my age of magic

Chapter 217 17. Waving Goodbye on the Lake

It was ten minutes before dusk, and there was a rare moment of silence on the battlefield. Those strong barbarians silently dragged away the corpses of their companions. They could not see any sadness in their eyes. Death was like another new life, perhaps The end of the misery, in short, there is nothing to be sad about.Blood stained the entire shallows on the north shore of Yuhu Lake. The ancient Bolai horses who fell on the lake beach were still covered with scales, and the broken military flags were inserted diagonally. The broken flags were stained with blood and blown by the wind. There was a loud bang.

Some guard soldiers in chain armor leaned together, they didn't say anything, they all looked up at the sky at the same time, the sunset glow was like a burning fire, making the entire west sky red, and the rays of light reflected on the faces of the soldiers It was as if they were inlaid with a golden border.After a whole day of fierce fighting, every soldier's physical strength has been drained. The original 5000-member guard regiment has now been reduced by nearly half, but everyone still insists on one belief, the belief in fighting.

The horse broth was delivered to every soldier. The soldiers who usually devoured wild vegetable porridge and raw dried meat could not swallow the broth for a long time. The soldiers would rather bury the ancient Bolai horses who died in battle than willing to eat their flesh.Once upon a time, they and war horses were as close as brothers, they could sleep in the same stable, share a manger to drink water, and they could gallop in the forest by the Baixiang River with whips and whips.But now, the broth in the bowls of the soldiers was too heavy to be lifted with two hands.

Everyone knows what to expect when the night comes.Every dawn is the time when those barbarians on the ice and snow tundra are at their strongest. Only they can not fear the cold night, wait patiently until the moment before dawn, and launch a deadly attack on the enemy
In the dark night, those barbarians will shoot with their spears every warrior in a place of light.The barbarians in the north are accustomed to the long dark night, and they are even more accustomed to fighting in the dark. They rely on their strong bodies to defeat the enemy from the front.

Sitting on a broken war drum, the thin sword made of thorium in her hand has become distorted. She found a towel and wiped it carefully. Today it is a hero on the battlefield. Jingyue has pierced ten wounds with this thin sword. The head of a barbarian, the barbarian on the battlefield looks very young, if it is those barbarian elite fighters who have fought for a long time on the battlefield, Jing Yue knows that it is impossible for her guard group to last until now.

There were some mottled marks on the leggings of her silver knight armor. She sat on the battle drum, trying to make herself look as steady as possible, although she needed courage every time she raised her hand to wipe the rapier.His body was so exhausted that his hands could no longer hold the rapier steadily.She needs to rest, and the remaining 600 members of the entire guard group need to rest. She flicked her long golden hair, and put the crown with red feathers on the wooden shelf beside her. Sword, reached out and twisted a piece of bread on the wooden shelf, stuffed it into his mouth, and forced himself to eat it.

The old mage Clement is still in meditation, and he will wake up again when night falls.

Jingyue sighed silently, her impulsive decision ruined the entire guard group.Where did those barbarians all over the mountains and plains come from? Jingyue's mind recalled the scene where the Duke of Wall was furious that day in the meeting hall, and her sister Sarah Allie disappeared inexplicably, and was found again, and later appeared in Shiluo In the hospital in Yite Province, my unstoppable anger erupted at that time. Everything was so interlocking and reasonable, but everything was such a coincidence, but I couldn't find any flaws.

Jingyue wants to fight the soldiers to the last moment, even if she dies, it doesn't matter.

In fact, it is not that he has never thought about fleeing to the lake, but half of the soldiers in the guard regiment can't swim. If he chooses to land on the other side of the fish lake, it will mean giving up at least half of the soldiers in addition to the wounded. , Zhenggeng's guard group will be running out, Jingyue doesn't have the courage to face such a fragmented guard group, instead of doing that, it's really better to let herself die on the battlefield tonight, at least live with more dignity.

A moment ago, the soldiers still persuaded Jingyue to leave the battlefield with the old mage Clement after nightfall. Almost everyone believed that this night would be their last night in this world.

Jingyue also fell into endless struggle...

But at this moment, the night sky was already covered with bright stars, reflecting the blue waves of the lake. After the breeze blew, the lake water set off layers of waves and slapped on the pebbles on the shore, and there was a "squeak, squeak, slap" sound of water.

Jingyue faced the vast fish lake and fell into a strange state. She was in deep thought. At this moment, she saw a black shadow riding on the waves of the lake. His head was covered with a bright starry sky. , stepping on a straight water line, the lake water separated to both sides, just like a water arrow shot towards the team.

The figure was getting closer, and it became more and more clear in her eyes. It could be seen that it was a human boy of twelve or thirteen years old. He was wearing a very ordinary cotton shirt and linen pants, which looked like Those teenagers in the city are generally dressed in the same way, but he is standing on the surface of the lake at this time, looking so natural, even with a faint smile on his face, he is panting slightly, looking like he just After running violently, his breathing has become disordered.

But it was just such an ordinary boy who came across the water of Xinghu Lake in the dark.

He is standing calmly on the lake at this moment, a light blue stone drum is hanging on his belt, exuding a faint light, and the faint magical aura is constantly spreading outward, the young man is panting slightly, looking at the Looking at Jingyue, who was sitting on the dilapidated war drum and meditating, she said, "While there is still some time, let's transfer the wounded first, shall we?"

Is there anything better than this?At this time, Jingyue suddenly felt like a helpless little girl. When she saw someone who could help her, she kept nodding like a chicken pecking at rice. That inexplicable sense of security almost broke through the last line of her heart in an instant. line of defense.

...beautiful dividing line...

I saw that charming female knight, sitting helplessly on a broken war drum, with a wiped rapier on her lap, her somewhat resolute and heroic face was a little tired and helpless. Help, like a homeless girl, looking at the silent lake in confusion, until I rushed over, she looked at me with surprise.

I said to her: "While there is still some time, let's transfer the wounded soldiers first, shall we?"

She didn't even ask how to transfer the wounded soldiers, she nodded impatiently and agreed.When she stood up, I realized that her body was slender and slender, wearing a knight armor made of thorium on her body, which looked extraordinarily beautiful.Her long golden hair was draped behind her head, and holding a helmet with red bird feathers in her hand, she hurried towards me.

In such a quiet and dark night, several soldiers guarding her safety suddenly appeared beside her, standing between me and her.

The female knight pushed those knights away, and rushed towards me regardless. Seeing that she had stepped into the lake several steps in succession, and her delicate armor had been completely immersed in the icy water, I sighed and pointed at me. Sharply drew a magic circle in front of the body, a stream of water elemental magic power merged into a stream of energy, shot at the body of the female knight like a ball of air arrows, and immediately the energy of the water magic element, Let the female knight have the ability to stand on the water, she stepped on the water in surprise, and walked towards me.

And at this moment, I am savoring the wonderful taste of the "magic recovery" of the blue crystal stone drum.Usually, the magic on this stone drum totem is the least frequently used by me. Even when I practice those spells repeatedly, I rarely turn on the 'magic recovery' on the blue crystal stone drum totem. When the mana is exhausted, the proficiency of 'heating' can be increased. How can 'magic recovery' be turned on in this case!

This is like countless nectars, like spring rain, slowly falling from the air, and the water magic elements dripping on my body keep infiltrating into my body, constantly nourishing my body, a clear warm current It came out from all my limbs and gathered into a new magic power.

"What is this? This is magic?" The female knight's voice was very charming, and her tone had an undeniable power.

She had already walked in front of me at this time, and when she walked towards me again, I hurriedly and cautiously took two steps back to keep the distance from her, then nodded and said: "This is a kind of work that is not done in the Green Empire. The common general-purpose magic 'Walking on Water' originally belonged to the magic of the shamans in the orc tribe on the Pai Plateau, and now this magic has been handed down. It has only one function, just like its name - 'Walking on Water' '."

Jingyue saw that I looked like a stranger, so she took the initiative to stop and said: "If you have any requests, just mention them now. If I can do it, I will definitely not refuse. Before you want to return to my decision, I hope you cherish this opportunity, I—Jingyue Aili, promise that after we leave safely, I will fulfill what I promised you tonight."

I said I scratched my head and thought about it, but for a while, I really didn’t know what I needed. Could it be the most luxurious villa in the rich area of ​​El City or a box of magic crystals? What exactly do I want? Maybe after the Magic Awakening Ceremony, I need an apprentice-level magic wand, or an admission letter from the most famous junior magic academy in Sloit, but I have repeatedly thought about it. Afterwards, I feel that these are not so important. Now I just want to grow up quietly. Although I know that doing this is an adventure for me, I can't ignore the lives of those brave soldiers and think carefully. Think, I don't even know what I want.

So he said to her: "Don't let those soldiers see what I look like, and please forget me from tomorrow. I just want to make my life a little bit easier. I don't want to be killed by those old lunatics in the ivory tower." Scratching around like a guinea pig on a test bench. Do you know what I mean?"

"Actually, I also hate those old guys. They have been hiding in the ivory tower for many years, and they don't know what they are researching! Well, deal, I promise you, I will not tell anyone about you In the future, I will never take the initiative to look for you, but if one day, when we meet again, I hope that we will be friends and we can stand together and talk. If we have a chance to meet again in the future, I hope I can invite you to have dinner with you in a restaurant in Sloit City..." Jingyue Aili said to me with a faint smile on her lips.

I quickly said: "Deal! But..."

My voice was drawn out, Jingyue Aili looked at me with some doubts, I smiled and said to her: "When you have dinner, don't forget to bring money!"

Looking at Jingyue's smiling face, it seemed like she was saying: Would any restaurant in Sloit City dare to charge me?You just have to eat with me.

……

It was a very long process. I sat on a rock on the shore all night, with my back to the long line of soldiers walking silently into the lake. At first, some soldiers passed by with the wounded on their backs. I tried my best to cast spells continuously, and the casting speed changed from slow to fast. Later, my mana was not enough. The "heating" skill has a [-]% increase in mana recovery. "Magic recovery", as long as I adjust the casting speed to a specific rhythm, the magic power can break even.

But after all, it's still too slow, too slow!
In the end, Aili Jingyue had to make another decision. The wounded soldiers were the first to leave, and then those soldiers who could not swim at all in the guard regiment were asked to leave early. It was very secretive, and it was pitch black on this side of the camp, leaving no chance for the barbarian throwers in the distance.

Throughout the night, the short spears shot from the night sky were definitely within five.

Those barbarians might want to break through the last line of defense of the guard regiment before dawn. Almost all the barbarian fighters chose to rest. They believed that the guards of Sloit City had no ability to organize a breakout again, so they were quiet. Waiting for the arrival of the last stop.

……

When the brilliance of dawn lit up a white line on the eastern horizon, the black night had faded to blue, and the two criss-crossing star rivers were gradually hidden in the night, and the field of vision of the barbarians gradually increased. They lined up, and nearly [-] barbarian fighters formed a square formation and approached the camp of the guard battalion.

But after the morning mist cleared, the empty battlefield turned into a dead silence.

The last contingent of five hundred men of the Guards stood side by side on the lake, watching the savages in silence.

The barbarian soldiers looked at the guard soldiers standing on the lake in disbelief, and finally rushed towards the edge of the fish lake angrily, but when they reached the water's edge, those barbarians stepped their legs into the knee-deep water , They refused to walk into the lake, they even kept shaking in the knee-deep lake water, like a group of drunken drunks. .

Aili Jingyue rode on Gu Bolai's horse, stood on the water of Yuhu Lake, looked back at the angry barbarians quietly, raised her arms quietly, and gestured for the last five hundred guards to retreat... …

Without any form of farewell, when I felt that Jingyue's guards no longer needed me to cast spells, I disappeared like air.

And I was floating in the lake at this time, followed by the undercurrent of the lake, drifting to the other side little by little, my face was a little pale, no matter who had cast spells more than two thousand times with all his strength throughout the night, the magic power in his body Repeated burnouts, none of them are any better than me, and I'm just badly burned out.

So far, after tonight, my "heating" magic skill has just reached level [-], and I can clearly feel that the nodes in my body are like nests of clear springs, and pure magic power is gushing from the nodes all over my body. Come out, the situation is like the scene that Sister Guoguo described to generate magic power from the magic pool.

It's just that for me now, the place where the magic power keeps gushing out is just the nodes of the whole body...

(End of this chapter)