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Chapter 232 Besalius' Proposal

Night falls in the forest.

Bessarius, who had been chasing him all day, disappeared without a trace.His hearing is excellent, and he can use strange eyeballs for reconnaissance. He must be lurking in the dark at this time, and will attack if there is any movement.

Griffith was sitting on a big tree, and from time to time there was a shrill scream in his ears, which quickly subsided.He was familiar with this strange cry, it came from the trolls who had escaped from the ground.They scattered to escape and search for food, and some of them alarmed the terrible fallen elves, and they must have been taken as supplementary food.

What happened to this fallen elf?Where does his ability to combine powerful melee combat and spellcasting come from?Were those strange words because he was crazy, or something else?
Griffith fell into deep thought. He had a conjecture, but it was too amazing, even surpassing the most absurd nightmare.

He took off his armor and put it under the tree, so as not to make a crisp sound from an inadvertent impact.He needs a little rest to recover his strength this evening before starting again at dawn.The investigation of the details of Bessarius needs to wait until he escapes from danger, and can only be carried out with the support of a powerful hero like Roland Knight.

After a day of fighting, he was so hungry that he wanted to go to the river to catch a fish to eat, but he dared not.

"Human boy, do you want to eat this red apple or this green pear?"

Galadia lightly jumped up the treetops, and sat down beside him, holding several wild fruits in her arms, even a bunch of small grapes and a few chestnuts.

"You are amazing!" Griffith praised softly, "You won't let Bessarius hear the movement, will you?"

"No, no, I found these along the way during the day." Miss Elf looked at the fruit in her hand, wiped the larger apples on her clothes and handed them over, "Eat them with gratitude and respect." The heart of self-criticism! If you shot that guy, wouldn’t we be able to fish in the water now?”

"Review and review. As long as I can get out alive this time, I will definitely practice shooting more."

"Next time, don't go digging for bullets. You should run away and get away. If you lose the gold bullet, just throw it away. How dangerous it is to get close to the enemy!"

"That's that."

The two sat on a broad branch, gnawing on sour wild fruits.The branches are thick, and the staggered branches are held up like pillows at the back, hiding their tracks while relaxing on them.The summer wind blew the elf's long hair and caressed it on Griffith's face.The branch is obviously very wide, but she is close to her companion's shoulder, looking at the sparkling light of the forest stream under the moonlight.

The gurgling stream melted in her eyes, and the moonlight sprinkled on her delicate cheeks through light clouds and tree shades, leaving a slender silhouette on the branches.

She looked up at the dark blue and quiet night sky, as if she was in the boundless Milky Way, and even, she was the incarnation of starlight and forest wind, beautiful and unrestrained.

Griffith forgot his tiredness and hunger, and stared at her intently. For a moment, she was so distant and desirable that he even worried that she would fly away quietly like the wind.He couldn't help reaching out his hand, trying to grab her.

"What's wrong?" Galadia stroked the long hair on her cheeks, turned around and found Griffith staring blankly at herself.She couldn't help but blush a little, and turned sideways again.After all, she still cared a little bit, turned her head again, and tapped his arm: "What's the matter~"

Who knows.

Griffith looked at her suspiciously, then at the sky, and murmured:
"You, look at me for a while, and then look at the sky.

"I think, when you look at me, you are far away, and you are very close to the stars."

The elf lost her language for a while, she thought for a while, and understood the words.

"Really, take a closer look."

She stretched out her hand, grabbed his head and raised it slightly backwards, raising her left hand towards the summer night starry sky:

"Look over there, Griffith,
"The three brightest stars are Alpha Lyrae, Alpha Aquila, and Tianjin Four in the Milky Way. They are the famous summer triangle."

Griffith was blinded by the endless starlight, he wanted to turn sideways, but the girl was gently grabbing his hair.

"From Alpha Lyra to the south, the bright red star, Antares, and a curve composed of more than a dozen stars. You see! This is the representative of the summer constellation, the beautiful constellation of Scorpio, and the tail of the scorpion is immersed in the depths of the Milky Way.

"In the widest and brightest position of the Milky Way, that is Sagittarius, six stars in it are far away from the seven stars in the northwest sky..."

Ah, I can't do it anymore...Griffith looked up, listened to the soft words, and completely gave up thinking.The girl leaned on her arm, calmly introducing the summer starry sky that he was not yet familiar with, as if showing off her precious treasure.

The boundless starlight enveloped them gently like sea water, and the quiet fragrance in the forest and the sharp ears left touches on the cheeks.

In the quiet summer night, dangerous enemies are still lurking in the corner of nowhere, and the two people on the tree have forgotten their fatigue and danger.

"Look, Griffith, this is my night sky, and it's also yours, no matter the past, present or future. Do you still feel far away?"

"I don't think so," Griffith exclaimed, "The night is so beautiful."

"Let's make today a memorial day!"

"Okay~"

"Well, that is a memorable day to escape from the dangerous Bessarius and enjoy the beautiful summer night starry sky together!"

"Pick out Bessalius," Griffith shook his head slightly, "Bessalius, how many stars does he have?"

……

As soon as the dawn in the east appeared, the two set off again.

They tried their best not to make a big noise, quietly left the forest, and headed towards the nearest Qiming Town.The starry sky last night had already determined Galadia's location. As long as they acted with all their strength for a day, they might get in touch with the Roland knight there.

When the sun rose high, they had left the edge of the forest and entered the endless meadow.

Galadia looked around vigilantly, there was no sign of Bessarius here and the area was vast...

Just as she was about to breathe a sigh of relief, a huge eyeball suddenly flew across the sky without the slightest sound.It noticed the two people on the grass and cast its eyes on them.

Galadia immediately shot an arrow, shattering the eyeball in the air, but this short moment was enough to expose their tracks.

The two immediately fled in the direction of Qiming Town.However, near noon, the breath of the fallen elves appeared behind them again.

Bessarius had already locked on to them, ran over the forest like a thunderbolt, crossed the grass, and chased them in the direction of the two!His actions were undisguised, the momentum was shocking, and the twisted and crazy killing intent was approaching every moment.

"Why is he so persistent in chasing us?" Galadia was a little unbelievable, "If we are killed, the officials will definitely investigate the Belomon ruins in depth, and soon they will find strange mutations, which have no effect on Bessarius. For any benefit, he should escape as soon as possible!"

Griffith also has the same question.But he was more worried that he was slowing down Galadia's speed, and if this went on, they would be overtaken before reinforcements could be found.

Soon, Bessarius appeared on the far horizon behind them.

Its lower body was already swollen, fat and bloated like a rhinoceros, bigger than a war elephant, dragging a big tail like a python.The upper body of the human figure stands tall and upright on the fat torso, holding a huge battle blade with green fire flowing in both hands.The magic lines grown by that red crystal have completely covered the body, forming a gray-black shell on the body surface.

Bessarius has become an out-and-out monster!The huge and ferocious figure became more depraved and evil.

It strode forward with four hooves, approaching like a demon in mythology, and its hill-like silhouette can be seen from a distance.Although it is huge in size, its pursuit speed is astonishingly fast.

"You go first, I'll contain it!" Griffith patted the elf's shoulder, "Go find reinforcements."

"That's okay!" Galadia refused as expected, and even wanted to stop to face the monster.

"Only by finding Roland will we have a chance of winning!" Griffith stopped arguing, turned into a bat and left the hesitant elf, and flew in another direction.The approaching Bessarius also turned around, instead of chasing the elf, he followed the bat closely.

……

They ran wildly on the deserted grass.Bessarius finally caught up to a position where he could attack. He raised his hand casually, and the burning meteorite rain roared down, setting off a torrential storm.

Griffith was just swept away by the aftermath of the air wave like a leaf and flew out.He rolled a few times on the ground, rolled down a small gentle slope, struggled to get up, and continued to escape to a small river ahead without even the slightest intention of resisting.

Bessarius condensed another flaming spear in his hand and threw it.

"Boom!" The flame spear hit the grass and exploded a ball of fire.The gale of the explosion kicked up sand and rocks, and knocked Griffith directly to the other side of the river.When the smoke and dust cleared, he lay on the ground and gasped for breath.

The demonic Bessarius strode forward, the flaming spear materialized again in his hands.He looked at Griffith, who was already smoking all over his body, and a smile appeared on his ferocious face, and he said shocking words:
"Don't waste your time and energy, human beings. The great master of dreams sent down an oracle to me. You can activate that ancient stone tablet and have the qualifications to follow my steps. What did that elf girl call you, Griffith is ?"

Griffith struggled to get up from the ground.He seemed concerned with what the demon in front of him was about to say.The soil slope with the back against the river bank was quiet for a while and then replied: "Yes, I am Griffith. That stone slab is a wonderful object. What exactly is it?"

The huge body of Bessarius approached the river, his distorted face could no longer see his expression: "That is a remnant of a demon. He fooled me, ruined my life, ruined everything, and imprisoned me here , time, the length is immeasurable."

As it walked, it tapped the red crystal on its chest, and then said:

"Later, I finally found a makeshift host, but it was a pity that it couldn't carry my strength, and it was on the verge of collapse in a short time. Look at this ugly figure. Griffith, I didn't chase you to take your life , but to give you an undeniable condition.

"In Qimin Town not far from here, there is a human knight named Roland. The great dream master has noticed him. As long as you help me lure him out, it will not be difficult. I will take his body and soul sacrifice. The Lord of Dreams will give us a reward. For me, it will be a perfect body that will never age or die.

"And you, who were supposed to die by my hands, can survive, and you will even be rewarded with great power, and have strength comparable to Sequence 5 like me. As long as you continue to sacrifice, be pious forever, and gain God's favor, He will More gifts will be bestowed on you. All your dreams will come true, anything, status, power, wealth, honor, women can be obtained, and even the dead can be returned."

Griffith raised his head and stared at the demon in front of him: "So, what is the price?"

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(End of this chapter)