Chapter 6: The Flower of Hell
"Léa, don't come here. Wren shouted
"I knew you were going to betray the Queen, and it did. "It was the girl named Leia who had captured Avina.
At this time, the tree of life that had bound Avina shone brightly, and the entire trunk was crystal clear.
The branches and leaves of the Tree of Life glow like blood, and this luster grows stronger and stronger.
"Haha, the sacrificial ceremony is about to begin. Leia said excitedly to the Tree of Life.
At this time, a pillar of light in the direction of the entire bloody castle shot straight into the sky, and it could be seen from a long distance. This was a sign of the sacrificial rite, and perhaps that's why Resende dared to conclude that Avina was still alive.
On the other hand, I stood on the ground full of corpses, blood staining my cheeks red. This is our camp, but there is nothing left but corpses.
What just happened was so tragic that I couldn't calm my heart for a long time.
At this point, Frant came over and patted me on the shoulder.
"Hopefully this will end sooner so we can go back to Redbud Manor and have another toast. As he spoke, Frank walked off into the distance with a low step.
Mayfair is healing a wounded mercenary, the first time she's experienced such a brutal battle.
Just now, the frost was blowing, and a mercenary covered in blood ran over to report that a large number of unidentified creatures were coming towards the camp.
As the leader of the Night Rose mercenary group, Resende immediately took up arms and led everyone to prepare to meet the enemy.
The sudden snowstorm made our vision very limited. Each of us is nervous because we don't know yet what we're going to face.
I clenched the sword in my hand, and I could feel the ground trembling, and the young mercenary beside me was perhaps trembling a little from his lack of experience.
Soon, we didn't have time to think anymore, and a wave of strong air rushed into our camp as if there were tens of thousands of bison.
At least hundreds of ghouls with their mouths wide open rushed towards us, and for a moment the flesh and blood flew sideways.
I didn't have time to think about it, brandished my sword and fought one of the ghouls.
Frant protects them by Nataya and Mayfair's side, while Nataya uses a fireball spell to smash the ghoul.
But we are no match for these ghouls, and Resende began to become a little desperate as he watched the mercenaries around him fall in a pool of blood one by one.
Gradually, all of us are a little exhausted, and there are not many mercenaries left, you must know that this is all the elite of the Night Rose Mercenary Regiment.
Lolita has been there to support us in the shadows from the beginning, and I was saved by her crossbow arrows.
Watching his comrades around him keep falling, Raysende's psychological defense began to crumble.
It was also a snowy night, when a huge monster attacked the village where he was born, and his father fought to the death to buy him time to escape, and finally his father was bitten in the head by the monster, and his brains and blood were sprayed on the snow.
Crying and screaming, his mother desperately stood by Raysende's side, only to be slapped far away by the monster, and blood splattered on the young Raysende's face.
Resende was on his knees weakly, just like now.
Hansen uses his broadsword to split in half a ghoul who tries to get close to Raysende, who discovers that Resendre is just desperate there.
"Cheer up, Resende, you have to understand what we're going through right now, and I don't want more brethren to die in vain. Hansen yelled
Resende slowly wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes, he said to himself, yes, I am no longer the child who can't do anything, father and mother, I am now a trained mercenary, I have a duty to protect my comrades, I have to fight!
Originally, I couldn't support it, but I only felt a powerful aura, like a whirlwind of sword qi, severing the heads of the three ghouls around me.
Standing in front of me was the handsome and dashing Resende, who, with his superb martial arts, sword in one hand and shield in the other, charged among the ghouls.
A few of us saw that there was still a chance of surviving this battle, and we also tried our last bit of strength to fight the ghouls to the end.
Eventually, despite the terrible price we paid, the ghouls were kicked out of the camp.
Each of us felt a sense of powerlessness, and I sat on the floor for a long time and didn't want to speak.
Those of us who survived this battle know the seriousness of the situation, and we must report the situation here to our superiors.
On the other hand, on Avina's side, Leia said excitedly to the Tree of Life, the sacrifice ceremony was about to begin.
Wren turned his back to Leia, and he didn't say a word. Léa approached Avina until Avina had no way out.
"You can't escape, you are a gift I have carefully selected for the Queen. Moreover, the sacrificial ceremony has already begun. Leia's laughter echoed throughout the cavern
At this time, the tree of life shone brightly, and Avina suddenly felt that her body was no longer under her control, and the blood was being invisibly sucked away by the tree.
"Avina, do you know that this tree has another name? its other name is the Flower of Hell, and it is nourished by blood to bloom bright flowers. Wren said slowly, as he looked like someone else.
"I am the guardian here, but I cannot allow her to sacrifice you to the Queen, for sooner or later you will be my woman, and I have fallen in love with you from the moment I saw you. Wren said to Avina, who was getting weaker and weaker
"What? you're going to betray the Queen?" Leia was surprised, but then smiled contemptuously
But then, unexpectedly, Wren suddenly transforms into a giant vampire with bat wings, and he bites Lea's neck.
Blood flowed down Leia's neck, something that Leia never expected. However, the matter was not over, and Wren then attacked Leia desperately like a mad beast, and Leia was a little overwhelmed, and waved his wings and flew towards the cave.
However, Wren didn't let Leia go, and he quickly pounced on him, knocking Leia to the ground with a single claw. For the first time, Rhea panicked, and Wren rode on top of her, attacking wildly until Rhea turned into a pool of fleshy corpses.
Until she died, Léa never made a sound.
Wren returned to his previous form, picking up Avina and kissing her.
Slowly, Avina regained her blood, she came to her senses, and the glow of the Hellflower dimmed.
At this moment, the sound of the earth shaking came from the entire cave, and the Blood Queen woke up......
"Let's go, maybe we'll be enemies when we say goodbye. Wren sent Avina to the entrance of the cave
Avina turned to leave, but she gave Wren a hug, waved goodbye to Wren and disappeared into the night.
A few of our survivors found the frail Avina in an abandoned farmhouse. When Avina saw me, we hugged each other tightly, and by this time we were already in tears......