The Shadow of the Crown of Snow [Western Fantasy]

No matter what, he must be lured away, and he cannot be allowed to stay in Xueze Town.

"Rupert, Gabriel, don't follow me here." Hecate was afraid that the black-robed mage in front of her would hear her out of breath as soon as she spoke, so she slowed down her speech, pretending that she was still full of energy, "This Not an enemy you can deal with."

"Your Highness, we are your soldiers, no matter how strong the opponent is, we cannot abandon you and run away."

"That's why you have to obey my orders." Hecate didn't dare to take his eyes off the black-robed mage, "Don't be stupid, it's just a burden for you to follow me, and staying in the town will help you."

What should be done?Hecate felt the cold sweat on his hands.Go straight up and cut his neck, or pierce his heart?However, judging from the fireball just now, if Hecate, who was in a weak state, forcibly did this, the consequence would most likely be to die with the black-robed mage.

Hecate didn't feel the recovery of the power of faith, they grew extremely slowly in her body, and they wouldn't have any effect in a short time.

"Can you help me restore my connection with Selene? Right now."

"Why, do you want to ask her for help?" The ancestor quickly responded to her, "I'm trying to do this...but I don't guarantee that I can succeed. Generally speaking, a direct contact is required to establish a connection between a god and a believer. touched."

"Otherwise what can I do?" Hecate recalled the route when he came, making sure that he would not go in the wrong direction for a while, "I will try my best to run in the direction of the camp."

"If you can really run back to the camp, we don't have to worry so much. The Holy Maiden of Light can handle him with just raising her hand. It is too difficult to unilaterally establish a connection with the believers. As long as you can even go Just touch her and it will be easy..."

"I shouldn't have counted on this." Hecate sighed, raised the crescent blade and shook the tip of the blade at the black-robed mage, made a simple trade-off, and turned to face the plain outside Xueze Town. run away.

For the current Hecate, it is the worst place to fight. There is no cover and no terrain to borrow. It is completely a frontal battlefield that requires head-to-head combat.

However, she wanted to take the black-robed mage out of Xueze Town and escape back to the camp, and this plain was the only way she had to pass.

The black-robed mage ran much faster than Hecate imagined. The weak Heka especially said that he couldn't get rid of him, and he couldn't even keep from being overtaken by him.Fortunately, it is difficult for mages to aim while running—at least this black-robed mage has poor aim while running. He missed the fireballs and ice blades he threw one after another, and the closest one to Hecate Just brushed his shoulders and flew over.

This is one of their Achilles' heels that is easily overlooked.

Rupert and Gabriel followed anyway.The two of them are obviously better than the black-robed mage at aiming at prey that is not still while moving, but every time the arrows are about to hit the black-robed mage, they are burned by the fireball he condenses, except for helping He Carter didn't have any effect other than slowing down the movements of the black-robed mage.

Even in the process of escaping, Hecate was seriously thinking about whether the enemy had a weakness that could be exploited.

The combat effectiveness after being approached is far inferior to Hecate.Aiming while standing still isn't much better either.The power of faith is limited.

Seriously speaking, these are all weaknesses that can be exploited, but Hecate did not dare to act rashly. The fireball she suffered was enough to keep her cautious enough in front of the magician.

But Hecate is now in an extremely weak state, the power of faith cannot be replenished in time, and she has consumed a lot of energy because of running on the plain, and it is very likely that she will not be able to run back to the camp, and she will be killed by the black-robed mage behind her. to catch up.

At this time, the most sensible choice is to give it a go with all your strength, maybe you can get the best result.

The body is restricted, and the consciousness and experience of fighting will never be lost. Hecate turned around and stopped, no longer trying to pretend that he had spare strength, and while panting heavily, he swung the crescent blade towards the black robe mage.

Before this mage learned magic, he should be an ordinary person with no combat experience. He wanted to avoid Hecate's blade, but his body movements couldn't keep up with the reaction of his brain. The strength fell on his arm.

The mage covered the bleeding wound on his left arm and slowly took a step back.

Ice spread from the ground beneath Hecate's feet, holding her firmly in place.This magic was condensed by the mage the moment Hecate turned around. He couldn't stop Hecate's attack in time, but it still completely reversed the situation of the battle.

The mage sucked in pain, hesitantly let go of the hand covering the wound, and quickly condensed two fireballs one after another with his right hand.The fireball he condensed in a static state is still difficult for ordinary people to avoid. Gabriel was hit in the chest, Rupert was hit in the right leg, Gabriel passed out on the spot, and Rupert also suffered from severe pain He was forced to put down the bow and arrow he was aiming at and fell to the ground.

The black-robed mage breathed a sigh of relief, looked around, and felt that he was sure of winning, so he took a few steps back, found a suitable distance, and gathered a large enough fireball in his hand.

Hecate was using the fastest speed to break through the ice that wrapped around her body, but the solid ice injected with the power of faith was much stronger than ordinary ice. When she finally broke free from it, the huge fireball was approaching. It's in sight.

At the moment Hecate was at a loss, a shield blocked her face, and after the sound of the fireball hitting the metal stopped, she peeked out from behind the shield, just in time to see a hand ax whirling, hitting the black-robed mage chest.

Before the wizard fell, he pulled something out of his black robe - a small crystal ball - and slammed it on the ground.

Hecate realized that something was wrong before the crystal ball fell to the ground. She immediately ran out from behind the shield and reached out to catch it, but the crystal ball still shattered in her hand, and the black smoke gushed out of the ball condensed and became The shape of a black-robed mage, and then this cloud of black mist rose into the air, slowly flying to the next town.

People who don't understand magic can imagine that the black-robed mage tried his best to inform the nearest town. Rupert took out the last arrow in his quiver and put it on the bow, aiming at the sky. black mist.

The speed of the black mist was very slow, like a person walking in the air, and the injury on his leg did not affect Rupert's aiming level, but the arrow penetrated through the black mist: this is also expected, just like only A god can kill a god, probably only the same kind of spells—for example, divine spells can destroy it, but none of the people present can use divine spells.

Hecate, Rupert, Gabriel... and Garcia who was pulling out the ax from the black-robed mage's body.

"You are not a Talisian."

Hecate had only seen Northlanders throw their axes like this in battle, allowing the blade to hit the enemy accurately. If the Talisians did this, the result would probably be that the ax just hit the enemy.

But the problem is that, apart from this point, Garcia doesn't have the slightest characteristic of a Northlander. Anyone who sees him only needs to hesitate at most whether he is a Wilton or a Tallis.

Facing Hecate's almost unreasonable questioning, Garcia didn't say anything, just leaned over and picked up the unconscious Gabriel from the ground.Rupert could barely stand up, but he didn't have the strength to walk. Hecate hurried forward to support him and followed Garcia's footsteps.

"Hurry up, or there may be chasing soldiers catching up. And we have to hurry up to station troops in Xueze Town, otherwise the people there will be finished when Nagrand's army arrives." Garcia quickened his pace. , carrying an adult taller than him on his back didn't seem to make him feel strenuous, "We will be safe in the woods, and the pursuers won't know which direction we are fleeing."

"How did you know we were in danger?"

"I don't know. I just saw that you haven't come back, and I feel worried, so I want to follow up and have a look."

"It doesn't make sense..."

"Shut up first! They have been seriously injured because of your recklessness." Garcia suddenly turned his head and stared at Hecate, "Do you still want them to lose their lives because of you?"

"One last question." After a long silence, Hecate stopped before entering the dense forest, "If you were close enough to me to put the shield in front of me, the black robe mage couldn't see it, and neither could I. Can't feel it."

"what do you wish to ask?"

"Hecate!" Selene's voice came from the depths of the dense forest, interrupting the conversation between the two. Tianma led her quickly through the bushes and came to Hecate and the others, "What's wrong with you?"

After the close call just now, the sudden relaxation made Hecate unable to stand still anymore. She wanted to tell Selene that she was fine, but she fell into Selene's arms before she could speak.

"Hecate?" Selene turned her questioning gaze to Rupert, "Is she not hurt?"

"No. I'm just too tired." Garcia answered first, "Rupert and Garcia were seriously injured. Send them to the Holy Maiden of Light as soon as possible and they will be fine. We took Xue Ze back for you." town."

Selene nodded at him perfunctorily, put Hecate on the back of Pegasus, and motioned for Rupert to sit up with the unconscious Gabriel: "Don't worry... it's not an ordinary horse, the weight of three people is right for it. More than enough. Rupert, please take the two of them back first, and Phoebe will treat you."

After watching Pegasus carrying three people disappear into the bushes, Selene looked at Garcia.

"Forgive me," she said stiffly, "I will not believe a word you say until Hecate wakes up and tells me himself."

"You don't have to do this." Garcia didn't seem to be angry at all, "You can ask Rupert just now what the real situation is like."

"It's just something. I mean, I don't believe a word you say."

"...Actually, I was the one who saved Hecate just now."

"I would like to extend my sincerest thanks to you. But that is another matter, Mr. Garcia." Selene looked at him solemnly, "Please don't forget that I can also perform magic arts."