Fisher, Emhardt and Rafael walked out of the cave, but they were not as eager as when they came with Lal, climbing over walls or climbing walls. The journey with Rafael was more like an after-dinner walk.
Taking a leisurely stroll seems quite leisurely.
"Is that where Lal met you?"
"Ah, I didn't even recognize her at first. She grew up so fast."
Rafael smiled slightly and just said,
"She can still eat as well as before and exercises regularly, so she has grown up all of a sudden. Even I sometimes feel a little confused. But over the years, she and other sisters have helped me a lot. She has also become more mature.
few."
"Is such that."
This can be seen from the battle just now and some related arrangements. She is no longer the little dragon who secretly ate her own bread and ran away with her face covered.
"By the way, I just suddenly remembered that my horn was suddenly able to touch you just now. It was obviously not possible before..."
Rafael suddenly remembered this while walking. Fisher smiled slightly and explained to her,
"The dragon horns of your dragon race are extensions of the soul. In the past, my soul and body were separated and unified but had independent properties, so your dragon horns could not touch me at all. But now, my soul and body are both separate.
They are connected together, so I can touch your horns."
"Body and soul are one?"
"Ah, that is the concept of mythical rank. This is more troublesome to talk about. I will talk to you about it in detail later."
"good."
Rafael may have also keenly felt that Fisher's body was still strong, and it was impossible for Lar to not explain their encounter with him before, so it would not be too difficult for Fisher to talk about it later.
However, he was also a little surprised when he met Rafael. After all, the average level of an adult dragon race is only about eight to nine levels, and now Rafael's level is a full fourteenth level.
, although it is still very far away from the mythical level, it is an unprecedented existence among the dragon race.
But even such a special dragon queen was repulsed by the intervention of the mythical demons. In other words, the destructive power of the mythical species is obviously higher than the several world destroyers mentioned in the prophecy. How does it seem that those group of demons
The demons who destroy the world are more likely to destroy the world than Raphael, Jasmine or Valentina, not to mention they are followers of chaos...
This made Fisher have to begin to doubt the authenticity of the prophecy of annihilation, or that the prophecy really meant more than what he observed...
So now, has the prophecy of annihilation really been solved by himself?
As Fisher walked, this question suddenly popped up in his mind, but he couldn't get any answer for a while.
Although due to some factors involving her companions, Rafael could not directly disclose Fisher's identity to the public, or even let him appear in front of her always tense companions, but she trusted Fisher very much, and as she walked, she
He is also introducing Fisher to the situation of the defense line here.
The movements of General Barbatos, whom Rafael was afraid of, were very strange. When Rafael was defeated by him and could not escape and fled into the Nanzhi Mountains, it was clear that Nali had the opportunity to pursue the victory and annihilate him with one blow, and even
Rafael believed that this was a critical moment for his life and death, and even with injuries and injuries, he stood guard on the front line, preparing for a desperate fight.
The strange thing is that after repelling Rafael, Barbatos himself showed no signs of going straight south to attack.
Although the main force of the human coalition still fought a decisive battle with the Red Dragon Palace under the Nazhi Mountains, without the help of Barbatos, the progress was extremely slow, leading to the current confrontation.
This sense of uncertainty did not please Rafael. She sent spies to Beishan many times to get information, but all she got was the news that Barbatos was guarding Longting City.
After that decisive battle, the two sides fell into an eerie silence. Although the other party organized several attacks, they were all in disgrace in Rafael's opinion. I don't know if they were forced to advance due to the order of the Human Queen.
of.
After the Nanzhi Mountains, Honglongting has established a total of five lines of defense. Three lines face the Nanzhi Mountains and two face the coastline. From the beginning of the Rimu Valley to the end of the Nanzhi Mountains is the "rear" hinterland, which is also
The place where Honglongting organizes production and cultivation.
The general situation was understood, and Rafael quickly led Fisher through countless dense forests and traps. As they were walking, the sound of the horn that had sounded once before was heard again in the distance.
It was the voice calling Rafael.
"It seems that the scouts must have discovered something, so they called me in such a hurry... Fisher, we are here. You can rest here for a while. I will come back soon after I finish my work and wait for me. Yes.
Are you hungry? If you are, I will ask Lal to send you some food later..."
Her so-called temporary resting place is indeed simple enough. It is basically a cave dug in front of a forest. There are still many traces of previous camps at the entrance of the cave, but they have all been moved. This should be the place where many dragon people were previously.
The place where the species lived, because Fisher saw the iconic mosquito coils and knots of the Nanchisaurus species.
The dug cave was shady and cool, and Rafael lit a torch. The fire slowly spread, revealing a bed made of piles of animal skins deep in the cave. Beside the bed was a variety of weapons and armor, which looked like
They are all items used by the Dragon Queen.
Among those items, a damaged cardinal with a sacred structure was lying on the ground. It is estimated that the cardinal that Rafael mentioned earlier was the one whose research failed.
Fisher and Emhardt on his shoulders looked at the surrounding environment, and then he said to Rafael,
"It doesn't matter, I'm not hungry, and Emhart doesn't need to eat. Just go ahead and we'll wait here for you to come back."
"okay."
Rafael smiled slightly and was about to leave, but suddenly remembered something. In the haze of steam, she hesitated for a moment and came back.
Then, she grabbed Fisher's clothes and pulled him towards her.
Emhard was so frightened that he flew up, because the next moment, Rafael kissed Fisher's lips domineeringly, making contact with him as if he was taking or giving.
"Wave..."
The kiss went deep and lasted for a long time. Emhardt, who was stunned in the sky, couldn't stand the steam anymore and flew to the bed next to him as if he couldn't see anything.
The lips parted for a long time, and then Rafael pulled away with somewhat confused eyes. The tail behind her also seemed to be drunk, shaking its head.
"ha..."
"Raphael..."
"I'll be back soon."
"Okay, by the way, let's return Lal's dagger to her."
After saying this, she let go of the collar of Fisher's white robe with a slight smile, took the dagger handed by Fisher, prepared to turn around and leave, and added teasingly,
"Well, by the way, I'll bring you some suitable clothes. It's not okay for my man to keep dressing like this."
Wearing armor and wagging her tail, she quickly walked to the entrance of the cave. Facing the brilliance outside, her originally fallen scales stood up again, transforming into a second layer of armor.
Looking at her disappearing back, Fisher took a long time to turn his head. The first thing that caught his eye was Emhardt lying on the ground like a corpse.
He glanced at Fisher and said emotionally,
"You know, Fisher, you are just like a concubine waiting for the emperor's favor! My God, I can even imagine what will happen tonight! A dragon race that I haven't seen for a long time meets you.
, Tsk tsk tsk... Heh, I have decided that I will go out to sleep at night. I will stay away from you dirty people and wait until tomorrow afternoon to come back!
"
"Just don't get picked up by some wild beast."
"Even if this is the case, whose fault do you think it is?!"
Emhard sat up angrily, but looking at the smile on Fischer's lips, he knew that he was also happy to meet again after a long absence. He didn't say any more disappointing words, but just muttered,
"...Hmph, you should be happy now. You will cry when the secret is revealed."
"Uh-huh."
Fisher responded perfunctorily and quickly focused on the items near Rafael's extremely simple bed. In addition to the armor and weapons specially made for her, there were also some books near the bed.
and newspapers.
If you look carefully, you can see that many of them are written in Nali, but most of them are newspapers from one or two years ago...
Looking at the content reported above, Fisher felt both familiar and unfamiliar.
Next to the pile of books and newspapers was an older newspaper, from five years ago.
It recorded some obscure gossip about herself and Yin Lisabai's "universal request". Fortunately, Yin Lisabai was the eldest princess after all, so the newspapers did not dare to write out the details too blatantly. Most of them were just random things.
.
In the past, Fisher might have felt that these guys were not professional enough, but now he just wants to thank these newspapers who dare not write too clearly about the details.
Because on the front of that newspaper, the orthodox news, in the group photo of Prince Lausanne of Swary visiting the University of St. Louis, the figure of Yin Lisabai standing next to her had been torn apart by someone's sharp claws.
Thinking about it, even such unclear news made her angry.
And that was the last time his news appeared in Nali's media. After that, he was wanted by Yin Lisabai.
There probably wasn't any specific reason for Lisa Bai Yin's arrest. Fisher hadn't cared about it and didn't know much about it. Even if there was, it was an unwarranted crime of "betrayal."
Rafael, who was far away in the Southern Continent, had no idea what was going on in Saint-Nali at that time, so she naively thought that it was because of her journey and relationship with Fisher in the Southern Continent that she got to know Fisher along the way.
His exposure led to his exile.
Rafael has many things to be busy with, and of course there are also many constraints, otherwise she would not be so cautious now. But even though she is walking on thin ice, she is still thinking about herself...
Fisher looked at himself on the newspaper that had begun to turn yellow. There may have been thousands of Rafael scratches above it, as if he was trying to catch his own traces through the paper...
He did not move for a long time. After a long time, his eyes raised solemnly again, and he suddenly asked Emhardt,
"Emhart, tell me all the information about Barbatos."
Hearing that Fisher mentioned business, Emhard quickly flew onto Fisher's shoulder and spoke to him,
"Fisher, the devils are born in a sequence, but the order of birth does not indicate their status. Their status is determined by the strength of their rank, the area they govern and the prestige within the dynasty. But generally speaking,
The strength of strength plays a decisive role. The ranking of titles also ranges from [King], [Duke], [Marquis], [Earl] to [Noble Young Master], corresponding to the nineteenth to fifteenth rank respectively. So, before you
The demon Eliog she met was an eighteenth-level Duke, and Barbatos was in the same rank as her and was also a Duke.
"There are two special ones among them. They are Bai Meng, who is known as the [King] despite his strength being only at the eighteenth level. There is also one who is clearly at the eighteenth level, but he is still ranked as the [King]."
Agares, who is listed as a [Marquis]... I heard that Agares was originally a Duke in the dynasty, but because he liked to meddle too much, he was rejected by the other two [Kings], Baal and Asta.
She was demoted to a Marquis. As a result, not only did she not stop, she also liked to formulate various norms of virtue, scaring the devils away from her..."
Agares...
It was the demon who intercepted the death rune that Eliog had mentioned before. She was also the one who planned the hunt for Erwind. It turns out that there are such strange things among demons.
As for Heller being the "King", Fisher is not surprised at all.
After all, specifically speaking, she may be the oldest of all demons, even before they were born, Heller was working in the sanctuary.
"The problem is, according to you, there are a total of seventy-two real demons. In addition to the three nineteenth-level ones, there are countless other eighteenth-level ones and below. Except for Barbatos
, is it possible that other demons have escaped?"
Emhard shook his head and added,
"I'm not sure that it's not surprising that the guy who killed a thousand swords in Baimen did anything. But I don't think they all ran out. Otherwise, why would they hide in Na Li's army and eat? They
Many of the demons among them are not good people. After running out, they should either smash and loot everywhere, or try to suck the fallen nature to their heart's content. After all, there are no saints and the group of elves to stop them now. It's just like...
Eat the all-you-can-eat buffet for free, and if they don’t eat, they’ll get nothing...
"And I heard that the demon god Barbatos is similar to Agares. He is kinder among demons and likes to meddle in other people's business. This can also explain why he is willing to mix among humans and become a general. So,
What is probably certain is that the number of demons that escaped must not be large, but it is enough for Long Ting to drink a pot... The eighteenth level of this era, including the bad guy Baimeng who has an unknown purpose, they
I can crush the Southern Continent all over again!"
Fisher nodded and agreed with Emhardt's analysis.
He once faced off against Tao Zhengyi, who was ranked 19th, and of course he knew how big the gap between the mythical ranks was. This could be known from the time when the Chaos species invaded the Northern Territory and almost completely destroyed it...
After a moment of silence, he suddenly remembered the hints and paths he had been given.
His eyes narrowed slightly, and immediately, he slowly pulled out two square books from his arms, which were the two completion manuals that he had taken from Philon and Erwind.
His fingers slowly brushed over the words on the book cover, as if he was sensing something, and a terrifying squirming feeling suddenly surged on his fingers, as if he could not maintain his human shape, a sound that Fisher was all too familiar with.
murmuring...
They are like the temptation of temptation, and also like the persuasion of reason, they say,
"Soul Completion Manual..."
...
...
It was getting late, and I don’t know how much time had passed. In the dense forest, Rafael, who had already finished the meeting and made corresponding arrangements, took Lar into the dense forest again, heading towards the cave where she placed Fisher.
go.
It's just that the expressions of both of them are not very good-looking. Previously, the reason why the army wanted to call Rafael back was because the spies ahead brought important news.
Due to the long-term confrontation, the frequency of the spies' return has gradually decreased, but once they return, it means that the puppet court in the north has obvious movements.
This is the case this time. The Puppet Court has shown signs of gathering troops again. It is not difficult to imagine where their goal of gathering troops will be. And this also means that Rafael and the others will have to fight another tough battle.
.
Lal, who was following behind, saw that Rafael was silent all the way. She couldn't help but touch the two daggers at her waist and said,
"Perhaps this time the Puppet Court will be like before, with heavy thunder and light rain, Rafael."
Rafael shook her head when she heard this, and she said,
"I have a hunch that this time is different from before. Before, Barbatos would not follow the army, but the intelligence from the spies has clearly shown that Barbatos will personally lead the team to carry out this encirclement and suppression."
Lal was also well aware of the terror of the coalition general. After all, of course she was present when the opponent struck down Rafael without any resistance. If Sister Jasmine hadn't been there...she really didn't dare to think about it.
Looking at the silent Lar next to her, Rafael smiled slightly. Then she touched Lar's head and comforted her,
"...We still have time, don't we? They have just assembled. It will take at least a month from the departure of the entire army to the arrival of the first unit in the Nanzhi Mountains. Before that, I have to go back to the rear. I
We need to ensure the stability of logistics. In this way, I can come back to fight against the puppet government without any worries."
"What about... Fisher?"
Lal nodded, but suddenly thought of something, and said to Rafael,
"Previously, he almost defeated my entire team with just a little effort... He is very different from ordinary humans and is very powerful. With his help, plus sister Jasmine, we can fight against Na Baba
Toss also has a better chance of winning..."
"I..."
Rafael paused for a moment, then smiled helplessly,
"I'm not sure...but, this is my war after all, and I don't want to involve him unless necessary. Moreover, when I left him, I made up my mind to catch up until I caught up with him, and
He stood side by side. Unexpectedly, after five years, I still haven't done anything. I am still staring at his back. I really..."
Lal opened her mouth, she glanced at Rafael, and her footsteps stopped.
In the distance, the cave where Rafael lived was vaguely visible, but Lal had no intention of going any further.
She glanced at Rafael who was a little confused in front of her, and she knew that Rafael's thoughts would definitely not be revealed in front of Fisher.
Rafael may have imagined countless times that after she secured freedom and a future for the Southern Continent, she would then be able to find Fisher openly and bring him back... instead of just letting him come back like this.
I can't even show my face in front of my compatriots...
Lar knew very well that Rafael felt guilty and sad about this.
After a moment of silence, Lar handed the complete set of clothes she was holding to Rafael, and then she said,
"This dress should fit his figure. I sewed it newly. Mill taught me."
Rafael nodded. At this moment, Rafael, who had suffered many setbacks in the war, was no longer as hot in front of Fisher.
Of course she will be confused and feel at a loss, but her strong instinct makes her unwilling to expose it in front of her lover...
"Thank you, Lar."
She looked at the neat stitches on the clothes in her hands and glanced at Lars with gratitude. Raphael knew how to fight, but he definitely didn't know how to do things like cooking and needlework.
Looking at Rafael with a heavy expression in front of him, Lal sighed, with an expression that said, "It's really not reassuring."
She raised her hand, raised Rafael's drooped head a little, and said,
"Okay, Sister Rafael, my good sister, don't cry and look sad. Since we still have time, let's not worry about this today. Let's take it slow, okay? As for now, you should go back to find Fisher.
Come on, he is still waiting for you, just relax..."
Looking at Lal who looked like a little adult in front of him, Rafael couldn't help but laugh.
She rubbed the other person's head in turn, igniting the smile on her face with unrestrained vitality again.
"You little guy, you are really..."
"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu"
Rafael's face turned red as she listened. She quickly rubbed away the expressionless words that Lar was about to say, and even spat at her,
"You are really shameless. Where did you hear this?"
"Rafael...the script in your carriage...wuwuwu..."
Rafael rubbed her little face, then snorted, turned away with a blushing face, and coughed lightly,
"Okay, okay, don't say it. That's it for today. Go and have a rest. Good night, Lal..."
"Yes, good night, Lord Rafael..."
Lal smiled slightly, took another step back, jumped up, and jumped onto the tall tree next to him.
Rafael shook his head and prepared to leave, but behind him, Lar's voice suddenly sounded again,
"Master Rafael, Fisher is here for you. Maybe he has never cared about where you stand, because you have been standing in his heart a long time ago...
However, Master Raphael, you just don’t know it..."
Rafael's steps paused for a moment, but behind him, the branch where Lal was standing swayed slightly, and her petite shadow could no longer be seen above.
Rafael looked at the cave with faint firelight in front of him, smiled slightly, and whispered,
"I know..."
Then she walked towards the cave, put the clothes in her hands on her arms, stretched out her claws, and untied the belt of her armor and stomach bit by bit.
The sound of armor pieces kept rubbing together, and pieces of armor were scattered straight on the ground, but Rafael had no intention of picking them up.
She followed the firelight in front of her anxiously, until at the end, she only had a thin piece of clothing left on her body and the clothes left for Fisher to change.
Walking to the depths of the cave, on the bed, Fisher was sitting cross-legged there, reading the Nali book she had placed on the bedside before. It seemed to be about the history of Nali, which she had read before.
Rafael swallowed, maybe even she didn't expect that she would turn out to be such a shameless and impatient guy.
But there's nothing you can do about it, right?
We are obviously good friends, and we have been separated for so long, so it doesn’t hurt to ask for a few more today...
Her eyes dodge and she pretends to look around and asks,
"Where's...Emhard, Fisher?"
Fisher glanced behind Rafael at the armor parts scattered all the way from the cave entrance, as well as the tail swinging excitedly behind her, and said in a dumbfounded voice,
"He? He voluntarily went out to investigate the field, um... maybe for an adventure? In short, he won't come back until tomorrow."
"That's it..."
Rafael blushed slightly and didn't ask any questions at all. He was even a little bit happy about Emhart leaving.
But in the next second, she took the clothes sewn by Lal and moved closer to the bed, placing the clothes on the bed.
"I brought the clothes."
"Okay, thank you."
"Do you want me to change it for you?"
"What?"
"Want me... to change it for you?"
Her eyes wandered around Fisher's body, and she repeated her words in an embarrassed manner.
"Need not."
"Well...what do you want to eat?"
"Need not..."
"What would you like to drink?"
"...It's really not necessary."
"Then I'll help you change your clothes."
Yes, it's back again.
"..."
Fisher was really speechless and couldn't answer the question anymore.
Perhaps, this is Rafael who wants to ask for it under the blessing of a suitable partner. It seems to be very tactful, but also seems to be extremely straightforward.
This was the first time that Fisher even felt that he was the fish on the eucalyptus board. This feeling was many times stronger than in front of Alagina.
Well, she was almost starving for it.
Seeing that Fisher didn't reply, Rafael took it as his acquiescence, so she pursed her lips and sat on the bed, her tail behind her sweeping over the uneven animal hide like a wiper.
go.
The tail, like a propeller in the water, kept pushing her forward, rushing towards Fisher in front of her, blocking him inside the bed with no place to dodge.
"Then...I'm here to help you..."
"..."
Rafael was so frighteningly frank that Fisher didn't dare to respond, so he watched the red-faced Rafael's face getting closer to him.
Then, under his astonished gaze, she gently opened her mouth and bit Fisher's shirt, dragging it up little by little... The place where it fell was like a bright spark falling on dry wood, but
In an instant, there was a prairie fire...
He took a deep breath and smiled helplessly, but instead of exposing her poor acting skills, he gently hugged her waist...
"Zizzizi!"
In just an instant, wisps of warm steam erupted from the dragon-man in front of him, lingering around the two of them, making them outline like a lake, making it unknown to outsiders.
The deep darkness of night envelopes the earth little by little, shrouding the originally sparsely populated Nanzhi Mountains with a mysterious smell...
Only on a certain tree outside, a square book was looking at the mountains, water, forest, and that day in the distance.
"Voluntary Explorer" Emhart is about to begin his "magnificent" journey tonight!
Before leaving, he glanced with dead fish eyes at the cave in the distance that was constantly emitting steam visible to the naked eye, and he didn't know what he was thinking.
It wasn't until a long time later that he flew up expressionlessly, deciding to stay away from this filthy place for the time being and seek the unknown beauty and poetic distance.
Of course, his risky words at the beginning should also be deafening enough!