Chapter 526: Let That Hero Fall in the Northland (1/2)
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The fortress's army was ready to go, and as soon as dawn was to march from the fortress to the south of Greenstone, an army of 20,000 men would be sent to control the plague.
On the eve of the departure of the army, in the fortress fortress, Marshal Abel sat motionless on a chair in the corner of the bedroom, sword in one hand, constantly gasping.
In his mind, all kinds of killing fantasies flashed constantly, like bubbles in boiling water, and he barely had any energy to think about the current situation.
The only thing he could do now was to do his best to control his thoughts and allow himself to sit in his chair
After a long time, he felt that his thoughts had calmed down a little: "I am about to lose control, and I don't know if Anne has delivered the letter...... If it does, then Master Link must be on his way north, and if he does, what should I do? ”
There was a panic in my heart for no reason, a kind of panic that the final judgment was coming, and no one could calmly wait for death.
Abel had seen countless heroic epics, and he had seen countless sacrifices with his own eyes, and he had thought that it would be very glorious, but when this sacrifice really befell him, he was afraid.
"What does it feel like to die? I have killed so many people, will my soul fall into the abyss and be devoured by countless evil spirits? ”
Duke Abel had this idea in his mind, he had read the "Epic of Ferroman", which included "The Chronicle of Men and Demons", which talked about the tragic fate of bloody butchers, and also described the fate of the souls of these demon butchers after their deaths, especially the tragic conditions of hell and abyss.
'Eloan lay in a pit full of poisonous snakes, and every day he was devoured by countless snakes and insects, and the day before his flesh was devoured and turned into white bones, but after one night he was covered with flesh and blood, and the snakes and insects came to bite again, and so on, and suffered for eternity. ’
This was the encounter of a tyrant named Eloan in the serpent hell 700 years ago, and although it was not difficult to see from Abel's insight that many of the details were the imagination of the literati, it was his turn to panic.
In case of...... What if that's true?
His body trembled slightly, and his hands held his sword tightly, the wulong skin wrapped around the hilt felt warm to his hand, and the powerful power that was constantly surging in his body gave him a little sense of security.
But then, the scene of Link slaughtering the demon army alone in Oreda Fortress that day came to his mind again, he now has legendary power, but, after being promoted to legend, he found that with his strength, if he fights head-on, he can kill 5,000 demons to the sky, a legion? That's just an impossible goal.
"He's so strong, I don't have any chance of surviving, it's better to ...... now than to die with the infamy of slaughtering on my back."
The Duke looked at the sword in his hand, this is the epic sword of the Abel family, called 'Lion's Fury', of course, it is a top-level weapon for ordinary people, but for the legendary powerhouse, it is not much different from an iron rod.
Supported by this sudden thought, Duke Abel slowly raised the lion's wrath with a slight force, and the dark cold sword blade slowly approached his neck.
As long as he swings his sword, all the sins, all the struggles, all the pains will all go away with the wind.
"Coward!" Suddenly, a scolding voice came from the corner of the bedroom.
Duke Abel's hand shook, and the courage he had just mustered in his heart was shaken by this shout, and the sword in his hand fell, and he looked in the direction from which the voice came, where a dark shadow appeared, and it was the woman who led him into the pit.
This time, he found that the other party did not come alone, and there was an extra dark-haired woman beside her.
The black-haired woman looked at him with disdain, sneered and said to her companions, "Molina, this is what you call the Killing Emissary?" How do I look like a maggot? ”
The snake man who was called Molina shook his head: "Katyusha, you are wrong, you don't understand the duke, he just hasn't figured it out yet, his mind is bound by too many worldly ideas, and we just want to help him break through these obstacles, and then he will release great potential." ”
As she spoke, Molina's slightly sharp facial features softened a lot, she twisted her thin waist, slowly walked to Duke Abel, squatted down in front of him, slowly stretched out her hand, and caressed Duke Abel's face: "Duke, I know the pain in your heart, you have been tortured, and you are repenting every night, and I also know that I shouldn't lead you to this path of killing, but if I'm wrong......"
With that, Molina slipped down and grabbed the duke's sword-holding hand, and then, with her other hand, she violently tore open the clothes on her chest, and suddenly a pair of crystal clear white doves trembled out, and two small red dots attracted the duke's attention.
Then, with a slight force, Molina compared the duke's sword to her heart, and the dark blue sword, snow-white soft skin, and two towering beautiful peaks overlapped each other, forming a thrilling picture.
She looked up at the duke, tears streaming from her eyes: "If I'm wrong, kill me." ”
"You ......" Duke Abel looked at this woman incredulously, this person led him to the wrong path, there is no doubt about this, but she also gave him great strength, originally, he hated this guy, but now that she behaved like this, Duke Abel felt that the sword in his hand could not be cut!
Molina squatted in front of Duke Abel almost humbly, begging: "Lord Duke, there are two roads in the world, one is the path of mortals, you must always consider the thoughts of the general public, always worry about the movements of the people around you, you are worried that they will covet your power. The second path is the path of the immortal sage, just follow your inner voice and go all the way, you will become stronger and stronger until you achieve immortality. Don't hesitate, my lord, everything in mortals is short-lived, the Abel family, the kingdom of Norton will dissipate with the wind, and you only need to choose the second path, and you will live forever. ”
Duke Abel was said to be moved, he was a strong man, if the other party used a conspiracy to lure him to fall, his self-esteem would not be able to stand it, and there would be strong resistance, but now, the other party begged softly and said such a reason, and those struggles in his heart suddenly loosened a lot.
"But, Link is already here, and I'm no match for him."
Katyusha, who had been holding back without speaking, suddenly laughed: "Ha, I thought you were worried about something, take this sword and replace the broken sword in your hand." ”
Katyusha threw a dark red sword at her.
Duke Abel stretched out his hand to take it and put it on his hand to take a closer look, this sword is about one meter and three long, weighing more than 30 kilograms, and there are many characters engraved on the sword body that he can't understand, the sword has been placed in one place for a long time, and many dark red mist appeared in the surrounding air, the fog is getting thicker and thicker, and many light and shadow runes are looming in the red mist.
He could feel that this sword was countless times better than his lion's wrath.
Gently slammed the blade of the Lion's Fury with this sword, and with a 'ding' sound, the sword was not damaged at all, and the Lion's Fury had already knocked out a gap.
"Good sword." Duke Abel couldn't help but praise.
"A good sword, of course. It's called Heroes' Evening and used to be a legendary swordsman's weapon, you hold it and wait for Link to come. I, Molina, will be with you against him. If you use the Fortress Army to keep him from using area-of-effect magic, no matter how strong he is, he will not be our opponent. Katyusha said.
Duke Abel hesitated again, he could feel that both Molina and the black-haired snake man in front of him were very powerful figures, and if the three of them could join forces and threaten the lives of the entire army of soldiers, it should be 。。。。。。 Possible...... Maybe you can beat Link, right?
Katyusha and the others were impatient: "What the hell are you thinking about?" Could it be that you are really a coward? ”
Duke Abel finally made up his mind: "Then do it!" ”
It is strange to say that when he let go of it, no longer caring about the glory of the family, the fate of the kingdom and other great righteousness, and no longer thinking about the crime of killing, he suddenly felt a long-lost peace in his heart.
The killing thoughts that were flying around before disappeared all at once, and there was only a vague killing intent left in his mind, Duke Abel could clearly feel that as long as he wanted to, this killing intent would emerge like an ancient beast, multiplying his combat power, and when he was calm, the other party would retract and no longer interfere with his rational judgment.
Molina and Katyusha both felt it, and the two women looked at each other and smiled.
Molina said, "Congratulations, Duke, you have successfully embarked on the path of immortality. ”
Katyusha also smiled: "This is what a generalissimo looks like." ”
Duke Abel exhaled and clenched the legendary sword in his hand: "Link is a hero, he is a glorious savior, he is full of light, stabbing people can't open their eyes, he shouldn't exist!" Since this sword is called Hero's Dusk, let this hero fall in the Northlands! ”
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The next day, the Oreda Fortress army set out for the expedition, which doubled the number of 20,000 expected to 40,000, and the elite was exhausted, leaving only 10,000 new soldiers to garrison the fortress.
Before leaving, Duke Abel shouted, "Ladies and gentlemen, the plague has begun to spread in Greenstone, and we have no priest's cure, nor do we have the whims of magicians, but we have swords in our hands!" Plagues that priests and magicians can't solve, we'll solve with our swords! ”
"Roar~Roar~Roar~" The army responded to their commander with a roar.
"Let's go!" Duke Abel pointed his sword at Griston and galloped out first.
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Greenstone.
Early in the morning, Link was returning to Greenstone with more than thirty Habsburg priests, and he had been busy all night last night, finally completing the Divine Power Focus Crystal, and at the same time urgently creating a plague exorcism magic with several bishops of the church.
It was not known if the magic had any effect, but they rushed back to Greenstone and immediately arrived at the cathedral in the city.
As soon as the archbishop saw the corpses all over the ground, he immediately exclaimed: "Oh my God, these demons! ”
The other pastors also had mixed eyes in their eyes, ranging from anger to fear to fear.
During this time, Link had already caught a pedestrian from the street, this pedestrian's face was pale, his eyes were faintly bloodshot, and when he walked, his body trembled slightly, and he was unconsciously panting, which was a sign of a deep infection.
Link urged, "Bishop, time is very tight, the plague is about to break out, try the effect of magic!" ”
Throughout Greenstone, nine out of ten pedestrians on the street looked like this, and in some corners, Link was already feeling the commotion, and Link estimated that in two hours, the plague would break out! (To be continued.) )