Chapter 588: A Fork in the Road
Xia Yanfeng's plan is best known only to him. He didn't care at all about the situation in Firim City, and Sutron didn't know his heart, and he wouldn't be suspicious of it. Xia Yanfeng's vision is very long-term, but it will not be too ambitious, he wants to go to Gilsay, not just out of selfishness. And if the demon clan gets involved here, he won't do what he said before, and he won't care about anything.
Acting alone and supporting Sutron and the others, Xia Yanfeng can be unscrupulous, and rest assured that he boldly sacrifices the green steel sword, he is not afraid of the undead clan coming, he is afraid that the undead clan will not come. As soon as the artifact comes out, aren't those little devils and monsters still coming and dying?
I think so, but for the use of the green steel sword, Xia Yanfeng is still quite jealous. He knew that the artifact wouldn't harm him, but he still didn't want to leave his will at the mercy of the artifact. You must know that Xia Yanfeng is an extreme ego person, and he can't allow those so-called "spirits behind" to share the same spiritual sea with him, so if the Qinggang Sword will really dominate his spiritual sea, he would rather sit and watch the monsters destroy all mankind, and he will not use even the slightest divine power.
The Green Steel Sword is different from the "Shatbrand", which will deprive a person of his will and thoughts, make him fall into darkness, go crazy, make people crazy, and then completely demonize, eat away at the whole body, and turn people into demons, while the Blue Steel Sword will not. However, as long as it dominates people's will and deprives them of free thinking, then the essence is still the same. Artifacts and magic weapons, in the final analysis, are the same nature, and artifacts compared to magic weapons, just put on a good-looking sacred cloak to whitewash their demonic nature, between gods and demons, there is only a difference between "real villains" and "hypocrites", this is like a demon killing is called cruelty, angel killing is called probation, there are always times, angels are more hateful than demons!
Gradually, he crossed a dark watershed, and in the dark road, even the sound of the air was like a ghost crying wolf. The darkness became thicker and darker, and the vigilance poured into people's hearts like a tidal wave. In the miasma-haunted environment, there are more and more dead trees on the roadside, and the withered petals have lost their color.
After this watershed, although we are still in the realm of human beings, the atmosphere is gradually becoming gloomy, and the day is getting darker and darker. Approaching the territory of the demons, you have to cross the boundary point of the Senkula Mountains, maybe Sutron will have to cross it sooner or later, right?
There was nothing unsuitable about the gloomy and heavy aura, Xia Yanfeng and Sutlun had long been accustomed to such a feeling. At least this kind of darkness is much lighter than that of Xuanlong Mountain and Luodan City. I have seen the majestic demon king, and I have also seen monsters flying all over the sky, just a few breaths are far from enough to deter them, and most of the thousands of soldiers under the command this time have experienced the catastrophe of the monster turbulence, so no matter how gloomy the place, they dare to break in, after all, there may be nothing worse in this world than the situation of monsters crawling all over the body, in that case, they don't have any feelings of nausea, it can be seen that their psychological endurance is beyond ordinary people. The soldiers are like this, not to mention Xia Yanfeng and Sutren.
The road of slow progress was roughly at the fork in the road, and Sutron waved his hand to stop the whole army for the time being. The road in the southwest direction is endless, and the gloomy aura in that direction seems to be relatively thin, and Xia Yanfeng also wants to say goodbye to Sutron here, and set foot on the road to Gilsai City, and the two agreed to act according to the plan.
"Captain...... What are your plans?" Seeing that Xia Yanfeng was about to leave, Sutron hurriedly called out to him, his face still full of doubts. His heart may not be strong enough, at least it is too far from the standard he has set for himself, he doesn't want to hesitate, and he doesn't like to hesitate, but he just isn't sure, when will the promise he made to himself be thrown out of the clouds?
Listening to Sutren's tone, it seems that there is really a lot of suspicion. Xia Yanfeng breathed a sigh of relief, and just smiled at him. Xia Yanfeng doesn't have the pressure of "accompanying the king like a tiger" for Sutren, and he doesn't have to worry about that kind of pressure.
"Brother Su, I have my own plans, you don't move, wait until the appointed time, and the goddess of victory will naturally beckon to you. ”
"Captain...... What are you talking about?" I don't know if it's because I'm too stupid or something else, Sutron just can't understand it.
"Nothing...... You don't have to wait too long, and the reinforcements may even arrive at the agreed place before you. Xia Yanfeng smiled confidently, "If you don't believe it, I'll make a bet with Brother Su......"
"No, no, it's useless for you to pack the ticket, I just want to make sure that the 'reinforcements' you mentioned, will they really arrive as scheduled?" Sutron asked, "You really didn't consider the time to go back and forth?" The entire human guild, I'm afraid I can't find a person who moves faster than the troops I am leading now, and it is already a conservative estimate in two days, I'm just afraid it's ......"
"What are you afraid of?, did I say that I want the army to come?" Xia Yanfeng smiled secretly, looked back at Sutlun and said, "Actually, not a single soldier is used, and it doesn't take that long at all." ”
"Not a single soldier is coming?" Sutren's eyes widened, "Captain...... I really can't understand you anymore......"
"That's understandable. Xia Yanfeng only pretended to smile lightly, "It is naturally impossible for the soldiers of the Guild Army to arrive at the agreed place in a short time, but some people are different. As the saying goes, one general is the best of ten thousand soldiers, one strategy is better than a thousand armies, and a person with deep cultivation and strong mana is more effective than thousands of troops. Don't forget, we are facing the undead, in the face of their plague tactics, we will never be able to achieve an advantage in the number of troops, the tactics of the sea of people, I am afraid that it can only work when the human internal war is in force, more soldiers can not win the devil, but the people and people get together, the problem of the undead will be solved as expected. ”
"What does the captain mean......" After Su Tren was finally raised, he understood the original meaning of Xia Yanfeng's words.
"That's right, we don't need too many soldiers to come here to die, since it is impossible to gain an advantage, and we can only face the pressure of the undead soldiers, we just need to gather those people here. I also asked someone to bring it and ordered them not to bring a single soldier or soldier, but only to come. Xia Yanfeng said with a smile, "Of course, the guild camp will not come out of the nest, I will naturally calculate to be foolproof, after all, I am also a person who pursues perfection, fighting a war is not only to win, but also to win gorgeously!"
"But ......" Seeing that Xia Yanfeng was full of confidence. Sutron was still a little hesitant, "Their footsteps ...... Really reliable?"
"Brother Su doesn't need to be suspicious. Xia Yanfeng said with a calm smile, "I don't dare to guarantee the speed of other people's travel, Brother Su only thinks that it is difficult to arrive quickly on a fast horse day and night to the north, but at this point, I dare to pack a ticket, and Brother Su should have seen it, and he also knows it very well, right? At least the speed of Guo Xing, Lu Xi and Lu Yusen, hehe......"
"Phantom Dance and Flickering Shadows?" Sutron felt a sudden realization, "I see...... How can I ignore the escape technique like the Phantom Dance Steps?"
Xia Yanfeng smiled and continued, "Phantom Dance is not just a life-escape technique, these three people are the best scouts in the Human Guild...... Oh no, I don't think I have counted Xiahou Lie yet. Our advantage lies in the presence of a few of them who are so fast, and we don't seem to have encountered such a fast and powerful scout on the enemy side. Maybe the enemy won't use that kind of person as a sentry agent, but we're different. ”
"It's not a common sense to play cards...... Sutron took a long breath and smiled lightly, "I really can't help you, captain......"
"I think, at their speed, skipping the rest in between, and moving at full speed, it will be less than half a day to reach the agreed place. ”
"Hmm...... Guo Xing's 'Phantom Dance Steps' are elusive, and I should be glad that he is now the military advisor of the Human Guild. Su Tren looked at Xia Yanfeng with a slightly wry smile, "But now it seems that the only person who can penetrate all my thoughts is you, Captain Xia Yanfeng, I think the best military advisor in the Human Guild is actually not Guo Xing, but you." ”
"Don't dare to be, don't dare to be. Xia Yanfeng hurriedly shook his head modestly, "Yanfeng can't completely guess Brother Su's scheming, and he doesn't dare to compete with the scheming Brother Guo Xing for the position of chief military advisor." ”
No matter how bad Sutron is, he is also the "master" of Xia Yanfeng, even if he is called a brother, he can't change the eternal estrangement between the identities of "monarchs and ministers". And a king like Sutron is the most taboo for his subordinates to guess his heart and gain insight into his scheming, Xia Yanfeng can't not know the personality of the traitorous male, after all, he himself is almost such a person, even if he doesn't say it openly, he will secretly do everything possible to kill those "who know too much". Hiding a knife in a smile, often the "nirvana" of traitors, a careless, those who fall into the hands of the king, will inexplicably become a victim of political struggle.
Xia Yanfeng saw through everything, and didn't want to arouse suspicion among the masters, today he was already "sharp", if he continued to show his might on the battlefield, this would undoubtedly increase Sutrun's suspicions. He wasn't sure that Su Tern would not plot against him when he remembered his old feelings, and it was even possible that because Xia Yanfeng was too familiar with Su Trun, Su Tern would not let him go. Because of Xia Yanfeng's strength, Su Tren knows it, so Xia Yanfeng would rather be looked down upon by the world than be too publicized in front of the world, because people who are too explicit will only attract unnecessary jealousy from the world, and most of them will be analyzed by the enemy. Therefore, even if Xia Yanfeng himself has an arrogant temperament, he must bury that arrogance in his heart, and leave all the meritorious contributions on the battlefield to Guo Xing.
Thinking like this, Xia Yanfeng more or less seemed to be hypocritical. Not coming out doesn't mean that he doesn't want to make meritorious contributions to kill the enemy, but if he wants to have the last laugh, he won't care about those meaningless vanities. Xia Yanfeng knew Sutron too well, but he didn't want to know what Sutron thought of him now, he just had to be himself.
"Captain...... Are you leaving?" Sutren paused, he didn't know what the meaning of the planned thing was, or what he still cherished, in short, some feelings he was not used to accumulating, listening to his voice, it seemed that there was still a lot of hesitation in his heart.
"Hmm...... Brother Su, take care......" Xia Yanfeng waved his hand at Su Tren one last time, and said goodbye to him with a smile on his face, "Everything is according to plan, be careful." You don't have to worry about me, goodbye......"
"Captain......" Xia Yanfeng left the fork in the road and resolutely decided, but he couldn't see a trace of melancholy in Sutrun's eyes, just like ...... Daffodil-like melancholy......