The completely dimly lit hall was only ruins, and the collapsed stone statue of the snake man lay helplessly on the floor covered in black blood, like the future of the snake man empire, dim.

Aaron and Apoña were both injured, Aaron's internal organs were bleeding, there were traces of bruises in many places on his body, his magic power was close to exhaustion, his right arm was broken, and he was left with a sword mark on his face, and he was in a very poor state.

However, these injuries have recovered quickly with the blessing of the Secret Keeper state, and although they still hurt, they are no longer in the way.

Aponia's injuries were lighter, and the sword song beauty mainly consumed a lot of magic power in the previous secret room to break the snake god's divine power shield, which caused her combat power to weaken in the next battle, and her ribs were broken by the legendary snake man, but her poison still played a vital role.

What kind of poison is that?

Aaron remembers that in the books he read, it was assumed that the snake people were immune to toxins, so the toxins that could work in this case must be higher-level existences.

"Mystic will lose its effectiveness at higher levels of mystery."

- The Basic Logic of the Occult

The sword song beauty made up for the sword, which can be regarded as completely preventing the possibility of the resurrection of the legendary snake man.

Resurrection is a common occurrence in the realm, and generally speaking, if a creature has just died because of fatal damage, the three-ring resurrection technique can revive it if the body is intact, not old age, and dead for less than a minute, at the cost of sacrificing a small amount of his lifespan and a diamond worth at least 300 gold lion coins.

However, it is rarely used in practice, because all it does is prevent the soul of the deceased from leaving the corpse, and as long as there is a fatal injury, the resurrection technique will definitely fail.

The Resurrection of the Five Rings requires more than 500 Gold Lion Coins, which can heal fatal wounds, but cannot heal the defects of limbs, and if the corpse lacks the necessary life-sustaining parts (such as the head, throat, and organs), the Five-Ring Resurrection will not work.

Aponia's sword pierced the skull through the eye socket, and the resurrection technique of the five rings was ineffective.

She's really skilled.

Aaron knew she was a veteran when he looked at her approach, her accustomed attitude, and her natural expression.

Without further ado, Aaron began to count the gains of the battle.

Five transcendent weapons, each worth a thousand gold, five together plus the bonus of serpentine steel, 10,000 gold lion coins is no problem.

The entrance to the secret room is temporarily sealed, and the sleeping snake abomination people inside are still in a slaanesh dream and will not wake up for the time being, and the treasures here can be put away first, and then we will find an opportunity to talk about it in the future.

Then the biggest takeaway is...... Aaron shifted his gaze to the legendary snake man.

Snake skin, snake scales, snake venom, snake gall.

The snake man is a treasure!

Snake skin can be used as a stomach, snake scales can be used as scale armor, snake venom is a strong toxin, but also an important alchemy formula, snake gall is not only an alchemy formula, but also a medicinal material, even snake meat has rich nutritional value and cool fire medicine.

The body of the legendary snake man is a treasure trove of richness.

Without saying a word, Aaron pulled out his short knife and planned to dispose of the corpse of the legendary snake man with Aponia.

"Whew~hmm~ahh

The sound of hard breathing could be heard from the ruins, and under the rubble of the collapsed snake man's statue, the previous giant bear Druin was panting vigorously, and he was slowly transforming back into a human from his previous giant bear form.

After a little hesitation, Aaron still gestured to Apoña and trotted to Druyin's side: "Big guy? ”

Aaron's feelings for Druyin are very complicated, on the one hand, this Druyin spoiled his good things with the elf beauty, if he hadn't suddenly appeared, he and Aponia would have run away with the egg.

But on the other hand, Druyin and him are also partners who fight side by side no matter what, and there is some comradeship between the two sides.

The kingdom does not care about the deeds.

"Damn human ......" The bear hair and bulging mouth on Druyin's face slowly changed back to human form, the tower-like giant man before was now very weak, he was panting hard, the poison of the legendary snake man was completely destroying his life, but seeing Aaron coming, Druyin was not happy, but full of hatred for him: "Damn Cormier! It's all because of you, because of you! ”

"I appreciate your help, big man." Aaron sighed, and he knelt down on one knee beside Druyin: "Your condition is not good. ”

"I know, I don't need you to say it!" The snake venom entered his body, Druyin's face turned pale under the extreme pain, and even at the last moment of his life, he did not have a good temper: "Sivanus is above, I originally wanted to destroy the human race, but I ended up helping you, is this the will of the Father of the Oak Tree?" But one day humanity will pay the price for the destruction of nature! ”

Aaron understands that it turns out that this is a radical environmentalist who wants to fight humanity by awakening the snake people.

Cormier's side has been in conflict with Druyin more than once over deforestation.

"Big man, do you have any last words that you would like to convey, or do you have any last wishes?" Considering that Druyin helped them after all, Aaron held back the unhappiness in his heart: "For the sake of fighting side by side, I can help as much as I can." ”

"My name is ...... Earthwalker ...... Rhodoc. Druyin nodded, and he grabbed Aaron's tattered burqa hard, holding his staff: "Remember...... My name...... Rhodok the Earthwalker. ”

"I remember." Aaron nodded.

"And ...... This staff, please return it to ...... ...... of Hurek Forest Ghost Valley buried, please. ”

After speaking, Druin stared at Aaron, waiting for his response, as if he was determined not to give up.

Aaron took the strange staff made of dead wood with a skull embedded in the top, and nodded slowly under Druyin's gaze, which was kind of a good obedience.

"Hehe~ Remember your oath, human." The light in Druyin's eyes slowly faded, his childlike hole gradually enlarged, and the large hand that held Aaron's burqa loosened and landed on the floor stained with black congealed snake blood, splashing a little blood.

A strong wave of emotion flooded into Aaron's mind, and along the deadwood staff, an unexpected scene appeared in front of Aaron's eyes.

A flashback of the Earthwalker as he was dying.

Towering giant trees, clear streams, mountains in the clouds, forests with birds singing and flowers.

Younger than now, the landwalker Rhodok walked through the forest, full of joy and embracing the beauty of nature.

The sun shines through the trees and the forests chirp to the chirping of birds, the footsteps of wild animals, and the water of the stream falling down the hillside through the canyon and clattering down the mountain springs.

The Earthwalker found a tiny, tiny shoot on a rock, less than three centimeters away from the crack in the stone, rooted in the stone, stubbornly and tenaciously aiming the young sprout at the sky, trying to absorb the sunlight that leaked through the gap in the leaves.

Father of the Oak Tree, this must be a blessing from Sivannas!

Deeply moved by the small miracle of life, the Earthwalker blessed the seedling with magic.

From this day on, all year round, the landwalkers would come to the valley whenever they had time to see the seedling.

Gradually, the seedlings became twigs, saplings, and cracked stones.

Rodok, who was already radical and unrecognized in the Church of Nature, preferred more and more to stay here and share his things with his friends in the trees, happy, sad, painful, and worried.

Gradually, the Earthwalker developed feelings for this small tree cultivated by himself, and the little tree that was constantly blessed by magic and had a little consciousness of its own was able to respond to a certain extent.

It was the happiest time of the Earthwalker's life.

Until one day, the earthwalker who had returned from going out came to the valley again.

The familiar forest was gone, replaced by stumps of severed trees, the camp of the human felling team.

The ruthless Cormier executioners cut down the forests here, intending to clear farmland and establish villages.

There are no words to describe the fury of the Earthwalker, who accuses the Cormiers of being murderers and seeks out his companions in the eyes of the Cormiers who cannot understand them.

In the end, he only found the trunk of a small tree that had been cut down.

On that day, with his hands covered in blood, Rhodok made the corpse of the little tree into a staff and carried it with him, vowing revenge on Cormier and revenge on humanity.

That's where the deadwood staff came from.

Anger, hatred, grief, and pain to the point of madness, Druyin's emotions poured down the Deadwood Staff into Aaron's mind, and the Children of Chaos felt a heavy trust from Druyin: his last wish in life was to bury the staff back in that valley, the place where he met the little tree.

Aaron didn't know how to evaluate this behavior, he did know that during the reign of Ahsan IV, Cormir made many attempts to pioneer the Hurek Forest, organized many logging teams to cut down the forest and establish some new villages, that is, from that time on, the Hurek Forest began to be infested with fierce beasts and ghosts, causing many casualties.

Who's right? Is it the human beings who are trying to expand the living space in the wilderness, or the Druyin who advocates a system of balance to protect nature?

It seems to be all right, and it seems to be wrong.

Alright, I'll fulfill your last wish," Aaron nodded, and he tied up the deadwood staff and carried it behind his back.

A strange thought popped into the mind of the Children of Chaos.

Can people and trees fall in love?

This seems to have gone beyond Fury's concept, right?

Strange, indescribably weird.

It can only be said that it is really difficult to understand between people!

The brain circuits of Druyin are really a bit difficult for normal people to understand.

Not thinking so much, Aaron and Aponia peeled off the skin of the legendary snake man, collected his scales, divided the loot into many large bags, and hurried to carry it in two trips, leaving the ruins of the snake man empire.

Before leaving, he hastily buried the corpses of orcs and druyin in the corner of the hall.

Thankfully, there was no more fighting when he left.

Cape Storm Mountains, in the forest at the foot of the mountain.

Observing the position of the astrological signs, Aaron finally determined that it should be late at night, and he fought from the afternoon until late at night and finally managed to escape, and he and Kenge Beauty both felt the joy of the rest of their lives after the catastrophe, and they looked at each other, and they couldn't help but smile.

The darkness of the sky could not suppress the joy in their hearts.

"Finally, I came out alive!" Aaron put down a few large bags, the weight of the loot directly flattened the shrubs and flowers and plants, the viscount wiped a handful of sweat with his hands, he leaned against a big tree, and breathed a long sigh of relief: "Very good!" I survived! Damn dwarf, you wait for me, and I'll settle accounts with you at the door of your blacksmith right away! ”

"Giggle~" Sword Song Beauty put things down gorgeously and elegantly, her gorgeous red hair was also wet with sweat, only the reflection of a rookie in her emerald pure eyes, and the sweaty collar made her exude a rich body fragrance, hearing Aaron's complaint, Sword Song Beauty was a little unhappy, she directly picked up a boot and long legs, and the thick heel kicked on the bark behind Aaron, approaching with a sense of oppression: "Oh? Then I think you should thank the dwarven craftsman. ”

"Otherwise, how can you have a chance to see your sister again?"

"You say, don't you, rookie?" The elven beauty's slender fingers had pinched Aaron's chin, and a bright smile was shining on her wild and bevelous face, waiting for his answer: "Or is it?" You don't want to meet your sister? Well?! ”

Am I being wintered by this woman?

Aaron reacted: This is a proposition.

It's okay, the current situation, the advantage is mine!

"Ahh Sword Song Beauty screamed and felt a hot big hand lift the absolute field between her briefs and high boots from the bottom up, and picked up her body, and the long legs that were picked up were directly carried by Aaron on his shoulders, and the whole person fell into the control of the rookie.

The palm of her hand pressed against the skin at the base of her thighs, and the temperature from above ...... It's hot!

She tried to struggle, but Aaron's voice stopped her.

"Sister, tell me your real name and show your true looks." Aaron gently rubbed the smooth and delicate skin on the thighs of the sword song beauty.

"You're not a day elf, and you're not called Aponia."

————I'm a good hot divider————

Meanwhile, deep in the mountains of Cape Storm, beneath the pyramid of the ruins of the Snake Man Empire.

The half-orc Juggernaut, Doherty's body was wrapped in a simple cloak, his feet were still exposed, Aaron didn't know his name, only knew that his tribe was called Blood Sword, and there was not enough firewood, so he only used the sword to carve a small stone tablet for him, which said "Blood Sword".

Doherty's heart was pierced by the legendary snake man and she died for a long time, and she slept here with a broken knife in her hands.

However, the souls of the orcs did not sleep for long.

In the uninhabited underground hall, the orc's crypt suddenly glowed with a magma-like red light.

A fierce eight-pillar emblem emerged from the surface of the orc's pierced heart, and a force from outside the stars descended here, and the blood in the veins began to boil again, as powerful and majestic as a magma burst!

In the murky reflection of the magma, a blood-red skinned human being sitting on a brass throne stared at the dead orc Juggernaut, her throne littered with bloodstained corpses and piles of skulls, her armor painted with tumbling runes of chaos and various screaming faces deformed from torment.

"Mortal." Her voice was loud and furious: "Wake up." ”

"I feel your courage, your glory, your martial arts, your sword, your blood, and the tribute you have offered!"

"Bestow all the living beings of the world with blood and sword, with the glory of death and the disgrace of life, I, Lord of the living, head of the dead, King of Skulls approve of your performance."

"Keep fighting, give me the skull, death, fear, hatred, as my champion, fight for me."

"Your mission is to help the people of the left, to kill, to conquer, to bring fear and hatred to this world."

The sacred eight-pillar emblem was imprinted on the surface of the half-orc's heart, and white smoke came out of the half-orc's body wounds, especially the fatal part of the chest, and healed rapidly.

The battle-scarred two-handed long knife was directly reforged into a transcendent weapon under the will of the supreme being, and the eight-pillar runes on the surface of the brass blade shone brightly, and the load-bearing ball had already turned into a skull.

"Okay, get up!"

The Supreme Being injected another skull light and departed satisfied.

A minute later, there was movement inside the tomb.

The orc Doherty shuddered, struggling to get up from the gravel and dirt of the gravel, shaking off the debris from his body.

He touched his head and chest incredulously.

Not only are the fatal wounds all healed, but the bodies of the orcs are even stronger than ever.

What's going on? Doherty couldn't understand all this.

Am I not dead?

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