Chapter 22: Life hangs by a thread
When the snow finally came to an end when the sky was light, Kimir left silently shortly after the snow stopped, and soon Li Fang and Annabelle packed their bags and set out on the road to Wallytown.
As Kimir had said, the town of Wally was not far from where they had rested last night, and the two of them had only hurried until it was close to noon, when the town of Wally, surrounded at the foot of three hills, appeared before them.
As soon as I got closer, I heard someone shouting at the entrance of the town.
"The Great Sword is really here!"
As soon as they entered the town, a group of residents gathered around them, much to the surprise of both of them.
The middle-aged man who stood in the middle and was surrounded by everyone said, "Please don't be surprised, because we can't wait." ”
He sighed, and continued, "Not long ago, a man in black passed by and said that the great sword we commissioned would arrive later, and I had heard about your way of doing things, so I called the families of those who were killed by demons in the town. ”
"Please get rid of the demons as soon as possible, no matter how much, we will definitely give you enough money!" The man pleaded.
"Yes, you must kill the demons!" A woman in the crowd with a sad face exclaimed, "How else would I be worthy of my child!" ”
For a while, the crowd was turbulent, and facing so many sad and angry faces for the first time made Li Fang's scalp a little numb.
"Anna, do you sense the demon?" He looked at Annabelle, who had been silent.
"No ......"
But Annabelle stepped forward and raised her voice and said to everyone: "First of all, the demon is not among you, please go home first and wait for the news, I will find the demon as soon as possible." ”
"Wait, since you said the demons weren't among us, wouldn't it be more dangerous for us to go back?" The middle-aged man who spoke first questioned.
"I'm going to arrange for everyone to rest in the square at the entrance of the village for the time being, it's very wide, in the center of the village, if we encounter any danger in your search for demons, you can also get there quickly."
These words made Li Fangleng pause, and looked at this man with some surprise.
Not only does he know how the big sword moves, but he can also make calm judgments and decisions about the current situation, and even has the courage to refute the existence that is half-human and half-demon in the eyes of ordinary people.
It's not simple, is there something wrong with this person?
"Well, just do as you say." Anna didn't get angry at being refuted, and directly changed her original inappropriate thoughts, but she turned around and asked, "But I want to ask, why do you know so much about us?" ”
Annabelle concentrated on perceiving the middle-aged man in front of her again, but still didn't notice anything abnormal, he should just be an ordinary person.
"I was rescued from the demon by the big sword before, and I accidentally heard her conversation with a man in black, and then I ran around and paid special attention to the news in this regard, so I know more than the average person." The man explained.
"As a businessman, not only did he not leave when he encountered this kind of thing, but he also stayed to help these residents, how kind is it?" Li Fang asked tentatively.
"Ha, there is a saying among us businessmen, 'Today you stand by the guests, tomorrow you will lose everything.'" And if I can get through it with them this time, the business around this area will be very good in the future. ”
It's really unclear whether this person is a good-hearted person, or a businessman who dares to take risks for profit, or maybe the two are not in conflict?
Observing the look on his face as he spoke, not like lying, Annabelle took the man's word for it, and escorted the group to the square near the center of the town.
Along the way, many people saw Annabelle, and people realized that something was wrong and followed, and by the time they finally entered the square, the crowd had doubled.
"Okay, you guys are just waiting here for my news, it shouldn't take too long." Annabelle drew her greatsword from her back and turned to leave.
"By the way, there's one more thing." The middle-aged man came out again and said, "I found that there should be only one demon here, but it has a lot of food, could it be the abnormal appetite you say?" ”
"What!" Li Fang was shocked when he heard this, and his eyes widened.
He couldn't believe the news, because the meaning behind it was terrifying!
As soon as the man's words fell, Annabelle's perception, not far in front of her, suddenly erupted with a powerful demonic aura!
Only in the blink of an eye, a thick whisker pierced the man's head from behind, killing him with one blow! Even Annabelle didn't have time to react.
"You're really, so annoying." The owner of the beard stood behind the man and said with disgust, "I wanted to leave here when I heard that you had commissioned the organization, but you gathered all of us together. I want to wait and leave quietly, and you have exposed such sensitive information. ”
Li Fang looked behind the whiskers with a little horror, and there was a woman standing there, her right hand turned into countless wriggling whiskers, and one of them was still stuck in the man's unbearable head.
"Really, you're not so anxious to find death." The woman withdrew her whiskers, and the body fell on the road where there was still a layer of snow, and only then did the people around them remember to scream, panic, and flee in all directions.
Seeing this, the woman just sneered: "Since it has been discovered, there is no need to endure it anymore, I want to have a feast of internal organs!" ”
Her whole body, except for her head, changed rapidly, and countless strands of tangled and writhing flesh whiskers flew out, extending in all directions, and effortlessly catching up with everyone!
For a while, the screams of dying were endless, and Li Fang couldn't help but feel desperate...... How so? Meet the Awoken?!
The terrifying posture of the female awakened made him lose his mind, and he didn't even react when he was picked up by Anna and ran away like a desperate escape.
"Want to escape? It's a pity that your speed is a little bit worse. ”
Several thick tendrils followed Annabelle as she moved, although Anna did not hesitate to release nearly 30% of the demonic energy in an instant, and the veins on her cheeks were faintly protruding, and the speed was a little slower than that of the whiskers.
"Damn!" Seeing that she was about to be overtaken, Annabelle turned decisively and slashed at each of the approaching whiskers with a continuous swing of her sword.
It's a pity that she can't cut at all, and can only block it slightly.
But soon, one of the whiskers that had just been hit suddenly slowed down, and the others slowed down, and they were immediately thrown away some distance.
This is the passive of the "Corona", with a 30% chance to slow the target by 20% for 2 seconds!
"What kind of sword skill is this!" The female awakened person not far away suddenly felt that she was slowing down a lot, and asked in surprise.
But Annabelle didn't look back and ran out of town.
This sluggishness only lasted for a short time, but as if provoked, the female awakened person separated several more whiskers, and together with the original ones, chased after them at a faster speed.
However, with a wave of her hand, Annabelle, who was slowed down because of Li Fang's speed, was caught up again.
This time, the flesh beard cunningly dodged her attack, wrapping around her right arm, and Anna suddenly couldn't move anymore!
Seeing that a few whiskers were about to arrive, she relentlessly and used all her strength to put the big sword under her armpit, and then pushed it up!
Her right arm clenched the greatsword and detached from her body......
Before she had time to stop the blood from the wound with her demonic energy, Annabelle poured all her demonic energy into her legs and quickly escaped from the town, and the meat whiskers that followed behind her also reached the limit of their length and did not catch up again.
The two of them finally escaped by luck.
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In the small town, the female awakened person who was enjoying a big meal sensed that the demonic aura of the warrior was getting farther and farther away, and her eyes were full of unwillingness: "If it weren't for the fact that my awakened body was not suitable for moving...... It's really careless, and the unknown sword skills are also very strange. ”
When she was delayed, the female awakened felt that the demonic qi in her body suddenly flowed slowly, as if she was disturbed by other demonic qi, but she did not feel that there was demonic energy interfering with her.
"I can only get out of here as soon as possible, in case I am targeted by the organization, it is not good." Enjoying the long-lost feast, the female awakened made up her mind to stay away from this neighborhood next, after all, the organization will also let the warriors form a group to crusade against the awakened.