Chapter 18: Rescue?
The bulletin made up a jumble of reasons for Lenas's execution, but none of this mattered, and the only thing that really cared about Kaos was the two most crucial words - execution.
The word "execution" was deeply embedded in Kaos's eyes, and it was so abrupt and direct, it just happened in one day, and Kaos felt that his whole world was turned upside down.
"Why...... Why is this happening...... Why ......"
Kaos clenched his fists again, but other than that, he couldn't think of any way, a knight as strong as Hal couldn't even beat Linas, let alone himself.
"Anger, hatred, weakness, hypocrisy, the embodiment chosen by the evil gods, do you crave power?"
Kaos suddenly heard such a voice in his head, and he looked around in alarm, only to see that no one was speaking to him, and when he came back to his senses, the voice was gone.
"Phantom ...... Auditory hallucinations? Huh...... But also, after all, if I could be a little more powerful, there wouldn't be so much of a thing. β
Kaos gave a self-deprecating smile, if she could have been good enough to help Linas, if she had just gone out to get Hal's attention so that Linas could run, or if she wasn't nosy enough to save the kids, or ...... I didn't meet Linas myself......
......
A series of stupid thoughts kept popping up in Kaos's mind, and all the choices he had ever encountered were recalled by Kaos, if he hadn't done this, if he hadn't done that......
This thought made Kaos question himself constantly, but, no matter what he thought, he blamed himself, all he wanted now was to hope that Linas lived.
"Why...... Why are you so powerless, why-"
Kaos didn't know when the tears flowed, and he suddenly turned around and ran towards the alley next to him, running and running, running and running, without any direction, but he just kept running.
Suddenly, Kaos accidentally fell to the ground, and his knee was also broken and bleeding, and he curled up on the ground to cover his knees, and the tears did not stop.
"It hurts...... It really hurts, why is this happening, why is it ......"
"Oh, what a poor child!"
At this moment, a figure stood next to Kaos, and Kaos on the ground looked up at each other.
"It's youβ"
Kaos knew each other because he was the mysterious man who gave Kaos a black sword and wore a white mask.
Kaos thought of something, and suddenly, he went up and grabbed the mysterious man's trouser legs, then got up from the ground and knelt in front of the mysterious man.
"I ...... I know you're strong, so, please...... Please, you can save Linas, please save her, save her. β
The mystery man was a little surprised by Kaos's move, but soon, he let out a playful laugh.
"It's really sad, is this the dignity of the weak? It's really worthless! It's ridiculous. β
With that, he kicked Kaos away, and Kaos, who had fallen to the ground, slowly got up again.
But then, the mystery man came up to Kaos, grabbed him by the hair, and made Kaos look at his mask.
"Is this what you're trying to do? Waste, if you're really that unwilling, then why not try to change it all. β
"Iβ"
"Are you afraid of death?"
β......β
"No, you're not afraid, if you're really afraid of death, you won't embark on this journey from Luo Dong with the flames on your back, but is it a waste like you who has been trained from the flames?"
"No, I...... I want to work on it too, I'm working on it, it's just ...... Just ......"
"If you indulge yourself here and run like a fool is what you call effort, then your effort is really cheap!"
Even through the mask, Kaos could feel the disdain of the mysterious man. He slammed Kaos's head to the ground, and Kaos coughed twice.
"If you want to save her, why don't you take that female adventurer back yourself?"
At this time, a light came from the mysterious man's hand, and he saw that the black sword appeared in the mysterious man's hand, and he walked in front of Kaos and inserted the black sword in front of Kaos.
"What do you choose to do next?"
Kaos stared at the black sword for a moment, his open mouth seemed to want to say something but didn't say it, and his body involuntarily lost control, even he didn't realize that his right hand was slowly reaching for the black sword.
"I ......"
"Hold it, accept it, take back everything you have lost, get back everything you want, the world should be surrendered at your feet, go!
It was the mysterious voice that shouted in Kaos's head, but this time, Kaos didn't pay any attention to where the voice came from, it was like a demon's whisper, and Kaos was preparing to receive the demon's bounty.
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The surrounding area of the landing square was already crowded with people, and Linas, who was tied to the center of the square, had not yet woken up from her coma after being knocked unconscious by Hal, but the crowd of onlookers around her had already begun to talk.
Although it was explained on the bulletin board why the female adventurer in front of her was tied up here and why she was executed, Klin, who was the son of the city lord of Stanro, did not give any further explanation.
There was a lot of speculation about the story, but it didn't matter to Kling what was going on, because it was a trap in itself.
Clint and Hal stood by and watched their surroundings, not paying much attention to Linas in the center, but they kept looking at everyone who came here as if they were looking for a figure in the crowd.
"Did you say this adventurer's accomplice would come?" Kling asked Hal abruptly, and ten minutes had passed since the start, and he had lost some patience.
"I don't know, after all, if I'm not mistaken, it seems that the leader is only a fifteen or sixteen-year-old boy, and he may not have the guts. β
"Well, is that so?"
In fact, the propaganda here to execute Linas is just a pretense, of course he will not kill Linas like this, after all, for Linas's sword skills that hit Viaro hard, Kling is very concerned.
The high-level mage was able to inflict heavy damage on the super mage, if he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, Klin wouldn't even dare to believe such a thing, but now, with such a powerful sword technique in front of him like this, it was certainly impossible for Kling to give up.
And the reason why Linas is advertised to be executed is only because Hal says that maybe the children saved by Linas are still in Stanrow, and if you can, it would be good to lure them out and catch them in this way, and it can even be used as a means of threatening Linas.
However, Clint did not hold out much hope that this method would succeed, it was just an attempt.
"It doesn't matter if you can't catch it, it's just an attempt anyway, it's the same whether you do it or not, if you don't come for a while, act like a little bit, just find another reason to stop it. Kling gave the order.
"Yes! I'll arrange it!"
With that, Hal went to arrange the rest of the matter.
In the crowd, a cloaked figure arrived at some point, and he silently looked at the unconscious Linas in front of him, and the face hidden under the cloak showed an extremely angry expression.
Kaos, he's still here.
"Do you want to rush up? but ......"
Kaos glanced at the knights around, to be honest, there are not many people, that is, more than ten or twenty knights, and the strength is not too strong, Kaos can feel that they should only be mid-level mages, but there is also a high-level mage here, that is, Hal who is not far from Klin's side, his strength is even far above Linas, and even has almost exceeded the boundary of high-level mages, reaching the limit of super-mages mentioned in the books.
And once she reaches the super mage, it is as strong as the earth rock hunting shark encountered in the desert, I am afraid that Hal as a knight can also have the power to fight, unlike Linas who has to use the mysterious black sword she gave her to kill the earth rock hunting shark.
Kaos knows his strength very well, not to mention Hal, even any of the surrounding knights Kaos is not an opponent, as for rescuing Linas, this is simply a fantasy, and Kaos is so hesitant precisely because he knows such a difference in strength.
"At this time, you should give up the rescue, give up the idea of helping, and you shouldn't even come here, because even if you come, you can't do anything, even if Linas is really executed, it shouldn't appear, but-"
Kaos muttered to himself, staring at Hal and Kling in the distance, and Linas lying in the middle of the square.
"How could I sit on the sidelines, even if it's just a little bit of effort, and I'll feel a lot more at ease. β
I don't know when, the black sword appeared in Kaos's hand, and the moment the black sword appeared, a wave of magic burst out from Kaos's body. Everyone else around Kaos looked at him in surprise, and soon, everyone avoided him when they saw him.
Kling and Hal also noticed the obvious scene, and a smile appeared on Klin's lips when he saw it.
"The fish is hooked!"
Howl, on the other hand, sighed in disappointment after noticing Kaos.
"Stupid, you shouldn't have been in this situation, but since it isβ"
Kaos didn't care about the eyes of the people around him, only to see that he took off the cloak from his head, revealing a face wearing a half mask, while the other half, with a young and delicate face, stared at Kling and Hal in the distance.
"Now that the remnants have appeared, let's do it!" Clint waved his hand slightly, and at this time, the knights around him drew their swords and rushed directly towards Kaos.