Act II: The Pulse of Fate

As if walking through a fog, the direction of progress is unrecognizable; The body is also heavy and abnormal, as if it is about to get out of its control. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info What the hell did it turn out to be like this, Antun clearly remembered that he was still digging in a valley somewhere in the kingdom of Greenia that had been invaded by demons.

No one ever told him what he was going to dig, and although it was a mineral to judge by common sense, he always felt that it was not like that. The tedious and heavy work continued day after day, until finally an event occurred.

That's right, the phenomenon called "magic erosion" caused someone to die, and it was also the reason why he became like this. But what is going on, what is the real body of the dark blue mineral that grows on the human body? Of course, the most important point is why isn't he dead?

Aware of this fact, Antoun's consciousness finally woke up from the wandering void and regained control of his body. He opened his eyes suddenly, and saw a pair of red eyes staring at him tightly, and the owner of the eyes was still sitting on him with a dagger in hand, as if he was trying to pluck something from him.

The moment his eyes met, he saw a somewhat surprised and regretful expression on the other party's face. Then the other party quickly walked away from him, as if I had just done nothing.

Ignoring what that attitude was going on for the time being, Antun couldn't wait to raise his hands in front of him, and found that the dark blue mineral growing on his body was indeed still there. This is even more confusing, it should be a mortal situation, is there some kind of abnormality in himself?

"You don't have to look at it, you can't think of anything with your stupid human head."

The voice he heard for the first time was frustrated with fierce words that Antoun could understand, and he looked at the other man with some confusion. Sure enough, that pair of red eyes, with no horns, was the strange demon who supervised him in the work area.

“…… What are your intentions. ”

I still can't help but ask, after all, no matter how you look at it, there is no need for the other party to be with the human who is already the same as the dead. What's more, the wooded surroundings don't look like they were in the valley before.

Although the scattered bodies of more than a dozen that looked like human remains not far away proved that this should be a place for the deceased, and the cobalt blue fragments left on their bodies also solved several questions in Antun's mind, it was still puzzling why the demons came here, and it was impossible to say that they had personally carried the corpses.

"You've looked at me twice before with dirty eyes. I just wanted to kick you to vent my anger, but it wasn't enough. It just so happened that you were eroded by magic and turned into a dead person, so you came here with the garbage who carried the corpses, and gouged out those eyes so that I could happily chop them up and barely make the most of them. ”

The more flat the Hornless Demon's tone, the cooler Antun's back became. He began to congratulate himself on the fact that he was able to come to his senses before the other man could stab, otherwise he would have been woken up by a sharp pain that was more intense than the previous kick.

Thinking of this, he noticed a new problem. Including now, the other party obviously has countless opportunities to kill him at will, but he hasn't done it for a long time, what is the reason?

"Human, your expression seems to be asking why I didn't kill you, right? It's the first time I've discovered such a toy, and it's a shame that it breaks too quickly, right? ”

While being seen through by the other party, Antun gave up his unplanned plan to find out information from his mouth. Although he escaped, according to the situation, the next step is nothing more than being killed by the tired Hornless Demon Clan and continuing to be sent back to the valley for work. As a result, in the next moment, unexpectedly, the demon showed him a third option.

"It's a rare opportunity, how about we play a game. Hide and seek, I'll give you three hours, you can hide wherever you want or take the opportunity to escape. I'll spend half an hour looking for you after that. If I find you, then you are dead, if you don't let me find it, then congratulations, you are free. How, isn't it a very interesting game. ”

How can there be such an unreal thing in the world, is it really a very special situation to have no horns? Is it a half-demon clan mixed with the bloodlines of other races, or a high-level demon clan that has not revealed its true body?

"Why, still stunned. You'll have to work harder to make me happy. Or do you want to end it right away? ”

The other party's words have already been said to this point, and Anthun can't help but continue to hesitate, even if there are still many doubts in his heart, but that is not something that needs to be considered now. Only by surviving the next three and a half hours will he have a future.

The strong desire to survive prompted Antoun to prop himself up from the ground in order to start escaping. During this period, the dark blue ore growing under his skin inadvertently touched the ground, and actually returned to him the feeling that it was no different from his body directly touching the ground, which made him quite shaken in his heart.

However, he immediately found that, unlike what he imagined, the many ore blocks hanging on his body seemed to have no weight, and did not bring unnecessary movement loss.

The feelings of shock and surprise are in opposition, and it seems that the changes brought about by the "magic erosion" are not so terrible. After successfully standing up, Antun immediately took a somewhat vain step and walked in a direction of his choice, not daring to look back at the expression of the hornless demon - if he was accidentally caught, he could still pray that the other party would not really gouge out his eyes before he died.

After the number of lines in his mind had reached about five hundred, Antoun stopped his actions and looked back to find the position he was in when he woke up.

With a little relief, he began to judge his position by the gap left between the canopies, and confirmed the fact that the sky was full at this time, and the blue moon Yumir, which symbolized the divine magic in July, was hanging in the sky at this time.

Under Ymir's light, all species with divine magic will be strengthened, and those with dark magic will be suppressed. No matter how you look at it, even if the other party is only a half-demon, it will also have some dark attribute magic power in its body, which means that its strength will be affected. The current time can be said to be the most favorable situation for Antun.

Suppressing the faint joy in his heart, he confirmed Ymir's location again, and found that in about three hours, the sky would be hung with the Blue Moon Traceia, which suppressed the magic of fire and enhanced the magic of water. Only then did he understand why the other party had given him three hours.

From this point of view, the other party should be the latter in the previous guess, that is, the high-level demon race. Even if he is reluctant, the high-level demons who are born with strong dark magic power are bathed in the brilliance of Ymir, and they should have some difficulty moving. I was so happy just now.

After reviewing his actions, Antoun adjusted his direction slightly based on the position he had just judged. Although it is clear from information such as the ground conditions along the way and the density of the surrounding trees that almost no one passes here, and it is concluded that it is not a road back to the valley, it is not known exactly where it leads.

In this case, even if he escapes the pursuit of the hornless demons, it is also a question of whether he can get out of the forest. After all, nights are still long, and forests at night are often synonymous with danger.

Sure enough, you still have to find a relatively high place.

Considering the choice under normal circumstances, Antun subconsciously looked at his hand, the dark blue ore on the surface of the body is still an existence that cannot be ignored, and the easiest option to find a relatively tall tree to climb was immediately ruled out. That's something he would never be able to do with his current body, no, I should say he definitely doesn't want to do it, unless that's a last resort.

The rest can only be considered from the topography, but the woods cannot directly determine whether there is a mountain in the distance, and he does not have the knowledge to detect the leylines. As a result, thinking is still back to square one.

I have no choice but to take one step at a time, and maybe what will happen next.

Optimistically cheering himself up, Antoun went on for a short distance before having to lean on the trunk of the tree and stopped again. It's not that he doesn't want to keep walking, it's not that there is a strong enemy in front of him, it's that he finds his stomach protesting.

Only then did he remember that after a full day of intense labor, he collapsed at the exit of the pit due to "magic erosion" before he could get food to replenish his strength. Coupled with the fact that he was abandoned here as a dead person and turned to awaken, it was natural that he would have such a strong hunger pang after several hours.

Although he didn't lose all his strength, it also made him uncomfortable for a while. There is no need to think about climbing trees as a last resort, it is doubtful whether you can grasp it in such a state when you are weak, and it would be too stupid to fall to your death.

In addition to escape routes and hiding places, he also needs food to replenish his depleted stamina.

The moment this thought came to mind, Antoun caught the faint scent through his nose. At first, he thought that there was something wrong with his sense of smell, but he subconsciously chased the fragrance and walked dozens of steps, and after feeling that the intensity of the fragrance had increased significantly, he was convinced that it was a real thing.

Driven with all his might, he finally waited at the end of the symbolic hope of a huge tree with many fruits on it, some of which were ripe and fell to the ground. There is no doubt that this exotic fruit is the source of the fragrance.

If it was in normal times, Antoun might also think about whether the fruit was poisonous or not, whether there was a threat around him, and other factors before he stepped forward to collect food. Now, however, the hunger pangs that were even stronger than just now and could even be said to be strange had made him completely lose his mind.

He rushed forward, fell to his knees on the ground, picked up the already rotten fruit, and quickly stuffed it into his mouth. The sweet juice bloomed in his mouth, and even gave him an indescribable sense of well-being.

Antun, who was in this state, naturally didn't notice that when he stepped within fifteen steps of the giant tree, many small black shadows protruded from the ground. At first, the black shadow only observed him from a distance, and had no intention of approaching, but when he started to eat desperately, he instantly burst out and attacked him.

After hearing the sound that seemed to tear the jade silk, Antun was bound by a black shadow before he could react. He couldn't even make any struggle, and he couldn't see the assailant's face.

Before Antun, who was unable to breathe due to the strength of the other party, lost consciousness, the last thing he felt was his own heartbeat that was stronger than usual.