Brando immediately turned around and put his index finger to his lips to silence Faina and Funia. Andesa's voice frightened the noble lady so much that her face turned pale and she almost screamed.
The sound came, and it wasn't until she saw Brando's actions that she covered her mouth and calmed down.
Then the forest became quiet——
In addition to the monotonous squeaking sounds of some kind of pterozoan insects in the bushes not far away, several small rodents flew quickly through the weeds, making rustling sounds.
Faina could almost hear her pulse beating powerfully in this eerie silence. Her nervousness caused her blood to flow faster, but her fingers and face became increasingly pale.
"what to do?"
She asked with her mouth. The previous arrogance of the eldest lady seemed to have disappeared at this moment, leaving only a girl who was no different from ordinary people looking at Brando with frightened eyes - only then did she realize that this was now
The only thing she can rely on.
Brando glanced at her.
At this moment, the noble daughter's face was as dirty as a tabby cat, and her beautiful golden ponytail was also covered in dust - although anyone who had experienced the previous battle would be like this, but he still felt that she looked cuter like this than before.
A lot.
At least not much of the domineering eldest lady airs left when she was fighting with him before.
"no need to worry."
He replied in the same way. Brando knew very well that the rich lady like this was only a temporary phenomenon. She was still the daughter of the Duke of Cruz. Not to mention that her superior character had already been engraved in her bones, even the moment before Andersa appeared.
She was still quarreling with him.
He calmed down and listened, and subtle footsteps gradually came from the other side of the forest. Andesa didn't seem to have any intention of hiding her whereabouts - in fact, with her strength, there was no need - she would only hide her head if she was afraid.
Really strong people don't have to be like this.
Just like they are now——
In the past games, Brando, as a level 130 warrior, did not have to use stealth operations very often. The time when he concurrently practiced rogue skills was a memory from many years ago.
The experience in his memory was wonderful and exciting, but now there are some differences. In reality, life and death means that life is threatened at all times, and the feeling of a thorn on the back makes people feel no excitement at all.
.
Instead, I felt nervous and scared to death.
This kind of gap made him feel very uncomfortable. It was only because the past experience was still there that Brando was able to calm down quickly.
He stood there motionless and heard two footsteps not far away in the west for a while - that direction was quite close, which meant that there might be more than one exit from the underground to the surface.
But I don’t know if this is a kind of luck?
Then he heard Andesa's voice:
"That kid may have gone far away. I didn't expect that in addition to the druids, there were people from the Silver Alliance secretly protecting them. There was something familiar to me about the spell before. I don't know if it was those old guys."
Hearing this voice, Brando couldn't help but hold his breath subconsciously, but immediately another man's voice came over, and this voice sounded familiar to him:
"I didn't expect that a monster like you would regret making too many enemies. Isn't this ironic?"
"Too many enemies? What a ridiculous statement," Andesa's voice sounded slightly harsh, and you could tell she was sneering: "Listening to this tone, you can understand why you are so timid, but in this case, why don't you cowards just be afraid?
Go back to your filthy lair?"
"Okay, okay," the man's voice said weakly: "I'm not here to argue with you, Andesa. What I'm more curious about than this is that there is another world here. It seems that I have no doubt that we
They are the first visitors here in thousands of years.”
"It's the second batch. Don't forget, they may have gone in earlier."
Brando knew that the 'they' Andersa was referring to was him. That woman probably didn't dare to confirm how many people were with him now. If she had doubts, she would have scruples. This was good news for him.
"It doesn't matter, Andesa, have you realized that the young man knew about this place from the beginning? I don't believe he could open that door accidentally without being prepared."
The male heir said: "Although the door outside should be a legacy of human stupidity, you have to admit that in the golden age, these things were at least spectacular and great compared to those pitiful civilizations now."
"Do you think, Andesa, that such a being would open the door without any warning?"
"What do you want to say, Mihara, oh - I forgot that your name should be..." Andesa asked in a frivolous tone, but before she could finish her words, she was interrupted by the man:
"Andesa, don't you care about what the druids are secretly preparing without telling everyone? Not to mention that there are also those old immortal guys from the Silver Alliance involved. There are fragments of the Sealing Stone here, so there is no guarantee that
There will be something more amazing."
"Something more amazing? Isn't this world tree enough?"
"This withered World Tree is probably a test subject of the Ancient War, but it's nothing. You know this very well, Andersa."
"Maybe, I want to know too, so now you should end this nonsense and come with me -"
"Your character really hasn't changed at all." The man replied.
Then the two stopped talking, and Brando immediately held his breath. He understood that Andersa's perception was frighteningly high, which meant that they would be discovered by each other if they were even a little careless, and the woman didn't even need to be as professional as him.
Just hitting the focus will do that.
Faina also understands this. Although this noble daughter is a little self-righteous, she is also well-informed. She comes from the upper class of the Cruz Empire and has seen all kinds of strong men. She knows very well that Andesa is a real person.
What a terrible enemy.
Finally, there is Funya, this little girl from a mountainous background is cautious and astute. She only needs to see what her brother Brando chooses to understand what she should do.
She raised her head, her big green eyes rolling around, but she didn't make a sound.
The three of them stood there like puppets. They heard the footsteps on the other side of the bush and lingered for a while. It seemed that Andesa and the man named Mihara were looking for direction.
Finally, Andesa said: "They may have entered the central area." Then the footsteps gradually moved away in the direction of the World Tree.
a long time--
Only then did Brando dare to take a breath.
"Huh--" Faina let out a long breath, and patted her chest with a bloodless face. Her whole body seemed to have just been fished out of the water, and her back had already been soaked with sweat.
There was also cold sweat all over my forehead.
"Great, they have gone far, let's take the opportunity to turn back." She said immediately.
"Look back?"
"Of course, that woman thought we had entered. Before she could react, we should go back and meet Lady Veronica and leave here quickly, right?" Faina widened her eyes and said matter-of-factly.
"No, no, you made a mistake," Brando shook his head solemnly: "You should be the one to look back now, madam. It doesn't matter, the alpha wolf outside, Esis, is still asleep and it seems that he won't wake up for a while.
Come on, Fog Nightmare was also defeated by Andersa. There is no danger on the road. You should still remember the way you came, right?"
"I -" The noble lady was stunned, and her eyebrows were raised high and became sharp: "You want me to go alone?"
"Otherwise, what else do you want?"
"You, you, you won't accompany me?" Faina asked in disbelief.
Brando was a little confused. How natural was it for this eldest lady to say something like asking him to accompany her back? Could it be that he looked familiar to her?
"Why should I accompany you?" So he legitimately refused.
"I...you..." The noble lady looked at him with her face turning blue and white. She wanted to lose her temper immediately, but for some reason she softened halfway: "Then...then why are you staying here?
"
"Then with such a big tree, a normal person would be curious, right? Miss." Brando, of course, would not tell the truth to the eldest lady, but just pointed at the World Tree and said.
Of course, any normal person can hear the perfunctory words in this statement.
"Hey, curiosity is not as important as life..."
"Huh?" Brando was stunned and asked strangely: "Are you concerned about me or are you worried that no one will go back with you?"
A blush appeared on Faina's face, she raised her eyebrows and said loudly: "None of that, idiot! It's just a casual question, I don't care about your life! Then... then I'm leaving,
Don't blame me if you die..."
After saying that, she took a deep breath, turned around and left. Brando looked at the eldest lady's back and shrugged. Compared to the eldest lady's doubts, he was more serious - although it was a little beyond the plan.
, but he had to stay and compete with Andesa for the dominance of Valhalla.
This sounds incredible, but it is not unrealistic. Andersa does not know the true meaning of this place, so she does not have a clear goal like him. At this point, Brando has already taken the initiative.
Secondly, he is with Funya and is the king recognized by Valhalla. If he can further gain control of this legendary territory, he can definitely use the power of this place to defeat Andesa.
This is like a god enjoying a huge home field advantage in his own kingdom. Although it is a bit exaggerated to say so. But as far as Brando knows, Valhalla's sleeping garrison has driven away Andesa.
enough.
Although it is still unrealistic to 'keep' the other party here.
However, these possibilities sound simple to say, but are actually extremely thrilling to implement. Especially if you want to get the upper hand under Andersa's nose and strike first, just thinking about it seems a bit difficult to achieve.
In making such a desperate gamble, Brando has no interest in bringing a loser, so if he can find an opportunity to send this young lady out, he will definitely support it with both hands. In fact, if possible, he would be more willing to do so.
I am willing to send Funya to a safe place first.
Only the lone ranger can walk safely on the edge of danger.
But what Brando didn't expect was that when he saw Faina's back disappearing behind the door and breathed a sigh of relief, before he had time to look back, he saw the eldest lady walking away from inside again.
come out.
"Hello--"
She clearly looked like she was scared to death of the dark, and her face was pale as hell, but her first sentence was: "Yes, yes, I, I suddenly remembered, K, K, there are no Cruz people,
I have no habit of abandoning my companions - although, although we were enemies before, you saved me once after all... Although you are unkind, I cannot be unjust..."
Brando's face suddenly turned a little dark.
…(To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendation at ***(***.***).***, your support is my biggest motivation.)
