() The town of Kaloguer, northwest of the Pole Kingdom

After a long journey of more than a month, the Gamboki convoy finally arrived

Miss Sophia, are you really leaving, and the patriarch is trying his best to keep it

I'm sorry patriarch, I made an agreement with my partner ten years ago to meet in that place, and the girl smiled with apologies on her face, and Sophia has also disturbed everyone for so long, and I'm really embarrassed to live for nothing

How could it be, it was a middle-aged Gamboki man who spoke, he was the first Gamboki man who was removed from his soul by the necromancer Vladimir in the battle of the Lamel Mountains of the Fayeru Empire more than a month ago, and our whole clan would have to thank Miss Sophia, if it wasn't for Miss to save us, our whole clan would have died at the hands of that necromancer, as if his name was Felegotei

Don't go, Sister Sophia, the two little girls are shaking Sophia's pure white priest's robes, what if the bad guy comes back after you're gone

Suddenly, the nearby Gambokians fell silent

As the so-called Tong Yan Wuji, what the two children said in their mouths is also the fundamental reason why the Gamboji people tried their best to keep Sophia in the convoy, otherwise it would only take ten days to travel, how could it have been more than a month to go, for this qiē Sophia saw it with her eyes, understood it in her heart, but didn't say it on her lips, after all, she was not in a hurry when there were still a few months before the agreed day, and she was really happy to stay with these Gamboji people who liked music, so along the way, Sophia also tacitly did not mention leaving

However, the time to come still has to come, and when she arrives at the town of Kaloguer, a small town that connects the northwestern traffic arteries of the Bole Kingdom, Sophia really has no reason to stay anymore, because their routes are different, Sophia wants to go south, and the people of Gamboki go east, and they can't follow Gamboji's convoy to the east, and then go around most of the Bole Kingdom, and then return to the village of Serre as agreed, the destination is different, even if people occasionally go the same way, there will always be a day of breakup

Please forgive the little sister, the sister is really leaving, Sophia squatted down and gently stroked the heads of the two little girls, but you don't have to worry about that bad guy, he was sealed by me with light magic 'evil imprisonment', and he can't use dark magic in the short term

Sophia's words reassured everyone in the Gamboki present, but she still saw everyone's doubts

In fact, even if she leaves, we don't have to worry that this is the Kingdom of Pole, not as turbulent and dangerous as the Fayele Empire we just left, we can go to the security forces of the Poller people to help, they are much more responsible than the nobles of Fayele who don't care about the lives and deaths of others, the old patriarch saw the embarrassment of everyone and Sophia, and spoke to solve the situation, and for so many centuries, we Gamboki people don't know how much blood and tears we have experienced, but in the end, didn't we all survive, now can a little necromancer scare us

The patriarch's words aroused the feelings of the clansmen, and they began to discuss it one after another

It doesn't seem that this necromancer can be easily defeated by Sophia, and we are afraid of something

Yes, our ancestors have survived so many ups and downs, and this time it must be no problem

This country is much safer than the Fayale Empire, necromancers only like to stay in that kind of chaotic country, and they won't come here

......

Seeing the optimistic and positive personality of the Gamboki people, Sophia was very touched by her heart, and she felt that her eyes were a little moist

Miss Sophia, the old patriarch came to Sophia's side again, and asked Felegotai, the best musician in our clan, to present you a song as a farewell gift to the young lady

At this time, Sophia saw Felegotai standing next to her, and somehow she had an extra four-stringed lyre in her hand

I saw Felegotai gently plucking the strings and singing loudly at the same time, an ethereal, lilting melody drifting into the air with beautiful, beautiful lyrics:

Lift up your eyes and look up at the sky;

Put a grateful heart in the palm of your hand;

Follow your joyful lead

Don't be afraid

Fear the dark road ahead

When you're alone

Remember

The burden is not yours alone

We still have each other

At the end of that darkness

You'll see

See him

And her

Open your hands to you

If fate

Prison you in her cage

Leaving you stumbling down the way

Firm your heart

Open your eyes

Your steps

Your footsteps will continue

Please believe it

Parting is just another kind of reunion

It was a night of utter revelry, and the Gamboki and their parting guests sang and danced, opening their hearts and enjoying their last happy moments before parting......

The next morning, Sophia and the Gamboki reluctantly waved goodbye and set out on their own paths

At this time, Sophia had already left the Gamboki convoy for two hours, and as she herself said, she was not in a hurry to part with the Gamboki, because she still had a few months to go, even if she followed the Gamboki's convoy around the Pole Kingdom for most of the circle, and then returned to Serre Village, it would not be a big deal, but she was in a hurry to separate with the Gamboki in the town of Kaloguel, but it was for another matter

Sophia stopped abruptly on the road, and the cross under the chain she was carrying in her left hand emitted a faint, imperceptible glow

You've been following me for so many days, and now there's no one around, you should show up, at this moment, Sophia put away her usual gentleness and kindness, and replaced it with a kind of coldness and alertness that only a seasoned warrior can have

It seems that you are not as simple as it seems, Miss Priest, and a young male voice came from behind her, and even if Sophia did not turn her head, she knew that there was a frozen murder weapon aimed at her back

Haven't you heard that a woman's appearance is the easiest to deceive, and Sophia smiled coldly

That's right, especially a beautiful woman like Miss

Although she didn't turn around, Sophia saw the face of the man behind her through her cross and the power of magic, and saw that he was a thin black man, about 20 years old, and at this time he was holding a longbow with a sharp arrow aimed at the back of his heart, as long as the man loosened the bowstring, the arrow would pierce her body through the heart

Your compliments are pleasant, but your arrows are frightening, and Sophia said with a little regret

Mademoiselle, may I ask you a question before I shoot this arrow?

Excuse me

I think I've been trained in hiding skills well, and how did you find me?

For the past few days, I've felt a chill in my back, and I know that someone is staring at me from behind with eyes as sharp as a blade

Is that really the case?

Then Sophia felt a slight tremor in the man's hand holding the bow

Are you shaking, Sophia asked

Some of the people said because you're going to be the first woman I'll kill in the bounty mission

Bounty hunters, that's why you haven't done anything to me for days

I really don't want to kill a woman in front of so many people, so to speak

Just because I'm a woman, Sophia smiled, but don't underestimate women too much

I don't underestimate you now, miss, after all, you are the first prey who can peek through my hiding technique, the man's hand did not shake anymore, he pulled the strings fuller, but even so, now I don't see that you have any chance of survival

Are you so confident?

Of course, the man sneered, and none of the prey I had ever seen escaped my arrows

Can I say a last word, which sounds creepy, but Sophia said it without a trace of fear

Please speak

I was also very confident, because no one who wanted to kill me had ever succeeded, and before the words were finished, the cross in Sophia's hand suddenly emitted a bright light, hiding her form for a moment

Oops, the turn of events came too suddenly, and the man was not ready for it, and when the bright light appeared, he quickly twisted his head to the side to avoid burning his eyes, and at the same time he released his right hand that was taut and the arrow from the string shot forward

However, due to the slight movement of his head when he released the arrow, his arrow was deflected in the original direction...... Whether a little bit can hit the target is only known from heaven

The thin black man suddenly felt a dangerous aura rushing towards him, and he immediately drew the long sword pinned to his waist......

When the sound of metal clashing sounded in the wilderness, the priestess actually used the shield of the bright light to preemptively launch a counterattack against herself—the first time a thin black man had encountered since he became a bounty hunter

At this moment, the black and thin man, the bounty hunter, saw that the girl in the beautiful pure white priest's robe was actually holding a short sword and standing in front of him in a fighting posture, and it was interesting that the bounty hunter hung the longbow back on his back and crossed the longsword, ready to play well

And Sophia's beautiful face hung a sneer: I said not to underestimate the woman too much, and as she spoke, she launched an attack on the bounty hunter with a few swords, although the weapon was short, but the move went straight to the vital part of the bounty hunter, and her opponent was not an idle person, and the long sword easily defused the attack of the short sword when he saw the move

However, Sophia was not discouraged by the failure of the first few moves, she took advantage of the momentum of the sword, her feet moved rapidly, and the pure white wide priest's robe danced in front of the bounty hunter into a snow-white shadow, which looked good, and when the bounty hunter came back to his senses, Sophia was already behind him, only to see the short sword flip and stab directly at the bounty hunter's vest, the bounty hunter did not dodge, did not turn around, and directly waved the long sword behind his back, and heard a sound when the short sword was swung away by the long sword that returned in time, and this time the male power prevailed

Then Sophia attacked several more moves in a row, but they were all defused by the bounty hunter one by one, and both of them moved very quickly, and the two sides attacked each other for more than ten rounds, but there was no winner

I can't imagine that a priest can be so fast, even the bishop with the knife of St. Auluffie probably can't do it, the bounty hunter blocked Sophia's last sword and said to her easily

When I was talking nonsense to you just now, I had already blessed myself with two magics, 'Sensitive Blessing' and 'Battle Spirit Blessing', and my teacher said that I was very talented in learning to fight, and before I finished speaking, Sophia attacked with a short sword in hand

Agility Blessing and Battle Spirit Blessing are two auxiliary types of light, which can greatly increase the speed and attack power of the warrior, respectively, and Sophia can secretly bless herself with these two spells without her opponent noticing, and tie with the bounty hunter, indicating that she not only has extraordinary courage, but also has a witty mind

However, her offensive was unable to tear through the bounty hunter's defenses

Miss, be careful, I'm going to attack, the bounty hunter has a strong sense of switching between attack and defense, and when he saw Sophia's offensive slowing down, he immediately turned the defensive situation that had been in place since the start of the fight to attack, only to see his long sword flickering left and right, like a long snake, fluttering, forcing Sophia to retreat again and again

Then the bounty hunter made a move that Sophia did not expect, he threw the sword into the air, and Sophia looked at the sword in the air, but she immediately realized that she had been deceived, because the bounty hunter had taken advantage of her attention to be attracted by the sword, and it was not good to hurry forward, even if it was only for a very short time, but Sophia was already deeply distressed, she immediately turned the dagger to defend herself, but it was too late, and the bounty hunter who was already close to her reached out with his left hand and grabbed her right hand holding the dagger, and at the same time, his right hand took the long sword that fell from the sky and was about to slash at Sophia's throat

At the last moment, Sophia's left hand suddenly moved, another short sword fell out of the left sleeve of the priest's robe, and was held on Sophia's left hand, and the short sword held against her was blocked by the short sword, which slashed at her own vital point, and at the same time took advantage of the momentum to slash at the throat of the opponent

The bounty hunter immediately let go of his left hand and jumped backwards, avoiding the dagger attack

I didn't expect you to have some reservations, and you almost plotted the bounty hunter looked at Sophia, who was holding two short swords in a posture of holding one hand and the other back, and nodded in praise

Hmph, Sophia snorted coldly and didn't bother to answer

But I also had reservations, and I had only spoken with half my strength, and at the same time the sword danced a deadly dance, striking at Sophia with greater speed and fierceness than before

Sophia wields two short swords to defend, and at first she can fight the bounty hunter-for-tat, but as the bounty hunter's sword dances faster and faster, she gradually can't keep up with the speed of the other party, and is forced to retreat again and again, Sophia complains in her heart

No matter how strong she is, she is not a full-time warrior after all, the bounty hunter thinks that at this time he has forced Sophia to use all the moves and feints and memorize them, he has fully understood Sophia's combat skill level, and at this time, all the bounty hunter has to do is wait for a one-hit killing opportunity

So the bounty hunter deliberately revealed a flaw, and Sophia, who didn't know what the plan was, immediately raised her sword and stabbed it, but the bounty hunter suddenly pushed his knee directly against the wrist of Sophia's right hand, which was holding the short sword, and at the same time, the long sword in his hand pierced Sophia's heart

But just as Sophia's hand was flipped up, not only did the dagger fall off, but the wide right sleeve of the priest's robe slipped down, revealing the girl's delicate right wrist, and the bounty hunter noticed that the girl's right hand was tied with half a handkerchief—

Ah, that's ...... The bounty hunter suddenly remembered something, and he hurriedly forcibly withdrew the sword that was about to pierce Sophia's heart

However, it was precisely because he forcibly withdrew his sword that he fell to the left front, and Sophia saw the opportunity to take advantage of it, and immediately stabbed the short sword in her left hand into the heart of the bounty hunter

Princess Sophia's bounty hunter's sudden cry made Sophia froze for a moment, but she couldn't contain her sword momentum, and the short sword stabbed directly into the bounty hunter's chest.