Chapter 62: Between the Lights and the Fire
The air seemed to freeze, and Xiuin felt the tip of his nose begin to cool.
What's going on?
Xiuin was sure that there was no problem with his senses, but through his skin, Xiuin undoubtedly felt the cold, but it was not really the temperature in the room that had cooled, but ......
"Soul power?" Xiu Yin relied on his own spiritual perception, and suddenly realized that this was the soul power exuded by Sharmi.
His soul power could even spread directly to such a large area!? Xiu Yin's current knowledge was difficult to explain the phenomenon at this time.
"Natsu, Sharmy?" said Hunn, shuddering.
Half a sound, it seems that the temperature around him has returned to normal, but there is a drop of sweat on Xiuyin's forehead, it is terrible!
"Hmph, then I'll shoot that mage before that!"
Sharmi's faint words turned out to be an endless hatred......
"Hmm......"
Xiuin felt as if his soul was shaking for a moment.
He covered his heart with some pain, and at that moment just now, he found that there was a blur in front of him, and there were many memories of the "cultivation cause" in his mind.
It was as if the soul had been struck hard, and the feeling of pain and dizziness made Xiu Yin feel like he was almost unconscious.
"Could it be ......?"
A terrible thought suddenly arose in Xiuyin's heart, and he was afraid that he would ......
"Hey, you don't matter, do you?" Sharmy's voice, leaning outside, came over as he pondered, and this time there was less coldness and more concern in his voice.
"Oh, it's okay, it's just a little cold. "Xiu Yin found that his heart was beating very hard, and he was scared because of his own affairs.
"That's good. ”
"What was that? I mean, it's getting cold. ”
There was no answer to Xiuin's question, and for a long time, the room was still silent and silent, and Sharmi no longer paid attention to him.
In the silence, Xiu Yin continued to ponder the thoughts just now.
In Sharmy's angry words, Xiuyin almost lost consciousness, although Xiuyin was still uncertain, but there was a possibility that frightened him.
His soul may disappear, and the soul of the original "cultivator" will dominate this body again!
"Don't, don't!" Xiu cried out in horror, afraid that he would really disappear, "I can't ......"
"Can't what?"
Sharmy's voice reached Shuin's ears.
"Huh?" Hun opened his eyes, and the first thing he saw was Sharmy's somewhat fair face and his green eyes, and he was not wearing a leather helmet on his head, but he was wrapped in several bandages, covering his entire hair, and pressing half of his ears underneath.
Was you dreaming just now......
Seeing that Xiu Yin had already opened his eyes, Sharmi said coldly, "I just woke up, and I'm about to leave!"
Hearing Sharmy's words, Xiu Yin suddenly rolled over from the bed, "It's so urgent!"
Sharma ignored him and began to pack his bags.
When Huin confirmed that there was nothing wrong with the small crossbow on his left arm, Captain Cassel came over and beckoned him and Sharmie to meet up.
After enjoying a decent breakfast in the barracks of the infantry regiment, the team led by Xiuin and Cassel got into a carriage and headed for the northern border mountains of the Bones City and the Haider Dominion.
Not only did the wagon of the Warrior Regiment not only have no carport but was very dilapidated, and it was even more impossible to install seats with cushions on it, and as soon as the carriage had run a short distance, Xiu felt that his ass was tossed a little unbearable.
Coupled with the thought of the breakfast he had eaten before, Xiu Yin felt that even though the Neumann family could be said to be very declining among the nobles, his life could be said to be very beautiful compared to the few warriors in front of him who were in the same carriage with him......
In addition to him and the coachman, there were four other people in the carriage.
They were the captain of Cassel, Sharmie, and the other two were introduced by the captain of Cassel, and Xiun knew that they were Monte and Gallo.
Captain Cassel is still wearing a standard light helmet of the Starlight Kingdom, with a long sword stuck in his waist and a small round shield fixed to his left arm.
Sharmi was still lightly dressed, with a leather helmet on his head, a leather cuirass on his body, and a longbow behind his back that looked a little huge compared to his somewhat thin size.
Monte was heavily armoured, and the two-handed hammer hanging behind him seemed to Xiu Yin to be wielded only here.
Gallo is equipped with the same equipment as Captain Cassel, but he has an extra crossbow behind his back, and it seems that Gallo has some experience with using a crossbow.
If you count yourself again, Xiu Yin noticed that the current five people are exactly a very well-combined team, I heard Uncle Jack say that some small mercenary teams are such a five-person configuration, whether it is offensive and defensive, long-range and short-range, there are corresponding means, and at the same time, if you recruit a mage like yourself, a more perfect team is like this.
"Captain Kassel, what exactly are we going to do in the mountains north of Haidel?" It would take half a day to reach our destination, and Xiu Yin just asked what the task was to assist in the commission.
"The lords who live in the nearby villages report that a large number of sharp-horned demon wolves have gathered there, and the Marquis of Fair has just been promoted to the title, so it is the responsibility and obligation of the lord to order that the demon wolves there must be eradicated to protect the people and bring them a safe life. ”
"Then why do you have to entrust the Mage Guild to send a mage to assist?" Xiu Yin asked a little strangely, originally he thought that he was going to explore some ruins or something, and he needed the mage's spiritual power to help him search.
To deal with a low-level magical beast like the Sharp-Horned Demon Wolf, I'm afraid Captain Cassel and Sharmie will be enough to deal with it.
"Hehe!" At this time, Captain Cassel's face showed a sly smile, "The deep meaning of this will not be understood by a teenager like you, in short, especially for powerful lords, even if they don't need the role of a mage in some small tasks, they will also initiate a commission to the Mage Guild......"
"What? that means, I'm a number-maker!?" shouted Xiu Yin with some displeasure.
"Haha......" Everyone in the car laughed, except for Sharmi, who still had a cold face.
"Don't say that, Xiu Yin's strength is still recognized by everyone. Cassel was afraid that Xiu would be embarrassed, so he hurriedly reassured, "After all, he is a young mage who has successfully protected the Marquis!"
"Hey......
Hearing what Captain Cassel said, Xiu Yin was also happy a few times, but in his heart, Xiu Yin already understood what was going on.
Regardless of the size of the task, the lords will often hire registered mages in the Mage Guild, which is nothing more than a way to maintain long-term cooperation with the Mage Guild, it seems that even if it is far away from the glorious era of mages, the Mage Guild still has a good influence in the entire continent, and the powerful lords have never severed contact with the mages!
The carriage came to a slow halt on the side of the road, and further on, they needed to move on foot, and the destination of the mission was a dense forest in the northern mountains.
"First of all, reconfirm the equipment in your hand!" Captain Cassel, who is about the same age as Uncle Jack, has a very cautious style.
Nou touched the small crossbow hidden in his left arm, one of his killer features, which had been confirmed to be functional in the morning.
"Alright, let's go!" Seeing that everyone was all sorted out, Captain Cassel ordered, "Monte goes ahead, then Gallo, then Sharmi, then Shuin, and finally me!"
This is a five-man formation, with Monte with the strongest defense at the front of the team and being able to defend against enemies in front of the group.
The first time Xiu Yin walked into the mountains and forests of this world, the type of tree Xiu Yin was not clear, but in terms of appearance, it looked similar to the trees in the original world, and some of the flowers blooming on the ground looked very familiar.
From time to time, there was a sound of insects and birds chirping in the forest, and although Xiu Yin had been prepared, it still sounded a little creepy.
Almost four or five kilometers through the woods, Sharmi suddenly said, "There's movement ahead!"
Swish!
The four of them seemed to have a skillful cooperation, and as soon as Sharmie finished speaking, Cassel and the three of them took their weapons in their hands, and Gallo did not draw his sword immediately, but chose to take off the crossbow hanging from his back.
Xiu Yin also reached out with his right hand, holding his palm upwards in midair, ready to cast a fireball spell at any time.
The atmosphere gradually became oppressive, and the five of them concentrated in the forest as they slowly moved forward, scanning their surroundings.
In fact, Xiun would have liked to use the crossbow in Gallo's hand, and now he felt that using the crossbow seemed to be more reliable than using magic.
Just as Xiu Yin was reassuring himself in his heart to believe in his magic, a low trumpet of a demon wolf sounded in the forest.
"They're coming!" Sharmi reminded the group.
Not long after Shamille finished speaking, Xiun also saw about a dozen sharp-horned demon wolves appear in front of him.
Captain Cassel stepped forward from the back of the line and stood beside Monte, "Well, it's not a lot, let's finish it early and go back to drinking!"
When the humans and wolves met, they didn't talk nonsense, and they greeted them directly with the arrows that Sharmi had already drawn the strings and the crossbow arrows in Gallo's hand.
Sou!
Sou!
Two arrows were the first to shoot into the wolves.
"Looks like the task is getting a little easier!"
Xiu Yin looked at the two extra wolf corpses on the ground, although he didn't know how many levels of Captain Cassel's physique he had, but judging from the level 11 physique that Uncle Jack had, Captain Cassel would only be stronger.
And the demon wolves are generally equivalent to level 1 to 2 soul power, so a dozen demon wolves, even if they don't have a cultivation cause, will not pose any threat to the professional warriors of these four people.
Seeing that his territory had been violated and that his companions had fallen, the Sharp-Horned Demon Wolf was obviously enraged, and immediately fanned towards Captain Cassel and Monte who were standing in front of him.
Burst!
Burst!
Cassel and Monte almost slashed the first few demon wolves under the sword.
Sou!
Sou!
Two more arrows, and the demon wolf in front of him almost fell in response.
"It seems that I really don't need me at all!" Xiu Yin stood behind the four people, and found that he had no room to shoot at all, and the demon wolf had already been killed in half in a short time, and this mission would be over in a while.
Woohoo –
Two of the last few remaining sharp-horned demon wolves let out beastly chirps.
"Those two demon wolves are strange!" Xiu Yin's gaze followed the sound of the beast's roar, and he noticed that the eyes of the two demon wolves seemed to be a little red.
"Could it be!" Xiu Yin suddenly remembered the first time he saw the sharp-horned demon wolf, and the demon wolf's eyes seemed to be a little red as well.
"Card ......"
While Xiuin's voice was still in his throat, the two demon wolves suddenly burst out with a speed that shocked Cassel and Monte, dodging their attacks, and attacking Gallo and Sharmi from their sides, respectively.
"Suffer!" the demon wolf suddenly erupted faster than Cassel imagined, and when the demon wolf roared past him, he smelled a very strong smell of blood, "Could it be a mutant demonic beast!"
Seeing that the demon wolf broke through the front row, Gallo was also well-trained and immediately let go of the crossbow in his hand, and while the small round shield on his left arm made a blocking posture forward, his right hand reached out to his waist to draw the long sword.
Bang!
The front paws of the demon wolf were placed on Gallo's small round shield, and before Gallo pulled out his long sword, his forelimbs were forced, and in a leap, he immediately opened his bloody mouth and bit down on Gallo's neck
At the last moment, a "whoosh" sound sounded in the air, and in Gallo's field of vision, a feather arrow accurately shot into the head of the sharp-horned demon wolf, and the body of the demon wolf hit Gallo's shoulder in the air because of the inertia of the feather arrow's dragging, and Gallo's whole person immediately lost his balance and fell diagonally backwards.
But while the demon wolf attacked Gallo, Xiu Yin shouted, "Be careful!"
It turned out that Sharmy, regardless of his own safety, actually pulled the string and turned around to aim at the demon wolf that was attacking Gallo, but the other sharp-horned demon wolf that bypassed from the front row had already flown up at this time, pounced directly on Sharmy, opened his mouth to show two rows of wolf teeth, and rushed towards Sharmy's neck.
When Xiu saw Sharmi turn around and aim at the demon wolf in Gallo's place, he cried out in his heart, "Fool".
Then with his best strength, he kicked his feet on the ground with all his might, and pounced in the direction of Sharmy, he and Sharmy's original position was actually only five steps away, but he couldn't reach it directly, so he could only jump up with all his strength and pounce towards Sharmy.
Xiuin stretched out his arms in midair, thinking that if he pushed Sharmi down, the sharp-horned demon wolf would pounce on him.
But how can Xiu Yin's speed be faster than the Sharp-Horned Demon Wolf?!
In his eyes, Sharma had already let go of his right hand at this time, and a feathered arrow that could save Gallo's life had already left the string, but the demon wolf that pounced on Sharma was less than half a step away from Sharmy's body when he jumped in mid-air!