It was already late summer, and the mountain was already covered with weeds and shrubs. Although it did not burn immediately when exposed to an open fire, choking smoke began to emerge after the fire burned it. Then under the influence of the wind
, and orange flames rose.
The flames gradually gathered together and suddenly swelled up. Like a huge monster, they staggered and burned towards the mountain unstoppably.
Thick smoke billowed from the bottom of the mountain, getting closer and thicker. It choked everyone on the top of the mountain and kept coughing. Their eyes were filled with tears and they could hardly open them.
Lorraine lowered her head and lay on the ground, coughing and shouting at the top of her lungs: "Everyone, be careful. Quickly dip a towel in water, and then cover your nose with a towel. Cover your nose with a towel."
After hearing his words, everyone woke up from a dream and pulled up their towels one after another. Even those who didn't have towels pulled off a piece of cloth from their clothes and covered their mouths and noses.
At this time, the fire was getting bigger and bigger, and it was getting closer. The hot flames made everyone's clothes dry, and their eyebrows and hair began to curl.
At this moment, I heard a strange sound from the bottom of the mountain.
Lorraine was curious, and tried hard to look down the mountain through the gap in the billowing smoke.
I saw some kind of ceremony being held in the open space of the valley in the distance.
Dozens of white-robed guards all knelt on one knee, formed a circle, and kept muttering something in a low voice. The black-armored knight was in the middle of the circle, holding a long sword in his hand, kneeling on one knee, with his head lowered, as if
I'm also thinking about something.
Those people kept repeating a strange tone, and their voices became louder and louder. Then, a faint layer of white light appeared vaguely on the knight's body.
Lorraine couldn't help but wonder, what are they doing?
"Sacrifice~!" Carter watched from the side and said involuntarily.
Lorraine was stunned.
Carter looked at him puzzled and explained with a wry smile: "This is a kind of divine blessing from the Holy See. It extracts power from other people and puts it all into one person, which can improve a person's strength in a short period of time.
, but it also has considerable negative effects. Therefore, it will not be used unless absolutely necessary."
He looked at the foot of the mountain bitterly, and then continued: "When I was on the front line, I once saw the knights of the Temple Guard using it. They were indeed invincible in battle. But I didn't expect these guys to actually use this
It’s a pity to use one’s tactics against one’s own people rather than against the enemy. It’s a pity for those heroes who are fighting bloody battles on the front lines.”
After saying that, he spat viciously on the ground.
Lorraine suddenly understood. The knight was indeed evil-hearted. He was waiting for everyone to be dizzy by the fire, then with the help of divine magic, he rushed up and took Catherine and Leo away alive. As for the others,
A person's life and death can only be left where he is and left to his fate.
At this time, a strong wind blew. The fire swelled in the wind, making the weeds crackle and burn, and even the air became hot and distorted. Everyone hurriedly retreated.
As the fire got closer and closer, it became increasingly difficult for everyone to support themselves. Even if they avoided the choking smoke and managed to take a breath of air, it was extremely dry and hot. Every time they took a breath, their lungs were filled with pain.
self.
All the guards have battlefield experience and are very good at dealing with fire.
When they saw the fire approaching, someone had already cleared a small open space on the top of the mountain for everyone to hide in. At the same time, someone also brought water with them and poured it on everyone.
When Lorraine saw this situation, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart. Even if he was prepared in this way, many people would probably die once the fire passed. And even if they could survive, they would be easily killed by the guards at the foot of the mountain because they were unable to resist.
catch.
He took advantage of the busy time and quietly pulled Vera away and asked her to follow him to a corner where no one was paying attention.
Just as he was about to speak, he felt that he felt much more comfortable standing next to Vera, and even the air was not so hot. He couldn't help but be startled.
He reached out and pinched Vera's pretty face hard.
It hurt so much that the girl let out a low cry of pain and said angrily: "Master, what are you doing?"
Lorraine felt the smoothness between her fingers and asked strangely: "What happened to you? Everyone's clothes are almost burnt, but you don't even have a hair?"
Vera smiled sweetly, reached out and took out a necklace from her plump and huge chest, waved it in front of him, and then said proudly: "Look, this is the guardian necklace my mother gave me. It's
The treasure of the Dragon Clan."
Lorraine's eyes flashed coldly, but she still couldn't bear to ask him to snatch something from a little girl.
He coughed lightly, and then said: "Don't talk about that now. You think of a way to restore your original body and take everyone away."
Vera was stunned. She turned her head and thought for a moment, then blinked her big innocent and bright eyes, and said hesitantly: "It's not impossible. It's just... just flying in the sky is very tiring, let alone flying in the sky."
I have to transport them to another place. Ouch, it hurts."
Lorraine was immediately furious. He raised his hand and gave her a violent shudder, saying: "You...you are truly taking advantage of the situation~!"
While rubbing the swollen bump on her head, Vera pouted her pink lips and said unconvinced: "So what? You haven't given me a salary increase all this time. Just buy a snack and spend a month."
All my pocket money was spent. But you took two hundred thousand gold coins and didn’t even bother to share any with others.”
Seeing Lorraine raise her hands again, she hurriedly put her head in her hands and ran to the side. Then she threatened: "If you don't get a raise, I will fly over with people, maybe when I get to the destination, I will
Returning due to weather or mechanical failure."
Lorraine was furious and stared at her fiercely, but then she thought about it and couldn't help laughing. But as soon as she smiled, she was choked by the thick smoke and coughed repeatedly.
When Vera saw his appearance, she couldn't help but feel worried. She wanted to step forward, but was afraid that he would knock her, so she had to say from a distance: "Young Master... are you... okay?"
"It's okay, it's okay." Lorraine coughed several times, then straightened up and said, "Okay, I promise you that. Can't I give you a salary increase?"
Vera cheered immediately, then rushed over, pursed her lips, and kissed him gently on the face. She said: "Master, you are so kind."
Lorraine smelled the delicate fragrance coming from the charming and innocent girl, and couldn't help but feel swayed. She suddenly felt that giving people a salary increase was not a bad thing. But she said: "In order to prevent others from doubting you,
As your identity, you'd better fly farther away and come back. Do you understand?"
"I know, I know." Vera looked at everyone and saw that they had no time to pay attention to this side. Some of them had even been choked by the thick smoke and were about to faint.
At this time, a thick smoke drifted in, choking Lorraine unable to open her eyes and coughing repeatedly.
Seeing this, Vera hesitated, reached out and took off the necklace, and then hung it around Lorraine's neck. She said, "Master, I will lend you this thing for a while."
Lorraine felt that the necklace still carried the girl's body temperature, and she was deeply moved. Although this little maid often got into trouble and took advantage of others, she was still very gentle and considerate to her.
"Wait until I come back." Vera looked at him, then turned around, picked up her long skirt, ran to the edge of the cliff on the other side, and jumped off without hesitation.
At this moment, a roar like a monster was heard coming from the distant valley.
Lorraine was suddenly startled, but because she was wearing the protective necklace, she was not afraid of the fire and smoke, so she hurried over.
I saw a black figure rushing towards the mountain at an extremely fast speed. Because the speed was so fast, a high plume of smoke and dust was raised behind him, and the momentum was extremely terrifying.
Lorraine looked back, only to find that everyone was tightly surrounding Leo and the two, but they were already under the smoke and fire, and almost all of them were about to faint. Even opening their eyes was extremely difficult.
He thought about it and wanted to take out a gun, but when he saw the flames around him, he immediately thought that out of fear of igniting the gunpowder and causing an explosion, he had already given all those things to Vera and asked her to keep them in her
In the ring.
At this time, the black figure had already rushed forward.
When Lorraine saw this, he didn't have time to think. He reached out and pulled out the long sword from his waist, then struck the head with the sword and struck it down hard.
The black figure was really impressive. Although it encountered a sneak attack, it swung its sword to block it like lightning. When the two swords intersected, there was a loud bang.
Nord didn't expect that someone could persist in fighting under such circumstances. He couldn't help but be shocked. He took two steps back and looked intently. Only then did he realize that Lorraine was standing opposite him in the thick smoke.
Lorraine looked at the faint white light rising from his body. Once the flame came close, it would immediately extinguish itself. She couldn't help but be secretly surprised. Those bald heads in the Holy See really had some skills.
He looked at the long sword with a faint white light in Lorraine's hand, and couldn't help but shrink his pupils. He said slowly: "War Soul Sword. Are you from the Lorraine family of Longyacao? You take it out so casually, you are not afraid of being chased by the Vatican.
?”
Lorraine raised his foot and stepped across a ball of flames, holding a sword flower. He sneered: "The Holy See? Could they know? Who told them? Don't forget, your identity is just a lowly bandit~! If
The Holy See knows this, doesn’t it mean that the bandits have colluded with the Holy See?”
He paused, stared at Nord, and said word by word: "What's more, dead people can't talk."
The two looked at each other, roared lowly at the same time, leaned down, and began to kill in the thick smoke and flames.
Like two evil wolves encountered in the wilderness, they stared at each other closely. While wielding their weapons, they carefully turned their bodies to look for each other's weaknesses and wait for opportunities to attack.