Volume III: Turbulent Beginnings (Remastered) Chapter III: Entrustment
Abilus weaved through the woods, his whole body as dim as a light bulb running low on power. But he still firmly protected the Radiant Orb on his chest, which was the only sustenance he could hold on to until now.
Before being awakened by the Heroic Soul Watcher, Abilus, like his comrades, fought a war in the world of souls that had lasted for thousands of years, the minions created by the forces of death were constantly flooding their defenses like a tidal wave, and a sphere of holy light was their only refuge, comforting their tired bodies and summoning their courage to resist the call of death day after day, year after year.
However, everything changed drastically not long ago - the Source of Light was gone!
The war fought in the spirit world directly determines the life and death of these heroic spirits, for thousands of years, there have been countless warriors who have been swallowed up by the power of death, and then become one of them, and those who can survive are all powerful existences in life, but even if they lose the protection of the source of holy light, it is impossible to hold on endlessly.
Months have passed, the source of light has not appeared, but the defense line has been completely broken, Robester is dead, he was the most powerful warrior in his lifetime, Bierman lost half of his body, he saved countless heroic warriors of the Griffon Empire as the Archbishop of Light, but in the end no one was able to save him, and Gulman, a female half-elf who can accurately snipe any enemy from thousands of miles away, but her bow and arrow are so powerless in the face of countless death minions in the spirit world.
The number of companions is decreasing day by day, and the death of each soul means that another powerful Heroic Spirit has become a puppet of death, and the world of Entagri has one less guardian of the light and one more prisoner who spreads death.
Just when Abirus was almost disheartened, the soul power from the Heroic Soul Watcher awakened him from that battlefield, and the Holy Light was above, and he sensed the power of the Source of the Holy Light again!
But he felt the powerful power of death from the surrounding environment, and it would be very dangerous to continue to leave the source of light here, once the source of light was completely corrupted into the source of death, all the heroic spirits who fought in the spirit world would be engulfed in endless darkness, and become the same kind of those undead creatures they had killed countless times, raising the blood-stained butcher's knife to their own people!
He must bring the Source of Light back to the Griffon Empire! He must return the Orb of Radiance to the Holy See of Light! Only in this way can the light continue to shine on that tragic battlefield, can the comrades-in-arms have the motivation to continue to persevere, and can we mourn the martyrs who sacrificed their lives for the light!
The Radiant Orb, which has absorbed a large amount of light power, is like a wireless transmitter that constantly emits strong radio waves, uncontrollably escaping the light power, attracting powerful creatures living in the Anglis Mountains, most of which are unable to pose a threat to Abilus until the terrifying crystal dragon appears in front of him!
That was just the beginning, and when Abilus finally stepped out of the Anglis Mountains, the powerful Legendary Paladin Heroic Spirit had been weakened to heroic strength due to the overuse of his strength, and Abilus had a hunch that he might not be able to return to the Griffon Empire and return to the Holy City.
But the Radiant Orb must be returned to the hands of the Holy See of Light, and each Radiant Orb is a sacred relic left by the God of Light in the world, a manifestation of the power of light, and there is nothing like these orbs to prove the greatness of the power of light!
"I have to keep going! No one can beat me, defeat the Grand Duke of Falcon! Abilus regained his fighting spirit and walked out of the woods.
Suddenly, a warm soul breath appeared in Abirus's perception range, and for Abirus, who had been fighting in the spirit world for thousands of years, discerning the soul breath had become as natural as breathing.
That warm soul was not as strong or condensed as his comrades, in Abirus's perception, that soul was weak and fragile, but it was full of tolerance and tenderness, as if it was like the arms of his mother when he was a child.
It's as if that soul itself is made up of light!
On the shores of Lake FirapΓ³, a small camp is slowly waking up in the morning light, and the players of Radiance Watch have already boiled gruel mixed with a little jerky, which is the breakfast of these homeless people. In just five days, more than 300 displaced people had been assembled into this humble camp.
A thin little girl was helping An Jie'er stir the gruel in the pot, and when the aroma of dried meat gradually permeated the entire camp, a bowl of thick jerky porridge was picked up by An Jie'er and handed to the girl.
"Eat, Raphael, you have enough to walk when you're full!"
"But it's your ......"
"Hahaha, don't worry, I've lost weight these days! And you see, I still have jerky! Angel lifted the pouch hanging from her waist, revealing a few pieces of jerky inside, trying to convince Raphael that she was not short of food, but in fact, it was all she had for the next three days.
The losses in the Turin wilderness soon became apparent, and in order to feed the displaced people, Grass had to repeatedly cut back on the food of his team members and get more people out of the camp to hunt.
Raphael nodded, picked up the bowl full of porridge, but did not give himself a drink, but walked to a simple tent and handed the porridge in his hand to a woman who was breastfeeding her child.
"Drink, for your child's sake."
"Glass, less than half of the food reserve is left, and the beasts that can be hunted nearby are almost exhausted, and if we wait, we will have to gnaw on the grass roots!" Riding a donkey to find a donkey, he found Glass, who was sitting on a tree stump in a daze, and said with a serious face, "You should almost give up!" β
"What is the condition of the displaced people?"
"There's nothing wrong with it yet, but it's hard to say the next thing! We brought back too many displaced people, and food and water were the biggest problems. And there are not enough people, and it seems impossible to safely escort them through the Turin wilderness! β
"I've already contacted Huguang, and after he is resurrected, he will find a way to recruit another group of people and find a way to set up a camp in the wilderness of Turin with supplies." Glass stood up and looked in the direction of the Briaban plateau, with only the sky, the forest, and the white clouds in his view, "Wait until lunch, if they haven't come back, don't wait for them." β
In order to improve the efficiency of the search, the team was divided into three groups after entering the Briaban plateau, Glass, Eternal Lake Light and Phelps were each in charge of a team, two days ago, the team of Eternal Lake Light suffered an avalanche, only two out of twelve people survived, and the team led by Phelps has not returned to this day, according to their own words, they are lost on the plateau.
Raphael helped Angel distribute the gruel to all the homeless people before taking his own small sip and drinking it. In addition to undead players, players of all races need to eat to maintain their physical condition, and hunger can lead to sluggishness, sluggishness, weakened strength, and even fainting and shock, in this regard, undead players do have a clear advantage.
Raphael entered the world of Ntagre nearly a month ago, and at Yu Bin's request, she was transported to a small village on the Briaban plateau after leaving the novice village, where she learned how to master various daily skills and knowledge, and by now, she is completely indistinguishable from the natives.
In fact, there is no clear difference between a player and an aborigine, and experienced players can only judge whether the other party is a player like herself through various daily actions and conversations, so until now, Angel thought that Raphael was an aboriginal like those outcasts.
This is also what Yu Bin specially requested, he hopes that Raphael can try his best to integrate into the circle of aborigines, instead of always distinguishing himself from the aborigines like those arrogant ordinary players, and treating those aborigines as meaningless NPCs, in fact, before the player's own strength has fully grown, integrating into the life of the aborigines is the most effective way to protect himself.
Angel looked at the girl, since Raphael left the plateau with more than thirty homeless people who were protected by Glass's team, she showed a special temperament and nature, friendly, kind, and gentle, as if the poor years had not left any traces on this girl at all, which also made the entire Radiance Watch team have an obvious good impression of this girl.
But Raphael did not use this favor to satisfy his own desires, but tried his best to help those homeless, and this selfless approach even made Angel have an inferiority complex.
"Take a break, Raphael, and we'll be on our way in the afternoon! I don't know how many dangers you will encounter along the way, but you must protect yourself! β
"Well, I will, Sister Angel! I'll protect you all! β
Abilus easily touched the humble camp, and those who looked like mercenaries were obviously escorting the outcasts, this kind of thing was not uncommon, even when the griffon dynasty was at its strongest, it never extended its rule to every human being, and this kind of co-opting of the outcasts lasted as many years as the dynasty lasted.
He focused his attention on Raphael, and he could feel that the soul he had perceived before was that girl, warm and strong, if she was not an outcast, but was born within the dynasty, I am afraid that she would soon be discovered by the Holy See of Light, and then trained to be a good priest.
But now, Abilus had to pin all his hopes on this girl.
He walked out of the corner where he was hiding and walked towards Raphael, who was eating, Abilus did not deliberately hide his presence, it was a temptation, if those mercenaries did not even have such a basic sense of danger, then Abilus simply could not believe that they had the ability to protect the Radiant Orb back to the Holy City.
"Who?" As a priest, Angel's spirit is an attribute of the Lord, so she is only a little worse than Phelps with Eagle Eye, and when Abilus was exposed, she had already discovered this sudden aura. At the same time as asking aloud, Angel had already blown the whistle hanging around her neck, this kind of gadget is a small prop made by the player himself, and the small horn used by Entagri World to warn is still too big for the player, how can a player who is careful about the weight forget this kind of practical and light thing.
The sound of the police whistle threw the entire camp into chaos, and Glass and Donkey Hunter arrived with six or seven members of the battle group at the first time, while the others were responsible for evacuating the displaced people and preventing them from being affected by the battle.
Abilus didn't care about the sharp blades of these mercenaries: "Yes, although there are still many shortcomings, at least the alertness is passable. β
"Who is Your Excellency?" Glass held shields in both hands in front of Angel, "We have been commissioned by the Kingdom of Minus to escort these outcasts to the territory of the kingdom, I don't know what purpose Your Excellency is here for?" β
"The Kingdom of Mynas? It seems that thousands of years have made this world very different from what I remember! But it doesn't matter, little one, do you know about the Holy City? β
"Of course, it is one of the most glorious cities of mankind, the seat of the Holy See of Light!"
"Great, the Holy See of Light is still there, and the Holy City is still there!" Abilus didn't finally breathe a sigh of relief until this time, what he was most afraid of was that the thousands of years of time had made the Holy See of Light gradually disappear in the long river of time, you know, the power of light is only one of the main schools of human faith, since the beginning of the second era when human beings established their own country, they have never stopped the disputes between various schools of faith, among which the three main faith factions are life, light and magic, the former is influenced by the elves, The main members of the sect are also mostly elves or human-elf hybrids, and the sect that believes in light is the Holy See of Light, and magic is mainly spread by the magical capital of Dalaran.
"Are you going to the Holy City? If you need help, we can escort you to the borders of the Minas Kingdom! β
"Help? Yes, I need help! Abilus raised his hand to Raphael, who was being protected by Angel and left here, "I have something to entrust to that girl, I hope you can escort that girl to the Holy City safely, and the Holy See of Light will pay you enough!" β
Glass and the donkey looked at each other: "I'm sorry, Your Excellency! We must escort these outcasts to the kingdom of Minus, and until we have completed this mission, we will not be able to make a special trip to the Holy City, which is quite a short distance from our destination! β
Abilus did not hesitate to exude a hero-level soul coercion, and the powerful power that surged in his face made Glass and the others finally realize what kind of existence they were standing in front of them: "Little guy, this is more important than anything!" Even if you send 100,000 or a million displaced people to that Minus Kingdom, it will not be as good as 1/10,000th of this matter! β