"Why, don't you tell me?" Conard chuckled softly, pulled out a dagger and patted the girl's cheek: "Since the people who left are not your companions, why do you risk your life to protect them?"
The cold edge of the dagger reflected a breathtaking light, exuding a slight chill like an ice surface.
As if she felt the coldness coming from the blade, the girl moved slightly, but she took a breath and answered in a low voice: "...If I can't beat you, it's my...own responsibility."
.I alone am responsible for my own...things. Only the weak will rely on...put...others in danger to...protect themselves."
"I am different from you..." She replied as if a flame was burning in her half-opened eyes.
"Really?" Conard was not angry: "But I don't have much patience. You have to know that there are 70 or 80 people in the Gray Wolf Mercenary Group. Not everyone is willing to fight for strangers like you.
They are tight-lipped. They are mercenaries. I remember that for mercenaries, it seems that there is no need to pay such loyalty. In this case, the final result will not change, so why do you insist on it. I don’t take pleasure in killing, so I gave
You have one chance, little girl, you don’t want to go cry to your weak Martha, do you?”
Akane's eyelashes fluttered.
The young man waited for her answer.
But the girl just gritted her teeth and shook her head slightly: "Others are others, I am me." This was her answer.
"Then I have to say goodbye, little girl."
Akane tensed up with nervousness at that moment, and her face turned pale - after all, she was just an ordinary person. Even though she was a mercenary who was used to seeing life and death, she would still feel fear at the last moment.
But this fear did not defeat her persistence. She still gritted her teeth and did not speak. She just clenched her hands tightly into fists, waiting for the coming fate as if accepting her fate. Two lines of crystal tears flowed from the corners of her tightly closed eyes.
.
Conrad turned around.
The dark priest of the Black Fire Cult who had been standing behind him nodded. It was indeed as Conrad said. In their eyes, these Gray Wolf mercenaries were already in their possession. As for the prisoners,
There is no need to worry about this, not to mention that according to the definition of a mercenary - although these desperadoes risk their lives in battle, they will not give up their lives easily for some meaningless persistence.
Macaro and Buga have to keep that secret, but others don't.
The two of them knew this.
The young man picked up the dagger and stabbed the girl in the chest.
The subordinate dark priest of the Black Fire Religion looked at this scene indifferently, as if the bright red blood blooming like a flower did not represent the loss of a life, but was just a beautiful picture worth admiring. He heard the red-haired
There was a clicking sound in the girl's throat. Akane seemed to be trying her best to grab something at the last moment, but her eyes suddenly opened, and her eyes gradually became hollow, and then she lost her energy.
The consciousness and strength were quickly leaving the girl's body, but at the last moment she still couldn't help but think like this - did that person know that she was dead? It turns out that life is really so fragile...
She suddenly felt extremely sleepy, but she also felt someone put something on her chest——
"what is that……?"
…
"what is that?"
Conrad turned around and saw the dark priest of the Black Fire Cult wearing a black robe placing a black-red gemstone with a faint light in the center of the girl's body. Several beams of like-like shapes immediately extended from the gemstone.
Veins of light like plant roots, black light seeped into the wound under the dagger, and then extended to the limbs along the girl's stagnant blood vessels. Soon, a layer of light red mist enveloped the entire corpse.
"Blood of God, Lord Messenger." Dark Priest simply replied.
"You want to raise her as a zombie?"
"No." Dark Priest shook his head.
"This woman is able to resonate with the elements of her weapon, and is able to defeat our high-level cultists with the strength of the Silver River, which shows that she has great potential. This potential comes from her attainments at such a young age."
The dark man said in a rustling voice under the cloak: "What I gave her is the blood of the thunder god Kabai. If I can successfully awaken a divine envoy, then this gamble will be worth it to me."
"Superior divine blood?"
Conrad couldn't help but narrowed his eyes: "How did you get it? Logically speaking, a low-level priest like you is not qualified to take over an item of this level, right?"
"It's just chance. Luck is also important. Chaos is the ultimate principle." Dark Priest replied.
The young man snorted softly and looked down at Akane's body. The black-red beam of light had gradually wrapped her into a cocoon of light.
"The probability of failure is also very high," he said.
"The loss is just a high-quality corpse." Dark Priest replied coldly.
"It's up to you. I'm going to attack next. You'd better stand far away. Buga and Macaro are not ordinary people. If they fight for their lives, I'm afraid I will lose half my life."
Conard turned around and glanced outside the forest. But even though he said these words, his right hand with a white glove was still lightly placed on the hilt of his rapier.
The dark priest knew the priority of this operation, so he did not refute, but just lowered his head and pushed it aside. However, he paused for a moment, then raised his head and asked: "Is that group of people who left really the real 'Eco'?
"
"The odds are high."
Conard walked forward out of the forest and replied without looking back: "It's okay anyway, they can't escape from here no matter what. If I want them to die, they have to die."
The dark priest showed a silently sarcastic smile.
…
In the quiet mountain forest, the silence was quickly broken by a word——
"So, the lord knew that he was the eldest son of Grand Duke Lantonilan?"
"Of course not, Miss Antitina, I was just suspicious at first." Brando sighed and replied: "But Miss Yula reminded me before, she is a Hoshimi, but the other
She is Eco's fiancée. I met them once in the Black Tower, but I just didn't remember them for a moment."
Of course, the truth is not the case, and it is impossible for Brando to have met these two people in the Black Tower. But it doesn't matter, anyway, he thought that no one would jump out to expose him. And he didn't tell a complete lie, he did
I didn't think of this until just now after seeing Yula, because Miss Yula was not an unknown person in history. She can be said to be the most famous star warlock in Eruin later, and at the same time
, my strength is also ridiculously strong.
In the history of the Amber Sword, Brando clearly remembers that Yula is a "Chosen One", and the fact that she was born blind also confirms this from the side. The Chosen One is the one who has received Martha's favor.
, but mortals are mortals after all, and their flawed bodies cannot accept such perfect power. Therefore, when divine power is born, the body itself will be damaged.
In the long history of Warnd, there are only two chosen ones without physical defects - one is the hero of the Kingdom of Fire in history and the King of Fire Gilt, one of the Four Saints. The other was born in this country.
Era, at this moment, the future Emperor is holding the cold mercury staff of Madara. And although most of the other Chosen Ones are famous, they still have flaws.
But at this moment, it is said that Yula may become a martial arts master in the future. After even enlightening the elements, he once reached level 150 in strength at his peak. He once assisted the Duke of Rune, the Valkyrie, and the Princess Regent to form a powerful alliance. In this way
If I tell you the 'fact', others will only treat it as a joke.
"Could it be that her chosen talent was awakened in this battle?" A thought suddenly flashed through Brando's mind.
He was determined to win over this future first-class powerhouse. Unfortunately, Yula at this time had already fallen in love with Eco. Although Duke Lantonilan still favored the royal family at this time, the breakup was only a matter of time ago. Brando
After calculating the date, he found that he had neither the ability nor the time to save the matter.
But he wasn't too worried. Anyway, Eco and Yura finally contributed to the great unification of Eruin during the ZTE period. It's just a pity that these two genius-level figures died young, and Yura left a legacy in history.
He had a daughter. He remembered that after the death of the Princess Regent and the Valkyrie, the girl named Elara Lantonilan Ophelia once led Eruin's last resistance army.
But at that time, Brando had already left the front line of the battle with Madara and joined the Church Knights of Grace.
Antitina listened to Brando's explanation, but still stared at him suspiciously: "Is that so? On the surface, the whole thing is a battle between two mercenary groups, but in fact it is a battle between nobles.
The continuation of the war. 'Maned Wolf' Macaro is actually Duke Luen's retainer? The entire Gray Wolf mercenary group is the escort of the young man named Eco? So what does the Card Mercenary Group want to do? It's just
Just an assassination?"
"No, most people in the Gray Wolf Mercenary Group may not know about it," Brando asked: "When Grand Duke Anlek controlled the government, almost all of Duke Luen's family members were killed in the assassination. This
This is something you should know."
"Of course, the blood of the nobles was stained red by the coup in that month. How could I not have heard of it at all..." Antitina's eyes flashed.
"In fact, Duke Luen knew about the assassination a long time ago, so he sent his only heir out before that. Therefore, in that incident, he actually planned to use the deaths of other people to cover up this assassination.
The only descendant." Brando took a breath and replied calmly.
Antitina said nothing after hearing this. The struggle between nobles is so bloody. In a sense, it is understandable for Duke Luen to do this.
Roman looked here not far away, but she seemed not interested in this topic.
"So, they are probably going to use this only heir to coerce Duke Luen?" The noble daughter thought for a moment, raised her head and asked.
"The response is very sharp," Brando praised: "Duke Luen is still the most powerful supporter of the royal family at least until now. If some people want to take action, they must first shake this 'pillar of the royal family'.
"
"so……?"
Antitina frowned worriedly. Although the chaotic situation was an advantage for them, as citizens of this kingdom, they did not want to see the worst happen.
"Within three months." Brando replied.
"Macaro also knew all this a long time ago?" Antitina raised her head and asked, and she suddenly realized: "He deliberately attracted the Black Fire Cultists, and he wanted to use the mercenary group as bait?"
"I'm afraid so."
The girl took a breath, that was more than a hundred lives, and according to Brando, she was even an old subordinate who had followed the other party for at least ten years; although she understood that only cold-blooded people could survive the cruel struggle, but she could really come into contact with them.
At this time, she still couldn't help but feel a little cold in her hands and feet. She suddenly glanced at Brando, and couldn't help but think in her heart: Does her lord think so too?
But Brando's eyes still fell on the valley below, and he knew there was a trouble waiting for him to solve.
