Chapter 736: Nightmare

Dragging his tired young body, Gru, who had completed the day's rigorous training, came to a place on the edge of the training camp without saying a word, and then climbed onto a large rock and lay down.

He formed himself into a large figure, and as he tried to calm his breathing, he squinted his eyes and looked through the cracks in the canopy of the Yeremi Grove for traces of the blue sky that existed like specks of light.

The twilight sun filtered through these crevices, shining on the big rocks and on Gru's face.

The stone is very flat, it is very comfortable to lie down, the blue sky is very attractive, and it is very comfortable to look at, which makes Gru forget the pain and exhaustion on his body.

Gru wished he could lie down like this, but he knew it wasn't possible.

Because this time is only the only free time of the day for Gru, and due to his excellent performance, the elves who originally monitored him have long given up observing him, but on the other hand, it is not until this period of time is over that the injuries on his body that he has suffered in training can be magically healed.

After a while, when the whistle for the assembly blew, he had to rush back to dinner, after which there was an evening of training waiting for him.

"Why is my life like this?"

Even though he was only six years old, Gru had asked himself this question countless times in his mind, a question that even many adults had not pondered.

I don't know if it's because of the relationship between humans and elves, or because of some other reason, the half-human, half-elf child is young, but the mind is abnormally mature, although it has not yet reached the level of an adult, but it is not what its peers should have.

Unknown birds flew between the canopies, chirping happily, and Gru looked at them with envy.

"If only I had a pair of wings, I would be able to get out of here and fly freely in the sky I like."

He thought to himself, but soon, he realized that even with wings, he couldn't escape, and that the Silver Pegasus Knight, the Sorcerer, the elves had countless ways to get him back.

How can a child escape from the palm of their hand?

Spreading his scarred hands in front of his eyes, Gru's eyes were full of anger and hatred.

"If you want to suffer less, there seems to be no other way than to cater to them."

The half-human, half-elf child was very sad to think.

Sighing, Gru began to try to adjust the expression on his face, and soon, a big smile appeared on his face, which made him look like a real carefree normal child.

Then, the smile disappeared, replaced by a calm, unwavering demeanor.

Then came another kind of docile and well-behaved expression.

Expressions shifted across Gru's face.

Then the forest vanished, and Gru was surprised to find himself in a study that gave him an eerie feeling, standing straight like a well-trained soldier, his instructor standing beside him, reporting something to an elf wearing a crown.

Gru knew the identity of the elf, and knew that he was his father, but he subconsciously feared the elf, because it was this elf that threw him into that terrifying training camp.

Gru understood what his father thought of him, and this could be seen in the eyes of the elven king, there was no love, no concern, only a slight trace of disgust that flashed from time to time.

The instructor withdrew, and only two fathers and sons were left in the study.

The half-elf mustered up his courage and looked at his father expectantly, but his father only said a word and kicked him out of the study.

"Remember, you are my son, you have elven blood in you, don't betray me, do what you should do, don't let me down, otherwise, your mother will get the end she deserves, and so will you"

When the door to the study slammed shut before his eyes, the picture changed again.

"Gru, you're back," a haggard human woman greeted the half-elf child with joy, and then hugged him tightly, "How are you doing?" What did they do to you? ”

"I'm fine, mother," Gru smiled brightly and hugged his mother tightly, "Father sent me to a place where I learned a lot, ate and slept well, and look, I grew taller again"

"Really?" The human woman smiled with relief, but the sadness in her eyes was thick and could not be dissolved, "That's good"

"I'm going to be away for a while, Mother, for a long time" Gru looked at the wrinkles on the human woman's face that did not match her real age, feeling the human woman's much thinner body, and felt a sadness in her heart, but her face was still smiling, "We won't be able to see each other for a while, but Mother, when I come back, I can pick you up and we can always be together"

The picture suddenly shattered, the mother's figure disappeared from the eyes of the half-elf child, and the environment became a forest again, but the not dense canopy, as well as the different vegetation, made Gru understand that what he was in at this time was not the dense forest of Eri, nor the forest of Turalea.

A human knight riding a tall horse and wearing gorgeous steel armor, with a small team of cavalry, appeared majestically in front of Gru.

The steel armor and weapons reflected a dazzling glow in the sunlight, dazzling Gru's eyes.

"Ah, a kid, why are you here? There are a lot of beasts in this forest, it's too dangerous," said the leading human knight, a little surprised, and jumped off his horse and came to Gru, "What about your parents?" Oh my God, your ears ......"

The human knight stared at Gru's elven pointed ears in amazement, unable to speak for a long time.

"Half-elf, half-elf child" The cavalry behind him was also in a commotion.

Gru didn't speak, just stared at the humans warily, and according to the plan he had made, he still had a rusty knife in his hand, and at his feet lay a little rabbit with his throat cut open, dressed in rough clothes made of animal skins.

The human knight noticed these details.

"Is this your own lunch?" The human knight was taken aback again, "Little one, you won't live alone in this forest, will you?" ”

Gru still didn't speak, just raised his knife and assumed an awkward defensive stance, in the plan, he was playing the role of an abandoned half-elf child who lived alone in the wilderness, and he was hostile to everything.

He stabbed his knife at the human knight, and was rightfully easily subdued, falling to the ground.

"Interesting little guy is very wild," the human knight laughed at his actions, "but you have found the wrong opponent and come with me, unlucky little one, I'll teach you how to fight"

In this way, Gru was adopted by this human knight named Kendall.

Although it was all just a plan, Gru had a crush on the human knight, who didn't treat him well for the purpose of using him.

From the human knights, Gru received a lot of things, brand new clothes, hot food, and the hearty laughter of the other party.

Even though some of the soldiers also expressed disgust with Gru's half-elf status, the human knight was unimpressed, and after learning Gru's name, he said, "Well, Gru, from now on, you are my adopted son"

But it soon turned out that the human knight, although he was a good soldier, was not a good adoptive father, Kendall was a complete soldier, he spent much longer in the army than he spent at home, in fact, he rarely went home, even more so when the wife and frail daughter who had been married under the family arrangement died of illness one after another, so he didn't know how to educate and care for a child, let alone how to get along with children, This made him decide to train this half-elf child, who showed quite aggression, to be an excellent warrior from an early age.

Gru is taken to live in the barracks by Kendall, and then the life of déjà vu begins.

Kendall was very busy, because he had just been promoted, and when he met Gru, it was on the way to take office, he was in charge of the important defense of the border of the Erathia Empire at this time, the enemy was the Elven Kingdom, and Dia's necromancer, which made Kendall dare not take it lightly, at that time, the Holy Alliance had just been formed, although the Erathia Empire and the Elven Kingdom had become allies, the relationship was still tense, and the necromancers had been stupid and silent, and small movements continued.

In order to save trouble, Kendall simply asked Gru to treat him like an ordinary soldier, he asked Gru to eat and sleep with the soldiers, train together, and specially formulated a training plan, and if Gru could not complete it, he would be punished.

Kendall didn't realize the impact he had on a child.

Gru, who had long been fed up with this kind of life in the elven kingdom, rejected this arrangement, which made the half-elf children who thought they could get rid of that kind of life from now on began to be dissatisfied with Kendall, and the soldiers' pointing from time to time, low ridicule and disdainful eyes made the half-elf unbearable, at that time, Kendall did not have such a high prestige in the army, and even if there were, Gru's situation would not change much, the Erathia Empire has always rejected foreign races, and the adoption of half-elves is such a thing, And it can't be recognized by too many people.

These are not the same as planned.

And it's not my fault that I'm a half-elf.

Little Gru was angry at the situation.

As time passed, Gru grew up day by day, and the hatred in his heart accumulated day by day.

He found that these humans were not much better than the elves, and these humans, like the elves, were full of malice towards him.

Kendall didn't know anything about all this, he only cared about Gru's body, he cared about Gru's training, and when he learned that the half-elf kid was doing amazingly in training, he developed a more rigorous training plan.

"You're going to be a great warrior, Gru"

He used such words to encourage the half-elf child, completely ignoring whether the other party accepted this arrangement, in his opinion, he adopted the other party, the other party should obey him unconditionally, and the other party also behaved like a natural soldier.

"Don't let me down"

He said exactly the same thing as Parson.

This sentence, as well as the similar, barracks life without much freedom, made his image overlap with that elf king in Gru's heart.

The only remaining trace of goodwill was lost in that moment, and since then, every time he faces Kendall, Gru has the feeling that he is facing Parson.

In this way, Gru lived in the military camp and grew up, for the sake of his mother, he dutifully carried out his spy work, and sent one valuable information after another to the elven kingdom.

When he grew up, his living environment changed somewhat with Kendall's constant promotion, and even came to the imperial capital, but most of the time, he still spent most of his time in the military camp, and by this time, Gru was already full of anger towards the world.

The lingering childhood memories of the shadows, the unreasonable upbringing, the endless criticism of the half-elf bloodline, and the fear of being a spy have made Gru's psychology extremely distorted, he has become extreme, and he can only see the dark side of this world.

Kendall's status made Gru get people's superficial respect, but it couldn't change people's disdain for his half-elf blood, and after Kendall noticed this, he cleverly reduced the number of times Gru appeared in front of people, and he left Gru in the barracks, thinking that this would make Gru suffer a little less damage.

And after discovering Gru's excellence, Kendall became more and more strict with him.

It's just these practices that make Gru more and more disgusted with him, and even hateful him.

More than once, Gru wanted to leave, but the thought of his mother made him patient.

Parson said that as long as he completed the mission, he could leave with his mother and live freely in the forest.

It's just Gru's only thought, but it's finally shattered.

After returning to the Elven Kingdom, Gru was never able to see his mother again, and during the years he was undercover in the Erathian Empire, his mother had already been overwhelmed by exhaustion and longing, and died of illness.

Parson didn't even give him a decent funeral, just had the elves hastily incinerate her body.

In order for Gru to continue serving the kingdom, Parson has been hiding the news from Gru.

"I'm sorry to tell you this now"

The picture changed again, and in the study, the elf king Parson said to Gru while looking through the various information that Gru had brought back, but there was no sense of apology in his expression.

At that moment, Gru really wanted to rush forward and strangle this elven father of his own.

But he knew that if he did, it wouldn't be Parson who would die, but only himself.

I'm not doing anything wrong, why is the world doing this to me?

The half-elf couldn't figure it out.

"You're angry?" Parson looked at the half-elf who had grown into a human for a long time, "Actually, it's completely unnecessary, this world has always been so cruel, and you should know this very well after being trained by Moon Shadow." ”

yes, it's a cruel world.

Parson's words made Gru think about a lot of things.

It's not him who is wrong, it's this world that's wrong, and it's precisely because of the existence of this unforgivable world that his life is so painful.

He received nothing of what he deserved, and all that he deserved was inflicted on him.

Such a world can simply be destroyed.

Gru thought this, and Parson disappeared in front of him, and then the Doomblade appeared in front of him.

He held the hilt of his sword firmly.

"As long as I find the sword of ice again, this world will pay the due price for the pain inflicted on me."

But in the blink of an eye, the blade of doom began to melt in his hands.

"Stupid half-elf, do you really think you can do such a thing?"

A loud voice rang in Gru's ears, mocking him, and there were more and more such voices, and countless figures appeared around, among them were humans, elves, and the two leading ones, but they were Parson and Kendall, and they looked at him with contempt.

Then Gru was horrified to find that it was not only the Doomsday Blade that was melting, but also the hand holding the hilt of the sword that was beginning to melt, and then he felt that something was wrong with his body.

"No," the half-elf yelled, "no"

"Lord Gru? Lord Gru? A concerned face appeared in front of Gru's eyes, Gru looked around blankly, but found himself lying on the edge of a large tree, a bonfire in front of him had long been extinguished, and the sky was bright and bright, indicating that it was dawn at this time.

"Are you alright? Lord Gru? One of his elven guards knelt beside him a little worriedly, "Are you alright?" ”

It turned out to be a dream, Gru laughed self-deprecatingly: "I'm fine, I just had a bad dream, how could I fall asleep?" How long did you sleep? ”

"You didn't sleep long, my lord," the guard breathed a sigh of relief, "Actually, you've just slept for a while and you're too tired, sir, you need to get some rest"

Gru sighed and said, "It's not time to rest yet, how is the battle going in Stronge?" ”

"The enemy has defeated our plan quite successfully, and the pirates have withdrawn from the Strong region," the guard whispered an update, "but they have taken some silver pegasus with them, and they are currently retreating in the direction of the Tulaone forest."

"Really? Won the battle" Gru nodded and suddenly asked, "How's the situation on Hammondal's side?" Did the two sides start fighting? ”

"It's already been a battle, my lord, as you expected, the Erathian army has been defeated again, but I think you will be interested in the specific situation of the battle, and the Entagre army has used a new tactic."

Lowering his voice again, the guard sent a piece of information to Gru: "This is the battle report from the man we planted in the Entagree army while you were asleep, he personally participated in that battle and, according to him, Alice and they seem to have happened something bad."