Chapter 19: The Hero of Parades
Sensing Adeline's spell, the Demon quickly drew his sword from Bared's neck and slashed at Adeline. Barrede's eyes widened, watching the demon sword get closer and closer to Adeline, his breathing almost stopped at this moment, and the only consciousness in his brain was to hate himself for being so useless, and there was no place in his body to move, but at this time, he couldn't save Adeline.
At this moment, a cold light flashed in the moonlight, and the demon let out a terrible scream, and the sword that was swung at Adeline fell to the ground, along with half of the arm. The demon turned his head angrily and glared fiercely at the attacker on the other side, and Lucius was so glared at that the second piece of slashing at the demon stopped in mid-air, almost the same action as Bared. The demon roared in anger and kicked Lucius ten yards away, falling into the grass.
But Lucius's mission was complete, he had bought Adeline precious time, the spell was complete, and a strong golden light burst out of Adeline's hand, and the flash of the demon screamed. A golden beam of light the width of a body followed, and with the demon's earth-shattering howl, the beam passed through the demon's body and skull, skimmed across the meadows, and flew toward the end of the horizon, where the grass was scattered to reveal brown dirt.
The hand that grabbed Adeline finally let go, and there was no physical connection, and the arms and legs fell to the ground. The force that bound her body suddenly disappeared, and Adeline and Barred were able to move again, Adeline sat down on the ground with her legs limp, and Barred thrust her sword into the way, supporting her half-kneeling body.
"It's really over now. Barred barely managed to squeeze out a smile, glad that he had survived.
Adeline rubbed her arm, which had been scratched red by the demon. "Yes, the demon will never come back to life anyway, and if it is hit by light magic, it will definitely die, let alone dissipate its body. ”
Barred shifted his position and sat on the cold floor. "If you have such a strong spell, why didn't you cast it in the first place? ”
Adeline looked at her hands quizzically. "I don't know why I'm casting such a powerful light magic, it's beyond my strength, is it ......" Adeline looked at the mercenary.
"What is it?" Barred looked back at Adeline curiously, their eyes meeting in the air, and the silver moonlight shone on the two of them, casting a hazy beauty over them.
Adeline shook her head. "It's impossible, we've only known each other for a little while, it's impossible. ”
Barred is annoyed by Adeline's unspoken behavior. "What's impossible, since you don't want to say don't hang other people's interest in the first place. ”
Adeline glared at Bared. "Did you think anything about it when you saw the demon's sword about to slash me?"
"Of course there is. Barred touched the spot on his face that had been touched by the demon's sword. "I encourage you in my heart, I know that you are trying to cast magic, but you have repeatedly failed, and I have no words but to speak from my heart. ”
Adeline nodded. "Would you believe me if I said I heard you?"
Barred nodded hurriedly. "Of course I do, I know that as a mage, there must be something about you that I can't understand. ”
"It's not a mage's special ability. Adeline pulled down her skirt to cover her exposed calves, and Barred withdrew her gaze. "Normally this only happens between mages and guards who have already made a connection. ”
"Are you saying you're going to connect with me?" said Bared, a little incoherent. "It was so sudden, I thought...... I'm not ready. ”
Adeline burst out laughing. "I didn't say that, I was just surprised, we haven't connected yet, why can I feel your voice and use your power to unleash magic more powerful than my own. ”
Barred felt a basin of cold water pour over his head. "What does that mean?"
"Explain ......," Adeline's eyes rolled. "I can't say anything, I need to observe a little longer. ”
Barred shrugged, he had no intention of understanding the mage's strange thing, and there was a sound of footsteps stamping through the grass, and Lucius slowly walked towards the two of them with his chest covered. "That guy's strength is amazing, and he kicked me out. ”
Adeline nodded slightly to Lucius. "Thank you for your sword at the critical moment, Lucius, otherwise I would have died under the sword of the demon, and we would all have died under his sword. ”
Lucius smiled sheepishly and sat down next to the two of them. "How can I watch you in danger and not help? I thought I wouldn't be able to catch up. ”
Barred smiled and patted Lucius on the shoulder. "Now we're evening it out again, and no one owes anyone. ”
Lucius laughed and plucked a bottle from his belt. "Luckily, I brought a bottle with me, and I was shocked. With that, he took a big sip and handed it to Barred.
The three of them sat on the ground, joking and chatting with each other until the darkness on the horizon faded and a dark blue slowly appeared on the horizon. Roger and several militiamen approached the clearing cautiously with weapons in hand, the sound of the fight and the howl of the demon last night made them feel uneasy, they feared that the three men had been killed, but when they saw the three strangers sitting on the ground, wrapped in cloaks and chatting, they all ran forward excitedly.
Lauge was so excited that he almost cried. "It's great that you're all right, who is the murderer, his scream last night must have been heard by the whole village, who would make that kind of noise?"
"That's ......" Barred thought about it for a moment, deciding to leave the answer to Adeline's conundrum. "Let's leave it to the mage-sama. ”
Adeline's eyes rolled quickly. "That's right, the other party is a warrior who doesn't know what magic he has fallen, his mind has been distorted, and his body has undergone some changes, so he is stronger than ordinary people, and his voice is more terrifying. ”
Lauge surveyed the messy battlefield and the grass that had been carved out a passage by light magic. "You're saying that person isn't a normal human anymore?"
"You can say that, but he's still human after all, and it's not something scary. Adeline replied lightly.
Lauge swallowed. "I feel compelled to inform St. Sean that His Majesty the King may send some knights to keep this place safe. ”
"There's no need for that. Adeline stood up and dusted her ass. "The danger here has been lifted, I will report the situation here to the Mage Tower, and the Mage Tower will send people here to investigate, they know how to deal with this kind of thing better than His Majesty the King. ”
"Follow your instructions, Master Mage. Lauge bowed slightly. "But please inform the Mage Tower as soon as possible, I'm afraid similar incidents will happen. ”
"Rest assured, Captain Laug, this is extremely rare, and I assure you that it will not happen again for at least a few years. Adeline said confidently, "We're all tired and need to go back to the inn to rest, so I'll take care of it here." ”
"I'm relieved when you say that, Master Mage. Lauge bowed again to the three. "Thank you for your help, you are the heroes of Parades, and the people here will be grateful to you. ”
Barred and Lucius both saluted Lauger and followed Adeline, fearing that one of the demons' remaining arms and legs would make the militia suspicious, but when they looked at the demons' stumps, they found only a few pieces of rags left.
It was getting brighter, and more and more village names and travelers came to the streets, and they had spent the night in terror, and the howls of the demons had made them shiver all night, and now, the three men who passed before them had destroyed the monster.
"Thank you, heroes!"
"Heroes of Parades, bless you with the Seven!"
"Well done, hero, may the Seven Gods be with you!"
Lucius accepted the compliments from all sides, and he tapped Barreid's arm. "You see, we made the right choice, it's because there's adventure that there's a reward, and it's such a big takeaway, we're heroes, Bared. ”
Barred glanced at Lucius disappreciously. "I almost lost my life, and I have to weigh my strength before I want to be a hero. ”
But at this time, Lucius couldn't listen to these words at all, and Barred had to smile back at everyone, only Adeline walked in front with an indifferent face, as if everything around her had nothing to do with her.