[Western Fantasy] The mystery of life and death

The Doro Mountains are extremely steep, and the jagged rocks are stacked and criss-crossed. Walking in the shadow of the gaps in these giant rocks, it is like being looked down aggressively by ugly giants from all directions.These rocks are rich in minerals, and the mountains are colorfully textured and have a sense of sinister grandeur.

But these mineral-rich rock formations also cause many disturbances to the induction of psychic power.Especially Loka, after waking up from a bad sleep every night, he couldn't sleep all night in the torment of confusion and anger.While traveling during the day, whenever Loka releases his mental power to sense the surrounding environment, these messy interference resonances often strengthen those feelings in the dream.This made Loka feel extremely embarrassed.He hated himself more and more. It was nothing to just be unable to move in the dream, but in the memories he woke up, he found that his feelings were not pain, but immersed in those humiliating behaviors wholeheartedly, even after waking up. I can't help but linger on the aftertaste.Who is it?Do these things to yourself?Could it be that I have really fallen into that terrible sorcery, could it be that my soul has been polluted, why is there no pain or anger in the dream, but completely indulged in the joy of enjoyment?

Luoka's handsome sword eyebrows frowned in pain, click!The rocks he was playing with in his hands had unknowingly broken into fine sand.The guards behind him who were pretending to be caravans looked worriedly at their Royal Highness Luoka. Fortunately, Luoka restrained his chaotic anger in time. He also knew that these rocks had been weathered for a long time, and their structures were quite unstable, which could easily cause mountain damage. collapse.

Lorca adjusted his breathing and forced himself to calm down.In a low voice, he ordered everyone to restrain their breath and no longer release their mental power to sense the surrounding environment in a large area.The mountains and rocks are stacked, and the ravines are vertical and horizontal, which not only cover their tracks but also block their vision.Walking through the narrow and winding rock formation gaps, they can only rely on their hearing which is far superior to that of ordinary warriors to alert them.

The caravan sneaked nimbly among the rocks, and the horseshoes were wrapped in soft cloth, without making any unnecessary noise.Due to the narrow gaps in the rocks, they abandoned the carriage and strapped large boxes on the horse's back.The process of traveling was quiet and smooth, and they soon approached a pass marked on the map, and after climbing over a mountain, they reached their destination—Sunset Town.There are many industries in this remote town that have been operated by people from the Aranti Presbyterian Church for many years. It can be said that this small town is almost a base of the Aranti people on the mainland.Prisoners captured during this mission will also be sent here to be interrogated by the elders.

Lorca glanced at the large box on the horse's back.The so-called "goods" are the most important spoils of war this time-captives.Loka couldn't help but frowned again when he thought of those captives. These captives didn't receive much trauma, they just fell asleep.To be on the safe side, Luoka still sealed them with the mirror dream sealing technique of the Alandi tribe.In order to save the mirror dream crystal, he refined the mirror dream crystal into slender chains and ordered the guards to tie up the captives.Looking at these magicians sleeping in the chains of crystal chains, for some reason, Loka always felt like he had seen such a scene somewhere.

The action was surprisingly smooth, with almost no effort involved.The team led by Loka originally expected to face a fierce battle, but unexpectedly, all the enemy camps were wiped out without a sound. Judging from the situation at the time, most of them died in their sleep.No trace of fighting at all.The prisoners who need to be captured in this mission are also concentrated in a tent.It's almost like - completely ready for this mission.Now this brave and elite team only needs to do the work of transporting the prisoners.Who did all this?The strange scene of that night buried deep uneasiness in Loka's heart.Fighting each other warriors, the dead camp, all the signs reminded Loka of the old enemy of the Alantis - the secret technique taught by Kedile San Miluo.

Loka thought of the shepherd who appeared that night, walking in the uncertain light and shade of the fire, and disappeared mysteriously before his eyes before he could catch up. Could it be him who did all this?Is he a Milo cultist? !However, Ke Dile Shan Mi Luojiao and the Aranti people have been fighting for decades, why did they plot against the enemies of the Aranti people instead?What is the purpose?

Loka felt that the shepherd knew he was coming, and when he chased after him, he noticed that there was a momentary distortion of magical energy in the place where he disappeared. It should be a one-time space magic circle arranged in advance, which can be teleported to other places .If he was helping the people of Alante, why didn't he want to meet?

So is this shepherd an enemy or a friend?Which side does he belong to?

Lorca stopped suddenly during the march, he raised his hand, and the winding team behind him also stopped.Turn another corner and you will reach the pass.They lifted their heads in the shadow of a cleft in the rock formations, with only a narrow strip of sky visible above them.A white hawk gliding across the long, narrow stretch of blue sky.

"Headwind!" The guards cheered in a low voice, and the whole team was refreshed.Loka raised his hand high, and "Headwind" flapped his wings and landed steadily on his arm.Luoka was about to untie the small cloth bag tied to the headwind claw, but headwind let out a rapid neighing at him.Loka stroked the feathers on the back of "Headwind", comforted it a little, and took off the small cloth bag.Inside is a moonstone messenger leaf.

In the secret realm, this kind of communication leaf can be used for communication anywhere.But after leaving the secret realm and going to the vast world outside, I discovered that the Moonstone Messenger Leaf can only function within a radius of about a small village.So they now use messenger leaves to record information.Sending messages over long distances can only be done against the wind.

Loka silently interpreted the contents of the communication leaf.All the businesses of the Aranti people on the mainland were seized almost at the same time. Several secret hideouts were exposed. The headquarters of Luna Trading Company closed down on its own initiative. The Presbyterian Church has been transferred. "Headwind" conveys.Livingston specifically reminded Lorca to be careful, he suspected that there were spies inside.

Pete and Eric were the closest to Loka, and saw their heroic Highness Loka's face as cold as ice became more serious, like a cloud of lead.But he didn't say anything.After a moment of contemplation, he made a gesture to move on.The team moved on in silence.

"Headwind" suddenly flapped its wings and flew up, hovering above Loka's head, making sharp neighing, short and eager.Seeing that Luoka ignored it, it swooped down, stopped on Luoka's shoulder, and pecked him hard with its hard beak.Loka was in pain, and flung it away in shock. "Headwind" flipped deftly in mid-air, then circled and rushed over, neighing non-stop at Loka.The chirping sound was sharp and piercing, hoarse and unnerving.

Lorca felt inexplicably tense in his heart. "Eric! Let everyone be alert! Battle formation!" He ordered in a deep voice.

Lorca only took Pete, and the two quickly climbed up the steep rock.From a high place, you can see the pass that will be reached not far ahead, and you will leave the Doro Mountains when you go out from here.In front is a flat wilderness, and behind the hill at the skyline is Sunset Town.

Looking into the distance from the gap between the boulders, the long and undulating horizon seems to have been brushed several times with a charcoal pencil, and the lines are particularly thick and thick from a distance.With Luoka's eyesight, he could already see clearly that there was actually a well-equipped army formation, densely packed with bow-crossbow-hands!There is a sense of distorted airflow above the field, which is a powerful fluctuation of magical energy, which means that the weapons and equipment of the army are all blessed by magic patterns.

Damn it!It's a trap!But there is no way to retreat!

Because Loka saw that all the bows and crossbows in the army were adjusting their angles uniformly, and then pulled them apart at the same time.He even heard orders in the air.He knew that once these crossbow arrows arrived, the huge impact would cause a large-scale rock collapse.No matter how excellent the Alanteans are, they cannot resist the mighty force of nature.

Loka's thoughts changed sharply.Ye quickly issued a few orders with the moonstone message.At this time, a deep humming sounded from a distance, and the sky was filled with black arrows, covering the sky and the sun.

The dense crossbow-arrows were like a large black cloud, covering almost half of the sky, blocking the sunlight, and a large shadow galloped over the wasteland.When this large black cloud hit the pass of the Doro Mountains, the ground trembled violently, and even the soldiers in the army could not stand still.

Booming and rumbling, it seems to be the continuous painful low roar of the earth and mountains, and the vast wasteland is covered by billowing smoke and dust.Behind the smoke and dust, a large section of towering and rugged mountain rocks have been broken and collapsed in chains, and the originally narrow and hidden mountain passages no longer exist.The cavalry passing through the gaps have been buried deep in the rocky depths of the mountain, and they have become one with the mountain range, never to see the light of day again.

The author has something to say:

Headwind is like a witty beagle.

I really want to just fill in this pit with the protagonist just like this, so that the whole drama can end.