In the west of the remnant sun, the clouds on the horizon are red and gorgeous. The hot and dry wind blew the sand, and the stench of the sultry air was mixed with the smell of blood. Looking up at the sky slightly, it seems that there are no birds returning home in the sky; Listening attentively, there is also a lack of the cry of a hundred birds.

A group of ragged people walked forward, and a ruined town could be seen not far away. The town is called Death Town, and it is connected to the Black Market and Central Park; The town's name is a bit rustic, but it was the best place for poor people and runaway slaves to take refuge from the Cultists.

Two of the people in the crowd were much cleaner and neater than the others, and if you looked closely, they were not as thin as the others. These two people are one big and one small, the older one is about middle-aged, and the younger one is a teenager of thirteen or fourteen.

The young man touched the crossbow behind him, looked at the town not far away, and asked the middle-aged man, "Dad, can you go to this town to avoid Lord Yem?" ”

The middle-aged man wiped the sweat from his face and said to the young man, "Ari, it's okay, Lord Yem won't chase so far." ”

The young man named Ah Rui looked at the middle-aged man and sighed, "Dad, I think it's better to run farther away." ”

It turned out that this middle-aged man's name was River, and he was originally a waiter at Royal Entertainment. But this River is a little loose by nature, and he can't resist the temptation of gambling, so he takes advantage of his position to steal the money of Yem, the director of Royal Entertainment. I don't want this River's bad luck to lose all the money he stole completely; Then greed arose...... After repeating this, he was finally discovered by Yem. Yem was so angry that he ordered his members of the Cultivator faction to seize the two fathers and sons, and vowed to skin them alive before they could relieve the hatred in his heart.

River was heart-wrenched at this time, and said indifferently, "Don't worry, boy." I've heard that this town is relatively safe, and people from the Cultivators usually don't come. ”

The father and son followed the crowd into the town, hoping to find a place to fill their stomachs, not wanting the poverty of the town to be beyond their imagination.

It is said to be a small town, but there is only one road paved with mud and stones; On both sides of the road, houses made of rotten wood are a little dazzling in the setting sun; There were many fires on the side of the road, some with water on them, some roasting some strange food.

In the town, the slightly better dressed people lived in old tin houses, but there were some shacks on the roofs, and some strange windows were opened on the tin sheets, which looked nondescript; Poorly dressed people live in houses made of rotten wood; And the worst people, unclothed, just hid under the wooden hut and cooked some black food on the fire.

A smell of mud and rotting wood pervades the place. Ari was disgusted and hurriedly asked River, "Dad, will we live here in the future?" ”

River covered his nose with his hand and said angrily, "No, rest here for the night, and when you get to the barren land tomorrow, you will take a boat to Charlotte." ”

The disgusting smell seemed to get into River's mouth, and he took a few puffs before saying, "It's better to stay in Harlem and get caught by Lord Yem sooner or later." ”

The night darkened the sky, and the stars shone brightly in the sky. On the other side of the heavens there was a tower-like building, with its flickering lights, and it was so beautiful that it did not fit in with this poor place.

Father and son found a house that looked good and stayed here for one night for a gold coin. The owner of the house was a family of three, and the man had a big beard, and he was much better dressed than the rest of the town.

The night here was eerily quiet, and the faint sound of rats gnawing on things seemed to be heard. Ari smelled a bad smell and couldn't sleep after tossing and turning. Suddenly, there was a rush of rustling and footsteps. Ari was a little frightened, and hurriedly pushed River, and whispered, "Dad, Dad, get up quickly......"

River opened his eyes suddenly, heard a sound in the night, and hurried to the door to look quietly. I saw a group of people holding torches and riding a monster that looked like a snake but not a snake. This monster is hideous and terrifying, and its name is "Bagul". Bagul is a reptile with vestigial limbs and an elongated body covered with earthy yellow scales. In the absence of horses in the Demon Realm, Bagul is a good mount.

The group was dressed in brown leather armor and wore white bird's beak masks; Holding a torch in his left hand and a crossbow in his right hand, the momentum is fierce and the scene is majestic. When I looked closely, I saw a large banner erected, and on this flag was painted a snake with wings that was bending and circling; The head of the snake is hideous, as if it is rushing in the face.

River was flustered, but he calmly pulled up Ari, pulled out his short sword, woke up the beard, and said softly, "Silence." ”

The bearded man was in a daze, but when he opened his eyes and saw the sword hanging in front of him, he was about to exclaim, but when he heard River's words, he suddenly shut up and nodded in horror.

River whispered to the bearded man, "There are people from the Cultivator Sect outside, I don't want to see them, do you have a hiding place in this house?" ”

The bearded man didn't want to get into trouble, so he said, "No, really, really." ”

Time was pressing, and River didn't want to be verbose, so he threw a bag of gold coins in front of the bearded man and asked, "Is there any?" ”

The bearded man grabbed the gold coin bag, hugged it in front of him, and said resignedly: "Yes, yes, yes, you come with me." ”

The bearded man led the father and son to the outside room and ripped open the floor. Father and son looked inside, but it was a small cellar.

The bearded man whispered, "This, this, can you?" ”

The father and son didn't think about it, and jumped straight in; Finally, River said to the bearded, "Close it for me, and cover it with your stinky, moldy carpet." ”

"Oh, good, good......" the bearded man replied as he did.

Wails filled the bleak town, and countless townspeople were driven to the road by the Cultivators. The voices were noisy, interspersed with the cry of a child. The members of the Cultivator sect whipped these people with whips, scolding them as they beat them: "You inferior people, be quiet, can't you hear me? Tell you to be quiet. ”

But how can this work? The crying became louder and louder, and the whip that was whipped with it became harder and harder, and the whip was loud and heartbreaking.

Suddenly, a blood-red knife came into the air, and three heads flew up in the crowd of crying people, blood splattered, delicate as a flower. The air was quiet for a moment, and the sound of sandworms burrowing into the ground could be faintly heard.

A man wearing a hat and gray-brown light armor soared into the air. He carried a blood-red broadsword, kicked the headless corpse, squinted his eyes, looked at the crowd and said, "Are you still noisy?" ”

The poor townsfolk seemed to be intimidated by his momentum, and bowed their heads in a trembling manner.

A member of the Cultivator Sect in a beak mask hurriedly rushed to the man with a hat and said loudly, "Leader Bilardo, all the people are here. ”

Bilardo carried a big knife, took a figure-eight step, squinted his eyes and swept these poor people, and said lightly: "Oh, I haven't been here for a few months, why are there so many things in this outlaw killing town." He touched his chin as if he were thinking, and then said to his men, "Make some cages, and then put them in and sell them as slaves in the market." A few of his men were excited, beckoned a few of their companions, and went.

Bilate stuck his big knife on the ground, looked at these future slaves, and said with a smile: "Congratulations, you have become a slave to me, Lord Bilate." Hahaha, it has brought me a lot of wealth, hahaha......" He laughed wildly and unabashedly; Even the men were overjoyed, as if excited about the money that was coming.

Bilate laughed enough, paused again, and thought about how to express it; Finally, he asked the slaves in a loud voice, "Have you seen any suspicious people?" Well...... It's just two people, one big and one small, do you see? ”

Where did the bearded man in the crowd suffer from such an imposing oppression. He trembled all over, looked at the terrible people around him, and unconsciously tightened the gold coin bag in his arms.

As soon as the bell rang, Bilardo shouted, "Who? ”

The bearded man didn't know how to say anything with his mouth open, and even his eyes were trembling in his sockets. Bilate saw the bearded man at a glance, flew up and kicked the bearded man in the chest, and shouted, "What are you doing?" ”

The bag in his arms flew to the ground, and the yellow gold coins jumped and played like a happy child. Jingle bells, this melodious sound is like the music of nine days.

In a panic, the bearded man threw himself at the gold coin, crying: "My gold coin, my money ......"

Bilardo's eyes were quick, and he kicked the bearded man in the head, kicking him out. Bilate's eyes lit up, and he slowly picked up the gold coin, biting it with his teeth from time to time.

Pilate took the bag of gold coins, trampled his beard under his feet, and asked, "Say, where did the gold come from?" He thought for a moment, then said, "Did those two give it to you?" ”

The bearded man was afraid of being killed, and wanted to tell the truth, but unexpectedly his head was trampled on, and he was speechless. Bilardo also accused him of cheating and cheating, so he beckoned his men to throw his wife and children over.

"Say it quickly, and kill them if you don't say it." Billado put a big knife on the neck of the bearded wife and children, and kicked the bearded man hard.

"Your Excellency, Your Excellency...... Please, please don't kill them. The bearded man knelt on the ground, looked at his wife and children who were crying and trembling, and kowtowed to Bilardo.

Bilardo grinned, "You tell the truth, I won't kill them." ”

"Thank you, sir, thank you, sir." The bearded man seemed to have mustered up courage, and even spoke with much more force, "They, they, are ......in the cellar of my house," he said, pointing to his own house.

Bilardo waved his hand and said, "Call a few people to take a look." He hooked his bearded wife's chin with his toes, "Grab them all and close them, and go to the market to sell them." ”

"Your Excellency, Your Excellency, you didn't mean ......," the bearded man stammered in a hurry.

"I'm just saying I won't kill......," Villado laughed heartily, "it's all money!" ”

The dark cellar was not soundproof, and the father and son could hear the conversation outside. Ari couldn't help but be a little nervous, he took out his crossbow and held it tightly.

River drew his short sword and whispered to Ari, "I'll go up, and you'll hide here." ”

"But......" Before Ari could finish speaking, he saw that River had turned over and left.

River covered the floor when he saw three men in beak masks hurrying in. Before the three men could draw their crossbows, River rushed forward, his dagger breaking through the air without any delay; One sword and one sword, all three of them were wiped on their necks.

Bright red blood gushed out, and River rushed out with a short sword. Outside the door, Billado saw it and sneered: "Yo, isn't this the River of Royal Entertainment Tube Gow?" ”

Blood slowly dripped down the tip of the sword, reflecting the fire and dazzling. River clenched his short sword and said loudly, "Bilardo, we have no grudges in the past, and no grudges today. You'll let me go this time, okay? ”

Before River could finish speaking, Pilate carried the big knife and smiled, "Lord Yem has spent a lot of money......

"I still have some money here, enough for you and your subordinates." River pondered, "If you don't see me, you will be grateful in the future!" ”

Bilardo pretended to be thinking and suddenly became troubled. The long, blood-red knife sliced through the air and slashed straight at River's head.

River didn't want this to be tricked by Bilardo, so he had to block it with his sword in a hurry. Sparks burst out, and the force of the tremor made his arm numb. River said urgently, "Bilate, you ......"

Bilardo lowered the blade, suppressed River's sword spine, and laughed, "I want Lord Yem's bounty, and your money, I want it too!" ”

River was angry, and as soon as he pulled his dagger, the short body tried to cut Birado's legs. I don't want to turn the blade of Bilardo, dodge sideways, and cut off River's left arm in an instant.

The blood flowed like a torrent, and the blue and yellow ground was blackened with blood. River leaned against the door, staring at Pilate, gasping for air.

"I caught you, and I'm afraid I won't be able to ask for your money?" Bilardo wiped the blood on the knife with his hand, and at the end, he licked it with his mouth, "I didn't expect you to be so weak." It turns out that the one who manages pai gow will only pai gow, hehehe, I haven't used magic yet! ”

Bilate smiled a little excitedly, a little sickly. But when he saw his knife slanting down, he got up and went up, trying to cut off River's leg with a knife.

A feathered arrow broke through the air, and it was impossible to see it in the night. The feathered arrow was so fast that it had already shot into his left shoulder before Bilardo could react.

Bilardo took two sharp steps back, looked at the black-haired boy by the window, and scolded: "Boy, you dare to ......"

Ari took advantage of this opportunity to load another arrow, pointed the crossbow at Bilardo, and said to River, "Dad, come in." ”

River covered his left arm and said with a sad expression: "We, we don't have a chance......

"Dad!" Ari is very nervous at the moment, but the desire to survive has always taken over; When he heard River's words, he became a little annoyed.

Bilardo pulled out the arrow on his shoulder and sneered, "You can't go!" ”

The arrows fell to the ground with black and red blood. Bilardo suddenly felt an itch in his left shoulder, and when he looked sideways, he saw that the wound was festering, and streams of black blood were slowly flowing out. He stared at Ari and scolded, "Snake venom! You spinner flower cat and bird's head girl's skin, you actually use that old woman's poison! He cursed as he used his magic to resist the spread of the toxin; The more he scolded, the more angry he became, and finally he just ordered his subordinates: "Catch them......"

In the dark night, lightning suddenly thundered, and the blue thunder and lightning seemed to tear the sky apart. The thunder and lightning were so intertwined and so powerful that everyone was fascinated by this strange sight.

Gray-black smoke filled the sky, but the surging thunder and lightning receded like a tide. But there seemed to be fire, thunder and lightning in the smoke and dust, and bursts of crying pierced the sky. Black smoke billowed out, and a cluster of firelight flew out of the smoke and dust, like a shining meteor. The light of the fire broke through the black smoke and brought up fireworks, drawing a beautiful arc in the sky.

The flames fell to the ground and disappeared in an instant. The black smoke faded and the fire dissipated, but suddenly the mountains shook, and a powerful wave of qi rushed in from afar.

The houses in this town, which were not sturdy, collapsed one after another in just a few moments. All the people did not expect to encounter such a disaster, and in a trance they were buried in rotten wood.

Ari didn't know when he woke up, pushed away the wooden plank on his body, and looked at the town that was already in ruins, and couldn't help but feel lucky. He rummaged around and finally found River buried under the planks. But seeing that River was now at the end of the lamp, his mouth was open, and he kept coughing up blood.

Ari exclaimed, "Dad, Dad, I'll pull you out......" He tried his best, but he couldn't push away what was pressing on River.

"Don't, don't waste your strength, you leave me alone, go, go......" River said weakly, his eyes seemed a little sluggish.

Ari didn't hear it, but tried his best to save him. River nudged Arry's leg and said, "You go quickly, if you don't go, it's too late." ”

Some of the members of the Cultivator Sect had already crawled out of the rubble, but they were still a little confused with their heads dangling. Ari gave River a deep look, knelt down and kowtowed, picked up the crossbow and was about to leave.

River weakly pulled Ari's trouser legs, and Arrow turned around, only to hear River laugh miserably, "I'm sorry for you, I'm sorry for your mother." If, if I had been good, maybe, it probably wouldn't have happened. I'm sorry, I'm sorry ......"

River said, his voice getting quieter, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I should be fine." You, son, kill me, kill me, help me to be free. I'm now, I'm miserable now, it's painful......" he begged, as if that were his only wish now.

Ari cried and raised his foot to leave, but River pulled the hem of his pants.

"Kill, kill me, help me free ......"

Tears soaked the ground, and Ari shook his head, unable to do anything. But the cry of pleading, the sound of pain pierced his heart. The crossbow trigger struck lightly, and the arrow burst through the air, bringing up a poignant blood flower.

Ari ran with tears in his eyes, muttering, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry......"

Sometimes there is no answer to things, sometimes love is not spoken, and sometimes love is only in the heart......

In the darkness of the night, Ari didn't know where he was running or how long he had been running. Suddenly, there was a noisy sound of footsteps behind him, and Ari clenched his crossbow and looked back, only to see a dozen or so slave boys running for their lives.

These young men were in tatters, and they were supposed to be runaway slaves in the market. Ah Rui just wanted to hold them down and ask them carefully, but he saw that behind these teenagers, one by one spies from the Juxiu faction rode Bagul and chased after them.

Seeing this, Ari was shocked, lifted his body and ran away.

Walking through the desert of sand and gravel, a touch of greenery slowly blooms in front of you. But where is the manpower of Bagul's opponent, I don't know how many people died by the sword on the way to escape.

Ari ran into the green jungle, and when he looked up, there was only a brown-haired boy about his own age.

The jungle was full of trees and shrubs, and the speed of escape slowed down imperceptibly. Several Bagul swooped down and knocked the brown-haired boy flying. The boy crashed into a giant tree and rolled to the ground, not knowing whether he was alive or dead.

Ari reacted a little quicker, and a donkey rolled to the side. The spies on Bagul laughed wildly, shouted and rushed towards Ari.

Ari stepped back, raised his crossbow and shot a man. But I can't stand those spies, there are so many people, time is pressing, and I don't have time to load the crossbow. Ari had no choice but to pick up the crossbow and throw it at one of them, pulling out his legs and running away.

A spy bent its bow at Ari, its feathers grinding against the air and whirring. Ari felt a pain in his back, and an arrow pierced his chest.

The green grass was stained red with blood, and the color was beautiful and disgusting. Ari fell to the ground, only to feel as if the strength around him had been drained. Looking at the spies getting closer and closer, the scythe of death was already close at hand.

Ari's eyes became more and more blurred, and the laughter in his ears grew louder and louder. There seemed to be a flash of orange light in the afterglow. The light was fierce and brilliant, and in a flash, several spies had been cut off by the waist.

In a daze, Ari seemed to see a man with long white hair and an orange-yellow lightsaber in his hand. The man was dressed in golden armor, as if he had come to the world.