The Black Forest is in the north, and the further north one goes, the colder the climate becomes.
Although it is already late spring at this time, it is still as cold as winter in the Black Forest. The sky is always covered with dark clouds, and a few snowflakes drift from time to time. The snow on the ground is getting thicker and thicker. , like a knife cut.
This is already the third day that Link and his team have been tracking dark ghosts. They have penetrated more than 300 kilometers into the Black Forest, reaching the hinterland of the Dark Elf Pelinde Kingdom.
'Gaz~Gaz~' The scouts were stepping on the snow, which was already knee-deep, and it took a lot of effort to pull out their legs when they stepped on it.
In this harsh situation, the scouts had to use branches to clean their footprints while moving forward, and the speed of progress became very slow.
But fortunately, the speed of the dark ghost who reported the message was not too high, and this guy would never clean up the footprints he left on the snow layer. Link was always locked on to the opponent's breath, so everyone was not worried about losing him.
As he was walking, suddenly a scout let out a low cry. He stepped on the ground, and his body sank rapidly, and he was about to sink into the snow layer.
"Levitation!"
As soon as Link thought, magic blessed the scout, helping the scout stabilize his body.
The people next to him immediately walked up cautiously, threw the rope towards the scout, and pulled him out of the snow.
There was a loud bang, and Bai Xue continued to fall from the pit where the scout was, and soon a large pit with a diameter of more than three meters wide and a depth of seven or eight meters appeared. The bottom of the pit was full of rocks, and the top of the pit It is covered with dead branches and weeds, and it is they that prop up the thick snow layer and form a natural trap.
'Phew' the scout exhaled with lingering fear, and said gratefully to Link: "Thank you, sir."
If it weren't for the levitation technique, he might have broken his bones this time, and suffering such a serious injury in this ghost place would basically be a death sentence.
Link nodded slightly, comforting: "Be careful."
After finishing speaking, he walked to the rock beside him, blessed himself with Eagle Eye, and looked to the north.
Ahead is a rugged hill, covered with white caps. The further north one goes, the lower the trees become, and half of them are submerged in the snow layer, and the field of vision becomes wider.
This road became more and more difficult to walk, without the cover of trees, the possibility of exposure became higher.
In the hinterland of the dark elf kingdom, Link can't use the levitation technique to hurry, because using magic for a long time will leave a magical aura that can be tracked by the opponent, which is tantamount to asking for a dead end.
After looking at it for a while, Link finally decided on a path forward, and said, "Go this way, use the rope, tie it around the waist, and tie everyone together so that we can take care of each other."
"Yes, my lord." The scouts immediately complied.
While tying the rope, Link walked up to Annie and said softly, "How about it, can you hold on?"
For the convenience of movement, the scouts are all wearing leather armor. Although the leather armor is much thicker because they are fighting in the north, the ability to keep out the cold is not outstanding. In addition, the weather is enough to freeze people's ears. Air can't completely resist the low temperature.
At this time, every scout's face turned pale, especially Annie was the only woman in the team, her physical fitness was the weakest, and her condition was getting worse. Her face was pale, her lips were even bloodless, and her body would tremble from time to time.
"No...it's okay, I can hold on." Annie said in a low voice, but no matter how she heard it, it made people feel uneasy.
Link looked at the other scouts. Although the situation was better, it wasn't much better. In fact, he himself felt a little overwhelmed. If he continued to chase them, I'm afraid they would have to freeze to death before being defeated by the dark elves. .
Here, unless you want to seek death, you don't need to think about magic to keep out the cold. What Link can do is to release an elemental treatment to everyone at intervals to replenish the physical consumption of the scouts.
"I can't go on like this, I have to find a place to fix it." Link looked around and searched the surrounding area carefully, but the surrounding area was covered with white snow, and there was no place to rest at all.
"Forget it, let's go first." Link had no choice.
A group of people continued to move north, and there were several accidents on the way, but fortunately there was a rope connecting them, so every time there was no danger.
After walking for half a day, Annie was a little unable to support herself. She was staggering, and her consciousness was also in a semi-conscious state. The reason why she was still moving forward was all supported by her will. The other scouts were also trembling. I couldn't hold on anymore. On the other hand, Link, the magic robe on his body is warmer, and he is currently in the best condition.
At this moment, a small hill appeared in front of it. At the bottom of the hill, there seemed to be a wooden house covered in snow. Link blessed himself with Eagle Eye to look carefully.
Sure enough, it was a wooden house. It looked very dilapidated and had no windows, but it was enough to be a shelter in the wild.
"Come on, let's go over there to rest overnight." Link supported Annie and led the way to the wooden house.
Of course, the scouts had no objection. They rubbed their hands and stomped their feet one by one, followed behind Link, and walked all the way to the wooden house.
The trees became thinner and thinner, and the wind became stronger. They blew down from the ice field in the north, freezing everything along the way.
In this hellish place, you can't even open your eyes too wide, or you will get frostbite.
Link and the scouts walked towards the wooden house step by step. It looked very close, but it took them more than half an hour to reach the ground.
The wooden house is a typical dark elf architectural style, with dark colors and strange shapes. There is a small skull carved beside the door. However, this wooden house has been abandoned, and only half of the wooden door remains, and the roof is also crushed by snow. Half of the roof was covered, but at least there was still half of the roof, which could barely shelter from the wind in the corner of the wooden house.
After entering the cabin, Link's wand pointed at the corner of the cabin: 'Cleaning'
'Huh~' It was as if a curtain had been lifted, and the corner suddenly became spotless.
Then Link looked at the structure of the wooden house around the corner, and used the Higgs force field to repair and strengthen the structure of the wooden house.
The scouts were not idle either. There were some discarded furniture in the wooden house. There were several tables and stools. Most of them were badly mothed, but some were still usable. Those that are mothed are used as firewood, and those that can be used are wiped clean.
After a while, a fire was raised in the middle of the corner, and the temperature in the wooden house rose a lot and became much warmer.
A scout also found a broken iron pot. Link walked over and repaired it with magic. The pot was ready for use. The scout filled the pot with white snow and put it on the fire to boil water.
When Link saw him, he remembered his space pendant and some snacks that Lucy had specially cooked for him, so he also took them out, divided half among the scouts, and put the other half of the meat snacks into the iron pot to cook the meat soup .
Although element therapy can supplement the body's consumption, it can't always bring people the pleasure of mouth and tongue like food, especially the food that Link brings out is very delicious, like smoked ribs and spicy lobster, everyone eats it They are all in a happy mood, and their physical condition, which was close to collapse, is slowly recovering.
Annie huddled in the corner, stretched out her hands to roast on the fire, and ate a few delicious snacks from time to time. Some blood color gradually recovered on her face, but she still looked very weak.
Seeing her like this, Link suddenly remembered that he still had a snow bear fur cloak in his space pendant, which was inconvenient to wear when he was on the road, but it was just right at this time.
He took it out and gently put it on Anne's body. Annie glanced at him, smiled gratefully, and the soft light in her eyes almost overflowed.
Link smiled back, then turned to the scouts and said, "This is already close to the extreme arctic ice sheet, almost at the end of the Black Forest. I think the Bone Clay is not far ahead."
The scouts listened quietly, and no one said a word.
They all knew in their hearts that the dark ghosts were already so terrifying, and the bone dregs castle seemed to be the dark ghosts' camp, as well as the leader of the dark ghosts. The closer they were to the bone dregs castle, the closer they were to death.
Link continued: "It's getting late now, so we'll rest here overnight to recharge our spirits and set off again tomorrow morning. If we haven't encountered a team escorting the Sword of Dawn on the road, we'll go to the Bone Clay Castle to catch it." A dark ghost inquired about the news."
"What if the Excalibur of Dawn has already been escorted to the Bone Clay?" Annie asked.
This is a very practical question. When Dawn Excalibur arrives in the castle, should they give up or continue to rescue? What if the Sword of Dawn had already been demonized
It's all up to Link to decide.
The scouts all looked at Link, waiting for him to speak, every word he said would determine the fate of everyone present.
Link was silent, chewing the spicy lobster in his mouth, but he didn't find it delicious, but full of bitterness. This choice is very difficult, and the responsibility is too heavy. It is not only related to the lives of the scouts present and himself, but even to this The outcome of a war.
The scouts did not urge, but waited patiently.
It took a full ten minutes before Link made up his mind: "If the Sword of Dawn has been taken into the Bone Clay, we will do everything possible to rescue it. My plan is that when the time comes, I will release magic from a distance to attract Pay attention to each other and deal with each other. You take the opportunity to sneak into the castle and look for the Sword of Dawn. If he has been demonized, then give up immediately and leave the fortress. If he is still alive, you rescue him, and I will give You hold on long enough."
The scouts all nodded.
This plan is very risky, whether it is for Link or them, it is a desperate effort, but since Link has made a decision, they will try their best to support him.
Annie asked softly: "Mulus, if the Sword of Dawn is demonized, is there a way to save him?"
Link shook his head: "If it was ordinary demonization, there is a way to reverse it. But this time is different, this time it is impossible. When the demonization has just been completed, there should be a period of weakness... If there is a chance, kill him , use holy silver!"
With the demonization of the dark talisman, how could the will of a mortal be against the gods
Everyone felt heavy when they heard it.
They chased them all the way, and apart from occasionally seeing a few dark elf villages, they were basically advancing in the wilderness at other times. On the way, they didn't see the team escorting the Dawn Excalibur or any traces left by them.
There are two possibilities. For a while, they missed the escort team of Dawn Excalibur. The second is that the Dawn Excalibur has arrived at the Bone Cinder Castle.
Neither is good news.
Afterwards, everyone was speechless, and they all looked at the burning firewood quietly. After a while, the strong aroma of broth came from the pot, and everyone felt better and began to drink. Link also drank some of the fragrant broth, feeling much warmer all over.
After a while, the sky darkened and night fell. Everyone was tired after chasing the ghost for several days and nights, and they all leaned against the wall of the wooden house to rest.
The same is true for Link. He felt a little cold, so he shrank his body. At some point, he felt his body warm up. There was a soft body next to him. At the same time, there was a layer of warm and thick bear on his body. Skin.
It's Annie.
In a daze, Link didn't refuse, and the two were close together, sharing the warmth brought by a snow bearskin cloak.
The night grew quieter.
In the middle of the night, Link suddenly woke up with a shock in his heart. He moved his ears, and heard the sound of 'Gaz-Gaz' stepping on the snow.
The sound was getting closer and closer, and it seemed to be walking towards the wooden house. Listening to the sound, there were 2 people, and there were voices coming from the dark elf language.
"I'm freezing to death, this damn weather." It was a hoarse voice.
"Heh~ You said you were freezing to death before, I believe it. Now you have received the blessing of the dark lady. If you are still cold, I will treat you as a fart." Another teasing voice sounded.
"Fuck you, I carried this guy on my back all the way, why don't you try. The soldiers of this national army are dead and heavy. I bet his armor weighs at least 100 kilograms! Ah, it can't be done. , I have to rest."
Hearing these words, Link's heart moved: "The warrior is still carried by this demonized dark elf, with a heavy armor of more than 100 kilograms. This must be a very powerful warrior. Could it be called the Excalibur of Dawn?" '
Link was overjoyed, are they ahead of each other