Chapter 240: Creek Wood and Ghost Dragon
My name is Akatosh,
I'm exchanging acting skills with Sister A.
β4E, 201, Moon of the Fire, 4th, 18:55 β
The distance between Helgen and Brookwood is not too far, otherwise Arthur would not have been able to reach it through the underground cavern in just half a day.
The problem is that Helgen is a military fortress built on snow-covered hills to hold key junctions, while Ximu is a production-oriented village and town, located in a valley rich in resources and with a relatively comfortable climate, and the two places must travel through a long winding mountain road.
The rugged and steep slope of the mountain road made it almost impossible to march, making it a natural military dividing line between the neutral Snowman Lords and the Vorcles Realms, and since Helgen was destroyed by Dragonfire, the closer you got to Creek, the more often you could see the Snowman Guards, but if the dragons did appear, they would be of little use.
"You walked with the people of the comrade group, and it seems that you have chosen a bright path." "The Holy Spirit has given people two hands, and you have used them to hold weapons, I think you have a kind."
When Brookwood was already in sight, two guards in snow-filled uniforms passed by the small group and said to Arthur.
"Ah, well, thank you." Arthur replied helplessly, then looked at the huntress beside him, who was curling the corners of his mouth.
Obviously, compared to himself, the new baron, the comrades-in-arms, or Ella herself are still more well-known, and if you want to let these guards stationed in Ximu know you, I'm afraid you have to wait for the news of Xueman to come, and then be composed and sung by Swann for a while.
"Daddy, Daddy, does Ximu really have a 'Golden Dragon Claw'?" Sophie, apparently unconcerned about what the guard said, raised her arm to ask Arthur.
"Yes, yes, but just take a look, that thing is treated as a treasure by Lukan, after all, I got a reward of 500 gold coins just for recovering it." Arthur replied with some distress.
Although she has taught Sophie not to take other people's things indiscriminately, and she has to pay for what she wants, but for her, the "dragon claw" naturally belongs to her, is there anything wrong with taking back her own hand?
Now that I think about it, it was naΓ―ve to think that some tomb robber accidentally stole the golden dragon's claws, causing the ancient dragon to wake up, and it was necessary to retrieve it in order to put it back to sleep, especially since I saw something as incredible as the "star map" later.
Speaking of which...... Arthur looked up at the "star map"
"Two-handed weapons": seven stars, "Bow and Arrow": four stars, "One-handed weapons": two stars, "Block": one star, "Stealth": four stars, "Heavy Armor": three stars, "Summoning Magic": two stars.
Sneak around, sneak around and shoot with a summoning bow, rush up with a greatsword in case you're accidentally exposed, and kill all the enemies you find yourself, and then declare "undetected is perfect infiltration", huh......
In short, these are the only stars at present, and although the other "constellations" are supposed to symbolize some "abilities", they do not light up any of the stars, so it is impossible to determine what they are based on the connecting lines.
Although he quietly glanced at the star map, but in the eyes of others, he should just be speechless at his daughter's words and raised his head to escape, Arthur was about to pick up a sentence naturally after closing the star map, but he saw something, and the next moment he picked up the two-handed sword behind his back: "Enemy attack!" β
[Chokeββ! A huge roar rang out in the sky as if in response, and everyone looked up to follow the sound and saw a strange dragon flying from the cold mountain peak towards Ximu Town.
The strange thing is that the scales on the body have many damages, and the skeleton in the body can be directly seen, and the wings are also tattered as if they have been eaten by insects, and the eyes are burning with ice blue flames like ghouls, at least from the outside, it is no problem to call it a bone dragon or a ghost dragon.
"See? If you eat the undead regularly, you will become like that. Babas said to Sophie.
"Nope! I will never eat them again! Sophie almost cried.
"No, it's too late." It was still far from the stream, and even if he ran with all his might, no, even if he transformed into a dragon and rushed over, the ghost dragon had enough time to destroy the stream like Helgen - and now there would be no one to evacuate and protect the villagers, and in Arthur's eyes, the entire stream was completely enveloped in the "breath of death" that rose into the sky.
"Dad, Dad." Sophie, with a look of crying, took the "Jorgon Windcaller's Horn" from her neck and handed it to Arthur: "I don't want to be like that. β
"Of course." It stands to reason that Sophie should not know the effect of using the horn, and just think of it as a toy that can play good music, but now there is no time to think about the reason and teach Barbas a lesson, Arthur quickly responds and takes the horn and blows it vigorously.
"[Don't admit defeat - become a dragon - go to the alliance - find a friend -]"
The still strange and magnificent music and singing sounded, and although it seemed to be dragon language, the two dragons present did not understand a word.
Whew - the "black smoke" that had shrouded Ximu Town completely disappeared, and Arthur was just relieved when he saw the ghost dragon turn around and rush towards him.
"[(Dragon) I thought who was speaking wildly, it turned out to be a dragonborn? It roared condescendingly as it flew over the group.
"That's right! Come on, fight it out! Although Arthur couldn't understand the dragon's language in his human form, he still had an impression of the pronunciation of "Duwakin", so he responded to the ghost dragon with a two-handed sword.
"[(Dragon) Although the summoner asked me to destroy Ximu, the souls of all the people in that small village are not as good as you," the ghost opened its terrifying mouth: "[Soul Stripping]! β
A hurricane like an "unloading force" struck head-on, and it seemed to carry some kind of attack on the soul, but because of the movement caused by this dragon, whether it was Ximu or the guards patrolling the nearby road, they were rushing here, and it was not possible for Arthur and Sophie to transform into dragons or Ella and Ria to become werewolves, so in the face of this unknown dragon roar, Arthur chose to block hard.
Burst.
When the hurricane blew in front of Arthur, it disappeared without warning, and the attack on the soul was bounced back, and the ghost dragon in the air fell straight to the ground as if it had turned into a stone, and no matter how hard it struggled, it could not take off again.
"Worthy of a Dragonborn!" "That's right!" "That's amazing!" A Xueman guard, who had obviously only recently come to Ximu to change guards, sighed, and then caused a wave of response.
"Spares attack! Watch out for its tail and claws! Don't stand where your head is facing! Arthur reluctantly began to command the guards loudly in case they were attacked by the dragon's dying counterattack.
"[Duwakin!] That's impossible! The dragon was so shocked that he stopped using dragon language: "[Fik! Lo! Sa! γβ
Although it can't take off, it can still crawl around, swing its claws and flick its tail, and even summon a bunch of ghouls and skeletons out of thin air to protect itself.
And even if Arthur's side can't transform, the two girls are also hiding behind, but the three people and one dog are enough to cooperate with each other to suppress it and not let it have a chance to interfere with the guards who are dealing with the undead, because Ladia didn't have time to "protect the baron with his life" as she said before, he was very dissatisfied and even waved the giant shield to knock a lot of rotten scales on the ghost dragon's body, and finally, after the Snow Man guards cleaned up the summons and surrounded them, there was no suspense about the outcome of the victory.
"[Well done, Dragonborn, but don't think you've won,] "The ghost dragon, whose appearance has become much more miserable, and his sense of horror has greatly diminished, he retreated and said cruelly: "[We will meet again one day.] γβ
"Do you think you can still escape?" Arthur approached the dragon with his two-handed sword, while the other Snowman guards followed Ella's instructions to retreat slightly to avoid being swept away by its deathly counterattack.
"[Hmph, I don't know what you've done to make me unable to leave, but-]" A huge purple magic array suddenly appeared around the ghost dragon: "[-You can't help it when the summoning time comes!] Hahaha! γβ
Arthur stepped forward and swung his sword down, but he didn't feel the force at all, as if the dragon in front of him was just a phantom.
"[Young Dragonborn, remember my name - Durnehviir!] It's your end-]" Before he could finish speaking, the ghost dragon disappeared along with the magic circle that enveloped it.
"As a summon, you were suppressed all the way until the summoning time ran out and left in disgrace, but it was as if you had won?" Ella put away her bow and arrows, and sighed incredulously.
"And it's still a dead one." Ladia replied.
"yes, I don't know what to do." Ella agreed.
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Ella and Lydia looked at each other for a few seconds, then looked away at the same time.
"Soldiers! This is an important victory, you have saved the town of Creek from the dragon's mouth, I, Baron Snowman, Arthur Pendragon thank you on behalf of the lord for your efforts-" Since there were a few guards besieging the dragon, and many people recognized him, Arthur could not send them away with a "disband" word, so he gave an impromptu speech, which was difficult for him to be an ordinary hunter not long ago, so he had to try his best to imitate Barguf's speech and demeanor, but even if he had tried very hard, He couldn't praise the guards when almost all of them were his own team.
γBoth!γ Tile! Gram! Cause! From the direction of the peak of Hosga, a dragon's roar resounded through the sky.
"Alright, let's all go back to work, I'm going to meet Graybeard." Arthur, who happened to be short of words, directly announced his disbandment.
"Golden Dragonclaw......" Sophie looked at Arthur with a blank eye, and Ria hugged her comfortingly.
"Wang!" Babas, who was ignored, said to himself, "I heard that there is a guy named Staple in Ximu who is the boss, and I am going to defeat him." β