Section B Chapter 10: Interception Plan (Lusha)
Since her sister used Aya's angelic power to unleash the Wind Energy Barrier, the winds of the Frozen Lands did not affect their flight and eyes in the slightest. While clutching the reins, Lusha clutched her baby's cane for fear of slipping off with one hand.
In fact...... Lusa knew very well that it couldn't fall at all. Because the handle of the rod has been tightly attached to the palm of the hand by the iron chain, the chain cannot be sawn. The double pyramid pendant on her chest had been extremely cold, and Lusha was a little puzzled when she didn't come out of the house: why wasn't it heated by body heat?
Thinking of the Frost Child who had been killed indirectly by herself, Lusa felt irrepressibly depressed: no matter what outsiders say, one thing will not changeβif she hadn't stopped it, this would not have happened.
Despite her bad mood, Aya's mood did not continue to deteriorate, but stabilized. The reason is simple: she has seen too many similar things in her five-year journey.
Slowly, she also changed from suffering for a long time to a silent mourning and then forgetting with a calm mood. At the same time, I also understand more and more the truth that "people will eventually die". It turns out that it is very difficult to live without this mindset as a cursed person.
According to the mentality of necromancers and death worshippers, people die sooner or later, it just depends on whether they die earlier. Because of the existence of the soul, there is no need to be too sad. Abandoning the cumbersome flesh is even a kind of sublimated happiness.
However, Lusha doesn't think so, she still thinks that being alive is the most exciting, and she will feel deep regret and sadness for the deceased. However, when there are more and more people who have seen the dead and even killed them with their own curses, can I still remember them one by one and wash my face with tears every day?
It's too cowardly to do that...... From the moment I embarked on my journey, I was destined to be strong.
With her cane crossed, Lusha pressed her body against the horse's back and touched the dumplings in her crossbody bag. But Minia still didn't wake up, only subconsciously wrapped Lusha's fingers.
Mad Dog is right, I have to get used to the crowd. Although they can't get too close to people because of the curse, after arriving in the upper world, those cities have no prejudice against Aya. If you investigate the rumors of lifting the curse, you'll have to go deep into the city to find clues. (I don't know who prescribed it, but the tavern is used to buy information.) Tavern owners in big cities have a lot of secret rumors that outsiders won't know. So it's not easy to be a tavern owner, and you have to have an intelligence network)
I had to work on my social skills in a crowded area, and I couldn't always talk to just a few people. The fear of the gaze, to put it bluntly, is the fear of the curse. I wasn't like that before.
Despite this thought, Lusa never lost sight of her original purpose: to try to find a way to lift the curse here. Even if there are no clues for the time being, you can't back down.
I don't know if it was the surprisingly handy trick weapon in her hand that gave her confidence or what's going on, Lusa suddenly felt that what she had done in the past two days was completely like a different person.
"Sister, fly higher. Now the snow fog is thin. Looking into the sky below, Lusa made a request to Lucina in her head. Spiraling upward, the two soon pierced through a layer of clouds and rushed into the cold airflow. Feeling the flutter of her skirt, Lusha gazed carefully at the ground, searching for the pine forest.
It shouldn't be that hard...... Most of the tree species here are unknown to me.
Lucina was flying in the north of the town. She decided to follow the speculation of the two snow crows and search there. Finally, she saw a very visible alien tree species: green and lush, and at first glance it was a pine tree.
My sister apparently found out about this as well. She slowed the flapping of her wings and began to dive. After a few moments, the two of them were getting closer and closer to the ground, and finally hovered above the woods and began to circle.
It's really a pine, you read that right...... Having settled down, Lusha began to look around for the cave: there were several small hills, and it should not be difficult to find.
"Lusha, I see one. Recalling her sister's voice, Lucina said disapprerovingly, "It's a little farther away, it's already close to the town." β
"Well, I see the one you said. Giving a response, Lutha hesitated, "But it's definitely not that." It's already close to town. β
"Then let's go to the other one, and we'll be able to look for them one by one if we move quickly. Without further ado, Lucina immediately fell and flew to her destination.
Apparently, there was nothing in the first cave. All you can see is a big white bear sleeping inside.
It is said that the snow bears here are quite kind, and it seems to be true...... Remembering the complaints she had heard in her previous conversations with the bears, the corners of Lusa's mouth lifted slightly, revealing a smile: they were unhappy that they had been driven away from their human and orc colonies like bears. Because these guys are obviously intelligent creatures!
As a rule of thumb, humans and dragonmen are the most xenophobic overall. The least exclusive, the two oldest Eborns, Aiya and Berontan. This could also include the Dragons and Ahsan (Ebon with a body covered in a hard pitch-black carapace, with the appearance of a beetle).
I remember hearing that there are bear people here, too. He lives in a village not far south of the Shenmu Forest outpost. It's a pity that it's all swallowed up by black ice, and I don't know where these bear people have gone. Lutha is very fond of these friendly and wise Eborn, perhaps because Eloa is inhabited by a lot of bears. Many of them were druids.
Without hesitation, Lucina flapped her wings and took off again. This time, the two landed in another cave they had seen earlier. However, it is also empty.
"That man can't be gone, right?" Flying into the sky again in disappointment, Lucina's tone was very frustrated: "How long have we dragged on to arrive, wouldn't it be ...... if he didn't load the goods and fled directly"
"Impossible. Lusha immediately vetoed: "A greedy person can't leave his possessions alone." They tend to value money more than their lives. β
"That's right......" Lucina sped up, "No, we can't afford to delay any longer." The cave must be found as soon as possible. You can wait here for him to come out, but when the time comes, it's hard to stop him without causing bloodshed. β
"It should be possible, right?" Hearing this, Lusa hesitated, "I can't do it, but sister, you should be able to, right?" β
"It's true that any spell can be used. But......" Lucina's tone was uneasy, "Bondage, Bewitchment, or Immobilization are usually used for this kind of thing, but I didn't learn much about it in the first place, so I had to set a trap beforehand. The rest of the way to not hurt the horse...... That's all that's left for the ice prison and freezing, right?"
"If you use the ice prison, the horse will still hurt it if it suddenly changes speed. Knowing what her sister meant, Lusa was anxious: "Then let's hurry up, we have to stop it as soon as it comes out of the cave door." β