"Did Mr. Farr ask you to come? I told you before, we don't know where Jess is." Mei looked at the brave Jia Lu, who remained silent, and felt a furry feeling in her heart for some reason.
And the two little ghosts on the side were glaring angrily at the brave ones launching the surprise attack. In addition to their anger, they lacked a bit of caution, but they still remember to draw their swords first to make a defensive posture, which can be considered insightful. Because the murderous aura in the other person's eyes fully proves that he is currently in a situation where he cannot explain things clearly. Faced with such a situation and still having to say a lot of nonsense, one may have to admire the speaker's courage.
Mercenaries and warriors are professions that value speed and attack skills, and Knight May, who comes from Starry Town, is also similar. Mei, the three of them, each occupying a corner, surrounded Jia Lu, and everyone was waiting and judging how to create the most favorable situation for themselves. A knight with two immature mercenaries faced an Lv33 warrior. Although the encirclement net was established, the situation of victory and defeat was at most four or six waves, with Jia Lu accounting for 60%. But the other party did not have an absolute advantage, there is still a possibility of losing their lives under the hands of three young men. However, all of this is just a superficial situation, and there are no hidden factors that can be known until the battle officially begins.
The term 'fearlessness of the brave' fully illustrates the characteristics of the profession of the brave, who know how to make choices and decisions decisively, quickly and rigorously, and are definitely the first to run when it's time to quit; When it comes to attacking, one must have the momentum to take the initiative. Jia Lu has moved, and one person cannot surround three people, but it is possible to attack only one person. And his first chosen target was Song, who had already lost his composure.
Upon seeing Jia Lu coming straight towards him, Song immediately raised his sword with both hands flat on his head, intending to give it a hard blow. As long as it can stop him, Sakura's sword and Mei's gun can be patched onto Jia Lu's back.
The other two also knew the intentions of the guy facing Jia Lu's attack, so they chased behind Jia Lu according to their respective tacit understanding. But as Mei looked at Jia Lu's black iron sword raised above his head, his unease continued to rise, and he could even feel a warning whispering in his ear. At the first moment, he shouted loudly, "Song! Don't block this sword hard."
Tacit understanding is built on mutual trust, and one must first believe that the other person will not harm you before believing their advice. Mei's words may raise questions, but at such a critical moment of life and death, one cannot dwell on them. Before Jia Lu's attack, Song tilted his flat sword with the tip facing downwards and his side facing body. As long as his hands were firmly grasped, he could unload the weapon from the opponent's attack to the other side.
The sword struck as expected, emitting a clash of gold and iron. With a flick of his tiger's mouth, just as the sword was about to be released, he gritted his teeth and used his luck to tightly grip his hands. Jia Lu's iron sword was smoothly unloaded to the side, along with a long, slanted cut from the loose blade. Originally a sword with double-sided blades, there was only one blade left on the spot, and the other side had already fallen to the ground.
Before being surprised or impressed, one must first leave the battlefield, which is the teachings of Teacher Bollinger. According to this principle, Song quickly retreated, believing that Jia Lu needed some preparation time before he could wield his sword again. During this time, Mei Ying and the others should be able to catch up and take the lead. But he didn't expect that Jia Lu, regardless of the sword being unloaded to the side, would launch a pursuit kick according to his body posture. With such a fierce attack, I was relieved to know that I might have to lie down for a while after getting this leg, but the premise is that Jia Lu did not kill the person who fell to the ground.
The two people at the back were surprised and effortlessly thrust out their weapons. Sakura, who was one step slower than Mei, stabbed a sword in her hand that was not enough to threaten the guy chasing Song Run, but Mei, who stabbed her, grabbed the tail of the gun and posed a great threat to Jia Lu. Unfortunately, the threat was only a momentary advantage. Jia Lu, who twisted his waist and turned around, held the gun under his threat and then swung his sword to turn the gun in Mei's hand into a weapon that could not even be called a short stick.
Mei, holding a broken gun in her hand, did not retreat. She joined forces with Sakura, who was catching up, and charged forward again with an arrow step. The pointed end of the gun in her hand was still stabbing towards Jia Lu. Facing the two brave warriors, he only focused on Sakura's sword. The power of Sakura's sword, which has increased its speed, is definitely not inferior to any skilled swordsman. Its unstoppable momentum can even intimidate many timid guys, but unfortunately, the people he faces are not timid. Jia Lu leaned back to widen the distance between the sword and himself, and his outstretched foot blocked Sakura's charge. From the expression on Sakura's face, one can tell the power of his own acceleration combined with Jia Lu's kick. Jia Lu took advantage of the situation and leaped backwards, his sword flashing again, making Sakura's weapon incomplete.
A hero is a hero. Although Jia Lu's character is not good, his strength has made the three people present dare not criticize him. Between the three moves, three people's weapons have been destroyed and Sakura has been given a kick. Before Song, who was alone, could react, he had to face Jia Lu who came forward again.
"Do you want to escape..." "Block him..." "Attack where he needs to defend..." "Why don't you just turn around and run..." For the first time facing someone who is much stronger than you, all the past experiences have turned into jokes, and the mood of the outing has transformed into a terrible situation of not knowing what to do between life and death. Theory and strategy flashed through my mind one after another, but people stood still waiting for the opponent to come and kill them.
Mei, who was taking care of Sakura lying on the side, turned her head and saw that Jia Lu's sword was not far from Song. Unlike Gui, who had actually faced the brink of life and death, the three people who had a smooth journey were all dumbfounded on the spot. Mei couldn't even make a sound of calling Song to avoid.
"Elves of water in the atmosphere, please lend your power to allies who have made a contract with you. Fire will dissipate from around you, and the water vapor that has lost the flame will materialize as a result, attacking the enemy in front of me. Level 5 Black Demon&# 823 1; Ice Pillar." A sound from the sky brought out a huge physical ice pillar and struck towards Jialu.
Jia Lu, who was hit by an ice pillar, quickly used his iron sword to split open the unwelcome guest. Jia Lu's movements stopped and he spat out a mouthful of smoke in the cold air caused by the icicles, which was no different from the scene of a demon coming to life.
Mei San looked at the position of the life-saving benefactor, and a lightly armed swordsman held his sword in his right hand. He raised his left hand flat with his slightly open five fingers, telling everyone that the magic had just been cast by him. Under the special attire of covering his face and wearing a headscarf, his exposed eyes stared straight at Jia Lu. "Damn it! Have you been relied on?" The lack of concentration caused by his speech gave Jia Lu an opportunity to take advantage of it.
Jia Lu, who swung his iron sword and rushed over, did not cause the young swordsman's panic. The sense of security from the distance was enough for the swordsman to make the most favorable reaction. The swordsman changed to holding the sword with both hands and drew a large circle in the air. "Fire spirit residing on the sword, unleash your power from within the sword. The scattered fire outside the sword will become the best barrier for your master. Level Three Magic Sword&# 8231; Fire Wall summons you." Following the path of the sword's circle, flames burst out just before Jia Lu attacked.
Jia Lu, who rushed into the flames, struggled to get rid of the heavy fire on his body. After struggling for a while, he calmed down and grabbed the iron sword with both hands. The black glowing blade swallowed up the fire, and the burns that had originally appeared also returned to their original state. When he brought his mind back to the battlefield, his four opponents had already supported each other and fled towards the east. The time wasted just now was not short, but the distance the opponent had escaped was not too long. With their backs visible, their feet and bodies were already chasing behind them.
"Hey! Can anyone tell me who that guy really is? That fierce warrior?" Song, who had not yet escaped from danger, but at least had already escaped the edge of life and death, ran and cursed.
"Can you concentrate on running away?" Mei complained as she supported Sakura as she continued to speak and still had the strength.
"Hurry up! He's catching up again," the swordsman shouted after taking a moment to turn his head and take a glance.
"Hey! Who are you again?" Song looked at the swordsman with a puzzled expression and asked.
"Fool... you have time to ask questions... why don't you take the time to think about how to run down..." Sakura, with Mei's help, looked ahead and said intermittently.
Song turned his head and looked at Sakura, saying, "Running, except for you who is not very good anymore, is a small gesture to everyone else. As long as we leave you... we can definitely... run faster... right..." The four people who stopped their steps looked at the cliff in front of them. Mei remembered the suspension bridge mentioned by Sanzi and looked south, but there was not a single bridge in sight. It seemed that it would take some time to reach the suspension bridge. But the pursuers did not generously give them any time.
As Jia Lu slowed down, he looked at the prey in front of him with no way out, and his first smile of the day appeared on his face. But this smile brings a bad premonition in other people's hearts.
"What should we do?" Sakura asked the question that everyone wanted to ask. The younger group naturally looked towards the older group, and even the swordsman looked at Mei waiting for his answer. Mei, who knew that facing this problem was unavoidable, looked at Jia Lu who was already planning how to deal with the prey and thought for a moment before saying, "How about empty handed?"
Upon hearing this, Song shouted, "Empty handed! I would rather jump off here." The words that were originally meant to complain startled the four of them, who couldn't help but look at how deep the cliff was behind them.
"No, no, no, no! Let's just talk nonsense." The people whose eyes met again only saw Song desperately shaking his head.
"So you're going to be empty handed?" Mei Jin approached Song and asked.
Truffle showed a rare serious expression, looking at the cliff behind him, and then at Jia Lu, who was laughing more and more happily. Song turned his head to look at Mei. Just as he was about to make his decision, Mei had already kicked him off the cliff. "Go! I'm still thinking." After kicking the pine, Mei supported Sakura and the swordsman to look at each other. The two of them nodded slightly and jumped off the cliff together.
Jia Lu rushed forward to detect the action that the prey was about to take, but could not stop their jumping behavior. The scene that entered my eyes was four people falling with a mournful cry, and when they fell into the river at the bottom of the cliff, there were four sounds of "smashing water". "Pop! Pop pop pop!" The brave warrior holding the black sword left temporarily with a slightly disappointed expression.
A human head emerged from the riverbed. Mei, holding one person's right hand on each side and dragging an extra foot, stumbled up the riverbank. I don't know how far it has been washed away, but being able to land alive is already considered lucky. Let's wait until we wake up and talk about everything. The person who thought so psychologically also collapsed by the riverbank.
Not long after, a person wearing a white cloak approached four people lying on the ground. In the hat with a cloak on, there is a familiar face.
The dazzling sunlight did not enter the eyes as expected, but was replaced by dim candlelight. Surrounded by a closed space, not lying on the rocky beach by the riverbank. When Mei saw the other three people lying nearby in his hazy eyes and confirmed that everyone was safe at the moment, he closed his eyes again.
When Mei woke up again, the dim light still occupied her view, and everyone around her disappeared. Anxiety was of no use, and Mei Jing, who had been implementing this sentence, lowered her mind to observe the surroundings. He is in a room with quite unique decorations, wearing clean clothes and carrying equipment placed on the cabinet next to the bed. Everyone else's things are also there, only the person is missing. And what came from outside was a very lively sound, as if someone was hosting a banquet. After confirming that the injuries on her body were almost healed, Mei got out of bed and walked towards the only accessible door. Carefully opening the door, a huge flame imprinted in my eyes, outside&# 8231; It's really at the banquet.
"Mei, you're also awake. Come and eat together," Song stood up and waved to Mei.
Mei looked carefully at everyone and felt a strange feeling in her heart. After taking a closer look, I realized what was strange about me. The men and women in this place are quite average. The so-called average means that men all look quite terrifying, with muscles, size, facial features, and so on; And the women are all exceptionally beautiful, with few exceptions such as face and figure. And some people have horns on their heads, some have one horn, some have two horns, some have three horns, and there are also many people without horns.
"What is this place?" Mei couldn't help but ask a question in her heart in a low voice. "'Da Jiangshan '."
"Someone!" Mei was startled and turned her head to look at the person standing beside her. Underneath the white cloak was a familiar face. "Ninia!" "Long time no see, Mei." A sweet smile evoked memories of a trip with her, Sherry, and Gui from the past.
"How could you be here?"
"My parents used to be familiar with the elders here. After we parted ways, I came to live in Dajiangshan for a while."
"Hmm? And what about Sherry?"
"She has returned to the 'Ancient Library'."
"So... they are now..."
"Oh! The Great Jiangshan Festival is now a ten day harvest festival, which is a night banquet."
Sakura and Matsuki tiptoed over. "Wow!" "Wow!" The two people who were talking were both startled.
"What are you two talking about here?" "Hey! Mei, should I tell Ju?"
As soon as the name of Ju was mentioned, Mei immediately became panicked and wanted to stop Song from continuing to leak the information. After watching the interesting movements of the three people, Ninia just smiled lightly.
"What are you laughing at?" He looked at Ninia with confusion.
Ninia just barely suppressed her smile and shook her head. "No more!" After speaking, he couldn't help but laugh.
"What's so funny?" The young swordsman who came to rescue Mei San and then fled together walked over easily.
"Hello, thank you very much for your help at that time." Mei remembered the other person's help and said thank you.
"Boss, don't be so polite! 'Dilla Rocha' won't care so much. Besides, he can be considered a help to himself, 'said Song, hooking Dilla Rocha's shoulder with a warm attitude.
"Oh~? What's going on?" Mei heard Sakura's words and felt that there was still some hidden truth behind the matter.
"Actually..." Dilarosha was about to explain when Ninia interrupted him. "You don't need to stand and speak! If you're not tired, I feel tired."
"Oh! That's right, that's right! Boss, let's listen to stories while eating at the banquet." Song ran behind Mei and pushed her towards the direction of the circle surrounding the huge fire. Sakura also brought Niagara to their gathering place.
Everyone sat still, and Dilarosha picked up her drink and took a sip. Mei watched as the people gathered in small groups to chat in the field, almost everyone with a bucket of wine placed beside them. The large round plate was a tool for drinking. The lively atmosphere reflected in the firelight threw all the unpleasantness and doubts into the sky.
"I am from the 'Swordsman Cultivation Academy' affiliated with the 'Chaos Temple'. This time, I was asked by the temple priest to track down the hero Jia Lu and retrieve the 'Chaos Sword - Caos'."
"What! That black rotten iron sword is the 'Chaos Sword Kaus' of level A on the' Treasure Encyclopedia '!" Song let out a surprised cry and looked at Sakura with an incredulous expression. "No wonder he can easily destroy our weapons."
Dilarosha nodded and continued, "A while ago, Jia Lu came to stay at the 'Chaos Temple' because of his brave identity, so we didn't take too much precautions against him. Unexpectedly, in just a few days' time, 'Caos' disappeared from the temple, and Jia Lu was also nowhere to be seen at the same time. The temple sent me, the top student in the academy, to pursue Jia Lu and take the task of bringing the divine sword back. It wasn't until Jia Lu met you that I caught him. I had planned to come and take advantage of the power of the divine sword when you two were fighting against each other, but he used it to knock down the three of you in one fell swoop." As he approached the pine, I couldn't help but take action. The first blow was futile, and I roughly understood his level. He truly deserves to be a hero of Lv33. I don't think I would be his opponent even if there were more of you. Besides, your weapons have already been destroyed, so I'll have to run away
"Wait a moment! Do you say you are the first place, the strongest first place in the entire college?" With a sarcastic expression on her face, she looked at Dila Rocha.
Dilla Rocha sensed a tone beyond the words and simply shook her head helplessly. "That's right! I am indeed the strongest in the college. It's just that when I go out, it seems like everyone is better than me."
Sakura asked in confusion, "Why?"
During the Black Sheep Cataclysm, the group of demonic swordsmen who were originally guarding the temple had already suffered almost all casualties. The current 'Demonic Swordsmen Cultivation Academy' has only survived from the beginning, and the elderly, who are over a hundred and a half years old, gathered some young people to exercise in order to prevent the demonic swordsmen who were guarding the temple from disappearing. Unfortunately, most of the elders passed away five or six years ago, and now only a group of young men are left to self study based on the records left by the elders during their lifetime and the memory of an old priest in the temple. I have been practicing with the elders for twelve years, and I am still the first in the academy to achieve today's results. A person who successfully transferred to become a swordsman
"How many swordsmen are there in your college?" Song asked this rude question, but the answer was very frightening. "Just me!"
"What exactly is your Lv?" Song further asked.
Dila Rosha scratched her cheek and said awkwardly, "It's probably still Lv1! I've only been transferred to another job for less than two days and was sent out to carry out the mission."
"Oh my goodness! The ultimate professional rookie!" The hand that slapped his face covered his disappointed expression.
Sakura scolded Matsu. "Isn't your mercenary Lv3 worse than others?" The standoff between the two escalated, but the others ignored such a small scene.
"By the way! Do you know Jialu?" Dilarosha asked as if she remembered something.
"I know you well, but I can't be considered a friend," Mei replied after considering the content of her words.
"Friend? Stop making trouble, boss. This is no longer considered a friend. It wasn't from the beginning, but now it's sublimated into an enemy." Song complained and shouted, showing how deep his hatred was, whether it was the expression on his face or the clenching of his fist.
"Then please let me stay by your side, everything please." Mei looked at Dilla Roche's serious expression and thought for a moment, but then came up with the meaning behind his words. "What you mean is that Jia Lu will come to see us again!"
The nodding action left three people in a state of shock. "Why, we just scolded that old ghost, he's so good at holding grudges!" Song's exaggerated reaction startled his two companions a bit.
"No, it's not true. Hmm~Actually, it's quite true." Watching Dilla Rocha's changing expression, the others just added to their unease.
"What's going on?" Ninia broke her silence for the first time.
"Because now Jia Lu is in a state of being 'dependent' on the divine sword..."
"Wait... wait, wait, wait! What is' pinyi '?" Song was interested in this unfamiliar term.
"Simply put, Jia Lu is now in a state of being influenced by the Divine Sword." Dilarosha coughed and continued, "If it weren't for the person recognized by the Divine Sword or someone with enough strength, when he holds the Divine Sword, he would be disturbed by a peculiar consciousness in the sword. However, the sword does not lead people to the bad or good side, but rather increases and implements the consciousness and ideas in the holder's heart, and gives the holder the power to execute them. For example, if a person wants to kill people crazily in their consciousness, but is limited by the norms and limitations of morality and ability in reality, they will hide such delusions deep in their heart. When they hold the Divine Sword and..." When blessed, the divine sword will drive him to perform actions from the bottom of his heart and improve his basic abilities. At this point, the holder will have stronger power than usual to carry out his killing actions
Sakura listened to Dilarosha's explanation of the Chaos Sword Caos and anxiously thought about her future. "Is there any way to relieve the reliance of the divine sword?"
"Because there is an upper limit to the ability modification of the Divine Sword, all you need to do is use stronger power to knock down the opponent."
Sakura is even more uneasy. "Our current opponent is an Lv33 hero! Even though that guy's character doesn't seem like a hero, his strength is something I have personally experienced. Have we ever been able to fight him who was modified by the Divine Sword's ability?"
Dilarosha grabbed her own head. "So... lure him into a trap and then besiege or attack from a distance?"
Mei quickly rejected such a proposal. "He's a brave warrior, how much effort does it take to deceive such a character. Besides, guerrilla warfare is already a specialty of mercenary professions. To fight a hero in a group, the most likely scenario is to be defeated by the opponent's time difference, and our individual strength is clearly not as strong as the opponent's. At the worst, the opponent can still retreat completely, making it too difficult to kill them. Not to mention that Jia Lu is now enhanced by the Divine Sword, which is not only Lv33's strength."
Sakura nodded in agreement with Mei's opinion. "Mei is right. As someone from the small town of Starry, we have the best understanding of the strength of warriors. Our strength alone is not enough to defeat the opponent. Besides, we can find another whole knighthood to help, and the opponent doesn't have to accept such a challenge. Is there no other way?"
Dilarosha thought for a moment. "In fact, there is another method to use weapons that are opposite to the attributes of the divine sword to counter its power. This will reduce the impact of the divine sword on the holder, which should be easier to deal with. However, it must also be a weapon listed as level A in the 'Treasure Encyclopedia', such as the 'Dragon God Staff' with divine power, the 'Ragnarok' with light attributes, or the 'Sword in the Stone' with holy attributes."
"Ah!" "Ah!" "Ah!" exclaimed three times, and Mei remembered the bag of fragments. She got up and ran back to the room where she was originally resting.
"What's wrong with Mei?" Ninia asked as she looked at her running back.
Sakura's gaze also clung to Mei's back. "We happen to have a 'sword within a stone'."
"Really! That's great! Why don't you use that sword to fight against Jialu?" Dilarosha's excited expression was overshadowed by another question he remembered.
No one answered until Mei returned to her position with her bundle. Five pairs of eyes stared at Mei's slowly unfolding bundle. "This is the 'Sword in the Stone'." When Mei finished speaking, all the baggage was opened. The voice that came was the disappointment of Dilarosha. "Do you think this package of fragments is a 'sword within a stone'?"
Mei, Sakura, and Matsu all thought for a moment and nodded at the same time. "It should be! Our trip this time is to come to Dajiangshan, in order to recast this weapon that may be a 'sword in a stone'."
"Ah! Your goal is like this! Then I'll go ask the elders to come and help you take a look." The figure of Ninia, who was sitting away, seemed like the last glimmer of hope in the eyes of the four of them. The white figure made the four of them pray at the same time that he could persuade the elders of the great rivers and mountains.