Chapter 2: Wings of Destruction
I don't know if it's my fate, or is this what is called fate?
The burnt stake didn't hit my head, but was blown away by old Cesed with a summoning magic shield. I didn't die, it was old Heather who saved me.
However, old Heather was struck by a huge fireball falling from the sky in order to save me. Even though he was extremely agile enough to cast the magic shield again, this time old Hicside's left arm was useless at that time, this is the so-called dragon power, and the blackened left half of his body almost killed him on the spot.
His face was pale, his forehead was bruised, and he was covered in cold sweat.
"Run, get out of the city!"
Old Ceesed said to me with the last of his strength, I don't know what I was thinking at the time, and I carried old Ceesed like mad and dragged Avina out of the rubble. It all came so suddenly, as if the summer celebrations had been a long time ago.
I ran helplessly, trying to escape this terrible nightmare as soon as possible.
"Go to the town of Boship, find the secret base of our mercenary group there, and tell them about the disaster. ”
Old Cesed's voice was a little weak, and a little choppy.
I don't remember anything but rushing forward, and the streets were lined with raging fires, and the whole of Kailandil was burning in a sea of fire.
In the direction of the Hall of Heroes, several highly respected top powerhouses were fighting against that evil dragon. You must know that these people are quite powerful, including high-level magicians in the Magical Sanctuary, elite knights of the Church Order, and legendary warriors of the Mercenary Guild. However, the outcome of the battle was extremely tragic, and although they were strong enough to make any ordinary person worship, after fighting the dragon, their light gradually dimmed until they fell. The dragon's powerful wings make it impossible to catch its speed, its scorching breath turns everything to dust, its powerful claws can destroy all defenses, and its razor-strong scales make any attack ineffective.
With a "boom", the Hall of Heroes collapsed and shattered, and I knew that it was all over, no one would be the opponent of this evil dragon again, and those former legends would now be completely lost in this disaster.
I don't know how long it took, but I took Avina and Hised, and ran with great difficulty to the gates of the former glory and majesty of the city of Kailandil.
There were a lot of people who were fleeing, and the gates were congested. I tightened Avina's hand for fear that she would be swept away by the crowd, and at the same time grabbed old Heater's clothes to prevent him from falling off my back, and I found a rope on the way for Avina to tie old Heatside and me together. At this moment, the evil dragon has disappeared, the Hall of Heroes is in shambles, and the emperor, ministers, and those nobles should all be spared. The city was already in chaos, littered with charred corpses and emitting a pungent smell.
I can feel that this dragon attack is clearly aimed at the Emperor and them, and we are just insignificant victims. After destroying the Hall of Heroes, the dragon hovered in the sky for a moment, but instead of continuing to attack the innocent civilians of Kailandil, it gradually flew away from the city until it disappeared.
Years later, this evil black dragon has become a nightmare for the Delmans, known as the 'Wings of Destruction'.
At this time, the three of us managed to squeeze out of the panicked crowd and came to the outskirts. It was only then that my hanging heart gradually calmed down.
I survived, I don't know whether to be glad or sad, old Heater seemed to have reached his limit, pale and limp. He was not only my mentor, but also my adoptive father, and a great hero whom I admired, but now he was seriously injured for me.
Old Heater told me to take him to the town of Boship, not far from the city, and said that there was something very important to tell me.
Avina knew a little bit of a simple bandaging technique, and she treated old Cessed's wounds. Along the way, thanks to Avina helping to take care of the wounded old Cesed, otherwise the old Cesed would have died long ago.
We followed the instructions of old Heatset and went to the nearby town of Boship, and we had a great deal of hardship along the way.
Finally, a day later, in the evening, we arrived in the town of Boshipp.
To our surprise, there was no one in the town, and the streets were deserted, even eerie.
"Old Cesed, what shall we do?"
I asked the half-unconscious, half-conscious Heater, who just glanced around and didn't answer my question.
"I always felt as if someone was watching us in the dark. It was Avina who spoke first.
After a long time, old Heater sighed, and there seemed to be a hint of sadness in his tone.
"It's really changed here. ”
I don't know what Boshipp's town used to look like, but it's a little creepy now, and who knows what's going to happen after a sudden catastrophe like that.
On the deserted streets, the blood stains left by unknown creatures are faintly visible.
Just when we didn't know what to do, suddenly a fireball came at me from the rooftop. My first reaction was that we had run into an evil mage, and that was bad. With the current state of the three of us, it is impossible to compete with a single magician.
Old Hiced used his remaining magic power to unleash a magical shield, only to see a transparent diaphragm block the fireball and absorb it.
At this critical moment, it was the old Heesed on my back who saved us.
"Magical Shield!" the mage who suddenly appeared on the roof at this moment seemed to be surprised.
The magician was wearing a purple magic robe, and because she was wearing a hood and the evening light was not particularly good, she couldn't see her face clearly. But vaguely from the figure, she can be seen that she is a woman, and she seems to be a woman with a good figure.
The sorceress was a little shocked by the magic that old Heesed had just unleashed, and instead of attacking us any further, she stood on the roof and asked us.
"Who are you, and what are you doing here?"
I was angry because I thought the woman was arrogant and who had the right to question us.
"May the glory of Idia shelter this land forever. Old Cessed said this in a weak voice that puzzled me
I've never heard Heated say who Idia is, and I don't know why he said that.
But what I didn't expect was that the sorceress froze for a few seconds after hearing old Cesed say this. Then, she jumped from the roof.
"Come out, everybody. As soon as the sorceress finished speaking, several people stepped out from behind the dilapidated house, all of them fully armed.
"Three generations of leaders, is it really you, you are finally back. "The sorceress ran excitedly and hugged old Cesed on my back.
At this time, old Hiced was completely unconscious due to the excessive consumption of mana just now, leaving Avina and I standing there at a loss. When the magician saw that old Cessed's left arm was gone, tears flowed down his face.
"Take Captain Cesed to the secret base and let Mayfair treat him. "The words of the mage carried weight, and it seemed to be the leader of the men, who took Heather from my back and carried him into a room.
At this time, I also saw the face of the magician, what an unforgettable face, fair and beautiful, with a hint of kindness in the arrogance.