Chapter 434 I will never be a mercenary again!
"How long have they been in there?"
Outside the Senn dungeon, the Skyrim Raiders team gathered near the portal. The night was gradually fading away, and they estimated that it would be morning after a while.
"Three hours and twenty-two minutes have passed." Tammy reported the time accurately. I didn't expect it to be accurate to the minute.
"If we're lucky, three or four of them should have died by now," Luluwo said.
"Captain, what you said is too unlucky." Bertolt complained.
"No, I just want to ask why she is still wasting her time on this."
Indeed, Elsa’s goal now should not be to conquer the painting world that has little to do with her, but to cut ties with the Light Eagle Group as soon as possible.
After going through so much, Elsa should no longer be able to distinguish the priorities of things.
"I'm sure she knows what she's doing," Tammy said.
"Why?"
"Well, just believe it. You don't need a reason to believe it."
Luluwo curled her lips. She found that apart from herself, the one who had the best relationship with Elsa in the Skyrim strategy group was Tammy. The two people of the same age seemed to have more topics to talk about.
"Compared to this, Captain, I think we should be wondering about something else."
Berto pushed up his glasses and said:
"Why can only two people enter this painting world this time? It's a type that can be entered by multiple people?"
Hearing this, Luluwo murmured to herself:
“Oh yeah, why did I forget about this question?”
At the same time, in the painting world.
Elsa and Sally are doing their second, third, fourth, I forgot which round of reboots.
Elsa had just rescued a group of Eagle Corps members and was rushing to support the other side.
However, when she was halfway there, the person she had just rescued was suddenly attacked by a giant sandworm-like monster that emerged from the ground. The side she decided to support was attacked by several apostle monsters, which put her in a dilemma.
This moment of hesitation resulted in serious damage to both sides. She gritted her teeth and rushed towards the side with more survivors.
She didn't know how many members of the Eagle Group she needed to rescue in order to pass the level, so she had to prioritize securing more survivors.
Saving people became the top priority, but at this time, the trouble with the monster appeared.
These things seemed to be randomly grown and ugly, but they possessed a wide variety of special abilities, ranging from spraying mucus, lashing with long tongues, firing sharp fangs and other abilities brought by their body organs to breathing fire and water, performing illusions, drilling through the ground and flying. These fantastic abilities were everywhere, making her feel like she was fighting a simplified version of the demons.
With each restart, the positions of the Eagle Group members were roughly the same, but the types of monsters were all different, and she had no idea what abilities the monsters would have and from what directions they would attack next. This resulted in some monsters slipping through the net even if she cleared all the monsters around her.
The Eagle Group members were able to be inspired by Sally to join the battle, but unfortunately their strength was not up to par. Every time a group of them fought one or two monsters, they would fail. In the end, only the two adventurers and Guts were able to kill monsters reliably. The other centurions would occasionally have outstanding performances.
Elsa, who has always been of high quality, had the urge to swear at this moment, but she had no relevant words in her mind, so she had to give up.
There is nothing more infuriating than having to repeatedly track back!
They could certainly choose not to return to defend, but to escort the rescued members of the Eagle Group and let them gather together. With more people, they would be able to resist the monsters, right?
Well, not to mention that as the number of Eagle Group members increases, the strength and number of monsters besieging them will also increase year-on-year. The time spent escorting a group of Eagle Group to meet up is enough for the two groups of mercenaries scattered in other places to be slaughtered.
Is it so difficult to keep the Eagle Group alive?
These people have violated the laws of heaven and must die today, right?
In this never-ending battle, Elsa felt that her strength seemed to be increasing. She learned how to fight calmly when surrounded by enemies, and even her fighting skills improved.
But she would rather pass the customs early and leave early
But this painting world is different from other painting worlds in one way.
Even if Elsa and Sally did not die completely, as long as the Dark Wing Fermont was successfully born, they would all be considered failures, and the world would immediately return to the starting point, as if there was a Flash who could reverse time and space working overtime here.
Being able to restart the world without dying sounds like it would save a lot of mental energy, so it should be a good thing, right?
No, this is a terrible bad thing!
The death encountered by an adventurer in a dungeon can sometimes be seen as a short break, temporarily pulling the adventurer out of the tense and exciting adventure.
Then Elsa and Sally, who are not dead, will not get any rest. So far, they feel like they are fighting and fighting non-stop, with no time to rest at all. Moreover, after each restart, the monsters slaughter the Eagle Group without even a second of hesitation, forcing them to take action immediately.
Physically speaking, it's like a sleepless battle that never stops for a moment, without even having time to blink.
Tired, bored, exhausted, don't want to move
Along with the endless battle, what eventually comes is these negative emotions.
When these negative emotions accumulated, it seemed that the only difference between them and these monsters was that they were ugly.
The giant sword slashed down, and the monster in front was cut in half by the pressure of the sword, and blood spurted everywhere.
Following the precedent of previous reboots, this giant sword will soon turn around to kill more monsters.
However, this time, Elsa, who was holding the giant sword in her hand, sighed and moved her wrist, but she did not raise the giant sword again.
She was tired, really tired.
If she didn't really get her emotions out of her head, she probably wouldn't be able to save the Eagle Group, but she felt like she would be at a disadvantage if she got serious about it.
“Drink…”
Guts' roar came from the side. The long sword in his hand was broken, but he still waved the broken sword to fight the monster. Everyone could hear the anger in his voice.
Elsa was a little envious. If she could clear the memory of previous battles every time she restarted, she would probably be able to keep fighting, right?
That's just a thought.
Saving the Eagle Group has become an impossible task in her eyes. If she were a speed-type adventurer, maybe she could succeed.
She turned her head to look at Sally, only to find that he was also looking at her, and the two of them looked at each other in silence.
They both saw deep fatigue in each other's eyes, as if they had been forced to play a Musou game for a long time.
For a moment, both of them had the idea of giving up.
This painting world is so torturous that I really don’t want to come in a second time, and I definitely don’t want to come in again in the future.
At this moment, the Eagle Group was slaughtered to the point where there were only a few left, and the giant hand opened as usual, like a routine matter.
But what was different from the past was that this time, both adventurers had given up and didn't want to fight anymore, and the monsters here were also difficult to kill them, so.
The two suddenly found that the scene in front of them turned into an image. A giant hand opened, and Griffith, who had turned into a dark wing, flew out of it and stood in front of Guts who was firmly grasped by the monsters.
"Griffey——"
Guts was about to say something, but the person opposite him waved his hand, and a naked woman was caught by the monsters and brought to him.
This woman is the captain of the Eagle Group and one of Guts' friends. It can even be said that the two of them have feelings for each other.
Under Guts's horrified gaze, Griffith grabbed the woman and committed an extremely vile act of blasphemy.
This time Sally quickly covered Elsa's eyes, but things were not that simple. Even if she closed her eyes, the image would still appear in her mind.
"Griffith!"
Guts's beast-like roar echoed in this hell. He used his broken sword to cut off the arm that was bitten by the monster, and attacked Griffith driven by anger. However, the mortal's attack had no effect on Griffith who had been upgraded. Erza had verified this.
But the next moment, Elsa's eyes widened again.
Although the movement was very small, she saw that Guts' broken sword was actually approaching Griffith little by little!
Seeing that he was about to break through the invisible defensive force field and attack the opponent, his roar reached its most heart-wrenching level!
"null--"
But with a look from Griffith, Guts was instantly flung away and fell into a sea of blood consisting of the corpses of his companions.
The damage this look brought him was more serious than all the previous attacks from the monsters combined. He continued to struggle on the ground and slowly climbed up.
But the next moment, the monsters rushed forward and completely submerged the man's body.
The roar of monsters, the roar of men, the taunting coming from nowhere, all these sounds mixed together, yet gave people a feeling of silence.
Suddenly, the scene shifted to the sky, to a dark sun beneath a sky of human faces.
The black sun suddenly cracked.
“Crackle.”
Hearing the sound of burning firewood, Sally slowly opened his eyes, feeling indescribably tired all over.
The bright sunshine fell on his body and the soft breeze blew past his ears. Only then did he realize that he had returned to the Firelink Shrine.
A great sense of security emerged.
It's just like being back home. Nothing can give people a greater sense of security than a bonfire. If there is any bonfire, it can only be the bonfire at the Firelink Shrine.
"Would you like to eat? It's to replenish your energy." Elsa handed over a large white egg that was roasted on the campfire. You could tell at a glance that it was a Happy Egg.
When Sally saw this thing, he felt disgusted.
But, but this was handed to him by Elsa. If he eats it, will it make her happier?
Restraining the disgust in his heart, he took a bite of the Happy Egg, and his eyes suddenly became clear.
“Good, delicious.”
How come I didn’t realize this was so delicious before?
He asked while eating a Happy Egg: "Did we lose and get kicked out?"
"Well, I lost."
It’s very strange, why didn’t the painting world release them without squeezing them dry this time?
"What's the final crack?"
"I don't know. The image disappears there."
“Is that so?”
After taking the last bite of the Happy Egg, Sally felt that his body and mind were healed, and his fatigue was relieved. His smart IQ regained its high ground, and he said, "I have a guess."
“Perhaps, when we had the thought of giving up, we were already judged as losers, which is why such a desperate image appeared in the end.”
"If we can keep fighting, will there be a turning point? Just like the last crack, it gives me a sense of hope."
To put it simply, Sally realized that if they could persist, perhaps the final image of the painting world would be different from what they saw. Hope would definitely be born out of extreme despair?
"I don't think this story will end like this. Sean has never told anyone a story that is completely hopeless."
Many people think that the stories presented in the Sean Dungeon are all negative and depressing, but Sally noticed that at the end of every depressing story, there is always a small spark of hope.
Perhaps what Sean wanted to show was not simply the desperate situation, but the light in the desperate situation.
Thinking about it this way actually gives me a feeling of being motivated to make progress. It’s such positive energy.
Several ideas came to Sally's mind, and he wanted to try to see if they could have a good effect in the world of painting, but unfortunately, he now seemed to have no one who could help him realize these ideas.
Elsa had already replenished her strength. Although there was still fatigue from the battle in her eyes, movement was not a problem.
She stood up, threw eggshells and other things into the bonfire as fuel, and said:
"I must quit the Light Eagle Group this time."
Yes, no one wants to be a mercenary after entering this painting world, at least not for a long time!
This is the impact that stories can have on people!
The subtle feeling that Guts and Griffith brought to Erza made her not want to stay in the Light Hawks any longer, and no one could stop her from leaving the Light Hawks.
Sally heard the determination in her tone and was about to open her mouth to dissuade her as usual, but suddenly she coughed violently for a while and coughed up some of the yolk of the Happy Egg.
This is because I ate too fast just now and choked.
When he came to his senses, he couldn't utter any words of dissuasion, as if his mentality had changed slightly.
Finally, he just sighed and said:
"I'll go with you."
(End of this chapter)
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