Act Eighty-Seven: The Shadow of Death I
From above, the city is immersed in silent darkness, and in the north, there are still shadowy cavemen active, but the center of the old town is dead silent, and further south, a procession is speeding along the unlit streets.
"Faster! Don't give them a chance to react! "Medisa took the lead, like a galloping silver flame, the flames swept through the long street, and the troglodyte patrol in the middle of the road scattered in an instant, and before they could dodge, they were swept into it by the soul flame brought up by the spear in the hand of the little princess of the silver elf, and burned to ashes; The graceful and tall unicorn galloped down the street, its four hooves flying up and down with spiritual flames, fleeting, leaving only a sparkling glow behind it.
Behind her were the White Lion Guards in a stormtrooper formation, and then the Summer Solstice Knights. "Keep up, knights of the Empire!" Bloomfield, the deputy head of the Summer Solstice Knights, also roared: "Go and open a path for our allies, protect the left and right wings, and don't let those rats from the underground take advantage of them!" "The Cruz knights had already retrieved their equipment two days ago, and Brando invited them to fight for the Empire, as the knights of the Empire, they naturally had an obligation, although they understood that they were still hostages, but now that the Gaugendigon were enemies of the Empire, compared to the Eruins and the Cruz, the proximity of the Eruin and the Cruz showed an advantage.
As the saying goes, there is a contrast, there is a gap.
After the knights opened the way, it was the bloated team of envoys, except for a few nobles from the horse who could keep up with the pace of progress without saying a word, the other well-pampered fellows were almost pushed, dragged or carried forward by their own servants, and a few particularly fat fellows had their tongues dragged long, and looked like dying old dogs from a distance, but no one dared to complain at this time. There is no one pushing them forward at this time, but what happens to those who fall behind is self-evident.
Eruin's envoys rode horses, all of which were genuine horses - Brando didn't want to waste Metisa's [Cavalry Preparation] cards on these nobles, and second, because he summoned the Immortal Pegasi with too much power not to notice. The gains outweigh the losses - but the number of mounts is limited after all, and Roman's horse has three people on board at this moment, she is surrounded by the little daughter of the Duke of Golan Elson, and she also carries a chiara with her, but fortunately, the weight of the three of them together may not be able to catch up with the meat ball of Ephram, and these pure-blooded Cruz horses will not have much trouble carrying them.
"Ephram you idiot, you're on the wrong path, come back to me!"
"Don't hold on to the reins! Do you know how to ride a horse! β
"There's a monster on the left, Mr. Bloomfield. Trouble stop those cavemen! Yikes! Miss Merchant, who screamed in fright, quickly bent down to protect her little daughter, and at the same time dodged the spear that the caveman threw from her, and asked in a loud voice, "Are you all right, Chiara?" β
"I ...... It's okay, Miss Roman. The representative of the Siphah family, the sister of His Royal Highness the eldest son of the king, turned white with fright, and the spear flew almost to the tip of her nose. But she let out a soft breath and immediately calmed down. There was only a glint of excitement left in the light blue eyes: "Miss Roman, there's a caveman over there, quick, let's lean over and take a look!" The book says that when these monsters are alive, their skin can change color with the environment, just like chameleons, but I've never seen them before! β
"Okay!" Roman listened. He replied with interest.
"Don't!" The only normal person among the three, Judiston, Goran Elson's little daughter, burst into tears of fright: "Sister Roman, Sister Kiara, let's run, woo woo! β
Miss Merchant's dilemma suddenly rose. On the one hand, Kiraya's words made her curious, and on the other hand, the little girl Judith was in tears in her arms, and she was in a hurry, and she thought for a moment, and finally came up with the best of both worlds: "Your Royal Highness Princess Magdal, Oni, come and help me!" β
The Duke's daughter was sitting behind Sergeant Marjorie, and when she saw this scene, she didn't understand that the eldest lady had a whimsical idea again, and she snorted coldly: "Please respect yourself, Miss Roman, have you forgotten the words of the regimental leader?" β
As for Princess Magdal, the latter smiled at her and shook her head.
"Ahh Roman seemed to remember that there was such a thing as Brando's order, and suddenly showed a dejected look. And Kiraya was even more unhappy: "This nasty guy." Then even if he owes us two living cavemen, one for each of them. β
"Your Excellency Earl, this debt is bizarre enough." Hearing this, Eco couldn't help but say to Marjorie on the side.
The non-commissioned officer from Yanilasu nodded approvingly.
Although there was a lot of noise in the envoys, Miss Merchant had the demeanor of a caravan leader, and all the shouting and shouting had kept the bloated team in order, at least under her reminder, no one had been left behind so far, or any other unexpected situation had happened - of course, the only thing that Bloomfield, the knightly deputy head of the Summer Solstice Knights, had a little headache was that if only the eldest lady could regulate the orders in her mouth a little more, and not have a merchant's slang mixed in two or three sentences, how could a knight understand that kind of thing?
The team made their way to their destination, and finally, after turning the last corner, the conspicuous sign of the four arrows of Roweis's compass finally came into view.
"It's here!" Nasha, the knight of the inner court, couldn't help but cheer.
Medisa immediately raised her left hand and told everyone to stop: "Squads 1 to 8 disperse, each looking for shelter!" Captain Bloomfield, let your men find cover! Miss Roman, let the envoys hide in the house! β
"What's wrong?" Nasha was slightly stunned, looking at the elven princess with some puzzlement, not understanding what she meant by this order.
Bloomfield also looked at this side with a puzzled expression.
Only Roman looked at Metisa, and then immediately said to all the nobles behind him: "Hurry, hide in the house!" β
In fact, the nobles in the back had not yet passed the corner of the street at this time, and they had no idea what was going on in front of them, but they had long been accustomed to the strange orders of the merchant lady, no matter how outrageous they sounded. It will always be useful, such as inexplicably ordering the team to stop, or avoiding the caveman ambush, or saying that moving to the left is to the right, and it happens to avoid the caveman's blocking force, as if there is an aura called 'miracle luck' hanging over this eldest lady. They've been seen all the way through.
At this moment, as soon as Roman gave the order, these people rushed to the buildings on both sides with a roar as if they were conditioned, and they were as if they had gone through several drills, which was staggering.
Fortunately, the owners of these houses had fled Greystone long before the war, so there were no unnecessary disputes.
Bloomfield also muttered a little in his heart when he saw this scene, but the head of the Summer Solstice Knights also expressed enough admiration for Miss Roman's aura, and although he was skeptical, he also ordered his subordinates to find cover. Everyone had taken refuge in the shadows on both sides of the street, but for a moment, Medisa suddenly raised her head to look at the night sky, and with her gaze, Bloomfield and Nasha also raised their heads, and the nobles hiding in the house also raised their heads to look at the narrow sky above the street, and the clear night sky of Anzlova was full of stars, and a few sparse clouds floated far and near. The Pride Moon is fading into the clouds, casting a shadow over the land.
It seemed to be strangely quiet.
"What's that sound?" Nasha, the knight of the inner court, suddenly asked with some uneasiness, "Did I hear it wrong?" β
Bloomfield, the deputy head of the Summer Solstice Knights, shook his head slightly. He also heard-
The sound of the wind under the clouds.
In the winter of Anzeruta, the land and sea winds that blow from the Floating Cloud Hill to the High Inland Sea make a song that echoes in the still night as it sweeps through the pine forests of the vast mountains of Anzlova. But at this moment. This long poem between heaven and earth seems to be being recited by another voice, which gradually becomes high-pitched, like a morbidly paranoid flushed madman shouting loudly, reading every paragraph of it word by word, and the wind gradually turns into a roar. It swept across the hills, and the nobles and knights hiding on both sides of the street watched in amazement as the air flow through the night sky suddenly became visible to the naked eye, accompanied by the sharp sound of whirring, and the sound of something falling to the ground and shattering from far and near, these sounds converged like a sign before the end of the world, which was fascinating.
In an instant, Medisha's eyes narrowed.
Everyone else who looked up at the sky like she did saw a great shadow sweep through the clouds like a fish over Greystone, and with it, the unrivalled power that pressed down from mid-air.
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'Bang. The metal disc in Nimesis's hand, which shimmered in the moonlight, was a treasure whose value could not be estimated by the eyes of mortals, suddenly came out of her hand and fell to the ground.
Brando looked at the female knight with some strange eyes, with the strength of Nimesis, he would never be able to hold anything steadily, not to mention that he knew very well how well the other party understood the value of this metal disc, and he would never miss it carelessly. Nimesis frowned, looking at the disc on the ground, and instead of stooping to pick it up, she looked at the metal disc trembling slightly on the marble staircase, making a buzzing sound, as if an invisible hand was manipulating it to dance.
The five eyes of the present converged on the metal disc, but after a moment, they raised their heads again.
Brando was the first to see the clouds speeding up under the night sky.
"Holy! How can there be such a thing, quickly, quickly hide in the temple! His face changed, and he grabbed Tia from his side and rushed back to the temple, and the wild elf sister was caught off guard and screamed in fright.
Nimesis was a little slower, but she immediately bent down to pick up the metal disc and followed in a flash; Behind her was Juta, who didn't understand what was happening, but when she saw the strange sight that suddenly appeared over Anzlova, she realized what had happened, and subconsciously followed Brando's pace. Finally, it was Flo, the wild elf sister picked up her sister's fallen cane, and then walked unhurriedly into the temple, she handed it to her frightened sister, and then gave her lord a white look.
Unfortunately, Brando didn't notice her gaze at all, and both he and Nimesis were nervously looking at the sky outside the temple.
The clouds are surging westward.
The howling wind seemed to suppress a qiΔ sound. The world seemed to change to silence in another sense, and in silence, a dark shadow swept over the clouds, its outstretched wings obscuring the light of the moon and stars, casting a dull shadow over Graystone. Yuta and Tia's eyes widened at the same time, and they didn't even know when they opened their mouths wide. Just after that black shadow, there was a second black shadow, one behind the other, slowly crossing most of the night sky.
Jutta felt her throat rattle and her heart pound out of her chest, and for a moment she laughed, she almost felt her blood rush back up, as if her hair stood on end.
Tia also clung to her lord's brother's hand, and even she herself was unconscious. She stared at the sky, her emerald green eyes sparkling.
There is a legend in Vaynd that if someone sees the shadow of a dragon skimming the sky under the clouds, it proves that in the near future, a child will be born in the area under the dragon's favor, which is the origin of the bloodline talent, the dragon's shadow.
However, in fact, since the golden age has passed, few people have seen real dragons on the earth.
Adult dragons.
This is not a young dragon like Aloze, Flofa, or Star, or a young dragon who has been banished from the Dragon's Valley. This is the truest, most terrifying and elegant creature of this era. True adult dragons - when they spread their wings, they are like a floating shadow, as if they can hide the light of the sun and the moon, the stars and all things, and when they soar in the clouds, they are fish in the sky. The sky is their ocean, and they are the masters of the sky.
"Long ......" It took a long time for the female mercenary leader to say this word.
"It's a black dragon." Nimesis added further.
"I know these two dragons," said Brando, his face grim and terrifying, "Madesti and Malthus." β
"Who are they, Brother Brando?" Tia asked, a little scared.
"Sin Dragon. The expelled black dragons, they are one of the five supreme city lords of Qiaogendigang, and they actually came. β
"Traces of the ashes in Bear Lake." Nimesis suddenly remembered and reminded in a low voice.
"It's a hilly drake." Brando shook his head: "It's a pity, I haven't seen this kind of top creature of Jorgane, otherwise I would have recognized it at the time." β
"They...... Is this thing here for? Jutta asked, staring at the metal disc in Nimesis' hand, her face still a little pale, as if she hadn't breathed well, and the dragon's intimidating power was so substantial that she would have screamed if she hadn't been by Brando's side just now. But after calming down a little, she immediately subconsciously thought of the thing they had just gotten from the servant.
Brando shook his head: "I'm afraid not, I'm afraid it's a coincidence, that incident ......"
He glanced at Nimesis, and saw the same meaning from the other party's gaze, and changed his words: "The servant should be temporary, not ......" He shook his head again: "Its level is not enough, it should be the meaning of the lizard king, but they haven't realized the value of this thing yet, otherwise they wouldn't have kept it casually and let us get it." β
He took a deep breath before he added, "But you're right, Yuta, they really don't come to the surface world lightly, these two big guys must have some intentions. β
"Your Excellency?"
Brando smiled bitterly, fortunately he had been alert before, and had thrown the Earth Sword into Amman's dimensional cave beforehand, and now he could finally determine where the inexplicable connection came from.
And at the same time, he probably figured out one thing.
What is the real purpose of Jogandigan.
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The dragon's shadow is fading.
Medisa exhaled softly, and behind her, almost all the Cruz nobles collapsed to the ground in fright, and Chiara was also pale and out of breath, and some people even screamed before, but fortunately, Miss Merchant's hand quickly cast a silent witchcraft, so that the envoys avoided the unwarranted disaster. However, the worst among all of them was Ephram and the Duke Judis, the little daughter, who fainted directly and fell unconscious.
"That'...... What is that. Oni could almost hear the gurgling of her upper and lower teeth.
"Dragon...... It's a dragon. Chiara inhaled in small gulps, her light blue eyes seemed to be gradually recovering their brilliance, and she was scared to death, but she was also excited to death: "That's the real dragon!" β
"Shut up!" MΓ©disa turned around and ordered sternly, "Don't make a sound!" β
The stern look of the little princess of the silver elf even startled Roman, who had never seen her like this before.
Medissa quickly sighed and whispered, "If you don't want to die, don't speak, you don't know how terrible a real dragon is." β
In any case, her words still had just the right effect, and the Summer Solstice Knights and the soldiers of the White Lion Guard, who were still able to speak, also obediently shut their mouths.
But just as the silence spread, suddenly an abrupt voice sounded in the silence of the nightβ
"Don't lose it!"
The voice came from afar, followed by a second angry shout.
"Damn, close your eyes!"
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(PS: Did you see enough of the three watches yesterday, didn't see enough, if you still want it, come and count more tickets.) (To be continued......)