The Shadow of the Crown of Snow [Western Fantasy]

If he didn't know that he couldn't beat him, Selene would have pulled Hecate over and beat him up right now as a lesson.Fortunately, her rationality told her that as long as she dared to grab Hecate, she might be the one who was beaten.

Before she had forty pieces of soul in her body to help her control the power, Hecate often used too much force in her grip, and her strength was as lacking in valves as her mind.Now that the ancestral soul helped her control her power, Selene consciously took on another important task, installing a valve on her mind.

Selene just now figured out that Hecate would choose to listen to her most of the time, not because she was Hecate's sister, nor because she was Hecate's monarch.Hecate probably never felt that these two identities would make Selene any special.

From this conclusion, Selene got a strange sense of satisfaction, that is, even if there is another Northlander who jumps out now and proves with full evidence that she is Selene's sister and Hecate's sister, Nahe Carter would not show courteousness to her just because of her status.

To put a valve on Hecate's thinking, he shouldn't wait until the war is over and he is free.Regardless of how she will develop at that time, considering her attitude of refusing to be thousands of miles away when she is alone, this is an impossible task.

Fortunately, this battlefield is the place where Hecate can relax his tense spirit the most.

Before Selene had time to let Hecate know that it is wrong to kiss others hastily before going to the battlefield, Hecate had already put on his armor and brought the crescent blade, and led a Northland squad, following the Talis Central Army from the front attacked.

The soldiers of the Guards Legion also had the experience of fighting with Hecate in the Frosted City before. They habitually did not say any unnecessary nonsense, and no matter what, Hecate had only one tactic, that is, "Can you help me?" Help me kill as many as I kill."

Because she couldn't use magic to command, even if Selene went to the front line, it didn't make much sense. She chose to wait for the news in the rear tent with Gu Yinuo.She deliberately moved the campsite to another location, and asked Gu Yinuo to order the soldiers to set up all the military tents in the woods.

"It is indeed a bit inconvenient, but compared with the danger of being attacked by the leopard-headed men, this inconvenience can still be overcome."

Leopard-headed people retained many of the habits of leopards. Among the half-orcs, they belonged to the category with weaker stamina, and were more suitable for running on the vast plains, rather than entangled too much with people in the woods.With these trees as a buffer, even if they are smart enough to attack the station, they will not be able to reproduce the surprise attack that Selene suffered so badly back then because of the buffer of these trees.

"I learned many lessons during the battle with the half-orcs. One of them is not to let weak soldiers go to the battlefield, especially when facing the half-orcs." After the army set off, Selene was most worried Even if they really broke up and ran away after the first confrontation, then no matter how meticulous her command plan was, she would be powerless. "In the end, I just got a group of the weakest."

"It's possible to wrong them by saying that they are weak now. Let's wait for the first battle report to come back." Gu Yinuo rubbed her hands that were a little stiff from the cold, "Isn't it already spring? Is the weather like this in spring too?"

"The four seasons of the Nord Kingdom are like this—to be precise, the four seasons of the Nord Kingdom are cold, not too cold, very cold, and terribly cold. The difference between them is actually not too great, only the degree It’s just the difference.” Selene smiled and patted Gu Yinuo’s shoulder, “Just get used to it, the weather on the border of the Nord Kingdom is not that terrible, and it’s spring again.”

The situation of the battle was beyond Selene's expectations.She originally thought that Talis's army would experience at least one or two disastrous defeats before they could adapt to the real battlefield, but the news brought back by the messenger was that the Central Army Corps and a few Guards Corps were constantly advancing the front line, On the contrary, the leopard-headed soldiers retreated steadily, fighting and fleeing.

"... order them to retreat."

"Selene?" Gu Yinuo turned around in surprise, "But?"

"Trust my experience and intuition." Selene looked at her seriously, "This is not a joke, let them retreat, the sooner the better."

One of Hecate's wishes came true, and he saw the spring of the Nord Kingdom.She secretly thought in her heart that the difference between spring and winter here is only in degree.

Just like these leopard-headed men roaring and waving their claws, in Hecate's view, there are only four types: weak, not too strong, very weak, and terrifyingly weak.

Until she saw a human being among the leopard-headed people rushing towards him.

Yes, a human.He is tall and muscular, and he wears a headgear and gloves made after the appearance of the leopard-headed man. The animal skin clothes on his body are no different from other leopard-headed men. It can be said that he is well hidden in the crowd Among the leopard-headed soldiers, after all, it is very difficult for anyone to see one of the leopard-headed men without a tail in the chaotic battlefield.

At the same time that Hecate saw the fake "Leopard-headed Man", the Leopard-headed man also saw her.His light blue eyes blinked suspiciously, and then looked at Hecate calmly through the two holes in the headgear that had been hollowed out for the eyes.

There was a strange smell in the air.Hecate thinks that as a human being who has stepped on the threshold of a god, she still has special abilities. She can always smell the breath of her opponents, whether they are weak and boring, mediocre, or—powerful and exciting.

Like this one in front of you.

The leopard-headed men are troublesome for the soldiers of the Guards and Central Corps, but for Hecate, they are just a little pastime after dinner.However, the human disguised as a leopard-headed man in front of him excited Hecate more than other leopard-headed soldiers.

It was rare for her to meet opponents who could deal with her, and it was even more difficult to meet such opponents after she had forty soul pieces in her body.

Hecate had heard the order to retreat, of course, but she was now like a child who got her favorite toy, and no one could pull her away until she had had enough of it.Of course, she didn't throw Selene's instructions before she left, but she found a very reasonable reason for herself-the retreat was passed on to the battlefield in the name of Gu Yinuo, and it cannot be regarded as Selene. order, so it cannot be regarded as her disobedience.

Seemingly aware of Hecate's intention to have a good fight, the leopard-headed man skillfully took off the leopard-claw gloves on both hands and threw them away, revealing a dagger that had been tightly held in his hand.

"So it's hidden here." Hecate lowered his upper body, ready to attack, "Then I don't have to worry about you fighting me with your bare hands."

It can be held in the hand of the leopard head and hidden in the glove. The blade of the dagger is not very long, and it does not look like a sharp weapon. It can even be said to be very rough. A layman can understand it at a glance. There is no advantage in weapons.He himself was obviously aware of this, and instead of rushing up to fight Hecate in close quarters at the beginning, he also lowered his body and prepared to deal with it cautiously.

However, even if the weapons in the hands of the two were exchanged, Hecate would never be timid. She rushed forward decisively, and swung the crescent blade at the leopard-headed man's vitals three or four times in a row, each time being accurately struck by the dagger. Check it out.While blocking Hecate, the leopard-headed man staggered a few steps, which was a wise move. If he hadn't stepped back to relieve Hecate's strength, the dagger would probably have been pressed into his body by the crescent blade.

In terms of head-to-head wrestling, Hecate, as a demigod, has the arrogance that few people in the entire continent can beat her, but winning like that is indeed too boring.But she really can't play for too long, she has to go back quickly so that Selene won't get angry.

Just when Hecate was constantly struggling with this question, Selene's voice sounded not far away.

"Hecate, stop when you are sure you won't get hurt, and come to me." Because it took time to confirm Selene's position, Hecate paused slightly, and the dagger in the leopard-headed man's hand almost It touched her cheek, but she avoided it just right, rolled on the ground, got up and ran to Selene.

"Then—Gerald, I hope I remember your name correctly." Selene told Hecate "We'll talk about your disobedience in a moment" with her lips, and then took a step forward, holding her hand in her hand. The tip of the sword pointed at the leopard-headed man who was taking off his hood, "Probably not, because during my tenure, I only exiled two people to the territory of the half-orcs. Speaking of this, I have to ask, Lan Where is Paz? Why isn't he with you?"

Gerald was a Northlander, as you could tell from his blue eyes and pale blond hair.His hair was already very long, and it was messy and scattered behind him, probably because he didn't have the opportunity to trim it properly in the half-orc tribe.

What is worthy of admiration is that he has lived among the half-orcs for so long, but he has not been assimilated by them. It can be seen from his eyes that he still retains human rationality and can talk to Selene normally.

"My brother is dead." There was no trace of grief in his tone, as if he was describing a trivial incident, "On the third day he came here, he was torn to pieces by a group of bearmen. "

"Glad I was alive to hear the news."