Chapter 22: The Cloak Forest (1)
Dara finally accepted Oster's mission, and after explaining his daily affairs to the dwarf Broto, he set out with his most important companions, the old dwarf warrior Todak, the human warrior Mike, the elf druid Vandanya, and the warlock genius little girl Jiaoni, who was always inseparable from him, and the problematic brother Puno, who had become the target of everyone, to the destination of the mission, the Black Wing Tower.
At this time, they no longer had to walk whatever they did, as they had done in the past, but when the old dwarf saw the row of tall vultures, he stubbornly put down his battle axe, took off his helmet, and refused: "No! I will not ride this monster! โ
"Tame vulture horses are gentle animals, and they, like horses, only have extra wings. Elf Vandanya persuaded softly.
They had been in front of the flying mount for too long, and the dwarf Todak had been refusing to mount his horse, making it impossible for everyone to move forward. Dwarves can be quite stubborn at times!
"Come, Todak, if you insist on walking, you won't be there until three months after we've reached the jungle. Darla patiently persuaded as she secured her brother to a vulture horse. Puno had already tied his hands and stuffed a strip of cloth in his mouth, which was a dirty way to deal with magicians, but it was quite practical.
Puno, who was asleep at night, was naturally furious when he woke up angry when his brother Dara did this, but when he learned that Dara had done this to take him to the Black Wing Tower to participate in the trial, Puno's eyes showed a look of deep thought.
"Maybe we're done with our mission by then, so if you don't want to come, you can turn around and go back and have fun with Bodina. Samurai Mike said mockingly.
Darla glanced at Mike, surprised at his quick mind this time. When dealing with dwarves, sometimes it does require agitation.
"you, Mike!" the old dwarf blushed. He was most glad to have left the trouble of Baudi to Blotto and the Two-Headed Giant, so that he didn't have to worry about this little trickster like a all day long. Samurai Mike's words made the old dwarf angry.
Mike shrugged, stretched out his hand and pointed behind the old dwarf, and said, "Look, Bodina has already come, do you want to go back with him, or hurry up and get on the horse and go with us?"
"You bluff me! You ****** want to bluff me! Baudina was watched by Kruru, how could he ......" Before the old dwarf could finish his words, he heard the happy shout of the dwarf Bodina from behind him: "Dara, Todak! Great, you are still waiting for me!"
"******! Cruelu must be asleep!" the old dwarf muttered, turning back to see the familiar little figure dragging his own kit and running swiftly towards him.
Todak looked up at the large vulture beside him, his fear of the dwarf outpaced his fear of the vulture, and Todak finally got into action, jumping on the low stool next to the vulture, then climbing on the vulture, trying to move his heavy body up.
The old dwarf's clumsy and rude actions caused the vulture to take an uncomfortable step to the side, and Todak immediately lost his balance and fell to the ground on his back, only to see the head of the dwarf Bodinah already in his field of vision, looking down on him from above.
"You know that Todak wouldn't have survived without me......," Bodina sighed exaggeratedly and said to the people around him.
Ignoring the old dwarf's angry curses, Dara picked Todak up from the ground, placed him in the vulture's saddle, handed Todak the reins, and said to him, "Hold on to this!"
The dwarf jumped to the side and said, "I'm going too, Darla, I'm going too, please, if you don't let me go, who will unlock the lock for you?"
Dara hesitated, picked up the dwarf, and placed him behind the old dwarf.
"You bastard, why did you bring him?" Todak scolded.
The dwarf put his arms around the old dwarf's waist and said, "We're about to take offโ" Before he could finish speaking, the vulture, the flying mount under their crotch, spread its wings coldly and lifted Dara to the ground, who was still standing aside, only to see the vulture flapping its wings vigorously and soon flying.
"We must hurry!" cried Darla, as he got up, fearing that the two dwarves would get lost because they were not in the right direction, and jumped on the mount of his brother Puno, and with a pull of the reins, he maneuvered their flying mounts and caught up, shouting loudly, "Follow me!"
Mike shrugged, even in this situation, he still maintained the demeanor of a samurai, and made a "please" gesture to Vandania, who picked up the distracted little girl Jenny, jumped lightly on the vulture, and took off, and Mike quickly followed.
As they approached the Black Cloak Forest, their flying mounts all landed outside the forest, ignoring Darra's orders and shouts, and quickly flew away.
"What do you mean?" asked Samurai Mike.
"Presumably we're going to make our way through the forest to the Black Wing Tower. Vantania explained.
"I knew these beasts couldn't be trusted!" said the old dwarf, who had just finished vomiting, straightened up and couldn't wait to say aloud. The long flight made him extremely unhappy. In the air he kept his eyes closed, his hands clinging to the reins of the vultures, and he was so nervous that he did not dare to gaze with the same interest as Bodina did at the clouds that passed by them, and even less to glance down at the various views on the ground.
"Todak, this is our second flight! Why are you still like this!" said Bodina, reminiscing with interest as she recalled their short flight from the port of Kalinfir to the outpost of the Blade Regiment, and that time the flying mount did not have the speed and stature of the vulture. He couldn't even remember which animal he was riding.
"Alright, let's get in quickly. Dara said, stopping the quarrel that might ensue between the two dwarves, and took her brother Puno's arm and walked towards the forest, when the little girl Jiaoni suddenly ran away from Vandania, rushed behind Darra, grabbed Dara by the hem of her clothes, and said, "Don't leave me." โ
Dara looked down, and the little girl's round face once again showed a pleading look, and her heart softened, and she said, "I'm sorry, Jiaony, I ...... just now."
"Brother Darla, let's go. Jenny said, clutching Darla's shirt and looking out into the damp and dark black cloak forest.
Seeing this enchanted forest famous in the Tuya continent, Puno's eyes flashed with a strange light.
The group finally slowly walked into the mysterious black cloak jungle. (To be continued.) )