Chapter 66: Black
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Half-kneeling on the ground, the black sword stuck in the ground, and Aatrox, who supported the pillar's body, remained motionless.
The blood-eyed crow stood motionless on his shoulder.
On the throat that was cut by Yun Loyd's knife, the terrifying blood line was still dripping slowly, and it seemed that the blood in Aatrox's body had dried up.
Beneath Aatrox, a puddle of dimmed blood was so terrifying.
The pool of slightly blackened blood, smooth as a mirror, reflected the light passing through the branches and leaves, and was colorful.
Suddenly, the last drop of blood on Aatrox's neck fell and landed on the stagnant pool of blood, and the entire level of the pool of blood moved slightly.
With the ripples brought by this drop of blood, gradually, this pool of blood began to surge regularly.
The scattered pool of blood began to gather towards Aatrox's feet, forming a perfect circle, which looked like a pitch-black magic well from a distance!
The black blood in the pool of blood, as if stirred by some kind of force, began to slowly rotate.
The swirling black blood crept up around Aatrox's body.
The black blood, like a living creature, drilled into Aatrox's wounds, and then, Aatrox's motionless body shook violently!
The black blood continued to crawl up Aatrox's body, and in an instant it came to his neck, the most horrific and deadly wound.
The black blood was divided into tiny black threads, like threads of a needle, sewn up around his neck.
In a few moments, the horrible wound that was enough to make Aatrox's head fall off was stitched up, and it looked. It's like a terrifying centipede.
Then, a whole pool of black blood was sharply injected into Aatrox's body, just like ...... Ten thousand arrows pierce the heart!
"Uh...... Yes! ā
Aatrox let out a moan of pleasure, and he moved his neck, realizing that his head hadn't fallen from the twist. Only then did he slowly stand up, pull out the black sword that was inserted upside down, and said briskly: "The taste of death is really uncomfortable. ā
Looking around, Aatrox didn't find anyone, he carried the black sword on his shoulder, raised his head, looked at the colorful sky, and remembered the three slashes that Yun Loyd had slashed at him. I couldn't help but squint my eyes and said quietly: "It's so fast! ā
Aatrox thought for a moment, then said, "You can block it." ā
Then, with another frown, he continued, "Hard. ā
He shook his head and said, "The way of the world has changed. ā
Aatrox raised the black sword high and thrust it behind his back, just as a swordsman had drawn his sword back into its scabbard.
However, Aatrox did not have a scabbard on him. So, he plunged his sword into the back of his spine. The black sword sank into his dark red flesh.
Putting away the black sword, Aatrox thought about it, and he seemed to remember the battle that day, as if there was a loud explosion.
"And what could be interesting?"
Aatrox said to himself, "Anyway, I just came back to life and had nothing to do, so ...... Check it out. ā
Aatrox without a fight was like a traveler. He began to pacing leisurely through the jungle, slowly walking towards the place where he remembered the loud explosion coming from.
Along the way, Aatrox found many tree trunks. Covered with dense charred holes, he curiously dug open them and found tiny iron beads inside.
"Firearms?"
Aatrox sniffed the smell of the small iron beads, looked at the small burnt holes, and said to himself, "Firearms are already so powerful?" Could it be that the explosion was also caused by a firearm? ā
Aatrox continued to walk over to that side, smiling pleasantly, and continued, "That's interesting. ā
Walking through the dense forest, Aatrox saw a large area of charred woodland.
Stepping on the charred ground, Aatrox's eyes were fixed on the charred body lying in the center of the charred black, and he knocked on the charred but vaguely distinguishable humanoid thing with his hand, making a muffled thumping sound.
The crow on Aatrox's shoulder flapped its wings and flew onto the charred body, pecking itself.
The crow pecked like a ripe watermelon, and at the same time, it was like a ...... The sound of the heart beating.
The sound of knocking seemed to echo in this charred black body, one after another.
"If you can, don't die." Aatrox seemed to be talking to himself.
However, just as he finished speaking, two faint red searchlight posts suddenly lit up on the head of his charred body.
"The warrior is either for glory or praise, but all of this is only for war. It seems that you are a fighter. ā
"Retreat...... Tide...... ......" a muffled sound began to echo in the charred body.
"Fight or forget, I think I'll remember you." Aatrox said.
"Thank you...... Thank. ā
Notilus' muffled voice continued: "Please put your hand on mine. ā
"Huh?"
"You're the first friend I've ever met since I fell into darkness, and probably the last, and I want to send you something." Notilus's voice grew quieter, but he kept finishing.
Aatrox was stunned, he had seen countless deaths and created countless deaths, but it was the first time he had heard a person's last words before he died.
After a moment of silence, Aatrox, with a solemn expression, placed his sword hand on the charred body.
"This is my power from the deep sea, I can't use it to repay Lord Svein, now I give it to you, I hope you will help me fulfill my wish."
A deep blue light shone through the joints of Notilus' metal wetsuit and gathered on Aatrox's arm pressed against him.
The surging power of the tide began to pour into Aatrox's body!
Feeling the continuous flow of power into his body, Aatrox was surprised to find that his body had changed drastically.
Aatrox's original dark red skin seemed to have been eroded by the color of the deep sea, slowly turning into a dull gray-black, and at the same time, the black iron helmet on his head was also transformed by the power of the deep sea, slowly extended, gradually changing into two flat cheeks, and his neck also grew a long flake...... Gills!
At this time, Aatrox looks like a wild shark in the deep sea! (Sword Demon, Shark Skin.) ļ¼
"That's the power of the shark that saved me from that monster's mouth in the deep sea, hope...... Works for you. ā
"Thank you."
"No, my name is ...... What about you, Notilus. ā
"My name is ...... Aatrox. ā
"Thank you, Yak...... Toth ......"
The red light in the darkness slowly dimmed, and the voice of Notilus gradually dissipated: "I...... No longer alone. ā
The sound from the wetsuit, followed by the dim red light, faded away.
It's like, a lost life.
Aatrox, who had become a shark, silently knelt down on one knee and performed a glorious salute to the strange companion named Notilus, who should have belonged to a warrior.
This is, the proud Darkspawn Sword Demon Aatrox, the fighter, from the bottom of his heart.
"Glory with you."
Returning from the dark and borderless deep sea, Notilus, known as the titan of the deep sea, has not been able to get rid of the devouring darkness after all.
In the darkness, Notilus, whose consciousness was gradually blurred, thought back to the great black shadow under the ship that changed his fate, to the boundless darkness lost in the deep sea, to the dark corners where he hid from the strange eyes of his kind, and to the black raven that fell on him and gave him a glimmer of hope.
If Natilus could see the charred body in blackening at this time, perhaps he would have complained that it disgusted him so much, but it had given him a glimmer of hope.
The darkness that surrounded Natilus at this time was darker than in the sea at that time!
"If you are lost in darkness, there is no other way but to move forward." In the dark world, Svein's demonic voice echoed.
Hearing this voice, Natilus weakly replied: "Then I, in this darkness, go on, go forward." ā
"Black."
"It's so dark!"
"It's pitch black!" (To be continued.) )