Chapter 4: Death in the Night
When night came, the torches in the center of the village were gradually lit, and the flickering light sprinkled around, dispelling the darkness of the night. People gradually gathered around the well, chatting curiously with each other. The doubts in my heart are like the flickering torches, everyone doesn't know what's going on, why do you want to gather everyone so late? The emotions of uneasiness and anxiety are silently transmitted......
While talking, the three partners quickly squeezed to the front of the crowd and squatted down on the edge of the well. At this time, the village chief and the mercenaries who had gone out also came to the small square.
"Lai Qi they brought back the news of the empire, unfortunately, there is another war, there will be conscription in a few days, here everyone is ready first, especially men over 15 years old, it's time for you to decide the direction in the future. Ay~! Because there is conscription to fight a war, the tax is doubled today...... If someone in the family goes to the army, they are exempt from taxes. Ahem~"
"Is there another war? Where and where to fight? Why? “
"It's those boring aristocrats again, let's spend a few days to kill the days, can't we?"
There was a lot of talking, and anger gradually spread.
"There is one more thing, it is said that the province of Falix, which is close to the Forest of Warcraft in the east, was attacked by a large group of Warcraft from the Forest of Warcraft, although most of the Warcraft were wiped out by the Shield of the Flange Cavalry Regiment, but there are still many scattered powerful Warcraft that have fled to the interior of the empire, we are very close to Falix, everyone should be more careful, don't go hunting in the mountains and forests recently. It's stormy, I remember the last Warcraft riot was more than ten years ago, right? The above news is also thanks to the mercenaries who went out. That's it, let's disperse."
"Monsters! Wouldn't it be cute? I'd love to take a look! Could it be fluffy and chubby? Yikes~! I really want to get one! ”
Shanna's eyes sparkled, and Wright and Wright were straight at the sight.
"Wright, are you going out with your father as a mercenary this time?"
Wright changed the subject, secretly hiding the uneasiness and anticipation in his eyes.
"Probably, haven't thought about it yet, what about you?"
"I haven't thought about it yet, let's go home and discuss it......"
The crowd in the village slowly dispersed, and the lights from house to house were gradually extinguished, and only the torches by the well were still burning half-dead, as if they were about to die. In the mountains and forests in the distance, a few beast roars could be faintly heard. At this moment, a huge leopard with a black and red body appeared on the top of a mountain, its scarlet eyes flashing with a crazy light, a few sparks spewing out from its snort, and its sharp and terrifying claws easily pulled several deep scratches on the rock. Its eyes were staring madly and bloodthirsty at the peaceful village beneath the mountain in the distance......
The next day, a messenger from Lagu also came to the village and issued an order for the imperial conscription. In a few days, the conscription team will come to the village to prepare everyone, and as for the matter of Warcraft, there is no mention of it......
Most of the young men of the right age are leaving, follow Lai Qi as a mercenary, ready to go out to find a way out, maybe become a hero, right? The hearts of young people are still very excited, and people of this age are the time to be impulsive and adventurous. Wright decided to follow in his father's footsteps to become a mercenary, and Wright also felt that it was better to be a mercenary than a soldier, at least under the care of familiar elders, it would be much safer, right? The sorrow of parting lingers faintly in the small village.
Night...... The dog didn't know what was wrong, he stretched out his nose and sniffed in the air, and then ran back to his kennel with his tail between his legs, shivering on his stomach, and no longer came out, and the cows and sheep also nested in the pen and hid their heads, and a scarlet shadow slowly approached the village......
It vividly remembers that a group of humans, dressed in fine armor and armed with sharp weapons, rushed into their territory, and they brutally killed their own kindred, their own mates! What makes it even more angry is that it also snatched its baby!! It rushes out to kill all the humans, but they are strong and there are too many of them. Even the strongest of his own clan can only escape with injuries, and the black sword, he who is stabbed by it will never forget the pain! The pain that eats away at the body and mind...... Hatred and anger made its yellow eyes red. Kill! Kill! Kill! Kill all the humans! Kill them! Shred them! Eat them! …… I want revenge!! ……
Suddenly, explosions and fires spread through the hamlet! Black-red leopard, well~ huge leopard! Incarnate the Grim Reaper of Night and Fire, stretch out its fangs and unleash its madness! I saw it standing on the roof of a private house, and from its mouth it kept spitting out one after another black-red fireballs, but whenever the house that was hit, it immediately exploded, and ignited a fire with poisonous smoke!
Rumble! Boom!! In his sleep, Wright only felt a loud noise, and then the rubble and flames hit him with severe pain all over his body! In a panic, he struggled to get out of the half-collapsed house. Everything in front of him made his eyes tear! The room in the back is completely engulfed in fire and rubble! Grandfather! Grandmother! Mom!! Wright felt his voice be hot, and he wanted to shout but couldn't make a sound! The wound on his head was bleeding, and the blood was flowing through Wright's eyes, making his vision a miserable red. At this moment, a figure rushed out of the half-collapsed corridor that was spewing flames! It's Klina! It's Wright's mother! There were still flames burning on her back and skirt, and most of her face was already red with blood, and she saw Wright standing at a glance, and shouted desperately, despite her extremely serious injuries:
"Run!! Come on! Wright! Come on!! Dangerous! There is a demon ......" Suddenly, a strong claw swept across Klina's body! Tremendous force and speed send several afterimages in the air! Poof! Wright's mother was beaten like a rag doll to the courtyard wall, splashing a miserable red on the wall!
"Mom!!!!! ......" Wright ran towards his mother like crazy, and the huge black and red leopard came in front of Wright with a slight leap! It's just a random claw hit! Wright only felt himself flying, flying higher and higher...... And his mother is getting farther and farther away from him...... Then there was a violent impact, and then Wright felt his consciousness begin to blur, his eyelids seemed to weigh a thousand pounds, and then there was darkness......
By the time Reizi rushed out with the mercenaries and the men of the village, one-third of the village had already been set on fire. Shanna, her mother, Ozina, and the other frail women and children were quickly moved to the cellar on the south side of the village, where they hugged each other, trembling and weeping. I didn't dare to stick my head out to take a look, only to hear the rumbling of explosions outside, and the screams were still ......
"This is a third-order primary demonic beast, the Fire Leopard! How, how could it be here! And why did it turn black and red? It should be orange-red! A well-informed mercenary screamed in horror.
"I can't care so much anymore! There are still many people trapped in the house! Reese! You take a few people to save people! The others will form a circle with me, try to get rid of it! Regardless of fear and sadness, Lai Qi forced the organization to rush forward.
I can't beat it.,There's no chance at all.,The strongest of us here are 3 warriors who barely reach the 1st order.,It's much stronger than ordinary people.,But,But! That's a third-order monster! Universal Warcraft are all capable of being one level higher than the human level! It would take at least 3 or more Tier 3 master-level professionals to defeat this, right? It's a bit difficult to kill it. We~ We can't do it...... But it's your home! A village of its own! Orgina and Wright...... No way! Only fight! For the sake of the family!
Lai Qi's heart was very confused, his hand was holding the hilt of the sword, and the knuckles of his fingers were white from the excessive force. But he can't help it, it's not a mercenary mission...... It is possible to give up depending on the situation, here! It's my home!! Lai Qi took a deep breath and shouted!
"For our home! Fight!! Then he rushed forward first...... The dark flame leopard stuck out its tongue and licked its nose, as if a cruel and comforting smile appeared at the corner of its mouth, and then squatted down and pounced......
Wright lay quietly on his back in the corner, the wound on his chest deep into the bone, blood soaking through his chest and blurring his immature face. His brown hair had been stained a smudge-red with blood and dirt, and strands stuck to his face.
A sigh from the soul...... Ay..................
Why is the fate of man always so miserable? I thought you would live happily ever after...... Is this your fate? Is it your life? It's sad enough... If you look at it this way, you probably won't be able to cross it...... Forget it, do your best, if I can still save you...... Zhang Yang sighed helplessly, it seems that it is impossible not to interfere with his fate, you can't watch him die, right? Forget it......
In an instant, Zhang Yang calmed down, concentrating on mobilizing the power of thunder and lightning that had been resting in his soul steadily, for so long, he had been able to use the power of a trace of thunder and lightning, and found that the thunder and lightning were also divided into many layers, of which the core was a blue-purple electric light, and then a blue-white periphery. He estimated that using a little power of peripheral lightning to stimulate Wright's heart should still be able to save him, after all, Wright's external injury was not fatal, but a lot of blood was shed, and it looked miserable, probably just shock. Zhang Yang carefully guided a trace of electricity, snapped and touched Wright's heart, and then ...... There was a wave of dizziness, and the sky was dark............ The soul is light!! This is not scientific! Why did you pass out again..................
The fire was still burning, and in the distance, Laiqi and they had already begun to confront the fire leopard, but in such a short time, several people had already died, and several people were lying on the ground wailing with broken hands and feet, and the fire leopard only had a few more inconspicuous marks on its body, not even a wound. The fur of a high-level demonic beast is really quite tough. In less than 10 minutes, Lai Qi and his gang, who desperately stopped the Fire Leopard, paid the price of 12 lives. At this time, Wright's fingers, who were originally lying on his back, twitched a few times, and then clenched into a fist in an instant!