Chapter 1557: The Definition of a Brave Man (A Cat Curled Up in the Snow)

Although the Demon King’s army had more than 30,000 people, reality was not a game, and they could not fight to the death until the last moment. In fact, when Duanmu Huai led the way through the Demon King’s army, he and his soldiers only killed more than 10,000 people, and the remaining orc soldiers completely collapsed, throwing away their weapons and fleeing.

Not to mention that Logavia also took advantage of the chaos of the Demon King’s army and rushed out to kill them, venting their anger for being surrounded for several months. In the end, nearly half of the Demon King’s army was killed, and the rest fled without a trace.

It was not until then that Duanmu Huai came to the city gate, then jumped off the white dragon’s back and joined the Logavia army. Then, he saw a blonde girl rushing over and bowing her head to him.

"I am Princess Lizlet Ofer Logavia of Logavia. Thank you for your help. May I ask who you are... ..."

"Hello, Princess."

Duanmu Huai nodded to Lizlet, and then the spy beside him hurriedly introduced the princess.

"Princess, this is the brave man summoned from another world by our country of summons! It was under his leadership that we repelled the attack of the demon king's army. Just two days ago, the brave man killed the Fire King, one of the Four Heavenly Kings! He eliminated the threat of demons in our country. After learning about the situation of the Principality of Logavia, he came to assist you!"

As he spoke, the spy raised his head proudly. After all, the three major countries were competing openly and secretly. At present, their own brave men were obviously better, so of course they had to come to support the scene!

"A brave man from another world?"

Hearing the spy's explanation, Lizlet was obviously a little confused. She looked up and took a closer look at the bald man who was two meters and five meters tall, wearing black heavy armor inlaid with golden skulls and double-headed eagle logos, carrying a war hammer, and had a ferocious face...

You said this is a brave man?

A brave man from another world...is that right?

Maybe...after all, he came from another world.

"Thank you, brave man."

Lizlet bowed her head again to thank him.

"If it weren't for the brave man, I'm afraid our Principality of Logavia would be completely destroyed."

"Nothing, it's my duty to eliminate the threat of mankind."

Duanmu Huai carried the war hammer and looked around.

"By the way, I heard that a hero has come to your place too? Where is he? Is he dead? I want to see what heroes in this world look like."

"Uh............"

Faced with Duanmu Huai's wild and unruly speaking style, Lizlet couldn't get used to it for a while, but fortunately, her savior came.

"Hey, Lizlet, the battle is over, what are you doing here?"

Just then, several people dressed as adventurers came over, and seeing these people, Lizlet's eyes lit up immediately.

"This is the team from the Kingdom of Protection."

She hurriedly introduced Duanmu Huai, and then turned to the team of heroes who had just arrived here and didn't know what happened.

"This is a hero from another world summoned by the Kingdom of Summoning. It just so happens that he has something to talk to you about... I'll go and deal with the aftermath first!"

After saying this, Lizlet fled away, leaving the team of heroes who stayed here looking at each other in confusion, not knowing what had happened.

Then, they saw Duanmu Huai coming over.

"Are you the brave team?"

Looking at the adventurers in front of him, Duanmu Huai narrowed his eyes curiously and looked at them.

"Who is the brave then?"

"…………………………"

No one answered, but they all cast their eyes on a girl in the team. She had short blue hair and red eyes, and looked quite cute. But she had no expression on her face, just standing there quietly, not saying a word.

"Are you the brave with the protection? Come, let me see..."

As he spoke, Duanmu Huai walked in front of the girl, stretched out his hand, lifted the girl's chin, asked her to raise her head, and then stared at the girl.

Seeing their brave being treated like this, the people around seemed to want to rush out and do something, but were quickly stopped, while Duanmu Huai stared at her and frowned slightly. At this moment, the girl still had no expression on her face, even if she looked directly at Duanmu Huai, or was stared at by Duanmu Huai, she did not react at all.

However, from her eyes, Duanmu Huai had already figured out the truth of the matter.

"So that's it, this is the so-called protection of the hero? Are you kidding me?"

As a true god with powerful divine power, Duanmu Huai saw through the situation of the young hero at a glance.

In fact, he was more inclined to the spy's statement that this so-called protection was actually more like a curse.

Or, it was a curse at all!

A curse imposed by the gods!

In fact, this kind of curse is very common in myths and legends. For example, if a believer drinks too much and annoys the gods, the gods will curse him, making him drink like water in the future, without any feeling, and he will never get drunk. This is naturally a fatal curse for alcoholics, but for non-drinkers, it seems to be just like that.

And now this girl is being cursed!

She can't feel hot or cold, can't feel pain, and is not affected by toxins. She seems to be immune to all abnormal conditions, but in fact, if she can't feel anything, she naturally has no real sense of being alive. If you can't feel the pain, you won't understand the severity of your injuries. Because of this, the girl did not have any emotional ups and downs even when facing Duanmu Huai. Because she was completely numb, she could no longer feel any stimulation from the outside world, and naturally it was impossible for her to have a similar reaction.

Not only that, Duanmu Huai also saw a series of designated curses on her body.

The so-called designated curse is to designate something that you are not allowed to do or are allowed to do. For example, if you are not allowed to touch a woman, then your body will not be able to comply with your desire to touch a woman. Even if you want to bump into a woman, your body will not allow you to do so.

The curse suffered by this girl is similar. For example, a brave man cannot give up his companions, or a brave man cannot ignore the suffering of those who are suffering.

Of course, these are the beautiful qualities of the legendary hero, but the problem is that it is the choice of the hero out of his own will, and this girl now has no right to choose at all. She is like a robot, an NPC, she will act when the command is triggered, no matter what she thinks, it doesn't matter!

This is completely using people as robots!

You call this thing a blessing from the gods? Then Ta Ma must be an evil god!

To be honest, even in the world of Faerun, no god is so idle and bored.

"Listen, little girl."

Staring at the girl, Duanmuhuai thought for a moment and then spoke.

"This is not a blessing at all, but a curse, a curse imposed by the gods. I can help you lift these curses, but only if you are willing. I know you can hear me, so I asked One thing about you - do you hope you can be freed from this curse?"

"What are you talking about!"

After hearing this, the young brave girl didn't react yet, but the people in the team next to her reacted fiercely.

"How dare you say that! You don't understand what protection means to us!"

"I don't need to understand, I just act according to my knowledge and my understanding."

Duanmuhuai ignored the other party's roar.

"So, little girl? Do you want to be freed? This is your problem, you decide for yourself."

“………………………………”

However, the young brave girl just stared at Duanmu Huai without saying a word.

"Okay, then you think about it slowly."

Duanmuhuai didn't expect her to make a decision immediately, but waved his hand, let go of her, and then looked at the others.

"The same goes for you. If anyone wants to lift the curse, you can come to me."

"This is a blessing given to us by God!"

"Oh, that's what I want to say too."

Facing the woman who looked like a devout believer, Duanmu Huai also turned cold.

"After destroying the devil, I will meet with you, the evil god who treats human beings like toys, and then kill him."

"You, how dare you do this!"

"This is the duty of the Tribunal. We do not allow any existence to threaten mankind, whether it is a demon king or a god. Anyone who violates this rule will die."

Duanmu Huai shrugged his shoulders.

"Your so-called god uses the so-called protection to restrain humans. To the Tribunal, this is undisputed, a heretical atrocity against humans. Just wait, after I unscrew the devil's head, the next one is What the hell do you believe in?”

After saying this, Duanmu Huai turned around and strode into the city.

"Tell the team to assemble. We're going into town. I hope their dinner is still hot!"

"Yes, Lord Brave!"

Logavia did host a sumptuous dinner for everyone to celebrate the victory. As a brave man, Duanmu Huai was of course invited to the scene. The rest were the noble executives of Logavia and the brave team - after all, without their hard work, the city of Logavia would have been lost long ago. .

Duanmu Huai didn't like socializing, but fortunately the nobles didn't dare to pester him, so after a hearty meal, Duanmu Huai took a bottle of wine and went to the balcony outside to enjoy the breeze.

While Duanmuhuai was blowing the bottle and watching the lively celebration parade in the city, the balcony door opened, and then a figure appeared behind Duanmuhuai.

"To be honest, I would rather have a woman come to me than a man."

Duanmu Huai retracted his gaze from the brightly lit street and looked at the man behind him.

"What do you want from me?"

"I do have something I want to talk to you about, Lord Brave."

The man held a wine glass and walked to Duanmu Huai.

"Let me introduce myself first. My name is Gideon, Gideon Ragnarsson... My sister Luti is a protected warrior."

"You are the brother of that unfortunate girl."

Duanmuhuai shook the wine bottle.

"So, why did you come to me?"

"…………"

Gideon looked out at the night scene and was silent for a moment.

"Can you really remove the protection from Luti?"

"Of course, but this should be her decision, not yours."

"That's true. In fact, I agree with your point of view. Protection is a curse, not a blessing."

Gideon lowered his head, his voice low.

"The child has protection that is ineffective in abnormal conditions, but do you know what that experience is like? She will not feel cold or heat, nor will she feel pain. She even has no chance to sleep and eat because of sleep and hunger. It’s also an abnormal state, so it’s completely ruled out.”

"Boy, this is really awesome."

Duanmu Huai silently nodded. It was not easy for this girl to survive until now. Gideon raised his head and looked at the stars with a melancholy look on his face.

"When she was young, the child once went to the mountains to save a missing friend, and then her friend was attacked by a bear. The child should have run away at that time, but she couldn't. Because 'a brave man cannot ignore death without saving'. ’, so even if she was killed, she could only stand there and fight against the terrible bear to protect her friends. It was not due to her own will, but to the protection. "

"………………"

Hearing this, Duanmu Huai was speechless.

What kind of stupid thing is this?

"To be honest, I have always hoped that my sister could get rid of all this. Although she has indeed become very powerful now, I can't imagine what she will be like after she defeats the Demon King. However, as a brave, this is what she must Things to do…………”

"I don't think so."

Duanmuhuai shook his head and interrupted Gideon.

"To be honest, after I came to this world, I felt that the people in your world were stupid."

"……………madness?"

"Yes, you seem to believe from the bottom of your heart that only the brave can defeat the Demon King, and no one else can, right?"

“………………Isn’t that so?”

"Of course not."

Duanmuhuai raised his head again and blew a bottle of wine.

"You have mistaken the relationship between cause and effect. It is not the brave who can defeat the devil, but the one who defeats the devil, who is qualified to be called a brave. Everyone can kill the devil, whether you are a brave or not, as long as you defeat the devil, then you He is a brave man, it’s that simple.”

Duanmuhuai threw the empty bottle aside.

"Actually, I have experienced a similar world before. At that time, I met a team of adventurers who also went to fight against the demon king of that world. There was a guy among them. His dream was to become a hero and brave, destroy the demon king, and protect the world. man. So he set out on an adventure, and He eliminated the demon king's subordinates and tried his best to help the humans who were harmed by the demons - it was not because of the protection requirements, but because he was willing to do so. It can be said that this guy is a bit handsome. , is a little nosy, but other places are still in line with the brave man’s style.”

"Haah..."

Hearing Duanmu Huai's words, Gideon didn't know what to say for a moment. He looked at Duanmu Huai and decided to remain silent.

Duanmuhuai continued.

"At that time, this team of adventurers went to look for the Sword of the Brave. Because it is said that only the brave can pull out the Sword of the Brave, so they went to that place and tried to pull out the Sword of the Brave."

"Then what? Did he succeed?"

"He failed."

Duanmuhuai shook his head.

"He did not pull out the sword of the brave, that is to say, he was not the legendary brave. But he did not give up because of this. On the contrary, he continued on the road to defeat the Demon King, because he believed that even if there is no brave As long as you defeat the Demon King, the sword in your hand will be the sword of the brave..."

Duanmuhuai chuckled and looked at Gideon.

"Do you understand? That's it. Brave is an honorary title, rather than treating the brave as a savior and patron saint. It's just a matter of laziness to think that you just have to blame everything on the brave, because this is the mission of the brave - this is just a kind of laziness It's just a matter of shirking responsibility. Because I'm not a hero, so I won't fight against the devil? It would be nice to have a role, right?”

"……………………"

No one spoke, and it was a moment before Gideon's voice came again.

"Thank you for your advice."

"You're welcome."

Duanmuhuai picked up a bottle of wine again, waved his hand, then opened the door, and the sound of closing the door sounded behind him. Duanmuhuai sighed and looked at the sky.

"Sure enough, just like before, compared to the enemy standing on the opposite side, the guy standing next to him is the most dangerous."