Atlas Double Star Book

Chapter 21 Another way

Peleas walked through the rainy and foggy forest.

The green light and fireflies that emerged from the astrolabe table drifted forward sporadically, pointing in the direction of Itil.There he made an appointment with Heather, the sorceress.

The sky was overcast and, as expected, it began to rain again.The temperature in the forest is even lower, so the scholar cast a rain protection technique.Fortunately, what he changed into before going out was the warlock hunting suit that was convenient for riding, and the shawl and short leather boots were also warm enough.The rainy days were muddy, and with the low temperature in late autumn, the mountain road became muddy and then shards of ice condensed.He had to slow down and let the horse move forward steadily.

After a while, he vaguely saw some animals lying there on the hillside. The North Star's compass was shifted, showing faint signs of magic to the southeast.

monster?

Indeed, when Peleas got closer, he could see the animal lying between the meadow and the rocks, a huge wild boar.It looked as tall as a woman, and each pig hair was as thick as a little finger.The blood stained the rocks red, and the monster's head was missing. It may have just rolled down the cliff, or it may have been taken away by wild dogs.The incision on the neck was smooth and was cut off by a sword.There are also horseshoe prints all around the grass, which may be knights.

Normal wild boars live in groups, but the strange thing is that the monsterized wild boars also retain this habit.Generally, warlocks are most troubled when encountering wild boar monsters. If you kill one, it means that there will be three to ten waiting for you nearby.Pelias touched the corpse, it was already cold.And "Polaris" said that there is no other source of magic power nearby, so the monsters should also chase after it.

He was frightened for a while, the number of monsters was abnormally large...could it be related to the Icelanders?I hope that both Trande and Heather have received the letter and will inform the Empire and the Academy respectively of the news.

The ominous premonition approached him more and more.

What should he do if he encounters more than one monster next time?There must be a large-scale restraint technique and a series of supporting lethal spells, and he can't bear the load of this level, and he can't put aside spells and gestures and instantly summon spells to counterattack... Peleas thought again and again, From now on, he began to chant the mantra, and he isolated a space in his heart, where the mantra could weave itself all the time.

Moving on, he turned over a pass and saw a village on the gentle slope opposite from a distance.At this time, the compass of the "North Star" slowly rotated, and the bubbles in the linseed oil concentrated on the town. The measuring instrument on the outer circle of the compass showed an astonishing magic value, and the horse was too anxious to move forward.The person-finding technique showed that Neil went in another direction... In other words, those who faced the group of monsters were probably unarmed.Pelias gasped, he only hoped that there would be people alive in the town when he arrived.

The mountain rain was pattering, and there was a dead silence around.There was no dog barking, no human voice, no movement of horses, horses, cattle or sheep... It was noon, but the town was eerily quiet.He didn't smell blood for a while, but his heart was beating violently.The mist moved slowly from house to house, with no wind to disperse it.

The mage looked around and found a flat land at the highest point of the village, where a large stone house stood.The big house has rough lines, the roof is based on the Night Palace, and the building is gold-toothed.It was supposed to be a council chamber, and it also occasionally staged musical performances and plays.Its window holes are small and dense, and they are all small rectangles concave into the stone, and the cold-proof glass is installed from the inside, just like the arrow holes on the fortress.The gate is made of strong iron birch, and there is no decoration on the gate, but there are some scratches left by the violent impact.The council halls in every village and town were built according to the queen's edict, and the emperor was the incarnation of the moon god Nu, so the council halls that displayed divine power had to be built strong enough to prepare for wartime needs.

While the mage was observing, several of the small windows dimmed and then brightened again.Someone is watching.

"Don't move!" Suddenly someone yelled, and there was a metallic light shining in the small window, which should be an arrow.

Peleas stopped and lowered his hood.

"Light-haired...you are the barbarians of the ice field! You are the ones who summoned the monster...the lackeys of the Heart Eater!" The man behind the arrow hole tightened the bowstring angrily, and the sound of the tendons being stretched was quite ear-piercing.

The scholar waited calmly.

"Don't worry Walter, he's not an Iceman, and he's wearing a college collar button," said an elderly voice.

After some identification and explanation, a side door also made of iron birch was opened for the scholar.Peleas, with permission, brought the horses into the house, and he could not lose them.

As soon as he entered the room, before his eyes adapted to the darkness, he smelled blood and medicine.The many candlesticks originally installed in the house were not lit, and people could only use the dim light coming in from the window for illumination.Rows of benches were pieced together two by two, just big enough for an adult to lie on.There were about seven or eight people lying on the bench, groaning in pain.Some old women or adolescent children are treating the wounds of the wounded and wrapping them with cloth bandages.The younger children gather together and are looked after by the older children.The only few boys and women stood guard at the gate with weapons, or guarded the arrow holes.They have two bows, six axes, and three shovels.

An old man walked towards Peleas tremblingly with a cane.The old man clenched his hands into fists, raised them and spread them out, saluting the scholar in the manner of an apprentice.Peleas put his hand on his heart and bowed slightly in return.

"Dear warlock, the door of friendship will always be open to you." The old man recognized the "North Star" wristband and said, "I am the mayor of the town. I learned a little medical skills from the master in the academy 70 years ago... As you can see, The reason for the situation in our town... is because..."

The old mayor was a little bit speechless, and Pelias asked to see the condition of the wounded, and he brought a medicine bag.Most of the injured were adult men, some seriously injured had their legs bitten off, and most of the lightly injured were scratched or a piece of flesh was bitten off.They are all survivors against monsters.

Just early in the morning, a wounded knight came to the town and warned people that monsters were coming, and the number of beasts was so large that he and his companions were almost overwhelmed.This situation was unheard of, and the old mayor hurriedly gathered the children, the elderly, and women into the meeting hall for refuge.The men in the town volunteered to take up arms and join the knights to resist the monsters.But after they left, there was no news, only some survivors came back staggeringly, fainted on the road.The boy Walter ventured out and brought them back again and again.

"Two knights...Eberia, Luli, Kamon..." A comatose wounded man murmured, repeating some names over and over again.

Peleas pressed the back of his hand to the forehead of the wounded man, who was running a high fever.The saliva of monsters is poisonous, and it is easy to be infected after being bitten.The man's right palm was completely broken, but fortunately, it was treated well, but the black marks had spread over the bandaged part.Pelias performed hemostasis on the man again, and then used the purification technique to remove the residual monster saliva as much as possible.The little girl with red and swollen eyes has been standing by the man's side, holding his hand tightly.Pelias stroked the child, her small body trembling, she looked up at Pelias, and handed him what she had been clutching tightly in her hand:

Two bloody gold snake rings.

Peleas hesitantly took the two golden serpent rings, which had protrusions on the back and could be buckled on the grooves of the breastplate.The snake ring had been held in the hand of the little girl before, so it was very hot.The blood had dried, but remained between the snake's scales... it was true, the same as what Trande and Ishtar had.Scholars turned to the back and identified the inscriptions engraved thereafter:

"On the night of return, I did not guard Giltega alone."

Rum Iliadora

Ferrer Plutus Hugh Prasrier

Scholars were amazed.He is familiar with these two names, both of them are under the command of Trander and colleagues of Neil.Rumm was old, always cracking dirty jokes, but took great care of Neil.Ferrer was of noble birth, the second son of the Praslier family, and the younger brother of the Demon Banner.Because he couldn't get used to his brother, Ferrer directly joined Trand's command after finishing his career as a knight servant, which made the magic flag very angry.And Peleas remembered that Neil used to partner with the two of them... Perhaps Trander had received his letter, so he sent knights to deal with the monsters.But now both are dead.

Neil... what about Neil?

The old mayor asked: "Are you all right? Your complexion is very bad."

"May I ask if you have seen a blond man, tall and beautiful, who can leave a deep impression on people at first glance. And um... There is a chain-shaped scar on the inside of the left wrist?" The scholar stood up.

Everyone looked at each other, and the boy with the bow said, "We don't know what happened outside, and the people who came back are still awake."

Peleas tried to calm down.He shares the roster with Neal, and if Neal gets hurt, he can't be unconscious.In fact, he is more like a dead person, a faint shadow.He couldn't delay any longer, he had to figure out why there were more monsters, quickly.

"Then I will take my leave first." Peleas said, but no one responded.

It was only when he noticed that everyone in the hall looked at him unconsciously, even if they were distracted, they still stared at the mage as if they were near a bonfire at night.The wounded, the elderly, women and children.People were all staring at Peleas, it seemed that the presence of the mage made the hall brighter.These terrified people did not want him to go.Pelias felt embarrassed, time was running out, and he had to figure out the cause and effect of the matter as soon as possible.

The compass of the "Polaris" sometimes failed, and sometimes it barely worked.Judging from the current situation, there are still monsters wandering around, not many in number, but one of them is very powerful... It occupies a larger bubble than other monsters on the oiled compass.

He can't leave yet, he can't just leave these people behind.Pelias thought for a moment... If it was Neil, he would definitely stay. He is a natural guardian and does not want to leave anyone behind.The scholar sighed softly, though the stares made him sweat.

He promised people: "I will solve it."