Wei said to himself.
"You're right."
The voice behind him startled Du Wei! Then he realized that it was Saimel's voice! This damn woman, she didn't show up for so many days, but now she suddenly jumped out!
Looking back, Saimel was still wearing a bright red robe, standing behind Du Wei. Her bare feet stepped on the soft snow … Fortunately, she was just a shadow, and shadows were not afraid of the cold.
Du Wei shrugged and said, "Oh, you finally show up?"
"The magician beside you a few days ago was very powerful." Saimel shook her head and said, "I could feel the horrifying power of his spiritual power, and I even sensed danger! That magician had the ability to search other people's spiritual power. With his power, he could even see me. That's why I had to hide. "
"Oh." Du Wei frowned and said, "Am I not the only one who can see you?"
"That is the case for ordinary people." Saimel said in a low voice, "I am connected to your spiritual power. However, if he can search your spiritual power, then he can see me … only a very small number of strong people can do that. And for the next few days … you stayed in the same tent with that Dadaneier. Although that fellow can't see me, if he sees you talking to the air, he will think you are crazy. "
"Oh? So, I have to thank you for your understanding? "Du Wei harrumphed.
Saimel smiled and sat down beside Du Wei. She appeared to not care about the displeasure in Du Wei's voice and just sat there quietly for a while, looking at the beautiful lake in the distance.
Du Wei turned his head to look at Saimel and found that this woman's expression was very strange …
There was a strange expression on her face, her eyes flashing and her eyebrows slightly furrowed, seemingly thinking about something.
"I … I feel very strange." Saimel looked into the distance. Her eyes swept across the beautiful lake and then the distant forest on both sides … "This place is very beautiful … but, why …"
"What?"
Saimel took a deep breath and said with a blank face, "I don't know … but I keep having this feeling that I have been to this place before … I have a very familiar feeling about this place. At least, this scenery before me, I seem to have seen it somewhere before. "
"You? Been here before? "Du Wei wanted to laugh, but he was unable to.
Don't joke around … she, Saimel, the real Saimel's memory clone, had been sealed in the oil painting ever since she came to this world. For the past 200 years, she had never taken a step out of the castle! How could she be here?
If the real Saimel had been here before, Du Wei wouldn't feel strange … but this woman in front of him …
Saimel looked into the distance. After a long time, she shook her head and suddenly laughed. Her voice was a little sad, "You must think that I am talking nonsense, right? It is impossible for me to have been here before, but … I don't know how to describe my feeling … in short, it is just strange. "
She lowered her head and thought for a while. Then she raised her head and changed the topic with a smile, "By the way, you have improved your magic these days. I saw the Slow Spell that you used. It seems that real combat can really enhance your ability."
Dadaneier walked over from the distance. Saimel sighed, "Well, I am leaving. Be careful … I, I think this lake is very strange."
After that, her body disappeared in front of Du Wei's eyes.
"Hey, Harry." Dadaneier's forehead was sweating, but he looked very happy, "Do you know? Beinrich knows that we are leaving tomorrow, so he said that he will send us off tonight. The old One-eyed Dragon said that he will make some special food tonight … What are you thinking about? My friend? "
Du Wei stood up and patted the snow on his butt. Then he laughed, "Nothing … Well, let's start working. We are leaving tomorrow, so we should help our mercenary friends today."
•
In the evening, the old One-eyed Dragon made a big pot of mushroom soup! These mushrooms were collected by the old One-eyed Dragon.
In such a cold weather, the mercenaries were tired of eating the magic wolf meat which made them lose their appetite. The delicious mushroom soup almost made them bite off their tongues!
Beinrich warmly treated Du Wei and Dadaneier. He took out the last of his wine to send them off. In the end, Du Wei drank two more cups and fell asleep dizzily.
In the morning, Du Wei was woken up by Dadaneier's push! Dadaneier's face was very bad, and his expression was very serious, "Harry! Something happened! Get up!! "
•
Captain Beinrich's eyes were red! He gritted his teeth like a beast that was ready to eat people! All the mercenaries were as if they were facing a big enemy! They didn't do anything, but held their weapons silently …
Du Wei looked at the crowd and found that some people were missing!
Eleven people! Eleven people! Gone!
Eleven mercenaries who were in charge of the night patrol last night! They all disappeared!
What was incomprehensible was that they didn't seem to be attacked by magic beasts … Even if there were magic beasts, it was impossible to make eleven people disappear without a sound! There wasn't even the slightest bit of movement!
There were no traces of magic beasts around the campsite, not even human! They didn't leave, there were no dead bodies around, and there were no footprints on the snow!
It was as if the eleven of them … had suddenly evaporated in one night!
Beinrich sent out half of his men to search for them, but there was still no news! The men he sent out came back empty-handed!
"Even if they were attacked, at least they could make some noise!" Beinrich roared angrily, "They are all experienced mercenaries! It's impossible for them to be killed without a sound! And they wouldn't have gone far!! Damn it! We didn't lose so many people on the way! But in one night, I lost eleven of my brothers!! "
The angry captain ordered, "We'll stay here for one more day! Damn it! I'll keep watch tonight. Everyone be alert at night, don't sleep too much! I'd like to see what could make eleven of my brothers disappear! "
•
Du Wei went back to the tent to pack his things. He was ready to stay for one more day. No matter what, the Snow Wolf Mercenary Group was in trouble, he didn't want to leave like this.
"I said, this lake is a bit strange," Saimel stood behind Du Wei quietly.
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