Chapter 20: The King's Sword (9)
The city of princesses immediately entered a state of busyness. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. biquge。 infoAnxious people gathered in the square, talking one after another, their expressions looking very dazed.
They don't want these people back. But what can be done? This is not their homeland, their homeland is now groaning under the iron hooves of the enemy, and they have no choice but to go back to fighting.
Fortunately, they still left a strong castle for the people of the Lost Lands, and in the event of another invasion of the dungeon, they could only hope for Gru and his native heroes, as well as the coaches of the Hero Guild.
Catherine didn't sleep all night. The closer she got to return home, the more nervous she became. She didn't know what to do, did she have to go back to meet her uncle, King Kendall, and let the soldiers of Erathia kill each other?
No one wants to see such a scene. She really wanted to talk to someone, but Gu Shiyu and Adridrid didn't come back all night.
There was another sound of swords striking in the courtyard, and it must have been Gabriel and Lucifer, who had risen early, practicing their swordsmanship. She thought for a moment, then hurriedly washed up and freshened up before heading to the courtyard.
When the two teenagers saw Catherine coming, they fought extremely hard. But Catherine did not point them out, but stood by in solitude, looking a little distracted.
"Your Royal Highness, are you alright?" Gabriel and Lucifer put away their swords.
"Oh! Catherine came back to her senses and nodded, "You haven't gotten the fire yet, have you?"
"Nope!"
"Go to the Valley of Death, there should be some tinder there. But you have to go and get back quickly, and when Guzi is done with things, he will go to the guild to draw his sword. ”
"Yes!" the two teenagers put away their swords and walked out of the palace.
Catherine arrived at the dock and was about to walk inside, but was stopped by the soldiers.
"Your Royal Highness, your order to us is that no one is allowed to enter, may I ask if this one includes you?"
"Uh...... It should be included!" Catherine had to stand outside the cordon, looking at the newly built factory in the distance.
She really wanted to go and see that Guzi was busy over there. He didn't come back at night, was it because he was busy all night?
But an order is an order, and even if the order is issued by herself, she must set an example and cannot disobey herself.
Of course, she had the right to change the order, but wouldn't that be a sooner time to do so?
Sylvia was also busy on the docks. Her father was a well-known pirate and navigator who was defeated by Catherine's father, King Gffenhardt, and swore allegiance to Erathia.
Like her father, Sylvia loved to breathe the salty air of the sea, to fight the wind and waves, and to have a great sense of adventure and challenge. Catherine was relieved that she would lead the Second Legion back by sea, not to mention that Christine's powerful cavalry force was by her side.
Every hero of Erathia, Dia, and Eri is busy. She felt that the burden on her shoulders was very heavy, and sometimes she even wanted to unload this heavy burden, find a quiet mountain forest to catch her breath, and then live happily like ordinary people, forgetting all the troubles and disputes in the world.
Where's Zoro? Is he busy, too? And Lady Grey and Thunder, they're not going to let Gru take over.
Catherine looked at the blue sea, and the white waves washed up to shore one by one.
Gabriel and Lucifer hurried all the way and soon reached the valley of death.
It was once a land of misery. Although the souls that used to gather in the sky have dispersed, there are still their broken bones in the thick volcanic rock beneath their feet.
Tens of thousands of soldiers, as well as hundreds of heroes, are buried here, leaving behind their lives and countless equipment. Although Gu Shiyu and Yolande dug up some before the eruption, most of them were buried under the hard volcanic rock. Therefore, in addition to remembering their heroic spirits, people passing through here also regret their equipment.
The volcanic rocks beneath their feet were so angular and ravine-dense that the two teenagers had to leave their horses out of the valley and let them graze on the green grass freely.
Brother Guzi's legendary experience began here. The two teenagers couldn't help but straighten their chests and walk the path that their idols had walked.
There was a squeaky sound in the weeds and bushes, which were half a man tall, like a large swarm of rats gathering. The boys were armed with bows and arrows, carefully pushing away the weeds.
What kind of ugly thing is that? They look like mice, but they're almost dwarven in height, with a disgusting tail behind them, and a strange pair of little wings.
They crouched beside the carcasses of several elk, and when they heard the movement, they raised their heads one after another, their red eyes staring at the two teenagers, and their beards were still stained with elk blood and minced flesh. There were even a few wings flapping and jumping like kangaroos around the teenagers.
Lucifer shot over a monster with a single arrow, and when his legs were extended, he lost his breath. Gabriel's arrows kept shooting, and a dozen or so monsters were wiped out at once.
Gabriel pulled an arrow from the corpse and said, "This should be a little monster from the castle of hell, belonging to a first-class warrior." It's strange, how could there be such a creature in the Lost Lands?"
"Wherever they come from, I'm not going to show mercy. Lucifer's tone was cold.
"Brother Gu Zi doesn't allow us to kill indiscriminately, if they don't attack us, let them go!"
"I only know two kinds of people, one is a friend and the other is an enemy, and there is no other choice. ”
The two were shocked by a roar that resounded through the valley. "Come up!" Gabriel stood in a lunge and patted his thigh. Lucifer immediately stepped on his thighs and stood on Gabriel's shoulder to look around.
However, the weeds around them were too deep to see what was approaching, and they could only see the grass quickly tipping over and running towards them in a dozen straight lines.
"That's ...... Come with me!" Lucifer jumped off Gabriel's shoulder and ran first to a high ground not far away.
The surrounding scenery quickly retreated behind them, but the growls from the depths of the three hounds' throats were getting closer, and the sound of their upper and lower forehead teeth rubbing against each other could almost be heard.
Before he could reach the heights, Gabriel was struck down by a three-headed hound leaping out of the grass. He struggled against the hounds' throats, his sword plunged into their broad chests, and then pushed them away.
Lucifer also stopped, and his bow and arrows shot several of the hounds behind Gabriel.
The two of them ran up to the high ground panting, back to back, shooting at the hounds around them, until the last one whimpered and fell to the ground.
But the sight of the high ground made their hearts tighten again. Seven or eight tall, fiery monsters were flying towards them, and the grass under their feet burned under the heat!
The two of them shot the last arrow on their bodies, then drew their long swords, gripping the hilt of their hands tightly, ready for the first round of attacks!
The scorching heat caused their hair to curl immediately, giving off an unpleasant smell of burning. They gasped heavily, wielding the increasingly heavy swords in their hands.
How many have they killed? I don't know, I just know that there was a fire all around!
A swift gust of wind swept in, blowing long flames down the mountain, only to hear a series of bowstrings and a few fiery monsters fall.
"Follow me!" Gabriel and Lucifer felt their arms grasped by a small, powerful hand in the smoke, and they raced.
It wasn't until outside the valley that their hands were released.
"You guys are so stupid! If you haven't learned fire thaumaturgy, how can you fight the fire spirits from hell!"
It was a girl dressed in black. Her face was covered by a black veil, and she couldn't see her face, only the white skin inside through the holes.
Lucifer rubbed his eyes that were red from the smoke and said happily, "Jasmine, is that you?"
"Hey, you little fool?" Jasmine finally found out that the smoke-blackened man was actually the boy who was peeking at himself in the shower.
Lucifer was so embarrassed by her that he laughed at himself, "I didn't expect them to be so powerful!"
"Of course they're terrible! The monsters in hell, apart from the big demons, are the most terrifying of them. They are the elves who have sinned, enduring endless infernal suffering in the lake of fire and brimstone of hell, and I don't know who summoned them!"
"You two knew each other before?" said Gabriel.
Lucifer's face flushed, and he whispered, "Well, I consider her a very good friend......"
Would Jasmine consider him a good friend? Lucifer wanted to hear what she had to say, but Jasmine didn't speak, neither admitting nor denying it.
Lucifer felt a little comforted. He wanted to say, Jasmine, I've been thinking about you all these days, dreaming of you, you know this?
"I ask you, what are you doing here?"
"We're here to find the tinder. Gabriel answered first, which made Lucifer a little angry.
"Oh my God, you're not even heroes! Jasmine's eyes widened.
"We didn't expect that the valley of death could suddenly have so many terrifying monsters. Jasmine, what are you doing here?" asked Lucifer before Gabriel could speak.
Gabriel is very strange, it is usually difficult for his younger brother to say a few words, and the words he occasionally says are cold, why is he so active today, and his voice is very gentle.
"Me?" Jasmine's eyes rolled, "I...... I'm here to cultivate. ”
"Jasmine, come back to the princess city with us, although you are better than us, it is dangerous here, and there will be a war soon!" Lucifer said with concern.
"yes, I don't dare go in again. Jasmine looked at Taniguchi and said half-loudly, "But I don't know anyone in the princess city, will they welcome me?"
"You know us, we are the guards of the Chosen, and they will welcome you. Gabriel suddenly interjected, making Lucifer angry enough to glare at Gabriel fiercely.
There were only two horses outside the valley, so the two brothers had to share one horse, leaving Jasmine, the life-saver, to ride one alone.
What they didn't know was that the whole valley of death, with the volcanic belly in the distance, had become a huge military camp!
When camping at night, Jasmine was humming a little song at the camp and was busy all around.
Gabriel and Lucifer soaked in the brook and argued in low voices.
"Gabriel, don't talk to Jasmine!"
"Why?" said Gabriel, annoyed.
"I met her first. ”
"You know her first, but I can't talk to her for a few words, can't you?"
She ...... She's mine, and I don't allow you to get too close to her! You're with Renesa a lot, and although I like her a little, I gave her up to you when I saw you being so nice, and you can't take Jasmine from me anymore. ”
"Okay! but...... It seems a bit unfair. ”
"Why isn't it fair? You're an older brother, can't you just be a little bit like a brother?"
"Okay!" Actually, Gabriel wants to say that we have both seen Renesa take a bath, and I haven't seen your jasmine, so isn't that a loss?
Catherine was a little surprised to hear them say that there were many monsters in the Lost Lands, but she didn't have time to think about it that much now. She nodded and said, "Although you haven't found the fire, you still have a chance in the future, as long as you can come back safely." Then she turned to look at the wide-eyed Jasmine and said, "Thank you for saving them!"
"It's nothing, I'm good friends with them, that's what I'm supposed to do. Jasmine said politely.
Catherine took Jasmine's hand, looked at her carefully, and said with a slight smile: "Jasmine, you look so good, why are you wearing this long and big black dress?"
Jasmine sighed in a low voice: "My parents are gone, and I am alone, if I don't wear this dress to cover my whole body, there will be many stinky men who will bully me and want to beat my idea." ”
Lucifer and Gabriel's faces were red, they also wanted to hit Jasmine's idea, wasn't that also a stinky man?
Catherine couldn't help but sigh and said, "Alas, poor little girl! Jasmine, I like you very much, you can follow me in the future!"