21 Critical moments

Hearing Nightsparrow's confession, Parrett did not continue with the already awkward topic. Milo was not surprised, he had already seen that the couple might have a background of bandits and robbers, and the scar on the face of the snow dog and the war makeup on the face of the night sparrow with obvious characteristics of the green forest hawker all betrayed their identities to a greater or lesser extent.

I have to say that Milo has always seen people very accurately, he saw the sincere kindness of Count Lee, and entrusted Heidi to him with confidence; He also saw the suspicion and suspicion of Charles and Hans, and directly gave up fighting for command, so that they could rest assured; He had not been in Fengxing Town for a long time, but he recognized the viscount's decisive and upright attitude, and dealt with the crisis of Fengxing Town with him; Of course, from the indescribable smile of Duke Xia Fei, he also saw that there was a knife hidden in his smile, a honey-bellied sword, and a ruthless soul in the general's demeanor.

Milo admired Count Li the most, and his long-term relationship made him know that Count Li was a commoner nobleman, born as a merchant but also cared about the people; He also admired the Marquis of Risson, the savior of humanity in times of crisis, not only a wise and wise leader, but also a sympathetic comrade-in-arms in distress, who played their part in times of crisis, helping and saving people who had nothing to do with them. As the war progressed, more and more people began to reveal their hidden qualities: comrades-in-arms fought for fame, commoners stole better supplies for each other, aristocratic landlords began to discuss how to distribute land to get the most benefit, merchants began to sit on the ground and hoard goods, and even the Duke of Xia Fei had to take the opportunity to "make a profit" ...... Melo knows that he is one of them - he is selfish, evasive, and always wants to be left alone and protect his beloved, what does it matter to him whether others live or die, and he even comes up with the idea of running away with Heidi overnight after learning of the purpose of the Duke of Inferiority (and even now regretting that this decision was not implemented). But under the influence of Heidi and the Earl, he still came, and continued to advance towards the altar of Rex.

Unconsciously, snowflakes fell from the gloomy sky, and as they continued to move north, the snow became heavier and heavier, and the snow-capped mountains had come a lot closer, which made the people in a hurry feel comfortable, but soon they found that difficulties were also coming, and there was already a thick layer of snow on the road ahead, and at first it was not feet deep, and it didn't take long for the snow to reach the knees, and it became very difficult to move forward. Milo didn't show obvious displeasure, the saber-toothed tiger skin suit on his body worked well, he didn't feel too cold, but still worried about the delay. The night sparrow pointed to the foot of the snow-capped mountains that were almost close at hand and said, "There it is, and it will be there soon." Milo and Parrett looked hard at the foot of the mountain, but the snow was so heavy that they didn't see very far. It was too cloudy to tell the exact time, but judging by the distance they traveled, it was likely to be late evening.

"Shh The snow dog signaled that there was movement in front of everyone, and the four of them quickly found the surrounding boulders and hid. Soon, the snow dog sent another signal to inform everyone that they were safe. The Snow Dog pointed to a dark shadow not far away, and when Milo and Parrett could distinguish it, they were startled - it was a giant saber-toothed tiger, more than three meters long, almost the size of two Parrett. But the snow dog was not nervous, and he found that the saber-toothed tiger had long since died. The four of them came to the saber-toothed tiger's corpse, and the night sparrow showed a hint of surprise and excitement: "It seems that it has been dead for more than three days, but the skin on its body is well preserved, and it can be used as a cotton leather coat when it comes back." Milo looked at the leather coat on his body and immediately understood the value of this corpse, but he was not as excited as Night Sparrow: "How did this saber-toothed tiger die?" This reminded the crowd, and the four immediately looked around, and there were no other people or animals.

"There were no skin injuries, there were fractures, internal organs were damaged, and they should have been killed by heavy blows. Looks like the djinn did it. Nightfinch said uneasily after examining the saber-toothed tiger's carcass.

"Let's hurry up and finish the task, we'll be passive later." Milo said. As the four of them continued to walk north, the threat of the djinn could appear at any moment, and they also clenched their weapons, especially Parrett, who raised the small warhammer and looked around from time to time.

The group had already reached the foot of the mountain, and they could already see the steep slope. "This is the altar." Pointing to a bump in the snow, the night sparrow saw a rectangular long stone on a flat snow field, with a thick layer of snow piled on the surface. The four of them watched for no other footprints or traces of the snow around them, and moved to the altar with difficulty, and together cleared the snow from the feldspar surface. The black feldspar exposes a smooth surface that is clearly polished. "When it's warm in spring, we put fresh animal meat on the altar to lure saber-toothed tigers to eat, and that's how we get saber-toothed tiger skins." Nightfinch said, taking out the spell stone, "I didn't expect this stone to be used for this purpose. Then she turned to the other three, as if to say, "Am I really going to put it on?" Milo, Parrett, and Snow Dog nodded almost at the same time, and Nightfinch placed the spell stone on it, and she breathed a sigh of relief.

The snow obscured everyone's vision and paralyzed their senses, but they didn't know that danger was slowly approaching.

As soon as the incantation stone touched the altar, the words engraved on it seemed to be slowly calcined by fire, emitting an orange-red shimmer, and slowly the orange-red turned into fiery red, and the shimmer also became bright. The four of them looked at each other, not knowing what would happen next. Soon, the spell stone made a deep sound, releasing a leisurely sound—depressing, moving, and refreshing. Parrett was worried about whether the sound would cause an avalanche, but they soon realized that it was not heard with their ears, but more with their hearts, and did not cause the slightest tremor in the surroundings. The voice gradually expands, and the tone also increases, becoming majestic, powerful, and broad, and it makes people feel soft and beautiful. Slowly, they realized that the sound seemed to be the cry of some kind of animal, and that it was made by a large animal.

"Cow? Bear? Elephant? Whale? ......" several people guessed, taking turns corresponding to each large animal they knew. "Djinn?!" The thought actually came to mind, though the djinn's voice was not so deep. "Could it be...... Dragon? ”

At this moment, the sound of the spell stone came to an abrupt halt, the light on the words also dimmed, and the four of them came back to their senses.

Danger is closer in the snow and can strike at any moment.

"That's it...... That's it? Gone? Parrett asked inexplicably, and the Night Sparrow was at a loss, so she could only look at the reverted spell stone in a daze. It couldn't be that the 'magician sister' had already passed away, she was older than the earl. Parrett quipped, of course, he didn't want this assumption to come true, and as soon as he tried to say the words "just joking", he was thrown aside by the snow dogs, and in an instant, the altar in front of them was smashed!

"Djinn !!" Melo yelled, a djinn had been following them for a long time, and finally launched a surprise attack.

The djinn held a boulder in his hand and smashed it into Parrett, and if it weren't for the Snow Dog's quick reaction, Parrett would have been dead on the altar. The four of them immediately entered the battle mode, the snow dog instantly turned into a war bear, the night sparrow also turned into a battle hound, Parrett got up, his face was menacing, trying to overwhelm the djinn from the momentum, and Milo also held a sword to defend himself. The Djinn launched an attack and threw the boulder in his hand at everyone, Parrett and Melo dodged the attack on their stomachs, the Snow Dog saw the opportunity to rush to the Djinn from the side, and fought the Djinn hand-to-hand with his strong arms, and the Night Sparrow also jumped and tore the other side of the Djinn's leg, and the two of them restrained the Djinn from both sides. Parrett and Milo burst through the middle, but were slowed down a lot due to the snow, and the Djinn shook off the Night Sparrow and punched the Snow Inu, which had turned into a bear, before the Djinn's massive size, and the War Bear was vulnerable to the Djinn's massive size, and he kicked Milo. Milo dodged just in time, but was hit in the right arm, and his body almost turned around in place for more than a circle, and he collapsed on the snow. Parrett took the opportunity to smash the Djinn with his hammer, but the Djinn had already freed his arm and struck the oncoming warhammer with his elbow, knocking Parrett flying and falling into the snow. At this time, the only one who can continue to fight is the Night Sparrow, but she also knows that there is too much she can do.

Milo fell in the snow, the saber-toothed tiger skin cotton clothes protected him well, this was not the walls of a fortress, there was no dangerous terrain to take advantage of, he barely stood up, and the djinn hurried over to prepare for a new attack. Holding back the pain, Melo dodged the attack with a leap, then leaped to the djinn's feet again, slashing his sword into the djinn's left leg. Under the severe pain, the djinn knelt down on one knee, revealing more flaws, and the snow dog took the opportunity to stand up and attack the back of the djinn, because it was in a kneeling position, the djinn could not flexibly take care of the rear. Parrett also stood up and slammed the djinn's head as he looked back, "dang"! The djinn finally fell, and the snow splattered all around it.

The Snow Dog sat paralyzed in the snow, and the Night Sparrow returned to its human form and hurried to examine his wounds. Milo's right shoulder was severely impacted, but fortunately it was protected by a leather coat, and the pain did not affect the movement. Parrett didn't have it easy, he used almost all his strength to deliver the final blow to the djinn, and now the whole person collapsed. All four needed to rest—but the other djinn didn't think so, and he slowly appeared in front of the crowd, his dark, ugly face showing a look of anger. It turned out that there were two djinn here, and the heavy snow scattered them, and the sound of battle drew the other one.

Parrett smiled bitterly, and there was sadness in his smile; The snow dog could not stand up, and seemed to accept the arrangement of fate, and the night sparrow hugged him tightly, not daring to look in the direction of the djinn anymore, and she did not have enough physical strength to release her magic; Milo was still struggling to support his body with his sword, he still didn't give up, for the sake of the girl who was still waiting for him, he would continue to fight even if he gave up, but he himself knew that they were completely hopeless. Four desperate people, in the wind and snow, are ready to meet their final fate.

The djinn howled and attacked, charging at the four.

Critical Moment –

The thunder struck everyone so suddenly that no one could react to what had happened, and when the dazzling lightning dissipated, the four were taken aback - the djinn had fallen, its body cut in two, and it was clearly dead.

Melo could no longer hold on, and fell to his knees, he looked around and saw a man in a black robe standing behind him to his left, whose face could not be seen clearly due to the hood, but could tell from the two long strands of hair sticking out of the hood that the magician was a woman. What everyone had been suspicious of was finally answered:

It turns out that the "magician sister" that the Earl is talking about really exists.