Chapter 3: Loren Turin
The burning sensation still came from the back of the head, making the simple act of opening the eyes extremely difficult. The dark world in front of www.biquge.info eyes seemed to turn the heavens and the earth, and the dizziness made people want to vomit.
Even so, Loren, who had endured nausea and labor pains, struggled to get out of the nightmare, and the reality was still cold and cruel in front of him—surrounded by a dark forest, his wrists and ankles were tightly tied with hemp rope, and there was a burning campfire in front of him.
And in the center of the campfire, the knight's sword full of crumbles seemed to remind Loren over and over again of what had happened not long ago.
Staring at the faintly visible reflection of himself on the blade that gradually turned red, Loren couldn't help but snort softly at himself.
This is a wild world, a completely different world from the one I lived in before. Wild beasts and monsters are everywhere in the wilderness, robbers and bandits can raid villages with impunity, and even a self-proclaimed decent man like the old knight Leonardo will kill people for money and food and shelter...... And after following a wandering knight who kills for a living for two or three years, he still expects to be able to live peacefully and peacefully?!
Or that he knew that he was just deceiving himself - just hiding behind the old knight, enjoying the stable life he had earned by fighting for his life without any scruples, and treating the other party as an old drunkard who only knew how to drink
And the naked reality in front of you is the best punishment for your own selfish thoughts. His own mistakes and miscalculations are almost equivalent to killing Leonardo with his own hands. Loren's face darkened, and his dark eyes stared at the burning sword without blinking.
"You...... Are you alright?"
A voice with a hint of uncertainty made Loren tilt his head slightly. Only then did he realize that there was someone else beside him, and his light blue eyes looked at him a little nervously: "I saw that you woke up and asked, but your complexion doesn't seem to be very good, is it injured?"
"Nothing, just a bit of a headache. Loren shook his head as if he didn't care. The little man with blond hair and blue eyes in front of him, his skin was pale, and he was as thin as a guinea pig. With a beautiful face and messy hair, it is difficult to distinguish between a man and a woman.
But what really caught Loren's attention was the large black robe, which looked a little dirty, but there was silver lace on the collar and cuffs, and the texture was much stronger than the linen blouse on his body.
In this wild world, clothing is almost a symbol of status, even if it is just that silver picture, it is enough to prove that the identity of the person in front of you is absolutely ordinary.
Wait, Loren vaguely remembered, and a moment before he passed out, he vaguely heard Martin say that he was going to lock himself up with someone......
"You're a wizard?!"
"Uh...... Yes, it is. The little wizard was taken aback by Loren, and nodded a little stiffly: "But I'm still just an apprentice, you can see from my robes, right?"
"That's right!" Loren didn't plan to correct the other party anymore, this sudden surprise had made him not want to think about anything else - although he had never seen it before, he had heard a lot of rumors about wizards in the past two or three years of wandering, especially those magical spells, and magic or something: "Then can you make a trick and let us escape from this hellish place?!"
"Tricks?" The little wizard was stunned for a second, and looked at Loren who was overly excited, looking at him with a little crying and laughing, and he didn't know how to explain it: "I'm sorry, although I do understand a little, but ...... I'm afraid I'm going to disappoint you. ”
"No, don't care, it's me who should apologize. Loren pretended to be calm and waved his hand - if the other party really had that ability, he wouldn't have fled a long time ago, and would he wait until he came?
I really want to grab the life-saving straw when I see it...... The little squire couldn't help but smile self-deprecatingly.
"Then again, why are you here?" Loren, who was a little embarrassed, couldn't help but change the subject; "I mean, why did you come to a place like Wild Dog Village?"
"My mentor got word that there is a very old ruin underneath the church in Wild Dog Village, which may be worth some research. The little wizard explained, "This is also a test for me, after all, this kind of opportunity is really rare. ”
"Ruins, what ruins?"
"A pagan temple - the church here was probably built with leftover materials after the original temple was demolished, otherwise it is difficult to explain why the church here is so elaborate. ”
Loren agrees. The entire Wild Dog Village is dilapidated and withered like a garbage heap, even the village chief's house is piled up with haystacks, and only the church is a brick and wood structure, which is abrupt.
"There were two soldiers who came with me, but they were both killed. The little wizard lowered his head in frustration and asked with difficulty, "Then what about you, why were you arrested by them?"
"My knight master and I passed by here, and then were asked by the chief of Wild Dog Village to eliminate the bandits here, and the result was ......"
"That's the guy!" the little wizard screamed, his eyes widening through gritted teeth, "He's the one who brought these bandits!"
"Why?"
"Treasure, he thought that there was a treasure hidden in that temple, so he deliberately recruited the robbers to the door, hoping that they would find out the treasure for the dead ghosts!" The wizard gritted his teeth fiercely as he said every word: "I found out that the other party was not fooled, so I regretted it!"
So so? Loren thought about it, and everything made sense before - the village chief wanted to monopolize the treasure, and the bandit leader named Martin was obviously not a fool, and both were trying to take advantage of the other.
Although he was able to maintain a rational analysis, it did not mean that Loren did not feel angry - but the more angry he was, the more he should not stop thinking, but should seize every opportunity, every opportunity to slaughter this group of debris.
"So, what about the villagers, do they know these things?" asked Loren with a forced composure, "Are they also the accomplices of the village chief?"
"I—I don't know. Although Loren had tried his best to hide it, the little wizard could still see that the little squire in front of him was very angry, and replied with some fear: "But, even if they don't know all of them......
...... There is absolutely no escape from the involvement. Loren, of course, understood what the other party meant. It was precisely because of this that he felt even more angry, and the villagers, when they saw themselves and the old knight following Martin up the mountain, knew what was going to happen, but they remained silent all the time, watching the people who had saved them go to their deaths!
"Martin, the reason why the bandit leader hasn't killed us yet is because he thinks we're still useful to him. Loren, who lowered his head, suddenly spoke, calmly analyzing: "They actually don't dare to break into that pagan temple, so they plan to let us be substitutes for the dead ghosts to explore the way for them." ”
The little wizard nodded silently, curled up, and looked completely resigned to his fate.
"So, then our chance will come - whether there's something down there that scares people to death, or nothing, it's the last chance. Loren's voice became more and more affirmative, more and more confident: "If we are lucky, we may be able to escape, and even make them pay!"
This guy ...... Did he burn out his brain, or did the robbers beat him stupid? What the hell was he thinking about if he hadn't forgotten revenge at such a point?!
But...... What if there really was a chance? The little wizard couldn't help but think like this--no one really wants to die, if they can really escape from here and take revenge at the same time, shouldn't they try, anyway, it's all come to this, and the worst outcome can be worse than now?!
Just as the wizard was still thinking nonsense, he found that Loren's bound hands had reached out in front of him, and those dark eyes were looking at him with great sincerity.
The other party was still suspicious, and Loren could see the expression of the little wizard in front of him. At this time, you need to hand over a little more confidence and motivation in order to make the other party die-hard to become your ally.
"I know it's abrupt, after all, we've only just met each other - but we're already in the same boat. Loren said sincerely: "Only by working together can we all live!"
The little wizard blushed awkwardly, but still shook it: "Ain Rand, Wimpal Wizard Apprentice, future alchemist, what about you?"
"Loren. The little squire spoke, hesitated for a moment, and then changed to a more powerful tone:
"Loren Turin, a wandering knight. ”