Chapter 24: The Ash Wood Blood Sacrifice (12)

As the saying goes, there is a great terror between life and death, and the most important thing that can make a person grow up quickly is to experience life and death, especially men. Pen Fun Pavilion www.biquge.info here is not to say that you have experienced life and death, but life and death. Life and death make people understand that there is no feast in the world, and death makes people understand what it means to be impermanent. There is a poem that says well, it is difficult to become an adult who has never been poor, and has not been beaten to innocence.

The combined life of Aluka was smooth sailing, and he did not suffer the death of relatives and friends. Maybe it's because the name God Puncher Game is misleading, or maybe it's because he has a bad heart, after he came to this dimensional world, he still has a relaxed attitude of playing a puzzle game, and he never thought that someone would really die. He was very complacent and told Henry that he preferred riskier options rather than troublesome ones. Now he just wants to slap his mouth to rot, why are you so arrogant, why are you so stupid?

In the blink of an eye, Jophat was dead before his eyes. He began to regret it, immensely regretful, even though he had said not so long ago that he had never regretted it. If he had worked harder, maybe he wouldn't have become a burden now, and he wouldn't have let Jofa die to save him? If he hadn't brought it up to find the Blood God Priest, maybe there would have been other ways to survive the crisis without being plotted by the Divine Division? If he hadn't impulsively run for a life on the battlefield two days ago, maybe he would still be able to move now, and he would be able to dodge the impact of the stone ball?

Whenever people encounter an unacceptable tragedy, countless ifs pop up in their minds, if I was how I was then, maybe how I am now. It is only at this time that people will soberly realize for the first time that there is no if. Your laziness, your irresponsibility, your impulsiveness, your immaturity have caused the current tragedy, and there is no possibility of recovery.

It was only now that Aluka had grown into a man, at the cost of Jopha's death. Aluka had always believed that everything had a price, but he couldn't afford it, and he would rather die himself.

Aluka fell from the sky, his eyes red as if he were about to bleed. He knew that now everyone's life and death were in the blink of an eye, and he was sorry for Yopha, but he was not qualified to continue to grieve. He smacked himself hard and quickly began to think, observing every nook and cranny of the cave. Judging from the combat effectiveness shown by the Green Lake Knights, there should be no power to kill the stone ball in this world, and the secret treasure of Ainos will not be prepared for the gods, right? What can be thrown into the Lava God Cult for worship, the main god cannot look at it, otherwise the lava god would have taken it long ago.

He suddenly noticed a question, why didn't the statue of the sun god break or fall? When he looked at it again, the statue of the sun god was untouched, and there were not even cracks on the surface. Jopha's body was glued to the statue, and it was so red and white that Aruka struggled to resist the urge to look away. Calm down, he tells himself that you are not qualified to dwell in grief.

There must be an injury when two tigers fight, and the statue of the sun god is not damaged at all, so ...... At this time, the hatred of the stone ball was transferred to Cui Ha Ke, who attacked it, and Cui Ha Ke saw that his apprentice had died tragically, and immediately became angry, looking at the posture and preparing to fight with the stone ball.

Seeing this, Aluka hurriedly shouted: "Don't fight! Run, lead it to hit the statue!"

Trehack glanced at the stone ball, and the layer of rocky armor covering the surface had collapsed a lot, revealing the crimson flowing magma below, and his star-like eyes were about to be revealed. He immediately understood what Aluca meant, knew that he couldn't act rashly, and with a roar he turned around and ran, came to the statue of Eros and posed to provoke the stone ball.

The stone ball probably has no intelligence, and it will attack whoever attracts its attention, and rushes towards Trihak recklessly. As the two were about to make contact, Trehack's sturdy body sank and deftly rolled to the side, and the stone ball hit the statue again. As a descendant of the Sun God and a strong man, Trihak's fighting style is indeed somewhat incredible, his sword and man are like poisonous snakes, emphasizing speed and ruthlessness rather than bravery.

This time the stone ball was hit hard, but not enough to kill. Aluka understands why there are four statues in the cave, which means that the stone ball has to hit four times before a mortal has a chance to defeat it. Xinon had already seen Aluca's intentions, and used the long sword as a javelin to throw it hard. The sword burst through the air with the sound of whistling wind, and pierced into the exposed magma core in the center of the stone ball with precision, like the legendary holy spear of the god of war, Kungunir.

There was no doubt that the stone ball would not feel pain, but it keenly sensed the threat of Xinong's blow to itself, and turned around and rushed towards Xinon with a bang. Xinong did the same, and dodged the impact of the stone ball in a few moments. But he didn't have the skills of his own teacher after all, and his left shoulder was still touched. With such a slight touch, the bones of his entire left arm shattered clean, and he rolled to the ground with a terrible howl.

Trihak also tried to throw his sword, trying to deflect the hatred of the stone ball, otherwise Xinong's life would be lost in an instant. Unfortunately, in desperation, his long sword missed its head and stabbed into the rock armor, splashing a spark without causing any damage to the stone ball.

After the stone ball hit the statue again, every rock on the body cracked, and the central part was even more serious, and the fiery red core was already half exposed, and Xinon's long sword was inserted on it, and the tip of the sword was about to melt into molten iron. The core resembles a human heart, covered with rock-like lines, and is still shrinking and erecting.

What to do? Aluka stiffened and kept asking herself. Jopha is dead, and Sinon is going to die, what is he going to do? How can he get the attention of the stone ball?

At this time, he saw Henry running to the statue of the God of Light and kneeling, his left hand on his right hand, holding the famous Three Powers Ring. Among them, the ruby ring, which symbolizes divine power, glows like a red mist, giving people a sense of extreme danger. If the impact of the stone ball makes people feel like they are facing a mudslide, the light of this ruby ring makes people feel like they are standing in the crater of an eruption.

The stone ball judged the target of the attack by whose threat was greater, and its hatred could be diverted from Xinon who attacked the core, which showed the horror of Henry's ruby ring. Henry had long expected the ending, or whether the stone ball attacked or not, he had only a dead end after activating this ruby ring, because the ruby on the ring was the raw material of a certain weapon, and it would explode before it was processed, although the power was not strong, but there was no problem in killing a few people.

He could choose to throw the ring out, but he wouldn't hurt the orb unless he threw it into the core. The old and frail Henry National Master did not have this ability, so he had to exchange his life for a stone ball to hit the statue. Before he died, Henry's face was solemn and fearless, the wind and waves he had experienced were enough to bury a hundred Aluca, and life and death had long been put on the table. There was only one thing he was not worried about, and that was the battle between the Rhine Kingdom and the Hill Empire.

In the last two seconds, Henry turned his head to look at Aluca, there was no compulsion or regret in his eyes, only one question. I will exchange my life for your loyalty, will you change it? Just like the time Jopha looked at Aluca, they left the hope of life to others, and at the same time sent responsibility.

Many people's lives have been exchanged for your lives and lives, why are you irresponsible? In the next second, Henry was hit by the stone ball on the statue of the God of Light, the luxurious clothes were dyed red, the flesh and blood stuck to the statue and slowly fell, and the ruby on the ring lost its owner and did not explode.

The stone ball finally couldn't support it anymore this time, and its huge body staggered, and it fell to the ground on one knee with a thud. The last impact not only damaged its rock armor, but also shattered most of its previously exposed core.

Trahak was already furious, picked up the longsword he had thrown out, and rushed at the stone ball in desperation. Aluka hurriedly shouted: "Teacher, don't go over! It's already the end of the crossbow, just leave it alone!"

There is no basis for this judgment, but it is highly probable. The core of the stone ball is similar to the structure of a human heart, or it can be seen as the engine of a vehicle, and it will not repair itself when damaged, because this is the power source. Unless there are two cores, damage to the power source is a fatal injury, and the injury will only get worse if left alone.

But this time, Trehack didn't listen, he gave up his greatest strength, which is flexibility, and instead charged towards the stone ball with an indomitable momentum. The sword slashed through a straight trajectory and pierced into the core of the stone ball, but Trehack was not deep enough to ease the grief in his heart, and continued to stab inside, even reaching his arm in. The flowing lava burned Trehack almost immediately, but he gritted his teeth and didn't let go, his big eyes burning with rage.

The sparks in Shiqiu's eyes gradually dimmed, and both Aluka and Xinon who fell to the ground breathed a sigh of relief. At this moment, the stone ball's arms, which had not moved for a long time, swung violently and smashed into Trihak's head like two sledgehammers. After a muffled sound of a watermelon being smashed, Trevac's headless body fell limp, brains and blood splattered in all directions. The flame in the stone ball's eyes was finally extinguished.

"Don't !!" Arouca lay on the ground in pain, his hands clenched into fists and slammed the ground, the flesh and blood of the hammer blurred but he didn't feel anything, "Why...... Why ......"

Xinong's eyes also showed a blank look, and he couldn't accept the reality for a while, and even forgot the pain of his broken shoulder and arm. How many people can accept the loss of the life of a friend and relative who was laughing not long ago? The death of Jofa had already grieved both Aluca and Sinon, and now the death of Henry and Trihack was the straw that broke the camel's back, and the two of them almost collapsed.

The two of them, who were immersed in pain, suddenly found that their injuries were recovering rapidly. The shattered bones were put together, the flesh and blood wriggled as if they had come to life, and in a matter of seconds, the two were back to their full glory. At the same time, an illusion created by the Ring of the Gods popped up in front of their eyes.

[Obtain the gift of Ainos: Restore all physical strength and spirit, all attributes +5.] 】

Aluka was not in the mood to see it, so with a wave of his hand he dispelled the illusion, staggered to the body of Trihak, picked up the body of his teacher and adoptive father, and wept bitterly.

Before I could call you father, how could you die?

Everything is precious only after it is lost, and it is only after everyone can never see it again that it is good. Aluka thought he wasn't an emotional person, but an indifferent evildoer. Now he understands that he is not indifferent, nor is he not not easily emotional, but he is still a child, innocent and naïve. He thinks that others should be good and give to him, today you quarrel with your father, tomorrow he will still be your father, and he will not abandon you because of this. He thought he wouldn't lose them, so he didn't know how to cherish them. Now that he was willing to pay a moment to switch back to Trihaq and Yofa, he swore to heaven that he would never quarrel with them again, never sneer at them again, never fool them with a little cleverness......

Many, many years, many, many years later, it took Aluca to understand a truth. Some people are willing to be deceived by you and bullied by you, not because they are stupider than you and can't see through your complacency. It's for a very simple and simple reason, they love you.

Sinon quietly came behind Aluca, silent, and just put his hand on Aluca's shoulder. For some reason, Aruka cried even more sadly.