Chapter 125: Ash and Clouds
Antlers did not take the king's head himself, but wanted to give it to another man.
"Let's make a deal...... I'm only going to do the task this time, and those people can be left for you to kill. ”
He consulted with Lily in this way, showing his harmlessness and kindness.
He spread out his hands, palms facing outward, indicating that he was not hostile: "I will only be your helper this time, as your bait." I'm standing outside to attract people's attention, and I can sneak up at the right opportunity...... If I'm in danger, you don't need to show up to rescue me.
"That way, you don't have to worry about me betraying you, and I can be your loyal teammate—how? It wouldn't hurt you, would it? ”
Of course, Antlers knows that adapting to the path is easy to become a traitor.
But are there fewer two-faced people he usually meets?
He had long been accustomed to being in contact with such people.
Those who are accustomed to betrayal do not necessarily betray. As long as they are given enough benefits and security and the cost of their betrayal is raised, these people can still be used.
And the antlers can be sure that Aleister should be a young man less than twenty years old. The "knight" was in his early twenties, and now he had determined that the king was one of the very few utilitarian transcendents who would not be promoted after obtaining a mystical skill.
In other words, all the rest are on a two-way path. Including this "gray robe".
Since it is a two-path path, it is not easy to be as extreme as a single-path transcendent...... It's like he's on the twilight path, but he's still very talkative.
And the antlers always feel that the other party's personality should actually be good.
Because he felt that he was not hostile to the gray-robed gentleman, and even vaguely a little friendly. There was no basis for it, it was just his instinct - but his instinct had always been accurate.
Although the antlers did not immediately get a response from the gray robes. But he could faintly hear the king's breathing suddenly disappear and make a very low "gurgling" sound. It was like someone had choked his throat, but the antlers didn't notice where the "gray robe" was.
After a short moment, a deep voice rang out.
"Alright. His body is given to you. ”
- It's only been less than half a minute, right?
Such a skilled empty-handed strangulation...... Is it from the strangulation party?
Antlers had a vague guess in his mind.
But the strangulation party is not necessarily incapable of cooperating.
He smiled cheerfully: "It's fate...... I don't know if you've ever heard a saying. On the way of the Nine Avenues, the three are still moving, the three are quiet, and the three are changeable. Wisdom, adaptation, and dusk are all paths of joy and tranquility, and you are a very typical adaptor.
"But for the Dusk Path, I'm talking a lot."
Antlers said, reaching out and groping for the ground, finding the still warm corpse's head.
He reached out and pressed it on the other's forehead, and the faint yellow light slowly crawled down his five fingers like a worm on the face of the "king's" corpse.
"My friends, my loved ones, my lovers. Those whom I have killed by mistake, whom I have not saved. ”
In a special rhythm, the antlers whispered: "I am the messenger of sorrow of the shepherd, the dog of Ikarios." There is no place for you in the underworld, please return silently. ”
So saying, he broke open the king's mouth with his other hand and blew into his mouth with a sharp breath.
At that moment, the king's body was like a lit lamp.
His whole body lit up with a dim yellow glow, and it grew brighter and brighter.
The light traveled around his corpse, eventually converging half to the heart and half to the brain.
The "King" suddenly opened his eyes, and his pupils lit up with a dim yellow light.
He scrambled to his feet and followed behind the antlers. He opened his mouth slightly, but he couldn't make any sound.
“…… Can't he speak? ”
Watching the "rite of resurrection from the dead", Lily finally couldn't help but ask.
"Well, no. But this is still Mr. King, not an empty shell. It's just that he can't think properly. ”
Antlers replied dryly: "Speech and singing are the realm of beauty, and reproduction and affection are the realm of love." Thinking is about wisdom, and exercise is about transcendence—those who are dead and alive are stripped of the fourfold realm, those who are dead and have a soul are stripped of the sixfold realm, and those who are dead and have no soul are stripped of the eightfold realm, and only twilight remains.
"From this point of view, the dead who have been resurrected by necromancy...... In fact, it is still in the world of the dead. ”
This is the principle of necromancy that a normal necromancer will not explain.
But for the antlers, who are law-girders by profession, there is nothing to hide.
Antlers looked at the huge door and commanded, "Go and open it." ”
The resurrected king opened his mouth silently, and then rushed forward with great agility, and climbed up like an ape.
"It's a pity there is no bone staff."
Antlers sighed, "If there is a bone staff, I can strengthen the remains of Mr. King." There is no need to give orders like this anymore. ”
"Aren't you the big man in Avalon?"
Lily asked lightly, "It's not easy to make a bone staff?" ”
"That's a bit difficult, the weapons you can bring into the ceremony have to be made yourself," Antler said casually, "I'm also old, and it's not easy to learn carving from scratch." ”
The speaker has no intention and the listener has the intention.
Just this sentence "I'm old" made Lily's heart move.
Although it's normal for the big guys to be a little older...... But for some reason, when she first met Mr. Antlers, she had a vague sense of familiarity, as if she had seen each other somewhere.
At this time, Antlers also asked, "Speaking of which, what should I call you?" ”
"Ash."
Lily replied.
The "Spider Silk Tantra" she inherited was taught by the Gray Heavenly Division. It's a fitting name these days.
"I'll protect you in the dark."
She whispered, "I'll always follow you, but don't try to find me...... I'm the spider in the corner. ”
Of course, this is a lie.
She quietly watched the antlers, looking for an opportunity to kill with one blow.
In fact, she didn't understand this mission...... But Lily was clearly aware of one thing.
- You only need to kill a total of six people to win. And Master Aihuas will definitely be able to do it.
However, the first "antlers" to appear in the ritual are the most uncontrollable variables.
No one knows how many hole cards he has. Therefore, Lily must follow him closely, looking for an opportunity that will definitely kill him.
But beyond that......
"You said you're a big shot."
Lily, who was hidden in the shadows, couldn't help but ask, "Do you know about those ministers in the round table hall?" ”
She was still a little curious about her biological father, who knew almost nothing.
Hearing this, Antlers smiled confidently: "Of course." No one knows the people in the Round Table better than I do. ”
And on the other side.
Gordon, the knight, and the rotten wood-like man who is not in a good mental state have long since come out of trouble.
They left the storage room without attrition.
"Where are you going next?"
Gordon naturally took over the captaincy: "I'll see if we can go along the way—if we do, we can help each other a little." If you don't go your way, you'll have to go your own way. ”
"I want to find the Holy Lance."
The knight said without hesitation: "Then use the holy spear to smash the giant's cauldron!" If I have the chance, I'd like to challenge the giants who believe in evil gods! ”
"I can accompany you to get the Holy Spear," Gordon nodded cautiously, "or I can accompany you to smash the Cauldron." But I strongly disapprove of you attacking the giants - but if you do, I won't stop you.
"I will accompany you and try to protect you. If you are killed, I can take your place and take the Holy Lance. ”
Both of them have a very strong hostility towards the giants.
Compared to the Cavaliers, Gordon's desire to be promoted is not as strong.
However, the man who was standing quietly like rotten wood on the side couldn't help but laugh in a low voice: "Evil god? Hehehe......"
His voice is completely inconsistent with the messy and decadent image, appearing unusually calm and gorgeous and elegant. Not like a madman, but like a nobleman.
"Of course the High Heaven is an evil god."
Gordon frowned slightly, but patiently explained to the man: "'Supreme Heaven' is the name given to him by those believers who believe in Xiong Tiansi, and it is an authoritarian Tianji who is inclined to the path of love. They yearn for a world of violence, lawlessness, disorder, and where the strong can bully the weak at will.
"In the past, the giant kingdom of Alctos was a dynasty that worshipped Xiong Tianji. And you saw it as a result...... They will eat all races, even those of the same race. And the Most High will even bless this evil race—"
"Mr. Thunder! Do you see the mission 'Successful Escape'? ”
The knight added, "Father Serpent says we need to find the key and escape from the Pancow Temple...... The place we are in is called the Pancow Temple! ”
Gordon affirmed: "This 'giant couple' is no ordinary couple. Able to kill the apostles, live in the temple of worship to the Most High Heaven, and the Cauldron of the Most High Heaven. And it's so huge...... This could be the legendary tall giant. ”
At Gordon's level, you can get in touch with a little bit of the historical history of the Giant Kingdom.
Generally speaking, pure-blooded giants are only six or seven meters tall.
Giants are not actually born tall, but the older they are, the taller they are. Although giants are born to run, three-year-old giants are less than one meter tall, and teenage giant boys are usually only two meters tall, looking like slightly taller human teenagers.
But unlike humans, giants have a very long development period. It can grow up to hundreds of years, and the giant will continue to grow bigger and bigger. However, in general, the maximum height that each giant can achieve is different depending on the giant's talent.
Because Kuma Tenji is said to be very large, the giants he sheltered take pride in growing taller. Usually the taller the giant, the higher the status. Giants who are tall enough are called "high giants" and are often regarded as "gifts from the heavens."
The ministers of the Giant Kingdom were taller than the walls of the royal city. They were tall and thin, nearly twenty meters tall, with white beards like waterfalls.
Human weapons can't easily hurt them, and it's not much harder for them to kill a human than it is for a human to trample on a bug. These giants can cause earthquakes when they run, so they usually sit and eat constantly. It is only in the celebration of festivals that they stand up and wrestle with each other. And then the earth will shake for days.
Judging by the door in this temple, the giant couple should be at least twenty meters tall. That is, three times the height of a regular giant.
"This 'giant couple', I'm afraid their real identity is Xiong Tiansi's apostle."
Gordon looked at the knight and said solemnly, "It's normal for the apostles to take care of the temple, so they can kill the apostles who dedicate themselves to the path and capture the holy spear." As in the Temple of Akpolis, Hippocrates and Akpolis are occasionally seen...... The Giant Dynasty worshiped Xiong Tiansi, built temples everywhere, and the apostles could be fully manifested in the temple.
"That's why I don't approve of you attacking giants. Even if Xiong Tiansi's apostle is not as powerful as the apostle of the Nine Pillars God...... But Xiong Tianji is, after all, the Tianji of the authoritarian path. You are taking the weapon of the Apostles of the Path, and you are challenging the two apostles of the Authoritarian Path, and I still think it is a no-brainer. ”
Hearing this, the rotten wood-like man laughed again: "Authoritarian path? Hahaha......"
Gordon finally couldn't help it.
He turned his head solemnly and asked seriously, "Sir, what do you think is funny, you can say it directly." Please don't tell riddles, it will only ruin the mood - I think we're teammates who fled together, what can't we say directly? ”
“…… Are you sure you want to listen? ”
A subtle smile appeared on the corner of the man's mouth: "You said it yourself, no wonder I am." ”
Although Gordon and the knight vaguely felt that something was wrong, they didn't want to turn back on it.
"You can call me a cloud. I am a werewolf hunted by the Children of the Moon. A...... Poor writer preparing to flee to Avalon. I hope you can make it easier for me then...... Mr. Thunder. ”
The deadwood-like man leaned against the large, rough cyan stone wall, raised a finger, and the corners of his mouth raised slightly with malicious malice: "This is knowledge that you will never be able to obtain in Avalon. While the silver-crowned dragon himself may not care, his apostles do; His apostles may not have cared, but mortal monarchs do—who made them not kill the giants in the first place?
"This is the secret of the beginning of the founding of Avalon, the history of the 'authoritarian' path when it did not exist, and the only event of the change of the Nine Pillars God that mankind has witnessed in history.
"Listen, and then face the truth......"
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