ragginovel Chapter 557: Revealed (Part )
Chapter 557: Revealed (Part )
Chapter 557: Revealed (Part )
"He's been gone for so long, did something happen?" Coman asked this question after he had been resting on a sofa chair in the banquet hall for a long time.
"You ask me, who else can I ask?" Tyrael was half leaning and half sitting on a reclining chair, keeping alert to his surroundings.
"Or... there was no accident, but they decided to give up the rescue, so they just abandoned us." Coman guessed again.
"Even if they give up the rescue, they will only give up looking for the previous team and your wife... There is no reason to give up on the two of us, right?" Tyrael responded.
"That's hard to say." But Coman replied, "Everyone knows that you want to rescue your master, and I... have the mission of saving the lives of my wife and children. In other words, it is unlikely that both of us will accept the arrangement of 'retreat'; if Lao Feng and his men decide to give up the rescue and temporarily evacuate after obtaining the intelligence, then even if we return to the team, we will definitely disagree with him and will not leave until the end of the argument... right?"
"So what you mean is that they left us here without even saying hello, because they were worried that our return would affect the retreat plan?" Tyrael followed up on what the other party said, and then said, "My Lord... You have been traveling with everyone for so long, why do you always think that people are so sinister?"
"This is not 'evil', but responsibility." Coman's answer was still very rational, without any emotion. "Don't forget, I am also a commander. I have commanded regular troops that are much larger than you guerrillas. So I know very well that at critical moments, a responsible leader must make some unreasonable but collectively beneficial decisions... These decisions cannot be simply measured by good and evil, and it is not an easy task for the parties involved."
Coman paused here and added, "I even think that our friend from the Central Plains might have thought of this earlier than I did, so he insisted that we stay here to guard this so-called magic circle, and then go back alone to report the news. This way, when we realize it later, it will be easier for us to accept it."
Tyrael listened to him but was slow to respond.
Because he also vaguely realized that what Koeman said made sense.
However, after a moment, Tyrael spoke, "No, I still believe in my companions. It is precisely because we are 'scatterbrained warriors' that our approach is different from what you know."
"Well said! Tyrael." At this moment, suddenly, a third voice joined their conversation.
Tyrael and Coman looked in the direction of the sound and saw two figures slowly walking out from the corner of the second floor.
One of them was someone they both knew, it was Balder, who had been missing for many days along with Huang Donglai, and the other one, the one who spoke to Tyrael, was Roman.
"Mr. Roman!" Tyrael exclaimed excitedly at the time.
The last time he saw this close friend who was both his teacher and friend was around the Ghost Festival last year. At that time, he was only teleported back for a short while, and the two of them hurriedly exchanged some information before parting again.
Shortly thereafter, Roman embarked on a journey to Transylvania, so after Tyrael helped his friends in the Central Plains deal with the Thirteen Zodiac Signs incident and returned to Eastern Europe, the two were unable to meet again.
Meeting again now, it feels like a lifetime ago.
"Haha, Tyrael, you've grown a lot again." Roman, who appeared cold on the outside, rarely showed a sincere smile when he saw Tyrael.
"Mr. Roman, you are really still alive!" Tyrael widened his eyes in surprise and was about to step forward.
But Coman stood up alertly and shouted at Tyrell, "Wait! Don't you find it strange that two people who have been missing for so long suddenly appear in front of us?"
After being reminded by the other party, Tyrael quickly calmed down his brain which was almost overwhelmed by joy and stopped.
"Is this fellow also a ranger?" Roman still looked very calm. He looked at Coman and said, "Although I don't know you, you do look like a cautious and thoughtful veteran..." He paused for half a second and then said, "You are right. You really can't trust us so easily. Because as far as I know, there are really monsters in this city that can transform into the appearance of familiar people in other people's memories. They will take advantage of you being confused by their appearance to launch a fatal attack."
"No, he's not a ranger." At this time, Balder beside Roman interrupted and reminded, "He is the lord we mentioned to you, Coman Gabriel Basta."
“I see.” Hearing this, Roman quickly remembered what happened, and then said to Coman, “No wonder you mentioned saving your wife and children when you were talking to Tyrael just now. I didn’t remember it for a moment.”
This was the truth. After all, Roman had heard too much information at once during this period of time. He couldn't understand some details without being reminded, and he even only had a vague impression of many people's names.
"Then you might as well think about it this way, Lord..." Roman thought for two seconds and said to Coman, "Suppose that Balder and I who appear in front of you at this moment are both transformed by monsters, then you and Tyrael should see your acquaintances, such as me and your wife, instead of me and Balder."
But after hearing this, Coman just shrugged and said, "The so-called 'monster transformed into a mature person' is also information provided by you. You use what you just said to corroborate what you are saying now, but it doesn't prove anything."
I have to say that this old guy Coman is really smart and brave. He was not led into the opponent's pace at all, and he still calmly analyzed and guarded against everything in front of him.
But from the perspective of a listener, Coman's suspicion at this moment is actually a bit unnecessary, because Roman and Balde in front of him are real.
Fortunately, the tug-of-war between the two sides did not last too long. After all, both sides were real people, and they could slowly sort things out after a while of communication.
Then they began to share what they knew with each other.
Most of these are already known to you, the readers. Only a small part needs to be mentioned here, which is what happened to Roman and Balde after they separated from Sun Huang.
After being washed away by the water, these two people did not fall into a coma like Sun Huang. Instead, they were washed away by a turbulent tributary while they were conscious and rushed all the way to a waterfall.
No one knew how high this waterfall was, but when it fell from the top, the extremely long fall time made Roman and Balde feel that they would be smashed to pieces this time.
However, when they came to their senses, they struggled for a few times and actually stood up from the water.
When they looked up again, they found themselves standing in a multi-layered marble fountain about seven or eight meters high. Surrounding the fountain was a huge courtyard full of exotic flowers and plants.
Roman had never been to this place, let alone Balder, but these two were relatively calm people and didn't panic or complain. They soon accepted the current situation and began to explore.
During this investigation, they encountered a bunch of monsters and demons, such as an iron bull that could spray petrified gas, a giant rooster whose eyes could shoot lasers, a half-wolf that could "kick box", and so on.
Some people may ask, are these two so powerful? They encountered monsters that were stronger than those encountered by Sun Huang, so how could they survive without any damage?
Let me mention this here in passing: Generally speaking, it is really impossible for an ordinary ranger to pass this city without any damage alone.
Demon hunters of this level will be injured during their exploration, whether they choose to fight or escape, and if they are injured too much, their movements will be affected, and the probability of death will also increase. Unless they are lucky enough to find a "small chapel with a goddess statue" and recover from their injuries, they will not be able to walk far or live long.
Balder's strength is almost that of an ordinary ranger, at most slightly stronger than the average, but compared with elite masters like Lao Feng, Ugly Bob, or Roman, he is still a level behind.
As for the elite demon hunters, they are either gifted or have treasures, and most of them are experienced in battle; however, they are only capable of exploring farther and suffering less injuries when "crossing the map". If they do not have supplies, they will also suffer casualties after exploring for a long time.
Finally, there is the “Legendary Demon Hunter”... People at this level are basically gifted with extraordinary talents, have treasures, and even have good luck from a metaphysical perspective.
Only a very small number of people are qualified to be classified into this level, such as the several Belmondos who have been recorded in history as having successfully "demolished cities".
Then, Roman is now actually at this level.
Although Roman himself did not realize it, the equipment, spells, and combat skills he collected while trapped had already brought his combat power to an astonishing level.
Previously, when he encountered a giant dinosaur skull, a "mechanically killed" monster in the narrow passage, he had no chance to show his abilities, but after arriving at the "courtyard", he killed it with Balder almost as if he was strolling in the garden.
Then they explored around and came to the banquet hall and heard the conversation between Tyrael and Coman.
However, this meeting between the four people was not a coincidence.
In fact, from the moment Roman and Balder were washed away in the water by the tributary, the place they arrived at later, as well as the distribution of monsters there, the direction of the portal, etc., were all "arranged", and the purpose of these arrangements was to lead them here.
And there is undoubtedly only one person who is capable of doing all this.
"Haha...very good, thank you all for not running around before I arrived, this saved me a lot of trouble." As soon as Hugo's old London tone came out, the whole banquet hall was shrouded in an invisible sense of oppression.
The four people who were still talking a second ago suddenly fell silent and looked in the direction where the voice came from.
At this moment, in a corner of the banquet hall, an old man in black butler's clothes and with a face like a vulture was walking slowly towards them with a strange posture, his back hunched but his waist straight.
Behind him, there was a housekeeper whose body was as burly as a giant, but whose face looked almost like a zombie. On her shoulders, she was carrying an unconscious woman.
Coman knew at a glance that the woman was his wife, Venusa.
"Let me take a look..." Hugo calmly looked up at everyone, muttering to himself.
“A determined ranger…” His gaze lingered on Roman.
"Knight of Love..." Then there was Coman.
"The repentant soul..." Then it was Balder.
Before coming here, Hugo's only worry was that these people would move again or even disperse again while he was rushing here from the organ room. Fortunately, that did not happen.
At this moment, Hugo saw that several key figures were there, and his expression and actions suddenly became very confident.
After he finished saying these words, the smile on his face grew even wider: "Well, everyone on 'this side' has arrived..." He paused, "'that side' should be almost ready as well."
Before he finished speaking, the light array under the chandelier in the center of the banquet hall reacted.
Seeing this, Hugo immediately smiled and said, "Good, you came just in time."