Chapter 20: The Scourge of the Dead (Part II)
Chapter 20: The Scourge of the Dead (Part II)
Seeing that Mino finally stopped insisting on staying to participate in the battle, a beautiful smile like a flower bloomed on Mina and Yelai's faces, and the two happily packed up the necessities they needed for the long journey.
Seeing the smiles on Mina and Yelai's faces, Mino realized that he regarded the safety of these relatives as extremely important, and on the other hand, his relatives also regarded their own safety in the same way, and what a heavy burden his insistence on staying here to fight the undead had added to the hearts of his sisters.
But what can you do, although bravery is not the same as death, but if you don't even dare to die, how can you call it bravery, so it is rumored that a warrior without a brave spirit can never become a real warrior.
His own path is a warrior rather than a mage, if he is afraid of fighting, then even if his talent is high, it is impossible to break through the barriers and become a real strongman, in this world where force is about equal to life safety, less than seven levels, I am afraid that he will never be able to control his own life, at least for Mino, so even if Mino knows that this will make people who care about him often worry and sad, he can't swear that he will never do this again in the future.
Of course, now that my sister and they have firmly stated that they will not leave, they will not go, so they can't ignore their safety for their own selfishness, so even if they gamble on their future and bear the infamy of cowards, Mino must find a way to keep her sisters and them safe from this disaster, which is the responsibility of a qualified man!
While putting on the battle equipment and silently thinking about his own thoughts, Mino looked at the city wall that looked particularly heavy and low under the dark canopy of death in the distance, and bowed slightly to him, apologizing for the retreat he was about to execute, and to apologize to the soldiers who had died on this wall in the previous battle, the soldiers who still stuck to the wall, and the soldiers who were about to fight for the glory and dignity of their lives on this wall.
Bell ~ bell ~ bell ~ bell ~
Just as Mina and the others were getting their bags ready and everyone was about to leave, the familiar rush of bells rang on the other side of the city wall.
The moment he heard the bell ring, Mino tilted his head slightly, meeting Mina's and Yelai's terrified eyes.
"Mino, you promised us to leave here with us, don't be a man of your word, okay. β
The moment she saw Mino's incomparably resolute eyes, Mina, who knew her brother's temperament, instantly understood Mino's decision at this moment, he didn't want to take it away, he wanted to climb the city wall to fight the undead!
"I'm sorry sister, you know, if we don't have enough strength, even if we survive this time, we will die in another crisis sooner or later, so why should I let myself be called a coward to meet my own death. β
"How can there be no strength, Mino, you have the best talent, sooner or later you will become a strong man who is enough to control your own destiny, even if Mino, you really can't break that barrier, my sister will definitely have enough strength to hold up the sky above our heads, the inheritance of the family, Mother's last wish, and our dream of touching the galaxy, these need us to live to complete, and Mino, you are just a small first-class warrior, and you can't play a role in such a battle, why do you want to give up your life for this?"
Looking at the free and easy smile on Mino's face, Mina, who was stinging in her heart, completely lost the gentle intellect she had always maintained, and yelled at Mino like a crazy woman.
"Don't be like this, sister, you also know what happened when I went out with my mother a year ago, maybe my swordsmanship talent is really good enough, but now the escape and retreat are likely to become a thorn in my heart, so that I will never be able to cross that hurdle, if I can only stop at level six in my life, even if sister, you can really inherit the title of your ancestor, I will only become a stain on your life, then what is the point of my existence?"
"As for the inheritance of the family, my mother's last wish and our common dream, I'm afraid I can only hand it over to my sister You will have to fight together with me, after all, the person who inherits the real inheritance of the family is originally my sister you, what I need to insist on is just a ridiculous fantasy, so I'm sorry sister,. β
Holding Mina's face, Mino gently straightened Mina's somewhat disheveled hair, and softly recounted his thoughts in his sister's ear.
Hearing Mino's words, Mina recalled the wordless depression and frustration after her brother and mother came back, combined with what her brother said now, Mina knew why her brother had changed so much in this year, so that he became so mature, and there were so many thoughts in his mind, that Mina, who had lost her mind, completely gave up the restraint on Mino, and when she came back to her senses, all she was left with Mino's barely clear back and a goodbye echoing in the air.
"I'm going to fight, sister, I've entrusted everything to you, please forgive me for my willfulness and selfishness. β
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Although it was daytime, due to the existence of the death canopy, there was almost no difference between the scene and a few days ago, the only difference was that there were more and stronger soldiers standing on the city wall, looking at the sturdy backs of the regular soldiers wearing standard armor, Mino felt a sense of solid security welling up from the bottom of his heart.
Maybe it's just that I think the situation is too bad, now that there is such a powerful army standing in front of the battle, and it is very likely that the undead who attacked Carlos will not move, with the current strength of Tassi Town, maybe it can really be defended.
Although he knew that his idea was a bit vain, Mino was just a child after all, and even if he chose to insist on participating in the war for some reason of his own, he would hope that he would not participate in a battle to the death.
But when Mino really walked up to the city wall and saw the boundless army of the undead outside, he realized how naΓ―ve and ridiculous his idea was, unless a seventh-level legendary powerhouse could come to support, otherwise what awaited Tarssi Town was only destined to be destroyed by the undead.
Outside the walls of Tarssi, the boundless white is still the most dominant color, but the sporadic black in between, is not to be underestimated, and it would be a mistake to describe the army of the undead outside Tarssi as a sea of white.
The skeleton undead without a body is the existence of the lowest status among the undead creatures, except for some cases, most of the miserable white skeletons will only be one of the low-level undead, but the black carrion undead are different, the carrion undead who can transform the body into the body of death, even the lowest level of the carrion corpse, is also a second-level undead who is stronger than the skeleton warrior, and the ghost undead with the same black as the main color is the same, even the lowest-level geist has the strength of the second-level, and because of the special system, unless it is a caster of the same level, otherwise there is no special inheritance of the warrior before being promoted to the fourth level, are unlikely to be an effective attack.
Therefore, even if he just glanced at the color of the army of undead outside the town, Mino could roughly understand the terrifying power of the undead outside the city, not to mention that Mino knew a lot about the level and corresponding form of the undead creatures, even if it was just a quick glance, he recognized more than ten fifth-level undead and one terrifying sixth-level undead.
"Why did you come here, Mino you've heard the captain's description of the strength of the undead before, then you should know that this is not the place you should be, you should escape here with your family now!"
Just as Mino was immersed in the fear of the undead's might, Orr's loud voice interrupted Mino's thoughts, and looking at the unconcealed concern and obvious reproach on the stout man's face, Mino's heart, which had just been frightened by the undead, was filled with warmth again.
"You can't run away, and as a fighter, even if your strength is low, you should keep fighting, right?
Orr's kindness was appreciated, but Mino, who had already made up his mind, would not be persuaded so easily, and he played a slightly playful sidekick to avoid the spearhead in Orr's words.
"But this is not an excuse for you to be here, you are still too young, you can even be said to be young, and your talent is so good, you will definitely be a strong man in the future, and you should not die in such a place!" Orr was very dissatisfied with Mino's answer, and he tried to persuade him to change his mind.
"Have you ever seen a genius who can't even break through to the second level? Orr, maybe I think my talent is very good, but in the eyes of some people, I am a complete outcast! And you also said that whether you have the will to move forward is very important to break through the barrier, if I escape here today, even if I survive, I will blame myself for today's escape for the rest of my life, let me fight with you. β
Even though Mino repeatedly emphasized his determination and reason for staying, Orr still did not give up his intention to persuade Mino, but the attack of the undead had already begun, and since Carlos and the others were still recuperating from their injuries, Orr, as the representative of the clergy, would never allow possible doubts about the clergy to avoid fighting on the city wall, so he had to fight.
"The battle has begun, although I still think Mino is wrong. It's a pity that I don't have time to discuss this with you now, but even if you want to participate in the battle, this is not the place you should be, otherwise any skeleton archer's bone arrow may kill you, go and prepare strategic supplies with other first-level warriors, that is the best way for you to contribute to the battle. β
After saying that, Orr left, took a serious look at the army of undead outside the town, and then looked at his hands, Mino felt that Orr was still very reasonable, he came to contribute to the battle, but not to lose his life in vain for the sake of heroism, so he gladly accepted Orr's suggestion and ran to join the team that was preparing to roll stones.