Death Knight

Compared with the metropolis of the Luvis Alliance, Taklama City is much quieter at night. There are no noisy night markets and various vendors, and even the bar closes early. However, such a deserted street is the favorite environment of the attackers.

Before the night came, Catoli and Ren, who were good at counter-inspection, knew the exact location of those watchers-just on the second floor of the building opposite the hotel. And what Josephine had to do now was to sneak in there unexpectedly and bring back an unlucky prey. Xiu Yin has applied spells on him, and the translucent outline of the Ranger is almost completely integrated with the surrounding environment. Even the vision of a dwarf cannot distinguish him in such darkness. And the Fahdods monitoring from the second floor are even less likely to notice that someone has come to their abdomen.

This is much better than fighting on the street, as long as you invade the room unexpectedly, you can subdue the opponent at once. The Ranger thought so, and lightly climbed the balcony on the second floor by the hook rope.

Josephine pressed his hand against the wooden floor of the balcony, and with that tiny but sure vibration, the Ranger quickly confirmed the condition of the room-there was only one person, which was the best condition. He immediately took a deep breath, took out the magic scroll in his arms, and quietly murmured the spell that the mage told him. At the end of the last sentence, the sharp sword in Ranger's hands cut the balcony. latch. The next moment, Josephine threw the scroll into it.

Silence immediately took effect, and all the surrounding sounds disappeared in an instant. Josephine's fierce action quickly dispelled the camouflage of stealth spells, but the Ranger didn't care about it. He was confident that he could defeat the guy in front of him.

The opponent's response was equally quick. He called out to his companions loudly, but within the scope of the spell, these were futile actions. The Fahdod now can only face the attack of the son of the forest in isolation. The enemy who realized this quickly pulled out the weapon from his waist, and the two long swords fought fiercely under the swaying lights, and the dazzling sparks burst out from time to time.

The longer the time drags on, the more variables there will be. Josephine knew this very well, so he took the strongest offensive in the beginning, suppressing the opponent from all directions. However, the enemy in front of him was not a veteran in swordplay. For a time, the battle fell into a stalemate.

The defense is much easier than the attack. The Fahdods who are fancy of this maintain their defensive posture, waiting for the moment when the silence is lifted, and convene more companions. But after several rounds of confrontation, he soon found that his plan was hopeless--Josephine's attack was completely beyond his control. Soon, the other side's erratic Jianguang cut several wounds on his body, and the blood immediately stained the ground. The dizziness caused by excessive blood loss gradually slowed down the Fahdot's sword speed, and finally revealed a fatal flaw.

Josephine took a step to the side, and the long sword in the right hand lightly guided the trajectory of the opponent's weapon, while the owner of the sword quickly rushed forward, and the heavy hilt of the inverted slammed into the nose of the enemy. After a few seconds, Peng's blood spurted from his nose that had completely collapsed. The severe pain caused the opponent's whole body to twitch. In the next moment, the sword of the Ranger had been steadily resting on his neck.

"Son of the forest ~! You ... what do you want to do !?" Fahdud asked in horror, and then he suddenly found that he could hear his voice.

"It seems that there is no need to introduce myself." Josephine sneered, and a heavy hand knife hit the enemy's neck, and the other person immediately turned his eyes pale and passed out.

The Ranger ended the battle beautifully within a few minutes without any accidents, but he remained cautious. The child of the forest carefully lifted the unconscious captive to the window on the other side of the room, then sent a signal to the companions who were waiting inside the hotel with the table lamp next to him.

The throbbing movement of magic spread quickly—under the action of Xiu Yin's long-range buoyancy technique, the heavy body that Josephine helped quickly broke away from the control of gravity and flew out of the window lightly. The Ranger himself was hidden in the darkness of the street again, and returned to the hotel silently along the original road.

"How's that man?" Josephine opened the door. During his return, the Fahdudians who had been transferred in by the air had been firmly tied to chairs by Catori and others. Until now, the Ranger had the time to take a closer look at this unlucky guy. He is a middle-aged man in his thirties. The face with a beard is very ordinary and can be easily integrated into the flow of people, but the Ranger is very clear that he does not let himself attract the attention of others, which is the essential quality of a spy. one.

But Cattolie was keen to find these sophisticated watchers the first time ... she must be nervous all the time, right? The Ranger's gaze turned to the silent girl.

"If it's his nose, it's not a big deal. But the situation is a bit tricky now. This person's magic resistance has been temporarily strengthened, and the mind-based magic has no effect at all." Xiu Yin's answer interrupted his thoughts. "And it must be a reinforcement of the law formation. It is impossible to extract his memory with human power. But we don't have time to wait for this strengthening mental power to disappear ..."

"That said, our only option is to ask him directly, right?" Josephine frowned.

"Well, although there is little hope that the other party will answer, there is always only this way, Rennes is already preparing accordingly." Catolie still observed the situation outside through the gap in the curtain.

After a while, Ren, who had been in close contact with the captive for a long time, finally raised his head: "He has no poison in his hair and teeth, and he does not carry any hidden suicide tools. If he wakes up, there will be no problem."

"Then start right away." The mage nodded. "Although this is not very polite, there is nothing you can do." He said, took a glass of cold water, and poured it on the captive's face, Fahdud. After a few groans, the man finally opened his eyes.

"Who starts first?" Xiuin asked.

"Of course it is you!" Cattolic, Ren and Josephine answered in unison.

"Okay, okay, I admit that torture is the mage's task ..." he muttered, bending over to get closer to the prisoner who had just woke up, "Are you awake?"

"What do you want?" Fahdodo asked coldly.

"Only me is qualified to ask questions, and you don't." The mage's blue eyes showed a strange coldness for a moment. "Now, tell everything you know. Who directed you to action? Why? Want to monitor us? "

"It's an old-fashioned conversation," the other person grinned, "do you think I would say?"

"So, do you want to taste the electric shock?" Xiu Yin's right hand was entangled with countless blue filaments, and the current of Pentium twirled in his palm, and hissed, "" Hitting is not something that can be done with a few shakes. This poisonous snake will flow around your body, turning your liver into a balloon, knotting your intestines, and the body's water will evaporate in an instant ... even so Are you unwilling to answer my question? "

The other party just smiled, and then turned his attention to the Ranger: "You are the famous 'son of the forest' Josephine. I only heard your legend before, but this time I was fortunate to be with you one-on-one The battle ... Although you lost, for the soldiers, if you die like this, you won't regret it. But one thing I can say for sure is that you won't win. "

After the Fahdod calmly said it, he immediately said a very short curse, and before the four of them reacted, his head fell down weakly.

"Not good!" Xiu rushed up for a short step, then clenched his fists in angrily, "He is dead ~! He is dead ~!"

"Impossible ~! I've checked them all ... what happened?" Ren answered in disbelief.

"It's a curse, some kind of curse activated by a spell." After examining the corpse carefully, the mage's expression darkened. "It looks like our opponent has a powerful Necromancer, which is really bad news ..."

"Not only do you have to compete with the tireless undead, but you also have to face unknown enemies with a necromancer? This road to the star capital is really difficult to take." Cattoli carefully took care of the dead captive pine. I tied it and laid the body flat on the bed. "But since we have already gone, there is no way to turn back. Even if only to get a stable living environment, we must destroy that power ~!"

The girl looked at her companions seriously: "Have a good rest tonight, remember to stay alert, we will start to Stantier tomorrow morning. If those snoopers are going to attack, talk to them with a sword ~!"

The three nodded surely.

"Katori, wait a minute." The ranger stopped the girl after Xiu Yin and Ren left.

"What's wrong, Josephine?"

"When I said those words, I was very imposing." Josephine patted her shoulder with a smile.

"I just ... don't want everyone to be discouraged ..." Cattoli, who has always been accustomed to praise, felt a little embarrassed.

"Thoughts from the heart can encourage your companions, right? Although you are the adopted daughter of the head of Delicia, the expression of her speech is very similar to her." Ranger's expression was a bit silent, "But do n’t give You are too stressed, remember that you are not fighting alone. "

"Sure enough, I saw it." Cattoli smiled bitterly, then subconsciously held the pendant on her chest, "but when the fate of the world is in his hands, no one is possible Feel relaxed? "

"And we are by your side." The Ranger stared directly into her eyes.

"Is it really possible to reach that legendary land?" The girl avoided her eyes, "Seventeen years ago, the Dark Eagle completed that incredible task, so I wanted to do the same thing ... Erasing his sense of existence ... But it was not until I met the devil in Belial that it was a wishful thinking at all ... This road is much more difficult than imagined, only by the words of the four of us ... "

"Maybe I will meet that Mr. Kaos in the future, or some other partners who are willing to help us. I have no objection to joining them. Even without them, we still have the option to escape. Even Saint The knight does not have to refuse every battle. "Josephine deliberately replied in a relaxed tone." Furthermore, although the devil is powerful, it is rare in this world after all. If our opponents It ’s an ordinary human, so there ’s no need to take it to heart. Although I have no way to deal with the Lord of the Abyss, I still have the confidence to kill a few necromancers. Do n’t you worry about this? I am also a well-known 'son of the forest' Oh ~! "

"That's what I said ~! Probably I was scared by the ugly dying abyss lord. Maybe." Looking at the ranger who was born in the air, Catoli's expression finally became clear.

"So, you have a good rest tonight, you don't have to pay special attention to the situation around the hotel."

"Huh? You ..." The girl made a surprised sound, then covered her mouth subconsciously.

"When I came back, I had set up some obstacles around the spell. If there were any abnormalities, I would immediately know that you are assured, Captain." Josephine blinked, and his tone suddenly became mysterious. "Do n’t Tired of myself, otherwise I would not be able to explain to someone in the holy capital. "

"Who is it?" Catoli's curiosity burst into her head.

"I will tell you when the mission is over."

"Okay, don't regret it." The girl held out her little finger.

"Well, let's just agree." The Ranger also extended his little finger and pulled the other side.

"Thank you, Josephine." Cattorie smiled sweetly as she left the room, and the other person smiled back.

Since she cannot be her dependant, the only thing I can do is protect her beloved.

The watchers soon discovered the disappearance of their companions, but they did not dare to act lightly even if they guessed what the event might be like. It was not until Catoli's entourage left the hotel in the morning that Fahdod's spies were able to investigate.

"Ebble died, sir." A subordinate entered the room.

"Really ..." Austin's eyebrows trembled imperceptibly, and then he set his eyes on the distant horizon. "He was tortured to death?"

"It was committed by myself, sir, although his nose was broken, according to the doctor's guess, it is likely that it was caused by the fighting."

"Is that so? Enough, you can continue to collect information, I need to know the exact course of the other party's action." The man sighed, and when the men left, a dark silhouette emerged from the corner of the room, and Slowly move behind Austin.

"What do you think next, Thomas?" Austin didn't look back.

"Do you remember what the mysterious mage said? 'The colorful aurora appeared in the western part of the star capital and reflected the whole world. This means that the power that can scare Lucis has appeared, and the goddess must be It will destroy it at all costs, and if Fahdot can seize this opportunity, he may be freed from the bad luck brought by God. '"The pale Necromancer recites the hints in his memory," Just me According to speculation, even if we don't get that power, it can still exert its influence that weakens the alliance. "

"Do you mean that we should start now instead of waiting for further intelligence?"

"I have consulted a lot of information these days, and from the current speculation, that kind of power will probably not be controlled by us. So what we need to do is just to prevent the people in the alliance from destroying that kind of power." Thomas calmly analyzed. "It was originally a tactic to wait and see what changed, but now that surveillance has been discovered, everything will become difficult to control if we don't respond as quickly as possible."

"It makes sense, so let's do it now. If their destination is the legendary star capital, Stantier will be the way to go. I will set up ambush there and personally direct them. No one can escape, "Austin said confidently," but this probably causes the king's fear? After all, Fahdodo has never dare to attack the messengers from the alliance. "

"Please leave it to me in that respect, and it will surely allow you to completely control all military forces in the Styrian area without any interference before the operation ends." The necromancer bowed, and then disappeared again. Deep in the dark, "I will contact you at any time by magic, please wait for my news."

"It's time to start a new battle." Austin clenched his hilt around his waist, and a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth. "The battle with the Paladins will be very interesting and really exciting."

"Boy, this is today's food. Hurry up and cook ~!" Muradin threw two dead pheasants in front of the youth, and the dwarf's beard kept shaking when he spoke.

"My name is Roland ~! Don't forget me, but your employer, pay attention when speaking!" The young paladin glanced at each other and took a swaying prey, but he immediately found a difficult one The problem to be solved-in the wet forest that has just rained, how can a fire be started?

Roland looked up in guilty concealment. The orc prophet, more than two meters tall, was sitting quietly and meditating aside, and the expression of peace and majesty was no less than that of any senior priest in prayer. But on the other side of the camp, the setting sun reflected the weird smile of the dwarf.

Damn, I must give birth to fire ~! Otherwise, if mocked by that cask ... As the first place in the Alliance Paladin assessment, Roland who was awarded the title of "The Pride of Elazia" will become a laughing stock in the journey ~! The young man thought, his hands rubbing against the velvet suddenly added a little force.

But after a full half hour, Roland failed to rekindle the fire-no matter how hard the Paladin blew, every time the weak flame extinguished helplessly when it encountered the moisture of the leaves, for which he did not Any way. During this time, the afterglow of the setting sun has quickly sunk to the horizon.

"I said, don't you know how to light a fire in the rain?" The dwarf spoke slowly.

"Just, how could that be ~! It's just that the situation today is not very good." Roland had to squeeze a smile.

"But you actually use the wet leaves to make a fire, you know, that thing is absolutely impossible to burn." Muradin's squinting eyes revealed a trace of fierce light, "still said, known as" Irazer The pride of Asia, "the Paladin, didn't even know how to find dry branches in the rain? You know, even the most hunter is clear about it!"

"Muratin, you guy ..." Roland stood up angrily.

"Rookie, if you don't understand, it's better to say it earlier, otherwise everyone will not be hungry together!"

"You are so insidious ~! I know I don't understand, but I have to make it difficult!" The Paladin hurled the pheasant to the ground, probably they would never dream of the fate of the whip corpse after death. , "Wait until Taklamar City, I must fire you ~!"

"Fire, **** ~! Rookie, don't you think you can be scary when you hold a weapon of this size? Don't forget who you can rely on to have a full stomach these days ~!" The dwarf didn't care about the threat from the other party, The tone became increasingly disdainful.

"I said, you two are better first ..." The orc prophet finally stopped watching, but his words were immediately interrupted.

"Oh, shut up, there's nothing about you here!" The two shouted in unison, and the next moment, Li Ya reflecting the yellow light of the setting sun passed by Roland's eyes.

With the excellent reflex nerve, the Paladin ’s body rolled to the ground before thinking, the arrow feather rubbed his cheek and flew over, and Roland immediately understood that he had been attacked, but fortunately, the opponent ’s Bowing is obviously not good.

"I just wanted to tell you just now, it seems to be surrounded here." Azetalos said in a pitying tone, while the dwarf on the side showed a serious expression and clenched the huge tomahawk.

Next, they encountered the first major crisis of the journey-more than 150 robbers surrounded the combination of the "escape nobleman and his strange guards". Many of the bandit troopers are masters of swordsmanship, but the three had to deal with them hungry until dawn. By the time the sun rises lazily, even the most physically dwarf is already **** and exhausted, and the robbers have emerged from the dark corners like tireless ants.

The young paladin thought that his splendid future would be buried in that slaying woods, but the last three not only succeeded in achieving a victory of 150 people, but also like old comrades who have fought together for ten years. Have a great drink in Taklamama's tavern.

Everything seems to have happened yesterday. Seventeen years have passed, but when the death knight set foot on this land again, the memory is still legible.

Is this so nostalgic for the past, because of the miss of your companions, or because of yearning to become a resting soul? Roland asked himself. Maybe both ... He thought so, and then slowly unloaded his great sword, and found a clean ground and sat down. For the first time in five days, the death knight stopped his pace.

Today is a sunny day. The bright sun drips through the emerald green leaves, marking a spring scene on the ground. Except for the breeze blowing by Roland's ears, everything looks quiet and peaceful. But the death knight knew very well that he was not alone in the woods.

"Richard, are you? Come out." Roland said deep into the jungle, with a sound of leaf friction and broken branches, a figure wearing a mage robe appeared in front of him.

"How do you know I'm here?" The Lich's expression looked rather frustrated. "Even when I was traveling through Alliance territory, no one was found ..."

"The breath of the undead is so out of step with this vibrant land, can't you even feel it?" Roland explained maliciously. "What are you doing here?"

"Tell the Fahdods some information about the alliance envoys, investigate the military facilities here, prepare for the future of the undead army to open up the Shinto, and tell you bad news."

"what?"

"Although you completed the three-week journey in five days, those lucky guys got the magic map. They arrived in Taklama directly with the transfer square four days ago, and now they are on their way to Stantil. On the way. "

"It's a headache." The death knight shook his head. "But you won't come to see me for this kind of thing?"

"Indeed, compared to the disadvantages of time, you have other aspects that are more worth worrying about." Richard bluntly said, "While gathering information, I heard about your deeds in the village of Belial-of course. Not that time seventeen years ago. "

"... I have to admit that after seven years as the Lich Crown's assistant to the Ice Crown, it is difficult to control this thing." Roland stared at the frost in his hand, "I am no longer hot The burning soul was back then. Roland Strevef had no fear at the time even when facing the powerful white dragon king Clafrigg, but now, an abyss lord is enough to resist his slash. . "

"So you're scared?" The Lich sat down on a relatively flat surface.

"I'm afraid ... Ishtoli must be a god. She needs my strength, if at this time it is the same as before ..." The death knight's face went dark, "Then I am absolutely I wo n’t forgive myself. "

"But regardless of the result, Ishtoli will never regret choosing you as the task candidate." Richard stared at those aqua eyes, "Your destiny is not just the result of the law of cause and effect, Roland."

"You know why Ishtoli did this? Why did she choose me to be Olin, and ..." Roland fiercely stood up.

"If you want to know the truth, you should ask her."

"She hasn't said anything about it in fourteen years, from the first meeting in the Frozen Crown, to the task of finding me the World Tree, once," the Death Knight frowned, "and every time When I asked her the next time, she was involved in something embarrassing ... "

"You never thought where the problem was? Seven years ago, everything burned for the flames of revenge, and then became the idle Crown Crown gardener for nothing," Richard said with a smile, regardless of the other party. Dissatisfaction, "If I were Ishtoli, wouldn't I talk to such a guy?"

"It's hard to argue, Richard, you've improved your ability to preach a lot." Roland smiled bitterly.

"By the way, how do you feel fighting with them?" The Lich suddenly changed the subject.

"They? You mean Catori and his party?" The eyes of the death knight were hesitant. "It was like going back in time. It felt like I was fighting with my companions ... but I didn't expect it. The enemy will be the descendant of the enemy ... "

"Descendants of the enemy?" Richard interrupted the other. "It's funny, now the word hate is still binding on you? You really feel hatred when you know the identity of the other person, just like Dalaran World War I." Or did you say that it was because you did n’t know what kind of expression to treat, so you voluntarily turned to the past of hatred? ”

The atmosphere between the two was frozen for a moment, and Roland turned his eyes silently and stroked the sword in his hands subconsciously. After a long while, he finally spoke: "After all, their purpose is to destroy the world tree, which is absolutely not allowed."

"Of course, in this respect, they are enemies that need not be questioned." The Lich patted the other's shoulder. "But you can't pin your battle on such a reason. One who has achieved his wish, only depends on The death knight that exists by convention, if forced to fight himself, is likely to completely disappear ... You know this very well, don't you? "

"Yes." Roland replied shortly, and he suddenly found himself with no room to refute.

"So it's better to think about yourself better, I think so, maybe Ishtoli will let you know everything one day," Richard said, extending his right hand. "As for the search for the world The task of the tree, although the goddess did not ask, but I intend to help in my own way, how? "

"It's an honor." The death knight nodded, then shook the opponent's hand.

"That's all for now. I'll send you a ride next, Taklima City won't have to go." Richard stood up, and the light of the square array gradually shone from his feet. "With Bailey Like Seoul, Stantier is also the junction between the present world and the nether world. It is not easy to cross there with spells, but it is always good to get a little advantage in this long-distance race. "

"So start casting," Roland got up and went to the Lich. "Maybe there, I will meet them again, at that time ..."

I will try to re-evaluate the value and way of my existence.