Su Shi was jolted awake.
The arm behind him was still firm and strong, and the warm chest was pressed against his, and he could even feel the strong beating of the heart.
I don't know how long the protagonist has been running, and even his breathing has gradually become heavy, and he hastily hit him on the neck.
His throat was filled with the smell of blood, and his body also felt chills. Su Shi blinked drowsily, raised his hand with difficulty, and grabbed the opponent's cuff.
"Are you awake? Hold on, we'll be safe soon."
The arm behind him tightened tightly, as if he was afraid of disturbing the already weak young man, his voice was still low and soft.
Su Shi's head was a little dizzy, he raised his head to meet those eyes, and twitched the corner of his mouth weakly: "Why... don't you set the fire?"
"I finally washed it clean, I don't want to make you dirty again."
The hand moved, stroked the end of his hair gently, and hugged him even more.
Su Shi slowed down for a while, and then raised his eyes thoughtfully again.
They seemed to be still being hunted down. Although they couldn't see any movement behind them, the other party still kept walking and didn't dare to rest for a moment.
It was really uncomfortable to be bumped, and Su Shi only recovered a little bit, when he was hit again, causing a tight pain in his chest.
Su Shi woke up in a daze, and couldn't help but let out a low snort. Esmond paused, and quickly tightened his arm in apology: "I'm sorry, let's rest for a while..."
As he spoke, he looked behind him again to confirm that he could no longer see the person following him, and then gradually slowed down his pace.
Looking at the peaceful paladin in his arms, Esmond's chest felt a little congested. He stopped by a river, knelt down on one knee, and supported him in his arms: "Are you thirsty, do you want some water?" ?”
The uncontrollable tiredness lowered his eyelids, Su Shi blinked twice as hard as he could, nodded slightly, and frowned at him comfortingly.
Holding the person in his arms steady, Esmond scooped up some river water with one hand and carefully fed him to drink. He also picked up some water and wiped his face vigorously.
The cool water finally dilutes the bloody smell in his throat, and also makes Su Shi's chaotic thoughts clear up a little, the black mist that was originally lingering in front of his eyes dissipated a little, and he narrowed his eyes slightly to look at the person in front of him.
Being chased by those people and running around in the woods, the protagonist probably won't feel much better.
The cardinal, who has always been calm and calm, is rarely in such a panic like today. His face is a little pale, his breath is still a little unsteady, his chest is heaving rapidly, and some trivial wounds have already been added to his body.
"You put me down."
Su Shi spoke softly, trying to make himself see the look on the other person's face clearly: "I'll be able to leave by myself after a while."
The arm around him suddenly tightened, as if using some unwilling force, and after a moment of silence, he said in a low voice: "If I let you go, you will go back, right?"
"I only have one day left to live, it's not the same everywhere..."
Meeting the blood in those eyes, Su Shi chuckled dumbly and shook his head helplessly.
His expression was calm and his eyes were gentle, but Esmond's chest tightened suddenly: "It's different, Ivan, listen to me—"
After the other party suddenly vomited blood and passed out, he was anxious to find a way to save him, but he was really at a loss what to do. He went to the doctor in a hurry, and opened the ancient book by mistake.
The book not only records the truth that the pope will be occupied by demons a hundred years later, but also records many secrets that have been misunderstood by people all the time.
This includes the so-called mortal brand of the Holy See—it turns out that there is still a way to escape the doomed curse. Although the conditions are too harsh and it is difficult to realize, at least there is still a slim hope.
Esmond looked at him deeply, took a deep breath before opening his mouth, but powerful fluctuations of power suddenly spread around him.
The paladin's body was already very weak, but such a weak shock also made his complexion suddenly pale, and he lowered his head and coughed up a few mouthfuls of blood.
The bright red blood splashed on the blades of grass. Esmond's eyes sank, and he raised his hand to hug him, but Su Shi held his arm: "It's too late."
As soon as the words fell, several figures in black robes appeared silently from the thick fog.
Esmond's eyes sank, he slowly retracted his arms, stood up straight again, and firmly protected Su Shi behind him.
"Bishop Esmond, please stop resisting. We are only following the orders of the Pope. This is just a waste of time."
The leader in black robe took a step forward, and the electric arc danced non-stop in the palm of his hand.
His complexion was almost blue and white, but his pupils were pitch black, with a thin black mist faintly escaping outwards, and even the electric arc in his hand showed some dazzling blood red.
In the Holy See, I am afraid that many people have already been controlled by demons.
Esmond's eyes sank, he raised his right hand, the flames suddenly formed a circle, and the surrounding temperature rose sharply: "I won't give up, unless—"
Before he could finish speaking, his breath suddenly stagnated slightly, and his eyes showed some astonishment.
His body suddenly fell forward half a step unsupported, and a muffled groan overflowed the corners of his lips unexpectedly. Staggering back to his feet, he turned around abruptly.
Behind him, Su Shi stood up at some point, and the ice pick in his hand sank into his ribs mercilessly.
Blood gushed out quickly and was instantly absorbed by the ice cone, dyeing the originally clear ice edge into blood red.
Esmond frowned slightly, his gaze fell blankly on the person behind him, and met the pair of pupils that had returned to indifference and coldness.
"Ivan..."
"I was held hostage by him. Please allow me to go back with you and meet the Pope to pray for forgiveness."
Su Shi suddenly interrupted him, turned around slightly, and looked calmly at the men in black.
The black-robed killers looked at each other, exchanged a few words in a low voice, and then glanced at the black flame still protecting Esmond, before the leader took a step forward.
"Okay, as long as you kill him, we will recognize your loyalty."
Meeting Esmond's complicated gaze, the young paladin took another step towards him, suddenly raised his hand to embrace his back, and pushed the ice pick into his body more forcefully.
Esmond's body trembled, and some bloodstains finally leaked from the corners of his tightly pursed lips.
The power passed away quickly, his eyes were still fixed on the paladin in front of him, his body weakened weakly, and he fell into the opponent's embrace.
The embrace caught him firmly.
"run… "
Suddenly, a very light breath came from the side of the ear.
His breathing stopped suddenly, and before Esmond could speak, the young man hugging him had already stuffed something into his hand, and continued to speak quickly.
"Go back, and come back after completely improving your strength. Their strength is inherited from the Pope. With your current strength, it is not enough to compete with him..."
"But-"
Esmond spoke in a hoarse voice, and a silent pain suddenly spread in his chest.
The pain was so intense that it even overwhelmed the injuries on his body, causing his eyes to turn black in waves.
"It's too late, let's go!"
The tyrannical force hit his chest firmly, and the river under his feet suddenly turned into a piece of solid ice.
Esmond was involuntarily pushed across the river by him, and before he could rush back, he watched the entire river suddenly surge, forming a majestic water curtain between the sky and the earth.
The water curtain froze and solidified in an instant, and the cold air spread out, forcibly separating the two banks of the river, and the two ends were quickly submerged in the dense fog.
"Walk!"
The paladin's voice came out faintly through the ice wall, and for the first time there was a bitter chill.
Esmond's face paled instantly, and blood was almost in his eyes.
His strength has just been exhausted by the opponent, even if he rushes back now, it will not be of any help, it will only disappoint the opportunity that the opponent desperately bought for him.
His teeth were clenched tightly, and the smell of blood almost filled his mouth. Esmond suddenly turned around and quickly sank into the jungle.
Sensing that the protagonist was quickly out of danger, Su Shi finally breathed a sigh of relief, closed his eyes and gave up resistance.
The arc of the man in black pierced through his chest fiercely.
Turning a river into an unbreakable barrier is simply an impossible task.
He could only use the cover of the dense fog here to try to make his momentum bigger. If the black-robed man didn't kill himself first, but circled a few steps further along the ice wall, he might have caught up with Ai a long time ago. Smond.
"There is another gift, I hope you like it..."
Being pressed hard against the ice wall by a powerful force, Su Shi picked at the corner of his lips that were already almost bloodless, and suddenly raised his left hand and snapped his fingers.
The ice wall melted in an instant, and the monstrous huge waves slammed down on the heads of several people.
The leader of the black-robed man couldn't put away the electric arc around him, and the water wave instantly sparked fierce electric sparks, and the jumping electric arc engulfed all the pursuers without reason.
There were sudden and miserable cries from all around.
Pure ice crystals quickly wrapped around his body, separating all the water streams that were engulfed in electric arcs. Su Shi got out in time, waved his hand behind him, turned around and disappeared into the thick fog behind him.
He and Esmond are going in two completely opposite directions.
These guys have been played very hard by him, and when they recover, they will definitely not let it go like this.
One can be lured away, as long as the protagonist can be successfully returned to the treasure, his mission is more than half completed.
As for the assassination of the pope - as long as there is no protagonist to add trouble, he may still find a chance...
There were countless wounds on his body, and the piercing wounds were hastily sealed with bloody ice crystals. Su Shi followed the map and walked towards the edge of the jungle, distractedly buying dozens of painkillers for his body. After using three of them in one breath, I finally settled down.
This time, nothing can be soft-hearted.
Experience points are definitely useful, if something goes wrong, the next world will not even be able to afford painkillers.
Guided by the map, he stumbled and trudged outwards. The closer he got to the periphery of the foggy forest, the more he could see the gradually brightening sky outside.
There were less than twenty hours left.
Su Shi suddenly felt a little pressure, took a deep breath to cheer himself up, and was about to continue groping forward, but suddenly there was an extremely fierce and powerful attack from behind.
Having already lost his experience in being chased, Su Shi raised his legs and ran without hesitation, took the time to glance back, counted the number of people who were chasing him, and suddenly tripped.
The hatred was pulled a little fiercely.
He just wanted to share some of the followers for the protagonist, but he didn't expect those people to chase them all.
Returning to the treatment of being chased all over the forest, Su Shi gritted his teeth and tried his best to dodge, but his body gradually eroded by the brand lost more and more strength, and he had to slow down.
When the sun rose completely, he was finally stuck at the edge of the jungle.
The clothes on his body were completely soaked in sweat, and Su Shi could hardly stand up. He had to rely on the tree trunk to stabilize his figure, panting lightly, and raised the corners of his lips: "It seems that you guys are very satisfied with my gift..."
The people in front of them were all shocked without exception. Some of them even had their hair blackened, and their bodies were still dripping with water. No matter how they looked, they were even more embarrassed than themselves.
Seemingly seeing the teasing smile in his eyes, the leader of the black-robed man flashed a little annoyance in his eyes, and suddenly took a step forward: "Death is imminent, and you don't know what to do!"
"Unfortunately, I'm already dying."
The smile in Su Shi's eyes finally faded away. He slowly straightened his clothes and stood up straight again. The corners of her lips still had a gentle curve, and a faint coldness flashed in her eyes.
His time is running out.
Thanks to these people, even if they rushed back non-stop, the remaining time would not be enough to rush back to the Holy See, dragging the Pope to die together.
He will fall in this wood, in a place no one knows, and put all his hopes on the protagonist.
And his task, there is no longer any hope of completion.
Although he failed to hide the protagonist, the public's misunderstanding is still at its peak. Finally, there was a chance to successfully complete the task, but because of being chased by these guys all over the forest, he just missed it so abruptly.
The more Su Shi thought about it, the more angry he became, the light in his eyes completely dimmed, his already powerless body slowly straightened up, and a frosty chill suddenly spread in the air.
The extreme chill even made the trees think that they had entered deep winter ahead of time, and the leaves fell crazily, but they were all swept up by the biting cold wind, and quickly dried up and turned brownish yellow, and then turned into powder in a blink of an eye.
The absorbed water merged into sharp and small ice blades, rolled up the cold current, and reflected the dazzling brilliance in the sun.
"No, stop him!"
Suddenly aware of a strong threat, the leader spoke sharply, and the electric arc in his palm suddenly became thicker, piercing through the paladin's chest mercilessly, nailing him firmly to the tree.
Su Shi's body trembled, and he raised his head calmly.
Those eyes also seemed to be filled with coldness, which made the rest of the black-robed men shudder as well, pouring out the killing moves for body protection recklessly.
Su Shi didn't dodge, and he no longer had the energy to dodge.
He just sighed very lightly, and finally silently prayed that the protagonist must upgrade and successfully complete the task for him, and completely shattered the power crystal core in his body without hesitation.
The wind suddenly slammed.
The ice blade easily cut the black-robed man's throat, and the warm blood spilled down and was condensed into a sharper blood light.
Su Shi closed his eyes.
…
Then I opened my eyes again.
*
Not yet completely freed from the intense oppression of dying, Su Shi's chest heaved rapidly, and he couldn't help frowning, trying to figure out the situation he was in.
Time seemed to have stopped suddenly. Before his eyes were the futile struggles of the people in black robes, but his ears suddenly fell silent. The attacks that could wipe him out of this world stopped less than an inch away from him.
The spilled blood stopped in mid-air, and the fallen body froze in the middle of the road strangely, as if the pause button was suddenly pressed, and even the wind stopped flowing a little.
"I hear your prayer, my child."
A beam of sunlight pierced through the thick fog, easily dispelling the biting chill, and a benevolent and gentle voice suddenly came to his ears.
"For tens of thousands of years, you are the first person to be branded, but still fearless at the last moment."
Su Shi's expression froze slightly, and it took him a while to test his mouth: "Guangming—God?"
This is a unique deity in Valencia. People get strength from light and return it with loyalty and faith. He also just glanced at it when he was reading the background brief of the script, but he didn't expect such a god to exist.
"You can call me that."
A gentle chuckle came from beside my ears, and he paused for a moment before he continued: "For tens of thousands of years, people have branded the guilty and handed them over to me to judge and judge, but there has never been anyone who is truly worthy of pardon. of."
Su Shi's heart skipped a beat, and he suddenly felt ominous.
But that voice was unaware, and continued to speak slowly, still with a gratifying and kind smile.
"Cowardice, greed, betrayal, fear. When people face the threat of death, there will always be a moment when they are manipulated by the weakness rooted in the soul. You have the right to be proud of yourself, my child."
The brand mark on the side of the neck gradually faded away, as if some kind of confinement suddenly disappeared, and the broken crystal nucleus also solidified again.
The long-lost abundant power quickly filled his body.
"I need your help. You should already know the Pope's secrets and know how to check and balance him..."
"But I've run out of time."
Su Shi couldn't help but frowned, thought for a moment, and interrupted the voice in his ears.
The time he can stay in this world is not directly related to the branding, but is determined by the system.
The total time of the novice world is limited. He was delayed too long in the last world, so there are only forty-eight hours left. As long as the time is up, no matter whether there is a brand or not, they will be forced to leave this world.
He couldn't open his mouth to explain these things, but based on his previous experience, these beings who were already at the god level could more or less understand and understand the "rules" that restricted him.
"It's okay, just now, I have terminated the flow of time on your body."
The voice seemed to have been prepared long ago, and continued with a smile: "You will have eternal life, and you will always have your current appearance and physique. As long as the laws I left behind are not broken, nothing will change in you... "
Su Shi's face darkened.
Only the power of the dark demon in the Pope can destroy the laws left by the God of Light. If he doesn't want to be trapped in this world for the rest of his life, he must drag the Pope to die as soon as possible.
I don't know what step the protagonist has advanced to now. If his strength soars and kills the Pope by mistake, he will encounter terrible trouble.
The more he thought about it, the more worried he became. Su Shi wished he could get away and run to the Pope for a decisive battle, and he agreed without hesitation.
"Well, if you have nothing else to do, I'll go to the Pope first—"
"Patience a little longer, at least the pardon ceremony must be over."
Obviously unaware of his rich psychological struggles, the voice in his ears was still calm, and he added a sentence slowly, before regaining his kind and soft tone.
"My child, from now on, your sins have been forgiven, and you are completely free. And all the sacrifices and sacrifices you have made will also turn into illusions and be cast in the eyes of the lover you care about..."
"Wait a moment!"
Su Shi's expression changed slightly, and he took a hasty step forward: "He and I are not lovers, I pray for him, I just hope that he can improve his strength and defeat the Pope—"
"... isn't it?"
There was a sudden pause in the voice, and he hesitated to speak for a long time, his tone actually showed some embarrassment.
Regardless of whether it is the same piece of data, it must not be the same again. Su Shi shook his head firmly: "No."
"Oh… "
The voice responded weakly, and stopped talking.
The pure power of light silently melted into Su Shi's body, but that ray of sunlight was about to fade away.
…
Su Shi held his forehead with a headache: "You've already told him to see it, right?"
The sunlight flickered between the shadows of the trees, and the thick fog quickly gathered to wrap everything up again.
"It's also been properly beautified..."
After finishing speaking, seeing that his reaction wasn't too violent, I was a little relieved, hesitated for a moment, and finally continued to admit sincerely.
"...and cut out the clip of you running around in the forest, and added background music."
Su Shi was angry, and his body, which had already recovered, was slightly dizzy again, and his stomach hurt.
"When you were at such a critical moment of life and death, you were still full of him, I thought—"
The voice explained something apologetically, as if taking a careful look at his expression, before continuing to speak earnestly.
"My child, you are already young forever, is it convenient for you to fall in love by the way?"
The author has something to say:
God: Brave young man, do you want to choose immortality, or grow old together QvQ
Su Shi: I want to die^_^