Chapter 144: The Agitation of Blood
"Who are you?!"
The soldiers who came in a hurry were shocked when they saw Rhodes and the others, and even many of them pulled out their weapons like this, staring at these strange people in front of them in disbelief. It's no wonder that although the Demon Abyss is not explicitly forbidden for others to enter, basically neither mercenaries nor civilians will come here at will, except for those soldiers who have been recruited to guard this place and caravans that transport supplies, no one will come here. But now, what are these people............
Looking at the soul bird suspended in the air behind Rhodes and shining brightly, the soldiers didn't know what to say.
"We are the Ninth Patrol Force of the Demon Abyss Legion, may I ask who you are ..............."
After the two sides stared at each other for a moment, the soldier led by him reluctantly withdrew his weapon, with the help of the firelight, he had clearly seen the demon corpses scattered all around, which made him feel extremely shocked, as the patrol captain of the permanent Demon Abyss, of course he understood how annoying and annoying these demons were, and now, they were actually completely wiped out like this, not to mention that it didn't take much time for himself and others to come after receiving the report from the fortress, just looking at the other party was only three people, it was so easy, It can even be said that he can destroy so many demons unscathed, which makes him feel extremely surprised, although there are more demons escaping from the cracks of the enchantment than this, but being able to kill so many demons so easily is definitely not something that ordinary people can do.
"My name is Rod. Elantra is the Honorary Guardian Knight of Her Royal Highness Lydia. β
As he spoke, Rod took out a badge from his bosom and showed it in front of everyone.
"I'm here to carry out an important investigative mission, can you please show me the way?"
This young man is the legendary mercenary lord?
The old general looked at the young man who was standing quietly opposite him, unsmiling. With a bit of curiosity in his eyes, he carefully looked at Rhodes in front of him, and at the same time secretly recalled in his mind the information he had obtained from the outside worldβββ Rhodes. Elant, who was a legendary figure in the past year in the Duchy of Moon, single-handedly formed a mercenary group. And at the Midsummer Festival, he became famous by defeating two mercenary guilds in a row, and then received the reward of His Royal Highness Lydia for his outstanding contributions in the civil war, and stepped into the aristocratic realm as a mercenary. Not only that, but he even held the fortress in the cold winter of the past year, defeated twice in a row, and completely wiped out the invading undead legions, and also mastered the art of making artifacts like the Holy Maiden, and it can be said that he is now the greatest contributor to the solid border defense of the Principality of Moon. There were many rumors about him among the nobility and the military. Most people think that he should have been born in Dongfang Shanyuan, and he was able to gain the strength to step into the legendary realm at the age of only in his early twenties, and he was followed by two spellcasters who existed at the peak of legendsβββ it was really strange, was there such a powerful family in Dongfang Shanyuan?
However, there is one thing in the rumors.
Elantra ............ Sir, I really didn't expect to see you here. β
The old general finally swallowed the phrase "Miss", thanks to his good self-control on weekdays. Now he finally understands what he is doing, whether it is gossip or the information on the surface of the nobles. deliberately reminded not to mention Rod's face. Although the old general has also seen many men and women who are not separated, but if it weren't for Rhodes wearing a tight body. Straight, male black aristocratic dress, he would definitely think that the young man in front of him was a girl.
"Just call me Rhodes, General Kaplan."
Hearing the old general's words, Rhodes also made a gesture and spoke.
"Let's be honest. I also didn't expect that one of the three heroes of the beginning, known as the Lion of the Principality, won many battles on the battlefield, and finally died of a violent illness. You'll be in front of me..............."
Rod said this sincerely. Because although he has also been to the Demon Abyss in the game, but at that time the player's identity was a hired mercenary, as long as he ran around under the order of the herald and helped the garrison gesture to the demon elite monster, where was it so easy to see the top boss. And this was originally the highest level of dungeon difficulty in the first generation, so there were few players, and it was naturally impossible for players from the Duchy of Moon to come here to farm monsters after the invasion of the Night Country, so Rhodes didn't know who the legion leader stationed in the Demon Abyss was until the end. However, it is different now, as Lydia's guardian knight (although it is honorary), but his identity on this trip is no longer a commoner and an ordinary nobleman, but a representative of the royal family, so Capra does not care about appearing in front of him.
"Hehe, that's all in the past."
Although the old general's tone was very modest, there was still a bit of pride in it, and no matter what, there were still people who remembered his glory as a lion back then, which made Capra have a little more affection for Rhodes.
"Being stationed in this hellish place is almost like dying. After all, not everyone can come here, and the royal family doesn't want their people to know that there really is such a ghost place in their land......... But anyway, there's nothing to say about that, so what is the matter with Mr. Rhodes coming here? Is it ......... from the royal family?"
"That's right."
Hearing this, Rod also restrained his expression and became much more serious. Of course, he couldn't have told Capra that he was here to find the Summoning Holy Sword card. But for Rod, of course, the excuse is more or less.
"What happened before in the Eastern Mountains, General Capra, you have also heard about it."
"Of course."
Hearing this, Capra suddenly turned pale. What happened in the Eastern Mountains directly led to the armistice of the Night Country, and perhaps the ordinary people did not know the reason, and under the guidance of public opinion from the outside world, it was only the Principality of Moon that resisted the attack of the Night Country, forcing the Night Country to return in vain. This is indeed part of the reason, but the root cause of the retreat of the Night Nation lies in the record submitted by Lydia of the Chaos Folk among the Legions of Death in the Eastern Mountains, recorded by Garling.
And things were moving faster than Rhodes had even expected. Less than three days after Lydia handed over the evidence to the Kingdom of Law, the Kingdom of Law immediately demanded a truce in the name of the Twin Dragons of Trial and Sanctions, and demanded that the Kingdom of Night thoroughly investigate the traces of chaos that had been mixed in its own legions. The Night Nation had no intention of protesting or delaying at all, and quickly withdrew all its troops, not caring about his face at all, and then soon the Night Nation signed a temporary truce with the Land of Light and Moon. A thorough investigation of his own army then began. And the reaction of the Duchy of Moon was the same, after getting the information of Garling, Lydia actually directly dispatched three war angel legions from the border to surround all the four places centered on the Falling Eagle Mountain, and conduct a carpet search and investigation to prevent the reappearance of the people of Chaos. Even the Kingdom of Light, which was originally unimpressed with the people of Chaos, did not sneer at it this time, after all, everyone knows the horror of Chaos.
Even Rod himself felt very strange to tell the truth, and he didn't have time to think about it when the situation was urgent. But in fact, the people of chaos appeared in the game, but it was the fall of the dark dragon, which led to the complete end of the order protection of the continent, and what happened after the large-scale invasion of chaos, but now it ran out like this, and it is also one of the bosses, which makes Rhodes feel strange how to think about it. It's like a game skipping the Burning Crusade and going straight to the Lich King, which is unscientific.
"I'm also on the scene when I fight the people of Chaos."
"Uh-huh..............."
Hear here. Capra wasn't too surprised, after all, as the highest level of the military. He had also read the report at that time, and Jia Ling would not be greedy for merit, so naturally there was no need to hide Rhodes and others.
"To be honest, I think it's really strange that the people of chaos will appear at this time, and His Royal Highness Lydia has not made any progress in his investigation on the Eastern Mountain Plains, as for the Night Country. Even if there is any discovery, I think they will only inform the country of law, which is why I came to the Demon Abyss, and we all know the relationship between demons and the people of Chaos, and I think that I may be able to find something in these demons. β
"Oh? Is there such a thing? β
Capra didn't notice that Rhodes was playing a little word game. He said that he "just came here" instead of "coming" or "wanting to come", so the old general subjectively believed that this time Rhodes came on behalf of the royal family, and his identity as a guardian knight of Lydia was also true, but the old general didn't expect that the real purpose of Rhodes' coming here this time was not to investigate the people of chaos at allβββ well, well, by the way.
But the poor old general apparently did not know what he really meant, so he quickly frowned and pondered.
"But, Mr. Rhodes, with all due respect, I've been here with my men for so long, and the whereabouts of the demons haven't changed much in recent times, at least to me, they're still the same as they were on a normal day, just trying to break through the barrier. Other than that, they don't behave in any unusual way. But since it's for those chaos, then as long as it's within our power, we can help. β
Speaking of this, the old general also smiled.
"Of course, if you're going to catch a demon and ask, then I won't be of much help, after all, none of us here understand those guys."
"Please don't worry about this, General Capra has my own way, but General Capra has been able to stay here for so long, he must be very familiar with the situation in the Demon Abyss, and I hope you can help a lot when the time comes."
"Of course it's not a problem."
In the face of Rod's response, the old general nodded very proudly and agreed.
The sultry breath came to my face.
"I'm about to find ..............."
Rhodes stood on the city wall, staring at the river of lava in the distance, and at the end of the deep underground cavity was the gap that connected the bottomless abyss, although it was only a short gap, and it had been sealed by the barrier, but the demons still tried to reach the surface through the gap.
Yes, there is.
Rhodes stretched out his right hand, and soon, the brilliance of the summoning circle shone brightly, and then Gresil and Madaras were once again thick in his hands.
Initiated, Destiny Quest.
The blue and white light intertwined and fused, pointing inward, but this time, at the moment when the soft and bright magical light entered the darkness, it suddenly turned into a blood-red light, and then, Rod felt a strong bloody impulse coming from it!
βββββοΌοΌβ
It was just a moment, and Rod only felt that the world in front of him seemed to be completely stained red with blood, and a strong urge to kill and die came straight like this, and the undisguised madness even made Rod stunned. But before he could react, he heard a crisp voice.
"It's .................. What the hell are you doing, master! β
With this voice, the pitch-black, icy darkness roared instantly, and the pitch-black card appeared in front of Rod, the cold, dark aura forcibly blocked the tyrannical bright red, which made Rod shudder, and then immediately put away his skills, and soon, the overwhelming tyrannical power disappeared without a trace.
ββ¦β¦β¦β¦ You're looking for death, master. β
Selestina's figure appeared in front of Rod, and at this moment, the devil's eldest lady was raising her eyebrows and staring coldly at Rhodes in front of her.
"Miss Ben really didn't expect you to be able to find her, but with your current strength, master, it's better to be careful."
"Well, thanks for the reminder, I'll be careful."
In the face of Celestina's warning, Rhodes didn't show embarrassment or anything, but nodded very dryly. To be honest, none of the four holy sword cards he got now in his hand had given Rhodes such a great sense of oppression, and the crazy desire to kill was so substantial, that Rhodes was almost out of breath. In these four cards, Celia, Greyhill and Madaras, needless to say, even if it is Celestina who is the devil, Rhodes does not feel such a strong killing intent, it is pure, without the slightest good or evil, and does not determine the attitude by the position, the real theoretical objective "weapon". But............
"I didn't expect you to care so much about me, Celestina."
"What....................."
"I'm so sorry, I'm sorry, my beloved eldest lady........."
Rhodes looked at the Devil's Lady who was stunned in front of him and whispered, then he reached out and gently stroked Celestina's cheek. And Celestina didn't expect that Rhodes would switch modes in an instant, and she was just standing there dumbfounded, unable to do anything. Let Rod's hand caress her cheek, her neck, and then continue to descend.
"You............ You ..............."
"Hmm............ In return, then .................."
"Where are you touching!!"
"Breasts, it feels really good, it's different from my sister, it's very soft."
"Die!"
Accompanied by "Hmmm! With a bang, a pitch-black long sword slashed down from the void, grazed past Rod's hand and plunged into the ground, and Celestina's figure disappeared without a trace at this moment. (To be continued......)