In the warehouse under the church.

Aldenan sniffed the humble carriage shelves in front of him with his nose, and said with a depressed expression: "This is the cart that pulled the corpse. ”

Carol hid her weapon under the board of the car: "What? You still expect the enemy to open the gates and welcome you?"

Aldenan waved his hand: "Hopefully I won't have to hide in there for too long." ”

Bourville scratched his head as he looked at the cramped space of the car.

"You can only lie on your side. Kellogg tapped his finger on the board, tested the sturdiness, and then said, "Also, you have to pray that this thing doesn't fall apart." ”

On the other side of the warehouse, Randall is recounting to Karin about the thrilling battle in the forest.

When Randall spoke of the two Shadow War Beasts, Karin's expression was a little unnatural, but she quickly returned to normal.

Karin said to Randall, "Now that the Expeditionary Force has defeated the Church Alliance, there is not much time left for us to act. ”

"Tomorrow by noon, the Church will be informed of the defeat, and the whole city will be under military blockade. ”

Randall asked, "I heard that the Xenomorph Society has prepared a safe house in the city?"

"There is indeed such a place, but the city of Taylor is very dangerous right now, and many members of the Society have been arrested and killed by the church. I can't guarantee that there are any other places in Taylor that are completely safe. ”

Seeing the worry on Randall's face, Karin said softly: "But you don't have to worry too much, once the expeditionary force comes to the city, the church army will put most of its strength and attention on defending the city, and the situation in the city will be more stable." ”

Randall breathed a sigh of relief: "One more thing, the target of this operation - the group of scholars from the Royal Academy of Taylor, how is it now?"

Karin lowered her eyelids: "Deputy Vice-President Miriam Orso was executed earlier this month. He was tied to a stick and hung horizontally, roasted alive on a small fire for three hours, and finally died in wailing. McFadden Alsted, unable to endure the endless torture and humiliation, slit his own throat with a sharpened wooden spoon in prison last week......

Randall's eyes widened, "You mean, they're all ......?!"

"Of the more famous scholars at Royal Roads University, the only ones who are still alive are Gianluka and Yevni, but my people haven't seen them for days, and I'm afraid they won't last long. ”

Randall leaned feebly against the wall, holding his hand to his forehead.

Karin said helplessly: "The main target you need to rescue this time is dead, but the main responsibility for the failure of the mission is not yours, I can ask for it...... His Majesty explained, such words ......"

"What about the scholars' manuscripts?"

"What did you say?"

Randall straightened up: "Manuscripts, books, notes, the results of their research, should have been preserved, right?"

Karin spread her hands: "Honestly, I don't know. But if you can find the scholars who are in custody, you might be able to find out from their mouths, assuming they're still alive, of course. ”

Randall gritted his teeth and said, "I'm going to go into the city, as soon as possible!"

"Are you sure?"

"Yes, I'm sure. ”

Karin nodded, clapping her hands towards the staircase.

Father Pedro came out of the darkness and respectfully approached Karin and drew a cross.

"Father Pedro is a confidant of Cardinal Abrauth, and he is in charge of transporting the corpses in the city, and he can transport you into the city in a corpse cart. ”

Karin nodded at the priest: "Send these people into the city immediately, and I will go with you." ”

Pedro looked at the tall and strong orcs, then at the bulky minotaurs, frowned and said, "These ...... They don't seem to be human, ...... they?"

Karin said impatiently: "You don't care who they are, you just need to send them into the city, and I will arrange the rest of the matter." ”

Pedro glanced at Karin fearfully, nodded and walked out.

Karin turned her head to look at the carriage, and suddenly remembered something: "There is something, the corpses that were transported out of the city, some have lost their organs, and some have had their skulls opened. I don't know what's going on in the city, but I advise you to be careful. ”

Randall looked thoughtful and nodded slowly.

Late that night, more than a dozen dilapidated carriages drove slowly towards the city of Taylor.

Randall crouched under the planks of a carriage, holding Barbara in one hand and slowly opening the gaps in the planks with the other, looking out cautiously.

"It smelled like a pit of maggots, and I felt like I was going to suffocate. ”

The pale blue tattoo on Barbara's body shone slightly, and her pointed ears drooped weakly.

Randall covered Barbara's body with a blanket and said helplessly, "You can stay in the church, there's no need to come along." ”

Barbara said in annoyance, "Just like that time in Lone Rock?"

"Well, I'll admit that I said something stupid. ”

Randall smiled wryly and focused his attention on the outside of the car.

Barbara hugged each other's bodies and asked softly, "Do you remember the first time we met?"

"Huh, you mean on the stage of the Grand Theater at Dusk?"

"No, before that. ”

"I don't remember. ”

Barbara pinched the soft flesh of Randall's waist with her fingers, and said viciously, "The town of Savanta in the south of Lone Rock City, thirteen years ago!"

Randall looked at Barbara in surprise, "Thirteen years ago?!I remember ...... at that time."

"At that time, you were an archer in the peasant soldiers recruited by Lone Rock City, and once when you were on a rescue mission, you pursued the slave catchers of the Southern Empire......"

Listening to Barbara's words, Randall's thoughts slowly returned to the past.

"In order to capture the 'White Slaves', the slave catchers of the Southern Empire took advantage of the darkness to attack the town of Sumanta, and at the moment when they broke through the town, fortunately, the army of Lone Rock City, which received the news of the request for help, also arrived in time. ”

In the midst of the scuffle, a small group of slave traders secretly captured a group of children from the local nursery and planned to flee south. ”

"By the time the fighting was over, and the townspeople found out that the children were missing, the group of slave traders had been on the run for almost an hour, and almost everyone thought they couldn't catch up with them......"

Barbara slowly approached Randall, rested her head on the other party's chest, and slowly closed her eyes: "A young peasant soldier from Orion stepped forward, led his comrades in the army, and took advantage of the clues left by the enemy, and hurried all night, and finally caught up with the group of goddamn bastards in the early morning of the next day. ”

Barbara said softly, "I will never forget the figure who was slashed with a knife covered in blood and strangled three enemies with a bowstring. ”

Randall let out a long breath, "So you were there at that time. ”

Barbara opened her eyes: "Later, I heard that you were seriously injured. Half a month later, I went to Lone Rock to look for you, only to find that you and your family had left the city. ”

Randall's expression became gloomy, "In that battle, I was discovered because of the 'regeneration' ability. Then, my mother and I were banished from Lone Rock. In desperation, we plan to cross the mountains and find a livelihood in Silver Ring, and then ......"

"Stop! Check!"

A loud roar from outside the carriage caused Randall to shut his mouth and make a silent gesture towards Barbara.