Chapter 18: The Trap
Barred couldn't move, he could only watch the demon get closer and closer to him, and although he was terrified, he didn't worry about his own safety, because he knew that there was a trap buried between him and the demon, and as soon as the demon stepped on the ground that looked like the one around him, the trap would collapse. This kind of frightened but relaxed mood was very strange, and Barred couldn't figure out what kind of mood he was in right now.
The demon was getting closer and closer to the trap, and it only took a few more steps to be done, and Lucius and Adeline, who were hiding in the trees, watched the progress in front of them nervously, and they didn't even dare to get out of the atmosphere.
The moonlight shone on the clearing between Barred and the demon, and the demon suddenly raised his sword and jumped up and rushed towards Bared, and the mercenary's eyes widened for a moment, seeing that the demon's jump was so far away, and in the blink of an eye, it had reached the top of the trap. That's it, why did he jump all of a sudden, did he find a trap?It was the only thing Barred could think of in his mind at the moment, and he was surprised that he didn't expect to die.
Suddenly, a golden bolt flew from the side, and the demon swung his sword in an attempt to fend off the magic, but when his sword struck the golden bolt, it broke in two. The demon leaned backwards in the air, and the balance of its entire body was disrupted, and it fell downwards from mid-air. With a gloomy roar, the demon fell heavily on the trap, the empty branch was broken, and the ground suddenly collapsed, and then the screams of the demon came from the trap.
Freed from the demon's grasp, Barred fell to his knees, his hands propped on the ground and panting, beads of sweat dripping from his forehead. Adeline flew directly to Barred from the tree, her right hand hovering above the mercenary's head, and Barred felt a sense of peace and tranquility rush to his brain, and his breathing gradually calmed down. Lucius also jumped down from the tree and walked slowly towards the two of them, he deliberately walked very slowly, and it was better to let the two of them be alone for the rest of his life.
"Did we make it?" said Bared, sitting on the ground.
"I think so. Adeline withdrew her right hand and exhaled, and she could tell she was nervous. "It went a lot better than I expected, but something went wrong, and the demon seemed to sense that something was wrong, so he jumped over. ”
Barred wiped the sweat from his forehead. "I thought I was dead, but suddenly a golden light flew in front of me, cutting off the demon's path. ”
"That's my light magic, the Arrow of Light, which is especially effective against the Dark Tide, and if he is pierced by the Arrow of Light, he will be destroyed. Adeline's tone was smug as she slowly walked towards the trap, wanting to see what happened to the demon.
Barred licked his dry lips. "Then why don't you put a few more arrows of light, you can kill the demon directly, he may not be dead if he falls into the trap now. ”
"I've arranged for a long time to cast a wall of light at the bottom of the trap that will last a long time, and the demon will definitely ...... if it falls on it," Adeline walked to the edge of the trap and stopped in the middle of her words.
"What must be?" Barred looked up, looking at the mage's back.
A breeze blew, and Adeline, who was standing under the moonlight, didn't answer him, but the slight trembling of her shoulders was enough for the mercenary to understand what was happening. "Don't come here!" Barred shouted into the distance, and ran up in a few steps, grabbed Adeline's waist and pulled her back, and the two fell to the edge of the trap together.
Adeline regained her senses, but struggled to speak. He ...... He's not dead, he's in ...... Grilled on the side, right on the ...... Below...... Be careful. ”
As soon as he finished speaking, a withered hand came out of the trap, and four fingers like branches gripped the ground. "Hell!" Barred quickly got up from the ground, raised his sword and slashed at his fingers, but as soon as his sword was raised in the air, the demon's other hand grabbed the other side, and with the force of both hands, it actually rose into the air and kicked Barred far away.
The demon stood in front of Adeline, a hoarse laugh coming out of a slit that sent shivers down the mage's side. "Well done, mage, I was careless, so I let you take advantage of it, but you still failed, originally I just wanted to kill that mercenary, but I didn't expect that there is now another mage, what an unexpected gain." ”
It was also the first time for Adeline to come face to face with the demons, but unlike ordinary people, although she was just as scared as a mage, her mental power was much stronger than ordinary people, so that she could still maintain a normal mind at this time, and her brain was spinning rapidly, trying to find a way to get them out of the predicament. Adeline tried to recite the incantation, but her trembling lips couldn't pronounce it neatly, and the mage's hands, though still moving, were much more difficult to do than usual.
"Don't waste your efforts, mage. The demon looked at the loot in front of him. "Your mental power is so strong that you can still move, but it's all in vain, let me give you a ride. With that, the demon pulled out another sword from his back and held it high into the air.
"Youben came at me beforehand! You useless fellow, what kind of a good man to attack a lady, kind of kill me first!" Bared's shout came from the front.
The demon lowered his sword and looked at Bared, the mercenary had already risen from the ground, but he was still looking down at the ground, and he could only judge the location of the enemy by the voice of the demon. The demon snorted, leaned down and grabbed Adeline's arm hard, pulling her towards Barred. The demon's stiff fingers were embedded in Adeline's delicate skin, strangling her with pain.
Barred heard the demon's footsteps and knew he had managed to get his attention. "Come on, you idiot, if you have the guts, try a fair game with me. Now, he needed to think about how to defeat the demon in front of him, but he seemed hopeless.
The demon's attention was focused on Bared, and the mercenary kept provoking until he caught a glimpse of the demon's toes out of the corner of his eye. It's over, what should I do, I'm dead, Adeline will die too, no, I must save her. "You can kill me, but let her go, I know your target is a warrior, but she's not, let her go!"
The demon let out a wild laugh from his throat. "Mages are more interesting to me than warriors, but compared to mercenaries, mages are more difficult to find, I didn't expect to run into them today, how could I miss it?"
Barred felt despair in his heart, he was not a fearless hero, he was also afraid of death, but at this moment, he was more worried about Adeline's safety. Bared's heart struck, he gritted his teeth, raised his head forward, and slashed at the demon with his sword in both hands. But after all, he couldn't resist the demon's influence on his mind, and the long sword only slashed a little, stopping in mid-air far from the demon's head.
"Hahahaha!" the demon's laughter wafted through the empty environment. "You're much braver than the few warriors I've killed before, and it's no wonder that a mage will walk with you, don't worry, I'll pile your corpses together." With that, the demon raised the sword in his right hand and slapped it on Barrede's face a few times.
Adeline tried her best to recite the spell, but the pain and fear of being held by the demon made all her attempts fail, and she made one last attempt as she saw that Bared's life was about to be fleeting. The spell was clear in her brain, and the first syllable was softly pronounced with the fluttering of her lips, but the second syllable was blocked in her throat, and tears of despair flowed from the corners of the girl's eyes. Just then, she heard a voice calling out to her from the bottom of her mind. "Come on, Adeline, you can do it, don't give up, I trust you. This is Barrede's voice, why do I hear his voice, and for a moment, Adeline suddenly felt a hot fire rise from the bottom of her heart and rush straight to her brain. Along with this powerful force, the spell is like a waterfall rushing down from a cliff, pouring out.