Shadow Covenant

Chapter 193 "Wake Up"

However, different from the panic and fear of the merchants, the guards of the River Valley City who were looking for Tesia looked surprised. They all looked at each other in shock.

And the tall and burly knight that Woody had seen before had even mounted his war horse again, stopped digging three feet into the ground, but took out a whole black horn, and began to blow the assembled horn.

"Is this a last resort?"

Seeing the gray mist of death sweeping towards the temporary camp in Maple Leaf Bay like a living thing, Woody subconsciously had this idea in his mind.

Compared to other people's fear and panic, he didn't have much fear of this unknown gray fog. On the contrary, he was a little curious. If it was like what Tesia said, it was a cage that forced the local residents of the Golden River Valley to leave. And no matter where it escapes, it will be chased and swallowed by the gray fog, so how does it recognize it, or is it really conscious and able to distinguish the breath of everyone's body?
But if you think about it carefully, if these are all attributed to the sleeping god, then it is perfectly normal, and the surrounding rules where the god is located will be affected, let alone a simple intelligent search.

Woody carefully left the camp where the city guards were stationed, and then stood casually under a tree, quietly watching the guards of River Valley City who were trying to find him, and had no choice but to return to the scene in the gray fog. ,
Soon, the hustle and bustle of the business travelers in the camp was also shocked to find that after the guards left, the gray mist, like the tide at ebb tide, frantically retreated in the direction it came from. After a while, the world returned to its former clarity, and the air The fragrance of green grass still lingers in the ground, making it easy for people to feel that the gray mist that covered the sky just now seems like an illusion in a dream, but the horseshoe marks on the grass remind them.

Those people have been here, and the gray fog has also been here.

All of a sudden, the entire camp was whispering, and all kinds of gossip about the Golden River Valley emerged one after another, and the hot topics of discussion suddenly surged to a peak.

But at this time, Woody had already returned to the camp of the Angry Winter Merchant Group. At this time, the camp was quiet and the carriages were empty. , After the cargo pile was opened, I saw a dark group of people gathered in the center of the carriage.

None of them seemed to be affected by the gray fog, and all of them looked at the high platform in front of them in horror. A tall creature with bony spurs, dense scales, and a face like a ghost was lying on the ground, shrouded in a cloud that belonged exclusively to him. The chaotic aura of the abyss, it has not died yet, but is being tightly suppressed by a pentagram-like band of light imprinted with runes, no matter how hard it tries, it cannot move.

On the side of the suspected abyssal demon creature stood a very majestic young woman in a robe, who was the court mage Cecil who left with a luxurious carriage not long ago.

Standing on a high place, she saw Woody approaching, but she didn't speak, just nodded slightly, and then continued to use that pretty cool face to the many members of the business group in the audience, her voice was majestic with unquestionable momentum.

"Now that the traitor has been caught, the next journey is still for me to take you back to the Northland."

Speaking of her, a portal appeared again behind her. This time, an invisible big hand directly dragged the immobile demon creature suppressed by the rune into the portal. At that moment, Woody's perception made him feel There was a familiar breath, and there was no cover.

Princess of the Stars, Lani.

Feeling that it was her, Woody breathed a sigh of relief. If this is the case, then they must have been vigilant during this overseas trip. The lord's incarnation is even more terrifying.

If you insist on a metaphor for this feeling, the latter is when you see a cockroach flying towards your face at the rubbish dump on the road, and you escape by luck, you will only lament your bad luck, while the former is more like It is the cockroaches found in the food you eat at home. You don't know when they sneak in, which leads to the loss of your only sense of security, and you will be anxious and vigilant all day long.

On the contrary, members of the Nudong Merchant Group in the audience showed joy on their faces. As ordinary people, what they want more is a backer they can rely on, which is why they want to join the Nudong Merchant Group. Well, as long as Cecil returns to the caravan, he will regain the backbone. The so-called traitors and the crisis they are about to encounter are far inferior to the immediate crisis for them.

Not long after, Woody and the bronze dragon Donnie came to the familiar luxury carriage, but this time, Cecil's face was more sad than before. After seeing Woody and Donnie enter, it was She has restrained a lot, but the worry between her brows is still obvious.

"What happened outside? Why did the guards from River Valley City come here? What is the gray fog?"

When Woody sat down, Cecil asked questions like a cannonball. Obviously, her previous attention was all on finding out the traitors in the team and how to deal with them. She was very concerned about many things that happened outside. Superficial understanding, see Woody back, naturally can't wait to know the truth of the matter.

Woody hesitated for a moment, and then carefully chose to tell her what he knew, including the existence of Tecia, her environment, and the current situation in River Valley City. Some were guesses, and some were hearsay.

Cecil had obviously heard the explanation from the bronze dragon, but with Woody's explanation, she had a clearer understanding of the current situation.

"That is to say, the current Golden River Valley is nominally ruled by fog, and no one can leave there. Including the lord, everyone is infected with an inexplicable curse?"

"Then how did that little girl leave?"

Cecil realized that there must be some secrets hidden in Tesia, otherwise, how would she know how to avoid the guards' capture, and when facing the engulfing gray fog, the girl became like a member of the temporary camp. Like the foreign tourists, they were not forced to return to the territory of the Golden River Valley like the group of guards.

"My guess is that there is a mysterious force among them. They took advantage of Tesia's mother's illness and forced her to come out. As for why she went to the elf market, I have too little information now, and it is difficult for me..."

Woody knew that it was too early to reveal the Feathered Serpent, so he only revealed part of the truth.

There is nothing to hide about this. After all, before arriving at Rosent, Woody still does not intend to leave the Winter Fury Merchant Group. It is much more uncomfortable to be alone in the wild than to be in groups. These messages tell her that maybe she will Have a deeper understanding.

"Oh, where's the little girl?"

Cecil was obviously aroused, and his expression was a little curious, especially when he heard that the elf market would open in a few days, his eyes flickered.

"Still in the reeds by the river, Donnie knows where she is."

"You don't want to go to her, do you?"

Woody realized something, and hurriedly continued.

"I advise you not to interfere with her now, there may be some unexpected things."

Naturally, this is not to worry that Cecil will be unfavorable to Tesia, but that the people and things related to the demigod are all unknown. Before the matter is clear, Woody does not want to correct the trajectory of history too much, at least From this he had to investigate where the root cause came from.

"Eh? That's fine."

Cecil was still a little puzzled after hearing this, but when he saw Woody exhort in such a serious and solemn tone, the questioning mood immediately disintegrated, and the outgoing questioning turned into compliance, and soon took the initiative to transition to Next question.

Although they haven't met for too long, they still have a lot of topics to talk about.

From Cecil saying sadly that the traitor is a close businessman he trusts the most, to Woody talking about the new knowledge he has learned from goblin technology and using his faith to forge it into a more powerful weapon, They all share with each other, Woody is shocked that the infiltration of demons can achieve this level, and can completely block the detection of spells from the detection camp, and Cecil is also curious that goblin technology can go further than humans.

"It's a kind of crossbow."

Cecil touched the position of the trigger, with a rather curious expression on his face, as if he wanted to disassemble the research principle.

She is very familiar with the crossbow, and she carries a sleeve arrow on her wrist that is rarely used but is often trained.

As a mage, she is not the kind of researcher who knows nothing but spellcasting. You must know that many mages not only specialize in spellcasting, but also practice some melee combat skills. Some swordsmanship proficiency is not inferior to him, and even What's more, while being a legendary mage, he is also a high-level fighter.

"It can't be said that way, the two are completely different, and I mainly think that it is more unknown than the crossbow, not many people know about it, and it does more damage than the crossbow."

Woody did not start to analyze the advantages and disadvantages of crossbows and hand guns to Cecil, because this kind of thing mainly depends on the respective users and the environment at that time, and it needs to be concealed and low-key. The situation of close distance must be lower. The hand crossbow is more suitable, and vice versa.

He shaped his faith into a pistol mainly because he felt that he could paralyze the opponent and try to win it with one blow. If he changed it to a pistol, it would definitely greatly increase his vigilance. If he dodged it, he would have to fight again meeting.

"Ok."

Cecil nodded half-understood. She didn't get too entangled in this topic. What she's worried about now is how to proceed on the next journey. Although the inner ghost has been found out, the mastermind behind the scenes is still the same. She has no idea, although her safety is guaranteed now, but Cecil is worried about her teacher's safety. She has learned from her teacher that the power of the gods is fading, and the two temples of the God of War and the Goddess of Life have already dealt with Asenland's believers have lost their feedback. If the devil really invades, will Asenlande be able to persist?

And Woody didn't know what Cecil was thinking in his heart. All he was thinking about was the next action. Although he knew that Feathered Serpent had shown his traces at this time and began to spread his beliefs, he There is a great chance to start the Ascension Ceremony, so that the strength of one's soul can reach the minimum requirement of the Soul of Body Forging, so as to complete the necessary preparations for the next step "Blade of Disaster".

But after everything returned to peace, he couldn't help but weigh the pros and cons again.

Maybe he may be a little indecisive, but this is human nature. Before a major matter is decided, his inner thoughts will always be shaken. After all, this is to some extent deciding his own life and death and the survival of the people around him.

If he puts all his heart and soul into leaving the team and pursues some slim possibilities, he has a certain chance of success.

The best result should be to successfully master the soul of body forging, advance to the disaster blade, and be able to greatly improve one's own strength before finding the astral whale, but the consequence is that time may be delayed for some time.

But what if it fails...

Many images flashed through Woody's mind in an instant. When he first came to this world, he saw the abscess on the back of his neck like a bunch of rotten grapes, and he also felt the nostalgia for Aunt Susan and his cousin Verlander. There is also that stubborn girl with long wine red hair, even in adversity, the buds can bloom...

One pile after another, one by one.

Let his originally determined heart begin to have the emotion of fear.

Woody understood that it was an emotion called loss.

He is afraid of losing, which is brought about by fear and the unknown.

That's why the unknown is scary, because it takes away what he cares about, even if he tells himself over and over again, there's nothing to be afraid of.

He knows all about the future events and turmoil, he has rich combat experience, and he knows the world so well.

Even if there are some things that I have never understood, the danger can be minimized through the abilities I have mastered.

But... can he really bear the consequences?
he asked himself...

When there was an answer in his heart, Cecil's voice also rang in his ears.

"Woody, we are leaving tomorrow, when the time comes, you..."

Cecil obviously saw Woody's obvious interest in the cloaked girl, so she was actually ready to part.

But what she didn't expect was that the words she didn't expect came out from the thin lips of the young man with golden pupils opposite.

"Let's go together tomorrow."

"Then she..."

"She has her help behind her, so I don't need to worry about it, and it won't be long before this land can recover even without our help."

As Woody said, what flashed in his mind was the picture of a huge snake with wings rising from the forest.

"Well."

Cecil felt that Woody was wrong, but she couldn't ask too much.

Soon Woody left the carriage, and the night passed quickly.

The next day, the convoy set off again just after dawn, and left Maple Leaf Bay. Woody didn't see the girl, and he didn't deliberately look for it.

But when looking at the outline of Maple Leaf Bay gradually disappearing on the horizon.

Still can't help looking.

Finally, until it disappeared, I gradually retracted my vision and started to meditate with my eyes closed.

Digest the undigested dark potion.

After an unknown amount of time, Woody heard an exceptionally noisy noise.

He opened his slightly blurred eyes, and when he saw the darkness in the carriage, he subconsciously realized that he had slept for so long this time, from morning to night, there was no light.

Data also emerges in the eyes.

But before Woody was delighted with the joy of rising immunity, he saw wisps of gray mist leaking from the cracks in the carriage.

He suddenly woke up...

(End of this chapter)