Lord Chronicle

Chapter 146 The Ruins and Marlene

boom!
An improved incendiary bomb was thrown out and smashed hard on a ghoul. Flames shot up into the sky instantly, enveloping the ghoul's body, and dozens of fireballs scattered around it.

The ghoul roared in pain, and rushed around with flames all over its body. At the same time, the splashed fireballs also caused great damage to the nearby zombies. For a while, there were burning "human-shaped torches" around.

"Okay!" Saul exclaimed excitedly after seeing the power of this thing for the first time.

Sure enough, Mary didn't brag. After her improvement, the power of this earth-made incendiary bomb has increased by more than 10 times.Usually, to completely kill a ghoul, it is necessary to continuously throw more than ten incendiary bombs, which is very inefficient.

But after being refined by Marlene, the viscous oil effectively covered the whole body of the ghoul, and burned on it, quickly "cremating" it completely.Not to mention the small beads added inside, one explosion can make all the zombies within three or four meters around fall into a sea of ​​flames.

With the help of new weapons, all the ghouls rushing to the city wall became living targets. As the improved incendiary bombs were thrown one after another, nearly half of the ghouls were set on fire, and there was a sea of ​​flames under the wall. Terrible.

After being suppressed by these ghouls for a long time, the guards finally let out a sigh of relief, and excitedly, they swung their arms round and threw incendiary bombs into the zombie crowd.Immediately, I saw a cloud of fire rising outside the city wall, raging flames soaring into the sky, and countless charred human figures dancing wildly and writhing in the sea of ​​flames, creating a majestic spectacle.

Flame is extremely lethal to undead creatures, and the incendiary bomb modified by Marlene has become a special weapon to deal with them.If it is to attack a flexible and intelligent person, it will not have such a big effect.

Even so, Sol still couldn't help feeling a dull pain in his heart when he saw the prodigal guys in the defense team throwing them away as if they didn't want money.

Finally, when he saw the overwhelmed Lesta holding up a whole basket of incendiary bombs and pouring them down to the city, he couldn't help it anymore: "Damn, give me the right one, one is 20 gold coins!! "

Then there was an oops, but it was Jessica who secretly stretched her elbow and bumped against his rib.She gave Sol a hard look, as if to say: What time is it, you still care about money.

"Haha, it's just a joke." Sol laughed dryly, then put his hands to his mouth, and yelled loudly: "The one just now doesn't count, just throw it at me, my lord, I have plenty of money!"

There was really nothing to do with this guy, so Jessica rolled her eyes and let him go.

At this time, after the intensive firepower of the improved incendiary bombs, the zombie group under the city finally began to retreat, and the pressure on the wall was greatly reduced. Kress hurriedly ordered the wounded to be sent down for treatment.

"It's so fucking enjoyable, do you want to chase it?" Lesta said to Kress, shaking the meat off the axe.

"The situation of those cavalrymen seems to be bad, we have to help them." Kress looked into the distance.

In the case of losing their charge, the cavalrymen finally fell into the sea of ​​corpses, unable to move.Under the command of Tavia, the knights formed a circular formation, condescending and killing the zombies gathered from all directions.

However, the undead seemed to have learned their lesson, and they began to attack the unprotected legs of the horse.Many war horses had fallen on the periphery of the circle, and the knights who landed were quickly overthrown to the ground by the surrounding zombies and were brutally bitten.

Coupled with the attacks from the skeleton archers and the Lich, the situation of the cavalry is not optimistic.

"Leave it to me." With the help of the new incendiary bomb, Lesta was full of confidence at the moment.

"It's enough to cover them back, don't go too deep." Kress instructed.

When the two fought side by side in Diviji Castle, they had formed a good tacit understanding.Lesta nodded unequivocally after hearing the words: "Don't worry, I know what to do."

As he spoke, he carried a box of incendiary bombs on one shoulder, and swung his ax with the other hand: "Brothers, go and rescue those riders!"

"Oh!" The guards directly under him were also full of brave people. Hearing this, he shouted excitedly, and followed Lesta to kill the general.

So, with the help of the improved incendiary bombs, Lovell's side, which was at a disadvantage, miraculously carried out a second countercharge.

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"Huh...huh...huh..."

Being held by Mira, Marlene ran desperately.

Since they were discovered, the two have been running hard in the siege of adventurers.In this situation, Mira had no way to get rid of the opponent, so she could only use the terrain to delay the time as much as possible, so gradually, they were chased closer and closer.

"Ah!" Exhausted, Marlene couldn't hold on any longer, her legs gave way and she fell to the ground.

Mira grabbed her hand anxiously and kept tugging, trying to pull her up.But Marlene's body is relatively weak. After running wildly for such a long time, she has completely lost her strength.

Panting heavily, she said to Mira, "Mira, leave me alone, run away."

Mira couldn't help shaking her head, still persistently wanting to help her up.

After such a delay, the adventurer finally caught up.Soon, several groups of adventurers came from around the two of them and surrounded them.

These experienced senior adventurers were also quite embarrassed at this time, and it was obvious that they had spent a lot of effort in order to catch the two of them.

"Unexpectedly, this little girl is really hard to deal with." A heavily armored warrior leaned on his ax and panted.

An archer pointed at Mira and said, "Who is she? Isn't there only one?"

"I know her. This girl is the maid of the local lord. Why did you bring her here?" At this moment, Kado in the crowd suddenly said.

"Don't worry so much, this is Mr. Lauer's order, take her back first." An adventurer who seemed to be the leader said in a deep voice.

After a moment of hesitation, several adventurers walked towards Marlene. Mira let out a low growl, leaned over to protect Marlene, and glared fiercely at the person who came.

"Mira, leave me alone, run, run." Marlene begged with a crying voice.

Mira shook her head stubbornly, still defending Marlene.It's just that, with her petite figure, she looks so weak among a group of tall adventurers.

Many adventurers quietly turned their heads away, unable to bear to look any longer. They felt like a group of villains bullying children, which felt terrible.

An adventurer reached out to Mira and said softly, "Don't be afraid, I won't hurt you."

Unexpectedly, as soon as she stretched out her hand, she was bitten by Mira unceremoniously.The adventurer was taken aback, and then screamed: "My hand...quick, let her let go."

The other two adventurers hurried forward, and Mira let go of the previous one, and before the other party could react, he pressed his shoulders and jumped up, pounced on the one on the right.

The adventurer was taken aback, and instinctively raised his hands to protect his body, but was knocked to the ground by Mira.

Unexpectedly, Mira was so flexible that everyone was taken aback. During the struggle, the adventurer grabbed Mira's shoulder with one hand, trying to restrain her.At this moment, he suddenly let out an earth-shattering scream.

After releasing Mira, the adventurer fell to his knees, clutching his wrist in pain.Everyone saw that his right wrist was dripping with blood, and a large piece of bone and flesh disappeared. The wound surface seemed to have opened a half-moon-shaped hole in his strong arm, and even the iron glove on his hand was forcibly torn off.

Mira jumped back and prostrated herself on the ground, spitting out a mass of bloody flesh and bones.She stared fiercely at the people in front of her, with blood dripping from the corner of her mouth, like a desperate but unyielding little beast.

I didn't expect this little girl to be so brave. Even though they were all experienced adventurers who were used to bloody storms, when they met her eyes, they couldn't help feeling a little chill in their hearts.

Seeing the miserable state of his companions, the third adventurer was furious: "Damn girl..."

He drew out his saber in a swish, and was about to slap the back of Mira's head sideways.At this moment, Raul, accompanied by Ruret, also rushed over after hearing the sound.

Seeing that Mira was here, he was both surprised and happy, and quickly shouted: "Stop! Don't hurt her, and quickly arrest that black-haired girl."

The adventurer was startled when he heard the words, and couldn't help stopping the sword in his hand.Taking advantage of this opportunity, Mira pounced on him and tripped him to the ground, then pulled Marlene and turned around and ran away.

The adventurers wanted to stop them, but because the other party was just a child and they had Raul's order, they were in a hurry with their hands tied.

At this time, Ruret also recognized Mira and Marlene. He had already heard that Raul had secretly arrested someone from the territory and locked them up, but he never thought that it was the two of them.But although he was surprised, due to his duties, he didn't show anything on his face.

At this time, Cardo and Laris also looked at him, obviously asking: What should I do?
Rulert stood behind Raul and shook his head imperceptibly.The two comprehended, and quietly retreated to the periphery of the rounding-up team, only working and not exerting themselves to put on a show.

However, despite Mira's amazing actions, Marlene is too weak. In order to take care of her, Mira still did not escape after all.Gradually, the two girls were forced towards the huge ruins behind.

Seeing that she was about to be trapped again, Mira dragged Marlene with one hand while looking around anxiously.Suddenly, her gaze fell to a place not far to the left.

After hesitating for a moment, she pulled Marlene and ran towards that direction.An adventurer tried to stop it, but was frightened by Mira's grinning teeth, and was scared back by the white teeth.

That place was the ruins of a dilapidated house, and there was nothing around it, so it was not a good place to hide at all.Could it be that Mira finally lost her head in desperation?

Raul was stunned for a moment, then suddenly woke up, and exclaimed: "Stop her, don't let her pass!"

There, it was the place where Mira accidentally discovered the basement when she led the adventurers to find this ruin for the first time.

However, it was still a step too late. Just before the fingers of the adventurers chasing after them touched them, Mira jumped in from the entrance with Marlene in her arms.

This basement is a forbidden area of ​​the entire ruins, and Raul has given strict orders not to allow anyone to approach it.The adventurer hesitated for a while, but after all, he didn't dare to chase in.

At this time, other people also gathered around, seeing that they still went in, Raul was furious: "A group of idiots, they can't even catch two children!"

An adventurer said cautiously: "Are you going to catch them?"

Raul snorted: "It goes without saying."

However, everyone fell silent at this time. When studying the basement, the barrier inside had killed many people, including several famous adventurers and the guild's relic scholars. .

Seeing that they were silent, Raul was about to get angry when he heard Rulert say indifferently: "Let me go."

Seeing him take the initiative to invite Ying, Raul immediately breathed a sigh of relief: "I'm relieved if you go."

Both Kado and Laris have seen the power of the barrier in the basement with their own eyes. Even if Rulert's fighting spirit can temporarily isolate it, it will be extremely dangerous if it goes on like this.Just as the two were about to talk, Rulert stopped them with his eyes.

At this moment, Raul pulled Luret aside and said in a low voice: "You should be very clear about the importance of the thing below, and you must not let it slip by, understand?"

After getting the "key" guarded by Breville, the Adventurer's Guild tried their best and finally used it to temporarily close the barrier below, but they couldn't go deeper for a while.In addition, due to the inability to grasp the characteristics of the mysterious enchantment, the restraining effect of the key may go berserk at any time.

For the convenience of research, the key has been placed under the restraining barrier, and only a few people can access it. No wonder Raul is so nervous.

Luret nodded: "I know."

After hesitating for a moment, Raul gritted his teeth and added, "If it's too late, don't bother with the blonde girl, I just want the black-haired one."

Rulert took a deep look at him: "I know what to do."

At this time, Laris had released a lighting spell into the basement, and Mira and Marlene could be seen standing at the last step, looking at the entrance, with clearly visible nervous expressions on their faces.

Walking to the entrance of the cave, Rulet took a slow breath and was about to walk in.Meine suddenly said: "Rulette, you must bring Marlene out safely."

Luret smiled, made a reassuring gesture for her, and then walked down slowly.

The stone steps slanted downward were long, and the sound of Rulet's footsteps slowly echoed in the passage.Seeing him coming down, Mira and Marlene involuntarily stepped back.

"Don't worry, your name is Marlene, right? I think you should recognize me." Rulert stood still in the middle of the stone steps.

Marlene nodded: "I know you, you seem to be a good friend of the young master."

"Yes, so please trust me, I won't hurt you." Ruret raised his hands high.

"Then... why did you bring me here? And why did you arrest me?" Marlene's nervous expression calmed down a little, but her tone was still full of vigilance.

Rulet didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "To be honest, I don't really understand. This should be a misunderstanding. I really can't think of any benefit to the guild by arresting you."

"Then... can you take me back?" Marlene asked cautiously.

Ruett nodded solemnly: "I will do my best."

After all, Marlene was just a little girl with little experience, and after so many things, her heart was already in chaos.Although Mira is good at escaping, she is even more clueless than Marlene.

To be honest, Marlene was already terrified of being in this terrifying hole.So after getting Rulert's assurance, she quickly chose to believe in the amiable young man in front of her who had the same hair color as Mira.

"Then can I come down?" Luret asked tentatively.

Marlene nodded, and did not forget to add: "You, you are not allowed to lie to me."

Luret smiled bitterly, but at the same time felt very warm in his heart, because the innocent and cute little girl in front of him reminded him of Mene.

Spreading his hands, he walked down step by step, his movements were as gentle as possible so as not to irritate them.

As he approached, Mira's eyes became more and more wary, but she looked back at Marlene who was full of expectation, and she finally let Ruret come closer.

Coming in front of them, Rulert also secretly heaved a sigh of relief.He knew very well what kind of impact what happened just now would have on these two girls, so he was always cautious, for fear that a big move would scare them.

He slowly stretched out his hand to Marlene: "It's dangerous here, come out with me."

Just then, an accident happened.Probably dissatisfied with his delay for so long, Raul suddenly appeared at the entrance of the cave, poked his head and shouted: "Rurette, what are you doing, hurry up!"

"This bastard!" Rulert was shocked.

Sure enough, before he could react, Mira, who had been staring at him vigilantly, suddenly pulled up Marlene, turned around and fled to the back platform.

"Oops...don't go there, it's dangerous!" Rulert couldn't stop him, so he had no choice but to chase after him.

The platform at the end of the stone steps was as empty as ever, and the door on the innermost floor was closed tightly. In the middle of the platform, in the middle of the platform with a height of more than one meter, a strange golden object was quietly floating.

There was no way out to escape here, and Mira stood in front of Marlene, nervously watching Ruret who was chasing him.With instinct, she knew very well that this person was completely different from those guys outside.

Just like that, the two girls moved towards the center of the platform little by little.

And seeing all this, Ruret raised his heart in his throat.

The thing floating in mid-air is the "key" to get to Brevilla's lair.And the fatal barrier in the entire basement was suppressed by this thing at the moment.

The most frightening thing is that the key floating in the air is extremely unstable, as long as it is slightly touched, it may cause the entire enchantment to go berserk.Before realizing this, the Adventurer's Guild paid a heavy price.

Seeing them getting closer to the key unknowingly, Rulet was very anxious, but he didn't dare to warn them rashly, lest it scare them and cause dire consequences.

He had no choice but to spread his hands, and at the same time kept saying: "Trust me, I'm not here to catch you, it's very dangerous here, let's go out first."

Marlene didn't want to believe him anymore, she couldn't help shaking her head: "No, you and those people outside are all liars. I just want to go home, why are you arresting me? Woooooo..."

Marlene's helpless cries echoed in the basement, making Ruret even more at a loss.Damn, what the hell is going on up here?Why do you have to have trouble with such a child?
However, the situation no longer allowed him to think too much, because at this time, Marlene was almost touching the key.

In desperation, Rulet couldn't help exclaiming: "Be careful behind..."

Startled, Marlene turned her head suddenly, her long hair was raised up, and the tip of her hair swept across the surface of the key...

In an instant, it seemed that time had stopped.

Ruret felt his heart contract rapidly in an instant, and at the same time his muscles were tense, but his ears were blank, completely blocking out all sounds.

Amidst the beating of his heart, an incomparably long second passed, and there was no abnormality in the surroundings, and it seemed that the terrible moment had not yet arrived.

Rulet's nervous heart couldn't help but relax. Just as he was about to speak, a cyan electric current suddenly burst out from above the platform.

"Get out of the way!" Before thinking too much, Rulert yelled and rushed forward.

At this time, he had only one thought in his mind, that is to save the lives of these two girls no matter what.

However, it was still a step too late, and Marlene was completely stunned. She looked at the cyan electric current under the hood in horror, but was completely unable to move. At this time, Rulert was still a few meters away.

At the critical moment, Mira turned around and pushed Marlene violently.Marlene's back collided with the key floating in mid-air, and then she was pushed hard into the door behind, and countless electric currents instantly enveloped Mira completely.

Amidst the humming sound, a strong electric current instantly flooded the entire basement, and it was all a moving blue color as far as the eye could see.Ruret had seen Mira's unique physique, and knew that she might be fine, but Marlene, an ordinary girl, might not have any chance of life anymore.

In desperation, he had no choice but to release his accumulated battle energy to temporarily block the incoming current.Even though he knew that doing so was just a drop in the bucket, once his grudge was exhausted, it would be his own death.

Suddenly, in the flashing electric current, Rulet vaguely saw a white glow at the end of the platform, which was very eye-catching in the pure blue surrounding.

"What is this?" The thought only had time to pass through his mind, and the white glow quickly expanded, occupying Rulert's entire field of vision in an instant...

(End of this chapter)