Chapter 27 Encounters
The battle not far away, Aronika did not notice. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE。 info
Not only Eronica, but even the most experienced old Fez, did not know that there was a fierce battle ahead. This is largely due to the complex terrain and dense forests of the southern mountains, under which the mercenaries cannot even hear the slightest sound of fighting.
Maybe Monia could hear it, but the little mage was sleeping peacefully in the carriage, not to mention the battle a little farther away, and even the laughter of the mercenaries outside the carriage could not wake her from her sweet dream. The problem of gnats that plagued Jill and the others was not a problem for her at all.
Elves are the darlings of the Aether and possess the natural ability to speak Nature. Although Monia does not have this ability, the natural coercion inherited from the creator is enough to make these disturbing little things retreat. Sometimes, small creatures who act only on instinct are far better at seeking advantages and avoiding disadvantages than intelligent creatures.
Monia's coercive effect is not small, at least the entire "Sword and Rose" has benefited a lot, and it has not been attacked by any insects and snakes along the way, and its travel speed is much faster than expected.
Eronica really didn't know what it was like to be like this.
She had proposed to take this route, from the City of the Holy Rose through the mountains of Rambu to Aniki, the richest and most prosperous center in the south of Mastan, after resting for two days, bypassing the treacherous twisted forests and taking the road to Manila, to the southern forest, to the elven settlement.
It's not the easiest way, but it's the fastest.
Eronica knew that when she arrived in the Elven Forest, it was the time of separation. But she still chose this path, because she knew that the little mage had a strange sense of urgency, and that she no longer longed for greater power all the time.
And this is what "Sword and Rose" cannot give her. "Sword and Rose" is just a small mercenary group, and it can't support the advancement path of mages at all, which is why mages are rarely seen in small and even medium-sized mercenary groups.
The only ones who can provide her with abundant resources are probably those insecure elves in the Southern Forest. The elves have accumulated thousands of years of wealth enough to help her advance as quickly as possible, and there are also people of the same bloodline as her to help her eliminate the loneliness in her eyes.
The elven forest may be her best place to be.
Reason thinks so, but emotion can't.
I don't want to part, I don't want to say goodbye, the world is so big, when is the time to meet again?
"Miss, I smell blood." Interrupting Eronica's distraction was the voice of Old Fez, "Not far away, there may be robbers." ”
The road is not easy to follow, and the only people who come here are usually traveling merchants and bandits.
"Yes." Nodding absentmindedly, the girl said, "I see." ”
When you encounter this kind of thing outside, there is actually nothing to say, let alone an orthodox mercenary group like "Sword and Rose", even some mercenary groups with bad origins know what to do. Merchants may become friends, but robbers will never say anything kind to you.
However, it is not yet possible to determine what the situation of the two warring parties is, but it is still necessary to understand it first.
The mercenary group moved forward cautiously, and finally after a turn, it suddenly opened up, and the whole battle situation was in full view.
"The enemy has roughly two fighters."
"The warriors on the merchant's side probably won't be able to hold on."
"It's a bandit, obviously."
"There aren't many enemies, we can defeat them."
The mercenaries talked a lot, and it didn't take long for them to come to a consensus - they didn't need any stratagem or surprise attack, they just met it head-on and crushed it!
This is the style of the mercenary, simple and rude, and in a sense, this is also the style that the little mage yearns for. It's just that she's too weak now, and her enemies are often stronger than her, or she really wants to crush her with fireballs all the way.
Now that it's been decided, there's nothing to prepare for, just rush to kill!
The warfighter with the broken arm was the first to discover the "Sword and Rose", but he also knew that he couldn't resist more than a dozen mercenaries on his own, not to mention that the equipment and temperament of three of them were obviously stronger than the other mercenaries, and it was likely that he had already entered the palace of the warlord, what did he do to resist them?
Take your life? He is not embarrassed to the point of selling his life, and with his current state, even if he gives up this life, it is just a mantis arm as a car.
Carefully hidden among the attackers, he originally wanted to escape alone, but when he thought about it, the southern mountains were so big, and he didn't know the way, even if he did, he would probably get lost here, and die under the fangs of poisonous snakes and beasts. Rather than die in this way, it is better to wait and see what happens, and maybe you can find something to take advantage of.
Opportunities are always reserved for those who are prepared. Not to mention, under his careful observation, he really found a chance. That is the carriage at the exit of the pass, the carriage is not equipped by the mercenary group, that is to say, the carriage is likely to be the employer of the mercenary group, as long as he catches him, it is very likely that he can turn defeat into victory and make great contributions to the adults!
God help me!
The one-armed warrior cautiously fought with an ordinary mercenary of the "Eagle", pretending to be invincible, retreating little by little, and waiting for several mercenaries who might be warriors of the newly joined mercenary group to face his colleagues, he saw an opportunity, quickly killed the mercenary, and then turned around a few times and rushed towards the carriage!
Victory or defeat in one fell swoop!
Look! I told you to look down on me, and it wasn't me who turned the tide of the battle in the end!
Screaming in his heart, he rushed to the side of the carriage, and the deadbolt of the carriage was locked from the inside, and he could not be pushed at all at once, and the carriage could only be completely demolished by violent means! He raised his mace high and slammed it at the carriage!
The wooden planks were thick but thick, but they couldn't withstand the smash, and suddenly the entire wooden door turned into pieces of sawdust. Tearing away a few debris that was in the way, the one-armed warrior bent over into the carriage, which, to his surprise, was a little girl who was getting up with her eyes rubbed.
"Tsk, elf."
He looked at her greedily, like he was looking at a small moving vault. The elf slave is the most valuable slave in the world, a defective elf slave can be sold for dozens of silver coins, and the obviously high-end goods like the one in front of him can even be sold for a dozen or dozens of gold coins in the hands of some nobles with unique tastes.
This time it's really profitable!
He licked his lips and reached out to grab the little elf.
However, in response to him, there was a sharp sword, and in a flash of sword light, a huge wound had been cut on his arm, which seemed to be incredulous, and he shouted after an obvious pause: "You bitch, how dare you hurt me!" I'll kill you! ”
He pressed over fiercely, but the little girl had no fear on her face, raised her hand, and a huge palm appeared in front of her, and then slammed a sweep, knocking him out of the air, falling heavily to the ground, and unable to stand up for a while.
"Damn, damn it, what the hell are you using!"
Roaring like a dog, the one-armed warrior hid his fear—what had just happened, why was he suddenly knocked away, why? The gods are above! It's obviously a little girl, it's just an elf!
He was a warrior after all, and his psychology was not so fragile, and after a while, his face regained his composure and slowly got up from the ground.
"Very well," he said, standing up and glaring fiercely at the little girl who had stepped out of the carriage, "you will pay for it!" ”
Then he stepped forward and fell to the ground.
This is? This is...... What's wrong? Why is the ground so slippery!
His current physical condition is not very good, and his psychology is not as calm as it appears on his face, and he tried to get up several times after falling without success, so he could only look at the little girl not far away with the most ferocious expression to hide the uneasiness in his heart.
What is she singing? It's as if this syllable has been heard somewhere.
But what is it? What the hell is the place!
He couldn't remember it for a moment, until the little girl's voice faded away, and it wasn't until a burning flame was held up in the palm of her hand that he remembered where he had heard these familiar syllables—that was! That's the "fireball" of the deputy head of the "Thunder" mercenary group!
Could it be ...... Could it be ...... Cold sweat was on his head, she was a mage like the adult? This can't be, this can't be! She was so small, so small, how could she be a mage! How...... How is that possible......
He didn't have a chance to question it anymore, the raging fire had consumed him.
"Saved, saved!"
"We met a passing mercenary group!"
"God above, we are saved!"
Instead of waiting for the expected defeat, Jill closed his eyes and waited for the final moment, but the cheers in his ears told him a fact that was completely opposite to his estimate - they, they were saved? A new mercenary group happened to run into them and help them?
It's so unrealistic! Because of the poor road conditions and the infestation of snakes and insects in the southern mountainous areas, few people will take this mountain road except for a few businessmen who are in a hurry. To be able to run into a mercenary group with enough force is really, really...... It's so unrealistic!
When he opened his eyes and saw the ironclad facts, he could only express his excitement with "too unrealistic". No one doesn't want to live, especially if he's the father of an unborn child, and he chooses to grit his teeth and face life head-on, even in the face of huge debts.
He didn't want to fall in such a place!
"Great!" He sighed, a smile on his face that had survived the catastrophe, but only a moment later, his smile was contained, and he hurriedly left the already one-sided battle situation with his sword in his hand, and went to the edge of the pass, "Alfonso......"
He stopped, bent down, looked at his old friend with a blur of flesh, and held out his hand, not knowing if he should close his eyes. After a few breaths, he nodded, and sighed heavily, "Well, I want you to see the victory in the battle, old friend." ”
He took off his coat and covered him, and then he walked to the other side of the pass.
There, another of his old friends rests.
"I'm the only one left."
He said this without tears, without sorrow, as if he were telling the most plain truth.
Unexpectedly, he was not the first person to come to Jardin's side, several mercenaries from the "Troubadour" mercenary group came to their leader's side earlier than him, and one of them saw Jill's arrival, and immediately raised his head: "Mr. Jill, the head of the group, he ...... the head of the group."
"I see." Jill waved his hand to signal him not to continue, sighed, and repeated, "I see." ”
"No," the mercenary didn't read him, "Mr. Jill......"
"Yes, I'm listening." Although the mercenary didn't understand what he meant, he wasn't in the mood to repeat it now, just nodded absentmindedly.
"The head of the regiment is him, the commander of the regiment is ...... He's alive! ”
"Yes." nodded subconsciously, then reacted abruptly, grabbed the young mercenary's collar, and asked loudly, "What did you just say!" ”
The young mercenary could understand the traveling merchant's mood, and did not break free, but said: "Commander, he ...... Alive. As long as the medical conditions are appropriate, he can still be saved! ”
"Great......" Before he could finish speaking, Jill thought of a question, loosened the mercenary's collar, and asked, "What are the medical conditions you are talking about......" He swallowed his throat, hesitated for a while, and finally asked, "Medical conditions, what are them?" ”
"It's just a normal medical condition."
The mercenary replied, he knew why the traveling merchant was hesitant, because he didn't want to accept this fact - in this wilderness, let alone a priest, there was not even a doctor to be found, where could there be life-saving medical conditions?
All they could do was watch the regiment commander bleed to death.
This feeling is really aggrieved.
Jill felt the same way, he sat silently on the ground, and only cursed for a long time: "Fuck fate." ”
Perhaps fate was unwilling to be abused by his followers, but a turning point appeared, and a slightly timid voice sounded behind him: "I want to ...... I should be able to help a little. ”
"You are?" He turned around, and it was an elf, a young elf girl.
"I'm a mage." The other party replied like this, and his voice gradually became stronger, "I happened to learn a healing spell." ”
"It's unrealistic."
Jill sighed inwardly, thanking her more and more for the fate of the fucking thing.
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