Chapter 4 The female knight who broke in
"Ha, ha!"
Zhenna gasped for air while trying hard to drive her two legs that seemed to be filled with lead, and ran forward as hard as she could.
The weakness caused by fatigue and blood loss could knock her down at any time, but she could not stop, and the sound of the pursuing horses' hooves stuck to her back, lingering.
The heavy armor and the sword on her shoulders slowed down her pace. If she abandoned her armor and weapons, she would undoubtedly be able to run faster, but that would also mean giving up her last means of resistance.
When she was pushed to the end of her rope, she still hoped that she could at least have the honorable death that a knight should have.
Just running like this, there is no hope of getting rid of the pursuers.
Maybe it’s better to save some physical strength and fight to the death with those traitors!
With such hesitation, a clearing suddenly appeared in front of her, and a broken tower suddenly came into view.
The gate of the tower has been destroyed. In the past, when the red dragon Helganorn used this place as his lair, in order to facilitate his own access, he directly destroyed the stone gate, leaving only a dark and deep doorway.
remains?
Zhenna's eyes widened in surprise.
She knew that someone among the pursuers was riding a Lu Xinglong with a keen sense of smell. Whether he entered the ruins to hide or escaped around the ruins, there was probably no way he could deceive Lu Xinglong's nose.
However, if you enter the tower first to explore, you may have the opportunity to find terrain advantages that can be used to ambush the pursuers, slightly increasing the originally almost zero survival rate.
The sound of horse hooves behind her became clearer and clearer, and she had no time to think deeply now.
Finally she gritted her teeth, rushed up the steps of the tower, and plunged into the dark doorway.
Ten seconds later, the pursuers slowed down about a hundred meters away from the tower. The knight riding the Land Dragon led his two subordinates to run around the open space where the tower was located, and he and other subordinates stood in front of the tower gate. After meeting in the right directions, Lu Xinglong suddenly stretched his neck and roared in the direction of the door.
"Your Highness has entered." The leading knight said in a deep voice, "Continue to act as planned!"
The knights did not reply with their voices, but responded with uniform salutes on horseback.
In the tower, Zhenna summoned a faint holy light in the palm of her hand and walked vigilantly through the dark corridor. What appeared in front of her was a somewhat dilapidated but quite grand hall. On the opposite wall, there was a tower nearly five meters high. The stone grandfather clock, the huge pendulum is still swinging back and forth.
She walked cautiously into the hall and looked around.
She sniffed and suddenly shuddered.
Footsteps suddenly sounded, echoing in the hall.
"Who!?" Zhenna immediately pointed her sword in the direction of the sound, which was a walkway leading to the inner room.
Then a figure appeared from the depths of the corridor.
"I never thought that guests would come to me even when I live in such a remote place. I'm so glad to see you!" Li Yuan greeted the female knight pleasantly as soon as he appeared.
He used shape-shifting to completely hide his dragon characteristics, and tried his best to show a warm and hospitable attitude.
A few minutes ago, he and Stone quickly cleaned the hall, covering up the many marks left by Helganorn, and not even a single scale fell off.
Dragons in this world are generally violent and like to eat people, so they are notorious.
As far as Helganorn's experience is concerned, people who see the red dragon will basically fall into uncontrollable panic or nervousness. Most people will run away with all their strength, some will kneel down and beg for mercy, and a few will fight for mercy. Lao Ming Attack - Female Knight is the last type.
The terrifying majesty of the dragon itself will make most people who see it lose the ability to think calmly on the spot.
dialogue? Basically non-existent. Of course, Helganorn doesn't bother to talk to humanoids most of the time.
In my memory, the female knight was in a state of extreme nervousness and vigilance, which could be said to be on the verge of breaking out.
And with Helganorn's original violent temper and territorial awareness, he would not give the other party time to explain to the intruders who entered the lair. It was almost inevitable that the two sides would start a fight on the spot.
So now he must find a way to calm the other party's emotions before explaining the situation.
First use the human form to open up the situation through dialogue -
as he thought, he saw the color on the female knight's face lost, and her expression and body became completely stiff.
I've turned into a human form, but my reaction is still the same as if I've seen a ghost... Li Yuan is a little confused.
"My lord, we detected an obvious fear reaction in the target. Are you sure this is a guest?" Shitou, who was hiding behind a pillar not far away, whispered to Li Yuan.
This is not human—Jena came to the conclusion in a split second.
There is such a strong smell of sulfur floating here. Apart from the vicinity of the volcano, I am afraid that only the red dragon's lair has such a smell.
Is this the red dragon's lair? This guy is a red dragon!
Zhenna felt that the blood all over her body was cold. She was originally extremely nervous because of being hunted, but she was stunned by the sudden appearance of a stronger crisis in front of her.
He's talking in human form, so you can't trust him. Experienced dragons can also shape-shift to deceive people and then wait for an opportunity to kill them!
How could a dragon let go of a human who broke into its lair? If you let down your guard, you will be killed on the spot!
escape? She glanced at the exit behind her.
If you can find a way to lure this dragon to the pursuer...
no, at this distance... you will be killed by the opponent if you turn around!
Find a way to drag the pursuers in?
But in this closed place, she was caught in the middle and had no chance of escaping. She would almost certainly be the first to die! And facing a red dragon that is always ready to kill, how can you hold it off?
Countless thoughts flashed through Zhenna's mind, but panic prevented her from thinking calmly. No matter which option she chose, it was a dead end, and her mind was almost blank.
"Have you noticed it already?" Li Yuan saw the other party's completely bloodless face and already understood.
Zhenna suddenly shivered. What she just said was extremely terrifying to her.
"You can tell, right?" Li Yuan simply gave up acting and sighed, "Forget it, I won't pretend anymore, I'm actually a red dragon -" "
Supreme light, please give me your blessing!!"
Before she finished speaking, Zhenna, who thought the red dragon was about to attack, shouted and immediately pulled out the big sword on her back, directly entering the battle state. At the same time, a suspended holy light appeared behind her. The Forged Blade of Judgment.
How bad is the reputation of evil dragons in this world? Li Yuan thought.
"There are people lining up behind you to kill you. Does it really make sense to fight with me?" Li Yuan pointed at Zhenna to dissuade him without taking action.
Zhenna, who was just about to attack, was suddenly stunned.
How did this red dragon know?
"I spotted the seven people chasing you when you were two miles away. Now they are waiting outside this tower, as if they are waiting for some good show to happen." Li Yuan calmly pointed outside the tower. the orientation.
Waiting outside...the tower?
Zhenna finally calmed down.
Those people knew from the beginning that this was the red dragon's lair!
No wonder they rode fast horses but never caught up with her. It turned out that they came here specifically to drive her here.
"I guess something is fishy, so I want to ask you the whole story. Calm down, how about we make a truce for now?" Li Yuan opened his hands, "You can't beat me anyway, right?"
"I...Okay." Zhenna thought for a moment and slowly put down the sword, but did not immediately withdraw the summoned Judgment Blade.
She has not completely let down her guard, but she has realized that starting a war now will only benefit the group of people who are chasing her. It is naturally best for the red dragon not to take action.
But what is going on with this red dragon? To be able to talk so calmly to the humans who broke into his lair is truly an anecdote.
"Are you...really a red dragon?" Zhenna asked involuntarily, following her thoughts.
"Didn't you already see it? By the way, how did you see it?" Ganon asked in turn.
"Apart from the red dragon's lair and volcanoes, where else can there be such a strong smell of sulfur?" Zhenna asked.
The smell of sulfur?
Li Yuan fell into silence. He didn't smell any sulfur smell at all. After being in the lair for a long time, his body had already developed olfactory fatigue from this smell.
"Shitou, why didn't you warn me about the smell here?" Li Yuan turned his face and asked the housekeeper in a deep voice, who was still hiding behind the pillar.
"Please don't embarrass my master, I have no sense of smell at all." Shitou defended in a calm voice.
It seems that this is indeed the case... Li Yuan realized his mistake.
If I had known earlier, it would be better to just let this stone man come out to receive him.
(End of chapter)