Blood Dragon

Chapter 290: Humility

To be honest, Barranca is also an old mercenary after all—according to the world's conception, the profession of mercenary is a typical "rich but no status", or "sell your life for money". . 23 In addition, Barranca stayed in Falcon City for many years and held the title of "Lieutenant General", which meant that he also received a considerable military salary.Although his marital status is "unmarried", there is no shortage of women.

The first thing he saw was the woman's back profile.In fact, from an objective point of view, people's sides and backs look almost the same. At most, only the height and general body shape can be seen.But that glance made Baranka stunned.It was hard to describe the first impression when he saw that woman, but if there was a third person present, he would be surprised to find that the woman's silhouette was a magnet, and it just caught General Barranca's sight.

It's okay to say that the two are old acquaintances (or at least look like old acquaintances), but if the two are strangers to each other, the supernatural aspect is a bit obvious.

But the problem is that there are no such cold-eyed bystanders at the moment.Because this is a senior military officer—well, it’s actually near the residence of the Supreme Commander Ashrufat. Lieutenants like Baranka can come here at will, but no one else will appear here.Baylor and Parry had already left, and Ashuruffat stayed in the room, apparently not planning to go out for dinner because of his "poor appetite".So at this time there is only Barranca here.

And as we all know, magic—especially magic that affects the human spirit, the subject is often the last to notice its existence.

The woman turned her head.She seemed lost, nervous like a frightened bird.Balanca saw in this girl every feature of the girl he expected, the lover of his dreams.He opened his mouth, but found that he couldn't make a sound, and could only watch helplessly as the other person walked over step by step.

"Sir, where is this place?" The girl spoke in a tone mixed with shyness and anxiety, and every word could arouse the man's desire for protection.Her movements, her expression can directly ignite a fire in the depths of the iceberg.

"I'm looking for..." The girl bowed her head, apologizing uncomfortably. "Sorry, can you tell me how to get out of here?"

"This way is the ladder to leave..." Baranka was so out of his mind that he couldn't see through such a simple lie.The structure of this castle is well-regulated and uncomplicated, even for strangers, it is difficult to get lost.

"Thank you." The girl bowed her head in thanks, and suddenly, she seemed to have discovered something. "By the way, you dropped something." She pointed to something beside her.

Barranca was in that typical sleepwalking state at the moment.He didn't even look at what it was, just picked it up and put it in his pocket.And so the "lost girl" went down the stairs.He was left alone, standing there for a long time, even forgetting to eat and hunger.

When he finally came to his senses, the girl had long since disappeared.At this time, he felt a little strange why this girl appeared here.

It should be a family member of a senior military officer?However, according to the practice in the army, only senior officers—that is, the chief general and a few lieutenants—are eligible to bring their family members with them in this state of going to war at any time.And as far as he knew, Ashrufat, Belleur (and Barranca himself, of course) came to take office alone, so the only answer was Parry.

Speaking of which, things seem to be normal.Originally, Parry was Rafa's son, and this city of Nusteria could be directly regarded as Rafa's headquarters.Although it is said that Parry has been unmarried due to the need for political marriage (many people know this, Parry had hoped to marry the little queen), but there are a few mistresses, but everyone agrees within range.

But...how could there be such a beautiful person?

When Balanca returned to her room, she felt more and more strange.That beautiful figure lingered in his mind, but when he had a careful meeting, he found that he could not remember the specific situation of the figure in his mind at all.Rather than saying that he remembered the woman, it was better that there was only a vague concept left in his mind-that woman was very beautiful and charming.But how beautiful she is, facial features, figure... but it's a mess.He found that he couldn't even remember what kind of hairstyle the woman had done.

This...is weird!

In any case Barranca is an experienced soldier.He has experienced countless individual combats and group battles, and he is no stranger to magic.He has seen and experienced the effects of spiritual magic more than once.Sometimes, a group of soldiers in a magic group will feel an invisible but terrifying evil spirit, and their morale will collapse, leaving only the most courageous soldiers who will not flee.Sometimes, a group of frightened deserters suddenly felt the belief that they must win, and turned their heads to fight back to the battlefield.When human feelings and objective facts do not match, there is a high possibility that it is due to spiritual magic.

magic?But... no matter what kind of magic it is, its effect is always limited.This is like a wound. If a wound is not fatal, the injured will heal sooner or later.The same is true of magic that affects and controls the human mind.Balanka was dazed before, but now he has come to his senses and understands that his previous state is not normal.

By the way, what is this?Balanca suddenly realized that there was something in his pocket.He felt it, and it was a strangely shaped piece of metal, but to tell the truth, Barranca couldn't recognize what it was for.It's not a vessel, it's not a tool, it's not a weapon—not even a trinket.But I don't know why, but it looks familiar.Seems like I've seen it somewhere...

What's going on with this weird thing...?I picked it up at the side of the aisle?By the way, it's that woman...

A light green light suddenly flashed on the metal products.When Balanka came back to his senses, he found that a figure had appeared in front of him.

This figure appeared so suddenly that no one would mistake him for sneaking in from the outside.Barranca jumped up, with his hand on the hilt of his sword.

To say that this is also an instinctive reaction of soldiers.If it is an ordinary person, when encountering such an incredible event, the first reaction may be to shout for help, but the first reaction of a battle-hardened soldier is to draw his sword for self-defense instead of calling for help.

"Wait, Lord Barranca, please don't be so nervous."

The other party's words seemed non-hostile, and Barranca stopped.But he still maintained his previous vigilant and self-defensive posture, looking at each other.

In front of him was a translucent body emitting green light.Human beings are not glass, and the body cannot be translucent. After a few seconds, Baranka realized that what was in front of him was a virtual image condensed by the power of magic.

But although it is a virtual image, this virtual image is not a harmless mirror image.It can obviously see, talk, and hear—God only knows if it has the ability to hurt.Balanca had heard of using magic to create a virtual image, but it was not the type in front of him.

"Who are you?" Barranca asked.

"Please don't be nervous, General." The other party's attitude was very humble. "I have no malice..."

"Rushing into someone's room without even knocking on the door, this kind of action is not considered kind?" Balanka replied while observing the other party carefully.As an experienced veteran, he quickly judged the overall situation.Who is this old guy who brought his own phantom into his room?The answer seems to be on the horizon.Only the priests of the church and the wizards of chaos are good at magic.So a little logical derivation can draw a conclusion.chaos!Nobody needs to pull this trick but the followers of Chaos.Although Balanca is valued by the queen and has a bright future, he can only be regarded as an upstart at present, and he does not have such a big face that people from the church need to meet him in this way.

This uninvited guest was naturally Marvin.

"I'm really sorry, I really have no other choice." Marvin frowned, cursing Sagas secretly in his stomach for his ineffectiveness.If Barranca had yelled just now, the deal would have been over immediately.He clearly emphasized the need to explain in advance, lest the other party misunderstand.

"Who are you?" Barranca asked bluntly.Although he has no research on the mysteries of magic, he has been in the army for a long time, and he has heard some stories about magic.The magic of this projection does exist, but it is not widely used.One of the most critical reasons is that projection cannot appear out of thin air, and a positioning "coordinate" is necessary.This coordinate can be a person or an object.If it is a person, then this "coordinate" must also be a magician, and if it is a thing, then this thing must be a magic item.

Either way, it feels cumbersome and redundant.There are only a few cases where such magic is required.

"My name is Marvin." Marvin replied immediately.

"You are..." Baranka has now fully confirmed the other party's identity. "Wizard of Chaos?"

"Based on your titles, it's like this..." Marvin immediately made a harmless gesture. "But please believe me, I don't have any malice in coming to see you. In fact, as you can see, in front of you is just a shadow that can do nothing. This magic... is just a communication spell, completely harmless .”

"A chaotic believer?" Although Balanca believed in the whole point in his heart, he still made a circle slowly and brought himself closer to the door. "You want to persuade me to join the evil god? Forget it. You have found the wrong person with these tricks. This general has been waiting for many years, and now he finally has a bright future. How could he do such a rebellious thing!"

"No, no, Lord Barranca, you misunderstood me." It must be said that Marvin's expression at this moment is similar to that of the first time he met the little girl or Ashuruffat. They are very humble and gentle And it's extremely weak.