Chapter 9: The Dark Quagmire
As soon as Gray-Eyed's voice fell, Derek, who had just been fighting with Jue, took the initiative to jump to the side and said, "Stop!" β
Hearing this, the seven alpha wolves obediently retreated to the side, and the blood clans, naturally, also died down and kept a safe distance from the werewolves.
The situation was calm for the time being, and Gray Eyes walked to the middle of the two gangs, and then looked at Derek: "The bet between you and me, the winner has been decided, and it is time for you to fulfill your promise." β
Although reluctant, Derek nodded and restrained the violent aura on his body.
The conversation between the two made the rest of the people present very puzzled, what kind of gamble did Gray-Eyed Ira and Werewolf leader Derek do?
"You're the ones who came to the alliance between the two parties of the Demon Secret!"
Derek took two steps and looked at Jue and his party not far away.
"Yes!"
Jue responded.
"I agree with the Alliance."
Derek continued.
"What?"
"I heard you right!"
"Is this stinky wolf serious?"
Derek's attitude changed suddenly, which made this group of blood clans feel incredible, how did Derek, who regarded the blood clan as an old enemy, change his temperament so much?
In order to dispel their doubts, Grey Eyes took the initiative to stand up and explain: "Just after Servi was taken away by my people, I promptly dispeled Lord Derek's misunderstanding of you, and in order to test your sincerity, I made a bet with Lord Derek to see if you would save your fellow clansmen or save me, an old friend who stood in the enemy camp with half a foot. β
"Looks like we've passed the test?"
Sevi raised his eyebrows, clutched his aching chest, and smiled easily, although the blow to his back was relieved a lot, but it still dragged the pain in his chest, making him choke on the pain.
"Although you stinky mosquitoes have passed the test, it doesn't mean that I will have a good attitude towards you after the alliance, if it weren't for your mercy to my seven subordinates, I definitely wouldn't have given Ira this chance."
Derek spoke, his indifferent eyes glancing at the gray eyes standing in the center.
Grey Eye received the warning from Derek and bowed his head respectfully, "Lord Derek, I will always be loyal to you. β
Only then did Derek nod in satisfaction.
As soon as his eyes turned, his cold gaze shot straight at Jue, and he said in a deep voice: "The matter of the demon clan, my werewolf clan, I have heard of it, the existence of rat, delusional desire to destroy the world, my werewolf clan, first of all, do not agree!" If you need our strength, please go to the territory of Gramm, and Ira will let me know. β
The cold eyes looked at Derek's strong gaze, Jue's face was neither humble nor arrogant, after listening to Derek's words, the corners of his lips were also hooked with an indifferent smile, and he bowed his head slightly to thank: "Thank you Werewolf Leader, Lord Derek for your kindness!" β
"Kindness?" This word caused Derek to laugh, shook his head, and said: "Don't forget, I, Derek, am just repaying you a favor, I have never been merciful to stinky mosquitoes, before, in the future, all-no!" β
After speaking, he raised his head in an extremely arrogant manner and signaled his subordinates to leave.
"Ira!"
At the edge of the woods, Derek stopped, turned back and called.
Gray eyes looked at him, and then looked at Jue: "Lord Jue, let's say goodbye and tell the master, I won't forget her kindness!" β
After finishing speaking, they transformed into a wolf, and disappeared into the forest with Derek's figure, starting their next stage of the "survival of the fittest" journey in the clan.
Looking at the departing figures of the werewolves, Sevi muttered, "So, have we completed our mission?" β
Everything happened too quickly, it can even be said to be in a hurry, even Jue felt unbelievable, a second ago, he was seriously injured by Derek, and finally escaped death, at this moment, for a small reason, it changed and even helped them.
In short, the matter of searching for the werewolf clan alliance finally had a perfect result, Jue's mood was much more relaxed, the corners of his lips raised a happy arc, and said: "This is thanks to you, you have shown mercy to those seven werewolves, otherwise, I don't know where the ending will be!" β
Sevi and Lenson looked at each other and smiled, thanks to the large amount of psychedelic drugs mixed in the aconite powder they spilled, otherwise, the seven-headed alpha would really have to burp with that measurement.
Since they are here to seek an alliance, they will naturally not be killed, and of course, they will not let themselves suffer.
Here, Jue and them successfully completed the task of the alliance.
On the other side, Han Qingluo fell into the dark quagmire......
Self-blame and guilt hit her heart like a flood of beasts, and the sense of powerlessness and frustration once again plunged her into the dark world of depression.
At this time, taking advantage of her weak-willed and most shaky moment, the resentful spirit in the soul ring came out to confuse her.
"Look, without me, you're a piece of waste again!"
The voice of the resentful spirit was extremely sarcastic, mercilessly trampling on Han Qingluo's fragile heart, absorbing her hard work once, and the resentful spirit's influence on her was even more profound.
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Han Qingluo lowered her eyelashes and didn't refute, and under the moment she lost focus, there was that scattered thought, and she sat on the ground with her whole body, looking like a walking corpse who had lost her soul.
The wraith continued, "In order to become stronger, a weak human should look for the most powerful shortcut, rather than let that vain pride play and choose the wrong way. β
"I know your purpose, and I won't be deceived by you."
Han Qingluo's eyes flashed and he retorted.
"Really?" The wraith laughed, and the evil voice flickered and flickered: "I'm just helping a poor child who is hungry for power!" β
"I don't need your pity, let alone the pity you say!"
She continued to refute, but with her frowning brows, it was obvious that Han Qingluo was panicking because of the truth.
"It's hard mouthed, I know your situation too well!"
The resentful spirit smiled gloomily, and suddenly, Han Qingluo's eyes darkened, and in an instant, she was in the dark world in the dream of that day.
Feeling that a gust of wind was blowing in her ears, Han Qingluo turned her head and saw a woman like her walking slowly towards her.
"You are?"
Han Qingluo was taken aback and stretched out his hand to point to the "twin sister".
"I'm you, you're me!"
The corners of Han Qingluo's lips hooked and responded.
"What do you mean?"
Han Qingluo stood up vigilantly, intending to pull out the weapon from his waist, but found that he couldn't hold the weapon anyway.
Until the other self came to her side, she wanted to repel the 'self', but found that the 'self' on the other side was not an entity at all, just like an image.
"I said, I'm you, the self you hide deep inside!" 'Han Qingluo' smiled, opened his arms and hugged Han Qingluo, and continued in the most charming voice, "I know that you are working very hard, for the sake of others, you have been holding yourself back, hiding me, hiding desires, and hiding the truth...... Actually, I know what you want. β
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'His' voice came from his ears, and Han Qingluo's body stiffened as if he was bound by some force, and he could only let this "she" whisper in his ear.
"I know what you desire most in your heart, power, right, great power, with power, you can become the master, become a presence that cannot be ignored, you can protect what you want to protect, you can destroy what you want to destroy, you ...... You can do anything! β
"Why hide under someone else's wing and be a weakling? You shouldn't be satisfied with the status quo, the weak, sooner or later will be eliminated, as long as you become stronger, any method is meaningless, right? β
Listening to the confession of "herself", Han Qingluo's blue eyes began to fill with tears, her lips trembled slightly, and the sadness only needed to be stimulated a little more before it poured out.
"Think about how embarrassed your former self was, disliked, abandoned, and regarded as a burden, such a neglected life, are you willing?"
"Jue can give you the love of this life, but what about the next life? He's a Blood, you're not, humans are a species that can grow, grow old, sick and die, you're too fragile...... Such humble love is not equal and unfair......"
The sound of "truth" constantly destroyed Han Qingluo's self-esteem, and the tears in her eyes finally broke the embankment and slid down her cheeks, her lips trembled, and she said with difficulty: "That...... Me, what should I do? β
After saying that, she raised her hand to cover her face and cried sadly, this "self" completely poked out the humility she had hidden in her heart, and put it outside mercilessly mocking.
Han Qingluo smiled lightly, like a confidant, put his hands on her shoulders, leaned into her ears, and said in a leisurely voice: "Escape from the shackles and seek your own strength." β
"Escape from bondage and seek power?"
Han Qingluo slowly lowered his hand and muttered a repeat.
"Yesβ"
"Luo, wake up! Wake up! β
The words of "myself" were interrupted by a hurried shout, and with this shout, "myself", who had just been lying behind him, disappeared without a trace.
The dark world was dissipating, just like that night, after a dazzling white light, Han Qingluo opened his eyes and returned to the real world.
The first thing that catches your eye is Jue's worried face, and he keeps calling her name out of his mouth.
"Jue ......"
Han Qingluo raised his eyelids weakly, as soon as he opened his mouth, he felt bitter in his mouth, and when the cold wind blew, his cheeks were extremely cold, and when he raised his hand, it turned out that he had already burst into tears.
"What's wrong with me?"
Hooking Jue's shoulder, Han Qingluo sat up with his strength and asked in a low voice.
Jue carefully helped her up, and covered most of the cloak behind him on her: "You fell asleep, you kept crying in your dream, did you have a nightmare?" β
Holding his sore head, as soon as he got up, the words of the resentful spirit and his other self flashed back to his mind, Han Qingluo looked stunned, and then hid his emotions, and the corners of his lips hooked: "Hmm...... It seems to be a nightmare, Xu is tossing all night, too tired, so I fell asleep, this wake-up, I forgot everything. β
Despite her best efforts to hide, Jue caught the dodge in her eyes and quietly let out a "hmm".
He knew that Han Qingluo was lying, he had actually heard what she said in her dream, and when he looked at the soul ring on the finger of her left hand, he immediately understood one or two.
Although the soul ring allows the wearer to control the minds of others, the resentful spirits in the eternal ring like to confuse the wearer's mind and induce the darkest and evil side of their hearts.
"This soul ring, let's leave it to me for safekeeping!" Holding up her hand, Jue wanted to take off the soul ring on her finger, "The evil in this ring will affect your mind, so it's better to be careful!" β
Han Qingluo flexed his fingers, and in a reluctant "um", he still let Jue take off the soul ring.
"Thank you for your hard work tonight, let's go back!"
Picking up Han Qingluo, Jue took her back to the tribe.
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Gray-eyed Ira followed Derek, and now Gram's presiding over was handed over to the clan elders.
Han Qingluo fulfilled his promise to Troy and stayed in the tribe for a few days to teach them the art of grappling.
After resting for a few days, Jue and his entourage set off from the tribe and embarked on the journey back, but they didn't know that the demons hidden in the shadows were eyeing them......