However, Woody's refusal did not seem to arouse the tabby cat, who seemed to be a demon pet, to be angry. Instead, his tone still contained a hint of admonishment.
"Don't refuse in a hurry, brave stranger, look around you."
Woody suddenly looked up.
The noisy conversation of the merchant guards in the carriage camp continued, and accompanied by the warm yellow candlelight of the camp, it seemed warm and peaceful.
In this safe environment, Woody saw the grateful look from Grim, who was talking to other caravan guards, and also saw several familiar faces in the crowd, including Yi, the caravan boss who accepted him.
Norm and the young coachman Kaqir, they and others also cast their eyes with envy or respect and adoration. This is a power called trust.
"The eyes they look at you are so pure. Do you want misfortune to happen to them?"
This voice seemed to be tempting, trying its best to develop the goodwill in Woody's heart, as if if he just refused, then all the misfortunes they would suffer would be blamed on him.
Of course, Huatao's telepathy seemed to have taken Woody's strength into consideration and gave his assurance without hesitation.
"Of course, if you are worried that your strength cannot fight against the evil side, I will lend you the power that I... Cecil left here with me, and you will not be harmed in any way! How about that?"
"……."
Woody looked at the colorful black, yellow, and white tabby cat in front of him. He wanted to say something, but finally fell silent. Thoughts were flying in his mind. He couldn't figure out what the tabby cat in front of him wanted to do. What if he wanted to say something?
The first sentence sounded like he was tricking him into acting as a messenger of justice, but the subsequent conversation still reflected his sincerity, and judging from the words, the tabby cat in front of him did not seem to be Cecil's magic pet.
They are more like companions or friends.
"What's the price?"
Woody couldn't say that he was moved, he just felt that he had already said it so far, so there was no need for him to continue.
"It seems that you are really not strong enough to reject my conditions?"
The voice that sounded in his heart did not answer Woody's question, but began to analyze the key issues from Woody's softened tone. For some reason, Woody heard a little disappointment in the tone of this mysterious tabby cat.
But that didn't stop him from nodding his head unequivocally when he responded.
"Yes, my life is also important, and I don't want to use it for meaningless things! If it can ensure my safety, I don't mind helping!"
"How can you say that enforcing justice is meaningless? Is it your heart's desire to just watch evil spread?"
The tabby cat showed its own paranoia at this moment, seeming to resent his cowardice and resistance.
When Woody heard this, he knew there was no need to talk anymore. The two sides were in different camps. He couldn't convince it, and it naturally couldn't convince him.
In his heart, everyone has his or her own status. Perhaps because of the memory and care of the original owner, his aunt Susan and cousin Weilanduo have a high status in his heart. For them, he can take a little risk, but for passers-by who meet by chance.
, it is unreasonable and unwise to forcefully insert into a battle where there is no hope.
You must know that the situation has not reached its worst yet, and there is no disadvantage or irreversible decline on Cecil's side.
But having said that, listening to the voice and tone of this tabby cat, it seemed that it had seen him before. In addition, it had just joined the Nudong Merchant Group and it had looked at him. If it was not the investigation of the demon pet owner, it was its own observation.
His father's friend, a gift from the bronze dragon, a touch of loss, an almost paranoid sense of justice, and a hint of arrogance in his tone.
A message flashed through my mind like lightning, and the identity of the tabby cat in front of me was ready to be revealed.
So, he asked tentatively.
"Why did you choose me? Is it because of the gift she left behind?"
Woody looked at the tabby cat that had jumped off his shoulder and was standing on the wooden box beside him, his eyes slightly narrowed.
"Humph, I don't know what she sees in you?"
The words passed back by Huamao immediately stabilized Woody's originally somewhat shaken guess.
This should be the bronze dragon that once tested him in the alley. It is not the same person as the legendary bronze dragon before. I just don’t know why it appeared in a convoy heading to the Northland, and the traces are hidden. It seems very
Careful look.
"I don't know either. You can ask her next time you see her!"
Woody looked helpless and spread his hands, but in fact he had already begun to gather information quietly. At least he felt that this bronze dragon was not yet an adult.
Maybe as a teenager, or as a teenage dragon.
"I don't!"
Sure enough, the style of chatting gradually collapsed. It no longer had the serious and grand atmosphere before, but was replaced by a feeling of parentage and shortsightedness.
But this should be its original appearance, and Woody didn't pay too much attention to it, but asked a question in a superficial way.
"By the way, you can't leave here, can you?"
Cecil did not bring this tabby cat when she fought just now. She must have considered it. Combined with the words of this tabby cat that was suspected of being transformed from a bronze dragon, Woody could easily guess this inference, but he was not sure of the fundamental reason.
"..."
Sure enough, Woody found that the words he had transmitted through telepathy were like sinking into the sea at this moment, with no sound. If telepathy was not still running at all times, Woody even thought that he had not transmitted it at all.
It seems that it’s really because I can’t leave?
Or is it possible to leave, but at a certain cost?
Woody didn't want to guess any of this. He was just thinking about the possible risks if this bronze dragon really wanted to take action to solve the root cause of tonight's trouble.
Although from a close look, he is likely to gain a lot of experience points.
After all, even assists and killing high-level professionals are objective enough for Woody, who only has five professional levels.
But this kind of benefit is fungible, and he has countless ways to gain experience points.
For example, from a distance, its action this time is likely to bring unnecessary trouble to this traveling business group. For example, if the bronze dragon tries hard to cover itself up and exposes its traces, then if a pursuer discovers it, what will happen to it?
One can imagine.
Of course, these are all his guesses. He didn't understand the truth of the matter in his previous life, and he doesn't understand it very well in this life either.
But when a just cause is at hand, there is no risk.
Woody was unable to make the option to refuse.
Finally, Woody stretched out his right hand to the tabby cat and sighed helplessly.
"Even if you can't leave, since you have beautiful dreams, I have no right to break them."
"It's a pleasure to work with you, Mr. Cat."
…
East of Green Creek Town.
The wind at night was very noisy, and the strong roar brought by the dark night wind almost covered up all the noise and chaotic noises caused by the battle. The outline of the village has become smaller and smaller behind Woody, which also means that
He completely left the relatively safe territory and stepped into the territory representing evil alone.
Woody didn't dare to close his eyes at this time. The withered and rugged trees and ghostly ayahuasca all around proved that the wall originally belonging to the east of Green Creek Town was not safe. His perception was far from being able to close his eyes.
Feel safe and comfortable walking in such an environment.
After all, no one knows whether a terrifying monster will jump out of him in the next second, tear his body apart, slit his throat, and let his blood flow all over the floor.
This has also caused his current mental state to be extremely tense. Any slightest disturbance can cause a red warning light to light up in his heart, making him extra vigilant.
Although he has "strong" support.
But ever since he agreed to cooperate with the tabby cat, the tabby cat has disappeared from sight. Only the occasional telepathic words prove that it is still following him.
It doesn't seem very reliable either.
However, he naturally would not regret agreeing to cooperate just now. Although he did not give it much thought, if Cecil really could not hold on, and the Nudong Merchant Group fell apart for some reason, he thought about it and still did not want to watch it.
Things happen before your eyes.
"This land has been drained of the power of life and is filled with the aura of chaos and destruction. It is indeed those evil abyss believers!"
The tabby cat seemed to be somewhere in the jungle, and he didn't forget to give Woody a heads up while walking.
"Be careful, we're almost there. You just need to bring me to it. You don't need to worry about other things."
“Have you become a delivery boy?”
After Woody replied in his heart to express his knowledge, he couldn't help but complain about himself.
But since he didn't have to step forward to fight, he was happy and relaxed.
But having said that, why does the tone of this tabby cat sound a little resentful? Woody felt the thoughts coming back from telepathy, and was a little confused. In the end, he could only summarize it as being a righteous party, and it seemed that he was not
The consequences of not agreeing with your own ideas.
After all, for a dragon who is lawful and good like a bronze dragon, and loves justice like a golden dragon.
Words like "As long as there is a little bit of selfishness, it is not absolute justice." There seems to be no problem for them.
They think so from the bottom of their hearts.
But as Woody, who has been trained in the ups and downs of society in his previous life, he can only say that calmly now.
I'm just an ordinary person.
Even if he comes to Asenland, the game world where he fought countless times in his previous life, he still cannot achieve the absolute justice that only intelligent AI can achieve in his previous life.
Just have a clear conscience.
Although he didn't know why the tabby cat wanted to use himself to get close to the sacrifice of the cannibal tribe, Woody saw the pain of its eagerness to execute justice, so he didn't get too entangled. Satisfying its desires was not a bad thing.
.
After all, compared to mages, Demogorgon's followers, as giant dragons, are easier to deal with without risk.
Behind all metal dragons stands the platinum dragon god who spans the entire multiverse, Bahamut.
In today's era, when Bahamut has not yet fallen, no demon lord will take the risk and touch the reverse scale of the Lord of the North Wind.
There were more and more signs of decay on the wall. At first, it was just like this on both sides of the path, but later on, it had spread to the entire wall. Woody could already see a skeleton with no flesh left hanging upside down on the branch.
It swayed and swayed under the howling wind.
The air was filled with a stench, and the soil had changed from dry at the beginning to swamp-like mud. If it weren't for the vague remains of the log wall of Green Creek Town, Woody would even suspect that he had arrived at a strange place.
swamp.
The transformation was so fast. Before Woody could be surprised by the speed of the sacrifice, the tabby cat's urging sounded in his mind.
"just in front!"
Woody moved forward carefully, using the roots of trees to sneak steadily in the forest that turned into a swamp environment.
Soon, as his vision broadened, he discovered a medium-sized sacrificial site located in the forest not far from the remains of the wall. To be precise, the location here belongs to the Whispering Forest, outside Green Brook Town.
It seems they have been planning for a long time.
Woody looked at the white corpses floating in the swamp mud around him, including animals, humans, and corpses that had not been completely corroded. Even the body of the violent ape was lying flat on the wet swamp, closest to the water.
That side has been corroded by the vicious black water, the flesh and blood are separated, the bones are stark, and life seems to no longer exist here.
Woody was a little frightened when he thought of this. Woody, who had a lot of dealings with devil believers in his previous life, understood that changing the surrounding environment was to please otherworldly creatures, so many devil believers would hold rituals before holding ceremonies.
To convert the surrounding territory belonging to the plane into stinking soil suitable for demons to survive.
Now it seems that the completion of this sacrificial site is quite high. It is estimated that it will not be long before a domain that allows demons to ignore the oppressive power of the plane will be formed.
When we got to the outskirts of the sacrifice, we could no longer get close, because the surrounding area was filled with sticky mud that was disgusting to the core. The stench was more than ten times worse than before, just like smelly socks that had been soaked in water for more than ten days. Woody saw
He glanced at the empty surroundings and asked carefully and tentatively using telepathy.
"There is no way to move forward. If we get closer, we will startle it."
Although it was unclear whether the priest had the leisure to observe the thieves who had broken into the territory, his inner premonition told him that when he stepped into this forest swamp that looked like an ocean, the lingering sense of voyeurism would
will stick to his body.
"It's okay, just rush over and don't worry about this. I will tell you about the spell in advance."
"Cecil has restrained most of his attention, and you won't have much left here."
Although the implication is that Woody's strength is not worthy of the attention of the cannibal tribe's priests, Woody actually felt a strange sense of security after hearing this.
So, he touched the Thor stone ring without hesitation.
The whole person got into the muddy swamp.
But after getting in, he suddenly heard the scream of the tabby cat.
