Orida Fortress.
The army of the fortress was ready to go, and at dawn, an army of 20,000 people would leave the fortress and rush to the southern city of Greenstone to control the plague.
On the eve of the departure of the army, in the fortress, Marshal Abel sat motionless on a chair in the corner of the bedroom, holding a sword in one hand, panting constantly.
In his mind, all kinds of killing fantasies kept flashing, like bubbles in boiling water, and he couldn't stop it. He hardly had any energy to think about the current situation.
The only thing he can do now is to try his best to control his thoughts and let himself sit on the chair
After a long time, he felt that his thoughts calmed down a little: "I'm about to lose control, and I don't know if Annie has delivered the letter... If it has been delivered, then Master Link must already be on his way north. If he comes ,what do I do?"
There was a panic in my heart for no reason. This is a kind of fear that the final judgment is about to come. No one can calmly wait for death.
Abel has seen countless heroic epics, and he has also seen countless sacrifices with his own eyes. He once thought that this would be very glorious and heroic, but when this kind of sacrifice really happened to him, he was afraid.
"What does it feel like to die? After killing so many people, will my soul fall into the abyss and be devoured by countless evil spirits?"
This idea came to Duke Abel's mind. He had read "The Epic of Ferroman", among which there was "The Chapter of Human Demons", which talked about the tragic end of each bloody butcher. experience, especially focusing on describing the horrors of hell and the abyss.
'Ai Luoan lay in a big pit full of poisonous snakes, and was eaten by countless snakes and insects every day. His flesh and blood were swallowed up the day before and turned into bones, but after one night, his body was covered with flesh and blood again, so the snakes and insects They come back to bite and bite again, and suffer eternal torture like this. '
This was a tyrant named Elroan encountered in the Serpent Hell 700 years ago. Although with Abel’s knowledge, it is not difficult to see that many of the details were conceived by literati, but when it happened to him, he became terrified .
What if... what if this is true
His body trembled slightly, and he held his sword tightly with both hands. The sub-dragon skin wrapped around the hilt felt warm and cool, and the powerful force surging in his body gave him a little sense of security.
But then, the scene of Link slaughtering the demon army alone in Orida Fortress came to his mind again. He now has legendary power, but after being promoted to legend, he found that with his power , if you fight head-on, you can kill 5,000 demons, a legion? That is simply an impossible goal.
"He is so powerful, I don't have any chance of surviving. It's better now..."
The Duke looked at the sword in his hand. This is the epic sword passed down by the Abel family, named 'The Lion's Fury'. Of course it is a top-level weapon for ordinary people, but for the legendary powerhouse, it is not as powerful as it is. Iron bars are not much different.
Supported by this sudden idea, Duke Abel slightly exerted force, and slowly raised the Lion's Fury, and the black, cold sword edge slowly approached his neck.
As long as he swung his sword down, all the sins, all the struggles, and all the pains would all go with the wind.
"Coward!" Suddenly a scolding sound came from the corner of the bedroom.
Duke Abel shook his hand, and the courage that had just been summoned in his heart was shaken by the shout, and the sword in his hand fell. He looked in the direction of the sound, and there appeared a black shadow, it was the one who led him in. pit woman.
This time, he found that the other party did not come alone, and there was a black-haired woman beside her.
The black-haired woman looked at him with contempt, and said with a sneer to her companion, "Molina, is this the killing messenger you mentioned? Why do I look like a maggot?"
The snake man called Molina shook her head: "Katyusha, you are wrong, you don't understand the Duke, he just hasn't figured it out yet, his mind is bound by too many worldly concepts, and we just want to help him break through These obstacles, and then he unlocks a huge potential."
While speaking, Molina's slightly sharp facial features softened a lot. She twisted her slender waist, walked slowly to Duke Abel, squatted down in front of him, slowly stretched out her hand, and caressed Abel The Duke's face: "Duke, I know the pain in your heart, you have been tortured, and you repent every night, and I also know that I shouldn't lead you to this road of killing, but if I'm wrong..."
Speaking of this, Molina slipped her hand and grabbed the hand of the Duke holding the sword. Then, she tore open the clothes on her chest with the other hand, and suddenly a pair of crystal clear white doves jumped out tremblingly, two bright red A small dot caught the Duke's eye.
Then, Molina exerted a little force, and compared the Duke's sword to her heart. The blue sword, snow-white and soft skin, and two beautiful towering peaks overlapped together, forming a thrilling picture.
She looked up at the Duke, with crystal tears streaming from her eyes: "If I'm wrong, just kill me."
"You..." Duke Abel looked at this woman in disbelief. There is no doubt that this person led him astray, but she also gave him great strength. Originally, he hated this girl, but now she With such an attitude, Duke Abel felt that the sword in his hand could not cut down!
Molina squatted down in front of Duke Abel almost humbly, and begged: "My lord, there are two roads in the world, one is the road of mortals. You must always consider the thoughts of the general public and those around you. Trend, you are worried that they will covet your power. The second is the road of immortal saints, as long as you follow your inner voice and move forward, you will become stronger and stronger until you achieve immortality My lord, don’t hesitate anymore, everything about mortals is short-lived, the Abel family and the Norton Kingdom will disappear with the wind, but you only need to choose the second path, and you will last forever.”
Duke Abel was persuaded. He is a strong person. If the other party used conspiracy to lure him to degenerate, his self-esteem would not be able to bear it, and he would have a strong resistance. But now, the other party softly begged and said After such a reasoning, the struggle in his heart suddenly loosened a lot.
"But, Link has already come, and I'm not his opponent."
Katyusha, who had been trying not to speak, suddenly laughed: "Ha, I thought you were worried about something. Take this sword and replace the broken sword in your hand."
Katyusha threw a dark red sword over.
Duke Abel reached out to take it, and put it in his hand to examine it carefully. This sword is about 1.3 meters long and weighs more than 30 kilograms. There are many characters tattooed on the sword that he can't understand. The sword has been placed in one place for a long time. , a lot of dark red mist appeared in the surrounding air, and the mist became thicker and thicker, and many light and shadow runes loomed in the red mist.
He could feel that this sword was infinitely better than his Lion's Fury.
Lightly bumped the blade of Lion's Fury with this sword, with a 'ding' sound, the sword was not damaged at all, and Lion's Fury had knocked a fracture.
"Good sword." Duke Abel couldn't help but praised.
"Of course it's a good sword. It's called Hero Twilight. It used to be the weapon of a legendary swordsman. You hold it. When Link comes, I, Molina, will deal with him with you. You don't dare to use the fortress army to contain him. Using range attack magic, no matter how strong he is, he can't be our opponent." Katyusha said.
Duke Abel fell into hesitation again. He could feel that both Molina and the black-haired snake man in front of him were very powerful figures. If the three of them could join forces and threaten the lives of the entire army, then Should... possibly... maybe be able to defeat Link
Katyusha waited impatiently: "What are you thinking about? Could it be that you are really a coward?"
Duke Abel finally made up his mind: "Then do it!"
Strange to say, when he went all out, no longer cared about the family glory, the fate of the kingdom, etc., and no longer considered the crime of killing, he suddenly felt a long-lost peace in his heart.
The killing thoughts that had been running around all over before disappeared in an instant, and there was only a faint killing intent left in his mind. Duke Abel could clearly feel that as long as he thought about it, this killing intent would be like ancient times. He emerged like a ferocious beast, doubling his combat power, and when he was calm, the opponent would shrink back, no longer interfering with his rational judgment.
Both Molina and Katyusha felt it, and the two women looked at each other and smiled.
Molina said: "Congratulations, Duke, you have successfully embarked on the path of immortality."
Katyusha also smiled: "This is what a generalissimo looks like."
Duke Abel let out a long breath, and clenched the legendary sword in his hand: "Link is a hero, he is a glorious savior, his body is full of light, piercing so hard that people can't open their eyes, he shouldn't exist! Since this Call the sword the hero dusk, then let this hero fall in the north!"
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On the second day, the Orida Fortress army went out. The number of troops sent out doubled from the expected 20,000 to 40,000, and all the best troops were sent out, leaving only 10,000 recruits to garrison the fortress.
Before setting off, Duke Abel shouted: "Everyone, the plague has begun to spread in Greenstone. We don't have the healing methods of priests, and we don't have the whimsy of magicians, but we have swords in our hands! Priests and magicians The plague that cannot be solved, we will use the sword to solve it!"
"Roar~roar~roar~" The army responded to their commander with a roar.
"Let's go!" Duke Abel pointed his sword at Griston, and galloped out on his horse.
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Greenstone.
In the early morning, Link was returning to Greenstone with more than 30 Habsburg priests. He had been busy last night and finally completed the divine power focusing crystal. At the same time, he and several bishops of the church urgently created a magic.
It is not yet known whether this magic has any effect. After they rushed back to Greenstone, they immediately went to the cathedral in the city.
When the archbishop saw the corpses all over the ground, he cried out in pain: "Oh, my God, these demons!"
The other priests also had complex expressions in their eyes, including anger, fear, and fear, to name a few.
During this period of time, Link had already caught a passerby from the street. This passerby's face was pale, his eyes were faintly bloodshot, and when he walked, his body trembled slightly, and he was panting unconsciously. This was a result of being deeply infected sign.
Link urged: "Bishop, time is very tight, the plague is about to break out, try the effect of magic!"
Throughout Greenstone, nine out of ten pedestrians on the street look like this. In some corners, Link has already felt the commotion. Link estimates that in two hours, the plague will break out!