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Chapter 53 The Underground Kingdom

The playing is over.

Ximu put down the leaves and smiled at the little mare next to him, "How about it?"

It was naturally impossible for the little mare to answer, but Ximu seemed to be aware of what she was thinking through eye contact.

He smiled and said:
"As long as you like it."

Little mare: "..."

Why can this human being be aware of what he is thinking? It is obvious that he and this human being are not the same species.

Subsequently.

The handsome knight smiled softly and gave an explanation: "Your expression is very rich and lively, like a girl who can't hide her thoughts."

His tone was gentle.

"Among monsters, you must be special."

"..."

The filly began to wonder if she was really that easy to understand, or if this human had the ability to read minds.

And when you say she looks like a girl, are you serious?

"Hahaha... don't you rarely interact with people?" The handsome knight smiled, looked at the full moon reflected in the lake, and flicked the blade in his hand, just in time to shatter the moon in the lake.

"If you have frequent contact with people, you will definitely find that it is very easy for others to read their minds."

"..."

The filly became dubious.

In fact, since she was created by the monster witch, she has been avoiding contact with anyone. In addition, she moves very fast, so basically no one has come into contact with her.

Even if they have had contact with her, it is not pleasant, either because she is a monster and she wants to be hunted, or because she wants to tame her and become a mount.

Most of these unscrupulous humans were kicked to death by her hoof. Even if she encountered someone who couldn't be beaten, she would have fled long ago.

"A...horse like you can be easily deceived." Ximu looked at the little mare's dubious expression and shook his head slightly.

The filly scoffed at this.

She has been living well for so many years, and she maintains a high degree of vigilance. As soon as she senses something is wrong, she will immediately run away.

So she has never been successfully deceived or captured.

"..."

Seeing this, Ximu smiled helplessly and immediately changed the subject: "By the way, I haven't introduced myself yet, right?"

There was a hint of curiosity in the filly's eyes.

Why did this knight come to the lake alone in the middle of the night? Is there some story that is difficult to tell?

"Akhtar...or you can call me Ximu." Ximu introduced himself, and then smiled confidently.

"If one day you hear my name from the bard, I might already be a dragon-slaying hero by then."

At this point, he sighed again.

"But by the time you hear my story from the bard, I will be dead."

"..."

The little mare swung her tail slightly. In fact, she often used her speed to eavesdrop on the bards telling stories. As long as she controlled the distance and her extremely sensitive ears, she had overheard many stories.

Her understanding of heroic stories and epic legends has surpassed that of most humans, so as long as Ximu can create her own heroes and epics, she must be among the first to understand them.

Ximu didn't seem to know what she was thinking, and began to tell his past, in a slow and unhurried tone, like a troubadour telling a story.

The little mare also began to understand what kind of person this knight was through the human's narration. After learning about his legendary rise, she felt that this knight would definitely become a hero among people.

However, after hearing that Ximu was infected with Surtur's Fire and was already dying, he felt regretful.

Obviously this knight can also create more heroic deeds.

"It's not like I'm going to die now." Ximu seemed to sense the little mare's regret and shook his head.

"What if we find a way to suppress the Fire of Surtur?"

"..."

The filly was silent for a moment, then nodded slightly.

For this knight's self-comfort, he did not choose to believe that there is no cure for Surtur's Fire in this world.

People who are infected and become firewood will either fall into madness or die after all their vitality is burned out.

There is no second ending.

"Ah~ I feel much better after I said it." Ximu stretched and said with a smile:
"You are a very suitable person to talk to."

I can't talk when I'm being bullied, right?

The little mare glanced at the knight speechlessly. The knight could be so honest with her because he felt that she was unable to speak human words, so he expressed all the negative emotions accumulated in her heart.

"Sorry~Sorry, I took you as the person to talk to without authorization." Ximu smiled heartily, without any guilt at all.

He waved his hand.

"You seem to like listening to stories. Let me tell you something interesting."

This human being can really read minds.

The little mare thought so, but she still listened quietly to the heroic stories told by the knight. They were all familiar stories that she had heard long ago.

But as long as she looked at the handsome knight's face and his gentle voice, she somehow felt that she could keep listening.

under the moonlight.

A knight in silver armor sat on a stone by the lake, telling a clichéd story to a horse.

After a while, the knight's voice gradually became quieter, and he fell asleep leaning on a stone by the lake. His peaceful sleeping face was reluctant to be disturbed.

The little mare looked at the knight leaning on the stone and sleeping peacefully, feeling a little speechless. Didn't this human know that she was a monster, a very cruel and dangerous existence?

A long time ago, there were no monsters in this world, only races favored by the gods.

Until a stunningly talented witch was born. Her name was Typhon, the creator of thousands of monsters.

Countless powerful monsters were born in the hands of Typhon, making the world full of monsters, seriously threatening the race favored by the gods.

Then came the natural ending. Typhon, the creator of thousands of monsters, was punished by the gods. Thunder fell from the sky, and Typhon also fell.

However, the thousands of monsters created by Typhon were lucky enough to become part of the world's ecology.

But the danger of monsters remains as before.

Monsters such as Jormungandr entrenched in the deep sea, the extinct Fenrir wolves, the Hydra, and other monsters.

And she is Sleipnir, one of the monsters created by the Monster Witch herself, and is the most dangerous monster.

A flick of the hoof and the knight would die.

Humph, your vigilance is really too low. The little mare raised her chin in disdain, then glared at a few hungry wolves that appeared in the grass. After scaring the wolves away, she lowered her head again.

For the sake of this human being telling her stories, keep him safe for a little bit.

The next day.

early morning.

The sky is bright.

"Ah...that's bad!" The knight woke up, but his expression was a little embarrassed. He looked at the little mare next to him.

"I seem to have forgotten to replenish my magic power."

"..." The little mare looked at the human who had no magic power and showed a slightly speechless look. Did this human being forget the fact that he was cursed and had no magic power for three days? He actually dared to spend the night alone.

Now I don't even have the energy to go back.

"I forgot to go back when I told the story." Ximu sighed in distress, and the little mare felt a little guilty after hearing this.

This knight did stay here too long to tell her a story, otherwise this knight should return to the town now and drink the potion to replenish his magic power.

I thought about it.

The little mare stood up, then flicked Ximu's back, throwing the knight onto her back, then picked up the helmet on the ground and headed towards the town.

Since the human knight told her stories all night yesterday and played beautiful music to her.

Then with a little... repayment, send this knight back to the town.

Back to town.

Under the horrified gaze of the villagers, an eight-legged horse walked into the village carrying a knight in silver.

The eight-legged horse raised its head, unusually arrogant, as if looking down at all the humans present, while the silver knight on the horse was helplessly explaining and apologizing to everyone, explaining why he had carried it back.

The villagers also relaxed a little after the silver knight's explanation, and all cast curious glances at the unusually arrogant eight-legged horse.

An eight-legged horse that could kindly take people back to the village must not be very dangerous, otherwise the knight would have died long ago.

Instead of returning to the town unharmed.

Shortly after.

At the hotel door.

"Boss, I've been worried about you all night!" Jade ran out with the box, helped Ximu off the back of the mare, then took out a bottle of magic potion that continuously replenishes magic power and poured it into Ximu's mouth.

The little mare was relieved when she saw this, kicked her eight legs hard, stepped on the air and flew away towards the sky, disappearing in the blink of an eye.

Ximu stood up: "Fortunately, I was sent back."

"Boss, please don't leave my side next time." Jade complained, and then returned to the hotel with Ximu.

After taking the shortest time to take a shower and eat, the two drove the carriage out of the town and rushed towards the place where the Magic Queen's star fell.

Along the way, they met many people who were also on their way, including mercenaries, magicians, and small armies.

They were obviously planning to snatch the Magic Queen's meteor.

"Boss, are there... too many people?" Twitching his lips, Geed drove the carriage, turned to look at Ximu aside and asked:

"Can we really grab the Magic Queen's meteor?"

"This... it's time to see if we have the strength." Ximu glanced at the clouds on the horizon and saw an eight-legged mare flashing past and hiding in the clouds.

He smiled and said:
"And the more people there make it more lively, right?"

"Isn't this another battle with the army?" Geed complained, "Boss, you are fighting the giant army in the Furnace City, fighting the dwarf army in the Kingdom of Iris, and fighting the magicians in the Magic King's City."

She held her forehead.

"Now it's just a big melee."

"We'll run after we get the Magic Queen's meteorite." Ximu waved his hand and explained to Geed, "I'm too weak now, and I can't do anything like before, so don't worry. I’ll join the melee.”

"I hope things develop as the boss wants." Geed sighed tiredly. She originally thought that she had joined Sky City and would be a person who had an iron rice bowl from now on. Who would have thought that life would be more exciting now.

I don’t know if she is unlucky or if her boss has a special constitution that makes him passively involved in big events.

noon.

Following the large army, we came to the edge of a circular mountain range.

In the center of the mountain range, a huge crater came into view, bottomless, with several pieces of gravel floating in the air, as if there was some inexplicable force supporting the gravel from falling.

"Boss, what should we do next?" Jade turned around and looked at Ximu beside him and asked.

The mercenaries and troops who have arrived now do not dare to go down rashly. They are worried about any danger. At present, they are only sending some people to investigate first.

Once it is confirmed that there is no danger under the crater, the large forces will take action and start fighting for the Magic Queen's meteorite.

Ximu didn't answer immediately, looking at the crater and lost in thought.

In the Mysterious Gate, the meteors that can add ten are not easy to get. Some are hidden in the dragon's lair, and you have to kill the dragon to get them, or they can simply be placed in front of the boss's door and guarded by a bunch of believers.

The falling meteorite of the Magic Queen fell into an underground country. The mainstream belief in this country is that of witches.

He has a strong malicious intent towards life on earth.

"Let's go down." Ximu made a decision, held Jade's hand, then jumped down and ran down the crater.

After reaching the bottom of the crater, he pulled Geed into a sudden jump and jumped on the suspended rocks. After a few leaps, he disappeared into the crater.

Naturally, this scene was seen by everyone stationed at the edge of the crater. They didn't know how to evaluate these two reckless adventurers.

"Haha~ What a brave guy." An orc wearing a cloak and a wolf head laughed heartily. He took off the big sword on his back and jumped suddenly.

"If you delay it, you might not be able to grab it." As he rushed into the crater, a group of mercenaries followed closely behind him.

Even the army, which had originally planned to wait and see, finally made up its mind and could not continue to delay time.

Otherwise, the Magic Queen's meteor will really be taken away.

However, facing this delicate situation, the troops from the Magic Kingdom had mixed emotions and felt... at a loss.

"Isn't that Master Hecate's apprentice?" Laila twitched her lips and stood on the edge of the crater, looking at the mercenaries rushing down.

Now she is a teacher at the Magic Academy and has become a successful person.

And she was one of the few people who had contact with Lord Hecate's apprentice.

"What if something happens to Master Hecate's apprentice?" She turned her head and asked the knight captain beside her, "Will we be held accountable by Master Hecate?"

Captain Knight: "..."

How could he know such a thing? He was just a knight captain, and he didn't even know what Hecate's apprentice looked like.

But if something happens to Lord Hecate’s apprentice here.

Maybe they will indeed be in trouble. As for how much trouble they will have, it depends on how much Master Hecate cares about her apprentice.

(End of this chapter)