The woman had short men's hair and behaved like a soldier. If you didn't look carefully, you would have thought she was a man.
"Doctor, are you sure this guy can really be saved? I've never seen anyone who can save Red Death..."
The boat gradually approached the lake. The woman took a spear and poked into the water to make sure that the water was very shallow. Then she got out of the boat and stepped into the water. While pulling the boat to the shore, she asked Ansen.
"He is different... he has been poisoned by a very strange poison. This poison seems to have neutralized the Red Death in him, and can even prevent his Red Death from being passed on to others - the priest touched it in the temple. His blood, but you are not worried about being infected with Red Death! If you can determine what kind of poison he was poisoned, you will have found a way to cure Red Death! Julia, do me a favor, I can't drag him away..."
Ansen looked very tired. He tried hard to drag the unconscious man out of the boat, but the boat only shook a few times and the man was not dragged at all...
"Perhaps your medical skills are indeed good... But with your skills, you really shouldn't go out alone, young doctor..."
The girl named Julia shook her head in disdain, stretched out her hand to drag the unconscious man, and put her on her shoulders with great strength. Then the two of them strode ashore and put the man on the ground.
"I didn't go out alone, didn't I hire you... I just overestimated the courage of your colleagues and underestimated the madness of Snake Worship Cult... They can actually turn people into snake-like monsters?"
Ansen sighed and shook his head, carried his medical kit on his back, got off the rickety boat, walked up to Julia, sat down and began to breathe.
"I didn't expect those bastards to be so cowardly... Doctor, with your skills, you actually dared to take people away from that weird temple... I really admire you..."
Julia twisted his waist, looked at Ansen and sighed.
"I am Radiant Cross Knight, I am fearless wherever the light shines... How can I be afraid of a few snakeskin corpses that have lost their souls?"
Ansen stood up on his knees and looked back at the lake. "They don't seem to be catching up... Let's leave quickly..."
"Aren't you afraid?..."
Julia rolled his eyes, but did not waste any time. He carried the unconscious man on his back and walked forward with difficulty with his spear.
Obviously, this woman named Julia was the main force in their journey.
"As an employee, you shouldn't mock your employer..."
Ansen saw Julia walking unsteadily, and reached out to give him a hand.
"Hey! I just wanted to find a temporary job escorting medical personnel to make a living! I didn't expect to encounter such evil things here!"
Julia is obviously dissatisfied with this job. "Didn't you say before you set off that you were just going out to find some medicinal materials? The little money you paid is not the price of your life!"
"That's right... this guy is the medicinal material! Although it is indeed a bit dangerous to find the medicinal material... but have you heard of the proverb - good medicine always grows on the cliff..."
It seems that Ansen has been with the lord for too long and has learned how to squeeze employees. He probably also learned a lot of 'language arts' from Sarah, who can explain everything in detail.
"But your medicine is too heavy... you have to pay more!"
Julia said through gritted teeth. It was certainly not easy to walk with an adult man on her back. She was indeed very tired.
"Of course... When you see Lord Li Ang, you can have as much money as you want... But you have to return to Erudition City alive first... Come on! You will make a fortune when you return to Erudition City!"
Ansen followed the example of Lord Lord before and issued a blank check, while also motivating the employees...
The two of them walked forward and gradually reached the edge of a swamp.
There are always many swamps and wetlands on the edge of big lakes, and they are probably the kind of muddy areas where people will sink as soon as they enter.
The two of them looked at the swamp in front of them and were dumbfounded - it was already evening and the light was not very good anymore. Everyone knew not to enter the swamp easily at this time.
"... Wait a minute, doctor, I think we are going in the wrong direction... Why is the sunset in front of us? We seemed to be walking to the west just now?"
Julia looked around and looked around, then suddenly turned around blankly. "Erudition City seems to be in the southeast, right?"
"Ah? This... don't you know the way?"
Ansen was stunned. It was obvious that this young doctor had little experience in outdoor life. He had just rowed a boat on a wide lake for a long time and walked in the wild for so long without any reference. He had long lost his sense of direction...
This young man who was able to get on the wrong ship at the Erudition City port, of course has an obvious flaw - he gets lost easily...
"I said I just came here from Siyuan City... I'm not familiar with this area, how can I know the way?!"
Julia once again put her hands on the man on her shoulder. She was obviously not in a good mood at the moment, but her movements were still gentle. It seemed that she was unwilling to do anything to the unconscious patient.
It is obvious that although Julia talks irritably and behaves like a man, she is a kind-hearted girl.
Ansen looked around in confusion, and sighed, "It would be great if Risadiran were here, he can always find the way... Why can't I have the talent of Noldo Elves who can find the direction just by looking at it?"
"Noldo Elves? Ha... They are all old monsters that can live for thousands of years. If you live for a few hundred more years, you can easily find the direction anywhere..."
Julia seems to be a very outspoken talker, and he rarely stops talking, but he does work diligently all the time.
"I'm not an old monster...Ansen, I finally found you. In order to find you, my lord has dug almost three feet of the ground around Brettwen village..."
A clear voice sounded.
Whoever comes, that is Risadiran.
Risadiran was searching along the lake shore with several Noldo Ranger. The elves' ears are really good. He heard Ansen's voice without seeing anyone across the hills by the lake. Fortunately, Ansen and Julia were talking all the way.
"Risadiran! Hey... It seems we are right to go this way..."
Ansen waved his hands excitedly, he had already seen the figure of Risadiran riding a horse.
"Ansen... Maybe you are right to go this way... look behind you!"
Risadiran quickly rushed behind Ansen and drew his sword. "Your luck is indeed very good..."
Probably Risadiran is very happy to have found Ansen. Normally he would not talk so much to Ansen.
The sword light in the Elf Killer's hand fell, and a humanoid monster with a pale green body was beheaded by Noldo Elves.
It was a devoured creature, which was approaching Ansen silently - their pale green snake-skin-like skin was difficult to spot near the swamp.
"They actually kept chasing us... fortunately you are here..."
Ansen glanced behind him a few times, his eyebrows suddenly drooped, and he laughed dryly, "Risadiran, why are you here?"
"My lord didn't find you in Brettwen village, so we sent out most of the cavalry..."
Risadiran shook his head. "We'd better get out of here quickly. These monsters are very inconspicuous near the swamp... Are they chasing you?"
Julia raised his head and looked at Risadiran. He seemed to be impressed by the handsome Noldo Elves, and his tone of voice became gentler. "Yes, we were chased here by that kind of monster... Where are we going now? Are we going through the swamp?"
"No, follow me all the way south... wait... it seems we have to fight out now..."
Risadiran looked at Julia, and then saw more shaky figures from behind Julia.
They are all devoured.
"Maybe they came all the way from the lake... They... can dive?"
Julia is obviously aware of the fact that these devoured people do not need to breathe.
Risadiran immediately stood up and dismounted. "Get on your horse and get out of here! I'll stop them!"
Then he threw the reins in front of Ansen, held his sword and rushed behind Julia. Several Noldo Ranger he brought also rushed out with him.
Noldo Elves has always been reliable when encountering enemies.
Ansen got on the horse very obediently, but still did not forget his mission: "Julia, bring that man up! Quickly..."
Julia turned around and looked at Risadiran who had already started to kill. He used his strength to lift the unconscious man and placed him in front of Ansen's saddle, and then gave the horse a hard slap on the butt.
The horse galloped towards the south, and Ansen only had time to say "Alas" before being taken away by the horse.
"I hope you can cure Red Death! Remember to give me more money!"
Julia muttered a few words towards Ansen's back, then picked up his spear and ran behind Risadiran.
The fate between people is very wonderful.
Two people of different races, different personalities, different identities, and even different genders often form a friendship that ordinary people may not be able to form after decades of being together in a battle of just ten minutes.
This is the case for Risadiran and Julia.
One is a Noldor noble, a male elf who looks like a beautiful woman. He has long shawl hair like a woman. He is usually taciturn and has been a killer for many years.
The other one is a human civilian. She is a short-haired woman who dresses like a man. She also looks very androgynous. She is usually a chatterbox and is working part-time as a guard.
These two people are opposites in every aspect...
But they were in perfect harmony during the battle.
Enemies that Risadiran can't reach with sword and shield can always be stopped by Julia with a spear in advance, and Risadiran can easily kill them when he attacks back.
And Julia can always get timely help from Risadiran in areas on the back or in front of the body that are difficult to guard against when using a spear.
It was their first time fighting together, and even meeting each other for the first time, but they worked together like old friends who had been together for many years.
In terms of martial arts, Julia's skills obviously cannot be compared with any Noldo Ranger, but when it comes to cooperation with Risadiran, these two are perfect...
"Where did you learn these skills? I have never cooperated so well with humans..."
This battle Risadiran obviously fought smoothly, and the devoured ones were eliminated in ten minutes.
This indifferent elf even took the initiative to talk to a human, and it was a human woman that he would never look at at all - Risadiran was usually very indifferent to Sarah and others. He only obeyed Li Ang's orders, and even Amy didn't pay much attention to her.
Wendy can communicate with him on a friendly basis, but that's because they are both Noldor nobles.
Apart from the lord, the only human being who can be called his friend is Eric. This is probably because Risadiran has always apologized for accidentally injuring Eric.
"My father taught me... but I'm not sure if I should still call him father now..."
Julia sat down on the ground with his spear in his hand and looked at Risadiran's profile. "I am a murderer... wanted by the Bacchus Empire."
"Oh? Ha... I am also a murderer... and I am also wanted by the Bacchus Empire..."
Risadiran turned his face strangely.
"Really?"
"Really..."
The two looked at each other and laughed.
"The person I accidentally killed... was my brother."
After laughing for a while, Julia murmured.
"... This... I also accidentally killed my brother, my cousin."
The expression on Risadiran's face was even more strange. He was exiled by the Noldor tribe because he accidentally killed Isildur's nephew in a duel. That was indeed his cousin. Risadiran himself was actually Isildur's nephew. The Noldor nobles of the same tribe were all relatives of each other.
The two were silent for a while, and Risadiran also sat down next to Julia.
Julia stared at the water in the swamp under his feet, looking at the reflection of his short hair, feeling a little lost.
She would dress up like a man, but in fact she was not born to like this kind of unisex dressing - Pande Continent is not popular in this unisex culture either.
Julia is just using this method so that he can often see his brother's face in the reflection in the mirror or water.
She once had a twin brother named Julius, who looked exactly like her.
Julia's father was once the guard of a noble in Siyuan City. The two siblings were trained by their father to use various weapons and coordinate fighting skills since they were young.
She is so good at cooperating with others because she and her brother have long trained a method of working together to fight against the enemy.
But one day, Julia unexpectedly discovered that her father and brother were not protecting any nobles, but a female priestess of the Snake Cult.
This sudden discovery overturns the beautiful family in her heart.
Julia confronted her father and brother about what she saw, but her brother Julius told her to shut up and threatened to kill her.
The two siblings fought, and Julia accidentally killed her twin brother during the fight.
Later, she was wanted for murder, and her father also regarded her as an enemy...
Not long after this incident, Siyuan City was besieged by the rebels. The pursuers who were chasing Julia were called back by Emperor Marius. As a result, Julia escaped being wanted, but he also lost his home.
She can only wander around and look for her future elsewhere.
"The lord I am loyal to helped me complete my redemption... maybe you can too..."
Risadiran said softly.
"Maybe, but what I want is not redemption..."
Julia also said softly, "I just want to kill Snake Worship Cult..."
"Then you should come with me to meet the Lord. He can even help hostile countries in order to deal with Snake Worship Cult."
Risadiran nodded towards Julia.
"You are a brave warrior... Ansen, that doctor, also looked very brave when facing Snake Worship Cult... I hope your lord is the same."
Julia stood up with his spear and looked at the bow and arrows Risadiran was carrying. "Actually, I prefer to use crossbows, maybe you do too?"
Risadiran stretched out his hand towards Julia: "Yes, me too."