13. It's night
Fisher, Emhart, and Rafael walked out of the cave, but they weren't as eager as they had been when they came with Ral, and they wanted to fly off the wall or something. This journey with Rafael is more like a leisurely walk after dinner, which seems quite leisurely.
"That's where Ral met you?"
"Ah, I didn't even recognize her at first, she grew up so fast."
Rafael smiled slightly, and just said,
"She still eats as much as she used to and exercises regularly, so she grows up all of a sudden, and even I sometimes get a little in a trance. But she and the other sisters have helped me a lot over the years. She has also become a lot more mature. ”
"That's right."
From the battle just now and some related arrangements, it can be seen that she is no longer the little dragon who used to secretly eat her bread and then run away with her face covered.
"By the way, I suddenly remembered that my horn just now was suddenly able to touch you, obviously not before"
Rafael suddenly remembered this stubble as she walked, and Fisher smiled slightly and explained for her,
"The horns of your dragon race are an extension of the soul, and in the past, my soul and body were separated, unified but had an independent nature, so your dragon horns could not touch me at all. But now, my soul and body are connected, so I can touch your horns. ”
"Body and soul are one?"
"Ah, that's the concept of the mythical rank. This is a bit of a hassle, but I'll talk to you about it later. ”
"Okay."
Rafael may also be keenly aware that Fisher's body is still strong, and it is impossible for Raal not to explain their encounter with himself before, so it will not be too difficult for Fisher to talk about it later.
However, he was also a little surprised when he met Rafael, after all, the average rank of an adult dragon race was around the eighth to ninth rank, and now Rafael's rank was full of fourteen ranks, although it was still very far away from the mythical rank, but it was already unprecedented among the dragon race.
But even such a special dragon queen was repelled by the intervention of the mythical demons, or in other words, the destructive power of the mythical seed was obviously higher than that of the several world destroyers mentioned in the prophecy of the sub-human mother's completion manual. In any case, the devastating demon species are more likely to destroy the world than Rafael, Jasmine, or Valentina, not to mention that they are still chaotic believers
This forced Fisher to begin to doubt the veracity of the prophecy of the end of the world, or rather, the prophecy really meant more than what he had observed
Now, has the prophecy of the end of the world really been solved by itself?
As Fisher walked, this question popped up in his mind, but he couldn't get any answer for a while.
Although Rafael couldn't directly reveal Fisher's identity to the public because of some factors of her companions, and it was even difficult for him to appear in front of her constant tight companions, she trusted Fisher very much, and as she walked, she was also introducing Fisher to the situation of the defense here.
General Barbatos, whom Rafael feared, was very strange, and when Rafael was defeated by him and fled into the Namgyi Mountains, it was clear that Nari had the opportunity to take advantage of the victory to pursue and annihilate him with a single blow.
Strangely, after Barbatos repelled Rafael, he showed no signs of attacking south.
Although the main force of the human alliance still fought a decisive battle against the Red Dragon Court under the Namggyi Mountains, without Barbatos' help, the progress seemed extremely slow, so much so that the current confrontation was formed.
This sense of uncertainty was disliked by Rafael, and she sent Beishan several times to inquire for information, but all she received was the news that Barbatos was guarding the city of Longting.
After that decisive battle, the two sides fell into an eerie silence, although the other side had organized several attacks, but in Rafael's opinion, it was not the same, I don't know if they were forced to advance by the orders of the Human Empress.
After the Namggyi Mountains, the Red Dragon Court established a total of five lines of defense, three facing the Namphides Mountains, two facing the coastline, and the "rear" hinterland from the beginning of the Sunset Valley to the end of the Namggyi Mountains is also the place where the Red Dragon Court organizes production and cultivation.
The general situation was understood, and Rafael quickly led Fisher through countless dense forests and traps, and as they paced, the sound of a horn sounded once more in the distance, and it was the voice calling Rafael.
"Looks like the scouts must have discovered something, that's why they're so anxious to call me. Fisher, we're here, you can rest here for a while, I'll be back soon when I'm done, waiting for me. By the way, are you hungry, if you're hungry, I'll ask Lal to bring some food later."
Her so-called temporary resting place is indeed simple enough, basically in a cave dug in front of a forest, and there are still many traces of the previous camp at the entrance of the cave, but all of them have been transferred, this should be the place where many dragons lived before, because Fisher saw the mosquito coils and knots that are iconic of the Nanzhidab race.
The cave was shady, and Rafael lit a torch, the light of which slowly dispersed, revealing the deep cavern's bed made of animal skins. The bed was lined with a variety of weapons and armor, all of which looked like the Dragon Queen's royal items.
In the middle of the objects, a damaged, sanctuary emblem was lying on the ground, presumably the one that Rafael had said had done fruitlessly.
Fisher and Emhart, who was on his shoulder, looked around for a moment before he said to Rafael,
"It's okay, I'm not hungry, and Emhart doesn't need to eat. Go ahead, we'll be here waiting for you to come back. ”
"yes, okay."
Rafael smiled slightly, and was about to leave, but suddenly remembered something, and in the midst of the steam, she hesitated for a moment and walked back.
Then, she grabbed Fisher's clothes straight and pulled him towards her.
Emhart flew in fright, for the next moment Rafael kissed Fisher on the lips domineeringly, as if asking for it and giving it.
"Po"
The kiss went on so deep that Emhardt, who was stunned in the sky, could not stand the steam, and flew to the bed next to him as if he could see nothing.
After a long time, Rafael's eyes were a little confused, and the tail behind her was as if she was drunk, shaking her head and shaking her head.
"Hah"
"Rafael."
"I'll be back soon."
"Okay, by the way, return Ral's dagger to her."
After that, she let go of the collar of Fisher's white robe with a slight smile, took the dagger handed by Fisher and prepared to turn away, and added with a smile,
"Well, by the way, I'll bring you another suitable dress, my man can't dress like this all the time."
Her figure in armor and wagging her tail soon reached the door of the cave, and in the light of the light outside, her scales stood up again and changed into the appearance of a second layer of armor.
Looking at her vanishing back, it took a long time for Fisher to turn his head. The first thing that catches your eye is Emhat, who is lying on the ground like a corpse.
He glanced at Fisher, and complained emotionally,
"You know, Fisher, you are now like a concubine waiting for the emperor's favor! Oh my God, I can even imagine what the hell is going to happen tonight! The dragon race that I haven't seen for a long time meets you guy, tsk, I decide, I'm going to go out to sleep at night, I'm going to stay away from the filthy guys, and I'll come back tomorrow afternoon!! ”
"Just don't get taken away by some wild beast."
"Even if that's the case, whose fault do you think it?!"
Emhardt sat up indignantly, but looking at the smile on Fisher's lips, he knew that he was also happy about this reunion after a long absence. He didn't say anything more to disappoint the fun, but muttered,
"Hmph, you can be happy now, you will cry on the day of the expo."
"Uh-huh."
Fisher replied perfunctorily, and quickly set his sights on the objects near Rafael's humble bed. In addition to the armor and weapons made for her, there were books and newspapers near the bed.
If you look closely, many of them are written in Nari, but most of them are newspapers from a year or two ago.
Looking at what was reported above, Fisher had a sense of both familiarity and strangeness.
Next to the pile of books and newspapers was an even older newspaper, five years ago.
It recorded some unclear gossip about herself and Elizabeth's "almighty request", but fortunately, Elizabeth was the eldest princess after all, so the newspapers did not dare to write the details too blatantly, most of them were some things chasing after the wind.
In the past, Fisher might have thought that these guys were not professional enough, but now he just wants to thank the newspaper for not daring to write too clearly about the details.
Because on the front of the newspaper, the orthodox news, at that time, in the group photo of Prince Lausanne of Schwally's visit to the University of Saint-Nari, the figure of Elizabeth standing beside him had been torn apart by someone's claws, and even such unclear news had annoyed her.
That was the last time his news appeared in Nari's media, and after that, he was wanted by Elizabeth.
Elizabeth probably didn't need any specific reason for being wanted, and Fisher didn't care about it and didn't know it well. Even if there were, it was a trumped-up crime of "betrayal".
Rafael, who was far away in the Southern Continent, would not know anything about the inside story of Saint-Nari at that time, so she naively thought that it was because her and Fisher's journey and relationship in the Southern Continent were exposed by people who knew Fisher along the way, which led to his exile.
Rafael had a lot of things to do, and rightfully so, and there were many shackles that she wouldn't have been so cautious about now. But even if she is walking on thin ice, she still keeps herself in mind
Fisher looked at himself on the yellowed paper, perhaps a thousand times Rafael's scratches on it, as if to catch his own traces through the paper
He didn't move for a long time, and after a long time, his eyes were raised solemnly, and he suddenly asked Emhardt,
"Emhat, tell me all the information about that Barbatos."
Hearing Fisher mention business, Emhart hurriedly flew up to Fisher's shoulder and said to him,
"Fisher, there is also a sequence in the birth of demons, but the order of birth does not indicate their status, their status is determined by the strength of their rank, the territory they rule, and the prestige within the dynasty. But generally speaking, the strength of the strength plays a decisive role. The arrangement of titles also ranges from [King], [Duke], [Marquis], [Earl] to [Noble Prince], corresponding to the nineteenth to fifteenth rank respectively. So, the demon Elliog you encountered earlier is an eighteenth-rank duke, and Barbatos is the same rank as her, and is also a duke.
"Among them, there are two special ones, they are the Baimeng who kills a thousand swords even though his strength is only eighteenth rank, but he is ranked as the [king]; There is another one, that is, Agareth, who obviously has an eighteenth rank in strength, but is ranked as a [Marquis], heard that Agares was also a duke in the dynasty, but because he liked to be too nosy, he was demoted to a marquis by the other two [kings], Baal and Astalo. As a result, not only did she not stop, but she also liked to make all kinds of norms of virtue, and scared the demons away from her."
Agareth
That is, the demon who intercepted the death rune that Elliog said earlier, and the action to hunt down Earwin at that time was also formulated by her, and it turned out that there were such strange things in the demon species.
As for Helaire being ranked as the king, Fisher is not at all unusual.
After all, she was probably the oldest of all the demons, and even before they were born, Helaire had been working in the Sanctuary even before they were born.
"The problem is, according to what you said, there are seventy-two true demon species, and in addition to those three who are of the nineteenth order, there are still a few of them of the eighteenth order and below. Is it possible that there are other demons besides Barbatos? ”
Emhart shook his head and added,
"I'm not sure, it's not surprising that the guy who killed a thousand knives did anything. But I don't think they all ran out, otherwise why would they hide in Nari's army and eat together? Many of the demons among them are not good things, and after running out, they should either smash and rob everywhere, or they are going to suck the depraved nature and suck it up. After all, there are no saints and those elves to stop them now, it's like eating an all-you-can-eat buffet for free, and they don't eat for nothing.
"And I've heard that Barbatos, the demon god, is more similar to Agareth, the more virtuous and nosy of the demons, which explains why he wants to be a general among humans. Therefore, it is probably certain that the number of demons that run out must not be much, but it is enough for Long Ting to drink a pot. The eighteenth rank of this era, counting the bad guy who has no clear purpose, they can run over the Southern Continent! ”
Fisher nodded, agreeing with Emhart's analysis.
He had faced off with the nineteenth-rank Peach Fair, and of course he knew how big the gap between the mythical ranks was, which could be known from the fact that the Chaos Species invaded the northern realm at that time and almost knocked it out
After a moment of silence, he suddenly remembered the tips and paths that Yaren Niang had given after finishing the manual.
His eyes narrowed slightly, and in an instant, he slowly pulled out two boxy books from his bosom, the same two complete manuals that he had snatched from Philoon and Earwind.
His fingers slowly brushed over the words on the book's cover, as if sensing something, and a terrifying wriggling sensation swelled on his fingers, as if he could not maintain a human form, and Fisher's familiar whispers were aroused.
They are like seduction and persuasion of reason, saying,
"The Soul Completes the Handbook."
It was getting late, and I don't know how long it had been, but in the middle of the dense forest, Rafael, who had already made the corresponding arrangements after the meeting, took Lal into the dense forest again, and walked towards the cave where she had placed Fisher.
It's just that the expressions of the two of them are not too good-looking, and the reason why the army wanted to call Rafael back was because the spies in front brought a heavyweight news.
Because of the long confrontation, the frequency of spies coming back is gradually decreasing, but once they return, it means that the puppet court in the north has obvious movements.
This time it was so, and the puppet court was already showing signs of gathering troops again, and it was not difficult to imagine what their goal would be in gathering troops. And this also means that Rafael and they have another tough battle to fight.
Ral, who was following behind, saw that Rafael was silent all the way, and she couldn't help but touch the two daggers pinned to her waist and said,
"Maybe this time the puppet court is the same as before, the thunder is heavy and the rain is small, Rafael."
Rafael shook her head when she heard this, and she said,
"I have a hunch that this time is different from the previous ones. Before, that Barbatos would not follow the army, but the intelligence of the spies has made it clear that Barbatos will personally lead the team to carry out this encirclement and suppression. ”
Ral also knew the horror of the coalition general, after all, of course, she was there when the other party hit Rafael without any resistance, if it weren't for Sister Jasmine's presence. She couldn't think about it.
Looking at the silent Lal beside her, Rafael smiled slightly, she then touched Lal's head and comforted,
We still have time, don't we? They had only just assembled, and it would take at least a month from the departure of the whole army to the arrival of the first army in the Namgyi Mountains, and before that, I had to go back to the rear and ensure the stability of logistics. In this way, I can come back to fight against the puppet court without worry. ”
"What about Fisher?"
Lal nodded, but suddenly thought of something, and said to Rafael,
"Previously, he used only a little strength to almost break up my entire team, he is very different from ordinary humans, very powerful, with his help, plus Sister Jasmine, we have a better chance of winning against Nabarbatos."
"Me"
Rafael paused for a moment, then smiled helplessly,
"I'm not sure. But, after all, this is my war, and I don't want to involve him unless it is necessary. Moreover, when I left him, I had resolved to catch up until I caught up with him and stood side by side with him. I didn't expect that after five years, I still haven't done anything, still staring at his back, I'm really"
Ral opened her mouth, she glanced at Rafael, and her footsteps stopped.
In the distance, the cave where Rafael lived was already faintly visible, but Lal had no intention of moving forward.
She glanced at Rafael, who was a little tangled in front of her, and she knew that Rafael's thoughts would definitely not be revealed in front of Fisher.
Rafael may have fantasized countless times that once she had secured freedom and a future for the Southland, she would be able to seek out Fisher and bring him back. Instead of being like now, there is no way to even let him show his face in front of his own compatriots
Ral knew that Rafael felt guilty and sad about it.
After a moment of silence, Ral handed Rafael the full set of clothes she was holding, and then she said,
"This dress should fit his figure, I sewed it new, Mill taught me."
Rafael nodded, and at this moment, Rafael, who had been repeatedly defeated in the war, was no longer as hot as in front of Fisher.
Of course, she will be confused and feel overwhelmed, but her stubborn instinct makes her reluctant to expose it in front of her lover
"Thank you, Ral."
She looked at the neat stitches of the garment in her hand and glanced at Ral gratefully. Rafael can fight, but never cooks or needlework.
Looking at Rafael, who had a rather heavy expression in front of him, Ral sighed, with a "really unreassuring" expression.
She raised her hand, lifted Rafael's lowering head a little, and spoke,
"All right, Sister Rafael, my good sister, don't cry and mourn. Since we still have time, let's not dwell on this today. Let's take our time, shall we? Now, it's time for you to go back to Fisher, he's still waiting for you, relax."
Looking at Lal in front of him, who looked like a little adult, Rafael couldn't help but laugh.
She rubbed the other party's head in turn, and rekindled the smile on her face with unrestrained vitality,
"You little one, really."
"Woo. Are you sure you want to wear this, don't wear any 'winning robes' or something! ”
Rafael's face turned red when she heard this, and she quickly rubbed away the words that Laal was about to say with an expressionless face, and spat her,
"I'm so ashamed, where did you hear that?"
"Rafael. The book in your carriage. Woo woo."
Rafael rubbed her little cheek, then snorted, turned her head away with a red face, and coughed softly,
"Okay, okay, don't talk about it. That's it for today, go and rest, good night, Ral."
"Yes, good night, Lord Rafael."
Ral smiled, took a step back, jumped to his feet, and jumped onto the tall trees beside him.
Rafael shook his head and prepared to leave, but behind him, Lal's voice suddenly sounded again,
"Lord Rafael, Fisher is here for you. He may never have cared where you stood, for you had stood in his heart a long, long time ago, but you didn't know it, Lord Rafael."
Rafael's pace paused for a moment, but behind him, the branch on which Lal stood swayed slightly, and her petite shadow was no longer visible above.
Rafael looked at the cave in front of her with a faint glow of fire, smiled slightly, and said in a low voice,
"I know."
Walking in the direction of the cave, she put the clothes in her hands on her arms, and stretched out her claws to untie the straps of her armor little by little.
The sound of armor rubbed against each other, and pieces of armor were scattered straight on the ground, but Rafael had no intention of picking them up.
She followed the light of the fire in front of her with some anxiety, until at last she was left with only a light garment and a change of clothes for Fisher.
Walking deeper into the cavern, on top of the bed, Fisher was sitting cross-legged, reading the Nari book she had placed at the bedside, which seemed to tell the history of Nari, which she had read before.
Rafael swallowed a mouthful of saliva, perhaps she had never imagined that she would become the unashamed and anxious fellow.
But there's no way around it, right?
It's obviously a tail-fitting partner, and it's been separated for so long, so it's okay to ask for more today.
She asked, pretending to look around,
"That. . . What about Emhart, Fisher? ”
Fisher glanced at the pieces of armor that were scattered from the entrance to the cave behind Rafael, and the tail behind her, which was wagging excitedly, and said with a smile,
"He? He volunteered to go out on an expedition into the wilderness, well, maybe an expedition? Anyway, he's not back until tomorrow. ”
"That's right."
Rafael blushed slightly, didn't ask much at all, and was even a little happy about Emhart's departure.
But seeing that in the next second, she approached the bed with the clothes sewn by Nalal and put the clothes on the bed.
"Clothes, I brought them."
"Okay, thank you."
"Do you want me to change it for you?"
"What?"
"Want me. Can I change it for you? ”
Her eyes dodged over Fisher's body, and she repeated it again in embarrassment.
"No, you don't."
"That's it. So what to eat? ”
"No, you don't."
"Drink something?"
"Not really."
"Then I'd better help you change your clothes."
Yes, it's back.
“.”
Fisher was speechless and couldn't answer anymore.
Perhaps, this is the Rafael that he wants to ask for under the blessing of the tail partner state, which seems to be very tactful, and it seems to be too straightforward.
This was the first time, and Fisher even felt that he was the fish on the board, a feeling that was many times stronger than in front of Aragina.
Well, she's dying of hunger.
Seeing that Fisher did not reply, Rafael acquiesced, so she pursed her lips, and sat down on the bed, her tail sweeping like a wiper over the uneven hide.
The tail, like a propeller in the water, kept pushing her forward, rushing towards Fisher in front of him, blocking him in the bed with nowhere to dodge.
"Then I'll help you."
“.”
Rafael's bluntness was so frightening that Fisher didn't dare to respond, and he watched as the flushed Rafael's face approached him little by little.
Then, in his astonished gaze, she gently opened her mouth and bit Fisher's shirt, dragging it a little bit, like a bright spark falling from dry wood, but in an instant, there was a momentum of fire.
He took a deep breath, and after smiling helplessly, he didn't expose her clumsy acting skills, but gently hugged her waist
"Zizizi!"
In just an instant, a touch of warm steam erupted from the dragonman in front of him, lingering and blurring the figures of the two of them, making it unknown to outsiders.
The deep night envelops the land little by little, and the mysterious smell envelops the already sparsely populated Namggyi Mountains
Only on a certain tree outside, a square book is looking at the mountain, the water, the forest, and the day in the distance.
Emhart, the "Volunteer Explorer", is about to embark on his "magnificent" journey tonight!
Before leaving, he glanced with the eyes of a dead fish, at the distant cavern where steam was constantly emitting visible to the naked eye, and he didn't know what he was thinking.
It wasn't until a long time later that he flew up with a blank face, and decided to stay away from this filthy place for a while, to seek the unknown beauty and poetry in the distance.
Naturally, his opening adventure words should be deafening enough!
He said,
"Fisher, your mother!" (End of chapter)