our family is gone

"It's okay, it's Wangcai." Lance waved his hand to signal everyone not to be nervous.

Sure enough, Wangcai's huge body came out slowly from the forest.

It's just that Lance soon noticed that something was wrong. Wangcai's state was completely out of that calmness, but frantic.

His face was covered with blood, and his eyes were fierce, revealing a strong killing intent. The innocence of the eyes disappeared and replaced by the bestiality that prevailed.

"Why didn't you disappear just now? I'm only coming out now after the fight." Boudica looked at Wangcai with dissatisfaction, "An unfamiliar dog!"

Wangcai didn't care about Boudica's words, but moved to Lance's side with difficulty, and then spit out a finger, then lay down and twisted his body, turning his body back to lick the wound on his body.

The blood stains caused the fluffy hair to fall down, and Lance realized that there were serious wounds under the thick white hair. These were enough to show that it did not run away from the enemy just now.

"It's okay, baby~" Lance leaned over and patted the wolf's head, and the flesh and blood reconstruction healed the wound on its body.

"Woo~" Wangcai hummed in a low voice, and weakly rubbed his head against Lance's hand. Even though the injury recovered, the loss of blood still made him fall into weakness.

Lance picked up the severed finger on the ground, the fracture was uneven and bloody, and it could be seen that Wangcai bit him and then tore it off.

And judging from the appearance of those fingers, which are slender, plump and elastic, it is obvious that ordinary cultists can't have them. Only those young ladies who don't need to work and are pampered have such fingers.

Obviously, the one who appeared here couldn't be the eldest lady, so there was only one possibility, that was the high-ranking member of the Ascension Sect, the spellcaster who possessed the power to summon the strange magic in the void, and was also the leader of this attack.

No wonder the spell caster just performed one move and there was no follow-up. It turned out that he was targeted by Wangcai. Although he didn't kill him, he bought enough time for Lance.

Otherwise, the power of summoning strange demons twice in succession might really press him to death here.

"Wangcai didn't run away just now. It has been fighting with us, but it is in a place we can't see." Lance's explanation quickly let others understand that Wangcai has been fighting. Fingers prove this.

In fact, not only Wangcai was seriously injured, but they were also injured to varying degrees. Geralt and Junia were fine because they had armor, so it wasn't very serious.

But Boudica was just a sleeveless barbarian leather jacket, her body was cut with wounds of varying degrees, and the exposed wounds on her arms were still bleeding, but she behaved very normally.

"Come on, drink this." Lance handed out a potion bottle filled with boiled water to Boudica, and while she drank it, he used [Flesh Reconstruction] to heal her injuries.

Wangcai was covered by hair and couldn't see it just now, but now Geralt and the others were all shocked by Boudica's rapid recovery from his injuries.

It's not that Geralt has never been exposed to healing potions, he has them in his bag, but this is the first time he has seen such an exaggerated effect. His first reaction is that the potions must be very expensive, right?

Junia may not be very good at fighting, but she has used the most healing spells all the way, but now she finds that potions are better than magic spells?

Lance laughed and said nothing at their reaction, but he kept his hands back for fear of frightening them to leave a superficial wound, otherwise, if they knew that they could heal without sequelae, what would their reaction be?
"I will be responsible for repairing the wear and tear of the armor and weapons of the two of you, and I will give you a bounty of three gold coins."

Lance would not ignore them. In the situation just now, neither of them left him, and they could be regarded as companions who had fought side by side.

Geralt was a little surprised when he heard this. Why doesn't he like fighting?It's not that the battle is dangerous, but because the loss caused by the battle is huge. The maintenance of weapons and armor costs money, and once you get injured, you also need money.

In fact, this is a very outrageous thing. As a master witcher, Geralt is actually trapped by money.

This is of course related to his high moral level. For him, hunting monsters is his duty, and the bounty is just incidental.

So I don’t want to use my own power to do some bad things, and I am willing to help even employers who can’t afford it, and at the same time, some treacherous employers will lower the price.

But now the employer's generosity made him feel a little unrealistic, but after a little thought, Geralt shook his head and refused.

"No need, this has nothing to do with the mission, I'm just here to save myself." What Geralt said was true, because the sudden attack was not within the scope of the mission, and he chose to stay and fight the enemy together because of his own choice.

Geralt's work ethic is so good that Junia felt the pressure. She was also short of money and still owed a sum, but after hearing this, she refused without much hesitation. bounty.

"That's right, the target of the cultists is me. I'm afraid I won't be able to survive without the lord just saving me. I can't collect any more money."

"Hahaha!" Lance smiled and waved his hands. He didn't expect that there are such "good people" in the real sense in this world.

"Don't worry, I have a habit of doing things, that is, the consumption of participating in missions can be reimbursed, and I will also be responsible for the treatment of injuries. In case of accidents, I will increase the remuneration according to the situation.

This is not to treat you two specially, but everyone is the same. I dare not say anything else, at least I won’t let myself down. If you don’t believe me, you can ask Boudica if I’m lying. "

Lance's words were plain, but the emotion they represented quickly infected both.

In this cold world, it is a very warm thing to meet this kind of employer who really values ​​them.

To be honest, because demon hunters are born to hunt monsters, they will constantly search for the location where monsters appear. Usually, where there are monsters, there are demon hunters, which leads to the reversal in the eyes of those ignorant ordinary people. It is the witcher who brings monsters, and also doom.

In fact, it is also because they dare not do anything to monsters, but they have strong malice towards demon hunters who are also humans. They regard it as an obligation for demon hunters to eliminate monsters and protect humans, and it is a right they should enjoy.

What a ridiculous concept, although they need demon hunters to save themselves, they are inexplicably hostile, accusing them of bringing bad luck and monsters, or that they, demon hunters themselves, are also a kind of monsters.

Fortunately, demon hunters don't have much mood swings due to their special physique, and Geralt gradually closed his heart, only completing tasks and not having too much contact with local people.

But now this lord not only has no objections to him, but what he has done makes him feel respected and loved, which he has never had before.

Coupled with the scene of saving his life just now, Geralt's seldom fluctuating heart felt a little guilty. How could he doubt a noble leader?

Before he heard Lance talk about what happened to Hamlet, he was dubious, but now he believes that the lord is leading the rest of Hamlet to fight against the cult. Isn't this a normal thing?

What else could Junia say?She herself grew up in a monastery of the church, lived for so many years, and did so many things, but to be honest, she didn't care for her, but only beat, scolded and reprimanded her.

Now facing Lance, the person who has been helping her all the time, she couldn't help but think of Leonard's story, and suddenly she understood why a devout crusader made such a choice in the end.

It was not he who betrayed the church, but the church betrayed him.

"Okay, okay, let's not talk about these things for now. The journey is far away and I don't think we can go back tonight. Let's find a place nearby to camp. Everyone needs to rest."

They didn't speak, and Lance took it as their acquiescence.

The march started in the morning, and then there was another round of rushing. Lance led them towards the most dangerous place, and after solving the crisis in the small town, they went deep into the camp in the wilderness.

None of them complained about this kind of task intensity, and the cattle and horses also had to take a little breather, especially after the war, everyone's state seemed to be in a slump, which made it difficult for Lance to continue to exploit them.

Clean up the tragic scene, and soon set up camp among the ruins of an ancient building that can be seen everywhere.

The fire from the bonfire dispelled the darkness of the wilderness. Even though the edge of the boundary between light and darkness kept going back and forth with the beating of fireworks, that kind of security was still given to everyone.

"What are these guys? Boss, you didn't see it. I met that big guy today, a jump..." Boudica excitedly talked about his encounter with the deacon of the Ascension Sect today, and finally beheaded him .

The more I talked, the more excited I was, and the dancers seemed to want to re-demonstrate it again.

"I know, I know, be careful next time."

Lance nodded with a smile, while helping Boudica to scrub off the dirt on his face, and then bandaged the little wound on his arm that was intentionally left to cover up.

The two talked about each other, and there was a strong contrast between his rambling appearance and Boudica's excitement, but the real feeling of feedback between them still eased the atmosphere from the downturn brought about by the battle just now.

Geralt considered himself a person who didn't like making noise, but at this moment, a slight smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

Junia looked at Lance with a dazed expression, not knowing what to think of.

"Try it?"

Lance's voice awakened Junia from her fantasy, and when she realized that the lord was holding food and handing it to herself.

Now she didn't even have time to hide the blush on her face, but fortunately it wasn't conspicuous under the light of the fire.

"Thank you~" Junia hurriedly reached out to catch it, and thanked her in a low voice. Her reaction was obviously in contrast to her previous appearance on the battlefield, and it had to be said that she was a bit cute.

"It's okay, there are no conditions for camping out in the wild, let's make do with it." Lance didn't respond, and the gentle smile remained on his face.

Junia reacted to this, looking at the grilled fish, the chicken, the ragout in the pot, the white bread in the basket, not to mention the berries and fruit.

Generally, it is good to have hard dry bread and jerky for camping in the wild, and even almost no dry food.

This reminded her that when she was chasing the wizard, the road was out of the crowd, and the food was exhausted and she had to pick berries on the side of the road to support herself.

Now, under these conditions, are you here for a picnic?
A thousand words of emotion came to my heart, but Junia didn't know what to say for a while.

That's it, let's eat first.

Junia took a bite on the soft bread full of soup, and instantly the smell of meat and wheat mixed to form a special aroma that was released as she chewed, an indescribable sense of satisfaction wrapped her body and mind.

So happy to be able to eat enough!

Suddenly, she seemed to understand one of the conclusions of the theory that the lord told herself before, that matter is the foundation of the world.

That is, magical arts cannot fill one's stomach, but food can.

"Eat slowly, there is not enough."

Lance just smiled when he saw Junia like this, and fed Wangcai.

Just put it into its mouth when it is simply roasted, and Wangcai directly performs one bite of fish, three bites of one chicken.

The advantage of sea fish is that there are not too many bones. As for the chicken bones, they are crumbled and swallowed like French fries.

Wangcai also made meritorious service today, so reward him well.

Looking at the scene in front of him, Geralt felt more deeply than Junia. He stayed in the wild all year round, and when he was with radishes, he could set up a fire to make something warm, but most of the time he could only eat dry food. It is a bit of a luxury for him to go to a place where human beings gather to eat something good.

No way, the showroom Lance with contributions from collectors is so arrogant.

Eat and drink enough. In fact, whether it is Geralt, Lance, or Boudica, they all eat to the sixth floor, because they must be ready for possible battles at any time, and their status will seriously drop if they eat too much.

On the contrary, Junia ate hard, obviously because she was hungry and scared, and planned to eat all the food for the next three days first.

"I think I need a glass of wine." Boudica patted his stomach with a chicken bone in his mouth.

"Drinking alcohol is prohibited during missions." Lance glanced at her and reminded, this guy is itchy.

"Hee hee!" Boudica didn't care, and turned around to tease Wangcai with the chicken bone that was finished.

It's just that Wangcai ignored her at all, who cares about the bones just after eating meat?

Dogs don't care, let alone Wangcai is a wolf.

Wangcai's attitude made Boudica look a little annoyed, she stretched out her hand to poke her, causing Wangcai to turn around, but she withdrew her hand faster.

"Hey! I can't bite."

Wangcai also got angry, just about to stand up, but was pressed down by Lance's raised hand, and the wolf eyes with low eyebrows were somewhat impatient.

When Boudica saw it, he immediately wanted to come over and teach this dog a lesson, but Lance raised his hand to drive him away, "Go, go, you are so old that you still invite cats to tease dogs, wait for Wangcai to give you a bite."

When Wangcai saw Boudica crouching beside Lance, his spiritual wolf eyes gave him a provocative look, explaining what it means to be "a dog against others."

The two had a fight, and both Geralt and Junia laughed.