ACT42 Black Cauldron

Gross held the alchemy bomb in his hand, as if he had the momentum of dominating the world and looking down on all living beings - in front of everyone's eyes, he kept retreating from the crowd, and the cool breeze in the silver leaf forest behind him was blowing, but he only felt that the blood in his body was boiling.

"Good, you're really nice."

Cohen's voice seemed to tremble with restrained anger, and he stared at the "mercenary", with only a pair of brown eyes peeking out from under his iron-gray visor. Truth be told, he wanted to take off this guy's helmet and see what it really really looked like - but there was no doubt that he had to compromise for the time being.

He knew the true power of the alchemy bomb very well, and the previous shot proved that the thing in the hands of this "mercenary" was not a fake - the magic energy crystal in the sun reflected an extremely beautiful brilliance, but it was only a fascinating danger.

Gross didn't choose to go back the way he came, he stared at where Princess Samantha was, far around an arc - the distance between him and Princess Samantha was always kept in a range, and according to his strength, it was not very difficult to throw the alchemy bomb at Her Royal Highness the Princess.

All right! Now that he has offended Her Royal Highness the princess, the bandit leader Gross doesn't mind going a little more excessive-

There are indeed many players in the game who have developed an extraordinary affection for the natives of the world of Elousen. For example, the princess Samantha in front of him, the otaku has also been fortunate enough to meet in the court within the white walls of Elva, but for him, Princess Samantha, who is called "Goddess Elantle" by many fanatical fans, does not seem to be a big deal, just a tall, fair-skinned, and a pair of attractive young women with long legs!

The thought of these things brought to Gross's mind the cuteness of Miss Mage—from his personal point of view, Miss Crane was clearly more to his taste.

The metal soles of the tin boots rubbed against the rough gravel on the dirt floor, and Gross retreated farther and farther away—and the guards of Her Royal Highness still followed closely behind, and it was a very humiliating thing to be threatened, and no one was willing to bear it. Cohen, the head of the guard, stared at the alchemy bomb in the "mercenary's" hand, and he almost gritted his teeth.

"Follow him."

Cohen shouted to the guards beside him, he didn't believe that the boy could run anywhere - as long as the hateful "mercenary" was out of range to hurt Princess Samantha, he was determined to take the boy down, even at the risk of being injured.

Unfortunately, all of this was expected by the bandit leader. He shook the magic crystal in his hand, and out of nowhere, he found another, and then another—a common trick among jugglers, but it seemed like there were many, many more alchemy bombs he was carrying.

At least, Cohen couldn't determine the exact number - this kind of thing is not small, even if there is only one shot, it is enough to seriously injure him, if this "mercenary" has so many alchemy bombs on his body, Cohen only thought about it for a moment, and suddenly felt his heart sink.

Catch up? If all those bombs had been dropped, he wouldn't even dare to imagine the picture.

What a treacherous and cunning guy!

But more hatred was transferred to the Count of Ensada -

One last glance at Princess Samantha, who was lying unconscious on the muddy floor, Gross retreated all the way to the edge of the Silver Leaf Forest, and then, after a few vigorous strides, he jumped into the forest. As a wild and pure bandit, even if there were no roads in this area of the forest, it didn't stop him in the slightest.

The "mercenary" vanished in the shadows of a dark and mottled forest.

Cohen's fingers holding the sword had turned white, and he and the guards around him had no choice but to return to the princess's side.

"Count Lambert, is he trying to rebel?"

There was only the sound of the breeze rustling in the forest, and there was no response.

……

Oliver returned along the retreating path, but before he could go too far, an unusually familiar figure appeared in front of him.

"Boss?"

"Hmm."

Gross took off his tin helmet, dusted off a few dead leaves hanging from his head, and casually replied - after meeting Oliver, he was almost sure that he was safe for the time being, and looked at the alchemy bomb in his hand, and he carefully put it away again. It was because of these two gadgets that he was able to get out smoothly, but now that he thinks back on the period he just experienced, he still has a lot of lingering palpitations in his heart.

He found himself in a big trouble, but fortunately, his face was not revealed, and listening to what the young man said, there seemed to be some kind of major misunderstanding between the two sides-

The gentleman in Ensada?

And then there is a wary or hostile relationship with Princess Samantha?

After confirming the safety of his companions and Miss Mage from Oliver's mouth, Gross couldn't help but think secretly - he began to recall the plot line of the new moon year in the game, and soon, his heart suddenly felt a sense of enlightenment.

All of these things suddenly dawned on me.

He finally knew who the "gentleman of Ensada" was referring to, and remembered the name of the "undoing, undying" count - Rock Lambert, lord of Enzada, Silverleaf Town, Silverleaf Forest and Flower Field, and one of the three powerful Earls of Northland Norgo. After the royal princess Samantha Edwin traveled to the Northlands, she began to be suppressed by the royal family and other local nobles, and in order to deal with these tricks, the Earl Lord actually took refuge in the high-ranking lich of Diel's undead for some reason!

In fact, the Lord Count was also the initiator of the "Rebellion of Ambitions" - it was from this scene that the intermittent war between the Kingdom of Elantra and the undead of Dill began for more than ten years, and under the fierce battle between the two sides for many years, large swaths of the kingdom's territory became barren and dilapidated. Players walk through the countryside, where the once densely populated villages and towns are deserted and uninhabited in those years.

And the current bustling and lively Silver Leaf Town was also destroyed by the later war - after connecting these clues in his memories, Gross found that these major historical events seemed to have a lot to do with him.

In fact, this time he actually assassinated Princess Samantha in order to hunt the Frostwolf King, but the biggest suspicion fell on the head of the Earl.

What a big mouthful of heavy black pot!