"Heh~Huh......" Griffith hid behind the round iron shield, trying to adjust his breathing.

In front of him, a green-skinned orc, as strong as an iron tower, was naked, holding a war hammer, staring at him with red eyes.

Pure-blood orc squad leader...... I can't imagine it so tricky.

On the battlefield strewn with ashes and ruins, three armored cavalrymen lay on the ground and groaned.

Ten minutes ago, Griffith's squad encountered a group of enemies in the melee, and although they quickly killed all the orc warriors with their spears and heavy armor, they were defeated by the orc warriors who led the team.

Krista and the other two armored cavalrymen were wounded and fell to the ground, and Griffith, the only one still standing, was twenty paces away from the orcs, and the battle was on the verge of breaking out.

Orcs are higher-ranking and stronger creatures than half-orcs, small in number but very dangerous. Griffith needs to face this strong enemy and his weapons alone. He glanced at the broken shield of another armored cavalryman on the ground, convinced that the armor could not stop the terrible damage.

That hammer, my strength can't match...... Griffith looked at the formidable foe in front of him, his brain racing.

"Whew!" the orc roared, and swooped down on the iron-clad enemy. Griffith also hurried forward, throwing his heavy shield at his opponent.

"Bang!" the spinning shield was smashed into the air, and the orc warrior raised his terrifying weapon again with unimaginable agility and smashed it down on the head of the apprentice knight.

Griffith knelt down, leaned back to the limit, and slid forward with the inertia of the charge, avoiding the whirring hammer and raising his sword to slash.

"Whew!" the orc let out an unexpected scream. The blade slashed through his lower body, whipping up a cloud of flesh. The battered orc fell to his knees with a thud.

This is my big move to keep the bottom of the box...... Griffith quickly got to his feet, flicked his wrist, and stabbed the blade against the strong orc's shoulder socket.

......

"Squad Leader III Griffith Blanton, in recognition of your extraordinary courage and outstanding performance, you have been promoted to Squad Leader II. The familiar commander walked up to the midshipman and opened a small box, "In addition, award you the Order of the Iron Eagle." ”

"Griffiths, Griffiths, Griffith!"

Hundreds of armored cavalry pounded the cuirass together.

The captain of the flag fastened the medal to the collar of the cadet knight and patted him on the shoulder. Griffith was immediately filled with a great sense of honor, and even if he were asked to charge a thousand enemies alone now, he would not hesitate to carry out the order.

"Rejoice, warriors!" the flag captain shouted with his arms raised, "After today's battle, we have cleared the obstacles to Anata, and victory is at hand!"

"Hurrah!" cheered in unison from hundreds of warriors.

......

"Griffith," the petite Christa rested on a large rock outside the meddic's tent with a bandage, her leg was injured in today's battle, although she had been treated by magic, but for better recovery, the medic still suggested that she put on a plaster cast for a while, she smiled and beckoned to her companion, "Thanks to you today." ”

"How's your leg?"

"It's not good, you need to rest more," Christa said, gesturing to the campfire in the distance, "Can you get me a cane? Spears will do, I don't want to miss tonight's dinner." ”

"Well, then, it's rude," said Griffith, leaning down and taking the trainee into his arms, toward the feast, "you are so light, you need to eat more." ”

"Quick, let me down!!" Christa, blushing nervously, gently tapped the midshipman's breastplate.

"It's just to send you to Valkyrie, even if you are seen, it's nothing," Griffith tilted his head slightly and said with a smile, "Even if it is seen, it's just Golona and they will beat me up~ It won't bother you." ”

With the girl in their arms, the two of them walked through the already empty camping area towards the noisy firelight in the distance.

"Na~ Griffith," Christa curled up in her sturdy arms like a kitten who had only adapted to a new home, "what do you want to do when our service is over?"

"Well, this one~ We'll let each of us fill out the volunteer form when the time comes. ”

"Say it!"

"I'm supposed to go to Bayeran. reported to the Lamor family, applying to study in the Army Command Section," Griffith adjusted his posture and lifted the girl in his arms so that she could pill on his shoulder, "After becoming an officer, my salary will be much more~"

"Oh...... Then we ......" Christa thought he was done, and was about to say what he had been hiding for a long time, when the faint barely audible words were interrupted by Griffith.

"If I become a staff officer, I will most likely be able to stay and work in the capital," Griffith fantasized to himself, "I want to buy a house by the strait, where I can see the sea and hear the sound of the waves at dinner, and at night, the whole starry sky is my own." ”

"Then it must be bought in the Emir district!" said Christa, cheering with joy.

"Why there?"

"There's a hillside facing the Strait, not very remote, but certainly not expensive!" Krista looked at the midshipman with sparkling blue eyes, "and it's not far from the Chapel of the Light, which I'm going to." ”

"That's good!" said Griffith, with a look of longing, "I'll hide the key under the peach tree at the door, and come when you're done on your business." ”

"Hahahaha! Who told me I was going to come in through the main entrance!"

Under the quiet starry sky, the two laughed happily together.

"Na~ Griffith," Christa clasped her hands to her chest, as if her heart would jump out of her chest if she didn't, "something......"

"Say, today is a day of victory, and I have been promoted and raised, so I can promise you a request that is not too much. ”

"Really, then I said it! Griffith's name always smelled a little fierce. ”

"I like it. ”

"Can I call you Gefe?" asked Christa, with all her courage.

"Ho, of course, why not?" Griffith nodded, "Valkyrie sometimes calls me that, don't you know?"

"What !? them!Who are they?Why are they plural?How can this be!" Christa clenched the mace at her waist as if she was about to rush into the distant banquet.

"It's been preempted~" The apprentice knight stared at the mace that he didn't know who he would use to smash someone's head, "You can change your request." ”

Laughter and commotion came from ahead. Turning another grove, the two of them will join in the joy of victory.

"Wait a minute!" Christa, who had no time to hesitate, reached out and put her arm around the midshipman's neck and lifted up.

"Huh? Chrissy......"

The words of the apprentice knight were gagged.

......

A powerful malice suddenly flooded into consciousness, and the fond memories turned into ethereal smoke. What was clear just now was like a scene that happened in front of me and disappeared. When Griffith came to his senses, he found himself standing in the living room with a sword in hand.

Memories, such clear memories! Every detail seems to be happening right in front of you. Since that day, everything about Christa has only brought heartache that tears her apart, and has long been deliberately buried in the dust of memory.

Is the mansion reading our consciousness?Griffith stroked his lips with his fingers, shook his head vigorously, and turned to look to the side.

Sonia stood in the middle of the room as if petrified, awake almost at the same time.

"It's amazing~" Sonia rubbed her forehead with a look of reminiscence, "Are these all real memories? I don't remember anything before." ”

"Are you alright?" said Griffith, wary. The aura of this old mansion was so vivid that it made him feel as if someone else was present.

"I'm fine, but someone has entered this old mansion, and his malice is crystal clear," Sonia looked up, "everyone is probably in danger." We have to gather quickly. ”

"Follow me," Griffith pointed to the stairs on one side, "let's meet Miss Fiona first, then Ishus." ”

The two left the room and found Fiona and her apprentice knight Lana not far away.

Fiona hurriedly asked, "Do you feel it?" a clear will that does not belong to any of us has just broken into here. ”

For today's event, both Lana and Griffith were heavily armed, and they glanced at each other, covering their lord's movement in the direction of Theseus.

In order to achieve good magical results, Ishus and Murat chose a room on the other side of the corridor for the ritual. Before Griffith could get there, everyone heard a clear fight and roars.

"Boom!" Apprentice Knight Murat slammed open a door and jumped out. The thin Viscount Iseus was held in his arms and had already fainted.

"Prepare to fight!" Rana roared, swinging his sword and lunging at Griffith without waiting to consult.

Their enemy was an ugly toad-like man. His skin was as pale as a dead man's, his eyes bulged out, and his huge tongue couldn't fit in his mouth, dripping saliva.

Sonia was startled and stepped back with Fiona.

"Don't get too far away from us," Griffith said as he glanced warily at the two girls who were retreating.

Lana, who was also armed with a sword, shouted, "Who are you, why are you attacking us!"

"Why? Why?" the toad-like man rolled his bulging eyeballs strangely, looking at the three Shultolars blocking in front of him, "I'm Geros, the executive captain of the Cook Gang, and I heard that there are a few young and beautiful young and beautiful young masters and young ladies who have come here to play, so I thought about arresting them and selling them! The blonde aristocratic little beauty can sell them for a good price!"

"Is it just a human trafficker, the strange aura he felt in the hallucination just now is his?" Murat had already sent the fainted Iseus to the back, and turned up again to stand in the front row, "Hey!Geros, this is not your sewer, won't you surrender after seeing our sword?"

"It's just three guards!" Geros leaned down and slowly moved on the ground on all fours, looking at the three apprentice knights in front of him, "You must not know Lord Geros's abilities!"

"What ability, magic?" Rana asked in a low voice, "If that's the case, the three of us can work together to completely suppress it." Miss Fiona and the others must not be hurt. ”

Sonia had just helped the fainted Ishus to lean against the corner of the wall when she heard the conversation between the strange man and the apprentice knight and hurriedly shouted, "Be careful!

Isn't it magic? Is it some kind of special ability of the Extraordinary? Griffith had never encountered any special abilities other than magic on the battlefield before. For a warrior like them, using an ability with complex conditions and unable to cooperate with the army is a matter of riding a spear and poking it, and if it can't be solved with one poke, then poke again.

The three midshipmen were all at a loss for a moment. They have not yet experienced encountering special abilities in such an environment that borders on a brawl.

"Take it! Master Geros's abilities!" the toad-like Geros suddenly opened his mouth, and a large cloud of white viscous liquid splattered out towards the three Shotolars.

What is this!

Behind Griffith and the others is their lord, so they can't dodge at all, and can only use their long swords and armguards to resist the flying liquid at the first time.

This viscous liquid solidifies quickly in the air, and in the blink of an eye, it becomes as solid as a rock. Griffith was caught off guard, and his hands immediately couldn't move.

"It's not over!" Geros continued to spit out gulps of slime, keeping the feet of the three apprentices in place.

Griffith was stunned!

It was the first time he had seen such an extraordinary ability, which was not magic, and was not disturbed by blood, so convenient and efficient.

The three of them were like insects sealed in wax, unable to break free from the solid, dry and hard liquid, no matter how much they struggled.

"Hmph, what's the matter? There's nothing to fight back in front of me Geros!" Geros came to the three people who were fixed, looked at his work, and then turned his bulging eyes to Sonya's direction, "I'll take these two beautiful young ladies with me~ What a superb beauty!"

Sonia and Fiona took a step back in unison.

"Fiona, run!" shouted a ashamed Lana, his thunderous voice almost shaking Long Griffith's ears, "run out and call for help outside!"

Fiona quickly turned and rushed towards the door. Before she could get there, a large cloud of white slime squirted in, blocking the deadbolt of the door.

"You can't run away," Geros walked up with a lewd smile and looked at Sonia who was standing there, "Huh, aren't you running this young lady? Are you too frightened to move your legs? I can help you rub it." ”

Griffith struggled through the solidified slime like stone. What happened today really made him ashamed, he didn't expect to overturn in such a brawl. Now he couldn't move his hands or feet, and could only watch as Geros walked towards Sonya.

Jerroth looked the little beauty in front of him up and down with an obscene gaze, and seemed to be very proud that he could receive this beauty.

"I'm wondering?" Sonia tilted her head suddenly, "You shouldn't be able to release this liquid yourself from the coagulation state, right?"

"That's natural, it takes at least half an hour for Geros's slime to dissolve," Geros replied nonchalantly, "but what's the use of asking this? ”

"Then I'm relieved," Sonia shook her long blonde hair and looked at Geros with a hint of disgust in her blue eyes, "If your plan is to take me captive, then it's not appropriate to use this thing to control my movements." ”

"So what......" Geros said as he held out his hand to the girl. At that moment, Sonia suddenly flashed to his side and grabbed his arm with agility and pulled forward.

Geros immediately lost his center of gravity, and before he could react, Sonia grabbed his arm and lifted it up. The diminutive Geros staggered, and before he could stand on his feet, his arms were folded backwards.

"Bang!" Geros only felt the world spin, and when he opened his eyes, he had already fallen to the ground. He immediately rolled like a dead fish. Sonya's delicate arm couldn't control Geros's struggle, and she immediately lifted her knee and pressed it against his lower abdomen.

"Uhhh

"Hehe! scare me, but what can you do!" Geros sneered at the half-kneeling aristocratic girl, "I'm going to ...... it"

Geros's words just got stuck in his throat.

Sonia waved the rapidly solidifying slime with curiosity on her face. Her entire right hand had become like a white sledgehammer.

"It's pretty heavy~" Sonia picked up her right hand and thumped it towards Geros's face.

"Whoa!"