Chapter 21: Far Away
Tarrant and Elliott urgently stood in front of Mara, and the dark elf mage stopped and said in a slow, dry voice, "One person solves one." ”
"Be careful, these three may be stronger than the ones just now. Elliott warned.
The dark elf warrior slashed the slightly black long sword in the air, and the air and the sword had a slight resonance, strong magical energy, "Tonight, the Poda Island family will win the first battle for the dark elves, washing away the shame of a thousand years, and the history of redstone will be written by us!"
Tarrant looked back at Biantris, who was helping the mage of the Dharma Protector team, where the situation was still under control.
"You don't have to look at it," the dark elf mage's voice seemed to come from the earth, faint and hoarse, "I have carefully prepared some gifts for them, and you will see them in a moment." ”
On the periphery of Biantris and the Dharma Protector team, a white light appeared, the Maze Technique. Biantris skillfully took out the luminous dragonfly powder and sprinkled it around, and the light locked on, surrounding the poet and the other two, and disappeared from everyone's view.
The same labyrinth technique would not have worked for the poet, and Tarrant wondered about the Dark Elves' intentions, which they were only wasting their own spells.
The dark elf mage laughed stupidly, "Luminous Dragonfly Fan, hahaha, just now the spokesperson explained to me his method of escaping, and now I use this method to create this labyrinth, according to his method, it may take a few days to come out, and by then, Ting Wu is already in our hands, and your bones will be destroyed together!" He lowered his head and chanted a spell, and a faint flow of air converged in his hands.
Tarrant blocked him with his greatsword and Elliot took out his shield, and Mara whispered, "He'll be fine, will he?"
At this moment, she was actually caring about Biantris, Tarrant was slightly surprised, and could only comfort: "He will be fine, he will never be fine, and he will talk about it after dealing with these three." ”
The mage's spell was finished, and the air in his hand turned into a small storm that whistled towards the three of them.
"Separate, be careful!" Elliot flashed to the side.
Tarrant ducked to the side, and the Dark Elf Warrior Monk stepped over, intending to solve the problem one-on-one.
Similar to the warrior monk in the daytime, the opponent in front of him was expressionless, but there was a chill from the heart, cold, and Tarrant looked at him in a stalemate.
The warrior monk suddenly jumped up, pressing towards Tarrant like a cross, and under the projection of the moonlight, like an apostle who brought death.
Tarrant's greatsword stepped back, waiting for the moment when the warrior monk approached to deliver a fatal blow, and as the opponent fell, the expression on his face became more and more eerie, but it made people feel a sneer. The best time has come, Tarrant's greatsword swings upward, the descent of the warrior monk will definitely not be able to avoid such an attack, Tarrant has already seen the odds.
Unexpectedly, the warrior monk stretched out his left hand to meet the giant sword and grabbed it, grabbed the flame sword, the crazy flames melted into his left hand, the warrior monk was still expressionless, and his right hand stabbed horizontally, Tarrant quickly dodged, the hand knife hit the armor on his shoulder, making a "bell" sound, and the shock made Tarrant take two steps back.
There was a bombardment of magic missiles beside him, the dark elf mage did not cast high-level spells, but kept releasing missiles to chase Mara, Mara was in a state of continuous dodge, and there was no chance to cast spells, the situation was very bad, if there was no chance to cast spells, Mara's body would be hit sooner or later, and there was no possibility of successful spellcasting, Tarrant began to get anxious.
With Tarrant's understanding of Mara, she is a relatively aggressive mage, and she doesn't memorize too many defensive spells every time she rests, and in the battle just now, she has already used the illusion technique, the stone shield technique and the doppelganger technique, if it is right, she only has an instantaneous stealth technique, the ability that the cloak gives her, this is not enough to deal with the dark elf mage, she needs help.
The warrior monk pressed forward step by step, the hand knife kept hitting Tarrant's armor, the speed had exceeded the limit of Tarrant's resistance, Tarrant's giant sword was swinged aimlessly, but he kept paying attention to Mara's situation, making the monk's attack more deadly, the hand knife shattered the armor on his chest, revealing a flat gap, Tarrant was in a dilemma, unable to concentrate on the enemy, and unable to get out to help Mara.
Mara's body had been depleted, a magic missile hit her chest accurately, making a sound of crushing ribs, Mara fell to her knees on the grass, gasping for breath, a trace of blood at the corner of her mouth, she had lost the capital to resist, the dark elf mage chanted Mara's funeral, black magical energy gathered in the air.
"Mara!" Tarrant cried out, the monk's knife slashing between the two, making it impossible for him to help.
A black light shot out from the mage's fingertips, straight towards Mara who fell to the ground, the corners of the dark elf mage's mouth raised, and in an instant, the expression froze, Mara disappeared from his field of vision, and the black light hit the grass, causing the grass to wither a large area.
The hand knife slashed through the air and slashed at Tarrant's sword-holding right arm, Tarrant dodged sideways, his left hand clenched his fist and swung it at the monk's face, the monk's right hand was on his fist, and his left hand continued to attack the shatter of Tarrant's armor, Tarrant was in a hurry to get out, gave up his defense and slashed straight at the monk's right arm, the distance was too close, if the monk continued to attack Tarrant's chest, he could only lose both.
Unlike the Dark Elf soldiers during the day, the warrior monk did not intend to waste his combat power on Tarrant, he kicked Tarrant in the chest at great speed, causing him to leap two steps away, and Tarrant's armor was hit hard again, and a large crack appeared in the armor around the shattered mouth.
The Dark Elf Mage stopped where he was, closed his eyes, and muttered, "I have told those stalkers more than once that if you want to attack an enemy, you must first learn to spot your opponent, and those sneaking opponents always have clues that show flaws, such as", a smile stayed at the corner of his mouth, "smell." ”
Purple Phoenix Lan! Tarrant immediately thought of the smell that the dark elf mage was referring to, the perfume smell on Mara's body was too strong, fatal negligence! The dark elf mage chanted a spell, and the purple energy quickly gathered, it was the energy that Tarrant was familiar with, a finger of death, it could not be cast without a target, Tarrant's gaze swept across the battlefield, and he didn't see any trace of Mara, hoping she was okay!
The purple light condensed, flew towards a clearing, and finally disappeared into the air......
"Tower...... Tarrant", the staccato voice, Mara's painful figure slowly appeared in the air, she was already prostrate on the ground, her hands clutching her chest, her face gradually turning reddish-purple.
"No!" Tarrant understood what it meant at the moment, and he threw the greatsword at the warrior monk, forcing the warrior monk to distance himself so that he could run towards Mara with a gap, Mara could no longer speak, her face turned a terrifying purple, and she stretched out her hand to Tarrant with great effort, her facial expression was distorted, and she said "Ah...... Ah......h
The red tight-fitting robes turned into shards of burnt ashes and scattered in the air, Mara, gone.
The hot and crimson liquid splashed on Tarrant's face, the familiar fragrance and the unfamiliar fishy smell mixed to irritate his nasal passages, the stomach violently shook and overturned, a stream of acid rushed from the stomach to his throat, Tarrant's eyes were black, he fell to his knees and vomited, hysterical pain surrounded him, and his brain went blank.
The chasing warrior monk kicked Tarrant in the head, Tarrant was lying on his back on the ground, he didn't know whether to resist or not, he didn't know if he could resist, he only had one thought left, Mara was gone.
Elliot in the distance shouted, "Tarrant!"
The call of his teammates seemed to be far, far away, and when it reached Tarrant's ears, it was as light as a gossamer. The warrior monk stood in front of him and raised his right hand, in the shape of a knife, and he finally had an expression, a smile.
The monk's hand knife stabbed neatly into Tarrant's body, through the broken wound on the armor, the cold feeling spread from the wound, breathing became difficult, Tarrant struggled to open his mouth, a stream of cold air hit his mouth, a qiē was so numbing, Tarrant closed his eyes obediently, without the slightest pain.
The world fell silent, the sounds of fighting faded, pure silence, darkness.
"Tarrant", a familiar voice, sweet, innocent, cute, and intoxicating.
Tarrant's eyes snapped open, and slowly turned to the place where the sound sounded, and the familiar figure was standing beside him.
"Mara?!" Tarrant looked at Mara in a daze, what a beautiful girl, her fiery robe reflecting her seductive body.
"What are you doing lying down, are you comfortable?" Mara pursed her pink lips.
Lying down?Tarrant realized that he was lying on the grass, he remembered the coldness that the warrior monk had given him, Tarrant touched his chest, the wound was gone, he was intact.
"Get up, and see my robe is pretty?" Mara took the robe and spun around, and the fiery red butterfly began to dance.
Tarrant stood up on the grass, they were still on the battlefield just now, but the sky was twilight, the torches had been extinguished, no one was gone, there were no elves, no dark elves, and now Tingwu was so wonderful, the lush trees, the soft grass, as if in heaven.
"Hey!" Mara knocked Tarrant when she saw that she didn't even look at her, "Is it pretty?"
Strange, this time it didn't hurt at all, Tarrant touched his head and said with a smile: "Well, you are the most beautiful." ”
This robe is made by a mage in the fashion industry, and it does not have much magical energy attached, but it adds a lot of popular elements in the court, so its appreciation value is much higher than the use value. At the beginning, Tarrant and Elliott each paid 20 gold coins for this robe, and they had always been angry, but now, Tarrant felt that it was too worthwhile, and in Mara, the robe was like a life, and it was a great compliment to the beauty of its master.
Mara smiled, like a blooming flower, and Tarrant laughed too.
"Is it fragrant? Zi Fenglan, ordinary people can't buy it. Mara raised her right hand and sniffed.
Tarrant sniffed hard, but he didn't smell anything, it was still very fragrant in the afternoon, but now it smells nothing.
"Why doesn't it smell anymore!" Mara pouted, she didn't smell it either, much to her disappointment, "It's only been a day before it tastes good, damn it, and says it's a new recipe." ”
"Fragrant," Tarrant blurted out, "I've never smelled anything like this, it's very comfortable, I love it." ”
"Really?" Mara sniffed her arm in confusion, "why didn't I smell anything." ”
"It's very fragrant", Tarrant paused, looking at Mara, he had never looked at this friend so seriously, he tried to remember every detail of her face, to keep her firmly in his heart.
Mara was a little uncomfortable stared at by Tarrant and asked, "Is there anything on my face, why are you looking at me like that?"
Tarrant came back to his senses and laughed, "You're so pretty. ”
"Die," Mara tapped Tarrant again, "Is there something to ask me?" ”
"No", Tarrant lowered his head, not knowing what to say.
"Is Catrina pretty?" Mara blinked wide, looking at Tarrant.
"It's all beautiful. ”
There was silence.
"It's a little cold," Mara suddenly hugged and shivered twice, "It's weird, it's a little cold here." ”
As soon as Mara said it, Tarrant also felt a trace of coolness, not from the outside to the inside, but from the inside to the outside, and the body began to feel a little ice from the inside, the first time I had this feeling.
"Let's go, I'm dying of cold," Mara said twice.
"Well, where are you going?"
"To...... I don't know, we ...... Where is the east?" Mara glanced around, there was no mark, the sky was gray, there was no sun, no moon.
Tarrant also had no direction, he couldn't remember how he came here, he still remembered the scene around him, but the environment outside the surroundings was no longer impressive, this place seemed to be an independent world.
Mara tightened her cloak and walked forward, "This way." ”
Tarrant followed her and walked into the woods, where it was still gray, but it wasn't fog, it didn't feel damp.
The two walked aimlessly in the woods, where there were no paths, only grass and large trees.
Suddenly, Mara said, "We're getting out of here, aren't we? ”
Tarrant was tempted to find something to keep her warm, but there were only woods around him, and all he had was a pair of broken armor and a bloody lining.
Mara was shivering, her body curled up under her cloak, but Tarrant could do nothing but watch her suffer, his heart slashing in pain. Tarrant stepped forward and grabbed Mara's hand, cold to the bone.
Mara looked up and stared blankly at Tarrant, not knowing what he was going to do.
"We ran out of the woods. Tarantra took Mara's hand and ran forward.
The woods kept repeating and stretching, and they didn't know how long they had been running, but the sky was still gray, and the scene around them seemed to have never changed.
Tarrant paused to catch his breath, not the slightest heat from the long run, no sweat.
"We're going to get out, right?" Mara asked quietly.
"Yes, definitely. ”
The two held hands and walked silently. Suddenly, Mara spoke, "I'm glad to have been on an adventure with you for so long. ”
Tarrant paused, looked back at Mara, and smiled, "It's an honor to be on an adventure with you, and many people envy us for having teammates like you. ”
"You've been taking care of me for so long. ”
"Mara", Tarrant took Mara's shoulder, and the two looked at each other, "We are a team, just like a family, and we are all happy to be with you." No matter where we go, we will always be together. ”
"Family?" Mara repeated, a smile reappearing on her face, "We are family?"
Tarrant nodded affirmatively.
The two laughed together, Mara's hand grabbed Tarrant's hand hard, "In the distance, there must be an exit out of here", as if to rekindle the energy, Mara smiled and ran forward, "We are family, we will be together forever." ”
Tarrant followed her, running towards the hazy front.
A strange feeling welled up in Tarrant's heart, seeming to ...... It was a warm feeling, a living force, and he suddenly found that his heart was "banging" and beating.
Shouldn't it jump? Tarrant stopped running, carefully feeling the beating of his heart, what was going on? It felt so weird, it ...... Did you jump before?
Mara stopped running and asked with concern, "What's going on?"
"I'm ......" Tarrant's voice trembled, and he shrunk up and hugged him together, though he didn't know how, but it was obviously strange, something must have happened, probably, to separate him and Mara, forever.
Mara anxiously held Tarrant, "What's wrong, what's wrong?"
The beating became more and more noticeable, and Tarrant protected his heart, his heart began to beat, and the temperature began to rise.
Mara's hand grabbed Tarrant's hand and said in surprise, "Tarrant, your body ......"
In a meadow in the forest not far away, glowing slightly, Mara pulled Tarrant, "There's something glowing over there, go take a look." ”
Getting closer to the glowing place, a humanoid object can be seen on the grass, like a ......
Tarrant stopped in shock, unspeakable fear kept him from moving, Mara looked at the humanoid object on the ground and looked back at Tarrant, "Yes...... You?"
Tarrant lay on the ground, the armor on his chest had been shattered, and the flat wound was cracked in his heart, at this moment, Tarrant on the ground was emitting a faint golden light, and the wound was slowly healing.
A gravitational pull emanated from his body on the ground, making Tarrant's footsteps slowly move closer, warmer and more comfortable, like around a stove, Tarrant moved his lower limbs, the feeling of being alive.
"Tarrant", Mara watched the two bodies slowly approach and took a step back.
"Mara", Tarrant wanted to stop, but couldn't do anything, the two bodies got closer and closer, and began to merge with each other, Tarrant struggled to reach out to Mara and shouted hard: "We are family!"
"We will be together forever", Mara hissed, reaching out to hold Tarrant's hand, like the fusion of ice and fire, the cold hand touched the temperature of life, she laughed and cried, two lines of tears ran down her face from the corners of her eyes.
Tarrant returned to his original state, with no sound, no touch, and his vision was filled with golden light.