Arnold was about to put away the magic scroll in his hand when someone grabbed his wrist.

"Arcane Missile, a simple and practical elementary spell, it is not a task to make a scroll of this spell, as long as the user can use the magic power, then he can use the power of this magic even if he is not a mage. ”

A man's voice came from behind Arnold, causing the boy's heart to suddenly hang. It is difficult to tell the age of this man from the timbre of this voice, maybe a young man, or a middle-aged man, the timbre has no characteristics, and it sounds very ordinary.

"However, this magic is more suitable for archers wearing leather armor, and if it is used against knights, I am afraid that the magic will already escape from their heavy armor. ”

The man grabbed Arnold's wrist, raised Arnold's hand slightly, and examined the scroll carefully.

Through the moonlight streaming through the leaves, Arnold noticed that the skin of the hand looked smooth, not rough at all, and that the other person should be younger, if only it looked.

"The magic script is very beautiful, and the flower script is also very beautiful, judging from the handwriting, it should be the handwriting of a lady, and it is a lady who has a very good control of magic. ”

Arnold was a little surprised in his heart, in such a dim environment, the other party was able to read the handwriting on the scroll clearly, and immediately made a judgment on the identity of the scroll maker through the handwriting, which made Arnold even more sure of the other party's identity.

The man behind him let go of Arnold's hand, and Arnold quickly distanced himself from him, and then looked at the man's face. However, the man who suddenly appeared had been hiding his figure in the shadows, and Arnold had no way to see what he looked like.

"It's a good sword. The man didn't look at Arnold, but drew the short sword from Judson's corpse and put it in the moonlight to admire, "It must have been made of iron ore from the Taka Mountains, and then forged by excellent craftsmen. No wonder it's so sharp that even being held by a weak guy like you can penetrate the armor of two knights and kill them. ”

He lowered his sword and cast his gaze over Arnold's side.

"Won't your heart hurt if you kill the knight who has always protected you and is loyal to you?"

Although Arnold tried his best to control his breathing, he was still a little short of breath in the face of the other party's questioning. It wasn't because of the guilt he felt for Judson, or because of the pressure the other party brought him, he was nervous about the answer he had to do next.

If the slightest mistake had gone wrong, all his plans so far would have been over.

"Even if my heart hurts, it won't help, I want to live, that's all I can do. Adjusting his breathing, Arnold calmly looked at the man in the shadows, "Payne is one of the best fighters in the Cold Mountain Leader, and if he hadn't lost his left hand, Judson wouldn't have been his opponent at all. My swordsmanship is very poor, from the front, I can't sneak up on him at all, as long as he sees me, even if he can't free his hand, he can kick me away. So, the only way I can hurt him is to shoot the sword from an angle that he can't see, and the only angle he can't see is behind Judson's back. ”

"Just because you want to kill the enemy, you choose to sacrifice your knight. The man's voice was indifferent, and there seemed to be a hint of mockery, "Don't you trust your knight?"

"Trust? even a father will betray his son, who else will not betray?" Arnold turned his gaze, his face collapsed slightly, the anger on his face was genuine, completely out of the hatred and anger in his heart, "I want to believe that there are sincere feelings in this world, I want to believe that human beings have the most beautiful emotions in their hearts, but I can't bet my life on such an uncertain possibility, life is a bet with only one chance, and there is never the possibility of doing it again." ”

The other party was silent for a while, and it seemed that Arnold's words touched him a lot. A moment later, he stepped out of the shadows, and the moonlight finally hit his face, allowing Arnold to see his face clearly.

His face, which was not very remarkable, seemed to be somewhere between young and middle-aged like his voice. His appearance is relatively ordinary, with no obvious racial characteristics, and the black hair is found among the Serodib, Venon, Hill People, Askar, and White People, and the other party's face shape and body are also in a decent range, and it is difficult to tell what kind of origin he is.

No, there is no such thing as "racial origin" in such an existence. Arnold thought.

"You know?" he stared at Arnold's face, his black pupils reflecting Arnold's face, "I don't like you very much, in you, I see pure 'evil', this malice has no tendency, purely instinctive malice, but it is precisely because of this that you disgust me. You don't have this kind of malice because you hate someone, your malice is because you are used to treating others with this malice, so you will be filled with this malice. ”

"So......" Arnold also stared into the other's eyes, without a hint of fear in his heart, "evil, what is it? How do you define such a vague and two-sided thing?"

"Evil ......" the man walked up to Arnold, stretched out his finger, and pointed it at the location of Arnold's heart, "in your heart, everyone knows what evil is, just as everyone knows what is good." When Hull created the world, he planted these concepts deep in your hearts. ”

But He was deceived by a wise man of His own creation. Arnold said in his heart, but he would never say this sentence in front of this person.

"Well, since you're not in the mood to discuss it with me, let me figure it out myself. Arnold took two steps back and raised his arms as if to give a speech, "People habitually regard the will that benefits others as good, and the will that is not good for themselves, and the will that is not good for themselves, because everyone does not want to be harmed, but only to be good, so they praise the good and condemn the evil." However, selfishness is an innate instinct of every human being, and this is also imprinted in our bones when Hull created human beings, who can make others believe that there is no selfish desire in their hearts. ”

As he spoke, Arnold scratched his chest and sneered sarcastically. "How do you tell someone what you want and cut your heart apart?"

"Therefore, I am not willing to bear the glory of this self-imagined, to be praised for kindness, it must come at the price of something, no one will praise a person for no reason, it may only be something from this person, he will use the word 'kindness' to praise the other party. ”

"So, you imagine that everyone is a villain who only calculates profits, and that everyone's life is worth nothing else as you say?" the man narrowed his eyes and stared at Arnold, "In that case, you can't even be called evil, just a fool who doesn't understand things." ”

"Only calculate the gains and losses, that kind of thing should be the scale in the hands of the merchant, even the most stingy businessman will not only know how to buy and sell. Arnold looked at the other party unhurriedly, his expression was still very calm, "I believe that human beings have sincere and beautiful emotions, but this kind of emotion will not be for everyone, I can't bet my life on a person who can't be absolutely trusted, just with that possible kindness, this possibility, I can't afford to gamble." ”

As you said, it is impossible for people to fully understand their minds, because they cannot be seen or touched. So how do you believe in this kind of goodwill, in this possibility?"

"I only believe ......" Arnold's pupils suddenly dilated, and then he took a deep breath, and the momentum of the whole person also increased suddenly, as if there was a surging emotion circulating in his chest, "I only believe that even if they betray me, I will not resent them, and I will not regret the people I trust them!"

A few insects chirped in the forest, and the ripples of the lake not far away were also reflected here, and under the quiet moonlight, everything seemed to stand still in time, and only tranquility remained.

The man standing in the moonlight was silent, his head bowed, as if contemplating Arnold's words.

After saying this, Arnold's momentum also leaked, and the unnatural flush on his face began to recede, and his face turned pale again.

"Your sister, even if you don't hesitate to make a deal with the devil, let me save you. ”

The other party raised his head, and the black windbreaker on his body suddenly opened, obviously there was no wind in the woods, but the back hem of the black windbreaker stretched backwards as if it was blown by a strong wind, and little by little it changed into a man's black wings.

"When I first saw you, I was disappointed, and the request of such a pure heart was to save a filthy person like you, and even made me think that it would be better for a person like you to die. The world has been tainted with enough malice that it doesn't need people like you to spread it anymore. ”

He stepped forward and suddenly grabbed Arnold by the neck.

"However, sad I see another possibility in you, your pure malice may be very suitable for this task, so, I will help you survive, after all, I am a trustworthy person, since I have signed a contract with your sister, I will never break my promise. ”

He slowly lifted Arnold up, and the feeling of suffocation suddenly surged over Arnold's head, and he was choked by the neck, making his face flush, and his hands instinctively grabbed the other hand, but no matter how he broke it, that hand did not move.

"However, I can't let you go back to your sister so easily, and people like you should stay as far away from her as possible. What's more, there's a lot of money left on this deal that you should pay - even someone like you doesn't want your sister to pay the demon, right?"

Arnold, whose face was flushed, gave an ugly smile.

"Of course. ”

"Good. ”

The man suddenly threw Arnold to the ground, and then his other hand suddenly plunged into Arnold's chest. However, although it was said to be inserted, Arnold did not have a single scar on his chest, not even a drop of blood spilled.

It's just that Arnold clearly felt that his heart was pinched.

"I will give you the strength to keep you alive, and from now on you will walk on the earth as my Lord, Lord of Hell, Disgusted of Light, and Favored of Belel, Master of the Dark Legion. Your body and spirit have been impregnated with darkness, and your soul will never enter the mountain of heaven, and all evil deeds are your sins, and you will not be forgiven until the end of judgment. ”

Arnold seemed to hear a "bang", and then there was an incomparable pain in his heart, and Belial's hand actually grabbed his heart. As Belel's fingers entered his heart, and there were inexplicable sensations, Arnold only felt that his body was numb for a moment, but he could not tell that the numbness was due to excessive pain, but to relieve him of pain.

In short, Arnold only knew what Belle had done to his heart, but what had he done, his body did not give Arnold the slightest response.

"Twenty-four years, this is the term of my deal with you, and after twenty-four years, I will take everything you have, and you will say that you will fall into darkness forever and eternally, and become a member of my dark army. ”

Belle withdrew his hand and stared coldly at Arnold.

Arnold lay on the ground, gasping incessantly, and the sensation of paralysis was so intense that he almost lost consciousness.

"Don't think I can't see your little tricks. ”

Belle leaned down and whispered in Arnold's ear.

"You knew I was coming, and you knew it was going to be me, not Lubigand. I don't care who that guy behind you is, I don't care who it is. This time, I grant your wish, but twenty-four years from now, everything you have will be mine. Enjoy, twenty-four years is a short time. ”

After speaking, the barrier spread its wings and flew into the sky, leaving only black feathers in the ground.