Chapter Seventy-Nine: Auguston
Above the wilderness.
The two boys ran as fast as they could, stripping off their noble costumes that hindered movement and throwing them on the ground as they ran.
Behind them, a large group of adults dressed as soldiers and servants chased after them, picking up clothes and ornaments scattered on the ground as they could.
Interestingly, a dozen strong adults couldn't catch up with two young children.
One of the middle-aged men dressed as a court supervisor looked like he was no longer good. Originally, he was running at the front of the group of adults, but now his position had moved to the back of the group, he panted and staggered forward, and he looked like he was going to fall at any moment, and he shouted weakly to the two children in front of him, "Bitter...... Prince Kuns, Master Auguston, you, you two don't run, don't run!"
"Yo hey! bluff bluff ......"
The two children didn't pay attention to him at all, and the two who got rid of the shackles were even lighter than swallows, laughing and leaving.
"Oops, oops, oops......" The middle-aged man finally couldn't run, he stopped where he was, and towards the two children, he tried to squeeze out the broken knot with his last breath, "You guys...... You put His Majesty the King ...... Where's the jewel in Your Majesty's crown?!"
"Sold!"
"Hey!
In the direction where the two bear children disappeared, they sang and screamed.
The middle-aged man dressed as the head of the palace rolled his eyes, fell to the grass with a "bang", spat out white, and fainted.
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Allowing time and space to fly, under Owen's gaze, the two bear children grew up rapidly.
In that turbulent era 2,000 years ago, although there were only a few years left before the Poseidon and the demons descended into the world, human nations were still fighting between each other for entangled territorial issues and commercial interests, so like most boys from noble backgrounds, Young Master Auguston and Prince Kuens had to undergo combat training and learn the art of command when they were still very young, and began their military careers in the kingdom of Agulema at the age of 14.
I have to say that these two children are very talented and are growing up twice as fast as ordinary people, but at the same time, their growth path is so deviant.
Auguston was good at commanding armies, and he was very good at marching and arranging, and he was always able to win and turn the tide of battle in a crisis, and his elders were also amazed by his commanding art, but being good at it did not mean that he loved it. Auguston was more keen to go head-to-head with the enemy's commander, insisting on a one-on-one duel with the opposing commander, even when he was already sure of victory, and if the opponent did not agree, he would kill the opponent's troops to only one man, so as to force the opponent to accept. It is precisely because of Auguston's strange habits that many battles that should have been won will inevitably fall into a situation of global collapse when he makes such a fuss, and even Auguston himself has fallen into crisis many times. The knights of the kingdom were even more angry with this thorn, and for those knights who had received formal chivalry education, victory or defeat was secondary, and self-humiliation was unbearable, because if the opposite side of the duel was a knight, it would be fine, but for the bandit leader, the mob leader and other lowly people, even insisting on single-handedness, it was simply a humiliation to the knight.
And the bitterness is even better than Auguston. As a prince, Kuensi does not cherish his identity at all. Kuens did not like to learn the art of commanding, he often skipped class, he never sat in the army to send troops, and rarely led his soldiers to charge, but this prince was very keen to "play with his life", he often wore gray clothes, or simply put on the uniform of the enemy, and did the hardest, most cheap, The most dangerous scout work suddenly disappeared for several days, and when the generals of the army were as anxious as ants in the hot nest, Prince Kuens would suddenly appear scarred, often carrying the heads of the enemy's confidential elements or important people. Although Kuns's special hobby led to many victories in the army, every time he did so, his father, who was far away in the royal capital, would either be furious or frightened. In the end, even the king couldn't stand it anymore and put this favorite son in prison.
Two like-minded guys meet in prison and laugh in unison. The "eerie" laughter made the guards outside the door shudder, and they were frightened for a night.
The cage can imprison their bodies, but it can't imprison the playfulness of the two of them, and the pursuit of doing their own thing, and when two people touch each other, the cage can't even take away their physical freedom.
On this night that scared the guards out of their minds, the two guys hatched an action that would make the guards drop their heads: Prison Break.
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Breaking free from the physical and mental "shackles", these two guys are like birds that have struggled in the cage all their lives, and finally smashed the bird cage and rushed into the blue sky.
There was no going back, and they traveled around the world on the three continents of Olopa, living as bounty hunters, and their actions were as bold and exaggerated as ever. Although they made a mess everywhere they went, these two bear children also broadened their horizons, increased their knowledge, and became more and more powerful.
"It's just two big kids who are playful. Owen smiled and shook his head, seeing this, he no longer had the mythical expectations of the so-called "Twelve Heroes of Demon Slayering".
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Such a free and easy day finally comes when the time comes to change.
That was two years after the two left their homeland. They circled three continents and eventually came to an ancient kingdom across the sea from the kingdom of Agulema: the Rocal Empire. Two stinky boys who are self-righteous kick on the steel plate here.
Ignoring the dissuasion of the locals and the terrible legends that have been passed down for thousands of years, they stepped into the terrifying pole of the world: the Antigorin Sea.
The results can be imagined. Just to the edge of the forest sea, they encountered a monster that they could not deal with at all: the silverback musk cat.
Although this feline monster is small in size and relatively weak in strength, but it is extremely dexterous, Auguston and Kuens tried their best, but they could not hurt the cat half a point, but were scratched all over the body, and the silverback musk cat was even more terrifying in that its body was surrounded by a colorless and invisible fragrance, if any creature was injured within the range of the aroma, the wound would not be treated in any way, and would continue to deteriorate and decay, and it could not be lifted at the level of human treatment at that time.
Auguston and Bitterness almost became the snack for the much smaller kitten, but luckily they rode on rare horses of the best breeds. Relying on the speed of their horses, the two men fled in the direction of the human world after being eaten by the cat, however, the Bitters who was running behind was overtaken, and the claws of the silverback musk cat dug deep into the flesh of the horse's arm, and Bitters fell down with the horse, and Auguston hurriedly returned to save his friend. While the silverback civet was feasting on the horse's liver, the two escaped on one of the remaining horses.
Although the escape was successful, it left extremely serious sequelae. Auguston's body was scratched by the silverback musk cat in many places, waiting for it to rot into a pile of bones, which would probably be his fate in a few days, and Kuens was even more serious, he had no external injuries on his body, but he inhaled the poisonous aroma of the silverback musk cat directly, so that he fell unconscious, or would not wake up even if the internal organs were completely rotten.
I don't know if Lady Luck has been hovering over the heads of these two bear children. There is a legend that is hard to tell whether the truth is true or false, and that in the Antigorin Sea, where the Sea is not too deep, there is a special golden hot spring, the water in which it has powerful healing powers, and it is the only substance that can relieve the poison of the silver-backed musk cat.
In order to save his friend's life, but also to save himself, Auguston led his warhorse, which had also been scratched by a cat, and limped into the Antigorin Sea, looking for the legendary golden hot spring.
I don't know if it was because the silverback musk cat was sleeping, or because he didn't enter his territory, and walked through the woods for most of the day, and Auguston was frightened for most of the day, but he didn't meet the terrible cat again. Not only the silverback civet, but even the decent monsters have not been encountered. The surrounding dense forest was surprisingly quiet, which made Auguston, who had been torn apart on the battlefield, feel furious.
But the frightening silence didn't last long. After emerging from a pile of dense bushes, the eyes suddenly opened up!
The tinkling of flowing water, the verdant green grass full of flowers, and the colorful butterflies fluttering happily...... It looked like a fairyland, and to Auguston's excitement, a layer of golden mist wafted behind the grass.
"Golden Hot Springs!" Auguston was overjoyed, and hurriedly led his war horse over.
Sure enough, after passing through the beautiful grass, Auguston came to a small golden lake.
The warm golden waters of the lake rose and covered the surface of the lake with a layer of golden mist.
Auguston crouched down and reached out to test the temperature of the water. Well, although it's a little hot, it's still acceptable.
"Great!" Auguston stood up, patted the horse beside him, and said with a smile, "Kuens is saved, I am saved, and you are saved." ”
But when Auguston cast his gaze back to the lake again, his smile froze......