Act Seventy-Eight: Out of Grasp
Reddy and the other man had turned and started running, shouting in the direction of the camp as they ran.
'Tiger Sparrow' immediately chased after him.
When he moved, his figure was like a continuous shadow in the dark forest that melted into the environment; Not fast, but quiet and amazingly skilled, as if this mercenary was originally like a creature living in the dark.
But Brando turned around, and there was already the sound of chains clattering on the ground in the dark woods behind him.
"The Black Fire cultists have noticed the movement here-"
"You have to do it differently"
He frowned slightly.
Antitina and Roman had now removed the light from under their backpacks, and the nobleman's daughter stared nervously at the forest. Not to mention the other mercenaries, everyone gently drew their weapons and entered a state of readiness.
"Your Excellency?" Antitina asked hesitantly.
Brando shook his head, he had made up his mind - there was something more things going on than he could have imagined, and he had to seize time to redeem it. He put his hand in his arms, and when he reached out again, he already held a crystal for lighting.
The crystal was ignited in an instant—
Soft light blooms from the young man's hands.
"Your Excellency?" Antitina's eyes widened.
"Brando!" Roman was also stunned.
Everyone was drawn to the light that appeared in the darkness, like a little fluorescence in the endless darkness, which quickly expanded, but then was thrown out.
The fluorescence arced in the pitch black.
The arc crossed a forest and landed in the dense bushes, but even through the layers of obscuration, the light from the bushes illuminated a small area of the vicinity.
Three shadowy men in black robes and hoods stood there, obviously unaware that they had already been exposed, and subconsciously froze; But when Antitina gasped, each of them stood a terrifying creature almost half a man tall, with blue-gray skin, a pair of sheep's hooves, and horned fangs.
The creatures' ankles are connected to the Black Fire Cultist's wrists by a black chain, and their bodies are covered in strange black patterns; Those were the imprisoned powers of contracts and spells—no doubt the lowest-level pactuals of Jogandigan's undergrounders.
"That high-level pact demon is in the opposite direction!" The Lubis mercenary in the back immediately shouted.
As the most legendary mercenary concept, they certainly won't have dealt with one of the most evil forces in the world. They are already familiar with the habits of these guys.
But Brando was more familiar than they were.
As soon as he saw the three men, he had already raised his hand in the other direction. The tone ring on his index finger sparkled, and Brando immediately pronounced the incantation: "Oss! ”
The air rushed forward like a line in the visible area, with a loud bang, and the surrounding pine trees broke and toppled outward in an instant, and those who stood in front of them did not turn into powder.
After the passage of the hurricane, the woods ceased to exist, thus forming an open corridor in front of Brando.
The mercenaries all had a look of awe in their eyes.
And the aristocratic daughter had already screamed in fright, covered her ears and squatted down. There was only one voice left in her heart at the moment, he was a wizard! This young knight turned out to be a wizard!
Roman was used to it, and the Venerable Master tilted her head, and sure enough, she saw Brando's figure flash, and her whole figure blurred for a moment, and then disappeared from the spot in an instant—
Only the Lubis mercenaries could see clearly that at that moment, Brando exploded at least ten times faster, as if a continuous shadow was pulled out of that passage in an instant, and then vanished.
"That's the Sun Knight's charge stunt!" Immediately after that, a mercenary said.
But they weren't the sloppy third-rate mercenaries. As soon as the words fell, someone immediately drew his long sword and walked out of the mercenaries, pointed his sword in the direction where the illumination crystal fell, and ordered: "Now it's up to me, Deputy Captain Rocco to take over the command, and now I order you to immediately launch an attack on those Black Fire Cultists——"
"Yes."
Eleven figures immediately pounced on the three Black Fire Cultists who were in a daze.
On the other side, Brando's charging skills allowed Brando to grab the Spur Chainlord in an instant, and the crimson demon was standing with its owner, a man in red-rimmed robes.
The Lord of the Barbed Chains resembles a large, crimson Covenant Demon, but with a pair of large fleshy wings and two pairs of horns, the image is more akin to the classic images of demons in medieval legends.
In addition, it is about a large pile of barbed chains around its body.
However, this guy is obviously injured at the moment, not only missing an arm, but also missing a wing. Brando is not surprised by this, although the Ring of the Queen of the Wind itself is only a 10oz piece of equipment, but its power is definitely a big killer for non-defensive creatures below level 30, otherwise it would not be called a small artifact, and the only thing it has been criticized in the past in the game is that the CD is too long.
And the demonic creatures, except for a kind of sharpening in the mid-level troops, really don't have any defense-based existence.
Brando glanced at the man again, his eyes narrowing slightly, "A senior member of the Black Fire Cult." ”
His figure turned in mid-air, and he already had a long sword in his hand. At this moment, unlike during the First World War of Buga, he didn't dare to spare his strength at all, although the high-level Black Fire Cultist was only level 21, the chain lord beside him was a real level 29 demon.
"The Sword of the White Raven!"
Brando's sword slashed from top to bottom, and a burst of power activated, and a wind blade burst out from the sword. The high-level Black Fire Cultist was still checking the injuries of his 'Covenant Demon', and he didn't expect the other party to come so quickly, as soon as he raised his head, the transparent ripples brought up by the long sword had already penetrated through its chest - Brando was no longer the weak young man he was a month ago, and the level 21 character was still about the same as a boss to him a month ago, but at this moment, this Black Fire Cultist was completely unable to withstand his full blow.
The other party screamed and immediately flew out with a bloody arrow.
According to the rules of the old game, once the contractor of the contract of the demon dies, the demon itself is freed; But the revolt of the pact would plunge the bloodthirsty creature into irrational madness, and that was clearly what Brando was up to.
He had just landed, and as soon as he looked down, a rope had swept past his back.
"Hiss......" Brando felt a hot pain in his back, "the movement is at least twenty percent faster, and it seems that the cultist has already hung up." The thought flashed through his mind, and at the same time he knew that he must have been swept away from his back, and he couldn't help but curse secretly.
Scolding and scolding, Brando still grabbed the barbed chain with his backhand at the first time, regardless of the heart-piercing pain in his hand, the person had already flown directly towards the other party with the force of the demon's back.
Although the Lord of the Thorn Chain is a high-level breed among the demons, he is a low-level being of "man-made" among the demons of Qiaogendigang, without a complete soul and therefore lacking intelligence - not to mention that it has fallen into madness at the moment, and it obviously did not expect that its action of pulling back the iron rope would attract a killing god.
Brando just used the strength of the other party to hand the sword forward, and he had already sent the iron sword into the opponent's eye socket. He was so skilled that it was as if he had practiced it hundreds of times.
In fact, he'd practiced it hundreds of times, but that was in the game.
The Lord of the Barbed Chain, whose eyes were badly injured, immediately raised his head and howled, and a low roar resounded through the forest for a while—
The young man frowned, and the whole person landed lightly on the other person's shoulder, and he immediately reversed the long sword and brushed it along the neck of the giant beast.
Blue blood arrows splattered out, and the howl of this high-level pact demon suddenly stopped, turning into a cooing sound of air leaking. It struggled and eventually collapsed to the ground.
Brando breathed a sigh of relief.
He recycled the experience first, and didn't look to see if there were any drops - the Black Fire Cultists were notoriously poor ghosts, which is why he didn't want to deal with these guys - he looked up and saw that his own men had successfully taken down the other Black Fire Cultists.
That didn't mean it was over, though, as he had noticed a commotion in the forest in the distance.
Whether it's in the direction of the Gray Wolf Mercenary Group's camp, or in the opposite direction.
"." He cursed secretly, and at the same time gave an order to his summon in his heart: "Prepare to retreat, take those two guys and transfer." ”
Then he lowered his head and looked at the huge, crimson monster on the ground.
It's dying, but it's clearly not completely dead. Demons are known for their resilience in the game, and they are the three most disgusted monsters in the game, along with the undead and plant-based monsters. And thinking of this, Brando suddenly felt that he was not an ordinary decay:
He suddenly remembered what he had encountered since he came into this world—
The Bone Rack, the Golden Demon Tree, and these demons. It seems that the 'Big Three' have all been met by him, not to mention that his main enemy is Madara, which is obviously a group of undead skeletons.
Could this be a joke played by Martha in the sky? He couldn't help but think to himself.
But at this time, several rows of tiny dark green text suddenly projected on Brando's retina:
"The target creature contract has been annulled."
"The target creature is in an extremely weakened state—"
"The conditions are met."
"Sign a contract with me, right?"
"Yes/No."
Brando looked at the rows of prompts and was slightly stunned, then couldn't help but shudder, and then shook his head categorically.
Absolutely not!
……
When Reddy and his companions were thrown to the ground, the white-haired young man looked up with his usual unruly demeanor, glaring at everyone present in disobedience. But what he saw was Brando's group, his pupils narrowed slightly, and he struggled to stand up.
But Tiger Sparrow pressed his shoulders with one hand and his neck with the other, forcing him to lean downwards with oppressive force - but still staring fiercely at Brando with a pair of silver-grey eyes.
It's like an immature wolf.
He struggled and roared, "Sure enough, it's you, I know you're uneasy and kind—woo, ahem!" ”
But Brando didn't have time to talk nonsense with him, he punched this guy in the face without saying a word, and the force was so strong that Reddy couldn't help but tilt his head back and carve out a mouthful of blood.
Antitina couldn't help but take a soft breath.
Roman blinked as well, thinking that Brando had a time when he lost his temper - just like he had with Freya last time, but it was in Goldtree Canyon.
But she looked more at Brando's hands with concern, the young man's hands were covered in blood, which were the wounds he had left from his previous battle with the Gillchain Lord. The merchant's sister was a little careful, but she wanted to go over and help Brando bandage, but the young man wouldn't let her touch it—
The Gillie Chainlord's thorns are poisonous. Brando knew that he was tall and had no problem fighting against this toxin, but little Roman was different, and he didn't want to accidentally label the attributes of this businessman's sister as 'sick'.
You must know that the poison of the Lord of the Gilled Chain can damage the physique.
On the other side, the white-haired young man immediately turned his head, blood at the corner of his mouth, and stared at Brando with a vicious look. Brando also looked at him, the battle just now attracted the attention of both sides, and now the forest not far away was already a mess, if he hadn't seen the opportunity quickly, it was estimated that he would have been blocked there and couldn't get out at this time.