Looking at the girl in front of him, Rod sighed.

"Lijie, the person who should worry the most now is you, you haven't had a good rest since last night."

Hearing the word "last night", Lijie's body shrank suddenly, as if she remembered the incident again. But despite this, the girl still bit her lip stubbornly, and then shook her head.

"No......... I ........."

"Smack!"|

Lijie didn't finish her words, so at this moment, Rod had already raised his hand and slapped her in the face hard.

What's he doing?!

Covering her flushed cheeks, Lijie opened her eyes in disbelief and looked at Rhodes in front of her. The young man just watched her quietly, and then spoke.

"I can understand what you're thinking."

Hearing this calm, almost without any emotional fluctuations, a wave of anger immediately erupted from the depths of Lijie's heart, she lowered her hand and clenched her fists, as if she wanted to refute Rod's irresponsible remarks, but Rod's next sentence made her completely lose the strength to do so.

"Just because I'm different, I feel guilty about being able to survive, and for an angelic half-blood, this idea is not quite right."

“！！”

Hearing this, Li Jie was suddenly startled, she subconsciously crossed her arms to protect her, and took two or three steps back, until she hit the big tree behind her. But even so, Lijie still didn't care. She just stared at the man in front of her, opened her mouth, but couldn't say anything. How could he possibly know the Tao? No, it's impossible. I didn't tell him, even in the mercenary group, there are a few people who can know about it.

"How did you .........?"

"Your eyes."

Rod held out a finger.

"Your eyes will reflect a golden glow when illuminated by the light, which is the hallmark of the angel who is the 'messenger of light'. But unlike purebred angels, the light in your eyes doesn't shine, and that's exactly what is hidden by your human blood——— isn't it? ”

The maiden did not speak.

Although he did not receive an answer, Rhodes had confirmed that his thoughts were not wrong. The girl standing in front of him at this moment is indeed an angel half-blood, in fact, he has been observing Lijie for a while, as a top player, in his long game career, Rod has long been familiar with the means of judging the opponent's attributes by equipment and characteristics. This not only allows you to develop the most suitable tactics in the shortest time in the boss battle, but also can preemptively strike in the PVP battle. This is arguably a skill that all veteran players are bound to master.

In fact, when Rod and Lijie were rescued, he began to consciously observe the girl, and then quickly realized the true identity of the other party. Although it is only a half-blood, the angel's powerful healing power and ability to resist damage have not disappeared because of this, which is the main reason why Lijie can survive after being thrown out of the floating boat.

Lijie herself must be very aware of this, which is why she is so depressed.

"So I said, I can understand your thoughts."

Rod shrugged.

"You know very well what you're trying to do to survive, but it's not luck, it's the result of your differences with other people, and you can't accept that......... If you can, you even wish you were just an ordinary human being, facing death like your companions, instead of surviving so cunningly. ”

“…………………”

Lijie lowered her head and clutched the hem of her skirt tightly with both hands.

"But it's not something you can decide."

Looking at Lijie's slightly trembling shoulders, Rod's tone slowed down a lot.

"You can't decide where you come from, you can't stop it, it's something you can't do, and you should never regret what you can't do."

"So ............"

Lijie finally spoke.

“……… What should I do? ”

"This is your path, and you should choose for yourself."

Hearing this, Lijie was silent for a moment, and then she raised her head.

"I see, thank you, Mr. Rhodes."

"You're welcome."

“……… But that slap of yours really hurts........."...,

Although the process was somewhat "violent", in the end, Lijie came out of the shadow of losing her companion and self-blame, and when the sun rose the next day, the blonde girl's face was completely gone, and it was replaced by a gentle smile as always. This surprised Mace, who had not figured out what was going on at all, and he looked at this and that with curiosity, and finally smiled meaningfully at Rod——— as for what it meant, then no one knew what it meant.

However, before the fat merchant could satisfy his curiosity, Rhodes' words immediately drove him into the abyss.

"I think it's time to go."

Let's go?

The word made the fat merchant, who had just woken up from breakfast and burp contentedly, mingle with a spirit, and then he remembered that he was not now in his cozy and warm room, but in this boundless and dangerous forest...... By the way, they didn't come out on an outing, the damn Wind Snake, and the damn captain...... Forget it, there's no point in talking about it now. And most importantly——— how are they going to get out of this damn forest?

Thinking of this, Mace hurriedly raised his head and looked at Rod. Since this young man said that he had a way, then he must have made a very careful plan, after all, they are in this deep mountain, and it is not impossible for one to get lost, not to mention that there are so many fierce beasts lurking inside, how to avoid their pursuit? These are all essential knowledge for survival in the wild, and you must pay attention to it, and you must not miss the second half of the sentence, in case you die here because of negligence, then it will be too much to lose.

With this thought, Mace patted his face vigorously to dispel a trace of drowsiness, and then he watched carefully as Rod got up from the ground, patted the dust on his legs and feet casually, and then moved his wrist, and said after the most reluctance.

"Let's go."

…………………………………

“…… Wait, wait, Mr. Rhodes! ”

The fat merchant jumped up almost as if he were sitting on a chair with iron nails upside down.

"Where are we going?"

"To the northeast, there's a small town there, and once you're there, the rest of the road is much easier."

"Isn't there anything to pay attention to?"

"Nothing special to note."

It is not surprising that Rhodes would say this, after all, as a gathering place for novices in the Dragon Soul Continent, the Parfield area has long been dug up by players, especially due to the influence of online novels, at the beginning of the game, many players deliberately went deep into some uninhabited, dangerous or hard-to-reach areas to explore, trying to get enough legendary artifacts to dominate the game. Then they can hold divine weapons in their hands, be invincible, create a powerful force, and dominate the continent in the end......... Of course, the reality is always cruel, although with the unremitting efforts of the players, some very rare and good equipment weapons have been found among them, but unfortunately none of them can meet the player's "artifact in hand, I have it in the world" required standard.

After all, the bar is too high.

While it was a dangerous place for Mace, and every step could cost him his life, for Rhodes, the area was as familiar as his own back garden. In the game, as a long time, Rod has not brought the newcomers in the group to level up here, so where there are more monsters, where there are fewer monsters, what task equipment is suitable for what profession, where attributes are suitable for the most efficient training, etc., these contents are naturally familiar to Rhode, even if he is thrown somewhere, Rod can get out of the road with his eyes closed. So for him, of course, there is nothing special to be reminded of here, as for Metz? Rhodes has done the task of protecting merchants in the game, if not a thousand, but eight hundred times, how can he be interested?

Hearing Rod's answer, Mace's fat face immediately wilted like a frosted eggplant, of course he didn't know what Rod thought, but this was too careless, thinking of this, the fat merchant began to reflect on whether he had made a wrong choice, think about it carefully, this young man was seriously injured in the mountains, if he was not injured, then it was so easy to say the past. But now that he's wounded, so careless...... Isn't it looking for death? …,

Although there is a vague regret in his heart, the so-called riding a tiger to the south, for Mace, there is no second way to go. So in desperation, he gritted his teeth and followed the two of them towards the depths of the forest.

Under the bright sun, the Silvermoon Forest was very quiet, and the sunlight shone through the gaps in the leaves, casting specks of light on the ground. The crisp chirping of birds sounded from time to time, and even hares could be seen in the grass, and the scene was so peaceful that the fat merchant, who had been a little nervous, gradually relaxed. No longer as suspicious and restless as before.

Rhodes was at the front, and although it was not easy to walk in the forest without a road, it was impossible to see his figure move back and forth through the forest with unusual agility, whether it was vines or those barbed plant stems. Just looking at his back, it was hard to imagine that he was seriously injured before.

Lijie who followed closely behind was not slow, it was obvious that she was used to this kind of action and life in the wild, although she was wearing an inconvenient robe, Lijie still followed Rod's side with a steady pace, and from time to time she also reminded the merchants behind her to pay attention to the road under her feet.

And the deeper she went into it, the more surprised she became.

Although on the surface, Rhodes is taking a rather random direction, he does not choose to go in a straight line, but from time to time he will turn to the left, or to the right, and occasionally make a big circle, and if you look at it alone, you will only think that he is leading the way indiscriminately. But few people noticed that under Rod's leadership, the forest that was originally full of obstacles showed them a smooth path, as if it was hidden in this forest, waiting for people to discover their existence.

Lijie once heard the head of the group talk about this is a very high-end skill, after all, it is too difficult for ordinary people to find their way in the forest, and only those elves who get along with nature and rangers who live in the mountains all year round will master this skill. She'd seen it once before. At that time, her team got lost in the forest, and the elves sent to help them did not follow the path already in the forest, but chose to go in the opposite direction, and Lijie was very worried at the time. But in the end, he left the forest quite smoothly, and it was at that time that Lijie learned this technique from her commander, but .........

Looking at Rod's back, Lijie tilted her head in confusion. According to the regimental leader, that skill can only be mastered by experienced elves and rangers, and ordinary elves, although they also have the ability to communicate with nature, have no way to do this. But on the other hand, Rhodes is so relaxed, he never even stops to communicate with the plants around him, which shows that he should not be an elf, but ......... Look at him, but he doesn't look like a ranger? Although Lijie and the Ranger have not dealt with each other much, she still knows that the Ranger's main weapon is the bow, but on the other hand, Rhodes, from the first time he met him, until now, Rhodes has never used a bow.........

Who is he?

At this moment, in the depths of Lijie's heart, more and more doubts.

Rhodes stopped.

Through the shrubs, he could clearly see the clear water of the lake not far away, which was the center of the Silver Moon Forest, the Moonlight Lake. In the game, this can be regarded as one of the wild camps for players to take a break in the middle of the game.

"It's amazing!"

Looking at the clear lake in front of him, Mace subconsciously licked his lips that were already a little chapped, although he had not gone too long since he set off, but for the businessman who had always been pampered, it seemed to be difficult for several days, and seeing such a good resting place in front of him, the fat businessman immediately strode forward, intending to go to the lake to take a good rest. However, as soon as his body moved, Rod's hand pressed on the other party's shoulder.

The fat merchant looked at the young man in front of him in confusion, but Rhodes didn't say anything, he just stretched out a finger, made a silent gesture, and then pointed ahead. The fat merchant looked at Rod's finger suspiciously, and then, his face suddenly turned extremely pale.

Because in the shadow of the lake, a giant white wolf was lying there quietly, closing its eyes and recuperating.