In the Curling Valley, the cold wind was like a dagger, blowing across Boris's cheek. The cheek, which was slightly frostbitten due to the severe cold, was rough and hard, as if a white wolf had adapted to the severe cold in the north and was surviving tenaciously in the confrontation with nature.
Since coming to the tribe for the second time, Boris has gradually adapted to the customs of the tribe, and his attire has also tended to be assimilated. He took off the black robe of the night watchman and put on the light leather armor and cotton coat of a tribal warrior. He wore a headband.
Wearing a thick leather hat, a bottle of high-strength vodka is always hanging on his waist.
The Great Wall Guards did not allow soldiers to drink, but it was different here. Before the battle, everyone would take a few sips to relieve the cold and forget their fear.
For this mission, the chief also specially equipped Boris with a fast horse - Afterimage. This is one of the fastest horses in the tribe and the one with the best endurance and speed besides Lilia's white horse.
.The Boris in front of me looks no different from an ordinary tribal cavalry.
The war was approaching, and he had no fear at all. In fact, in his thirty-three years of life, he had faced the test of life and death many times. In addition to the slight fear when he was young, in the following years, he became very familiar with death.
Reese has never been truly afraid. He doesn't want to die, sometimes just because there is still a trace of expectation and resentment.
Looking forward to returning to his homeland one day and renewing his relationship with Denis. People who resented Kislev, including his father, completely forgot him on the edge of the world. He wanted to prove something, even if it proved that he was anything but Boris.
Useless person.
The battle was about to begin. A large number of beastmen were led into the canyon, like a rolling torrent, passing through the narrow and slender canyon. The scouts reported back and forth every few minutes, and everyone was prepared to face the final decision that would determine the life or death of the tribe.
One battle.
"Boris."
Lilia suddenly came over. She wanted to carry out this mission herself. Even though the war chief was opposed to it at first, she could not overcome Lilia's persistence. Lilia said - if this battle is defeated again, the tribe will be destroyed.
, then neither he nor everyone else will be able to escape the fate of being destroyed. After insisting on his request, the chief had no choice but to agree. He knew that his daughter was right, if he lost again, the tribe would be gone. Then he and his daughter would also be
There is no way back.
Lilia appeared next to Boris like a silent ghost, holding a long bow in her hand and a dagger and dagger hanging from her waist, looking like an elite huntress.
"Um?"
Boris turned his head and looked at the daughter of the tribal chief with a calm face. It's a pity that she has no brothers or anything, otherwise, women really shouldn't appear on such occasions. Boris thought.
"I want to ask you something, and you have to answer it truthfully."
Lilia raised her head and stared at Boris. This strange look made Boris a little uncomfortable, but he still faced him calmly——
"You ask, it's best to hurry up, we are about to meet the enemy."
"Carlos, did you kill him?"
After Lilia finished speaking, Boris couldn't help but feel his heart sink. How did this woman know? The battlefield was in chaos at that time, and the nearest tribal warrior was more than ten meters away. In addition, the wind and snow and the chaotic figures of the beastmen blocked the way.
Seeing what exactly happened. Could it be that Lilia was just guessing?
Boris knew that he could not hesitate, so he quickly answered the call——
"How is it possible? How could I kill my comrade? He is the captain!"
Boris spoke righteously. It should be said that he was quibbling and lying. However, this quibbling and lying did not leave the slightest trace on his face.
"You can fool other people, but you can never fool me."
Lilia whispered. There was no one else around them, and the nearest tribe warriors were waiting behind them, which was quite a distance away.
"I still understand Carlos's character. He is definitely not a person who is greedy for life and afraid of death. At the same time, he is also a qualified soldier who will resolutely carry out orders!"
Lilia continued.
"The order is to retreat! The herald has come down!"
Boris returned without changing his expression.
"My father sent a messenger, but he died on the way!"
Lilia pressed.
Boris didn't answer.
"You can say that the herald died after you received the order. However, based on common sense, in that case, the herald could not break out of the encirclement and run to the infantry regiment to convey the order."
Lilia's expression became increasingly ugly as she spoke. It was as if Boris's silence was acquiescence.
"My father has also guessed it. However, he guessed that Carlos was killed by the beastmen, and you, in desperation, chose to lead everyone to break out and retreat. He believed that the heavy blow on Carlos' face was from the beastmen.
Do it!"
Lilia said excitedly.
"Of course it was the beastmen who did it! Those were wounds caused by heavy blows with blunt objects."
Boris still spoke calmly. There was no expression on his face, as if he was telling a well-known fact.
However, Lilia's face became increasingly ugly.
"By your god, you didn't lie!"
Lilia asked angrily, and then said coldly——
"Forget it, you won't admit it. You have no faith. Your faith is yourself. You can do whatever it takes to survive."
Lilia's face was extremely ugly. Judging from Boris's various reactions, she had confirmed her suspicions.
"Survival is the first need of all life! If you live, you have hope for everything. If you die, there is nothing. I admit that I killed Carlos. Because he refused to retreat, the battlefield situation was changing rapidly, and life and death were just a snap of the finger.
If there is a delay of one minute, the soldiers' hope of survival will be reduced by one point. I am not only fighting for the hope and chance of survival for myself, but also for the tribe."
"You can call me whatever you want, murderer, executioner, beast, wild beast... But there is one fact you have to admit. It was precisely because of my decision at that time that I saved the tribe. This world is cruel, and I think life is
You people outside the Great Wall understand this truth better than we do."
Boris said coldly. A life-and-death battle is imminent. Whether he can survive the next battle remains to be seen. Now that he has been seen through, Boris will no longer hide anything. He knows that this woman will not reveal the matter. If
Yes, she has been exposed a long time ago. You know, her father is the leader of the tribe, and she has more say than anyone else.
Lilia glanced at Boris, who was like a cold-blooded animal beside her, and said nothing. Not far away, the angry roars of the beastmen were getting closer and closer. At her feet, the frozen lake looked like the devil's huge blue pupils.
Watching all the invading creatures, wanting to devour them completely...