A naked 'person' lay quietly on the cold and damp ground, motionless as if dead, with only his head wearing an eagle-beak helmet.
"G, Griffith?"
Gus walked over and helped the figure up. Even if he swung the sword a thousand times, his arm would not move even half an inch. Now he was trembling slightly.
I saw that the person in my arms was as skinny as a stick, and the skin of the whole body was tightly attached to the bones. On the ribs, abdomen, chest, arms, neck, and thighs, there were large ugly scars and marks from being skinned everywhere. The tendons and hamstrings of the hands and feet were picked, and the nails were all cut.
It was pulled out and even the tongue was cut off. The bright red behelite that Griffith had been wearing since he was a child was also missing.
It was Griffith, but the Griffith in front of him was completely destroyed.
The furious Gus' muscles bulged in his arms, and he actually tore off the lock on the eagle's beak helmet. Opening the visor, he was shocked to find that half of Griffith's face had been peeled off, and the long flowing silver hair on his head was
At this time, there are only a few sparse strokes left because most of the scalp has been peeled off.
The eagle has broken wings and cannot soar in the sky again.
The other people came over, and Casca was stunned for a moment. Jiedu and Bibin were stunned for a moment to react, and quickly closed their helmets again and stopped the princess from getting closer.
At this time, Griffith, who was being held by Gus, woke up and saw Gus's face with his bloodshot eyes. Shock, fear, shame, and anger were mixed in his eyes for a moment. His lips trembled silently.
As he read Gus's name, his originally weak arms trembled with all his strength and lifted up, grabbing Gus's neck.
Gus! Gus! It’s you! Because of you, I’m in this situation! Why, why did you leave me? Why!
Jiedu saw Griffith grabbing Gus' neck and was about to say something to stop him. Gus hugged Griffith tightly without any feeling, tears could not help but fall in the corners of his eyes: "I'm sorry...
It's all because of me, sorry Griffith..."
Tears fell one drop at a time on the cold eagle-beak helmet, and then trickled down the visor onto Griffith's skinless face.
Gradually, the anger and resentment in Griffith's eyes disappeared. He placed his weak, skinny hand on Gus's and slowly closed his eyes.
"Who is it?" "It's a prison robber!" Noisy voices came from outside, and densely packed circles of torches appeared on the stairs. It seemed that the two dead soldiers at the entrance of the prison tower had been discovered.
Casca grabbed Gus' shoulders anxiously: "Gus, there are too many people outside, let's just... Gus?"
I saw Gus handing Griffith in his arms to Bibin, and then pulling out the giant sword from behind. The overwhelming ominous aura even made the legs of the princess and her maid go weak.
“Drink ah ah ah!!”
Like a furious wolf charging into the herd of sheep, Guts wielded his giant sword and charged into the enemy formation alone, running up the spiral staircase and killing all the soldiers he passed, stained with blood.
The steps are red.
"Okay, so awesome..." Casca was stunned for a few seconds, then quickly came to her senses: "Hurry up and don't be left behind by Gus."
Bibin hugged Griffith and followed closely. Jiedu kept shooting flying knives for Gus to kill the soldiers holding crossbows. Casca protected the princess and her maid, and the group followed Griffith closely.
Si ran upwards behind him.
Looking at the furious wolf, Griffith had mixed feelings in his heart. He has become stronger again, much stronger than a year ago, and what about me?
Griffith's eyes fell on his skinny arms. Let alone the sword, he could not even hold a cup. Even walking had become a luxury. He was no longer the white eagle who needed others to look up to him.
No longer, but a waste that has to crawl in the mud and water for the rest of its life.
With Gus as the vanguard, everyone quickly returned to the ground. They found the carriage and horses that had been prepared in advance. Without even having time to say goodbye to the princess, everyone in the Eagle Group drove the carriage and rushed out of the city.
In a hurry, only a few hundred regular soldiers formed a pursuit team, but they were ambushed by the Eagle Regiment not far after chasing them out of the city.
After a fierce battle, this wave of pursuing troops was finally repelled and Griffith was successfully rescued.
Escaped all the way to the slightly safer plains, the members of the Eagle Group took advantage of the time to rest and excitedly discussed with each other what Griffith would do after returning. These young people were attracted by Griffith's personality charm.
Attracting the Eagle Group who just joined, they believed in Griffith from the bottom of their hearts. As long as the white eagle returns to his eagle nest, the Eagle Group will definitely rise again!
However, when they truly saw Griffith's miserable state, everyone fell silent.
He couldn't speak, couldn't hold a sword, and couldn't even walk. Griffith was no longer the invincible White Eagle, but a useless man who couldn't speak, couldn't command a battle, and couldn't ride a horse.
The original excitement was poured with cold water. The Eagle Group was confused and didn't know where to go next.
The gentle breeze blew the green grass on the plain into waves.
Gus was lying on the grass with his arms behind his head, and Casca stood beside him: "What are your plans next?"
"What nonsense are you asking?" Gus stood up and looked at the beautiful woman he fell in love with: "Come with me."
"Tch, who's asking this?" As she spoke those arrogant words, the sadness on Casca's face was reduced a lot, and she revealed a faint smile: "I can't go with you, Gus Griffith still has
He needs my care, he has become like this, I can't leave him."
All this was seen by Griffith in the carriage next to him. Once upon a time, Cascaia admired and obsessed with herself so much, but now, she only has Gus in her eyes. Yes, she has become a useless person.
How could she continue to look at herself with the same eyes as before? Her admiration turned into pity.
I don't need pity.
At this time, a familiar voice sounded: "Gus! Casca!"
It was Rickett. His appearance had not changed much from a year ago, and he was still thin and small. He waved his hands and ran towards this side. For some reason, Griffith was very resistant to letting Rickett see him.
My current self. Could it be that the wizard and the knight had already foreseen what he would look like, so they turned their favor to Gus and Rickett?
"Oh, Rickett." Gus smiled and waved to Rickett, but found that many members of the Eagle Regiment were following behind Rickett, most of them were members of the Stormtroopers: "Captain! Not again.
Will you leave us quietly like before?"
"If that's really going to happen, take us away too!" Gaston, the deputy captain of the Stormtroopers, said loudly. Compared to Griffith, Gaston admired the Stormtroopers captain Gus more, which is also the reason for them.
What’s in my heart.
"This is the unanimous decision of our stormtroopers!"
"That's right, we can still fight! Whether you join the captain as a bodyguard, a trade group guard, or go back to work as a farmer, we are committed to you, captain!"
"Haha, we are fugitives no matter where we go, so let's act together. As long as the captain is here, we won't be afraid of difficulties."
"Please captain!"
Looking at those expectant eyes, Gus couldn't say the words of rejection.
"I..." He looked at Casca again, and finally gritted his teeth and made up his mind: "I won't leave, I will stay in the Eagle Group."
In the carriage, Griffith's eyes were bloodshot. Do you want to replace me, Gus? Do you want me to look up at your existence from the perspective of a disabled person, Gus!!
No, I would rather die.
While everyone was talking, the sound of horses neighing suddenly came from the carriage not far away, and the carriage clanked and rushed forward quickly.
"Griffith!? What's going on? Are the horses frightened?" Gus was shocked, and Casca's face turned pale: "Did Griffith just hear our conversation?"
"How could it be possible? He can barely crawl...go tell Jiedu and the others, I'll chase them first!"
Gus mounted his horse and started to catch up.
As dusk approaches, the sky becomes darker.
Griffith lay on the front of the carriage, biting the reins with his few remaining teeth. The carriage was pulled by two frightened horses and ran wildly down the hills.
In a daze, Griffith seemed to see a running boy in front of him. The silver-haired boy was running towards the shining and gorgeous castle standing on the cliff in his dream.
I've rested for too long, and I can't do it if I don't start running again... This game is not over yet, and my ambition is not yet achieved.
Bang! The wheels hit the protruding rocks. The car shook violently and then completely overturned. Griffith was also violently thrown out.
He was not injured. He fell into the shallow water, but could not even stand up.
Strong thoughts dominated his mind, and there happened to be a protruding broken wood stubble in the water. Griffith managed to crawl over and pointed his neck at the tip of the broken wood.
The sharp point of the stubble was pressed against his throat, piercing the skin and causing blood to flow down. But Griffith did not dare to continue poking it, he was afraid.
Looking at the blood flowing on the broken wood stubble that he avoided, Griffith slapped the water feebly, resenting his cowardice. The blood from the wound on his neck flowed down his arm.
Suddenly, he seemed to have touched something under the water, and slowly raised his arm.
The bright red Behelet that had been lost long ago was lying quietly in his hand.
It has already been at the predetermined place, waiting for the destined person.
In the distance, Gus is riding towards this side on horseback. Even further away, everyone in the Eagle Group is galloping towards this side.
At some point, the sunlight above my head gradually dimmed, and something was eroding the sun.
"The fifth death of the sun...the apocalypse?" Rickett raised his head and murmured.
At the same time, in the absolutely silent outer space, a human figure floated quietly, motionless.
Suddenly, he slowly opened his eyes, and an extremely blazing light bloomed from his eyes.