Xiu Yin finally woke up. He stared blankly at the grayish-yellow sky in front of him. It took a long time before he finally recognized that it was the top of the tent illuminated by lights. Then, the memory before the loss of consciousness emerged from his mind.
What exactly is this place? Katoli how are they doing? Where is the enemy
Xiu Yin planned to sit up and confirm these, but it wasn't until he took action that he realized that it was too difficult for him—the body almost completely lost consciousness from the neck down. The mage then concentrated all his mental power on the tips of his fingers, just like casting spells normally, he imagined that his will would be transmitted through the muscles, and finally reached the index finger of his right hand. With unremitting efforts, the stubborn index finger finally moved like a twitch.
It seemed that the blow hadn't knocked me into complete paralysis, and the mage breathed a sigh of relief. But what is the current situation? Maybe I was caught by those Fakhdods, but it is also possible that Katoli managed to break through... Anyway, the first thing to do now is to sit up from the bed.
When Thomas lifted the curtain of the tent, he happened to see Shuyin trying to support himself with his arms. He was so focused that he didn't notice a necromancer standing beside him at all.
"Are you awake yet? The resilience of young people is really good." When the other party completed the goal of sitting on the bed, Thomas said, "You have been sleeping for two full days."
"Has it been two days..." the mage murmured, and then he recognized that the person in front of him was his mortal enemy. Xiuyin immediately understood the current situation, and his tone hardened, "Where is this place? You want to kill me How about it?"
"Please state your name before asking, young mage." The necromancer replied with the arrogance typical of a victor.
"... My name is Xiu Yin, Xiu Yin Wei Na." The other party was silent for a while, and then opened his mouth.
"My name is Thomas, and I am a high-ranking mage just like you, and I specialize in necromancers." Regarding the attitude of the captives, Thomas just smiled, "You are now in the marching tent of the Chief Knights of Fahdod, In a day, we will be able to walk out of the Stantyr hills and arrive at the capital of this country. In addition, your physical defense enchantment is very good, and it can absorb most of the power of the sword fighting spirit. I thought you would be killed Lord Austin cut in two."
"So it's Sword Dou Qi..." Xiu Yin smiled wryly, "Then... have my companions... been arrested too?"
"Who do you think can heal such a serious injury?" The necromancer sat beside the other party's bed with great interest.
The young high-ranking mage fell silent. He struggled to reach under his clothes, groping for the muscles in his chest and abdomen—the skin in every place was smooth, and he couldn't feel any signs of injury at all.
"That pretty girl treated you, and then another paladin is in charge of restoring your strength. Otherwise, I'm afraid you won't be able to wake up within two days from such a serious injury," Thomas didn't hide his expression. Yearning, "This is the power of God... the power to manipulate the power of life is really incredible."
"Catoli, Ren, Josephine...have they been caught too..." Huin muttered to himself, lowering his head.
"Your companion is also in this barracks, but I think you'd better not have any stupid thoughts. There are more than a thousand elite knights between you, and I have already cast a spell seal on you, don't try to use it in vain. Send the phalanx." The necromancer stood up and walked towards the exit of the tent, "Let's stop here, I will have someone take you on a stretcher tomorrow morning, and when we arrive in the capital, I hope you can cooperate well with us .”
As soon as the other party left, a deathly silence quickly surrounded the numb mage. After talking so much, Xiu Yin felt his throat was dry and astringent, but he was not in the mood to drink water or rest at all. The feeling of remorse is like a huge shadow cast by the light, covering him in deep darkness.
I should take full responsibility for this failure. If I can stay calm while being attacked by skeleton soldiers, the team will not be detected. If you can think carefully when you are attacked, you will not take sword fighting qi as a wind blade technique for granted. If it wasn't for saving herself, how could Katoli surrender
"Hugh Wayne, you are such a useless fellow." The mage said in an empty and helpless voice. I was only nineteen years old when I passed the high-level mage assessment, the same as Kadar back then~! Not only that, Xiu Yin had also participated in many contact battles with the undead, relying on powerful magic power and unexpected tactics, each time he was able to successfully defend his side against the tide-like impact. When he was selected as a member of the World Tree search team by the Fawang Hall, he confidently believed that he would be able to overcome all obstacles, but only now did he realize that not only could he not fight against demons, but he could not even defeat human enemies.
From this point of view, I am no different from ordinary nerds... Maybe, only magic can let me truly understand the meaning of power...
However, that is also a wish that can only be fulfilled without being caught. Now that I have become a prisoner, and I have also become a prisoner with my companions, what kind of future will be waiting for us? death...? Thinking of this, the mage could not help but shrink back.
"I really want to know how they are doing now." Xiu Yin couldn't restrain what he was thinking.
Wondering how they are now... Katoli sighed.
Just as Austin promised, Katori and her party who became captives did not suffer any torture, and she was the only one in this tent at the moment. But the girl knew very well that some kind of magic tool was constantly monitoring her actions, and there were at least six swordsmen guarding the door.
Not only that, my feet are also covered with mithril-made shackles. This thing is not only extremely strong, but also several times heavier than ordinary products. It can be tolerated when marching during the day-the mage will apply lightweight magic on it, But now, even walking is very inconvenient. Katoli doubted that even with a weapon in hand, it would take at least ten minutes to cut off the shackles.
Tomorrow the Fahdods will leave the hills of Stantyr and enter the heavily guarded capital. Tonight is the last chance, if you can't escape now, then this mission will be a failure~!
what do I do? Is there any way to escape? Or... just sit and wait
A sense of uneasiness quietly wrapped around the girl's heart, and she subconsciously put her hands on the pendant on her chest, wanting to seek protection from God. But the more Katoli chanted the prayers, the bigger the gap in her heart became. The fear that had been suppressed in her heart for two days now seemed to be surging waves, attacking again and again. The questioning made the indelible despair deep into her mind.
The Fahdods cannot find the World Tree. Even if they find it, how can mortals control the power that only belongs to gods? What will happen if the death knight sent by the undead arrives first
Ishutori will become the new god, the Luvis Alliance, which has been struggling for seven years, will collapse, the goddess's people will become the souls of the undead army, and the land of Lorentan will also be filled with resentment from the dead. buried with the breath of tomb-soil.
Well, I'm sure I won't see that apocalyptic vision... because, before that happens, I'll be put to death by these power-hungry fools, right? There was a bitter smile on the girl's face, and in the next moment, tears mixed with the taste of fear poured out uncontrollably, and flowed non-stop.
"What should I do?" Katoli sobbed, burying her head between her knees. "Can anyone help me?"
Ren walked back and forth irritably in the tent, and the shackles made tinkling sounds.
"It's been two days, and I didn't even see Katoli when I was marching...they won't do anything to her, right?" the paladin muttered worriedly again.
"If you mean the violation of 'that aspect', I believe that the chief knights of Fahdod can't do it." Josephine sighed from the side, thinking to herself how many times this conversation was repeated.
"I will arrive at Fahdod's capital tomorrow. If I don't escape tonight, I won't have a chance." Ren reached out to pull the shackles again, but the mithril product did not respond to his struggle at all.
"There are magic guards in this area, not to mention there are at least ten guards outside, we are unarmed, how do we escape?"
"Could it be possible to sit and wait for death like this?" The other party finally gave up his futile actions and sat next to the ranger, "Damn it, if only I could be stronger, then I can fight that Juggernaut with Katoli , the battle will end soon.”
Josephine looked at the young man beside him, who clenched his fists angrily, and his brows were knit together unwillingly. That look made You Xia naturally think of himself more than ten years ago—it was an expression poured out of a mold.
"Do you like Katoli?" he asked suddenly.
"What time is it now, why do you think of asking such a thing~!?" Ren's face turned red suddenly.
"If you had to die for her at some point, would you be willing to do that?" You Xia asked straightforwardly, telling the other party with a serious look that he was not joking.
"To die for her? Maybe I will hesitate when I act, but if that's the only option... No matter how scared I am, I have to do it?" Although it was a bit strange, Ren still answered seriously, " It's just that in the five years with her, it seems that I have troubled Katoli a lot, but there are only a handful of places where I can help... "
"Don't mind too much, she can definitely understand your feelings," Josephine patted him on the shoulder, "But, there is one thing I want to advise you as someone who has experienced it, compared to the feeling of dying for the other party , maybe the usual thoughtfulness and attractive dreams can better retain the girl's heart."
Just when Ren opened his mouth to answer, a loud roar from outside the tent interrupted him. The fear-perceiving instinct of an excellent fighter instantly made the pores of the paladin and ranger stand erect, and the memory of the nightmarish not long ago also flashed under this horrific shock—the two quickly remembered , that roar was the curse from the deepest part of Balrog's throat.
The demons of the Twisting Nether have arrived.
A gigantic monster was rampaging crazily in the jungle, and from time to time, trees as thick as bowls trembled and fell down. The roar of the tree when it hit the ground, and the six dazzling red dots inlaid on the front side of the black outline, immediately attracted a night watch team of Fahdoud. The knights didn't know the true identity of the attackers, but the number of more than twenty people made them confidently believe that they would be able to defeat the enemies hidden in the darkness.
"Keep the formation moving forward, once the opponent enters the range, the archers will attack immediately~!" The captain issued an order and stood at the forefront by setting an example.
"Everyone, be careful, that thing is not an ordinary beast...it might be a summoned creature, we must go all out to deal with it~!" The mage was at the center of the formation.
That vigorous figure quickly approached the knights at the edge of the forest. Only then did they realize that the opponent's body was larger than expected, and the speed of movement was abnormally fast—the archer shot only a few arrows. Hit, but failed to stop its charge. After several rounds of curved shots, the huge black shadow has already rushed out of the surrounding trees, and rushed straight to the flesh and blood body in front of it.
The captain of the Fahdods greeted him without changing his expression, and the long sword in his hand accurately slashed at the monster's head, and the two knights beside him also followed from the side to support. However, what followed was not the wailing of the monster, but the groan when the metal broke—the three heads of the Cerberus received the knight's slash respectively, and the two-handed sword bitten by it was like a fragile toothpick. It broke.
A deep roar came from the depths of the demon's throat, making the three people who had lost their weapons feel horrified. The six red eyes that shone with red light seemed to be burning, and they were so dazzling that they couldn't look straight at them. In the next moment, the knight captain's head was chewed into pieces like a tomato between the teeth of the hellhound. The blood arrow soared into the air from the torn neck, and the other two stared at everything in front of them dumbfounded, and even forgot to run away.
"Quick~! Don't stand there~! The archers continue to shoot arrows, and the forwards go around and attack from the side~!" The mage in the center of the team was the first to react, but between his words, the agile demon was already like a sharp knife. Leaping into formation, he charged to the camp behind them after tearing apart the other two archers.
"Damn it, that's a hellhound... a demon from the Netherworld~! How could such a thing appear in Stantyr? I must report this to my superiors immediately, and the camp cannot be attacked by demons~!"
"However, I think there are more serious problems to face now..." The archer at the side took up the conversation with a trembling voice, and tugged on the opponent's sleeve. The mage turned his head, and this time what caught his eyes was a giant as tall as a two-story building, with scorching magma flowing all over its body.
"How is this possible?" He muttered to himself, just like the comrades beside him, he felt his mind go blank, while the surrounding trees were quickly withered, smoked and burned under the licking of the flames, and finally Finally, it became a flame, depicting the scene of hell on earth under the dark night.
When Austin rushed out of the tent, the four-meter-long flaming knife cut right at his face—a Balrog was planning to destroy the residence of the head of the knights. Before being scorched into charcoal, Austin escaped the blow with his excellent reflexes, but the hunting wind from the weapon still made his eardrums tingle.
Why do demons appear here? This was the Juggernaut's first question after he regained his balance, but obviously, the opponent had no intention of answering him. The Balrog once again raised the big knife in his hand, kicked away the ruined tent, and turned to the new prey in front of him with a roar. For Austin, who used a narrow-edged sword, the equipment of the middle-level demon was quite difficult. He couldn't break through the all-round attack of the Balrog's nine-headed whip, let alone deal with the long knife wrapped in a flame shell. But the battle was decided in the blink of an eye—the Juggernaut's Sword Fighting Qi cut off most of the opponent's head, and the horns on the Balrog's forehead rolled in the air driven by the strong wind, and finally fell deeply It was inserted into the ground, and the huge body also fell down.
Still dead? What a troublesome enemy... Seeing the headless body struggling to get up, Austin frowned involuntarily.
"By the way, you must destroy the devil's heart~!" After remembering the record in the document, the sword master used another sword fight, and the demon's chest was immediately pierced by that force. This time, the Balrog Can no longer move.
"How's the situation around now?" Austin turned around and asked Thomas, who had just stepped out of the light of the transfer phalanx.
"Just look at it." The necromancer replied, maintaining his usual calm tone—but that didn't mean how optimistic the situation was.
The camp of the Fahdod Knights was arranged for the purpose of closely guarding the four captives, because no one thought that they would encounter a large-scale attack in their own country. This decision led to a serious shortage of troops on the outer defense line, and a large number of hell dogs easily broke into the unsuspecting camp. They are like a pair of sharp knives, cutting the knights into countless small pieces. Many people were crushed under the overturned tent before they woke up, and when they were ready to fight, the knights would find themselves The only thing that can be done is to search for monsters in the field of vision aimlessly, instead of organizing an effective counterattack.
"Where did these demons come from?"
"I don't know, but one thing I can be sure of is that these demons will never be controlled by humans." The other party shrugged irresponsibly, "In the records of Fahdod, it also appeared here seventeen years ago Over the demons... Maybe this battle is just a coincidence, we may be in their way..."
"So can the Knights fight against these demons?" Austin waved his hand, interrupting Thomas' history lesson.
"Using enchanted weapons is enough. I have already informed the mages to do a good job of helping the knights, but even if they can fight against the hellhounds, I don't think humans will have a chance of winning against such things." Thomas said, pointing to the camp Against the dazzling wall of fire rising from Edom, the shadows of dozens of giants are swaying with their teeth and claws against the orange background, "Fortunately, there are currently no other Balrogs in the camp except for the one you knocked down." , we must retreat now, otherwise if we confront the middle-level demons, the Knights will definitely suffer heavy losses."
"You are right." The other party nodded, "The capital is only one day away from here, there are enough troops there to defend against these guys, immediately send a mage to ask for help in the name of the chief knight order, and we quickly Retreat to the west and try to join the reinforcements as soon as possible."
"What about the Union prisoners?"
"It's up to you, take care of their safety, and at the same time never let anyone escape." Austin patted the Necromancer on the shoulder, "I have to organize the Knights, it's just these barking hellhounds, Not yet qualified to stop the actions of Fahdod's chief knights~!"
"It's already a mess outside," Josephine stood up, "Maybe this is a good opportunity to escape, even facing the devil is better than being used as a pawn by the Fahdoud, what do you think?"
"To be honest, I don't like either," Ren replied frankly. The young paladin will never forget the life-and-death contest with the abyss lord, "but if we have to choose, I hope to make a choice that will allow us to get rid of the abyss lord." Difficult choices."
At this moment, both of them are ready to fight. But that set of procedures is actually very simple, just standing up from the ground and moving the stiff limbs. They were unarmed, and they were still wearing heavy shackles. No matter how hard they tried, they might not be able to deal with the devil. From the creepy roar into the tent until now, no one came in to give any explanation. Ren even wondered if the group of Fahdods had left their captives and fled.
"I'll go out and have a look~!" The young paladin finally made up his mind, "At this moment, those guards probably wouldn't have cut me off before asking... If there were guards outside the tent."
Just when Ryan took the first step, the curtain of the tent was lifted, but it was not human beings who poked their heads in, but three ugly dog heads connected together—one of them still had a guard's bloody dog's head dangling from its mouth. In the upper body, the swollen large intestine was dragged out from the torn abdomen of the corpse, leaving a stench on the ground.
"Cerberus~!" The two yelled in unison, and before the words fell, the demon at the door had already jumped up and rushed towards Ren who was closest to it.
The shot fell to nothing, and the paladin escaped the attack of the hellhound by rolling in embarrassment, but the small tent couldn't withstand the impact of that tyrannical force, and collapsed after shaking a few times. After working hard for a long time, Ren finally got rid of the heavy canvas that was pressing on him, but at the same time, the paladin suddenly found a big mouth popping up in front of him—it was the mouth of a hellhound.
"Ren~! Run away~!" The ranger shouted hoarsely, but that did not stop the demon's imminent fatal attack.
The paladin subconsciously blocked his right hand in front of him. In the next moment, a sharp ice spear brushed past his ear and buried it deep in the mouth of the hellhound. The tip of the spear pierced through the back of his head, bringing A large piece of red liquid came out, and the dog's head immediately drooped silently.
"Don't worry, the Knights will guarantee your safety, please come here quickly, I will take care of that hellhound~!" Thomas said loudly, and at the same time, the six Fahdoud knights Quickly outflanked from the two wings - not so much to deal with the demon, but to prevent the two from escaping.
Ren and Josephine quickly exchanged glances. Both of them knew very well that if they didn't run away now, they might have no chance in this life.
For some reason, the paladin suddenly remembered the trusting eyes Katoli silently watched the other party during the battle in Belial—but it was not for him, but for the demon hunter who dared to confront the abyss lord head-on.
"Perhaps an attractive dream can hold a girl's heart better." The ranger's words rang in his ears.
I don't intend to expect anything extravagantly... But if I can successfully break out now and break the unfavorable situation of being captured, Katoli will definitely trust me more, right? In the future... you will pay more attention to my things and moods, right? I don't want to be regarded as a character who needs to be taken care of all the time, so this time, I must use my own strength to turn the situation around~!
Bet on my life~!
Ren gritted his teeth, roared, and rushed towards the injured Cerberus. The Fahdods were stunned by this suicidal behavior and had no idea how to stop it. Noticing the approach of humans, the demon's remaining two heads moved immediately, but the paladin cleverly relied on inertia to slip between its forelimbs, then grabbed the opponent's body, turned over and rode on the back of the hellhound .
The demon shook his body violently, trying to throw off the tiny human being on his body, but Ren knew very well that this level alone could not allow him to break through the siege of the Fahdods, so he threw the Fingers stuck in the red eyes of the Cerberus—the pain turned the Cerberus into a mad bull, roaring and tearing everything within reach, and smashing the knights away with incredible force and speed, even The ice wall Thomas created failed to stop the enraged demon.
Everyone could only watch the demon disappear into the gloomy hills together with the captive on its back, and when they came back to their senses, they found that the child of the forest had disappeared~!
"Damn it~! How did it become like this~!?" The necromancer's tone finally lost his usual calmness, "Start the search immediately, and bring them back to me no matter what~!"