Simon and Vanessa bent over and carefully walked past the zombies not far away with the help of debris on the side of the street. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

The two have walked two streets, and in the process, Simon finally meets real skeletons and zombies, the two most familiar undead creatures, and Vanessa teaches Simon some basic knowledge.

"Just leave the zombie thing alone, it's slow, as long as you stay away from it, there won't be any danger."

Not only are the zombies moving slowly, but they also rely on their traditional five senses to catch enemies, which makes it easy for the two to sneak past without the zombies noticing.

"Skeletons, in contrast, are much more troublesome, there are too many of them."

The ordinary skeleton walked around like a real person, even a little faster than a normal person, and it often stopped and lowered its head, as if to think. However, in addition to the "clean" white bone skeletons, Simon also saw skeletons in armor or robes wandering around. Listening to Vanessa, these skeletons have a very peculiar way of perceiving, it seems that they can sense life energy, and can rely on the sense of vibration to detect the surrounding targets, it is difficult to entangle, once it is too close to it, no matter what barrier in the middle will be found.

To Simon's surprise, though, the skeletons were surprisingly weak.

"Bell!"

As soon as Simon looked at the skeleton in front of him, he drew his sword and split the skeleton's head in half. The skeleton had rushed out of the house they had passed, and neither of them had noticed the skeleton in the house because of the wall.

"These skeletons are so weak, can't we really kill them all the way?"

Simon has killed more than a dozen skeletons along the way, and these skeletons are all vulnerable, which makes Simon feel a little confused.

"Absolutely not, that's how my squad was destroyed. We have to fight quickly, although one skeleton is weak, but the movement of fighting skeletons will attract more skeletons, and then we will enter a vicious circle, the more skeletons we fight, and the more skeletons we fight, the whole street will be filled with skeletons in the end, which is a desperate number. ”

With fear in Vanessa's eyes, Simon followed without saying a word, but inadvertently saw a large floor-to-ceiling mirror in the room next to her. A sturdy man with black hair and black eyes was reflected inside, and it was only when Simon raised his sword to guard that he was stunned to realize that it was him.

This...... That's me?

Simon touched his face with his hand, he could not help but feel a shiver when he saw himself so clearly as he was, and so clearly understood that he was no longer the same self.

Who the hell is "I"? Why is there a hole in the chest? Am I human? Am I still alive? Or am I dead, living like the walking dead?

"What's wrong, Simon?"

Realizing that Simon didn't follow, Vanessa turned back to find Simon.

"Oh, it's fine, just a little tired."

Simon tried to prevaricate, but Vanessa walked up to him and reached out to touch his forehead with a serious face.

"Is it sick? The most troublesome thing for these undead creatures is disease, and if they are accidentally contaminated, they are likely to die from these invisible viruses. ”

Simon looked at Vanessa's close face, and couldn't help but feel a little guilty.

I didn't expect Vanessa to be only half a head shorter than me, it seems that she really shouldn't be regarded as a child, but people are more experienced warriors than you, don't hold on to the glory of the past and not let go, Simon! It's time to accept the reality that Simon, the Ranger of the past, is currently just a new recruit.

"I'm fine, Vanessa, let's keep walking."

"Well, we're not far from the Brotherhood of Steel station, come on!"

Vanessa still didn't seem at ease, and her face was worried.

"What's that?"

Simon was anxious to get out of the awkward atmosphere he was now in, but at a glance he saw a monster coming from the corner in front of him. It may have been a human - it was, and now it looks like a swollen ball of flesh. Swollen veins spread across its iron-blue epidermis, and the only shelter on its bulging body was the rotting fragments of its clothes. It stared at Simon with empty eyes as it staggered towards Simon with a huge fist.

"It's ...... Bloody Warrior. ”

Vanessa replied a little carelessly.

"It's weak?"

Simon was a little surprised, after all, the appearance of the blood warrior was still very intimidating, and it was a little disgusting.

"It doesn't have any advantages other than being particularly resistant to fighting."

Vanessa drew her dagger with ease, her longsword had been broken by the Black Knight before, and she only had this weapon at the moment.

"It's better to be careful."

Because of his lack of experience, Simon didn't dare to underestimate any monsters, except for the previous skeletons.

Just as Simon and Vanessa were preparing to fight, a voice suddenly sounded.

"If I were you, I wouldn't fight it."

Vanessa immediately looked in the direction of the voice and assumed a defensive posture.

"Who's there! Come out! ”

It was a small alley, and there are many alleys like this in this city, and if you are not familiar with it, you may not find your way inside, and you may even get lost in the alley.

"Rest assured, I have no ill intentions."

Out of the alley came a woman in a silver chainmail shirt, she raised her hands slightly, her expression calm and indifferent. Her long golden hair is combed into a single ponytail, her eyes are like pure sapphires, and her facial features seem to be a perfect sculpture. She wore no helmet or any head protection, but instead wore an elaborate chain armor, all forged from silver-white silver metal that shimmered like starlight, a robe with a red sun painted on a white background, and crimson leather gloves on both hands. She carries a long sword and a mace around her waist, and a flis shield behind her.

"Holy Warrior, you dare to appear in front of me!"

Vanessa was suddenly furious, and her hand subconsciously touched her back, and then retracted, her eyes not taking half a minute off the strange woman. Simon knew what Vanessa was doing, and he clearly remembered what Vanessa was carrying on her back when he first met her—a heavy crossbow, a deadly weapon that could pierce through steel plates, and although it didn't work well for the undead, it was a terrifying weapon for vulnerable humans.

Paladin, if Simon remembers correctly, is a profession similar to that of a priest to serve the gods, no wonder Vanessa reacted so violently, because the remaining paladins and priests are almost exclusively followers of the evil gods, and are minions to carry out the will of the evil gods. Don't think that the holy warriors are good people with the word "holy" in them, the holy warriors and priests who believe in the evil gods are far more cruel than the evil mages, they are the pillars of the evil forces of Essos, in order to please the evil gods, they have no bottom line and will do whatever it takes.

In the face of Vanessa's hostility and Simon's questioning gaze, the strange woman did not care at all, and her voice sounded like a clear spring.

"My name is Aphrodite, and I am a wandering paladin. I am not a servant of the evil gods, and although I cannot use any magic skills, I can still use the sword in my hand to maintain order and fight evil. ”

"I don't believe a word of what you say. Even if what you say is true, you are a time bomb, and you may fall at any time, and the Paladin is such a dangerous 'thing'! ”

"Why don't you hear what she has to say? I wonder if she's really a Fallen Paladin, why not sneak up while we're fighting the Blood Warriors? ”

Simon felt that if Aphrodite was an enemy, there was no need to show up to warn them, and perhaps she was really a wandering paladin.

"That's true, please let me finish."

Aphrodite pointed to the bloody warriors not far away.

"Not only is this evil creature very resistant to blows, but it will also blow itself up before it perishes, and it is so powerful that I don't recommend hand-to-hand combat with it."

Aphrodite pulled out the iris shield behind her back, which was covered in blood that had not yet dried up, and pointed to the blood on her face and body.

"That's the consequence of the battle I just had, and I suggest we can avoid it altogether, it's moving very slowly, and we'll have plenty of time to get around."

Vanessa also calmed down and thought for a while, and after seeing Simon nodding to herself, she decisively decided to believe Aphrodite.

"Please follow me, it's safe in the alley."

Simon and Vanessa followed Aphrodite into the alley quickly, and as the group went deeper, the surroundings became quieter and quieter, and there were indeed no enemies inside.

"I'm Vanessa of the Brotherhood of Steel, he's my henchman Simon, you should know where the Brotherhood of Steel is located, right?"

Vanessa opened her mouth to break the silence, ignoring the look in her attendant Simon's eyes in protest.

Aphrodite nodded and moved on.

"Since you are a holy warrior, why would you rather lose your divine skills than believe in evil gods? Isn't God the meaning of your existence? ”

"Well, I wanted to ask just now, Vanessa, why did you say that Aphrodite was a paladin as soon as we met, how did you find out?"

Simon, who was afraid that the two would quarrel, hurriedly interrupted Vanessa's words.

"Hmph, I smell the stench of a paladin when I'm far away, why don't I need to look at it?"

Vanessa seemed to sense Simon's intentions to defend Aphrodite, and her tone became very stiff.

Are you a dog, and doesn't that add fuel to the fire?

Simon felt powerless to stop the two women from arguing.

"Not really, Mr. Simon. Just as I can sense that Lady Vanessa is a good psionic user, Lady Vanessa can sense the aura of magic in me, even though I can't use it. But this Mr. Simon was a little strange, and didn't seem to sense anything. ”

Aphrodite answered Simon's question earnestly, not responding in the slightest to Vanessa's slanderous words.

"Aren't you angry?"

Simon asked cautiously.

"It is true that most of the paladins have become servants of the evil gods, as Lady Vanessa said, so I am often questioned and hostile like this, and I am used to it, and I am more willing to prove my innocence by deeds than by words."

Vanessa seems to accept Aphrodite's explanation and no longer focuses on her identity.

"Okay, I'll take it back. Still, I wonder why you stick to the path of the Holy Warrior if you are not prepared to be a lackey of the evil god? ”

Aphrodite turned back and replied solemnly.

"Because I want to see if I can perform magic without relying on the gods!"

"Impossible!"

Vanessa categorically denied it.