The Whispering Verses Chapter 1593: “Cyclops” and the Devil’s Gold Coin

"Gold coins?"

Xia De raised his eyebrows.

"The boatman in black robes? Sounds like the God of Death who ferries the River Styx in the story."

The bard whispered the stories of this era.

"We shouldn't have any money on us, right?"

The old knight was worried.

"Since you have made a choice, you cannot regret it. I think there will always be a way."

The witch said, and the story continued.

"The poor travelers did not have enough gold coins to pay for the crossing, and retreating represented the failure of the journey, which was an unacceptable result for them. So the kind-hearted boatman proposed to use the soul of one of you to pay I wonder if you can accept the shipping charges for the other four people."

The **** asked the five people, just like before, neither Shade nor the witch was willing to sacrifice their companions here:

"Of course not, we are traveling together."

"The rejected boatman is not angry, but reminds you that there is a one-eyed giant living not far away, and it may have enough gold coins for you to pay for crossing the river."

Shad thought there would be choices next, but unexpectedly the story jumped directly to the next stage.

"So before lunch, you found the Cyclops living in the cave. The grumpy giant was very angry because he was disturbed. The battle began."

The **** said with a smile, and his voice sounded gentle and lulling people to sleep in the background of the crackling bonfire. Ever since she appeared, she has always had this tone, as if she was really sharing stories about the night with the travelers she met by chance.

"How are we going to fight?"

Xia De asked, and God replied:

"Of course we really have to fight."

"Huh? Sorry, what?"

Before Shade finished speaking, everyone felt the temperature in the humid and rancid air rise suddenly. The sound of heavy footsteps appeared at the edge of the foggy forest almost in the next second. First there was a fiery red light, which almost made Shade and the Witch think there was a fire in the forest, but then, a huge fiery red figure that was two stories high walked into the camp with heavy steps and roared.

Its body seems to be made of black rock, and the huge black body is wrapped in blazing flames. The giant's two arms held a flaming sword and a flaming whip respectively, and on the face that should have had two eyes, one eye seemed to be blinded, so only the left eye was open.

The hot temperature made breathing difficult, and the pressure from high-level life forms made the old knight, bard, and maid tremble. Of course, the latter fared significantly better than the men.

Shad and the witch stood together and looked at the "Cyclops" in amazement. In Shad's opinion, the elegant witch even said a localized swear word:

"Damn! This is not a Cyclops! This is a Balrog with one eye blind!"

This Balrog does not look very old, and it is not an evil spirit demon from the third era, but an individual of the demon race itself. Its power is far less than the arsonist Sophix that Shade and the doctor saw in the Sikal Mountains, but it is definitely not an easy enemy to deal with.

Shad raised his hand to prepare to meet the enemy, but when he looked around, he was surprised to see that the gods, bonfires and tents had disappeared. Now, standing next to him are an old gray horse, a white unicorn, flying colorful parrots and a gray hound standing on the back of the unicorn:

"Huh?"

This scene was so funny that Shade thought he had instantly become a circus leader.

"Huh?"

The unicorn also made a confused sound, and then realized that everyone had actually turned into the travelers in the story.

The change occurred quite suddenly, but the attack launched by the Balrog swinging his flaming whip did not give them a chance to exchange their thoughts on their "transformation".

Shade jumped up without even thinking, and at the same time, the dark sin chains in his sleeves also whipped towards the fiery red whip like a whip.

The original target of the whip was the parrot, but fortunately the bard was very self-aware and flew away quickly while Shade protected him, so no one was injured in the first confrontation.

In the loud noise of Peng~, the dark chain that seemed to be able to absorb light collided with the fiery red whip that exuded sparks. The two air-piercing sounds even aroused oscillations in the air, causing the flames on Balrog's body to produce strange optical effects.

Mars flew everywhere, and the tall Balrog's long whip became entangled with the chain in Shade's hand, whose body was covered with golden cracks. Both parties pushed backwards at the same time, and the whips and chains stretched straight in the air, allowing the flying sparks to illuminate the dark woodland. At the same time, Shade, who used the [Red Dragon Power], was actually on the same level as the Balrog in terms of strength.

A steady stream of power is flowing into Shade's body from his feet, making him feel that his strength is still increasing. He slowly moved backwards, and the Balrog was dragged forward along with his movements. It has obviously never encountered a human being who can compete with it in terms of strength, but after a moment of surprise, the mouth in the flame opened, and high-heat flames spurted out in a straight line.

"I'll stop it!"

It’s strange for a unicorn to make a woman’s voice, but the unicorn flapping its wings barely managed to float into the air, facing the fire stream in the air. The soft white light shield around her body split the fire stream into two and avoided it. All "people" on the ground.

This was a rare battle scene that Shade faced in a normal time key mission, but after the first round of confrontation, Shade also realized that the Balrog that came from nowhere was much weaker than he thought. .

If the witch hadn't turned into a unicorn now, with her spellcasting ability, it would never be Shade's turn:

"Ma'am, you protect the others and I'll take care of it."

Shad said to the unicorn in the air. The witch also knew that she was completely unsuitable for this form of body, and her current state was even less suitable for fighting such a large thing, so she dropped to the ground with the gray hound on her back. , join the parrot and the old horse.

Xia De suddenly shook the chain in his hand. With sparks flying, the chain and the whip separated from each other and rolled back towards their respective masters. The roaring one-eyed Balrog slashed the giant sword in his hand towards the ground. The fiery red sword fell to the ground, and the lava splashed out from the soil was blocked by the unicorn to protect the other three traveling companions. But Shade was not under the giant sword. After a group of red butterflies emitting scarlet light gathered in the air, Shade, who was hanging upside down, kicked out a blow like a falling moon under the dark night sky in the forest.

The arc-shaped moonlight hit Balrog, but was blocked by the latter with his arms crossed. But Shade, who fell from the air, did not give it any chance. A silver-white thunder spear appeared in his hand, and he threw it forward with all his strength. The thunder spear flew towards the chest exposed by raising his arms, and penetrated straight through the " The heart of the Balrog seen through by "The Seeing Demon".

The unwilling roar almost shattered the eardrums. The flames when the Balrog fell to the ground and exploded to death were barely blocked by the combined force of Shade's "Seaton Seal" and the unicorn's pure white light shield.

But even so, the flames still rushed towards the face, wrapping up one person and four beasts. When the flames dissipated, the five people were surprised to find that they were still sitting together with the gods and companions in the narrow open space between the campfire and the small tent.

There is still mist in the dense forest, but there is no trace of any battle around. There is still peace and tranquility here. The sound of the crackling bonfire is the clearest sound at this moment. There are no insects, birds or beasts in the strange area called the "Lost Forest".

But the battle just now was definitely not an illusion, because in front of Shade, there was a gray cloth bag tied with a hemp rope. He picked up the bag and shook it a few times. The sound of the coins colliding with each other was very pleasant. After opening the pocket, inside was the only [Devil's Gold Coin] left in Shade's hand.

"There are exactly five coins here."

Xia De said, looking at the others in shock. At this time, the bard was holding a piece of colorful feathers that he found out of nowhere in his left hand in horror, and his right hand was desperately stroking his body; the old knight looked even more tired, and Shade even suspected that if it weren't for his strong will, , she might lie down and listen to the story for a while; the witch had a normal expression, just touching her forehead, as if she was worried that she really had a horn. Only the maid in the black dress didn't look too strange, but she pursed her lips and felt a little uneasy. looking towards the surrounding woodland.

"The Balrog just now should have been weakened by the 'story', otherwise there would be no reason to deal with it so easily. If so, all the dangers we encountered in the story are actually weakened versions, just like The same as ourselves in the story.”

As Shade spoke, he looked at the god. The traveler, who had his back to the bonfire, still had a kind smile on his face.

So Shade threw the bag containing gold coins next to the card pile among everyone. Others also looked over because they heard the sound of the bag falling:

"This is the fare to cross the river. We are going to take that boat."

The bag actually bounced after it landed, as if it contained an elastic sphere. Then, under the gaze of everyone, the bag actively "jumped" into the flames, and the **** praised:

"The travelers brilliantly defeated the innocent Cyclops living in the forest and robbed it of all its savings. You paid the boatman to cross the river, and the black-robed boatman allowed you to board the boat. So you paid the boatman to cross the river. , the unicorn, the loyal dog, the parrot and the old horse stepped onto the dilapidated wooden boat one after another..."

Hearing this, Xia De knew that he was going to be unlucky this time:

"But."

"However, when the travelers under the moon tried to board the boat, they were blocked by the boatman."

The traveler looked at Sha De with bright eyes, so Sha De said helplessly:

"Boatman, why don't you let me board the ship. I've obviously paid enough fare. Does your greed make you want to ask for more?"

"The voice came from under the boatman's hood, and he answered with words that could not be rejected: You are different from them, my ship can carry them. And you, are different."