Chapter 46: Dark Canyon Chapter: The Demon and the Contract
Sword Viper told the story of her and the vine beetle frog to Fu Ko, and the content of it intrigued him. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
"Jelf is the most powerful sorcerer we've ever seen, and we've never seen anything more powerful so far. He single-handedly broke into the stronghold of the magicians who imprisoned us, and gave us new powers with miraculous powers, and many of us became 'demons' as a result. Under his leadership, we fought back against the sorcerers and won a resounding victory. β
"After leaving the place that gave us nightmares, many of us planned to follow Jelf in return for saving his life and reinventing him, but he didn't want everyone to die with him, he said that what he did in the future would kill a lot of people, and he didn't want to get us all involved."
"So, at that time, I and the vine armor frog, as well as some other demonic beasts in the same situation as us, were screened out, and he wanted us to live safely, so he took us to this deep dark canyon, and promised that he would return here one day, and then he left with the demonic beasts who were selected as his followers, and disappeared."
"I think the reason why the vine beetle frog saved you is because you, like Jelf, have black hair and black eyes. None of us would be willing to kill you if you didn't annoy us completely. β
"After living in this canyon for a while, more and more monsters got impatient, and they chose to leave, one after another, and in the end, only me and the guy kept our agreement with Jelf and stayed here. We live together and get to know each other. Yes, none of us called 'Masfield', in fact it was the name of another monster that had died. My name is 'Hillarie' and his name is 'Atwood'. β
"Atwood and I have lived in this empty canyon for a long time, probably under the influence of Gerf's power, and we haven't died until now. Here we are, waiting for Jelf and the other monsters to return, but they haven't returned, and we seem to have been completely forgotten. β
"We also tried to go outside the canyon, but at that time we were large, conspicuous, and uninformed, and soon became the target of a new group of magicians, I suppose they thought that by killing us, we would gain great fame. In short, they saw us as evil and wanted to kill them all, so we retreated here. β
"For the next period of time, we didn't know what to do or what the goal should be. After all this time, we no longer expect Jelf and his monsters to return, but we believe they are still alive, somewhere in this world. Then we had to start our own lives. We didn't like each other because we had a bad temper, so we divided up our own territory, and then we didn't know when we had a legitimate reason to snatch the name 'Mesfield', and we started fighting every day and night. β
The sword viper Hilarily said as she spat out a red letter, probing the heat in the air. Her triangular skull, with two large, red eyes, was always staring at the top of the cave full of stalactites. When the story was finished, she stood upright on herself, a faint moonlight projecting through the small hole behind her. Her gaze returned to Fuko's body, and there seemed to be a hint in her eyes that she wanted him to judge.
Fuko granted her wish.
"Jelf? This isn't the first time I've heard this name, and in fact, as you should know, I'm also a magician. And Jelf is indeed very famous in the wizarding world, I remember, he seems to be known as the 'most powerful dark wizard', and the legend is that he is the creator of all the demons in the world, the embodiment of evil and death, and after listening to your story, this rumor does not seem to be false. And...... He and his demons should still be alive. β
"I don't think so, if he really is, as you say, the embodiment of evil and death, he won't save me and Atwood, he doesn't have that obligation at all."
"Don't be in a hurry to refute it, Hilarily, I didn't say I supported it. It is also because of listening to your story that my impression of him has changed greatly, and sure enough, to identify a person, it should not be hearsay. However, it is also true that many demons are wreaking havoc and worshipping Jelf as their 'master'. β
"I don't know why it's like this, maybe it's just the self-determination of some of the Warcraft back then. Compared to Jelf, I think you magicians are the embodiment of evil, in order to master more powerful magic, you don't regard us as living creatures, and you have been constantly exploiting and oppressing us, I don't know how many of my own people have survived, maybe I'm the last one. β
The sword viper Hilarily said this, at first with an unusually angry voice, but then her tone slowly turned sad.
"Don't include me in your definition of a magician, because I'm not interested in the magic of 'manipulating monsters'. And, to be fair, not all magicians are greedy and greedy. I know a bunch of stupid magicians who fight for some inexplicable reason, but would never do such a thing as obliterating other races for the sake of strength. β
"This is a minority after all, how many of them are there?" The sword viper Hilarily asked sarcastically.
"A group of people, just a group of people." "I'm not going to let you dispel your bad feelings for the Magiers, because I don't like many of them either, and since I can't do it myself, I won't ask you to do it." I'm just explaining a fact to you, I hope you don't become demonic beasts like demons outside, and kill innocents indiscriminately in order to take revenge on the group of magicians back then. β
The sword viper Hilarily was silent, she didn't even move her body, as if she was dead. After a long time, she said, "I'll take you out tomorrow." β
"Thank you very much, I'll wait for you to say that," said Fuko. So now I'm going to get some sleep, and when it's time tomorrow, wake me up, okay? β
"You're really good at calling people."
The sword viper Hilarily did not object, and Fuko fell asleep peacefully. He glanced at Aphrodite before falling asleep, and she showed that there were 17 hours and 21 minutes left before the system was updated.
The next day, Fuko woke up on his own, the sword viper Hilarily was not there, and the cave was dark, and he determined the time by looking at Aphrodite's update time, which showed that it was 9 hours before the update was completed, which meant that he had slept for 8 hours, and it should be dawn.
He crawled out of the cave, and it was gray outside, the fog was thick, and the sun had not yet risen. He heard a dull sound, thinking it was the sword viper Hilarily who had returned, but it was not only Hillarily who appeared in front of him, but also Atwood, the vine frog.
As always, Atwood brought some fruit and placed it in front of Fuko, as if he really treated Fuko like his own pet.
"Sheilarily told you everything, she's really a sword viper with a loose mouth." "If it were me, I wouldn't tell you anything." β
"Hmph, you'll say it sooner or later, I know you." The sword viper Hilarily replied unconvinced.
"Anyway, she came to me early in the morning, I thought it was going to start fighting again, and my body was ready, but who knew that she came to me for reconciliation, which surprised me a lot."
Ratwood's words made the sword viper Hilarili, who had come to find him, turn her head unhappily and wagging her tail.
"After asking carefully, I realized that it was you who found her and said something like that. You've heard our story and spoken again. I admit that you are cunning, and there is some truth in what you say. And we're also old, so it's actually not interesting to be each other like this, not to mention that you can also see our relationship. β
Fu Kou frowned and said, "Wait a minute, something is wrong, your relationship ...... Is it a love affair across races? I haven't seen that yet. β
The Vine Frog and the Sword Viper were silent, and they looked at each other strangely.
"I'm talking about our partnership."
"Isn't that the same thing? β¦β¦ Okay, okay, don't be angry, don't be angry, I'm kidding, you guys go ahead. β
Ratwood the Vine Frog then spoke in ventriloquismβhe never opened his mouth, for he thought his tongue was his secret weapon, and should be protectedβand he said, "Anyway, we have a good impression of you, so we'll take you out of the canyon." However, you need to promise us one condition. β
"Conditions? What conditions? "This is an unfolding that Fuko didn't expect.
"You need to take us and find Jelf."
"Huh? This one...... Honestly, how am I going to take you to Jelf, there is very little news about him, and he is also the 'most powerful dark mage', if he doesn't want people to find him, who has the ability? Also, do you know how big you are? I will take you out, and in less than a day, the entire kingdom of Fiore will know my name and that of you. β
"So the risks are also taken into account. We have been through a lot, and we have fulfilled many wishes, but before we die, there is one last regret, that is, we have not met Jelf, the benefactor of the past. We want to meet him, and for this reason, we are willing to be your 'summoning monsters', so that we can be content to live here and be there for you at any time." β
"'Summoning Monsters'?"
"Yes, that was an important type of magic that 'manipulated Warcraft' back then, and although we hated it, we have lived for so long, and this disgust has long since faded. Using this magic, you can summon us from here to where you are at any time. In addition to looking for Jelf, if your life is in danger, you can also summon us, and we will save you, after all, if you die, it will be difficult for us to find a new contract host. β
"So ......"
"Let's sign a contract, little ghost."
Fuko had never seen such a swaggering contract signed. He had to cut his fingers and smear a small magic circle on the bodies of Atwood the Vine Frog and Hillari the Sword Viper, and then recite a series of incantations, and when the magic circle glowed and disappeared, the contract between them was considered successful.
"I didn't expect it to be such an old way of signing." Fuko sucked on his severed finger and said unhappily.
"Listen." "There are only two situations in which you can summon us, the first is that you have news of Gerf, and the second is that you are in danger of your life, otherwise we will refuse your summons in all other cases, which is already written in the contract." β
"Ah, is it? How do you feel that I am the monster who has been contracted? β
"Alright, no nonsense, little ghost, I'll take you out of this place now." Ratwood the Vine Frog and Hila Ryli the Sword Viper said in unison.