(57) Rumors (Alan, III)
"It's bizarre, but it doesn't sound like a lie. Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info" The Erna man who had been standing in the corner commented, and his voice sounded like a woman, "It seems that this is where those undead soldiers in the south come from." Perhaps, like them, these Thatchi people could be turned into the undead of Edda. β
She spoke the Arna language, and when he was still in the tribe, his 'father' had taught him the language in addition to simple survival skills, so he could barely understand the general idea of the other party.
"Leave that alone." The man who had suppressed Alain put a lot of force on his hand, raised his head and asked, "What are you going to do with them?" β
"It's worth noting that guy named Holo, the kid's father." One of Glock's searchers walked over and kicked Alain, "That's a difficult master, do you want to use this kid as bait and set a trap for him?" β
His words were echoed by the other two, but the next moment, a familiar voice from Alain interjected.
"If I were you, I wouldn't have tried to do that."
He struggled to look up, and saw his 'father' blocking the entrance to the cave, his majestic body like a mountain. He remembered that there were two Erna guards outside the cave, but before they could even raise the alarm, 'Father' broke in.
"I'm not going to fight you." "I don't want to see my children being used as bait," said Holo in an Elna voice. Let him go and let's have a good talk. β
"Talk about a fart!" The Erna man with the hunting knife held the knife to Alain's neck, "If you want him to liveβ"
He didn't finish his words. A throwing axe burst through the air, accurately knocking the hunting knife in his hand into the air. Holo advanced faster than anyone could have imagined, and he broke through the gap of more than a dozen meters in a second, and before the Elner could react, he was knocked to the wall not far away. He struggled to his feet, his face changing several times, as if surprised that he was not injured.
"I heard part of what the boy said." Holo stood in front of Alain, and the Elna people around him stared at him vigilantly, but no one dared to make a move, "I didn't know about this matter earlier, it seems that I was indeed too slack before. β
"What do you want to do?" The man in the lead asked cautiously.
"To see the meaning of this war." Hollo replied decisively, "For the Thatchi people, this war is not just, but it is difficult to judge simply by right and wrong. However, this time the news seems to mean ...... Some people are wrong. β
"Let's go." He paused for a moment, then turned to look at the people in the cave, "Bring this news to your queen and tell her what Larum Lenore will do about it." β
The name, which had been hidden for a long time, seemed to have had an effect. The Elnar glanced at each other, carefully bypassed Larum, Alain, and Glock, and left without looking back.
"Father...... How did you get here? Alain looked up at the man's back. His neck was covered with sweat, and he had obviously traveled a long way.
"From the moment you left the camp, I knew you were coming for me." Larum walked up behind the two of them, drew his short knife, and cut the rope from their wrists, "I'll be back right away, but I'm just in time." β
Alain was silent for a while. He probably knew what the 'father' was doing this. He had vaguely heard that the reason why 'Father' had stayed in the tribe and refused to accept the invitation of the silver-haired woman was precisely because of the disaster that had befallen his hometown more than twenty years earlier, during the time when 'Father' had gone out on an adventure - and that 'Father' had always regarded it as his fault and tried to prevent the tribe's inhabitants from being harmed again.
But he never thought that he had such an important position in the heart of his 'father'.
"I'm sorry." He whispered, "I ought to be more cautious, father. β
Larum shook his head, "You're not wrong. It's just that I was blindly conservative before, which caused your strength to not be able to cope with the current situation. If you want, from today onwards, I can teach you real fighting techniques and training methods. β
Alain felt a surge of joy rise up in his heart. He nodded vigorously, for fear that it was just a dream and that he would wake up the next moment.
"Then, your name is Glock, right?" He turned to the still frightened teenager, "Tell me about your experience, including the cause and effect. β
The boy nodded, and recounted the trip with Elena, including the encounter with Hughes and Highland Sea, in its entirety.
After listening to the young man's account, Larum frowned, thought for a moment, and then asked.
"How long has the resurrected man been dead?"
"Probably...... Two or three days. Glock replied, "It's cold in late autumn in the heath, and corpses won't rot for a long time. β
"I see." The man was silent for a moment, then turned around, "I'll send you back to the camp, and then report to the First Army." I'll talk about the rest when I get back. β
The trio returned to the camp without incident. Perhaps because of what the 'father' said, the camp commander did not blame Alan and Glock for their indiscipline, but simply let them go back to their jobs and continue their daily work and drills.
The next day, during lunch break, Larum returned again. Seeing his 'father' coming, Alain immediately straightened up, took his lunch into his arms, and waited for what the other party had to say.
"I'll ask you again, are you ready?" The man said word by word, "This training is different from the previous ones. β
He nodded vigorously, indicating that his resolve could not be stronger. Suddenly, another slightly childish voice sounded beside him, it was Glock.
"Uncle Hollow...... Can I join the training together? The teenager's face tense, looking a little nervous, "I'm ready!" β
"What's your reasoning?" The man glanced at the boy, "You are not yet an adult, and your body has not yet fully grown, so you don't need to rush for a while." β
"Because ......," the boy bit his lip and hesitated for a few seconds, "I know a nun from the Church who is only a year older than me and is able to travel on her own. I think...... Work harder, at least not too far behind her! β
Larum stared at the boy, who looked at him without flinching. After a moment, the man's gaze softened, and he stretched out his broad palm and patted the boy on the shoulder.
"That's fine." He said, "Then you can come with Alain, and let me see your determination as a Saatchi." β
For some reason, Alain felt that there was some relief in his father's words.