Chapter 17: Exhaustion
In desperation, Priest and Lena finally chose to leave the swamp and began to walk outside, hoping that Davion himself would be able to go to the agreed location safe and sound. After all, the swamp was so big, and it was too difficult to find Davion without locating the magic items.
On the other hand, there are more and more mercenary groups in the swamp, and in addition to the tasks released by Old John, it is said that there are also missions issued by the Guards Legion about changes in the swamp and rumors of the appearance of Chaos Knights. Priest decided to leave the place because of Lina.
After resting for a long time, Davian slowly came to his senses, and the whole person's spirit returned to normal little by little. Seeing Davian's eyes go from being out of focus to slowly having a look, Olofan was also relieved, if it was true that Davian could not recover from the state of failure just now, then the only thing Olofan could do was to leave the swamp immediately, with his ability, there was no way to leave here with such a Davian. What's more, in his heart, there is no need to take so many risks for Davian, and the decision just made was made based on being very sure.
"Let's go first, many people here have already noticed, and the movement just now is not small. Olofan said cautiously, although he couldn't understand Davian's mood, but he didn't dare to stimulate him at this time.
"Yes. Davian replied weakly, although now with the help of bloodline, his physical strength has slowly recovered, but the spirit of the whole person is sluggish, and his combat strength may not be half of the usual.
Fortunately, both of them have good basic skills, and under deliberate hiding, they still bypassed the hunting of several groups of mercenaries or hunters. In the process, the constant shouting and the sound of weapons connecting in his ears also made Davian gradually put aside the previous blows, and reality would not leave people too much time to be sad. He no longer underestimated these mercenaries who could be easily dealt with in his eyes, and he carefully controlled the chain mail and weapons without making a sound while running. Davian, who had just finished sweating, was a little uncomfortable, and the cold of the swamp gradually turned into the night to reduce his body's control a lot, and in such a tense situation, Davian's physical strength began to be rapidly consumed.
As time passed, his entire body tensed, but Davion had the illusion that he was a spectator, floating in the air, watching his body perform various movements with extreme skill. However, his thoughts and brains were completely empty, and even some bounty hunters passed by him not far away, but he didn't feel nervous at all.
Davion thought he would walk out of the swamp in this state, but a sudden figure flashed around him and pulled him back to reality. A warrior with a war hammer on his shoulders walked by, and he was the wolf's right-hand man. Apparently in a hurry, he didn't have time to notice Davion and Olofan, Davion's eyes flashed with anger, and he turned around and quietly followed behind him. Olofan was also startled when he saw Davian suddenly turn around, seeing that Davian didn't discuss with him at all, Olofan also had a lot of resentment in his heart. But looking at Davian's state, Olofan is really not sure to say anything, and it will be difficult for Davian to get out in case he is stimulated. For the sake of today's plan, Olofan could only sigh, and sat behind Davian from a distance to watch the changes.
Davion didn't care about Olofan's obvious selfishness to protect himself, and now he was fully focused on the burly figure in front of him. This highly concentrated state makes Davian's whole person seem to enter another sensory world, as if everything around him is within his own perception, and the accumulation of hard training since childhood begins to slowly integrate into his body under such conditions, and those movements, knowledge, and essentials gradually seem to become part of Davian's instincts, but Davian himself is not aware of this.
Until the warrior returned to the side of the wolf, Davian was never discovered, but it made Olofan behind him suspicious, his eyes flickered, and he suddenly had a feeling that he couldn't see through Davian.
Davion lurked quietly and began eavesdropping on several people's conversations. Thanks to his natural advantage, Davion could clearly hear each of them even from a distance, and the mosquitoes around him could not distract him in the slightest, even though his bare skin was already festering and swollen, and the wounds left by the previous plots and the body that had not yet been cleaned made Davion's whole state seem to be deteriorating. However, Davian's spirit was incomparably concentrated, far exceeding the dazed and dead appearance before.
After hearing a lot of nonsense, Davion finally heard what he wanted to hear.
"Well, is there any news of Torleff? This damn viper, it's running so fast. Yi Wolf said viciously, making Davian on the side a little puzzled, thinking that they were not in a group.
"No, sir. The warrior replied respectfully. "Gabi and I were originally staring at Tolliff and a few people, but we didn't expect that the people brought by Lei Luo would rush at us as soon as they came, and we couldn't get out of the way at all, otherwise we would have to let Tolliff's gang go to death first. There is a lot of hidden power in their hands, and maybe we can get us back a game before we die, and eat Lei Luo in turn. Vaguely, there was fierceness in this man's eyes, and it was obvious that what he said was not just talking.
"Hmph, that viper thinks that without him I will only do it, and I don't know how to leave a way back for myself. Yi Wolf snorted coldly. "This loss must be recovered from him. Although I was miserably suppressed by Relo just now, I still saw Torlev walking towards the Davion with a few of his men, and I think he has already taken the spoils of war alone. ”
As Davian listened, there was a wave of sadness and helplessness in his heart, and then another anger began to brew in his chest, but thinking about what happened during this time, this anger went down at a faster speed, leaving only bitterness and confusion.
Iwolf and his men talked a lot more or less, but Davion didn't have the heart to continue listening to their conversation, and only after the few people left, Davion slowly got up from his hiding place, his whole body emitted a foul smell that he hadn't cared for since being seriously injured, and the joints of his body made a grinding sound like a machine that had not been used by a dwarf for many years.
"Uh...... Ahem. "Although Davian's extraordinary performance just now allowed him to track and hear the information he wanted without any flaws, but due to his original physical state, in such a situation of complete overdraft, it can be said that his current state has reached a low point, and at the same time as he just fell into the swamp, there is no way to eat the food he carries, and Davian does not have such expensive equipment as a space storage ring for ordinary people. Originally, it should be that his parents didn't want Davian to use too many foreign objects to hone himself, but he didn't expect Davian to fall into such a dangerous situation at this time.
Hearing a noise behind him, Davian estimated that Olofan had rushed over, so he didn't have much defense. But even if he wanted to move, his exhausted body couldn't sustain the battle for long, and even the warrior just now was enough to clean himself up.
"Alas, look at you, you have to come along, what now, do you want to continue?" Olofan squatted down as he shook his head.
"Give me a little to eat, and count it as what I owe you. Although Davian was exhausted, his tone of voice was extremely calm.
Olofan looked at Davian now and frowned. It was impossible for Davion to take him out in his current state, but he had waited so long in vain just now when he left him like this. After thinking about it, Olofan gritted his teeth and handed the food and water to Davian.
"Let's go straight to the place we agreed before, don't worry, I still have the strength. Davian spoke calmly and rationally to Olofan, and this tone also reassured Olofan a lot.
It's just that this kind of complete calmness makes people feel a little uneasy from it, but it's a pity that Olofan didn't care too much about Davian's thoughts, maybe this is just Davion's real face after being frustrated? If people who are familiar with Davian will feel the chaos of Davian's inner shock, frustration, and weakness. That tone didn't have the usual emotions such as anger, pleasure, excitement, and so on, just calm, enough to make people feel a little palpitating calm.
Davion even felt that he had split into two people, and while he was able to suddenly face the current situation with such a calm attitude, he was surprised by what he was now and fell into a confused state of mind.
In a way, Davian wished that what he heard was that the two sides were plotting against him, rather than knowing that Iwolf and Torlev were rivals who were scheming with each other. At least from the bottom of his heart, he still didn't see them and the wolf group as companions, and even if they were plotting against them, Davion could comfort himself with the battle between the two armies. In fact, however, the hostility between Iwolf and Tolloff was even deeper than the hostility towards Davion, so much so that such a thing as sending the other party to death was taken for granted and there was no guilt. This caused a huge rift in the trust that Davian had built up in his heart since he was a child in his future and this trust came from his father. The man who had the impression of being able to hold up a mountain, and in his father's description since childhood, Davion had long regarded the mercenary group and the knights as a place that any noble knight aspired to, and the great cause established by the trust between his comrades-in-arms appeared in Davion's fantasy more than once, and even his mother influenced Davion in this regard through the habits of the elves. However, it is a pity that not everyone will have the demeanor of the top knights in the continent back then, even the believers of God will betray him one day, and it is not surprising that people living at the bottom of society will do anything for their lives. This contrast made Davian's heart particularly uncomfortable, this impact was like a person holding a big knife and slashing open the future originally depicted in Davian's heart, turning the picture into chaos, making him uneasy and even a little afraid of the future.
And whether it is Wolf or Tolliff, the contempt for Davian between words also makes Davian, who is above the top, a little unacceptable. Most of their jealousy of their group is because of Priest's status as a paladin and the strength of the Lena magician, although in such a life-and-death battle, Dawei has to admit that the strength of the two is indeed much higher than his own, but he is always constantly hinting or more realistically deceiving himself, making himself believe that the distance between him and them is not so big. However, reality will not be shifted by Davian's will, he will not want to have light, so there will be light, especially Tolloff told himself with his actions that without experience, basic skills alone are far from enough.
Although Davi's peace of mind was entangled in many emotions, it did not affect his calm action at all, and the two of them were rushing out at a very fast speed, and even Olofan had to wonder if this time had made Davian's state of mind cross another stage.