Embers of Embers

Chapter 123 The Thelma & Louise
The prosperous world fell into a burning hell in an instant. With howls and roars, those jagged monsters surrounded the entire manor and appeared in the shadows everywhere.
The nobles had never seen something so abhorrent. The erosion of twisted minds began to spread with the invasion of demons. Most people felt great fear the first moment they saw the demons. Some even fainted directly. A few of them fainted. The guard tried to pick up his gun to resist, but when he took aim, he inevitably looked at the demon, and then his trembling hand made the gun lose its target.
The demons are spreading like a virus, spreading wantonly.
Seliu hid in the shadow of the corner, obviously the scene was so chaotic, but there was no panic on the girl's face, as if she didn't know fear.
At first, she was planning to follow Lorenzo, but Lorenzo's expression was very wrong at that time, as if something terrible was about to happen. As a result, just as Seleu thought, the tide of demons swallowed everyone in an instant.
Fortunately, this was a grand dance, and there was a certain level of security. The wailing sounds were mixed with gunshots, but the gunshots gradually faded away. It seemed that they couldn't hold on for long.
Seliu didn't know what these monsters were, but judging from the strange sense of oppression on them, they must not be good things. She backed away slowly, holding a candlestick in her hand. The fire had been extinguished, but since then Judging from the heavy feel, it is a good blunt weapon.
The weak sense of existence she was born with worked at this moment. Countless monsters were seen running rampant in the huge manor, but none of them found Seliu in the shadows.
It may be that she learned the skills in her early life in Nalo, Gaul. Seleu's ability to survive is stronger than anyone else. After all, who would have thought that this noble duchess would still be hiding in a garbage dump at the end of the alley a few years ago. Where are the wild dogs.
Slowing down her breathing, Seliu is like a dark elf, jumping in the shadows. Her goal is outside the manor. As long as she escapes from here, with the complicated streets and alleys of Old Dunling, Seliu can't even outrun those monsters. You won't be at a disadvantage, of course, provided you remove these damn weights.
Seliu took off those expensive headdresses one by one and threw them on the ground casually. With these things inserted, Seliu felt like he was carrying a precious metal platter on his head. It was heavy and in the way, and these things were also reflective, making it easy to Expose Seleu's position.
Then he picked up a table knife and cut the skirt vigorously. This thing was too thick. Seliu looked like a bloated penguin wearing it and couldn't run fast at all.
She didn't cherish this exquisite dress, and if its designer saw it, she would definitely rush out and fight Seriulu, but Seriulu didn't care about it, and finally relaxed, and then her brisk body walked through the shadows.
She didn't know the specific map of the manor, but Seliu still remembered the way she came, and she was always planning her escape route.
To leave here, she had to pass through the courtyard and the castle of the manor. There was an uncovered road between the gate and the castle, but behind the road were rows of carriages.
Seleu had to find a way to get there. Although she was not tall, Lorenzo had taught her how to ride a horse and how to climb out of a dead situation during her life in Gaulonalo.
The half-dead demon suddenly rushed out from the other side of the field of vision. It seemed to have withstood the attack before. There were several huge bullet holes in its body, and blood was constantly pouring out of it.
The strong have their own ways of surviving, and the weak have their own ways of surviving.
The cold girl suddenly became hot. She didn't wait for the half-dead monster to launch an offensive, and rushed forward first. Her thin body actually knocked the monster down during the collision. Unlike her apparent weakness, Seliu clenched the hand in her hand. The candlestick was smashed down hard, as if it had grasped its own destiny.
The demon struggled and twisted, but was suppressed by this thin body. Various indescribable emotions rose in Seliu's heart. Being so close to the demon, the strange erosion was oppressing her spirit, but This wasn't a reason for her to stop.
Clenching his teeth, he repeated it mechanically again and again, venting his anger until he smashed the monster's head into a puddle of mud.
Seleu stood up slowly, her white skirt was now completely dyed red, and scarlet roses were in full bloom.
"Isn't this dead?"
The body that had lost its head was still twisting slowly. Seliu had never seen a demon before. He didn't know that such a thing would need to destroy the heart. Otherwise, with the demon's vitality, it could continue to move for a while. Some powerful demons even You can survive without your head, and then use that terrifying vitality to restore your head.
Seeing that she could not completely kill the demon, Seliu immediately started running. Even with her cold heart, she felt unspeakable fear at this moment. Countless footsteps sounded in her ears, and they became clearer as time went by. Seryu wasn't sure if this was an illusion or reality.
If it was a hallucination, she undoubtedly encountered something at some point, but she had not yet realized that, if it was reality, there were countless demons coming towards her at this moment.
Isolated and helpless Seleu, operating in a hellish environment, she began to feel that she was gradually changing back to her former appearance, not the Stuart Seleu, but the beggar Seleu on the street.
She had never really longed for the so-called glory and power. In this desperate situation, she began to miss her life of escape. From Seleu's perspective, the moment Lorenzo kicked open the door, the sun shone on her face. At that moment, the so-called Seliu truly came to life.
After crossing the complicated courtyard, Seliu rushed into the tall castle. From the highest point of the castle, he could overlook every corner of the entire manor.
Her steps began to stagger, and there was a scar on her ankle. It seemed to be a wound left when the demon struggled. Seleu didn't notice it at the time, but now the pain began to attack.
Seliu suddenly realized that she might not be able to leave the manor, and she didn't think she would die. She would not give in so easily. Climbing up the stairs, the maze-like room in the castle might be able to delay the demons for a while.
She was panting violently, panic and injuries were consuming her strength, and at this moment, at the end of the corridor, the demon slowly walked out.
Like a duel, there were Seleu and the demon at both ends of the corridor. Several decorated knight armors stood on both sides of the corridor, guarding the small duel ground. Seleu calmed his breathing as much as possible, and then touched He took off the decorated sword from the knight's armor beside him.
The blade was still too heavy and huge for Seriulu, and he dragged it with great effort. Although it was strenuous, it was better than the candlestick. The monster in front of him was unscathed, obviously not the kind of thing he had just encountered.
His fingers gently brushed the blade. It was a pity that this decorative sword did not have a sharp edge. With Seleu's strength, ordinary slashes would definitely not be able to harm the demon, so the only effective attack was stabbing.
But this sword is so heavy, and Seliu obviously cannot control it freely, so she only has one chance, a fatal chance, to inflict heavy damage to the monster, otherwise she will become the monster's food.
The two sides moved with a tacit understanding and charged towards each other. The demon's twisted body looked like a human but also looked like a beast. Its slender claws scratched the ground hard to gain faster speed.
Seliu was much slower in comparison. She raised the sword with great effort and found the right opportunity to stab it out.
All the attacks were completed in an instant. The moment he approached the demon, Seliu fiercely charged with his sword, using the short momentum to slide forward. At the same time, he raised the sword diagonally and leaned back with his whole body. Close to the ground.
This is the only tactic she can think of at the moment. If the demon pounces on her, it will inevitably be pierced by the sword raised at an angle, and her own efforts to lean back can reduce the damage to the greatest extent.
Everything was as she thought. The demon jumped up high, but at the moment it jumped down, the sharp grappling hook cut into the wall. The demon actually completed a strange turn in mid-air, and then fell behind Seliu. As light as a hunting cheetah.
The day of death has come. At this moment, Seliu can already think of the image of the sharp claws piercing her, but she has no fear of death. In the face of the danger of death, she can't feel anything. She just turns her head hard and witnesses the fall. claws.
The sharp claws fell, and there was a sudden sound of friction between steel and violent shaking. Then the knights who had been standing on both sides of the corridor moved. The old armor brought a roaring wind, and the heavy decorative sword He was held up for a month and a half, and when the demon attacked, he was chopped off from behind like an executioner.
"Attack its heart!"
There was a shout from under the armor.
Seliu never thought that there was a person hidden in the decorated armor, but the next moment his thoughts were interrupted by action.
The blade that fell suddenly slashed fiercely at the neck of the monster, but the blade that had not been sharpened could not completely cut into the flesh and blood, but under the kinetic energy of the swing, it cut into a few points like a steel plate.
But it was this blow that gave Seleu a crucial chance to escape. The falling claws were deflected by the pain. Seleu knelt up on the ground holding the blade, and then put the tip of the sword against the heart of the monster's chest.
"continue!"
Seliu roared uncontrollably, and then the knight raised and lowered the heavy sword blade, as if it was striking a wooden stake, as if it was striking the demon's neck, and under the impact of this slash, the demon's body couldn't help but sink. It sank, and then the tip of the raised sword penetrated its chest.
Seliu grasped the sword grid below and lifted the sword blade upward with force. The knight above was also slashing continuously. Although it was not sharp enough, in the eyes of the knight, it would break after several more cuts.
With the cooperation of the two, the demon struggled feebly for a while, until the sword fell for an unknown number of times and finally cut off the head.
This was probably the most tortured demon to die. The entire neck had been hammered into mud, and the bones were broken into countless pieces. The corpse was weakly pressed against the blade of the sword. Seleu crawled under the corpse with difficulty. out.
After doing all this, the knight also collapsed on the side. The two looked at each other and gave each other a thumbs up after a brief silence.
"Follow me, you can't stay here for long."
After taking a short rest, the knight stood up, scratching his armor and making a rattling sound.
"What is this thing?"
Seliu nodded, dragging his injured foot and reluctantly stood up.
"The demon...you probably can't understand it. Just think of it as a mythical monster. It can only be killed by cutting off its head and destroying its heart."
The knight explained, tightening her grip on the blade, which looked like a mace from the way she was using it.
Before the two of them could talk more, more footsteps came from all directions. The knight took off his stuffy helmet, and his fiery red hair fell down. She gripped the sword tightly and looked at Sai who was a little surprised. Liu.
"What, is it surprising?"
The girl looked around with great vigilance. Although the blade in her hand was not sharp, she always felt an inexplicable sense of security when holding it tightly.
"It's nothing."
Seleu leaned on the blade of his sword, leaning against the girl and observing the rear. Countless shadows were moving around in the shadows, all of them looked like monsters.
"Actually, you quite impress me, Seleu."
There was a faint wailing sound, but the girl was not afraid, and instead started chatting with Seleu.
"you know me?"
Seliu didn't expect that this person actually knew him.
"Yes, the future duchess of the Stuart family. They said you are a lucky person. You have risen from a beggar to success. I thought you were a timid little princess, but I didn't expect you to be quite ruthless in your actions."
Not sure if she was praising or mocking, Seliu asked coldly.
"then who are you?"
"Eve Phoenix, when my overprotective dad steps down, I will be a duchess too."
Eve said unceremoniously, but she felt a little disappointed when she thought of Duke Phoenix's amazing body and felt that he could still last for many years.
"They look like a lot, do you have any ideas?"
With a shuddering aura, the demon slowly crawled out of the shadows, but this time there was more than just one.
"This damn thing is afraid of fire."
Eve remembered what Lorenzo had said to her before, and then looked at both sides of the corridor. Because of the old age of the castle, many places were not powered by electric lights. Perhaps it was for the sake of the ancient solemnity that the candlesticks were burning. With flickering candlelight.
Seryu whispered.
"This is Duke Salicardo's favorite manor."
"Do you think he would still like to live there with so many people dead?"
After listening to Eve's words, the two girls turned their heads and looked at each other. Although they didn't say it explicitly, they felt as if they had completed a tacit dialogue and smiled the same way.
Just like meeting a rare soulmate, such a knowledgeable person is not so easy to meet.
The demon began to approach, and at this moment, the two girls simultaneously waved their sword blades and struck the candlesticks on both sides. The flames directly ignited the expensive carpets and curtains. Maybe it was because of the precious materials, and the fire was extremely strong. .
But that was not the end. Like arsonists, the two girls grabbed the remaining candlesticks and lit all the flammable items on fire.
This is like a violent escape. The monsters hesitated to attack after the sea of ​​fire. During their hesitation, two sword blades smashed through the sea of ​​flames and hit the monster. Although it could not be killed, the monster was also hit by the attack. Falling down, the two girls jumped out of the sea of ​​fire, spreading the flames to every corner of the castle as they moved.
The fire spread and lit up the entire castle.
(End of this chapter)