animal ears

?The atmosphere on the road was still very awkward. Several people did not speak to each other, and Palanch, the only one who could speak, went to explore the road first.

"..." I wanted to say something, but I couldn't say it.

Moving his lips, Cole looked at Ley's back, sighed softly, and then suddenly felt his little finger being held tightly by someone. Looking back, it was Norman who blinked at him, like a child. Puckering his mouth, his fluffy ears trembled slightly, looking awkward and unhappy.

He smiled helplessly, but Cole found those ears really cute, so he couldn't help but curled the corners of his lips and reached out to touch them.

Norman shook his body, but did not refuse Cole's touch, but at this time Ley suddenly turned his head quietly. He caught a glimpse of Cole's smile and his interaction with Norman, and couldn't help but look sad, lowered his eyes, and then turned around. Overhead.

The road after that has been silent.

Even Cole didn't know how to start the conversation.

Silently raised his head, looking at the sky ahead that seemed to have been burned by fire, the edge of the clouds seemed to overflow with a layer of orange light, the sky was burnt purple, reflecting the wider road ahead.

The world here is very wide.

In fact, the journey to the northern tribes is not difficult, because the road is flat except for a few iconic mountains.The mountains in the distance are covered with snow, straight into the sky, and the snow that never melts all the year round is like the silver clothing of the mountains, while the front is boundless and endless flat land.The land in the north is not as lush as the central or southern tribes, but a vast grassland. The long grass moves with the wind, and the air is slightly cool. Standing in place, you can overlook the snow-covered distant mountains, but due to The altitude here is very high, so the air is much colder.

What a different world.

Just after the evening, Palanch, who went to explore the way, came back, all wet.

The animal-shaped man shook the hair on his body, and then turned into a human shape. His silver hair was wet with sweat and stuck to his cheeks, shining brilliantly against the afterglow of the setting sun, and his calm silver pupils looked straight at Ke Er, before Cole could post, Palanch said, "There is a tribe ahead, and it seems that they migrated here."

"A migrating tribe?"

Generally, tribes seldom migrate after they settle down, except for small nomadic families.

Because the female body is weak, most females cannot travel long distances, especially pregnant females, who are very prone to illness.

Hearing this, Lai touched the corner of his mouth and said with a light smile, "Why don't you go and have a look."

"...Are you sure?" Palanch seemed hesitant to speak.

"What's wrong?" Cole asked in a low voice after noticing Palanch's hesitation.

After a moment of silence, Palanch still opened his mouth. He said: "When I went to ask for directions, the people there saw me and didn't say anything, they directly attacked me, and they were very aggressive. It was almost fatal and stalked, and then I barely jumped into the water to hide and they left."

Hearing this, Ley couldn't help smiling, and then held his chin and said, "That's the only way to go, isn't it."

"To put it lightly, I'm going to go alone." Norman was dissatisfied with Ley's relaxed tone, sniffed and said slightly angrily.

He didn't want Cole to be in danger.

And Ley closed his eyes and smiled lightly, shrugged his shoulders and stood up, raised his eyebrows and said: "That's what I mean, I am enough alone. Besides, in my opinion, instead of wandering around, I don't know anything. , might as well take a chance." After speaking, he turned around, as if he was going to leave.

The upturned fox eyes reveal a mysterious color.

"I see." Cole nodded upon hearing this, and made a gesture to get up.

"Hey, Cole!" Norman quickly grabbed Cole, "Where are you going?"

"Try your luck with Ley, maybe you can ask something." Cole replied seriously.

Such a cautious tribe must have encountered something, even if there is no news from the northern tribe, at least they can understand a little bit.

However, Norman lowered his face and said coldly, "No."

Amber eyes shone with a very serious light, just like Norman's hand, he grasped it very tightly, as if his fingertips were about to dig into Cole's arm.

Understanding the worry in Norman's eyes, Cole shook his head and said softly: "Don't worry about me," then glanced at the back of Ley who was slowly leaving, and he turned to Norman and said, "Ley is not impulsive. People, he decided to do this, there must be his reasons, I don't trust him to go alone, so..."

"No matter what, I will never let you leave." Norman interrupted Cole with a frown, and tightened his hand, just not to let Cole leave.

Frowning, Ke Ke stared at Norman for a while, then looked straight into those eyes and said, "Norman, I'm not a female, you don't need to be so nervous."

"No!"

"Don't be self-willed, Norman."

"I won't allow you to go!" Almost gritted his teeth and said, "Why don't you worry about him going alone, I'll be annoyed!"

It's just jealousy and temper.

Sighing, Cole shook his head and said, "At least Ley is my friend, and I trust him."

"Then my worries are unnecessary?! Is he the only one in your heart?!" Norman suddenly became excited, grabbed Cole's hand, and then took a deep breath, his eyes were bloodshot, as if he wanted to say something , but was interrupted by Palanch, who said: "Cole, you really can't go there. After I got out of the water, I also went to their tribe to investigate secretly. I heard them talking about 'red-eyed monsters. '.Last time you said that the monsters attacking us had red eyes, I thought they were, but Cole..." Looking over quietly, he continued, "Your eyes are red too."

This time it was Cole's turn to be puzzled, and he asked, "Is there any special meaning to the red eyes?"

"Cole." Palanch closed his eyes and shook his head slightly, "In addition to the color of the eyes representing the ethnic group, the purer the color, the higher the ability of the orcs. This is why the eyes of females are all brown. There are many different colors, but the purest true color of an orc is blood red."

As he spoke, Palanch opened his silver pupils and said firmly, "The only people with red eyes in this world are the Gard orcs. They have the purest animal blood, so they have a violent temper. And madness, in order to reproduce offspring, they will continue to kill offspring with impure bloodlines, even their own partners, so it gradually leads to genocide."

Palanch took a deep breath and said, "So, you will have blood-red eyes."

I have generally heard about the demise of the Gard tribe, but I didn't expect it to be for such a reason.

The pure offspring... huh?

Cole was lost in thought.

"However, apart from your blood-colored eyes, there is another kind that is formed by being stimulated the day after tomorrow." Palanch shook his head and continued, "I have seen that secret medicine when I was a child, and people who take it will suddenly become It is full of power, because the poison can stimulate the original animal blood of the orcs, making them completely animalized, but because it is imposed after the day after tomorrow, many people cannot restrain it, and eventually lead to madness..."

Having said that, Palanch lowered his head and clenched his fists suddenly.

"And the medicine of this poison is the heart obtained when the female orc of the beast ear tribe... was killed when it went berserk."

Taking a breath, Cole's eyes widened.

After being killed, the berserker female had her heart taken out, and then people made these poisons?

What does it mean.

Cole felt his mind go blank.

Looking up, Palanch showed a sad expression, and he said: "Back then, my mother and father were almost taken away from their hearts. For those people, the beast-ear tribe is not only a tool for reproduction, but the heart of the beast-ear tribe is also strengthened." The medicine of strength, the tribesmen who were captured by the aliens could not help themselves from birth to death. Some of them were able to die safely before their hearts were taken out, and more were taken away alive, and then they bleed and pain to death...The tribesmen tried to escape Foreigners can only hide in that small place, so I can understand their resentment that my mother and father left with outsiders..."

I couldn't believe what Palanch said.

It turned out that the life of the tribe was more difficult and embarrassing than I imagined. It was not because of the tribe's rules that females were not allowed to leave the village, but to protect the tribe.

So I couldn't help but think of myself.

Cole lowered his head and silently looked at his palms and sharp claws. He was a complete orc.

But what about before?

Before losing his memory, he was also a female, right?

According to Norman and Ley, I grew up with them in a tribe that did not belong to the Beast Ear Tribe. What happened to me?

When I turned into an orc, I must have been very manic.

Why... to kill the clansman?

Why so resentful?

What happened to Norman's mark?

Why did Ley run away with himself?

There are a lot of questions in Cole's mind now. He clutches his head hard and blinks his eyes, but he can't even remember a little bit of memory, and instead makes his head ache.

"Cole!" Seeing Cole like this, Norman quickly grabbed Cole's shoulder and called out loudly.

Opening his eyes silently, Cole looked at Norman for a few moments, then grabbed Norman's arm with his backhand and said, "Norman, I need to go to that tribe."

"No." He still refused.

However, Cole's eyes were very serious, and he said: "I don't really want to follow Ley, I want to know more about the 'living dead'. As Palanch said, the medicine for those monsters came from me. My people, if this is true, then my people are in danger now, I must go."

If this is the case, then the alliance between the southern tribe and the northern tribe makes sense. One is to get revenge on himself for poison, and the other is for the beast ear tribe. No matter what the reason is, Cole can't let them succeed .

Because this is his responsibility.

The duty of the orc is to protect the homeland, and he is also the partner of the patriarch of the beast ear, even if it is only in name, but until now, he can't just sit idly by.

"Please let me go." The tone was extremely serious, absolutely unambiguous.

After looking at Cole carefully for a few times, Norman moved the corners of his lips, and finally let go of his clenched hands. He looked into Cole's red pupils and said, "It doesn't matter to me what tribe or clansman belongs to." " Then he turned his face sideways, showing two small canine teeth, "But if you think it's important, it's okay to go."

After speaking, Norman stood up straight at once.

With a slight smile, Cole also stood up, turned around and stretched out his hand to Palanch, calling out, "Palanche."

However, Palanch shook his head. He said softly, "No, I have other things to do," then looked at Norman and said to Cole, "And I believe he can protect you well."

"Where are you going?" Cole couldn't help asking.

Shaking his head, Palanch smiled and said, "I need to contact the master, he is also in the northern tribe now."

"Do you know where he is?"

"Smell." Tapping his nose lightly, Palanch stepped forward suddenly, held Cole's hair, put it on the tip of his nose and smelled it, raised his eyes, and said with curved lips, "I can find it with a little bit of smell." Man, like I'll find you with this smell later."

"Hey! Brat!" Norman immediately went into a rage, trying to push Palanch away, but Palanch was already prepared, and jumped away, tilting his head and looking at this side.

Cole didn't care about this, Palanch didn't mention it, and he almost forgot about Sarah.

Sarah said that she would go to the southern tribe to find herself in the future.

Thinking of Sarah who was weak when they separated, Cole suddenly felt a little guilty, so he said to Palanch: "Then trouble you to find him and bring him back."

Looking at Cole, Palanch nodded: "I will."

When Palanch left, Norman suddenly pouted and asked, "Who is he?"

"Ok?"

"It's the person you asked that stinky brat to find." His eyes were full of displeasure.

"Sarah." Cole looked over at Norman and said softly, "My partner."

"What?!" In an instant, Norman's eyes almost popped out, and he couldn't help shouting, "It's me—"

Before he finished speaking, there was a loud booming sound in the distance, and Cole's attention was immediately attracted.

Some brown haze appeared on the horizon at the foot of the mountain in the distance, and the smoke and dust billowed like a landslide.

"Not good! It's the direction Ley went in just now!" Cole was anxious at the moment, and couldn't help but run away after the voice, leaving Norman who hadn't finished speaking.Norman, who was left in a daze, took a while to come back to his senses. He looked at Cole's back, stomped his feet angrily, turned his mouth, and hurriedly chased after him. ?