Sandler exhaled all the air in his lungs, creating a noticeable white mist in the cold night sky.

The metal armor was constantly taking the heat away from him.

But compared to the chill in his heart, the cold in his body was nothing.

Holding the Heroic Treasure, the right hand of the Bird of Paradise, the bow of the Must, trembled slightly, and I don't know if it was because of the cold or because of the fear of what I would do later.

No problem, just as you do the usual thing, as you clean up the Abyss Demon.

He repeated it in his mind over and over again, as if trying to deceive himself.

"It's coming!"

The solemn voice of the chief knight came, awakening him violently.

With the help of the two buff magics, Eagle Eye and Night Vision, many shadowy figures can already be seen on the horizon of the grassland.

As they approached, Sandler found that although they were all wounded, the smiles on their victorious faces were still written all over their young faces.

That's not the team anymore. Please get rid of them at the funeral. ’

That's what the governor said at the time.

Although he was mentally prepared, when he really wanted to face those former comrades-in-arms with the blade, Sandler still involuntarily bit his lip and tried to hold back the pain in his heart.

"If we engage in a hand-to-hand fight with them, we are also at risk of infection. When they are in range, they will shoot their arrows. The chief knight drew his sword from his waist and raised it high. This is an indication of the action once the sword is swung. That's when they started firing arrows.

"Sandler, your Heroic Phantasm is more powerful and range-capable than a normal crossbow, and when I give the signal, you can ignore the others and just shoot the leader of that team."

Entering middle age, the knight chief with the vicissitudes engraved on his face also seemed a little unbearable, and after a pause, he continued: "Be sure to seal your throat with an arrow, and don't let our former comrades-in-arms suffer too much. ”

“…… Understand. ”

Sandler took a deep breath, steadied his hand, and drew his longbow.

There is no such thing as the thrill of shooting the Abyss Demon. The bird of paradise, which used to be like an arm and a finger, has also become like a thousand pounds. Even the bow was a little reluctant.

"It's now, shoot!"

With the command and the swing of the sword, arrows rained down from the phalanx of their knights.

The arrows shot by the Bird of Paradise are also mixed in.

The army, which had not expected to be attacked in human territory, suddenly became chaotic, and many of them did not even have their smiles faded. and died under the stray arrow.

Instead, the leader seemed to sense the danger. Roll to the ground a few times between the lightning and flint. Actually avoided the sniping of the Bird of Paradise!

As a heroic treasure, the Bird of Paradise is not as good as other magical treasures, but it also has a series of effects such as tracking, accelerating, and piercing for arrows. Even if you throw away the ability of the Bird of Paradise, not to mention. Sandler himself is also a first-class magic swordsman with archery skills.

In a major battle, he once shot two leading archdemons with the help of enchanted arrows alone, causing the demon's army to collapse at the touch of a button, and mankind won a brilliant victory. It was precisely because of his outstanding performance in that battle that he earned the title of hero and the Divine Bow and the Bird of Paradise.

But now, a magic swordsman who could not turn more than three times dodged his arrows.

It is true that the magic swordsman may have a good sense of perception, but the main reason is probably that Sandler himself is also shaking.

Seeing that the leading magic swordsman fled against the rain of arrows and finally disappeared into the darkness, Sandler not only did not lose it, but faintly felt an urge to pray for the other party in his heart.

But the fear of a possible secondary infection from the escapee later outweighed the feeling.

In the post-war inventory, only one person was missing from the corpses scattered all over the ground.

The Three-Turn Demon Swordsman, the leader of this army, and the former hero candidate, Haisen. Ingneyhill.

――Dividing Line――

Haisen. Ingneyhill staggered into a waist-high bush of grass.

If anyone saw him now, they would definitely be taken aback.

The left side of his face was ulcerated, and a lot of flesh had been torn off during the escape, and bones could already be seen, and the eyeball of his left eye was embedded in the socket of the skull, which looked very terrifying.

But it may have been the plague that paralyzed his sense of pain, and he didn't feel it at all, even though it had become like this

In addition, he had a lot of wounds on his body, nearly half of them were caused by arrows, and the other half were wounds caused by the explosion of blood blisters from the plague of the walking corpses, compared to the two, the wound on his wrist that was bitten by the walking corpse looked inconspicuous.

"Why...... The Knights of Humanity are going to attack us......" he clutched his head in pain.

"Did you mistake us for the Abyssal Demons...... Yes, definitely...... This makes sense. ”

Gasping for breath for a moment, he looked up, his bloody hand pulling a ring out of his shirt.

It was a ring made of sterling silver, and the place where it was supposed to be set with gemstones was still empty.

Marianne ...... Please wait for me...... I would definitely go back...... ...... married to you"

Coughing up blood, he slipped the ring back into his pocket, struggled to his feet, and under the dark night sky, discerned the direction of Stein City: "I'm—I'm not going to die like this!" ”

- The next day. Terran Alliance Command. Imperial Sword Knights Branch-

"It is precisely because of this that we 'wandered about the funeral' and applied for support from the Imperial Sword Knights."

Sandler said to Larry without the slightest expression on his face, "This is also an order from the command headquarters. The text will be back in the afternoon at the latest, and until then, we hope that you can immediately begin the search for the escaped infected. ”

"So ......"

Larry flipped through the improvised paperwork and put it aside, his chin in his hands, staring at Sandler and saying, "If we find him......

"Summarily executed."

Sandler was in a mixed mood, but he didn't show it on his face.

"Captain, I can't accept it!"

Without waiting for Larry to speak, St. George, who was listening on the sidelines, couldn't help it: "I will never wave my weapon at my robe!" Never! ”

"They are no longer our comrades-in-arms." Sandler clenched his fists hard, his nails digging deep into his flesh, but he said in a nonchalant tone.

"Sophistry!"

St. George snorted coldly.

"Ascalon." At this time, Larry spoke: "After the matter of the ancient dragon was resolved, you have been busy in the Knights, and you don't even have time to rest...... The decisive battle is imminent, so I'll give you a few days off, so you can have a good rest. ”

"But......" St. George frowned and tried to say something, but was glared back by his knight.

"It's an order." Larry emphasized, word for word.

“…… I understand. ”

St. George frowned, but nodded, and then he quickly left the room and walked out of the Imperial Sword Knights branch.

Because many people have come to Stein, the streets are so bustling that it doesn't look like it's only been built for a few months.

Walking down the hustle and bustle of the streets, St. George always felt unhappy.

Of course, he also understands that if it is peacetime, in the face of those who are infected, the high-level will not directly deal with them as they do now, but will try to find a way to treat them. But now that time is running out, they don't plan to plant a time bomb in their camp.

But the very act of swinging his sword at his companion was a violation of his principles, and he was unable to join the ranks.

Just as he was about to go out alone to look for Hazen, a voice suddenly sounded that surprised him.

"If you always frown, happiness will run away."

"Partner! Are you coming to Stein City too? He raised his eyebrows and looked at Sivi slowly coming out of the small alley, his heart full of excitement.

"After all, I'm about to have a showdown with those guys from the abyss, as a member of the human race, how could I survive in a safe corner, and naturally I will come here to help." Xiwei said solemnly, and then said with a serious face: "Compared to this, I have heard some strange rumors in the tavern recently......" (to be continued......