Chapter 20: The Lurker in the Shadows
Darius lowered his head and thought for a moment, then pushed all the thoughts out of his head. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
It's a time of war now, and it's the things that matter now that matter, and as for the life experience, let's talk about it later. He finished his food and washed his hands with water, "Demons, have the Changing of the Guard brothers been arranged?" ”
"Well, Anderson has gone with someone, the lizardman is missing the patrol, and it will definitely be more guarded, I warned him, let them stay away and investigate."
Darius got up from the ground and casually picked up the thin West: "Okay, then, hurry up and rest, especially you, West, have you seen those dense siege engines in the Rhodes corridor?" I feel that their preparations are almost complete, and the clouds of war have loomed over us. You can't do this sick look. ”
"Tanu, go and cheer up the brothers who are on the night vigil, the enemy may appear at any time, remember to wake me up when the guard changes." Then he ignored Vest's feeble protest and walked briskly into the tent.
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Tired people are always more likely to fall asleep, as if in a daze, West seemed to see that he had awakened the bloodline talent [Elemental Affinity], the originally obscure arcane runes suddenly became simple and clear, and the complex and esoteric laws were used as smoothly as breathing, and the mentors and senior brothers who had been cold to him became as enthusiastic as fire, and the rulers of the arcane eye regarded him as the next generation of successors...... Until there was a painful slap on the face.
"Bang Bang"
"What for!! …… Ah, it's the boss. ”
Darius's eyes were full of teasing, and he took his hand away from Vest's face, "If you don't wake up again, I won't use my hand but a knife." ”
Hearing this, West immediately broke out of his trance, and he struggled to stand up without worrying about getting dressed.
"It's time for us to keep vigil, and if I don't see you come out in a minute, you know the consequences."
West, who knew his captain's temper well, got dressed within the stipulated time, rushed to Darius with his sword, and followed him to the outside of the camp to set up a sentry.
Darius held the axe in his hand, and the camp was silent in the night, save for the sound of the murmuring of the river and the occasional croaking of frogs. He narrowed his eyes, his vision at night was extremely limited, and his perception of his surroundings was mainly by hearing.
But West, who was beside him, took a deep breath, and then stretched out a finger, and the faint magic power gathered at his fingertips, and then Darius heard him whisper: "Orfina, the spirit of the wind, give me the power of the wind, the light of the stars in the heavens, for my eyes, see through all the fog, and the shadows shall not lurk." ”
The glowing runes flickered, and the spell release caused a ripple before returning to nothingness.
Darius asked with interest, "What is this?" ”
"Orfina's Blessing" West whispered the name of the spell to Darius, releasing such a spell consumed a lot of energy that he had managed to make up, and he paused for a moment, "This is a commonly used detection and warning spell, as long as it is not a hidden spell above the five rings or a high-level thief, I can sense it." ”
"Really?" Darius smiled a little strangely and asked him, "Is it safe around now?" ”
"Of course." West looked at him and looked around again, "Although the lizardmen like to haunt at night, they are busy quarrying and logging during the day, so how can they have the energy to send troops now?" Large beasts will definitely not escape my detection, how can there be clever thieves in the remote mountains, what can happen at this time? ”
Darius lifted the axe with one hand and patted him on the shoulder with the remaining hand: "Protect yourself, hurry back and join Demons and them." ”
"What?"
Just as West was stunned, Darius let out a loud cry and rushed towards the darkness ahead like a nimble cheetah.
Rush - Charge!
The lurker in the dark wasn't sure if he was exposed when he heard Darius's shouting, but by the time he reacted, Darius' great axe was in sight!
As he was about to be slashed by Darius, he leaped backwards at an incredible speed and disappeared into the darkness.
Darius's binge drinking was certainly not meant to remind the lurker that he didn't have the problem of reciting moves before the fight, he was just unsure of the number of enemies, so he used it to wake up his comrades in the camp.
West also reacted, although he was surprised that his "Orfina's Blessing" did not have the desired effect, but now was not the time to dwell on this, he shouted at the camp for an enemy attack, and then hurriedly fled towards the camp not far away.
Darius lost track of his enemies, but he was sure that the man must have been hiding not far away, and had not fled. Based on a brief glance, he was sure it was a lurker, a human, not some alien creature.
Clever thief, are you hiding?
It's a pity that he doesn't have the same detection skills as West, so presumably ordinary detection methods are probably useless to him.
But Darius had his own way.
He placed the axe across his chest, pouring power into this powerful magical weapon. Runes flashed, and a little light burst from the blade of the axe, and in an instant, the axe burst into flames, like the weapons of the gods in mythology. Darius walked in the direction where the enemy had disappeared, and wherever the axe blade went, the burning trees and weeds formed a sea of fire!
Darius's eyes moved,
Front!
The Dryant Terminator turned into a fiery red streamer and slashed at a cedar in front of him, and the lurker could no longer hold on, and he rolled to the left in embarrassment, dodging Darius's axe.
The lurker shouted, "Stop! I am not an enemy. ”
Darius ignored him, and pursued him, and another axe slashed at him.
Although Darius was confident that ordinary people would not be able to withstand the power of his axe, this lurker was unusually nimble, and could always avoid Darius's slashes between lightning and flint.
"Stop, I'm really not your enemy, don't cut it, I won't run!"
This time Darius heard his cry clearly, but stopped, not just because he didn't show resistance, but kept dodging.
And this voice is a woman's voice.
Darius was not in the habit of cutting women.