Thirty kilometers outside of El Landun, the town of Peter is almost in ruins, with traces of battle, blood, stumps, signs of explosions, ruined houses, belongings and clothing that they will have to take away in the future, or their owners have laid here forever.

In the middle of the town, a down-and-out blonde girl walks in a daze through the ruined streets, cloaked in a gray cloak and holding a wooden staff in her hand, looking back from time to time as she walks, as if something terrible is behind her.

"Has it fallen here too...... I didn't expect the demons to expand so quickly...... I don't know how El Blue Shield City is now, hopefully his defense is strong enough, and so far, he is my last hope. Elsie's face was stained with congealed blood and dust, I don't know if it was her own or something else, her lips were chapped, and her blue eyes were full of nervousness and exhaustion. Her stomach was also whining with hunger, and the sun was dazzling, but she didn't dare to stop and rest.

"Hold on a little longer, it's three o'clock in the afternoon, and there are still twenty kilometers to El Blue Shield City, you must advance the city before it gets dark, otherwise you ......" Elsie tried to encourage herself, but she shuddered at the thought of those terrible monsters that appeared after dark. Although after so many things, she felt that she had become stronger, but in the end, she still did not have the strength, and she had only one way to die when she encountered those monsters alone. Every time she thinks of this, she hates her talent, why, even though her father and mother are so good, she is a waste!

Crossing this town directly is already the fastest way, she must work hard, she must not live up to Uncle Gree's sacrifice! She must live well! Thinking like this, encouraging herself, Elsie seemed to have a little more motivation, she quickened her pace, but she became even more afraid. Because, she seemed to hear some strange noise in the house next to her. Strange? When she first stepped into this town, it was very quiet, the whole town was lifeless, there was no trace of the life of a survivor, how could there be a sudden sound now? Could it be? The more Elsie thought about it, the more frightened she became, and her steps unconsciously accelerated, turning into a trot, and she actually felt that someone was chasing after her! She didn't dare to turn back, and ran forward recklessly, what was going on? Aren't the demons usually not appearing in the broad daylight in the sun? What is it that is chasing her now?!

It's a pity that people will stuff their teeth when they drink cold water when they are unlucky. Elsie naturally didn't have time to drink cold water, she ran faster and faster, and stepped perfectly over the brick ruins that blocked the way, and just when she felt even a little excited, she tripped on her left foot and fell on her right foot!

The moment she lay down, Elsie felt that she was finished, and the only staff that could defend herself also fell a few meters away, and the fear in her heart reached its peak, and she would only close her eyes tightly and shout: "Don't kill me!!!"

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After waiting for a long time, Elsie did not feel the coming of death. She thought that maybe the monster was staring at her from behind him, and at the thought of it, he felt a cold sweat run down his spine, and he didn't dare to open his eyes. Please, please, let him think I'm dead, get out of here!!, she didn't dare to move, and suddenly, Elsie felt a strong tussle of his back grab his clothes and lift her up. "Ahh

What caught my eye was not the monsters I had seen before, but a delicate face, a man was standing in front of him with her, Elsy's face was forced to face her, he had short dark green hair and golden pupils, his mouth was pursed, he looked about twenty years old, although the man was not terrible, but Elsy's pupils still clearly revealed panic, with tears, and he almost cried. The man walked around Elsie left and right, as if to observe whether the child was threatening, and looked closely, it was indeed just an ordinary survivor, the man seemed to think that it was a little inappropriate to carry her like this, so he put Elsie on the ground, and as soon as Elsie's feet landed, he involuntarily softened on the ground and sat down.

"You... Who are you!Are you human?" Elsi's voice trembled, and Uncle Gree told her that the low-level demons were easy to identify, they were all ferocious and terrifying, like beasts, and they were very different from humans, but even the most advanced demons would take on human form, and some of them would even be the same as humans. Therefore, she could not confirm that she was safe, although this man did not show that he wanted to hurt her, but she still knew his identity and made herself feel more reassured.

The man just stared at her, not saying a word. Just when Elsie thought he was mute, he suddenly spat out a few words: "How old are you?" The voice was a little hoarse that did not match the man's delicate face, he didn't seem to speak often, Elsie was stunned for a moment, and reflexively replied: "I'm thirteen." The man frowned, as if he didn't want to continue talking, but he still forced out a few words: "Where to go." Elsie staggered to his feet, took a few steps back, and replied, "Ellan Shield City." His eyes were still staring at the man, he didn't pay attention just now, the man seemed to be wearing a dark combat leather armor, it seemed that he was not a mage, his leather armor and gloves were stained with a lot of blood, but Elsie didn't see his weapon, Elsie was staring at his face on the surface, but his eyes were peeking at the bloodstains. The man didn't notice her eyes, he walked past Elsie and said, "Go." ”

Elsie froze in place, as if he didn't understand what he meant, and the man turned around and spit out two words with difficulty: "By the way." Elsie was stunned for a moment, was this an invitation to him? This man seemed to be strong, and if he followed him, he would be much safer. But he changed his mind, remembered his mother and Uncle Gree's instructions again, and asked the man again: "Are you human?"

The man didn't look back, Elsie stared at his back, and then heard the word: "Yes." Receiving an affirmative answer, Elsie was overjoyed, and immediately ran forward to catch up with the man's footsteps, naïve and naïve, she did not think of the possibility of being deceived, but because someone was with her, she was much more relieved. Running to the man's side in three steps and two steps, Elsie's whole person was filled with joy: "My name is Elsie Gilbert, what's your name?" The man glanced at her, seemed to think for a while, and replied with a name: "Dylan." ”

"Is your name Dylan?" Elsie was unprecedentedly relaxed because she didn't have to go alone, since she left Uncle Gree in the past two days, she only dared to rush and cry frantically, fortunately, this area seems to have been invaded by demons, and no monsters appeared, although she was worried all the way, but it was safe, but the little thing she brought was quickly eaten, last night she hid in a dilapidated wooden house in the woods, with her back to the door, she didn't sleep all night, she didn't dare to hurry, for fear of being discovered by the monsters that infested the night, and now she was hungry, thirsty and tired, this was the first time she felt a little relaxed。 It's nice not to have to fight alone.

Dylan didn't answer anymore, just kept walking, looking ahead and not at Elsie walking around him. Elsie couldn't bear the loneliness, it was the first time she had met a living person in two days, she tried to ease the atmosphere, and said, "I'm from the city of Dophaan, where it's ...... Fell. Where are you from?" Dylan glanced at her, but didn't answer. But Elsie didn't stop because he didn't get a response: "What are you doing in El Blue Shield City? I heard that the defense there is very strong, and the demons have attacked twice and still haven't broken it, do you think he has fallen now? Or are you originally from El Blue Shield?" Dylan was silent.

"We're going to pick things up. It's dangerous if you don't enter the city after dark. Did you know that there are a lot of monsters at night, and their abilities will be enhanced, which is especially dangerous. I was lucky not to meet it last night, I hid in a cabin all night, but it was terrifying!Have you ever killed a monster?" Dylan frowned, but did not speak.

But how could Elsie stop talking? She hadn't seen a human for a long time, and she was so happy that she couldn't wait to confide in everything she had experienced, "I have an uncle, his name is Gliozren, after my mother also left, he took care of me very much, and then after the demons attacked Dofaan, he and his friends took me to hide for a long time and came to this area, but the day before yesterday our camp was besieged, Uncle Gree and they ......" Elsie choked suddenly, his tears fell on his cloak and on the ground, Elsie thought of the bloody and terrifying scene that night, thought of Uncle Gree suddenly woke up himself in his sleep, but found himself nested in the canopy of a tree with layers of leaves, thinking of her crying and begging Uncle Gree not to go down, not to leave him alone, but Uncle Gree looked at the scene of friends and demons fighting in the camp in front of him, calmly asked him, and stuffed a map and a staff into her arms, and then resolutely threw herself into the team of fighting with the demons, she watched the stump blood scattered all over the camp, screams and fires resounded in the sky of the woods, but she could only cover her mouth tightly, not daring to cry out......

Dylan didn't seem to expect Elsie to cry suddenly, he stared at Elsie's tearful face, her blue eyes were like a washed blue sky, but at the moment her eyes were foggy, watching the stains on her face gradually wiped off by his own hands mixed with tears, Dylan suddenly noticed that Elsie looked a little ...... However, it may be because it has not yet grown, and it is still a little immature, he doesn't know why, the ghost envoy touched Elsie's golden retriever, and then spit out a sentence with a little difficulty: "A lot." Elsie was also stunned and forgot to cry, and it took a long time to understand that Dylan was talking about that he had killed a lot of monsters, and she wiped her tears indiscriminately and showed a reluctant smile: "Thank you, Dylan." ”

Dylan withdrew his hand a little embarrassed and immediately walked forward, and Elsie also clenched his small staff, calmed down his mood, and chased after him.