344. The Price of Growth
Although the Dunma Forest is an area where demonic beasts are extremely active, especially the closer to the deep belly of the forest, the higher the danger. Generally speaking, the forest where the demonic beasts are more active will cause the forest to grow extremely lush due to the abnormal fluctuations of the elements, but this is not the case in the Dunma Forest, not only the branches and leaves in the forest are not lush, but the elements in the forest also tend to be gentle, and there are not even any visions and smells.
The moonlight spilled through the sparse leaves, like a layer of silver veil, filling the entire Dunma Forest with an unusually romantic atmosphere.
However, the strong smell of blood spoiled this rare peaceful, peaceful and romantic atmosphere.
Emily stood on a stone platform shrouded in moonlight, looking calmly into the distance, which was the direction Sean had just broken through. The divine power from Marz exuded one divine aura after another, and these breaths vaguely fluctuated from her body, making her temperament awe-inspiring, and the soft moonlight fell on her body through the layers of leaves, making her whole person more holy.
Awe-inspiring and holy, it is clear that this is the unique aura of a saint.
Ten God of War knights were scattered fifty meters around her and stood guard, and they didn't even have time to clean their robes and armor. For the Knights of War, after every battle, as long as they are not being chased by the enemy, they will remove their armor as soon as possible and then carry out the work of cleaning and maintenance, because the moment they become the Knights of War, Marz's introduction only tells them one word.
"From now on, your armor and weapons will be the closest person in your life. Trust them. That's why they'll trust you. ”
But now, these ten God of War knights did not carry out this kind of cleaning work. Instead, he stood as straight as a spear, protecting Emily.
A little further away. It's a group of Rose mercenaries cleaning up the battlefield.
They put all the weapons and armor in good condition, but the money bags of the dead enemies were their own, which was the usual rule of the Rose Mercenary Regiment. But the enemy's shall be theirs, and not a single son of his countrymen who have died in battle shall be taken away - no one shall have any opinion on this, after all, they do not want to have nothing left after their own death.
Maybe those who are alone don't care, but those who have parents or wives and children don't think so.
Tonight's battle, though short, was far more fierce than any other they had experienced in all these years.
More than sixty companions. Nearly thirty of them were buried here tonight, and if you count the thirty-seven companions from earlier, the Rose Mercenary Regiment would have lost more than sixty of them in battle today - half of the regiment would have been wiped out.
There were quite a few members of the Rose Mercenary Group who secretly looked at Emily.
The previously amiable and even charming head of the regiment felt a little strange to them after tonight. The regimental members, who were usually a little more bold and dared to express their love to their regimental commander without concealment, were fighting on the battlefield tonight as if they were crazy, as if dying in battle tonight was the last thing in their lives - of course, several of them were indeed killed in battle. But the few people who survived no longer dared to look at their beautiful leader.
Emily, there is an extra feeling in her body that these mercenaries can't express.
"Captain."
There was a mercenary who walked fifty meters away and stopped moving forward. The ten God of War knights did not intercept him. But it was as if he felt like two worlds inside and outside fifty meters, a world he didn't want to step into at all, because the heavy pressure made him a little breathless.
Emily's gaze. It fell on the mercenary.
It just gave this mercenary a feeling, but it seemed to be an emotionless cold gaze. I'm afraid I don't even have the right focus. There was a sadness in the mercenary's heart, and he missed the former commander a little. Although he knew that it was impossible to pursue it with his own identity, he could still feel that she was living by his side, but now, he was obviously closer to the head of the regiment, but that feeling seemed to be one in the sky and the other in the ground.
"The battlefield has been cleaned up, and the battle damage has been counted, you see......"
"I see." Emily nodded, and after a slight hesitation, she couldn't completely abandon the accusation of conscience, "Bury the enemy's body." Let's take the corpses of the members back to town. Shawshank will set aside an area for you to bury. ”
"I see, Mistress Emily." Shawshank turned around and bowed to Emily before speaking.
"That'...... Deputy Head of Mission Mary......"
"She's a betrayer." Emily said lightly, her tone much colder, "I don't need to say more about how to deal with the betrayer, right?" ”
Betrayers are the most despicable of all in the Northern Duchy Federation, and if they are discovered and captured, they must be treated inhumanely - even worse than slaves and cannon fodder. Therefore, once many betrayers are caught, they would rather admit that they are spies, assassins, and killers than that they are traitors.
Mary, if she had been caught alive, would have said that she was a spy and had been sent to spy on Emily a long time ago.
But sadly, she was dead when she was found.
Therefore, the identity of a betrayer cannot be shaken off from her.
In the same way, she is not even eligible to be buried, and will only be abandoned in this forest to become the ration of those demonic beasts.
The questioning mercenary lowered his head, and felt even greater sorrow in his heart. He felt that Mistress Emily had become a stranger, and if he had known that Mistress Mary was really a traitor, he would only treat her as a spy or an assassin, and at worst, he would have given her a burial status, instead of abandoning her like this.
At that moment, a figure suddenly appeared in the same direction that Emily had been looking at.
Almost instantly, all the mercenaries stood up and put on their weapons to make a state of alertness. And the ten God of War knights were also in the first place-or-or-or. They were even quicker than those mercenaries to take precautions, and they even narrowed the protective circle. That's something the mercenaries can't do anyway.
Soon, though. When they saw who was coming, the knights of the god of war gave up their guard.
Someone walking on. Naturally, it was Sean.
It's just that when those mercenaries looked at Sean, their expressions were complicated.
Emily has such a big change in temperament in one day, it is obvious that it is inseparable from Sean. It's just that these mercenaries only know one and don't know the other, Emily's temperament change is certainly related to Sean, but Sean's role is only a catalyst, and it is Mary's betrayal that really leads to the change of Emily's temperament.
Sean, in the process. At best, he unleashed the emotions and dark side that Emily had been suppressing.
It would be impossible to say that he changed Emily's temperament.
When she saw Sean return, Emily greeted her as soon as she could.
Seeing how much Emily moved, the ten God of War knights naturally followed at the first time, but this time they didn't dare to follow too closely. The other God of War knights may not know much about the situation, but Shawshank knows that this Choppers named Sean is truly terrifying, and he even suspects that Emily can become a saint because of the hands and feet of this man named Sean.
It's just that this kind of speculation, he just thinks about it himself. He didn't have the courage to let him say it.
When Emily stood in front of Sean, Sean stared at her for a full ten seconds, and then glanced at the mercenaries around him, and finally Sean only sighed.
Of course he could see it. In Emily's current state, there is no doubt that she is blackened. But he couldn't say that this blackening was wrong, after all, it was the result of his catalysis. And in a sense, Emily's blackening is only good for him, not bad.
But Sean still sighed helplessly. But he didn't say anything more, just nodded slightly. "You've got what you need." ”
At this time, Emily finally showed a rare smile on her face.
Now, only when she faces Sean, can she take off her guard and show such a sincere smile from the heart. But looking at Emily's smile, Sean felt an unusually painful egg, and he always felt that he seemed to have cultivated something different. Although in terms of results, the more Emily relied on Sean, the happier Sean should be, because it meant that Emily would not betray him even without a soul contract.
But for some reason, Sean still felt a little guilty.
Looking at Emily who was smiling, Sean thought like this: This is probably the price of Emily's growth, right?
"You've done a great job." Emily whispered.
Shawshank couldn't help but shudder, he regretted that he was too close to Emily and Sean at the moment, and he actually heard this.
Sure enough, in the next second, Shawshank felt as if he was being targeted by a natural enemy, and he felt a chill all over his body. He saw that Sean was looking at him, and he knew very well what kind of statement he should make at such a time, so he was like a normal person who hadn't heard anything, still maintaining an indifferent expression, and he was vigilant about the situation around him without squinting.
Sean quickly closed his gaze.
And Emily, too, realized that she had slipped her mouth, and she showed an innocent appearance.
Sean sighed slightly: "Lord Emily, I don't have much hard work, it's my honor to serve you." ”
In fact, Sean didn't mean anything modest.
After using all his hole cards, he didn't have to exert much effort to kill the Rolando's descendant. Then he directly dug out his heart, releasing the most essence of the heart - the heart is the source of strength for all the strong, which is common, but generally speaking, it is not until after entering the holy realm that the power begins to condense in the heart and prepare for the impact legend.
There is only one exception, and that is the Bloodline Awakener.
Once the bloodline is awakened, the power from the bloodline inheritance will immediately condense into the heart, so those whose bloodline is confirmed to be awakened are far more concerned about their hearts than others. Because even if you take a little damage, it is very likely that the power of the bloodline will be defeated, and you will not be able to use the power of the bloodline again in a short time, and it is even very likely that the bloodline will be damaged and you will not be able to continue to advance.
Sean is very familiar with these, so he is using the magic seal. After the silver scales resisted those injuries, he stabbed his sword into the other party's heart, and after shattering his heart, Sean didn't even pull out the sword, and directly took out a new Black King imitation from the storage ring and beheaded it. After that, things were much simpler, Sean dug out his heart as fast as he could, then filled a blank test tube with the blood that had been released, and then quickly cleaned up the smell of blood on his body and left.
But Emily didn't know that this matter was indeed very easy for Sean, so she showed a very sweet smile, which made her already very delicate and charming appearance even more exciting.
It's like seeing a goddess.
It's just that Sean is still indifferent, and there is not even a trace of lust fluctuations in his eyes.
Emily was a little disappointed about this.
Soon, however, she picked herself up again and began to tell Sean about the battle she had just had, in which she was highly impressed by Shawshank's combat effectiveness. Although Sean already knew that Shawshank's actual combat power level was very high when he entered the forest before, but at this time, hearing Emily's story, Sean was still slightly surprised, because the situation of Shawshank was even higher than Sean had guessed.
In terms of pure combat power level, Shawshank is slightly stronger than Alfred. It's just that Alfred is now the commander of a army, so he doesn't have much time to practice martial arts, but begins to change in the direction of commander, which is understandable. In particular, this is still a transformation made under Sean's construction - after all, Alfred's potential limit is there, and if it weren't for the death of his daughter in the game, he would not have been able to break through at all, but even so, his final achievement in the game is in the lower sanctuary, and it is still very reluctant.
Now, Alfred may not even be able to advance to the top gold, but after all, he is the first group of old people to follow Sean, and Alfred does have many advantages, so Sean did not let Alfred go back to retire. The Thunder Lion is in his hands, and it is very likely to become a sixth-level army, so Sean also proposed his transformation in the direction of commander, which is relatively successful so far. (To be continued......)