Chapter 42: The Girl in the Picture
"I'm so sorry that as your knight, you're so ...... Lord Alfred......"
It stands to reason that Vihel should also be an undead knight, but he didn't see him drink the primordial bottle until he fell, and although he used the Great Recovery Miracle that was interrupted by Ciris before, he still didn't recover the decline that began to appear after being stabbed in the chest by Zhang Lin.
Although Vihel is very skilled in tumbling, rolling around on the ground like a spinning top, which makes people a little irritated, once he finds the flaws that appear after his rolling, casually rolling around becomes a life-threatening charm.
Gale didn't even judge whether Vihler was dead or not, and hurriedly threw himself on the person.
After a moment of fumbling, Gale had an extra blood-stained copper key in his hand.
At this moment, the old knight seemed to have a knee injury, his movements were coherent, without a little mud and water, and when he got the key, he ran to the mechanism inside the library and inserted the key into it.
The grinding sound of gears turning rang out from the ceiling, and the ceiling was lowered diagonally to create a passage to the upper floor.
Without saying a word, the old knight ran upstairs, anxious to see his eldest lady.
Zhang Lin pulled Ciris, who was sitting on the ground, up, and saw the dust behind the other party, and subconsciously wanted to pat it, and when his palm almost fell on the other party's buttocks, he quickly withdrew his hand.
Looking back at Zhang Lin's embarrassed look, Hillis felt a little inexplicable.
Zhang Lin picked up the big sword that fell to the side after Vihel's death, and looked at it carefully, although it was a two-handed big sword, it was not too heavy to pick up, even if it could be used with one hand, Zhang Lin carried the sword, learned Vihler's previous movements, mana was poured into the weapon, and then swung it to his side, and the black and white flames suddenly burst out.
"Cool—"
Zhang Lin was very satisfied with this weapon, the Nightingale Sword that had been with him for a long time had lost its enchantment brilliance at this time, and in his hands, which was not good at maintaining weapons, it was almost to the point of dying, and the previous collision left a lot of cracks on the sword, even if it was an excellent blacksmith, it would be difficult to repair it to its original appearance unless it was reforged.
Looking at the armor on Vihel's body, Zhang Lin thought about it and still didn't take it off.
Following the passage hanging from the ceiling, Zhang Lin and Cialis came to the second floor of the library.
At this time, the old knight Gale was kneeling at a table, and on the table lay a little girl in a brown robe, whose white hair, longer than her height, was tied up with strips of cloth at the neck and ends, hanging down behind her, and snake scales were faintly visible on her bare feet.
"Grandpa Gail, shall I go back to painting now?" The little girl propped her hands on the tabletop, her slender fingers as if she was sketching something, as if the desktop was a canvas at this time.
A pair of burgundy vertical pupils looked at Gale who was kneeling on the ground through his somewhat messy bangs, "I haven't had time to see the flames yet, I hope the priest is ready." ”
"Not yet, there's a bad woman in the church who deceived the priest so that you can't see the flames." Gail hung his head and repented of his previous negligence.
"But that sister looks like a good person, and I can feel the warmth in her, is that fire? Why didn't she let me see it? ”
"This ......" Gail was silent, and he still didn't know Fried's purpose.
The little girl's eyes suddenly widened, looked at Zhang Lin and the two who came up from below, and said sideways, "Are you the ones who saved me as Grandpa Gail said?" I don't seem to be in any danger, but thank you. ”
"What's your name, little sister?"
"I don't have a name, and my mother didn't name me." The little girl's tone did not fluctuate in the slightest, but when she said the word mother, she showed a look of nostalgia.
"I've been serving the eldest lady since she left, and I'll do my best to meet her whatever she needs, but I don't know how long I'll last," Gail slowly stood up, "Thank you for your help. ”
The old knight looked at the big sword in Zhang Lin's hand, thought about it, and took out a stone disc engraved with mysterious patterns from behind him, "This is what I asked for from my old friend, I believe you will be able to use it." ”
Zhang Lin took the wedge-shaped stone disc handed over by Gail, and then glanced at Ciris.
"You take it, it's basically you who are contributing." Ciris didn't mind.
Seeing this, Gail waved his hand and continued: "This is just a thank you, when the matter is over, I will give you the reward you deserve, although this place is dilapidated, but after so many years, there are still a lot of things." ”
Then, Gail walked over to a joystick mechanism in the corner and reached out to break it, but there was a jamming sound, and the joystick that should have been pulled to the end did not move.
"The mechanism of this elevator is aging, and it looks like we're going to have to take a long detour." Gail shook his head helplessly.
"Miss, it's safe, you wait here for me to come back, don't leave, okay? I'll take care of everything, and then you'll be able to paint with peace of mind. ”
The little girl shook her head, "I don't like it here, there are no paintbrushes here, don't worry, Grandpa Gail, that sister won't hurt me, I trust her." ”
"Ahh
Then, Gail walked up to the little girl and slowly bowed her waist, "Miss, then let me carry you over." ”
The white light outside the window shone on the little girl's body, her pale skin showed a hint of blue, she stretched out her hand as usual and wanted to lie on Grandpa Gail's back, but the next moment stopped, "Grandpa Gale, you are injured, I can't let you carry me, I'll just go by myself." ”
As she spoke, the little girl jumped off the table, stepping on the cold floor with her bare feet, and the white ponytail dragged behind her, like a tail.
"But it's snowy outside." The old knight hesitated.
"It's always been like this here, I'm used to it, haven't I?" The little girl, who was wrapped in only a brown cloth robe, was not unwell.
"Why don't I carry you?" Zhang Lin looked at the little girl who was standing on the ground and was just above his waist, and hesitated for a while to suggest.
The little girl's snake-like pupils looked at Zhang Lin's eyes, and she couldn't see what she was thinking, and just when Zhang Lin thought she was going to refuse, the little girl said yes.
Her body is very light, and she hardly feels too much weight on her back, and you can feel a trace of coldness from her, just like the cold of this world.
"I can see the flames, right?"
"Hmm."