……

In a grove of woods.

Lumière was asleep.

Matthew quietly threw a spotless trick at him, but the trick only removed about a third of the blood from his body.

It's hard to imagine what has happened to him these days.

However, Matthew knew before that Lumière was invited by Barton, the golden lion, to participate in the Battle of Wolf Mountain as a mercenary.

In Matthew's speculation.

With Lumière's strong strength, as long as he didn't run head-on into that demon lord, he would definitely be fine.

During this time, he did not receive any news about Lumière, including world events.

Therefore, Matthew thought that Lumière should be fine.

Who would have thought that such a severe blow would be encountered!

Matthew sighed softly.

Lumière seems to have a certain responsibility for going to work as a mercenary.

This guy has a very shallow understanding of the outside world.

Especially at the war level.

After Lumière left the rainforest, the first battle he fought was the Battle of the Mossy Hills!

As everyone knows.

The first time in any field can greatly shape a person's perception of the field.

The same is true of Lumière, of course.

The battle of the mossy hills, although there were some twists and turns, were generally under the control of Matthew and the alliance.

In that battle.

The most dangerous moment was when Lumière took the initiative to attack the dragon's mouth in order to save himself.

This scene seemed to be very shocking and thrilling at the time.

Just in hindsight.

The battle seemed to have caused Lumière to misjudge the intensity of the war.

He was indeed very strong, so he carried the dragon hard in front of him.

But the legendary Demon Lord.

That's a different level entirely!

"It's also his bad luck......"

Matthew shook his head in his heart.

Of course, he also knows that there is a certain inevitability of this bad luck.

In the current situation, there is no peace in any region.

Rolling Stone has suffered a dragon plague, Cross City has encountered three evil organizations and meteor showers, and Rapids has also seen a conspiracy secretly planned by the Shadow Fist Sect and demons.

The outer life forms that poured into the main material realm were more and more numerous, and they were getting stronger and stronger.

Even if you stay at home, you may encounter accidents.

Not to mention going to a place like the battlefield that is full of uncertainties.

As one of the main commanders of the Battle of the Mossy Hills.

Matthew is well aware that there is a lot of preparation behind the seemingly crushing victory of the Rolling Stones.

This also includes information gathering and planning.

For example, when fighting dragons.

Matthew had prepared a large amount of Resistance Potion in advance.

These potions allowed the members of the elite squad to successfully immunize Long Wei, so that they could use their strength to 100%.

But the Wolf Mountain battlefield is different.

No one expected that the lord of the three towns of the river beach would go completely crazy, sacrifice the lives of the entire battlefield, and summon a legendary demon monarch!

If it's an ordinary legendary demon, forget it.

The Abyssal Lord template possessed by the Demon Monarch comes with areas of chaos, distortion, and fear that are of high priority.

These areas are completely devastating for people who were not prepared beforehand.

It is normal for the Lion City's army to be wiped out.

It's just that Matthew thought that with Lumière's ability, he should be able to withdraw in time.

Now it seems.

Either Lumière was unlucky, very close to the birthplace of the Demon Sovereign.

Either that, the Demon Monarch's strength is still above Matthew's imagination!

"Ah...... Hiss! ”

Even in your sleep.

The young man, strong enough to take on the dragon, couldn't help but curl up and whisper in fear.

"His heart was full of fear and he needed to heal."

A gentle voice rang in Matthew's ears.

Matthew looked back.

only to find a little boy lying outside the window of the wooden house.

The latter seemed to be looking in on tiptoe, a pair of bright and clear eyes sparkling.

"Hasman?"

Matthew asked curiously:

"Can you sense his dreams?"

Hasman nodded:

"It's not just dreams, if you allow me in, I can see directly into his mind."

"His heart is full of shadows now, he must have encountered something terrible, do you need my help?"

Matthew nodded slightly.

Hasman obediently left the windowsill, ran to the door of the hut, knocked on the door again, and asked Matthew's permission again before he walked in in an orderly manner.

Hasman sat down beside Lumière's bed.

He blew lightly into each of Lumière's ears.

The next second.

Suddenly two large mushrooms grew on top of those two ears.

Mushrooms are white.

It is like the purest and softest wool, and it is like the white clouds hanging in the blue sky.

Matthew watched Hasman silently.

data bar.

……

"Hint: Your companion Hasman (Rotten Bag Lord/Soul of Nature) has opened up the Spore Realm!

Using spores as a medium, Hasman unfolds the subfield "mind".

Hasman used the ability of the Psychic Realm, "The Bridge of Everything"

Bridge of Everything: Assman can use spores as a medium to enter the dreams and minds of any life, and adjust the emotions of the other person, including eliminating pain, absorbing happiness, soothing sorrow, calming the mind, etc......

……

Can spores encompass the mind?

Matthew was taken aback.

However, it quickly became clear that the subfields here are not concepts in the natural definition.

Rather, Hasman defined it on his own initiative!

This should be an instinctive act.

Most likely, it is because in the process of controlling the spore domain, Hasman unconsciously infiltrated the mental realm, and then summarized a part of the mental realm into the spores.

So there is such a strange subordination.

"Can you heal the wounds of your soul?"

Matthew is becoming more and more curious about what Hasman is capable of.

Hasman smiled sheepishly:

"Yes."

"Dudley's soul wound was much bigger than his!"

"But it's not a particularly powerful ability, most of the wounds in the soul can heal themselves with the passage of time, I just accelerated the process."

"I'm going to treat him now, do you want to be a sideliner? If you are a bystander, you may be affected by a little pain, but if you are a bystander, the effect of the treatment itself will also be improved. ”

Matthew nodded decisively.

The next moment.

Hasman plucked the white mushroom from Lumière's ear and handed it to Matthew:

"Eat it, and you'll be able to help share his pain."

Matthew ate the mushrooms without saying a word.

"It's bitter!"

He grinned.

Hasman scratched his head a little bewildered:

"Ah, but the painful memories are bitter......"

Matthew wanted to say something.

But with the mushroom entering his stomach, his eyes began to shake violently, followed by a soul-chilling roar!

"Roar, whoa, whoa!"

Matthew opened his eyes, and the strange whisper from the abyss hit his eardrums like a drum.

He rubbed his eyes and looked around.

But on the battlefield in the dark, the human battle array in front of him suddenly collapsed.

A large number of horses broke free from their masters' grasps and fled in despair.

The dark clouds in the sky grew thicker and thicker, piling up into castle-like mass, blocking every ray of sunlight.

And the earth is rolling.

The sensation of the world spinning hits everyone's nerves.

Mountains were lifted into the air like the crests of ocean waves.

No one knows what happened.

Until the huge crack in front of me, a terrible thing that could not be described in words suddenly crawled out!

It was a terrifying demon with only a part of its body emerging from the ground, and it was as huge as a mountain.

The demon's bare skin shimmered with an eerie metallic sheen.

There are many small bumps on the epidermis.

Matthew took a closer look.

Where are the tiny bumps, which are clearly human heads one after another!

These heads were densely packed, like pieces of matrix all over the demon's body.

And between these head matrices, there are shallow white lines hidden.

Matthew didn't realize what these white lines were at first.

But soon.

All the white lines brightened, and then parted to the top and bottom, revealing the bright red flesh inside, and the tongues of a dragon stretched out from them, and there was a circle of small tongues on the tongue, and in the folds of the flesh and blood, there were one fine jagged tooth after another like steel nails!

Rao is Matthew, knowing full well that he is in Lumière's dream.

He also felt a visceral fear!

No.

It's not just fear!

And deterrence and gravity!

He could feel his body tremble uncontrollably, and there was a force pulling him in the dark, walking in the direction of the demon lord!

That's how powerful the Demon Monarch is!

Matthew put himself in his shoes and thought about it, if it was himself who was on the scene, how should he deal with it?

Necrons are immune to fear.

But it is not immune to shock and gravity.

The former is for the soul, and the latter is for the body, which can be said to be crushed in all directions!

"If it were me, without using Chen's Vajra Fist, I might only be able to run away in time......"

"Without that divine backing, I might not even have the courage to approach such a monster."

Matthew's heart was awe-inspiring.

Unexpectedly, the Demon Monarch that appeared on the battlefield of Wild Wolf Mountain was several grades higher than the projection of the Blood Nightmare Labyrinth descended from Riptide City!

"How could a demon of this level descend his body?"

Matthew was on his lips.

Considering that the timing of the incident was extremely close to the Cross City meteor shower event, Matthew had reason to think that there was a great connection between the arrival of the Demon Lord and the gods' impact on the Eternal Barrier!

The ensuing scene seems to have been sped up.

But Matthew also barely managed to see what happened to Lumière.

Just as he had guessed.

Lumière's team was unlucky enough to be right next to the place where the demon was born.

After the collapse of the cavalry at the front.

Lumière realized that something was wrong and wanted to retreat with his people.

But it's too late.

The monarch named "Gluttonous Terror Demon" has unleashed a powerful gravitational field!

All creatures within a five-kilometer radius.

Under the action of that terrible gravitational field, they were swallowed by the Gluttonous Terror Demon!

Lumière and his people were not spared.

One after another, they were swallowed into their stomachs by the gluttonous terrorists.

That desperate scene also shocked and saddened Matthew.

He saw that the horse tried his best to escape from the scene, but along with the knight who was on his back, he was chewed into a blood clot by the mouth of the terrorist!

He saw a warlock trying to cast a spell against the gravitational field of the Dreadnosaur, only to be eaten by the gravitational field and torn to pieces in an instant!

He saw that the soldiers encountered yellow-green gastric juice in the stomach of the terrorist, and just a little touch, whether it was armor or flesh, it would automatically fall off like tofu skin!

That moment.

Everyone is on the run.

Even the vast majority of people don't know what's going on!

They can only struggle with the instinct to survive.

However, their struggles can only become a snack for the horror of demons before and after meals.

Soldiers died in large numbers.

Only a handful of lucky or truly strong people survived.

Among them, of course, is Lumière.

Matthew saw that with his powerful body, he had cut through one of the stomach pouches of the Gluttonous Terror and escaped.

But he didn't take a few steps to escape.

Lumière resolutely burrowed into the stomach of the gluttonous terror again!

Soon.

He carried a figure out.

Those were his people.

It's just that these people's physique is not as strong as Lumière's after all.

In order to save these seven people as much as possible.

Lumière went in and out of the stomach of the terrorist.

He even paid an arm for this.

But in the end he was rescued.

It's just seven incomplete corpses.

However, Lumière was not aware of this at the time.

He hurriedly found a small cart on the battlefield to put the bodies together, and then fled quickly.

Speaking of which, it is also his fate.

It was at this time.

The legendary mage with the title of Shield of the Jewel Mountain descended on the battlefield.

The latter succeeded in attracting the attention of the Dreadlord Lord.

Lumière and his cart were able to escape.

But even so.

Due to the huge crack torn out by the Dreadlord Lord.

A large number of abyssal demons were able to pour in.

One of the Demon Overseers set their sights on Lumière and led his men in a round-the-clock hunt for him.

Originally, with Lumière's strength, it wasn't too difficult to take out the Demon Overseers.

It's just that he lost an arm, and his strength was greatly reduced under the shock of the Demon Lord, so he could only be chased and fled.

The ensuing content becomes even more obscure.

Matthew could only see Lumière's approximate trajectory -

He escaped from Wolf Mountain.

Passing through Apple Avenue, Phoenix Forest, Rest of Wasteland and other places.

Flee and kill along the way.

Eventually took out most of the demons.

And the batch that Matthew just saw at the edge of the oak grove is most likely the last wave.

It's a long way between Rolling Rock and Wolf Mountain.

Matthew didn't know how Lumière had come all the way.

It was probably the purest survival instinct that had led him here.

"With such a terrifying Demon Monarch, I'm afraid only a legendary mage can resist it. In Lumière's dream just now, I seemed to see that legendary mage carrying a glowing object in his hand, which seemed to have a condensation of divinity, or at least a demigod artifact! ”

Unconsciously.

Matthew slowly withdrew from Lumière's dream.

His heart was a little heavy, but fortunately his will was still strong.

The Dreadnosaur Lord also left a shadow in his mind.

But the shadow soon faded.

"At the end of the day, I'm just a spectator."

And through Lumière's dreams, Matthew also became more and more aware of the importance of divinity.

Think about it.

Although Isabel is outwardly oblivious to herself, every conversation is sure to hit the nail on the head, and every gift is extremely valuable.

Matthew became more and more grateful and respectful.

He glanced at Hasman, who frowned, had two small pearls hanging from his eyelashes, and his mouth was tightly shriveled and looked aggrieved and unhappy.

Obviously.

As the primary healer, Hasman is certainly more deeply affected.

Matthew didn't bother Hasman.

He casually unfolded a map of the south and gently drew a crack in the landmark of Wild Wolf Mountain.

That's the center.

Apple Avenue to the south, Phoenix Forest to the west, East Coast and Jewel Bay to the east, and Yongge Forest to the north.

At least thirty cities or territories are in danger of an Abyss invasion at once!

The demons' actions have obviously been planned for a long time.

Matthew painted these cities in a red circle.

Then.

He also circled Cross City in Overwatch Heights, Riptide and Rolling Rock Town in and around them to the south.

If you look at it this way.

The entire southeast of the southern land is almost surrounded by dense red circles!

"In the face of disaster, I am afraid that few territories can be left alone."

"If there is a next unrest, where will it be?"

Matthew stared at the map of the South.

The next moment.

A somewhat conspicuous landmark came into his eyes.

Jade Garden.

Matthew quickly put a small question mark on the landmark.

"The west is all deserts, and the only important location is the fortress of Heisuo Mountain, there was a riot in the hot spring prison before, and I am afraid that Heisuo Mountain will not be peaceful at present."

"In the nearby big cities, the only ones that have been calm are Jade Cangting and White Rock City."

Matthew's gaze deepened.

It's strange to say.

White Rock City, a place where necromancers gather, should be more problematic.

It is well known.

Many mid- and low-level necromancers work part-time as sorcerers, or simply have a leg with demons and demons.

Results in recent times.

White Rock City seems to be safer than anywhere else, which is really confusing.

Between thoughts.

Hasman suddenly opened his eyes, a pair of small hands rubbing the sockets, and the small pearls still dripped uncontrollably.

"What's wrong with you?"

Matthew asked with concern.

Hasman shook his head:

"I just think he's a little too pitiful, and the innocent people who died tragically."

"If only they could all turn into mushrooms......"

"At the very least, mushrooms don't feel pain, and they don't fear death."

Between words.

He wiped away his tears and ran out of the door as fast as he could:

"After the treatment, I'm going to find a place to be sad for a while, you don't have to worry about me Matthew, my will is very strong, it's just easy to empathize......"

"Woo woo, Dudley, where are you? I'm a little sad, but just a little bit ......"

Matthew looked up to see Dudley coming from deep in the forest.

The twilight elf gently hugged the little boy, and soon, Dudley also had an uncomfortable expression on his face.

But it only lasted a few seconds.

The two left with a smile and a smile.

data bar.

……

"Hint: You're watching a healing in the Psychic Realm, and your mind is +1!

Your resistance to pain has increased slightly!"

……

"Hasman and Dudley are really gentle people."

"Although their thinking is different from ordinary people."

Matthew only considers himself lucky.

It only takes one place for a natural soul to live next to such a powerful legendary creature.

It may not even be Matthew's luck alone.

It's the luck of the whole of Rolling Stone.

It didn't take long.

Lumière woke up slowly.

After waking up, his spirit became much fuller, and his eyebrows were no longer sad:

"Matthew?"

"What's wrong with me? I seem to have had a long dream, but it's reality! It was something that had just happened, but I didn't feel like it was that bad. ”

There was confusion in his tone.

Matthew smiled slightly:

"I've got a specialist to treat you."

"Rest assured, this treatment won't have any effect on your memory, it just accelerates the healing effect of time on the wounds of the soul."

As he spoke, he explained in detail Hussman's treatment.

Lumière fell silent as he listened.

Long.

He said with gratitude:

"Thank you."

"I, I'm on that battlefield......"

Matthew raised his hand to stop his narration:

"I know what you're going through, and I don't have to let the pain repeat it in my mind."

Lumière's mood was much more stable than before.

At the moment, he just held his head gently, and there was some confusion in his voice:

"I don't know what to do anymore."

"I don't know what to do next......"

Matthew's tone was as steady as ever:

"It's easy, go ask for money!"

Lumière looked up in amazement.

Matthew said calmly:

"People are already dead, so the pension must at least be returned, right?"

"Their children, the elderly, the women...... You have to take on the responsibility of caregiving, right? ”

"This accident can be said to be your dereliction of duty, but people inevitably always make mistakes, you don't need to completely deny yourself because of a mistake, but after the mistake, you must take the corresponding responsibility."

"I'm sure the future king of the rainforest won't run away from his mistakes, won't I?"

said.

He slapped a newspaper in front of Lumière:

"This is the news from the last two days, your employer, Golden Lion Barton, has now returned safely to Lion City, although the army has been greatly damaged on the surface, but the newspaper reports that he will be visiting the nearby Golden Water City and Deep Blue Harbor in the next few days."

"He's definitely more defensive than ever, but he should be able to find a chance to meet him, right?"

"Since you survived, he must pay this pension, you have to be prepared, after all, the sooner the better!"

Matthew spoke quickly.

Lumière was at first a little unrecognizable.

But after a while.

His expression quickly regained its composure:

"I get it, it's really what I'm supposed to do."

"I'm not going to run away."

Matthew had an approving look on his face.

But in my heart I was secretly surprised.

He could feel that Lumière's spirit was gradually returning, which had something to do with his own realization, but Hasman's psychic healing was the more crucial thing.

Normal people encounter this kind of thing.

No matter how good the psychological quality is, it will be depressed for a while.

But Lumière is now showing a willingness to try:

"I think if I sleep again, I will have the spirit to go to him and ask for money!"

Matthew nodded.

Then he changed his tune:

"It shouldn't be difficult to ask for money, the Golden Lion has a good reputation in the south, and the Lion City has strong financial resources, so it shouldn't turn its face and deny people."

"Your arm is a much more difficult thing to deal with in comparison."

"I have three options for you to choose from."

Lumière's face was full of astonishment:

"Is my arm still alive?"

Matthew blinked:

"A friend of mine told me that in this world, if you are rich enough, you can do miracles."

"Although I don't fully agree with this statement, the regeneration of severed limbs, in terms of the connections and channels I have now, is indeed not a fantasy, but the three solutions I provide may represent different prices."

"The first one is the cheapest, I can buy the amputated limb rebirth potion from Roderick's factory for you, but the quality of the potion is uneven, and there is a question mark about what kind of new arm you can get. But as far as I know, once again you should be able to have a healthy and flexible arm, but it may not be as strong as you were before. ”

"The second one is a bit more expensive, remember Bobo. Wilkins? You can ask her or a similar mechanic to customize a mechanical arm for you, and the specific price will be discussed for yourself, it will definitely be more expensive than the potion, and the quality of the mechanical arm is most likely better than the arm that has been reborn through the potion.

This arm can give you great combat power.

The downside is that it may affect the pace of your entry into the saga.

And some legendary classes are very repulsive to foreign objects. ”

Speaking of which.

Matthew paused for a moment before continuing:

"As for the third one, that is to find a magician or priest to treat you for the rebirth of a severed limb, in fact, mages can do it, but most mages are not good at this, I'm afraid that the arm they make for you is not as good as the standard potion in Roderick's factory."

"There happens to be a powerful priest in Rolling Stone, but her price is certainly not cheap, and the price I am talking about here is not just money, she may ask you to do something very difficult for him, such as tomb robbery or something."

"The three options have told you, do you still have any doubts?"

Matthew had expected Lumière to ask at least a few more questions.

But who knew that the latter was only two or three seconds late.

Then he said decisively:

"I'll choose the second option!"

Matthew was a little surprised:

"Why?"

"I thought you'd go for the third option."

"The first reshaped arm is really unsatisfactory, but the third method is reshaped, and there is a high probability that it is an arm that is infinitely close to your original body strength!"

Lumière stared at Matthew, a twinkle in his eyes.

His voice was calm and steady:

"First, I need to be more immediate."

"Second, I want to teach myself a lesson, I know it's stupid, but it's deep enough, and if I don't get into the saga because of it, it's my own price for the mistake."

"Thirdly, I want to get in touch with more new things, and I've always been interested in Bobo's career, but I wasn't embarrassed to mention it before."

"Fourth, I guess the treatment just now must have cost a lot of money, and asking that pastor to treat me may also require you to consume your relationships, and I've troubled you enough."

"Fifth, this is a choice made for me by intuition, it has been avoiding risks for me countless times, even on the battlefield of Wild Wolf Mountain, I can survive on this, so I choose to continue to believe in it."

Matthew nodded slightly.

Lumière spoke in a clear manner.

It doesn't seem to have been an impulsive decision.

"No matter what decision you make, just don't regret it later."

Matthew said softly:

"You can rest here first, I will arrange the customization of the mechanical arm for you as soon as possible, but this matter is not so fast, you may still have to go to the Golden Lion to ask for money first."

Lumière nodded.

The two exchanged a few more pleasantries.

Lumière then lay back on the bed, his eyes blankly contemplating to the ceiling.

Matthew quietly exited the cabin.

As he walked, he pondered through which channel he could use to customize Lumière's mechanical arm.

One line is Bobo.

The other line is Suriel.

The former is from Cyber Dragon, and is currently undergoing the assessment of the Wonder Mechanic in the Wisdom Palace in Cloud City, and there is a high probability that the result is not far away;

And the crystal palace of the latter is next to Cyberdragon.

From Surreel's delivery of the reborn Mary to Cyberdragon, it is not difficult to see that she also has a deep friendship with the Mechanic.

It stands to reason.

The connections of the Divine Mage are definitely the best choice.

But with Surreel's vampire nature.

Lumière went to her, and it could be the next Marguerite.

This guy has a whole tribe to raise.

I'm afraid not.

"Bobo's bomb is really reliable."

"Robotic arm...... It shouldn't be any worse, right? ”

Ma Correction is thinking.

Suddenly.

A communication crystal ball in his bag lit up and flew straight in front of Matthew.

Matthew just glanced at the crystal ball.

The figure immediately disappeared in place.

A moment later.

Crucible House.

Starry Sky Little Black House.

Matthew looked at Isabel in front of him with some surprise.

I don't know what the purpose of the latter's sudden whim is to send the message.

The next second.

Isabel gets straight to the point:

"My Patronus told me you got a scratch on your ass?"

Matthew suddenly looked embarrassed:

"It was an accident."

Isabel said forcefully:

"Let me see."

Matthew had to show his back.

Who knew that Isabel suddenly showed a boring expression after reading it:

"It's just this low-level gadget!"

Matthew hurriedly inquired about the deeper meaning of the brand.

Isabel replied with interest:

"It's just a tattoo between devils to spice up and make female devils more lustful."

"Of your own volition, it stands to reason that you can be exempted."

"Not to mention that you still have the realm of divinity and temperance, unless you have no intention of resisting ...... at all"

Matthew immediately argued:

"I have resistance!"

"Oh, that's bad luck, the very unlikely failure of the exemption has you bumped into it."

Isabel seemed perfunctory.

Then she asked lightly:

"So, that girl has an extra drop of Bato's blood on her body?"

……

(End of chapter)