Am I not dead?

Wasn't I supposed to die?

Such thoughts lingered in Rurik's brain.

He didn't know what was going on now, if he was dead or not, or if the reason why he was able to think now, but he didn't feel his body, was because he was in a state of soul.

Soon, however, this state did not last long, or in such a state, Rurik lost even the concept of time.

Darkness engulfed his consciousness...... When he opened his eyes again, the sky ruled by the blizzard was still dominated by gray colors, and the sound of the wind was still howling in his ears.

He straightened up and looked around, the ground was a thin layer of snow, and in some places there was a frozen blood-red, and the forest in the distance had been slashed by the whirlwind he had just slashed, and in some places it was full of broken and uprooted trees.

This is the place where he fought the enemy Snow Mountain Druids just now, and the surrounding ones are all traces of the battle, but the only difference is that he is still alive as a loser, and the druids who won are gone.

Did the tornado that last last after he fell unconscious, and the tornado that lasted took out the enemy, along with the last druids?

Such a thought just came to Rurik's mind, and he vetoed it without hesitation, the whirlwind slash is the simplest and most powerful move, of course he knows the power and weakness of this move, when he is at the core of the tornado and stops spinning, the tornado will dissipate in a very short time.

So what's really going on...... Who fought off the druids and saved themselves from their grasp?

With such deep doubts, Rurik quickly left the place, because he could not determine the situation of the druids, so he did not know whether the current situation of his people had successfully escaped the pursuit of the enemy and successfully returned to the gathering place.

After about thirty minutes of marching, Rurik finally breathed a sigh of relief, judging from the traces on the ground, the Novgorodians retreated very neatly, and did not look like they had been attacked and collapsed.

Following in the footsteps of the Novgorodians, Rurik managed to return to the Novgorod camp before evening, and the sight of his return caused a stir throughout the camp.

Both the old and the young, the men who were being treated and the women who bandaged them, put down all the work they were doing, rushed around Rurik, and surrounded him in the middle.

"Rurik, how's it going, are you hurt?"

This was the greeting of the gray-haired old men in the camp, who really regarded Rurik as their own relatives, because to let the old man live in the camp, within the confines of the entire Rus' steppe, only Rurik, only Novgorodians would do such a thing.

Doing these wastes of food and materials, feeding a group of old people who have no effect and no value, and have already reached the path of life, no one in this northern region will do such a stupid thing.

"Rurik, Rurik, have you defeated those enemies, those druids from Scandinavia?"

It was the voice of the children, and in the eyes of these children, who had not yet grown up and were not tall enough to wheel, Rurik, the leader of the tribe, was the strongest man in the world, and the greatest man in the world.

In their eyes, even that terrible white dragon is no match for Rurik, and those druids who can only hide and play some small tricks cannot be Rurik's opponent at all.

"Rurik, how's it going? You're not hurt, are you? What about the druids?"

The men who had just retreated back to the camp were anxiously asking, they had watched Rurik be wounded and wounded, and he had stayed alone to stop the druid's pursuit.

Seeing that there were not many scars on Rurik's body now, and there was no tired look on his face, they were very surprised, those druids, and the white vole swarm that appeared at the end, were not hallucinations, with the strength that Rurik usually showed, it was already very good to be able to successfully escape.

Of course, they must have been pleasantly surprised by Rurik's return, no, not just surprised, the leader who had been left alone and had successfully returned to the camp had no happier news than this.

"Don't bother Rurik, let's check his injuries. ”

Saying this, there were shamans dressed strangely, their faces were very pale, without a trace of blood, and they might as well be more than white ice and snow.

The shamans had not recovered from the weakness of the great battle just now, but no matter how weak they were, Rurik's situation was still put in the most important position by them.

When they treated Rurik before, they knew how bad Rurik's health was, and now in such a short period of time, this should not and cannot happen.

Therefore, when the joy retreated and the enthusiasm cooled, these shamans had to start to wonder if the Rurik in front of them was their leader, the Rurik who could be cut off alone for his subordinates.

After a few minutes, however, the false smiles on the shamans' faces became sincere, and they confirmed Rurik's identity through covert magic and some special means.

Although they still have no way of knowing what happened after the incident, as long as the result is good, it is enough that they Novgorodians can lose shamans, they can lose elite troops, but they must not lose a legendary fighting force like Rurik.

Rurik finally broke free from the encirclement, fortunately he is a legend, otherwise it would be quite difficult to break away from the crowd without hurting the crowd.

He walked into his own hut, the house that had been temporarily used to live after the destruction of the original house, and behind him, several strong warriors, as well as shamans, entered.

They still had the marks of the battle they had not had time to clean up, and some of them were still tied with bandages made of linen and herbs to stop the bleeding and labor pains.

"Rurik, you can always talk here, what happened after we left?"

The shaman at the head asked, thinking that Rurik didn't answer the question just now because there were too many people to talk about it, or because something was too complicated for too many people to know.

"No, I don't know exactly what happened, the [Whirlwind Slash] I used at the end only stopped the voles and routed them, but didn't completely destroy them, and the druids ...... before I fell unconscious."

At that time, Rurik had exhausted the last of his strength, but he was still unable to completely eliminate the druid's offensive.

"By the time I came to my senses, I was already like this, the wounds on my body were gone, the druids and voles were nowhere to be seen, there were only traces of the battlefield that had not been cleaned up, and there were no living people other than that. ”

"I didn't stay too long because I was worried about you, so I didn't look too closely......"

After listening to Rurik's words, everyone present fell into deep thought, they knew that Rurik would not deceive them in this matter, but it was precisely because they knew that Rurik was telling the truth without a trace of lies, that they fell into deep thought.

It was all too strange that when Rurik was exhausted and had nothing to do, and was already half hanging from the cliff, the druid, as the enemy, was nowhere to be found......

No matter what reason is used, no matter what seems to be guessed, this should not happen, those druids should not have done, according to the performance of those druids before, according to the way they came to the Rus' steppe, they will definitely not miss the slightest opportunity to weaken the Attila Empire.

"Isn't it...... Did someone save you? ”

While everyone was in deep thought, one of the youngest shamans spoke weakly among the people present...... It was with the Novgorodians having a leader like Rurik that the young shaman was able to speak at this time, without worrying about whether it would damage the face of the elder.

"It seems that this is the only possibility. ”

"It seems that this is the case, a strong man passing by got off Rurik, drove the druid, and also healed Rurik's injuries. ”

"Ah, maybe the strong man is still a beautiful woman, and he was attracted by Rurik's figure. ”

Hearing this speculation, everyone first looked at each other, and then discussed it babblingly, and after eliminating all the imaginable and injectable impossibilities, the rest seemed to be the only possible situation, there was a powerful strong man, passing by the battlefield, and then rescued Rurik.

Hearing the speculation of his subordinates, Rurik's first reaction was Alice, the black-haired girl she had only met a few days ago, if someone saved him, at this time, in this Novgorod land, only the founder of the Baltic Sea would use his strength and motivation to help Rurik.

Did you save me?

Although there is still such a question in his heart, Rurik has felt that this is the most correct, the most accurate, and the most likely answer...... In this cruel world, the vast majority of people will choose to fall into the trap rather than help others, and they will only help others if they can obtain sufficient benefits.

Thinking about it carefully, Rurik has a different use value for Alice, and she also expects Rurik to complete the unification of Novgorod and the whole of Rus.

It is expected that Rurik can build an empire that can be compared to the Scandinavian Empire in the land of the Rus' steppe, which is rich in natural resources and strategically located, and when Atila is focusing on the western expedition, she will be ruthless behind her back, and it would be better if she could kill a knight, the highest combat power of the Atila Empire, like Beowulf did.

With this speculation in mind, Rurik made a decision in his heart...... For his own sake, for the sake of his people, and for the sake of being able to repay Alice for saving her life one day, he decided to do the opposite.

"Be quiet, I have a decision to discuss with you. ”

Rurik had a grim expression on his face, devoid of his usual kindness and kindness, and looked like a stubborn stone that had been beaten by the tide and washed away by the tide for a long time, without the slightest hint of joke.

"This decision, which may affect our entire Novgorod tribe, will affect the fate of our Novgorodians, and if it fails, then we Novgorodians will have to leave this land where our ancestors already lived at the least. ”

"So I hope that when I speak next, you don't interrupt me, even if there is a problem, please don't say it, and then there will be time. ”

Seeing the people around him, they all put away the smiles on their faces, and they looked like they were listening carefully, and Rurik continued.

"Now things are getting close to the druids, so tomorrow I intend to begin to integrate the forces of the whole of Novgorod, and it's time for a new master to come to this land. ”

You must know that just now, Novgorod experienced an unusually cruel and fierce war, and many Novgorodians outside still had unhealed injuries on their bodies, and many dead Novgorodians were placed in the wilderness without time to clean up.

Not to mention that the topic that Rurik is now raising is an explosive, shocking topic, which means that Rurik will lead the Novgorodians out of the rule of Attila and truly become an independent force.

Hearing Rurik's words, the eyes of the people around him carried three points of melancholy, three points of fear, and the remaining three points of eagerness.

As Rurik said before after he was left alone, what Siegel can do, Rurik can do, what the Goths can do, what reason do the Novgorodians can't do, what reason will the Novgorodians not do?

However, even so, the people present did not mean to speak, and their serious expressions told Rurik that no matter what Rurik decided in the end, they would choose to support it without objection.

No, not only a few of the people present, but none of these Novgorodians would choose to oppose Rurik's order, even if there was a deep cliff in front of them, as long as Rurik's order was given, they would not hesitate to jump with their eyes closed.

Not because they are afraid of Rurik and choose to obey each other's orders because they are afraid, but they are in love with Rurik, and if their lives can help Rurik and fulfill Rurik's wishes, then no Novgorodians will hesitate.

It's just Attila, what the Jeats can do...... They Novgorodians will definitely be able to do the same!