Beside the campfire, Huck relayed the conversation that everyone had just had to Vertok word for word, and even tried his best to imitate everyone's expressions and attitudes at the time.
The half-elf professionals were all stunned. Who would have thought that Deputy Captain Huck of Braun Town was actually such a person?
Not only did he report the content of everyone's conversation to Vertok, he also reported it in front of everyone.
Master Harker, can't you have some self-esteem like a strong man with a mirror heart?
Captain Rhodes complained secretly. He didn't think he was slandering Vertok at first, but when Huck did such a childish and immoral thing, he felt a little uneasy, as if he had really said something about Vertok.
Bad words.
Everyone thought that Wiltok was not yet an adult, and the youngest of the other half-elves was in his 30s. A group of adult half-elves were silent in front of a young man, and they felt somewhat ashamed and embarrassed.
Perhaps it was because everyone felt an inexplicable pressure from the sharp-edged Wiltok. They suddenly realized that Wiltok had established authority in the team that no one could shake.
He led the team to find food; he used the resources in the forest to make many usable tools and weapons; he and Huck took turns dragging the entire team's supplies, never sparing physical fitness;
He obeyed his fate; now, he went out alone and killed a ferocious jackal, proving that he had the ability to escape from danger.
Vertok's role is indispensable, so how can other members help Vertok?
Without help, you have no right to speak, but Captain Rhodes made it clear. Everyone can only wait for him to make his own decision.
After listening to Huck's narration, Wiltok didn't think too much. He had just killed a ferocious jackal and vented the anger in his chest. When he regained his composure, he realized that something was wrong with his emotions.
He has now regained control of his emotional fluctuations, but it is impossible for his mental body to return to the state he had when he was close to the water element.
Wiltok, who is close to the water element, becomes careful and smooth, while Wiltok, who is close to the air element, works vigorously and resolutely and does not like to be restrained. He naturally does not care about other people's thoughts and concerns.
"Captain Rhodes is right." Wiltok nodded in agreement, pointing to the seized leather armor and mace, and said: "The Orc Bone Collector can no longer trap me. I can leave anytime I want.
Can."
After completing the fifth round of the second competitive match, Wiltok briefly regained all his memories, and the rewards he selected for himself were all based on the current situation. Although his physical fitness has been reduced, and his gluttony and self-healing talents have also been weakened,
But extraordinary perception, popularity and the title of "Jackal Killer" can help him escape from the pursuit of the orc bone collector.
At the same time, Wiltok knew very well that with his current talent and strength, it was impossible to kill all the ferocious gnolls on the opposite side.
Gnolls are not dead creatures, because their companions are killed, they will definitely be on guard. As long as more than three Gnolls huddle together, Wiltok will have no chance to repeat his old tricks and defeat the ferocious Gnolls one by one.
Wiltok was able to protect himself, but was unable to save everyone. Captain Rhodes said that he had no obligation to stay with everyone to die, which was in line with the reality.
In the dangerous and unpredictable wilderness, half-elves need to rely on the power of the group to survive, but it does not mean that they can sit back and relax if they join a group. In fact, any adventure group has members who die during adventure activities in the wild, especially those who
Weaker team members always die first.
The core members of the adventure group are stable, and they recruit newcomers mainly to serve as scapegoats. Senior adventurers must recognize a cruel reality: you may not be able to run as fast as monsters, but as long as you run faster than your companions, you have a chance to survive.
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Adventurer has never been a romantic profession!
Everyone knows the truth, but it is difficult to practice it, not to mention that it is a matter of life and death.
In their adventure career of more than ten years, Huck and Max have gone from cannon fodder newcomers to the core of the adventure group. This kind of thing has happened many times. Even in the face of desperate situations, they behaved freely and calmly. The professionals of the Iron Cross Group are different.
It's actually hard to accept my situation.
Hearing that Wiltok agreed with his point of view, Rhodes was not happy, but depressed. He even regretted why he was "talking nonsense" and resented Huck for being too talkative.
Wiltok didn't care about the mood of Rhodes and others. He kicked the rhinoceros leather armor and thick iron mace on the ground with his toes, and asked curiously: "It's strange... When I killed the ferocious jackal, it
He seems to know some martial arts, does anyone know why?"
The half-elves looked at each other, and Captain Rhodes answered first: "I heard that the elite bone collectors of the Goblin Kingdom do know some fighting skills... Mr. Wiltok, does this have anything to do with us?"
Vertok shook his head, raised the long sword in his hand and waved a cold sword flower. When he used all his strength to attack the ferocious jackal from behind, his strength, skill, timing and distance were all as good as his own.
The highest level. Logically speaking, his sharp sword should cut off the enemy's head flatly. However, the ferocious gnoll's strong neck muscles hindered the cutting of the sword edge, causing slight deformation. The ferocious gnoll dodged without hesitation.
It could change the fate of the body and head being separated, but the force of Vertok's sword deflected, causing an oblique wound.
This in itself is no big deal.
If Vertok ignites the fire of his soul, controls his body meticulously, and can adjust the slight changes of the sword's edge, he will definitely be able to perfectly cut off the head of the ferocious gnoll.
The fire of the soul represents the pinnacle of martial arts.
Even though Wiltok is now much stronger and possesses extraordinary talents, he still loses more than he wins in close combat with Huck, who ignites the fire of his soul.
But except for the strong Jingxin, he was confident that no one could surpass him in martial arts skills.
It's not scary for Bone Collector Jackals to know some basic martial arts, but it takes time for them to practice martial arts, which leads to many problems.
To put it simply, wild jackals are busy hunting and patrolling their territory every day, and have no time to study fighting skills. They fight by instinct. However, the bone collector jackals need someone to support them in order to practice martial arts. This means the division of labor in the group.
It has the characteristics of civilization.
Once civilization is involved, the situation becomes very complicated, and even the experience of the hobgoblin Wowo and the gnoll Huo is not accurate.
Civilization will restrain the natural instincts of individuals, and Vertok began to doubt whether the title of "Goblin Slayer" was still useful to the clawed goblins of the Orc Kingdom.
This is a key factor for him to lead the half-elf professionals to escape danger together.
The ferocious gnolls among the orc bone collectors are good at tracking and have outstanding physical strength. Wiltok has been unable to get rid of them before. Instead of being hunted to death by the ferocious gnolls, it is better to find a way to deal with them. Vertok unites the people around him
The half-elf professionals, relying on their deep understanding of goblins and gnolls, plan to adopt a defensive counterattack strategy to eliminate the threat of the orc bone collectors.
He has been thinking about specific tactics, gathering resources, and making preparations. However, the situation has changed now, and Wiltok's mentality has also changed.
Vertok united the half-elf professionals in order to survive together. However, now that he has the ability to escape alone, he wants to see if the persistence tactics he formulated can work.
Wiltok, who was fond of the wind element, was arrogant. He didn't bother to explain to the professionals of the Iron Cross, but he wanted to give an explanation to his two companions from the Adventurer's House.
"Huck, Max..."
"Lord Wiltok, what are your orders?"
"Uh, Mr. Wiltok, I'm..."
The two half-elves responded in unison.
Wiltok was silent for a moment and continued: "Sarah asked me to take care of you before she died. But she also told me to do things that are beneficial to myself... If I choose to take care of you, it will be detrimental to myself; if I
If you do things that are beneficial to you, you shouldn’t stay and take care of you.”
Huck said without hesitation: "Master Wiltok, you don't have to worry about us. It's better to leave one by one at this time than to have the whole army wiped out."
Max also said to the other half-elves with a playful smile: "Hey, if any of you have any last words, you can ask Mr. Wiltok to tell them to your family. For example, tell Wiltok where you store your treasures. As usual, Wiltok can
Take away 50% of it and give the remaining half to your dependents and children..."
Vertok shook his head and laughed and said: "Don't come to me about the last words, I don't want to deal with it... I know what I should do, and I will help you escape from danger on the premise that it is beneficial to me." Immediately, he frowned again.
He raised his eyebrows and said: "It should be normal to do things that are beneficial to oneself. Sarah made such a request to me, and I happily accepted it. But I don't understand why the Taku tribe in Braang Town chose to sacrifice themselves to protect themselves.
The Hemer tribe and the underage boys from the Tower Cave evacuated? Why did Sarah sacrifice herself to protect me? Why did Boss Bottom choose to cut off the rear alone to buy time for others to escape?"
Max thought for a while and replied: "Master Gangyan and Sister Sarah are both bound to the earth, and they cannot leave the marked place... As for Bottom, I think there is always one thing in everyone's heart that is more precious than their own life.
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"It's not that simple."
Wiltok smiled slightly and said: "Steel Rock is Earthbound, and Sarah is also Earthbound, but Sarah chose to leave the marked place in order to protect me. And Boss Bottom, he is not Earthbound, but he still made a sacrifice
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"Sacrificing yourself to protect others is doing yourself a disservice and goes against your nature. You said there is something more precious than your own life. Tell me, what is it?"
Max looked around, but no one gave him a hint, so he shrugged and said, "I can't tell, maybe everyone's situation is different?"
Vertok nodded and said: "You can say it is emotion, belief, and principle, but what I want to say is the 'root'... My memory is very confusing. Sometimes I don't know whether I am male or not.
Female, half-elf, or some other creature? But the word that comes to my mind most often is 'root'..."
"At first, I didn't understand what 'root' was. I only knew that it was very important to me, very important! Until Steel Rock and the others chose to fight to the death; Bottom chose to stay in Braun Town; Sarah chose to leave the Marked Land... I
These days, I gradually understand the meaning of 'root'."
"If the law is only unfair to me, I don't need to obey the law; if morality only oppresses me, I will not obey morality; if the group is only unprofitable to me, I don't need to be loyal to the group. Peel off the skin of these rules, and you will find that
, laws, morals, and groups all benefit others first, and then themselves. If these rules only benefit others and are harmful to yourself, you won't live long at all, so why obey them?"
"The only thing I can't betray is my 'root'... That was my beginning in this world and the destination of my soul. Only by finding my 'root' can I know who I am, and those chaotic memories will not be able to
Disturb me, change me, kill me!"
The breeze was surging around Wiltok. He clenched his fists and his eyes were extremely determined.
Time can change many things, but those that cannot be changed are the roots of each person. If a person has no roots and is always changing, then emotions, beliefs and principles will lose their meaning.
The half-elves were all lost in thought. In this desperate situation, why did they survive and why did they fight? Each one had their own understanding and benefited from it, keeping fear and uneasiness away from their hearts.
Huck touched the beard on his chin and said seriously: "Sir, I don't quite understand what you are saying, but I think you have a point. You gave me this life, and you are my 'root'
.”
Wiltok smiled and said: "I'm sorry, there is no 'root' for me here. I will not die here. I just try to help you, but I will not sacrifice for you."
As he spoke, he turned his gaze to the depths of the forest, took a deep breath and said: "The main force of the orc bone collectors is here, and there are many of them... Everyone, prepare to fight!"