Chapter 17: The Intersection of Fates
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Grunt, the blood in the pool of blood continued to tumble and bubble. The caged humans all stared wide-eyed at the night elves and the white deer who confronted the necromancer after his death, many of them were residents of Riverdale, and recognized the white deer without a trace of variegation as the child of nature of the Pillar of Earth.
"What a pleasant collaboration, Emissary of Isol. As with the first encounter, Artis placed his right hand over his heart, this time holding the necromancer's head instead of a crossbow. As he bowed, his figure disappeared into the shadows of the hall and quickly disappeared.
Link expanded his senses, unable to find the breath of the night elves, and indeed left. He walked up to the corpse witch, and he didn't know whether it was because of the evil spell or because of the poison on the night elf's blade, and his body quickly shrunk into a dry corpse not long after he died, except for a cloth bag with a little magical energy, there was nothing of value on the corpse witch's body.
Link picked up his pocket and approached the wooden cage, it was unlocked, it was the magic of the corpse witch that trapped these people, they were stunned by the scene just now, forgetting that as soon as the caster died, the spell was automatically lifted.
Opening the wooden door with the antlers, Link shouted to the people who were still staring at him in amazement, "How long do you want to stay inside?"
A word woke up the dreamer, and everyone scrambled to get out of the cage, but no one walked out of the hall. Knowing that they were worried that there were undead outside, Link took the lead and walked into the narrow corridor.
Although the Witch is dead, the skeletons and corpses awakened from their eternal sleep by the evil magic of death are still wandering aimlessly in the corridors. Clearing out these low-level undead in his way, Link didn't dare to abuse his skills anymore, and he only had two spell slots left.
Leaving the ancient tombs, many people left tears of joy in the long-lost sunshine. With the idea of helping people to the end, Link escorted them to Riverdale. The guards who were checking at the city gate saw the white deer scattered with a slight fluorescence from afar, and the scarface captain hurriedly ordered someone to ask the mayor of the town.
The news of Nature's Child appearance spread quickly throughout Riverdale Town like wings, and the townspeople and adventurers all gathered in the square west of the town, looked around, and after seeing Gonzalez's figure, Link deliberately walked to Yuan Ye's side, and turned into a peregrine falcon and flew away before the mayor arrived.
"It's so cool~" Yuan Ye whistled as he looked at the blue and purple birds that had already flown away, and a deep voice came from behind.
"Yuan Ye. β
Suddenly being called out by his real name, Yuan Ye instinctively turned around, but saw a burly middle-aged uncle, whose pitch-black scale armor reflected a colorful luster.
This uncle is really rich......
While feeling that Gonzalez was wearing magical equipment, Yuan Ye was also vigilant.
How would he know my name?
"I'm a friend of Link, come with me. β
Yuan Ye only hesitated for a few seconds before following Gonzalez. He knew that Link was his girlfriend's half-brother, but only because he knew that they had a stiff relationship. In any case, being able to meet acquaintances made Yuan Ye, who had been trapped in the game for several months, feel gratified.
Seeing the face of the sleeping young man in the guest room, Yuan Ye was not Link. The cautious Gonzalez did not reveal his identity without Link's consent, only telling him that it was Link's help that he could be rescued.
"What about others?"
"If you can't get out of the body, you better go back to reality first, and if you sleep for a long time, your health is not good, and don't let your family worry. Gonzalez pointed to the bed Link had slept on, "Link and I will take care of the guards." β
After staying in the illusion for a long time, Yuan Ye didn't think much about it, lay down on the bed, and soon fell into a deep sleep. Gonzalez sat down in his bed, closed his eyes and waited for Link to return.
Link, who had transformed into Gasos, was on his way back to the Guardian Lands, and although he did not directly find out the direct connection between the disappearance of the druids stationed in Riverdale and the undead, he still felt the need to report the matter of the necromancer to Hull.
Guarding the top of the ancient tree, the Birdman is gathering with a group of druids to discuss something, and after listening to the report, he gives Link a new order to stop searching for the missing druids.
"Why?" Link was puzzled. Although Hull hates humans terribly, he will not die for the members of the Nature Alliance, especially now that he is the acting guardian of the Earthpillars, and has the responsibility of managing and protecting the druids.
"On the day you left, I had already found the two druids who had gone to investigate Riverdale on the northern border. Hull's expression was as solemn as ever, and his frown showed that he was in a terrible mood right now.
Found but did not mention the result...... Are you dead?
Link didn't ask about the lives of the two druids.
"The night elves, who are the family of darkness, have also been poisoned by the undead, hehe~ This is a good thing for the Natural Alliance. Hull changed his words and talked about the night elves who took the initiative to enter the surface, "You should know that before the appearance of the undead, the archenemy of the Child of Nature was the abyssal demon who spread the evil and destroy the order, and the first two battles with the undead had the shadow of the demon behind them. The undead empire grew rapidly under the leadership of frost and cold, and the expansion of the territory intensified the existing contradictions between the lich and the demons, and now the third battle against the undead did not participate in the demons, which is also the reason why the Pillar of Earth has staked all the elites to the Northern Front. β
"Aren't you afraid that the demon is pretending to break with the undead and secretly plotting to destroy the Pillars of Earth?" Link felt that the Natural Alliance was thinking too simply, and pretending to turn his face and secretly conspire was not a conspiracy for the evil camp at all. Even if they do break up, they will form an alliance again because of interests. This is not something that the rigid order camp can do.
Of course the alliance was suspicious, but ten years later, the demon has not moved. Even the Abyss Lord didn't ...... until you appeared," Hull's voice stopped abruptly, and he seemed to think of something suddenly, a pair of eyes staring at Link.
"I see...... No wonder Frost Frost came in person...... Hahaha, finally found a way to deal with him!"
"What does it mean to finally find a way to deal with him?" the nervous laughter made Link subconsciously take a few steps back, the birdman's eyes were too terrifying, not eager to eat alive, but ecstatic to the extreme.
"You don't have to think about anything now, just do your best to improve your strength. Hull skipped Link's question.
Cut~ Don't tell me sΓΉ I'm right, I'll ask Iris. Saying...... Why didn't you see him?
"Where's Iris?"
"Gone. β
"Gone?"
"He has gone to the Tranquil Sea of the Far West to join his people and set sail for Sunset Island. β
Hull's answer made Link stunned on the spot.
Ireess did mention more than once that he was leaving the Central 6, and they were in the game fantasy world, which was a goodbye.
As the character who has been with him for the longest time in the Unreal game world and treats himself best, Link doesn't treat Iris as just an ordinary NPC. For him, Irees is alive, real, and not just a phantom of a dream.
After being silent for a while, he asked in a dry voice: "What you said about improving my own strength, should it be for me to go to the northern front......
"Asking you to go to the front is tantamount to suicide. Frost must have laid all sorts of sets waiting for you to throw yourself into the net. Reprimanding Link viciously, Hull circled his eyes around the druids and finally named one of them.
"Jafar. β
The answer was a black wolf, not as strong as his companions, but with a pair of shrewdness and wisdom, which is why Hull chose him, as the druid's longest-lived and most knowledgeable sage of the region, and the best to mentor newcomers from the other world.
"From today onwards, you are his guardian, the future guardian of the Pillar of the Earth. The druids were in an uproar as Hull's voice carried an order that could not be refused, for Jafar was not only the eldest of the remaining members of the Earthpillars, but also the leader of the wolves, and it was an unprecedented precedent for him to serve as a guard for the chosen ones who had not yet passed the guΓ² trial.
The black-headed wolf didn't immediately answer, "You're making me his follower?"
"I need your wisdom to guide him and help him grow, and after Ireess is gone, you are the only one here who can handle this task. β
"How important is this human chosen one?" the black wolf looked at Link.
"He's not just the future guardian of the Earthpillars, he's more about winning or losing wars. β
Hearing Hull say this, the black wolf got up and walked slowly towards Link, a brown light rising from his forehead and sinking into the back of his hand, accompanied by a slight sting, a brown wolf head appeared on the originally smooth skin.
Is this a contract?
Link couldn't help but think of the additional ability he had gained by pooling together the three Isol perks, Natural Allies, which meant that he could summon natural creatures that had signed contracts.
The black wolf's sudden move caused an uproar among the druids, and Hel couldn't stop it, "Jafar, you don't need to ......"
"Since he is an important guardian, it is inevitable that he will become his follower. The black wolf's gaze met Link, and for a moment, Link thought of Irees, but the two were completely different. The elf has a gentle personality, and this wolf has sharp eyes and a stubbornness that is not inferior to Hull.
"My name is Jafar, and the wolf language means wise man. As he spoke, the black wolf's body changed, transforming from a beast to a man, his beard was black, but his face was that of an old man.
"Uh...... Hello, my name is Link. Crushing his head crampedly, Link, who was used to being alone, rarely encountered this kind of serious self-introduction scene, and felt very uncomfortable.
"Won't Lord Hull send a new garrison druid with us to Riverdale?" Jafar, who had become an adult, looked at the birdman, "This assault is considered a failure, and Frost will not be bold again in the short term." β
Hull sighed, "I'm not worried about the Suoko, but ......"
"The Witch King's intentions are clear, both to get rid of the future troubles and to force us to withdraw our troops from the north. Now that King Ingwe had gone to the Sea of Tranquility to join his people, it was only a matter of time before the Glorious Legion on the Northern Front withdrew. What are your plans?"
Hull's gaze flickered at Link, "It's up to him to grow." β
"I see. Jafar bowed slightly, and asked Link, "Are you going to return to Riverdale today, or will you stay here for a few days?"
Link thought about it carefully and decided to return that day.
In addition to the low-level undead, there are only low-level monsters in the Guardian Land, and as the level increases, they can no longer meet the increasing demand for experience points. Even the necromancer he killed in the morning ...... Hey?
He suddenly realized that it was the night elf Artis who killed the necromancer, and the system would definitely not count the experience on his head, right? In the future, resolutely do not follow npnetbsp; Repatriating the other druids, including Jafar, Hull left Link alone, telling Frost that he had his sights on him, and that he should not reveal his identity as a child of nature in front of people until he was in a critical situation. And let Link prioritize archery and other combat skills that don't require divine grace.
A thousand words have been turned into a sentence, why?
"You don't believe in fate, do you? just as you don't believe in gods. β
Suddenly asked by Hull, Link didn't know how to answer.
Hel learns from Ireese about Link's temperament and preferences, including that he is an atheist.
For the sake of the Otherworldly Life Weavers, Hull doesn't bother with Link about his atheism, and the gods of nature don't need the faith of their followers to maintain their godhead anyway. Anyway, Link was naturally chosen by Isol because of his respect, and Hull didn't doubt his nature. It's just that the current situation is grim, the natural alliance is in a tight war in the north, and the human race is always dragging its feet, once the Duchy of Kolk is attacked by the undead, the remaining three elemental pillars will be directly exposed to the undead. Elemental and magical creatures grow extremely slowly, and they simply can't afford years of attrition. All that remains is to look forward to Isol's new Guardian from the Otherworld, and see if he can take on the title of 'Weave of Destiny'.
If you can really break through the frosty immortal body, it is equivalent to winning this protracted battle. No matter how bad it is...... He was able to drag it out, and the battle report from the front line, the Immortal Empire's devastating offensive had stopped, and the time happened to be the night when Frost Chill attacked the Pillar of the Earth. This is no coincidence!
"Do you know how to kill a lich?"
"Destroy his life box?" Since some of the settings are similar to DND, this is always right, Link thought to himself.
"Even the lich who claims to give up his life can't become a god and become a true immortal, they just change the sustenance of their soul from ** to something else. As long as the destruction of the life box where the soul lodges, it is equivalent to ending the lich's illusory and lawless immortality. However, unlike other lichs, we can't find its lifebox. From Hull's hateful tone, it was not difficult to hear how much he hated Frost, and even the always gentle Ires gritted her teeth at the mention of Frost.
Link thinks it must be because Frost Cold, as an apostle of death, killed too many lives, "Isn't there a spell like prophecy?"
"The Lifeweaver does not belong to Edgar, and the Prophet cannot see the thread of its destiny, let alone find it. Hull's answer revealed the true role of the Weavers, especially when dealing with the emissaries of other gods.
In other words, the divine revelation of other gods is not effective for me? This is a hidden ability that is stronger than one more spell slot.
Link has finally regained his advantage as a 'traverser'.
But...... Can the weavers see each other? The so-called threads of fate?
"Under the law that the gods are not allowed to intervene personally, the only one who can defeat the lifeweaver is the lifeweaver. Hull handed Link a strip of cloth to Link, "This is a parting gift from King Ingway. β
Untie the strip of cloth, and it is the elven bow called the wind language, the weapon of Iris.
Caressing the gorgeous feathery arched back that Zeng envied, Link had mixed feelings in his heart.
Even the title changed, and he really left......
Hull stretched out his finger and stroked the elven longbow, and the ornate style immediately turned into a rough and inconspicuous ordinary longbow.
"Wind Whisper is his weapon of fame, not only the demon undead recognize it, and with your current ability, taking him on a journey will only invite disaster. When will your abilities be equal to mine, and when will this seal be broken. β