"————!! Eugeo" Lin Yiyan screamed.

Right. This is, exactly, the last chance. Yugeo pulled his dagger from his bosom and kicked it to the ground. There is only 8Mel left before Alice.

7Mel。

6Mel。

Then, none of the people present could have expected what was happening. The torrent of strange power generated by the fusion of the total domination techniques liberated by the two artifacts crashed into the walls of the central cathedral, and countless rifts appeared in the vertical and horizontal directions.

With the sound of earth-shaking, the massive marble, the same white wall as the Wall of Immortality, shattered. One by one, the square stones were pushed out of the building, and the resulting cavern became wider and wider. Yugeo stared out in amazement, peeking at the sight of blue sky and white clouds.

Suddenly, a fierce wind blew from behind, and Eugeo fell to the grass. The air inside the tower is sucked out of the cavern. Because of that air current, the two people who had no resistance next to the cave—

What caught Yugeo's eyes was the moment when the black-clothed swordsman, the Golden Knight, was entangled and blown out of the tower.

"Wow, aa Yugeo screamed and crawled towards the cave.

What to do- make a rope with divine magic- no, give the two of them with the ice of the Sword of the Green Rose-

I have that idea, but there is no time to act.

The marble, which had already fallen to the outside, gathered outside the tower as if it would be restored when the time came, and put it together again vertically and horizontally.

Boom, boom, the cave grew smaller as a heavy sound rang out—

"Ahh With a grieving scream, Yugeo ran forward desperately, but the cavern in front of him was blocked as if nothing had happened.

Beat me with my fist. Two punches, three punches. Even if the skin was broken and blood splattered, the regenerated walls never showed a single scar.

Yi Yan ————!! Alice ——————!! The smooth white marble reflected Eugeo's screams coldly.

Hiss.

Knort.

Every time this sharp voice sounded, Lin Yiyan's heart would contract tightly. The sound came from the tip of the as-yet-unnamed black sword, which had been inserted into the gap between the massive stones of the exterior wall of the central basilica, almost a centimeter deep.

Lin Yiyan's right hand holding the hilt of the sword was dripping with slimy cold sweat, and the joints of his elbow and shoulder, which could not bear the weight, were now like they were about to dislocate. This is also a matter of course - Lin Yiyan's not very strong right arm is bearing the weight of two people and a super high-priority sword, plus a pair of armor.

The mirror-smooth walls had nowhere to be grasped, and the sword could not be thrust deeper than it was now. Underneath the body, there is only an endless void. Moreover, not only the right hand holding the hilt of the sword, but also the left hand of the female knight in heavy gold armor was almost at the limit.

Lin Yiyan's body is now bearing extremely heavy weight. Of course, the Mandate of Heaven is also rapidly decreasing. Even if I clasp my right and left hands with perseverance and will, the moment when the Mandate of Heaven reaches zero, I will die. I am afraid that her right hand will be detached from the hilt of the sword at that moment, and there is no doubt that the female knight will fall to the ground hundreds of meters away and fall to her death.

Moreover, it is not only Lin Yiyan himself who continues to be hurt. My beloved sword, which bears a huge weight only on the tip of the sword, has exceeded its limit. Not only that, but in the battles so far, two Mandate of Heaven Weapon Complete Domination Techniques have been launched. In this case, although it is not possible to open the window of Stysia to determine the value, it is not surprising that the sword's destiny will be reset to zero within a few minutes. In that case, the sword will be completely broken and can no longer be repaired by retracting the scabbard.

It's a shame to destroy it before you have decided on a name, and more importantly, you will fall and die by that time. So, as much as I wanted to somehow get out of here as quickly as I could, just hanging here was barely enough, plus-

"Enough is enough, let it go!" The woman hanging below Lin Yiyan, the golden integration knight Alice Brown who holds the artifact Jin Muxi's sword, is Synthesis· Thirty had screamed for an unknown number of times.

"I don't want to let myself suffer the shame of being ridiculed for being saved by sinners like you!" At the same time, she shook her body and tried to break free of her right hand that was clenched by Lin Yiyan. This made the hand in Lin Yiyan's hand, which was soaked in sweat, slide down slightly.

"Uh-oh...... Stupid ......" Lin Yiyan let out a meaningless cry while desperately suppressing the shaking. However, the tip of the black sword, which was inserted into the wall, was still pulled out by a millimeter. After using all his physical and mental strength to suppress the shaking, Lin Yiyan looked down and shouted loudly, "Don't move, stupid!" If you're an integration knight, you'll know that giving up on yourself won't solve anything here, stupid! ”

"Shi ......" saw that Alice's pale face was slightly flushed at Lin Yiyan's feet, "Again...... Fool me again! Sinner, take back your word! ”

"It's noisy! Stupid people just talk stupid things, you stupid! A sucker! Lin Yiyan couldn't tell whether his roar was a provocative negotiation or a simple congestion of the brain, "Do you understand!?" If you fall to your death like this, Yugeo who remains inside will continue to walk up the tower to the High Priest! Isn't it your job to stop this! So the most important thing now is not to desperately survive as an integration knight! Fools who can't understand this truth should be called stupid!! ”

"Goo...... Eight, you insulted me eight times......" I'm afraid, Alice hasn't been called a fool since she woke up as an integration knight, and the corners of her eyes lifted up in her face with anger and shame. Seeing that the sword of Jin Mu Xi held in her right hand was slightly raised, she was worried about whether to cut herself and the two of them fell together, but she seemed to be overwhelmed by reason, and the sword hung down weakly again.

“…… I see, what you said is theoretically true. But ......" the integration knight retorted through gritted teeth like pearls, "then, why not let go of your hand!?" That reason, for me is an insult worse than death, mere mercy, can you prove it! ”

Of course - not mercy. Because, the matter of rescuing Alice is half of the purpose of Lin Yiyan and Ugeo coming here. However, there is no time for Lin Yiyan to explain this from the beginning, not to mention that what Ugeo wants to help is not to be correct in integrating the knight Alice · Synthesis· Thirty, but Alice Bassingerk, the eldest daughter of the village chief of Loulid.

Lin Yiyan, who was overly tired, desperately turned over his brain, which was about to burn out, to find something that could convince Alice. But that kind of thing must not be said now. Now only part of the truth can be told.

"I ...... Eugeo and I didn't come here to destroy the Congregational Church. Under the direct gaze of Alice's blue eyes that emitted a strong light, Lin Yiyan desperately squeezed out the words, "Even we want to protect the human world from the invasion of the Dark Territory!" Two years ago, we fought the vanguard of the Goblins in the Terminating Mountains...... You may not believe it. So, you can't lose yourself as the strongest of the integration knights here, because you are valuable combat power! ”

Alice frowned at the fact that this was unexpected. After a brief silence, she immediately retorted sharply, "Then, why are you facing others with swords and committing this greatest taboo that hurts people's destiny!" ”

Alice cried out, her eyes burning with the thought of pure justice, even if it had been modified by the High Priest.

"And why, to hurt the elderiyah · Synthesis· Thirty-one and many other knights! Unfortunately, I was not able to refute her confidence in a dignified manner.

“…… I am ......" in front of Alice, the guardian of the church and the law, I don't know how many things she can convey in the time she has left. However, even if it couldn't be conveyed, Lin Yiyan could only do his best to say it, "I, and I, I, cut down Lyos Antinos and Wimbel Gizek in the academy because of ...... The Congregational Church you profess and the taboo catalogue are hopelessly wrong! Because the taboo catalogue does not prohibit this, girls like Rone and Tizo who have not committed any crimes can be casually humiliated by the superior nobles...... Is this really, really permissible, can you say that!! ”

Two days ago, the scene I saw in the dormitory of the senior swordsman - Ti Zhuo, who was ruthlessly tied up and had tears on her face, flashed in her mind, and suddenly made Lin Yiyan tremble. The tip of the sword, which supported the full weight, shook violently in a rattling sound, but Lin Yiyan, who didn't care about this, just continued to shout, "How is it!" Answer me, integrated knights!! ”

The tragic scene that woke up in his mind made Lin Yiyan inevitably shed a few tears from the corners of his eyes, which fell down his cheeks and dripped onto Alice's forehead and scattered. The Golden Knight took a quick breath and his eyes widened. The voice that leaked from her trembling lips was no longer as agitated as it had been before.

“…… The law is the law...... Sin is sin. If the will of the people is allowed to judge arbitrarily, how can order be guarded? ”

"Who decided whether the High Priest Administrator was right or wrong in making this law? Is it a god of the heavenly realm!? So, why don't you drop the thunder of divine punishment now and burn me to death!? ”

"The will of God, Lord Stysia is judged by the actions of our people!"

"It's to prove that I'm here, and Ugeo and I are here! Defeat the Administrator, also to prove her fault! So, for exactly the same reason ......"

Lin Yiyan raised his head and looked up, making sure that the love sword inserted in the wall had reached its limit. If Alice moved again—no, as soon as the wind blew into the gap between the sword and the wall, the tip of the sword would snap or draw, and eventually end up falling together.

“…… So now, you can't just let you die!! Taking a big breath and swallowing it, Lin Yiyan concentrated the remaining qi in his body.

"-Woo-oh-oh!!" Shouting with all his might, he lifted up his left hand, which had grabbed Alice's hand. The joints of his arms and shoulders made nasty noises, and finally succeeded in raising Alice to the same height as Lin Yiyan, who shouted with his last strength, "Put the sword into the crack of the stone......!" It's almost unbearable here, please! ”

Lin Yiyan stared desperately at Alice next to her with a distorted expression. After a tense silence, Alice shook her left hand, and the golden wood of the wood she held pierced deep into the crack in the marble, making a sharp sound. Almost at the same time, the black sword fell out of the crack in the stone wall, and the left hand, which had lost its strength, let go of Alice's right hand.

In the panic, it felt like electricity was running from the tip of my toe to my brain, and I instantly thought of the result of the 'death' after a long fall. However, in fact, what Lin Yiyan experienced was an extremely short sense of floating, and a sudden impact. Alice's right hand, which flashed like thunder, grabbed the collar behind Lin Yiyan's clothes.

After confirming that Alice's hands and sword could support the weight of the two of them, Lin Yiyan let out a long breath, and his heartbeat rang like a morning bell.

"............" Lin Yiyan wordlessly looked up at his opponent who had reversed the physical and psychological positional relationship in just one second. The golden integration knight gritted his teeth by all kinds of contradictory feelings. On the back of Lin Yiyan's neck, there was a feeling that her small fist was repeatedly loosening and clenching.

The Under orld people who can still straighten out the situation in this extreme situation, except for Alice, Lin Yiyan only knows Yugeo alone. The rest of humanity, the artificial Fluct Light, is blindly faithful to the norms, whether they are good or bad. As a result, they are rarely bothered by big decisions, or in other words, it's often not themselves who make big decisions, but someone else.

From this, Lin Yiyan understood that the spirit of integrating Knight Alice had a certain attribute of "closer to human" than most Under orld people. Even if the Administrator's memories were altered, this did not change. I can't guess what kind of entanglement Alice has in her heart. However, after an incomparably long few seconds, Lin Yiyan's body was gently pulled to its original height.

Unlike her, Lin Yiyan had no reason to worry. After forcefully inserting the black sword firmly into the crack of the rock, Lin Yiyan let out a long breath. After Lin Yiyan's posture stabilized, Alice's right hand quickly retracted, and then pinned her head away. The sound of the wind blowing, faint to the exact opposite of her tone, "...... It's not that I want to help you, it's just that I want to repay you...... And the duel with your sword skills isn't over yet. ”

"I see...... Then it's settled. Lin Yiyan carefully chose his words and opened his mouth.

"I have a proposal...... In short, both of us were in a position where we had to get back inside the tower anyway. So, should you take a truce for a while? ”

“…… Truce? Alice turned her face slightly, and shot a gaze at Lin Yi looking at something nasty.

"That's right. It is impossible to destroy the façade of the cathedral, and it is not easy to climb it, and the possibility of survival is greatly increased if you have a helper than a person. - Of course, if you have an easier way to get back, that's a different story. ”

"............" Alice bit her lip in disappointment, and quickly turned her face away again, "...... If I had this method, I would have done it a long time ago. ”

"That's too. Then let's stop the war, I hope we can work together well, is that okay? ”

"Cooperation...... If so, what should be done? ”

"If one of them is about to fall, go and help, that's all. It's safer to have a rope, but that's a bit of a force. Alice didn't look at Lin Yiyan, but fell into silence, and soon after she nodded with an action that Lin Yiyan could barely notice, "I have to admit it...... It's a reasonable approach. There is no other way......"

Instead, Alice stared at this side one last time and continued, "The moment you get back to the tower, I'll cut you." This is something you have to remember in your dreams. ”

“…… Remembered. Nodding lightly at Lin Yiyan's answer, Alice, who had switched to thinking, whispered, "In that case...... Need a rope, right? Do you have any unused fabrics to bring with you? ”

"Cloth ......" Lin Yiyan looked down at his body, and thought about it carefully, I didn't even have a handkerchief in my pocket. If this were a normal VRMMO world, you would be able to pull out as many ponchos as mountains from the item window, but unfortunately this world doesn't have such a handy feature.

“…… Even if you say that, it's just a jacket and pants. Take it off if you want. Lin Yiyan shrugged her left shoulder and replied, and Alice scolded me with an unhappy face that she had never seen before, "Don't!" …… Really, rushing to the battlefield with only a sword, you are such a fool. ”

"Hey, aren't you the one who brought me and Yugeo here in the uniforms of the Sword Academy!"

"Didn't you invade the arsenal in the cathedral, where you need a few high-grade ropes...... Really, there's no time. Alice snorted and raised her right arm, which was wearing gold armor. However, she seemed to find that she could not let go of her left hand from the hilt of her sword, and after frowning, she extended her arm to me, "With your free hand, unbutton my hand armor." ”

"Huh?"

"Listen, don't touch my hand! Hurry up! ”

"............" According to Yugeo's recollections, Alice, who lives in Lulid Village, is a cheerful and spirited girl who is gentle with anyone. If that's the case, how did this diametrically opposed personality come into being?

Lin Yiyan, who was thinking about this, grabbed the hilt of the sword with his left hand, which was not easy to gain consciousness, and untied the lock of the hand armor with his free right hand. After the hand armor was held by Lin Yiyan, Alice quickly pulled out her hand, slid her white and delicate fingers and shouted, "System Call!"