The two of them got out of the stable, and Hulse asked, "How is Priest Layla doing?" ”

Agni shook his head with a wry smile, found a place to sit down, and said, "Although I was very confident in front of Amelia and Minter, in fact, ...... Probably ......"

Huls sat down as well, frowning. Although he is not familiar with Layla, he has heard a lot about Layla since entering the church, and he has watched a few people protect Layla along the way, and he is not in a good mood when he hears Agni say that he may have just done useless work.

"Priest Layla will definitely be able to get through it, after all, so many difficulties have come over, there is no reason to lose at the last moment!" Huls could only be comforted.

Agni buried his face in the palm of his hand and exhaled heavily. All the way, he was holding Layla's body, how bad was Layla's situation, how could he not know? It's just that I don't want to think about it in the middle of the battle. And in front of Amelia and Minte, he can't show his weakness, he can only comfort them.

Layla is an NPC.

This fact has always been ignored by them consciously or unintentionally.

Or, in the words of the warfighters, she is an aborigine. Since the Warfighters came to this world, the lives of the Warfighters and these NPCs have gradually merged together, they have flesh and blood, and they also have their own joys, sorrows, and sorrows, there are high-ranking people, and there are also low-level residents who are running for three meals a day, and they will also burst out for their own beliefs and futures.

I don't know when the term "NPCs" with a lofty tone gradually disappeared and was replaced by the term "natives" or "natives" with a discriminatory connotation, and players recognized that the existence of these NPCs was closer to human than a cold program that only reacted to stress.

And this realization is also accompanied by another common sense -

Aborigines are going to die.

In this world, there is no real death for the warfighters or players, and although the death of the game characters is not a pleasant experience, they can still be reborn in the Reincarnation Temple after paying a certain price. The lowest cost of PK death between players is almost a waste of time. And if you are killed by NPCs - including humans, subhumans, elves, beasts, as well as ghosts infected by the abyss and demons from the abyss - it will come at a price depending on the abilities of the opponent, and it is usually accompanied by some very uncomfortable experiences.

But the natives will not be resurrected, the light can only redeem those who are seriously injured who still have the fire of life left, and once they die, there is no hope of any fire coming over.

The world may be a game for the Warfighters, but for the Aborigines, it's the reality of their lives!

Agni was silent for a moment, and with a jumble of thoughts in his head, he put down his hand for a long time.

"Brother Huls, tell me about Layla's past." At this time, Agni said, he could only rely on other ways to divert his attention.

Huls was stunned for a moment, then scratched his head and said, "Actually, I haven't been in the Holy Knights for a long time - I'm just an apprentice to Lord Leo!" It's all hearsay, but if you're willing to hear it, I'll tell you about it. ”

……

As Layla says, she is a child who has been picked up.

Eighteen years ago, Bishop Wendy was passing by the Fountain of Featherfall and picked up a baby girl there. There are many legends, some say that the baby girl is guarded by a stag made of holy light, some say that angels sing praises around the baby girl, some say that the baby girl appears in the water left by the sky, and so on. However, the actual truth is probably only known to Bishop Wendy himself.

Layla was not just an ordinary girl, as she herself claimed, but attracted the attention of the bishopric at the beginning of her entry into the church, and the little baby girl who radiated the aura of holy light from the inside out was obviously a gift from the angel in the clouds to the church in Cologneburg. No one knew what the bishopric was talking about around the baby girl, and the end result was that the baby girl should not be allowed to be outside until she was older.

Bishop Wendy took the baby girl to the orphanage he managed, where there were many babies who had lost their families, and the baby girl was inconspicuous.

Bishop Wendy named the baby girl Layla.

Layla grew up like an ordinary girl, and the visions of the baby girl gradually converged, and she looked no different from ordinary girls from the outside. When she was six years old, Layla was sent to the convent, and in the Sisters Seminar, she unsurprisingly had a high affinity for the Holy Light, even making the priests mistakenly believe that they were testing an angel.

Of course, none of this would be known to Layla, who was only told that she had a talent for learning magic, but did not let her know how amazing this talent was.

The ignorant Layla was thus protected, because such creatures are the best food for the demons in the abyss, and no one can guarantee that there are no demons lurking in Cologneburg. So, until Layla matures, tight protection is the best solution in the church.

Layla grew up like this, and under the deliberate suppression of the priests, Layla did not show much progress beyond that of ordinary monks, and on the surface, it was even only an average performance. Because if Layla's own potential is completely unleashed at the juvenile stage, not only will it not be beneficial to Layla's character, but it will also easily attract the attention of the outside world, which will cause unnecessary trouble.

However, even so, things changed when Layla was fifteen years old, and in the early morning, in the first rays of the morning sun, Layla suddenly summoned a pair of wings composed of holy light without a teacher!

This is not an ordinary wing, in the usual magic arts, the summoned wings are just phantoms, but Layla's holy wings are much more agile than those magic skills, and can even support her to fly! There were many witnesses to this incident, even people outside the church, and it had a great impact.

A gag order was then issued inside the church, forbidding people to discuss the matter. Although it has subsided, it has also left a legend, and many people remember Layla's name at that time.

Since then, Layla has been almost completely protected, and it was not until a few days ago that people almost forgot the memories of that time, and Layla reappeared in the field of vision, and she became an official priest at that time.

……

“…… And then it's now. Hulse said, leaning back in his chair, "These rumors are all speculation from the words of my father and Master Leo, but judging by the current appearance of Priest Layla, I'm afraid it is not far from ten." ”

"Yes......" Agni sat dumbfounded, and said his conclusion, "Miss Layla...... It is indeed the reincarnation of an angel! ”

Although there had been some speculation before, it was only after hearing the secrets that Hulse said that it was certain. It's hard to imagine that such a lady who looks sometimes dull, sometimes very shrewd, loves desserts, and whose greatest wish every day is nothing more than to climb up the roof to see the rising sun and the sunset, would be the angel standing high in the clouds!

"Although I don't have much contact with Priest Layla, from the rumors of the nuns, it is really hard to imagine that she could be an angel!" Hulse said.

Agni looked at him suspiciously, he didn't sell it, and said: "The nuns said that because of the long-term confinement, Priest Layla's eyes lit up when she saw some small things and trinkets outside, and that look was like a dragon seeing a gem, and she could be happy for a long time if she occasionally gave her a small ornament. It is also said that the nuns are afraid to eat snacks in front of Priest Layla, because ...... Her eyes at that time were so pitiful! It's like a hamster, and people can't help but give it to her! ”

"Puff~!" Agni couldn't help but laugh, and with what he knew about Layla, this was indeed something she would do.

The two laughed for a moment, but the heavy hearts returned.

"Words of being an angel...... Layla must be fine......" Agni muttered as she looked at the sky.

"Yes......" Hulse comforted him by patting him on the shoulder.

The two of them just sat there and stopped talking.

The evening sky was dyed orange, and the day was coming to an end.

I don't know how long it took, but a slow footstep came, attracting the attention of the two.

The person who came was a young woman, dressed in a bishop's robe, and walked over step by step, I don't know why, Agni felt that the other party's eyes were full of fierceness.

"Bishop Wendy!" Hulse quickly stood up and greeted the old woman. Agni also stood up.

"You've done a great job, thank you for what you've done for Layla. Now, go home, your mother seems to be looking for you. Bishop Wendy nodded and said to Huls.

"It's all duty, nothing." Hulse scratched his head, "Well, I'll go back first!" ”

After Hulse finished speaking, he turned his head and winked at the tired work secretly, and trotted out the door.

"Bishop Wendy......" Agni shouted.

Bishop Wendy's fierce gaze swept over him, and he spoke for a moment, "Let's go, go back over there." ”

With that, Bishop Wendy turned and walked in the direction he came.

Agni was shocked, he knew that this meant that there was a result, so he hurriedly followed, and then asked, "Layla...... Layla her...... How's it going? ”

Bishop Wendy gave him a blank look and said, "...... There is only a last resort. ”

Flame Heart suddenly sank into the bottomless abyss, he didn't know what the so-called last resort was, but he thought that if the entire church could not do anything about Layla's injury, then this last resort might not be what everyone wanted to see!

"Layla...... She...... Be...... It's ......" Agni stammered, his face was very ugly, and the word "death" couldn't be said anyway.

"It's not really dead, but it's ...... Let's go see her one last time. Bishop Wendy paused, closed his eyes, and seemed to calm down before opening his eyes and continuing on his way.

"How...... Will ......" ushered in the worst outcome, and Agni walked a little dejected, "She is...... O angels! ”

"Angel ...... It's going to fall, too! Bishop Wendy heard him say this, stopped, and stared at him sternly, "It is because she is an angel that we take care of her carefully, just waiting for her to grow up!" Waiting for the day when she is truly capable of facing everything! And you - delivered her to the mouth of the devil! ”

"I ...... I ...... "Agni understands that he brought it all on his own, and that there is no room for excuse at all, and it is difficult for him to forgive himself."

Bishop Wendy's chest rose and fell violently, and the obviously suppressed feelings suddenly exploded, and she continued: "Mr. Fire! Layla is like my own granddaughter, she is slowly growing up under my eyelids, I watch her learn magic and awaken her talents, and every day I just look at her and all my troubles disappear! And you! Mr. Fire! Your self-inflicted ingenuity has brought my treasure to its knees! And now you actually say that she is an angel? It's as if to take it for granted - how can an angel die? Right? Mr. Fire?! ”

"No...... I ......" Agni could not say anything in the face of such an angry lioness.

Bishop Wendy, who has no children and certainly no granddaughter, clearly loves Layla more than anyone else, and how can she remain calm in the face of her impending fate?

Bishop Wendy's chest rose and fell violently, and her mouth gasped with anger, and after a while, she calmed down, wiped the corners of her tearful eyes with a handkerchief, and then said in a calm tone: "I'm sorry, I shouldn't be angry at you." Anger is an evil act, and my cultivation doesn't seem to be at home......"

"No, you're right, I'm responsible for this......" Agni shook his head.

"It's all fate...... This kind of thing would have happened without you......" Bishop Wendy walked forward with red eyes, "wrong...... It's us who is right, it's our failure that causes this to happen. We thought this was the best option for Layla, but we ignored Layla's own ...... She must have hated me for grounding her all along......"

"No, Bishop Wendy," said Agni earnestly, "Layla must know that what you do is for her good, and that she has always been respectful and grateful to you. ”

Bishop Wendy shook his head and said, "I don't have an heir, so I won custody of Layla. But...... It's all my selfishness, and I'm complacent about being able to raise an angel. However, it turns out ...... I don't have the ability to raise ......"

"Not so, Bishop Wendy." "I can feel it every time she mentions Mama—Layla, she loves you!" ”