(81) Catastrophe (Yuffie Steamiz, VI)
Yuffie was sure that she never knew someone named 'Luo Zhen'. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
In fact, she and Rin knew very few people in the entire Far Eastern Continent and had heard of them.
The villages of the Gipnes Alliance are far apart, and most of the demon tribes do not often interact with the inhabitants of other villages, except for traveling merchants. This doesn't mean that the demons look the other way on the travelers - they can be kind and hospitable to travelers, and other than that, their daily lives are as usual.
The two visited several villages along the way. But they were not selling exotic goods, nor did they cause any trouble, and they should have been forgotten by the villagers. However, at this time, Man Tianxing brought a message that someone named her to meet her.
The biggest possibility is that the person who invited her has some relationship with his mother. Of course, that's not the point - what matters is the purpose of the person's invitation, and who the other person is. She frowned slightly, looking at the girl who had been a little unique since she appeared, "Let me be presumptuous, the sky is full of stars, you shouldn't be from the Inil, right?" ”
"You're right." The girl bowed slightly, and readily admitted this, "I am a doll, a proud work of my mother, one of her favorite children. ”
Dolls? The handmade crafts carved from wood slipped through Yufie's mind, but the 'doll' in front of him, whether it was close to perfect appearance, the emotions it expressed, or the grace it seemed to be born with, was almost indistinguishable from the real creature, or even better.
Of course, there is no need for the other party to lie about such things, and artificial beings are not unheard of - Alphonse is the best example. She nodded, and glanced sideways at Lin and Noka, who were discussing passionately, "So, Ms. Luo Zhen is your mother?" ”
"Exactly." Man Tianxing showed a faint smile, and seemed to be quite proud of his mother, "My mother's full name is Fleisil Griffinis, and her friends who know her will be called 'Frey', and those who respect her are usually called 'Puppeteer Rogen'. She seemed to understand the girl's concerns, and added, "Mother has heard about you from a friend, and as someone who has visited the Western Continent, she is interested in your experience. ”
It's still a name I've never heard before. However, since the other party gave a sufficient explanation, she had no reason to refuse. The girl pondered for a moment and readily accepted the other party's invitation, "I understand, then, where does your mother live?" ”
"She currently lives in Sinseong, the capital of the empire, in the southern part of the Innis Empire. When you get there, just ask by Luo Zhen's name and you will know where she lives. Mantianxing calmly replied, "That's all I have to say. Thank you for your promise, Ms. Yuffie Steamiz. ”
"There's one more question." Yuffie looked at the other party seriously and asked the doubts in his heart, "You didn't come here specifically for me, did you?" ”
"There's a saying here that everything is predetermined." The puppet girl replied confidently, without hesitation, "Mother may have known this when she told me—the providence of the time I will meet you, Ms. Stanmitz?" ”
Sounds mysterious. Of course, considering her more mysterious mother, and her own "intuition", it is not difficult to agree. Thinking like this, she suddenly felt that the girl in front of her seemed to be more kind.
"Just call me Yufie." The girl combed her long hair and replied gently, "Of course, until then, we have to solve the problem at hand. ”
"As you wish, Yuffie."
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It began to drizzle in the evening, and the clouds that gathered overhead blocked the light, allowing the night to fall earlier. The clouds were not so thick that 'Tess' could still poke her head out to provide some light to travelers who were hurrying through the night in the rain if they forgot to carry a fire torch.
Naturally, Yuffie and the others would not make such a low-level mistake. They were indeed on their way at night, but they did not need to be in the dark or wet in the rain. Just a few improved armor techniques allowed the group to keep their bodies dry, and even Noka showed considerable interest in it.
"Although rune technology is very powerful, it seems that being a wizard is not bad! At least in ...... Well, the 'flexibility' aspect is pretty good! After many corrections, the Gerenor people finally stopped calling them 'magicians', "How about teaching me when you have time?" I thought, I'm sure I'll be a good student! ”
"Then I need to think carefully about what kind of payment I need to receive." Lynn replied, half-jokingly, then closed her mouth and patted the griffon's neck, causing Grace to slow down. She narrowed her eyes, carefully sparking the situation around her, "Shhhh......hh We should get close to that guy. ”
Needless to say, Yuffie could also feel a slightly strange sense of stagnation in the air around her. The night wind and raindrops seem to be isolated from the periphery of the area, making it seem unusually silent. She looked up at 'Tess' in the air—at some point, its glow turned a dark purple instead of its pale silver white.
Sudden palpitations passed through her body like electricity, and Yuphie chanted a spell almost instinctively, building a strong shield in front of Grace. In the next moment, a dark light of unknown origin struck the shield, shattering it and not dissipating, but striking Grace's neck head-on with a piercing, sharp sound that tore through the air.
Grace the griffon screamed and fell straight down dozens of meters into the air. Lynn quickly spread her wings and hugged the griffon's neck—she wasn't strong enough to stop the griffin from falling, but at least it slowed it down. In a flash, Yu Fei activated the secret technique that had been prepared for a long time, allowing himself to slowly descend as he unleashed his spiritual power in all directions, ready to counterattack any spells he perceived.
Noka, who was 'riding' on a single-man wing, was lucky enough to avoid the attack. He cautiously circled in the air, clutching the weapon in his hand. It was a long, silvery-white tube with a handle, similar in appearance to the gunpowder firearms used in hunting in the old days, except that it looked much more sophisticated. He called it the 'Rune Rifle', claiming that it was powerful enough to kill a medium-sized black bear in two or three hits.
The starry sky was the calmest of the group. She didn't chant a spell or wave a gesture, but she naturally slowed her fall as she approached the ground, floating lightly a foot above the earth. Then she raised her head and stared into the depths of the sky, neither defending herself nor meddling in battle.
Yuffie had no problem with this, and she didn't have time to express her displeasure, because the enemy attack was already on the way.