sonovelo Book 5: Chapter 127
Book 5: Chapter 127
Book 5: Chapter 127
Keith waved at the black smoke hovering in front of his face. He coughed a few times and glanced to the side, making sure all his companions were following him. Although they hadnt lived at the farm for that long, Keith had done some exploringmore than the rest of the mercenariesand knew about a burrow. There werent any trees or plants by the burrow, so the chance of burning to death would theoretically be lower, but Keith wasnt a scientist, so he wasnt sure. However, he might not be a scientist, but he knew fire was hot, and trees burned when set on fire so.
How much further!?
Keith coughed a few times and fanned away some black smoke. Luckily, he had a good sense of direction. In fact, that was probably why he was still a valued member of the Dragon Slayers despite his annoying mouth. When it came to remembering an area and creating a mental map, it came as second nature to him. A little more, Keith said. Two minutes of sprinting.
The mercenaries followed behind Keith like a stream. Behind them, flying in the air, obscured by the smoke, there was a black dragon. It didnt breathe down any flames. It simply watched as the humans ran from the initial fire it had started, its vision unclouded by the ashes floating upwards.
Where is it? Danielle asked.
Joseph glanced at the robed woman who was running not too far behind him. For a moment, he was tempted to tell her to silence Keith. However, after thinking about it, it wasnt a good idea to silence the person leading the way. A dark expression appeared on Josephs face. Where exactly had Mary gone? In Josephs ideal world, she would collide with Grimmoldesser right now, and the two would engage in combat that led to their mutual demises, freeing the mercenaries from both their curse and their coercive client. Joseph muttered, I know I havent been very religious, but if theres someone out there who can hear me, please, help us survive.
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Mary sighed. She was standing at the top of a mountain. She had fled from the holy dragon that had emerged from Grimmoldessers lair. It wasnt because she was scared; it was a strategic retreat. If she wasted her energy fighting a holy dragon, wouldnt Grimmoldesser easily swoop in at the end to defeat her? Besides, it wasnt as if she had wanted to hunt just any dragon; she wanted to slay Grimmoldesser. Holy dragons were regarded as sacred creatures; it wouldnt be right to harm one. Right, there were plenty of reasons why she had escaped upon seeing the holy dragon; it wasnt because she was afraid.
That being said, Mary wasnt quite sure where she was. She had fled across the ocean, and ended up somewhere. She had walked for quite a while, but she hadnt encountered any humans or creatures that could speak. There were a few rabbits and wolves and deer, but they couldnt communicate with her. All they could do was fill her belly.
After getting a good look at her surroundings, which were other mountain peaks covered by trees and other greenery, Mary shook her head. There werent any landmarks. Her usual method of getting aroundwalking up to the highest vantage point and finding an interesting place to go tofailed her this time. In fact, it had failed the last seven times she had tried, but that wasnt going to stop her from trying again. The ground blurred underneath her feet as she took a step. Eventually, one day, shed find her way back to civilization, and once she found her way there, it wouldnt be long before she found her way back home. With how big Vur and Tafels territory was, any old town she found would probably have a skeleton in it to point her in the right direction.