Chapter 271: Rescue
"She was separated from us, and Serena said she was a wanderer and had an advantage in sneaking in, so she went to the back kitchen of the tavern alone......"
Aaron and Jennifer glanced at each other, and they instinctively felt that something was wrong, most of the day had passed, how big a small tavern could be, and the other party must have encountered some trouble. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info
"Damn, don't come along, I'll see for myself!"
Acoste knew it was going to be bad as soon as she heard what Aaron said, and although she didn't know a lot about the events that had happened in Arabell City during the turbulent years, he couldn't have known more about the Tidecaller Tavern.
This is the place where Midnight and Kranvo met Shirek and Ayton, and it is also a secret stronghold of the devil in the world, and the devil served in it is not a small role, it is the underground temple of Balzefin, the head of the eight demon generals in the nine layers of hell!
The life span of the devil is theoretically infinite like that of demons and creatures of the upper levels, but in fact, except for Asmodeirs, the master of Bato Hell, there are not many devils who can hold on to the eternal years, even the lords of hell at all levels of hell cannot do this, and the same is true of the Eight Demon Generals!
According to legend, the Dark Eight has been leading armies to fight demons in bloody battles since eternal, but any character who passes a DC25 knowledge (plane) skill test will realize that this claim is just another devil's deception.
The deaths of the members of the Dark Eight are fairly regular - either on the battlefield or as the result of internal strife. By quickly selecting the successor of the dead general, other members covered up the truth. Each new Hellpurgatory has adopted the name of the deceased and has reshaped his appearance as needed to take over his predecessor's position. This little trick can help to create a core of immortal commanders who will be indisputably united against the demons.
Even in the last hundred years, the candidates of the Eight Demon Generals of the Abyss have changed many times, and a restless Deep Hell Purgatory has taken over the title of Phoccas. Other generals include Zimma the Thunder, Zibos the Heartless, and Dagoth the Arrogant and Contemptuous, all of whom have been replaced by new demons.
And the situation of the other Eight Demon Generals is not good now, because of the almost flattering behavior when dealing with the Grand Dukes and gods, Zapan has been abused and slandered by other devils. Colin, on the other hand, wanders his mansion incessantly, reeling from the endless injunction and always anticipating the worst. Although in charge of commanding Archduchess Filna's army, Pilza, who is obsessed with magic, is currently busy flattering and currying favor with Mephisto Felis, as he is attracted by the value of a new fire magic [Hellfireball] that the latter is researching.
However, the hypocritical and taciturn Balzefin is the only surviving founding member of the Dark Eight, and even after thousands of years, its position is still so unbreakable!
This head of the Eight Demon Generals is powerful, but he is not arrogant because of this, he is smart and cunning, but he has never known what to do and what not to do, even if its strength is the second existence in the Nine Layers of Hell, it has not been excluded by Asmodeirs at all, but has always been trusted and reused by the Lord of Hell, controlling almost half of the Abyss Demon Refining in Bato's Hell!
All of this can reflect the terrible and difficult birth of Balzefinn from the side or from the front, as an ancient devil left behind for nearly a thousand years, her current strength has reached an unfathomable level, this is definitely not one of the enemies that Acoste is willing to face now!
Even in that parallel plane that has not been corrected by themselves, Cranvo and Midnight were only after getting acquainted with Ciric and Ayton, and after rescuing the goddess of magic, Mistra, they leveled the temple of Bazerfen in one fell swoop with the help of the aura of the protagonist of their four people and the form of the Magical Maiden Sage......
But now there are not many options for the half-elf Sword Master, either he pretends not to know anything and still lets Serena kill herself inside, or he rushes to the secret stronghold now and rescues the female assassin!
If Acoste were an absolutely sane mage, or an extremely cold-blooded man, he would undoubtedly choose the first option.
The reason is very simple, because the half-elf sword master is very clear about the challenge level there, unless he can now summon the most powerful combat power such as Lavis, Doris, Li Qing, and Kogan from all over Faerun, otherwise, with the strength of their current squad, they will definitely not have more than 4 percent of the chance of winning against Balzefin.......
On the one hand, the safety of the whole team, on the other hand, is the life of one of my subordinates or lovers, I believe that people with a little sense can make the "right" choice.........
And the other party obviously didn't follow his orders and acted on his own, even if Yacoste didn't say anything now, his teammates couldn't blame him for anything, and there was one more reason not to go to the rescue.
Merely.......
Warriors are always a group of people who don't act rationally, and their sensibility can always prevail over reason at any time, and the Half-Elf Juggernaut says that he will not be an exception!
Of course, Acoste is still a kind of person who can maintain a little sanity in impulse, and he didn't pull the entire [Night King] adventure party and rush over so recklessly, because he is not only the leader of Serena, but also the leader of the entire adventure team, and he is also responsible for the lives of these people on his shoulders!
"No, I'll go with you!"
"Your Royal Highness, your subordinates must also go!"
As soon as they saw the half-elf seizing the door and were about to go out, Ling and Yalian immediately stopped doing it, Xiao Wuji directly protected Yacoste from behind, and put on a posture that I would follow wherever you go to the ends of the earth, while Yalian and Jennifer rushed to Yacoste and knelt down, after all, the female assassin acted with them, and she was now in danger, and she had an inescapable responsibility no matter what she said.
Aaron and Jennifer were so nervous that they didn't even feel like they were using the honorifics they used before, but fortunately the situation was more tense now, and Cranvo and Midnight didn't pay attention to anything else, and the two didn't notice anything wrong......
"What are you doing here, I have my own measure, let go of me!"
Acoste looked helpless, he knew that those people might react in this way, but this time he said that he would not bring anyone else with him.
The stronghold of the head of the Eight Demon Generals who infiltrated Hell was undoubtedly breaking into the tiger's den in Longtan, and entering this kind of place, it was not anyone's stealth skill cow that could eat it, the devil's research results on defensive spells have always been in the forefront of all Torel races, and all kinds of endless, insidious and disgusting small traps and tricks are continuous, unless it is someone who knows them well, anyone there will not be able to eat and walk around!
In the end, Acoste really wanted to save people and run away this time, without any other thoughts at all, because it was not just as simple as drawing out Balzefin's doppelganger there, and if the situation became big and Asmodeirs's doppelganger was also brought down, I am afraid that it would be useless to fill in the entire Sanbia Kingdom's professionals........
So in this case, it is natural that there are fewer people, the better.
"If I don't give you away, I know you're going to do something dangerous, I'm going to be with you, otherwise if something happens to you, I.... I.... How can I go back and explain to Sister Mavi! ”
But these things can't be said clearly, this side Ling is also unrelenting, of course, this is also due to the fact that Yacoste has done too many previous convictions before, and every time she quietly sneaks out to fight against the evil forces, this time Xiao Wuji said that she didn't listen to anything.....
"I....... Okay, you go with me, but you all leave me behind, I'll be fine, are you still ready to disobey? ”
The half-elf sword master wanted to say something, but seeing the look of Dongfang Dancing Queen, Yacoste's heart inevitably softened.
But he can't do anything about his wife, but it's still okay to deal with other people, he is either the captain or boss of these people in name, and even the master of some people, can these people still turn the sky upside down!
"This, we don't dare, if this is your insistence, Your Royal Highness, we will follow your orders."
Aaron and Jennifer saw Acoste's face, and the two of them could only sigh in desperation, "But forgive your daring, if we don't see you tomorrow morning, then even if we disobey your orders, we will follow your footsteps to find you, and ask His Royal Highness the Prince for forgiveness!" ”
"Okay, that's settled, but don't mess around until then, just wait here for my good news."
The half-elf sword saint saw the solemn expressions of these two people, and the originally rigid face on his face could not be maintained any longer, he was not the kind of ruthless person, and he was also very aware of the loyalty of his two subordinates, after all, they were willing to give up the luxurious life of Yongju Island and follow him to the bird and not and take risks, as long as he said a word, even if he told them to die immediately, I am afraid that Aaron and Jennifer would not frown.
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After briefly instructing a few people to pay attention, Acoste and Ling immediately rushed to the tavern hall, but as soon as they entered the lobby, the two of them immediately noticed the abnormal atmosphere in the tavern lobby......
The drunken men and mercenaries were gone, and the entire noisy lobby was now quiet, except for a few mysterious people in cloak who were still sitting in the far corners of the hall, and the entire empty lobby was left with a bartender with a bad face standing at the counter.
"Hurry back to your room, something has just happened to the Tide Calling Fishman Tavern, and no one is allowed to enter or leave here now!"
The rough-looking bartender roared viciously when he saw the arrival of the two uninvited guests, the half-elf Sword Saint and the little dancing girl, but unfortunately now Acoste was not in the mood to pay attention to the other party's warning, and after a little look at the situation in the lobby, the half-elf walked straight to the door leading to the back kitchen.
"TM, are you TM deaf? I can't hear you when I talk to you! ”
As soon as he saw that he was being ignored, the vicious bartender instantly exploded his lungs, and he turned out of the bar with a standard sword in his hand, ready to walk up to the two little cubs who didn't know how thick the sky was and how thick they were.
And then, there is no then.......
Because the bartender's strong body didn't move the moment he jumped out of the bar, a thin streak of blood appeared on his neck, and neither Acoste nor Ling turned back and stopped the whole time......
"Huh."
A mysterious man in the corner let out a sneer, he raised his body slightly to look in the direction of the half-elf swordmaster, and two strange glows of fluorescent green emanated from the faces of the two faces hidden under the wide hoods.
"Poof!"
This time, Acoste took out his sword, he pulled out the dusty frost sorrow from his waist, and waved his head in that direction without looking back, and a blue sword qi burst out of the sword in an instant, and rushed towards the mysterious man in the corner like thunder.
"Boom!"
The mysterious man didn't have much reaction, he just raised his left hand slightly when the sword qi was approaching, and grabbed the sword qi with his bare hands, and the seemingly indestructible sword light instantly hit like a heavy blow, and then let out a crisp wail and then splashed like a heavenly maiden scattering flowers, and the stars sprinkled around the mysterious man.
That corner of the hall turned into an iceberg in an instant!
The wooden tables and chairs, the moldy walls are covered with a layer of crystal clear ice, and the white mist-like cold air lingers in that corner, and the surroundings where the mysterious man is sitting seem to suddenly become a permafrost world in a cold place!
However, the mysterious man did not seem to be damaged in the slightest, except for the slight layer of white frost on his left hand that met the sword qi......
"Hmph."
A disdain from his nose, the two strange glows of fluorescent green finally took a deep look at the back of the half-elf sword saint, and then looked away, and Acoste did not hold on to the other party, and after the blow was unsuccessful, he didn't care anymore, opened the wooden door of the back kitchen and walked in........ (To be continued.) )