Chapter 18: The Master of the Forest of the Dead
"The Emperor's shelves aren't as big as mine, Viline. The woman wrapped in the black cloth let out a laugh that sounded low and hoarse, like the voice of an old woman. "If you want to talk about arrogance, you and the young man behind you are both guilty. ”
One of the three horsemen of the Crescent Empire, the Blackwater Rider appeared in the northern part of the Forest of the Dead. Not a rumor, not a rumor, one of the three strongest knights of the Crescent Empire left the emperor's side and entered the forest of the dead with a small number of people. Blackwater rides, as her name suggests, her whole body is wrapped in black, and no one can see her true face. As for whether she has always been like this, that is something that no one knows, the Black Water Rider rarely appears in front of the eyes of the world, and has always been hidden in the shadow of the Crescent Moon Emperor, protecting
This time, Wei Lin bowed her head, "I'm sorry, master, I was a little impulsive. ”
"Get used to those hot gazes. Blackwater continued, "Sometimes, the sight is not rudeness and desire, maybe it is more fiery affection, trust, respect, longing...... That gaze is like looking at a beloved teacher. ”
Speaking of this, Heishui rode his face towards Wei Lin, but the face covered in black cloth couldn't see his facial features at all, "Just like the way you usually look at me, maybe both are the same." ”
"I don't stare at people so nakedly, that's rude for a woman. Verin said.
"After all, he is a young man with strong blood. Blackwater laughed, "And he thinks he's hiding himself well and hasn't been discovered by me, right?"
Before Verin could say something more, Blackwater grabbed the reins and stopped the horse, "Stop." ”
Whether it was Vilene beside her, or the others behind her, they reacted quickly and stopped the horse. The place where the six stopped was a ruin, and there was nothing but broken stone walls and overgrown masonry floors, and the surrounding jungle. The place was so spacious, even if the six of them stopped on horseback, they didn't feel crowded, as if they had come to a square, but the square was covered with white fog, and the cold air made people shiver.
"Why stopped?" asked the mage Medik in the back, "It's a ruin that's been around for an unknown number of years, and there's nothing. ”
"We can't go any further. These plateau horses can no longer withstand the cold, and they are almost at the limit. Blackwater Rider turned to the man behind him.
"Yes, the horse is already starting to get restless. The old man, known as the old captain, spoke, "If you go any further, they will begin to resist orders...... Or die in the cold. They've done a good job, and they're better than the ones who fall behind. ”
"There's no point of reproaching these loyal fellows, Captain. Blackwater was the first to get off his horse, and the others dismounted—at least no one dared to ride high on their horses while Blackwater was dismounting.
"I don't want these babes to die here. Blackwater patted the horse he was leading, and the horse's nose was spewing white gas, and he looked quite uneasy, they really couldn't go any further. "Bring them back to the back of the line. ”
"Then somebody has to guide them back. Medik said, then looked at the other mage. The mage was much younger than he was, and judging by his age, Medik could indeed summon him, and he wouldn't have any objections. The mage got on his horse again, pulled out the staff behind his back, held it in his hand, and held it high. A small ball of light appeared above the staff, without a dazzling light, and stayed on the horse like an egg. Then, the horses that had lost their riders followed the mage and left on the back and forth.
"Now there's one less person. "And six good horses," said the young knight. ”
"My lord, she cherishes her men, including the horses. "That's what makes her special." ”
But what is even more special about her is her extraordinary strength. Those excellent qualities are just the embellishment of the supreme power of the Blackwater Rider. The young knight whispered, as if bewitched. "Such a perfect ......"
The old man just shook his head, ignoring the young knight. The young knight's words were true, but in his mouth, it was as if they had changed their taste. The old man also admired the Black Water Rider, the Black Water Rider was like half of his teacher, and when he was young, he had already been impressed by her strength and nobility. So he actually understands the young knight, he is young and promising, promising and a genius, who broke through the silver class early and broke through the most difficult bottleneck...... That's one of the reasons why his eyes are so hot, young people are always a little stupid.
"It's going to be a bit of a long way back. Verin said to Blackwater.
"Yes, but not for long. Blackwater looked at the thick fog that covered the sky, "The master here has arrived, and we won't spend too much time." Then she shouted at the white mist in the sky, "It's time for you to come out and meet the guests, old man." ”
"I love uninvited guests. "A distorted voice came from all directions, like a child's voice, like an old man's voice, like a man's voice, like a woman's voice. The sound sent patches of white mist to the five people who remained here.
"Where is it?" The young knight in the back, his hand already resting on the long sword at his waist, his long sword had a silver-white scabbard, and when the long sword was drawn halfway by him, revealing the blade, the silver-white blade shone with an intent light.
"Stuff the sword back!" the old man shouted at him, even if this young man had a bright future, but this action at this moment had already exposed his youthful immaturity. The young knight, who was yelled at by the old man, was stunned, and just pulled out half of his sword with his hand, motionless.
"A restless and proud soul, it's really fresh. Voices continued to come from all around, and everyone could hear them clearly. The sound turned into a chill and invaded everyone's ears as if it were going to invade their brains. No one showed a painful expression because of this, but everyone had some degree of discomfort on their faces, and the degree of discomfort was the strength they had now: Wei Lin's face was as if it was covered in frost, and there was no obvious change, the old captain and the mage Medik frowned, and as for the young knight, cold air was already exhaling from his mouth - he was driving the cold air out of his body.
As for the Black Water Ride, it is wrapped like a zongzi, and no one can see the change.
"It's not fun to hide from the theater like this. Blackwater said.
"I agree. As soon as the voice rang out, a large, mist-formed half-length skeleton appeared in front of them, looking condescendingly and condescendingly at the five people below. "I haven't seen you in a long time...... I've heard that your old name has been abandoned, what shall I call you now, great knightess?"
The king of the dead of the Forest of the Dead, the spirit demon, appeared before their eyes. This white fog is it, it's white fog, it's everywhere, it's everywhere, and it seems to be there—that's it
"What did you call me before?" asked Blackwater rhetorically. Wei Lin, who has always been by the side of the Black Water Rider, I don't know if she is delusional, but she seems to have heard the smile in the Black Water Rider's words. And the words of the Black Water Rider also surprised her, including the others, listening to the words of the Black Water Rider, she and the terrifying undead in front of her already knew each other, and they were quite familiar?
"Well, elf, if you think that my doing this doesn't diminish your image in the eyes of your men. The Astral Demon lowered its head and moved closer to the five, "There's one person who interests me a lot......" Its green glowing eyes were staring directly at the young knight. Looking at the transparent ghostly fire, the young knight felt as if he was about to suffocate, but not now, but a long process—he felt the oppression of the huge skull on him.
When he first arrived in the Forest of the Dead, the young knight knew the power and horror of the Astral Demons, and had also participated in the siege of the Astral Demons within the Empire. He thought he was used to this feeling, and he had become stronger, even in front of the spirit demons, he would not be frightened by fear...... But he was wrong, when he stood in front of this spirit demon, he realized that the existence in front of him was not at the same level as the spirit demon he had encountered before, and it was already as if it was about to crush itself just by feeling its existence.