The wind blows gently, and the slender blades sway slightly in the wind.

Clear water flows down the stream and in front of the door of the mountain hut.

The hut with closed doors and windows was pitch black, as if no one was living there. All kinds of miscellaneous items were scattered and the table was covered with a thick layer of dust.

The hunter's hut was originally intended for hunters who came out to hunt for temporary residence. Especially in winter, if there is no such hut, the hunters who enter the deep mountains are likely to freeze to death on the road.

Something very common in the hunting area.

However, this one is not ordinary.

The wooden board under the cabinet on the left corner of the entrance was quietly lifted up, revealing a pair of bloodshot eyes.

"Anyone?" a voice asked.

"No, no one. The owner of the eyes replied.

"Then go and come back quickly. Another voice said.

The planks were carefully and thoroughly lifted. A narrow tunnel is exposed. Out of the tunnel crawled out of the tunnel a young man dressed as an ordinary civilian, wearing a thick cotton jacket and carrying a bucket of water.

Cautiously opening the door, he walked to the creek to fetch a bucket of water, and then nervously ran back to the room.

After a while, he came out again, still fetching water, and after beating about eight buckets of water in a row, he was so tired that he was out of breath. But his eyes were still looking around nervously.

Maybe it's because I'm so nervous, and when I hit the last bucket of water, I'm already a little out of breath. The bucket even fell into the stream at one point, but fortunately he was quick and caught it.

Carrying the bucket, he hurried back to the hunter's hut and carefully closed the door again. He also pulled it with a rope tied to the latch of the door, pretending to be locked from the outside.

Carrying the bucket, he hurried back to the pit he had just come out of, and then walked deeper and deeper.

The tunnel was so dark that he had to walk very carefully, or if he slipped and fell, he might roll down the tunnel with his whole bucket.

Finally, we reached the end of the tunnel. A space of about fifty square meters appeared in front of him.

It was a dimly lit room, and by the dim light of the oil lamp, I could barely see that it was full of things and crowded with people.

Alwyn was in the far corner, leaning against the wall, covered with a blanket.

Except for a large pond, the rest of the place is full of bread, vegetables, and other daily necessities.

As for the middle, it was Sean and his men.

With a space of only 50 square meters, nearly 20 people were crammed, and with the piles of daily necessities, it looked like an extremely bad environment.

Well, it's not just what it looks like, it's actually pretty bad. Although there are vents, the air is still very cloudy. Probably due to the design, there is also a bit of water seepage, and there is a musty smell in the air. I don't know how long I can eat those mountains of food. As for the smell of feces and urine, it is even more inescapable.

Pouring the last bucket of water into the pool, the soldiers, disguised as civilians, gasped and came to Sean's side.

"The water is all ready. ”

"Got it. Sean, who was playing chess, didn't even look back, still engrossed on the chessboard. His opponent was a thin-looking cavalryman.

Sean was playing chess, and several cavalrymen were watching. Miller dozed off beside him. The unkempt jailer crouched in the corner in a daze.

Alwin sat quietly and closed his eyes. The light was dim, and I couldn't see my face clearly, but my expression seemed to be a little painful. The brow furrowed from time to time.

The entire underground space is silent.

After about ten minutes, Sean suddenly picked up the chess piece and pushed it forward three steps: "General!"

All of a sudden, everyone's eyes widened and their necks stretched.

After a moment, the cavalryman playing against him sighed: "I lost. ”

"Hahahaha! I knew I could win!" Sean said happily, "But I really didn't expect you to be quite good at chess, and no one in the whole team could beat you!

The thin cavalryman scratched his head and smiled, as if he was still a little embarrassed by Sean's praise.

The soldiers around him laughed too.

Laughing and laughing, Sean's smile disappeared in a flash, and the originally glowing gaze turned into a lifeless, depressed look.

He looked back at Alwin, who was sitting in the corner.

Alwin's eyes were still closed, but the jailer brother not far from Alvin spoke, "When can we get out?"

"Wait a few more days. Sean replied, "The longer you wait, the safer it is." ”

"Are we going to stay here for the rest of our lives? How many days have we been here? No, we don't even know how many days we've been here. ”

"Then we have to wait. Sean looked down and picked his nails.

"Can you let me go first?" said the jailer brother, with his dark eyes open, "she must be the first to chase you." And...... With you, I feel less secure than I am. ”

Sean raised his head, didn't look at the jailer brother, and said in a flat tone: "First, we took you not for your safety, but to prevent you from being caught by her and then betraying us. Second, staying here is the same as killing you, you have to choose the same. Put you out of the options. ”

"Can I go out and take a shower? I haven't taken a shower in a long time, and I feel like lice all over my body. ”

"Taking a bath is not an option. I can't even take a shower, you want to take a shower?"

The jailer brother was helpless, scratched his unkempt hair, turned to look at Alwyn, and said, "What about him? I think he might need a doctor." The wound is inflamed, and if it is left like this, he may die here. ”

"He's not going to die. If a lich did follow him, the lich would not allow him to die. In short, no one is allowed to leave the place until we have run out of food, except for the water. ”

In the corner, Alwin frowned slightly. The beads of sweat on his forehead were already visible to the naked eye in such dim light.

Time ticked by.

There is no day or night in this place, as if everything is still. Boredom, boring, and boring have become the main colors. Everyone keeps repeating some boring moves.

At the beginning, they could still play some small games and chat, but at the end of the day, everyone was left in a daze. The chessboard that everyone was scrambling for at the beginning was also thrown aside, and even the chess pieces seemed to be missing.

The water in the pool has been rotated several times, and the food is dwindling little by little.

During this time, Alvin was almost in a coma and did not wake up until the fourteenth day.

Why do you know it's the fourteenth day?

Because someone secretly went up every day to see the light and recorded the time.

"This place was prepared by me more than a month ago. Hiding here, as long as we don't go out, she can't find us anyway. The food here was enough to support us for two months, and when we went out again in two months, she must have let her guard down. There are not many people in Karp, but the place is not small, and it is all mountainous. We secretly went up the hill in the direction of Baicheng, and there was no way she could have found us. ”

"You already knew you were going to escape?" Alwyn asked weakly.

"Sort of. I always felt that she was going to kill me at any moment, so I prepared a little in advance. ”

"I don't think she's smart. ”

"She couldn't be smart. How smart can a girl who has been locked up in a prison since she was a child be?"

"If she's not smart, why did the devil choose her as a messenger?"

"You'll have to ask the devil. After thinking about it, Sean said, "Maybe she's bad enough, I think that's probably one of the reasons." Capricious character, irritable, willful. When she holds the power of your life and death, you will feel that the whole world is dark. Maybe hunt down your two buddies this time...... What's their name?"

"George and Matthew. ”

"Yes, that's them. Maybe this hunt for them didn't complete the mission, and she wouldn't necessarily kill me, but she would kill me for some other reason someday. I'm on the verge of dying every day. That feeling of fear far exceeded that given by the previous lord. I have seen the hypocrisy of heaven for a long time, the age of papal rule. But the true evil of the devil, to be honest, this is the first time I've seen it. If you have to choose one or the other, it's better to be hypocritical. ”

"Why do you have to choose one or the other? Isn't there a third party?"

"You say? Sean laughed, "You have to be able to come to us first." The Knights of the Silver Moon have never been to Karp, so there is no Knights of the Silver Moon in the options for those who live in Karp. Moreover...... Can you really protect those who believe in you?"

"Who can protect those who believe in them, demons, or angels?" Sean asked rhetorically.

"Well, neither. Sean spread his hands helplessly: "I have too much say in this regard." At first I believed in the Holy See, and then I found out that they always lied, so I hated them. Then I believed in the devil and almost lost my life. Now I believe in you, and I don't know when I'll be able to get out of this hellish place with you. Obviously, it's useless to regret going back to New Heaven now, because the whole continent is in chaos, and there is no place to be safe. It's a terrible time, it's terrible. ”

Sean and Alvin stared at each other silently.

After a while, Sean continued, "Sometimes I think if only one of you was willing to throw in the towel. If two of the three parties are willing to throw in the towel, then the situation can at least go back to what it used to be. Everyone lived a peaceful and comfortable life. ”

"But there will be no justice. ”

"Yes, but at least to live. Maybe you should let everyone choose whether they want justice or their lives. In the earliest days, when the Lich King Gray defeated the Angel Legion in Salted Fish Harbor, everyone supported him. But that's because everyone thought he could really win. Now that he himself is gone, and his son Richie doesn't look like it's going to end the war anytime soon. ”

Alvin stopped talking.

Just keep waiting, waiting. After another three days, a "hunter" turned over the planks at the mouth of the pit.