After leaving the tavern, Jude and Cathy decide to split their heads in two directions to find Alyssa.

The boy explored south in the twilight, calling out her name and asking passers-by if they had seen the maiden along the way, but to no avail.

At this moment, icy raindrops suddenly began to fall from the sky, gradually turning into a downpour.

Jude rolled up his stand-up collar and tucked his body into his coat as much as possible. Although the trench coat kept out the rain well, the heavy rain quickly soaked him. His hair was wet and sticky, and Jude wiped the rain from his face and went on a rampage through the rain.

The icy night rain consumed the boy's heat and strength, and soon he shivered with cold, and his steps began to be unsteady, and he fell on the slippery road several times, but he got up again and continued to search.

Suddenly, he heard a thin scream, it was Alyssa's voice, not far to the southeast.

Damn, she's probably run into hooligans, and she can't let things get any worse. Jude immediately took out the pocket watch from his personal pocket and pressed the button on the top of it.

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Another_End: Crime and Punishment

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Alyssa ran out like this, she was a girl at night, and the area was close to the slums...... The boy had also heard about the recent chaos, and he had a vague premonition. But the girl couldn't forgive him, she didn't want to see him, and running to Alyssa now would probably only make her sadder, and maybe do something more drastic.

So, what exactly to do?

Jude was holding her head in thought, when Cathy suddenly stood up and glanced coldly at the two men, "What are you going to do now?"

Rowan still lowered his head in self-reproach and kept apologizing: "I'm sorry...... I'm sorry......"

The boy looked up at her blankly, not knowing what to do next.

"Whatever you plan, I'm going to find Alyssa, Lanlens has been in a mess lately, and she's in danger when she's out there alone. With that, Cathy turned and walked out of the tavern hall.

Seeing the girl disappear into the twilight outside the door, Jude bowed his head in agony and fell into painful contemplation.

I don't know how long later, when the boy came back to his senses, the dark night had already fallen, and it was raining heavily outside, and thunder was heard from time to time.

"Jude. Rowan had recovered from the breakdown and was staring at him solemnly, "We are all responsible for this incident, everyone was not rational enough just now, and we can't go on like this." We've got to get Alyssa back, she's not safe outside. ”

"You're right, Rowan. Jude nodded in agreement, "We should calm down and talk about it again." ”

Being able to reach a consensus with the teenager, Rowan also seemed very happy: "Then, without further ado, let's go." ”

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After leaving the tavern, Jude and Rowan decide to search for Alyssa in two separate directions.

The boy threw up his collar and ran south in the dark night rain, calling out the girl's name, but receiving no response. Although the trench coat was good at keeping him out of the rain, the heavy rain quickly wet him. With his hair sticking wet and sticky, Jude wiped the rain from his face and continued to rampage through the rain.

The heavy rain also drowned out all kinds of sounds, and the boy's desperate shouts were thin in the rain. On his own, trying to find the girl who ran away in the night rain of Lanlens seemed futile, but Jude did not give up.

I don't know how long it had been, the boy was surrounded by the cold, shivering, sliding to the ground countless times, Jude was sore, and yet he was exhausted and could no longer run, his voice was hoarse and he could no longer shout, and he still could not find Alyssa.

If he continues like this, he may freeze to death in the rain, and he must avoid the rain for a while, Jude thought wearily, and walked under a roof to protect himself from the rain.

A flash of lightning flashed through the night, briefly illuminating the night, and the boy suddenly noticed that several people in the distance were also sheltering from the rain under the eaves, and at the same time a thin figure was sitting by the wall. With the light of lightning, he keenly noticed the girl's long light walnut hair.

Jude was so excited that he rushed through the rain and ran under the eaves where Alyssa and the others were.

But then he froze: the girl sat limply against the wall, disheveled, her legs apart at the sides, white slime still dripping from her thighs. Her expression was dull, her face was full of tears, her eyes were staring blankly ahead, trembling from time to time, and she didn't seem to notice the presence of the boy.

And the men standing beside Alyssa were laughing and watching the girls on the ground, having some obscene and harmonious discussions, looking very happy.

Seeing Jude coming, one of them motioned for him to come over: "Yo, young man, it's a coincidence." Would you like to do it again?"

No, how is this possible, this can't be. Jude instinctively shook his head, resisting reality like Alyssa, unwilling to accept it.

"What, you're not coming. I'll tell you, this little girl was originally a virgin, and the bottom is very tight, not too comfortable. The man laughed at the young man, and on the other hand, he was a little unsatisfied, "At first, I resisted desperately, but now I am much more honest." Haha, if you don't come, then I'll do it again. ”

Although standing under the eaves sheltered from the rain, the words seemed to be dense raindrops hitting Jude's face, making him unable to see reality clearly, and his vision gradually blurred.

"You bunch...... Brute!"

Anger welled up in the boy's heart, he didn't know anything anymore, and his only thought now was to make these beasts pay.

Primal rage surged through Jude's veins, and an inexplicable force drove him to take out his pocket watch and press the button.

The illusory and distant sound of the bell came from afar, and when time stood still, the boy resolutely drew his sword from its sheath, roared and rushed forward, and without hesitation plunged the blade into the man's chest.

He couldn't think anymore, and drew his sword, and Jude slashed at the others around him, not feeling strange or resistant, as smooth as slaughtering a wild beast.

With a smooth movement that brought the lives of these people to fruition, the boy took a few steps back and lay limply in the stillness of the night rain.

Not long after, another false bell rang out, and the men fell to the ground one after another, before they could even let out a wail of pain.

"Ha, ha, ha,......" Jude laughed tiredly, feeling very happy.

The icy raindrops hit his face, blurring his vision, and he let go of the black sword he was holding on to and continued to laugh.

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Later, the boy was arrested by the guards who arrived on hearing the news and was imprisoned in a prison in the military district, awaiting the lord's trial.

In prison, Jude often wondered whether he was guilty.

He often wondered what would have happened if he had chased him out to find Alyssa at once.