Chapter 286: The Sword of Harness
To this day, the true origin of this magic sword, known as the "Harnessing Sword", is long unknown. Now Edward only knows that the Sword of Control is a national weapon lost by the Griffin Dynasty, which has the ability to control the demons, and has a great attraction to the demon nobles.
"So, this Fire Demon Lord is here for this sword?" Looking at the sword of control that "grows" in his hand, Edward's eyes are extremely complicated.
To be honest, Edward has always listened to the legend of the "Harnessing Sword" as a fairy tale, after all, the Harnessing Sword has not appeared on this continent for a long time, and Edward doesn't even know what the Harnessing Sword looks like.
This is also the reason why when the Sword of Harness grew in Edward's hand, and the Lord of the Fire Demon showed his thirst for the sword, Edward did not remember the origin of the sword: he really regarded the Sword of Harness as a legendary thing.
But when the low-level demons such as Cerberus and Demon Baby really obeyed Edward's orders and tried their best to block the fire demons who were the high-ranking demons, Edward realized that the strange sword in his hand was the real sword of control.
After all, there has always been a strict hierarchy among the demons, and there are only three possibilities that can make the demon babies, horned demons, and hellhounds at the bottom of the demon clan attack the high fire demons.
The first possibility is that other high-ranking demons who are not lower than the Flame Demon have given the order to attack these low-level demons. And another possibility is that these low-level demons have signed some kind of contract, and under the coercion of the contract, they ignore the coercion of the fire demons. The last possibility. It is who holds the sword of control in his hand.
No matter how you look at it, it is only possible that Edward now fits this third possibility. The sword of wielding in his hand was indeed genuine, not a replica or anything like that.
"That's it. Shouldn't I just go back? What a hassle. Thinking of this, Edward couldn't help but shake his head.
Since the Fire Demon Lord's goal is this harnessing sword, if Edward runs back to the Holy Rain City, the Fire Demon Lord will definitely not mind visiting the Holy Rain City. And now that the strength of the Holy Rain City was already tight, it was obviously impossible to stop the pace of the Legendary-level Fire Demon Lord.
So Edward could only run in the direction of his back to the Holy Rain City.
"Well, in the legend, the sword of control has the ability to control the demons, let's try to see if this ability has any effect on the fire demon." Turning his head to look at the fire demons who were chasing after him under the interference of those low-level demons, Edward touched the sword of control in his hand and whispered.
No matter how distressed he was, he couldn't change the fact that Edward was going to be chased by this large group of fire demons. Therefore, Edward decisively put all those troubles behind him, turned and pointed his right hand with the "long" sword of control at the fire demon who was chasing the most.
"The Fire Demon over there! I command you to get on your knees! Edward shouted loudly, then stared at the fire demon expectantly.
The Fire Demon wielded the Flame Greatsword indifferently and swept across the Cerberus and Horned Demons in front of him, while the fragile Demon Babies were already dead.
In front of the powerful fire demons, the demon babies, horned demons, and hellhounds can't even do stumbling blocks at all. The leading fire demon just waved the flame giant sword in his hand at will, and the demon baby, horned demon, and hellhound were sent flying in pieces, and they couldn't even make the fire demons slow down their progress slightly.
"Is it too quiet for the Fire Demon to hear?" Scratched his head. Edward waved his hand desperately, and only after attracting the attention of the Fire Demon did he shout again, "That Fire Demon over there! That's right! It's you, stupid big guy! Get down on my knees yet! ”
And the leading fire demon responded to this: he released a huge fireball at Edward!
"I'll go!" Edward was startled, but just as he was about to make Blackie change his direction, his right hand, with the sword of control, suddenly felt a burst of heat.
Subconsciously. Edward raised his right hand and pointed it at the flying fireball.
The blood-colored runes on the harnessing sword quickly lit up, and a small dark red fireball quickly formed on the tip of the sword. Then a small fireball flew towards the huge fireball.
Under the gaze of Edward's round eyes, the small fireball, which was originally so small that it was inconspicuous before the huge fireball, quickly expanded. Then the small fireball, which had swelled to the size of a basin, collided directly with the large fireball, which was more than three times larger than it!
"Bang!"
The huge fireball exploded directly into a large field of sparks in midair, and then two smaller dark red fireballs flew out of the firelight. It fell directly on the face of the fire demon who was caught off guard!
"Bang!"
"Roar!"
The dark red flames burst out in an instant, and the leading fire demon was directly blown away by half of its face, it roared angrily, and its burning eyes stared straight at Edward.
"Aha! This trick is good! Edward, who was glared at by the Fire Demon, cheered instead, and he kept flapping his harnessing sword, "Come, come, come!" One more shot! One more shot! ”
But the fireball that sent out seemed to consume a lot of the sword of control, and the blood-colored runes on the sword quickly dimmed, leaving only a faint light.
"Only one shot? It's really not awesome, brother. Edward, who noticed this, couldn't help but pout, looking disappointed.
"Whew!"
The Firefiend, who was running at the front, howled loudly, and then stretched out his right claw towards Edward. Just when Edward thought it was about to throw another fireball, the Firedemon paused, then withdrew his right claw and leaned down.
Grabbing a Horned Demon, the Fire Demon let out another roar, and then threw the Horned Demon in his hand at Edward with all his might!
"Ahhhhh
Edward subconsciously lowered his head, and then just watched as the Horned Demon flew over his head screaming, and fell into a puddle of flesh on the front left side of Black.
"Oops, that's cruel......" Edward closed his eyes as he pretended to be unbearable, and then he heard a series of "ahhh
Quickly turned his head. Edward's somewhat speechless discovery seemed to have gotten a hint from the Firedemon's actions. The rest of the fire demons, led by the one who ran at the front, leaned over and grabbed the horned demons one by one. Hurled at Edward!
Luckily, the Firedemons weren't on target, and the closest "Horned Demon Missile" that was thrown at Edward was a full ten meters away. But the firedemons seemed to find some kind of pleasure in it, and they threw themselves at Edward.
Due to the need to bend down and bend over to catch the Horned Demon, the Flame Demons, who were immersed in the new sport of throwing the Horned Demon, moved much slower, giving Edward's little black a chance to breathe.
However, looking at Xiao Hei, who had already begun to gasp for breath, Edward's eyes couldn't help but flash a trace of worry. He hadn't forgotten that for the sake of the sword of control in his hand, the extremely powerful Legendary Fire Demon Lord would definitely catch up.
"What should I do...... Hey? Just as Edward frowned. He suddenly noticed a group of demons in the distance.
That's a bunch of hellish horses fighting!
"It seems...... You can give it a try! The corners of Edward's mouth curled slightly, and he leaned towards the group of hell horses in the hands of Xiao Hei.
Noticing Edward and Blackie's arrival, the Hellhorses, who were biting each other, stopped fighting and quickly turned around, bowing their heads to Edward and Blackie, and pointing the horns on their heads straight at Blackie's body.
But before the Hellhorses could charge, Edward stretched out his right hand: "I command you all to get down!" ”
To Edward's surprise, the Hellhorses were clearly resisting Edward's orders, but before the Firedemons arrived, the Hellhorses eventually snapped their hooves. Get down on your knees!
"Excellent! You're all going to stop those fire demons for me! A smiling Edward commanded loudly, and the Hellhorses obediently obeyed his orders, turning around and charging into the firedemons.
Compared to the Demon Babies, Horned Demons, and Cerberus who could almost be ignored, the Hell War Horses whose strength had reached the sixth order was enough to attract the attention of the Flame Demons. Although the Hell Horses will certainly not be a match for the Firedemons. But it's enough to delay a bit.
However, as the Hellhorses passed by Blackie, Edward had a whim and stopped one of the Hellhorses.
There was a slight hesitation. Edward carefully placed his right hand, which was "long" with the sword of control, on the back of the Hell Warhorse. Under the scorching of the hellfire on the Hell War Horse, the runes on the body of the Sword of Control slowly lit up.
And Edward was delighted to find out. His right hand, which was not completely wrapped in the sword of control, could not feel the burning of hellfire at all!
Taking a deep breath, Edward extended his left hand towards the Hellstead as well. Maybe it's because of the sword of control. The hellfire on the Hell Warhorse really couldn't hurt Edward!
"Good!" Edward let out a yell, and then jumped off Blackie's back and got on the back of the Hellhorse.
Little Black, who didn't need to continue carrying Edward, was obviously much more relaxed, but it still gave Edward a blank look, and then followed the Hellhorse.
Unlike Edward, who is no longer afraid of hellfire, Xiao Hei is still a little afraid of hellfire. And the sixth-order Hell War Horse was obviously a little jealous of Xiao Hei, whose strength was above it, and would stare at each other with Xiao Hei from time to time.
"Okay, okay, no quarrels!" After appeasing Xiao Hei and the Hell War Horse that he had just accepted and was named Xiao Hong, Edward turned his head to look at the Fire Demons who were entangled with the Hell War Horses, and said with a serious face: "Run!" Keep running to the east! ”
After a roar, the Hell Horse Little Red immediately spread its hooves and ran quickly, and Little Black also followed closely by the side of the Hell War Horse Little Red, and headed towards the east with Edward on the Hell War Horse.
Noticing that Edward suddenly increased his speed, the fire demon who was running at the front suddenly howled loudly, and the other fire demons who were fighting with the Hell Warhorses suddenly gave up the idea of entanglement with the Hell Warhorses, and continued to chase after Edward.
But under the control of the Harnessing Sword, the Hellhorses remembered Edward's orders and desperately charged at the Firedemons. So that the two fire demons in the back have not been able to concentrate on running.
Glancing at the two fire demons who were entangled by the hell horses, the tallest fire demon snorted disdainfully. He then continued to chase Edward regardless of it, and soon left his two compatriots behind.
Noticing this, Edward gritted his teeth. He then ordered the Hell War Horse to move towards the place where the demons existed.
It was with this that Edward and the Firedemons began a long chase.
With the power of the harnessing sword, Edward continued to subdue the demon troops that appeared in front of him, and then sent these demons to stop the fire demons behind him.
However, since most of the demon classes that Edward encountered were low-level monsters, the blocking of the fire demons did not have much effect, and only the occasional fire monster and hell war horse could make one or two fire demons fall behind.
And in the midst of such continuous subjugation and abandonment, Edward gradually gained a deeper understanding of the ability to control the sword.
The sword of control can indeed control the demons, provided that those demons are not controlled by other high-ranking demons. Most of the demon classes running around on the prairie were thrown out by the demon heroes guarding near the gates of hell to cause trouble. Therefore, these demon troops that have lost the control of the superior demons can be controlled by Edward, and the fire demons with their own masters cannot.
In addition, it takes time for the sword of control to control the demons. Low-level Demon Babies and Horned Demons can be completed almost instantly, while mid-level Cerberus, Maggie and Fire Monsters don't take much time, and high-level Hell Horses and Abyss Demons take Edward a lot of time.
Many times, before Edward's control of the Hell Horse and the Abyss Demon was complete, the Fire Demon killed him, forcing Edward to give up control of the Hell War Horse and the Abyss Demon.
The Hellhorses and Abyssal Demons, who Edward had relinquished control, would sometimes fight back against Edward. But compared to the pursuit of Edward by the Fire Demons, the pursuit of the Hell Horse and the Abyss Demon is too easy to deal with.
But. This also made Edward feel quite lucky: if it wasn't for the "fun" of throwing the horned demons in the beginning, he might not have had time to subdue the group of Hell Warhorses. And without the Hell War Horse Xiaohong to rotate, Xiaohei is likely to fall after not long in support, directly leading to Edward's arrest.
So. I'm a man who is favored by the gods!
Ignoring the roars of the firedemons behind him, Edward thought triumphantly.
Since the high-level Hell War Horse and the Abyss Demon have to take a lot of time to control, it is for the top-level Great Devil and the Great Demon. Edward ignored it directly: if he could control it before the fire demons arrived, it would be fine, in case he couldn't control it. The pursuit of the Great Devil and the Great Demon will definitely make Edward, who is already a little flustered, anxious.
So Edward directly gave up the idea of controlling the top-level demons.
In addition, as Edward became more proficient in the use of the sword. The influence of the harnessing sword on Edward also grew.
The sword of control, which had only covered his right wrist, gradually "grew" and grew up Edward's arm. By now, a substance similar to demonic flesh produced by the Harnessing Sword had covered Edward's entire right arm, and even began to spread towards Edward's right shoulder.
Edward's hair gradually changed color, a vivid fiery red, as if Edward's hair was burning. In addition, what Edward himself could not see was that his eyes began to turn red.
Of course, this strange change will worry Edward, but compared to the fire demon behind him, the problem of the sword of control can obviously be temporarily suppressed: the current sword of control is the greatest guarantee that Edward has repeatedly escaped the pursuit of the fire demons.
However, the changes in his body also brought some "benefits" to Edward, who gradually became inhuman, and his appetite began to decrease, and he drank very little water, and excreted nothing at all! But Edward still prepares food according to the three meals, and even if he can't eat, Xiao Hei, who has been running with him, still needs to eat.
Thanks to the savannah! Even with the demons wreaking havoc everywhere, the Cerberus sent out by Edward were still able to find a variety of food, such as the long-eared rabbit, which made Xiao Hei very satisfied.
However, even with the replenishment of food, the three days and three nights of running still made Xiao Hei lose two laps. Looking at Xiao Hei, who was still trying to follow him, Edward couldn't help but turn his head and glared at the fire demons behind him hatefully.
Behind Edward, in addition to the fire demons who only had nearly a hundred left, there were hundreds of hell horses and abyss demons in the back. These high-level demons were all prepared to take revenge on Edward after they were defeated by Edward.
And behind these demons, there are thousands of charms who are constantly throwing fireballs, attacking the fire demons at the front. Although these charms were subdued by Edward, they were only left behind because they were too slow.
In addition, Edward is surrounded by thousands of demon babies, horned demons, and hellhounds, as well as hundreds of fire monsters, hundreds of hell horses, and abyssal demons protecting Edward and Black. From the outside, the two demon troops in front of each other looked like a demon army.
After three days and three nights of chase, Edward pulled up this demon army with great difficulty. Under Edward's continuous counterattack, the weaker fire demons among the fire demons have all fallen behind, but the remaining fire demons are all extremely strong elites, plus those hell war horses and abyss demons who joined this chase halfway, the strongest demon army around him is only the seventh-order abyss lord, and this demon army is not enough for Edward to solve the fire demons behind him and the fire demon lords who have not appeared once and for all.
So Edward kept running east, looking for an opportunity to fight back.
And at noon on the fourth day, Edward finally found this opportunity! (To be continued.) )