Chapter 63: Is Little Red Riding Hood looking for grandma?
Ovela walked at the back of the team.
The dark environment in the swamp was a severe test for her. The weak firelight of the lantern could not penetrate very far in the thick and humid fog. The shadows of the branches and roots of the mangroves made her feel like she was back there again.
In a dark castle, facing the prying eyes of those ubiquitous shadow beasts.
Although she is no longer as fearful and timid as she was in the past, the not-so-good memories left by the darkness still exist, like a stone pressed into her heart, heavy and depressing.
Perhaps it is precisely because of this that the girl is very sensitive to any abnormal movements in the dark: the sound of fish diving under the turbid water cannot escape her ears, and the cold wind passing through the messy water plants and vines seems to
Her breathing could be heard, and she could see clearly even a gray iguana lying on a tree trunk in the distance to disguise itself, and she could see a cold light reflected in its slow and stiff gray eyes.
So, when she heard an unnatural rustling sound from the top of the mangrove forest behind her, she immediately turned around and raised the lantern to shine, but she saw nothing. Only the tips of the branches were still trembling in the wind.
The leaves on the branches seemed to shake off, floating on the water and making ripples in circles.
Is it a bird that lives in a tree, a wither owl or a nocturnal gull?
Olvera hesitated in her heart. She stayed still and stared in that direction for a long time. There was no sound and everything was shrouded in a strange silence. She was finally convinced that this was her illusion and slowly took it back.
His eyes and steps seemed to be intended to keep up with his companions in front of him.
A dark shadow flew out of the tree crown, passing through the foggy night sky like a ghost. After learning the lesson of being almost discovered just now, her movements became more cautious this time, and she didn't even move when she passed the treetops.
A leaf was stirred to make a sound. However, Olvera, who was walking at the end of the team, still turned her head like a prophet, and happened to see the picture of the black shadow passing by. She couldn't help but let out a "yeah" and exclaimed, attracting her companions.
attention.
"What's wrong, Sister Ovela?" Medien asked: "Did you find anything?"
"Yeah!"
Oveira nodded vigorously and raised the lantern in her hand. The golden-red firelight formed a halo of light around the glass wall that resembled a lake. It also illuminated the surrounding fog into a somewhat distorted state, like the background in a watercolor painting. She lowered her head
A loud voice said: "Something is following us."
Hearing this sentence, everyone suddenly became more vigilant, and their eyes looked around with suspicion. The place that they thought was normal when they walked through it suddenly turned into a dangerous place where shadows were hiding; aquatic plants and anything under the cage-shaped aerial roots
Every sound is like a sign that a monster peeping in the dark is about to launch an attack. The huge monster in the swamp seems to be beginning to show its fangs, showing its dangerous and cold side to the outsiders who dare to go deep into this place.
The cold wind howled by, and the atmosphere was deathly silent. The black shadow following them seemed determined to compete with these people for patience, always hiding and refusing to show up. If it didn't show up, Ling Ge and others would naturally not be able to turn around and leave.
Their backs were exposed to dangerous enemies. As a result, the two sides fell into a strange stalemate. Only the swamp fish swimming by from time to time and one or two shrill bird calls from the distance were still troubling their nervous heartstrings. Everyone formed a circle, protecting Metien and Xiemi in the middle. Linge blessed himself with the magic of [agility] in advance, and at the same time asked Oveira: "Have you seen clearly what it is?"<
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"No, I only saw its shadow."
Olvera carefully recalled the scene of that sudden glimpse, and then said with some uncertainty: "But, I saw it seemed to have bat wings on its back?"
With bat wings? Could it be a vampire?
The same thought came to everyone's mind, and Medien even thought of a possibility. His eyes lit up and he shouted happily: "Could it be Leticia?"
How could such a coincidence happen?
Linge shook his head helplessly. He was just about to let his sister calm down, but suddenly he heard a hesitant call from deep in the mangrove: "Medien?"
Ringer: "..."
A few seconds later, a head popped out from under the dense branches and leaves. It was a petite girl with short silver hair and blood-red vertical hair. She had a pair of jet-black bat wings on her waist. Her appearance basically matched the previous figure of Medien.
Description of the new friend. The way she appeared was very special, hanging upside down on a branch, and the dark red cloak and hood strangely violated the normal laws of mechanics and did not hang down.
"Leticia!" Medien waved to her happily.
Leticia was very calm, and after nodding to her, she set her sights on Linge. A trace of memory flashed in her eyes, and after a while, she finally remembered: "Are you Linge?
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"Yeah."
"Are the others also friends with Metien?"
Before Linge could answer, Metien said first: "That's right! This is Sister Saint Shalia. The person who just discovered you is Sister Ovela. This is my good friend Xie Mi, oh, and Ellie.
Sister Si."
"What do you mean 'and' Sister Alice!? Am I just by the way?"
"Uh-huh, Hu, Hu wants to rub Wo's face..."
The scene seemed to have turned into a farce.
"Oh." After confirming that the group of people in front of her posed no threat to her, Leticia slowly climbed down from the tree - yes, although she could fly and could hang upside down on the branches very coolly, but
When he landed, he climbed down, like a slow sloth.
Metien wanted to go over and reunite with her new friends, but Linge stopped her with his hand and asked a very embarrassing question: "Why are you following us?"
Now that you know Metien, wouldn't it be better to stand up openly? His behavior is sneaky, which makes him look suspicious.
It's not that I don't believe her, it's just that Ringer needs to be responsible for the safety of his companions.
Leticia was silent for a while, then suddenly whispered something in a low voice that Ringer didn't hear clearly: "What did you say?"
The vampire girl raised her head, her eyes seemed helpless: "I'm here to save Metien."
"Save Metien?"
Everyone, including the pink-haired girl, had strange expressions on their faces, and they quickly figured out the truth of the matter: To put it simply, Leticia thought that Medien was attacked by these "suspicious humans"
She was kidnapped, so I followed her all the way, intending to look for opportunities to rescue her.
Although it was a ridiculous misunderstanding, since Leticia was willing to take risks to "save" Metien, it shows that she indeed regarded the pink-haired little girl as a good friend, even though the two actually only met once.
But sometimes, the friendship between little girls is just that simple.
After figuring out that her new friend was not in danger, Leticia put her hood back on, covering her silvery moonlight short hair, and said to Metien: "Although I don't know why you entered the swamp, but
It's very dangerous here. You'd better leave early after you're done. I'll leave first."
She flapped the dark bat wings behind her and was about to fly up when Medien quickly called out to her, and then said under her confused gaze: "But we are here to find you, Leticia."
"Looking for me?" The vampire girl frowned slightly: "Why?"
"Because you just said that the swamp is very dangerous, so I want to take you away and not let you get involved in Silver Moon's conspiracy." The pink-haired girl said seriously.
Ringer added: "In addition, we still have some things to ask you."
News about the Fang of Eternity, the movements of the aliens in the swamp, and the attitude of the Valenhild family.
"That's it."
Leticia seemed to understand somewhat. She nodded, and then shook her head: "Thank you for your kindness, Metien, but I can't leave here for the time being."