Volume III Mountain Tribes 040 Locke: The Hunter Flees
It was late at night, but I didn't expect that there was still a young man in the camp of the Alpine Army who did not sleep.
He was the son of Baya, Bas. Although he was only thirteen years old, and despite his lack of intelligence, he recognized Locke and knew that the child in front of him was his prey.
"Hunting... Thing," Bas said, slurring.
"Get out of here," Locke's voice was cold, "I don't want to kill you." ”
"Hunting... Thing... No... Yes... Go..."Bas pulled a dagger from his waist as he tried to use force to subdue the fugitive in front of him.
Locke touched his body, only to realize that his "Tony" fell off when he fainted, and now he has no weapon at all. But he didn't have any fear, he clenched his fists, and a sense of confidence came in his heart. He believed that he could defeat a child of the same age in front of him.
Buzz suddenly rushed forward, without warning, dagger in hand, eyes fixed on Locke.
His body is strong enough and his speed is fast enough that if he hits a normal person, he can easily knock him into the air.
Locke stretched out his right fist and threw a punch at the rushing Bass, hitting the dagger that Bass had stabbed in. The dagger twisted and disconnected in an instant, and the impact of the fist bounced Buzz away.
Buzz got up from the ground trembling, his right fist was already bloody, although he couldn't say anything, but he knew in his heart that the child in front of him was a terrifying person.
Locke was unharmed, his right hand was covered with dark red tendons, as if some evil magic had been cast. He knew in his heart that the injured child in front of him could no longer threaten him, and of course, he did not intend to kill this child.
"Remember, to live is to have hope. ”
Locke himself didn't know why he was talking to him about this strange remark, but his mouth came out naturally.
Buzz was puzzled as the pain in his right hand gradually numbled his body, and it seemed that he was not lightly injured.
Locke didn't want to stall any longer, he glanced at Buzz and walked away.
"Blame... Thing..."Buzz said as he looked at Locke's back as he left.
In the distance there is a huge volcano that can be seen even under the moonlight. After leaving the bandits' camp, Locke kept walking in the direction of the volcano, because there was Kailin there, and it was the destination that he and Kyle had agreed on.
However, after walking a distance, his steps slowly became heavy, and this feeling, as he had when he had been at the Great Wall, he had a premonition that he was going to faint again.
While he was still conscious, he walked into a dense forest, which was overgrown with weeds, and it was a good place to cover himself.
He hid under a large tree, covering his body with the weeds around him, and looked at the night sky with only his eyes exposed, where the stars twinkled.
Gradually, he got tired, and he felt like he was spinning all the time, and even a little painful. He knew it was a precursor to loss of consciousness, but he had to stay still, otherwise it would not be good for someone or a beast to find out.
"Did Billy escape?" he thought about his friend in the cage before losing consciousness.
"Kyle..."
After two words came out of Locke's mouth, he finally closed his eyes.
On the other side, in the camp of the mountain people, it has long been chaotic.
Buzz's wounds were discovered by the sentinels, who immediately informed Elder Bard.
"Kid, who hurt you?" Elder Bard asked in distress as he gently held up Bass's bloody right hand.
"Hunting... Things..."Little Bas looked at the elder in front of him and said, "Run... up..."
Bud's heart tightened, and he immediately understood what Bass Jr. meant.
"Report!" the warrior outside the door quietly ran into the tent and said to Elder Bud, "The prey in the iron cage has escaped!"
"You rest here, and someone will treat your wounds, don't walk around, okay?" Bard touched little Bass's head and told him earnestly.
Little Bas nodded, he knew that he couldn't help himself now, and besides, the prey had already run away.
Bud and the guards arrived at the place where the cage was placed, and the two guards beside the cage knelt on the ground, not daring to look up, knowing how wrong they had been.
Elder Bard took a deep breath, trying to calm his mind.
"Did both of them escape?" he asked calmly.
"Only one prey escaped, Elder—" replied the guard next to him as he pushed a child over.
It turned out that Billy didn't run away. The iron cage was obviously unscrewed by Locke, and he didn't leave with him, but chose to stay in this place.
"Elder, I was ordered to bring the Hunter, and the General promised me that he would let me go, please, let me go..."Billy knelt in front of Elder Bard and pleaded.
It seems that he deliberately did not leave for fear of being re-caught. This naïve child wanted to impress the mountain people with his cry.
"Tie him up and put him in a new cage!" Bud ignored him, "Ship him back to Pato Plateau at dawn!"
"Elder, Elder, please!" Billy cried as he dragged him, "Please let me go..."
"Where did the prey go?" Bard snapped at the kneeling guard.
"No... I don't know... When we returned, there was only one person in the cage..."
"Fire... Mountain..."
Suddenly, there was a voice from behind him, and it turned out that the child had quietly followed.
"Kid, you—" Bard was about to say something, but was interrupted by Bass.
"That's... Side..."Buzz raised his left hand and pointed in the direction of the east.
"Lof's Volcano?" Bard muttered to himself. He didn't know why the prey went in that direction.
"Don't talk about today's incident with anyone, you still escort that child back to China as usual, understand?" said Bard as he turned to the guards.
"Yes, Elder. ”
Bard wasn't going to tell the other two about this in advance, because tomorrow there was something important for him to decide.
This night, it was really not peaceful.
Councillor Wis led his army back to the Wall, and immediately rushed to the small camp to find his old friend, Larry Ewin.
"Larry!" shouted Whiss, walking alone among the shattered tents, "old friend, are you there!"
After a struggle here, only a pile of waste was left behind, and there was no one at all.
"Larry, are you there?" continued to shout Councillor Whiss, convinced that his friend was here.
A knight in golden armor stepped out of the darkness, slowly, reflecting a golden light all over his body.
"Larry—" Councillor Whiss' eyes widened at the sight of the Golden Knight, "is it really you, old friend?"
"Tomorrow's four-nation meeting must reject all rude demands. The Knight in Gold Armor walked up to Whiss and said, "Locke and Kyle are separated, I'm going to find them." ”
"What?" Councillor Whiss couldn't believe it, "Separated?"
"Someone disguised himself as a knight in gold armor and attacked them. ”
"Pseudo... Camouflage?"
"Perhaps, it's the cavalry sent by Tambery. The Knight in Gold Armor removed his helmet, and sure enough, it was Councillor Whiss' friend, Larry.
"Old friend," Councillor Wis looked at Larry, tears welling up in his eyes, "I'll be able to see you put on this armor again in my lifetime, I..."
"Now is not the time to be sad," Larry said calmly, "I'm going to leave Ace for tomorrow, I'm leaving Ace tonight." ”
"Where are you going?" asked Councillor Whiss, "do you know where those two children have gone?"
"I don't know where they went, but I know they're in danger right now. Larry frowned, his expression very serious, "I must not let the other three countries know about the disappearance of the two of them tomorrow, understand?"
"Don't worry," said Councillor Vis, affirmingly, "I'll leave the matter of the two children to you, and I'll do my best to take care of the rest tomorrow." ”
"Whiss, old friend," Larry looked at Councillor Whiss, "you're also a good Knight in Gold Armor. ”
"No, I'm not—" Councillor Whiss bowed his head, "I'll never be a true Knight in Gold Armor..."
"Don't talk about it," Larry put back on his helmet, "don't worry if you don't see me, I'll be back with my two kids." Please help me take care of the dozen or so students in Flens. ”
"I'll take good care of them. ”
After receiving a promise from Councillor Whiss, Larry rode his horse and rushed into the darkness.
Looking at the back of the golden-armored knight in the distance, Councillor Weishi's heart was very sad, perhaps, this was the last time he saw the real gold-armored knight. Larry is the pride of Ace, and he and Ryan are the knightly soul of Ace. And because of this conflict, both of them regained their names as warriors and sacrificed their twilight strength for peace.
Whiss knew in his heart that he could not live up to the expectations of the two knights in golden armor, and that with both Larry and Ryan putting the fate of the Southland in his hands, he had to show his chivalry and bravely rise to the challenge.
"Tomorrow—" Councillor Wis repeated the word in his head, and took a slow step away from the ruins.
What will happen tomorrow?
Shikoku took the army and opened the four-nation meeting ahead of schedule, what will be the final result?
Larry goes abroad to find Locke and Kyle, can he really bring them back safely and smoothly?