Chapter 18: The Gap
Neither of them made a move, just stood there dumbfounded and watched the battlefield gradually calm down. Cold sweat soaked through the clothes all over the body, and the lined clothes were tightly attached to the skin, and the sticky, cold feeling reminded the two of them of the impact they had just received in their hearts.
"Shall we go and see?" Davion said, swallowing his saliva and plucking up courage.
"It's okay. Olethea was still beating a drum in her heart.
Moving over little by little, looking at the messy city gate, the two of them still decided to help clean it up, they already felt very ashamed that they didn't participate in the war, and it was really sad to not help themselves again. Their strong self-esteem overcame their fears and began to clean up the traces of the battlefield.
Standing at the gate of the city, I could see corpses and wounded soldiers all over the ground, and all kinds of moans were heard in my ears. An even stronger smell of blood came to his nose, like a giant cloth wrapped around Davien, and he reached out to touch the gargoyle's body for the first time, and it was also the first time he had physical contact with a scourge person, even if it was just a corpse, although it was only the corpse of a magical creation.
After touching the gargoyle's wing, it was clear that the hand paused, and then grabbed the wing with determination. Davian, on the other hand, felt a strange feeling in his heart, just like the first time he picked up a sword or practiced with his father for the first time.
The wings in his hands were not as warm as he had imagined, and there was not even a hint of blood beating. It was nothing like the corpses Davian had come into contact with when he was a kid hunting, cold and hard, like stone. No, it should be colder than a stone, as if it would never have warmth, this coldness can soak into the bone marrow, this is the first reaction of Davian's brain.
After the previous shock, Davion has a much stronger psychological tolerance for gargoyles. He restrained his trembling body, thinking back and forth about his father's teachings and how they had taught him how to understand the enemy. It's a pity that when he turned the gargoyle over in one go, he looked back and forth a few times, and came to the only conclusion: "Well, it's very hard, I can't split it." "This claw grabbed me, I couldn't keep up, I was dead. "Something like that. Gargoyle is as his name suggests, and after death, its corpse is completely reduced to stone, and there is no way to understand its weaknesses through dissection or the like. For such magical creatures, only a mage or magician has the ability to obtain information from them.
Davian, who looked depressed, sat down on the ground in a gloomy manner, and the courage that he had finally gathered dissipated a lot. had to be like Olethea, after standing up and helping to clean up the battlefield, the strong frustration made him feel suffocated in his heart.
In the evening, when the two returned to the dormitory, they looked up and saw Aunt Ika with an anxious face and Uncle Feder standing silently on the side. When Ika saw them, he hurried over and took their hands and watched them carefully. Fidel's face was also much better, and the hearty orc instructor made Davion feel a little helpless when he kept a straight face. Knowing that the two did not participate in the battle, but just went to help clean up the battlefield, Ika let out a long breath.
Seeing that Aunt Ika was still injured, she still insisted on waiting for them here. A certain string in Olethea's heart was touched, and she wanted to rush up and hug Aunt Ika and cry. But the habit she had developed over the past few years had made her just stand there, holding her bow tightly and her head down, her eyes covered with sweat-soaked bangs, making people not know what she was thinking, and her pale blue eyes stared at the ground blindly. Davian's performance at this time was not so intense, but he felt warm in his heart, and the previous tension and loneliness were diluted a lot.
After learning that the two of them were okay, Ika urged them to rest early and go to see the little city lord early tomorrow morning. As for why, the two didn't say. Davion didn't ask in detail, Ika and Fed waited hard for Davian and Olesia here, and the two of them couldn't help it, so they hurriedly pushed and persuaded them to leave. After that, Davien and Olesia ate something together, and saw such a bloody and oppressive scene, neither of them had a very good appetite, and after a tiring day, they fell asleep after a hasty wash.
In the dream, Davian repeatedly dreamed of the daytime scene, and the faces of his parents in the sea of corpses and blood flickered again, and in a trance he could only see what they were saying, but he couldn't hear a word clearly. In front of the overwhelming group of gargoyles, the short figure was immediately overwhelmed by the infinite gargoyles.
When he woke up in the morning, Davian's face was really ugly, and when he looked at the time, he was a few hours later than usual. Davian was immediately startled, work and rest time is one of the strictest requirements in the army, if he was at home, it is estimated that his father would have blown himself up directly. He hurriedly washed up and rushed out, found Olesia and found that her face was not much better, and the two rushed towards the city lord's mansion together without saying much.
Xiaoxiao didn't get angry when she saw the two people coming, and still didn't hurry to let them sit down and drink saliva first. "It's okay, I have something to do in the morning, and I've dealt with the things left over from yesterday's war, so you can take a breath first. The rather generous voice made the two of them feel a lot more at ease, and the small attitude also made them relax, although Davian was still very embarrassed in his heart, and the strong contrast with his usual performance made him feel entangled and annoyed in his heart, like a rope twisted to the limit. "Actually, you're still so young, you didn't run away when you saw the battlefield for the first time yesterday, and it's good to be able to go up and help after that. Your talent is not bad, you are still young, take your time. When I was that old, well, I was still in the forest. Xiaoxiao, who rarely speaks, suddenly said so much in one breath, and she was a little unaccustomed.
Although it sounded a little weird, it still made Davian and the others feel a lot better. Besides, after these days of contact, Xiaoxiao is the kind of person who is very honest and honest, and has always taken good care of them, although he doesn't talk much, but he thinks about many things very thoughtfully. This may also be the reason why Xiaoxiao can be arranged to guard Yanling City, such a character is very respected by elves and orcs, and at the same time, orcs will not be resentful because Xiaoxiao is from the elves and is close to the elves, in the eyes of many of them, the body is huge, and the strength is amazing, the little adults are very in line with the definition of a strong person in their eyes, and they have very little to say, but every time they fight, they are charging forward, and they have a kind of orc warriors, the personality charm of the chief. Even if he is not resourceful, he has enough loyal cronies to help him make up for this shortcoming. Besides, it doesn't have to be resourceful and strategic to sit in that position, and the main duty of Rock Ridge City is to defend, not to open up a front.
"Today, well, I'm sorry to let you come over, it was only the first time yesterday. Xiao Xiao was embarrassed to look a little incoherent, and his rough right hand touched his head, and the sound of rocks grinding echoed throughout the hall. "It's just that in the future, they will play against me every few days, and of course, I won't do my best. ”
Of course, Davien and Olesia didn't think there was anything wrong with calling them over today, but they were just puzzled about fighting with the little city lord, although their self-confidence was not low, but they were not complacent enough to have the ability to fight with the little adult, Davion brought it up first.
"Even if we don't use magic, I think the little uncle can easily crush us. "Davion's proud strength is nothing to mention in front of Xiaoxiao, a mountain giant who is also known for his strength, like a newborn child.
"Wrong, quite the opposite. In terms of strength, I will control a certain range, and magic will be used, you must learn how to dodge and bear those stones, and don't be stupid and resist. "When it comes to combat, I'm a little more flexible.
Davion and Olesia looked at each other. "That'...... Okay, but now?" Davion gestured to the new wounds on Tiny's body that had not yet healed.
"Haha, it's okay, you can't hurt me anyway. Xiaoxiao patted his chest and said loudly, not caring at all about the two injured teenagers and girls beside him.
On the other side, Ika was already speechless and covered his face and shook his head, as an elf made this rude action, it can be seen that he usually admonished the little adult several times. "Well, that, don't worry about that, you know. ”
With a thud, Olesia couldn't help but laugh, and Davion touched his nose. "Okay, then I'll do it first. Davian said sullenly.
After getting dressed, Davian stood nervously in front of Xiaoxiao, his palms covered with sweat. This is the first time to stand on the opposite side of someone with such a big gap in strength, even the father does not have such a terrifying coercion as Xiaoxiao, maybe the two can fight during Seid's transformation, but the deterrence brought by Xiaoxiao's terrifying body is something that Seder does not have. Of course, on the other hand, it is impossible for Seder to give his son all his strength.
After asking Davian if he was ready, Xiao Xiao slapped Davian with a palm, and the huge palm was slapped with a terrifying wind whistling, the effect of this palm alone was no weaker than those catapults on the city wall, and the shadow of the palm had completely enveloped Davian's thin figure. Davion knew that he was invincible, and his body fell to the left, and he rolled on the spot out of the attack range of his palm. Relying on luck, Davian originally wanted to slash at the small palm with a sword. Unexpectedly, due to the first time he faced an enemy like the Little Mountain Giant, Davion underestimated the power of his little palm. At this time, he was next to the edge of the small palm, and he avoided this palm, and the wave of qi that slammed into the ground directly made Davian fly out, and the sword that was originally slashed down could only be said to have lightly slashed on the back of the small hard rocky hand, which had no effect.
Davion, who flew out, immediately devoted all his energy to defense as soon as he stood up, and the scene just now made him soberly realize that the gap between him and Xiaoxiao was as huge as a moat, and he couldn't leave anything to chance. Cautious, he began to dodge the small attack with all his might, and this scene landed in Feide's eyes, causing him to nod approvingly. Clearly realize that their own strength is an extremely important point on the battlefield of life and death, like those nobles who think highly of themselves and some high-flying young people, letting them go to the battlefield is just a waste of their high-end combat power of the guards and the army to protect them.
Although the strength of the attack has been slightly reduced, most of the offensive skills are still used. Even though Davian has been trained by his father and mother since he was a child, both of them are too different from enemies like Xiaoxiao, although Xiaoxiao is not as dexterous as Syd and Yemu, but the difference in strength and the large attack range are even more tricky for Davian now. From the sidelines, Davion could be seen flying out from time to time, and even if he used his shield to block from the side, the reaction force was numb.
Even if the water is released slightly, Davian will not be able to support it in ten minutes, and the small frequency of attacks has no intention of normal soldiers. But Xiaoxiao is a giant clan, so it is very terrifying! Escaping from the attack range is unbearable for Davian, who has extraordinary physical strength, and after flying out several times, he really can't dodge anymore.
"It's ok. Xiao Xiao didn't say a few words, he, like Mr. and Mrs. Syd, believed that the real fighting skills had to be explored by themselves. Davion's performance today was not bad, and as for the technique, it will be later to see if he has made the right move.