Avina's left hand glowed with a faint blue light and a translucent Fluttering Snow Bow appeared in her left hand. In the next instant, the two bandits' hearts were pierced by the Fluttering Snow Bow's light blue ice arrows. Seeing their companions turn into ice cubes after being hit by the powerful magic arrows, the other bandits could only kneel and beg for mercy.
"Spare us, we're just trying to make a living," one of the bandits begged.
Avina didn't want to lower herself to the bandits' level because we had a more important mission.
"Stop right there!"
Suddenly, a deep voice came from afar. I looked over and saw that it was the burly man who had been sitting across from us.
I didn't expect that burly man to be so nimble and nimble. In just a few steps, he was already in front of Avina. I definitely couldn't let Avina suffer, so I quickly blocked him.
* Bang! * My Sword of Retribution clashed with the man's two-handed sword.
"What do you want?" I immediately asked. At the same time, I prepared for the worst.
"I'm Hansen from the Night Rose Mercenary Group. I want to test your skills."
At this moment, the bandits were dumbfounded. They didn't know why the people they met today were so strange.
"You're from the Night Rose Mercenary Group?" I asked.
"Yes, what about it?"
"Your Mercenary Group's leader, Bollands, wants us to work with you. I have a letter from him," I quickly explained.
"Ha, the reinforcements the leader was talking about are you." The burly mercenary named Hansen rested his two-handed sword on his shoulder and smiled.
"You already know?" Avina was puzzled.
"Leader Bollands already sent us the news through a messaging crystal ball. When I saw you at the inn earlier, I didn't dare to confirm it. However, when I saw you fight, I knew it was you."
Just like that, Hansen brought us to the Night Rose Mercenary Group's temporary camp.
We arrived at an abandoned village surrounded by weeds. There was a thin layer of snow here. The withered grass was covered in a thin layer of snow, making it look especially desolate.
"We're finally here. I didn't expect this place to be so barren," Avina complained.
What I didn't expect was that even in such cold weather, there would still be an old man sitting in front of a dilapidated house with a dull expression. His body was also covered with a layer of snow, and he was motionless. It was unknown whether he was dead or alive. Suddenly, a middle-aged man with a knife rushed out of the house.
"Be careful!" I shouted at Avina. At the same time, I rushed forward and snatched the man's sword.
After I subdued the middle-aged man, he sat on the ground and sighed.
`Get out of here, you strangers, 'he said deliriously.
"What's the situation? They were fine before. Why did they suddenly become so abnormal after I went out for a few days? "Hansen looked very puzzled.
"What the hell is going on? Maybe we can help you, "Avina comforted the middle-aged man.
"You? Can you really help me? "The man looked at Avina suspiciously.
The middle-aged man invited the three of us to his house to talk. We entered the dilapidated house.
"I have some fruit wine that I brewed myself. The Northland is very cold. Since you've come from afar, why don't you drink some to warm your bodies?" The middle-aged man poured three glasses of fruit wine and handed them to the three of us.
We didn't know what to do. We didn't know why the middle-aged man was so hospitable. However, we still took the glasses and tasted the fruit wine. It was sweet and delicious.
However, I soon felt that something was wrong.
"Oh no, there's something in the wine …" Before Hansen could finish, he fell to the ground.
Avina also felt dizzy and fainted on the ground. Just like them, I felt weak and limp on the ground.
"Sleep well. When you wake up, you'll be the Queen's sacrificial offerings."
After a long time, I regained consciousness. When I opened my eyes, I saw that I was tied to a pillar. Hansen and Avina were the same. Our equipment was piled up next to a wooden pillar.
I tried my best to get rid of the rope, but there was nothing I could do.
"Foreigners, you're just unlucky to come here." The middle-aged man smiled and walked over.
"Bah, you b * stard. You drugged the wine. We trusted you in vain, "Hansen cursed when he woke up.
"It's useless to say anything now. We've become their prey." Avina was very calm.
"Haha, this young lady is right. You should obediently become the Queen's sacrificial offerings. That's the only way we can have fewer casualties here," the middle-aged man said with a sinister expression. The middle-aged man said with a malevolent expression. From his expression, one could tell that he hated and feared the Queen. Then, the middle-aged man left, leaving the three of us to freeze in the cold wind.
I didn't know how much time had passed, but I felt as if I was surrounded by cold air. I shivered. I looked at Avina. I was really worried about her. Avina forced a smile. She wasn't as weak as I had thought.
Suddenly, there was a sorrowful howl from a wolf in the snow-covered forest. I felt goosebumps all over my body.
Then, a monster with grayish-black fur darted out from the forest. It pounced towards Avina with great speed.
"Avina." Seeing that she was in danger, my nerves tensed up.
Just as the monster opened its mouth and pounced towards Avina, an arrow came out of nowhere and hit the monster's head.
"Puff!" The monster cried out in pain and turned into a puff of black smoke before disappearing.
"It's Lolita!" Hansen looked very happy.
A petite girl wearing dark red leather armor walked out from behind a tree. What was surprising was her jet-black hair, which was extremely rare.
The petite girl walked over to untie us and we retrieved our equipment. Just like that, we were saved by her alone.
"That's great, Lolita. I didn't expect you to come and save us." Hansen smiled happily.
"Are you guys from the Demon Hunting Blade? My name is Lolita. You can also call me Night Rose. "The black-haired girl had a cold expression and her words hit the nail on the head.
"Mm, nice to meet you. I am Avina." Avina took the initiative to extend her hand to shake Lolita's hand. However, Lolita only looked at her coldly and didn't shake her hand.
Seeing that Avina was in an awkward situation, I immediately tried to smooth things over.
"My name is Laric. We were entrusted by President Bollands to work with the famous Night Rose Mercenary Group. I hope that you can give us some pointers on the details."
"There is no need for pointers. I am just afraid that you guys will lose your lives for nothing." Lolita's attitude was still calm.
"I have seen their abilities with my own eyes. I can guarantee that they will be of great help to us." Hansen patted his chest and said.
"But, you guys were almost captured by the ghouls to be sacrificed."
Lolita only used one sentence to make Hansen speechless. One could see how eloquent she was.
"Alright, let's not talk about this for now. I will tell you more about the situation here in the future. We have something important to do." Lolita changed the topic and brought us back to the abandoned village.
Just now, when the middle-aged man saw that we were scared out of our wits, he begged us to spare his life.
"We have no enmity with you. Why do you want to harm us?" Hansen asked angrily.
"If we don't use you guys as sacrifices, we will die." The middle-aged man said with a trembling voice.
"Answer me a few questions and I will let you go." Lolita said coldly.
Seeing that there was a chance to live, the middle-aged man immediately nodded his head in agreement.
"What's wrong with him?" Lolita pointed at the old man who was frozen into a snowman not far away.
"Sigh, he was not like that in the past. He is the kindest old man here. Our village was not like this in the past either. Back then, the people in our village relied on hunting in the forest and lived a carefree life. Many foreigners came to our village to settle down. However, all of this is gone now. It's all because of that person. She changed all of this. " When the middle-aged man said this, he became emotional. He paused for a moment before continuing, "That winter, it snowed heavily in the village. That kind old man found her shivering at the entrance of the village. That year, she was only 10 years old. She was a little girl that everyone loved. The old man brought her home and provided her with food and clothes. He took care of her like a grandfather. Later on, she grew up into a beautiful young lady. Many young men in the village tried to woo her but she rejected them all. She said that she wanted to stay by her grandfather's side and take care of him for the rest of his life. However, for some unknown reason, she left the village secretly. When she returned, she was a completely different person. She became cold-blooded and cruel. She demanded that every week, someone must be prepared as a sacrifice for the queen. Furthermore, the sacrifice had to be a young man. Otherwise, she would kill everyone in the village. "
"But why didn't you mention this before? Furthermore, didn't you resist? "Hansen asked.
"We did resist before. However, those who resisted all ended up as cold corpses."
Suddenly, without anyone noticing, a ball of black gas surrounded the middle-aged man and he turned into a pool of blood.
"That's right. There were two young ladies that the queen liked the most." A woman in black with a veil over her face appeared behind us.
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