Travel (XVII)
A red palm mark suddenly appeared on Allen's face.
The force of the slap was so great that it made a little blood appear on his face.
Covering his face, Alan looked at Mia in disbelief.
"Where's your enlightenment?"
Mia didn't look at Alan, but at Lillian on the ground.
She raised her right hand, revealing a bloody mouth.
"If you don't come, then I'll have it to myself. ”
Her voice was still so cold, without the slightest hint of humanity.
Hearing this, Alan gritted his teeth and walked to her side.
Since the other party has become a monster, no matter how much you regret it, you can't change the sins committed by the other party.
From the moment she turned into a monster, she could no longer be called human.
Eren raised his right hand, ready to start urging the devil's mouth.
As Eren and the two began the sacrifice ritual together, Lilian's aged body began to tremble.
"Ahhhh
A deafening scream came out of her mouth, and her whole body began to dissolve.
In just a few seconds, Lilian's body turned into a bloody light, split in two, and entered Eren and Mia's bodies respectively.
Eren jerked his head up, his eyes bloodshot red.
The devil's mouth in his right palm was tightly closed, and if you looked closely, you could even see that his right arm was trembling slightly.
"Advanced?"
Mia raised an eyebrow, straightened her slightly stained cloak, and looked around.
A while after the fighting ended, people who had been in the slums were poking their heads out of the rubble around them.
Finding that the monsters that were still wreaking havoc before had disappeared, leaving only two strange people in black cloaks standing in place, these people who had never seen the world couldn't help but be amazed.
"Hoo ......"
Alan exhaled a cloudy breath and looked at his right arm.
In addition to the fact that the color was still crimson, the edges of his palms began to glow with a black substance.
Feeling the purer magic and stronger physical fitness, Alan still couldn't be happy.
He was an ordinary man, neither cold-blooded nor cruel.
If it was just a sacrifice of a monster, then he wouldn't feel much.
But as long as he thought that the other party had his own responsibility to become a monster, Allen's heart couldn't help but ache a little.
The sound of footsteps came from not far away.
A group of guards in iron armor, armed with steel spears and crossbows, was rushing towards the two Ellans.
They surrounded the two of them, their faces full of vigilance and suspicion.
"Lay down your arms!"
Within seconds, a somewhat familiar voice came from behind the guards.
The guards laid down their weapons in unison and made way for them.
Baron Angelo, dressed in tight leather armor, was approaching.
Next to him was the old Oak, who was still in the same outfit as before, with a blank face.
"I'm sorry, they barely dealt with monsters and magicians, and I'm here to apologize to the two heroes. ”
Baron Angelo bowed deeply, his face full of seriousness.
"It doesn't matter. ”
Mia said, not seeing the expression on her face under the cover of the black cloak.
Baron Angelo couldn't help but frown as he looked at the ruins around him, the poor dress of the people, and the dirty environment.
He waved his hand, and one of the guards walked up to him.
After whispering a few words in the guard's ear, Baron Angelo walked over to the two of them.
"It's not convenient to talk here, would you like to go to my office to talk in detail?"
"It's a great honor. ”
Old Oak walked up and glanced at the two Ellans.
With a gentle smile on his face, Baron Angelo walked outside.
The three of Allen followed behind him, each with their own thoughts.
Two guards opened the way in front, and five or six guards surrounded the four as escorts.
People on the street couldn't help but cheer when they saw Baron Angelo.
"Lord Baron!"
"Don't exhaust yourself, Greystone still needs you to protect it!"
"I love you, Lord Baron!"
Some women, in particular, could not help but scream loudly when they saw Baron Angelo's gentle smile and handsome face.
Baron Angelo did not live up to the enthusiasm of the people and waved his hand in response.
Baron Angelo is really popular with the people......
Alan sighed as he felt the frenzy of the townspeople.
If Baron Angelo were to become a monster, people would collapse......
As if sensing that Allen was feeling a little depressed, Old Oak, who was walking next to him, patted him on the shoulder.
"Alan, what's wrong?"
Picking out some key clips, Alan unreservedly told Old Oak about Lillian.
"Don't be sad, in that case, if I were you, I would have made the same choice as you. ”
Old Oak smiled, his somewhat cloudy eyes blinking, squeezing out a few wrinkles.
"And even if you give her those two silver coins, I don't think it will change much. ”
Alan turned his head to look at Old Oak, a little confused in his eyes.
"Even if two silver coins can temporarily improve their lives, they can't change their lives. ”
"For man's desires are endless. ”
Old Oak sighed meaningfully, and took his hand back from Alan's shoulder.
Mia listened and didn't make any moves.
Just as a few people were about to walk to the administrative hall, several strong men suddenly rushed out.
They stood in front of the two guards who opened the way, and did not dare to make any movement, but stood there.
"Brother, why have you been avoiding me all these days?"
A voice came from ahead.
A man dressed in gold and silver, with a big belly, walked out, two small eyes staring at Baron Angelo.
"Potter, why are you here?"
Baron Angelo stepped forward, a little surprised.
"I've been looking for you in the administrative hall these days, you're either busy with official business or not in the office, but I'm your brother. ”
"Just say what's going on. ”
Potter looked at Baron Angelo, who was a head taller than him, and said, "I'm going out of the city." ”
"No, I can't. ”
Baron Angelo shook his head, his tone resolute.
"Why don't I want to be trapped here with these pariahs!"
Potter's voice was raised, ignoring the pedestrians around him.
"Smack!"
With a crisp sound, a bright red slap print appeared on Potter's pig-headed face.
He covered the left half of his face, his eyes widening in disbelief.
"During this time, no one will leave the city!"
Baron Angelo's face was full of seriousness, and he looked around, his voice devoid of emotion.
The two leading guards pushed away the big men who were in the way and walked forward.
The big men saw that Potter was still covering his face and didn't make any moves, so they had to obediently get out of the way.
With Potter's face in mind, Alan walked past him, following closely behind Baron Angelo.
After a while, hearing the sneering laughter of the untouchables around him, Potter turned his head away, his two small eyes fixed on the distant back of Baron Angelo.
He took a delicate handkerchief from his coat pocket and wiped his face.
"Let's go!"
"Sorry for making you laugh. ”
A smile appeared on Baron Angelo's face, "Since he was a child, no one has disciplined him, and because he is my younger brother, no one dares to disobey his orders, so he has developed an arrogant and domineering character." ”
"Out of the way. ”
Old Oak smiled kindly.
Several people walked to the front of the administrative hall.
The guards stood in a straight line, forming a passage.
Two hounds as big as tigers sat in front of the door of the hall, their tails wagging incessantly.
Duru and Gary ......
Watching Baron Angelo stroke the heads of the two hounds, Alan recalled their names.
I don't know if it's his delusion, but he feels that the two dogs seem to have grown a little bigger.
After a brief intimacy with the two dogs, Baron Angelo walked into his office with the three of them.
He opened a map of the area around Greystone and laid it out on his table.
Alan noticed that ten of the dozen or so villages marked on the map had been blackened with ink, and it was impossible to see their original appearance.
The rest of them are very close to Greystone.
"According to the villagers who fled, there were monsters everywhere, and these blackened villages had fallen. ”
Baron Angelo pointed to the map and said with a sigh.
"According to my estimates, they will be in Greystone in just over a day. ”
He sat down in his chair, frowning.
"The Boulder Guards have sent a team of men to help, but it will take at least three days for them to reach Greystone. ”
"Old Oak, what did Afalong say?"
"There are already two magicians on their way to support, and although their speed will be faster than that of ordinary people, it is estimated that it will take two days. ”
Hearing Old Oak's words, Baron Angelo rubbed his forehead.
"Then we can only delay as long as possible and wait for reinforcements. ”
He stood up and looked out the window.
"The villagers of the surrounding villages have moved to Graystone, and there are thousands of people in the whole of Graystone. ”
"With just a hundred guards, they can't take care of the increasingly bloated Graystone Town, so ......"
Baron Angelo turned his head to look at Alan and Mia.
"If you two can find time to patrol and maintain law and order at night, then whatever you need, I can provide it. ”
His expression was solemn, and his words were full of pleading.
The Baron laughed, this is what we should do. ”
Before Alan could speak, Mia opened her mouth.
For some reason, Mia always treats other people like a spring breeze, but when she talks to herself, she is very cold.
Alan thought in his heart, but nodded on the surface and said, "There is no need for compensation." ”
"In that case, then I, Angelo, on behalf of myself and all the residents of Greystone Town, would like to pay my respects to the two adults!"
Baron Angelo folded his legs together and bowed deeply, looking very sincere.
After a brief conversation, Baron Angelo watched the three of Alan leave, and then returned to his office, looking at the report on the table.
"Go on patrol, I'll go back to the office and wait for you. ”
With that, Old Oak left.
Eren turned his head to look at Mia, only to find that the other party's figure had long since disappeared.
This woman......
With a wry smile, Alan walked along the street, and as he walked, he asked in his mind, "Front, what is the Golden Desire Slime?"
Before, when Mia saw the huge gold coin monster, Alan heard her mention the name, is there a specific classification of this kind of monster?
"Slimes are the most common humanoid monsters, and they are also the typical appearance of people who are invincible to desire.
There are countless people who are poor in this world, but no matter how poor they are, there is something to give.
That is, your own body. ”
Front's voice came from his right arm.
"The monster's thirst for money outweighs everything else in the world to the point of exchanging its own body, but its little body cannot satisfy its insatiable desires, and at this time, it will suck the flesh of others and turn it into gold. ”
"This kind of slime, we call it a golden slime, or a similar appetite slime. ”
Remembering the monster's crazy appearance, Alan took Front's words to heart.
"You've upgraded?"
Frante asked.
The moment Allen was promoted, he felt that the magic in the space of his right arm was much more abundant than before, but he was still a little incredulous, so he wanted to confirm it again.
"Well, after sacrificing that monster, it was upgraded. ”
Although he had been prepared in his heart, when he heard Alan say it himself, Frant was still shocked.
"You became a magician, and it only took a week now that you were promoted to a two-star ......"
"I was born with the blood of a magician, but I only became a one-star magician at the age of eighteen. ”
"The promotion of a mage comes with a lot of sacrifices, especially for high stars, and the magic required is even more exaggerated. ”
"Sacrifice not only means killing lives, but also means the possibility of losing control and going berserk, even if it is only a low-level monster like a goblin, when the number accumulates to a certain extent, there will even be an illusion that you are a mouse. ”
"Many magicians are reluctant to take the initiative to advance, because the higher the star, the more torture they have to endure. ”
"You've risen through the ranks so quickly because you don't have to suffer the price of sacrifice like ordinary magicians, so you can sacrifice indefinitely. ”
"If your special can be popularized......"
Frante muttered, but Allen's face turned cold.
In the network he read in his previous life, many protagonists with gold fingers were worried about being caught and sliced for research.
Although there is no modern technology here, there must be a lot of torturous magic.
Frant was not a fool, he was only halfway through his speech, and he quickly changed his words,
"Hehe, I'm just kidding. ”
"If this special could really be popularized, we wouldn't be fighting monsters for hundreds of years. ”
"Besides, I'm trapped in your right arm right now, and I can't make any contact with the outside world at all. ”
Listening to Front's words, Alan didn't reply.
Even if it seems that Frante is indeed unable to contact the outside world, who knows what is strange about this world.
The heart of defense is indispensable......
Seeing that Alan didn't speak, Frante also closed his mouth in amusement.
After resting in place for a while, Alan opened his eyes and listened intently to the movements around him.
The guards in Greystone are understaffed, so he can only make a cameo appearance as a superhero to punish the evil and eliminate evil.
......
After sacrificing the thugs who had broken their legs, Alan whistled as he walked towards Afaryn's makeshift office.
For these scumbags, he didn't have the slightest psychological burden, and listening to the screams of the other party when he was sacrificed, he was even a little cool.
Pushing open the door, Alan was about to say hello to Old Oak, but looking at the scene in the room, he involuntarily swallowed the words back.