The aches and pains were like sharp knives constantly rubbing against Zhou Li's nerves, and the pain from the tearing chest kept hitting Zhou Li's brain. He only felt chaos in front of him, as if everything was shrouded in darkness. pearl
"Ahem...cough..."
A breathless cough sounded, and Zhou Li vaguely heard some echoes. Coupled with the dampness under his body that was about to fall apart, Zhou Li, whose consciousness was on the verge of dissipating, came to a conclusion.
This is an underground cave.
Yes, underground caves.
Zhou Li endured the pain all over his body, forcibly stretched out his hand and began to rub his waist. He could clearly feel that his entire right arm had been completely broken, and he could only rely on the weak magic energy in his body to drive his arm to move. After touching a square substance in the bag on his waist, he gritted his teeth and used both fingers to crush the rune.
After making this movement, his broken fingers quickly felt a heartbreaking pain, but Zhou Li's broken throat could not make a sound. But fortunately, the life rune that Tiya gave him had begun to work. Waves of warm breath poured into Zhou Li's heart and began to repair his body that was about to collapse.
Not enough...
When the effect of the life rune ended, Zhou Li smiled bitterly and raised his head in despair, feeling his body getting heavier and heavier, and his mind was a little confused.
Is this the end?
Ended in an unknown attack...
Thinking of the tragic explosion twenty minutes ago, Zhou Li felt a little scared. If he hadn't been dealing with devils for a long time, sniffed out the devil's breath on the other party, and threw him down one second before the other party self-destructed, Tia and Eluma would have died directly from the space explosion of that intensity. Zhou Li also lost consciousness. When he woke up again, he was already in this unknown underground cave.
Zhou Li actually couldn't figure out how he survived. The last scene he saw before losing consciousness was the collapse of space caused by the explosion. This kind of collapse phenomenon will only occur when the magic energy equivalent reaches the brilliant or even demi-god level explosion phenomenon. Therefore, he just faced a brilliant-level explosion.
According to common sense, even if you have the blessing of the gods, you will not be able to survive the explosion if you are only at the platinum level. Of course, Zhou Li's appearance now is actually no different from death.
The life rune that Tiya gave to Zhou Li was purchased by her personally from the Life Church, and its value reached platinum. A life rune of this level can regenerate a severed limb, but in Zhou Li's body now, the rune dissipated directly after a long time of hard work, leaving only the words "If it can't be cured, I will wait to die." pearl
It seems that it should be sent this time.
Zhou Li knew that his location at this time was probably far away from human habitation. After all, he had never heard of any underground caves near Muqi. He closed his eyes, and his consciousness gradually faded, and even the revolving lantern did not appear.
"Finally found it."
The cold girl's voice suddenly sounded, and the echo it brought fell on Zhou Li's ears like an angel. He struggled to open his eyes, and in his blurry vision, he seemed to see long orange hair and a pair of brilliant golden eyes.
An angel came to pick me up?
In the end, Zhou Li lost consciousness. But he could clearly feel that a soft and cold palm gently touched his forehead the second before he fell into unconsciousness.
The orange-haired girl held Zhou Li in her arms like a princess. Her cute face with a hint of baby fat was full of indifference, but you could clearly see the relief in her eyes. She lowered her head and looked at Zhou Li's dying look like a baby. She breathed a long sigh of relief, and her warm breath hit Zhou Li's cheek. pearl
"Amona."
The girl spoke and said a name. Soon, along with a gust of cold wind, a cold and deep voice sounded from behind the girl.
"Follow my emperor's will."
"Let the subjects in the city who have no family members or relatives be shut up for ten days and not allowed to go out."
After a pause, the girl lowered her head
He looked at Zhou Li's face and added after a moment of silence: "Also, no family members are allowed to appear in my palace within ten days."
"According to the order."
The owner of the voice disappeared instantly, and the girl raised her head, closed her eyes, and called softly. pearl
"noob."
The knight condensed in the black mist appeared behind the girl. Wearing black armor, she stared quietly at the girl's warm orange hair. Without a word, she raised her long sword, swung it down hard, and slashed in the air. A crack appeared where black mist condensed.
"Let's go."
The girl stretched out her slender and straight left leg, and her bare feet like mutton-fat jade gently stepped on the ground shrouded in black mist. The moment the jade toes with a faint ruddy touch touched the black mist, the girl and the baby in her arms Zhou Li immediately disappeared into the underground cave. When the girl's figure reappeared, the cold light shone on her blue dress, giving off a faint glow.
The castle shrouded in darkness is full of darkness and depth. The stone gate of the castle in front of the girl is like the gaze of a devil, which is chilling. The girl seemed to have been used to all this for a long time. She stepped lightly on the ground, and then walked toward the castle with Zhou Li, who was covered in blood.
The huge stone door of the castle opened itself respectfully after seeing the girl. The red carpet, which was enjoying the dim light beside the stone slab, immediately ran to its original position and spread itself out to welcome the girl's stampede. As the girl's gaze swept across, the originally dim purple lights suddenly changed colors, and warm orange colors spread throughout the castle. The originally gloomy and cold castle took on a completely new look.
Slowly walking to the door in the center of the castle, knight Xiaobai, who was condensed in black mist, appeared beside the girl, and opened the door to the room for her who was holding Zhou Li in both hands. The furnishings of the room are very simple, so simple that they are even incompatible with the castle. In addition to a stone table and a double bed covered with white sheets, there was only a set of silver armor placed on a shelf in the entire room. pearl
Stepping forward, the girl slowly placed Zhou Li on the bed. Looking at the red blood on the bed, there was no fluctuation in the girl's eyes. She reached out and took Zhou Li's hands, then placed his palms in front of her forehead, closed her eyes, and began to pray silently.
As the girl hummed, countless elements of different colors began to gather around her. Soon, the girl opened her eyes, and a mysterious color appeared in her golden eyes as bright as the scorching sun. In an instant, those colorful elements covered Zhou Li's forehead. The girl leaned down, her fair skin had a touch of coolness, and with her warm breath, the elements on Zhou Li's forehead suddenly fell into his body. Among them, he began to repair the body that was riddled with holes.
"The ring of elements... is very precious"
At this time, the black mist knight beside the girl slowly spoke. Her female voice was hoarse like an old machine, "This is... something to protect you."
"If he dies, it will all be over."
The girl slowly sat on the chair nearby and looked at Zhou Li, whose face was gradually fading away from the pain. There was no emotion on his cold and beautiful face, "I saved him to continue all this."
"He won't... be grateful to you..."
After hearing the Black Mist Knight's words, the girl was silent for a long time. Then she raised her head, looked at the chandelier on the ceiling that had never lit the orange halo, and said softly: "I know."
"It doesn't matter, I don't care about him. What I care about is his responsibility."
Futaba, this is this girl's name.
After waking up, Zhou Li stared blankly at the unfamiliar ceiling, feeling the soft bed beneath him and the fragrance lingering around him. His mind went blank for a moment, and a ridiculous idea emerged in his heart.
Have I traveled through time again?
You see, there is an unfamiliar ceiling, and it is impossible to recover at all. But now his body is intact, and he still has a clear consciousness. This is not the second time he has traveled through the world. Zhou Li doesn't believe it.
"Are you awake?"
At this time, Zhou Li heard a dull voice not far away. He propped himself up weakly, looked at the stone door he had never seen before, and said with complicated emotions: "Wake up."
It seems like I have really traveled through time.
Opening the door, a woman with brown skin as smooth as chocolate milk slowly walked up to Zhou Li. She was holding an earthen basin. There was no emotion in her beautiful vertical pupils, and she faced a curious look on her face. Zhou Li, she said, "My emperor is waiting for you in the main hall of the palace. After washing, come with me to see the emperor."
"oh."
Zhou Li nodded obediently without any objection. After discovering the Tariq decoration on the chest of this tall woman, he understood that he had not traveled through time, or that he had not died. And the person who saved him was most likely the emperor in this woman's mouth.
Zhou Li would naturally not neglect the person who saved him, and based on the size of the castle, he could tell that the country ruled by this emperor should not be too small. He slowly sat up straight, politely declined the woman's offer to help him wash up, and was pressed down by her to trim every detail of his face.
The girl from Nancun bullies me because I am old and helpless! pearl
Zhou Li got out of bed in grief and indignation, and obediently accepted the other's support under the unquestioning eyes of the woman beside him. Feeling the turbulent waves around him, Zhou Li's body gradually recovered, and his originally weak limbs began to gain strength.
After walking through a long corridor filled with orange lights, Zhou Li came to the main hall of the castle. The main hall of this castle was completely different from the Tariq Palace that Zhou Li had seen. As a royal palace, this castle had very few decorations. Apart from lamps and carpets, there were only stairs built with mithril.
Seeing Mithril, whose price was calculated by cubic centimeters outside, being trampled under the girl's feet, Zhou Li suddenly refreshed his understanding of the king in front of him.
Too rich.
Of course, in addition to being rich, Zhou Li couldn't help but sigh at the beauty of the other party in his heart. On the stairs built with mithril, the pure white throne stood quietly in the middle of the palace. And above the throne, a girl wearing a blue robe and a sterling silver crown holds a starry scepter. There is no emotion in her golden eyes as bright as the sun, giving people a warm and cold contradiction. feeling.
Zhou Li raised his head, looked at the emperor on the throne, and asked directly: "Did you save me?"
"My name is Futaba."
The girl tilted her scepter slightly, Zhou Li's shadow reflected in her golden eyes. She looked at Zhou Li and said in a cold voice, "I saved you and brought you to my land."
After saying this, the girl remained silent.
Gone?
Zhou Li, who had been waiting for the follow-up, was suddenly stunned.
Don't you want to make some demands? No terms?
"You saved me...don't you need me to do anything?"
Zhou Li was a little curious. He looked at his intact hands and continued to ask: "You must have spent a lot of effort to save me from dying. Although I am only a platinum-level professional. , but as a brave man, I can do my best to repay you."
"Meaningless."
After a while, Futaba spoke and said calmly: "I saved you because I wanted to save you, and you don't need to have any gratitude to me. The passage out of the Hades Empire will be opened in ten days. You will live in my castle for a while, and someone will take care of your food and daily life. The rest, it doesn’t matter.”
Zhou Li was shocked. He knew the state of his body just now. Not to mention that Hua Tuo was still alive, you couldn't save yourself even if the Sunny Tower came. Even if this emperor is the emperor of a country, this miraculous thing that is close to the resurrection of the dead must be a huge loss.
But now, this emperor who had revealed his arrogance and indifference from beginning to end not only had no demands, but even provided for his own food and daily living, and even said that he would send him away from here. This was a huge shock to Zhou Li, who was once so poor that he almost lived under a bridge and was tricked time and time again by the local natives.
Is there such an operation?
In shock, Zhou Li was helped into a relatively narrow room by a tall brown-skinned woman. However, this is also relatively narrow compared to the previous house. This house is far away from the visual inspection.
At least forty or fifty square meters. And whether it was the gorgeous and soft big bed in the middle, or the brand-new clothes and daily necessities around it, it was much better than the room Zhou Li lived in before.
Zhou Li stretched out his hand dully and patted his face. After confirming the pain on his face, he clearly realized that he was now in a comfortable and spacious room, not in a dream. pearl
Of course, Zhou Li didn't think that this was a girl's expression of love for him or anything like that. He knew that his appearance could only be called delicate, and he couldn't do it to the extent that he could make people cry. Moreover, his temperament and majesty have completely proved that he is the emperor who rules a country.
Thinking of this, Zhou Li suddenly remembered the name of the country the girl had said at that time. It seemed to be...
Hades?
Sounds a bit familiar...
