Chapter Thirty-Nine: The Old Man (Three Watches)
Deep in the Engor Manor, in a deserted clearing.
Lisa Lot? Schmidt looked at the entrance to the plane prison and was amazed. To Lisa, who was just seventeen years old, it was not so much a door as it was a black, irregular "hole" large enough for seven or eight Lisa to pass through side by side, more than enough in the direct air.
"Lisa," said Aibo with a smile, wearing a dark brown cloak with chain mail left to him by his father, "look silly? ”
"Not really." Lisa pursed her lips, fiddling with the magical hair ornament she had gotten from the girl.
Lisa was dressed in a light blue top and culottes, with a dark translucent shawl, and a pair of neat light brown leather boots under dark black stockings. Lisa's time as a warrior was too short to even master the art of armoured combat, but those who knew her well knew how difficult it was to hurt her in battle.
Compared to the "easy" of others, the leader of the warriors of the Secret Rite, the "Lion of the Desert" Leonard? Schmidt was thinking about something more.
"Stepping through this door, it's a plane prison?" He turned to ask the "Emperor of the Eternal Night" on one side.
"That's right." "The Emperor of the Eternal Night" replied.
"Immediately after stepping through the door? Or do you have to walk some distance? ”
"Immediately."
"If I attack from one side, will it work on the other side?"
"Theoretically, yes."
"Good."
A smile tuged into the corner of the "Lion of the Desert". He turned to the crowd.
"Now, listen to me," he shouted, and all the Mystic Warriors turned their eyes to him with longing in their eyes, "everything is going according to what was arranged. We've been delayed more than expected, so we have to do it as soon as possible. Victory will be ours! Leon's expression was calm, with a sense of confidence that he was in control.
"Yes!"
The warriors of the secret ceremony agreed together. The strong war intent burned in everyone's eyes.
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Not far away. The eldest ladies who were hostages looked at this scene with panicked expressions. Only one person looked unimpressed.
"Victoria?" Jessica glanced at her friend and was surprised to see that she wasn't panicking at all.
"Calm down, Jessica. We will be saved. The girl lowered her voice and comforted. In front of the "Emperor of the Eternal Night" and the "Lion of the Desert", she can only choose to forbear. But with her extraordinary hearing, the conversations of the secret ritual warriors could not hide from the girl's ears. She kept all this in her heart and thought about a way out.
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There is no day or night in the plane prison. Although it was far from night, many of the prisoners were already asleep.
in one of the cells.
The prisoner sleeping in the corner of the room, old Gebu, had a dream.
In his dreams, he turned back into his younger self, wielding his beloved warhammer and charging across the battlefield. There are more and more enemies around, while comrades are falling one by one.
"Leon," said an enemy soldier in the head, and old Geb said to the boy who had been following him closely, "we're in trouble. Before we are surrounded, you should get out of here and return to Your Majesty. I'm here to resist these people. ”
Old Gebu was already exhausted, but he didn't want to show his weakness in front of the boy.
The boy didn't move. He was only eleven or twelve years old, and his body was already covered with blood like the old Gebu. An enemy approaches the boy from behind, gritting his teeth to dodge the enemy's attack, before stabbing his own dagger into his opponent's body.
"No, teacher," said the boy, "I won't go." Together, we defeat them. ”
Old Gebu had never lost his temper with his disciples. But this time, old Ge Bu was really angry.
"Idiot!" He said, "Do you want to defeat thousands of them at the same time?" ”
"I'm not afraid of tens of thousands of people with the teacher," the boy said resolutely, "I will never leave yours, teacher." ”
Old Ge Bu was stunned. Suddenly, he laughed. What do you have to regret? The boy has long since grown into a real warrior.
"Well said," he said, "this is my pupil of Gebhardt." Come on, Lyon. Let them see how good we are! ”
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According to the "Holders of Secret Ritual Weapons and Their Legends" compiled by the Mercenary Guild, in the year 979 of the new calendar, Gobhard and his disciple Leonard met thousands of enemies at a pass, killing and wounding hundreds of enemies. Reinforcements arrived, Leonard was unharmed, and Gebhardt had lost an arm. Emperor Jiaqi was brave and conferred the title of earl, and Gebhardt gave way to his disciple Leonard under the pretext of being disabled. Lyon was young and changed his father's name.
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"Teacher. Teacher! ”
In a trance, old Ge Bu heard someone shouting to him. I must have slept in a daze...... Old Ge Bu thought to himself. This voice is ......
"Teacher!" The sound is clearer.
Maybe he was in prison for too long and hallucinated, old Ge Bu thought to himself. I heard Leon's voice.
"Teacher, please wake up. I'm Leon. As I said, I will never leave you, teacher! ”
Old Gebu opened his eyes.
What catches your eye is not the little Leon in the dream. It was a tall, handsome young man, with a silver-white armor shining with a cold light under a neat black trench coat.
"Leon?" Old Ge Bu said incredulously.
"The murmur of the sand", Huo Ran came out of the sheath. Ping-pong twice, and the magic chain that locked Old Gebu's body and the power of the secret ritual together had been severed by Leon.
"I'm back, teacher. I'm here to save you. Leon said. He looked at his teacher. After several years in prison, old Gebu had to turn white.
And old Gebu has already understood.
"You're back, Leon." A smile appeared on the wrinkled face of the old soldier.
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Lisa and Aibo looked at the old Gebu in front of them with some aw. Although Lao Ge Bu broke an arm, he was brave, and he embedded his secret weapon, an infinitely powerful magic hammer, into his prosthetic leg, and from then on, the war hammer was his hand, and his hand was the war hammer! He still yearns for the day when he can die honorably on the battlefield.
But old Gebu did not die on the battlefield in the end. He fell into the wars of peacetime. Leon's father was beheaded by the Empire, and Leon fled to Okade! The old Ge Bu, who served as the family's martial artist, was unwilling to escape and stayed in the empire, and was immediately sent to the plane prison and imprisoned.
"Lisa," said the rescued old Gebu, who greeted the crowd very gently, "has grown so big. To be able to become a secret warrior and reach the blue sky level, it's really ...... Is...... And Aibo, I can't imagine that you have really raised that thunder halberd to such a level. ”
Lisa and Aibo opened their mouths, but couldn't say anything. Old Gebu's vicious eyes did not become dull because of his captivity, and he could see through their details almost at a glance.
"Leon, now you can't even see through the old man." Old Ge Bu laughed.
"I'm far worse than the teacher." Leon laughed.
"No," Old Gebu shook his head, "you're far stronger than I am. ”
The old secret warrior looked at his "hand" a little lonely. The chief jailer of the guards respected him and did not remove his prosthetic leg with the hammer, but simply locked him in magic chains. However, can he, who is already so old, still wield the warhammer as he did in the past?
"Your experience is beyond my reach, teacher." Leon said sincerely.
"Speaking of experience," Old Gebu's face sank, "you took the risk to save us, but there is a way out?" ”
In the bottom of his heart, Old Ge Bu was still a little worried about the plans of Leon and the others. The empire is so powerful that one small mistake can lead to a losing game.
"We have hostages." Before Leon could answer, Aibo hurriedly said. Lisa glared at him disapprovingly.
"Tell me, what's your arrangement? How are hostages imprisoned? And who is an ally......" Old Gebu frowned. He was fully in a state of imminent battle, and strode out of the cramped cell.
"Please, don't worry, teacher. Most of the jailers have been killed by us. We are quickly releasing the incarcerated and then ......" Even Leon was surprised by the composure of the teacher. He explained as he followed the teacher.
Lisa and Aibo couldn't help but be stunned. They glanced at each other and hurried to follow.