Yet even so.
As soon as the carriage stopped, Enri immediately jumped down and nimbly began pitching the tent and preparing food.
The firewood was lit.
A pot of meat soup sat over the flames, gradually beginning to release its aroma.
Lyle sat by the campfire, ladled out a bowl of meat soup with clearly visible diced meat and vegetables, and took a sip with a spoon: "The taste is quite good, Enri."
"It's also my first time making meat soup with so many good ingredients. When I was at home, my mother always made it; I just watched and learned a bit."
Enri's cheeks were flushed in the firelight as she spoke bashfully.
"Miss Emerald Leaf, here is your meat soup."
Enri ladled out another bowl, stood up, went to Emerald Leaf Witch's side, and carefully handed it over.
"No need."
Emerald Leaf Witch spoke flatly, skewered a piece of roasted steak, put it in her mouth, and chewed unhurriedly.
"Oh." Enri shrank her neck and spoke in a low voice, bringing the soup back and finding a corner to sit down.
She was still a bit afraid of the consistently cold Miss Emerald Leaf; however, through their interactions, she realized that while the woman might not be as gentle as the Captain, she wasn't a bad person either.
"It smells so good. With so much diced meat and fine salt, it's delicious even with simple cooking." Enri held the steaming meat soup in both hands, took a small sip, and thought to herself as she lightly raised her head to quickly observe everyone.
She lowered her head again, cherishing every sip of the soup.
The Captain had no specific requirements for food, but he liked drinking boiled hot water, so she would need to prepare more tomorrow.
Miss Emerald Leaf ate roasted steaks sprinkled with fine salt. Despite her small frame, she could eat two or three people's worth of food in one go. Perhaps powerful mages just naturally ate a lot.
And then there was Little Black, who had the biggest appetite and liked eating raw meat.
Thinking of this.
Enri couldn't help but feel a headache. With Little Black's appetite, she felt the supplies bought in E-Rantel wouldn't last more than a few days.
No wonder the Captain had given her 20 gold coins to buy supplies back then; she had originally thought they wouldn't be able to use it all.
Rustle~
A faint rustling sound came from the dark wilderness in the distance.
Emerald Leaf Witch's chewing paused. She looked up first toward Lyle's direction, then lowered her head and continued eating.
"Roar!"
Suddenly, a thunderous roar echoed as a plump, three-meter-long giant bear emerged from the distant wild.
With blood-red eyes, it stared at the spot where Lyle and the others were and charged without hesitation.
Seeing this scene...
"Ah!"
Enri let out a scream, a look of terror on her face, nearly dropping the soup bowl in her hand.
"So noisy!" Emerald Leaf Witch frowned at Enri and spoke coldly.
Enri quickly reached out to cover her mouth, though the fear on her face did not fade at all.
"Plant Entanglement."
Emerald Leaf Witch calmly looked at the charging, frenzied bear and raised a palm glowing with emerald light toward the front.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
Strands of grass on the ground transformed into vines, growing rapidly from the earth and easily entangling the frenzied bear, binding it in place.
"Roar! Roar!"
The giant bear roared continuously, trying to break free from the vines, but its legs were bound by the rapidly growing vegetation, pulling it to the ground.
The Ghost Hound stood up at this moment, its sharp gaze fixed on the bear, and walked over unhurriedly.
It arrived before the struggling, roaring bear, which was a size larger than itself.
The Ghost Hound raised a forelimb and swiped down casually.
Splat!
The roaring stopped abruptly as the bear's head was crushed by a single claw, sending blood and gore flying.
The Ghost Hound licked the corner of its mouth, opened its jaws to pick up the bear's carcass, and returned to eat it as a meal.
Enri's shoulders trembled slightly, and she was dazed.
"Emerald, you take the night watch." Lyle hadn't even looked up from start to finish. After finishing his soup, he stood up and gave the order to Emerald Leaf Witch.
"Yes, My Lord."
Emerald Leaf Witch stood up and responded respectfully.
Lyle let out a yawn and walked toward the tent. That frenzied bear looked like it had been lured here by someone.
They had only just left E-Rantel, and they were already being attacked.
"They really can't wait, but this bounty won't be easy to collect."
Lyle glanced into the darkness, reached out to open the tent, and stepped inside. He had no interest in the group that had lured the bear.
The only thing that piqued his interest slightly was the assassination organization [Ijaniya], but they clearly wouldn't make a move this early.
They would only launch a fatal sneak attack once they had gathered enough intelligence.
Once inside the tent, a thought moved in Lyle's mind: "Teleportation."
Flash!
His figure vanished into thin air.
Emerald Leaf Witch subconsciously glanced at the tent, then retracted her gaze and continued eating her roasted steak.
Inside the Lava Zone.
Lyle chatted with the Dwarven craftsmen as usual, then continued soaking in dragon blood. Lately, as his body gradually absorbed the dragon blood, he could sense that his "Poison Attribute Resistance" was about to level up again.
As sunlight appeared in the east.
Lyle suddenly opened his eyes, a look of joy appearing in his expression: "It's done!"
Splash!
Crimson dragon blood slid off his body.
With a wave of his hand, Lyle stored it in his Inventory, then looked at the passive skill on his Status Panel:
...
Passive: Poison Attribute Resistance II
Effect: Applicable for resisting poison attacks of (≈ less than Lv 30).
...
Passive attribute resistances were extremely difficult to obtain. Being able to gain this passive ability through dragon blood was an unexpected surprise for Lyle.
"The effect of soaking in dragon blood is getting weaker and weaker, but it looks like I can still absorb more."
Lyle's entire body was steaming. He watched the crimson marks on his skin slowly fade as they were absorbed, and spoke softly.
After waiting for the aura on his body to mostly dissipate, he cast Teleportation magic and left the Lava Zone.
Whoosh!
The tent flap opened, and cold air rushed in.
Lyle walked out of the tent, smelling the scent of blood that had mostly dissipated in the air, and saw several corpses lying not far away.
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