The riding and chopping simulator of the Lord of the Rings

Chapter 251 Protagonist?

Allen generally refers to the third script he opened as the Magic Continent. In fact, its full name should be "Magic Continent of Calradia, The Age of Dark Invasion".

And this somewhat long name actually sums up everything about this script. This is a land with magical power, and it is also a turbulent era that is about to suffer or has already been invaded by darkness.

This continent, which is also called Calradia, is constantly at war. Five countries that hate each other conquer each other in order to fulfill the king's ambition, causing the civilians who had a short and stable life to wander around.

The most direct manifestation is that the originally safe avenue has become more and more dangerous due to the increase of lawbreakers in recent years, especially the Yu River near Zenda. Like harvested leeks, a wave will soon grow again after harvesting.

A battle that took place near the Yu River and is nearing its end, blocked Allen's way to Zenda, a wide dirt road that is not particularly easy to walk, and a grassy hillside on the east side of the road and a river bank full of cobblestones on the west side Dozens of outlaws in simple clothes lay in a haphazard manner.

Some were able to groan reluctantly, while others remained silent, leaving their lives in the early autumn of this year forever after suffering but not getting the slightest stability.

The winning side is a team of bounty hunters who are fully armed and riding horses. In Zenda, any team that has registered and hunted down criminals can be called a bounty hunter.

As for whether this team was originally a mercenary, a deserter, or some other weird armed force, under normal circumstances, no one cared at all.

It's fine as long as you don't cause trouble.

But the winning team in front of him is a bit different. Even after a brief observation, Allen can see that they are composed of two distinct groups of members.

A wave of costumes should be the mercenaries recruited in Zenda City. These well-armed and combat-proficient guys are almost equivalent to Zenda's regular army. Count Arassis sheltered them and provided them with fairly good-paying jobs to sustain the lives of these people.

For any young man who is unwilling to farm and wants to venture out, the instructor Kai in Zenda City will provide the initial training, and it is free of charge. It is precisely because of this incense that most of them come from Zen Zenda's mercenaries are willing to lend a helping hand when Zenda is in crisis.

This group of people is obviously directly led by the young man wearing the badge.

The other part of the fighters is equipped with armor that is not particularly common on this continent. Most of them have gloomy expressions, and they often talk to themselves when they are fighting or busy. Might know what they're talking about.

But it can be clearly seen that these people are not under the blond young man, they should be ordered by an old man in a gray robe, and this gray-haired old man is standing beside the young man and talking What.

This situation made Allen feel inexplicably familiar. If the metal scepter in the old man's hand was replaced with a wooden one, and a wizard hat was placed on his head, then this scene might be even more memorable.

It's just that there were some weird scenes that interrupted Allen's memories.

The victorious soldiers gathered all the captives who were still able to move, and provided simple treatment, food and water. This scene is very normal in this land, because these captives have become victorious property of the recipient.

Here, the vanquished were sold as slaves, a legal business recognized by the king.

Not to mention these bounty hunters who basically rely on their own conscience, even private troops raised by nobles, and regular troops under the king are doing this kind of business, but all soldiers who don't want to become slaves will leave a sum of redemption before fighting money, to get rid of the fate that he may become a slave.

Of course, the lawbreakers who rob houses basically don't have this awareness, their fate is to become slaves, and Zenda has a slave trader named Ramon, who can be said to be the most famous businessman in the city.

It's just that the piles of firewood gradually piled up on the field made things gradually go in a strange direction.

At first, Allen thought they were going to burn the corpses. Although burials are generally popular on this continent, it is not impossible to burn them. The ultimate purpose is to prevent the corpses from causing diseases during the process of decay. Why? Processing is processing.

It's just strange that the old man's subordinates were the ones who started to pile up the firewood. The mercenaries from Zenda just watched with cold eyes, and looked at their leader from time to time, who was talking to the old man with a smile on his face blond youth.

But as time went by, the pyre became bigger and bigger, far exceeding the need to burn the corpses. At this time, Allen faintly sensed that something was wrong. These guys may not only burn corpses, but also The living captives may not escape the fate of being burned to death.

Allen is not the only one who has this kind of thinking, some of the captives who were not tied up also saw this, and took the risk of escaping, but how can two legs run faster than four legs? ?
Even if there was a rushing river tens of meters away, the fleeing people had no chance of gaining the slim hope of escape, and were knocked out with a stick, and then dragged back to the firewood pile.

Burning a person alive is called a living sacrifice on this continent. In Alan's memory, most of this cruel and bloody activities are only held when cults sacrifice.

And the sect that is most enthusiastic about this kind of activity is Alan's greatest enemy, the Druya ​​sect that believes in the Lord of Darkness. These blind believers believe that people who are burned to death are the best sacrifices for the Lord of Darkness. They will also be rewarded for their contributions.

Thinking of this, Alan's face suddenly became serious, and then he whispered something to Momocha next to him.

After a while, Momocha, who was ordered by Alan, nodded, and slowly approached the other party on his own brown steed, and at the same time shouted loudly: "Warriors who have just won the victory, my leader! Lord Alan, who is known as the guardian, hopes to make a deal with you, whether these captives can be sold to us?"

The title of "Guardian" is the name that Alan earned when he was a mercenary in the Five Kingdoms, because he was willing to accept some missions to fight criminals, and the mission success rate was [-]%, protecting countless businesses in the process. Teams, and farmers who were harassed by bandits, so this name is really loud among the people.

It's just that when the nobles mentioned the name Allen, there was always some ridicule in it. In their view, this kind of person was an idealistic fool who would never be able to stand at the same height as himself.

In the city of Zenda, Allen's name is even more resounding, because to a certain extent, the "Guardian" is also a hero who walked out of this free city, and he is born with a certain degree of favorability .

The blond young man who was talking with the old man was immediately attracted by Momocha's words. As a young man who also came from Zenda, he had also heard the name of "Guardian".

"Master Alan? His reputation is as loud as summer thunder. I am Dantes from Veruga. I am very happy to know such an upright hero at this joyous moment."

When he was talking about this, Dantès looked back at the old man beside him, and said with a little regret on his face: "It's just that these captives can't be sold to you. My teacher told me that their hands were once infected with innocent blood. The blood of the victim, the dirty soul in the body needs to be purified by the flames, and now we are preparing for the ceremony, which cannot be interrupted."

Hearing such absurd words, Alan galloped to Dantes' side. In his opinion, this young man wearing a hero badge should be the protagonist of this era, but he didn't know why he was so easily bewitched. , to say such ridiculous words.

"Purification of the soul? Do you know how cruel it is for a living person to be burned to death? Even a battle-hardened and tough warrior can't tolerate such cruel pain. How dare you call it purification? "

Although the condescending Allen responded to Dantès' words, his gaze was on the gray-haired old man standing on the other side, who was the "teacher" in Dantès' mouth.

The gray-haired old man also looked at Alan, with a trace of resentment in his gleaming eyes. As the high priest of the Druya ​​sect, how could Gayev have never heard of the name "Guardian"?That is the enemy that the entire sect has hunted down on this continent for a long time.

Suddenly, an extremely ethereal voice suddenly appeared in Alan's ears, and gradually became clearer, but the voice did not bring any substantial content, as if countless flies were flying in Alan's brain.

"buzz buzz buzz"

This annoying sound instantly ignited the anger in Allen's heart, his right hand immediately clenched the handle of the knife around his waist, and just when Allen was about to draw his weapon, the annoying buzzing sound disappeared , replaced by a majestic and solemn voice.

"You should believe in the Lord of Darkness. He will give you supreme glory, a lot of wealth, eternal life, and true happiness. You should believe in the Lord of Darkness."

The voices came layer upon layer, coming from all directions towards Alan's ears, and within a short period of time, all the thoughts in his mind were expelled, leaving only one thought.

"Worship the Lord of Darkness"

"No, never." There was a hint of pain in Alan's eyes as he muttered to himself, his originally calm face became a little hideous, and his body shone with dazzling white light in broad daylight.

"Woo, woo woo woo..."

A vicissitudes of the horn sounded in Alan's heart, instantly driving away all the voices surrounding him, and at this time, Alan finally got rid of the controlled state, and then a bright silver light flashed However, the sharp scimitar from his waist was pulled out, and slashed at the old man holding the scepter at the moment the horse was galloping.

Even if he thought about it with his heels, Alan knew where the voice that could confuse others' minds came from. After all, the scepter in the old man's hand was still emitting imperceptible black smoke, and his eyes were even more red.

If it wasn't his fault, Allen would eat the star horn in his arms.

The sudden attack was obviously beyond Gayev's expectations. He could feel that the divine spell he prayed for had been answered, and he also saw Allen's abnormality. The sudden attack at this time made him inevitably fall into a In a panic.

It’s just that some rumors are indeed true. When the living people are burned to death for sacrifice, the Dark Lord will indeed give rewards, increasing the host’s physical fitness and even lifespan, and Gayev has already performed countless living sacrifices. Clearly, even his age is beyond most people's imagination.

Therefore, even in a panic, Gayev still reluctantly raised the metal scepter in his hand, and slid away the knife that cut off his head, but the left hand holding the scepter lost three in this confrontation. The middle finger.

Seeing the sudden fight between the high priest and the outsiders, the soldiers of the Dark Order who were still preparing firewood reacted extremely quickly. They drew out their weapons and rushed towards Alan on the horse. There were bursts of black air.

Even if they couldn't catch up with the enemy with their legs, they still had to rescue the injured Gayev from under the scimitar, even if they sacrificed their own lives.

However, several glaring lightning bolts lit up from Allen's hands, and with the sound of "Thunderbolt", none of the soldiers who were braving black air was spared. The soldiers stopped in their tracks one after another, and a look of panic appeared on their gloating faces.

They really can't understand Gayev's trick of burning the living people to death, and they even sneer at the words of purification. The most important thing is that people are burned to death, and there is no money for selling prisoners. The income for a period of time can be said to have dropped sharply.

So when these people saw that the old man who had been bewitching the captain had lost a few fingers, they naturally felt a little bit of joy in their hearts.

But they couldn't watch an outsider bully their captain's "teacher". After all, those who were burned to death were only some bandits.

It's just that these dazzling lightning bolts stopped everyone present, and Gayev, who had lost three fingers, had a distorted expression on his face as if he had seen a ghost, and then changed into a decisive color, a black Smoke enveloped his body, leading him to leave the place quickly.

At that speed, I am afraid that even Alan's mount hunting in Middle Earth can't catch up, let alone that he is riding just a very ordinary horse at this time.

However, he didn't get too entangled with the fleeing enemy, he just took out the star horn from his bosom and stuffed it directly into Dantes' hand.

Based on his own experience, Allen immediately thought that the young man who was the protagonist should have been bewitched by that. Since the horn of the stars can wake him up, it should also be useful to Dantes.

It's just that when Allen sent out the star horn, he caught a glimpse of red light from the corner of his eye, and then he picked up a gemstone with sparkling fire from where Gayev left.

It was the burst of flames from the "Fire Stone", and this scene made Allen murmur in his heart.

"Who is the protagonist?"

(End of this chapter)