Chapter 14: Before the Encounter

Is she better, and the young knight sees the archbishop coming out of the room and immediately greets her

I've tried everything, the poison in her is not like the eggs on the fat mage, which can be dispelled directly with light magic, this poison is quite strange, and now I can only use the 'healing technique' to temporarily delay the onset of the poison, the archbishop shook his head

The knight pondered for a moment, then turned to leave

Where are you going

Find that necromancer Greston, he should have an antidote

No, the archbishop waved to stop you, what you have to do now is to put your squad in place, wait for the arrival of the Knights, or the army of the local lords, and then find and defeat Gliston

Shaking his head, he expressed his disagreement with the plan proposed by the archbishop, and the knight said: The army of the local lords should not be counted on, the garrison of the large army of the knights is too far away, and if you wait, the time will drag on too long, I am afraid that Frey will not be able to hold on, and I must do my best to get the antidote

But your current strength is too small, and you have just suffered more than half of the casualties in that bloody battle, and the number of that necromancer's ghoul army is terrifying, don't you know if you want your squad to be wiped out

No, my men stay here to protect the village, I'll go alone

Just for the sake of a little thief, don't forget that you still have wounds, and the archbishop stopped in front of the knight

I haven't forgotten that I have a wound on my body, but please don't forget that she protected a village with her life, and the knight gently brushed away the archbishop's hand stretched out in front of him

Then the archbishop stared at him with a strange look, and the knight felt extremely uncomfortable

McLeck, what are you doing here?

Tell me the truth, the archbishop's expression is extremely strict, does he really not know the woman, but why does she keep calling your name in her sleep

Hehe, the knight laughed and said, probably because I was too handsome and became the dream girl of many girls

Don't smile at me, the archbishop's voice is extremely stern, child, I have to remind you not to lose your family's face because of some trivial things, your father did not approve of you to go to paladin training, but you insisted on going to Key Island, he had no choice but to ask me, a friend who served as a preacher in the Templar Order, to take care of you, and as a result, you repeatedly got into trouble, eight years ago, because of your close relationship with the assassin who pretended to be a noble child, you were monitored and censored for more than a year, and in the following years, I have been trying to use all kinds of connections to get you to clear all suspicions and take the position of squad leader

The archbishop paused for a moment, sighed lightly, and continued: I didn't expect to have a close relationship with a blasphemous mage who I have known for a few days, even if you still have an unclear relationship with a female thief, if you let people know where to put your father's face, and where to put the face of the Rousseau family

At this time, the knight put away his smile, and he said to the archbishop very sternly: "Uncle McLeck, thank you for taking care of me all the time, but there are a few things I must make clear: first, I don't care whether Cassius is blasphemous or not, whether Mingfrey is a thief or not, I only know that they have protected this village with their lives, and by virtue of this, they deserve my respect for them, and I don't think there is anything wrong with talking to Cassius; I really don't know Frey, you also know that eleven years ago, I went to Key Island to participate in paladin training, and it wasn't until two months ago that I accepted the position of team leader and returned to the mainland, during this time, you were with me, I knew everyone under your surveillance, why did Frey know me, I didn't know until she woke up;Third, don't take the incident eight years ago, I have never regretted making Owen this friend, why did he assassinate the paladin at that time, no one can tell me clearly, this matter has not been investigated clearly, please don't jump to conclusions about my friend casually;Fourth, As a senior clergyman of the Church, you should not be discriminating between people, and if I remember correctly, the Holy Book teaches us to be equal to all people, and not to look at others from above, which is the arrogance of the seven deadly sins

What is written in the Holy Book: I don't need you to teach me a lesson, and the angry archbishop shouted in a voice that almost roared

However, the archbishop noticed that the villagers around him were looking at him with strange eyes

After realizing his gaffe, the archbishop changed back to a more calm tone: "Child, I'm just reminding you that you're worried that you're going astray

Thank you for your concern, but Julian has grown up, has his own judgment and ability to deal with things, Uncle McLake, please take care of Frey here, I will do my best to come back after I get the antidote, and the knight will not look back and walk straight out of the house

Looking at the back of this young man so resolutely, the archbishop shook his head helplessly: Old friend, how can you have such a stubborn son

When the young church knight walked outside, he saw the forty or so surviving subordinates standing in a neat formation at the door

What's going on with the adjutant

Report: The squad leader, the lieutenant, performed a standard knightly salute, and just now everyone reached an agreement to follow the squad leader to hunt down the necromancer and avenge the dead comrades

In order to avenge the death of their comrades-in-arms, more than forty people shouted a uniform and loud slogan

Whoever told you to act without permission was immediately disbanded to assist Lord Mylek in guarding this village, and the knight shouted

But how could we let the squad leader be in danger alone, the adjutant is still insisting

It's all gone, what about the village of Nadiwell, the necromancer may come back at any time, adjutant, do you want to disobey my orders

That...... The adjutant still tried his last hand to fight for it

However, his commander stopped what he was about to say with a wave of his hand, and his attitude was unmistakable: disband, soldiers, it is their duty to obey orders, not to mention that we are the proudest of the Templar Order

Just let me go with you, the voice came from behind

The knight turned to see a fat young man standing in the doorway with a coat on his hand and holding on to the doorframe

Your wounds have not healed yet, how can you come with me to the adventure knight, and saw Cassius's face and the skin on his arms exposed outside his clothes still with the scars of fly bites

Don't worry, I'm fine, your light magic is amazing, and with you protecting me, I'm not afraid of what will happen, the mage said very easily, and Frey is also my friend, and I have to do my duty as a friend to get the antidote for her

No, you have to stay in the village and rest

The mage smiled: "Julian, I am not your subordinate, your orders are useless to me, I must go."

Sister Grace drank the bowl of medicine, a young man held a bowl of black liquid in one hand, and a young girl in the other

The boy was the same warrior with the Crimson Spear who had fought the mysterious man on the Throne of Bones not long ago, and the woman lying beside him was no more than 20 years old, dressed in a golden silk robe, with beautiful golden eyes, and long, wavy golden hair

What is this girl asked

The young man who had boiled the seven-colored manni grass and the heart of the Blood Wolf King replied

The girl named Grace of the Blood Wolf King asked in some surprise: In my memory, this is an extremely powerful magical beast, not only strong in itself, but also surrounded by many blood wolves, even high-level warriors and magicians in the human race dare not take it lightly, so where did you get this heart of the Blood Wolf King

However, the boy did not directly answer Grace's question: Don't ask, Sister Grace, drink it, if it is cold, it will have no medicinal properties

Grace suddenly poked the young man's chest with her slender fingers, only to see the young man spit out a mouthful of blood with a sigh, but he still held the bowl of medicine steadily

Regrice rebuked loudly, sure enough, do you know how dangerous it is to do this, the blood wolf king, a high-level magical beast is not something that a warrior of your level can challenge, you will be dead at any time, you don't know it

Ray knew that the Blood Wolf King was dangerous, but in order to save Grace's sister, Ray was not afraid of anything

Silly boy Grace gently stroked the boy's face, I am the most terrible curse in dark magic, it is not a mere blood wolf king's heart and seven-colored manny grass can be solved, you don't have to risk it like this, and you came back with such a serious injury

How could Ray not know, with a curse that Grace's power could not unravel, of course Ray could not unravel, but this bowl of medicine could at least temporarily relieve the pain that the curse brought to his sister

Grace smiled with satisfaction: Lei, don't you have any resentment against your sister like this that day

How could it be, Sister Grace, the young man hurriedly replied, In fact, since you left angrily that day, Ray has been very scared, worried that Sister Grace will no longer pay attention to me after leaving forever, but then Sister Grace came back to save Ray, and then Ray knew that you would not be angry with me again, in this case, what can I resent it

Hey, do you really think so, it's not wrong to say that you're a stupid boy, okay, give me the medicine in order not to disappoint you, Grace smiled

In a moment, the medicine had been drunk

By the way, what is this place, and gently wiped the medicine traces on the side of her mouth, Grace asked

This is a secluded valley in the southwest of the Fayele Empire

What we had come so far Grace was a little surprised

Well, after we escaped, I was bent on finding the Heart of the Blood Wolf King, and in my memory, this was the closest place to the Blood Wolf King at that time

You've been carrying me here from there for so many days I've been in a coma

You're a silly boy, and this is the third time she's said silly boy

There was a moment of silence

By the way, Ray, what are you going to do now?

Of course, I found a way to unravel the curse for Grace

What Grace was shocked, do you still want to go to the warden of the underworld to duel, it was pure luck that you managed to escape last time, and you won't have so good luck next time, you will die because of it, do you know that it took me two hundred years to find you in this life, if you die, how many years will I spend in the next life looking for you

Don't worry, Sister Grace, the young man smiled bitterly, I have clearly seen that the strength of that prison warden Buyos will no longer be as reckless as last time, and even his subordinates can cast an unbreakable curse on a strong man like Sister Grace, not to mention me who is still so weak now

So what do you think

I want to go back to the Snowy Federation and ask Uncle Reguno for help, he is a very powerful magician, and he may have a way

Is that the human mage who led me to you Grace thought for a moment

Well, the boy nodded excitedly

After passing this wood, in front of which is the valley of the Enchanted, Julien Rousseau, the knight of the church, took the map and studied it carefully

The fat mage beside the Valley of Charm asked

According to the information, a large number of blood wolves and other powerful demonic beasts have long been gathered in the Enchanted Valley, and no one dares to approach that place, except for a few explorers who are not afraid of death

But why are we going to that place?

You think about Gliston being wounded by you and Frey, and his army of ghouls being battered by my troops, so he urgently needs a secluded, untouched place to recuperate and regain his strength, Julian put away the map and analyzed it carefully, because the Phantom Valley is inaccessible and is the only place in the vicinity that is suitable for Gliston to recuperate, so it is very likely that it is his hiding place

It makes sense, Cassius nodded in agreement, then let's hurry up and enter the Phantom Valley, I don't know why I always have a strange feeling, as if my heart is itching

Hehe, it's itching, think about the girl, Julian laughed jokingly, and the current tension of the enemy was diluted by a light-hearted joke

Although Cassius said this, a girl in a wheelchair suddenly appeared in his heart, and Ishennova - this girl who was born with a disability but an optimistic attitude will always occupy an irreplaceable position in Cassius's heart

By the way, Cassius, I want to ask you a question, Julian's question pulled back the heart of Cassius who had already flown to the far north, and why did you always look at the sword I hung on my left from the beginning of the departure

Cassius nodded, he didn't want to hide the friend he had known for a short time, because he was too similar to one of his childhood friends: Yes, I care a little about the words you carved on the scabbard

Is this it, Julian took the whole sword from his waist with the scabbard, only to see that the scabbard was engraved with the word OWEN in the common script of Olopa, Cassius, do you know why I used two knights' swords as weapons at the same time

The mage shook his head, expecting Julian's answer

THEN LOOK AT THIS, JULIAN TOOK THE SWORD HE PINNED TO HIS RIGHT WAIST AND HANDED IT TO CASSIUS, ONLY TO SEE THAT THE SCABBARD WAS ALSO ENGRAVED WITH JULIAN IN OLOPA GENERIC SCRIPT

Is that your name, Cassius read it out

Julian nodded, and he held up the sword engraved with the word JULIAN: this is my own saber with my name engraved on it, and then he held up the sword engraved with the word OWEN, this is the saber engraved with the word OWEN on it, and Julian paused to enter the memory, this friend was my best brother in the training camp on Key Island, I had always wanted to fight with him when I became a talent, but then something happened to him...... In memory of him, I took his sword and practiced my twin sword skills with my own, so that when both swords were swung at the same time, we were fighting side by side

I'm sorry to mention your sadness, Cassius said apologetically

It doesn't matter, I've gotten used to it all these years, Julian smiled at Cassius, and I haven't been sure if he's dead at all, after all, no one saw his body even though he jumped into the ocean

What Cassius suddenly reined in the reins, and the horse neighed on the spot and stopped

What's the matter, strange Cassius's move, Julian immediately reined in the horse's head

Is your friend's full name Owen Samorim?