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Ling Dengxian once said that Saria's strength is restrained, and no one can feel that kind of terror without personally fighting with her. At that time, he also wondered if there might be a strong person who could make people feel terrified just by looking at him?

Of course there are.

It's not like he hadn't considered meeting the Patriots on this trip, but he really didn't expect it to happen so soon.

Moreover, the other party seemed to have noticed him, and his red eyes captured his every move. For the first time, he felt the uneasy feeling of being "watched".

"What's wrong..." Ling Dengxian didn't know why this happened. The Patriot's reaction was different from the plot. Logically, he shouldn't have been noticed...

... "Demon King". Ling Dengxian was not stupid. As the last pure-blooded Wendigo and an ancient Sarkaz, he was able to detect Amiya's identity as the "Demon King" at the last moment in the original plot. So if he was so close to her, it was not impossible for him to be more intuitive and detect it.

But... as Xiaoxie said, he is just similar in essence, not an orthodox demon king, but a "demon king who never existed".

"dad……"

"New face, I heard there was some unrest today, Yelena, you did a good job." The Patriot finally retracted his gaze, looked at his child, and nodded slightly.

"Well, we lost some soldiers... more than 20 people were slightly injured, three were seriously injured, and in the rear, there was an infected teacher who suffered a severe limb injury and just got out of danger.

"It was this girl and another Miss Xuanlang who rescued the teacher. They seem to have the intention of staying."

The patriot's attention returned to him again, and the pressure came with it. Ling Dengxian responded with a respectful look.

He couldn't dodge, just like he and the bagpipes more than two years ago. If he had to avoid even looking at them, it would be difficult for his words to be effective.

"Hello, on behalf of those children, I would like to thank you for extending a helping hand. We will do our best to meet any needs." The tall figure did not seem to be hostile.

Ling Dengxian roughly understood what stage the integration movement was in. At this time, Tallulah had not yet confronted the Internal Guard, and the Patriot had not yet nodded to Tallulah.

"Nothing is needed... just a little trouble. Xuanlang and I are not from here..."

"I can tell from the language you speak."

Ling Dengxian had to thank God that Ursus and Yan Country were close to each other, and the Yan language and Ursus language were widely used in both countries, and Patriot and others could speak Yan language.

Otherwise, he would have to learn another language, Ursus... But I guess this should be put on the agenda, because not every Ursus can speak Yan language.

Fortunately, Texas speaks Ursus.

"Then I have a question," the Patriot said without moving his eyes, "Why are you here? On the tundra of Ursus?"

Frost Star on the side felt a chill in her heart. Indeed, she had not noticed this when Ling Dengxian negotiated with her in the Flame Language. Ursus was indeed not a place worth traveling to, especially the tundra, especially now.

"I'm here to find someone." Ling Dengxian answered openly, "She is also an infected person in Ursus. I heard that she participated in a great struggle. I want to find her."

Wendigo stared into his eyes quietly for a long time, and after seeing the emotions in his eyes, he slowly nodded and said, "I understand. I allow you to follow the team."

"I'm also infected..." Ling Dengxian heard his distant tone and took off his gloves to reveal the tiny Originium crystals. Afraid that the two of them couldn't see it, he directly dug off the surface crystals, letting the blood reflect in the firelight.

Thick drops of blood fell on the snow. Shuang Xing was stunned. She didn't expect him to use such a direct method to prove: "If you do this... it will aggravate the infection..."

"The crystals on my wound are relatively small, so they are more obvious this way." White flames rose from Ling Dengxian's palm, and the flowing light licked the wound and slowly stopped the bleeding.

"Since you know the Originium technique, why don't you demonstrate it with your bare hands?" The Patriot's words left Ling Dengxian silent.

Generally, people who are not infected with Ore Disease need to use spellcasting units such as staffs to cast Originium skills, while those infected can cast spells through Originium crystals or lesions produced by the infection.

"It seems so..." But Ling Dengxian discovered a blind spot. It seemed that he had ignited white flames with his bare hands many times before he was infected.

...What is going on?

Ling Dengxian felt that the further he walked, the more abnormalities he noticed about himself. It felt like... something was changing in a place he didn't know or see.

"Little crumbs."

Without any clear response, Xiaoxie's vague voice came again.

In any case, the permission of the Patriots has been obtained, and I believe Tallulah will not refuse the joining of an infected person.

The biggest reason why he remained calm and collected about his words was that he did not lie.

He did not specify who the infected person was, and the Patriot did not ask. Ling Dengxian was naturally talking about Tallulah. Although she was here, there was no problem for him to find her as Alina's savior, but he was not looking for the current Tallulah.

Now Tallulah is enduring the challenges of doubt and hardship, and is fighting tenaciously with her head held high. A tenacious and passionate fighter does not need him.

That’s why he said he is now “looking for” the infected person, the infected girl who has been hit so hard by the successive tragedies that she has doubted her ideals and whose fighting spirit has begun to waver.

He stayed behind with the code name "White Dove", and Texas also knew him by this code name. Carrying three swords, he finally became a logistics doctor.

"I remember that you didn't seem to have learned any relevant knowledge." The blue-black Rupert used a simple comb to care for Chi Yu's hair. The latter put his head on her pantyhose-wrapped knees with a happy face, and was about to wag his tail.

"I'm learning it now..." Bai Ge scratched his head helplessly, raised the old atlas in his hand and asked, "What does this word mean..."

It is worth mentioning that since Chi Yu first appeared in front of everyone in adult form, it was naturally inconvenient for her to change back to her childhood. Talulah and the others had some worries about her placement, because not everyone can remain calm in the face of a majestic giant black wolf, and food source is also a problem.

The final result of the discussion was to let Chi Yu hunt on his own, and all the harvests would belong to him. Of course, in order to prevent disputes, Chi Yu's hunting areas had to be staggered from those chosen by the hunting teams of the Integration Movement.

Texas put down the comb and patted Chi Yu's head to signal her that she was done. The latter stood up reluctantly, shook her tail, and cast a dissatisfied look at Ling Dengxian.

Bastard, bastard! What a bastard... Never mind, I'll just let you stay together for a while.

"Ah." Thinking of this, Chi Yu flicked his ears and hummed softly.

"Got it. Don't get into trouble." Ling Dengxian nodded to show that he understood. Chi Yu stretched his waist slightly and rushed out, almost blowing the door off.

After learning about the marching patterns of the guerrillas and Tallulah's team, Ling Dengxian also realized that it would be difficult to have good rest conditions, so his hands-on ability was forced to become stronger in response to the call of reality, and he upgraded from making wooden boxes for sleeping to a simple little room.

Yes, it can only be called a "small room" rather than a "hut". It occupies no more than ten square meters and is not high enough for an adult to stand up straight. They can only bend over halfway. There is almost no sound insulation. This is a relatively good condition because Texans' keen hearing will not be weakened.

Bed? What a dream! Ling Dengxian missed the time when he had a bed at Penguin Logistics more than once, especially the bed that Lin Yuxia gave him at the end. Lying on it would even give off a kind of magic that could influence the Demon King to give up the idea of ​​ruling the world...

Fortunately, Chi Yu adjusted his body shape and squeezed in. The soft fur and warmth gave the two of them a comfortable feeling as if they were isolated from the world.

Strangely enough, Chi Yu did not have the smell of ordinary wild beasts. Ling Dengxian did not think so. Compared with her ability to change size at will, it was not a very strange phenomenon.

"This is 'collarbone' (Yan language), and it's pronounced like this in Ursus, 'collarbone' (Ursus)." Texas took a closer look and answered for him, "Do you need me to write it again?"

"No, writing is a scarce resource." Ling Dengxian shook his head. "You're going to use it, aren't you? I'll just read it a few more times."

Texas nodded slightly without saying anything.

But it can be seen that even with this level of communication, she has spent a lot of energy suppressing her negative emotions.

As for the idea of ​​two people living together, he had been silent when Ling Dengxian brought it up, but the materials and energy did not support the formation of a second small room - after all, he had to move with the team, either hiding or going to other areas.

More importantly, Ling Dengxian didn't want anything to happen to Texas because she was a non-infected person, an outsider who was not infected. Unlike those members of the guerrillas who had not been infected, she was completely special.

It is obvious that many infected people in the team are hostile to non-infected people.

Ling Dengxian wanted to protect her, even though he seemed a little overconfident under normal circumstances.

Then... fight hard.

He had no idea what Texas was thinking. He only knew that after three seconds of silence, Rupert nodded and agreed with some negative emotions.

The two have been on the team for a week.