Chapter 10: Caught in the Mouth of a Rat
When Dai Damont looked back, he saw his brothers, who were only two hundred meters away from him, but it was a desperate two hundred meters. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
Their ranks grew even larger, with not only Dai Damon's brothers and the merchants who had escaped with Selene, but also the Snowman guard and a dozen farmers. These farmers must have been from nearby farms, both men and women, old and young, and it was precisely because of these people that the speed of the team was seriously slowed down.
Their team numbered more than seventy at this time, but in the face of thousands of snow rats, they were like duckweed in the storm, which could be destroyed at any time.
At this time, their rear had been overtaken by the snow rats, and the people in the back row had to respond, and the snow man guard commanded the others to tighten the team, and fought and retreated, and the speed of the team's march suddenly decreased drastically.
The snow rats all over the mountains were like a black tide, quickly outflanking them from both wings, and the whole team was about to be swallowed up by the rat tide.
"Brothers, wait for me to come back." With tears in his eyes, Dai Dameng ran forward with all his might. Although their brothers had only been together for three days, Dai Dameng felt an unprecedented family affection, blood thicker than water, and flesh and blood were connected. He didn't regret sending Selene out first. Although Celine had only been with him for three days, he had felt more warmth in the past three days than in the past twenty years. They were his brothers, and Selene was his sister, and if he had to choose between them, he wanted Selene to live.
Now, he must return to them, and even if they die, they will be together.
The black rat tide quickly closed in from both sides towards the middle, and the gap for escape became smaller and smaller.
Dai Dameng couldn't help urging himself, hurry up! Hurry up! When he was less than a hundred meters away from them, the gap closed. Surrounded by snow rats, they could not move an inch, so they could only form a circle and resist vigorously.
The snow rat attacked frantically, like a black wall, tightly surrounding the team of seventy people, like a huge black mouse ball. The screams of snow rats, the roars of men, the wails of women, and the cries of children are intertwined into a tragic requiem.
More snow rats crossed the rat ball and rushed up like a tide against the rushing Dai Dameng.
Fifty meters away from them, their cries could already be heard. Dai Dameng crashed into the rat tide, grabbed two snow rats and swung them vigorously.
He rushed forward with all his might, and the snow rat he stepped on was directly trampled to death, and the limp almost tripped him, but he knew that he must not fall down at this time, otherwise he would never have a chance to stand up again.
He tried his best to step on every step, and the snow rats under his feet were directly trampled into bloody mud, and when the snow rats in his hands were broken, he grabbed two more ones, and rushed forward more than ten meters, and he could already see clearly that one by one the snow rats were constantly climbing up the bodies of his brothers.
Snow rats from all directions kept pounced on him. His body was crawling with snow rats, like a wall that could never be broken, his arms were no longer waving, his legs could no longer be lifted. The snow rat climbed on Dai Dameng's face and tore at him. Dozens of snow rats, like a mountain of meat, pressed him breathlessly.
He can't walk anymore!
The snow rat was biting frantically at him, and he was covered in bruises, but the despair in his heart was more painful than the physical pain.
He gave up!
Today he could not escape death, but his heart was calm, and his mind was clear, except for the noise of the snow rat, he heard some other sounds, the majestic shout, the thud of the shield, the clattering of the flesh.
Dai Dameng suddenly felt the weight on his body lighten, and he rekindled hope in his heart, and shook it off with all his might, throwing off the snow rat on his body and jumping out of the snow rat group.
He found a row of impermeable snow guards standing behind him, hundreds of them, covered in blood, like a great wall of flesh and blood, firmly advancing in the tide of snow rats. They stood tightly side by side, holding shields, and the long swords in their hands kept chopping down, cutting the snow rat in front of them in half.
The officer at the door of Xueman stood in the middle of the line, his armor stained red with blood, he threw Dai Dameng a shield and a long sword, and shouted, "Take it! You're going to need those! ”
The Snow Man Guard, in the midst of a desperate situation, brings hope. The brothers were saved, and Dai Dameng was in a state of agitation, choked up and speechless, his eyes blurred with tears, and he looked at the officer gratefully.
"No!" The officer's voice was firm as iron, and he said, "The people of Xueman, and my brother are also there!" ”
A swarm of snow rats can gnaw a person into white bones in a few minutes, and not a minute or a second can be neglected.
"Kill!" Dai Dameng roared and took the lead in rushing into the rat tide, like an unstoppable spear, tearing a bloody path in the rat tide. The Xue Man guard followed closely behind, and the long sword and shield were invincible, like a sharp blade, expanding the blood path. In a matter of moments, through the thirty-meter rat wall, Dai Dameng successfully joined his brothers.
Then, under the cover of the snow guards, they retreated to the city and closed the gates.
Dai Dameng counted the number of people, one, two, three...... Fifty, fifty-one!
All the brothers were alive, and at that moment, he could no longer hold back his tears, and cried loudly, and the brothers hugged each other tightly. After crying for a while, they laughed out loud again, crying and laughing several times.
This time no one laughed at them, no one scolded them for being sick, everyone looked at them with respect. The Snow Guards, the farmers and merchants, and the townspeople they had never seen before, all raised their arms and shouted, "Roar! ”
Dai Dameng didn't understand what they meant, but he had a feeling that he just had to follow the roar. "Roar!" The brothers chanted together.
After that, Dai Dameng carefully examined the injuries of the brothers, but fortunately, the snow rat's teeth were not suitable for biting, and the brothers were all skin injuries, eyes, noses, ears, fingers, toes, etc., there were a lot of the same. Dai Dameng finally relieved himself, and after bandaging it a little, he found the officer and said, "I also have important information to see the lord." ”
According to the book, Grab Root Treasure came to Xueman to report to the lord that Helgen had been destroyed by the dragon, and the lord promised to strengthen the guards of Ximu Town, and gave Grab Root Treasure a piece of steel armor, and then asked him to go to the peak of Hanluo Mountain to find the dragon stone.
Dai Dameng and the others came to Xueman just to meet the lord, retake the road of the dragonborn, and go to the Hanluo Mountain to find the dragon stone.
The kind officer led Dai Dameng upward, and the Xueman City was built on a mountain, and on the top of the mountain was the Longxiao Palace.
When he arrived at the top of the mountain, Dai Dameng took a look, heh! It's a big palace, and there is a big pool in front of the door, it's really magnificent!
The officer instructed: "Longxiao Palace is the residence of the lord, you must pay attention to etiquette. Then he let him in.
Dai Dameng entered the door and saw that there was a large hall inside, with a length, width and height of dozens of meters, and people standing in it were as small as ants, and there was a dragon skull hanging on the wall, which was very majestic, and he was so frightened that he didn't dare to come out.
There was a throne under the dragon's head, and sat a blonde-haired and majestic old man, who Dai Daemon thought to himself was Lord Barguf.
He raised his leg and was just about to go inside, when a woman with a broom suddenly stopped him, wrinkled her nose and said fiercely: "Watch your dirty shoes, don't trample on the floor I just swept!" ”
Dai Dameng couldn't help but stick out his tongue, the rules of the lord's family are big! People are right. He had just crawled out of the snow rat pile, covered in blood, dirty and fishy. Dai Dameng turned his head and went out, came to the big pool at the gate of Longxiao Palace, jumped down and washed.
He was washing when he suddenly noticed a black thing floating in the pool, and when he swam over, he saw that it was a skeleton of bones. Frightened, he hurried ashore and said to the guard at the door: "There are dead people in the water!" ”
Dai Dameng panicked like a child, and the guard couldn't help but tease him: "Yes, once upon a time, a person soiled the floor of Longxiao Palace, and was thrown into the water and drowned. ”
Dai Dameng was frightened, and hurriedly washed it clean, for fear of getting the floor wet, he wrung out his clothes, and then didn't dare to wear shoes, and walked into Longxiao Palace barefoot.
The fierce woman was shocked, for so many years, it was the first time she had seen such an honest and honest person, she glanced at Dai Dameng, did not speak, and went to the side to sweep the floor.
Dai Dameng breathed a sigh of relief, it seemed that this level had passed, and he raised his legs and continued to walk inside.
A child glanced at Dai Dameng and said in a strange way: "Another one licks the soles of my father's shoes." ”
Dai Dameng was stunned. What the? See the collar going to lick his soles? What kind of rule is this, how disgusting!
Confused, Dai Dameng continued to walk forward, and found Selene sitting in the hall, her face a little pale, but she was in good spirits, smiling.
"Sister!" Dai Dameng hurriedly ran over, took Selene's warm and soft little hand, tears almost left, choked up and said, "I almost didn't see you." Are you alright? ”
Selene smiled and nodded.
"Great." Dai Dameng happily slapped his thigh. "By the way," Dai Dameng thought for a moment, and quickly asked again, "Sister, have you licked the soles of the lord's shoes?" ”
"What nonsense are you talking about!" Selene got angry, glared at Dai Dameng and said, "I have dignity. ”
Yes, with dignity. Dai Dameng made up his mind, Selene doesn't lick it, and he doesn't lick it either!
Dai Dameng ran to the lord, pointed at him and shouted, "I don't lick the soles of your shoes, I have dignity!" ”
The lord was stunned, and a red-eyed black woman next to him snapped out her sword, pointed at Dai Dameng and said, "Stand back!" One step further and I'll kill you! ”
The lord waved his hand at the black woman and said, "Don't be nervous, Ireleth. Then he turned to Daemon and said mildly, "You are the rat-slayer warrior, and I have heard from the guards about your deeds." Thank you for saving my people, so did you come to me to tell me this? ”
Dai Dameng slapped his head, yes, he was just thinking about whether to lick the soles of his shoes, and he almost forgot about business.
"That's right." Reflecting on the words in the book, Damon said, "Alvor of Brookwood has asked me to bring you news of Helgen's destruction by the dragon, and he wants you to strengthen Brookwood's defenses. ”
"Did this Alvo take the wrong medicine?" The lord bowed his head with a calm face and said, "This is the news from last month. Warrior, I already know, are you okay? ”
Dai Dameng was stunned, this is different from the book, the lord in the book does not say so, the lord should give him a piece of stainless steel armor, and then ask him to go to the Hanluo Mountains to find the dragon stone.
The lord didn't say anything, Dai Dameng could only fight for it himself, "You quickly send me to the Hanluo Mountain Peak to find the dragon stone." ”
"Nonsense!" The lord slapped his chair angrily, "There is only one piece of the Dragonstone, and the Dragonborn has already obtained it last month. Are you here to tease me! ”
Dai Dameng was stunned, this is not the case in the book, what went wrong?
"Your Lord!" At this time, Selene stood up, tapped her fingers on her lovely head, and said, "You should be able to see that he is not an ordinary person. He is an admirer of the Dragonborn, and if he wants to imitate the deeds of the Dragonborn, you can promise him! ”
"I see." The lord had always suspected that Dai Dameng's intelligence was abnormal, and when he heard Selene say the same, he couldn't help but laugh, comparing it with a fool, especially in front of a beautiful woman, it was too ungraceful.
"Ms. Selene has a point." He turned to Dai Dameng with a smile and said, "Warrior, now I will send you to the Hanluo Mountain Seal to find the Dragon Stone. ”
Selene is really powerful, and she eliminated the lord's anger with one sentence. Dai Dameng glanced at her gratefully, then patted his chest and said to the lord, "Don't worry, this matter is on me!" ”
The lord laughed with the black woman. "Very good!" The lord waved his hand and said to Dai Dameng, "If you can't find the dragon stone, don't come to see me." ”
Suddenly, he sighed and said, "But now that Xueman is besieged by snow rats, you can't get out." I didn't expect Hamlin to be so crazy that he actually gathered an army of snow rats in a vain attempt to avenge his imprisonment by me. If he knew this, he should have died in the cell under Longxiao Palace. ”
"Snow mouse, snow mouse, I didn't expect that my great man Barguf would be besieged by a little snow mouse." Lord Barguf looked at Selene and said with a wry smile, "Thank you, Lady Selene. If I didn't have your information, I wouldn't know if Hamlin was the ghost. ”
"Your Lord." The black woman said: "Not long ago it was reported that Lund of Loris Stead had died in his own home, and I wonder if it had anything to do with it. ”
Lord Balguf asked, "Who is Lund?" ”
The black woman said, "A strange man who lives outside of Loristed, who loves to keep snow rats. It is said that he had a rat flute that made snow rats dance, but the rat flute disappeared after his death. ”
"Rat flute?" Selene realized this, and mused, "I heard a strange flute sound in the tunnels of Hamlin, could it be that he used the flute sound to control the snow rats?" ”
"Oh?" The lord and the black woman looked solemn, nodded together and said, "There is such a possibility." ”
"My lord, I still have something to do, so I'll take my leave first." Selene hurriedly left Longxiao Palace with Dai Dameng.