I don't know how long it took, but in the demi-dimensional space within the sealed prison of Storm Hill, the knight who had been slapped away by a bear before finally slowly regained consciousness.
"..."
"Well……"
The knight's fingers moved first, and then, as his body turned, he finally slowly opened his eyes.
"??"
"I……"
Looking at his hands, the knight who slowly sat up felt a little unbelievable.
"strangeness."
"not dead?"
Because he clearly remembered that he seemed to have met a lackey sent by Malika before, and then she had a fierce fight with him. In the end, although he tried his best, he was still defeated by the monster summoned by the other party. He was shot away, but why now, not only is he not dead, but he also feels that he is not injured at all?
"This is……"
"Prison?"
After a pause and realizing that he was still in this lonely prison, he sighed, and then did not get up. He just sat on the ground with his armor still attached and lowered his head.
"..."
He just sat silent and motionless.
As a powerful Furnace Knight, he has been locked up here for who knows how many years. Time has long become meaningless to him, and he has long been accustomed to passing the time by sitting still.
At the beginning, there were jailers guarding the place. Later, he tried to kill them all one by one, but it was no use. Even if he killed everyone, he still couldn't escape.
During this period, during these countless years, he prayed more than once, calling on the original golden holy tree, hoping to gain the power to break the seal.
But unfortunately, he failed...
I don’t know if it was Malika’s manipulation, or if something went wrong with the golden tree, for example, it was interfered by the evil Elden beast?
In short, all he got in exchange for countless years of praying was deathly silence!
The ancient golden tree might have been changed by the foreign evil beast and Malika, and would no longer be a blessing for them. If it weren't for his holy mark of the golden tree, it would still unswervingly answer his prayers. If so, he must have turned into a withered skeleton that cannot sleep forever.
However, that was useless. Although the prayer allowed him to gain the power to maintain the cursed life and the various forms of the furnace, it was not enough to make him leave here.
next time……
If anyone else came here again, he felt that maybe he would not act as recklessly as before, but would carefully test and find a more reliable way to get a chance to escape?
But it's too late to regret now.
After all, he failed, so he will continue to be trapped in this prison, and continue to experience the bitterness and loneliness that only belongs to him in those almost endless years.
…
"Na!"
☆ﾐ(o*･ω･)ﾉ
"Uncle, are you sad enough?"
ꉂ(๑✪ꇴ✪)
Sudden!
When the Crucible Knight was feeling sorry for himself, sitting silently on the floor of the prison, regretting and reminiscing about the past, something first tapped the helmet on the back of his head, and then a little girl jumped up to him. Then, the cute and pretty face stretched out towards his helmet curiously, and the big green eyes that seemed to be able to talk were blinking and blinking, like the stars in the ancient golden tree era.
"!!"
"you!!"
Upon seeing this, the stunned Furnace Knight was shocked at first, and then, he subconsciously wanted to reach out and touch his waist.
pity……
He only touched the empty scabbard, and his big sword was no longer there.
But it doesn’t matter!
You know, he is a powerful furnace knight. Even if he has no weapons and shields around him, he is still confident enough to subdue a little girl so close to him, even if she knows that kind of weird magic. other side.
However……
"!?"
Before he could put his idea into practice, his whole body froze again, and he no longer dared to make any unnecessary movements.
Because, he saw that the giant bear that had previously slapped him away came over and stood behind the little girl in front of him, and said with that ferocious expression and the big mouth full of fangs. And the dark red flame burning all over his body issued a silent threat to him.
"..."
So, after weighing the pros and cons, he finally accepted his fate and gave up the idea of counterattack. He continued to sit on the ground of the sealed prison and stared in front of him through the gap in his furnace axe-shaped helmet. This 'human fake Xiong Wei' little girl.
"Looks like you're completely awake?"
(๑•̌.•̑๑)ˀ̣ˀ̣
"That's great!"
(=^▽^=)
Seeing that the other party was gradually relaxing, Annie felt that she might no longer need the little bear to teach the other party how to behave, so she quickly cheered, and then stood in front of the other party so cutely and continued to ask cutely:
"Pork!"
(✪ω✪)
"Who are you and why are you locked up here?"
♪(･ω･)ﾉ
Anne asked without mind at all.
Although, she originally wanted to ask about the correct route to Stonewell City, but now, that question is not urgent. After all, she is more curious about this one now.
"..."
The Crucible Knight didn't answer, just continued to stare at the little girl in front of him through his helmet.
for a long time……
He then raised his eyes again and looked at the waiting giant bear behind the opponent. He weighed it again and glanced at the weapons and shields abandoned on the edge of the prison in the distance. Finally, he felt that he might not have any chance. He closed his eyes and turned his head to look aside.
"??"
(๑•̌.•̑๑)ˀ̣ˀ̣
"Sweetie, are you mute?"
|˛˙꒳˙)
"Or are you deaf?"
|•'-'•)و✧
clang! clang!
Annie, who was feeling a little strange, asked again, and without noticing anything, she reached out and carefully tapped the opponent's helmet, causing it to make two crisp sounds.
"!!"
!? (•''•۶)۶
Wow! !
The next second, Annie saw that the other party turned his head fiercely and glared at her fiercely. She was so frightened that she quickly jumped away and then slowly turned back.
Obviously, the other party showed her with his actions and that fierce little look: he was neither deaf nor mute, he just simply didn't want to answer her question?
"do not want to talk?"
(ー`´ー)
"..."
(｡◕ˇεˇ◕｡)
At this moment, Anne was a little dumbfounded.
Because the other party's non-violent and non-cooperative attitude really gave her a headache, so she had to think of a more reliable method.
"..."
(｡•ˇ‸ˇ•｡)
"Yes!"
(•‾̑⌣‾̑•)✧˖°
Soon, after just staring at the other person and then taking another look at the empty sealed prison, Annie clapped her hands and thought of a perfect way to deal with the other person's attitude.
"Na!"
(✪ω✪)
"How about this, squid! As long as you open your mouth and answer their questions, they will give you fruit to eat. How about that?"
(/^▽^)/
As she spoke, Annie actually took out a small piece of fruit that looked like colorful jelly from her pocket, and ah, it also had colorful magical steam floating on it, like a rainbow?
"Really! It's very sweet and delicious!"
٩(๑^o^๑)۶
That's right, what Annie took out was the rainbow fruit!
It is extremely dense. It is said that a drop of juice can turn the water in a 25-meter long and wide swimming pool into thick and mellow juice!
And the price of one can make ordinary people have endless wealth that they can enjoy in a lifetime!
Of course, those are not the most important. The most important thing right now is: its unique fragrance can make nearby creatures reflexively dominated by the desire to eat, and no one can resist the urge to eat it. Even Anne herself can't do it, let alone a certain knight who has been locked up in this place for who knows how long.
And the reason why it was listed as a 'dessert' in a certain uncle Aru's life menu is definitely not without reason.
Anne had picked all the rainbow fruits into her pocket. Each one was big, heavy, full, and as dense as gold!
Now, she generously took out a small piece, which was about the size of one centimeter cube.
Anne believed that the other party must not be able to bear it. Isn't this a guy who has been locked up here for who knows how long and hasn't had any good food?
"..."
Gulu!
"..."
(„ಡωಡ„)
Sure enough, not long after taking it out, Anne heard a slight sound of swallowing from inside the opponent's armor.
"Want to eat?"
ꉂ(๑¯͒ꇴ¯͒)
"If you want to eat it, just answer a few questions and it will be yours!"
(๑‾ꇴ‾๑) Hehe!
"first question!"
(✪ω✪)
"Shu, who are you and why are you locked up here?"
ヽ(゜▽゜)
First, she shook the piece of rainbow fruit flesh in front of the gap in the opponent's helmet to maximize its power. Then Annie asked calmly.
"..."
Smelling the wonderful, sweet aroma, watching the rainbow formed by the evaporation of the juice, and looking at the fresh and delicious flesh, which was as clear as crystal, the furnace knight's saliva flowed unconsciously until it was hidden by the helmet. On the neck.
At this moment, he just felt that his teeth were trembling...
If he could, he really wanted to pounce on the little girl regardless, grab the food from the little girl's hand, stuff it into his mouth, and then swallow it hard!
"What, tell me or not?"
(✪ω✪)
"As long as you answer their questions, they will give you food!"
ლ(´ڡ`ლ)It’s really delicious.
Anne began to deceive her hard.
She didn't believe that the other party could bear it, because she couldn't bear it now.
"..."
Unfortunately, the stubborn Furnace Knight did not speak in the end.
Gulu!
Immediately afterwards, he swallowed, gritted his teeth, and resisted some impulse to turn his head to the other side.
"!!"
!? (•''•۶)۶
"Are you so stubborn again?"
(ಠ~ಠ)
"hateful!"
s(・｀ヘ´・;)ゞ
Annie was obviously a little angry, so she took two steps back, put her hands on her hips, and stared at the other person fiercely with round eyes.
"..."
snort!
The Furnace Knight snorted and stared back with some disdain.
"All right!"
(•́へ•́╬)
"You forced me to do this!"
(￣～￣)Chew!
As soon as she stretched out her hand, Anne dropped the piece of pulp into her mouth under the envious and slightly dull gaze of the other party, and then chewed it while preparing to use some kind of coercive method.
"ha!"
(∩•̀ω•́)⊃--*⋆
Legilimency!
Then, without waiting for the knight to make any more moves or take precautions, Anne raised her hand, and a ray of magic accurately penetrated into the helmet of the reluctant guy.
"!!"
Seeing the little girl suddenly taking action, the Crucible Knight wanted to defend himself, but the next second, his eyes froze, and then, all kinds of memories from the past began to emerge unconsciously.
…
he……
Many years ago, in ancient times that are so long ago that my memory is somewhat blurry, I was one of the knights who served the original king Godfrey, and guarded their king and the ancient golden sacred tree, which was the furnace of life. Around, named the Crucible Knight!
They are all a group of powerful knights. They contain the original golden tree, which is the mysterious power of the furnace of life. They can freely use the power of the furnace. Almost all of them have powerful strength that is close to or even exceeds that of a demigod!
But later...
That woman is the Eternal Queen Malika!
The other party didn't know why, but for a wild man who appeared out of nowhere, he not only took away their blessings, but also forcibly expelled their king who was fighting against the giants?
Naturally, he was unwilling to give in to the other party and stood up to resist!
As a result, he was naturally defeated and sealed here for who knows how many years...
"!!"
"you!"
"what have you done?!"
I don't know how long it took for the Crucible Knight to finally come to his senses and realize what Anne had done. He backed away with his limp body and exclaimed in surprise.
"So that's what it's like!"
(*¯ㅿ¯*;)
Annie did not answer the other party's questions, but nodded clearly, which finally made her understand some of the questions that interested her.
"All right!"
(´◠◡◠`)
"Sweetie, thank you for your answer, I'm leaving now!"
୧(‾◡◝)୨ꔛ♩
After knowing the origin of the other party, knowing why the other party was imprisoned here, and also knowing the specific location of Stonewell City, Anne naturally lost interest in the other party, clapped her hands and prepared to leave here.
"correct!"
|ू•ૅω•́)ᵎᵎ
"Almost forgot!"
౧(*മ്ധമ്)੭ु⁾⁾
Annie, who had just jumped on Tibbers the bear and sat down, and was about to leave, seemed to suddenly remember something, then turned around and waved at him.
The next moment!
The originally dark sky and the barrier-like space seal around the prison disappeared in an instant, replaced by the slowly blowing mountain wind and the shadow of the golden tree in the distant sky that was so huge that it directly blocked the sky!
Nature, the surrounding wilderness, various animals, bugs, and even corpses appeared in front of their eyes one by one in an instant.
"!!"
"you……"
"You just let me go like this?!"
He jumped up from the floor of the prison and immediately looked around, then at the golden tree in the sky that had become dimmer for some reason. After a while, he finally realized what the little girl in front of him had done. The Furnace Knight couldn't help but exclaimed in disbelief and asked.
He doesn't understand...
The other party suddenly broke into the sealed prison, beat him up, and then used a weird spell to peek into his memory. Then, he suddenly released himself. For what purpose?
"yes!"
(*^▽^*)
"Shu, you can leave!"
♪~(′∇`*)
"But it's been many years since you were imprisoned. You'd better be careful!"
(｡•̀ꌂ-)✧
After winking at the other party and making a face, Annie stopped talking and patted Tibbers' stuffed bear head, signaling the other party to move toward the northwest.
She had already learned the location and general terrain of the area from the other party's memory before, so even if it was night, even if it was filled with clouds and fog, she would definitely not get lost again.
(…)
(●￣㉨￣●)
"you……"
"Aren't you Malika's lackey?"
After standing in the mountain wind for a while, the Furnace Knight, who was still in disbelief, asked again.
"You are the lackey!"
ε=(◕ˇεˇ◕｡))) Bah! !
"I don't know that Marika!"
(•́へ•́╬)
"never mind!"
(ˉ▽￣~)Cut~~
"I won't tell you anymore!"
(๑ˊ•̥▵•)੭₎₎
After saying that, Annie patted her little bear on the head, and then walked away without paying any attention to the weird worm.
"..."
And behind her, the Furnace Knight, who was beaten by her for no reason at first, and then got free inexplicably, just stood there on the floor of the sealed prison in Storm Hill, somewhat unaware. He watched in bewilderment as Annie and her little bear left step by step.
"!!"
"you……"
"please wait!!"
In the end, I don't know what the furnace knight thought about, but he gritted his teeth and immediately picked up his shield and weapons, then raised his legs and quickly chased after Annie in the direction where she left.
"??"
|˛˙꒳˙)?
"Sweetie, what are you doing?"
!(;ﾟoﾟ)o
"stop!"
↜(ψ｀╭╮′)o
"I'm telling you, it's useless for you to catch up. I'm not familiar with you, so I'll definitely not give you any more fruit!"
⊙﹏⊙‖∣°
"Go back quickly!"
(๑վ‸վ๑)
"You go wherever you like, no one cares about you, why are you following me?!"
٩(๑`^´๑)۶
Soon, in the wilderness night of Storm Hill, the little girl’s frightened and angry scoldings could be heard...
clang!
clang! !
Then, the crisp impact sound of pebbles hitting the armor was heard again. It seemed that some bad little girl couldn't get enough of it, so she threw pebbles in front of her, trying to drive someone away. A guy who is not ashamed?
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