Chapter 9: The Grievances of the Last Prosperous
"It's not over yet, the inn is in front, you all come here!" Xu Du yelled, this was the first time the others had seen Xu Du like this, Xu Du didn't wait for them to come, so he struck the shield with his giant sword and shouted: "I have a way, you can directly break these necromancers, but you have to follow me closely and don't leave my side, otherwise I will be trapped by these necromancers, and I can only use holy light magic!"
As soon as the other three heard this, they immediately stood next to Xu Du, and walked in the direction of the inn with Xu Du, the hotel was getting closer and closer, and they also saw a person standing at the door, that person they all knew, it was the person who asked them to help before, he didn't seem to be afraid of the necromancers, and those necromancers also ignored him, just trying to attack the three people here.
"I told you, don't pay attention to the sound in the thick fog, otherwise if you go into this dense fog of necromancy, even the Lotto Gate Light God will not be able to save you, you are all killing yourself!" the man said solemnly to them, and after speaking, he turned around and walked into the hotel, and the four of them also broke through the fog and fell into the hotel, all lying on the ground panting.
"Boss, we know it's wrong, thank you for those ashes. Lying on the ground, Heavy Wing quickly stood up, he was the only one of the four who didn't feel uncomfortable.
The man ignored him and sat at the table inside drinking water, as if he was angry at them for running out casually. Seeing that the innkeeper ignored him, Chongyi patted his clothes playfully, stood up and turned his head to look outside, the outside actually returned to its original appearance, the fog and the dead disappeared without a trace, as if telling them that it was just a dream just now, but Chongyi now remembers the howls just now, and the dead spirits that revolved around them are not like the scene in the dream at all.
"We just saw a giant, a cyclops, but it was transformed from a child, and the man in the skull mask seduced the child and made him absorb the soul of a dead warrior. Ma Chen said as he got up.
The steel cup in the innkeeper's hand slipped from his hand, fell to the ground, and slowly rolled to Ma Chen's feet. The boss turned his head to look at Ma Chen, this person once again unexpectedly saw the message transmitted by the necromancer, although the necromancer here has never harmed them, but they have never let them see anything, many things were told to them by their king, but this person, not only received the king's message, but also received the information that the culprit wanted to give him.
The innkeeper stood up tremblingly, didn't speak, stood up and pushed open a door in the corner, and after making a gesture of please, he walked into the room first, and the others understood what the boss meant, and they all stood up and walked into the room with a sigh of relief. The room seemed to have been uninhabited for a long time, it was full of dust and cobwebs, and there was not a single window, it was very dim, and the boss walked to the wall and lit the lamp on the wall with fire crystals.
"This used to be the second floor of a house, there was the staircase, there were the windows, but after that I had to lock it up, this is the end of a town, and in your legend we built it ourselves twenty years ago, right?" the innkeeper found a chair and sat down, patting the chair next to him for them to sit down.
"yes, but didn't you say that the Empire built this town for you?" asked Heavy Wing as he patted the dust off a chair and sat down.
"Yes, but this is based on other towns, not all of them were built by the Empire, many of the houses are old ruins, and if it weren't for the veritable legend here, I think a lot of people would have come in and lived. The boss sighed, as if he was sorry for the past here.
"You mean this room is ......" I was looking at the place where the stairs were supposed to be, and immediately turned back when I heard the boss's words.
"That's right, I was a warrior at that time, I just turned twenty years old and came here with the team, it is said that the living soul clan built an army, there are all the countries to attack, the living soul clan you know, half human and half soul, ordinary weapons and magic can't attack them, only wizards, spell soul masters these people have the way, they know how to use curses, we didn't see any living creatures when we came here, the king ordered to rest in this town and wait for the armies of other countries to come, I was here at that time, this is a family of three, they are very warm to us, maybe they are afraid that we will rob them, or they may be grateful that we did not rob themBut it didn't last long, and that night we were attacked, and an army in gray armor crept in at night, lit fires all over the village, and slaughtered a number of people, both us and the people here, and the family, under my negligence, was left alive with only one boy. The boss covered his face as he spoke, making a small sound, as if crying, and the others didn't speak, just waiting for the boss to continue.
"I don't know what the boy thinks, he probably hated us very much, because it was we who brought the disaster, and then that army never came, and the armies of other countries did not come, because of the attack that night, there were heavy losses here, and the king was afraid that the army would come back to attack here, and ordered us to strengthen the defense, and I still lived here at that time, and I was kind of with the lonely boy, but he never spoke to us again, and every day he huddled in that corner, and I could only take care of the child through the wall, until the twenty-ninth day of our coming, and the army attacked here again with the same trick, and I don't know how they came in, It's weird, it's like they're necromancy, it's omnipresent, although the living soul race is half human and half soul, but they are alive, they can't pass through the wall, that's definitely not the living soul race. At that time, in order to resist that strange army, and for the safety of this place, we moved the battlefield to Suliuwang while fighting, but we didn't know that there was another army to fight here, but at that time, the people of the Empire just arrived and fought with them here, and that night, that child became the necromantic giant, and I could see the cyclops standing on this house in Suliuwang, and at that time there was a thick fog that you see now, and this thick fog was released by the giant. At that time, I was worried about the child, and ran here after the war, but there were only endless dried corpses here, and there were screams of dead spirits everywhere, and I was afraid and angry in my heart, and ran all the way back to the house, but this two-story hut became a floor, and the first floor was completely flattened, and I didn't see the body here, but I saw the giant, and at that time it was not as tight as it is now, and it looked very transparent, and I saw the child, and he was in the heart of the giant, and his hair turned white, and I understood that it was his revenge, but he didn't kill me, he just looked at me like the last one was walking, and I wanted to follow itBut I got lost in the fog, and it was not until daytime that the fog cleared, and the Empire arrived at that time, and then it was they who repaired the place with us, and the king also left a message for you to come. After speaking, the boss looked at the four of them, and then said: "The king told us to keep our mouths shut about this matter, but since some of you may have seen the past, I will also say it so that it will be easier for you to fulfill the king's last wish, you must help the king fulfill the last wish, and don't hurt the child, if you are afraid of those dead spirits, I will give you a little more ashes powder when we leave tomorrow." ”
After the boss finished speaking, he hurried out, as if he didn't dare to stay here for a long time. All four sat down, thinking about the little story that the boss had just told them, the mysterious troops, the late Empire and the Empire who arrived that night, and the countries that did not participate in the war, which felt like a trap set by other nations to unite for Morpenn's country.
"Do you think that's a trap?" He Lei asked, his eyes a little blurred, this is a betrayal, a betrayal of being isolated.
"Hmph, this group of shameless people, I have been to many countries, I know about the once powerful country of Gekazhen, and many places believe that the king of Gekazhen, Mo Benen, led his warriors to flee the battlefield out of fear, and these rumors have been rumored from the high-ranking of each country!" Heavy Wing slapped the table hard, and the meaning of this was that all countries had betrayed Gekazhen, and even the most powerful empire had done the same.
"So what are we going to do next, we can choose to get out of here and not step on this troubled water, or we can choose to help them, but in this way it is equivalent to breaking the lie of all countries for 20 years. Xu Du, who was sitting on the side, said.
"All countries, hmph, they all belong to the empire unconditionally now, now there is only one country in the empire, I should have left, but now I have changed my mind, I will stay!" said Heavy Wing as he stood up and pointed to the ceiling.
Everyone looked at Chongyi in silence, and Chongyi thought that someone would echo him, but when he saw that the other three were all looking at him quietly, he coughed and sat down.
"No, Xu Du, this is not muddy waters, this is the grievance of this country, they and that necromantic giant have been staying at the end of the stream, why, it is because their grievances have not been revealed, all we can do is to help them, not to mention that the empire is still chasing us, if we leave here, looking for a farther way, I am afraid it will be easy to fall into the trap of the empire, and you also came up with the idea to pass from here at the beginning, isn't it?" He Lei's words made the heavy wings on the side nod frequently.
"Then we can only speed up our actions, once the necromancers here are purified by us, then the guardian knights will soon be able to find here, but this is a matter for later, since the prince wants to help them, we must also be careful of their invasion, although as a paladin, I can only have the ability to destroy the necromancy, but I have learned a spell that can protect the necromancy, but this needs to be cast in advance. Xu Du said and stood up.
"Anyway, I don't have a problem, by the way, Prince, the little money you gave me before is not enough, I have calculated, and when you leave here, you will have to pay me four times the price. Chongyi also stood up, took out the money bag with his left hand and threw it to He Lei.
"Greedy one, but as the direct son of the Holy King of Ore, I promise to pay you four times the price. He Lei, who took the money bag, said, and also stood up.
Seeing the other three looking at him, Ma Chen stood up without hesitation and said, "As a citizen of Ore City, I will always follow the prince, as a person with a conscience, I must help them, of course I join." ”
Outside the door of the room, the innkeeper reached out and wiped his eyes, for twenty years, he had been waiting for the appearance of these people, he had lost hope and thought that this secret would be buried here forever, and the people here also left because of despair, only he had been guarding this hotel and waiting, twenty years later, tomorrow, he could finally be free.
"Hey, boss, what are you doing?" Chongyi, who was the first to walk out of the room, saw the boss wiping his eyes and couldn't help but ask.
"It's okay, I'm going to prepare, prepare well for tomorrow. The boss said as he walked to his little kitchen, which had been unused for a long time, and now was the time to need it.