Chapter 249

Ahem. Ahem~

Locke was choked and coughed.

Seeing Locke’s look, Taut felt a little embarrassed. “We are all rough men licking blood on sharp knives, so we usually eat something casually.”

Then he turned to the young man next to him and ordered, “Buck, go to Miss’s place to see if there is any food left. Bring some to Locke.”

“No, thanks.” Locke waved his hand to stop Buck and said to Taut, “Let me bake it.”

“Can you roast meat?”

Taut said in surprise. Although he was surprised, he still took a new steak beside him and handed it to Locke.

“I used to do this a lot.” Locke nodded with a smile. He took the meat, expertly applied a layer of oil on it, and put it on the shelf.

Turning the grilled meat on the shelf, Locke couldn’t help but think of the scene in which he had barbecued with Athena and the others before. He was missing, Athena and the others must be very worried.

Seeing that Locke was lost in his memory, Taut thought that Locke had recalled some bad memories. So he patted Locke’s shoulder and said, “It’s all over. If you have no place to go, just follow us all the time. It happens that there is a lack of help in the mercenary.”

“Let’s talk about it after I recover.” Locke said helplessly. He had the demon pattern in his body, so he was not sure when his enemy would find him.

Then he began to focus on barbecue.

More than ten minutes later, there was a faint smell of meat lingering in the camp.

When Locke came to his senses, he noticed that all the men around looked at the roast meat in his hand. He even heard the sound of swallowing from time to time.

Seeing this, Locke smiled and handed it to Taut. “Mr. Coors, please share these with everyone. I’ll roast some more.”

However, Taut shook his head, stared at the men around him, and shouted, “What are you looking at? Don’t you see that Locke is injured? Go away.”

Being scolded by Taut, no one was angry. They smiled and said, “Locke, have a good rest.”

With roughhouse, the crowd dispersed.

These people usually wandered between life and death, risking their lives at any time, so they acted with ease.

Seeing this, Locke didn’t insist. He was indeed a little tired at the moment. After he left a small piece of beef, he handed the rest to Taut.

Taut also casually distributed it to several people besides the bonfire. After tasting one piece, he was full of praise, “Locke, I promise this is the best food I have ever eaten!”

Taut wiped the wine stains on his chin and said with a smile, “You are injured, so I won’t let you drink.”

Locke nodded with a smile.

At the same time, in a huge palace.

A cloud of black fog constantly changed, and gradually formed a person’s appearance. A few minutes later, the black smoke on the human-shaped black fog gradually dissipated, revealing the figure inside.

If Locke were here, he would have recognized that it was the man in the black robe who had caught him before.

Not far from the man in the black robe stood the old man who had been crushed by Artemis.

The man in the black robe bowed to the statue on the throne and said respectfully, “Thank you, my lord.”

After expressing his gratitude, he reported, “My lord, I have left a demon pattern on Locke Capet. He can’t run away.”

The dark red light ball on the statue flickered continuously, and a hoarse voice came out. “It seems that the value of Locke Capet is far beyond what Hudson said. He practiced magic and fighting spirit at the same time, moreover, it seems that he has also practiced divine power. I’m going to take his body!”

“Lionel, you did a good job this time.”

While speaking, a gleam of light burst out from the dark red light ball and fell on Lionel. A few seconds after the light ball entered Lionel’s body, a powerful force burst out from his body.

Then, another red light shot out from the statue and fell on the old man’s body. The old man’s originally depressed breath also recovered in an instant, and there was a faint hint of improvement in his strength.

The two of them bowed to express their gratitude. Although they were able to pass through the remaining blood essence to resurrect, this kind of resurrection was not without a price. Every time they resurrected, their strength would decrease a lot.

However, after they got the reward, their strength returned. No, it should be said that they were stronger than before!

“Tell them to find Locke Capet at all costs.”

The gloomy voice came from the statue again.

The man in the black robe bowed and promised. Then he left with the old man.

Two days passed quickly. Because of his poor health, Taut didn’t arrange any work for Locke.

After two days of recovery, Locke recovered a lot of divine power in his small universe, and the wounds in various parts of his body had somewhat recovered. However, there was nothing he could do with the black mark.

After the convoy stopped, everything was going on in order. The mercenary people put up tents, patrolled the surroundings, and at the same time, spread the animal repellent powder around.

Under the night sky, several bonfires emitted faint yellow lights. Locke kept moving back and forth between the four bonfires, turning the grilled meat on the shelf.

A few minutes later, the barbecue was finally done. Everyone rushed up, and the grilled meat on the shelf was quickly robbed away.

Looking at the empty shelf, Locke was lost in thought for a moment. As the main force of this barbecue, he got nothing?

“Locke, they are a group of barbarians. So next time you have to be careful.”

Seeing the depressed look on Locke’s face, Taut cursed and took out an extra piece from behind and handed it to Locke.

At this time, everyone gradually quieted down.

Locke was slightly stunned. Following the gaze of the crowd, he saw a beautiful and graceful figure coming out of the tent.

That figure was slender, and under the moonlight, it formed a beautiful curve. The figure’s face gradually became clear, it was an almost perfect face.

The girl gave off a pure aura.

Looking at the girl appearing in the distance, Locke was somewhat absent-minded. The girl was very beautiful, even comparable to Athena and others. Of course, the girl had a completely different temperament from Athena and others.

Next to the girl was a woman. The level-6 master Locke had sensed before was the woman in front of him.

Seeing that Locke was staring at Irene, Taut teased, “Hey, Locke, are you enchanted by Miss Peter?”

“No.” Locke was slightly stunned, and then shook his head with a smile. After all, he had lived with Athena and the others for a long time, so he was able to control himself. He just sighed.

“Don’t be shy.”

Taut laughed and patted Locke on the shoulder. “Even in the whole Capes City, no normal man is not attracted by Miss Peter, let alone our mercenary.”

Taut sighed and then said to Locke in a low voice, “But this kind of thing can only be thought about. Miss Peter is the apple of the count’s eye, and she is the unique holy light mage. I’ve heard that she has received the admission letter of Kenneth Mage Academy in the imperial capital. Therefore, with our identity as mercenaries, we need to have a clear estimation of ourselves. Don’t think about the thing that a toad wants to eat swan meat.”

Locke nodded slightly. With a level-6 mage as her bodyguard, Irene did have a special status. With the identity of these mercenaries, they were indeed like chalk and cheese. Those young people who loved her might only fail in the end.

“But Miss Peter is kind-hearted. For so many years, she would pay a large sum of money to make up for the casualties, and often helps some people in trouble.”

Taut sighed.

Locke nodded silently. He didn’t expect that the beautiful girl in front of him would be so warm-hearted. Thinking of this, he couldn’t help but glance at Irene again. And this scene once again fell into the eyes of the maid.

Seeing that Locke was staring at her lord again, the maid was so angry that she gritted her teeth and glared at Locke. It seemed that she was about to stand up and teach this arrogant boy a lesson, but she was stopped by Irene.

Irene didn’t eat much. In less than ten minutes, she put down the knife and fork and pulled the maid into the tent.

After Irene left, the atmosphere in the camp was still good, but obviously, everyone was worried about disturbing Irene’s rest, so they unconsciously lowered their voices.

After eating, Locke went back to his tent. He put a defensive enchanted barrier inside the tent and began to practice.