34. Sunshade City
As Ash said, Millicent has not succumbed to being tortured by scarlet corruption since she was a child, so how can she not think about it now because of this little thing?
But then again, one-armed is always a hidden danger. It's time to find a way to put a prosthetic leg on Millicent, preferably as practical as the Hook Lock.
Thinking of this, Ash prepares for a chance to talk to the blacksmith to see if he can build it.
After cleaning up the scene, Ash comes to Millicent's side and asks if he remembers anything?
"It's a little vague, as if I've fought here, and someone is still lying on the ground begging me to survive."
"But the pictures are all intermittent, and I don't know if it's really a memory or some hallucination."
"There's no hurry, it's not an easy thing to get your memories back."
"So where are we going next, can we sense it?"
The ashes are still so Buddhist, it's like an outing.
Just as Millicent was receiving the pulse sense, suddenly a familiar voice came from a distance.
"Lord Fader, we meet again."
Ash looked back, and a yellow-haired girl walked slowly with the corner of her skirt.
For a while, Ash didn't remember who this person was, but when he saw the necklace on the girl's chest, he suddenly realized that it was Raya who he met by chance at Lake Lieria.
Ash covered up the embarrassment of not recognizing the girl at the first time, and hurriedly responded: "What a coincidence, why are you here?" ”
"I'm the maid of the hostess of the Volcano Mansion, and of course I live near the volcano."
"Lord Fader, are you on a mission?" Raya pointed to Melina and Millicent.
Because the last time I encountered Ash, I was on a mission.
"No, this time it's with a companion to find the whereabouts of the Valkyrie."
"Valkyrie? Is it Malenia? ”
"Yes, it's her, do you have a clue?"
"I can't say the clue, but to the north of the volcano, there is a Sunshade City, and the city lord in it is a crazy worshipper of the Valkyrie Malenia, maybe there should be some clues."
"Sunshade?"
"Yes, just follow the valley floor, and then go south, and cross the Bridge of Sinners."
Getting a new clue makes Ash very happy, and quickly expresses his gratitude to Raya.
"No, no."
Raya hurriedly waved her hand: "I'm glad to be able to help Lord Fader, I hope that Lord Fader can come to the Volcano Mansion as a guest when he is free." ”
After a pleasant exchange, Raya also said hello to Melina and Millicent and left.
With a new goal, the three of them packed up and followed the route given by Raya.
Sure enough, less than half an hour along the valley floor, I saw a bridge.
On the other side of the bridge is a castle embedded in a valley.
The style of the castle is very unique, you can see it from a distance, and there are many female statues in it.
Ash and his party arrived at the gates of Sunshade City to inquire about the guards, but they were attacked.
Ash hurriedly confronted him, and after the two sides came into contact, they found that the guards of Sunshade City were no longer conscious and reduced to living corpses.
Quickly deal with the guards, and Melina on the side seems to have made a new discovery.
Carrying the ashes around the city gates, the sight before you was astonishing. The entire city of Sunshade, for some reason, has been surrounded by poisonous swamps, and there are few living creatures around.
"Could it be that there are no living people in this city anymore, and they are all living corpses of the poisonous swamp?"
Ash doesn't understand very much, why does a good city become a "dung pit"?
With this question in mind, Ash prepares to go deeper, after all, there are still clues to the Valkyrie Malenia hidden inside.
And now it is better that there are no living people in the whole city, there is no accidental injury, and it is more convenient.
Having made up their minds, under the arrangement of the ashes, the three of them formed a triangular posture. Ash led the way with the shield, Melina and Millicent followed behind each other, each other's horns.
Along the main entrance, before you have gone far, the road is covered by the poison swamp, and if you want to continue exploring, you can only cross through the roof.
This was not difficult for everyone, and the three of them walked along the roof and quickly came to the inner city.
As soon as he entered the inner city, the figure in front of him made Ash happy, it was actually a rotten knight wearing red armor.
You must know that the Rotten Knight is equivalent to the symbol of the Valkyrie Malenia, and there is a Rotten Knight in Sunshade City, which means that it must be related to the Valkyrie Malenia.
Ash withstands the Rotten Knight's attacks with his shield, giving Millicent plenty of opportunities. This time, a sword pierced in, straight into the vital point, and killed with one blow.
Shaking off the blood stains on the stabbing sword, Millicent's expression did not change, she was really a natural embryokiller.
In this way, Ash and Millicent cooperate with each other, and a single enemy is basically on the spot within five turns.
As for Melina, she has been sent out by the Ashes to investigate.
Of course, when Ash advanced to the walls of Sunshade, Melina returned, bringing important news.
Near the main hall of the city, there is a lift, and Melina infiltrates into it to discover a dungeon with a prisoner locked inside.
Now that you want to figure out why Sunshade City is like this, rescuing this prisoner may be a good option.
Ash touched his chin and tilted his head to think for a while, thinking that saving the prisoners was worth a try, with more benefits than risks.
Following Melina's guidance, Ash and the others soon came to the lift.
This underground area is not very high, so Melina originally slid down the wall without the lift activated. Now Ash did the same, carrying Millicent behind him, holding the wall with his sword, and slowly descending.
When they came to the underground prison, the guards were not alarmed, and the ashes made a gesture, Melina and Millicent, one by one, and in an instant, there were only four living people on the scene.
Ash took the key from the guard and opened the door, leaving the prisoner in the chamber unmoved. As a result, the moment he saw Millicent, it was like being beaten with chicken blood, he crawled to the feet of Millicent, and cried bitterly: "Goddess, are you here?" ”
The prisoner's actions made Millicent a little puzzled, could this person know himself?
Ash stepped forward and kicked the prisoner: "Hey, look clearly, did you recognize the wrong person?" ”
Reminded of the ashes, the prisoner raised his head and looked at Millicent carefully: "No, the goddess is not so immature, but why do you look so similar to the goddess?" ”
As if confronted with something incomprehensible, the prisoner fell into a self-talking madness.
For the next clues, Ash can only patiently wait for the prisoner to return to normal, and during this time, he also releases a [Sun Healing].
Sure enough, the skill that calms the beast applies to the prisoner as well.
Waiting for the prisoner to regain his senses, Ash finally got a clue from him.
It turned out that this prisoner was the lord of Sunshade City, and he had always worshipped the Valkyrie.
During the Shattered War, after the Valkyrie Malenia and Shatterstar were both defeated, she was rescued by a rotten knight and used to repair here.
At the beginning, in order to thank the lord of the castle, a prosthetic leg was left as a symbol.
The lord also hung a portrait of the Valkyrie Malenia, believing that he had become a subordinate of Michaela's Blade Legion.
As a result, who would have thought that a Lingzhu hunter who appeared out of nowhere would be eyeing here.
Secretly attracted the poisonous swamp, flooded the city, defeated the city lord and imprisoned him here.
Now the lord hopes that Ash will help him reclaim the city, and he informs the Valkyrie of her whereabouts.