The capital of the Hawke Empire, Melinder City.
The waiter knocked on the door gently, and after receiving the answer, he pushed the door open and entered.
"Sir." The waiter bowed and then said: "A magic signal has been sent from the Eastern Continent. A magic message will be sent to you in five minutes. Please be prepared."
"I know." Villes nodded. He took out an envelope from the table and handed it to the waiter. He said, "Give this to Emperor Larvin. If he has any questions, tell me that I will contact him then." He explains."
"Yes." The waiter put the envelope into his arms, then bowed and left.
Villes sat on the chair and thought for a moment, then smiled and said to himself: "I hope that old psycho didn't let me down."
…
Five minutes later, Villeless came to the interrogation room.
"Sir, the magic circle is ready." A mid-level mage said after seeing Villes' arrival: "You only need to put the magic crystal inside to start the call. This crystal is enough to maintain image transmission for ten minutes. "
"Thank you for your hard work, go ahead." Velez nodded. After the mid-level mage left, he picked up the magic crystal and inserted it into the groove of the magic circle.
The carefully carved magic circle gradually lit up under the energy supply of the magic crystal. It produced a light curtain in front of Verles. What was displayed on the light screen was Alex, the current agent of the Moon Shadow Thieves Guild.
"President." Alex could also see Villes from his light screen, so he saluted anyway.
"How did last night turn out?" Villeless asked.
Alex nodded slightly and then replied: "Mystical Eye lost three high-level mages, and the fourth high-level mage Mary Jones was seriously injured. Although she will not die, her strength should be damaged as a result."
"Oh!" Villes laughed with satisfaction: "It seems that this old madman is indeed powerful enough. What about the others?"
Alex knew who the other people Villes was talking about were referring to, and he went on to answer: "Lord Malolite faced three high-level mages at the same time, and was seriously injured. The most fatal one was when he was hit He received a withering spell from the high-level necromancer Darip before he died. I think even Lord Malolite would have a hard time recovering from such an attack."
"He really dares to fight." Villes said with a smile: "He is the only one who can do this to face three high-level mages at the same time."
"After all, Master Malloryt is one of the top three holy warriors in the human world." Alex also smiled, and then continued: "Regna successfully assassinated Horadric, although he He didn't suffer many injuries in the battle, but last night he forcibly used the body of darkness to increase his power to level seventeen. I think even the side effects of using the power were enough to make him comatose for two days. As for Annelotte... Annelotte was hit by Horadric's finger of death and was no longer breathing. But I think under the protection of the Frozen Tears, this attack should not be fatal."
"Of course!" Verles said with confidence, "Under the protection of the secondary artifact, Anne will not die so easily."
"The only ones left are Kordak and Vera." Alex said: "Kordak's werewolf heritage has been exposed, and he may not be able to gain a foothold in the human world now. Vera is still following him. By my side, the four of them should be on their way to Orgrimmar now."
"Very good!" Villes was obviously very satisfied with last night's results. He said, "You stabilize this situation and I will go back in two days."
"As you wish, Sir."
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Kordak carried Regnar on his back, and Vera held Annelotte. The four of them walked on the blue water plain with great difficulty.
After Regnar led them away from the outskirts of Meteor City, the effect of the body of darkness ended, and he naturally fell into a coma. But because of the Secret Eyes, Vera and Kordak did not dare to delay here any longer. They went north as Regnar said before he fell unconscious. It was said that there would be orcs there to pick them up.
Although they were a little confused as to why Regnar could get along with the orcs, now they had no choice but to follow Regnar's wishes.
"It seems I can't stay here any longer." Kordak gasped.
"Then let's leave here. Let's go to the west?" Vera said as she hugged Annelotte and was panting.
Regnar insisted that Annelotte was not dead before she fell into coma. She had doubts at first, thinking that Regnar was crazy. But in the past two days, she and Kordak were surprised to find Annelotte's "corpse" Although it was cold and stiff, there was no rotten smell or body spots, which gave Kordak and Vera some confidence.
"That's for the future." Kordak said, "We'd better rush to the wild plains first. Xiao Lei said that Yi Ni is still there with the orcs."
"That's right." Vera nodded. Although she didn't have any good impressions of the orcs, now it seemed that they had become her only place to go.
The sound of horse hooves and rolling wheels rang from behind them. After finishing three high-level mages, Malloryt also chased after him. He got a carriage from nowhere, and he looked comfortable sitting on it. Youzai, but his pale face and slightly dry skin showed that he had not been having a good time these past two days.
"You two run really fast," Malolite said.
"Old sir." Vera and Kordak both bowed and saluted. Although they didn't know where this old guy came from, the strength he showed and the two rescues he made in times of crisis were enough for them to respect him. He showed respect.
"Okay, sit down, find a place, and wake up Annie first." Malloryt said.
Malloryt found a clean and open place with the carriage and stopped. Then the old guy took Annelotte out, made her lie flat on the ground, then took out a bottle of liquid from his waist and poured it into the girl's mouth. What surprised Kordak and Vera was that it smelled like wine, and it was also an extremely powerful liquor.
The body temperature gradually returned to the girl's body. At the same time, breathing, heartbeat and other life characteristics that a living person should have gradually appeared in Annelotte's body. Vera and Kordak fell into ecstasy when they saw this scene. among.
Annelotte slowly opened her eyes. In addition to the familiar Kordak and Vera, there was also a handsome old man looking at her with concern.
"I... where am I?" Annelotte said weakly, "Am I not dead?"
"You are not dead, my child." Malolite said: "The frozen tears that Veles gave you saved your life."
Annelotte rubbed her temples and then sat up with difficulty.
"Here you are, you must be hungry." Malolite took out a piece of elf bread from the carriage and handed it to Annelotte.
While eating the bread, the girl listened to the narratives of the three people around her. Gradually, she understood what had happened in the past two days and the ins and outs of her resurrection from the dead.
The secondary artifact Frozen Tears is said to be made from the tears of Angelis, the elven goddess of life. This delicate and bright little stone fell into the mortal world and was made by alchemists into a magical necklace that could help the wearer resist fatal attacks.
Whenever this effect is triggered, the wearer will stop all life reactions, the whole body will become stiff, and the body temperature will plummet to around zero, as if frozen. This is also the origin of the name Frozen Tears.
There are many ways to solve this "frozen" state, such as warming up over a fire, or pouring in some spirits. In short, most methods that can quickly raise a person's body temperature can relieve this state.
Over the centuries, the Frozen Tears changed hands several times, and eventually fell into the hands of the Moon Shadow Thieves Guild. Verles gave the Frozen Tears to Annelotte in order to protect her. The girl only thought it was a twelfth birthday gift from the president. Although she treasured it and wore it all the time, she failed to notice the power it contained.
It is worth mentioning that Frozen Tears is a one-time consumable item and cannot be recharged. The power of this small stone has been depleted after hundreds of years of use. According to the estimates of guild insiders, it has the power to withstand damage as strong as two dissociation spells.
But the people of the Moon Shadow Thieves Guild obviously miscalculated, because Annelotte was still slightly injured with the help of Frozen Tears, which showed that the power of Frozen Tears had been used up. Now this exquisite and gorgeous necklace has become a veritable decoration.
Annelotte played with the quail egg-sized pendant in her hand, suddenly raised her head and stared at Malolite and asked, "Who are you? Why do you know this?"
Annelotte's sudden question obviously caught the Gale Sword Master off guard. He struggled repeatedly in his heart, but finally chose to give a thorough explanation.
"Now that we've reached this point, let's not hide it any longer." Malolite thought with a wry smile.
"I am your father, Malloryt, Mallorytradis." Malloryt said seriously as he looked at his daughter.
"What?" Vera and Kordak said in unison, their mouths open wide enough to stuff an apple.
Kordak pulled Vera very shrewdly, and then winked at her.
"Ah, I'm going to relieve myself." Kordak said first.
"I'm going to find something to eat, Mr. Mallory. Is there any food in the carriage?" Vera asked.
"Yes, it's in the back of the carriage." The old guy was also very grateful to the two for their knowledge. At this time, they recognized each other as father and daughter. It would be a little awkward if there were others here to listen.
Annelotte also opened her eyes in disbelief. She had lived alone for more than ten years, and now a father suddenly appeared. Even with her cold temperament, she could not accept it for a while.
But she quickly calmed down. She stared at Malolite and said coldly: "Evidence."
"..." Malolite was silent. He hesitated for a while before he said, "Villes can testify that I handed you over to him back then. And... I also had blue hair when I was young."
"Not enough!" Annelotte still didn't believe it. Now that Villes was away, the first point couldn't be testified, and the old guy was now covered in silver hair, so the second point couldn't be proved either.
Malloryt sighed and said, "There is a birthmark like a snowflake on your abdomen below your left breast."
Annelotte's face turned pale when she heard this. Malolite was right. Not many people knew about her birthmark. Moreover, if you look carefully, the old guy's eyebrows did look a bit like hers. Similar places.
Although there is no complete evidence yet, it seems that what Malolite said is most likely correct.
Annelotte frowned slightly. The sudden appearance of her father made her feel very bad. I have lived alone without a father or a mother for more than ten years, and then you suddenly show up and say that you are my father. No one else would accept this kind of thing easily? In fact, Annelotte's indifferent performance at this time was good enough, so why should she just throw herself into Malolite's arms and happily call her father
Malloryt also seemed to notice that the girl was in a bad mood. He hurriedly said: "Annie, I know I'm sorry for you, and I don't want to defend myself. I will explain these things to you slowly in the future, but you Follow me now."
"Come with you? Where?" Annelotte asked.
"Go to the Western Continent."
"Why?"
"Because I'm leaving soon." Malolite said. The last time he returned to Merindle, Larvin had intended for him to stay to help him settle the war with the Stoke Empire. But because the old guy cared about his daughter, he took a few days off and rushed over. Now that things have been settled, it's time for him to go back.
"You mean to let me follow you?"
"Yes." Malloryt sighed and said, "I can see that Veles wants to use you more than protect you. Although Regnar wants to protect you, he doesn't have the ability. Instead of that, It’s better to leave you with someone else than to put you next to me. Maybe this is a safer approach.”
"What if I don't agree?" Annelotte asked sharply.
"I won't force it." Malloryt's answer was unexpected: "If you think there is anything worth missing here, then you can stay. But I don't think so. Regnar doesn't believe you, so there's nothing he can do about it. Protect you. The only thing Veles has in mind is his guild, and although this Moon Shadow Thieves Guild has raised you,
But it failed to give you a complete and happy life. So, I don't think there's anything here worth keeping. "
Annelotte looked at Kordak and Vera who were hiding aside and chatting, and then looked at the carriage.
The girl hesitated for a long time, but finally made up her mind.