“…… What 'why'? Anyway, let's go! The boss is waiting for you to go back! ”

The shadow man named Ahaz saw that Miriam was still sitting on the ground, and in his desperation, he reached out to pull the other man up, despite the fact that something was wrong with her expression.

At first, he pulled Miriam up, but after that, Miriam pulled her hand back.

"No, I don't understand!" She staggered back and said a little dejectedly, "When I went back to the headquarters, why wasn't there even a single person inside?" Do you know? Do you know what it was like when I returned home with an unconscious Asaph and could only look at the empty hallways and rooms? ”

There were no tears in Miriam's eyes, for the incident had caused her so much pain that even the feeling of grievance had been replaced by disappointment.

"Tell me, Ahaz—where did Grandpa Raven, you, and the others go? Why didn't you even give me the slightest message when you knew I might come back? Why? ”

Ahaz frowned when he heard this.

"Why else?" He said with a little confusion, "Just because we are dead, aren't we?" The boss judged that if you went back, you would most likely lead Helbo over, so we had to evacuate all of them in a timely and discreet manner. ”

When he said this, he suddenly spread his hands again and said:

"Besides, didn't the boss ask me to save you? What else do you have to complain about...... Also, didn't the boss say it? It's best not to call it that outside—"

"'Dead'......" Miriam muttered softly, shaking her head for a moment, "Ahaz, this time of captivity has made me think a lot...... Really, I don't understand, why do children who choose to undergo bloodline transformation have to become so-called 'dead soldiers'? ”

"Yes, we were all willing at that time, and if we didn't want to take risks, we could live our lives quietly as an ordinary person." "When we learned this, we were mostly touched by Grandpa Raven's kindness," she said...... Especially those of us who have chosen to change our bloodline. ”

"But don't you think it's strange to not mention the success rate of bloodline transformation, but to transform your life after success?"

Miriam looked at the room, then at the magic shackles on her feet, and then moved her feet, making a choking sound of chains rubbing.

"Why should we be dead soldiers? Why can't you repay Grandpa Raven in some other way? Why are there so many dangerous and terrible missions waiting for us? ”

"Are those missions also our own choice?"

Before the words fell, Miriam closed her eyes slightly and said lightly:

"I don't understand why Grandpa Lavin, who is so kind and kind, would allow this terrible reward to continue to this day. I heard that our organization has been going on for nearly a thousand years, so ...... After the bloodline transformation is successful, it will inevitably become the practice of the dead, and when did it begin? ”

Miriam's tone seemed sincere, because she really couldn't figure it out. And when she said this, she couldn't help but sigh lightly, and her expression became more and more confused.

"Seriously, I'm so grateful to Grandpa Laven for saving me...... If it's just me dying this time, then I won't have a second word. But when I watched Asaph fall in the hallway of the headquarters and couldn't find anyone, I began to think about it. ”

"Ahaz, you say—what is the meaning of our existence for Grandpa Raven?"

The shadow man, who was a little confused by Miriam's series of questions, shook his head in a daze.

To him, Miriam was his predecessor in the Order. He had to join the organization a few years later than Miriam, and it was Miriam, the "big sister", who led him to grow up at that time.

And since he also survived the bloodline transformation, Miriam took him through the rigors of training, and has been taking care of him all the time.

In fact, until he discovered his soul magic talents, Miriam was the one who guided and encouraged him.

Even the concept of "dead man" was told to him by Miriam herself.

But now, Miriam herself suddenly expressed confusion about the meaning of the existence of the "dead man", and even seemed to want to deny this so-called "convention" that seems to be somewhat inconsistent in the organization.

"This ...... I don't know what you said, how can we guess the wisdom of the boss at will? Ahaz hesitated, "Anyway, let's get out of here first!" If it goes on like this, in case Helpo comes back......"

"Well," said Miriam, nodding immediately, "if you want to go, take this girl with you!" Remember to get back to Grandpa Raven as soon as possible......"

"Miriam!"

When Ahaz heard this, he grabbed her arm again.

"I'm here to take you away—don't you want to go? Even if...... Even if you don't go to see the boss, you can go out with me first! ”

But once again, Miriam broke free of his grasp.

"No," she said stubbornly, "you don't understand how terrible Helbo is—it doesn't matter where we flee without shelter." Last time I missed Mr. McLean's help and I regret it...... So this time, I won't make the same mistake again. ”

At the end of the sentence, Miriam said in a deep voice, "Whether Asaph is dead or not, at least until I see him in person, I want to live." ”

……

Not to mention how much Miriam's state of mind has changed, Maca, who chased after Helbo just now, has really fought with the other party at this time.

Compared to the previous times, today's Helbo is obviously very negative in mentality.

To say that Helbo before, whether it was the first time when he had a slight upper hand and the latest time in a strategic retreat, his mentality was actually not too similar.

As far as Maca McLean, a modern-day young wizard, Helpo does admit that he is talented and strong enough, but he never puts Maca on the same level.

Of course, the second-level rules mastered by Helbo are indeed much stronger than the first-level peak of Maca. Even if it doesn't sound like it's too far, the difference is huge.

But because of this, when Helmo saw Maca using magic to outline the soul rule rune - "arrogance", he was really startled.

When did the study of second-level rule runes start to become so worthless?

But where did he think that Maca had a scroll of truth and notes from his "future self", as well as a series of tests on the side of the bronze eaglet, each of which was a weapon that could assist him in his study of the rules.

Right now, in the Muggle building that Helbo was looking for, Maca was controlling wisps of cold air to chase around and intercept her, while holding her staff high and releasing the power of the Soul Rules.

Even if his current usage is still a little crude, none of the students in this living room who have been transformed by Helbo's soul can move - Helbo's order as the "master" has expired.

"Sneer—"

Suddenly, a series of rock-forming spikes spawned at Maka's feet, easily piercing the wooden floor. But Maca's movement speed was faster than the speed at which the ground thorns were formed, and it didn't affect him at all.

And as the terrible cold air circulated rapidly in the room, while blocking Helbo's path, it gradually turned the entire living room into an ice cave.

Not only were the walls and floors coated with a thick layer of ice crystals, but even the roofs and open doors and windows were hung with a large amount of ice.

It can be said that as long as Helbo has not regained his original strength, this cramped indoor environment is undoubtedly extremely unfavorable for him.

But if it weren't for Maca's Soul Rule Rune that took the lead in cutting off Helbo's "men", maybe Helbo would have run away without a trace. Otherwise, he would not dare to find Maca in the basement, and hide in it and watch secretly.

It's just that now it's too late for Helbo to regret it. Because he found out that he was probably going to fall into Maca's hands again this time......

"Bang-"

A large flame suddenly exploded in this ice cave, but it couldn't hold on for even a second, and it was instantly extinguished on the spot by a large amount of cold current.

With the support of the current physical sentence, the few magic that Helbo can use the soul rules to cast is the soul flame that resembles a fierce fire.

But when the flames themselves can't be formed, how can he embed the soul and shape all kinds of flame-like lifeforms?

"Tsk...... Does this body have to give up too? ”

If the quality of the shell is concerned, it is actually stronger than the one that was originally brought out of the ground, and it is more than a minute and a half strong.

This can be seen just by looking at the fact that even Maca was forced to use her brains crookedly at that time.

It's a pity that the ancient wizard body that was originally obtained thousands of years ago was scrapped by the death rule that Maca induced him to detonate the backlash, which was really a considerable loss.

Compared to that, Helbo doesn't really care much about this kind of body now.

However, it obviously takes a lot of energy to suppress the souls of others and forcibly take their bodies. So before waiting for the Demon Summoning Technique, it's better not to waste it, isn't it?

"Boom!"

Seeing that Maca wanted to control the cold again, Helbo immediately pulled up a rock slab from the ground to block it, and then tried to break through the wall again.

But before he could take the second step, a chill mixed with ice crystals passed in front of him, forcing him to stop.

At the same time, a third cold current fell from the sky, threatening to engulf it at the moment of his pause.

Even if her view was obscured by the rocks, Maca was able to know exactly where Helbo was. It can be seen that in the basement at that time, it was no accident that he discovered the existence of Helbo.

"Helmo, stop struggling—you really can't escape!"