Chapter 140: Spring
In the early morning of this day, they once again set out on the hunt.
Although the necromancer—oh, Diego is now unsure what that guy has become—is as stealthy as he can, his escape route is still traceable in the eyes of the hunter—the fibers of his clothes torn off by thorns, the trampled and fallen grass, or the smell of corpses in Guanhaifa, all guide their way.
They descended the steep slope of the hill and then followed the foot of the slope all the way east, and finally entered the dense grass of the western wilderness. The sea breeze from the west coast pushed their backs like wings, making them run faster and faster. Diego was almost enjoying the chase. There seemed to be a fire burning in his chest, it was the instinct of a hunter, it was the call of the wilderness, the joy and comfort that came from the depths of his soul.
Leaving behind all the trivial matters of building a territory and planning for the future, and running non-stop on the wasteland, Diego felt that his tense nerves had been relaxed a lot. Every qiē in his eyes was so kind, the withered yellow weeds, the desolate beast howling at night, the vast jungle in the south, and even a little golden chipmunk that escaped into the grass, could surprise him.
They didn't carry any supplies, but for a hunter and a druid, the wilderness was their home, they never got lost, they knew that the shoots or tubers of the wild plants were edible, where to find clean water, and sometimes, Kanhaifa would surprise them by catching a hare or boar from a distance to make a tooth sacrifice, of course, Diego and Masrae could do that, but before they caught or killed the necromancer, They don't want to waste it.
They spent about a week in the chase, and Diego didn't even want to do it so soon, because he felt that this was the life he wanted to live - in the wilderness, breathing the air of freedom, wandering like a feather in the wind. More than once, he sincerely longed that he could leave a qiē behind. If you don't think about what you should do tomorrow, don't think about what others think of you, you don't feel distressed, and you don't get confused. Just run in the wilderness, listen to the call of the wild, meet the eastern sun, and chase the cunning prey......
However, this reluctant chase did not end without end, just on a sunny evening. He saw a fast-moving figure on the road in the distance. He took a few steps to the side, stood on a slightly higher dirt slope, and cast an eagle eye spell on himself. Under the influence of this spell, he saw that it was a group of travelers on the way, but it was not a caravan—there were not many wagons in this caravan, and the only three wagons were not loaded with cargo, but more like baggage supplies, for there were so many armed men in this ranks, and there were no less than fifty horsemen with shields and spears, and the tips of their spears reflected like needles in the sun. At the back of the line. It was several humans in robes, but they were also riding horses.
The group is getting closer. They marched in four columns, in close formation, occasionally glancing to the left and right. But no one seemed to notice, Diego and Masrae, who were watching them silently in the grass.
But Diego soon noticed a few familiar faces in the group, and he couldn't help but get up from the grass and shout.
"Hey, Brother Samuel, hey, Steven? Rainier. Where are you going? ”
The whole team stopped, everyone reined in the reins of their horses, and a squad of cavalry rushed in an assault formation, and very quickly. They were surrounded, and the encirclement grew smaller and smaller, until the sharp tips of each knight's birch spears were no more than a foot away from them.
Diego and Masrae raised their hands to show that they were not hostile.
"Hey, my friend, Diego? Viscount Asnar. Is that you? Behind the knights, a young voice shouted happily.
When the knight in front of him rode out of position so that the heavily armored Steven? Reinier burst through the gap.
"Hey, Holy Light, it's such a pleasure to see you." He happily jumped off his horse and gave Diego a warm hug.
"Me too!" Diego patted Reinier the back.
"Why did you come here, did you come here to greet us?"
"Oh, of course not," Diego was stunned, but he thought it was rude to say that, and explained, "I mean, I didn't know you were coming, actually, we were here for some other reason. ”
"Didn't you receive the letter I sent to you?" Steven said in some surprise.
"Letter? No, actually, we've been away from Mooncreek for a while. I think I might have missed it. Diego said with some regret.
"No, you didn't miss it, because my letter was also asking you to help me. Aren't you in front of me now? This is certainly the arrangement of the Light. Rainier said reverently. He pointed to the circle of cavalry around him and explained to Diego, "I listened to your Jianyì, sold all the family collection, and recruited these soldiers. You're right, sometimes we have to rely on ourselves to achieve our goals. ”
"Alright, boys, we need to keep going, and by tonight, we must find a place to camp in favor of defense, knowing that the Brotherhood of Defia in the Wild West is not so easy to mess with." Just then, a gentle voice outside the crowd said, "We can talk as we go." ”
Diego turned his head and saw Brother Samuel looking at him with a smile on his face.
"Monk, may the Light always be with you!" He was always grateful to this faithful middle-aged man who taught him the way of the Light.
"Where are you going?" He asked curiously.
"Baron Rainier wants to expel the necromancers of Raven Ridge and reclaim his territory, and the Holy Light Church is happy to provide him with some help, so the Archbishop has sent us to assist him."
"How many people did you bring?" Diego glanced at the team in the distance and noticed that the paladins were still on the road.
"Thirty, but they are all novices, I took them out to see the world, this issue is much inferior to your one, not to mention the rotten skills, and stupid." Brother Samuel flattened his mouth and said sarcastically with disdain. But Diego knew he was just joking, because the monks always said the same thing in their own episodes, but they always took care of them as if they were their own children.
"Who are these?" Diego looked at the two people behind the monk who were all shrouded in cloaks, "I wonder if I have the honor to meet him?" ”
"You know, although we paladins are also good at using the power of holy light, but most of that is in combat, if you want to use it to heal, the priests are the best at it." He turned and introduced Diego to the two robed men behind him, "This is High Priest Lady Laurena, and her apprentice, Trainee Priest Sophie?" Molina, they are all from the Cathedral of Light. ”
Behind him were two hooded priests of the Light, Lady Laurena, a kind middle-aged woman, and Trainee Pastor Sophie, a girl in her twenties. After listening to Brother Samuel's introduction, they all politely lifted their hoods and revealed their faces.
As soon as Diego saw the young girl, his mouth opened wide. He swore that even with the memories of his previous life, he had never seen a girl who made him so excited. She wore a red butterfly hairpin, and a strand of curly black hair fell from the hairpin, resting on her shoulder, bouncing gently. The honey-colored skin with vermilion lips and the narrow and straight bridge of the nose is simply the most beautiful picture.
Oh my God, is this a gift from Elune? Diego couldn't help but admire in his heart. Although he was a little out of spirit, he still remembered to salute the two ladies.
"Praise the Light, Viscount Diego of Mooncreek? Aznar greets you, and may the Light always be with you. He said politely.
"Praise forever." The two ladies returned to church etiquette, and Diego heard the girl's voice as clear and moving, like a nightingale's song. Her slender white fingers held a white prayer staff, and the soft and close-fitting mooncloth robe swayed with her movements, revealing a delicate and graceful figure.
Just then, Diego heard the sound of swallowing saliva behind him. He turned his head and glared at the Night Elf as sternly as a lion guarding his territory, his eyes conveying the message unmistakably: "Don't think, this is mine, you already have Nala, be content, boy!" ”
The Night Elf shrugged helplessly and gave him a knowing look, "Okay, okay, she's yours." ”
"Diego?" At this moment, the hunter heard the paladin as if he was talking to him,
"What?" He asked, looking back with some confusion, but his gaze involuntarily turned to the priest girl.
Underneath her slender eyebrows, a pair of big eyes curved slightly like crescent moons, as if they were smiling at any moment. Probably because of Diego's disrespectful gaze, her long eyelashes fluttered rapidly with her blinking eyelids.
The paladin on the side showed a smile of understanding on his face, who hasn't been younger?
"I mean, we've got to go, there's still a lot of work to go." He patiently explained.
"I don't think you need to be in such a hurry, because the Wild West is safe now."
"Really?" The monk said in disbelief.
"Of course, the Brotherhood of Defia has surrendered to me, and has joined my territory as a resident of the Moonstream Territory." The young hunter said proudly and loudly, looking like a peacock with an open screen, showing off his gorgeous feathers to the opposite sex. (To be continued.) )