Chapter 15: The Blood Arena (1)
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Just south of Nax is the famous Sword Blade Mountain, a spiky terrain that amazes Doyle and Asa for the first time.
The sky was an eerie fuchsia red, the air was dry and hot, and the climate in this barren land was harsher and more inaccessible than it had been forty years ago.
In order to avoid being seen through, Link did not transform and planned to walk to the big pit. Because of the elemental affinity, the high temperature that was enough to dehydrate people had little effect on him, and Doyle's already inflammatory demon dragon bloodline was also no pressure. The worst is the shadow thief Asa, who is an ordinary human being, not strong enough to ignore the harsh climate, and only walked for half a day before suffering from heat stroke.
Doyle, who doesn't like women's dresses, exchanges control with another soul, and Vera scolds Asa for delaying his trip.
Assa, who didn't know the truth, but was already aware of the difference in personality, thought that Doyle and Vera had split personalities, and he grinned weakly, not even having the strength to speak.
"Get up, don't play dead. Vera hurried away, fearing that an angry Neham would catch up and fight with Link, and that even if she wanted to help, she would be stopped by Doyle.
As the weakest member, Asa thought that he had no right to speak, and struggled to prop up his upper body, and before he could stand up, the part that was in contact with the ground felt a slight vibration from a distance.
Link and Vera turned their heads at the same time, in the direction of Nax City.
Vera snorted and warned Doyle in her heart, "I already saw that guy was not pleasing to the eye, if Neam is really angry and angry and makes a move with Link, you must not stop me. 】
[Anyway, he is also my mentor, and he has helped me a lot over the years, both openly and secretly. 】
Before Doyle could finish his sentence, he was reprimanded by Vera.
You are no longer a believer in the Dawn Sect. The relationship with him is only the enemy. Don't forget who saved you from the abyss of despair, not Arisina whom you consider a mother, nor Neham, whom you enshrine as a mentor. 】
Seeing her fall silent, Vera was about to deal with Neam with all her strength, but what appeared was not her imaginary enemy. Rather, it was a small group of wagons, which looked, like caravanserais.
Without using spells, Link's eyesight is inferior to Vera's, and when he learns that it is not Neham, he pushes Asa to the ground, who is struggling to get up. What surprised him. This caravan turned out to be the one they had taken to Nax.
That's too much of a coincidence, isn't it?
There is no need for Link to remind her, Vera is ready, as long as the other party has any abnormal behavior, she will ensure that these non-long-eyed guys will not be able to eat and walk around.
"Sir, we meet again. "The caravan leader is a middle-aged man with a two-puff beard, unlike the average pot-bellied merchant. This man is short and thin, with a sharp beak and monkey gills, and the first impression is really not good, and it is easy to associate it with a profiteer.
Link nodded, waiting for the other man's next step.
"He's ...... Heat, right?" Seeing Asa lying on the ground with his eyes closed, the merchant naturally thought that he couldn't stand the harsh climate, "The climate in Sword Blade Mountain is very harsh. People who walk for the first time will have a good chance of heat stroke. Give it, give him this potion to drink, it can be relieved. If you're going to the big pit, why don't you prepare one?"
As he spoke, the merchant asked the coachman to bring Link a small bottle of potion, and his words made Link understand that the skinny monkey had seen through that it was not only the first time they had taken this path, but also that they had abilities that were different from ordinary people. Asa suffering from heat stroke is the best contrast.
[Do you want to solve it?]
Link's hand shook, and he almost poured the potion into Asa's nostrils. Feeding the potion, who was pretending to be unconscious, Asa, warned Vera not to mess around.
[It's just an ordinary foot trader.] It's just that we didn't prepare enough in advance, didn't think it through, and forgot that Asa is just an ordinary person who doesn't adapt to the harsh climate. 】
Since Link didn't want to do much, Vera didn't say anything more. Tsk. Stand aside.
Merchant Helini's eyes always glanced at the elven hybrids dressed as mages, as a black marketeer specializing in the slave trade, he had seen a lot of half-elves, and knew that this was not a night elf known for its evil, but a real wood elf with different ears of different lengths. I don't know what the other half of the bloodline is mixed with, anyway, it's not a human being, and it is impossible for a human being to have such a bright red color. Impressive and unforgettable, it's probably the best he's seen in more than a decade. It's really itchy not to get his hands on it, if it weren't for the fact that the elf is a natural mage, and he is followed by a person who can't figure out the origin, he would have started early.
Originally, he thought that Nax would use the traffickers there to get his hands on this good product, but he didn't want the slave market to be served by the Dawn Sect.
Thinking of this, Helini couldn't help but be a little afraid. Fortunately, he was not there, otherwise he would have been imprisoned like other buyers involved in the slave trade.
[This guy's eyes are so annoying.] As if she were a commodity to be evaluated, Vera swept it over with a slap in the eye.
Knowing that he was in a hurry, Helini smiled and looked away.
Nax will let you slip away, and wait until you get to the big pit, hehe......
In his heart, there is also Link, how could he not see such a "chiluo" naked eyes of desire. If you don't break it directly, you just don't want to make trouble.
[When you get to the big pit, you can make any trouble you want, there is a passage to the Abyss Demon Domain, and you can get out of the jurisdiction of the morning light. Knowing Vera's wild character, being able to endure it again and again is already giving herself face, Link promised to do whatever she wanted with this businessman when she got into the big pit, anyway, he was not a good person, and he would have to pay it back sooner or later.
With Link's assurance, Vera's mood suddenly changed a lot, and the look in Helini's eyes changed from disgust to interest.
Shaking inexplicably, Helini said that he could take Link and the three of them to the big trap, and Link didn't shirk and got into the empty car behind.
Naturally, Asa could no longer pretend to be asleep after drinking the potion, and he lowered his voice to inform Link that this was no ordinary caravan. The three or two carriages were all empty, and there was no cargo in sight, which didn't make sense at all. Moreover, the general caravan route is from the westernmost Xindu to the easternmost Kronberg, and rarely reaches the Great Pit, where dragons and snakes are mixed, and the climate is harsh, which is more dangerous than the three major capitals that suffer from the undead. The only people who can go this way are the black marketeers who want money and don't want to die, and these people are also an important part of the slave trade, responsible for selling slaves from the Night Elves or Orcs to the Big 6.
"I knew there was something wrong with the thin man. Black Marketeer ...... Hmph~ The night elves can't move there for the time being, but I must use this trip to Nanyanzhou to completely cut it off from the source of slaves of the orcs. "In Link's plan, the orcs are also an indispensable ally against the undead, and in order to bring them into the gang, it is necessary to solve the conflict between the slave trade, which straddles the orcs and dwarves and gnomes.
Helini winked at his nephew and asked what he thought.
Andy, who was a mercenary and a cousin of Helini, shook his head, "Tricky goods, regardless of the half-elf you fancied, just the shadow thief suffering from heat stroke is enough trouble." He pointed to his chest, where the silver medal worn by Asa's necklace was emblazoned with the emblem of the Killer Organization, known as the Big 6.
Helini squinted at the crossed twin daggers...... Didn't even notice the Thorn of Shadows? A shadow thief, not even a full-time assassin, is not to be feared, the trouble is that the shadow thorn has inherited from the night elves the rules of retribution and immortality. Unless the opponent is strong enough to be organized, no matter how long it takes or how much manpower it takes, the Shadow Thorn will kill the target.
"What do you think of that guy?" Hellini was eager to get his hands on the half-bloods, but Helini wasn't a brainless idiot. It can be seen from every word and deed that Vera is obedient to Link's heart, and that he can subdue a powerful mage, and that person's own strength is not much worse. Helini was just a businessman, and he couldn't judge the rank of rank, and Link's power that had gradually appeared worried him.
If you cooperate with others, let alone share the money, it is even possible to give such a rare and superb to others.
Andy was silent for a long time, and did not answer.
Helini was a little annoyed, "Dumb?"
Andy, who came to his senses, shook his head hesitantly, "Uncle, I think ...... It's better for you to give up. That person gave me a very ...... feeling Not good. On the surface, he is weaker than the Shadow Thief, but my instinct tells me that he is the strongest of the three. ”
Andy was born with a stronger intuition than ordinary people, and thanks to this, he escaped danger several times.
Hearing his words, Helini's face became even more ugly, and he accused him of being a coward, but in fact, he himself was very unsure.
Unlike when he first met, this time, the half-elf gave him the feeling of being like a superior person looking down on a low-level creature, which was creepy, and Helini, who had always been ruthless, couldn't help but hesitate, should he gnaw on this hard bone?
"There are still three days to go to the big pit, so let's wait and see......" Helini counted on the three of them being eroded by the miasma, and the discomfort of heat stroke was nothing compared to that. These people don't even have anti-heat medicines, and they certainly won't bring anti-miasma.
"What if they're not affected?" Andy observed secretly, noticing that Link and Vera were not affected by the climate in the slightest, which was not something that could be overcome by high or low rank. If you don't even know the strength of your opponent, you will only put yourself in danger. Even if it's seen as a coward. I don't want to risk my life either. No matter how much money you make, what's the point of not having a life to spend it?
In this way, two groups of people with their own thoughts drove towards the big pit. The closer you get, the worse the climate becomes, not only is there pervasive sand in the air, but the smoke that dyes the sky purple also falls to the ground, which is the poisonous air that leaks from the abyss from the cracks to the material world.
This time, Asa didn't delay any longer, knowing that he was going to the big pit, he prepared in advance a medicine that could reduce the erosion of miasma, and the previous heat stroke, but he overestimated his body's ability to withstand high temperatures.