It was a lake that stretched as far as the eye could see, and the surface of the lake was filled with white fog. It was an unfamiliar body of water, and the surroundings were filled with the aura of death.
The sky was dark, and not far away, a flock of birds suddenly flew away. In the middle of the lake, there was a small island above the water, and there was a withered tree on it.
On the withered tree, there was a crow with abnormally bright black feathers, and it screeched through the fog above the water.
At the end of the fog, there was a towering and magnificent waterfall, and the water above the waterfall was abnormally fierce. On both sides of the waterfall were jagged cliffs with strange rocks, and the black crow flew towards a cliff that only had a line of sky.
As it continued to fly, the narrow cliff gradually widened, and suddenly, a dazzling green light appeared.
I saw that the crow was holding half of Avina's body in its beak, and a few maggots were wriggling in Avina's eye sockets.
"No!" I screamed and climbed out of bed, my forehead full of cold sweat.
It turned out to be another nightmare. Ever since I completed the mission with the Iron Wolves Mercenary Group and returned to Bauhinia Manor, I always had nightmares about Avina.
It wasn't the first time I saw the scene in the dream, but I was still scared awake every time.
It was already early in the morning, and the sky would be bright in a few hours.
I put on my clothes and lit an oil lamp. I don't know why, but I've been restless recently, and I'm always afraid that something will happen to Avina.
Ever since we returned from the previous mission, the few of us had a rare holiday. There were no more missions or battles, and my body relaxed a lot.
During this time, I practiced my swordsmanship even more diligently. I wanted to become stronger, so that I could protect the people I loved and the people who loved me.
Not only that, I also comprehended the dragon magic that Belgrave Flammarion passed to me. The so-called dragon magic was to use the dragon soul power to release the dragon's physical skills and magic.
The dragon soul power could be improved through meditation, but this method was too slow. The fastest way was to slay a dragon, just like how I killed the Sea Dragon Noguyas, and directly seize his dragon soul power.
After fusing with Belgrave's dragon soul, my mind became much more knowledgeable. I learned many things that I didn't know before.
Sleepless, I had nothing to do, so I picked up a book on the bookshelf and read it. This book was about the story of the undead.
There were many theories about the origin of the undead, but there was still no unified conclusion. However, the book I read, "The Undead Plague", mentioned that the earliest undead originated from a curse.
The undead were originally under the jurisdiction of Azrael Hassendis, but because of a curse, these undead creatures appeared in this world.
Unknowingly, the sky had already brightened. It was the beginning of a new day, and my holiday was over. I had to return to the mercenary group and start a new job.
After I got dressed, I took my equipment and went to the Demon Hunter's Blade in Bauhinia Manor.
Coming to the mercenary group that he hadn't seen for a long time, everything was so familiar. Familiar faces, familiar voices, and familiar friends.
"You came so early, Laric. How was your holiday? "As soon as I entered the manor, I saw Flants. He greeted me.
"Not bad. How about you?" I asked.
"During this time, I've been studying combat skills. If you have time, let's exchange pointers."
"Sure, we'll exchange pointers when we have time," I replied.
"Flants, if you want to exchange pointers, count me in." At this time, Lofis walked over to us. The former famous Singhadi Pirate Leader had officially become a member of the Demon Hunter's Blade.
"I heard that a new mysterious person came to our mercenary group," Flants said.
"What mysterious person? Why haven't I heard of him?" I was a little confused.
"You don't know? Since you returned from the Beastman Kingdom, a mysterious goblin came to our mercenary group. He said he wanted to help us," Lofis explained to me.
It turned out that this mysterious goblin was called Pi Rui. His so-called help was to provide us with some rare items. However, the prerequisite was that we had to give him something he needed in exchange. Goblins were really good at business.
Speaking of this Pi Rui, Lofis liked him a lot. This goblin's goods were really top-notch. Although the price wasn't cheap, it was worth a try.
"How about we bring Laric to take a look?" Flants said.
Thus, I was led to the goblin merchant Pi Rui by the two of them. As it happened, Aveena was there as well.
I saw Avina happily picking out the items she liked from Pi Rui's goods. However, when she heard the ugly goblin Pi Rui mention the price, Avina frowned.
Seeing us come over, Avina put down the things in her hands and greeted us.
"You guys came too?"
"Are you the only one who can come here?" Lofis said.
"This must be the Pi Rui you guys were talking about." In order to ease the awkwardness, I immediately changed the topic to the mysterious goblin merchant.
After seeing the goods displayed in the display cabinet, I was really in awe of this ugly goblin.
He really had all kinds of strange things. He even had the headband that the elven Great Druid used. There was really nothing he couldn't get.
Avina had her eyes on a necklace that the Queen used to wear. That necklace was very mysterious. It emitted a white light. I didn't know what material it was made of.
Since it was something that Avina had her eyes on, no matter what, I had to buy it. I didn't know why, but ever since I came back from the last mission, I had been worried about Avina. My relationship with Avina had become very subtle. We couldn't be considered lovers, but we had eaten the forbidden fruit together. Sometimes far, sometimes close, sometimes distant.
"What? Fifty gold dragon coins? "When I heard the goblin merchant Pi Rui say the price, my mouth was so shocked that I couldn't close it.
Five hundred gold dragon coins was enough to buy the entire Bauhinia Manor. It was too much.
At this moment, Kelvin ran over.
"So, you are all here. It just so happens that the commander wants to see you. He wants you to go to his office now," Kelvin said while panting.
We followed Kelvin to Hissed's office. Natalia was discussing something with Hissed.
Mayfair stood behind the commander and listened to Natalya's words with rapt attention.
"You guys are here. I have something to tell you. Come in," Hissed said to us.
What happened next was a surprise to all of us, for what Cesar told us was too much of a shock.
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