Volume 3 Chapter 18: The Fall (I)
May 1730 Solar Calendar Peak No. 1 near Kuruno
You can't hold the axe like this, and the reprimand of the past instructor sounded in Hopler's head, as well as the hard slap.
"It's a pity that you can't beat me now, Mr. Ingres. With the tail handle in his right hand, Hopler dragged the axe on the ground with a sizzling noise, and he limped along the mountain road, with several holes in his body, and his body was covered in blood, leaving a long trail of blood as he walked.
The evening breeze in the mountains was a little refreshing on his face, but it was a pity that the wound on his body was blown like this, and it hurt even more, "cough, cough, cough" along the way, he coughed constantly, the blood swirled in his mouth, and then he swallowed it again, and the warrior looked at the darkness that could swallow everything in front of him, and continued to walk forward.
He saw the direction Crystal had left. Although the pain made him confused, it couldn't be wrong, it certainly wouldn't be wrong, he couldn't afford to be wrong.
Hopler then remembered what he had talked about when he and Depp were drinking.
"Where do you necromancers like to stay, and you can't find anyone until the bar opens in the evening. The sweetness of the mead and the stickiness it poured into his throat made Hopler drink his first cup with such pleasure.
"It's rare that a warrior would be interested in us necromancers. Depp picked up the cup, he was not as heroic as Hopler, but first smelled the wine, and then took a big sip, "Although the honey liqueur here is delicious, don't drink it so fiercely, it will also go up, don't blame me for not reminding you." β
"Don't get off the hook. Hopler's face was already red at this time, "Boss, have another drink." β
Depp smiled and turned his head to look at him, "There's no need to hide it from you. He dipped his finger in the wine in the glass, then drew a picture on the table, "If the tavern is here." Depp nodded on the table, "You're here." The necromancer moved his hand to the side a little and tapped it again, "Then I'm in" The necromancer shook his fingers, and Hopler's eyes moved with his position, "This" Depp nodded at Hopler's thick thighs.
was stunned for a moment, and then the two laughed "Hahahahaha" This is the day when drunkards are happy, Depp's joke is not funny but the effect is good "Are you here?" Tapping his thigh, Hoppler laughed very exaggerated and loud, he hammered the table "Hahahaha, what are you doing on my lap!hahahaha!"
"Necromancers prefer quiet places, at least during the day, preferably caves, sealed with earth, and undisturbed. The necromancer picked up his glass and took another big sip.
"Isn't that a coffin!" Hopler touched Depp with his glass.
"You've got the point!" The laughter began to be presumptuous, and Depp patted his thigh, "Necromancers like to make coffins for themselves, hahahaha!"
"The mead liqueur in that shop is really good, it would be nice to have another sip. "Hopler looked ahead at the darkness ahead, "That guy's drunken words should be believed, after all, he can't get drunk at all." Lifting the axe, Hoppler smashed it hard against the ground, and the axe hit the rock with a loud buzzing sound, but because of the excessive force, Hopler's left leg weakened, and the whole person lost his balance and fell to the ground. Leaning on the handle of the axe, he pushed himself up again, before he lost his strength due to the pain, "It's not the worst, your life is much worse than this little wound, isn't it, Hopler?" Laughing at himself and questioning himself, Hoppler stepped forward with a smile on his face, and the echo just now determined the direction he was going, "It's not far, it's coming soon, old man, as long as you work a little harder." Dragging the axe, Hopler continued on his way.
"You are!" Looking at the mysterious woman in front of him, Lott aimed his sword at her, but as soon as he thought it was wrong, he immediately put away his sword, and when he thought about it, it was not right, but at this time, the skeleton soldiers in the rear had already approached him.
"Thank you. At some point, the woman she was facing suddenly disappeared, and then her voice came from behind, "My disciple who is not a weapon, thanks to you for taking care of me, my name is Natalia, and I am a nightingale." You might know me?"
Lott turned to look at Natalia behind her, when did she take the Saya dagger from her hand "I..."
"What's the matter, haven't you heard my name?" Natalia asked again, glancing at a stunned Lot.
"No, Saiya didn't mention her teacher, and thanks for the help. At this point, there was no need for Lot's hands at all, and Natalia easily slashed at the skeletons here, her short knife with thunder and a dagger with flames.
The corners of his mouth raised slightly: "My lovely disciple is really shy." "Flipped the dagger in the hand" flame ... Looks like your opponent is very difficult to deal with. β
"She's hurt. Lott lowered the sword in his hand and leaned over to check Rhodes and Saiya's injuries, "Rod too, they are badly wounded. That necromancer is sinister. β
"I saw it. Natalia's tone was still relaxed, "The priesthood will be coming soon, don't worry." You can take a break first. The two of them would never die from this injury. β
Hearing this, Lot's mind just flashed the thought of relaxation, and the intense soreness and exhaustion made his body collapse all of a sudden, "We are safe... No!!" Lott struggled to his feet, "Uncle Hopler!Uncle Hopler!!, you go and help Uncle Hopler!!, he's going to hunt down the necromancer alone!"
"Oh?" raised her eyebrows, Natalia's originally slightly relaxed face changed, her face became serious, and she was silent for a while, "I'm here to protect my disciple, as for that warrior, I wish him good luck." β
"I'm hereβ" Lott was anxious to get back to his feet, but he found that he couldn't get up at all, and he couldn't climb at all.
"I don't think you're going to be able to do it now. Gracefully shuttling between the skeletons, the skeletons were wiped out in her hands, Natalia had great strength, and Lott concluded that if this woman went to help the uncle, the uncle would definitely be able to come back safely, otherwise he would be dragged with such a serious injury...
"I can!" gritting his teeth, Lott struggled to prop up his body, his efforts were not in vain, and with some effort, he stood up again, "Go and help..."
"You haven't got your weapon yet. Natalia kicked Lott lightly in the calf, and Lott fell to the ground again.
"No, I can!" Lott tried to get up, holding the sword on the ground.
"Though I'd love to say that you did your best. Natalia turned her back to Lot, her slashing movements were as graceful as a dance, the flaming dagger and the electric short knife formed two gorgeous ribbons, "But I know you can't listen, so it's better for me to say it more ugly, you're too weak, even if you can stand up again, I can't trust my disciple to you." β
"Weak," Lott repeated.
"The weak can't protect anything, and if I hadn't come, you'd have lost everything, haven't you? In a teacher-like tone, Natalia taught the young man lying on the ground, "The world doesn't look at whether you work hard, only whether you are strong when it matters." The demon skeleton was reduced to ashes by Natalia's attack, and lightning and fire destroyed his eventual resurrection.
"But..."Tears finally welled up in Lott's eyes, "If you go... Butβ" He hammered the ground with his hand, gritting his teeth.
"You're smart, Lot. I've heard a lot of people say about you. Natalia sighed, "People who are too smart are usually unhappy because they can't fool themselves. "It's already a dead end, Natalia can feel Lotter's strong unwillingness, but the truth is cruel and powerless.
Actually, it's not hard to find. Wiping the blood from the corners of his mouth, Hopler looked at the entrance to a cave blocked by rocks with a relaxed expression, "As your coffin, this size is extravagant." "Raising the axe, puffing up all his strength, Hopler slammed it, and the axe shattered the stones that stood in the way with great strength and determination. But at the same time, several arrows flew out of the cave. Hoppler didn't have time to dodge, he turned his body to avoid the vital point, but the arrow still pierced into his body, and his legs weakened from pain, and Hoppler knelt down.
"How did you find here!" came the necromancer's panicked voice from inside the cavern.
"Haha, it's okay if you're not dead!" he wanted to grit his teeth, but there was too much blood in his mouth, and Hoppler could only spit them out, and he looked at the hole that had been cleared, and soon, the second batch of arrows was coming.
"We can stop for a moment and reconcile with each other so that you don't have to die, and I don't have to die, okay?"
"Can you guarantee it?" the warrior laughed so hard that he coughed up blood.
"I promise!" the necromancer's voice suddenly became louder, as if he had grasped a life-saving straw.
"Am I stupid? As soon as I turn around, you're going to shoot arrows, and you can't stop after you attack us. Pulling the arrows out of his body one by one, Hopler struck the ground again with his axe.
"I promise I won't break my promise, we can sign a geis!" the necromancer still expressed his sincerity.
"Do you think I'm that kind of young ghost? You can say that you can sign a GEIS, and there is no way for a dead person to sign a GEIS! You and I have never had any basis for trust. While dragging time through dialogue, Hopler also knew the location of several archers at the entrance of the cave through echoes.
"Do you think you're going to kill me if you come in?!" the necromancer was furious, and arrows shot out of the cave again.
This time Hoppler was on guard, he dodged and hid at the edge of the hole, but his uncompetitive leg did not stand firm again, he fell to the ground again, holding his leg Hoppler helped the rock wall to get up again, Hoppler looked at his hand, blood, the corrosion on this side of the thigh is already very serious, and he will not be able to walk if he drags it down again" It seems that I can't see that kid from Rhodes as a knight of oath. The expression was a little bitter but for a moment he seemed to regain his spirits, a loud scream, an impulse poured out of his body, power, this is the feeling of power, and Hopler activated the madness.
The third round of arrows was blocked by the great axe he swung, and this new force supported him into the cavern.
The necromancer's cave is full of skeletons, and those at the entrance already know the location in advance, and the warriors rushed in and directly broke these archers, and then Hoppler was smashed all the time, there was no fire, and there was no light, the whole cave was pitch black, but there were a lot of sounds, and the cave was narrow after all, and the advantage of numbers was limited, and the warriors were rampage inside according to the direction of the sound, although the knife wounds and arrow wounds increased a lot, but it was completely impossible to stop Hoppler from advancing.
The knife into the thigh hurts but doesn't work, the arrow pierces the shoulder and hurts but doesn't work, the hand grabs you and grabs your leg and then the sword pierces you in the chest, it hurts but it doesn't work. A warrior under the blood does not know how to fear, does not know how to cower, does not cut off limbs, does not pierce the heart, does not crush the brain, you cannot stop him until your death comes.
With the sound of the necromancer's curse, he came to the deepest part of the cavern.
"That's why I hate warriors, and I can never be at ease until I die!" The necromancer was furious, the crack began to repair with his efforts, and it must not be interrupted by a warrior here" Mad Blood is indeed tricky, but it is not impossible!"
The warrior didn't care about the necromancer's self-talk, he saw the blue light of the soul crystal and rushed directly towards him, the magic of the huge leylines contained in the crystal, which made him shine like a star.