089 Death Choice
readx;? The scene in front of me is really shocking. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE。 infoOne by one, the living people walked into the demonic circle of the Ashes of Chaos, ended their lives with their own hands, and then turned into one dark undead after another......
But Agareth was right, the devils did not coerce these humans to die, so they did not violate the contract they had signed with Hybrem.
"You're the one who tricked them, aren't you? you wicked bastards!" Chloe shouted angrily as she pointed her finger at Agareth, even swearing like she never uttered. Even if she hated that fish-man before, she had never said such a swear word.
Agareth said indifferently: "Yes, we have shown them a path full of hope, which can free them from pain forever, end killing and torture, and gain the power of revenge." Any questions?"
"You!you!you!" Chloe was going mad, and if Linya hadn't held on to her wings, she would have rushed up.
"Wake up, don't be disillusioned by these devils. No matter what, life is the most precious, don't mess around!" Victoria kindly advised, holding a human who was about to enter the circle. But the man looked back at Victoria and said calmly and with a sigh, "I know. Thank you for your kindness. But what choice do we have but to die? I do it voluntarily, and I am willing to pay with my life for power!"
"Trespassing into someone's city without permission is malicious and extremely rude. Seeing that the three of Linya had come to their throne, the king of the living dead, who wore a crown on the throne, said indifferently, "I am the master of Amis, King Tikas of Rhodes. But since Lord Agareth says that you are a very distinguished guest, then I will not care about that. If you have anything to do, please tell us. Also, get out of the city as soon as possible, you are not welcome guests. ”
Linya placed her left hand on her chest and nodded slightly, "Hello, Your Excellency King Tikas." I want to know, why do you do this, why do you command your people to die? In any case, life is the most precious thing in a person, and once lost, it can never be regained. Why, and why?"
"I didn't order them to die. It's their own choice. Tikas still said with a nonchalant expression. "We have been bullied and suffered, the orcs have plundered, and the vampires have oppressed me, leaving my people to live in untold sorrow. We've had enough! But we're powerless to resist. We have prayed and pleaded, but no one has ever heard our call. The gods are hypocritical liars, only power is real!And Lord Agareth can give us strength, and although it costs us our lives, we can gain an immortal body and great power. From now on we can be with our families forever, and we can take revenge on those hateful enemies!"
"That's our choice. I know that Lord Agareth needs our lives and souls to strengthen themselves, but we believe that such an exchange is entirely fair and reasonable. So I was the first to make that choice and set an example for people, as I always do. Then my people made their choice as well. ”
Tikas's words stunned Linya for a moment, and she turned to look at Agares, the long-winged demon still had a grim and eerie smile. "That's right, I can give them hope and strength, and they are willing to pay the price, it's a completely fair deal, it's good for both parties, don't you think? At least become an undead, you don't have to worry about being captured by orcs and turned into slaves, or become vampire food, and you can even have great power, forming an undead army of undead to take revenge on these former enemies, it's really a great value for money!"
"I know what you're thinking, Your Highness Linya. It's a pity that this world is a world that believes in strength, and we happen to be able to give them hope and strength. Of course, if you can help them defeat the orc raid and the invasion of Calabim, you can stop them from doing so. It's a pity that the world has always been very fair, and if you don't pay, you don't get anything back. What do you think?"
Linya glared at him fiercely and ignored him. But I have to admit in my heart that he has a point. I'm afraid I can't change anything, unless I completely turn my face and destroy all the demons and undead here?
"I can understand your suffering, Lord Tikas. But there is always hope, no matter what, life is incomparably precious, why give up so easily?By the way, for example, if the Gregories in the south join the Gregorian Federation, they can be protected, and they don't have to worry about orcs and vampires? What do you think?" Linya still tried her best to persuade her, although she knew that this hope was very slim.
"Gregory? We did think about it. But the archangel hated all the gods and forbade any faith in his country, and our people needed the consolation of the gods, formerly the creator of Barles, whose blessings we always fantasized about, and of course now the mighty demon god Lord Hybrem. Do you think we are unreasonable? Miss Linya, that's because you haven't experienced our suffering, the helpless, the hopeless, the memory of the endless struggle in death and pain, which finally made us make this choice. ”
"As for the people you said didn't want to die, I didn't force anything. Anyone can leave at any time, and those who remain are willing to die, and we will protect our city forever. ”
Hearing him say this, Linya did remember that she had indeed encountered some crowds of people on the road in the past few days, moving in the direction of Amis. No one stopped them from leaving. Now Linya really has nothing to say. After raising her arms to her chest again to salute the undead king, Linya silently turned around and left with Chloe and Victoria.
You can stop a person from killing someone else, but you can never stop a person from killing himself. The sorrow of this Rhodes kingdom and these human beings, she can only hide it silently in her heart.
"Hey, Your Highness Linya, you haven't said your business yet, aren't you going to form that anti-vampire alliance?" Seeing that Linya was silently preparing to leave, Agareth leaned in and said.
But Linya just glared at him fiercely. Yes, these undead have some gnashing hatred for vampires, and if she had spoken, the king of Tikas would have agreed to join his alliance. But Linya didn't decide to do this, or was she never mentally prepared to join forces with a group of undead to attack a human nation ruled by vampires?
It's a weird world. For some reason, Linya felt more and more naïve and ridiculous, as well as naïve and ignorant.
"Okay. Your Highness Linya, let's talk about something else. Whether it's north or west, it seems like a dangerous road. I think King Tikas will be willing to provide an army to protect you. What do you think?"
But Linya was clearly not interested in accepting help from the undead and demons.
After leaving Yamis, Linya left the Canyon of the Dead overnight. However, the rest of the journey was not easy at all, and when they had to go north to the dark forest, the road had come to an end, and the carriage was undriven, and they had no other means of transportation, so they had to walk on their own.
But is this really what Her Royal Highness the princess, who has been petite since childhood, should do? The first hour was fine, but slowly, the legs could not be lifted as heavy as iron and lead.
The mountains don't seem to be scary, as Linya and Chloe both have wings to fly over with Victoria, but the wings can also get tired......
At dawn, the three of them had to stop and rest in the woods. Food can only be found in the fruit of the tree, and water can only be drunk in a spring or stream. Hot water can be boiled with magic (......!), but the quilt really can't be changed, and the three of them can only lie down with their clothes, which will be warmer if they are huddled together.
Looking at the two girls who were accompanying her on the left and right, Linya suddenly felt an unspeakable sense of guilt. Is it really good to let them suffer with them? I wonder what they are thinking now? They must think that they are crazy as the goddess of the moon?
Is this what it's like to sleep in the open? Linya couldn't help but think of Susanna, who hid in Susanna's arms like this when she was in the desert. But I don't know why, I didn't feel too much fear at that time. Because Suzanne is still by his side.
Susanna...... Susanna...... Where are you?
Is it time to give up? Linya asked herself again.
"Your Royal Highness, what is the contract?" and I don't know how long it took, Chloe finally couldn't help but ask. She didn't sleep, she couldn't sleep at all. In fact, Victoria didn't sleep either, Linya could feel it.
Linya sighed and told her in detail about the non-aggression pact she had encountered in Abella when the demons attacked New Bella, Maeve sealed the dragon Antares, and she was forced to sign a non-aggression pact with the demon king Hybrem.
Chloe and Victoria both listened in silence and never said a word. In the end, Chloe was left with a long sigh.
The three of them never fell asleep. In the afternoon, the three of them continued their journey, and finally in the evening they crossed the northern slope of the hill, and found a cave by the brook at the foot of the mountain as a shelter, and Victoria caught a few fat and tender fish from the stream, Chloe skewered them with her lightning gun, and Linya lit the fire and roasted a fragrant grilled fish, although there were no condiments, but the three girls still ate with relish, and laughed happily.
Well, Chloe's feelings towards Victoria don't seem to be as wary and hostile as they were at first?
I was really hungry and tired. That night, Linya finally fell asleep early, holding Chloe in her arms and holding Victorlea's arm.
The night grew deeper.
I don't know when it was, Linya was suddenly awakened by a sharp and imposing scream. It was the sound of a flying dragon!!! Just as she was about to exclaim instinctively, two slender fingers had been gently pressed against her lips. "Don't be silent, Your Highness Linya. There were a lot of people coming out there!"