Chapter 187 The Surprised Girl
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At the foot of the mountains, ruins in the forest.
Not long after Avis and the others went deep into the mountains, the silence in the forest was broken again by a light footstep.
The figure of a half-elf girl with brilliant pure golden long hair and blue eyes like the ocean arrived at this clearing in the forest sprinkled with fine golden sunlight.
The girl was wearing a tight leather traveler windbreaker, and a thick cloth short cloak was draped over her slender shoulders. The space inside was expanded to store various alchemical props and exploration materials.
Since they had already gone deep into the uninhabited wilderness and mountains of the island, Claire removed the inconvenient and uncomfortable disguise and restored her original appearance.
In the girl's hand, she held a slightly slender female one-handed sword.
The sword body was made of a dull silver-gray metal, and invisible airflow surrounded the slender blade. Small and mysterious dark golden inscriptions were engraved on the sword spine.
The vine-like hollow handguard extended smoothly, protecting the girl's white and slender hands.
Rather than a weapon for killing, it was more like an exquisite and beautiful work of art.
Judging from the aura of power emanating from the girl, her true rank had reached the peak of the third rank.
The half-elf girl was Claire. Following the description of the stone tablet, she started from the beach on the side of Lavanlais and walked along the seashore to the north of the island until the middle of the island, where the steep mountains and cliffs bordered the primeval forest.
There, she changed direction, crossed the remaining primeval forest, and was finally about to reach the mountains.
The overall shape of the island's mountains and mountains is similar to an "E" with an opening downward, with ancient mountains extending out at both ends and the center, and the curse power is extremely strong.
But between the two gaps of the E, there are forests and wilderness with weaker curse power.
At this time, seeing the ancient rock ruins beside the stream, Claire sat down on a clean rock and lit a small bonfire, preparing to take a final rest before entering the ancient mountains.
The stream water is a rare fresh water, the result of the melting of thick snow on the top of the island mountains.
Although the mountains are shrouded in a powerful curse force field, the stream water itself does not contain the power of the curse.
In other words, the power of the curse will not infect dead things.
Claire skillfully cut down several thick branches of suitable size and built a simple support similar to the shape of a triangular tent around the campfire.
Then, she scooped up some clear stream water from the nearby stream, hung the black round stew pot filled with stream water on the middle beam of the support, and suspended it above the campfire.
Because the island environment is not suitable for hunting, she put in some Warcraft rabbit jerky she brought with her, and threw in a handful of fragrant dried mushrooms and various spices, and slowly stewed it.
After doing all this, the girl used two sharpened branches to insert the hard dry bread, and inserted it into the ground on one side of the campfire, slowly roasting it with the heat of the flame.
Soon, the rich aroma of stewed meat rose from the pot, mixed with the aroma of spices and the unique wheat aroma of baking bread, which made people salivate.
She casually poked the campfire with the one-handed sword in her hand. When the girl was about to enjoy this late lunch, an unexpected factor suddenly appeared and interrupted everything.
Swish——
A faint white light flashed in an inclined stone pillar on the side of the ruins.
Accompanied by violent spatial fluctuations, two slightly embarrassed figures condensed out of thin air and fell on the ground beside the ruins.
They were Anvis and Joem who had gone to explore the cave before.
The teleportation array that was originally set up just for safety was unexpectedly put to use.
Claire's blue eyes reflected the two people who appeared out of thin air in a daze. The two people who just appeared also suddenly noticed the existence of the girl. The three of them stared at each other.
"... Avis?"
After a moment of silence, Claire tentatively called out the boy's name. In the slightly ethereal and soft tone, there was a little doubt and surprise.
"Senior Claire?"
Avis's tone was also a little surprised.
This was not completely pretended. He did not expect that he would meet Claire camping here by chance when he was teleported out.
But fortunately, this is not in any dangerous ruins, and her aura should not be effective for the time being.
In fact, when Joem pierced through the rock wall with a sword, the cliff wall itself did not show any abnormal changes.
Instead, some beings that were originally sleeping in the abyss were suddenly awakened by this sword.
It was a vague and twisted creature hidden in the darkness.
At the same time, the space in the cave was suddenly blocked by a foreign force, and the teleportation scroll was disturbed and could not be used.
The challenge level of 80+ is obviously related to these things.
Fearing that there would be more dangers, Avis acted decisively and used the teleportation beacon to escape.
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“…So, this is what happened.”
Listening to Avis’s simple description of their experience in the cave, the girl’s eyes also showed a deep sense of amazement.
Amazed at the horrible weirdness and danger in Avis’s mouth.
As an explorer, what she likes to hear most is these mysterious things, not to mention the information related to this island.
“But, Avis, why did you come here?”
Sitting by the campfire, Claire looked at Avis beside her with some curiosity.
It was not easy to find this island. She learned about the existence of this island by deciphering the ancient cipher stone tablet.
"My brother Evan mysteriously disappeared. After investigation, it seems to be related to the secret cult on this island."
When mentioning this, Avis shook his head sadly, with a righteous look on his face.
"In order to save my second brother, even though it is very dangerous here, I came to this island without hesitation."
"I see."
The girl nodded in understanding, and couldn't help looking at Avis with some admiration.
"You have a good relationship with your brother. I believe your brother will be very moved when he knows your behavior."
"So, why did Senior Sister Claire come here?"
After talking about his goal, Avis changed the subject and led the topic to the girl.
"Me?"
After hearing this question, Claire thought about it.
"Actually, it's like this."
"For some reason, the people around me always encounter bad luck for various reasons."
"According to the description on an ancient stone tablet. Here, there is something that can help me eliminate this fate."
At this point, the blonde half-elf girl was silent for a moment, bit her lower lip, and then spoke softly.
"So, Avis, although I am very grateful that you can regard me as a companion.
But before I find a way to eliminate the bad luck on me, it is better to stay away from me.
Because, getting too close will be very dangerous."
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