Night falls, somewhere in a cave in the glacial wasteland.

Dressed in a black cloak, the man sitting by the campfire rubbed his numb hands, his eyes glancing at the one-armed knight opposite him who had saved himself in the snow and single-handedly repelled the wolves.

The other party was very silent, and never said why he wanted to save his life, and sat silently by the campfire with his eyes closed, holding the mottled knight's sword in his arms.

A few rough hides underneath him, even blankets, quilts, and beds.

Look at the location of the cave, and this person's familiarity with the surrounding terrain... By all indications, he has been living here for a long time.

Alone, with his right arm broken;

No aid, no supplies;

Or in the monster-rampant, icy and snowy Fault Mountain...... The man asked himself, and he definitely lasted less than a month in this situation.

How did he do it?

No... What is really strange should be why he saved himself?

Looking at each other hesitantly, the man finally made up his mind, withdrew his eyes, and said with some embarrassment:

"Uh, that... Ahem, my name is Andrew McAfee, a mercenary from the Broken Mountain Fortress, you can just call me Andrew!"

The other party didn't mean to speak, and still closed his eyes to recuperate, which made the already inexplicable atmosphere immediately become more embarrassing.

The corners of Andrew's mouth twitched, and he plucked up his courage again: "That... What's your name?"

"I don't have a name, I don't have a title. The other party said indifferently.

“......”

"I have made a vow to the 'Sword of Oath' to dedicate myself to the Holy Cross, and henceforth alone to follow the path of faith... The name is long gone. ”

It turned out to be a fanatic believer in the church... No wonder he survived alone in the wasteland.

When Andrew was at the Broken Mountain Fortress, he had also met several Knights of Oath and the Church's acolytes and infantry, all of whom were madmen who didn't want to die, and he didn't have the slightest affection for them.

Of course, Andrew didn't have a good impression of the Holy Cross in the first place... He didn't believe in this Rausch at all, otherwise he wouldn't have run away to this hellish place to be a mercenary.

Wait a minute, if that's the case, then he's ......

"You don't have to worry too much about why I saved you, it's just a good deal. ”

There was still some magnetism in the calm voice, and the direct gaze of the "Oath Knight" made Andrew couldn't help but shrink his neck, and those clear eyes seemed to be able to penetrate people's hearts, making him particularly insecure, as if he was not wearing clothes.

"Originally, I was going to leave here today, but I encountered a group of wolves hunting, so I had to wait two more days. The Knights of Oath were expressionless:

"It's not far from the Broken Mountain Fortress, and you can stay here for two more days after I'm gone, and you'll always meet patrolling Rangers - I've calculated that your men will pass by in about two or three days. ”

He whispered, but he didn't notice that Andrew's eyes suddenly lit up, and he couldn't wait to speak: "You want to leave Broken Boundary Mountain?!"

"Is there a problem?" the Knight of Oath frowned slightly.

"There is only one way to go south from the Glacier Wasteland to the Broken Boundary Mountain Fortress, and once it is discovered by the outpost of the Broken Mountain, it will be executed on the spot as a fugitive!"

"I know there's a way to get around the Stronghold Legion's outpost, but it's up the hill. The Knight of Oath replied indifferently and looked up at him: "If you want to accuse me, please feel free... As long as your people can keep up with me. ”

"Uh? No, no, no, no... You're mistaken, I'm not asking this to catch you!"

Andrew hurriedly waved his hand and flatly denied it, scratching his head in embarrassment, and was a little embarrassed: "I—I just want to know... Can you take one more person with you when you're gone?"

As the words fell, the Knight of Oath glanced at Andrew in confusion.

"I remember... You say you're a mercenary of the Broken Mountain Fortress, a man of Conrad de Salion?"

"Uh......" Andrew, who tugged at the corners of his mouth, reluctantly squeezed out a smile in embarrassment: "Almost... That's the thing. ”

Then in the next second, he saw a trace of disdain in the eyes of the Oath Knight:

"Deserter!"

"I'm not a deserter!" Andrew immediately retorted, but surrendered at once in front of those eyes: "Okay... I'm a deserter, but that's because I don't want to work for Connad de Salion anymore!"

"Did you know that Conrad de Salion is the crown prince of the Empire, the next supreme emperor of Sakrand?"

"Yes!"

"Do you know how many people want to give their loyalty to him... Don't have a chance?"

"I know, but it's definitely not me!" Andrew snorted coldly: "I'm a mercenary, it's okay for me to take money to sell my life, but he just wants us to die!"

"A patrol mission like this, which will run into a werewolf colony, should have at least one squad of legion patrols, but they actually handed it over to me alone, and they didn't even have the most basic information. ”

"It's only been two months, and more than one-fifth of the total number of casualties in the barracks of the entire mercenary regiment has been added up, and almost a quarter of those who have been executed for violating military discipline have been executed, and the new barracks do not have such a high death rate!"

The Knight of the Oath frowned, his expression moving slightly: "If they find out that you are not dead but have escaped, they will definitely send someone to arrest you." ”

"Don't worry, our Royal Highness the Crown Prince is only the Prince of East Sackland, as long as you escape from the Prince's Territory, you don't have to worry!" Andrew shrugged and shook his head:

"I can see that His Highness Conod doesn't really need mercenaries to work for him - the Northern Legion is much stronger than us - he just doesn't want us bastards to mess around in his territory to get us to this monster-ridden place... It's no different from the lords who used to put death row prisoners on battle. ”

"So... As long as you obediently get out of East Sackland, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will not trouble me with a miscellaneous fish. Smirking smugly, Andrew concluded with a fluttering eyebrow.

The Knight of Oath looked at him silently, and after a moment, bowed slightly: "I can take you away, but you must promise me a few things first." ”

"Uh... What?" Andrew was still a little scared of the Knight's eyes.

"First of all, I only agree to take you out of East Sacland, as for where you go after leaving East Saqland, it has nothing to do with you, you can follow me or not. ”

"Second, you are not allowed to ask me what I do—and when I tell you to leave, you must leave. ”

"I promise you. ”

Andrew nodded without hesitation, but he couldn't help but ask: "That... What are you going to do?"

"Find someone. The Knight of the Oath spoke calmly:

"I've been here for a long time, and it's only recently been roughly confirmed that he should go to the south of the empire. ”

Looking for someone?Andrew had the same expression on his face, but his heart was extremely strange.

If you're looking for someone... Do you need to stay in a hellish place like the Glacier Wasteland?

He didn't dare to continue asking, so he could only hide his confusion in his heart... The more you know, the faster you die, a saying that is almost universally known among mercenaries.

In fact, the "Knight of Oath" himself alone in front of him is strange enough.

Even among the Knights of Oath in the Broken Mountain Fortress, Andrew had never heard of a single one who had to give up his name and identity together, and had to be alone.

But the strength of the other party, the unwavering devotion to the Holy Cross, can even make an oath that can even give up the name... There is no doubt that the other party must be a knight of the oath with strong faith.

Could it be... He is a "Sword of Oath"?!

Andrew was taken aback by the idea that the Church of the Holy Cross had not had a new "Sword of Oath" for many years, and that the price to pay for this oath was too heavy and too extreme;

The most important thing is that the church, which has become a universal faith, no longer needs such "sword-wielding" missionaries to fight against those cults.

And the last "Sword of Oath" that still exists today is the legendary Broken Mountain Fortress, Fanessc, who betrayed the church and became a lackey of the evil god, the most trusted ...... around him

"What's wrong?"

The Knight of Oath glanced at him.

"Nothing!" Andrew hurriedly smiled: "That... Where are we going?"

"The south of the empire, the land of wine and knights...... the famous Oath Knight, bowed his head and said softly:

"Duchy of Byrne!"