novelraw Chapter 251
Chapter 251
Chapter 251: The Hero’s Limiter!
“Rumble——”
The rainstorm that had been brewing all morning finally came down.
Large drops of rain fell on the ground paved with bluestone slabs, quickly soaking the road.
The fragrance of flowers was diluted by the rain, and the air was filled with the unpleasant smell of horse and cow dung mixed into the soil.
On the delicate and pure white flowers, crystal water droplets dripped down the leaves.
Landing on a pair of black and white sneakers.
Xia Li held flowers in his hand, his refreshing and sporty style completely out of tune with the medieval magical style.
He stood at the intersection, like a lost wanderer, looking around.
The rainstorm arrived as scheduled, the rain soaked his neat black short hair, and then gathered into beads along the tips of his hair, dripping onto his robe, blocked by the waterproof jacket inside. Xia Li walked out of the city gate and came to the familiar caravan parked by the roadside.
I don’t know if there was some kind of telepathy, but when he didn’t see the familiar figure of the girl when he left the city, a bad premonition arose in his heart.
The sweet smile of Lucia when they parted in the morning still echoed in his mind. Her intoxicating dimples were like a glass of fine wine under the morning light, and just one more glance made Xia Li completely intoxicated.
On Xia Li’s face, there were still wet kiss marks left by her.
Braving the rain, Xia Li stood under the gray shade of the trees in the rain.
He said he would be back soon.
But, when he came back, he didn’t see her.
Outside the gate tower of the south city gate, this forest is a place for merchants’ carriages to stop and rest.
Some people and livestock who could not enter the city were left here in piles.
The rainy day at noon was gloomy, the little girl pinched her sloppy hemp clothes, and kept wiping her tears helplessly with the back of her hand.
“Woo…”
The little girl’s name is Mina, and she was the girl Xia Li entrusted to take care of Lucia when he left.
Mina was whimpering and begging for mercy, but the adults standing in front of her were furious and showed no sign of giving in.
“If it wasn’t you who let it go, then who let it go?”
“We risked our lives to capture the White-Feathered Dragon alive from the Osiris Forest, and it was locked up in that open space. You just came out from there, and our White-Feathered Dragon is gone. If it wasn’t you who let it go, who could it be?!”
The man who spoke was spitting, and it could be seen that he was furious now.
But the culprit in front of him was too weak, or rather, her status was too low. It was obvious that this little girl, the culprit, had no ability to compensate for their loss.
The only way was to make a bigger commotion, attract the little girl’s master, and then blackmail her master to make up for it.
“Woo… It really wasn’t me. I just went there to find Big Sister…”
“Who cares what you went there for?! Now everyone saw you coming from there, and now the dragon is gone, if you don’t pay, who will?!”
The man who spoke had sharp eyes, even though the little girl was curled up and kept explaining, he still drew out the silver sword behind him and took a step forward.
Seeing this, the little girl’s mother tried her best to hug the child.
Actually, everyone around knew that such a thin girl couldn’t even pry open the door of the iron cage, let alone let the White-Feathered Dragon go without a key.
It’s just that, because the identities of these slaves and servants are too low, they don’t even have basic human rights in the Lyon Empire.
How could anyone be willing to uphold the so-called justice?
Even the little girl herself seemed to be familiar with such “injustice”, she could only keep crying and shaking her head, explaining that she hadn’t done it, and secretly prayed that the big shot in front of her would have mercy and let her go.
“Mina.”
Xia Li held a bouquet of flowers in one hand and a large bag of steaming food in the other.
The backpack on his back was filled with high-quality crystals and magic scrolls that looked very valuable.
The man at the head saw this scene, as if he saw his escaped prey. He took the initiative to step aside to let the prey approach.
“Woo, Big Brother, I’m sorry…”
The moment Mina saw Xia Li, the expression on her face became even more embarrassing.
Besides apology, the rest is self-blame and fear.
She promised this gentle noble young master that she would take good care of his sister, but after a while, she couldn’t find her sister.
These are all her fault.
Maybe, such a mistake will cost her life… or even her mother’s life.
“Where is she?”
After seeing the sad expression on the little girl’s face, Xia Li’s expression also froze.
Even though he already knew the answer from the other party’s reaction, Xia Li still asked uncertainly.
“I, I played hide-and-seek with my sister… and then I couldn’t find her. I couldn’t find her all morning.”
Mina’s voice trembled, and she admitted her mistake urgently.
She knelt on the ground, her slender knees pressed into the wet mud, her already tattered hemp clothes were scratched by branches or something sharp, and light pink blood mixed with rain flowed down her arms.
She was covered in scars, and her curly short hair was covered in cobwebs and fallen leaves.
It can be seen that when Lucia disappeared, she tried very hard to find her.
Seeing this scene, Xia Li’s heart sank like a stone.
Xia Li knew that even though Lucia was playful, she knew her limits.
Besides, playing hide-and-seek for a whole morning is not her style.
If Lucia really wanted to play hide-and-seek, I’m afraid she would have run out impatiently and jumped around by herself if no one could find her within two minutes.
She couldn’t have disappeared for so long for no reason.
Unless she really wants to leave here.
Xia Li thought carefully.
Lucia has not been unusual during this time…
But recalling the yearning look in Lucia’s eyes when she looked up at the sky on Earth, and the slightly red eye sockets in front of the cemetery.
And after returning to this world, she wanted to say something, but she always hesitated to speak.
Originally, these details were so insignificant in daily life that they could be ignored.
But when Lucia disappeared, Xia Li went over these details again and again, trying to find a reason from the irrelevant connections.
…Did she leave?
“Hey, your little slave let our prey go, shouldn’t you compensate us for some mental damage now?”
The stubble-faced man holding a long sword took a step forward, his tall figure standing in the rain, covering most of Xia Li’s vision.
Xia Li didn’t move his head, but just glanced at the other party coldly.
Besides the man who had already drawn his sword, there were five men and two women behind him.
Judging from their attire and team configuration, they should be bounty hunters.
Or rather, dragon slayers.
“Have you ever seen a girl in a white cloak?”
Xia Li squinted at the people beside him, his tone two degrees colder than before.
He is extremely impatient now.
Or rather, anger.
Worry, fear, anxiety, loss…
All these emotions will turn into an impulsive rage.
Especially when he saw the cunning and treacherous expressions on the faces of these people, Xia Li couldn’t restrain his anger.
“Huh?”
“A girl in a white cloak?”
The stubble-faced man thought for a moment.
He now looked at the pocket of high-quality crystals on Xia Li’s body, as if he was staring at a piece of fat that was within reach.
“What does she look like?” he asked thoughtfully.
“She wears a pure white cloak, has a hood on her head, is about this tall, and is very beautiful.”
Xia Li roughly gestured Lucia’s height.
The stubble-faced man chuckled.
“How beautiful is she? There are only lowly slaves and servants around here. If there is such a woman, she would have been sold to a rich man long ago.”
“Yeah,” his teammates behind him also laughed twice in agreement.
“You should pay us for a White-Feathered Dragon first, maybe we are in a good mood, and we can accompany you to the city to find… By the way, we know several friends in the brothel in the city, who can help you inquire about it, maybe you can redeem her before the handover, haha.”
“…”
Xia Li’s eyebrows twitched.
He squatted down, stuffed the bag of food in his hand into the little girl Mina’s hand, and took out a few coins from his trouser pocket and threw them into the food bag.
“These are for you.”
“It’s not good when it’s cold,” Xia Li said.
His tone was flat, and even his dark eyes were calm, like an ancient well.
There is no microwave in this world.
There is no way to quickly heat up cold food.
Moreover, Lucia’s taste has been cultivated on Earth to be very picky, and food is not good when it is cold, and it is not good when it is wet by rain.
He wouldn’t let his Lucia eat this kind of food.
He would not let his Lucia be ridiculed by these people.
“Whoosh——”
Just as Xia Li put down the food and stood up slowly.
A sharp arrow shot out from the bounty hunter’s hand, straight at Xia Li’s head.
Xia Li tilted his head slightly.
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This arrow did not scrape his cheek along the original trajectory.
“Listen to me, now, hand over the bag of crystals behind you as compensation, and we will let you go… Otherwise, this is outside the Royal City, and there are no rules to protect you.”
The bounty hunter who drew the longbow said.
Looking at the metal arrowhead stuck in the tree.
Xia Li suddenly had a particularly real feeling.
This is the Azure Continent.
Life in this world is as cheap as grass roots.
The wars for territory and the struggles between races have long numbed people’s hearts.
No one cares about the weak, and no one will pity the weak.
Here, even if a few people died at the gate of a prosperous town, everyone just watched coldly, as if they were used to it.
Xia Li was not in the mood to talk to the other party any more.
There was no pity in his eyes when he looked at these humans, and this look was somewhat similar to Lucia’s.
After living with the dragon for a long time, it seems that his personality will also be affected by her.
Three points of arrogance, three points of disdain.
The rest is the awe-inspiring look of trampling ants.
“Clang——”
The azure metal long sword was drawn out from behind him.
As the hilt rubbed against the blade, dazzling sparks flickered in the humid rain.
As if even this sword felt its master’s emotions and showed its anger.
The appearance of the blue sword resembles the Master Sword of a certain famous game on Earth, with a blue blade and golden engravings. On both sides of the hilt, there is also a pair of lifelike metal wings, symbolizing the sky.
Xia Li stayed in the Azure Continent for three years.
He has been a “Hero” for three years, and has been praised as a human hero by the future Azure Continent for three years.
This is the first time he drew his sword against humans.
Not everyone is worth protecting.
Speaking of which, he traveled to the Azure Continent, became a hero, and then fulfilled his mission, guarding the so-called justice…
These are just forced by the situation under the current situation.
It was never his own will.
“You still have weapons?”
The stubble-faced man raised his eyebrows, obviously he didn’t expect that this noble young master who looked very rich could actually pull out a sword from his body.
However, the nobles of the Royal Capital are all vases.
The nobles in the past were basically the victors of wars, and they were famous heroes in the history of human wars. Most of them were powerful and possessed powerful sword skills and magical talents.
But, the nobles are not like this anymore.
Although they can still stand at the top by relying on their outstanding magic compatibility, few people are willing to put in the effort on weapons, especially time-consuming and laborious sword skills.
The stubble-faced man can be sure.
The young man in front of him cannot be his opponent.
He decided to teach the other party a lesson.
The silver long sword was raised above his head, and the sharp blade reflected a terrifying sharp light under the gray sky.
He aimed at the noble boy’s hands.
Judging from the power of this enchanted silver sword, it doesn’t take much effort to cut off the claws of ordinary dragons, let alone human hands.
It is simply cutting bones like mud.
If the other party has money, they can go to the city to find someone to connect their arms with healing magic.
If they have no money, they deserve it.
When Xia Li turned his head, he happened to see the sword approaching his head.
He held a bouquet of pure white flowers in his left hand, and a blue sword in his right hand.
His sharp black eyes seemed to be able to see the trajectory of the sword, he keenly noticed the opponent’s movement, the adjusted arc, and the position where the blade was about to slash.
Xia Li turned around, turned his toes lightly, and took half a step back with his right foot.
The mentor who taught him swordsmanship was the strongest swordsman in the Azure Continent at that time.
But.
Even without sword skills, it doesn’t matter.
In front of a cheating artifact, any skill is just showing off.
And then…
It’s actually not fulfilling to show off in front of such a rookie.
“Huh?”
“Ahhhh…!!??”
With a “clang”.
The silver long sword in the stubble-faced man’s hand fell to the ground.
A pair of bloody hands fell to the ground along with the sword.
He opened his eyes in horror, only a section of his shoulders was left, which kept bleeding.
He tried to swing his shoulders, looking at his arms in disbelief.
After a few seconds of sluggishness, he felt a heart-piercing pain.
The woman behind the stubble-faced man was stunned for a moment, and immediately bent down and walked towards Xia Li quickly.
Xia Li stood still. The other party had no intention of attacking, but picked up the arm that fell on the ground, and shouted with a pale face.
“Stop the bleeding, stop the bleeding!”
“Is there a healing mage!?”
While the woman was yelling, the archer behind her had already set up the longbow again, and aimed the arrow at Xia Li’s head with cold sweat.
It can be seen that this bounty team has a certain degree of cooperation.
It’s a pity…
It’s too far behind.
Compared with those brutal dragons and demons who only know how to kill.
They are not even considered “opponents”.
“Whoosh——!!”
The turquoise arrow shot towards him.
The arrow attached with wind magic has strong penetrating power.
Coupled with the fact that the archer’s longbow itself is an enchanted item.
If this arrow hits Xia Li, his head and the tree behind him will be pierced together.
In a flash.
There is almost no swordsman who can successfully avoid this kind of long-range surprise attack.
However, when the arrow with the turquoise tail drag remaining touched Xia Li, the arrow seemed to have lost all its power and fell to the ground limply.
The arrow fell into the grass and soon lost its light.
The archer was astonished, and his rich combat experience allowed him to make a judgment quickly.
“…Magic Invalidation?”
“Pay attention to the magic items on him, there is high-level magic!”
The bounty hunter’s team was instantly in chaos.
They are good at slaying dragons, but they rarely kill people.
The current Lyon Empire is in a time of war, and all kinds of messy cursed magic items may appear.
Everyone is afraid when facing unknown dangers.
Undoubtedly, they were out of luck this time and kicked the iron plate.
The crowd watching the excitement also saw that the matter was getting serious, and they backed away one after another.
Xia Li held the hilt of the sword and held the blade in front of him.
He half-squatted down, and as he continued to gather strength, a strong and increasingly strong light bloomed from the Demon Repelling Sword.
Just when he felt that it was almost done, and was about to release the accumulated sword energy.
“Boom——”
The rolling thunder in the sky made Xia Li pause.
Then, as if sensing the approach of some behemoth, his black eyes widened slightly.
His eyes, which had no emotional fluctuations at all, seemed to regain their light.
He opened his eyes wide in disbelief, rain seeped through his eyelashes, soaked in his eyes, and then fell from the corners of his eyes.
The accumulated sword energy was instantly withdrawn by him, and even the released power of the Demon Repelling Sword returned to the seal.
Xia Li raised his head and looked at the sky, ready for the next second.
Suddenly.
His body became lighter, and he had already risen into the sky.