Chapter 23: The Alien (1)
Autumn and spring do not exist in the northern part of the continent, and after the scorching heat, there are only a few days for people to enjoy the mild sunshine and cool breeze, and then they have to hurry to seal their houses.
Because the cold is pervasive----
Han Xuan flipped off his horse and stepped on the cotton all over the ground, making a creaking sound. She loves snow, she loves winter, but she doesn't like it.
Quietly, save for the rustle of the branches as the cold wind twitched the branches. She couldn't feel the breath of life everywhere, and she remembered that winter shouldn't be like this. Compared to what I remember, this place is like a tomb......
"What's wrong?" Huan Wei rode up from behind. A thick cotton coat wrapped around the silver glittering armor.
"Why isn't there anyone here?" Han Xuan raised his head and asked, in the previous contact for quite a long time, the general had never let her use honorific titles for herself, "Are there very few people in the north?"
Huan Wei smiled: "Not everyone has clothes like you and me to keep warm, in the north, people work hard in the first half of the year, just to survive the second half of the year." ”
"So in the winter, most of them will hide in their houses, eating the food they have accumulated in the first half of the year, and some of them may occasionally go out to feed the livestock, but they will never go far. Huan Wei kicked the horse's belly, motioned for it to move forward, and then turned back to Han Xuan and said, "Let's go, we are still far from our destination." ”
Han Xuan stepped on the saddle and slowly followed.
The purpose of their trip was to go deep in the forest to get a sword, and the task was directly ordered by the top level of the Holy See, which was a top-secret mission, and it was specified that Han Xuan was required to accompany him. The other Huan worries didn't tell Han Xuan.
"Will the exorcism techniques learned in the Holy See still work?" asked Huan Wei.
"I remember, but I didn't use it. Han Xuan was stunned for a moment, "Is there really a demon in the world?" she couldn't help but ask.
"Never deny the possibility of the existence of something you haven't seen. ”
Huan Wei turned the horse's head, looked at Han Xuan and said, "We need to go separately, you have to remember that the north is not only a place of exile, but also a place where the legendary gods and demons fought, so there is any possibility in this forest." ”
As he spoke, he threw a cylindrical object to Han Xuan.
"If you encounter something that you can't handle, you will send a signal, and I will arrive as soon as possible. But you can't rely on me, you know?"
"Hmm. Han Xuan nodded and put away the flare.
Huan Wei gave Han Xuan a serious last look, then turned his horse's head and rode deeper into the forest.
"Gods and demons ......," Han Xuan muttered and repeated, "Does it really exist..."
She patted the horse's neck gently, and the white horse slowly stepped on its hooves and stepped forward through the snow.
Han Xuan felt that Huan Xuan was very mysterious, although he didn't tell Han Xuan his age, but at most he was only in his thirties, this age was probably the youngest among the generals, and he was loyal to the empire and the Holy See at the same time.
Han Xuan felt that there was something wrong with his identity, which was his intuition as a woman.
"Hum ----" voice pulled Han Xuan back from his thoughts.
The white horse snorted and strode haphazardly, wandering from side to side, as if unwilling to move forward.
Han Xuan got off his horse and carefully looked at the forest in front of him, but he didn't notice anything unusual, but the horse was still reluctant to move forward.
She took the sword and the package from her horse, and it seemed that there was something different in the woods, but the road behind was for her to go on her own.
There was a scorching smell in the air, and the wind here carried a fishy smell, Han Xuan frowned, and a bad premonition came to his heart. As I said just now, who would be in this forest on a snowy day?
It seems that this mission is not simple, no wonder a sword has to be taken by a general. Han Xuan put his hand on the hilt of the sword and pulled out a section.
Grunt----
A strange voice came from one place, Han Xuan vigilantly drew her sword and turned quickly, she looked around, but the surroundings were still white, and she didn't see any foreign objects.
Gollum----
This time it came from another place closer, and Han Xuan shuddered, turned around and ran quickly. A chill crept over her, and she didn't want to stay here for a moment.
She ran swiftly in the opposite direction to the one she had come, and before she could leave, she had to figure out what was here......
That strange voice hadn't gone away, it still came from around Han Xuan.
She flares flares from her backpack and prepared to pull them apart.
A snow-white hand suddenly stretched out from the snow in front of him and grabbed Han Xuan. Han Xuan was startled, hurriedly jumped up, and threw the signal flare in his hand downward in a panic.
The hand grabbed the signal flare, Han Xuan pulled hard, and with a snap, a red light exploded in that hand, and both disappeared into the snow.
Han Xuan felt a pain in her head, as if she had installed a wall of air, but her body did not stop, and still rolled forward.
His eyes lit up suddenly, and Han Xuan tried to open his eyes. In her shocked gaze, a palace of ice crystals appeared in front of her......
Han Xuan looked at the palace in front of her in shock, maybe this was the real purpose of their trip, but unfortunately, she was afraid that she was going to be cold in this palace......
The castle was surrounded by glittering runes, and it was some kind of magic circle that had hidden the palace in the snowy forest.
"Hiss ----"
The voice came from behind him, and Han Xuan remembered that there were strange creatures around him. Patches of snow outside the circle rushed towards Han Xuan, but every time they touched the circle, they hissed, like snow thrown into a fire. Melted and fell to the ground, but the snow came back and forth, and in the end the fire was extinguished......
There was almost no time, Han Xuan turned around and walked towards the palace, hoping that there was something in the palace that could help her get out of the predicament in front of her.
The pale blue palace, cold to the touch, seems to be really made of ice condensation. Han Xuan walked to the door but suddenly stopped.
For she saw that the door of this palace was inscribed with the coat of arms of the Holy See: an eagle man with his talons on a sword.
"This is the Holy See's construction?" Han Xuan stroked the cold coat of arms, of course she didn't doubt that the Holy See was capable of building a palace here, but why was it here?
She pushed open the door and entered, and the palace was dark, except for an opening at the top that cast a light on a throne of ice crystals in the center of the palace.
Come here----
Han Xuan felt that the throne was calling her, and she couldn't help but walk towards it.
Snow chips falling from the opening above accumulated on the Ice Crystal Throne, which had a crown carved into its back, and a silver sword passed through it and stuck into the throne's back.
Pluck him up----
A voice sounded in his head, and Han Xuan stared at the sword. He's not part of the throne, and maybe that's the goal of this mission.
Han Xuan stretched out his hand to pull out the sword.
"Ahh
Although she didn't pass out on the spot, she felt like she couldn't control her body......
She could only look at her body in a daze, pulled out the silver sword, put it in front of her eyes and shook it, as if the current owner of the body wanted her to take a look.
Her body walked out the door with her sword in hand, she tried to regain consciousness, but to no avail.
Walking out the door, she saw those white snow-like creatures piled up on the circle like a sea, and the runes were extinguished, as if the energy was about to run out.
She saw her body raise the silver sword and leap forward----
"Exorcism Six Styles----
The voice came out of his mouth, but it was unexpectedly ruthless and calm......
Finally, her eyes went dark and she fainted......