Chapter 35: The Night of Calamity (4)
Deep in the Valley of Frost. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ο½ο½ο½Uο½Eγ ο½ο½ο½ο½
The surroundings are covered with ancient carvings, many six-pointed star magic arrays, and the remnants of the magical breath...... It is not difficult to see that this was once a magic trial ground, but now that the magic immunity barrier and magic power machine have been damaged, no more magic trials can be conducted.
Because of the long years of magical trials, a large number of magical elements have been deposited in the cave, and these magical elements densely filled in the air can easily isolate the breath of living creatures, making it an excellent hidden place.
Ignaz leaned against the stone wall, his face gloomy, using magic to heal Tony's injuries, his chest was still oozing blood, and his breath was a little disturbed.
Xana was guarding the entrance to the cave, the Frost and Snow Blade in her palm, she was the only one of them who could stand up to the enemy, and if the enemy found them and killed her, it would be a massacre to enter the cave.
Two hours had passed, and it should have been past eleven o'clock in the evening, and Amon had not returned.
Kuro snorted and fell asleep when he suddenly heard the footsteps of Si Si Suo from outside, followed by the sound of hand-to-hand combat, and he opened his eyes sharply and saw the person at the entrance of the cave.
"This kind of welcome ceremony is really Miss Xana's style!" The silver coin in Amun's hand had been cut in half and covered with a layer of frost, and if it wasn't for this silver coin, I am afraid that it would have stabbed him in the chest.
Xana stared at him, not speaking.
Amon sighed slightly: "Let me go in first, okay?" Pursing his dry lips slightly, he said, "I know you must be angry now, but...... We're not in a good place, Xana, give me some time to explain. β
Xana was silent for a long time and stepped out of the way.
Only a yellow magic stone was faintly illuminated in the cave, and in the dilapidated magic trial grounds, there were still many floating magic sources, these magic energy gathered together like a time bomb, once the magic source was ignited, in this closed and narrow cavern, the explosion was enough to destroy all living creatures.
Now, it seems that it is also the safest place to hide.
Ignaz glanced up at him, through the dim light, Ignaz vaguely felt Amon's strangeness, he frowned: "Is the injury serious?"
"It didn't hurt much," Amon said with a deep look at Ignaz and sighed, "I'm sorry for causing you so much trouble, if I could, I would have left the Frost Valley sooner." β
"Hmph!" Ignaz snorted coldly, "It's caused a lot of trouble, and it has injured Tony, if you can, Frost Valley really doesn't want to have a terrible demon like you," and said in a changed voice, "However, for the sake of your excellent cooking, it is not unforgivable." β
Amon couldn't help but laugh and said, "As you said, the devil's life is not easy!"
"When you get out, make me a big meal to compensate. β
"Okay. β
A few witty words slightly soothed the stiff atmosphere, Ignaz narrowed his eyes slightly, healing Tony's injuries took most of his energy, not to mention that the night was also deep, and sleepiness made his brain a little unable to turn, Ignaz rubbed his eyes and sighed: "It's a human magister who just came, after hundreds of years, such a powerful existence has appeared in humans...... It's not that era anymore, swords and iron axes can't conquer this world anymore!"
"After all, you are old, not to mention that among the human race, there is only one magus in 100,000 people, and they represent the highest combat power in the wizarding world," Amon said, "If you are still young...... You shouldn't lose. β
Ignaz shook his head and sighed slightly, this dwarf has lived for more than eight hundred years, and he has been dominating the frost dwarf race for more than five hundred years, and the magic he has learned and the books he has read are difficult to compare with people in the world, even then he can't resist the erosion of time, the magic will dry up with the passage of time, and the body will become weaker and weaker with time, Ignaz sometimes has to admit that he is really old.
"I was born in the 1,600 years of the Divine Calendar, I have experienced the era of the gods and the melee, I have seen countless races exist and perish on the continent, and I have also witnessed the invasion of the continent by the demons, the moment when the groups joined together, the dwarves have been fighting since the beginning of the Divine Calendar, and it has lasted endlessly for more than a thousand years, and there are still countless dwarf warrior souls that have not dispersed on the eternal battlefield, I have seen too many deaths, so that I am extremely disgusted with war, so I led the tribe to this ice field, for hundreds of years, the residence blessed by the Lord God finally ushered in the enemyγ β
"The Holy Cult is not here for the dwarves......"
"Young man, do you really think that the Holy Sect is only for hunting down demons?" Ignatz said. If so, you are very wrong, the Holy Religion is subordinate to the Dick Kingdom, a hundred years ago, the elven prince Luo Lan was killed by the Holy Religion in the Misty Forest, it was they who provoked the flames of war, it is not a day or two that the Dick Kingdom wants to annex the alien race, although the Frost Valley is far to the north, it is located at the junction of the Far Eastern Empire and the Dick Kingdom, if the war starts from the north, then the first thing to attack is the Frost Valley, this position is related to the victory or defeat of the war, so ...... The real eyes of the hungry wolf are on the dwarves who live in the Frost Valley. β
Amon frowned, "You mean that the Dick Kingdom intends to attack the Frost Valley?"
"Hehe, if they had this ability, I'm afraid they would have taken it a long time ago, this place is too close to the Far Eastern Empire, and the slightest disturbance will wake up their enemies, they don't dare to do it...... Because the Far Eastern Empire is enough to compete with them, every year 200,000 reserve troops and nearly a million Far Eastern soldiers are staring at the Dick Kingdom, once the war starts, the first to attack is not the Dick Kingdom, but the Far Eastern Empire," Ignaz said: "What's more, the Frost Dwarves are born with warrior blood, they dare not do it, their only way is to gather a large number of magicians, in the name of chasing demons, destroy the Frost Valley." β
The old dwarf squinted his eyes and let out a long sigh: "You don't have to blame yourself, even if you are not there, the Holy Sect will find other excuses, they have a reason to destroy a race, and the power brought by power will inevitably make one side unbalanced, I think, it's time to blow the horn of war, take advantage of my old bones...... You can still carry a tomahawk!"
"The Holy Sect is too powerful, Ignaz, you have no chance of winning at all!"
"Hahahaha, young man, don't say such depressing words, no dwarf is not afraid of death, but, dignity does not allow us to lay down our arms and surrender, we do not submit to any race, unless they kill all the dwarves, they will never be able to set foot in the Frost Valley!"
"Under the hills east of the Frost Valley, there is a secret passage to the Far Eastern Empire, leading to Yunhe Province, through which the dwarves can trade with the outside world, and you can leave with the children as soon as the morning dawns!" Ignaz narrowed his eyes, leaned against the wall, and said slowly: "Xana should have a lot to say to you, go ahead." β
Ignaz waved his hand, tilted his head, and slowly closed his eyes.
Amon was silent for a moment.
Sido listened quietly and did not speak, he stretched out his hand to stroke the young man's hair, and said, "Are you scared?"
Sido shook his head, and after a moment, nodded again.
"Amon, will Sister Shana hate us......? Devils!"
"Perhaps, humans don't like demons very much. β
Amon sighed slightly, stood up, patted the young man's head, and got up and walked to the entrance of the cave.
At the entrance of the dusty cave, the red-haired woman held a dagger in her hand, and the faint white light emitted by the frost and snow's wrath reflected her face, a little imperceptible desolation.
Hearing the sound of footsteps, Xana jerked her head away, and the dagger was pointed in front of Amun.
"Right there, don't come near me again!" her eyes were wary of the man in front of her.
Amon looked at her, there was a scar on her throat cut by the magic swordsman, it was a deep blood mark, if the wound was deeper, I am afraid that it would cut her blood, she was such a strong woman, she would rather be at the mouth of the cave than be treated by Ignaz.
Xiana bit her lower lip, was silent for a moment, and said: "I have a few questions, please answer them truthfully, you only need to answer yes or no, I don't need your other explanation." β
Amon looked at her directly: "Okay. β
"Have you ever killed a human?"
"Yes. β
"Are there innocent people among the humans you kill?"
"Yes. β
"The person who pursued you was the Holy Sect of the Dick Kingdom?"
"Yes. β
Xia Na took a deep breath, and her eyes became colder: "I'll ask you again, they hunt you down, because...... You're a demon, aren't you?"
Amon nodded: "Yes." β
The dagger against his chest seemed to want to pierce him, and Xana looked at him hatefully: "Can you not keep saying yes! Do you know I'm annoyed to listen to? Can you say no, no!"
"I don't want to lie to you. β
Amon said quietly, "Xana Sylvia, I didn't want to deceive you from beginning to end. β
"Why are you telling me this, you know you...... Obviously everything was fine, but it changed in one night, and you almost killed everyone!" Xana's voice trembled a little: "Do you know how hard I can accept it? Have you thought about my feelings? Why...... Why can you keep hiding it from me!"
"Stand there and don't come near me!"
The tip of the knife was pressed against his chest, not allowing him to come any closer.
Xia Na lowered her eyes, her expression looked very lonely: "Last question, three years ago, why did you go out of your way to save me?"