Chapter 31: In the Sea of People
The golden staircase reappears, and the four adventurers follow the staircase to the blood-soaked floating palace. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
Pushing open the golden door, the blood under their feet has coagulated, and everyone understands that this new "carpet" is full of pathos.
The lamp next to the throne was still on, but the king, who was supposed to sit under the lamp to celebrate the victory, was no longer there.
On the blood-red floor, there were countless red-dyed priest's robes, and Wood's ears seemed to sound the passionate war song again, with blessings and faith in victory.
Everyone was silent, and after a moment of silence, they began to carry the respectable corpses.
Even if everything would be gone after they left, they still wanted to bury the bodies.
After death, people also need to have a place to live, no matter how simple. Isn't it?
The sun rose the next day, and those buried in the ground must have felt the warmth of the daylight.
Wood picked up the last corpse and walked over, this corpse had a large hole in the heart of the fire, and it looked terrible, but it still had a relieved smile on its face.
This is Wharton Bruce, a mighty warrior, a revered king, and, his special friend.
After burying the last corpse, Wood looked at the empty grave, thought for a moment, and went to pick up the greatsword on the ground.
The giant sword still shone in the sunlight, but it was no longer the terrifying murderous aura of yesterday.
Sticking his greatsword into the grave, Wood slowly closed his eyes.
......
Another month has passed, and many forces across the continent are still working hard to find that mysterious team, and the members of this mysterious team are drinking heavily at the wine table.
"Elizabeth, come and tell me about yourself. A drunken Wood beckoned.
Elizabeth, who was reading the book, looked disgusted, but still put down the book and came to Wood's side.
"There's nothing to say, we passed the first stage and that's it. ”
Very cold, she was about to walk away after saying these words.
"Bang!" the table was slammed loudly, and a drunken Wood stood up.
Elizabeth was stunned, the man had never lost his temper with her since he became a disgusting servant, what was the matter today.
"Sit down!" Wood pointed to the bench, his tone resolute, though he didn't use the order.
Elizabeth was a little unhappy, but obediently sat down next to Wood.
What happened next shocked her even more, and Wood put his arms around her, then took out a wine glass and filled her with wine.
After that, he changed his previous heaviness and became a hippie smile again: "Come, drink with us." ”
Elizabeth could smell the man's mouthful of wine as he said this, and she was so disgusted that she wanted to break free from her embrace.
When Wood saw the struggling bunny, he became even more domineering when he was drunk, and directly hugged the woman into his arms, and then poured wine.
He's a reckless drunkard now!
"Drink, drink!" began to heckle McKay and Klaus, who were nearby, both understanding what Wood was trying to do.
Elizabeth is also a very stubborn woman, she just doesn't drink or dies, and pushes the man who is full of alcohol.
Looking at the bracelet that was flickering, his expression fell into a trance again.
Isn't it a good time to use it now?
In this case, this hateful man will disappear, and so will himself.
The stunned body was taken into the arms full of alcohol, and she suddenly became a little overwhelmed and became dazed.
Although Wood was drunk, his mind was still very detailed, especially the special feeling between master and servant.
Suddenly became very gentle, and hugged the woman in his arms.
"What's wrong? Really angry?"
Elizabeth didn't reply, just looked at the bracelet on her wrist in her arms.
After she disappeared with this man, the mouthy woman would also die, and it was painful to hear that the servant died because of the contract.
When she imagined that scene, she was actually a little sad.
Yourself, have you already begun to turn into an aggressor?
There was a sobriety in Wood's eyes, but he wasn't really that drunk.
Then, reaching out and grabbing Elizabeth's wrist, he touched the ordinary-looking bracelet.
At the moment of touching, Wood probed the bracelet and found that it was really as ordinary as it seemed, a complete ornament.
But his intuition told him that this bracelet was definitely not simple, and there was a very dangerous feeling.
At the same time, Elizabeth, who was in his arms, raised her head, and although she was trying her best to hide it, he could still see a trace of panic in the woman's eyes.
The heartbeat began to accelerate, and a trace of cold sweat oozed from the woman's back.
He could feel that the woman's panting was a little heavier and faster, and the speed of blood flow was also active.
This little ghost, after so long, is still so lazy in acting.
Wood was able to command the woman to tell the whole story of the bracelet, but he knew that if he did, the trust between the two would collapse completely.
There's a truth in the adventurer's world that seems unreasonable to Wood.
That is, don't treat your servants as human beings, as tools that you can use at will.
He doesn't care how others approve of him, but he still wants to cherish the fragile emotions that he has built up with great difficulty.
He knew a long time ago that he would one day die, either to be killed as prey in a dungeon, or to fight against the monsters that had invaded the human world.
Or, being killed by someone you care about.
A few years ago, Betty was tormented by demons in her dreams every night after she lost her memory, waking up countless times to kill Wood, who was protecting her.
One night, after rescuing a group of slave children, a child walked into his room with a fruit knife from the dining room......
That wound is still on Wood's body.
The child thought that by killing him, he would become an adventurer and live a better life and no longer be tortured.
Is there anything wrong with this child? Perhaps, but Wood still chooses to hold the trembling child like a stupid virgin, and smiles slightly, "It's okay."
Later, the boy really became an adventurer, a warrior named Cecilia.
Wood looked at the beautiful purple eyes, smiled slightly with drunkenness, and did not expose it.
"Drink or not? If you don't drink today, I won't let you go. With that, he hugged Elizabeth a little closer into his arms.
Elizabeth had just breathed a sigh of relief, and then her ears were pressed against Wood's chest, and she could feel her heartbeat through the thin clothing.
It's very smooth, but also a little different kind of warmth......
She was suddenly startled by her own thoughts, what the hell was wrong with her?
Then, a glass of wine came to her, hesitated, and took it.
Maybe it's because of the weakness of the heart, I used my left hand, which I was not used to, because there was a bracelet on my right wrist.
Although the process was a little strange, Maika and Klaus applauded happily when they saw the woman raise her glass.
Because this woman is likely to be a new member of their squad, and she is a life-saving priest, it is important to have a good relationship.
Elizabeth struggled to get herself back to normal, and poured the glass of wine down in one gulp.
Drink it, with Miss Ben's amount of alcohol, isn't it easy to put down your group of half-drunk men?
She's forgotten about the last few pours now.
Wood's mood was less heavy, and he filled the confident queen with wine again, and then several glasses collided.
"Cheers!"
......
Late at night, a drunken Wood walks down the street, carrying a drunken unconscious queen on his back.
The evening breeze blew, and it was a little cool, and Elizabeth, who was wearing a Wood coat, was a little more sober.
At least now I know that I am on the back of a man.
Looking at the hand on the man's shoulder, he opened his mouth a few times, but still couldn't ask the sentence.
"Actually, I just called you to drink, I wanted to take you to skip the second stage and team up with us to go directly to the third stage. Wood spoke first.
Elizabeth's eyes flickered a little, and she knew that this man knew everything about herself, including the abnormality in the tavern just now.
But why didn't she ask? She couldn't ask that.
"Our team is really short of a full-time pastor, and the second phase will be a bit uncomfortable for you. Wood's face was still red, but he was much more sober.
I don't know if it was because of the night breeze or because of these words, Elizabeth also became more and more conscious, and the hand that grabbed her shoulder was a little harder.
"Although I don't have memories of the past, I also know that memories are very arrogant many times, but I still want to be friends with you, and then walk with each other in this cruel and beautiful world. ”
Another gust of wind blew, blowing Elizabeth's long hair a little messy.
"Trust me once. Wood turned his head and met the moonlit woman, "Elizabeth, would you like to join our team?"
He had stopped and stood in the noisy street.
He was waiting for an answer, and he hoped that the answer would be the one he expected, even if he knew that there was little hope.
Elizabeth didn't answer his question, and pointed to the cage on the side of the street.
"Last time was a drunken night, you said you would liberate the system. ”
Then he withdrew his hand, and the two pairs of eyes looked at each other again: "How long will you wait for this day?"
Wood laughed happily when he heard this, for he knew that the woman remembered his words.
"When I have the influence of the Seven-Colored Bone Flower, I will liberate this city first, I promise!"
Elizabeth's hair was blown by the wind, and she looked beautiful in the moonlight.
Wood has always loved the face, and now he likes it even more, people are visual creatures.
"Okay, I'll join. ”
Wood felt the wind blowing with joy, it had been a long time since he felt so comfortable with the night breeze.
There is also a deep meaning in this sentence, which is much more important than having one more pastor on the team.
Now Elizabeth is already trying to move forward.
Then, he walked around with the crowd to take this woman home.
Elizabeth looked at the bracelet, her eyes were very complicated, and she was speechless for a long time.
Maybe that's respect.
......
When Wood got home, he was in the bathtub in a good mood, opening the properties panel for the first time since passing the second stage.
It's not busy, it's not anything else, I just don't want to look at this, and when I look at it, I feel that the world is full of rancid smells.
Yes, he was a little irritable back then.
First glanced at the experience bar, he didn't bother to count a large number of numbers, anyway, it was getting harder and harder to upgrade, and the period of rapid growth had passed.
Looking at the attributes again, his expression became a little narcissistic, and he nodded with satisfaction.
I'm a genius!
Next, I didn't rush to distribute the attribute points of the reward, but checked the skills first.
The first stage gave an evolutionary talent, what will the second stage give?
Demon (passive, non-upgradeable): This skill has a chance to trigger when entering a dying state, which will activate the demonic bloodline in the body to increase strength, and have a chance that the soul will fall into the abyss and become a demon.
The more times a skill is triggered, the higher the chance.
Wood lay in the bathtub in a daze, no longer happy as he had been, and he understood what this skill meant.
It turned out that the power he fought with Wharton in the end came from the demons.
At that time, he was indeed almost controlled by another will, but fortunately, a voice made him sober up.
The more he thought about it, the more his head hurt, and he thought of the demon Betty who had been in his mind recently, and his head was about to explode.
In order to keep himself from exploding, Wood came straight out of the bathtub, he didn't want to bother with this anymore.
Directly pushed open the bathroom door, Betty looked at her brother who didn't even have a bath towel, and lay on the bed a little stunned.
Wood still had water on him, but he lifted the covers anyway and pounced on Betty.
The wild lion tore open her pajamas, and Betty, although she didn't know what was going on, hugged her body full of water.
Wood kissed the girl's red lips and explored her smooth body with both hands.
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I don't know how long it took, but the originally tidy room had become very messy at this time, and the quilts and pillows were affected by the war and fell to the floor.
The water on Wood's body had also turned to sweat, and the sheets had long been soaked, and the man and woman finally parted their lips and collapsed onto the bed panting.
"Betty, I have something to tell you. Wood looked at his sister, who was resting on his arm.
"Hmm. Betty looked at Wood affectionately, she knew that her brother was not normal today, but she believed that no matter what happened, the two of them would face it together.
"Didn't you often have nightmares about demons during that time?" Wood looked at his sister.
"I have some clue about that demon......"
Then, Hodick's vision, and the desperate scenes that came to his mind during the fight with Wharton, he told Betty without concealment.
"If I had ever summoned a demon to kill my brother, Betty really didn't know what to do. ”
Betty rested her head on Wood's chest, and Wood stroked her thin ears and hair.
"Who knows what our relationship was before, and now I don't want to get my memories back. ”
After Wood said this, Betty suddenly stood up and put her finger on his lips, not allowing him to continue.
"I'm more interested in retrieving my memories now, and we're going to face whatever is in there. ”
As she spoke, Betty's smiling eyes began to bring tears: "Isn't it? ”
Knowing that the girl was also full of fear of the past, Wood reached out and hugged the girl, and the two naked bodies hugged each other, very warm.
"Betty, I love you. Wood whispered ambiguously in the elf's ear.
Betty's body became a little soft again, but she still replied: "Well, Betty loves her brother the most, and there is no kind of brother who will die." ”
She knew what was going to happen next, and in the past, even if she knew it was useless, she would still try to resist, but this time she was also very submissive.
Wood began to kiss her body, and Betty's face flushed.
......
"Bell, bell......" The slow but heavy sound of forging came from the basement.
Topless, Wood is making the gear Charlotte has entrusted to him.
A gun with a silhouette similar to Dawn appeared, and Wood thought about it, but turned it black.
From the first time he saw Charlotte, he felt that no one was more suitable for black than this woman.
Then, he took out a small transparent bead, which was the High Soul, and set it on the body of the gun.
Then the beads began to glow, and the entire basement became extremely bright.
After a few moments, the light dimmed, and Wood opened his eyes to see magical elements of different colors beginning to flow from the otherwise transparent beads.
He knew that this weapon could carry this high soul, and he also knew that the weapon was halfway completed.
Then, he put down the hammer, took off his gloves and began to draw something in the air.
After a while, the body of the spear surged through one magic circle after another, and Wood was already sweating.
It has nothing to do with the heat of the forging furnace, but it is really tiring to bless special attributes, and this time it has to hit the brilliant level.
A weapon was made from mid-afternoon until nightfall, by which time Wood had fallen to the ground panting.
"Congratulations to the Adventurer Forger for being upgraded to 3 Star Master. ”
With a somewhat gleeful smile as he gasped, he knew that he had succeeded and had taken another big step on the path of a forger.
He didn't continue to rest, just dragged his tired body up from the ground, he couldn't wait to know what this weapon was like.
The overall black gun body, the gun body is engraved with simple patterns, and there is a blooming black rose at the tail, which gives people a low-key luxury and noble feeling as a whole.
At the bottom of the grip is engraved the maker, his name, Wood Ainz.
Unnamed, Rifle (self-created variety), Brilliant, 100/100
Toggle Attributes: Mixed/Magic Damage
Trait: 25% bonus to magic bullet damage
Trait 2: Restore a certain amount of mana after killing a monster.
Trait 3: Increases damage by 20% when fighting bosses (stackable).
Feature 4: When an enemy is locked, the bullet will automatically track.
Blessing: Magic Bullet can switch any attribute.
Blessing 2: 50% Penetration Bonus
Magical Souls: Sleeping. (The person who awakens will be bound to the owner of the gun.) )
Developable Skills: 3
Wood nodded in satisfaction, then put the gun away, pushed the door open and walked out.
It seems like it will take more than two days to get to Reims City, so let's leave tonight.
He also wanted to have a good chat with Charlotte, once again.