The next day, the sun spread across the fields, bringing bursts of warmth to the earth.
In the humid cave, Ariel slowly woke up when disturbed by a slight sound.
After sleeping in a cold and wet environment for a night, she was obviously very uncomfortable. Not only was her head a little dizzy, her body was also very tired. It was obvious that something was wrong.
But she didn't care about this situation.
Even though she is a girl, as a scavenger who lives alone in the wild, Ariel is not very pretentious. Although the situation in front of her is uncomfortable, she is lucky to have not encountered any unexpected situations.
The wilderness of this world is not a safe place. When ordinary people survive alone in the wild, it is easy to attract things, and countless people have lost their lives because of this.
"Luckily my luck isn't that bad."
Ariel just regained consciousness, shook her head gently to get rid of the dizziness, and then couldn't help but thought happily.
This thought just crossed her mind, and then when she looked back, her expression suddenly changed, and she quickly crawled back using her hands and feet.
A few meters behind her, a tall monster over three meters tall with three legs was lying there. Although it was motionless, it also exuded a terrifying aura.
Beside this monster, there were several tall insect beasts, also lying on the side at this time, looking as if they were asleep.
This scene immediately frightened her, as if she had entered a monster's lair unknowingly.
Just when she was stiff and afraid to move, a voice suddenly sounded beside her: "Since you're awake, go get rid of those corpses."
At the side of the cave, Adil looked at the scenery outside the cave and spoke to Ariel without looking back.
"Corpse?" Ariel was stunned.
After hesitating for a moment, she stood up and walked slowly forward, walking very slowly and looking very cautious.
During this process, several huge monsters in front did not react at all to her approach and were still lying quietly on the ground.
As she got closer, a faint smell of blood came over, making her face turn pale.
With the faint light, she could clearly see the scene ahead.
Several extremely deep wounds were clearly visible on several tall monsters, but other than that there were no changes from usual.
Seeing this scene, she couldn't help but look at Adier in the distance with horror, a little disbelieving.
These monsters all had sword marks on their bodies, and their bodies were intact. It was obvious that they had not killed each other, but had been killed by someone else.
However, in Ariel's memory, no one has ever been able to achieve this kind of ability to fight mutant monsters head-on, which makes her a little unbelievable.
But the facts were here. After a brief shock, she quickly put aside the disbelief in her heart and turned it into excitement.
She took out a rusty black knife from the bag she carried with her, and then walked carefully to the corpses.
Strictly speaking, the corpses of these mutated creatures are basically edible, and because of the mutation, they all have some unique characteristics. The materials in them are very precious, even if they are of certain value to Adil.
It's just that outside of the wilderness, the corpses of these mutated monsters were too large to be carried, so they were abandoned by Adil.
However, after a night of research, Adil also obtained some results from these mutated creatures.
These mutated creatures were obviously not produced normally, but were a unique semi-polluting entity that was contaminated by the surrounding environment just like the corrosive crow before, and finally changed from normal creatures to what they are now.
However, although they are pollutants, for wizards, many materials from these mutated creatures can be used, and the value is pretty good.
This can be considered an advantage of the new world.
If it were on a southern continent, mutated creatures with certain value like this would probably have been hunted down by wizards all over the world, and they wouldn't be everywhere like here.
bump!
A crisp sound sounded from behind.
Listening to the voice, Adil turned slightly sideways and looked behind him.
Next to the corpse of an insect beast, Ariel looked at the broken knife in her hand with a somewhat embarrassed expression.
The shell of the insect beast's corpse is too hard. According to Adil's personal test, it is comparable to some armors. It is undoubtedly difficult to open the shell.
At least ordinary weapons are probably not as strong as the insect shells of these insect beasts.
Standing there, watching Ariel's movements behind him, Adil reached out, took out a silver dagger from the side, and then threw it directly.
This dagger was brought by Adil from the academy. Not only is the material very good, but it also uses some alchemical techniques, making it very sharp.
Looking blankly at the dagger that fell to the ground in front of her, Ariel was stunned for a moment, then quickly picked it up and continued her previous actions.
The sturdy outer shell of the insect beast was separated with difficulty under the dagger, revealing the flesh and blood inside.
In the humid cave, Ariel cut off several pieces of meat and carefully put them into bags. Then she walked up to Adil and said, "Sir, we are almost ready."
While speaking, she reluctantly looked at the corpses of the mutated creatures behind her, with pity and distress in her eyes.
To her, the corpses of those mutated creatures were extremely precious things, and if she had the chance, she would naturally want to take them all away.
But unfortunately, being outside the wilderness, no matter how reluctant you are, you can only give up obediently.
Holding a big bag with all her strength, Ariel tried to keep up with Adil and slowly walked towards the road ahead.
Occasionally you will encounter some ferocious beasts and some mutated monsters on the road.
Under Ariel's fiery gaze, Adil just gently drew his sword. No matter what terrifying thing was in front of him, he would be killed on the spot immediately.
This force not only made her eyes become more intense, but also made her feel more at ease in her heart, and she no longer had the anxiety before.
After walking for several days, they came to a small stream.
Arriving here, Adier silently stopped.
On the side, watching Adil's figure stop, Ariel consciously put down the bag she was carrying, dragging her tired body around to find dry firewood in preparation for making a fire.
After a while, she picked up some dead branches, gathered them together, and lit them on fire.
The thick smoke slowly ignited and drifted into the distance.
Looking at this scene, Ariel felt a little uneasy subconsciously, but after seeing the figure standing beside her, she suddenly felt at ease again.
In this world, making fire in the wild is also a very dangerous thing, and it can easily attract all kinds of things, even mutated monsters.
But since Adil is by his side, everything will be fine.
In the past few days, she has seen more than a dozen mutated monsters every day, but Adier easily eliminated them all without even needing a second sword.
With such terrifying force, there is nothing to be afraid of. Ariel thinks that she only needs to be careful not to encounter those weird things. She can live a good life no matter where she goes, and there is no need to be afraid at all.
Of course, the real reason for being so careless lies with Adil.
During this period of time, she had a vague feeling that Adil seemed to deliberately want those monsters to come to her door, so he let her do this.
The fire gradually burned, and after a while, little bits of black smoke gradually floated into the sky, appearing very clearly in this area.
Around him, a few deep sounds began to sound, and there were faint squirming sounds, which made people care.
But listening to these voices, neither Adil nor Ariel's faces showed any change, and they seemed to be used to this kind of scene.
"Coming."
Sitting on the ground, Ariel suddenly looked in a distant direction.
Bursts of dull sounds came from the distance, becoming increasingly clear, as if something was slowly approaching here.
Ariel is very familiar with this situation. It is most likely some mutated monster that was attracted here, attracted by the thick smoke here.
But this time, something running in the distance surprised her.
In the distance, as the sound became clearer, several figures slowly emerged.
They were several men wearing black robes and carrying long swords on their waists. They were riding horses quickly towards where Adil was.
In the middle of several men in black robes, a middle-aged man wearing black leather armor was also riding a horse. He looked a little embarrassed at this time.
"Lord Thor! Hold on for a little longer!!"
On the side, a man in black robes looked anxious: "There is black smoke ahead. There should be other nobles there. When we get there, we will be safe!!"
On the side, the middle-aged man looked a little tired, but after listening to his guard's words, he nodded sharply.
They rushed forward quickly, as if something was chasing them behind them, making them exhausted.
roar!!!
A thunderous roar came from behind, shocking everyone.
Behind this group of people, a monster over four meters tall was quickly chasing after them.
It was a monster that looked very similar to an ape, with yellow hair and dense black dots on its arms. It was chasing a few people crazily.
The group of people ran a long distance and soon approached the location where Adil and others were.
What made these men in black robes dumbfounded was that in the black smoke, there were not a large number of noble guards as they had imagined. There was only one foreign noble who looked very young and handsome, and a servant in gray robes.
"Just two people dare to come to the wild, are they asking for death?"
Looking at the scene in front of him, the middle-aged man named Saul was stunned for a moment. He did not expect such a scene at all.
Since the mutation started seven years ago, the wilds of this world have become extremely dangerous, with all kinds of mutated creatures everywhere, and they can even confront the army head-on.
In such a dangerous environment, which noble would dare to come out cautiously without bringing a large amount of weapons? Adir, who seems to be out for an outing, is not unique, but most of them have probably entered the mutated state.