Chapter 90: Darkness
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"Oh my God, Lord Count, you're awake at last!?God forbid, God forbid!" a familiar voice rang in his ears.
He reluctantly turned his head and found a young man sitting beside him, his freckled face full of ecstasy.
"Are you?" Cesar always thought he was very familiar, but he couldn't remember where he had seen him: "This is it?"
"Vic, Vic Levine, my lord," said the man who had been trembling in his hall a few months ago, and he seemed much more natural at the moment: "This is the Warnan woodland on the banks of the Ladoraka River in the territory of Nord. β
"You are... Toria's brother?" Cesar then remembered, and hurriedly asked, "Aren't you supposed to be in Svadia, why... Ahem... How did you get here?"
Cesar said, coughing loudly as his throat dried up.
Vic hurriedly brought water, and said while feeding him to drink: "My father asked me to come, after Tolia left, everyone was very worried about her, and recently there have been rumors of frequent wars in Nord, and my father and I are very afraid that she will be involved in the war, and my father will become ill because of this." So I sold half of the manor's property, and scraped together enough money to find Nord, hoping to get my sister back as soon as possible. β
"Knot... Outcome.... As soon as we passed Rudaburg, we were confronted by a rebel army. As he spoke, Vic seemed to remember the horrible scene again, and became slightly stammering: "They are all dead, my guards, not a single one is left, and my coils have been robbed, so I can only reluctantly set up a grass hut on this side of the woodland and live for the time being." β
"I'm useless, it's a shame for Levin's family!" Vic sighed, his nose sour, "If I can be brave and win the title of knight, Toria won't run away." If I could be braver, maybe I could join the fight, and they wouldn't die in vain. I'm uselessγγγγγ β
"No, ahemγγγγγ You're already much better than before. Cesar smiled, patted the back of his hand, comforted him, and motioned for him to continue.
"And then... Then about three days ago, I saw you drift over the river, I thought you were some unlucky ghost who met the three thieves, but after knowing that it was you, it scared me, but you actually survived, thank God, thank God!"
"It turned out that you saved me, thank you so much. Cesar understood: "Do you have any news of Toria?"
"Some time ago, I heard that she was in Tiha, but I also said that the port of Tiha was attacked, half of the city was gone, and many people died! I was so worried that I couldn't even eat, but I couldn't get into the city of Tiha. I'm really useless. β
Cesar breathed a sigh of relief and sat up in pain, the light of the setting sun shining on his pale face, not only making him look barely bloody, but also outlining a golden outline of his face, and those determined eyes staring at Vic in front of him, giving him confidence.
"Don't worry, I promised to protect her. β
The twilight of dusk faded, and the woods seemed to be slowly enveloped by a huge cover, swallowing up darkness little by little.
The flock of birds that returned late only dared to hover over the forest far away, and did not dare to get any closer.
Because a pair of eyes are burning with murderous intent in this darkness!
Bang!
With a dull sound, a huge sandbag was pumped high, and the swinging sandbag trembled slightly in the air, as if to tell how domineering the power contained in the blow just now was.
Bang bang bang!
Before the sandbag fell into place, there was another series of heavy blows, and the sandbag was directly blasted into the air and swirled, and then fell straight down.
The figure flickered deftly, dodging the falling sandbag, stabbing out its right fist, and its silver-white hair fluttered in the wind, reflecting a beam of afterglow.
The sandbags used in Nord's daily training are one meter high, and there are two types, light 50 kg and heavy 100 kg, the former is mainly to provide a large shock amplitude and exercise the feel of hitting moving targets, and the latter is used to train the hitting feel of heavy punches.
But these two, for Ace, are completely unsatisfactory.
Because at the age of thirteen, she can already blast a 100-kilogram heavy sandbag out of a big hole with one punch!
Four huge sandbags two meters tall and weighing nearly two hundred and fifty kilograms each were held in place in the woods by thick and heavy steel supports, two of which had been struck up and down by Ace.
But that's clearly not enough!
Bang bang bang!
Ace's punches swung at the other two stationary sandbags, and the four violently swinging sandbags shook into a wall that enclosed her firmly.
The massive sandbag falls with enough force to crush any flesh into a meatloaf, but Ace is still able to deftly dodge the sandbag's encirclement before swinging a punch at the sandbag again.
The thick steel didn't seem to be able to withstand the overbearing fist, and let out a squeaky moan.
The heavy sandbag struck Ace with the strength of a broken bone, and in her eyes, it was not a sandbag, but Lawson wielding a long stick outside Fort Cherbek.
With a wrong step, his body and the huge sandbag almost rubbed against his skin.
Fist wind!
Bang - bang - bang - bang!
The four sandbags were blasted by the punches at the same time, and after a violent tremble, they all returned to their standstills, and the sand behind them hissed out of the big hole and landed next to Ace's feet, slowly piling up into four small mounds.
Ace and Sandbag stood still, and unlike her smoking fist, a cold sweat slowly slipped across her forehead.
Can't hide!
Since returning to Sagoth, she has been practicing imaginary sandbags almost every day.
Obviously, the speed and angle of the sandbag were perfectly close to Lawson, and she easily dodged the sandbag countless times.
But she knew she couldn't dodge that blow at all!
She had given up, but that simple blow was enough to completely overpower her full strength.
Ice Wolf, the title that almost represents the strongest warrior in Nord, is so vulnerable in front of that person.
It's ridiculous!
The cooled fist drooped down in a dejected manner.
In this way, it is impossible to get revenge, the blood of the teacher's, Gudre's, and the innocent Edren villagers.
Why, why does that madman have such terrifying powers.
Why, teacher, why did you create such a demon!
Why, why didn't you kill him in the first place!
The old man seemed to appear in front of her eyes again, rubbing his young self with his pale dry fingers.
"Ace, you're not alone anymore, I'm your family. β
"Ace, you're very talented, only a little worse than that guy. β
"Ace, marksmanship and boxing are my famous skills, between the two I and that person are better at the former, but I believe that and you, will be able to carry forward the boxing skills, because you are my good apprentice. β
"Ace, don't get into the horns, there is no obstacle in this world that can't be overcome, hey, why doesn't he understand this truth. β
"Ace, I'm leaving, I'm going to bring him back, bring that poor kid, back on track. Even if it comes at the cost of life. β
"Ace, I'll be back, with your senior brotherγγγγγ β
"Ace"... Ace γγγγγ "Ace!"
"Shut up, you old liar!" Ace's eyes turned red, "You didn't even think of using force to bring him to his knees!"
"Teacher, you liar! Actually, you planned to give your life in his hands from the beginning!"
"Ace!"
"I don't want to listen!" Ace raised his palm and waved it, his palm easily passing through the phantom, but it slammed into his skin with a snap.
Then the wrist tightened, and it was gently held by a warm hand.
"What's wrong with you, Ace?" Callad asked strangely, covering his swollen cheek with his other hand, "Didn't you ask me and Chris to discuss the defense of the city here?"
"Talentγγγγγ I didn't cry... Ace hurriedly raised his head to stop his tears from lingering, and said, "It's just the sand in my eyes." Why are you the only one, Chris?"
"He has other important things to do, and he can't come. Calade just smiled slightly, let go of her wrist, took out a handkerchief from his arms and handed it over: "Yes, the wind and sand are really strong these days, Major General Ace, if you don't dislike it, wipe it with my handkerchief, it will be better." β
When Calard saw her take the handkerchief, he said, "The sand and dust are so weak, but they can make the strong of Nord easily cry, and human beings are really fragile sometimes." β
Ace, who was hurriedly wiping away his tears, suddenly froze when he heard this, and looked at Karad in a daze.
This major general, who had just returned from Fort Derberg, had a few deep and shallow scars on his ordinary face, and thick bandages were wrapped around his shoulders, but that kind smile could make people feel warm from the bottom of their hearts.
Calard smiled and said slowly, "But we should not be ashamed of this vulnerability, on the contrary, we should be thankful that it makes us more like a human being of flesh and blood." We are not steel, we are not gods, we are not flawless, flawless beings. So we need companions, and when we hold hands, shoulder to shoulder, we will no longer be afraid of anything. β
Calad stepped forward and patted Ace on the shoulder with a warm palm: "So, Chris, and everyone else, we are all your companions, and we are all willing to bear this vulnerability with you as long as you want!"
The stubborn girl felt a fever in her heart, but she couldn't easily say the words of thanks, so she had to pretend to be angry, swept away his hand, and turned her head to walk outside the forest: "It's really annoying to be long-winded and preachy! So young is like an uncle! Since Chris didn't come today, let's make another appointment for the meeting!"
When she came to the intersection, she finally stopped, and after hesitating for a long time, she turned her head extremely reluctantly, and said in a voice as thin as a mosquito and a fly: "That... Thank you for your handkerchief!" and ran out of the woods in a puff of smoke.
The vast woods were calm again, and only Callad stood quietly in the shade, smiling at Ace's back as he watched him go.