animal ears

? Cole stepped forward in silence, and suddenly found a line of blurry small characters on one of the tombstones, which could no longer be seen clearly. Only the sentence in the middle was still visible:

Live in the heart of the living, and you are not dead.

"These graves are just relics," Siegel added. "Their families hope to lead their souls home."

Rubbing the cold tombstone with her fingertips, it didn't seem real.

"It's ridiculous, how can the dead come back?" Sara, who had been silent all this time, suddenly uttered a voice. Cole looked back. Unexpectedly, Sara sneered and stared at the tombs full of disdain. In the darkness, his eyes Hitomi shone with an incomprehensible light, as if he was laughing, but his voice was so bleak, "Other than the pain of the living, there is obviously nothing left."

Then he turned around and left.

"Sara...what's the matter?" Something was not quite right from the moment he came back.

"Nothing," Siegel said. "He just doesn't like it here."

"do not like?"

"Because that person's relics... are buried here." As if sighing, Siegel patted Cole on the shoulder, then shook his head slightly.

that person?

Stunned, Cole turned back in a daze, looked at Siegel, and then Sarah who was walking away.

At this time, Sanga who was on the side came to intervene, and he whispered to the two of them: "The tide will rise soon, let's go."

Siegel nodded, and then the group continued on.

Cole walked a few steps, then looked back at the tomb behind the altar, maybe it was a hallucination, Cole always felt that someone was calling him.After walking for a while, in the distance, Cole saw a small bright spot on the ground in front of him, so he walked in and raised his head.

"The entrance is above." Siegel said to Cole, "Because of the fear of alien invasion, it is located at such a high place, and it must be reached with a beast."

As soon as he finished speaking, he continued to ask worriedly, "Keer, are you in good health?"

"It's okay." After Cole finished speaking, he raised his head and looked directly at the hole.

The distance is not very far, and you can go up quickly with the beast shape. Although the wound will hurt, you can hold it back.

The others quickly turned into beasts and jumped out. Siegel looked back at Sarah and jumped out in the shape of a beast. Cole was at the end.

"I'll take you up there," Cole said to Sarah.

Looking at Cole, Sarah pursed her lips and said, "Of course, they threw me to you on purpose."

"Eh?"

"It's nothing." Sara said, grabbing Cole's back actively, "Let's go up."

Nodding his head, closing his eyes, taking a deep breath, Kerho turned into a beast.Glossy black fur, blood-red eye pupils, sharp fangs, and huge claws like hooks.I saw him jumping lightly, then flying from the hole to the sky, and then gently landed on the grassy valley, startling a flying flower.

Carefully putting Sara down, Cole began to look around the place.

Different from the dark and damp underground, there is a flat and open valley in front of you, with green grass, and the breeze blows the crisp and soft grass to the winding stream in front. The gurgling stream is clear and clear. The towering peaks in the front and back, the tops of the mountains are covered with snow, and the melted snow water gathers into streams, flowing down slowly, and finally flocking to the distant sea along the terrain.

I can't say I like it.

His red pupils were attracted by the scenery in front of him, he looked left and right, and when he looked back, he found that a crowd had gathered in front of him at some point, including orcs, females, old people and children, all of them looked at him with curious and surprised expressions. to myself.

Cole found that both females and orcs here have animal ears.

"It's Gard!" Suddenly, a child pointed at Cole in surprise and called out.

The adults were very worried, and carefully guarded the child, for fear that a strong and terrifying beast would attack the child. Seeing this, Cole slowly transformed into a human form.

"Sure enough, it's Gard, his eyes... are red!" The other clansmen also showed surprise expressions, but they still didn't dare to go forward.

Cole understands that his beast form is extraordinary, but what is Gard?

Being the focus of attention, he looked very reserved.

At this time, Siegel walked towards the crowd, stretched out his hand and introduced, "His name is Cole, and he is a member of our tribe." Then he looked at Sarah with an indifferent face, "He was brought back by the patriarch."

"The patriarch is back too?" At this moment, Sara, who was next to Kerr, was discovered, and the crowd began to whisper, "Hasn't he been missing for a long time...why did he suddenly come back?"

"Back then, he left the village and left without paying attention. Fortunately, Siegel has been taking care of him for him..."

"That's it."

Faintly, Sara walked towards the tribe. When he passed by the crowd, he suddenly squinted coldly at the people who had just spoken, and a strange smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. Those people immediately stopped, lowered their heads, and shrank Shrink the body, dare not speak again.

When Sarah walked away, everyone's eyes fell on Cole again.

"Is he really Gard?" Someone questioned.

"But he's much younger than the Gard from before...could it be Adoma and that..."

"It looks like it, but how is it possible... After so many years..."

"Everyone, please be quiet." Siegel shook his head to stop the chatter of the clansmen, and turned to Sanga behind him and said, "Cole is injured, take him to Bryce first, and I will go there later."

"Yes," Sanga said, then looked up at Cole and said cautiously, "Follow me, please."

Cole thanked slowly: "Thank you."

With a slight tremor, Sanga showed a surprised expression, then lowered her eyebrows, scratched her head, and replied, "You're welcome."

In fact, when you come out of the cave, you are already a tribe of the Beast Ear tribe. However, Sangga, who guides the way, leads Cole up the creek. I was disturbed, so I live alone at the foot of Mount Kara, oh, I forgot to mention, Bryce is the pharmacist of the clan." Then he pointed to a high mountain in front of him, "That is Mount Kara."

On the way, Cole looked at the short orc in front of him, recalled his rude behavior when he first met, and said apologetically, "How are your hands?"

In the blink of an eye, Sanga turned his head and looked at Cole. After a long time, he shook his head and said, "It's okay."

"I feel so sorry."

San Jia rubbed his nose, his cheeks were flushed, he shook his head and said, "No, actually, I am very happy to be so close to Gard."

"Garde?" Cole was even more puzzled, "What is that?"

"You don't know?" Sanga was surprised, "It's your animal shape."

"My beast... is Gard?" Thinking of the child's words, he was even more puzzled.

Perhaps aware of Cole's doubts, Sanga nodded and said: "Garde means 'guardian' here. It is a mysterious guardian beast that lived in this land a long time ago. According to the old man, Gard has A pair of captivating blood-red eyes can deter all outsiders who break into this land... Before this, I have never seen Gard with my own eyes."

There was unconcealable excitement in his tone.

"Although I'm sorry to say that..." Sanga turned around suddenly, took two steps forward, and stood in front of Cole, "I hope you can stay and protect our people."

"...?"

The corners of his eyes drooped slightly, and Sanga looked at Cole helplessly, and said: "My mother and father once told me that there was a turmoil decades ago, and for some reason, Gard, who had been guarding the tribe, suddenly abandoned this land, causing the tribe to be destroyed. The outsiders invaded and suffered heavy casualties. Although they kept their own land, it was devastated. Everyone always hoped that the Guardian Beast could come back..." Sanga said to Cole sincerely, "We need Gard."

With a helpless wry smile, Cole shook his head and said, "But I don't know what I am, could you be mistaken?"

"It can't be wrong." Sang Jia suddenly became excited, his body trembling slightly, and he said loudly, "You were brought back by the patriarch himself, and Siegel just acquiesced in your identity in front of the clan, otherwise he would not have You take it back to the village."

Facing the expectant eyes in front of him, Cole was speechless.

Sanga's words didn't seem to be joking, but Cole couldn't believe it. How could there be such things as guardian beasts?

He's just an ordinary orc like himself, nothing special about him.

Except for these red eyes.

Could it be... there is something else hidden in these red eyes?

Just thinking about it, the two of them had arrived at the foot of Mount Kara.

Seeing the small house on the flat ground at a glance, Sanga led Cole there, and when he was about to reach the door, Sanga whispered to Cole: "Bryce hates outsiders, so he might not be able to do it later." Great courtesy, please don't be angry, Gard."

"I see." Nodded, and Cole said to Sanga, "Call me Cole."

Blinking, the short Sanga moved his ears and blushed. He covered his chest and said in a panic: "Is it really possible?"

Smiling helplessly, Cole asked back, "Why not?"

"But you are Gard, our Guardian Beast!"

"Even if it is a Guardian Beast, it must have friends, right?" Cole sighed helplessly.

"Friend?" With a flick of his ears, Sanga's eyes lit up.

"Ah."

"Then since we are friends, I won't refuse, Cole." With a toothy grin, Sanga was very happy.

At this moment, the two had arrived at the door of Bryce, the pharmacist in the village. While talking, the door opened, and a person came out of the room and bumped into Cole head-on.is an old female.Purple pupils, white hair, wrinkled face, and a hat made of bird feathers, colorful, in stark contrast to his gloomy face.

"Ah... sorry." Cole apologized quickly.

The female raised her head with a frown, and when he saw Cole, her eyes straightened.

At this time, Sanga hurried forward, grinning, and said flatteringly, "Bryce, he was brought back by Siegel and the patriarch."

It took a while for the wrinkled female to come back to her senses, and then she asked with a gloomy expression, "What can I do for you?"

The tone was very unfriendly.

Before Sanga could speak, Cole saluted the female respectfully, and then he said, "Hello, Bryce, my name is Cole, and it's today..."

"Your name is Cole?!" Interrupting Cole loudly, Bryce stepped forward and grabbed Cole's shoulders. Unexpectedly, his wrist just hit Cole's injured chest, and Cole shook slightly.

"You..." Bryce noticed, stunned, and then let go immediately, "Are you injured?"

"Yeah." Cole nodded, and continued, "But it's much better."

Hearing this, he raised his head and gave Cole a blank look, Bryce raised his eyebrows coldly, frowned and said: "Hmph, nonsense, it's so much better, why do you come to me?"

"Uh……"

Bryce gave Cole a cold look, then turned and walked into the room.

Sanga shrugged helplessly.

After a while, Bryce came out with a small jar, glared at Cole fiercely, and cursed, "What are you still doing outside the door?! Why don't you come in!"

Hearing this, I realized that Bryce let himself in.

What a queer man.

However, looking at Bryce, who twisted his face and angry face, Cole couldn't hate it, but had a kind feeling.

"I'll go back first." Seeing that everything was going well, Sanga went out first and waved to Cole.

"Okay, sorry to trouble you, Sanga." Cole nodded very politely.

Sanga was even more embarrassed. He rubbed his nose and grinned, "No, no trouble. Hey, we are friends."

After Sanga left, Bryce walked up to Cole with an empty basket and asked, "The brat is gone?"

Cole nodded.

Seeing this, Bryce snorted coldly, and then stuffed the basket into Cole's hands who didn't know why.

"I want golden flowers, palm-sized leaves, grow on the soft soil on the mountainside, and smell bad." Li Li ordered, then raised his eyes in displeasure, looked at the stunned Cole, and frowned, "What's wrong?" is that clear?"

The tone was very bad.

This is to ask yourself... to go up the mountain to collect herbs?

Didn't you scold yourself for talking nonsense just now...

"What are you looking at?" Bryce said angrily with his arms akimbo, "Do you want me, an old man with half of his legs buried in the ground, to gather medicine for you?"

"No." Black line.

"Why don't you go soon?!" Bryce continued to get angry, his eyes widened.

"Well, I'll be back soon." Cole was not angry, nodded, and walked out the door with the basket in his hand, disappearing after a while.

Staring at the shadow that disappeared at the door, Bryce swept away the anger between his brows, smiled lowly, shook his head and said, "Huh, even his temperament is exactly the same as that bastard." Shaking his head, he secretly smiled, The gloomy eyes gradually revealed a touch of kindness. ?