Our family is in decline

When the iron door closed, the whole room fell into darkness. At this time, the two people's eyes could not help but fall on each other.

"Father." Margaret greeted tentatively, instantly breaking the barrier between the two.

"Are you OK?"

"Why are you here?"

"Did that guy bully you?"

Lawrence reacted and immediately asked a series of questions nervously, which even made people a little unable to react.

"I'm fine." Margaret raised her hand to hold her old father's hand and met his nervous eyes.

In Margaret's memory, her father had always been invincible, and nothing could defeat him. But now he has become so embarrassed, and his disheveled and haggard look is really strange.

He is old...

Lawrence seemed to realize something. No one wanted to show vulnerability in front of his children. The moment he touched his eyes, he was like being pricked by needles and got rid of support.

However, the experienced veteran finally calmed down quickly and began to ask her the most important question, which was why she left the territory and came here.

Margaret's pressure skyrocketed when she was questioned. She didn't understand why her father paid so much attention to this but was unwilling to pay attention to her daughter's own feelings.

"To escape for one's life." Margaret said angrily, instantly rendering Lawrence speechless, and the atmosphere in the whole room became solemn.

Although the words "escape from marriage" and "escape from life" are the same, their meanings are completely different.

But what's even more special is that Margaret, who would rather remain silent than lie just now, actually followed Lance's words.

Maybe it was her father's appearance that disappointed her, or maybe it was her resistance to the engagement and her dislike of Alvin.

But no matter what, Lance's bewitchment is definitely a very important opportunity.

Let an honest man lie, and this Hamlet is indeed a place of depravity and corruption.

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On a moonlit night, in the misty mountains, the Langya tribe is stationed.

Under the illumination of the bonfire, a slave had his neck cut off on the altar. His twitching body was like a pump squeezing out the blood from his veins, and the blood that flowed out gathered in the depression of the altar.

The priest took out the still-beating heart and put it into the depression. The heart actually sucked in the blood, like a balloon, expanding as it beat.

At this time, the priest also held the enlarged heart in his hands and put it into the mouth of the roaring wolf-headed stone statue.

As he muttered words, the heart that fell into the wolf's mouth actually seemed to be bitten. The blood contained in it immediately overflowed from the wolf's mouth and poured through the stone statue, making the whole stone statue reveal an evil charm, like What awakened.

But this time, the black mist lingering over the stone statue had a hint of blood entanglement, and the elusive wolf god revealed unprecedented cruelty.

The ritual was also awakened with mad rage, and even the priests who had worshiped it for so many years were implicated.

The priest who wanted to appease the Wolf God was counterattacked by the Wolf God's power, and his beating posture couldn't help but tremble.

This scene immediately caused panic among the tribesmen who participated in the ceremony, but the priest insisted on completing it in the end.

The tribesmen who had been waiting nervously on the side also stepped forward to help the priest down. When the mask was taken off, they discovered that the priest presiding over the ceremony was still the same.

It's just that the difference is huge, even a little bit invisible.

Previously, rituals were used to find the lost bloodline of the Wolf God, and a grand sacrificial ceremony was held to grant the Wolf God's blessing to warriors from the tribe like Wolf Warriors.

Although he looked a little old at that time, his mental outlook was like that of a cunning old wolf, with the wisdom of an elder able to guide the tribe forward.

But his current state is even older, his body is no longer upright, his eyes no longer have the clarity of a wise man, but instead have a hint of turbidity, and his whole person reveals a kind of twilight, or more accurately, the aura of death.

The ceremony also seemed a little overwhelming and exhausting, and the whole person seemed to be exhausted mentally and physically as if it was a great consumption.

Compared to the priest's current state, some of the tribesmen were even more impatient to ask.

"Hasn't the Wolf God's anger subsided?"

In response, the priest ignored his weakness and reassured the tribesmen: "After so many sacrifices, the wolf god's anger has almost subsided."

After hearing this, the tribesmen also showed joy. As long as there is hope, difficulties cannot overwhelm the tenacious sons of the mountains.

The priest dismissed everyone, leaving only a young man beside him.

At this time, the priest took off his strong posture, and a mouthful of old blood spurted out, and his whole body was rapidly weakening at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Faced with this situation, the young man did not show any panic. Instead, he immediately took out the potion and gave it to the priest to drink, which slowed down the deterioration.

Slowly, the priest's breath relaxed, and his eyes couldn't help but look at the dim moonlight in the sky.

When the opportunity to be promoted to legend was presented to him, no one could refuse it. Warrior Wolf set out with the blessing of the Wolf God, and this journey took almost two months.

The priest has a certain connection with each other through the wolf god and the warrior wolf. When the sacrificial ceremony is held over the warrior wolf, he also feels it here.

Although there were slight obstacles in the first half, everything was normal for the Wolf God, and he was even more happy after a few blood sacrifices.

Until suddenly one day, as a priest, he could vaguely feel that the Wolf Warrior was dying. Through the ritual, he connected with the Wolf God and felt that something was occupying the Wolf Warrior's body.

But you must know that War Wolf is the champion chosen by the Wolf God. He is basically the human body of the Wolf God. The power of the Wolf God allows him to resist any evil force.

But now the wolf was actually swallowed by something, and then the wolf lost contact completely, and the wolf god fell into madness. At this time, the priest knew that something was wrong, and it was more dangerous than good.

After losing the divine choice, the wolf god naturally became manic. This was not an unheard-of thing for a priest who had experienced three bosses dying in battle.

This situation also happened during the Bastia war when the previous leader of the wolf died in the battle. It took a lot of money to appease the wolf god, and the tribe's strength further shrank.

Without Alpha Wolf’s hard work over the years, it would have been difficult to recover.

But now this time he felt that the wolf god's anger was not that simple.

Because the power that devoured the wolf took the opportunity to pollute the wolf god through the connection between him and the wolf god.

The priest could feel the wrath of the Wolf God and was struggling in pain.

In order to appease the wolf god's anger, but also to find a solution.

Sacrifice ceremonies have been held frequently for almost a month, which has consumed a lot of resources and caused the tribe that had made some progress to decline again.

Don't think that these rituals only require sacrifices. The priest himself is the one who suffers more directly. These rituals have almost drained his life force, which is why he appears so weak.

This reminded him of the tribes that were slaughtered by wolves, and the vicious curses of the priests before their deaths when those tribes perished.

Is this really the fulfillment of those curses?

"Senior citizens?"

This greeting woke the priest up, and he turned to look at the young man. This was his chosen successor, the next priest of the tribe.

This is a child with a very powerful inspiration. Unlike Wolf Warrior who can feel the Wolf God through blood promotion, he can easily feel the presence of the Wolf God.

The emergence of War Wolf and people with his talent in the Langya tribe one after another is a manifestation of the prosperity of the tribe and a gift given to the tribe by the Wolf God.

But he is still too weak now, so the priest has been hiding his existence before. The competition among the mountain barbarians is equally fierce. One wolf warrior makes them feel like a formidable enemy. If there is one more, then the Langya tribe will face The pressure will be greater.

It was never a strange thing for a genius to die young. Even he could not guarantee the safety of this child.

But now that the wolf warrior has disappeared and the wolf god has fallen into madness, these events have broken the priest's heart. In order to stabilize the tribe, he can only hold on.

And taking the child with him is to prepare to transfer the position of priest to him at any time. It can be said that he is already preparing for the funeral.

"Teacher, can we really succeed?" The young man couldn't help but question at this time. It is precisely because he can feel the wolf god that he knows more than those ordinary tribesmen.

"The fact that the Wolf God has been polluted and corroded must not be revealed!" the priest warned sternly.

Seeing the young man's serious look, he couldn't help but comfort him, "Don't be afraid, kid, I will appease the wolf god's anger."

"But there isn't much medicine left."

The young man revealed a secret. The reason why the priest was able to survive until now was entirely dependent on the medicine he snatched from the Lushou tribe.

If the Deer Head Tribe is still there, asking for some medicine might help them survive a little longer, even if it costs them some money.

But now that the Lushou tribe has been wiped out, they don't even have a chance to choose. It has to be said that this is retribution.

The priest was naturally aware of this, so he just took a long breath and shook his head slowly, "Study hard."

"Teacher, do you want to use yourself as a sacrifice?" The barbarians are upright and don't have so many twists and turns. The young man has actually been exposed to these things, so he naturally understands that he has tried everything and there is only one way left.

The priest did not answer directly, but said something else.

"What do you think about those tribes inviting us?"

The entire mountains have been in a commotion these past few days.

In previous years, the barbarian mercenaries would return to the mountains when they were preparing for autumn. They needed enough warriors to carry out the traditional autumn hunting, and also to bring back some supplies to help the tribe prepare for the cold winter.

But this year, Count Bastia cut off supplies and drove the barbarian mercenaries back to the mountains.

These returning barbarian mercenaries also brought back news of the changes in Bastia, and the news that a knight group led by Lawrence was severely damaged by a barbarian team.

This is obviously different from the other statement, and this is the Earl's brilliance.

The Count of Bastia was targeted. Internally, he let Hamlet take the blame, but for these mountain barbarians, he let the Wolf Warrior take the blame.

The reason is simple. If the people of Bastia know that he lost to the barbarians, it will shake his prestige, but he also wants the barbarians to go down, so showing weakness to Hamlet while showing weakness to the barbarians is the best choice.

This method of expelling the barbarians cut off their channels for obtaining resources, and also forced the barbarians to go down the mountain to plunder. Unless they wanted to freeze to death and starve a group of tribesmen, they might as well go and rob them.

It is obvious that this news has made those tribes have ideas, contact each other, and more or less organize a grand "Autumn Hunting" activity.

Even the notorious Wolf Fang Tribe received the invitation, because it was rumored that the barbarian team that defeated the Bastia Knights was the Wolf Warriors of the Wolf Fang Tribe.

The invitation has come, but whether or not to go has become what the priest needs to consider now.

"Something has happened to the leader of the Wolf Warriors. This matter is not that simple. Count Bastia is treacherous. They invited us with bad intentions and we will not participate." Naturally, the young man had already made his decision and expressed his thoughts.

The priest was already satisfied without the superiors shouting about a fight, but the situation was far from that simple.

"No! It's precisely because something happened to Wolf Warrior that we should go.

Because this is a test of us by the big tribes. If the Wolf Warriors really defeat the Knights, then our strength will make them afraid, but they will not touch us.

If we don't go, we will reveal our flaws and tell them that our tribe is weak. Not to mention whether they will plunder the empire, they will definitely plunder us anyway. "

The young man couldn't help but fall into deep thought after hearing this. He had to say that the elder's wisdom was more comprehensive, but he also had a problem.

"They will definitely let us join in when the time comes, but now the tribe's warriors can no longer be consumed, what should we do?"

"Wrong! We participated, but no one came out. We told them that the leader of our tribe was already fighting the imperial people outside, and we wanted to brag about how we easily defeated those knights.

Tell them that after so many years without war, the people of the Empire have long been weak, and at the same time humiliate them for their cowardice. Are they afraid of being beaten, and have completely lost the courage to fight like those of the Empire? "

The empire has political correctness, and that is to deal with the barbarians.

Count Bastia takes this opportunity to discredit Hamlet.

Similarly, the barbarians also have political correctness, which is to deal with the empire.

That is, today the priest uses this to get rid of everyone's hostility towards his tribe.

In the past, the Langya tribe killed many small tribes in their dens. Now that they are promoting themselves as fighting or even defeating the empire, it will greatly ease the tribe's reputation.

But the real situation is cruel.

The priest is still vicious. I can't be the only one who is unlucky and drags everyone else to die together.

As long as everyone declines together, then I am not declining.

The wisdom of an old wolf can help the tribe get out of trouble.

"We should encourage them to go down the mountain and fight the empire to the death. This is our tribe's chance to survive."

"I understand." The young man nodded, accepting the wisdom from the elder.

The priest then nodded towards the young man and returned to the hut not far away with his help.

When the young man left, the priest opened his clothes with a complicated expression, and underneath there was a picture of twisted flesh and blood.

The Wolf Warrior was corroded, and the strange power that used him as a medium also corroded the Wolf God. He was also corroded by the sacrificial rituals during this period.

He has no retreat and must find a way out for the tribe before he dies... (End of this chapter)