Chapter 7: The Foursome
"That's it!"
The sound of heavy running came, and a black shadow on the road ahead rushed quickly, accompanied by a thick roar, a double-edged axe slashed down, and the two harpy banshees side by side couldn't dodge, and were directly cut off by the waist, spraying unhappy blood.
The harpies screamed and scattered, not forgetting to take the corpses of their companions.
"You, are you alright?" The tall figure barged in and asked in a rough voice in a somewhat lame lingua franca.
Green gritted his teeth and looked up, "Can you still hold ......" before he finished speaking, and almost flashed his tongue at what he saw in front of him.
Dispel the harpy's sturdy figure, tall and strong, dark-skinned, standing in front of Grimm, and the shadow alone can put him in. This man was armed with a round axe, the blade of which was carved with some kind of rune that glittered, as if to indicate its good origins. But that's not the point, the point is that the one who rescued Green, with a pair of horns on top of his angular face.
"Are you...... Minotaur! ”
Green couldn't contain his surprise and let out a small exclamation. The young beast also showed its small head, grabbed Grimm by the collar and looked at each other in surprise.
The other party was carrying an axe in one hand and reaching over with the other, and he was very puzzled when he heard Green's exclamation, "Is it strange?" ”
Green was slightly embarrassed, "No, that...... Thank you. He stretched out his hand and put it on the other party's hand, completely unprepared, and was directly pulled up by the force in a flicker.
"Those harpies will come back, and you must leave immediately." The Minotaur said, handing Green a coarse cloth bag, Green was surprised by the familiar image, and without waiting for the Minotaur's instructions, he directly opened the bag and sprinkled the contents on his shoulder. The Minotaur stared at Grimm's familiar movements, slightly puzzled, "You, don't look like an inexperienced reckless man, how could you break into Nigon alone?" Oh, and an undead? "Nigon is a melting pot of races, and the Minotaur doesn't mind being unhappy.
The neglected little fox writhed in dissatisfaction, and Green quickly held it down.
"I'm ...... I came in by mistake from the earthly world, thank you for saving me. The wound on his shoulder tingled, and Greenton felt a sigh of stuffiness in his chest dissipate.
"I'm going to move on, you're going to the settlement?" The Minotaur continued.
Green looked at the colony where only light could be seen, and was a little apprehensive considering that the harpy had only been temporarily dispersed. Noticing that the minotaur didn't leave right away, he tentatively asked, "May I go with you?" ”
The minotaur nodded without hesitation, taking it for granted to the Nigonian creature, "Yes, but you, you can't delay my action. ”
Green immediately said yes with both hands, and the pain in his shoulders made him grin.
The burly Nigon creature grinned, picked up his axe and cleared the way. Green was unhappy and followed beside him, so he had a chance to take a serious look at the other party, and when he noticed the bull's eyes that glowed with a lightning blue light, Green was even more surprised, "You're a sorcerer?" ”
A surprised expression appeared on the minotaur's rugged face, "You, how do you know?" ”
"I, um, my father was a traveler." Of course, Green couldn't say that he learned it from the game, so he tried to change the subject, "Don't know your name yet?" ”
The minotaur's thick nostrils let out a white breath, "I, Daxto." ”
Dax...... Daxmore? Green was startled, and subconsciously blurted out, "Raider Daxto?" Good at protecting the body and stone skin, loyal to the commander of the Nigon Niu Army, Dais? ”
"What did you say?" The minotaur was stunned by the series of questions, and his wide eyelids blinked and blinked, "I, I'm a mercenary, why should I be loyal to any commander?" ”
Only then did Green realize that he had lost his words, raised his eyebrows and smiled, "It's nothing, I'm ...... May be misremembered. But in the bottom of my heart, I am more sure of my own judgment.
You can't be wrong at all, the Minotaur hero and sorcerer Daxdo, the famous lord of Nigon, is also a fierce general. The High Lord of Nigon, Moriel, the Queen of Dragons, rose to prominence in the war and quickly unified Nigon, and Daxdo served in her army. This guy fights bravely, often rushing to the front line without fear of death, but he is best known for being a teaching NPC in peacetime, where he can conditionally teach players a skill: elementary earth magic, which requires a duel with him. This guy always wins, and few players can learn skills from him until he gets an arrow in the knee.
An unexpected encounter......
Green sighed a little, in the past, he had only heard of Daxto's Cunzài, and even if they met, it was only a glimpse of the Legion's battle, how could they be as close as they are now. Speaking of which, Dax was much more gentle than rumored to be, at least not as fierce as he had been in battle.
But then again, Green always found it weird.
"It's strange, isn't the welfare of a traverser usually to meet familiar female characters first......" the young man muttered quietly with his chin tilted.
One of the young beasts rubbed Green's jaw at the right time.
"What did you say?" The minotaur looked back and asked, meeting the young man's gaze, and the electric light in his eyes jumped unconsciously. He scratched his back through his leather armor, always feeling uncomfortable being looked at by this young human, like ...... Like what?
By the way, it's like seeing the legendary black dragon for the first time!
But am I that scary?
The minotaur fluttered his ears and was very puzzled.
After a while, Daxdo took Grimm forward and went out for a long distance, and when he turned around, he could still vaguely see the figure of the Harpy in the air, these unwilling mutant beasts were obviously still angry about the delicious Grimm, but they were afraid of Daxdo, so they didn't dare to move forward. Green was also tickled with staring, and it wasn't that nice to be fantasized about being a dish all the time.
"Damn Harpy, if you have the chance, I'll take care of you!" Green muttered quietly, and Dax turned his head just in time, and the brass bell-like bull's-eye gestured above Green, "You, there will be a chance." ”
Green was stunned for a moment, and when he looked up and noticed the cliffs on either side of the road they were on, he finally understood what Daxdo meant.
On both sides of the road, there were several huge cracks in the stone walls of the mountain range, and in them were piled up simple huts made of rotten bones and branches. Green was a little staggered, he was no stranger to these dwellings, and he had even just met their owners.
"This is the Harpy's lair, are you scared?" Daxdo introduced and showed a unique smile of the Minotaur, but in the eyes of other species, the Minotaur's smile is similar to the sadness of the Minotaur, basically no different from the usual expression, at least Green has been playing the game for so long, and he can't learn to distinguish the fluctuations of a Minotaur's feelings - of course, the Minotaur's anger is still quite obvious, but the frustrating thing is that there is basically no need to look at the expression.
"Harpy's lair? I think they prefer to call themselves Bird Pavilion. Green pouted, the name supposedly translated by the Harpy, who spoke only the lingua franca and belonged to the good camp. The harpy is kind-hearted and can speak human words, do you believe it?
Green didn't believe it anyway.
Daxtor didn't know that Green's heart was fluctuating, and his bull's face was even more surprised by the young man's insight, but this time he didn't have any doubts, but motioned for Green to follow, and then shook the bull's head and snorted a melodious moo from his nose.
Green was wondering in his heart, and was worried about whether he would provoke the attack of the Harpy, and the next moment, several figures burst out of the darkness in front of him.
"Daxto! You lazy minotaur, you've finally arrived. The voice was hoarse and deep, with a characteristic friction sound, and Green instantly confirmed the other party's identity.
A caveman!
"Ellache, you, shut up." Dax snorted and walked forward, "Where's the captain?" ”
Another figure approached, but the voice was a stern human female, "The captain has been waiting for you...... Well? You brought a human with you? And the undead? In a surprised voice, a middle-aged woman with a thin face walked out. Although her hair was loose and wrapped in a purple-blue linen hairband, she looked smart and sassy, and the equipment all over her body indicated her identity, a standard female warrior.
It's just that the appearance is really a bit miserable.
"Human!" The caveman's figure left the darkness, and he hung an untold number of ornaments from head to toe, but the pattern was limited, for all Green could see were teeth, teeth of all kinds. The caveman swayed his olfactory organs, which he didn't know where they grew, and quickly locked his face in Green's direction, "Ah...... The taste of humanity, but unlike Helica, is ...... Male Human! Helika, you can mate with him! ”
"Eracher, shut up!" Daxtor and the human woman scolded in unison. Green's face darkened, and he turned his head to look unhappy, and suddenly felt that the skull wearing the bronze helmet looked like he was laughing at himself.
"Daxto, you're late."
A dull sound sounded in front of him, and Green subconsciously raised his head, only to see a minotaur who was taller than Dax, walking out steadily. He was dressed in heavy metal armor and carried a large sword in one hand and a serrated shield in the other. The shield aside, the two-handed greatsword alone weighed a rough estimate of ten pounds, and Green stuck out his tongue, the user of this effective infantry weapon was often an agile warrior, not a bulky man as we assumed it. Minotaurs often use handy weapons such as axes or hammers, and the ability to use such broadswords only indicates that the opponent is strong and skillful.
"I'm sorry Captain, I overslept." Daxdo replied with a stern face, not expecting shame to be visible on his face.
"Helika, mate with him!" The cave people are angry and save the zài feeling.
"Shut up, Ellacher, if you shout any more, I'll throw you in the nest in a moment!" The Minotaur Captain shouted angrily, and the caveman suddenly closed his mouth.
The human female Helika glanced at Grimm, then patted the Minotaur Captain, "Genna, Daxdo has brought a human...... There is also an undead. ”
Gengna? The name seems familiar.
Green quickly searched his memory, but before he could find the answer, the owner of the name had already walked over, "Daxto, what's going on?" ”
"He, attacked by a flock of harpies, I, helped him, offered him protection." Daxto's answer was concise and to the point.
"We have tasks, we don't have time to take care of the weak!" The caveman abandoned the previous topic and whispered in opposition.
Dax's one more glance at him, "This weakling and his companions killed more than one team of Harpies. ”
"Hero, you're a hero, human!" The speed with which the caveman changed his face once again made Grimm look sideways.
"Ahem, Captain Gunner, I'm Greenfield, you can call me Green." The young man probably understood the purpose of Daxdo's bringing him, although he didn't know why this bull demon magician took such good care of him, but he knew that he had to say something at this time, so he got rid of the skeleton's support, stood up straight and said what he had just thought, "I am an adventurer, this skeleton is my summoned beast, we have strayed into the underground world, you also know that it is very dangerous to venture in Nigon, the safest way is to go in a team, until we find a way to leave Nigon, I want to join your team for the time being." ”
Genna, the leader of the Minotaurs, stared at Green, his eyes swept over unhappily, and finally nodded slowly, "If you're really as brave as Daxdo said, I can consider it." ”
Green breathed a sigh of relief, at least that way it was safe, "Thank you very much." ”
Gengna nodded, and officially gave the order, "We're all together, let's start moving." He turned and walked forward with heavy steps, followed by the warrior Helika and the cave man Eracher, and Daxdo patted Grimm and followed.
"Captain Genner does what she says, you can rest assured," Daxdo whispered to Green as he walked forward, "Helika is agile and powerful, don't look at her smiling, she's a good person; Helika in front of him looked back and nodded to Grimm, "Eracher is a forgetful fool, most of the cave people do, you don't have to care." The caveman shook his head and muttered displeasure.
This is really difficult, I am often sensitive to the words he says, what should I do!
"Ahem, that, are you on a mission?" Green suppressed his thoughts and asked quietly.
"Settlement Mission ......" "Harpy must die!" Before Daxdor could finish speaking, Ellache had already gritted his teeth and rushed to the road. The cavemen have always been the main ration of the Harpy, and Eracher's hatred of Green is completely understandable.
Green was about to say something, when Genna waved his hand in front of him, and the group ducked behind the nearby rocks, and a moment later several harpies flew by.
The young man swallowed, this is the real world, a tribe of harpies, the danger is self-evident.
The atmosphere was suddenly a little tense, and even the little fox hid in Green's clothes and didn't dare to show his head.
Finally waiting for this wave of banshees to fly by, Gengna motioned for the team to disarm and move on
"Newcomer, you smell nervous, did you really kill five harpies?" The caveman Arache asked, skeptically.
Daxdo looked back and corrected, "It's more than five." ”
Green pointed to the wounds on his shoulder and chest, "Here, can you smell it?" These damn banshees have left me with some memento. ”
Eracher suddenly turned his head and pointed his eyeless face at Grimm, his olfactory organ twitching twice. He frowned, muttered for a moment, and then spoke for a while.
“…… Well? Male humans? Why are you here? By the way, Helika, there's a male human here! You can ...... with him."
"Shut up!"