Chapter Forty-Eight: The Return Journey
When the melodious singing finally ended, Linya herself seemed to be a little teary-eyed. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info She quickly and quietly wiped away her tears, and then she saw that around her, and in the space around her, there were dwarf spirits floating everywhere from all over the city. That's what she summoned with her singing voice.
"Bella is ruined. There's nothing left to be nostalgic about. Open your hearts and free your souls to the fullest, and I will show you the way to Heaven. There is no pain, no sorrow, no suffering, only happiness, joy and a bright future. Trust me and open your hearts. Linya said and stood up, raising her hand to summon a circular gate that shone with golden light.
Am I lying again? There is no heaven on the other side of the door, just another unknown future. But that's the best ending for them.
But strangely, the spirits of the dwarves did not act. When Linya was a little surprised, a soft wry smile came from Heslan's ears: "The dwarves don't yearn for heaven, Your Highness Linya. What they yearn for is the bosom of the earth, the side of the goddess Maeve. ”
Linya suddenly realized, she hurriedly gathered the earth elemental magic again, and summoned another gray circular earth gate in the air. "This is the gate to the Temple of Earth, where the great Goddess Maeve awaits your return. Go, go back to the goddess!"
The sound of the moonlight harp sounded again. At the sound of this blessing, the souls of the dwarves bowed to Linya and thanked her, and then walked through the golden gate with confidence and hope.
People in the real world can't see dwarves in their soul state, and of course they don't know what Linya is doing, except for Heslan.
By evening, the dwarven ghosts in the dungeon were completely gone. The magma gushing out of the ground has flooded eight floors underground. The passage to the outside of the city has finally been opened. One last glance at this once glorious ancient city, Linya sighed and walked out with the group.
Walking out of the dungeon and seeing the sunset that was about to set, everyone seemed to have a feeling of disbelief. After going through so many dangers and tribulations, I finally saw the light of day, and I really felt like I was reincarnated. It's all thanks to her.,If it weren't for this magician girl.,I'm afraid this team must have died inside.。
On the way back to the camp, Linya seemed to hear the sound of the piano coming from the side, with a hint of desolation, and some vicissitudes of music, with the wind gently drifting in that night, making people feel like they wanted to cry.
Who is playing the piano? Linya immediately had a strong curiosity, and couldn't help but follow the direction where the music came from. Suzanne hurriedly followed, but Linya clearly didn't want to listen to her advice.
After following the music for a while, Linya finally met the person who played the music. Dressed in a black cloak and a hood that covers most of his face, he sits on a piece of bluestone, holding a huqin-like instrument in his left hand and playing with his right hand pulling the strings. The sound of the piano was slow and low, and it sounded so sad, so vicissitudes, so sad, so sad, as if it was full of endless sorrow and helplessness.
Hey, isn't he the same bard he met once in the oasis and told the story of the gods? How did he come here? As a person who understands music and etiquette, of course Linya will never interrupt other people's performances at will, which is really rude.
Linya stood silently aside, waiting patiently for him to finish playing this sad piece, and just as she had recovered from that sad mood, and was about to speak, the bard had already raised her head and said, "Are you all right, child?"
His voice was still so low, so bleak, and with a feeling of endless sadness. He must have experienced some painful memories in his life, so that he carried this pain and sorrow for the rest of his life.
"I'm fine. Thank you for your concern, old man. It's dangerous here, why did you come here alone?You better get out of here, there may be all kinds of monsters at any time. By the way, why don't you come with us, we're going back to New Bella. I'll talk to Captain Satyra, and he'll say yes.
The bard was stunned for a moment, lowered his head and closed his eyes and smiled bitterly, tears falling quietly again. Finally, he shook his head, "No need, thank you for your kindness, kid. It's getting late, so go back. It's time for me to go, too. With that, the bard sighed and stood up, put away his instrument, and turned and walked away slowly.
His figure soon disappeared into the ruins of the ancient city. "This guy is really weird. Linya muttered to herself as she watched the minstrel fade away. Suzanne pursed her lips and said, "Princess, that guy is a complete inexplicable heretic, and I think we should try not to pay attention to him." ”
Night had gradually fallen, and the terrifying blood moon with black eyes had reappeared in the sky, and began to silently gaze at the earth with its cold gaze. Linya looked up and looked at the blood moon for a long time before returning to camp with Susanna.
But the current situation in the camp is not good at all. The tents were all in tatters, and some were even burned to ashes. The warehouses where supplies were stored were also turned upside down, buckets of water were dumped all over the ground, grain and the like were scattered all over the ground, and the sandhorses and camels were gone. The camp was clearly under attack.
As for the dozen or so mercenaries who were responsible for staying in the camp, they had long since disappeared. Visible traces of blood and fighting can be seen on the ground, but there are no bodies. The sand thieves who had been captured and imprisoned were gone, and the cages had been destroyed by some strange force, and blood stained everywhere. But again, there were no bodies of any deceased, and no living person was seen. Could it be that the sand thieves rioted and killed the guards and fled?
"There are signs of undead and undead being active. After examining the remaining traces and testing the spells, Heath Lan said with great certainty. "If my judgment is correct, they must have attacked the camp and headed west. ”
In this case, it should have been when the expedition team was attacked by the demon army in the dungeon, and another demon army also attacked the camp at the same time. As for the guards and prisoners, the fate can be imagined.
It's really helpless now. The Satyrites gathered the rest of the food, water, and all kinds of supplies, and it would be many days before they returned to New Bella, and there was a desert all along the way, and they would die an ugly death without supplies. This expedition was really a huge casualty, Linya had been busy for most of the night in order to heal the wounded, and everyone was busy until late at night before gradually falling asleep.
It was truly an unforgettable day. It was also destined to be a sleepless night.
Early the next morning, Satila counted the team, arranged the wounded, brought supplies, and discarded a lot of equipment, and then the whole team set off lightly. This time, there was no camel transport of livestock on the way back, but it was not easy at all. Everyone else has to carry supplies and take care of the wounded, but as for Linya, she is a magician, a girl, and a noble princess, so of course she doesn't have to do these hard things.
She just had to follow the group. But such a relatively easy thing is really a chore for Linya. Foot by foot on the soft sand, every step is so laborious. Fortunately, I had already suffered like this once when I first came to Abella, and after a few days of exercise, I was able to hold on for a while. With Susanna's help, he barely managed to stay behind. What a tragedy!
And that's not even the most serious problem. Due to the attack on the camp, the material losses were extremely severe, and in the end, only a small part of the food and water that could be collected was not enough to support New Bella, so Satila had to implement rationing. The little supplies distributed to each person are definitely not enough to eat, barely able to survive, and there is a chance to find supplies on the way, but in this desert, there is definitely nothing.
But the more you think about it, the more reality likes to slap you in the face. When camping that evening, a sandworm with no eyes suddenly appeared near the team's campsite, apparently attracted by the breath of a living creature. But alas, Sislan's magic arrow and Hamito's sword light easily chopped it apart.
Then dinner is a barbecue of sandworm meat, and it's all-you-can-eat. Although Linya still wanted to pretend to be reserved and proud of the princess, she couldn't bear the tiredness and hunger of the day, and finally quietly ate a big meal. Belch......
As for water, it's the thing that is most lacking in the desert. Everyone's ration is pitiful. At this time, it was time for Linya to show her value, but unfortunately the water that could be summoned in the desert was really pitiful, and she could make do with it by herself, and it would be insignificant to distribute it to dozens of people. Fortunately, Linya had been prepared, and after the end of the day, she used about ten water summoning techniques along the way, which added up to a lot, and the total amount was still a bit considerable, which could slightly alleviate the lack of drinking water.
Step by step, day after day, I really don't know how to survive this day. To make matters worse, there are all kinds of questions that Linya doesn't know how to answer.
"Sister Linya, your wings are so beautiful. "Well, thank you, Sister Mimiyuria. "Can I touch it?" "Uh...... OK. "Wow, what a comfortable feeling, this feather is so smooth!Sister Linya, are your parents the legendary Light Winged People in the Sky Temple of Life?" "This ......"