In the dark night without steamlights, clusters of firelight ignited in the wasteland outside the city.

The tarpaulin that Rhodes brought back was tied to wooden sticks and made into torches. Yughya used the Fire of Freedom to light and keep people warm.

The dead rest in peace, and the dim starlight falls on the high mound of the hills, where companions are buried, and endless thoughts are buried. The town is still nostalgic, but almost all the buildings and facilities have been destroyed, and there are no resources or time left to rebuild.

So, in the midst of the initial weeping and resistance, the surviving people gradually calmed down, and decided to follow the princess and leave early tomorrow morning.

It was late at night.

Lorne draped in a black leather coat and walked through the ruins under the cover of night. Looking at the craggy cross on the hill in the distance, like dry bones, he silently walked towards the warehouse by the square.

Yugshia and the centurion had not yet arrived, and were distributing food to the people in the wasteland. In the dark night, only Rhodes, dressed in silver soft armor, waited in the square.

Hearing footsteps behind him, Rhodes turned his head, and then turned his whole body around: "Lorne Green." ”

"Rod. Lorne approached, "If you have anything to say, say it now." ”

There were only two of them in the square at this time. Rod slowly stepped up, his armor squeezing slightly with his steps: "What do you mean by this?"

"Before you came back, I was looking forward to meeting you. Lorne took a few steps in front of him, "But when I saw you, I saw pride and disgust in your eyes. ”

Rod raised his chin slightly, and did not deny it, but asked rhetorically, "Does Erin know your abilities?"

"It should have nothing to do with you. Lorne's tone was unsoothing, "I use my abilities to protect them. ”

Rod raised his eyebrows slightly, and changed his words: "You killed Balza." ”

This short sentence stunned Lorne, and it seemed to poke at the sore spot in his heart. He was silent, and suddenly wanted to retort, but it was accompanied by a growing anger: "I didn't kill Balza. ”

"I've heard what happened. If you don't go to sea, you won't attract Najian. Rod's voice rose slightly, "You left him behind and fled on your own." If you don't leave, Balza won't die!"

Indeed, as the sole survivor of the ship that went to sea, there is no evidence of what happened. No matter how much Lorne explained, it was nothing more than useless quibbles in Rhodes' eyes.

Lorne didn't want to argue, but asked in the same tone, "Then what good did you do! If your team can return on time, we are already on our way back to the royal capital!"

These words also made Rod speechless for a while, he did delay for a while because of the collection of materials and the elimination of monsters, which indirectly led to this disaster. If he must be held accountable, he is also responsible.

But as a noble knight, he has always been arrogant, and as the only remaining second son of the Eureka family, Rhodes straightened up and took a step forward: "You filthy and lowly person, you want to hold me accountable?"

"I don't see anything about you that is more noble than us. Lorne stepped forward, anger lurking in his eyes, "What is it that gives you nobility? is it your sword, or your knight's armor, or the unicorn on your shoulder?"

Hearing one's proud family symbol being called something is like glory being trampled on. The cold wind of the night blew Rod's silver hair, and his lake-blue eyes reflected a fierce light.

Lorne didn't give him a chance to fight back, his eyes glared angrily: "Dirty, lowly, you noble knights only say these words, separating nobles from commoners?"

"I am a hunter, and I am a hunter with the centurion, and with Renus, and like Yugshia. "Do you think the hunter's power is dirty?" or are you, as a noble knight, unwilling to protect these civilians?"

Rod's breathing began to grow rapid, and his palm on the hilt of his sword trembled slightly. He took a deep breath and said, "The power of a hunter is an evil filth in the first place, and I will never be tainted with it. ”

His answer silenced Lorne. Rod took another step closer: "My companion...... I can understand that others have chosen such an evil force to protect the refugees. But I don't need that power. ”

"You...... Not a hunter. Lorne's eyes widened.

"I'm Rod Eureka, a knight of the Guardian family and an ice mage. Rod bowed his head, his eyes revealing a cold killing intent: "And you, Lorne Green, still think of yourself as a hunter?"

Before Lorne even understood what he meant, Rod replied in a low voice, "You're a monster." ”

Monster.

Lorne froze in place, his expression frozen.

"Your abilities are pure darkness, fused with the will of the old gods and become their slaves. You are not a hunter at all, but a monster. Rod's voice was cold, "Dirty...... And lowly monsters. ”

In the next second, Lorne pulled out the queen's blade on his waist and stabbed Rhodes in the face!

But there was a crisp cracking sound. A wall of hard ice rose from the ground between the two of them, sparkling like a diamond. The Queen's Blade carved a large hole in the ice wall, and the scattered ice slag reorganized with Rod's will, freezing Lorne's arm.

"Are you going to resist!" Rhodes' eyes widened, his voice raised, and a blue ring reflected in his left hand, "Come on, you monster!"

Lorne's right arm couldn't move, and in his rage, his left arm was covered with tendons, and he threw a powerful brute force punch into the ice wall, leaving blood marks and cracks. He slammed the hammer three times in a row, and the ice wall burst in response.

Rhodes had already taken two steps back, attaching a layer of frost to his salute sword, ready to fight. Completely enraged, Lorne rushed forward with his right frozen, purple cold, aiming for Rod's throat.

He didn't know anything anymore, and there seemed to be only one thought in his head: kill this guy!

The blades of the swords touched, and the two sides dismantled quickly, ice chips and sparks intertwined in the night. Enraged, Lorne only cared about the fierce combo, and his body was full of flaws, and although Rhodes retreated, he left a few sword marks on him.

The two sides fought more and more fiercely, and they both wanted to kill their opponents immediately! Lorne kept changing the direction of his attack with shadow steps, and Rhodes attacked with icicles at the same time as he danced his sword, and it was difficult to distinguish the winner for a while.

But soon, Lorne, who was already tired, showed signs of weakness and slowed down significantly. Rhodes clenched his sword tightly and prepared for the final trial, when he heard three gunshots from the ruins.

Both paused, but Lorne soon tried to kill Rhodes again when a blood-red bullet landed at his feet. The shot caused the two to retreat, distancing themselves.

In the ruins of the night, two figures came, one tall and the other with a good figure.

"You two...... "Yugoshia whispered, "just give me a pause at this time." ”