Dead.

Durand sat alone in the village, gently stroking the ancestral tablet in his hand, which Chick and Shuangtian left for Catherine before they hit all the way to the Endless Void.

Catherine actually said that the chick was Sendro as soon as Durand woke up, but it wasn't until this moment that Durand had the courage to take out the slate.

Because now Durand has regained his belief in fighting.

"Survive, chick." Durand whispered, "I'm going to do my best to improve and beat Rochester completely." ”

The night in the village is very lively, not far away, in the open field, villagers of all ethnic groups are holding bonfires, enjoying barbecued meat, vegetables and fruits, ancient wine, singing and dancing.

Durand looked at the qiē quietly, then turned his head to look at the thirteen thatched huts in the center of the village, and repeatedly recalled the official meeting with the twelve brothers during the day.

At that time, the crowd was sitting in Abaqi's room.

Abaqi sat on the stone bed in a very gentlemanly posture and said, "...... Duland, I'm not going to talk nonsense, let's get straight to the point. Judging by your description, that damn Rochester is indeed a little stronger than me. He should have crossed an important threshold and entered the realm that only the upper tree world could have. In time, it is not impossible to overtake the first Thoreau or the first Lord Learmons. At the moment, we have two ways to win. ”

"Two?" Duland, Catherine, and Snell were all surprised.

I didn't expect that the other party could not only come up with a way to turn defeat into victory, but also more than one.

"The first way is that we twelve brothers will go to the lower world with you." Abaqi said, "As the personal guard of the original Lord Thoreau, the twelve of us join forces, plus you and your daughter Catherine, and it will not be a problem to take down that Rochester. ”

Durand looked around and said strangely: "Second brother, third brother, fifth brother, seventh brother, ninth brother, tenth brother, twelfth brother." And the boss...... Ah no, it's big brother. There were only eight of them. And what about the other four? ”

"That's the problem." Abaqi sighed, "Little Four, Little Six, Little Eight, and Little Eleven are all trapped in one place now. And even if they can get out of trouble, we won't be able to leave here and accompany you to the lower world to deal with Rochester. Therefore, the first method of victory actually does not work. ”

Four of the twelve brothers were trapped? Durand's heart sank, and he faintly felt that things were not simple.

Snell opened his mouth and asked, "The most handsome and beautiful big brother, may I ask why you can't go to the lower world?" ”

This "most handsome and beautiful" almost made Catherine spit out, and Durand was also full of consternation. Snell would be so blatantly slapping on the back? What about the festival? What about the discipline of being a rational and divine researcher!

But this sentence of Chi Guoguo's sycophant actually worked completely, Abaqi's eyes lit up, and his face instantly blossomed: "Ah, brother glasses, don't tell the truth so loudly, come on, come on, say one more word!" ”

Snell pushed his glasses, and under the gazes of Durand and Catherine, Yan said seriously: "Big brother, you are the most handsome and beautiful!" ”

"Oh~~~~!" Abaqi jumped up laughing. Pointing to the brothers with strange faces, he taught, "You guys study hard, En'en." Snell, you're so nice. ”

The sword soul shouted loudly in his heart: "Duland, don't say that we know Snell in the future, die of shame!" ”

Durand also whispered to Snell: "Don't say that the two of us know each other in the future." ”

"I'm just saying a fact that everyone agrees on." Snell asked solemnly: "Is Big Brother Abaqi handsome?" Do you have a share? Is it pretty? Is it sexy? If the answer to these questions is 'yes', then ...... Am I wrong? ”

"......" this moment. Durand found himself speechless.

In fact, Snell was also crying in his heart: "There is no normal person among the twelve brothers, I am just a lower god, why don't you quickly find the thickest thigh to hug me?!" ”

"Alright, alright. Big brother, let's get down to business. The second brother with black hair and white eyebrows coughed lightly and reminded.

Abaqi paused a little and continued: "Twelve of our brothers, as the personal guards of the first Lord Thoreau, should not have lived until now, we don't have such a long lifespan!" It is the power left by the original Lord Thoreau that has transformed our life form, and as long as we are in this village, we can live forever. ”

Durand thought to himself, how is this a bit like the Chosen Guardian of the Wing Battle Fortress?

So he asked, "What if you leave the village?" ”

The third brother said: "It's okay to leave the village for a short time, but you have to let your body swell and enlarge in order to resist the corrosive aging force of the outside world on those of us who should not continue to live." ”

Abayan added, "And we can't leave the village for too long, let alone leave this path, otherwise Lord Thoreau's power won't be able to protect us." ”

Durand nodded, understanding why Abba Rock had been so big until he returned to the village.

"So, this brings us to the second way to turn defeat into victory." Abaqi said.

Durand immediately picked himself up.

I only heard Abaqi say: "The second method, which is actually very simple, is to let Durand learn the ultimate meaning of the Inquisitor, and then go back to Rochester." ”

"The Inquisitor's ...... The ultimate meaning? Durand thought to himself that there was such a thing, the second generation of Master Thoreau had never told him.

Abaqi seemed to see through Durand's thoughts, and said with a smile: "The Inquisitor is the most unique existence of our battle mage clan, and as far as I know, only the hands of the original Lord Thoreau have retained the ultimate meaning of the legend. In this Pure Land Village, there are a total of thirteen thatched huts, twelve of which we brothers live in, and the thatched hut in the center is the resting place of the first Lord Thoreau. Ultimately, the mystery is there. ”

"However, we must gather the strength of our twelve brothers to open that thatched house, but unfortunately now Little Four, Little Six, Little Eight and Little Eleven are not in the village......

"Huh? Wait a minute! Catherine thought of something and asked, "Didn't you just say, sister, that you would die if you left the village too long?" ”

Abaqi was called sister, but she didn't get angry, but said with a pleasant face: "Little sister Catherine, you are very right, if you count the days." In less than three days, the little four who left the village will disappear. At that time, Lord Thoreau's cabin will also be dusted forever. ”

There was silence in the room.

"It's less than three days." Catherine had a bad feeling in her heart.

Snell's eyes flickered, too, not knowing what he was thinking.

"I want to ...... I've got it. ”

In the silence, Durand suddenly laughed, "To put it simply, what I want to do is to help you rescue the fourth brother and them, and then open the thatched hut of the original Lord Thoreau." Get the ultimate arcane inheritance, learn it, and then turn over Rochester, right? ”

The ninth brother, who had been very quiet, spoke: "Duland, do you know where the fourth brother is imprisoned? ”

The other brothers also looked at Duland.

Durand smiled slightly, and said softly, "If you guess correctly, it has something to do with the black mist that pervades the people around the village." I've heard that in the middle of this road, there is a monster that is even feared by the upper tree world, and that monster is the source of the black mist. ”

Brother Jiu snorted. He also said: "If you go with us to rescue the fourth brother, you need to face that monster, and the danger may be greater than that of Rochester." ”

Durand smiled and asked, "So what?" Does Brother Jiu think that I will be reluctant to help because of danger? ”

A trace of inexplicable affection appeared on Brother Jiu's cold face.

He took off his straw hat and was silent for a moment. said lightly: "Let me explain what I said, if you and the fourth brother are in crisis at that time, I will choose to rescue the fourth brother and give up on you." After all, the Inquisitor died one. There will be a new generation. ”

"Xiao Jiu! Shut up! Abaqi exclaimed.

The atmosphere in the hut suddenly became solemn and solemn.

Brother Jiu's words are like his fighting style, concise, but straight to the heart.

Durand thought for a moment. He didn't rush to reply, but asked seriously: "That monster, is it really that terrible?" Even people like you who can't take Rochester too seriously are so jealous? ”

The second brother sighed: "Rochester is at most close to the first Thoreau or the first Lord Learmons, and that monster is a remnant that the upper tree world can't do anything with. Intuitively speaking, its strength is completely above the original generation. ”

Durand was puzzled: "Since the monster is so strong, why are the fourth brothers just trapped and not killed by the monster?" ”

"Because the monster was traumatized by the upper tree world, it is not in a state of awakening now."

"Oh." Durand nodded, knowing it in his heart, and said lightly, "I don't want to talk big, and I don't want to be a hero." It's just that rescuing the fourth brother is a necessary thing to do in my opinion, so I will definitely do it. However, I need two days to prepare. ”

The seventh brother frowned and said: "There are less than three days left, and the fourth child is about to die, so you actually let us wait for you for two days?" ”

Durand nodded: "Yes, this is to prevent the kind of difficult choice that Brother Jiu said from becoming a reality." ”

"You mean...... Can you take your strength one step further in two days? ”

"Yes."

"How is this possible?" The third brother laughed and said, "Little ghost, if you really count your age, we are all people at the level of your ancestors, don't talk nonsense in front of the old man." ”

The second brother and the third brother all looked at Duland.

Catherine and Snell couldn't help but get nervous, facing these twelve brothers who were terrible for a while and kind for a while, anyone would pinch a cold sweat for Duland.

However, Duland's next sentence made the eight brothers, including Abaqi, stunned: "There is one thing that you probably don't know yet - it's a bit embarrassing to say, as the devourer and judge of this generation, I don't know what the full name of my knife is." ”

"What?!"

The third brother's face changed suddenly.

The second brother's white eyebrows raised.

Brother Qi's slightly chubby face twitched twice.

There is also the cold ninth brother, and the waveless eyes fluctuated violently for the first time.

Abaqi slowly got up and asked word by word, "You mean, you have fought all the way to this point, but you are not a complete devourer and judge?" ”

Durand nodded: "So, give me two days and give me full support in my cultivation." Two days later, I will work with you to rescue the fourth brother and them! ”

The meeting ended quickly.

At this moment, Durand sat quietly in the night, watching the lively and peaceful bonfire party in the distance, and turned his hand to put away the ancestral slate left by the chick.

Then, Durand slowly sank his mind into his body.

In the heart space, the sword soul sitting in the center of the hexagonal system slowly opened his eyes: "This day has finally come, Duland." (To be continued......)