Chapter 1283 - 630: Transition and Imminent Arrival

"Lord Xia Nan, see what I’ve caught?"

His body is covered with bandages.

Tal holds his wooden longbow in one hand and supports the small deer he is carrying on his shoulder with the other, speaking in a flattering tone.

Seeing this, although feeling quite helpless, considering that since he is already in such a physical state, he should honestly stay in the camp and rest, not need to do such things; if he truly wants to hunt wild animals, taking Fanny out for a few minutes would yield results.

But, after all, it was the other person’s goodwill, so he didn’t say much and nodded to express gratitude, indicating for him to sit by the campfire.

Now, a few days have passed since he saved him from under the Layered Armor Elephant’s shovel-like nose.

All teammates perished, and he himself was severely wounded under the attack of a powerful demon, naturally unable to continue the previous mission.

For the sake of safety, Tal chose to return to the Blood Castle.

But given his poor physical state and severely damaged combat power, if he ventured alone, even encountering low-level ordinary demons would put him in a very dangerous situation.

Therefore, after learning from Xia Nan that their destination was also the Blood Castle—which was essentially asking, but cautiously confirming Xia Nan’s intent, given that Blood Castle was the only human gathering place nearby, with a bit of experience, combined with Xia Nan’s identity and movement direction, one could deduce their destination.

Tal tentatively asked Xia Nan if he could take him along to Blood Castle.

Given that there were only a few days left to reach the destination, Xia Nan himself did not mind, and Barbarian Fugang didn’t care much either.

Thus, "Round Head" Tal temporarily became part of this small team.

During these days, Tal’s behavior could be described as diligent and obsequious.

Even though neither Xia Nan nor Fugang had the kind of personality that would bully the weak with their strength, this short and stout bald ranger still fully utilized the experience honed from years in the adventurer industry.

From the battlefield with the Layered Armor Elephant, following Xia Nan back to the camp; after obtaining Fugang’s permission, he quickly treated his wounds, and at night he rested quietly, careful not to disturb the other two.

Waking up at dawn the next morning, he packed his belongings neatly and waited quietly to set off.

Despite being heavily injured, he never complained or spoke out while traveling, biting his tongue and following behind Xia Nan and the others.

Fortunately, Xia Nan mostly traveled in the morning, setting up camp in the afternoon for routine training, allowing Tal to barely endure it.

In the past couple of days, as the injuries gradually healed, this bald ranger became more proactive, helping with hunting or tidying up camp chores as he just did earlier, doing what he could.

So was Tal inherently of this character?

Of course not!

What a joke, just look at the three figures sitting across the campfire, what kinds are they!?

The formidable wolf beast called "Fanny," with pure white fur and icy blue eyes, if not mistaken, should be the "Winter Wolf" with a lv3 Challenge Level in the Monster Encyclopedia.

If it was just an ordinary demon, such a Challenge Level might not be startling, but it’s crucial to know that this Winter Wolf looks completely domesticated.

Apart from professions like Druid, which are beast-friend types, and certain special situations, it often takes much higher strength than its Challenge Level to tame such innately ferocious demons.

Thinking about this, Tal inadvertently shifted his gaze higher, landing on the young man on the other side of the camp, with features sharper than his actual power, the black-haired youth.

"Xia Nan"... He had never heard of this name.

Yet considering such power couldn’t come from nowhere, no matter how fast the growth, there must have been a developmental process.

Most likely, there were a few aliases he might have heard of.

But fearing that inquiring might seem intrusive, he never touched upon this topic.

What profession?

Warrior or Ranger, or something else?

Tal had no clue.

His entire impression of Xia Nan’s prowess derived from the battle with the Layered Armor Elephant days ago.

His adventure career has been lengthy, spending half a lifetime in the industry; despite ordinary talent, he indeed accumulated substantial combat experience.

He could clearly perceive that although the battle between Xia Nan and the Layered Armor Elephant seemed prolonged on the surface, in reality, Xia Nan tightly controlled the normal combat pace.

Speed up when wanting to, slow down when wanting to.

Just slowing down the offense deliberately due to some reason unbeknownst to him.

And Xia Nan’s decisive finishing blow in the end confirmed his suspicion.

Tal wasn’t aware of the actual Professional Level of the other, but merely judging from his performance in battle.

Estimated, at least a lv6 or lv7 Senior Adventurer, with at least one or two high-quality types among mastered Battle Skills.

Given the adventurer industry’s law of the jungle, let alone now with just himself left, even if the original team of four were at full strength, confronting such powerful adventurers required cautious interaction.

As for the last person in the camp now.

The barbarian wearing a wolf skin fur cloak, silent and alone leaning against an oak tree, maintaining a short axe...