rune hunter

Chapter 8 The Price of Betrayal

There was no sound in the woods, and El was standing on a tree tens of meters away, observing every move of these uninvited guests coldly.This is his territory, and with the power of the forest, he has the ability to wipe out all these undead creatures.The only thing to worry about now is one thing - Tiana said that they have a lot of people.

"You seem to be a reasonable person."

Cross stood up and pulled out the arrow on his shoulder. The pain made him gasp, but he had a smile on his face.

"I can understand what you're doing. Yes, I'm a knight too. That lady is a stunning beauty. She's alone in trouble and needs help and protection. I would do the same choose."

"Don't get me wrong, I didn't come to hunt her down. On the contrary, I came to pick up this young lady. My master appreciates the talent of this young lady very much, and maybe in the near future, her status will even be higher than mine. "

"Your bad jokes are hilarious."

After a while, El finally spoke.He wanted to know more about the guy's intentions.

"A cold joke? No, no, what should I call you?" Cross turned his head to look at the place where the voice came from.

"El."

"Very well, Mr. El, I like people who can talk calmly and calmly." Cross straightened his blood-stained skirt, "I don't think you know the identity of that young lady, do you?"

El was silent. He did know nothing about Tiana's past, but what this guy said might not be the truth.

"Tianna, we call the 'Snake of Dancing Light'. A dangerous person who is wanted by the northern counties and has a reward of more than [-] gold coins. Her arrest warrants can be seen everywhere in northern cities. You can ask any northerner. Just know."

Cross's words made El frowned, and he couldn't help but recall the girl's secretive look when she met the lord.But then he remembered the scene when the girl was concentrating on brewing the potion for herself.

"Do you think she is a good person? And I command these monsters, a bad person? On the surface, that is indeed the case." Cross continued, his frank look did not seem to be fake.

"But El, you have the ability and brains. You should be someone who has seen the world. In this world, who can tell what is justice, what is evil, what is right, and what is wrong?"

Cross spoke in a deep, forceful voice, convincing.

"It's true that the eldest lady is a good person, but that doesn't mean that the path she's choosing now is correct. Let's not talk about who is right and who is wrong, just say now, El, you know she will give you, give you How many disasters have your relatives and your hometown brought?"

"I brought her back," said Al.

"Helping a lady is a virtue, but El, your efforts are destined to not be rewarded. You know in your heart how much difference there is between you and that young lady. What will she give you? A sweet kiss, or a bag of gold coins? It cannot be love after all! She is like a burning flame, and you are but a moth."

"I think you've strayed from the point." Cross's words were like thorns in the skin, which made Al very angry.

"Yeah, I'm more emotional." Cross rubbed his face and spread his hands: "Then let's get back to the topic, El, let me talk to that young lady."

"Maybe it's better to kill you here." El said coldly.

"Then why don't you do it?" Cross smiled confidently.

"Plagues and natural disasters have come to the world, and the rise of the Cursed Sect is unstoppable. The Dancing Light Snake has attracted the attention of the big shots. Even if I die here, my pursuit of her will not stop. And you will definitely be responsible for your actions Pay the price."

There was a brief silence in the woods, and the tingling sensation aimed at his forehead gradually disappeared, and Cross finally breathed a sigh of relief.He has always been more confident in his persuasion ability, which is another form of expression of his own strength.

There are not many legendary heroes in this world who do not eat the fireworks of the world. Human beings are generally realistic creatures, and they will consider their own interests before making any decisions.The so-called chivalry is meaningless to those who are struggling to survive on the line of food and clothing.

Cross believed that his opponent was just dazzled by the beauty for a while, and he was glad that the opponent was sober and not a fool who didn't know the severity.

The ancients often said that loyalty is because the price of betrayal is not enough.All he needs to consider now is an appropriate price tag.If it is too high, it will make people feel that they are fat sheep and they will be greedy; if it is too low, they will feel insulted and cause the negotiation to break down. This is also a profound knowledge among nobles.

Cross took out a beautifully embroidered money bag from his pocket, filled with a whole bag of gold coins, weighed it in his hand and made a noise deliberately, and then threw it forcefully in the direction where El's voice came from.

As expected, the other party just hesitated for a moment before taking the money bag.

"You come with me, your monster stays here," El said.

Cross nodded slightly. He took off his tattered robe and put it on the horse's back, commanding the ghoul troops to be quiet and gather into a ball.He himself walked into the woods indifferently.

Under the moonlight, he finally saw the opponent who threatened him with death.It was a big boy who was only sixteen or seventeen years old, wearing the most common coarse clothes, with a brown animal skin shawl on the outside, and the longbow on his back proved his identity as a hunter.

The guy was just a rough country villager by any measure, and Cross didn't know what had given him the courage to stand up to himself and the ghoul.

He suddenly thought of those two blue eyes like will-o'-the-wisps in the darkness, and couldn't help but feel chills in his heart.But looking carefully now, the boy's eyes are only much brighter than ordinary people, and there is no abnormality.

This guy was a good guy with good sense of time, maybe he could be recruited as his servant, Cross thought.

"Follow me." Al jumped off the tree and walked towards the mountain, beckoning Cross to follow.

How ruthless, Cross shook his head and sighed hypocritically.In his eyes, these uneducated civilians are essentially blind to money. At most, they have heard some knight novels sung by bards, and imitated the good qualities of heroes to satisfy themselves.

As long as a lot of gold coins are dropped, they will reveal their true colors and become dirt dogs wagging their tails and licking their boots.

Of course, Cross is not contemptuous. He knows how dirty and dirty the nobles are. Relatively speaking, these commoners are more attractive, because the troubles that can be solved with money are not called troubles.

"Can you tell me about the Dancing Light Snake?" El, who was leading the way, asked suddenly.

"Still not giving up on that young lady?" Cross sneered, "Alright, I can tell you what I know."

"The Snake of Dancing Light is the nickname given to this eldest lady within the sect. Her name is Tiana, and she comes from Sky City. She is smart, ruthless, and unscrupulous. Because she is best at using light archery, she is as flexible as a snake." Tricky, that's why he got this scary nickname."

"You said you were cruel and unscrupulous?" El turned around in surprise.

"That's right, she's ruthless, and she's well-known in the northern counties." Cross was glad that he had found the topic again.

"Although we curse the sect's belief in death and fear natural disasters, we are still religious believers. The Dancing Light Snake is a fanatical messenger of justice. She destroyed many of our plans and killed many people. Old people, women and As long as the child... violates her own moral beliefs, no one will let her go."

Al didn't respond, just shot Cross a suspicious look.These nonsense were so nonsense that he had no reason to convince himself.

"I don't need to lie. There are more charges for her on the arrest warrant." Cross saw the suspicion on El's face, felt that his integrity was questioned, and couldn't help being very annoyed.

"Let me think about it, starting from Green Forest County - arson, murder, robbery of shops, theft of noble property, murder of nobles, storming sentries, robbing arms, armed riots... It's just official charges enough for her to be hanged eight times. Back! Many people didn’t believe she could do so many things before, and they all paid the price with their lives.”

"It sounds like the northern counties have been tormented enough, she is really a wild girl." El couldn't help but sigh, "I can't tell from the outside at all, but it suits my appetite."

"Your taste is too strong." The corner of Cross's mouth twitched, "I'm not joking with you, it's all true."

"I'm not kidding you either." Al stopped, turned around and looked at Cross firmly.

"If you are telling the truth, that would be great. I can break her hands and feet without any psychological burden, and leave her in the mountains to be my wife."

Although there was a simple and honest smile on his face, the words that the boy said were shocking.

Cross shivered, his face growing paler.He clenched the hilt of the sword calmly, and suddenly found that El had climbed the cliff with him unknowingly.A howling cold wind blew by, and the loose gravel under the feet slid down the cliff along the hillside.He couldn't see the road clearly in the dark, and he didn't know which foot would step into the air. The sudden change of the situation made him break out in a cold sweat.

El looked up at the night sky, the moon was dark and the wind was high, it was a good time to kill and rob.He nodded in satisfaction, pulled out the ax pinned to his waist, and the faint blue light in his eyes bloomed.

"Wait a minute! What do you want?" Cross drew out his sword and yelled sternly, while stepping back slowly and cautiously.

"I'm a hunter, but once in a while, I also play a guest role as a robber. I want money, man, I want it too."

El smiled and approached step by step, and the seemingly harmless country boy showed his beast's fangs.

Cross gritted his teeth. It's not that he has no cards, but they are all prepared for Tiana, and it's too wasteful to use them on this kid.

But at the moment when he hesitated, El suddenly exerted his strength, and the whole person rushed in front of him like a mad bull.The sharp ax met Cross's sword, and the huge force forced him to take a few steps back.

On the hillside, blue and green lights exploded simultaneously, illuminating the last piece of darkness in the sky before dawn.

(End of this chapter)