Brando thought that as long as Veronica stopped Andesha, he and Scarlett would have a chance to escape. But he realised that he had underestimated the situation.
After half an hour of walking around the valley with the unconscious Scarlett and Vahina, a sharp whistling sound came from the sky. Brando turned around and saw a flash of green light in the night sky.
Then, with a loud rumble, a figure fell in front of him and crashed into the ground, kicking up a cloud of dust. Brando saw clearly that it was Veronica.
He was shocked and stepped forward. He parted the dust and saw the Cruz Goddess of War lying in a large crater, her body covered in blood.
Veronica's battle robe was completely unrecognisable. Her inner armor was exposed in many places, and the friction between the armor and the ground caused white smoke to rise from the heat.
Brando thought that Veronica had fainted, but when he took a step closer, she groaned softly and opened her emerald eyes.
"Quickly leave this place, cough … … Andesha has caught up." Veronica's eyelids drooped, but her eyes were still filled with determination.
Her body was riddled with wounds, and she could not move at all. She struggled to grab her sword, but Brendel was one step ahead of her and grabbed the Blue Firmament.
Veronica was startled and looked at the youth in shock.
Brando was also troubled. If Veronica still had the strength to fight, he would not have interfered. But Veronica was obviously going to die, and he would never watch her do that, even if Veronica had been unfriendly to him in the past.
Brando knew that it was because of Vahina and the others.
"For Freya's sake," he thought and sighed: "You are no longer fit to fight, Lady Veronica."
Veronica looked at the two girls that Brando was supporting on both sides. She sighed in relief when she saw that Brando did not leave Vahina behind.
But she stretched out her hand to Brando.
"Give me the sword."
"I'm sorry, but that's impossible. Miss Veronica, you have to come with me now."
"You know that's the Wither Overlord. If we run together, you won't be able to escape."
Veronica closed her eyes and frowned.
"I wouldn't say that if I couldn't escape," Brando replied. "Ms. Veronica, I like miracles, but I never count on them. I like to gamble, but I won't put all my eggs in one basket."
Veronica opened her eyes and looked at him with her deep emerald eyes. There was a deep color in her eyes.
"How are you going to take me away? I look like this. "
She looked at the two girls on either side of Brando and shook her head with a weak smile.
"Don't try to be brave, good child. Give me the sword —"
Brando smiled confidently.
He raised his head and looked at the sky. When he lowered his head, he stretched out two fingers and black smoke formed a card at his fingertips. Brando raised the card and flicked it forward.
Veronica was shocked to see a black hexagram appear on the ground out of thin air. After the light faded, a girl with long hair and short hair wearing a black tuxedo walked out from the black smoke.
The girl came to Brando and put her hand — a woman's hand — in front of her chest and bowed respectfully. "In the name of the venerated darkness, this humble one is Mephistopheles. I'm here to serve my master and await your orders —"
He paused for a moment and added solemnly, "Also, this humble one is male."
His voice was soft and slightly neutral.
Brendel looked at Veronica with a strange expression and thought to himself: "Damn, he's a real trap this time." But now was not the time to care about that. He immediately pointed at her.
"Mephistopheles, help this lady up and follow me."
Mephistopheles nodded respectfully and came to Veronica's side. He easily helped the fully armored female general up. Even though the vampire looked weak, he was still a Gold-ranked warrior. It was not difficult for him to carry another person.
Veronica was a little uncomfortable. She raised her eyebrows and looked at Brando: "Blood Descendant of the Blood Throne, High Dark Magic, Necromancer?"
"Not High Dark Magic. It's just a family heirloom."
Veronica pondered for a moment: "A Summon Statue?"
Brando nodded.
The Goddess of War of the Cruz Empire immediately shut her mouth. If he was a Necromancer, he might be able to fight against Andesha, but a Summon Statue was meaningless.
A Gold-ranked warrior was nothing in front of that woman.
Veronica was silent for a moment before she spoke weakly: "Andesha is behind us. I managed to shake her off at the cost of my injuries, but she will catch up soon. What do you plan to do?"
Brando thought for a moment and replied:
"There's a way."
"Hmm?"
"Lady Veronica, do you know what's in front of us?"
"I don't know."
Veronica frowned and looked at Brando suspiciously: "You know?"
"I know a little." Brando replied.
"There's a huge canyon in front of us, and it's also the center of the storm. Lady Veronica, I'm sure you haven't seen the scene of traveling through the clouds … … "
He raised his head and answered as if he had seen it with his own eyes: "And under the clouds, the winds will flow along the canyon. The most important thing is that the terrain is complicated. I can make it difficult for Andesha to catch up."
"But you won't be able to shake her off."
"I can't shake her off," Brando replied: "But I can think of a way to get rid of her."
Veronica raised her head and looked at Brendel with an expression that said 'I want to see if this young man is indulging in his fantasy'. The Goddess of War of the Cruz Empire sighed softly.
"You've thought of a way?"
"I've always had one." Brando flipped his hand over, revealing the Gray Gem that shone brightly in his palm.
"But it's dangerous."
It was no longer practical to turn back, and the only way was to lure Andesha into the center of the Loop of Trade Winds. Brendel had already thought about it from the start, and the plan in his mind was extremely bold.
If Andesha pursued him relentlessly, then he would be luring her into the Hydra's lair.
Provoking a battle between two BOSSes was something that the players loved to do in The Amber Sword. But the higher the level of the BOSSes, the harder it was to succeed. This was the difference between BOSSes and low-level BOSSes, especially Andesha and the Hydra.
They were even smarter than most Humans.
It was not easy to make them fight.
But Brando knew that it was not impossible. He remembered that when he inherited the fate of The Fool, the Gray Gem had resonated with a certain existence in the center of the Loop of Trade Winds. As the inheritor of the Gray Gem, Brando could vaguely sense a familiar aura.
It was the aura of the Hydra from before.
Even though the Dragon of Darkness did not tell him about the relationship between the Gray Gem and the Hydra, Brando was not stupid. He could imagine that the Gray Gem was obtained by a monk from the Holy Cathedral of Fire through some unknown means, which led to the pursuit of the Hydra.
With this explanation, it made sense why Amman acted so strangely.
It also made sense why the Hydra would let him go and attack Amman instead.
Brando had reason to believe that the other end of the resonance with the Gray Gem was the Hydra's lair. Of course, he did not dare to say that he was 100% sure.
But the current situation did not allow him to think about it, and he could only take a gamble.
Brando kept the Gray Gem and continued forward with the Mephistopheles.
Just as Veronica expected, Andesha quickly caught up to them through the traces they left behind in the canyon. According to Brando, she was as sharp as an experienced hound when it came to tracking.
But considering that the Tree Shepherds were half a Druid, it was understandable. The relationship between the Tree Shepherds and the Ring of Sky was like the two sides of light and darkness.
Brando and the rest could not help but slow down as they trudged through the canyon. Andesha passed by them several times, but Brando was able to avoid her due to his familiarity with the terrain.
She even suspected that this was not Brando's first time here. But no matter how she asked, Brando refused to speak.
In the end, she gave up.
After a few hours, Brendel's group was the first to enter the Ancient Isthmus. The Ancient Isthmus was the last pass to enter the ruins of Valhalla, and it was also the deepest part of the Wall of Clouds. The Ancient Isthmus was shrouded in clouds, and Brando and Veronica felt as if they had returned to the time when they encountered the Hydra.
The only difference was that the terrain of the Ancient Isthmus was notoriously complex in the entire game. Winding valleys and intersecting canyons covered the entire area. There were no plants, and the ground was covered with volcanic rocks and obsidian.
Large rocks formed all kinds of blind spots, and Brando could easily avoid Andesha in such an environment. But the thing that gave him a headache was that the woman seemed to have an intuition that kept her close to them. There were a few times when she almost discovered them.
A game of cat and mouse was not fun for the prey, especially when it was a matter of life and death.
After advancing for half a day, Brando stopped to rest for the first time. Because they had lost their backpacks, they did not bring any food. Veronica would not bring any food, and the Cruz people's rations were left behind.
Moreover, the Sword Saint probably did not expect this situation to happen.
Brando could only endure the feeling of emptiness in his stomach. Fortunately, after absorbing the Blood of Divinity, the hunger was not as strong as before.
He sat quietly against a large rock. Even though his body was cold, he did not dare to light a fire. Everyone knew that Andesha was still nearby.
Veronica was placed down by the Mephistopheles and sat opposite him. The Cruz Goddess of War was tired from losing too much blood, but she looked at Brando with her emerald green eyes.
"You know, little one, because you are Erouine's subordinate, I will not thank you."
Brando was startled.
"I don't need that either." He pursed his lips and said in a nonchalant tone.
"Do you want to learn swordsmanship from me, Brando?" The woman closed her eyes and smiled gently: "My swordsmanship, Sky Wall —"
Huh? Brando looked at Veronica in confusion. He almost thought that he had misheard and wanted to dig his ears with his hands.
"You don't want to?"
"No … …" Brando was a little stunned. How is this possible? After all, he was not even a Cruz's subordinate: "I mean, I can't become a Cruz's subordinate. I said … …"
But this time, Veronica shook her head gently and interrupted him. The woman sighed and seemed to want to say something, but Brando did not hear anything else after that.
The young man waited for a long time. He looked at the Sword Saint and found that she had fallen asleep due to exhaustion. Her head was lowered, and her breathing was long and even.
"What the f * ck, what the f * ck!" Brando suddenly screamed in his heart: "Big sister, can't you at least say it all at once? There's still suspense! Don't be like this! "
But just as Brando was lamenting over the loss of Sky Wall, Mephistopheles, the only one who was still awake, looked at his master and said:
"Dear master, I'm hungry."
Brando was stunned.
He looked at the Vampire Lady who looked like a girl but was actually dressed like a male aristocrat. He thought for a moment and then replied:
"Well, sorry, there's no more food."
Unfortunately, Mephistopheles just tilted his head and looked at him with his blood-like crystal eyes —
It was as if he was a delicious meal.
But wait.
Brando's face suddenly turned a little ugly.
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