"Fern, help me!" a familiar voice came from not far away, and the mercenary spun in place, looking for the source of the sound. Finally, in the midst of the smoke, he spotted a slender figure and hurriedly ran over.

"Ness, what's going on?!" The heat rushed over her face, and the mercenary looked at the burning mage in front of her, her lower body had been completely burned, and the flames were engulfing her body.

"Help me, Fern, I hurt so much!" Ness cried, her voice miserable and high-pitched.

"Hold on!" Fern didn't want to give up the last shred of hope, he took off his clothes and frantically fluttered the flames on Niss's body, but not only did it not have the slightest effect, but even his own clothes burned. "Tell me, Ness, how can I save you!"

"I don't know, Fern, I'm in pain, help me!" The flames had flooded the mage's body, flames rushing onto her cheeks. "It hurts, Fern, I don't want to die, please, help me!"

"But I don't know how to help you......" Fern frantically slapped the flames on Niss with his hands, until his own hands were burned, and Niss's face was gradually scorched and her hair burned. "No! Ness!" Fern hugged Ness, herself engulfed in flames.

"Ahh

"Nightmare?" said Morena's calm voice into the mercenary's ears.

Fern's eyes were still wide open, and he hadn't recovered from the nightmare he had just had. "Yes, I dreamed of ......" he did not continue.

"Ness. Jasmine helped him out. "You shouted so loudly that everyone but the unconscious soldiers heard you. ”

"I'm sorry. Fern looked around, only to find himself in the hall, which was now a makeshift ward, littered with wounded soldiers and attendants, and several girls wiping blood on the wounded and bandages, and among them, Fern found that two girls were clearly better dressed than the others, and that they were nobly groomed.

"Now that you're awake, I'll have to take care of someone else. While the Faceless seem to have retreated, and the soldiers are checking room by room, it's still chaotic outside, and you'd better stay here for a while. Jamina stood up and prepared to leave.

"My companion......" Fern looked at the ** teacher worriedly, and stopped talking.

"They are fine, some soldiers said that they saw them riding out of the castle, and they should be outside the city by this moment. Another majestic voice answered him, and Lucius walked towards the mercenary.

"Oh, Your Majesty, thank you. Fern wanted to salute, but Lucius waved his hand to indicate that there was no need.

"It is not a good omen that so many faceless people have appeared at once in Dayton, south of the border country, and that they have dared to break into a crowded city. Lucius had changed into armor, the king's silver armor was not flashy, but it was more ornamental than the armor of ordinary knights, and what caught Fern's attention was the sword on the king's waist, which had a similar insignia on the hilt as the mercenary's sword in stone.

"How many demons are there? They might be coming for us, I'm sorry. Fern tried to stand up, but noticed a pain in the back of his head, and he carefully touched it, and found that a large bag had swollen.

"There is no exact number, it is estimated that at least ten, maybe more, we killed five, the others all ran away, but we paid for it twenty-six lives, and many more wounded, and of the five faceless ones killed, two were killed by a mysterious swordsman, otherwise our casualties would have been even greater. Lucius's gaze calmly looked at the mercenary. "You don't have to blame yourself, Fern, it's a wake-up call for our soldiers to be so vulnerable to the Faceless One, we must train all of them at once. ”

"Mysterious swordsman?" Fern staggered to his feet, the back of his head being hard enough.

"Yes, according to the soldier who fled from the gate, he saved not only them, but also your companions, and killed two Faceless Ones. Lucius looked serious and stared into Fern's eyes. "He doesn't seem to be afraid of the Faceless at all, there aren't too many people in Wallis who can do that, I doubt it's that guy. ”

"Which fellow?" said Fern looked at the king quizzically.

Just then, a gruff but familiar voice came from outside the hall. "Is there a doctor, I need a doctor!"

Not only Fern, but even Lucius had a look of surprise on his face. "Is it really him?"

The man walked into the hall and saw Jarena at a glance. "That mage, come and help me heal, my leg ...... I've saved a lot of you, and you have to thank me for whatever you say. ”

Jamina turned her head to look at the man with disdain, but Fern and Lucius were the complete opposite of her, and their eyes widened.

"Bared, it's really you!" Lucius strode over to the man and gave him a hard hug, his previous majestic and calm appearance gone. "You guy, where did you go, I couldn't find someone to drink with. ”

"Ouch, light, you guy's strength is still so strong, I have injuries on my body, I need treatment! right now!" Although he said this, the man still hugged Lucius hard.

"Uncle Barred?" a girl who was caring for the wounded approached and looked excitedly at the man named Barrede.

Barred pushed Lucius away and looked at the girl in front of him. "Oh, isn't this Olivia? It's been a long time, you're so old, the last time I saw you, you were a little girl who only cried. ”

The girl happily took Bared's hand and beckoned to another girl who was slightly older than her. "Rachel, come over here and see who's coming. ”

Rachel walked briskly, apparently much more mature and steady than Olivia, and the girl just saluted Barred and stood beside Lucius.

Fern, who was on the side, had already looked stupid, standing on the side, unable to speak, but Barred still saw him. "Yo, isn't this my old friend, Fern? You don't seem to be hurt, it's not easy. Barred suddenly seemed to think of something, and turned to Lucius's two daughters. "This is the famous swordsman of Deville, Fern, and if your father is not yet engaged to marry you, you may consider him. ”

"Luo ...... Barrede, don't make any more trouble. Fern looked at him dissatisfied, and every time he appeared, it was always a sign of trouble.

The girls looked at the mercenaries, especially Olivina with interest in her eyes, while Rachel just glanced at Fern before going back to caring for the wounded. Seeing that the girls didn't say anything, Barred continued to praise Fern, "Don't believe it, my sword in the stone was given to him, and you can trust my vision." ”

"Really? Then I'll have to try your skills. Lucius's gaze at the mercenary immediately changed.

"I'm just an ordinary mercenary, and I don't dare to show my ugliness in front of Your Majesty. Fern bowed his head in awe of the King.

"Is your name Fern? I'm Olivia, Princess of Dayton, can I be your friend?" the girl smiled and stared at Fern, a sweet smile that almost melted him.

"Oh, I...... Of course, you can ......" Facing the princess of a kingdom, Fern unconsciously became shy and spoke heavily.

"Who was in a hurry to be treated?" Jasmine suddenly interjected and stood between the two, blocking their view. "Doesn't seem to be needed now?"

"I, my leg was cut by the demon. Barred pointed to his red-stained trouser leg, where a large cut had been made.

"Sit down!" Morena ordered, not caring for the fact that the other party was a lifetime older than her.

Unexpectedly, Bared sat down obediently, and the warrior saw Morena's mage robe and made a joke about the ** division. "I didn't expect you to be a ** teacher at a young age, it's really not simple, like my apprentice Fern, you have a sword in the stone at a young age, what a perfect pair. ”

Olivina complained coquettishly when she heard this, then ignored Barred and ran to her sister's side.

"How did you come here?" said Fern, leaning against the wall, staring sternly at the warrior.

"I just happened to be passing by, and I happened to see you being caught, and it happened that I saw the demon, which was in the city, so I knew that you would be in trouble at night, so I stayed here, and sure enough, I guessed it. Barred said lightly, as if it were all a coincidence.

"Do you think I'll believe it?" Fern clasped his hands together, his face disbelieving.

"You can't believe me, that's just the way it is. Barred looked appreciatively at Jasmine, who was treating him. "Your mana is very strong, no wonder you are already a ** master at such a young age, who is your master?"

A hint of nervousness flashed in Jarena's eyes, but it disappeared immediately, and the mage stopped casting the spell and stood up. "Okay, I need to take a break, it's taking too much mental energy. ”

"There must be something wrong with not wanting to answer. Barred muttered to himself behind his back, then stood up and looked at Fern. "This woman is not simple, you don't have to be her opponent. ”

"She's treated so many wounded, it's time to rest. Fern touched the back of his head, wondering if he would let Morena take care of it.

"Barred, we haven't seen you for so long, we'll have to have a good talk this time. A rare smile appeared on Lucius' lips.

"I'm afraid I'm going to disappoint you, my old friend, I must get out as soon as possible, I have important business to do. Barrede's face showed reluctance, much to Fern's surprise.

Lucius was silent for a moment, then nodded with a smile. "I know, old friend, we all have important things to do, and it's time for our group to do it again, but you're going to be here for one night tonight anyway, and I'll invite you, and Fern, to have dinner with us. ”

"Well, once in a while, I think the Seven will forgive me. Barred laughed too.