Allen and his little bones [Western Fantasy]

The Land of the End is really not a place that often welcomes visitors. The local undead know to avoid it, and the demons will not easily approach these territories that have special significance for the undead. For human adventurers, it is rare for two or three human visitors to enter the undead settlement once in a while, and none of them will come to the end of the land.

Therefore, Lawrence is very impressed with Eli's father.

"……Humanity?"

More than 30 years ago, when the silver-haired lord, who looked the same as today, saw the young man covered in dust for the first time, he first uttered an uncertain question.

At that time, Lawrence had already figured out the method of driving the dense fog. His avatar, eyes and ears covered the sky over the Land of End all year round, and every plant and tree here should not be able to escape his control, but when he noticed himself There is a group of fast-moving shadows in his territory, and that "shadow" is very weird, like a dark creature but not a dark creature, he is rarely interested in showing up to meet the other person in person.

Anyway, the place of the end can almost be called "nothing long", and the most worth looking for is him, the lord himself who has never been seen before or since.

If this unpredictable "shadow" was not directed at him, who else could it be directed at?

And when the silver-haired lord who was so excited floated in front of "Shadow", the other party first became alert to the thick fog surging in front of him, and "Shadow" was like a light without weight. Stopped on a thick branch, suddenly stopped all movements, as quiet as melting into the shadows of intertwined branches.

It was only then that Lawrence realized that this strange visitor seemed to be extremely proficient in stealth.

...but not the invisibility that the undead use more often.

Taking a second look at the opponent carefully, Lawrence suddenly realized the root of the opponent's sense of disobedience.

After hearing him ask the phrase "human being" in an uncertain tone, "Shadow" moved and seemed to nod.

Lawrence frowned slightly, then waved his hand, and a white semi-curved cover appeared around "Shadow", which happened to cover him upside down—this is a time-limited protective cover.

With the "shadow" of this protective cover, he seemed to breathe a sigh of relief. He moved slightly again, and the dark shadow that made his face blurred was like a film that was peeled off. It flowed like water and separated towards the two sides. Finally, Converged behind the "shadow".

Under the water film, what was revealed was a young face that indeed belonged to a human male.

There was an unconcealable exhaustion on the man's face, obviously he arrived here in a hurry, but his eyes were surprisingly bright at the same time, there was no trace of fatigue in them, like two small flames burning, full of determination .

"Thank you for showing up." The man saluted Lawrence before opening his mouth.

His voice was low and hoarse, probably due to the exhaustion of the journey.

Lawrence didn't have too much politeness with him, and asked straight to the point why the man came and the reason why the opponent was able to enter the end without disturbing the defense.

The man looked about to be no more than 30 years old, and his face was young and handsome, but there seemed to be a small uneven gully between his brows, as if everything that annoyed him had gathered in this gully.

"I have two questions and one request." He continued to speak in a hoarse voice, coughing twice in the middle.

A strange yet familiar smell drifted towards Lawrence following the two coughs. The silver-haired lord reacted for a moment before realizing that it was the smell of blood.

He had been away from the human settlement for too long, even if the undead and demons were injured, they still couldn't bleed bright blood, so that now that he smelled blood, it took him a while to react.

"...As for the reason why I was able to get past the entrance defense and not trigger the alert, it was because of this thing on me." After coughing, the man finished his sentence.

He completely untied the thing gathered behind him, and it fell lightly into his hands, like a stream of dark water that could be held in the palm of his hand, and he presented it to the silver-haired lord opposite for inspection.

Lawrence recognized the item at a glance: "Shadow Cloak?"

There was something unbelievable in his tone.

The three most widely circulated legends on the continent of Asa are collectively called the "Three Great Legends". Each legend corresponds to a coveted treasure, and these three treasures are also collectively called the "Three Great Treasures".

Although the Land of the End has few visitors and basically has no contact with the outside world, its lord keeps his ears closed, but it is not enough to not even know which of the "Three Great Legends" are.

Let's not mention here what Lawrence thinks about the sword he forged with his own hands being among the "Legends".

He had heard about the other two treasures.

Thanks to the person who would come to the end of the land from time to time to turn around and bring him news and anecdotes, he happened to know the shape and function of the other two treasures very well.

It is said that the shadow cloak can make the holder appear as dark as a shadow in the eyes of others. Unless the user intentionally shows up, his breath, body temperature, footsteps, and even the energy field can be covered by the power of the cloak, just like it is hard to see in the dark night. The captured phantom renders the wearer silent and unnoticed before any detection spells.

Like the Sword of Hall, this treasure has been missing for a long time. It is rumored that it is a family heirloom of a hermit family. Disappeared together with the treasures, making the shadow cloak a legend of escape along with the family.

Because the Cain family is said to be a human family, the shadow cloak has also "won" the fate favored by adventurers. Every year, people run around for it, hoping to find its trace.

Even though there are imitations of the shadow cloaks on the market, they can also achieve the function of helping the user to hide the body shape, but the ability to completely cover the user's energy field is only the real one.

The fact that the man successfully sneaked into the Endless Land by relying on this cloak is the best proof of authenticity.

"Is the injury on your body also caused by it?"

After the man readily admitted the true nature of the cloak, Lawrence smelled the smell of blood that he hadn't seen for a long time, and asked a little more.

The man was taken aback for a moment, and then he slightly raised the corner of his mouth, showing a nonchalant smile: "Well, there is part of the reason."

"If you leave the cloak here, although I can use the protective cover to help you get out of the end, but after you leave here, I can no longer guarantee your safety." Lawrence stared at the other party calmly, "Are you sure you want to Leave this treasure that can increase your life-saving and escape chances?"

The man let out a soft "Hey", probably the lord of the Last Land was not as cold and unlovable as he thought, he blinked his eyes at Lawrence, the face full of fatigue when he first saw him unexpectedly Immediately, he was in high spirits: "Do you think I relied on it all the way to hide in Tibet, so I saved my life and arrived here?"

That high-spirited look was like a flash in the pan, and it receded from the man's face in the blink of an eye.

He looked at one of the three treasures that had been handed over to Lawrence, the corners of his lips suddenly became sharp, and there was a sneer in his eyes: "It has already stirred up enough blood and blood, I just want to find a place that is inaccessible enough. Throw it away, and you are perfect here."

"Aren't you afraid that I have selfish intentions?"

"Don't be afraid." With the confidence that came from nowhere, the man shook his head at Lawrence. After he finished speaking, he looked at the silver-haired lord silently for a moment, and suddenly said, "Because you are also one of the stars."

"……what?"

Lawrence was still puzzled by the man. He realized that he hadn't even asked the man's name until now.

I saw the man leaping in the air between the branches and leaves of the ancient trees without relying on the cloak.

His movements were as light as a fluttering wind, but unlike the wind, he didn't even disturb a single leaf.

"I hope to find a short-term enhancement method from you, I hope to find the reason for the hybrid undead to live in human form for a long time, I hope to get rid of this treasure, and let the disputes caused by it be settled in your place." Standing on a thick branch closer to Lawrence, the man bent down to salute Lawrence again, this time using the ancient etiquette of the Anthropocene family, "You have helped me achieve almost all my goals, I am really grateful, I will do my best to make your decision today pay off, but it may come a little later, not too soon."

Whether it's answering the other party's questions or accepting the shadow cloak, it's just a matter of effort for Lawrence. He didn't expect to receive a reward from the man at first, but he just intuited that the other party would come from thousands of miles away. , I am afraid that there is not only the reason of "taking off the cloak".

But probably because I have stayed here for too long, I am a little tired of everything, and even my curiosity is limited.

The man didn't answer. The grievances sounded related to human disputes, so Lawrence wasn't interested in asking.

This sudden visitor was as confusing as he came, and after leaving a smug "You are also a star", he hurried away with Lawrence's answer.

"Then his name..."

Lawrence's voice fell for a while before Eli heard his own voice float into the air.

"Omega, the surname is unknown." Lawrence said, "After I got the information from the undead elder, I was sure that the young man who came here was your father, and the 'hybrid undead' he was talking about was either you or It refers to your mother—now it seems that it is more likely to refer to you—I gave him a method to suppress the dark elements in the hybrid body, Elder Yuriu said, and I found in your body A seal embedded in the same way."

"……Thank you."

Eli's voice of thanking him was almost muttering to himself. He still needed a little time to sort out and accept the information he had obtained, but Lawrence's face was still calm. Something like water appeared in his hand.

"I think this should be handed over to you," Lawrence said.

Eli stared blankly at the things he took out. He didn't answer for a while, so Alan gently squeezed the hands that they were still shaking, took a step forward, and took it for him: "But back then, Eli's Father hoped that it would completely disappear from the eyes of the world and that no one could trace it, so he gave it to you."

"That is indeed his choice." Lawrence nodded slightly, "And my point of view is that since you are already in the vortex of troubles and there is a great possibility that you will use it, you should take it with you."

Before he finished speaking, the silver-haired senior raised his hand, and the treasure that countless people dreamed of dangled and flew into the air, just waiting for its new owner to catch it.

"Take it." Lawrence said, "Omega threw it away back then, there is no lack of hope that the dispute will subside, and his family will also benefit from it. From now on, there will be less people to follow, and the idea of ​​​​being comfortable and happy from now on, but if it is Using this to protect his own children, to help his own children and Hope, I don't think he would object."

"..."

The senior's words hit the bottom of my heart, and the shadow cloak continued to move forward as lightly as if it still had self-consciousness, gently touching the back of Eli's hand.

Eli finally took it, he carefully felt its thin and fluid special texture, and shared it with Allen.

At the end of today's trip to the End, when he was about to bid farewell to Lawrence and Hall who decided to stay here for a while, Lawrence called Eli, reminding him of his undead power as if he had just remembered something transform.

"This is what the elders forgot to say before, and I asked you to remind you." Lawrence said, "Julisa's strength has improved significantly after being able to smoothly switch to the human undead form. She is a Beta in the human state, and a high-level undead state. The next level of power has reached A level."

Indeed, neither Alan nor Eli had paid attention to this problem. Eli hadn't fought a few times since he suddenly became an undead, and the limited number of shots he had to make was mostly during the escape.

They thanked Lawrence for the reminder and were about to leave when Hall was winking again out of the corner of their eye.

Eli hadn't been able to successfully comprehend the hint from his senior before, but this time, somehow, he understood Hall's thoughts again, and followed the other's meaning and asked, "Sorry, I still have a question."

"You don't need to say 'sorry'." Lawrence glanced at Hall lightly out of the corner of his eye, "Just ask."

"My mother is a Beta in the human state, and an Alpha in the undead state. Do you know which level my father belongs to?" Regarding his parents, Eli's voice could not help but be curious.

For some reason, Lawrence showed a little hesitation for the first time today, as if this question was very difficult to answer.

However, facing the expectant eyes of the blond youth, the silver-haired lord finally had no choice but to say: "Your father..."

"The man lives up to his name."

Eli couldn't react immediately: "What?"

A few seconds later, Allen's eyes flickered slightly: "...well."

He understood.

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