The Swordsman of Faerûn

Chapter 184 Corruption and Tradition

Bodan was lying in a state of embarrassment among the aquatic plants on the bank of the river, and the scene of the extremely ferocious young man kicking his companion's body into the river was constantly replaying in his mind.Although Bodan summoned his sacred mount in time and managed to save his life, he could only hide and linger on the sidelines for the deaths of his companions, and he was helpless. This extreme blow caused his soul to suffer devastating trauma.

The passion to pursue the ultimate good, the belief in upholding justice, and the will to fight against evil forever are the three major weapons of paladins walking in the secular world. They have the power to heal, protect and fight against evil.The ultimate value of a paladin is purity and devotion. In the land of Faerun full of deceitful mages, evil priests, bloodthirsty dragons, and hateful demons, paladins are the last hope that good people will never be extinguished.

A paladin is protected by divine power, which he can use to protect the weak, heal the wounded, and destroy evil and uncleanness.However, paladins do not have to dedicate themselves to a specific god. They swear to abide by the code of conduct consistent with justice and virtue, and only dedicate themselves to justice.Because paladins don't "choose" to become paladins themselves, because no one can become a paladin through study or practice, whether diligent or not.The fate of a paladin is determined by nature and luck. To put it in a more magical way, a paladin is inspired by a holy master (the holy master here does not refer to a certain god, but a power of law), A patron who is willing to undertake his mission.

Of course, if the paladin wishes, he (she) can also choose a lawful and good deity as the Lord of Faith.Bodan is a paladin who has converted to the Hand of Equality (another name for Tyr, the God of Justice), but due to some special reasons, he rarely reveals Tyr's holy emblem publicly.

The power of the paladin is unquestionable. Even if the saint is just a fake paladin, Bodan believes that if he is more cautious, even a giant dragon will not be able to slaughter twelve real paladins like him so easily. The Temple Elite who lead the team.

Due to the suddenness and carelessness of the incident, Bodan was kicked and crippled before he could call for the protection of the divine power.His entire hip bone was kicked into pieces by William, the flesh and blood between the buttocks and crotch was eroded and blurred, and his lower limbs also lost feeling and were almost paralyzed.The physical pain is second to none, but what Bodan can't let go of the most is the ending of his companions being massacred. The soul of this desolate warrior is tormented by bone-destroying remorse. The flashes kept flashing, as if accusing him of incompetence and cowardice, making it difficult for him to survive.

In fact, although Bodan's injuries were serious, for a paladin who had been famous for many years, these wounds were not incurable.It's just that Bodin's tormented mind has begun to distort. As time goes by, he has clearly felt that the divine will is gradually alienating him, and even Bodan's closest comrade-in-arms, the unicorn Naris Answer his call again, and he is losing the power of the paladin.A paladin who leaves lawful good alignment, willfully commits evil, or violates the code of conduct loses all special abilities and spells and magical mounts.

Facing the desperate situation of losing the power of the paladin, Bodan's fragile heart was full of hesitation and despair. He could not calm down the hatred in his heart, even though he knew that this would only make him slide into the abyss faster, and Bodan was helpless again. He recited Tyr's hymn again and again, praying for the protection of the God of Justice.But the God of Justice didn't respond to Bodan's prayer. In the end, he was dying and could only sink and float among the overgrown water plants, and desperately issued the final curse to the gods—fall.

For Eric Morgan, these few days have definitely been a nightmare experience. The upper echelon of Nesma chose to ambush his passengers on the "Sir Henry", but the twelve temple elites who performed the mission, including A powerful paladin was easily defeated and even slaughtered by that young boy in front of him.When William single-handedly killed the leader of the orcs, Garth, Morgan was already very surprised at the man's strength, but now, Morgan felt only fear and fear.

If he could go back to Silvermoon City now, he wished he could grab Alustriel's silver hair and beat up that damned witch. That crazy bitch was so ignorant that she sent such a horrible person Stuffed on his own boat, Morgan seemed to have forgotten that the Lord of Silver Moon had reminded him, but he himself never took it to heart.Now Morgan is worried that William will go back and find trouble with Jigli and Tesari. Perhaps it is out of some intuition. The two Nesmy mages who had time to react immediately turned over, lest they continue to irritate his "passengers".

After returning to the "Sir Henry", William did not embarrass Morgan too much, although the captain also played a disgraceful role in this incident.There are two kinds of people in this world who are least trustworthy, those who are too greedy and those who are too stupid. Fortunately, Morgan does not belong to either of them. He is a very smart and interesting person.

In the early morning, there is continuous mist on the Surbring River, like a hazy tulle, and the half-open sail trembles slightly under the blowing of the morning wind. On the deck of the "Sir Henry", William sat on a stack of wooden crates and squinted his eyes to rest his mind. Morgan stood opposite two surviving mages, a man and a woman. The male mage was a moon elf, and the female mage was a human being. The two were glaring at the "rebellious" Morgan with angry faces. The two seemed to have some brains, and they didn't turn their heads rashly.

Morgan seemed unaware of the glaring looks of the two, and he cared more about William's attitude: "William, please believe me, this is just a misunderstanding, they didn't mean to deal with you, they were just deceived by some people"

Morgan doesn't know the inside story. The matter about Xiaomi Luna has nothing to do with good or evil, but involves the filth among the gods. Those who know the inside know that the truth should not be put on the table, especially the self-proclaimed justice and kindness. The forces will do everything possible to conceal their true purpose.

William interrupted Morgan and sneered: "Deceived? Captain Morgan, I would like to know who deceived them?"

The male elf mage screamed angrily: "We have not been deceived by anyone, you executioner! Butcher! You actually killed Mr. Bodan, and Matt and the others! Nesmai will never let you go!"

"Hahaha——!" William couldn't help laughing when he heard the words, a stern look flashed in his eyes, and he said coldly to himself with a gloomy face: "Elves! I really can't think of how I offended you and ran away!" Come here to ambush me and my family?" William suddenly snapped, "Morgan! Isn't it right for me to kill them?"

Morgan whispered with embarrassment on his face: "William, the inside story is more complicated, and I can't explain it clearly for a while. Please let these two ignorant guys go, they are just little guys who don't know anything. .”

The female mage sneered and said, "Do you think it's over if you let us go? You killed Mr. Bodan and twelve temple elites, and wait for Captain Cook to hunt you down, idiot! And no city will accept you."

William also sneered, and said: "People have also been killed, the hatred has already been forged, and it is superfluous to say anything now. As long as they dare to come, I will kill them to their heart's content. As for the two of you, hehe, I don't want to 'raise Tigers are infesting', and they were slaughtered together."

The two mages were shocked when they heard the words, and Morgan couldn't help being speechless. They really couldn't adapt to William's way of thinking.In this multiracial hodgepodge world, because there are too many entanglements involved, all ethnic groups pay more attention to mediation and compromise. Even if war is inevitable, it will be controlled.

Seeing that William was about to make a move, Morgan quickly stepped forward and stopped him: "Wait! Wait for William, listen to me." Unfortunately, although he wanted to mediate the dispute, the two mages did not want to stand still. A bolt of lightning and a ball of cones The flames were fired from the palms of the two of them almost at the same time.

William shouted angrily, and kicked Morgan away. His figure was crouching like a mouse and slithering like a mouse. He threw himself out like lightning, trying to pass between the two spells.However, William ignored (or should say did not know) a problem. The energy excited by the spell is not a shell, and does not move according to the trajectory of ballistics. Therefore, when William rushed in front of him, lightning and a cone of flame burst out one after another. Come.

Because of the blood of the fire, the cone-shaped flames of the female mage did not cause any harm except for scorching William's clothes.But the effect of the lightning was completely different. William just had time to throw the saber, piercing the head of the elf mage, and the feeling of electric shock eroded his body, causing William to almost completely lose control of his body. His heavy body rolled and crashed into the female body. In the arms of the mage, the two entangled and rolled over each other, and fell into the deck hole that was smashed by the saint earlier.

The powerful Qi and blood quickly freed William from the state of paralysis and loss of control, so he recovered most of his mobility as soon as he fell into the cabin.However, William did not continue to attack the female mage in his arms, because he felt that the female mage's physical condition was a bit strange.

After falling into the cabin, the female mage did not continue to struggle, but fell quietly in William's arms like a frightened female quail, William shook the female mage's head and asked suspiciously: "Why don't you continue to struggle, have you given up? "

The female mage asked softly in a very weird tone: "You [Burning Hand] doesn't work on you, and you are also a warlock of the blood of fire. I can also feel that scorching breath. "

In the dark, William couldn't see the expression of the female mage clearly for a moment, but the instinctive reaction of his body told him clearly that this little bitch was actually flirting at this time!

William was a little speechless, he didn't care that his body was still a little numb, he got up suddenly, he didn't want the female mage, or should I say the sorceress, hanging on him like a koala, refusing to let go.The soft body and the unique fragrance of women made William react immediately, especially the special intimacy in this woman's breath, which made him a little obsessed.

William snorted coldly and said, "You woman, what's going on? Hey! We are now hostile."

The female mage rubbed against William's thigh, and asked in a peculiar voice that could tire people: "What? Don't you know, the tradition among the inheritors of the blood of fire?"

(End of this chapter)