Death Knight

"I sense it ~! It's this kind of fluctuation ~!" Rain called out to the mage behind him, followed by the paladin swiftly through the jungle, and finally stood in front of a humble pine tree. A few lines of pale gold text gradually emerged from the rough tree trunk as Ryan whispered his prayers.

This is a paladin-specific divination. In the case of separation from the army, they can leave secret information on the path they traveled, and the companion who is also a paladin can rely on the instructions of these information to merge with each other. Rennes, who is eager to gain powerful power, has always dismissed this extremely low-used skill, but today the Paladin is very grateful that he has learned this divine skill seriously.

"Well, what did you say above?" Xiu Yin asked anxiously-the text itself was also a secret code, which only the Paladin could understand.

"Katoli said that she and Kaos were heading towards the foothills of the West." Rennes' gaze shifted upward, covered by the dense foliage, and the towering clouds of the Yahwe Mountains were clearly visible.

"What's the situation? Have they been injured?" The mage was very dissatisfied with this short reply.

"Nothing ..." The Paladin clenched his lips subconsciously. "But I think now that this magic can be used, Catoli should ... now, no, there must be no problem ~!"

"I hope so." Xiu Yin nodded.

"Let's go faster and hope to meet with them as soon as possible!" Rennes said again to clear the obstacles and move on to the next road sign.

"According to my calculations, within an hour, Xiuyin and Rennes will definitely be able to find this place. The knights of Fahdodo are probably still across the bank. Such a wide river, it is not easy to find a suitable ferry. They will never chase. Get on us. "Roland carefully analyzed her beloved weapon while analyzing.

"Well," Cattolic replied absently, but her eyes turned subconsciously to the other side.

After crying yesterday, the girl was secretly determined not to disclose this cruel fact to anyone-neither to tell the truth to Ren and Ren, nor to question Kaos himself. In this way, the team will not be fragmented, companions will not be turned against each other, and travel can continue as usual.

But after that? When the end of the journey is reached, how should I face Kaos, the death knight? At that time ... how would Kaos react? Catoli asked herself, her eyes staring at the frost that glowed ice-blue.

No matter what he protects me ... will he fight me for Ishtoli at that time?

"Katoli?" The demon hunter's voice called the girl back to reality.

"Yep?"

"What's wrong with you? Your eyes have been moving since yesterday. Is there any maladjustment in the body after falling into the water? Speaking of this degree of shock, it is really easy to cause damage to the brain." Roland reminded the other kindly, "Maybe check again Are you better? "

"Ah? No, that's not the matter ~! I was just wondering when Rennes would be here when they finally arrived." The girl explained with a little panic.

"But that's what I'm telling you now ..."

"I mean ..." The girl tried to keep her expression and intonation as calm as possible. "What if Rennes can't find all the signs? If you miss any of these links, the next search will expand. Many times, maybe they couldn't find it until it was dark, then ... "

It seemed as if she wanted to oppose Catolie, and when the girl was eloquent, the Paladin shouted ecstatically but interrupted her.

"Cattorie ~!"

"Ryan? Shuin?" Cattoli turned away. Rennes poked away the clump of green leaves, and ran hurriedly, and the high-ranking mage behind him also sighed with satisfaction and showed a reassuring expression.

The next moment, before the girl reacted, the excited paladin stretched his arms and held her tightly. A few seconds later, Catolie, who was awake from a daze, finally realized that she was in the arms of Ren, and her face suddenly turned red. The girl then broke away from the other's hug, and was as light as a frightened bird. Jump to a few meters away.

"Ryan, what are you doing ~ !?" Cattoli rebuked him disappointingly and glanced at the death knight next to him-fortunately, Kaos still kept his usual look.

"I'm sorry ... I'm so excited," he found that his malformed Paladin face was a little awkward, but he didn't avoid the emerald eyes. "However, there was nothing wrong with Catoli, it was too Alright ~! "

"Yes, both of them are safe and sound in that kind of rapids. This is the most important thing." Xiu Yin struck the circle without a trace, his eyes turned to the quiet demon hunter, "It's hard for you, then It must be very hard. If I had used flying to cross the river in the beginning, this would not have happened. I'm really sorry. "

"Your judgment is not wrong, and the Grandale River doesn't seem to be so scary. Adding some lucky factors, it is not impossible to escape." Roland intentionally smiled lightly, and said lightly. A sentence, but the death knight did not notice the melancholic look of the girl around him.

"Thank you for the life-saving wood." Cattoli interjected a little sternly. "In short, now that the team has assembled, the next step is to climb the mountain."

Everyone raised their heads and looked at the Yahewei Mountain. The endless mountains seemed to be huge screens made by gods. The body inserted into the clouds not only traversed the entire continent, but also arrogantly deprived the sun and the sky from human eyes.

For humans looking a few hundred kilometers away, the Yahwe Mountains are more like the ocean on the horizon, with sky-high waves cast by rocks, and the white waves of snow and ice. But when the tiny creature came to its feet, the endless sense of oppression emanating from the depths of the giant shadows stacked on top of each other had a choking smell on the tip of the tongue.

"It's really high. The watershed in front of us is 3,700 meters above sea level. After three kilometers, the magic will basically fail, and the temperature above the snow line may be lower than the temperature in the northern mainland. . "The girl's unemotional narration sounded in the ears of the three," This is the challenge we are about to face, and ... Rennes, if the legend is true, maybe we have to climb Mount Yahevi. The highest peak ... how tall is it there? "

"No one has yet measured the altitude of" Lorendan's Spear. "Roland shrugged.

"In short, let's talk about the first watershed first. Let's go now and camp in the mountains in the dark." The peaceful captain finally ordered.

"It's up to me." The death knight nodded and walked into the dense forest first, followed by Catori.

"Let's go, too." Xiu Yin patted the paladin's shoulder.

"Well, but ..." Ryan looked anxiously at the girl's back, "I always feel that Catoli is a little different from before. There seems to be something in her mind. What's wrong with her?"

"If you are worried about what happened yesterday, you may ask her euphemistically, wild guessing is not a good way." The mage replied bluntly. "But remember, what we should do now is mountain climbing, ya The Hervey Mountains are by no means polite to lame climbers. "

"Thank you, I will remember." The Paladin said to follow up, and the figure of the four soon merged into the huge and deep shadows of the mountains.

The air flow at a speed of 120 kilometers per hour hurts like a blade, and the rolling clouds linger under the feet, and even the most robust mountain hawk leaves the sky cautiously. Not only that, this cliff is particularly steep, almost at a right angle to the ground at 90 degrees. There is only a narrow mountain road less than half a meter wide extending towards the endless sea of ​​clouds, and climbers have to cling to it like a gecko Growing rough and cold rock wall, fumble slowly forward.

Behind the end of the line, Rennes is firmly tied to his waist with a lifesaver-this is to ensure that any one can get the help of the other three in the event of a misstep-but on the other hand , Paladin is also very clear, if any of the first three people set foot empty, their own waist will be subjected to how much tension. So he not only focused on the road conditions, but also meticulously fixed on Xiu Yin, who was three meters away from him-of the four people, perhaps he was the one who needed the most care.

Although he has not climbed to a height of three kilometers, the high-level mage can clearly feel that the magic in his body is gradually freezing. This feeling is too bad for Xiu Yin. In addition to the long physical exhaustion and the biting cold wind, the only thing the mage can do now is hold the lifeline tightly with trembling hands, and not in the heart Stop meditating on the words "Capital of the Star" and "Magic in Li" to encourage yourself.

Catoli's situation is much better, not only with the silver chain mail to keep warm, but also the devil hunter's broad shoulders have blocked a lot of air conditioning for her. But for her, the sternness of Mount Yahevi may have been left behind, and the girl who hesitated even more was the figure blocking the cold wind in front of her.

As usual, Roland was responsible for the team's forward and guide, and the other end of the lifeline was tied to his waist. Compared to previous guidance work, this time the danger is much higher-the power of the spirit world will not only make magic ineffective, but also deprive the death knight of some abilities-seven years ago, the undead army must not This is also one of the main reasons for not attacking the city of inflammation and not crossing the Naga Mountains. Like Xiu Yin, Roland can also feel the variation in the body. The ability to control gravity has been confined in the body by the assembled elemental elves. If he accidentally stumbles, he will probably be like a fragile human, unable to be at the foot of the mountain A small pile of residue identified.

Therefore, the demon hunter's eyes looking more and more cautiously, he patiently searched for all the places where the trekking pins can be placed, and led the team slowly and firmly to the top of the mountain hidden in the sea of ​​clouds.

But as the team gradually approached the next corner, the always-killed death knight suddenly warned his companions behind him: "Stop ~! Everyone stops moving ~!"

"What's going on?" Cattoli turned her attention away from the cliff with a little confusion. Later, at the narrow mouth of five meters in front of Roland, a figure holding a sword reflected in her emerald pupil.

"I'm waiting for you, Demon Hunter Kaos." Sword Saint Austin's words were mixed with the cold wind and poured into the death knight's ears. The words did not fall, the fierce sword fighting spirits were coming.

Roland immediately dropped the tool in his hand and pulled out a dagger to cut the wind blade. The surrounding air blasted in an instant, and the deafening roar echoed in the mountain stream, as if the entire mountain was shaking. When everything was calm, the death knight suddenly found that the weapon in his hand had only one handle, and the blade part was long gone.

The demon hunter immediately subconsciously reached out to pull the large sword on his back, but it was not until he grasped the cold sword hilt that he realized that it was completely impossible to wave frost on this cliff. His best sword skill had already I was completely locked ~!

"Use my sword ~!" The girl's clear voice came from behind her in a timely manner, and then a sharp short sword was handed to Roland's hand, and the death knight blocked the 'glaze' that overflowed the cold light without thinking. Before, there was a silent confrontation with Austin.

"It's a tacit cooperation." Swordmaster slipped his lips and the attack eased.

"It's a pity that Fahdot's mother, He, is unwilling to accept you." Roland answered with a sneer, "But in this declining country, dedicated soldiers like you are very rare ... intending to chase us to the ends of the earth ?"

"It's not necessary, all our grievances will end at this time and here ~!" Austin said, shaking his wrist again. "Don't think that you can rest easy knowing Yunyao. In this kind of place, you are fine As fragile as a fixed target ~! "

The Death Knight waited breathlessly to wait for the attack to come, but unexpectedly, the whistling sword fighting spirit did not advance in a straight direction, but was caught into the rolling wind of the mountain stream with a delicate arc. The next moment, the sharp air blade had passed by the stalwart hunter, and cut straight to the defenseless Catoli.

The irrepressible suffocation swallowed Roland, who had no time to turn back.

The sword is as thin as a cicada, but heavier than a giant axe. Along with the sharp howling, the translucent wind blade first cut the fragile lifeline, and then dug into the hard rock. A huge scar was ripped open on the cliff, and countless debris spewed out of it, converging into a turbulent torrent and pouring into the sea of ​​clouds under the climber's feet, and soon disappeared.

"Katoli ~!" Although the Swordmaster was right in front of him, the Demon Hunter turned his head, and the sight in the eyes let him breathe a sigh of relief-the girl's unpredictable look, but it was safe.

"Don't think you can do whatever you know about sword fighting." A voice rang from behind Catori.

Just before the moment of death, Xiuyin timely laid a physical defense enchantment beside the captain. At this height, the power of the mage had been greatly weakened, and he could not withstand the "shock air" attack, but the solidity of the retaining wall The degree is enough to make the wind blade deviate from its original trajectory.

"No matter how many attacks you launch, I can resist all of them ..." Xiu Yin answered confidently, but halfway through the conversation, Roland interrupted him.

"You leave here at once, hurry ~!" The death knight's eyes swept across the road behind him, and he immediately understood everything. "That guy wants to cut off the escape route too, then we will become real targets ~!"

"What ~ !?"

"Your smell is really as sensitive as a wild dog." Austin sneered, and silently, Roland slid across the narrow mountain path between the other side, and quickly approached the sword master. Due to the boldness of the demon hunter, Austin had intended to destroy the sword of the road and had to stop this difficult enemy in front of him, and the team blocked on the cliff also gained valuable breathing time.

"Retreat immediately." Roland ordered without looking back.

"But ..." Catolie's eyes flashed with worry.

"There's no time, hurry up!" Rain's voice came from the end of the line. In fact, as a paladin, he did not want to run away so dimly, and let the demon hunter resist the danger. But Rennes was even more clear that if the backstory was cut off by the sword fight, the consequences would be unthinkable-at that time, the Fahdods didn't even need to attack them directly, as long as the rocks at the foot of the team were destroyed, everything was over. .

If only I could master Yunyao ~ Rain bit his lower lip angrily.

"There is nothing else ... Kaos is right, this is the only option. We can only find another way." The mage fired a set of magic missiles at Austin, and then moved to Katoli against the strong wind. Beside him. Xiu's original look of pride has faded away, replaced by a look of solemnity and helplessness.

"Yes, the only option." Cattoli lowered her head, and the next moment, the girl shouted loudly to Roland, "We meet across the watershed, this is the order ~!"

"Of course, Captain." Roland slightly twitched his head and took the second attack from the swordsman.

"Take care, Kaos." The girl murmured, and then the smoke from the mage's hands swallowed the road behind the demon hunter.

"Now, only you and me."

"It doesn't matter. After this duel, I will go to the watershed on your behalf." Austin answered blankly. "At that time, I will catch them."

"You don't even know what their purpose is, but want to chase it down at such a loss of life?" The demon hunter showed a confused expression, and the unrelenting swordsman opened the door of his sealed memory.

That's right, he was just bewildered by Richard, he became a **** in a huge whirlpool without knowing it, but why not himself 17 years ago? I thought I could do great things, but it was just a prop in the hand of the king, not only abandoned at the end, but also sending the most important person in his heart to the **** altar. Seventeen years later, when the same **** is standing opposite and holding the sword facing each other, Roland finds that he can't look away.

"Purpose? If I knew it, I would send troops directly to gain that power, and what else do I have to do here?" The sword saint's tone mocked, "Are you going to say this kind of nonsense?

"Then I might as well tell you." The death knight smiled, then put away the short sword that lay on his chest. "As a swordsman, should you have heard of such a thing? The necessary power to seal God-the world tree . "

"What are you talking about ?!" Roland's behavior left Austin a little overwhelmed, but the Demon Hunter kept talking.

"To make a long story short. Isutoli had sensed where his world tree was long ago, and this was the only reason for the outbreak of the undead war. Now, in the seventh year of the undead's efforts to hit the path, the world tree has finally matured , And waiting for the call from the master. As a result of the appearance of colorful aurora, Luvis, who has become God, and Ishtoli, who desires to be God, have sent their knights. "

"The followers of Luves would destroy the world tree with the blood of God, and the death knight would awaken the world tree with the blood of Ishtoli, but for Fahdod, it is simply a delusion to want to infect this kind of power." Roland recounted, "In other words, everything you've done so far has been futile."

"Shut up ~! Don't try to scare me with this nonsense ~!" Austin's face turned pale.

"I think so, this kind of rhetoric is indeed too pale." The demon hunter nodded and took off the ring on his left hand. The cold ice debris soaked the long hair flying in the wind, and the aqua flame engulfed the eyes of the sword sage.

"Death ... Death Knight ~!" Swordmaster stepped back subconsciously, and the smell of death slamming into his body followed, "This, this ... how is that possible? How can you ... this is impossible ~!"

"Austin, you are a dedicated warrior ... in a way, it is very similar to the death knight. But unfortunately, because you have wasted your energy in pursuing the puppet power that belongs only to God, you have no care The country and the people themselves have fallen into this end. "Roland's icy voice echoed in the mountains." In the near future, the Knights of the Frozen Crown will lead the undead army through the entire Fahdow. To meet on the battlefield, it is better to end this time and here-let me fight you as Olin of Ishtoli. "

The flame of death emerged from the death knight's hands, and the hustle and wraith gradually condensed into a black ball of light and burst into a dark light pattern. Round after round, ripple-like waves spread from Roland's left hand to the surroundings, gradually blurring the surrounding scenes. In the next moment, the black tide that swallowed everything swarmed out and rushed to the opposite swordsman.

Austin squeezed his inner fear and slashed it with a strong sword. The multi-layered wind blade whistled into the entangled grieving spirits, but like an iron axe that fell into the quagmire, it was drowned instantly. The stagnant necroms tore the howling swordsman with their bloodstained nails, and opened their ugly mouths to prey on the minced meat falling from the air, just like the hungry locusts.

A few seconds later, the power of the world forced these shadows to escape to the Umbra, and the sword sage in their stomach also left. The cliff again restored the tranquility and serenity of the past. Only the road that was cut off by tyrannical forces recorded the **** battles that had occurred.

"Hurry up, Roland. It wouldn't be great if it fell behind the Paladins." The death knight looked up to the summit of the immersed clouds and said to himself.

Unconsciously, it has been 17 years ... This time, how should we face Flora?

"Come ~!" Cattoli whispered softly, then clenched the climbing rope in her hand, and pulled her soft body to the highest point of the watershed. Immediately afterwards, the true majesty of the Yahwe Mountains was reflected in her emerald eyes.

The reckless mountains are leaping and jumping in the boundless sea of ​​clouds. They are like giant beasts in the vast ocean. They cut off the ocean with the peaks covered with ice and snow, and hide their towering bodies under the sea of ​​clouds. Under the bathing of sunlight, the nearby peaks integrated with white clouds have a pale golden outline, while the more distant horizons, the mountains and the azure blue sky merge together to draw a blurred and ethereal horizon.

"The towers of the holy capital can only be regarded as small creations in front of them? Beautiful nature ... This is magnificence and grandeur that humans can never reach ~!" Xiu Yin said with emotion.

"Yeah, I really want Kaos to see such a beauty too. It's been three days and I don't know how he is now ..."

The girl's inadvertent sigh made Ren look instantly, the mage quickly shook his head at him, and put his finger on his lips. However, the girl who has always been sensitive did not notice the frown between the two this time.

At this time ... why would he think of him? Kaosmin is a death knight. If you use the power of the undead, the sword master cannot deal with it, right? As if Catoli had forgotten the cold, she looked intently at the distant mountains, but her thoughts were in her head.

Compared to mountaineering, the way down the mountain is much better, not only does not need to watch out for dangerous enemies like Austin, but also the **** of the watershed is much slower. Before the sun went down, the team successfully found a leeward place suitable for camping, and the first thing Catoli did was to let Xiuyin create a fire with magic, so that Kaos could quickly understand the team's Exact location.

"Katori ... when you fell into the river that day, weren't you really hurt?" After chewing on the dry and tasteless oatmeal, Rennes finally began to ask questions in a roundabout manner. As a supporter, Xiu Yin sat a little farther away, pretending to browse the spell book, and focused all his attention on his ears-his hearing is certainly no less than that of the elves.

"It's been several days, and suddenly asked what to do?" The girl was a little strange.

"No ... this, I just asked," the Paladin shrugged. "After all, falling from that height is always very worrying, right? I definitely don't want you to have any sequelae or something like that. ... "

"Since I fell into the water, I continued to be in a coma until I was taken ashore by Kaos. I didn't know anything. Of course, I did a comprehensive inspection after waking up. In order to avoid omissions, I also used Holy Light to heal myself. All procedures are fully in line with the Paladin. Code. Besides, I was in charge of the mountaineering this morning. How could there be a problem? "

"That's it ... then when you were unconscious ... Kaos, what did he do?"

"What's the problem? How could I know Kaos when I was unconscious ..." The girl said half, and finally understood what the other party wanted to ask, and she shut up and stared coldly at Ren. Even the paladin, who was unresponsive, immediately noticed that he had said something wrong.

"Are you going to ask, 'Is Kaos insulting you when you were unconscious?' Are you going to ask me the boring and incomprehensible question of being number one in the Paladin assessment, eh? Catori stood up, then approached Rennes, and the other person quickly shook his head.

"No, of course I don't mean that, Catolie, let me explain ..."

"Open the door and say, we feel that since the reunion, you usually have a different look, and this abnormality must be related to Kaos." Xiu Yin cursed Ren's tongue in his heart, while looking at the girl seriously, "First of all, I don't think he will do anything, but according to the exclusion method, except for what he may do, the situation will not change. Of course, everything we are discussing at present has nothing to do with the task itself. If the captain you want to end This conversation is also perfectly reasonable. But ... "

"But what?" Cattorie glanced at the mage.

"However, I hope that the fetters of the companions are not just tasks. We should exchange more opinions with each other, and we just want to ask you what you think about Kaos, and that's it."

"What do you think about Kaos?" The girl finally opened her mouth for a moment of silence. "He is a highly skilled swordsman, a knowledgeable guide, and a thoughtful companion. It can almost be described by the word perfect, without any shortcomings. People, this is what I think. "

"But don't you think he's a bit weird?" Reminds Catron's evaluation of himself before, Ren asked unwillingly, "He's really impeccable in terms of tasks, but you can also feel it, that guy is a Very indifferent person-standard diplomatic smile, standard master encouragement, standard peer-like communication, standard guide-style suggestion. He hardly publishes any personal opinions, no matter what kind of misery he sees, he doesn't change his face. No emotion ... "

"Furthermore, I do n’t think that a soldier who is not even 25 years old will have such profound knowledge and so much combat experience, and even if he is no matter how disciplined he is, he will not be able to do that. You know that. . "The Master echoed.

"Everyone has their own difficulties," the girl's voice grew louder. "Everyone has something that only belongs to them. If you don't trust each other because of this, that's wrong ~! Do you want Kaos to put The pedigree experience was written as a report. Did he do anything detrimental to us? Without him, this team marked as the elite of the league would not be able to reach here at all. Would it be necessary for me to make this point clear? "

"Don't be excited, I have said that this conversation does not involve tasks."

"Then why do you question my behavior?" The girl asked stubbornly. "Isn't everything I have done for my companions ever done?"

"We just felt a little different from before ... so ..." For the first time in almost six years, Rennes had heard Catolie defending others with such a tone, and was a little flustered at all--why is it because she is so different? Offensive or because of his feelings for Kaos?

The Paladins hope to be the former, if they can choose.

"Different from the past?" Cattoli hid his expression subconsciously into the night. "In Xiu Yin's words, 'I hope the bond between companions is more than a task', which is also suitable for Kaos. In short, I do n’t need to discuss personal thoughts that have nothing to do with the task, because I ’m not interested in it. You should be satisfied with such a clear answer? If I can, I want to go to sleep. There is still a lot of way to go tomorrow go."

Xiu Yin and Ren nodded their heads silently, but their faces were not very good-after all, their own intentions were revealed and the other party's thoughts were still unclear. No matter who was the result of this discussion, of. But the girls who turned around to tidy up their sleeping bags didn't even bother to notice their whispers.

I was just ... sheltering him? Shelter a death knight?

Why should I shelter him here?

Why do you feel uneasy when you don't see him?

Why didn't he know whether he was an enemy or a companion?

After all ... how should I face all this? The girl sighed lowly, as if to seek some kind of support, Catoli subconsciously reached out her waist, but this time the beloved weapon was not there, only an empty scabbard swayed in the wind.