Half Elf Ranger

Chapter 208 Morning Light
In the early morning, the morning sun dyed the veil-like mist on the grass.

Thorn, who was sitting cross-legged beside the golden oak tree, opened his eyes, and with a thought, the frost covering his clothes and hair was instantly melted by the light orange fire, turning into wisps of white mist and dissipating in the air.

Then Thorne stood up, covered his messy long hair with the hood, lifted the long sword standing upside down in front of him to kill the demon, put it in the scabbard, turned to look at the altar of the God of Tracking, gave a slight salute, and then disappeared in the In the chirping of birds.

Accepting the entrustment of the harpist Alanis, he needs to go through the Forest of Tranquility and go to the town of Twin Towers in the east to investigate an abandoned tower called the Tower of the Dead.

Although the tower has long been in a half-ruined state, home to rat and bird creatures, there are unknown underground passages at the base of the tower, and it is likely to be inseparable from demon worshipers.

After hearing this news, Thorne, even if the other party did not entrust this matter to him, he would choose to go to Twin Towers Town alone, because it is related to the abyssal demon.

Ever since he mastered the special ability of "Devil's Power", he has always been concerned about unlocking more powerful abilities if he upgrades its level.

In the entire Emerald Field, the only monsters related to demons are the abyss gnolls of the gnoll tribe and the fangs of Yeenoghu, two monsters transformed from the essence of demons.

It's a pity that this kind of half-demon creature only exists in large-scale wolf man tribes, and there are almost no small and medium-sized wolf man tribes in the wilderness. This makes it impossible for his "demon power" ability to improve quickly.

All the way from Stallman Town until now, counting the 5 points that he accidentally gained from the devil creature he killed yesterday, his progress in "Demon Power" is only: lv1 (26/100).

In fact, when he heard the news about the Devil Worshipers in Twin Towers Town, he had already been moved, but he was very upset about being used by those who wanted to, so he refused the request of the Harper Alliance without hesitation.

Now, he has obtained the benefits, and the content of the task is also according to his wishes. Such a best of both worlds is naturally quite satisfactory to him.

Moreover, there is relatively no fatal threat to Pushang Town now. The second leader of the large gnoll tribe from the Great Swordscar Mountains was beheaded by him again. After being cleaned up by him again, even if a new leader is elected again, the strength will drop sharply. The high walls of Pushang Town can handle it completely, and the leaders of the two ghost spirits in the lower city are not fools.

And the hobgoblins of Hruk from the Black Pearl Forest don't need to worry too much for the time being. According to the news that Master Qingchen got from the Druid Order in the Emerald Garden, he knows that these hobgoblins entrenched in the quiet forest It is not yet fully established, and it will not rush to attack at all.

This is also the main reason why he left Fallshang Town with confidence.

When Thorne was about to walk to the oak trees outside the temple, he suddenly noticed the druid player Sting sitting cross-legged under the golden oak tree. Looking at his silent face and the frost on his short hair and eyebrows, Thorne slightly With a sigh, he walked over to him:

"The lost arm can be completely restored by magic spells, and when a person dies, the priest's nine-ring magic spell "Full Resurrection" can also revive him, so as long as you are still alive, there will be hope. "

The priest's divine arts did have the ability to resurrect the dead, but he kept silent about the price to be paid, just to leave a glimmer of hope in the other party's heart.

"It turns out that you have long known the nine-ring magical technique "Complete Resurrection", and you are working hard in this direction, so you have dedicated your voice and belief to the forest goddess, right? "Looking at the other party's calm eyes, Thorne seemed to understand what he wanted to express.

Seeing the silent nod of the other party, Thorne knew that he had guessed correctly, so he continued: "I hope this price can make you a better and greater existence, at least your current efforts have this possibility, then I wish you success."

Looking at the back of Thorn's departure, the silent Sting got up, pressed the unicorn holy emblem to his chest, bowed deeply to him, and then sat cross-legged on the green moss under the golden oak tree again.

Leaving the oak tree where Sting was sitting cross-legged, Thorne walked through a dense bush and drove away a few small animals that were bouncing around behind him. Came to the road leading to the exit of the temple.

Immediately afterwards, a figure that impressed him reappeared in his sight.

"Chirp!"

There was a loud howling of an eagle from the bushes, and the dire eagle flew to Thorn's head and circled a few times, landed on his shoulder, and rubbed his cheek affectionately.

"Are you here to see me off?"

Thorne smiled and stroked the eagle's head. The dire eagle uttered a joyous cry, took off again, and disappeared into the bushes again.

"People will always change, but they will never become what they used to be, especially those who have experienced ups and downs. You said that you don't want people you know to gradually become strange. You also said that the outside world is very wide , full of pain and joy, the former makes you grow, the latter makes your journey not unbearable."

The half-elf girl Lilia walked towards Thorn and said slowly, "It's a pity that I can't go back to the innocent half-elf girl I was before. The only thing I can do is to live strong."

"That's pretty good." Thorne looked at the half-elf girl approaching, stretched out his hand to stroke her loose long hair, and nodded with a gratified smile: "Life should be like a candle, burning from the top to the bottom , is always bright, our body and mind must not be occupied by darkness and depression."

"However, I can feel that your heart is getting farther and farther away from the town of Falls, and I am even a little worried that you will suddenly disappear without a trace one day." The half-elf girl let Thorne brush her long hair , noticing Thorne's arm that had obviously paused, she looked at him and said with a slightly sad tone: "Since you will leave sooner or later, you might as well leave as soon as possible."

"I promised your father, this is my promise to him." Thorne withdrew his right hand, sighed and said:
"He taught me how to track prey, how to sneak in the shadows with the help of bushes and gravel, how to hunt and kill dangerous creatures that hover on the edge of civilization, and allowed me to hone my special combat skills in the face of difficulties and obstacles, and successfully walked out of the A path of his own."

"Thorn, do you know what home is?" The half-elf girl was silent for a long time, her light blue eyes flickered, and she raised her head and asked.

"Home?" Thorne hesitated for a moment, finally looked up at the sky full of morning light, and sighed: "Home is a burden, but also a responsibility, it is a place no matter where the world is, as long as you think about it, you will be involuntarily called by someone." A special feeling reverberates in my heart, more like a lamp that never goes out in my heart."

"Yeah." The half-elf girl nodded, and gently took Thorne's arm: "But, the home in my mind is a house built by him, she lives in it with him, and he is in charge of it. Hunting, she tends the little garden, cooks the food, they trade game and crops for money, buy what they need, they maintain their beauty and dignity, and grow old together."

"..." Thorn stood there, silent.

The half-elf girl Lilia looked at Thorne in a daze, reached out and gently stroked his cheek hidden in the hood, and involuntarily pressed her body against his arms, quietly feeling every bit of warmth.

After a while, Lilia left a word and a deep sigh, turned and left.

When the fragrant raspberry-like girlish body fragrance lingering in his nostrils gradually dissipated, Thorn, who was absent-minded, began to recall the last words Lilia left behind.

In the end, he let out a puzzled laugh, shook his head again, and disappeared into the Temple of Melikai against the morning light and mist.

The bard Gilt was holding the exquisite harp, staring blankly at the dawn. After an unknown amount of time, he suddenly had a flash of inspiration, and immediately plucked the strings lightly. floating out:

When the first rays of morning light break through the mist,
Bringing freshness to the world,

A stream of cool springs flowed into my heart.

Such things are justified,

Only because our hearts burn with the eternal fire of hope.

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(End of this chapter)