Dark Redemption of Elf

Ariel and Lan Keke walked silently on the less traveled path. Neither of them had spoken to each other before. If they hadn't walked in unison, others would have thought they were strangers.

Because Ariel decisively abandoned her trapped self and ran into the cave to find Ayton, Lan Keke didn't want to take the initiative to talk to her. Although I have been trying to comfort myself that she is not to blame, the main reason is that the enemy is too powerful. It is so powerful that even if my team tries their best, they can't hurt the opponent at all. The only way to survive is to escape.

It turned out that no matter how much Ariel mocked her identity and strength as a magician, she didn't take it to heart. Only this matter, the threat to her life, she could not let go, and the original friendship was in jeopardy.

Ariel next to her was very tangled in her heart. Recalling what Ayton said to her last night, her brother actually asked her to apologize to Lan Keke alone today?

This was the first time she had seen Ayton demand her to apologize to another person so strongly!

But...where did I go wrong! Ariel looked up to the sky and sighed.

When she was in the dark cave, because she was in the dark elf society, Ayton told her to leave others alone, take care of herself first, and never be merciful when fighting others, otherwise she would be the one to suffer.

But now that she is in the human society on the ground, Ayton asked her to take care of other people's moods. Sometimes, she must not only care about herself, otherwise it will be difficult to move forward. But her world view was only that small dark cave, and she couldn't understand what Ayton meant. Naturally, it is difficult to speak.

Are other people's lives that important? What are the so-called friends? Who can guarantee that they will come to save him when he is trapped? Just like that Hilna, it is not worth paying the price of his life. Shouldn't everyone run for their lives in that situation?

That Lan Keke and I have only known each other for a few days. Who would not run away for her?

.....No, Iluli didn't run away at that time.

Ariel was suddenly stunned. They and Iluli had met Lan Keke together, a magician who was obviously very powerful in magic but had almost no actual combat experience. Together, they had killed the thieves group in the Luoxia Mountains. We had outdoor barbecues and town dinners.

But Iluli had been casting healing magic on Lan Keke and helping her at that time. After the necromancer entered the cave, she had a lot of time to escape. Who can guarantee that it will be the two of them who come out of the cave again? instead of a necromancer.

Without her, Lan Keke might have died of excessive blood loss before Ayton and the others came out. Even after Ayton came out, Lan Keke still begged Ayton to help Lan Keke, and Ayton agreed without hesitation. , but still entered the cave decisively when Iluli asked for help. Their behavior is completely inconsistent with Ariel's knowledge.

Is this the law of survival in human society? Although I don't quite understand it, I still listen to my brother and apologize first... Otherwise, my brother won't sleep with me recently. It's really disgusting!

Lan Keke turned to look at Ariel in confusion. She suddenly stopped just now, with a confused look on her face. She didn't know what she was thinking, and asked, "What's wrong?"

"I'm fine," Ariel said with a strange expression as she turned her head.

Lan Keke was full of doubts, but she still responded: "Oh."

"Well, wait a minute, I have something to tell you."

"..." Lan Keke was speechless. Just now he said it was okay, but now he said he had something to tell her. Is it okay?

"That matter, are you still... resenting me?"

Lan Keke's delicate body trembled slightly. She actually took the initiative to mention that incident. Is she taking the initiative to admit her mistake? But this is too straightforward. If so, for the sake of Ayton saving me later, I will forgive her. Come on.

"I'm not blaming you. After all... that necromancer is too strong."

"It's okay if I don't." Ariel breathed out: "Now I can explain it to my brother."

"..." It turns out that I apologized because of Ayton's words. No, I haven't said the apology yet... Lan Keke's originally happy heart froze again.

"Brother actually trained me all night because of that incident. You didn't even mind, but he cared so much. It's true." Ariel suddenly complained. Because of this incident last night, Ayton didn't even talk to her. Do that together.

"This..." Lan Keke didn't know what to say. That Ayton still had some conscience.

"Forget it, ignore him." Ariel took out the Netherworld dagger tied to her thigh and waved it in front of Lan Keke's eyes: "Anyway, what I did in this matter was really not good. Anyway, my brother said I should do it. wrong"

"But don't worry now, I won't let anyone get close to you from here to the Flower Forest. Hey, you magicians always need someone to protect you, how annoying it is."

"...I will protect myself." A smile appeared at the corner of Lan Keke's mouth. Although the last sentence was a bit hurtful, she could feel that Ariel was speaking from her heart, just not the kind of words she said with her mouth. It would be much better to do one thing behind her back, that would just make her feel sick.

"Heh, let me ask you, do you know that someone is following us now?"

"What? Someone is following us, a few people. The signal flare is at your place." As soon as he heard someone coming, Lan Keke immediately looked around.

"Forget it, no one is following us now. I have already left that group far behind." Ariel chuckled.

Last night, Ayton asked them to take this path with fewer people. Firstly, it was easy to resist tracking, and secondly, it was very close to Ayton and the others, sometimes only about a kilometer away, and they could even see each other.

The rendezvous only takes about 2 to 3 minutes, so Ayton is relieved to divide into two groups. The purpose of dividing into three groups is to separate the two of them. After all, in the land of thorns, who can guarantee that they will betray themselves to the marquis.

Because he was in a dark place before, Ayton also developed a tendency not to trust others easily.

"Scared me." Lan Keke gave a false alarm, but in this way, the originally cold relationship returned to a trace of normality.

"Wait a minute." Ariel's expression suddenly froze and her ears twitched slightly.

"What's wrong, Ariel, this joke is not funny."

"Don't talk yet." Ariel immediately lay down on the ground with her ears close to the ground. The elf's unique long ears were covered by the dark holy beads, but her excellent hearing remained unchanged.

The sound of galloping horses came to Ariel's ears along with the thick ground. She stood up and said, "Cavalry, more than fifty, and they seem to be the so-called regular cavalry, not far behind."

Regular cavalry is the kind of cavalry that wears knight's lance and armor, rather than the light armor of scouts. Such troops are only available to the official army, and they are definitely not here for an outing on this trail.

Lan Keke also knew that the situation was not good and whispered, "Where's the flare?"

Ariel glanced at Lan Keke: "If we use flares now, our position will be exposed, and if more than fifty cavalry really come towards us, we may not be able to defeat them."

"What should I do?"

Ariel thought for a while and said: "If it's just me, I can run out alone before they come."

"..."

"So let's hide in the trees first. The trees here are so lush, they shouldn't be able to find us." At this time, they were on the forest trail. If they didn't look carefully, they really wouldn't find anyone in the trees.

"OK, all right"

The sound of horse hooves gradually became louder, and about fifty cavalrymen wearing neat armor and knight's swords galloped towards them, neither fast nor slow, as if they were not forgetting to find something while chasing.

"This is... the direct knights of Fnovich, why are they here?" Lan Keke, who was hiding in the tree, whispered, with a hint of panic in his words. The regular army is not as messy as the bandits. They have all accepted it. Special combat training and strict discipline.

"If what the bandit said is true, and the human marquis is the man behind the slave traders, then it may be that some count told the marquis, and then the marquis called his troops to come out to find the missing elf."

"In this case, there is no need for us to hide from them. Right?"

Ariel pondered for a while. Over the years in the dark cave, she had developed the habit of being extremely cautious: "Don't go down, wait until they are far away."

"Everyone, stop!" the leader of the garrison suddenly shouted, and about fifty war horses slowed down at the same time, and then stopped.

Strict discipline, perhaps this is the biggest difference between the regular army and mercenaries, ruffians and thieves.

The cavalry leader of the Thorn City garrison, Gornel. After checking his subordinates, he glanced around again to make sure no one was nearby, and then shouted instructions to his subordinates.

"Our main goal this time is to capture alive a female water magician wearing a blue mage robe and holding a blue magic wand. She is about sixteen years old. Do you understand?" "Yes, sir"

The cavalry troops immediately responded in unison, with loud voices and full of energy.

The two women hiding in the tree were instantly shocked. They were actually coming for Lan Keke!

"Could it be that my identity has been exposed and that lord wants to capture me and take me back to my father?"

"Probably not. Look at their tone and expression, and the person said 'catch'. It shouldn't be a good thing for you."

Gornell was very satisfied with the performance of his men and continued: "You all remember the secondary target, a forest elf with obvious characteristics."

"obey"

What? The forest elves were only secondary targets, and Ariel felt a little depressed. Lan Keke was actually heavier than Tribis. Last night, her brother said that he could provide her with some protection based on Lan Keke's identity if necessary. No one in this country has the guts to embarrass a member of the royal family, especially when the other person is a princess of the same country.

Suddenly, five people dressed as ordinary mercenaries ran into everyone's sight. They were the scouts sent out by Gornell before. In order to avoid attracting attention, they took off their regular cavalry equipment.

It was a pity that they had only seen three people from each other before. The team leader, who was eager for quick success, directly led them to attack, but in the end, he was exposed.

"Sir, we found traces of that elf, a man and two women. The man is a warrior with black hair and black eyes, the forest elf is a wood magician, and the other woman is hidden in a black cloak. She seems to be a forest elf as well."