Chapter Thirty-Seven: Strong as Death
Richard had known that Reilly was strong, but he didn't know how strong he was. Although he fought a lot of battles in Faro, Reilly never went all out, so Richard didn't know where his limits were.
Today, Richard finally understood that Reilly's real strength is consciousness! Whether it is the understanding of spells or the grasp of timing, Reilly is countless times stronger than himself. Richard's instincts told him that even if there were no white nights today, Reilly would be able to deal with that Centaur captain!
Thinking of this, Richard's eyes when he looked at Reilly naturally changed.
"You, you two ......!" Richard realized that Reilly and White Night were actually disassembling the corpse of Captain Centaur. Watching that formidable enemy turn into a pile of minced flesh under their hands, Richard suddenly felt like throwing up.
White Night took Captain Centaur's heart and Sombra, and then said to Reilly, "You're very good. ”
Reilly looked at the corpse on the ground and said, "This guy's skin and bones are good, don't you want it?"
"These things are too bulky and have to be abandoned. Bai Ye said lightly: "Captain Centaur's heart can be used as a sacrifice, just bring it back." ”
"I can help ship these things. With that, Reilly put the skin and bones of the centaur captain into the spatial ring.
Bai Ye nodded and said, "After I go back, I will divide half of you." ”
The three of them continued on their way, and soon encountered a new enemy. This time it's the Sksar Bear Leader Overseer, a guy with a height of nearly three meters and a bear head.
The strength of the Overseer is no weaker than that of Captain Oncorre, and his defense and vitality are quite impressive. However, Rayleigh cast the Curse of Sluggishness and the Curse of Weakness during this battle, weakening the Bear-Headed Overseer's combat effectiveness by more than three-tenths. As a result, this guy was quickly put down by Bai Ye.
After the battle, Bai Ye took a deep look at Rayleigh and said, "A little guy of the sixteenth level can actually curse the bear-headed overseer, I am a little curious about your bloodline ability." ”
Reilly spread his hands and didn't speak.
Following the Bear-Leader Overseer, the trio encountered dozens of Daxodas warriors along the way, encountering a wave of enemies almost every hour or two.
Under Reilly's curse and White Night's twin blades, the Daxoldas became as fragile as tofu, and many of them were hit by White Night's vital parts and killed in an instant.
Whenever the battle is over, White Night will decompose the corpses of enemies and harvest the spoils of war. Reilly gave her a hand, and then put the things that were inconvenient for Bai Ye to carry into the space ring.
During the battle, both White Night and Reilly would deliberately create opportunities for Richard to get involved. However, after all, he was only a thirteenth-level mage, and his attack power and reaction speed were not on the same level as the previous two. If he were to fight alone, he might not be able to defeat even a rat demon.
Fight, hurry, rest, fight, hurry, rest...... For the next ten days, these were all they had to live.
In these ten days, the biggest harvest was Richard. In Reilly's words, "a lot better than elementary school students." ”
Compared with the rapid improvement of combat skills, the strength of the heart and will is the real gain. And to Richard's horror, Reilly didn't make any noticeable changes in these ten days, he really seemed to make killing and dismembering his opponents a part of his life, and doing it was as natural as eating and drinking.
It was only at this time that Richard realized that he had never learned about Reilly.
At dusk on the tenth day, the city on which the sun never sets finally appeared on the horizon. It is a magnificent giant city that stands on a majestic mountain.
Two hours later, the three of them stood in front of the gate of the city where the sun never sets. Reilly looked with interest at the gates in front of him, they were cut out of a large rock with rough magical patterns. These two city gates, which were fifty meters high, were no longer controllable by ordinary holy areas.
There were four guards standing at the gate of the city, all of them were powerhouses of the Holy Domain. However, when they saw Bai Ye coming, they all showed a look of awe, and they stood up straight in an instant, not daring to make the slightest mistake in etiquette.
"Lord White Night, Marshal Rundstead has been waiting for you for a long time, and he wants you to see him as soon as you return to the capital where the sun never sets. One of the guards said respectfully.
"I see. Bai Ye said lightly: "But I still have something to do now, let's talk about it tomorrow morning." ”
Richard asked in surprise, "Rundstead?" Could it be the legendary powerhouse of the Grand Duchy of Tumen, known as the Spear of Destruction?"
"That's him. Bai Ye nodded and said, "If there is no legendary powerhouse in charge, it is impossible for us to defend this capital where the sun never sets. ”
Richard was silent for a moment and asked, "Isn't our situation in the Land of Twilight bad?"
Bai Ye asked rhetorically, "In the past few days, haven't you seen clearly enough?"
Richard was silent. In the past ten days, they had killed nearly fifty Daxoldas powerhouses, and they had encountered less than ten Norlanders.
"How many of them do the Norlanders own a fortress like the City on which the sun never sets?, and what about the Daxoldas?" asked Reilly, pointedly.
"In the Land of Dusk, there are a total of eleven fortresses of this level, and only three belong to Norland. Bai Ye said lightly.
The simple comparison of numbers weighed on Richard's mind like a mountain.
Passing through the small square behind the city gate, the three of them stepped onto a wide road. The streets are lined with tall rock-made buildings, each of which is more than six meters high. It can be seen that the aborigines here are generally more than three meters tall.
From the point of view of architectural style, the people who left the city are rigorous in nature, atmospheric and meticulous, and it is entirely possible to develop a more brilliant civilization. And now, a huge capital where the sun never sets, has become a lifeless ghost domain.
"I think I already know the purpose of Lord White Night to bring you to the Peerless Battlefield. Reilly looked Richard in the eye and said, "Only when people really face 'death' will they realize that they have nothing." In the face of this undeniable concept, all human emotions and desires are floating clouds. However, when you dare to face 'death', it will wash away your soul like a flood, washing away all those trivial particles and leaving only the most essential things, so that you can become stronger. It's as strong as death. ”
Reilly once read a book called "The Dust of History", and the passage in it is the best description of his current mood. So, he told Richard about it.
"Deathly strong ......" Richard was stunned. At this moment, he felt as if he was closer to Reilly.
"Richard, I know you don't like plane wars, but ......" Reilly said, pointing to a piece of ruins not far away, "If you don't want today's in the Land of Dusk to become Norland's tomorrow, you have to accept it all." As I've said before, killing is just as much a means of helping you stay alive as eating. ”
Richard thought for a long time before he said, "I understand. "Kill when you need to, kill when you don't, put it away when you don't, it's as simple as that.
"When fighting monsters, you have to be careful not to turn yourself into monsters. If you look at the abyss for a long time, then the abyss will also watch over you. Reilly reminded.
White Night gave Reilly a deep look and said, "You are different from Richard. ”
Reilly smiled and said, "I'm just going through a little more, thinking a little more, that's all." ”
"So you're more than a little stronger than him. Bai Ye said.
Richard only smiled wryly.