The straight sword cut a small hole in the chain mail worn by the iron armor, and the tip of the sword pierced the mercenary's armpit. A muffled groan came from the mercenary's iron helmet, and then the big sword swept again. Before Joel could draw out the straight sword, he let go of his hand and dodged backwards. The big sword tip almost rubbed against his throat.

The mercenary stretched out his hand with iron armor and grabbed the sword blade of the straight sword, pulled it out, and the blood slid down his shiny curved surface of iron armor, throwing away the straight sword in his hand, and the mercenary held the big sword in both hands again.

Joel, who lost his weapon, decisively took off the black wooden bow, but even at such a close distance, the arrows could not penetrate the mercenary's iron armor. In addition, the mercenary's great sword was quite dangerous, so Joel could only retreat again and again. The mercenary's heavy armored sword seriously slowed down his speed, and Joel was able to quickly escape from his attack range.

Just as Joel was thinking about how to fight the enemy, two short crossbow arrows passed by him and stabbed in the snow between Joel and the mercenary. The mercenary immediately raised his sword. After a clang, a short crossbow arrow was bounced away by the sword and fell into the snow. After blocking the arrow, the mercenary also quickly retreated and hid behind a fruit tree. Only then did Joel turn around and find that it was on the slope far away, two mercenaries holding crossbows rushed over.

"Damn it! Haven't it been opened yet?!" The mercenary hiding behind the fruit tree with a big sword shouted loudly to his companion in the direction of the side door, "There are already kingdom dogs coming!" Then the sound of smashing the lock sounded again. "It's almost done!" Then there was another sound of smashing the lock, "You guys go and help get rid of those kingdom dogs!"

Joel quickly found a tree as a cover, then pulled out the arrow from the quiver and put it on the bow. "Did you warn the guards?!" Joel shouted at the mercenary who was rushing to the coming.

"Sir Fatty is already summoning his subordinates!" The two mercenaries with half-helmets also found a tree as a cover, and they shouted at Joel, "Where are these damn priests from?!"

Principality? Joel realized that things were much more troublesome than he thought. He began to think that it was just ordinary mercenaries who colluded with the snow bandits. Unexpectedly, they were mercenaries of the Principality. Joel felt that the place where his chest had been pierced began to hurt slightly. They were smashing the locks. Joel quickly thought that they wanted to open the side door, and then... and let more mercenaries come in? Joel had seen the mercenary skills, and some of them could fight ten or even more. Sir Via's guards may not be able to block them. It depends on how many of them were?

Joel had just poked out half of his head and wanted to see the movements of the Principal mercenaries, and a short crossbow arrow was nailed to the trunk of the tree where he was hiding. The short crossbow arrow could pierce Joel's eyes as long as he moved one inch to the left. After Joel hid, the Principal mercenaries also had crossbows. The moment Joel poked his head out, he saw that the Principal mercenaries in iron armor were already dragging their swords towards him.

The two mercenaries who came to help were dressed in cooked leather armor and lined with chain mail, but even so, their armor obviously could not block the crossbow arrows and the two-handed sword.

Joel quickly put on the black wooden bow, reached out and pulled out a short crossbow arrow inserted into the trunk, and climbed up the tall fruit tree with both hands and feet. The snow on the tree rustled down due to his movements. Apparently, the Principal mercenaries also noticed the movement on the fruit tree. Joel had not stepped on the branches - the snow-filled branches were both smooth and cold, and Joel's rabbit-leather gloves were difficult to hold on to it. Suddenly, a short crossbow arrow penetrated through the canopy above his head, knocking down several thick snow on the leaves.

When Joel stood firm on the branches, several short crossbow arrows passed through the canopy, and one of them also wiped the sweater on Joel's left rib. Joel felt the tingling and warm blood. He pulled the bow and saw clearly the number of mercenaries in the Principality. There were four mercenaries standing next to the side door, plus five big swords holding hands under the tree. How many are there outside the door? Joel couldn't help but think.

But at this moment he didn't have much time to think about this problem. One of the four priest mercenaries standing next to the side door, the one holding the short crossbow was reloading the short crossbow. The crossbow may have a greater force than the bow and arrow and can penetrate iron armor, but its loading speed was as slow as an old woman over 70 years old. Joel aimed at the mercenary wearing a gray cloak. He wore an iron helmet and shone under the white light. He could not use a crossbow to hunt. Joel thought that too much force would damage the fur of the prey.

The black wooden arrow passed through the leaves and the snow, and before the snow shook off, it tilted through the shoulders of the Principal mercenary who was loading a short crossbow. Almost at the same time, the hammer in the hand of the tall Principal mercenary hit the iron lock again, and this time it sparked. The cloak of the Principal mercenary was only cooked leather armor and chain mail under the cloak of the Principal mercenary, which could not stop the black wooden arrow and the black iron wood longbow. He wailed in a low voice, and the gray cloak was gradually stained with the blood seeping out of the wound. The loading movement stopped, and the short crossbow arrow on the crossbow landed on the ground.

Joel pulled the bow again, and the mercenary's companion was standing in front of him with a shield. At this time, a roar came from behind. Joel looked over the leaves and found that the Principal mercenary holding a great sword had cut down a kingdom mercenary to the ground, and several short crossbow arrows were nailed to the iron armor on his chest. Another kingdom mercenary held a short axe and did not rashly step forward.

Joel pulled his bow and aimed at the Principal mercenary holding a big sword. The black wooden arrow shot his thigh, and his movements were slightly slower. The Kingdom mercenary did not miss this opportunity. He raised his short axe and slashed at the Principal mercenary's hard throat armor. Hearing a clang, Joel knew that he could not cut the polished iron armor, but the slammed throat also made the Principal mercenary stagger back two steps.

At this time, a shadow passed through the snow. His gray cloak covered his armor, but it was impossible to wear iron armor at such a rapid speed. Joel put on the arrow and aimed at the shadow. He was the fourth priest mercenary standing next to the side door. The bowstring trembled, and the black wooden arrow pierced a corner of his cloak. Joel could not believe his eyes. The mercenary made an incredible move the moment his arrow left the string. He almost seemed to slide close to the ground. He turned around like a ghost in the air, avoiding the route of the bow and arrow. The black wooden arrow could only pierce his cloak and pierce into the snow.

And just as the Principal mercenary was spinning in the air, Joel saw a bright and snow-like scimitar being pulled out. If it weren't for its reflection so dazzling, Joel might not have seen it clearly.

In the blink of an eye, the mercenary who was extremely quick to move rushed to the side of the Kingdom mercenary, and the scimitar appeared under the gray cloak. Before Joel could catch a second arrow, the mercenary of the Kingdom whispered, and the shaking scimitar had already cut open the Kingdom mercenary's throat in the dazzling white light. The blood covered the bright reflection on the scimitar, showing a scarlet red that was almost black.

Large pieces of blood spurted out from the mercenary's throat, dyeing large pieces of white snow red. The kingdom mercenaries also collapsed, and blood poured out from the incision like a swell.

Joel just hit another arrow, and suddenly a stinging pain behind him. A short crossbow arrow nailed to his back. The impact and stinging pain caused by the crossbow arrow made him fall directly from the fruit tree without stepping on the smooth trunk. Although the snow under the tree alleviated the impact caused by the landing to a certain extent, Joel was still unable to breathe.

When Joel struggled to get up, warm blood oozed out of the place where the crossbow arrow pierced. He raised his head and saw two pairs of feet, one pair of brightly polished iron armor, and the other pair of thick gray-black leather armor. The gray cloak behind him dragged to the ground. "Please?" said the gray cloak. Joel raised his head and saw a face half hidden behind the gray scarf with a scar, and a pair of equally gray eyes with joking. Then Joel saw an iron mercenary holding the handle of his hands and lifting the sword.

...

"Lengshi Town has been attacked!" The four of them returned along the way to Laowuken Village. On the way, the Alps said this unexpected but still heartbreaking news. There is no communication function in the game "Adam". If you want to convey messages remotely, you can only use official paid services or some "small plug-ins". The former requires high costs and can only convey up to twenty words at a time. If the latter is found by the official or reported by others, the character may be blocked, which will be even more detrimental to the loss.

It should have expected it! Olaf gritted his teeth and thought that he should have expected this to happen! But the players of the Kingdom did not take any protection measures. Compared with the players of the Principality, the number of players in the Kingdom was much more. Because of this, the players of the Kingdom were not as united as those of the Principality. There may have been various open and secret struggles between major guilds. Some people may have expected it, but they did not react, because the northern border is not within their sphere of influence. It is better to keep a close eye on your own territory than to run so far to protect places that do not belong to your territory.

The map of the northern border is still no one occupied it today, except for two versions where a guild attempted to conquer the Widow Mountains before, but found that the land was too cold and too barren, the enemy was tough and cruel, and did not get the ideal reward after paying a high price. So the player gradually alienated the map and called it a "waste map".

Now that the magic era has returned, this "waste map" may become a treasure land. Olaf thought to himself, but that is already a story. "Is there any movement in White Rose?" Olaf asked. The relationship between Alps and White Rose is extraordinary. He can often get unexpected news from White Rose. "The main force of White Rose has not yet gathered, but has already summoned everyone who can contact and is rushing to Lengshi Town." Alps said in a deep voice. This is not the first time they have encountered such an emergency, but the Alps is quieter than ever. "There are about thirty people who have made a move and have set off from Golden Waterfalls."

He was worried about Joel. Olaf knew that the Alps rarely treated a person so sincerely, but Joel...If Aleya had not lie... Olaf shook his head, "Maybe it's too late! Make the worst." The rare map mission that is about to be started may bring unexpected benefits to the Kingdom camp. A more useful territory will reduce the struggle between each other. But the Principality obviously will not give them this opportunity.

The worried Olaf climbed a slope with his hands and feet, and snow slid from his fingers like sand.

...

"Riduin..." A deep voice came from afar. Joel wanted to move his fingers in the dark, but found that his body was heavy and cold, and even his fingers were as heavy as lead.

"Riduin..." The voice called again, this time clearer and closer than the last time, and this sound was faintly accompanied by the rolling thunder, and the breeze began to blow, but Joel seemed to have turned into a rock at this moment, and could not feel the existence of the wind.

"...Ruduin..." The sound was getting closer and closer, the wind began to whistle, and the thunder sounded like a war drum, but even so, the sound was still clear, even more terrifying and harsh.

"Riduin..." is closer, the sound is so loud that the rolling thunder pales in comparison in front of it. The strong wind slapped Joel ruthlessly. Joel only felt the heavy feeling on his body gradually being taken away, and the cold that made him unconscious also began to thaw. The cold feeling began to spread from the fingertips of his limbs. Joel really felt cold.

"Riduin—————!!" The voice called Joel. Joel opened his eyes and saw a scene that he had never seen before in his life.

At the end of the sight, there is a dark brown trunk of a giant tree, underneath it is a boiling sea of ​​lead-colored clouds. The trunks are isolated from the world like an iron curtain. Joel looked left and right and could not see the end of the giant tree. Looking up, he could not see the top of the tree. The sky seemed to be its canopy, and the stars were its fruits. Joel had only heard of such a tree in legend: the world tree that nurtured the gods and the world.

"Riduin—————————!!!" The huge voice seemed to resound through the thunder of the heaven and earth. Joel was suspended above the lead-colored sea of ​​clouds. He lowered his head and saw that the sea of ​​clouds rolled violently. A huge black shadow rose from the dark clouds. Although it still seemed small before the World Tree, it was still huge in Joel's eyes. The black shadow drilled out of the sea of ​​clouds, and the clouds slid down on its dark scales like water.

It poked its head out, and held the hilt of a huge cross sword symbolizing "ruling". The Sword Swallowing Snake, the Trinity's main god. Joel looked at the giant creature that rose from the sea of ​​clouds in front of him. Most of its body was still buried in the sea of ​​clouds, but from time to time a sea of ​​clouds popped out and squirmed in the rolling dark clouds. Its scale was larger than Joel's entire person. It was so far from Joel that Joel could see its mountain-sized head at first sight. It was a huge and ugly head, a triangular head like a poisonous snake, as big as a mountain, or even larger. Two amber eyes were staring at Joel, and the coldness occupied Joel's body. He found that his fingers could move.

Sword-swalking Snake, the main god of the trinity, betrayed God, and the guardian god of the past and the mercenary. It is the god who brings betrayal to the world, it is the god that symbolizes the connection between the past, and it is also the guardian god of blessing every mercenary. Legend has it that in the oldest battle between the gods, Sword-swalking Snake is the first god who betrayed the God King. It swallowed the God King's sword, causing the God King to lose his weapons and "rule", and finally defeated and fell to the roots of the World Tree.

.Now, the sword blade of the God King has been digested by it, and the God Steel has turned into most of its scales. The scales on one side are shining with a gray-black luster like steel, and are covered with runes of the God King's sword engraved on it. The scales on the other side are its natural ugly green-gray scales. The hilt of the cross sword symbolizing "ruling" was bitten by it. It cannot digest it or swallow it. Even so, it will not let it go.

"Riduin————" A rumbling sound came from the distance, from the iron gray scales emitting cold light and the gray green scales that flashed with strange luster. It was the sound of the Sword-Swallowing Snake. Who was it calling? Joel's brain was slow to think, and the cold feeling had spread to his brain. Joel's body kept trembling. He didn't know whether it was because of the cold or fear.

Then the Sword Swallowing Snake actually released the cross sword hilt that had been bitten for thousands of centuries, and the triangular head was raised towards Joel. Joel's body could not move. He could only watch the terrifying behemoth slowly approaching his head. The cross sword hilt, which was released by the Sword Swallowing Snake, was relieved. It half fell into the sea of ​​clouds, and the Sword Swallowing Snake's snake's snake's snake was wrapped around it. Then the Sword Snake also released the hilt, and the cross sword hilt completely fell into the sea of ​​clouds, disappearing under the lead-gray, rolling and boiling dark clouds.

But Joel had no time to estimate these things, because the Sword-Swallowing Snake had opened its bloody mouth and rushed towards him. The venomous snake's fangs and bloody mouth were covered in the sky, getting closer and closer, as if it was about to swallow the whole world-

...

Joel opened his eyes, and the sore and itchy stinging in his eyes made him know that this time he really believed it. He moved his fingers and only touched the cold and soft snow. The soreness in his body surged into his brain, and his bones also wailed. Despite this, Joel still felt that he was still alive. Then there was a severe pain in his chest, and he could not move. Then he glimpsed with the corners of his eyes that the snow under him had been dyed scarlet by blood and began to turn into a sticky black.

I... are still alive? Joel's thinking finally came back, I remember... I was pierced by a sword. He wanted to struggle to get up, but the pain in his chest made him gasp, but the breath he sucked in came out of the pierced sword wound on his chest. Am I alive? Joel smiled bitterly in his heart, but he died again, and I had already died.

The previous "hp bar" appeared in his field of vision again, but this time it was empty, and the value displayed behind the hp bar was "1". Joel endured the pain and wanted to get up. The hp bar began to flicker, and blood flowed out of the wound again, but the amount was not large. It seemed that the blood was almost flowing. Joel only felt dizzy in his brain, as if he would faint at any time. A red box began to flash in front of his eyes: Warning! Too much blood loss!

"Woo..." The severe pain made Joel unable to help but make a sound. This was the first time Joel made a sound after he "lives again". His throat gushed into a salty and sweet smell, and his mouth was dry without any saliva. Joel moved his tongue and tasted the rust smell of his mouth. Various feelings in his body were slowly recovering, and the value of the hp bar also changed from "1" to "2", followed by 3, 4, 5...

"Hermi..." Joel's hoarse voice squeezed out of his throat, "Hermi..." He suppressed the dizziness, looked up and looked around, and found himself lying under the fruit trees in the church square. Suddenly, a firelight was felt at the corner of his eyes. Joel turned his head hard and saw that the dome of the cathedral was bathed in a hot firelight, and the black smoke danced in the firelight like a demon.

"Hermi..." Joel's mind went blank. In the sky above the flames and smoke, there was an extra gray-white cross star that could see faint light even in the daytime.
Chapter completed!