Chapter 15: Dulles's Elegy
Everyone sliced open the head of the tunnel worm stuck in the rock, and rescued Naxi who was trapped inside. Because of the smell of blood and the turbid air, he fainted after the last few cries for help from the mouth of the pit worm.
The first thing Naxi said when he woke up was "Have you found Dulles?"
Everyone didn't dare to answer his question directly, only Gang Ze took out an emblem and said slowly: "This is found in the body of the pit worm." ”
The internal structure of the pit worm is very complex, with countless surging protruding teeth, which can bite everything it eats. When Gangze and the others broke through the entire pit worm, they could only find something that had turned into minced meat. The only thing that was complete was the paladin insignia in his hand, which was made entirely of precious metal.
Seeing the solemn faces of everyone, Naxi had already found Dulles and it was impossible to come back. The guilt that had been swirling in his heart broke out again, and he held his head in his hands and said tremblingly: "It's all because I'm so useless, it's me who hurt Dulles." If I had reacted sooner, he wouldn't have died to save me. ”
"You don't have to blame yourself too much, Naxi. The dwarf handed him the paladin badge that had been wiped clean, "You've done pretty well, and I've met a young rookie who's doing as well as you." ”
Naxi trembled as she took the glittering silver paladin emblem, tears streaming down her face.
I have to say that when Naxi said that plan, both Gangze and Jisma strongly opposed it. But Naxi, with a furious face, insisted on risking his life, because only then could he kill the pit worm and avenge Dulles.
Although Gangze has seen many rookies who can maintain their due calm in such extreme situations, he has never seen a plan like Naxi who can come up with a plan to deal with it in a sad and angry mood. As crazy as Naxi's idea was, it turned out that he was right and did it.
Occupied by sadness, Naxi couldn't control the tears in his eyes for a long time, and let them flow down his cheeks: "It's me who should be swallowed by the pit worm, not Dulles." ”
You must know that before today, he had always regarded Dulles as a conspirator hidden in the team, and was ready to clean up and expose his true colors. And now Dulles is dying under the attack of the pit worm in order to save himself, and this strong contrast makes Naxi feel that he is the despicable villain.
Gonze continued to comfort the young mage, "To take a risk is to risk every moment, and none of us can guarantee that we will see the sun tomorrow. Since you have done this business, you feel like you have to accept the harsh reality, and the Adventure Society receives death insurance benefits for tens of thousands of people every year. I also know what you're thinking now, after all, old man, I'm also from here. I have been in this industry for decades, and I have seen this kind of painful loss of comrades countless times. It's useless to grieve, take Dulles's share and live well. ”
There was no need to say anything superfluous, and Gang Ze knew that a smart young man like Naxi would understand his reasoning. The first time I encountered the sacrifice of my comrades-in-arms, crying was inevitable, and if I had to be so grief-stricken every time, Lao Gangze's eyes would have been blind from crying.
Instead of crying like a, it's better to have a drink. Gangze took out the wine bottle and unscrewed it, and he should have taken a few sips to dilute the sadness in his heart.
You know, Dulles has been messing with him for more than a year, and the pain in his heart will definitely not be lighter than Naxi's.
Wiped the filth off her sword, Lidona hung her sword behind her back, and she had a question in her mind that needed to be solved.
"What the hell happened just now, why are the tunnel worms stuck there and can't get down? Lidona asked Nathee, "If I'm not mistaken, there shouldn't be that rock." ”
Lidona's guess was correct, Naxi wiped her tears and said, "That's right, that place used to be all the same soil as the rest of the place, except that I used the spell of flower mud to turn the soil under my feet into stone. ”
After Lidona learned the reason why the grass turned to stone, she asked Kissma, "That shelter was Naxi's request?"
Kissma nodded and said, "Yes." ”
Now Lidona finally understood Naxi's actions, which were not risking her life because she was dominated by anger, but a plan to carry out after calm thinking.
Because of the previous lesson, the Tunnel Worm will no longer be on Lidona and Raikkonen, and it will definitely not take the bait without the addition of a third person.
The tunnel worm moves quite quickly, and it only takes a few seconds from the time it emerges to the time it dives again. Lidona couldn't go back to a sword skill that could fatally wound her in such a short period of time, so she acted fearlessly.
Naxi's fireball technique is just a means to provoke the pit worm to make it attack desperately, Jisma gives Naxi a shelter technique to prevent the pit worm from causing damage to him when attacking, and the most lethal killing move is the magic released by Naxi at the moment of the pit bug's attack - turning mud into stone.
The soil within a radius of five meters from Naxi is turned into a hard stone, and the worms that can easily pass through the soil of the pine plain will crash headlong into the rock. What happens next is the same thing as the one from the previous one: the tunnel worm will get stuck in the rock, unable to move.
After understanding Naxi's entire purpose clearly, Lidona also had to admire Naxi's crazy idea.
She finally understood what her teacher had said to her: there is nothing crazier in this world than a mage, and a powerful mage will always make the impossible possible.
Even though she had agreed with the phrase, Lidona still felt that the word strength had nothing to do with Naxi, but madness was already complete.
If Naxi can keep this crazy idea all the time, maybe he will become an excellent ** teacher.
Because Dulles's body has been completely destroyed by the pit worms, the pit bugs' bodies are full of things like minced meat, and it is impossible to distinguish which ones are dulles and which are the animals that have been eaten.
Everyone stood in silence on the bloody corpse, mourning the companion who had been with them for some time.
Usually the adventuring team will cremate the bodies of their dead comrades and bring back the ashes. But since Dulles has completely become food for the pit worms, they can only mourn for this large pile of corpses.
The smell of blood soon attracted dozens of vultures to hover in the air, and some even landed not far away, vigilantly watching the silent mourners, hoping to eat fresh meat before their companions.
Everyone said a few short words to express their condolences for the deceased, but Naxi, who was the last to speak, could no longer cry.
Everyone didn't know what he was muttering, but it was clear that he still blamed himself.
When everyone finally decided to leave, Gang Ze pulled Naxi, who was still in a daze: "We have to continue on our way, the smell of blood here is too strong, I think those shadow wolves will soon follow this smell of blood." ”
Looking at the vultures approaching step by step, Naxi knew that the dwarves were right, and those difficult shadow wolves would follow at any time.
He hesitated for a moment and then left with the group.
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