animal ears

?Early the next morning, Lars took a few people to find the stone bridge.

In fact, it is just a few protruding stone pillars standing on the turbulent river. After years of river water washing, the surface is very slippery, not to mention that it is the flood season. , and the only way to the other side.

As soon as Lars came here, he was terribly frightened. Maybe because he thought of his younger brother being washed away, he didn't even dare to look at these stone pillars. He was so frightened that he froze. Cole hugged him Pick up the little orc and let him sit on his shoulders.

Russ was amazed.

"Don't worry, I'll take you there." Cole said with a smile, "Hold on to me."

After finishing speaking, Cole turned into a beast shape, and jumped over in an instant. When he turned back into a human shape, he only saw Lars who was dumbfounded, and Norman who was terrified on the other side.

This is the first time Norman sees Cole in animal form.

A very beautiful beast, with a vigorous and smooth body, and those clear and bright red eyes, will be taken away by just one glance. When Norman thinks that such a beautiful creature is his partner, Norman's heart is full of joy, while Palan next to him Qi Ze cast a blank look at the dancing Norman, and said, "Idiot."

Then turned into a beast and jumped over.

"What?!" It took a while for Norman to come back to his senses, and Norman was furious. Seeing that Cole and Palanch were on the other side, he felt all sorts of unhappy, so he also turned into a beast and jumped over, but maybe he was too hard. He jumped too far when he came up, and his foot slipped, his face hit the tree behind Cole, and he fell on his back.

"Norman!" Cole anxiously passed, "You're not hurt?!"

Covering his nose and sitting up, Norman blinked and wanted to say it was okay, but when he saw Cole's anxious eyes, his eyeballs rolled, so he rushed over and said pitifully, "I hit my nose...it hurts, Cole rubs it for me."

At this time, Palanch stepped forward, "smiled" and said to Norman, "How about I rub it for you?"

Then it secretly showed its claws.

Norman was furious now, glaring at Palanch and angrily said, "You damn brat!"

"It's better than a bad-hearted guy like you." Palanch continued to add insult to injury with a blank expression, and brought Cole behind him, preventing Norman from approaching.

"you……!"

Seeing that the fight was about to start again, Cole quickly stood up and said, "You two, now is not the time to fight!"

"I don't fight." Palanch obediently stood beside Cole, nodded very obediently and said, "I won't be as knowledgeable as that guy."

"Who is as knowledgeable as you?! You damn..." He raised his voice, but the moment he saw Cole's gaze, Norman had to obediently lower his ears, put away his paws, and muttered, "Yes, yes, I know... …go……"

Seeing the two of them like this, Cole could only sigh slightly.

After walking for a long time, during the lunch break, Norman went to collect food, Lars helped fetch water, and Cole took the opportunity to ask Palanch who had been silent: "Well, Palanch..."

"What's the matter, Cole?" Palanch looked back at Cole as he lit the campfire.

After a pause, Cole raised his eyes and asked, "Palanki, do you hate Norman very much?"

"Yeah," Palanch said, quite frankly, "I hate him so much."

"why?"

Looking at Cole, Palanch turned his head, stared at the fire, and said lightly: "He hurt you, I can't forgive him, even if Cole forgives him, I can't forgive him...he once hurt my most important people."

"... Palanch." Cole lowered his gaze, not knowing how to proceed.

"But don't worry, Cole." Palanch turned his head slowly, calming his expression, and said to Cole, "Even if I hate him, I won't fight with him, because... I don't want to see you in trouble."

Hearing this, his heart warmed, and Cole smiled at Palanch, and said, "Thank you."

"However, if he dares to hurt you again, I will not show mercy." Palanch snorted and said coldly.

Sensing the seriousness in his tone, Cole smiled gratefully, then patted Palanch's head, thanking him for his kindness.

A gentle color appeared in the silver pupils.

After taking a nap, Lars led several people up the canyon along the forest path.

Going up the winding mountain path, looking back inadvertently, I found that I had crossed the deep canyon, and the huge cracks under my feet were extremely spectacular. The wind blowing from the canyon still carried damp and cool moisture, which was very pleasant and cool. The distant sky is a vast dark blue, which makes people's hearts feel refreshed.

Cole took a deep breath and smiled happily.

No one spoke, but after a while, Russ tugged Cole's arm and whispered, "It's my home not long after here."

There was still timidity in his eyes, though he was trying to calm down now.

"Cole, will you accompany me home?" Russ said bravely.

After experiencing the last incident, Cole didn't really want to enter other people's tribes. Although he forgave Norman, Adan's death remained in his heart, like a shadow. Cole didn't want to mention it, but now he is touched. Happened, Cole turned Russ down.

With a sad look in his eyes, Lars let go of Cole's sleeve.

"I'm sorry, Russ," Cole said, shaking his head.

"It's okay." Lars shook his head, his small body trembled, but he still showed a sensible smile.

Touching Lars' head with a wry smile, Cole carefully led him through the cluttered jungle, and then came to the entrance of Lars' tribe, a little farther away, Cole stopped and watched Lars, and Lars Reluctantly, he turned his head and looked at Cole.

Waving to him, Cole said goodbye with a smile: "Go home."

Moving his lips, Lars nodded, then turned around abruptly, facing Cole, and shouted loudly: "Thank you...and," grinning and waving his hands, "And, goodbye!"

Curving his lips and smiling, Cole replied, "Ah, goodbye."

Then Russ turned and ran into the Horde, and Cole waited a long time before turning away, back to where Norman and Palanch were waiting.

"Sent the child away?" Palanch asked.

"Well, he's back," Cole said.

"Let's go." Picking up the luggage, Palanch said softly, and then took a step.

Cole was stunned for a moment, then followed.

For some reason, after saying goodbye to Lars just now, a strange uneasiness arose in his heart, but he couldn't tell where this uneasiness came from.

The three of them continued on the road until sunset, looking into the distance, the clouds were like burning fire, quietly letting the sun fall into it.

Such a scene made Cole even more disturbed.

"Cole, what's wrong with you? You've been restless all day." Norman came over worried and grabbed Cole's hand.

Hands are cold.

"Why is it so cold?" Norman frowned slightly, then carefully wrapped it with his palm and pressed it against his chest, his movements were extremely domineering and gentle.

"I'm not very cold."

"No matter! Don't take your hands away!" The child was very angry.

Cole smiled, staring at his face illuminated by the fire, his hands gradually warmed up, but the uneasiness in his heart continued.

Night came quickly.

The night devil swallowed all the light at once, except for the fire in front of him.

Norman and Palanch were both asleep.

But Cole couldn't sleep, his panic made him toss and turn, so he got up to watch the night, the cool wind was blowing, and his uneasy mood became more and more difficult to suppress, so he kept close to the fire, as if it would make him feel better. It's more comfortable, but the fire is about to burn out, so I thought about adding some firewood nearby.

The orc's night vision ability is very good, so Cole quickly collected a pile of dry firewood. However, just as he was about to turn around and return to the camp, he suddenly discovered that somewhere in the distance the sky was emitting a fiery red light.

It's firelight.

Where is it on fire?

In the dark night, the tongue of flames engulfed half of the sky, which can be seen even if it is far away.

Staring in that direction, Cole's heart almost jumped out, because that happened to be the direction of Lars tribe.

Throwing down the firewood, Cole hurriedly rushed towards the fire, and Cole's movement woke up the two sleeping people. Seeing that Cole was not around, they hurriedly got up and looked around, and then the two also saw the fire. Flames blazing around.

"It's the child's tribe." Palanch frowned.

"Cole passed by." Norman gritted his teeth, and then chased after him without saying a word.

Palanch followed closely behind.

Over the layers of branches, Cole was the first to reach the fire, which, as he had feared, was Lars' tribe.

The raging fire surrounded the entire tribe, however, no one could be seen running out, and even... no people's wailing could be heard.

Cole was puzzled, but didn't think so much, and rushed into the tribe immediately.

However, as soon as he entered the tribe, Cole was stunned by the sight in front of him. There were corpses strewn all over the ground, with the smell of burning. Cole, regardless of the danger of being burned by the fire, knelt down to check and found that these people were all He was stabbed alive with a bone knife in the throat and died.

Including old people, children, and females.

The means are very cruel.

Cole couldn't bear to look at it. He felt angry, but suddenly saw his blood-stained hands, and the scene in his memory resurfaced.

Fire, blood, corpses.

It's exactly the same...

Cole was stunned, panicked and at a loss, but at this moment, he thought of Lars, so he stood up abruptly and shouted to the surroundings: "Lars!"

The only answer to him was the crackling sound of wood being burned by the fire.

It was so hot that I couldn't open my eyes.

The hair all over his body seemed to be burnt, his skin was burned painfully, as if he was about to be burned alive, the tip of his nose was filled with a scorching smell, and there were dead bodies everywhere, but Cole still did not give up, shuttling between the tribes desperately Shouting: "Lars──!"

Still no reply.

Cole's heart became more and more anxious. Seeing that the fire was becoming more and more uncontrollable, he looked around, but suddenly, in front of a house that was almost burned down, he saw a female covered in blood. Yes, it was Russ.

Has died.

The neck was cut off, and there were still tears in the corners of the child's eyes.

It must be... very painful.

Cole's hands were shaking, he knelt on the ground, watching this scene in disbelief, tears flowed out uncontrollably.

Regret, regret, regret!

Wouldn't he have died if he hadn't sent Russ home with much trouble?

If I go to the tribe with Lars, will I be able to prevent this disaster?

in case……

Unfortunately, no if.

Russ is dead, the kid is dead, brutally murdered!

Cole thought to himself reproachfully, his fingers gripping the ground so hard that blood began to ooze from his fingertips.

Tears drop after drop, hotter than fire.

who is it!

Who is it? !

Why do such a cruel thing!

Cole thought fiercely, so angry that he almost turned into a beast, but at this moment, he suddenly saw an arrow behind the female protecting Lars.

Cole froze, then pulled out the arrow and looked at it carefully.

This arrow is exactly the same as those who came to take revenge on him back then.

As if in a dream, he froze.

"It's that guy!"

Suppressing the great anger, Cole held the blood-stained arrow fiercely, the wound on the palm of his hand split open again, and dripped into the soil along the arrow.Every inch of his skin hurt as if being burned by a raging fire, his teeth chattered, his mind went blank, he couldn't hear any sound, and couldn't know what was happening outside.

It doesn't hurt, it really doesn't hurt, because now there is only anger left in this body.

For the first time, I wanted to open my throat to roar, but I couldn't make any sound.

All around was the noise of fire, mourning, or taunting himself.

When Norman and Palanch found Cole, he was kneeling on the ground with the dead Lars in front of him.

In fact, as soon as they entered the tribe, the two of them were also frightened.

I thought it was just an accidental fire, but I never expected it to be a massacre, a tragedy of extermination!

And the murderer actually set fire to it... intending to burn it all down.

Just how much resentment is there to do such a terrible thing.

His eyes fell on Cole again. Norman hugged Cole from behind tightly, lowered his eyes, saw the dead child, and pursed his lips: "Let's go, Cole."

Cole was motionless, with tears in his eyes and a bitten lip.

"Let's go, Cole, the fire will be over soon." Palanch also stepped forward to dissuade him.

Cole was still crying, and the veins in his hands were about to pop out. He gritted his teeth desperately, lowered his head, choked up for a long time, and said, "It's them."

Immediately broke the arrow in his hand.

"They?" Norman asked, still holding Cole tightly with his arms, afraid that something would happen to him.

"...Southern Tribes."

Staring fiercely at the broken arrow in his hand, Cole's bloody eyes burst out with murderous intent, even Norman felt trembling. ?