"Alik, you will always be a knight, at least I will witness that last moment. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo”

Brewster muttered to himself, then woke up. He felt the reality of his body again, so he struggled to do it. Unexpectedly, an unspeakable pain swept over. Brewster felt something strange about his vision, and in that strange vision showed Sulfona's face.

"You lie down and don't move, you're weak."

"I ...... What's wrong with me? ”

Brewster subconsciously wanted to touch his cheek with his hand, and he found that his right eye and part of his forehead were covered in cloth. Brewster understood what was going on after a moment's thought.

"Am I attacked by a demon and blinded in one eye? After that, we got separated from Daddy? ”

"The demon was fast, so we decided to split up. I'm taking you with me, and the demon seems to be chasing us. Daddy should be fine with the kids. As for your injuries...... To be precise, your eyes should still be saved. But your right hand ......"

Brewster was stunned for a moment, he didn't notice the presence of his right hand. It wasn't until Sulfur pointed it out that Brewster realized what an unusual thing this was. Brewster's right arm was wrapped in strips of cloth. Brewster tried to close his eyes, striking a position that worked, drawing his sword with his right hand, slashing with his right hand, and even imagining pouring himself a glass of wine with his right hand. It was nice that everything was fine, and Brewster was even able to imagine the sound of the beer bubbling. But when he opened his eyes, his right hand was still hanging under his shoulder, like a burned snake.

Sulfona noticed Brewster's gaze.

"I didn't know how to dress this wound, so I just wrapped it up briefly."

"Give me the strips of cloth, and I'll do it myself."

Brewster sat up slowly as he was helped by Sulfona, and he found himself lying next to a small river, the only flat place nearby. It's morning, maybe the next day, maybe it's the next day. Brewster realized that Sulfona had been watching him.

"What's wrong?"

Sulfona sighed.

"I'm impressed with you. I thought you would wake up yelling, but you're calm. The way your wound looks like it hurts a little bit. ”

"It may hurt, but I don't care."

"But......" said Sulfona, "for humans, such wounds should be irreparable. The right hand is your dominant hand, which is ...... for your knighthood"

"Maybe, I may not be able to be a good knight. But there was no knighthood from the beginning, didn't you listen to your father? I'm just an apprentice now, and I'm sneaking out of this operation. Brewster shrugged, "It doesn't matter if you become a knight or you can't be a knight. Because I have something I want to do, I'm a knight now. ”

"You...... It looks a little different. Sulfur said in some surprise.

"Men are always going to be different all of a sudden."

"Oh my God, I don't understand what you're talking about. Being hit by a demon makes your head even more confused. ”

"We must now tell the Holy Maiden all this, and ask her to send someone to rescue Daddy. But before I do that, I'm going to take care of the wound. ”

Brewster smiled at Sulfona, then avoided the topic. He raised his left hand and then clenched his fist, released, clenched his fist, released. This was repeated five or six times. Brewster watched as the lines of the muscles in his arm drew a soft shadow in the sunlight, and he knew that his left arm was still as strong as it was yesterday. But Brewster is no longer the Brewster of yesterday, and the part of his body that belongs to the knight has been killed by the demon forever. What remains is a semi-finished product, and the memory of the past is a broken eggshell. Filling this void was nothingness and the unknown—something that terrified Brewster.

Brewster thought about these things as he cleared the wound on his face against the clear water. A deep scratch ran through his eye socket, the eyeball was fine, but the face was definitely broken. The right hand turned into rotten flesh as if it had been trampled by a horse. Brewster was busy with his work, and if he didn't clean up the rotten flesh, he might get gangrene. The muscles will be like beans that have been soaked for days, and the skin will turn purple-yellow. When the wash was over, Brewster re-washed and wrapped the gauze for himself, and Brewster found that Sulfur had avoided it while he was washing. Although Brewster felt that it didn't matter if she was seen through. It was only at this time that Brewster realized that Sulfur was a girl. He called out to Sulfur several times before he returned, Brewster asked casually.

"Where are we now?"

"I don't know, it shouldn't be far from the Holy City." Sulfona shook her head, "I can't pay attention to the direction when I run, and holding you is as heavy as holding two big swords." That demon is cunning and a difficult opponent. ”

"It's not far off, indeed."

Brewster stood on a small dirt slope and looked out from afar. Within his vision, several spiky cone towers sprang up in the depths of the forest. Artificial creations surpass natural plants and look a little abrupt.

"That's the outer walls of the Holy City—have you ever been to the Holy City?"

Sultan shook her head silently, and Brewster realized that for the half-demons, the gates of the Holy City were always closed. He then went on with an embarrassed little touch.

"The origin of the Holy City is said to be a gathering place established by people who fled. At that time, several communities came together to defend themselves against demons and beasts from the outside world, and to worry about the threat of famine and disease. Fortunately, the twin goddesses helped them, taught them to plant in the land, and to heal the sick. After the death of the Twin Goddesses, their followers formed a church - initially to protect the remains of the Twin Goddesses and the miracles they had performed. The following communities also settled here, and they built high walls to defend against foreign enemies. The heads of these communities and families were the nobles who followed. The church that protects the Twin Goddesses is the 'holy', and the wall against foreign enemies is the 'city'. This is where the Holy City came to be. ”

"So that's the wall that the ancient people erected?" Sulfona asked.

"Of course not, people at that time would only tamp the earth into mud bricks and build the most ordinary earthen walls. After a long time of wind and sun, it has long become fragmented. For the people of the Holy City, the autumn after the summer rainstorms is a day to repair the Holy City. Year after year, the walls of the Holy City that had been repaired became more and more fragile. The walls you see today are the work of Master Cook, who led a group of craftsmen to completely tear down the mud walls and rebuild the current holy city with stones and mud. ”

"Master Cook?" Sulfona nodded thoughtfully.

"You've probably heard the name. You may have heard rumors about him on the way here. He was a great craftsman - no, he should be said to be a great inventor. He brought a lot of things to the Holy City and a lot of changes. When the Holy City was rebuilt twenty years ago, many people condemned him, but when it was built, it was one of his most remarkable achievements. Everyone who enters the Holy City for the first time can see it. There was a rare hint of respect on Brewster's face, "I don't know why he's disappeared for years, but this time he's back and he's building a few towers for the Holy City." At the same time, an exposition will be held in a few days to showcase the new inventions of Master Cook. Those towers are the center of the exhibition, and everyone is expecting him to surprise. ”

"I see, he is the hope and the example of your hearts."

"Someone does think so." Brewster smiled wryly, "Master Cook and my father are known as the Twin Treasures of the Holy City. They were active in the same era, one was constantly innovating in technology, and the other was revitalizing commerce and opening up new business routes. The people of the interior praised Master Cook more, while the coastal areas were mainly blessed by the Chamber of Commerce. The people there always admired my father. ”

"But judging by the look on your face, you don't like him much?"

"That's right, I hate him. Have you forgotten what Daddy said, I ran away from home. Now I understand his thoughts a little, but I still don't like him. Brewster didn't like the topic, he shook his head and said, "Being able to see the minarets of the Holy City, we are not far from the Holy City. Being able to move in the right direction while the demons are in hot pursuit, we may indeed be protected by the twin goddesses. ”

"Perhaps." "That demon is good at tracking, and he's cunning to the extreme. ”

"But you got rid of it, didn't you?" Brewster shrugged, "You're better than that." ”

"No, I couldn't shake it off."

"Huh?"

"Really, she didn't get rid of me."

After saying that, Sulfura smiled at Brewster. Her already somewhat distorted face became hideous. Instinctively sensing the fear, Brewster rolled away from Sulfona, then cautiously took a few more steps back. The "Sulfona" on the other side was not disguised, her body suddenly became as transparent as water, and then she turned into an ordinary human-sized alien. The man had no eyes or a nose, just grinning wide. The fangs in that mouth were full of fangs, and it looked terrifying. Brewster swallowed.

"Since when did you start ......" Brewster struggled to get his brain to think, recounting what had happened since he woke up, "You're not the real Sulfona, when did you become her?" If I replace me while I'm unconscious, then you can just kill me......"

Brewster's brain is unusually clear. After losing his right arm, something that he had forgotten gradually came to mind. That's a whole set of ways of thinking about problems that his education has given him since he was a child. When Brewster was still holding a knight's sword, he used to think with his armor and muscles. When he could no longer swing his sword like he used to, he became stronger in a way.

"Is it while I'm cleaning my wounds?" Brewster slammed down.

"Yes, yes, you're smart as a human." The demon smiled and said, "It's a pity that you're going to die." If you cooperate, I can also save me the unnecessary pain. How does it feel to have my arm smashed by my claws? You don't want to experience it again. When I was in captivity, I felt like life was too long. Don't you think so? Lingering means longer ordeal. ”

Brewster sensed the demon looking at his left arm with ill will, and he quickly put it behind his back. But then, Brewster sensed a sense of disobedience, and he felt that the demon's words were a little too much.

If the demon wants to kill him, all he has to do is shoot a finger gun. Just now, when she was disguised as Sulfona, she was able to attack Brewster and turn Brewster's body into meat sauce. But she didn't, she revealed her identity herself, which seemed very unwise. The longer the time drags on, the worse it will be for the demons, and Sulfona may return at any time. Unless, Sulfona is dead. The Pretender was very strong, and he had hit himself hard in front of Sulfur and Alex. If Sulfona is dead, then there is no need for the demon to go around in circles with Brewster.

Layers of fog hung over Brewster's mind.