Below, Elden Juggernaut

It is very noble and elegant, but it lacks a bit of excitement.

Tang En looked out of the window. The bombing square in the center of the castle was full of hustle and bustle. Ordinary soldiers drank wildly and danced around the fire when they got excited. The wine was poor and the dishes were bold, but if Tang En could choose, he would rather Hang out with these rough guys.

"In the final analysis, I still have nothing to do with decency and nobility." Tang En raised his glass to a curious looking homeless knight, and drank it all down.

Everyone here can be a centurion, but although he has served as a general, he has never even been a small captain. How can he understand the calmness and restraint of the so-called superiors.

"With my hands and feet tied, if it weren't for the good wine and meat, I would have slipped back to sleep a long time ago. '

Tang En leaned against the wall and saw Marenia who was shuttling through the crowd. She stopped from time to time to praise a certain brave knight, or raised a glass to salute a certain ally general. Even a noble demigod, she There are also certain intangible guidelines that must be followed.

This is power, but also responsibility.

"The order divides the ranks, and the ranks produce the norms. No matter how high the status is, you can't get rid of the norms, otherwise you will become a stupid king that everyone hates. Therefore, the higher the position, the less freedom. It's sad, obviously she just wants to be a no-nonsense It's just a carefree brother."

Tang En drank another glass and was gradually turning into a big teacher. At this time, he saw a touch of red approaching from the corner of his eye, and quickly hid the wine glass behind him.

"Teacher, how is your food?"

"It's not good, the cooks here are not as good as yours." Serlian in a red dress had a sullen face, looking very unhappy, "How long are you going to eat, this kind of social activity is a waste of time, There are always knights who don't know the so-called show off their charms in front of me!"

I forgot, you are an old house girl.

Tang En looked Se Lian up and down. With her tall figure and red dress, she was undoubtedly the most beautiful woman tonight.

"It's good to relax once in a while." Tang En picked up a pork chop and listened to the beautiful high voice of the bat banshee on the stage.

"No, these vulgar knights make me sick. If this broken city is not too complicated, I would have left a long time ago."

"Hey, bear with it, as a guest, you have to give the Valkyrie some face." Tang En was also very helpless, and simply changed the subject, "By the way, how did those knights show off their charm?"

Se Lian thought for a while, and showed a disdainful expression: "Just read some nonsense poems, it's not as interesting as reading papers."

"Poetry? Actually, I can too."

"You will?" Selian raised her eyebrows, a little curiosity finally appeared on that impatient face.

"Don't underestimate me, listen carefully." Tang En cleared his throat and lowered his voice: "With this Tiangang Sword, a strong man should be envious of Huangquan, but winter has already appeared."

The tone was a bit weird, but Se Lian still understood the meaning, and nodded slightly: "Well, you are very heroic, I didn't expect you, my apprentice, to know literature."

"Actually, I have a more heroic version."

"Tell me?"

Tang En glanced at the hundreds of knights around him, and put his mouth next to Se Lian's ear: "Hold this Tiangang sword, face the golden tree with a smile, and your two fingers are poop."

puff.

Serlian laughed, which was rare, partly because the poem was funny, and partly because it was exciting.

What could be more exciting than reciting antipoems among a group of knights who belonged to the Golden Tree, but after laughing, Se Lian liked Tang En's arrogance.

Despising authority and disrespecting the gods is really similar to the original magician. If you follow the rules, how can you explore the unknown.

"Apprentice, it's really rare to see people like you in the borderlands. Even if they are enemies of the golden tree, they still have a sense of awe." Perhaps it was because of the light, Se Lian's blue eyes looked very bright.

"Enemies can be respected, but they must not be feared. Otherwise, why would you be an enemy?" Tang En smiled and took a sip of his wine glass, no longer suppressing his voice, "If it is an enemy, we must try our best to kill him, he is too weak Just become stronger, if you fail once, you can do it a hundred times!"

Sounds like a mad dog that won't let go, and you're drinking for your teacher again.

Just as Se Lian was about to teach him a lesson, he suddenly felt his muscles tense instinctively, as if some ancient giant beast was staring at him. Before he could turn around, he heard a voice as sharp as a blade.

"It's well said, there should be no fear in the face of the enemy. If anyone stands in the way, even if you give up everything, you must overcome it."

Marlenia came with Finley, like a spotlight, the audience looked at Tang En, and was surprised to find that there was a handsome knight in the corner.

With the attention of the audience, Tang En was not nervous, and asked neither humble nor overbearing: "Dare to ask Your Highness, what is blocking the way?"

The Valkyrie thought for a while, and replied, "It hinders you from protecting the most precious thing."

The so-called most precious thing is Michaela.

Tang En understood a little bit. Only the living have the opportunity to protect. If Marenia feels the crisis of defeat, she will use all means to keep that chance, even if the crime is serious.

He disagrees, but understands.

Marianne didn't know what Tang En was thinking, but her eyes became more and more appreciative. She had seen too many 'warriors' who were obsequious to high-ranking people. No matter how strong those people were, they would not be able to reach the peak.

"You are indeed a talent. Consider the previous proposal. If you care about Lani, I will explain it to her."

Sergeant Lixian, it can be said that he has given enough face, but Tang En has made up his mind precisely because of what she said just now.

For such a strong man with a firm mind, talking is useless, and he didn't eat the fruits of face. Why should he let Lataen and Marenia have a good talk, why should he change the final process of the Broken War, and why should he let Supreme will give up ring repair?

If there is, it is with the knife in hand.

"Sorry, I accept your wish, but I also have my mission, please accept my rejection."

As soon as the words fell, Marenia raised her eyebrows, and the knights around were silent, and even Greg, who kept smiling, was stunned.

If you don't give Valkyrie face like this, aren't you afraid that she will get mad?

The scene was silent for a moment, and Se Lian had already narrowed her eyes, ready to ask Tang En to draw out his staff at any time. She didn't care about Valkyrie or Valkyrie. If she wanted to do something to her apprentice, she had to pass the teacher's test first.

Fortunately, she was wrong. Marenia was a little upset, but she also maintained a demigod calm.

"Okay, then the asylum is over, and you will leave Stonewell tomorrow morning."

Since there is no affiliation, let's do business. The Valkyrie flicked her cloak and walked away. The knights all looked at Tang En and shook their heads.

I not only admired his courage to stick to his heart, but also regretted that he did not seize the opportunity to soar into the sky.

Tang En gave a knight's salute to the far away figure. To be honest, he felt a little regretful, but this regret was not for the glory and wealth, but for the life owed to the Valkyrie, which seemed impossible to repay.

He drank the wine in one gulp, and decisively pulled Se Lian away, but at this time, no one cared.

"Apprentice, do you really not regret it?" Se Lian asked as soon as she left the house.

"Fame and fortune are useless to me, and I don't want to be a general under the Valkyrie." Tang En kept walking, but he didn't walk in the direction of the bedroom.

Serlian didn't know the way at all, and asked curiously: "Then where are we going after leaving Stonewell? Back to Lienia?"

"Going back is looking for death, let's go to Galid."

"You still want to kill Rataen? If so, the chances of success are higher if you follow the Valkyrie." Se Lian was puzzled.

"Can't kill, at least I can't kill now."

"Then why are you still going?"

Tang En stopped at the end of the bridge and turned around with a complicated expression on his face.

"Teacher, I've been very upset recently."

The hazy gray fog blocked the moonlight. Most of the Sacred Tree Army had already gone to the celebration party, and the rest were stationed outside. There were no people around, and Tang En paced on the bridge.

"Reason tells me that I should stay away from the vortex. In the face of this vortex, I can do nothing but take risks, but—" Tang En, who had struggled for a long time, nodded his heart with his hand, "Be wise and protect yourself, I feel uneasy."

"I see, you've been distracted a lot lately." Se Lian walked over and stopped half a meter in front of Tang En, "I don't bother to ask what kind of vortex it is, but think about it for yourself. When you decide to escape from the academy, Is it rational or impulsive?"

Tang En opened his mouth, but fell into deep thought.

Not only leaving the Magic Academy, but even sneaking into the academy from Kalia is not entirely rational thinking.

There is not only one path, and becoming stronger doesn't have to take risks, just like when he defected, he could have sneaked away as if he hadn't seen anything.

No, even in Weiming, he who has obtained the power of Long Yin and all the sword skills can still leave with Yuzi. From a purely rational point of view, why bother to stay in a lonely city, use some acting skills, use some cleverness, and even join the inner palace, Isn't this more secure?

But the evil you see must be cut off, and the debt you owe must be repaid!

Because of his choice, he stood under the full moon with peace of mind.

"Both rationality and impulsiveness, but after careful consideration, there is still more impulsiveness." Tang En smiled, as if seeing the sun through the clouds, all the entanglements in his stomach faded away.

"Then follow your impulse, anyway, you are also a lunatic, dare to do anything."

"That's not like something you could say."

"Hmph, why do you think I study origin magic?" Selian leaned on the guardrail, looking up at the dark sky.

"With the qualifications of a teacher, you don't have to take any risks, you don't have to give up anything, and you can become a magic professor step by step, but I just want to explore the origin, pursue the truth, and give everything!"

Because I want to?

Tang En was taken aback, and suddenly remembered an old saying, research is rigorous and rational, but the core is willful romance.

"So if you are not reconciled, just try it, anyway, I will always support you as a teacher."

Looking at those clear blue eyes, Tang En's heart was completely at ease. He had planned to continue walking, but with Selian's support, he felt more at ease.

"That's right, I'm going to try it. I don't want such a meaningless ending, except for the supreme will."

Hundreds of thousands of lives, two famous demigods sleeping insanely, all they get in exchange for being like 'gods' proves one thing:

A demigod is only worthy of being a sacrifice, and there is no need to involve Lani. Tang En, who is in the middle of the game, and his superior will are already at odds with each other.

The love he owed, the hatred he made, and the people he met were not consumables in the eyes of God.

Furthermore, he didn't even dare to go, Tang En might as well go back to raise pigs, and he wouldn't kneel down on the spot when he encountered a strong enemy in the future.

"So are you going to set off now?" Ser Lian stood up straight, feeling that this disciple was as sharp and crisp as a knife drawn from its sheath.

"No rush." ​​Tang En pointed at the bridge deck and grinned.

"Before I leave, I'll see what it is."

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Chapter 66 Rotting Dryad

Gray mist filled the air, the night wind was cold, and Stonewell was silent.

Greck's army has been driven to the open space outside the city, while a small number of the Holy Tree Army are on guard on the wall, and more of them are already drunk.

This is not talking about arrogant soldiers and underestimating the enemy, but that Greg is right next to Marenia, and he can kill him by raising his hand. Besides, the former defenders have already lost their hearts. If the Red Lion Army did not travel thousands of miles to the city overnight, Then the city of Stonewell is impenetrable.

Tight on the outside and loose on the inside, Tang En had already confirmed when he was wandering with Ivan, there were basically no defenders in the city, and the sentries on the towers turned their attention to the sky.

"Apprentice, is it really okay for us to do this?" Se Lian leaned on Tang En's back and looked at the rift in the thick fog.

Holding the hemp rope, the swordsman slid down step by step, occasionally stepping on the protruding stone slab to rest.

The rift was deep and the vision was poor, but Dunn could already see things at the bottom of the valley. Those stone roads had not been maintained for many years and were already damaged. Some huge sculptures were evenly arranged along the sides of the road.

"Are you afraid of attracting the attention of the Holy Tree Army?"

"More than that, the feeling down there is also very bad." Ser Lian pointed to the rock wall.

The branches are clinging to the hard rock, the color is slightly dark, and the surface has fingerprint-like lines.

"Of course that thing is not good." Tang En took out a few oil pots and flame pots and tied them together. These were the props he took from the armory. The shield hung behind him, and he patted the breastplate to make a muffled 'bang bang' sound.

"Below is the root of the golden tree, but there are some mutations."

what? ?

Even Su Lian's eyes widened slightly at this moment, even if she was so bold, the root of the golden tree?Are we going to trouble the golden tree under the feet of a group of knights?

When the magic ring is broken, the golden tree will cast golden seeds to each area after feeling the crisis of survival. When the years pass, it will become a small golden tree.And underground, its roots are also spreading, and the princes of various places have built cemeteries to provide places for the golden people to return to the tree.

"What do we cut the roots for? Pyroxene magic can't use golden trees as materials."

"The roots here are a bit different. Forget it, let's have a look first." Tang En replied ambiguously, and jumped down first.

Because time will change everything, and he doesn't know what's different between the following and what he remembers, if there is nothing, his coercion is not pretending.

The stone slabs were cracked, and the statue next to it was full of cracks. It might collapse in a hundred years. There was a church-like building in front of it, and its top collapsed, as if it had been abandoned for a long time.

Perhaps many years ago, the Golden People followed this path full of ceremonies. After being blessed by the priest, they finally entered the depths of the cave, put their hands on the roots, and returned peacefully.

"But now—" Tang En pulled out his knife suddenly, and the arc-shaped light of the knife splashed blood in the darkness, followed by a groaning sound.

"Things have long changed."

The heavy object fell to the ground, and Tang En opened his hand to catch Selian who jumped down.

"Teacher, be careful."

squeak.

Black figures stepped out of the gray mist in front of them. It turned out that they were rats that were bigger than humans. They had festering abscesses on their bodies and their fangs were constantly rubbing against each other.

"You didn't sleep in the middle of the night, and you came here to hunt mice?" Se Lian snorted dissatisfiedly, raised his staff, "deal with them as soon as possible."

The rays of light scattered by the crystals tore through the gray fog. Before the dozen or so mice jumped up, they trembled in the rain of bullets, with large holes pierced all over their bodies. The light of the knife is already in front of him.

puff!