Chapter 41: The Golden Canyon (I)
"Enemy attack!"
Distant voices seemed to come from under the water, Jonah took half a minute to control his hands and feet, clumsily lifted the thin blanket, and in the night he could vaguely see the members of room A51 forming a defensive position around him, Elliott sat on the unicorn's back and nodded to him: "Put on your coat, sir, the night is still long." ”
Jonah stood up with his staff in his hand and looked around, where there was no sign of the enemy in the dark Miracle Prairie. The moon had sunk into the sky, illuminating the steppe only with the white glimmer of natural emanation from the horn of the Rose Knight rider. "Where is the enemy?" asked Jonah, clenching his staff a little nervously.
"Keep your eyes open, man, there, there, there, everywhere. Sibi beside him spread his hands.
"Where's your bow?" asked Jonah, looking at it.
"Wow. Sibi smiled and showed off her slender wrist to the astrologer's apprentice,—— with a serpentine bracelet coiled around her wrist, the silver serpent's head and tail intersecting, and its fanged mouth biting deep into Sibby's wrist like a living creature. "Sister Long Ji brought a gift from the East. She stroked the bracelet like a child who couldn't get enough of it, and the snake bracelet suddenly writhed, and the light flashed, and a large five-foot-high, silver-shrouded bow suddenly appeared in Sibi's hand, the bow arm like a snake covered with smooth scales, and the bowstring was so thin that it was almost invisible, faintly reflecting the faint light.
Jonah opened his mouth wide. "It's ...... A type of summoning?"
"I don't know. Sibi shook his head, "Anyway, it's convenient to say. ”
"Shhhh Ryuji motioned for the two to be silent.
"We are carrying out the official mission of Cherry Crossing, I hope everyone will not disturb, otherwise there will be a fight, I am afraid of you. I beg the knights, magicians, and nobles over there not to make a move, and everyone sleep well, and go their separate ways tomorrow, okay?" the chamber chief shouted in a strong and weak voice. Elliott reluctantly stroked his forehead.
His eyes adjusted to the darkness, and Jonah could faintly see a few bits of light reflected off his sword. The hidden enemy did not answer, nor did he move, and the two sides faced off silently. Yekong poked there like a bamboo pole, his face expressionless, and the Buddha's tooth trembled slightly in the scabbard with a slight irritation, squeaking.
"How long is it until dawn?" asked Ryuhime.
"About four hours. Elliott replied.
"it! If you stand like this for four hours, your calves will get thicker. Sibi grumbled as he played with his longbow in boredom.
"Good old man, good way! We are just passing by, and have no intention of fighting with others! Here are the women and the children and the wounded and the poor Jeon! All right!" shouted Toba in a tone that grew weaker and weaker. Sibi jumped up and slapped the muscular back of the bazeral peasant's head: "You're a child!"
"Let me say that 'child' may describe your young age, Miss Sibby. The Rose Knight interjected.
"Yes, I'm a kid. Sibi, who was extremely sensitive to age, immediately nodded in agreement.
The other remained silent.
"Illuminate it. Long Ji suddenly spoke.
"Huh?" Jonah froze.
"Illuminate the whole prairie, I think you can do it. Long Ji looked at him with dark eyes, and Jonah was in a trance, and quickly shook his hair and slapped his staff: "I can try." Ryuki looked at Elliot inquiringly, and the Rose Knight nodded. "Come up. He reached out and pulled Jonah onto the unicorn's back, helping him to stay on the saddle.
"Chief, be on your guard, stop shouting. Elliott said to the roaring Toba, and the Bazelar peasant took off his yarmulka hat and was a little shy: "Okay, my negotiations have always been unsuccessful. ”
"Everything in the world is a projection of the stars on the zodiac, and we live, have, communicate, genetic, create, manage, share, change, transcend, realize, communicate, and introspect, all of which are viewed from the stars. In awe, always look up. Please lend me the power of the starry sky. ”
Jonah recited the centuries-old proverbs of astrologers, and the voice of Mr. Koshawar came to mind. Where is the Mentor now, sleeping soundly in a distant land, or watching himself in the starry sky?
The energy stripped from the starline was captured by the rapidly spinning star array, and Jonah had never felt so at his disposal with an indescribable abundance of energy as he did tonight. The crystal at the top of the staff quickly glowed, the light changed from warm red and scorching yellow to dazzling white, Jonah held the staff high, the light drove away the darkness like a tide, and in an instant, the miracle meadow ushered in another day, and Jonah seemed to see the flowers in the grass slowly spin in his direction, catching the light full of life.
The enemy appeared, and there were an astonishing number of them, and nearly a hundred ambushers armed with weapons moved in the light with a slight panic and gathered at the entrance to the canyon in the direction of Cherry Crossing.
"Jeffta!" Sippy exclaimed, pointing to a familiar face in the crowd.
"Jeffta?" Jonah looked down at her.
"The fallen mage of the 'Sick Dogs' squad, the wielder of the Moon Halo Mandala. Elliott explained, "It's dangerous, if there's a war, Sibby, shoot him first." ”
"I'm not sure that he's usually protected by a heavy shield warrior. Sibi hesitated.
Thoba moved, his body as wide as a wall in front of everyone, obscuring everyone's view and blocking out possible dangers. "Mr. Dan!" he shouted to the other side with a slight surprise, waving his yarella enthusiastically. There was an uneasy commotion in the ranks of the enemy, and then through the crowd, a silver-haired middle-aged man in a white robe with a slight fat hair came out with his hands in his hands, and said, "It turned out to be friends of the pitchforks. ”
"Mr. Dan!" Sibby shouted with a wave of his hand.
"Little grasshopper!" Mr. Dan smiled at her.
"Who?" said Jonah, confused.
"Mr. Dan, the V-class tenant of Cherry Ferry, one of the people at the top, we have a good relationship and a large part of his personal tasks are done by us. The Rose Knight explained.
"By the way, you guys ...... other day"
"We crushed the backbone of the poor man named Harold from the 'Sick Dogs' squad. That's right, Mr. Dan's mission. Ryu Ji said.
"But isn't that Jeffta also part of the Sick Dog Squad?" Jonah wondered.
"The 'sick dog' was hired by Mr. Dan today and there is no hatred between them. The world of Cherry Ferry is like this, and all relationships are made up of interests. Elliott said.
"Don't worry, if one day you are pinched to death, brother, I promise to feel sorry for you for a week. Sibi made a pinching motion, thought about it, and corrected: "It's sad for three days, a week is too long." ”
"Mr. Dan, where are you going?" said Toba with joy when he saw that there was no need to fight.
"To the royal city of Bazelar. Mr. Dan replied.
"I heard that the Zawi Empire has fallen there!" Toba exclaimed.
"Yes, but I'll have to see for myself. Mr. Dan sighed and waved his hand, and his team de-alerted, put away their swords, and formed a wedge-shaped array to make their way around the camp of the A51 tenants towards the Sukasa Gorge.
"It is rumored that Mr. Dan is a member of the Sutherland family, the crown prince of Bazelar, and he escaped from his father's prestige at the beginning of the war, but he did not expect to have the courage to go back at this time. Elliott said.
"Is he a Sutherland?" Toba's face suddenly darkened, and the silly smile on his lips melted away like ice and snow.
"No, no, he's an insignificant little man, and we dare say he doesn't even know Princess Abidelle. The Rose Knight quickly changed his words.
The roommaster frowned, the muscles on his shoulders furrowed slightly, and his fingers curled.
"Blow out the lamp!" Ryuhime suddenly exclaimed.
"Blow the lamp?" Sibi was puzzled.
"Tell you to stop the lights!" Ryuki flashed and appeared behind Jonah, swinging her long legs and gently kicking the astrologer's apprentice's staff into the air. The out-of-control star array flickered like a candle in the wind, then extinguished, and the eyes that had just become accustomed to the light suddenly fell into darkness, except for the footsteps of Mr. Dan's team walking into the canyon on the other side, none of the members of the Pitchfork team could see or hear anyone.
“...... What are you doing? My fingers are swollen. Jonah said aggrieved.
"I'm sorry. Ryuhime's voice came.
After a long time, I heard Toba say, "It's almost dawn, and I said, hurry up and go to bed." With a thud, the wall fell, smashing the ground and shaking slightly.
"Everybody has a sad story. The unicorn tapped a few steps to find a comfortable position, buried his head under his front legs, and the Rose Knight sighed on the back of the riding beast.
"I think everybody has a nervous disorder, huh, except me. Sibi waved his hand, and the silver bow disappeared like magic, turning into a silver bracelet on his wrist.
Jonah rubbed his swollen middle finger and wondered: the mysterious Oriental woman trapped in love, the boring knight of the Trinity, the seemingly innocent Bazelar peasant with deep hatred, the southerner murderer with a confused mind, and the young archer who didn't know his age, I was the most normal of this strange team. - Of course, he didn't expect that someone who occasionally had a demon possessed and harbored a prophecy of the end times was the strangest one.
It was most difficult to fall asleep after being awakened from a dream, and Jonah and his clothes were lying on a thin blanket, tossing and turning, unable to fall asleep. "Eli, Eli?" he whispered to the name of the Rose Knight. "What's the matter?" replied Elliott immediately and without disappointment.
"There's one thing I haven't figured out, isn't it true that the tenant is not protected by his father when he walks out of the range of Cherry Crossing?"
"Of course. Daddy's arms aren't that long. ”
"Why does Mr. Dan dare to act with the mercenaries, and are you not afraid that those people will kill him?"
"He's different from those V-class tenants who are wealthy businessmen. As a great nobleman of Bazelar, his personal knight filled six A-class rooms. ”
"Oh. Are you tired from sitting on a horse all day?"
"We are one, and of course we are not tired. Are you tired of walking on your legs all day?"
"Oh, too. ”
Jonah and Elliott chatted with each other, and at some point, fell asleep. When I opened my eyes again, there was already a lot of light in the sky, and the team was ready to go.