Chapter Eighty-Seven: In a Dilemma
Adams said that whoever runs into the forest at night is unlucky.
Xiao Chen is now an unlucky bastard, he is like a mouse, he will drill wherever the terrain is complicated. His night vision ability is the only thing he can rely on at this time.
Arrogance always sows bitter fruits, and poor Adams would never have imagined that he would die here. If they had been more cautious at the time, maybe everything would have been different.
However, these regrets were just a flash in Xiao Chen's mind, and now he had to devote all his energy to dealing with the rugged mountain roads and dense tree branches. The two damned horse thieves recognized his piece of fat and dismounted and chased him into the forest.
After chasing the soldiers, there is a difficult road ahead. And I wonder if there are any monsters peeping in the forest?
The mercenaries he brought with him died and fled, and now only a small mercenary who was not too old was still with him. This kid with freckles on his face carried a mace and struggled to step on Xiao Chen's footprints.
"Matisse, did the horse thieves follow?" Xiao Chen asked as he hurried forward.
The little man replied.
"It seems to have shaken them off. The little man glanced back, and there was nothing to be seen in the blackened forest, except for the cries of night owls and the softer and softer slashing sounds in the distance, "But they must still be with us." If I want to chase after me, you will see that it is a big fish, and if you are caught, they will be safe. You can also exchange it for ransom. ”
"We keep walking, we can't stop. Matisse, you should have thrown that guy in your hand. Xiao Chen saw his hard look, and said angrily.
"But it's worth a lot. The fat man promised, and when he died, the hammer would be mine. This time he was split in half, and he couldn't die anymore. ”
"Forget it. Let's go. Xiao Chen was powerless to argue with him.
"Hmm...... But my lord, they all say that you are a powerful magician, so why should you run away? Shouldn't a magician just point at whoever he is?"
"Have you ever seen a magician?"
"Nope. ”
"Then shut up. Xiao Chen climbed a small slope, and he could see the camp on another hillside in the distance, which was already more than two kilometers away.
"I think we should go to camp now. You won't be afraid to join the leaders. Matisse muttered quietly.
Xiao Chen looked at the fire in the camp, thinking that he didn't know how to face the others after he went back, and he was very sad in his heart. However, the forest in the dark night is too dangerous, and it is lucky to be able to escape here safely. He walked down the small slope and without saying a word to the north, preparing to bypass the road and walk towards the camp.
The two walked a little further, and Matisse asked, "My lord, can we take a breather?" No one should be catching up. ”
He took turns looking at the mace on both shoulders, but he was tired enough.
Xiao Chen himself was tired, and he had been running in the mountains for nearly an hour. Even if he is now physically strong and has a lot of strength, he has also reached the limit. With a wave of his hand, he motioned to rest on the spot, and walked to the base of a large tree and sat down against it.
Matisse sat on a rock, held the mace in his hand, and turned it over and over as if he were looking at some treasure.
While resting, Xiao Chen recalled the previous scene, the more he thought about it, the more indignant he became, and suddenly saw Mattis's appearance, and said puzzled: "Mattis, the comrades of the mercenary group died and escaped, aren't you sad at all?"
"My lord, this is the fate of mercenaries. Die in a damn place, there's nothing bad about it. When they died, it was God who gave them the time to come, and we didn't die because God still needed us. To die is to throw yourself into the arms of God, which is not a bad thing. ”
"Aren't you afraid of death? If you're really not afraid, then what are you running away from?"
Matisse shuddered for a moment, as if remembering the danger he had encountered before, and he whispered, "But I still have a sister, and if I go to the kingdom of God, I will not be able to raise her." Moreover, the priests also said that survival is the law of nature. Seeking death is punishable by God. ”
Xiao Chen didn't speak, he suddenly felt that it was a happy thing for these people to believe that they could have a home after death.
"Lord Adams and the Fat Man should be in God's 'natural garden' by now, and they don't have to starve and freeze. Matisse tightened his collar and said, "My lord, they say that many magicians don't believe in gods......
Suddenly, Matisse stopped speaking and looked at his chest in disbelief, a sharp sword reaching out of his heart, and he looked in agony. The knife stirred again, and his face quickly turned gray, and his eyes lost their brilliance.
"Don't be envious, you can also go to the kingdom of God and enjoy it. A figure stood up from behind Matisse and pushed the little man who had lost his life to the ground, it was Ruth, who had blocked Adams' sword. Immediately afterwards, another big man also came out of the forest, naturally it was the blue wolf Mais.
When they first appeared, Xiao Chen only felt that the soles of his feet were cold, and his heart was beating wildly, as if he had fallen into a nightmare. But when he was really surrounded by two horse thieves with knives, he slowly calmed down: "I didn't expect you to catch up." ”
"Hmph, I'm called the Blue Wolf, but I just have this good nose. Maith walked up to Xiao Chen, pointed a knife at him, and said, "No matter how far away the smell of your body is, you can't hide it from me." ”
"Old wolf, what are we going to do, will we chop him? Damn mage, destroy our team. The bald head Ruth waved his scimitar, hoping to see Xiao Chen trembling and kneeling and begging for mercy. But he was disappointed, Xiao Chen still sat by the tree, looking at them calmly.
"Tie him up and don't give him a chance to cast his magic. Maistalk.
Ruth took out a rope that had been prepared from his waist, twisted Xiao Chen's hands behind his back, tied him up strongly, and then dragged a rope and held him in his hands.
"Let's go. Venerable Mage, you're going to stay with us for a while. Maiss said with a sinister smile.
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In the camp, all resistance had been broken, most of the horse thieves had been killed, a few had fled, and some had been taken prisoner.
However, the victory did not bring much joy to everyone. Chen Hansheng, Li Tianrui and Kalanda all stood solemnly at the place where Adams was killed.
"Addams. Kalanda held his head with red eyes and placed it carefully beside his body.
Chen Hansheng didn't know how to comfort her, sighed and persuaded: "I heard that he died heroically, and the enemy used despicable methods to sneak attack him. ”
Kalanda shook his head and said, "There is no such thing as despicable or despicable on the battlefield, and Adams paid the price for underestimating the enemy. However, now is not the time to mourn him, we must find Lord Xiao as soon as possible. Several mercenaries who ran back said that Maiss chased Lord Xiao all the way......"
At this time, the giant man Gamero came over with a woman like a chicken. Caterina with her abdomen bandaged followed him, and when she saw Adams on the ground, she burst out crying, screaming and falling on top of him and sobbing. Gameiro also gave him a sad look, and then left the woman in front of Chen Hansheng and Kalanda. The woman fell face down to the ground with a muffled grunt.
Kalanda crouched down and flipped the woman over.
Although his face was covered with mud and blood, Chen Hansheng still felt that this was a very beautiful woman, and what surprised him even more was that this woman had a pair of pointed and long ears like Cole, the archer of the Blue Flame Mercenary Group. The woman was dressed in a black tight-fitting dress and had a graceful figure, but this beauty was ruined by two bullet holes in the shoulders and thighs.
"You're Monica 'Falcon', aren't you? Kalanda pinched her cheek with her hand and twisted her face hard, "You know what I'm going to ask, tell me, how your retreat route was arranged, where did Maes and Ruth go?"
Monica tried to turn her head sideways, but Kalanda's hand was like a pincer, forcing her to look at her.
"Retreat route?" Chen Hansheng and Li Tianrui glanced at each other, a little puzzled.
Caranda explained: "Meiss escaped unharmed this time, while Monica stayed behind. Eighty percent of them had said in advance the meeting place. If Lord Xiao is robbed, it must be there. ”
"Makes sense. Chen Hansheng agreed with Kalanda, "This is much better than us sending people to find it aimlessly." ”
He also squatted down beside Monica and said, "You'd better be honest and clear, otherwise you'll have to suffer." ”
"Hmph, you're the guy who hurt me. Monica recognized Chen Hansheng at a glance.
"Not bad. You know I'm not going to show mercy to women. ”
"When I was caught by you, I didn't want to go back alive. Monica sneered, "There's a kind of you're going to kill me right now." ”
Chen Hansheng persuaded again, "If you say it, I can call the shots and spare your life." ”
Monica simply closed her eyes and said no more words.
"Strange. How can this female horse thief be like a revolutionary martyr, playing with loyalty and unyielding. Li Tianrui asked Chen Hansheng in Chinese.
"It has nothing to do with us why she became a martyr. Chen Hansheng said to Kalanda, "Let's torture, we don't have time to spend with her." ”
Kalanda pulled a dagger from her waist and stabbed it into the bullet hole in Monica's shoulder without hesitation.
Monica's face turned white in pain, she held her lips and refused to scream, Kalanda pressed the dagger down and turned, Monica was about to bounce off the ground in pain, but Chen Hansheng stepped on her stomach.
"Mais...... Maiss ...... I won't...... Betray him. Die...... Heart. Monica's lips were bitten out by herself, and she spat out a mouthful of blood before making a difficult sound.
"Brother Chen, this is not good. We also have rules that do not abuse prisoners. Li Tianrui whispered, "Besides, she's still a woman......"
"You babies, you haven't been to the battlefield, you know a fart. There are no men and women on the battlefield, only oneself and the enemy. If you think so, sooner or later you will be captured by women. Listen, a hundred Monica can't compare to one Xiao Chen. Got it?"
Li Tianrui responded, frowned and said, "Then I'll go around first, if there are any other clues." ”
At this time, Kalanda activated her fighting qi slightly, and white light began to condense on the dagger, and small qi burst out from the dagger, cutting into Monica's wound in all directions. She finally couldn't hold on anymore and let out a few muffled grunts.
But even in the face of such pain, she said word by word: "I...... Love...... Maiss ......"
At this time, Caterina, whose eyes were red and swollen from crying, rushed over, pulled out the dagger at her waist, slashed Monica twice, and cut off half of her long ear with another knife, "I love Bastian, I love Edo, I love Adams, they are my own brothers, but, they all died in your hands!
"Ah~~" Monica really cried out this time.