dark moon

Chapter 190 The bloody first meeting at the end (a seven thousand word chapter, as always, two chapters in one)

The small hand ax, as delicate as a work of art, drew a round arc in the air, and landed lightly on the log as thick as an arm in front of Shuer. The blade of the small hand ax was obviously very blunt, as if it was not opened. It was like a sharp edge. It was clear that Shuer had not exerted any force, and the ax simply fell on the log. However, the strong log was like butter under a hot knife. It was separated to both sides without any resistance, allowing the small hand ax to move. Hit it to the bottom.

Sitting in front of a simple cabin, topless and wearing a pair of home-made burlap pants, Shuer yawned lazily in the warm sunshine, swept the split wood into the pile, and took the He passed another piece of wood and placed it on the wood pile, then raised the ax again and swung it down.

However, the next moment, the hand ax suddenly stopped in mid-air. Xiuer seemed to be frozen, standing motionless on the spot, frowning thoughtfully.

Surrounded by mountains and vast forests, there is no human habitation within a radius of hundreds of kilometers. The only thing that accompanies Xiuer all year round is the cries of birds, the howls of animals, and the chants of insects. Apart from this, the only thing left is the wind blowing through the trees. The rustle of branches.

However, this time, the sound of several iron objects colliding came to Xiu Er's ears along with the breeze on the pavement, and accompanied by the sound of iron objects colliding, there were also thin voices.

The sound was extremely weak, obviously coming from a very far away place, and it would be difficult for a normal person to hear it, or in other words, it would be difficult to distinguish it from the sound of the wind.But Xiuer is not a normal person, no matter how subtle the voice is, he can't hide it under his keen five senses, and after nearly ten years of living in seclusion, he has long been familiar with Lin Haizhong's usual voice, so his first It took time to tell that it was the sound of weapons clashing with each other.

There are actually people fighting in this endless mountain forest?Have these people's brains been eaten by moths?

There are deeper reasons hidden behind all phenomena that go against common sense. This is one of the principles that Xiu Er has believed in for many years. And since it happened near his secluded place, Xiu Er certainly couldn't ignore it.

So at the next moment, Xiuer disappeared from the spot like the wind blowing, his figure jumped lightly on the treetops, and he disappeared into the depths of the dense forest in a blink of an eye.

"Dang", metal collided with metal, bursting out dazzling sparks in the dark forest glade, and making a harsh noise at the same time.

A tall and handsome man wearing hard leather armor twisted his waist and waved a sword with both hands, and with a dull sound of wind, he slashed at the enemy in front of him.There was an earthy glimmer flowing on the two-handed sword, and strange energy fluctuations came from the glimmer.

Opposite him, a burly man with a sword in his right hand and a shield in his left hand was wearing metal mail armor. He raised the metal square shield on his arm, bowed his waist and stretched his legs, and was fully prepared to meet the opponent's epee. The surface of the shield was also covered with subtle energy rays.

"Dang", the sword and shield collided again.

Although the burly man blocked the direct damage from the enemy's weapon and seemed unscathed, he continued to retreat under the powerful impact until his back hit a giant tree with a loud bang.In this collision of strength and strength, the winner was obviously the handsome man with a two-handed sword. The burly man could only be defeated by the opponent's power blessed by strange energy.

There are still seven or eight cuts on the strong man's body. The wounds are not very deep, but the blood has not completely coagulated, and there is a strong bloody smell.

But the tall and thin man who was hostile to him was very strange. There were many cracks in the leather armor, and there were blood stains on the cracks. But what was incomprehensible was that the skin under the leather armor was intact, and there was no sign of any injuries. look.

"It's so lively. Who are these guys?" In a tree canopy with thick leaves, Shuer revealed half of his face and stared at the fierce battle below with interest.

Are these people really human?Shure was skeptical.The physical strength of these people was simply beyond the scope of people he understood.

He watched helplessly as the burly man's exposed limbs were hit hard against a sharp branch. It was a hard Fuli wood, and it would be difficult to cause damage even with a giant axe. A normal person would have been stabbed by the tip. wore.As a result, after he bumped into it, there wasn't even a red spot on his skin, and the branches were broken into several pieces. Such physical defense power, let alone the warriors of the Eastern Continent, even those swordsmen of the Western Continent who had trained their muscles to their brains could not It can't be done. Is it Xilu's secret weapon?
If they are really from Xilu, what are they doing here?The last few times I have helped them return to the Elysian World, I haven't let them remember it. What are you going to do next?No, we can't just sit back and watch, we have to inform her immediately, otherwise...

otherwise?Xiu'er's face suddenly stiffened and gradually turned into a wry smile.

Oh, yes, what does this have to do with me?It has already broken up.In an internal strife, the two most elite troops lost thousands of people, and the strength of the family was severely damaged. This was all caused by me. I...why can't I trust her more?Haha, now I have no right to worry about her.

Although he thought so, Xiure never moved his body and his eyes were still fixed on the battle scene.Well, I'm not observing the situation, nor am I worried about her, absolutely not, I'm just curious, um, that's right, that's all.

Well, the fighting skills are very West Road style, the level of the two is almost the same, the same is horrible.But the power is so terrifying that it is simply not like a human being. It is enough to crush most combat skills. There is also that strange light. What is that? It feels like whether it is attack or defense, as long as those lights appear, it will be enhanced. magic?Don't be kidding, there is no such thing in the world.

"Tsk, these two inexplicable people, one is powerful, the other is strong in defense, and their fighting power is close. It is difficult to tell the winner. With such a contrast in strength, it is better to fight steadily. It is difficult to advance like a two-handed swordsman. If there is a chance of winning, especially if he is playing offense and defense, it will be even more troublesome.”

Xiure saw clearly that although the tall and thin man had the upper hand in the strength contest, the battle situation did not tilt in his favor.

The two-handed epee is very offensive, but its defensive ability is far inferior to the sword and shield combination. Sure enough, after the tall and thin man swung the epee and chased the enemy, the strong man holding the epee used the support of the giant tree behind him to block the enemy with the shield. Blocking the opponent's horizontal slash, he stabbed out with the one-handed sword in his right hand. The sword blade was strengthened by the strange light. The tall and thin man's hard leather armor was torn like paper, leaving a bloody wound on his waist. .

"Clang, clang, clang, clang, clang, clang, clang, clang, sword" continues. It seems that this is definitely not the first time the two have met. They know each other's fighting skills and habits very well, and they also understand each other's strengths and weaknesses very well. As time goes by, , there are more and more places bleeding on the two people's bodies.

"The strange energy is used very skillfully, and the use skills are also very experienced. It has obviously been tested in actual combat for many, many years. This is definitely not something that a newly developed secret weapon can do. Could it be that people in the West Continent had this kind of skill before? Impossible. When I killed thousands of Western Land swordsmen in succession, I had already used this technique before I could wait until now. Tsk tsk, these guys are probably not from the Western Land at all. Where did they come from?"

With a preliminary conclusion in mind, Xiuer hid in the dark and looked around.

Um?Under a tree not far away, there was the body of an old man lying upside down. The old man was wearing a strange robe, dressed like those mysterious cultists in the myths of the last civilization era.He was attacked from behind, his back was pierced with a sharp knife, his heart was broken, he was already dead, blood was flowing all over the ground, it looked shocking.

"It's so miserable. The dagger came from behind. This is not a pleasant experience." Shuer curled his lips, "Although it has nothing to do with me, if you continue to make trouble like this, how can I live in this place in the future?"

"Dang, dang, dang," just as he was thinking, the tall swordsman's big sword suddenly turned into several afterimages, and he struck the enemy eight times quickly, and the burly shield warrior also shouted. For a moment, the shield seemed to become like It was as stable as a rock, and it took all the attacks without any sway.

"What is this? It's really interesting." Of course Shuer didn't know that it was something called a skill, but it didn't affect his analysis of the battle situation. "No matter what it is, it's so reckless to only attack but not defend." , I'm afraid the one with the two-handed sword won't be able to hold on for long. Although the opponent has been pressed down and beaten by him, the injuries suffered are much lighter than him. If he continues, he will soon be unable to hold on. It seems that he is not inexperienced. A novice wouldn't be so stupid. Unless he has some back-up plan, could it be her? "

There was another person in the shadow under the tree behind the two-handed swordsman. This was something Xiuer had seen a long time ago, but he had never paid attention to it. It was only then that he took a closer look.

It was okay not to look at it, but when he looked at it, Xiuer's expression suddenly became strange.

"#@￥#@#￥" Coincidentally, at the same time that Xiure's color changed, the tall and thin man's order also arrived. The language was incomprehensible, but it was obvious that the person behind the order was the person in the shadow. people.

a little girl.

The little girl wearing a strange black cloth robe looks to be only seven or eight years old. She has been huddled under a tree not far behind the tall and thin man. Her thick golden hair hangs down her back, her big eyes are as blue as the sea, and she is chubby. The little face has obvious baby fat, and even the red lips are plump, looking very cute.

However, now she is no longer cute but pitiful. She is trembling all over and is obviously in extreme fear.

At this moment, Shuer seemed to have returned to that afternoon many years ago and saw the child who could never be forgotten.

She was wearing a simple dress, long black hair, and a short stature. She didn't look familiar at all. She held her thighs with her chubby little hands and raised her head. Her two big dark eyes flickered, looking up at the tall Xiu curiously. you.

"Hee hee." She seemed very happy. The little girl smiled like a flower, opened her arms and asked for a hug. She bent down and hugged her. Her small body was gentle, soft, and filled with indescribable warmth.

"I want to protect her, even if it takes my whole life." At that time, Shuer secretly made this oath and worked hard to implement it. However, many years later, he broke his promise with his own hands, and that experience became an experience that he could never get rid of. nightmare.

However, many years later, between the forest and the sea, he saw the child under the shade of the tree, and he seemed to see the girl asking for a hug again.

They are obviously two people, but they look nothing alike, so why do the two shadows overlap in front of you?Why is my heart beating so fast?Why would I want to protect a little girl I don't even know?

Shuer didn't find the answers to these questions because he didn't look for them at all.

This time, the body moved earlier than the brain. The breeze blew, the branches swayed lightly, and Xiure's figure had disappeared from the branches.

"#!@￥!@#￥!@#", the tall and thin man said with a hint of impatience in his tone, "!@#￥!@#."

Tears had blurred her vision. The little girl's lips trembled and she muttered a few words silently. She raised her hand like the tall and thin man pointed his finger. The next moment, a thin white light fell from the sky and enveloped the tall and thin man.

Warm, soft, and reassuring. Under the white light, the wounds on the tall and thin man healed quickly at a speed visible to the naked eye. After a few seconds, they became flat and smooth, as if they had not been injured.Looking at the intact skin and the nicks and blood stains on the hard leather armor, problems that were previously incomprehensible become understandable.

After everything was done, the little girl's face was as pale as paper, and her fingers were shaking violently, as if she was enduring some pain.Her little hands pressed hard on her forehead, big drops of sweat flowed down her temples, and her body trembled like fallen leaves blowing in the wind.

"Hahahaha." Regardless of the language, crying and laughing are common and can express inner emotions most directly.

The handsome swordsman obviously didn't care about the little girl's condition at all. After a little movement of his newly recovered limbs, he let out a burst of triumphant laughter. The attack of the big sword was like a tide, forcing the strong man with sword and shield to retreat continuously.

"@#￥@#￥@#." The offensive was like a wave, and the swordsman was in high spirits, as if he had already secured the victory, while the strong man with sword and shield kept a straight face and said nothing, gritted his teeth and fought and retreated.

No wonder the swordsmen were so proud. Both sides were equally powerful, but one side could heal their wounds at any time, while the other side could only resist. There was no suspense about the outcome.

It just seems like there is no suspense.

Mutation emerges.

In the blind spot of the little girl's sight, the air suddenly surged with an undetectable abnormal fluctuation. A black shadow emerged from behind the little girl and quickly condensed into a human shape. The black dagger in his hand was like the fangs of a poisonous snake that finally showed up. He stabbed the little girl's soft neck silently.

Even though she can use strange techniques to treat wounds, she is still just a seven or eight-year-old girl. She doesn't understand how to protect herself on the battlefield. Now she seems to be in severe pain again, and she doesn't pay attention to the blind spots in her sight. What.

When she finally realized that something was wrong, it was because she felt the flow of wind. When she turned her head, she saw a black shadow turning into a stream of light, carrying the strong wind in front of her, rushing towards her, and then she was hit and flew away. go out.

"Pfft", the sound of a sharp weapon cutting into the body will always be horrifying, and the smell of blood that spreads along with the sound is also strong and pungent.The black figure that jumped out was naturally Shuer. Just before the dagger was about to pierce the little girl's neck, he finally arrived. He had no time to use other methods, so he could only knock her away and bear the dagger's attack with his body for the girl.

After rolling on the ground a few times, the girl raised her head. What appeared in front of her eyes was the tall back of Xiu Er and the familiar woman opposite Xiu Er.

The tight clothes wrapped around her body, and her habit of hiding in the shadows made her a bit more sinister. The dagger in her hand was stained with blood, bright red, like the fangs of a poisonous snake.

The gentleness and kindness that he once had have long since disappeared, and his demeanor is full of ferocity and ferocity, like a beast that chooses to devour people. If you don't pay attention, it will pounce on and bite the victim's throat.

The little girl subconsciously took a step backwards, only to realize that she could no longer bite off other people's throats.

When the figures just crossed each other, there was already a small, work-like hand ax on her white and tender neck. The hand ax was very blunt, like a decoration, but it was deeply embedded in her neck, almost Her neck was cut in half.

The woman in the shadow pressed tightly against the huge wound on her neck, her eyes protruding like goldfish, staring at Xiuer in front of her. Even if the blood sprayed from the corner of her mouth stuck to her face, it could not block the expression on her face. disbelief and despair.

She couldn't figure it out until she died.

He obviously has no fighting spirit and is just an ordinary person. With the strength of an ordinary person, even if he cuts with all his strength with a sharp blade, it may not cause damage to his body. Why can he cut off his own neck with just a casual axe? His own life?

What’s even more confusing is, who is this person and how could he appear here?This is an alien projection where no one will exist. How did he appear?If I hadn't believed too much that there were only five people here, how could he have succeeded in sneak attack? If not...

There was no time to think more, blood spurted out from his neck, along with his remaining life force.

With reluctance and resentment, she opened her eyes and stopped breathing.

"Roar"!
Two roars came from the fighting position, carrying different emotions.

The handsome swordsman had the same style of explanation on his fingers as the dead woman. He looked like he was a couple, but his roar was full of joy, as if his hatred had been vented, while the burly shield swordsman's The roar was full of grief and anger, and he even fell into madness. He gave up all defenses and rushed towards the dead woman and Xiure.

Xiure just took half a step across, protecting the little girl behind him, but made no defensive moves because he was in a very bad condition.

His injuries were far more serious than expected.

There is no doubt that he is a very powerful and experienced warrior. The moment the dagger touched his body, his fighting instinct had already reacted. His body deflected to avoid weak muscle parts, and his fully tempered skin and muscles suddenly Tighten up, move your body backwards in the direction of the force, and try to resolve the force on the dagger.

However, the effect is not significant.

According to his combat experience, through body movement, the tight skin and muscles can offset most injuries. A short dagger will be caught in the muscles, making it difficult to go deeper without causing excessive damage.

Surprisingly, this time, the dagger had quite a strange energy attached to it, easily breaking through the muscle blockade. Even though he had tried his best to resolve it, it still penetrated deeply and opened a shocking wound on his right chest, which even affected his lungs. suffered serious injuries.

The strong man with sword and shield failed to charge over.

He lost his mind, but the swordsman did not. When he passed by the swordsman, the swordsman was already ready. After a moment, the big sword easily penetrated the strong man's back, penetrated the heart, and passed through the heart. It penetrated his chest and opened a huge bloody hole in his body.

After struggling and running forward for a few more steps, the strong man staggered and fell to the ground unwillingly, unable to reach the dead woman's side until his death.

"Hahahaha." He looked around the audience with great ambition. There were three dead people, a young girl, and a savage who appeared out of nowhere. Although he couldn't understand why this savage appeared here, let alone how he could kill him. His wife, but the dagger in his body was real. Such a serious injury had caused the savage to lose half his life. He could not even stand still. He could only cover the wound and sit on the ground violently. respite.

There is no threat anymore.

In his pride, the swordsman ignored the behavior of the savage who was soaking in blood and constantly drawing patterns on his body. Who knows which god's believer this was before his death? It was not important at all. What was important was that there was no threat. Everything is mine.

He walked a few steps to the corpse of the strong man with sword and shield, and penetrated the corpse's neck with his sword, leaving no chance for the enemy to pretend to be dead.The swordsman then knelt down and groped carefully on the corpse for a while, finally found a cloth bag, opened it expectantly, looked at it, and laughed excitedly again.

"#￥!@#￥." The little girl looked pale and spoke in a language that Shuer could not understand.

"#@￥@#￥@#￥." The swordsman smiled and gave a long series of answers. Suddenly, his face turned serious, and he strode up to the severely injured and exhausted Shuer. The sword with a strange light was raised high. He raised it and struck it down with a sword.

Facing a seriously injured person, the swordsman was alert enough, and even poured enough fighting spirit into the big sword. Even if the opponent on the same level could not avoid it, he would not be able to meet the attack with his body, not to mention that the opponent was just a person with no body. The vindictive and seriously injured savage was on the verge of death. The outcome was no suspense for him.

However, suspense immediately appeared.

Shuuer, who had strange patterns painted on his body, suddenly jumped up as easily as if he was not injured. The weird bulges in his muscles contained explosive power.

With a "clang" sound, a sharp and flexible strange weapon was originally wrapped around Xiure's waist like a belt. At this moment, it suddenly broke away from his body and was held in his hand. When it shook in the wind, the strange weapon seemed to be lost. As flexible as it was, it turned into a flexible poisonous snake, piercing the swordsman's neck like lightning.

With one strike of his sword, Xiuer floated back a few meters like light smoke, wiping away the blood that flowed from the corner of his mouth due to the shock of his body.Without even looking at the swordsman whose neck was stabbed, he casually pulled out the dagger stuck in his body.

The wound under the dagger was shocking, but the blood vessel seemed to be sealed, not a drop of blood flowed anymore, Xiuer ignored his wound, instead walked a few steps up and looked at him in horror, still clutching a fistula tightly in his hand. In front of the girl with a strangely decorated stick-like weapon, he half-knelt and stretched out his hand to her, with a gentle smile on his face.

"@#￥@#￥", still in incomprehensible language, the girl seemed to be shaking less.

Xiure sighed, stretched out his hand very slowly, and touched the top of the girl's head. The girl's body stiffened, then slowly relaxed, and tears began to accumulate in her eyes.

"I'm going to die this time. He was so seriously injured and he used a secret method forcibly." Xiuer had already made a judgment about his future in his heart. He might as well just rest well and rest forever.But no, we can't leave this child here, at least let her return to a safe environment.After paying attention, Shuer pointed at the girl, then at the corpses around her, and said slowly, syllable by syllable, "What's going on?"

The body language was common, and the girl actually understood it. She bit her lip tightly and pointed at the cloth bag that was still held in the swordsman's hand until her death, but her eyes drifted away, not wanting to look at the cloth bag again. .

Spreading his fingers and opening the bag, Shuer's eyes flashed with light.

In the cloth bag, ten diamonds the size of a baby's fist were quietly lying together, crystal clear and shining.

No further explanation is needed, Shuer already understands.

Such a huge diamond is definitely a priceless treasure, enough to make everyone tempted.Friendship?love?Family affection?In the face of such huge wealth, these feelings are as fragile as glass. As long as they can kill others and possess it all alone, how many people can remain unmoved?

At least the four who died didn't.

Human nature does not need praise or criticism.

However, Shuer burst into laughter. The laughter was full of ridicule, and he laughed so much that he could hardly breathe.

"@#￥@#", the girl looked at Xiure with strange eyes.

"I'll show you a magic trick." He knew that the girl couldn't understand it, but Xiu Er thought it was so funny that he couldn't help but speak in his own words, "A very simple, but absolutely wonderful magic trick."

It was indeed very simple. Xiuer just took out a diamond, wrapped it in his hands, and heated the diamond with his body temperature. After 1 minute, 2 minutes, after 2 minutes passed, the diamond showed amazing changes.

The crystal clear surface seemed to have melted in half, and there were hundreds of tiny holes on the surface, which were so densely packed together that it made people feel like their scalp was numb and nauseated.

Seeing that the time was almost up, Shuer quickly threw the diamond out, like throwing away a hot potato.

The magic effect finally appeared. The diamond lost its luster while it was still in the air and became like an ordinary stone. At the same time, hundreds of small red nematodes popped out of the diamond. Drill away.

Unfortunately, by the time the bugs discovered something was wrong with the environment, it was already too late.

Some of them have already burrowed into the soil, and some of them are still half writhing outside. The discomfort of the environment makes them lose the chance to survive, and soon they will no longer move.

"Scientific name, parasitic nematode, commonly known as, greedy people will die. It will concentrate on collecting things disguised as humans or animals, find opportunities to get into the body of organisms, and eat the prey alive from the inside." Shuer laughed full of mockery. Suddenly he picked up the girl, stared into her eyes and said, "I want to send you back, where did you come from?"

"@#￥@#￥@#￥"

"Do you know where it's safe?"

"#￥@#￥@#￥@#￥"

"Very good. It seems that I can play a long game of hand gestures before I die."

(End of this chapter)