Chapter 18 Tiya’s self-deceptive fantasy (please read it!)
He was imprisoned in the Demon Cave for only two days, and it felt like two years. He fantasized about returning to the human world all the time.
Facing the terrifying humanoid goblins every day, and finally meeting fellow human beings, Tiya's body was filled with uncontrollable excitement and anticipation.
She ran towards the light source and shouted loudly. Her steps were fast and powerful. Every step seemed to be chasing the joy of meeting each other. The ground under her feet seemed to be responding to her excitement. The clicking sound surrounded the cave rocks. Within the wall.
Countless longings, countless expectations, but what she responded to was a sharp arrow.
In the dim cave, I saw little bits of cold light in the light, and then the sound of breaking through the air followed closely. The feathers of the straight bow and arrow fluttered behind her, flying past Tiya's ear, and just missed hitting her head. .
"Filho, you seem to have missed the shot. You didn't even hear the scream."
"I was drunk last night and my hands are shaking a little. The next arrow will definitely hit."
"You bastard, my son and daughter are missing, and you're still drinking?"
"Yakalen, it's not like you don't know the rules of the Adventurers Association. Only people who have been missing for more than three days will be notified. If you hadn't informed me today, I wouldn't have known that Mana and the others were missing."
"Rules are dead, but people are alive. It's just a fight against goblins. Does it take more than a day?"
Under the light of the torch, the sound of two people talking was heard, and Tiya recognized their voices at once.
He is the father of Mana and Ibe, as well as the town's bow and arrow trainer. They are both the best among the bronze adventurers, and are just one step away from joining the silver team.
"Uncle Akelon, Uncle Filho, I am Tiya, not a monster goblin!"
Tia quickly called their names and identified herself again, reminding them not to continue the attack.
"Is it Tiya who is shouting, is she still alive?"
Philho was a bow and arrow trainer with excellent hearing. He heard the sound when he was still far away from Tiya. At first, he thought it was the movement of goblins. Now when he got closer, he heard it was Tiya's voice.
Akelon frowned, then pulled out the sword from his waist and assumed a vigilant sword-holding posture.
"Be careful, it's a goblin trap."
"Akelon, you are too cautious. Goblins are a group of stupid creatures. They should not be smart enough to set traps."
"Underestimating the enemy and being careless is the biggest taboo for adventurers, so many people lose their lives."
Akelon's character is alert and serious, but it is a pity that his son Marner did not inherit this.
The two of them moved forward cautiously, one behind the other, always maintaining a formation that could echo each other. It can be seen that they are very experienced in adventure.
After they slowly approached, under the light of the torch, they finally saw clearly that it was Tiya standing alone in the middle of the passage.
After seeing that Tiya was alone, Philho's hand that tightened the bowstring relaxed, and then he showed a very excited expression.
"Tiya, you're still alive? That's great!"
"Where are Mana, Ibe and the others? Since they have completed their mission, why don't they go back to the town? This makes Akelen worried to death!"
"Let me tell you, with a member of the Silver Team like you leading the team, how could something happen in the goblin lair?"
Seeing that Tiya was safe and sound, Philho subconsciously thought that the mission of conquering the goblins had been completed. Mana and Ibe were just too playful to return to the town in time.
However, Yakelen on the side noticed something unusual and clenched the sword tightly in his hand without relaxing at all.
Even if Mana and Ibe were playful, they should be roaming in the jungle, and they would definitely not stay in this dark goblin cave.
And Tia doesn’t have many images. Why is there a pair of cat ears and a cat tail on her head instead of human ears?
Akelen's observation was very detailed and he immediately found the problem, so he watched Tiya's every move.
The reason why he didn't ask questions was because he wanted to hear the whereabouts of Mana and Ibe first.
Tia was very excited to finally see her fellow humans, but now she was in a dangerous situation and it was not the time to talk about it.
Facing Filho's question, she responded hastily: "This goblin lair is weird and very dangerous. Mana and Ibe are dead. I was also captured by them. Now I finally escaped!"
"Let's go quickly. We must go back to the town and invite all the Silver Team. We alone are no match for those Goblins!" Tia looked panicked, and her words were full of fear of the Goblins. , behaved very strangely.
When Philho heard this, he also noticed something was wrong.
What danger could there be if they were just some goblins? Can he actually kill Ibe and Mana at the hands of members of the Silver Team?
And since he was captured, why could he escape at such a coincidence?
Tiya's words were full of questions. At the same time, after being excited, Philho also noticed the cat ears on Tiya's head and the tail behind her under the light.
"Tiya, have you surrendered to the monster?"
Firho took a few steps back and came behind Akelon, while his fingers tightened the longbow again.
"Even though Mana and Ibe are trainee adventurers, they are also solid swordsmen and archers. How could such a team, coupled with members of the Silver Team, be killed by goblins like this!"
"Look at the cat ears on her head, she has clearly become a monster!"
"This beast must have sold his soul to the devil and killed Mana and Ibe!"
After hearing the news that all his children were dead, Akelon's eyes were split and his eyes were filled with scarlet blood, and he believed that Tiya had killed them.
He was suffering from the great pain of losing his son, and he slashed at Tiya with the long sword in his hand. The force was extremely fast and fierce, and he showed no mercy at all.
Tia didn't expect such a thing to happen at all, and hurriedly dodged. However, as a [Demon God's Apostle], the same profession as the [Holy Priestess], she was not good at physical strength and her agility was very low.
Not even as good as Akelen, who was several levels below her.
Faced with the rapid attack, Tiya's dodge was still too slow. She was cut on the back by a long sword. Blood seeped out from her clothes, and severe pain swept through her whole body.
Holding back the pain, Tiya was still explaining: "Uncle Yakelen, I didn't take refuge in the monster, and I didn't kill Ibe and Mana!"
Faced with such a feeble explanation, Filho shook his head in disappointment: "Tiya, the animal ears on your head are the best proof."
"You have become a monster and no longer a saint among humans!"
"The monster must be destroyed, and Mana and Ibe must be avenged!"
The long bow in Filho's hand was already raised, and with a flick of his fingers, a sharp arrow was shot out. At the same time, Akelon's long sword slashes followed.
Facing the doubts and ruthless attacks from his former compatriots, there was absolutely no room for explanation.
Tiya stood motionless, with no desire to resist at all, but instead showed a self-deprecating wry smile.
Yes, that's true.
Although I have been avoiding this fact.
But she has indeed become one of the monsters.
Any thought of enduring humiliation and washing away sin and humiliation is just a fantasy that deceives oneself and others.
Even if you don't admit it, you still choose to live an ignoble existence when you have an excuse to live.
I am really unwilling to accept that I cannot see Lelian again before I die.
The bow, arrow and sword were already close at hand, and Tiya knew that there was no way to avoid them, so she closed her eyes in despair.
However, just before Firho and Akelon prepared to attack, behind Tia, in the darkness behind the cave passage, two ice blocks were launched in advance.
At this critical moment, the strangely sharp ice cube came to Tiya first and shot down the flying arrow feathers and Akelon's sword blade.
【Shameless human! 】
[Trespassing into the territory without permission, you will die without mercy! 】
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(End of this chapter)