Shadow Covenant

Chapter 190 "Change"

A roar that seemed to pierce the eardrums sounded in the temporary camp, and the birds perched on the trees were startled one after another, making noisy and sharp chirps. At the same time, in the open space surrounded by dozens of people, the dust splashed by horseshoes fall.

puff.

The sound of the body falling, accompanied by the metal sound brought by the falling armor, drew a pause in the battle in the overlapping music.

In the center of the open space, the arrogant and arrogant leader of the guards had already fallen off his horse, and the bowl-sized deep hole in his chest showed the result of what happened just now.

Attacked by an unknown spell?
This is the subconscious thought of many people. After all, in the blink of an eye just now, before the fully armed knights charged with galloping horses and knight spears, they were still thinking about how the black-haired young man in front of him should deal with this sudden attack. Huge pressure, but in the next second, the pressure is like a droplet disintegrating in the water, causing a little wave, and then quickly returning to calm.

At this time, Woody's heart did not have the peace he imagined, when he pulled the trigger of the musket built with belief.

In addition to a large series of data already frantically displayed in his field of vision, there is also the damage screen fed back from the knight's chest.

Judging from the appearance of the wound in the field of vision, the wounded part of the guard leader was very deep, so severe that white broken bone stubbles could be seen under the yellow fat. The data also showed that he was seriously injured.

This is normal. After all, the firecracker made by faith is not an ordinary item he seized from the goblin, but belongs to the ranks of magic weapons. The armor of the sword is still more than enough, not to mention, there is no reason that the curved sword can cut through, but the magic firecracker that condenses the wisdom of the old goblins cannot penetrate the defense.

But the real reason for the unrest was the picture of Woody looking at the bloody wound on the broken armor of the leader of the guards.

I saw strands of worm-like granulation at the wound, sucking the surrounding blood greedily. The appearance of the granulation was as harmless as seaweed drifting on the bottom of the sea, shaking up and down, but if you observe carefully, you will find that this group of granulation is constantly Stretching to increase the scope of predation, some tentacles have even explored to the edge of the silver armor, and the bottom of the granulation thrives because of the swallowing of the top of the tentacles, gradually turning into a part of flesh and blood.

The blood that had been gushing out stopped because of this, or in other words, after he shot, except for the blood that splashed out at the beginning, in less than five seconds, these granules blocked the blood gushing, killing the guard leader The injury stabilized.

If he doesn't know why, he will definitely add the reason for his strange recovery to his strong physique, or the reason why the healing spell has blessed him.

But as a senior adventurer in the previous life, Woody can understand that this is not a buff, but a curse when he thinks about the rancid smell that was faintly present before.

The curse of immortality.

The greed for blood just represents the yearning and desire of this body for life.

They don't allow any vitality to escape from the body they live in, and they will greedily suck the last drop of blood.

Just when Woody was quietly thinking about how the guards of the River Valley City were infected with this layer of curse, and whether there were undead disasters around the Golden River Valley in the last life, or when some famous tombs were excavated.

The sound of galloping horseshoes and the sound of the comers stopping came from afar.

"Stop it! Stop it all for me!"

The person who came was a man in armor who was dressed similarly to the leader of the guards in Hegu Town. Afterwards, they all performed a standard knight salute.

"Sir Fife!"

"Lord Fife!"

……

The crowd was divided again, but this time there were more guards, all fully armed, not even a half-body armor.

Everyone was amazed at the strength of the guards of River Valley City, and their eyes were full of leanness. You must know that a good armor, even if it is crudely made, is still a family heirloom that can be passed down. The number of Baron's family does not exceed ten , and the River Valley City in front of them is at most a viscounty, so easily come up with half a hundred, there may be more in the city-state... They couldn't help but be surprised.

And Woody also followed the prestige, but the curved sword in his hand was already in the posture of sliding and slashing, the faith that had been dissipated in his left hand gradually solidified, and the outline of the weapon began to quietly emerge again.

The man named Fife who broke in suddenly was riding a war horse similar to that of the guard leader, with a different color, but from the silent death in his eyes and the sulfur-like breath from his mouth and nose, Woody could clearly understand these things. The mounts, like their owners, come from the most common war horses in the undead world.

Nightmare horse.

It's just that it hasn't completely transformed into four hooves burning this flame. The rotten skin and rotten meat hanging on the appearance of a smoked black skeleton horse is a precursor. It should be a way to turn your mount into a It can be summoned, similar to the spell of Phantom Horse.

Fife, who got off the horse, had sharp eyes at this time, and everyone watching him subconsciously retreated and averted their eyes, because apart from the majesty, there was still a trace of threat in this man's eyes that ordinary people could not resist. At the same time, the body's instinctive self-protection began to be triggered, and I couldn't help but feel fear and fear, as if being stared at by a wild beast.

"Well, it's too late, he's already started..."

After Woody felt the eyes of the tall knight focus on him, he replied with a rather humorous answer without hesitation.

"But I followed your advice and told him to stop now."

"You don't have to thank me, really."

Of course, his jokes that he thought were humorous did not make the tall knight who rushed over in a hurry, Fife took a deep look at the black-haired young man in front of him, and his voice gave out a sound that did not belong to what he had drunk before. The sound of silence is more like the friction sound of metal and stone.

Harsh and sharp, yet majestic.

"Do you know what you're doing? Outlander!"

The cold tone combined with the gloomy gaze made people shudder, but Woody shook his head as if he didn't realize it.

"I don't know, I only know that he is going to kill me, but his level is not enough, so he is the one lying here."

It's a very simple and simple truth, and the northerners of the Angry Winter Merchant Group around him couldn't help but cheer for him.

"Well said, Master Woody!"

"That's right, it was the knight who provoked it first. He did it first, and I prove it."

……

Fife, who was originally full of anger, was taken aback by the one after another response from the onlookers. He wanted to yell at them to shut up, but he was slightly taken aback when he saw the emblem belonging to the Angry Winter Merchant Group.

As if reacting to something, he quickly looked around and found that most of the people around him were wearing the same emblem on their chests.

Snowfield Baicheng, surrounded by minarets.

His knowledge and age obviously know more than the guard leader, and he also understands what the logo on the snowfield spire means.

The official merchant group of Navia, the Kingdom of the Northlands.

He subconsciously lowered his head and looked around, as if he was looking for something in the crowd. As someone who had known about the Nudong business group system before, he understood that the main reason why this business group became so famous was every business group. Among them, there are casters who are difficult for ordinary people to resist.

In other words, there is still a high-level spellcaster who is secretly watching.

Damn!

How did this bastard Russ offend this business group!

Thinking of this, even though Fife is already forty years old, he still wants to grit his teeth and pull up the guy who has been lying in the open space like a dead dog, who can only breathe out but not breathe in, hammers his chest, and asks why he wants to Looking for trouble here, Viscount Korn urged them not to provoke those mysterious spellcasters when they came out this trip, but unexpectedly...

The look under Fife's helmet was cloudy and uncertain for a while, and he was also caught in the middle of a decision, because he knew that Ruth's purpose was to search for someone related to that little bastard who dared to contact the outside world and trade. This is Viscount Korn He was extremely concerned about the matter, but he thought that before he left, Viscount Korn told him not to attract the attention of the spellcaster. This... conflicted.

Even though he was very experienced, he didn't know how to deal with Woody.

But time cannot allow him to procrastinate, the task of the viscount has not been completed, but in the final analysis, the business group in front of him did not anger him, and he also knew from other people that this black-haired young man was only on the side of that person. I wandered around the stall and bought some unimportant herbs. It didn't matter in essence, but Russ wanted to bring all the things involved back to River Valley City.

But the current situation is definitely impossible, and Fife knows it very well.

Therefore, his last words seemed to be squeezed out of his throat.

"Understood, since it was Ruth who made the move first, then everything he has done now is his own fault."

"Come on, take him back."

Listening to what the tall knight said, no one could hear his dissatisfaction, but except for the guards, no one in the room would think about his position, and they all cheered excitedly. The voice seemed to be celebrating the triumphant return of a certain general.

On the contrary, Woody's frown deepened. He was so provocative. The tall knight in front of him just swallowed his anger and chose to be an ostrich?

But this has nothing to do with the way he questioned him angrily earlier.

But after thinking about it for a while, Woody knew that the fundamental reason for his change of attitude happened when he was planning to reprimand and boo the crowd.

what did he see ,

Woody looked around and also noticed the members of the Winter Fury Merchant Group, but he didn't think about it for a while. After all, Cecil had left the Winter Fury Merchant Group. After a while, the guards carried away the leader of the guards who was lying on the ground. , the tall knight expressed his admiration for Navia to the merchant leader Moente with a little apology, and said that all actions were made by Ruth and had nothing to do with Viscount Korn, and he suddenly came to his senses.

It turned out that they discovered the background of the Nudong Merchant Group, which is not surprising.

They must be worried about the high-level spellcasters stationed in the business group.

If it's really going to make a fuss, this group of tin cans is not enough for a lightning storm or lightning bolt.

But it was too scary, just like a mouse saw a cat, and when it was about to leave, it was afraid that the cat would miss it, and took the initiative to tell it the location of other mice and urge it to go.

Woody couldn't help but think of the curse of immortality lingering on the body of the knight he knocked down just now...

Originally, Woody thought it was just a simple conflict or dispute between the lords, but he didn't expect it to have abnormal power.

It seems that there was indeed a hidden mission in the past of River Valley City.

It's just that before the players really explored Asenland, a group of people had already taken the lead and successfully rescued River Valley City from this predicament.

Woody didn't want to be nosy, but because of the curse just now, he couldn't enter the meditation state anyway, so he gave up taking the dark potion to enhance his immunity, and chose to go for a walk.

In the temporary camp, you can still see the guards of River Valley City searching at any time, but they seem to have been warned, and they are basically not close to the camp of the Fudong Merchant Group where Woody is.

Looks like it hasn't been found yet.

For some reason, looking at the busy guards, Woody couldn't help but heaved a sigh of relief.

I don't know where that little guy is hiding. It's amazing that he hasn't been found for so long.

Woody couldn't help admiring.

At this moment, the chirping of birds rang in his ears.

He looked up and found that it was an ordinary night sparrow singing, but the next moment he heard a familiar voice in his heart.

"Hey, Woody."

The voice of the bronze dragon Doni.

It seems that the two of them really didn't leave, Woody restrained the surprise in his eyes, kept his eyes calm, and then replied in his heart.

"Aren't you and Cecil looking at the business group now, why come to me when you have time?"

"Cecil said that he had found it. She didn't want my help, so she sent me away. Don't talk about it. Let me tell you something interesting. I found that guy..."

"found it?"

Woody was overjoyed at first, but was stunned when he heard it later.

"What did you find?"

"It's the guy you bought the herbs for."

The voice of the bronze dragon Doni is still as happy as before, and the look in her eyes can be imagined now, like a cat discovering its favorite dried fish.

"Why are you looking for him?"

Although Woody is also interested, he is more interested in Cecil...

"I saw a very strong aura of kindness in him, stronger than you. I want to help him."

Donnie said without hesitation.

"Okay, use camp detection again."

Woody looked at the night sparrow, knowing that it had committed its old problem again, so he could only sigh helplessly.

"Where is he now?"

……

Woody walked unhurriedly and walked to a backflow bank in Maple Leaf Bay.

There are many reeds and overgrown weeds here, and wild swans can often be seen flying out of it, but it is now November, and due to the weather, the reeds here are sparse, combined with the rushing and silent water, it looks a bit bleak.

The river in Maple Leaf Bay originates from the Gorgon Mountains, and then leads from east to west to Qianfanhai. It passes through forests and hills on the way, but it does not pass through the valley, so the water here is clearer and there is nothing to worry about. Household garbage.

And at the position where the reed was close to the water, he also saw the short figure trying to drill into the reed.

(End of this chapter)