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(Today's first update, 5000 words first post, will continue tonight)
Chapter 246 "The Great Snow Mountain's Curse"
Half of the pine resin torch is already gone, but there are still five "prey" that have yet to be caught.
These five girls are still nowhere to be seen in the forest. Of course, Du Wei wouldn't be so kind as to think that Rugaard would actually spare these poor girls. But since he made the bet, Du Wei can at least try his best to save as many lives as possible.
"Then … … let's begin!"
As the host, General Rugaard announced the start of the bet. Dozens of Northwestern Army cavalry began to disperse into the forest.
Du-Wei looked at Master Tartaglia and smiled as he bowed. His movements were elegant and his tone was easy-going: "Master Tartaglia, after you."
Tartaglia's eyes are more white than black. Giving Du Wei a cold stare, Tartaglia didn't hold back and gently stood up. His black robe fluttered in the air like a ghost as he pulled out a white bone wand. Tapping the air a few times, he began to chant an incantation. A cloud of black smoke began to emit from the tip of his wand. Although it's quite a distance away, many of the Northwestern Army officers could feel the chilling aura coming from the black smoke. Everyone couldn't help but subconsciously take a few steps back.
With a few cracking sounds, a few skeletal arms broke out of the ground. Then, a few skeletal soldiers broke out of the ground and crawled out of the ground. The quality of these skeleton soldiers is quite good. From Du Wei's point of view, most of their bones are intact. The bones are hard and have a metallic luster to them. Although there are some cracks in their armor, most of them are still intact. It's clear that Tartaglia's family is quite rich to be able to equip these low level skeleton soldiers with such high quality armor.
Then, Tartaglia started chanting again and again. Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, he waved his white bone wand a few cracks appeared in the air and formed a black hole. From the black hole, a mournful roar could be heard as several undead riders on black horses leaped out of the black hole!
These Undead Knights were all covered in black flames, and the warhorses they rode were also Undead creatures that were full of ferocity. In particular, the deathly aura emitted from their bodies made many people standing close to them feel a chill run down their spines. It was as if a chill ran from their heels to the back of their heads.
When approaching these undead creatures, many of the generals' horses immediately retreated in fear. Some of them even became restless. No matter how hard the Knights tried to pacify them, it didn't have much of an effect.
Tartaglia's chilling laughter could be heard. With a wave of his wand, he summoned the undead Knight and undead soldiers to his side. Then, he began to speak a strange language that even Du Wei couldn't understand. It's as if he was communicating with these undead creatures. Finally, Tartaglia pointed his wand towards the far side of the forest and waved it ….
All the undead creatures seemed to have received an order. The five Undead Knights immediately leaped out and galloped towards the forest. The undead soldiers didn't stop there either and immediately scattered into the forest.
Tartaglia sneered as he looked at Du Wei. With an unpleasant voice, he said: "Duke, I'll be leaving first!"
With that, he shook his arms and disappeared into the forest like a ghost.
Du Wei watched the dark magician disappear into the forest with a haze on his face. Then, he smiled and looked at General Rugaard: "General …. Your chief magic consultant is indeed extraordinary!"
Rugaard smiled: "Du Wei, there's no need to be polite. You're the capital's most famous genius magician. Let us see what you can do with our own eyes. "
Du Wei pondered for a moment. That dark magician can summon a large number of undead creatures to help him. In such a large forest, it was indeed quite difficult for five people to search inch by inch. Furthermore, they couldn't harm the other party's lives. Large-scale indiscriminate attack magic was not necessary.
But …. summoning treants to help him search? That won't do! Because these treants are the lowest level of treants. They don't have any intelligence or self-awareness. They can only follow Du Wei's instructions and do some simple manual labor.
Thinking of this, Du Wei's heart calmed down and a smile appeared on his face.
He deliberately showed off, but he didn't panic as he floated in the air. Then, he let out a long whistle.
This whistle seemed to faintly summon something. The sound was endless and spread into the depths of the forest. Just as Rugaard and the others were puzzled, a buzzing sound suddenly came from the forest!
That buzzing sound seemed to come from all directions. When it got closer, everyone was surprised to find that it was actually countless different kinds of birds living in the forest! There were hummingbirds from the northwest, yellow-feathered birds, cuckoons …. There were even a few owls!
Almost a hundred birds flew in front of him, but all of them seemed to be obedient and landed on the branches, surrounding Duwei.
Under everyone's bewildered eyes, Du Wei's whistle was rhythmic, but it seemed to communicate with these birds. The birds also seemed to have received Du Wei's command. With a buzzing sound, more than a hundred birds flapped their wings and flew into the forest in all directions.
When the others saw this, they couldn't help but be surprised. What kind of magic is this?
They have only heard of magicians being able to summon magical creatures or subdue magical beasts to be their pets …. But they have never heard of any magic that can summon so many natural creatures.
And it seems like he can communicate with these birds? Could it be that this Duke can speak the language of birds?
But Du Wei's surprise was far from just this.
After dispersing these birds, Du Wei laughed and landed on the ground. Suddenly, he looked up to the sky and let out a long whistle. This whistle was like a wolf's howl!
Not long after, several wolf howls echoed from the depths of the forest. Then, a few gray shadows came running out from the forest. Several coyotes ran over and gathered in front of Du Wei.
The guards beside Rugaard immediately picked up their weapons and blocked in front of the general. The summoned coyotes looked strong, but they also seemed to be quite wary of humans. Although they stopped in front of Du Wei, they seemed to be restless as they clawed back and forth while baring their fangs at the Northwestern army soldiers.
Du Wei had already squatted down and was talking to the coyotes. No one knew what language he used to communicate with these animals, but when Du Wei stood up again, he raised his hand and pointed at the forest. The coyotes immediately opened their claws and ran into the forest ….
"Hahaha …. Du Wei, you really opened our eyes!" Rugaard was the first to break the silence. While the surrounding generals were still staring at each other, Rugaard's eyes flashed a glimmer of light: "Du-Wei, what kind of magic is this? Even these animals can listen to your summons? I've only heard of black magicians being able to summon undead creatures, but most magicians can only control their own magical pets …. You …. "
Du Wei smiled faintly and didn't answer. Instead, he changed the topic: "Duke, since Master Tartaglia can summon so many undead creatures, in order to not lose too badly, I can only summon more and win with numbers." Pausing for a moment, he smiled: "Well, I don't dare to delay here for too long. Otherwise, I'm afraid Master Tartaglia will act too quickly and I'll lose face."
With that, Du Wei's body flashed and landed on his horse. With a shout, he galloped into the forest with Hussain following closely behind.
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When Du Wei's figure disappeared into the forest, Rugaard's face gradually turned gloomy. Cybuster slowly came up to Rugaard's side and whispered: "Father."
Rugaard raised his hand and looked back: "All of you withdraw for now."
The faces of the generals behind him turned cold, and they retreated far away on their horses.
"Father, you see …." Cybuster's voice was low, his tone full of worry.
"It's not wrong …. It is indeed 'Beauty under the Moonlight', but isn't this sword in the hands of that Rodriguez? Rodriguez's whereabouts are unknown and we can't find that bastard. As for this Beauty under the Moonlight …. "
Cybuster sneered: "If White River Sorrow knows that Beauty under the Moonlight is in the Northwest, he will definitely try to steal it. Humph …. Without this sacred sword, his position as the Witch King of the Great Snow Mountain will never be legitimate! "
Rugaard went silent for a moment: "When Granzon went down the mountain and took away this sword …. I've always been worried about one thing …. Blue Ocean! That bastard has been in the capital for so many years, who knows how many secret arrangements he has made! Granzon originally wanted to pass the position of Witch King to Blue Ocean. Although White River Sorrow is strong, without this sacred sword, many of the secrets of the Great Snow Mountain can't be opened! I've always suspected that this sword is in Blue Ocean's hands. Unfortunately, I've been investigating both openly and covertly all these years, but I haven't been able to get any news … I even suspected that … That old fellow Granzon might have faked his death and run away again. That Rodriguez might be Granzon's disciple! Otherwise, how could Beauty under the Moonlight fall into the hands of an outsider …. But today, it seems that things have become more complicated! "
Cybuster thought for a moment: "No matter what, this sword is now in Du Wei's hands. Then this Du Wei's identity …."
Rugaard went silent, his eyes full of complex and contradictory emotions: "Do you think this Du Wei is Granzon's disciple?"
Cybuster laughed: "Father is so muddle-headed! Granzon has been dead for decades, how old is this Du Wei? I think it's more likely that Du Wei is Blue Ocean's disciple. Maybe this Beauty under the Moonlight has always been in Blue Ocean's hands, and now it's passed to this Du Wei. "
"Humph!" Rugaard coldly snorted: "Originally this Beauty under the Moonlight was in Rodriguez's hands. That bastard is Paladin and his whereabouts are unknown, so we can't find him. But now …. Since this sword is in the Northwest, no matter what, we can't lose this sword again! "
Cybuster sneered: "Father, back then you didn't care about the position of Witch King, that's why you let White River Sorrow become the ruler of the Great Snow Mountain. Why do you care so much about this Beauty under the Moonlight?"
"What do you know!" Rugaard lightly retorted: "I'm now the ruler of the Roland Empire's Northwest Army, with 200,000 soldiers under my command, who can control me? How free is this? Compared to White River Sorrow, who is trapped at the top of the Great Snow Mountain, bitterly guarding his ridiculous mission, this is much better! Although I don't care about the mission, I don't care about it. But there are still many things on the Great Snow Mountain that I care about! Don't say anything else …. Just the things hidden at the top of the Great Snow Mountain are enough to tempt you! Humph …. "
Cybuster sighed: "It's just hateful …. That old bastard Granzon only cared about Blue Ocean and White River Sorrow, but to you …."
"Shut up!!" Rugaard suddenly flew into a rage and growled at his son. His voice was cold as he said fiercely, "Listen up! I've already reminded you many times! I can speak rudely to Granzon, but you can't! No one is allowed to speak rudely to Granzon in front of me! Do you understand?! "
Silent, Cybuster slowly took a few steps back and bowed: "Yes … Father!"
Rugaard nodded with satisfaction, then looked up at the sky and sighed: "After all …. that old bastard Granzon …. is my …. teacher!"
He looked up at the sky while Cybuster stood beside him with his head lowered. His eyes flashed with a trace of sharpness before quickly disappearing.
After a long while, Rugaard finally spoke: "Did you see that guy Du Wei just now …. What kind of magic did he use? Doesn't it look like …. "
Cybuster finally raises his head and looks at his father: "I was also wondering … … Just now, he was able to control so many natural creatures. It is very similar to the witchcraft of the Snow Mountain that father mentioned before … … 'Beast Speech'. But to be able to learn the Beast Speech and become a 'Beast Speaker', I'm afraid such a talent hasn't appeared in the continent for hundreds of years! This Du Wei …. "
"That's what I'm worried about!" Rugaard gritted his teeth: "This Du Wei's talent is not bad. At such a young age, he's already made such a name for himself in the capital. His magic power ….. is definitely not low! If he has taken the 'Beauty under the Moonlight', we don't know if he has learned the martial arts of the Snowy Mountain … If he has learned the martial arts of the Snowy Mountain, then he has also learned the witchcraft of the Snowy Mountain … then we are in big trouble! "
"How about …." Cybuster's eyes flashed with a hint of ruthlessness: "Leave his life in Watt City. Then that sword will naturally …."
"You can't kill him!" Rugaard's eyes suddenly flashed with fear: "You're not from the Snow Mountain so you don't understand the mystery! There's a strange curse on the Snow Mountain. Those who learn the witchcraft of the Snow Mountain cannot kill their companions! Otherwise, they'll be cursed and miserable for the rest of their lives! "
Cybuster obviously didn't agree: "Father, do you really believe in such an illusory saying?"
"Shut up!" Rugaard coldly retorted: "Of course you don't believe it! But look at that bastard White River! Although I'm conceited, I have to admit that he's a genius that hasn't been seen in the Snow Mountain for hundreds of years! Whether it's the witchcraft of the Snow Mountain or the witchcraft of the Snow Mountain, his level of mastery is far above mine. Even our teacher Granzon was easily defeated by him! But because he didn't believe in the curse, in order to seize the position of the Witch King, he started a massacre on the Snow Mountain …. But look at the result, such a powerful person was trapped on the Snow Mountain for his entire life! Otherwise, with White River Sorrow's ability, if he were to leave the mountain and enter the world, then who in the continent would be a match for him, be it Magi or Saint Knights? It was because he had killed his companions who were practicing witchcraft on the snowy mountain that he had ended up in this state. Remember this …. If that Du Wei didn't learn the witchcraft of the Snow Mountain, then taking the sword and killing him wouldn't be a problem! Although I know I can't kill him now, but for the sake of the 'Beauty under the Moonlight' …. But …. if he really did learn the witchcraft of the Snow Mountain, then this person must not be killed! "
Cybuster gritted his teeth: "If that's the case … then that Du Wei clearly used the Beast Language Spell …."
"Then …. we can only think of another way." Rugaard carefully thought for a moment: "If there's no other choice …. Lowering our heads to him is an acceptable level."
"Even if we can't kill him …. He's in our territory right now. Father, you have hundreds of thousands of soldiers under your command, do you think he can escape? Even if he's a Magus or Paladin, he can't fight the entire Northwest Army by himself. As long as Father doesn't kill him personally, then it won't be considered a violation of the oath. "
"No means no!" Rugaard suddenly became anxious: "Cybuster! You don't understand! There are some things I can't tell you right now! In short …. You listen to me! Du Wei, this guy, before we can confirm whether he knows witchcraft or not, you must not touch him! Even if he loses a single hair, I will hold you responsible!! From today onwards, you will be responsible for 'protecting' him! No matter what, you must not let him get hurt! "
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