Chapter 13: The War of Tomorrow I.
At the outermost campfire, Leto watched with cold eyes at what was happening in the central campfire.
"I don't know if it's my delusion." An uninvited warrior sat down beside her, "Why do I always feel like you're deliberately isolating yourself?" ”
"I'm just not used to this atmosphere of blind optimism." Leto looked sideways at No.8 Fioma, who was placing a divination card on the ground next to him, and said, "I'm not used to fighting unprepared battles, and to be honest, we don't even know anything about the enemy now." ”
"What do we have to ...... about the Awakened?"
"Don't play dumb." Leto narrowed his eyes and stared at a dry branch in the campfire that was about to burn out, "That awakened person is just a front to gather forces, and everyone knows who the ultimate enemy is. ”
"Since you think this is a thoughtless move, might as well tell us about your foresight?" Fioma moved the position of the divination card with her right hand, and picked up the dead branch with her left hand and threw it into the fire.
"......" Leto didn't say a word, because it was beyond her sense. From beginning to end, she thinks about how to complete the tasks of the organization step by step, so as to extend her "shelf life".
"I'm not sarcastic. Actually, I'm like you, and it's okay to keep my head down, if that's our fate. Fioma took her eyes off the divination card and turned her head to look at Leto, "But now there is another way in front of us......
"It's just a dead end." Leto frowned, reached out and pressed one of the divination cards in front of Fioma, "Don't you like divination in everything?" Have you counted the bad luck this time? Before Fioma could react, he turned the card over, glanced at the pattern on it, and held it up in front of Fioma's eyes, "Can you tell me what a good sign this is?" ”
In the center of the board is a crooked firefly candle with broken candles all around. Fioma looked at the card, looked at it for a moment, and immediately said, "This means 'The light of hope is not extinguished.'" ”
Leto threw down the cards in a sullen manner and mocked, "What the hell is playing this, you can say whatever you want." ”
"In fact, the result has appeared before the divination, and how to interpret it is nothing more than a reflection of the will of the heart." Lucyra walked up to the two of them at some point, squatted down and turned over a card casually, and without looking at it, she directly faced the two of them, and said with a smile, "Moreover, I believe that the god of fate is on our side no matter what!" ”
Fioma took the card in her hand and looked at the tree with a budding tree painted on it, and the overjoyed Chongleto explained, "It's 'all things will eventually recover.'" ”
However, Leto's attention was now fixed on the piles of fallen leaves under the big tree in the painting, and his thoughts were confused to ponder the word 'final' in Fioma's words......
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A gust of wind struck, so that the grass on the grassland experienced a wave of ups and downs, at this time there are two groups of people and horses are standing opposite each other under the washing of this "grass wave". One of them is a "silver-eyed witch" with a large number of people, while the other side has only two "people" dressed in black.
"I'm not here today as an organizational cadre." In the weak organization "Qincha", the leader of the shriveled old man in a black robe tried to make a kind expression, and said earnestly, "But as an elder, I want to have a good talk with you." ”
"I'm really sorry that you, as the leader of the humerus, came here in person." On the warrior's side, Lucila, who took the lead, showed a look of remorse for not doing it at the beginning, "We also regret that things have developed to this point." This time I gathered privately, and I only felt that the monster was too dangerous, and I heard that so many companions had died at his hands, so I was hot-headed......"
"Don't mention that." The black-clothed negotiator waved his hand very generously, "After all, you are too young and impulsive, and organizing the establishment of a 'forbidden zone' does not mean that the awakened person will go unpunished, but I just feel that rash action will cost the army." You have to believe in the Order, in the leader of Lemoto. ”
"How can I doubt the organization when I am so benevolent and virtuous." Lucira said expressionlessly.
"That's good." "Qincha" showed a very relieved expression, "We're really afraid that you don't understand." You must know that people like us should have been nursing for a long time, but now we are still nesting in that ghost place of Stave, painstakingly managing and spending hundreds of millions of financial and material resources to cultivate you, for what? Isn't it for the well-being of our human race? ”
"yes. I believe that on the day when all demons and awakened people are destroyed, the noble spirit of your cadres will be passed on forever. Lucyra said like a vow.
"It is you true heroes that humanity should remember." The expression of the black-clothed "Qincha" was extremely solemn, "In short, we must all think about the overall situation of mankind, and we must not do stupid things that make monsters see jokes." After saying this, the black-clothed cadre saw that the soldiers on the other side were still lifeless, and immediately changed to a more relaxed tone, "Okay, it's imperative, let's talk about what to do next." ”
"At this point, our suggestion is: Deal with the Awakened One once and for all." Lucila said decisively.
"That's what the chief meant." "Qincha" nodded again and again, "And said that this battle, if you have any requirements, just mention it!" The organization will do its best to support! ”
"The only thing we need now is to lure the Awakened out of town."
"No problem." "Chincha" patted his chest and assured, "The Awoken will appear tomorrow where it should be. ”
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"Alas~ I almost couldn't help it."
After the "Chin Cha" duo who came to the organization walked away, Penelope sneered. Elizabeth on the side was also angry and funny, "They are so perfunctory, they almost said to us directly: Go and die with the awakened one." With that, Elizabeth stepped forward and stood side by side with Lucilla, "This negotiation is pointless at all, it's a waste of time. ”
"Meaningful." Lucilla patiently explained, "At least they can use their network to lure that monster out." Speaking of this, she once again recalled the previous incident of infiltrating by pretending to be a nun, closed her eyes and said, "The failure of my 'infiltration' last time has made it wary, so it is impossible for us to lure it out alone, after all, even if we take the 'secret medicine', it is still very conspicuous in comparison, as long as we pay a little attention, we will be recognized." ”
"Drawing it out is a fitting thing in itself."
"It's not just a matter of adding insults." Lucyla frowned, "If we go to war in the town, we'll tie our hands and throw a mouse." And the villagers of that town...... In short, it's better to draw it out. ”
After saying this, Lucira took a deep breath, turned to look at the twenty-two companions behind her, and her eyes swept over their faces one by one, "I believe many people know that tomorrow's war with that awakened person is at best a sentinel battle, and the real decisive battle is behind it." And the stakes are very high......"
Lucilla said, slowly pulling out the big sword behind her back that seemed to suddenly become extremely heavy, staring at her reflection on the face of the sword, and then handing the big sword in front of her, "It can be said that the future is all tied to our big sword, may the god of Rapoll favor mankind." ”
The warriors didn't speak, but they drew their swords one after another, overlapping the tip of their sword with Lucila's. Seeing that all the warriors had done this, Leto, who was still standing outside the circle, sighed lightly, walked up with great reluctance, and put his big sword on the end.
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The wind rattled the wide open windows, and Gray, who was in the lobby on the first floor of the hotel, tilted his head to look at the gloomy weather outside, and thoughtfully stepped forward to close the window, when the door bell rang.
"Welcome...... Gray greeted casually and mechanically, but stopped when he realized that it was Claire, and said in a relaxed tone, "Come back to get rain gear?" I was just thinking about delivering you ......" Gray's voice grew quieter and quieter, as Claire was not the only one who entered, the mayor of the town, and two trembling strangers followed.
Just as Gray was thinking about the identities of these two people, Claire walked up to him with a sad face, clasped her hands in front of her, and asked in a weak voice, "Gray... Mr. Gray, can I trouble you with something? ”
Gray didn't say anything but looked at Mande, and the mayor of the town immediately answered, "Mr. Gray! Here's the situation. He gestured to the two old and the young, "These two are from the town of Aoradine next door, and they are the father-in-law and husband of Cleya's friend Anne. ”
Gray turned his head to look at Clea, who said anxiously as if she was afraid that he wouldn't believe her, "Anne has been a good friend with me since I was a child, and she only married in the next town three years ago. ”
Gray nodded, and then focused his eyes back on Mande, and the mayor continued: "The situation is that they have been in the town recently......" He didn't have the courage to mention the word "demon" in front of Gray, the "big demon".
"I remember that the town of Oladin was much richer than yours." Gray was also impatient, he was idle and panicked a while, but now he has found something to do. And it's a bit too much for the town next door to come to me.
"That's... Those men in black don't, don't accept our commissions. The young man stammered.
"What?" Gray asked in surprise.
"Actually, it's not just Obadin, but also Hamel, Puvoti and Saison." Mayor Mande explained, "I heard that it is a commission from these towns in the future, and the Great Sword Organization will not accept it. Recently, the men in black have even taken down Hamel's office. ”
"......" Gray marked the name of the place on the map in his mind, and instantly understood that the organization had finally "isolated" itself as he wished.
"Mr. Gray!" The trembling old man suddenly fell to his knees and shouted, "Please save our town!" You can do whatever you want! It doesn't matter if I'm old, but my grandson and granddaughter are still young......" The young man who came with him saw his father kneeling, and he also knelt on the ground and begged bitterly.
Gray subconsciously turned his head away from the two of them, but collided with Claire's eyes full of hope and pleading......
"Alright. All right. I'll help you. I don't need money, and I don't need that. Gray defended himself in his heart: It's just a little demon, it's just a gesture, and in the final analysis, this matter also has its own responsibility...... Now that I've set off and solved it, I'm sure I'll be able to catch dinner when I come back.