Facio felt lost, as if there was a hole in his heart. It was not only because of the wolf that had appeared briefly to help him but also because he had just defeated an enemy that was so strong that he might not be able to defeat it on his own. More importantly, it was because he was confused about his own fate.
From the moment he appeared in this world, he had a clear goal — to purify the Mahogany Forest and expel the evil in the forest.
He didn't know how this goal entered his mind. He could only think that it was God's guidance. God had guided him all the way from San Francisco to the Mahogany Forest, and then told him to meet Zhang Zian. Now that he had completed the task with the help of Zhang Zian and the other elfins, he hadn't received any further guidance on where to go in the future. Therefore, he was confused.
He was confused, but he didn't have any doubts. No matter what God guided him to do, or whether he remained silent, it was all God's arrangement for him. It was also a trial for him.
He had to find his own path. Just like its human brother, it lived a childhood and adolescence that was no different from ordinary people. In its youth, it encountered a short period of confusion, but in the end, it found its own path, a path that might not be understood by others, but it led to supreme glory.
There was a rustling sound in the forest. Someone was stepping on dead branches and leaves, walking through the thorns and short trees. At the same time, he had to be careful to avoid the hailstones under his feet so that he wouldn't slip and fall.
"Holy sh * t, the hailstones here are even bigger!"
"I heard that the West Coast of the United States is adjacent to a geological fault zone, and there's also a Yellowstone volcano that's like a time bomb. Sooner or later, there will be a super big earthquake with a magnitude of more than eight. The earthquake just now almost scared the shit out of me. I thought it was the end of the world …"
Zhang Zian stepped over a tree that might have fallen from the hailstones or the earthquake. Seeing that Facio was covered in wounds, he quickly asked, "Facio, are you okay? How did you get hurt like this? "
Facio looked down at his body. "These are all superficial wounds. It's not a big deal."
Zhang Zian was relieved. "That's good, but you have to disinfect it as soon as possible to prevent infection. Oh, right, where's the cat?"
He clutched the flashlight and looked around nervously. Although the sky had become much brighter, the flashlight was his only weapon.
"That cat … has already gone to hell," Facio said.
"Huh? So cool? " Zhang Zian looked at it with surprise and admiration. The hailstorm and earthquake just now really made him think that the end of the world was coming. He thought that this was a real battle between gods and the common people suffered. But Fa Tiai actually survived this unimaginable battle and killed the enemy. That immortal cat with nine lives, wasn't it amazing?
Fabre looked at his expression and knew that he had misunderstood. He meant hell literally, and it did not mean that the cat was dead. However, it was difficult to explain, especially to a person who did not believe in gods and ghosts, so Fabre decided not to correct him.
"I'm not that strong. The other wolf helped me. Otherwise, I would be the one lying here now." Facio looked in the direction the wolf had left.
"Ah?"
This time Zhang Zian was even more shocked, but he took it for granted that it was another ordinary wolf. He thought that the wolf was really lucky to be able to walk through such a dense hailstorm.
"Actually, we wanted to help you, but the hailstorm was too strong, and we couldn't get close at all …" he explained. "The other cat was also seriously injured by Old Time Tea, and then it was torn to pieces by a wolf … It should not be the same wolf that you're talking about. It felt like that wolf was affected by something and became very violent."
"It's okay, it's over." Facio guessed that the wolf that tore Emile apart was probably affected by the unformed wolf elfin. After all, they were both North American gray wolves.
"Then let's go back to the village and rest for a while. Your wounds also need to be disinfected."
No one objected to this suggestion. Everyone needed to rest, and Zhang Zian was also worried about Vladimir's recovery.
When they returned to the village, the sun was already out. The weather was cloudy, and the breeze was very pleasant.
Famous was already waiting at the village entrance. Seeing that everyone had returned safely, it was also very happy.
"Famous, are you okay? How are Vladimir and the rest? "Zhang Zian asked.
Famous was quite dissatisfied with the fact that he didn't bring it along to fight. It had only wanted to rest for a while, but it had accidentally fallen asleep. When it woke up, it found that he and the elfins had already left.
It had wanted to chase after them, but it was worried that the enemy would take advantage of the emptiness behind it, so it could only stay uneasily. Later, it saw a strange phenomenon in the sky, like a curtain of light, hailstorm, earthquake, and so on. It was even more worried, so it ran to the village entrance to wait.
"Vladimir is recovering well, and his complexion is much better. Megan just gave it a blood transfusion. She was so tired that she just fell asleep," it replied.
"I see …" Zhang Zian was relieved.
"They finally fell asleep. Let's wait outside for a while. Don't wake them up. My injury is fine," Facio suggested.
"Okay, then let's wait for half an hour before going in. They should be asleep by then."
Zhang Zian and the elfins all sat down to rest.
"Facio, what do you plan to do in the future? Stay in the forest? "Famous asked.
Facio hadn't thought about it yet.
Just as it was worrying about how to answer Famous's question, it suddenly saw a face. It stood up with a start and stared at the face.
To be precise, it was a face carved out of wood. It wasn't a human face, but a wolf's face. Its body was also a wolf's body, and it was squatting on top of a wooden pillar at the entrance of the village.
The face was covered with strips of oil paint, and there was a circle of long feathers behind its head. The feathers were also carved out of wood, so they were still there after the wind and rain. If they were real feathers, they would have fallen off a long time ago.
It was exactly the same as the wolf's face that Facai had caught a glimpse of previously.
Of course, the wood of the wolf face had been exposed to wind, sun, and rain for many years, and most of the oil paint had faded. However, from the remaining paint, one could still imagine what it looked like when it was first carved.
The wooden pillar was carved out of a whole tree, and it was also painted with all kinds of oil paint. The color had also faded. If one didn't look carefully, they would only think that it was a dead tree. Plus, the tree was tall, so they all ignored the wolf face on the wooden pillar. After all, no one would look up for no reason, and it was evening when they came to the village, so the light was not good.
"That is …" Facio exclaimed.
Zhang Zian thought that something unexpected had happened. He nervously grabbed the flashlight and looked in the direction of the sound.
When he saw the wooden pillar and the wood of the wolf, he immediately relaxed. "Oh, that … If I'm not wrong, that should be the totem pole of the Native Americans. The theme is the wolf spirit that they believe in."
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