Quietly observe

The lake forest was not dim at night. The moonlight that passed through the tree trunks and broad-leaved branches was mysterious and cold. It sparsely leaked from the dense tree canopy, dotted with silvery white spots on the black humus soil.

The white-haired boy dragged the body wrapped in oil canvas and walked deep into the lake forest that deviated from the forest road.

The heavy body fell into the rotten leaves and soft soil. It needed to be dragged hard to make it slowly move forward and leave a very obvious trace.

"The primitive jungle is really outrageous."

The tropical jungle near the sea was extremely humid at night. Ian's thin linen clothes were mixed with sweat and water vapor, tightly attached to the skin, making people extremely uncomfortable. He also had to pay attention to the dark green moss under his feet. The wet and slippery things covered every part of the jungle. Whether it was tree roots, stones or rotten wood, if you stepped on it accidentally, you would fall.

After dragging the body for a while, Ian had to stop and rest. He wiped the sweat from his head with his sleeve, panting, and couldn't help complaining: "This rotten leaves is at least one foot deep. I doubt I don't even need to dig a hole. I can just cover the person under the leaves."

That being said, Ian still brought a shovel. He didn't plan to save this little effort.

Ian knew very well that it would be difficult to cover up the traces left by dragging Osenna's body, but the lake forest was changing very quickly. Everything would return to its original state in a few days. He was not worried that the dragging marks would be discovered. Even if they were discovered, they would probably think that they were made by a mad wild boar.

At the beginning, Ian also thought about carrying the body, but not to mention that carrying it would consume more energy faster, because of the pressure, he would sink into the too soft soil and rotten leaves of the lake forest when carrying the body. He would sink into it with every step he took, just like walking in the snow.

However, the amazing thing is that even though Ian had to rest for a while after walking for a while, he didn't feel "fatigue that made him unable to move" until now.

On the contrary, the more he exercised, the more he felt an endless flow of energy released from his body and spread to his limbs.

Ian touched his lower abdomen, thinking.

The grilled fish and venison he had eaten before seemed to be the source of power. The warm current flowed out from his abdomen, so that he only needed to stop and rest for a few breaths, and his whole body was full of energy again. As he exhausted his energy again and again, and waited for his energy to recover, Ian found that even his sleepiness disappeared, and he felt refreshed and his mind became more alert.

There is no doubt that this is the result of the abnormal digestion and energy conversion efficiency.

The food he ate quickly provided him with a lot of energy, and it was precisely because of this that he had enough strength to reach the depths of the lake forest.

"But I'll be hungry soon."

Feeling the strength surging in his body, Ian knew the price of this extraordinary energy. He couldn't help but think about the future with some worry: "How much food is left at home? I'm afraid I can't eat a few meals."

"In the future, if I want to ensure my normal development and growth, I will definitely need more food..."

Fortunately, this is a coastal port with many rivers and lakes nearby, so it's not difficult to catch fish.

But even so, it's a big problem for Ian to find enough food sources. After all, you can't go to the fish market to buy fish every time you go to the air force, right?

Ian's destination is the edge of one of the small lakes deep in the lake forest.

One of the reasons is that there are few people there, but the most important thing is that Ian needs a lot of water to complete something very important to him.

For this reason, he also brought a lot of tools in a bag of wheat, even if he was inconvenient to move, he insisted on doing so.

Of course, even if the journey was difficult and tiring, Ian did not relax any vigilance.

This is also the reason why he was able to immediately discover the strange breathing sound coming from the bushes not far away.

A black shadow lurked in the canopy of a broad-leaved tree on one side. It was extremely hidden and moved silently, without even disturbing a single leaf.

If Ian had not awakened his psychic powers, his five senses would have become more acute, and he had not noticed the slight movement of the moonlight not far away, he would not have been able to find the shadow.

Without hesitation, Ian took a step back and reached out to grab the pitchfork behind him - how could he not bring a weapon when he knew he would encounter danger in the lake forest?

Knowing that he had been discovered, the black shadow no longer concealed himself. It pounced directly from the tree, bringing up a fishy wind mixed with a foul odor. Ian heard a low throat roar. Without thinking, he pushed Osenna's body forward and smashed it towards the black shadow.

The shadow naturally didn't want to be hit by the corpse of an adult man, so it stomped in the air and jumped away on the corpse. It landed steadily on the side, but lost the opportunity to attack from a high position, so it stared at Ian viciously.

Holding the pitchfork tightly in his hand, the boy looked carefully and saw a big mouth full of yellow and white sharp teeth, and a long tongue dripping with bloody saliva.

A forest leopard.

This creature is very different between males and females. The male leopard is fierce and brutal. It cannot be tamed unless it is cultivated from childhood. It can grow to more than one meter in height and weigh more than 200 kilograms. The female leopard is petite, docile and tame, weighing more than 50 kilograms at most, and often serves as a hunting companion for the natives.

The good news is that this is a female leopard, and it is obvious that there is not enough food, so it is not certain whether it can weigh more than 30 kilograms.

The bad news is that it is obvious that for a feline predator, killing a human cub is as easy as drinking soup - he is estimated to be only about 1.4 meters tall now, and his weight is about the same as the other party.

"Huh."

Exhaling a breath, Ian held the pitchfork with both hands, and one hand held the bottom of the fork head, so that it can be held more steadily and can be extended and stabbed at any time when necessary.

His eyes were focused on Lin Bao from beginning to end. Ian could see that this female leopard was afraid of him, otherwise she would have attacked again - and he also knew that he could only defend himself. Facing a feline predator, he had no right to take the initiative to attack.

Unless...

Ian took a step forward, which made Lin Bao immediately arch his back and be alert to the upcoming attack - but unlike expected, the boy kicked forward with a flying kick, kicking the body of Osenna on the ground.

The corpse rolled, and the oil canvas wrapped around the corpse spread out, and the smell of blood and meat overflowed. Lin Bao was distracted for a moment. The smell of blood and flesh made it even hungrier, and its attention was instinctively diverted.

At this moment, Ian held the pitchfork tightly and stared at the distracted Lin Bao in front of him.

He stepped forward.

And a golden light followed closely behind him.

…

The golden light followed him very early.

At that time, the sky was not dark. Under the glow of the setting sun, the hot summer wind blew, and the blue-gray clouds slowly moved to the west. The end of the sky was the dividing line between the sea and the sky, and scattered stars were scattered on both sides of this line.

The dim twilight hung in the sky of Harrison Port, and the orange-red glow covered the sea and extended all the way to the street.

The old knight strolled on the deserted street, his gray-brown eyes staring at the sea and the sunset in the distance.

The man was exhausted, and it seemed that he had not stayed somewhere to rest quietly for a long time. He looked very strong, and his face was not particularly old, but his hair was mixed with gray and white, showing signs of premature aging.

It has been a while since he returned to Harris Port. Thanks to the storm eight years ago, there are many ruins of houses in the port, and some areas have been abandoned and have not been rebuilt until now.

Although he no longer has the strength he had many years ago, he can still do it just by staying in the city, hiding the traces of his existence, and living with them without anyone knowing.

The slightly dilapidated city in the sunset, no longer glorious in its heyday, made the old knight recall some things and feel a little disappointed.

Harrison Port, this small sentry tower built in the pioneering era, has now become the southernmost port of the empire, connecting Feiyan Land and Canaan Moore's maritime trade route. If there had not been the "rebellion" decades ago and the storm eight years ago, it might have become the most dazzling pearl in the south of the empire.

Once upon a time, the man had higher expectations for this port than anyone else.

However, as time passed, Harrison Port inevitably fell into stagnation like other cities on this land.

"Ah..."

With a sigh, the old knight shook his head slightly. He was indeed getting old, and the sunset alone would make him think about things.

He put his mind to it and continued to stroll.

The east of the port was hit hardest by the storm that year, and not many people lived here. Now there is no one on both sides of the street. Only at night can you see a little light, and it will go out soon.

Hidden here, it is the least likely to be discovered.

But today, the old knight noticed a slightly different smell. He smelled a faint smell of blood, which came from an old house, but the breathing sound was only the sound of two children, one big and one small.

Raising his eyebrows, he walked forward and came to the window quietly.