chsdbacks Chapter 21 Shortcuts
Chapter 21 Shortcuts
The four stood on the edge of the cliff, blowing the cold wind, speechless for a while.
Looking at the bottomless cliff, Erxi's heart sank: Could it be that he made a wrong bet?Shouldn't all hopes bet on Xin's "protagonist halo"?
"Uh, now turn back and change another way...is there still time?" Cecil asked.
The roar of the animal horde that was close at hand quickly answered him.
"So, let's guess," Hei Luomi shrugged, "Is it faster to jump off a cliff, or to die faster when you hit the beast tide?"
Erxi put his hands on his waist - he had obtained a flying scroll when hunting monsters before, if he used it, he might still have a way out, but the problem is: there is only one scroll, and it can only be used by one person.
Erxi subconsciously turned his attention to Hei Luomi. In order for this person to "get back on the right track", he had to ensure that Hei Luomi passed the exam, so...he couldn't hesitate any longer.
"We won't die."
Xin suddenly said something lightly, interrupting Erxi's action of taking out the scroll.
Xin pulled out a sharp arrow from the quiver behind his back, and then took out a fire magic scroll, ignited the top of the arrow, and then took a bow and shot the arrow, shooting the fire arrow towards the opposite side of the cliff.
At this time, the setting sun had completely set, and the flaming sharp arrow became the only light source in the darkness.Everyone could see clearly: the fire arrow did not fall into the abyss and disappear as they expected, but was firmly nailed to something, illuminating the opposite scene.
Over there... is also a cliff!
The place they are in is not so much a cliff, but more like the edge of a canyon. If they can cross this deep valley and reach the other side, then they don't have to be afraid of the beast tide behind them.
"But this distance...is too far." With the help of the firelight, Erxi visually measured the distance between the two sides, and the little hope that had just risen in his heart was shattered again.
"It can pass." Xin said.
Erxi and the others looked at the blond boy together, and saw that the other party lifted up his robe unhurriedly, and pulled out the wrap around his waist...Huh?Is that a rope or a vine?
The rope-like thing was slender and flexible, light green in color, but it didn't look like a plant, but more like snake skin. Xin untied it from his waist, and pulled out a quiver from the back. Bind the sharpened sharp arrows tightly with the light green rope, then put on the bow, and shoot towards the opposite cliff like a fire arrow just now.
Without any suspense, this "thick arrow" stabbed fiercely on the cliff, and the thin rope tied at the end of them built a thin "long bridge" between the cliffs, Xin pulled the other end of the rope, Tie it firmly to a protruding stone on the edge of the cliff.
"Follow me."
Xin explained briefly, then leaned over and grabbed the string, and jumped off the cliff.He was suspended in the air by the thin rope, and with a kick on the cliff, he slid to the other end along the angle of the rope.
There was a protruding platform just below the arrow's foothold. When he was about to hit the cliff, the boy suddenly pulled up, and his feet slammed against the cliff. While cushioning his body, he jumped and stood firmly. On the stone platform.
Ersie stared dumbfounded.
Does this work? !
... Well, there is no reason to speak in front of the "protagonist halo".
Xin, who stood firm, turned and waved his hand in this direction.
"Hurry up." He urged, "Quick!"
As Xin's loyal younger brother, Cecil would keep up with him at all times, so he repeated Xin's actions without hesitation and landed safely.
"Brother Er, you go first." Heluomi took a step back, "I am the queen."
Ersie shook his head: "You go first."
"Eh? But..."
"Be careful!" Erxi suddenly pushed Heluomi down, and a howling snow wolf jumped over their heads, howling unwillingly and falling into the abyss.
Erxi looked back suddenly, in the darkness, countless blood-red eyes were close at hand.At such a close distance, they will be trampled into meatloaf by this group of irrational beasts in the blink of an eye.
At that moment, all actions came from instinct.Erxi grabbed Heluomi who was still in a daze with one hand, and held the thin rope with the other hand, jumped down the cliff, and then slid to the opposite side of the cliff.
The biting cold wind made people blinded, and the roar of the beasts shook the entire canyon. Halfway through the slide, Erxi suddenly felt his hand loosen, and the string lost its fulcrum limply—the rope used to fix the string on the cliff. The standing stone had been trampled to pieces by the swarming monsters. Amid Cehir's exclamation, Erxi, who was holding a thin rope with one hand, swung towards the cliff at a faster speed like a swing, but It seems that in the end they will hit the cliff heavily, and the ending of being smashed into meat pies is not much better than being trampled into meat pies by monsters on it.
"Hold on to me!" Erxi suddenly yelled, and Heluomi, who was held in his hands, understood, and immediately hugged the young man's waist tightly.
With one hand free, Ersie immediately grasped the thin rope with both hands. He suddenly exerted strength and began to climb up by pulling the thin rope. Surprisingly, the veins on the back of Erxi's hands and both arms were bulging. Heluomi saw it, and a strange look flashed in his dark eyes.
——This strength and control over the body are better than any demon I have ever seen.
——This person... really made me appreciate and excited more and more.
Everything happened very quickly, and when the rope swung quickly to the other side of the cliff, the platform where he landed was not far from Ersie.He jumped up suddenly, grasping the edge of the platform firmly with both hands, and his whole body was suspended in the air.
"You go up first." Erxi said to Heromi panting.
Although the black-haired boy looked slender and thin, he was very agile. He climbed onto the platform very quickly, and when he turned around to go to Laersi, the other party had already climbed up.
"call……"
Once on the platform, Ersie slumped to the ground.Both arms seemed to be filled with lead, so heavy that they couldn't even lift them.The fire arrow above the cliff was still burning. Through the light of the fire, he saw both Cecil and Xin looking at him. The former looked like he was looking at a monster, and the latter no longer had a cold and numb face. It seems very complicated.
"You... are amazing." Xin held back a word after a while.
This seemed to be a compliment, but Ersey didn't hear it at all—of course, he didn't care about the evaluation from his enemies.The pain in both arms was much less than before, but the tingling feeling gradually spread. Just as Ersie was about to try to move, he covered his hands with one step, gently kneading the sore part of his left arm.
"Brother Er, you saved me again."
Heluomi lowered her head slightly, as if all her attention was focused on Erxi's shoulders and arms. Although the strength of the massage was very appropriate, even comfortable, Erxi still felt goose bumps all over her body.
"It's nothing, it's easy to do." Erxi turned to the side, avoiding Heromi's hand calmly, the other party was stunned for a moment, but withdrew his hand wisely, and looked up at Erxi.
"In the future, I will try my best not to cause you any trouble." Under the dim light of the fire, the young man's eyes were as bright as stars, and the way he smiled made Ersey fall into a trance for a moment.
——As if, I saw...the him at that time again.
——In the reincarnation that I least want to remember, the way that person looked at him when he smiled.
An unstoppable chill instantly swept through the entire atrium, Erxi guessed that his expression at this moment also turned cold as quickly as his heart - because the other party's smile froze, and there was a flash of doubt on his face, but Erxi was no longer in the mood To cover up his abnormality.
He gave a perfunctory "um" and stood up from the ground, frowning.On the opposite cliff, there are still a large number of monsters hovering and watching, baring their teeth and howling at them with greedy eyes.The cold wind kept blowing up from the bottom of the cliff valley, and it was extremely bone-piercing. Although they escaped the beast horde, it was still unknown whether they would be able to see the sun tomorrow if they slept on this open platform for one night.
"Let's keep going." Xin said suddenly.
"Go?" Ersie raised his eyebrows, "Where are you going?"
This small stone platform is just a small protrusion on the cliff. It is already very good for four people to stand on, let alone have any way out.If you want to leave here, you can only find a way to climb up the cliff, but the sky is gloomy now, even with the fire arrows lighting, the visibility is still too low, it is not suitable for climbing at all.
Probably seeing Ersey looking up the cliff, Xin shook his head. He turned and pushed aside a piece of withered yellow vines covering the cliff, revealing a protruding boulder inside.
The stone was only the size of a fist, and its color was much darker than the surrounding stone walls.Xin held the boulder and slowly turned it ninety degrees. During his turning process, the whole stone platform trembled slightly. The deep passage through which the two passed.
"There is a way here." Xin pointed to the passage that could not be seen at a glance, and said to the people who were already stunned, "Let's go."
****Boundary Line of Reincarnation****
I'm really convinced.
If there really is a goddess of luck in this world, then she must be Hei Luomi's own mother.
Although this is not the first time, but after seeing a place that I have explored and confirmed to be worthless, Hei Luomi also turned around and found so many rare treasures. I really praised myself for not being pissed off on the spot Very strong tolerance.
If it's just like this, it's fine, after seeing those followers who are not as good as miscellaneous happily accept Heluomi's generous rewards, I, who was hiding in the dark, almost rolled my eyes to the sky.
This guy... is too generous, right? !Those priceless spars are hard for me, the demon prince, to see, so he just gave them away? ?And those artifacts, any one of them would set off a bloodbath if put in the auction, and he would give it away without blinking his eyes? ?
...This guy is a fool at all, right? !
Doesn't he know that he has to be on guard against his own people?What if those people turned against him one day and used those artifacts to harm him?Does he have any sense of crisis?
……
Eh?
That's right, he seems to have never really been on guard against his own people, so... If I become his "one of his own", wouldn't it be easier to kill him?
……
Why don't I give it a try the next time I reincarnate?
———Memory Fragments of the 99st Reincarnation