Chapter 445: Underground Maze (IX)
After listening to Melzer's story, the question in Rod's mind was finally answered. Although he is only a trial angel, he is also an angel, and there is no problem in dealing with the group of miscellaneous soldiers at the door. But because of this, this group of guys who were not qualified to enter this dungeon strayed into it, if there were no war angels by their side, they would probably retreat at the gateβββ why did they fall to this point?
Rod didn't fully believe Melzer's statement, but he didn't doubt it too much, because Rod remembered very well that when he and others killed the necromancer boss, he did summon such a group of mercenary undead and two angelic undead to fight with his team, hmm............ Now it seems that the main ones are the people in front of them.
"So, what's next for you?"
"This ..............."
Hearing Rod's inquiry, Metzel's face showed a little embarrassment. Although according to common sense, I am lucky to be able to pick up a life now, and it is rare to go through the ghost gate, and it is the most correct choice to go home decisively. But human beings are a kind of greedy creatures, and seeing Rod and the others at this moment, Metzel couldn't help but hesitate. After all, he is still just a young man who has just come out to adventure, and the sense of honor and responsibility in his heart has not yet been smoothed out by the rigorous life experience. If it is those veteran oils who have experienced a hundred battles, at this moment, in addition to a thousand thanks, then they will leave decisively. After all, life is one's own, and only once, there is no need to waste it for someone else. What's more, they are already in danger because of this, and it is rare for them to escape again. Now they have to take the initiative to devote themselves to it, they will not think about such idiotic things.
But Metzel didn't do this, of course he knew what was the right thing to do, and now that his companions around him were exhausted, there was no point in staying here any longer. But what about the companions who were captured by the necromancer? And what about them? They followed themselves to the Custer Plateau at their own command. And now that they are in danger, it is also their own responsibility, can they just let it go?
It has to be said that a leader without a sense of responsibility can be a headache, but it is not a good thing to be too responsible. Metzel hesitated here, and the expression on his face was naturally taken into Rode's eyes, but he didn't speak, after all, Rod just asked casually, no matter what choice Metzel made next, it didn't have much to do with him.
It didn't take long for Metzel to seem to have made a decision. He closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and looked up at Rod.
"I beg your pardon for being rude, Mr. Rhodes, I would like to ask. What are you here for? β
"I don't think you know it, but this is the ruins of the Custer Plateau, the location of the five-star mission designated by the Mercenary Association, and we are here to complete this mission. This is the obligation of our Starlight Guild. β
"Five-star mission ............!"
Hearing this, Metzel couldn't help but be stunned. Immediately after that, his face turned much paler. Although he is only the captain of a free mercenary squad that is not even a regular organization, he still knows the mercenary mission. Five-star mission, that is almost difficult to get to the blue sky. He had already sensed that this underground ruin was not so simple, but now it seemed that it was more difficult than he had imagined. But even so, Metzel gritted his teeth and looked at Rod.
"Mr. Rod, I have an uninvited ..............."
"I know what you want to say."
Without hesitation, Rod interrupted Metzel.
"But that's not my problem. What you want to do is your own business, as long as it doesn't get in our way. And we won't take care of you in particular. If you want to die, then we will never stop you. β
Hearing this, Metzel's eyes suddenly lit up, and then he bowed solemnly to Rod, and then turned back.
"Charlie."
"Metzel?"
Hearing Metzel's call, a young girl who was helping her companion to bandage her wounds hurriedly turned her head and stood up, she was dressed in light leather armor, carrying a wide wooden bow on her back, and a delicate dagger stuck in her waist, she looked like a very regular rangerβββwell, at least much more formal than Labis. After hearing Metzel's voice, a girl named Xia Li quickly came to his side and looked at him curiously.
"What's wrong? Can I help you? β
In the face of the girl's inquiry, Metzel did not give an answer at the first time, on the contrary, he reached into his arms, took out a money bag, and put it in Xia Li's hand. The girl took the money bag with a puzzled expression, and looked at Metzel curiously, wondering what he was planning to do.
"Xia Li, I'm going to move on next, you can go back with the others. This money bag is the money we have saved up to now, and I originally planned to expand the squad, and it would be great if I could apply to become a full-fledged mercenary group. But now, that doesn't make sense either. Take them back, give them the money, and then disband our party. As for those who have sacrificed their companions, please also trouble you to send compensation to their families......... That's all I can do now. β
"What did you say?"
Hearing Metzel's words, the girl's eyes widened in surprise and she looked at the young man in front of her in disbelief.
"Metzel, are you crazy? Keep going? Are you kidding? Isn't what happened to us enough? β
"But ..............."
"I know what you want to say, but Metzel, that's not your responsibility, none of us know that there is a powerful necromancer here in the Dao, and he is so powerful that even the Battle Angel Lord can't defeat him, so what's the point of you going in? I know that you have a strong sense of responsibility, but you have to think not only of those who were captured, but also of those of us who remained! At the beginning, everyone responded to your call and wanted to go out on an adventure, so they gathered together and formed a mercenary team. And we all made it very clear at that time. Life and death, never regret it, but now ............ Are you going to abandon us? β
Wow......... This eight-o'clock TV series is going to be won.
Rod looked at the two in front of him with interest, and even took a few steps back, leaning against the wall to the side and leisurely admiring it. And at this very time. Attracted by the quarrel between the two, Anne also rushed to Rod's side, she tilted her head, glanced at the two people curiously, and then asked Rod.
"Commander. What are they doing? Looks like a fight? β
"Shh.........h It's quite fun to close your mouth and look at it. β
In the face of Anne's inquiry, Rod pretended to mysteriously stretch out a finger to his mouth, and seeing Rode's movements, Anne couldn't help but be curious, nodded and stopped talking, and began to concentrate on the scene in front of her Soap TV plot.
It's really a soap opera. And it's third-rate, there's nothing to describe the dispute between the two, although the girl named Xia Li is strongly opposed, but Metzel is also an elm head, and he is not willing to give up his companions no matter what. According to his words, it is to live to see people, and to die to see corpses. No matter what, he couldn't give up, even if they were transformed into monsters by that evil necromancer, he had to confirm it with his own eyes. For Rhodes. The argument between the two is really boring, but it is rare to have a live version of the soap love drama staged, so naturally it is not for nothing. And Anne was watching with relish on the side. It seems that as long as it is a woman, no matter how time and space change, there is always something essential that will never change.
"It's my duty as captain."
"Stupid!!"
The girl shouted angrily at Metzel's eloquent answer, and then she suddenly reached out and slapped Metzel in the face.
"Smack!!"
The crisp sound even made Rod and Anne, who were onlookers, involuntarily shrink their heads. At this time, Xia Li had already turned around and left angrily. Returned to the side of the other companions. Metzel's face was red and swollen at this time, and it seemed as if he was far more injured than when he faced the army of the undead before. He stroked his cheeks awkwardly, and looked at Xia Li in the distance, but he was a little reluctant.........
At the end of this episode, I want to know what happens next, and listen to the next breakdown.
Seeing this, Rhodes shrugged his shoulders and was about to turn away, and now the rest had reached a point, although those necromantic creatures had been divided and surrounded, but they didn't have time to watch the meaning of third-rate soap love drama here. And just as Rod turned around, he saw a tall figure blocking his way. That's the war angel who was with Metzel and the others before, I heard Metzel say that his name is Delnor, a trainee war angelβββ although he hasn't turned a regular yet, but no matter how Rod looks at it, he feels that this trainee war angel is much older than Celia's decent war angel, if you use the age standard of human beings to measure, then he is probably about middle age. Seeing Rhodes turn around, the war angel stretched out his right hand and pressed it to his chest, and then bowed respectfully.
"I thank you for your rescue, human."
Delnor's voice was a little stiff and expressionless, but even so, Rod still heard a hint of danger in his tone, and he couldn't help but squint his eyes and began to carefully examine the battle angel in front of him. And after Delno expressed his gratitude to Rod, he immediately raised his head with a hint of fierce light in his eyes. Then, he looked at Rod solemnly and asked.
"But, human, why would you act with the evil devil?"
Sure enough, it came.
Hearing the question of the War Angel, Rhodes raised his eyebrows, he didn't think that there would be such a possibility, after all, the evil aura when Selestina used the anti-necromancy spell was so heavy that even humans could feel weird, not to mention the War Angel, who was already extremely sensitive to the devil. Frankly speaking, it was already a very polite move for the other party to not declare war directly on Selestina regardless of life or death, if it had been replaced by an ordinary war angel, I am afraid that it would have been cut down without saying a word now.
But Rhodes didn't have time to answer, only to see a burst of aroma coming from behind him.
"This is the master's business, what does it have to do with you? Winged chicks? β
Celestina raised her head haughtily and looked at the war angel in front of her with a little contempt. She snorted coldly, and the thorn whip she held in both hands pulled hard, making a loud slapping sound, and the action made Rod recall something that was very, very unsuitable for public. Not only that, but at this moment, Celestina also stretched out her pair of pitch-black wings defiantly. It was as if he was deliberately provoking the poor war angel.
"It's just a little chick who hasn't yet reached adulthood, and he still has the guts to make irresponsible remarks in front of Miss Ben's owner, what kind of thing are you?!"
"Evil!"
Hearing Celestina's words at this moment, the War Angel finally couldn't hold back his anger anymore, and he jumped backwards suddenly. Then he raised the long sword in his hand, and soon, the divine flame burned on the sword. Although he was exhausted before, now, in the face of an existence that is more evil than the necromantic creatures, this war angel seems to have planned to burn his own life to carry out the operation of destroying evil.
However, for Celestina, the "glowing chick" in front of her obviously does not pose any threat to her. She just snorted coldly, then waved her right hand, and soon, the thorny whip flew out of her hand and quickly stretched out. And the hapless war angel hadn't reacted yet, the long sword in his hand, his hands and feet had been firmly bound together by the long whip. Even the flames that had been burning on the sword were extinguished again, replaced by a pitch-black, thick mist.
"Uh............ Ah...............h
It's obvious. Cerestina's evil power is far above Delnor, and the war angel at this moment is powerless to resist Selestina's attack, and his face is getting paler and paler. His hands also began to tremble. Not only that, but there were also layers of darkness on the pure white sword at this moment.
"You ............ Evil ..............."
Seeing the black color on his sword, the battle angel's face sank, he gritted his teeth, and the trace of pain and hesitation that originally appeared on his face was immediately replaced by anger, and then he shouted angrily. I saw that the white flame that had been extinguished long ago resurfaced on the sword body again. It's just that compared to the previous roaring appearance, the current sacred fire is like a small flame trembling in the cold wind. It's almost completely extinguished.
At this moment, the surrounding people were also stunned by the scene in front of them, Metzel and the others stood in place in a daze, watching the confrontation between the two and not knowing what to do, after all, they are human beings, and they do not have the innate hatred and unhappiness of the war angels for evil. Not to mention that Selestina is a high-level devil, even if she reins in her charm, she is now a quite beautiful girl in the eyes of everyone, people will always be deceived by their eyes, seeing such a beautiful image, it is really difficult for people to believe that this beautiful girl will be an evil and terrible devil. But the pair of dark wings behind Celestina undoubtedly told everyone that she did belong to the eternal evil and darkness.
Not to mention that these people said that they had been saved from the threat of the necromantic army, and now they were going to stand up against their own saviors, these relatively naΓ―ve rookie mercenaries really couldn't do such a thing. But on the other hand, Delno is also their benefactor, if it weren't for him, I am afraid that he and the others would not have been able to hold out at all and it would be completely finished if they arrived, so which side should they help now?
The mercenaries hesitated next to them, and Anne also stood on the other side and clapped her hands with a smile, as if she was watching the second episode of the TV series, and she had no intention of coming out to see what was going on. But fortunately, not everyone is so heartless.
"Whew!!"
The white and dazzling light flashed, and the thorny whip that originally bound the war angel was split in two, and at this time, the war angel who had mustered all his strength to fight against evil seemed to finally be unable to support it, and he shook his whole body and half-knelt on the ground.
"That's it."
Celia withdrew her sword and looked at Celestina in front of her with a slightly reproachful look.
"Now is not the time to do such a thing, and we have to continue to eliminate threats for our masters, right? It's better not to waste unnecessary time here. β
"Hmph."
Seeing Celia come out of the horse, Celestina restrained a little, but her eyes still swept over the half-kneeling war angel on the side with dissatisfaction.
"Celia, it's not that Miss Ben can't understand your feelings and thoughts about the aftermath of your stupid kind, but for Miss Ben, this kind of guy is an unforgivable felony for blasphemy against Miss Ben, not to mention that he actually wants to threaten Miss Ben's master and commit such a disrespectful crime, and he should have apologized with death!"
Saying this, the corners of Celestina's mouth curled slightly, and then a mocking smile flashed in her eyes.
"Well, it's not impossible to ask Miss Ben to forgive him, but he must apologize to Miss Ben...... By the way, just let him lick Miss Ben's shoes clean. How is it? β
"You're ..................!!"
As soon as Celestina's words came out, the air around her suddenly froze, and at this moment, even Metzel and the others felt the dark, evil, but full of temptation aura emanating from Celestina's body. It's like a drug that tempts people to fall into the abyss, knowing that the end of the road is absolute destruction, but there is no turning back. It's like now, looking at the girl in black, even if Zhilu Dao knelt in front of her and would just be ridiculed and insulted by her, but when he saw her slender and beautiful feet, he couldn't help but want to fall to the ground and do anything for her, as long as he could kiss Fang Ze, and even let them kill each other.
But for the war angels, this fatal temptation is the source of sin.
"You wicked ....................."
"Sister-sama!!"
Celia also sensed the aura that Celestina deliberately emanated, and couldn't help but cry out helplessly. Hearing her call, Celestina smiled softly.
"What, you want to rebel against me? Celia? In this case? β
"It's because of this situation that I think you two should take a break, right?"
Just as Celestina was coldly asking, suddenly, an extremely leisurely voice came from the side, and then the figure of Seven Love quietly appeared and appeared in the middle of the two.
"The master didn't summon you out to see you quarrel here, can we stop here?"