26 Who am I? What did I come to you for?

Loneliness and the unknown are two powerful spiritual enemies, either of which is enough to break a person, and now Milo is being caught between these two enemies.

"Erin—" Melo shouted, but there was no response. Erin, who had just walked side by side with him, disappeared in an instant, and he couldn't help but feel his heart beat faster and his breath short.

"Erin—can you hear me—" shouted again, silence all around. After a few steps back, Milo still didn't find Erin. "Don't run around, it's too easy to get lost in the fog." This sentence is not only to pray for Erin, but also to persuade herself. He decided to stop where he was and wait for a while while listening carefully to the sounds around him.

"Domi, your prophecy of divination has come true again." Milo's mind returned to the night when he first met the soothsayer Domi, and he rarely made assumptions and ifs about what had happened, except that night. "What if you hadn't met Domi?" It may be the same as it is now, and it may be that everything will change......

A very soft sound slowly approached, it was the sound of falling leaves squeezing, and it was someone stepping on it. "Irene!" Melo shouted, looking at the source of the voice—in the thick fog, a faint figure came out—dark skin, blue pupils—and Milo was startled, this person who had been appearing in his nightmares and suddenly appeared in front of him with visions from time to time, had also come to the misty jungle! He subconsciously searched for a weapon at hand, but found that he had nothing to use to defend himself, so he had to drag his heavy body to get up and run away, but he betrayed his back in an instant......

The man didn't miss the opportunity, and he stepped forward and kicked Milo over. Milo felt only a blow to her chest, and then she lay on her back, and in an instant, a cold sensation spread from her throat to her whole body—the man had pressed his steel sword against his neck, and with a little force, he could pierce it. Melo gave up her resistance completely, tensed her body, and gasped for breath, meeting her blue eyes.

"Don't move," the dark-skinned, blue-eyed man finally speaks in our story, "Think about it: Who am I?" What did I come to you for? His voice was round, powerful, and so firm that it must have been so resolute that the mere hearing of it gave the impression that it was safe if it were his companion, and terrified if it was his adversary.

"You...... Hum! Milo seemed unconvinced, and then felt the tip of the sword use a little force, as if to remind him. He had to answer these two questions:

"You're Herm Bain, the rider of the Third Cavalry Regiment of the Sprelet Empire, a Kulo......" Hearing the word "Kulo", the tip of the sword was once again forced, "Tsk! You're here to kill me. ”

"Kill you?" Herm raised his eyelids, as if Milo was biased, "Revenge should be said, right?" ”

"Revenge...... Heh......" Milo smiled bitterly, "but why?" ”

"Don't think I don't know," Herm said coldly, stabbing Milo in the throat with his sword, "I guessed it was you when we were in Tum City. ”

"When I was in Tum City...... Alas...... "Milo's eyes blurred, and memories came to him......

The Past of Toom City I

At the turn of the spring and summer of 1797 in the imperial calendar, two years before the outbreak of the Djinn Crisis, as the largest city in the south of the Spoulet Empire, the city of Tum was full of people, traffic, and prosperity...... However, a decadent young man is out of step with the bustle of the city - dressed in tattered leather armor, his cloak has long been torn into a sieve, the soles of his shoes are torn, and he walks listlessly through the streets with a burden full of patches...... He was 20-year-old Milo Entekoman. He was ridiculed by others because of his family's surname, and he broke with his family, and then ran away from home, and it has been two years now. After two years of wandering, Milo had a hard time, and even regretted his decision for a while, but he gritted his teeth and persevered. With the help of a friend, he qualified to join the 3rd Cavalry Corps, which was stationed in the city of Tum. After a long journey, Milo finally arrived in Tum City, but he was already exhausted.

Losing his strength, Milo leaned limply against the stone pier by the side of the road, bearing the disdainful gazes of passers-by, and even a good Samaritan placed a silver coin beside him...... Physically and mentally tormented, he felt that his future was uncertain.

"Cheer up!" The crisp, lovely voice reached Milo's ears, and this sincere voice awakened Milo's almost death heart, and he looked at the person who spoke - a pretty, lively girl, carrying a basket of flowers in her hand, which was full of colorful flowers, and her gaze contained kindness and encouragement, like a divine light, sprinkled on Milo's heart.

The girl saw that Milo did not react - in fact, the latter was stunned, lowered her head and pulled out a purple flower from the flower basket, and handed it to Milo, "Here you go!" Flower! Milo hesitantly took the flower, and the girl patted him on the shoulder again, and said in a hopeful tone, "Don't give up, look forward!" Then he ran away neatly, and at the corner of the junction, turned back again, smiled at Melo, and as a last word of encouragement, disappeared at the junction.

Milo stared at the intersection where the girl had left, and after a long time she picked up the flower and brought it to her nose, and sniffed it gently—the refreshing scent, as if it was a good medicine, restored most of Milo's spirit and body.

"Cheer up...... Don't give up...... Look ahead......" Melo muttered the girl's words, barely bracing her tired body, and with the little confidence she had just accumulated, she walked towards the barracks......

This was the first meeting between Milo Entekoman and Heidi Terrest.

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"How long are you going to play stupid?" Herm tapped a few more times with the tip of his sword.

Milo didn't dare to move, but his mouth was very hard: "Since you want revenge, then kill me." He said it a little lightly, but his heart was tense, as if he was about to collapse in an instant, "Even if you kill me, you won't be able to get out of this jungle." ”

"Hmph, my mouth is still hard, but I still have enough time to torture you before I kill you......" As he spoke, Herm took out a bundle of hemp rope from his waist and tried to tie Milo's hands and feet, and he just started -

"Milo! Are you there? Can you hear me? Erin's voice was heard, and it was approaching......

Hem hurriedly put away the hemp rope, but he was still unfazed, the sword in his hand did not shake at all, and it was still against Milo's throat. "So she's there too." He gave a sinister smile that made Milo shudder, and he knew that it would be unwise to call Erin, neither of them was armed, and they were powerless in front of Herm's steel sword.

Herm made a "shhh Then he withdrew his sword, turned around and walked into the fog...... Only Milo was left lying on the ground with her body tense. After Hem's figure completely disappeared into the fog, Melo finally began to gasp for air, his face instantly turned red, and his body continued to tremble...... Even the "spirits of the undead of Toom City" could not defy the fear of death.

"Milo—can you hear me?" Erin's voice was closer, and a faint figure could soon be seen.

"Irene! Over here! Melo barely stood up and shouted. Hearing the response, Erin quickly ran over, with a nervous look on her face, and then rushed over and hugged Milo-

"Scared me to death, I thought we were separated!" Erin said anxiously. As for Milo's strange appearance, she thought that the other party was also in a hurry to find herself, so she didn't ask more.

Milo also patted Erin on the shoulder and said, "I'm also scared, I can't see you when I turn around, I don't dare to move, I'm afraid I'm going to get farther and farther away from you......"

"I'm so scared, this forest is so weird......" Irene said with tears streaming down her eyes.

"Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, I'm by your side, I'm ...... I'm ......"

……

It took a long time for the two to compose themselves, and Melo was afraid that Herm's warning would come true, and he didn't dare to tell him about Herm, so he had to hide it in his heart.

"Won't it be dark here?" Erin looked around tremblingly, and Mello followed suit, and saw that Erin was right—his senses told him that they had been in the jungle for almost a day, but the light in the jungle was still as gray as before, no brighter or dimmer, as if time had stood still.

"Indeed," Milo admitted, "the Misty Jungle is really weird. Erin shuddered, and shrunk into Milo's arms, her body trembling slightly. The sound of running water next to them continued, but the two people who were affected by this strange atmosphere did not pay any attention.

"Let's keep walking." Milo suggested, and Erin hesitated for a moment, but nodded, and the two continued downstream along the river.

Melo held Erin's hand tightly, for fear of being separated again. They walked fast, eager to see what was going on down the river, and Milo, who was leading the way, trying to get away with Herm Bain's pursuit with speed. In the thick fog, it was hard to detect whether Herm was following them or not, and Milo was afraid that he would come out of the fog without warning and deal a fatal blow to the two of them!

The two of them walked along the river like this, I don't know how long they walked - half a day? One day? Except for the occasional saliva, the two did not stop...... But the surrounding landscape remained the same, the dense fog, the looming trees, the crystal clear river, as if they had never moved, or walked the same path in a loop, as if they had returned to the same place they had been...... Fatigue and fear are constantly attacking them.

"Take a break." Erin's voice had no strength, her eyelids drooped, and she was weak.

Melo stopped and gathered some firewood from the surrounding area to make a fire—not to keep warm, but to increase security. He took off his fur coat and prepared to lay it on the ground, but Erin stopped him just in time. "No, it's not cold here, I'll just lie down." With that, he leaned down and rested on the soft dead leaves.

"I'm here to watch, you can sleep at ease." Milo said with concern. Erin nodded, exhaustion taking over her spirit, and she soon fell asleep, her breathing gradually even.

Guarding the fire and Erin, Milo looked around from time to time - Herm may or may not appear at any time, but he didn't dare to let his guard down. Who knows who else is in this jungle? After all, this is the place where the Splett Empire exiles prisoners, and most of them are dangerous people.

But worry seemed to be superfluous, and after confirming several times in a row, there was no movement around, so he sat down, looking at Erin's sleeping face, and he was deeply distressed - the rest of his life would be spent in this wood, and happiness had left him and Erin.

With a lot of thoughts, he thought about the city of Tum again......

It all started with that......

Epistle drifting.