Chapter 3: Federi and Jos
Under the starry sky, the sound of swords colliding was constantly heard, and the golden light and blood were flickering. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
Black blood was still flowing from the sword demon's abdomen, and he knew that he couldn't fix this wound by relying on his body to repair itself.
Deciding to make a quick decision, he let out a roar of rage, and the blood-red greatsword collided with the golden sword again.
Rebecca effortlessly blocked the blow, and it was good news that she found that the demon's strength was getting smaller.
Suddenly, a mouthful of black blood splattered onto the blood-red greatsword, and then a flame erupted directly towards Libeka.
There was never a word for carelessness in Rebecca's dictionary, and the holy light radiated from her body, forming a shield on the surface of her body.
At this time, the black flame was only a small distance from the angel on a piece of paper, but it just couldn't move forward anymore, and began to be devoured by the holy light.
Seeing this scene, the sword demon understood that now he could only rely on the giant sword in his hand, this sword, from the first time he stepped into the battlefield as a soldier, to the time he fell into the abyss, he had always been with him, and they trusted each other.
The sword demon let out an even crazier roar, and the giant sword in his hand became agitated, and the blood-colored light gradually occupied the night sky.
The two swords were still in a stalemate, and Libeka knew that this wave was the enemy's strongest and final counterattack, and as long as they carried this wave, they would win.
The Sword Demon drew his greatsword and slashed at the angel in front of him again with a roar.
Libaika didn't have a giant shield in her hand at this time, and it was too late to take it out, so she chose to wave her wings directly and escape.
The sword demon missed, but he didn't intend to give Libeka a chance to regroup, so he flapped his wings and chased after him.
In this way, the demon chased the angel and ran over the entire arena, and after Libeka's transformation, she was very mobile, and from time to time she threw out a wall of holy light, the sword demon was always a little bit worse.
If Rebecca is the bait for walking the prey, then the Dharma and the nurse on the ground are the hunters ready to hunt the prey.
Elizabeth made the first move, the white priest's staff held high, and the black night sky became like day.
This is the most powerful skill in her hands, and there is no one.
The sword demon under the light, his body as uncomfortable as being pricked by countless needles, he understood that the humans below were starting to move.
Elizabeth wanted to unleash the second stage of this divine spell, but her mental power was completely lacking, and Wood patted her on the shoulder, indicating that it was enough.
The Sword Demon's actions became more and more difficult, and Rebecca, as an angel, became more and more powerful under the Holy Light.
The angel clenched his golden greatsword and flapped his wings, which became more ornificent, and slashed at the demon.
The Sword Demon didn't intend to just give up, and the blood-colored greatsword sliced his wrist and absorbed the blood that flowed from the wound.
The giant sword began to burn with flames, and the sword demon was ready to be defeated at this time, but even if he died, he would drag down the next enemy!
With such determination, he slashed at the angel that was flying rapidly.
The two greatswords collided again, and the blood splattered became very conspicuous in the holy light, because it was black.
The blood-colored light became very dim, like a candle in the wind, and the greatsword was opened.
The sword demon had a horizontal cut in his chest, and the holy light was still burning.
But he didn't pay attention to the wound, but stared blankly at his companion in his hand, because he couldn't feel the breath of his companion's soul.
His companion, who had been with him, died under this sword.
"Ao!" the sword demon was very excited, lost all his senses, and slowly grew a horn on the top of his head.
The angel was light-hearted, and in this world of holy light, she seemed even more divine.
The scarred demons and spotless angels are in stark contrast.
Klaus originally prepared the Heavenly Thunder, but the Angel's combat power was stronger than he imagined, and he was a little tired, so he wisely changed it to a wall of fire, and waited for the demon attack to launch.
The Sword Demon had obviously lost his basic judgment ability, and the giant sword in his hand had lost its light.
Enraged, he began to sprint, his lifeless greatsword held aloft.
The angel was still very calm, elegantly holding the giant sword and making a battle move.
A wall of fire suddenly appeared and stood in front of the sword demon, but he didn't care about it and directly carried it with his body.
In the light, his body was eroded by the divine aura and the scorching flames, and his skin began to rot in disgust.
He could no longer let out the loud roar he had at the beginning, but at this time there were all kinds of mixed feelings in this heavy cry, unwillingness, anger, sadness......
Like a moth to a flame, the sword demon entered the scorching light.
The decaying body began to dissipate, and the angelic golden greatsword swung out.
Clang. This time the sound was silent, but everyone in the audience, as well as Wood below, saw that the greatsword in the demon's hand was broken.
A trace of killing intent finally flashed in Libaika's eyes, and the golden giant sword did not stop, piercing the body of the sword demon.
The wings stopped flailing, the demon was silent, and the body slid down with the greatsword, slowly falling from the sky.
Poof. The sound was unexpectedly not very loud, as the Light had hollowed out his body, leaving only skin pockets.
The audience began to cheer, because neither angels nor demons did they like it, and they hated it even more when humans fell into the abyss.
Wood listened to the cheers, and felt a little emotion in his heart, because he might also fall into the abyss like this sword demon.
He smiled reluctantly, but still raised his arms in the cheers.
Libeka slowly landed on the ground, looked at the lifeless sword demon, and then looked at the spotless giant sword in her hand, and didn't know what she was thinking.
Elizabeth sat on the ground tired, as the light vanished and the night sky was again over the arena.
With the light vanished with the number 10, their goal for the day was accomplished.
Rebecca's hair was no longer windless, and she sat on the ground and closed her eyes tiredly.
Every time she fell asleep, she wondered if she had begun to become addicted to this power.
......
The sun illuminates the fairytale city as it did in the past, and Wood opens the window to feel the breath of the sun.
Yesterday passed the first ten floors, and the next time the arena will be opened will be a month later, everyone discussed it and decided to spend this time in this city, because there are still some things to do.
"We decided not to go home this month. Wood went downstairs and saw Rebecca and said hello.
Yesterday the angel was so tired that he didn't know about it yet.
Libeka nodded, then pointed outside: "Is there any arrangement for today?"
Wood smiled and shook his head: "No, these days are completely free to move." He also plans to use this time to get to know the city a little more.
Rebecca nodded again, then walked back to the room with a bowl of porridge and bread.
Wood's smile widened, for he knew that Rebecca had finished eating, and that the porridge and bread were supposed to be for Elizabeth, and that the rookie pastor had been too tired to move yesterday.
And according to rumors, among the friends, Elizabeth unexpectedly gets along well with Libecca, the kind that can sleep in the same bed every day without making trouble.
Wood didn't know how Rebecca did it, but he was happy to see it.
The inn was also crowded with people in the morning, mostly adventurers, but there wasn't much conversation between the teams, as the same kind was more terrifying than the enemy in the dungeon.
Wood pushed the door open, and he wasn't going to eat the food offered by the inn like his companions to-day, because he wanted to find out what the city was really like.
After walking a few steps and looking back, I saw Maika and Klaus dragging Ake out, and several young men in plain clothes had to go shopping together.
The sun shone on Wood's face, and his smile was full of yearning for the future.
Everything around me is developing in a good direction......
Wood was wearing the clothes he bought in the city, a pair of very casual cropped pants, a loose shirt, and a very sassy bow tie.
At this time, he was not like an adventurer, but like a waiter, still incompetent.
Wood walked into the middle of town, it was breakfast time, and the smell of the streets was ticking his appetite.
I walked into a breakfast hall where the people were busy with a soothing smile on their faces.
Wood took the menu, ordered a few at random, and began to look around.
During the scanning, I suddenly saw a man in a military uniform, eating with his back to him.
The majestic body completely supported the black military uniform, and the neat short hair with a few strands of white hair represented that he was not young.
When people passing by saw this man, they all had feelings of adoration, admiration and so on in their eyes.
These are enough to represent that this soldier is deeply loved by the people, and the status of such a person will definitely not be low.
Sensing that someone was watching, the man turned his head and looked at Wood.
The two men looked at each other across several tables, and the man wiped his mouth before walking straight to Wood.
"Can I sit down?" said unexpectedly politely.
"My pleasure. Wood was friendly, for he could not detect the depth of the man.
This feeling has appeared in a person before, saying that there is something wrong with the person, that it is a skeleton.
"Adventurer?" the man sat down and threw out another question.
Wood nodded, he looked into the man's eyes and felt the pressure coming from nowhere.
"I've only been here for a few days, and I'm a newcomer. ”
The man thought of something, and his expression became no longer so flat: "There is a breath in you, I felt it not long ago." ”
A cold sweat was already breaking out behind Wood's back, and as far as the current feeling goes, the pressure this man put on him was not at all inferior to Herdick.
"Some time ago, you were the one who summoned the power of demons to fight. An inexplicable glint flashed in the man's eyes.
Wood swallowed because he didn't know what the man in front of him was thinking.
"Yes, because I was at my wit's end. Wood was trying to calm down.
"So even if it's a malicious hand, I'll still choose to catch it when I'm drowning. ”
The man nodded in understanding, and then said, "If you fall into the abyss in this city, then I will not hesitate to kill you." ”
Wood nodded in understanding, for the Abyss Demon was terrifying.
Then he looked at the man with determination in his eyes: "This is a powerful force, I will find a way to make it surrender." ”
At the same time, Wood held out his hand: "Wood Ainz." Adventurer, captain of the Problem Child Squad. ”
The man didn't hesitate, and directly held the hand on the table, although his expression was still serious, Wood could feel the friendliness.
"Federi Kaou. ”
......
He didn't know how big the world was, but the city was really small in a sense.
Wood walked out of the breakfast hall with a token in his hand, which allowed him to enter the Fairy Tale City military headquarters directly.
He continued to walk down the street, and when he saw a novelty, he didn't need to buy it.
If you see these new things now, you may be reminded of what you experienced in the city when you see them much later......
As he walked and walked to a weapons shop, looking at the equipment sold in the transparent window, Wood knew that the maker was an adventurer, and that the blacksmith was not of low rank.
Pushing open the door and walking in, there were not many people in the weapons shop, and there was a young man who stared blankly at a knight's sword, and before he knew it, his saliva was dripping.
Wood didn't feel sick, just a little funny.
The young man touched his money bag, and there were only a few gold coins, which were far from the twenty gold coins marked under the knight's sword.
I rummaged through my pockets again, but I couldn't find even a copper coin, and the young man felt a little broken.
He really liked the sword and he wanted to be a warrior.
At this moment, a door inside the weapons shop was pushed open, and an apprentice-like boy walked out with a freshly baked weapon.
Hope reappeared on the young man's face, and he hurriedly went up and chattered about something, the dialect of this world, which Wood did not understand.
But he could guess from his look and his actions that the young man was pleading, and he wanted the knight's sword on the wall.
"What's wrong?" a voice came from behind the door, a lingua franca.
A sweaty man in a vest appeared in the store, looking at his apprentice and the pleading young man.
Wood smiled again, he had a relationship with the man, who took off his hat and greeted him on the first day he entered Fairytale City.
"Uncle Jos, I want that sword, but I only have three gold coins and seven silver coins...... "The young man completely ignored the sweat on Jos's body and stuck it directly.
Jos smiled: "Then what can I do, this little money is not enough to buy the materials for this sword." ”
When the young man heard this, he was about to burst into tears.
Joss obviously knew the young man, and patted him on the head: "Well, how about you give me two months' work, and the salary is this sword?"
"Uncle Joss is the best!" the young man hugged Jos, who was covered in sweat.
Jos smiled a little awkwardly, then looked up to see Wood by the window.
......
Wood walked to the second floor of the weapons shop and sat in the living room drinking tea.
After a while, Joss came over after washing his body: "How's my shop?"
"It's good, at least I like the design. Wood replied with a smile, and continued, "You're such a good man. ”
Joss knew what he was saying this for, with a complicated smile.
"That kid, in fact, is very pitiful. Joss spoke a little heavily.
"His parents, chosen by the arena, died inside. ”
A flash of surprise flashed in Wood's eyes, it was the first time he had heard of such a thing.
"Although the boss gave a lot of gold coins and other things as compensation, this kid is very willful and confiscated, maybe he is clinging to something. ”
Jos clearly had some friendship with the young man's parents.
"How long have you been a person in this city. Wood knew it was sad and deliberately digressed the subject.
"I don't know, more than ten years. Joss was reminiscing.
"Homesick?"
"No, I'm also alone over there, so there's nothing to remember. Jos said slowly.
"This is my home. ”
Wood understands that it doesn't matter where you live or where you grow.
For adventurers, the place where the soul can be placed in sustenance is home.
The sun was getting hotter and hotter, and Wood, the newcomer, knew it was noon in the city.
"Eat at my place, it's been a long time since I've talked to a rookie adventurer. As soon as Joss finished speaking, the lad came up with lunch......
Wood actually rarely drinks at noon, but today he really got on the head, because Jos's drinking amount is actually the same as what he has!
I have to sigh in my heart, after all, I used to be an adventurer.
"I ask a question, if you don't want to answer you can ignore it. Wood thought about it, but said it while he was drinking.
"Have you ever thought about moving on in the dungeon?"
When Joss heard this, his drunkenness sobered up a lot, he hadn't thought about it for a long time.
"I was in high spirits, and I formed a team with my friends and started to break through the arena, and we made it through the level as fast as a rocket, and then we came to the 99th floor, which is the final stage. ”
When Wood heard this, he woke up a lot drunk, and the man in front of him was an adventurer who almost passed the third stage.
"We had heard from our seniors at that time that the last two floors were the most terrifying in the entire third stage, but we were so proud at the time. ”
Even now, Jos looks back with sadness and remorse in his eyes.
"What appeared in front of us was a copy of our team, and we started a fight with ourselves. Joss spoke with sadness.
"In the end, we were able to overcome the fakes, but at a terrible cost. ”
Jos flipped through his clothes and pointed to the scar on his chest.
"If that dagger had been a little off, I wouldn't have lived to see you. But it's nothing. ”
His panting grew heavier, and so did the atmosphere.
"At the beginning, there were seven people in our team, and I was the only one who survived!"
With that, he put his clothes back on, then filled himself with wine and drank it in one gulp.
"For a while after that, I had suicidal thoughts, and nightmares tormented me all the time. ”
I don't know if it's an illusion, but the sun seems to have dimmed a little because of these words.
"I never came near that arena again, and I never heard the cheers again. ”
He looked at Wood, as if he saw his young and frivolous self, and thought of the scene at that time.
"I'm a coward. ”