Maximilian Huberttyr (mx fan lnhuberttyr) muttered silently in his heart, breathing long and slow, and the white breath with body temperature filtered through the linen, turning into colored exhaust gas and dissipating in the forest.
The young hunter was hiding behind a pile of rocks. Below his line of sight was an open area covered by snow that had not yet melted. If all the snow had melted away, a trail could be seen.
The only path leading to the place where their elves live - Tyr has hardly moved away from this slowly changing target for most of the day, and today he persisted in this monotonous task as always.
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They are the first cordon and are most likely to be the first victims when the battle begins.
The technology of using mana to condense and transmit information has been far away from their clan with the collapse of the kingdom a thousand years ago. Now, for the elves who use mana to control it, magic and mana are synonymous with [natural disaster].
vocabulary.
When magic appears in front of you, killing will probably follow.
Bringing down small trees on the top of the mountain, imitating bird calls, lighting fires to raise smoke, and shooting warning arrows that sound - after discovering the enemy, the sentries will use these methods to warn, and then use the familiar terrain to retreat
Valley. But on a day shrouded in thick fog like this, there is only the last resort, and that method will also alert the enemy and put you in danger.
Every sentry has known about this kind of thing for a long time. They know that they may face the danger of losing their lives. Even so, they want to try their best to protect the people behind them.
Even with such a profound awareness, some things will not change due to a strong spirit, such as the strength gap, or the natural climate.
It's early spring now. It snowed a few days ago. Now the snowmelt season is the coldest time. These whistles cannot light fires to keep warm. The cold and humid air keeps penetrating through the clothes and invading the body. The coldness penetrates to the bones. The body
Nearly frostbite or even freezing to death is not uncommon.
[I have to remind the next class to prepare some blankets and so on.]
Tier gritted his teeth and shook his hands and feet for a while. The slight heat generated by the muscle contraction temporarily suppressed the cold numbness that penetrated into the bone marrow, and a burst of hot air suddenly came from his ears.
"How's it going? Max? Did you find anything?"
The low-volume rough voice stung the eardrums. Even if the voice was lowered and the whisperer's already above-average voice was spoken close to the ear, the "buzzing" vibrating sound could not be avoided.
"I didn't notice anything except your loud voice, Franz."
Franz Thor scratched his head in embarrassment. He and Tire were cousins, but their relationship was no different from real brothers. He also admired this cousin very much.
The mature and steady Tire is the most outstanding among the young generation in the village. The young people regard him as their leader. Tire's performance is consistent with everyone's respect for him.
【The falcon flying out of the valley.】
This is a word of praise spread among several elven tribes in the province of Argentola. The elves who have come into contact with the young people in the Niflheim Valley are not envious of passing this title and related anecdotes to other countries.
place, gradually everyone knew Tire.
He could single-handedly tame the wild horses running on the grassland on the southwest side of the valley, and he also shot down two homing pigeons released by human spies from high altitude with one arrow.
In a word, Tire is a celebrity and one of the prides of everyone.
"It's not time to rest yet, so don't relax."[
"The replacement will be here soon, I will stay well."
In response to Tyr's wry smile, Thor responded with a naughty tongue-sticking face.
The 1-year-old Thor still has some innocence and romance that is appropriate for his age. Of course, there are also parts that are not quite in line with or even exceed his age.
——A solid build that is stronger and taller than teenagers of the same age and even some adult elves.
Less than three months after he was born, Thor could already walk. When he learned to run, other children were once again left behind. By the time he grew to the height of adults' waists, he was already as tall as many adults.
I can't catch him anymore.
The 11-year-old Thor went hunting deep in the valley with his father and other hunters for the first time. The youngest hunter's first prey was not those small herbivorous beasts, but a hungry snowman who had just woken up from hibernation.
Blizzard Bear - a dangerous species that old hunters try to avoid. The unlucky big bear originally came out to find a poor breakfast. As a result, before it breathed out [Blizzard Breath], it was in Toltie.
The neck was broken in his pincer-like hands. It became a sumptuous meal for the elves, and a piece of fine leather was also brought with him. More importantly, Thor became famous in one fell swoop.
【Bear Hunter】
Although it is not as loud as Tyr's nickname, it is still praised by everyone. However, Thor who enjoys this kind of treatment has some troubles.
The directionality of rumors is difficult to pin down—a well-known side effect that was clearly demonstrated in Thor.
What is inversely proportional to the increasingly exaggerated image of Hercules is the rumored IQ of Thor. In the most outrageous version, he was completely transformed into a mentally retarded boy who could not count all ten fingers and could not tell the difference between left and right.
Cup, a cup caused by rumors that the directivity has seriously deviated.
After learning about those rumors that were so ridiculous that they made people laugh or cry, the protagonist in the cup just scratched his head, said "Oh, really? That's an exaggeration." and walked away.
Perhaps the honest and rough part of Thor's character is part of the source of the rumors. In any case, because of Thor's simplicity, it is great that the situation did not develop in the direction that everyone feared.
In addition to his honest nature, Thor's sense of responsibility and mission is not inferior to Tyr's. In the current situation where human spies continue to appear around the Niflheim Valley, all young people pick up
They patrolled everywhere with hunting knives and bows and arrows. The two cousins were on guard at the outermost perimeter, doing their best to search carefully at every moment, not letting go of any suspicious traces.
What stands in front of the commendable spirit is reality - a [cruel reality] constructed from unfavorable conditions such as lack of information, vast territory, insufficient manpower, wet and cold weather.
We don’t know when and where the enemy will launch an attack. The area everyone is responsible for is too wide, and the continuous surveillance time is also very long. Coupled with the pervasive dampness and cold——
Elves who are accustomed to dealing with mountains and forests cannot avoid emotional problems in this harsh environment. Anxiety, negativity, and even depression are consuming them bit by bit.
A bowstring that is stretched too long will break. Knowing this, Thor lost no time in making jokes to relieve the tension in his heart.
"Speaking of which, what did Brunhil's letter say? The patriarch has been keeping a straight face these past few days, and I dare not approach him."
"Even if you are not afraid that the old man will get angry and pull your ears, don't ask him. Otherwise, if something happens, don't complain that people will talk about you or beat you."
The latter scenario is more likely. No matter how tall and strong Thor is, if the old patriarch's body "happens" because Thor raises unspeakable questions, he can only be beaten half to death.
"It's really unreasonable. I'm just worried about Brunhil. It's her first time for a girl to travel far away. She doesn't have any brothers or sisters of the same race around her. She still goes to a house made of stones everywhere and walks around.
We go to dangerous places for humans. Those who say they are not worried are probably the ones who really don’t have them, right?"[
"If it were you, Franz, I would be more worried, right? No, you might get a headache."
"Uh...am I that inconvenient?"
"Don't worry. Brynhil is a smart and steady good girl. If something serious happens, the old man won't hide it from us."
What exactly happened? - This question also haunts everyone else, including Tier. If something unexpected happens, there is no need for the patriarch to hide the situation in order to take into account everyone's emotions. Everyone will always accept it.
.If you are unfortunately captured..., although that is terrible, at least you will gather your clan members to discuss countermeasures and make arrangements.
The old man who had experienced many dangerous crises had never deceived the people in the village. The situation of saying nothing after reading Brunhil's letter was really a bit strange, and it was even more difficult for the tribesmen to adapt to it.
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No matter how many times he thought about the incident, Tire still couldn't imagine what happened to that stubborn girl. What was written on the piece of cloth that was torn to pieces and finally burned to ashes? The only thing that can be determined is,
What I felt from the old patriarch was not the emotion of sadness and anger, but closer to the angry Nai.
"Just come back soon, don't worry so much...Eeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!! What is that?!!!!!!!!!"
In the sky as far as the eye could see, something like a black spot quickly enlarged, and finally magnified on the retinas of the two elves into a black cloud that quickly approached the valley.
"It's a dragon!!!!"
"What's going on?! How could the black dragon come to this kind of ravine??!!"
The bold and heroic elf warriors squeezed out loud screams from their trembling bodies. Compared with a human army of a thousand people, the strength of the dragon was a great being of a completely different dimension.
Even species like the [Lesrgon], who are far less intelligent and capable of understanding the languages of other races and are true dragons with their own unique culture, have claws that can easily tear apart iron plates, and their spray can melt even rocks.
The terrifying power of the flames. A small elf village in the eyes of this black dragon that always appears in legends with a ferocious and cruel appearance is really no different from an appetizer before a meal.
The flight direction of the black dragon can be clearly predicted - the elven village of Niflheim.
"Damn big guy! Where are you looking!!!!!!"
The bowstrings were fully drawn with a roar, and the arrows tied with whistles pointed to the sky.
The distance between the black dragon and Tyr is far beyond the effective killing range of the bow and arrow. Even if a lucky shot is made, it won't even leave a scratch on the dragon's scales. There is no need to expect any miracles to happen.
A provocation.
These ancient species can tolerate powerful dangerous species or humans. The real strong among the orcs declare a challenge to themselves. But a self-righteous behavior from a fragile and small creature is an out-and-out extreme insult in the eyes of the arrogant and self-respecting dragon clan.
, there is no possibility of mercy. Only the remains of that idiot who knew nothing about life and death was cut into thousands of pieces, and the burned bones can calm their anger.
This is exactly what Tyr wanted.
When the sword shoots into the sky, the scream it makes will cause the tribesmen to take immediate evasive action. Here, we use the terrain, our much smaller body compared to the black dragon, and our familiarity with the surrounding environment to deal with the black dragon for a while, but still delay the opponent's actions.
It can be done.
As for the rest, I don’t have time to think about it that much.
"Please don't do anything stupid. Nidhogg won't pay attention to such small tricks. Your hard work will not be rewarded, and it will only cause trouble to your tribe."
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ps: I am reminded of the comments and revisions made by editor Dou Sha. I have always been a terrible person at naming and writing introductions, and my previous names really lacked momentum. Thank you to the editor, and also to all the readers who supported this book. I hope you all
I can give you more opinions on this book and try to make it as perfect as possible. Thank you.