004: Collapse
Eve felt the flow of power, clearer and stronger than before. She even has the confidence that at this time, she can face a strong enemy alone without falling behind.
"Come, you have no chance of victory. Eve had some anticipation in her heart, and she couldn't wait to try how strong her new power really was.
But the enemy's reaction was not as good as she expected. The enemy was a little frightened, and unconsciously distanced himself from Eve; the short man seemed to be a little frightened, hiding behind the strong man, and secretly looked at Eve; the mysterious man was not so calm, and the double sword at his waist kept unsheathed, and then retracted; only the strong man who fell Mary seemed unmoved.
β...... You don't know what you're getting into trouble with, little girl. The mysterious man said solemnly, completely different from his previous image. "You're playing with fire. β
"You too, where is my father?" replied Eve, coldly, not noticing, her voice trembling a little, not from fear, but from excitement.
β...... Take my advice, beauty. Don't try to save your father, everything he did was to blame. The mysterious man put his sword back and gave his men the order to retreat.
"Wait! Do you want to escape?" Eve obviously didn't want to let him go, but she was about to leave, but her hand was grabbed tightly by Arthur.
"It's the same with you, it's too late to stop, don't move forward. Otherwise, nothing but endless pain awaits you. With these words, the mysterious man disappeared into the depths of the jungle, just as he had appeared.
"Why are you holding me back. Eve withdrew her hand, and then stared at Arthur with some exasperation. Immediately, she realized that something was wrong. The soldiers looked at her with strange eyes, as if they had seen something terrible. And no matter who it is, once they meet their eyes, they immediately bow their heads in fear.
"Put it away, Eve. Arthur whispered, a little fear in his eyes.
Eve quickly understood what Arthur was referring to, and she noticed that a misty black gas was seeping out of her shoulders and enveloping her body. From the outside, the surging black mist seemed to be burning, in the shape of flames. Since they didn't obstruct Eve's vision, Eve didn't notice it until now.
Eve withdrew Andra's power, and the process went unexpectedly well, and she only had one thought, and the power disappeared from her body in an instant.
Then Eve looked at the crowd again, their expressions still filled with awe and fear. "Clean up the battlefield. Eve wanted to regain her morale with a loud voice, but her voice was a little tired.
The effect was surprisingly good, and the soldiers began to count the casualties as quickly as they could in their lives, not daring to relax in the slightest.
"I may need to rest for a while, and I'll leave the rest to you. Eve found a tree and sat down against it. "Probably, take some time......" Eve quickly fell asleep, the burden of the power on her stronger than before.
When she woke up again, it was already dusk, and Eve woke up from a deep sleep, only to find that she was surrounded by people. "What's the matter?" asked Eve, sleepy-eyed. She looked at the people beside herβa somewhat familiar mercenary, a knight, and Arthur.
"They'll be happy to explain it to you. Arthur glanced at the mercenary, who was shocked, and with some cringe, stepped forward and said, "Honor, my lord, I mean, Lord Earl. He spoke in a knotted voice, obviously very nervous. "We, we found in the jungle, uh, captain, captain's body. Out of nowhere, he pulled out a rag and wiped the sweat from his face. "So, so, I'm now, they're elected, acting, acting captain. β
"So?" Eve nodded slightly, indicating that he understood what the acting captain meant. "So, you know, according to the mercenaries, tradition, yes, yes, tradition. The acting captain was trying to dig out the few words in his head. "The contract signed by the former captain, in theory, belongs only to the former one, you know, but he's dead. The acting captain was about to say something, but Eve interrupted him.
"So, you want to break the contract?" Eve had no emotional fluctuations, making it impossible to guess what she was really thinking. Seeing that his mind was exposed, the acting captain was not nervous. "Yes, my lord, it is shameful, but the brethren are terrified. He said with a sigh of relief. "Those people are so powerful, just a face, we lost a lot of manpower, and that strange, masked guy is even more unfathomable. He wiped his sweat again, looked at Eve, and swallowed some of the words into his stomach. "This is beyond our means, no one wants to take a step further in Woodlin!
Eve listened to him quietly, seemingly unmoved. But Arthur noticed that Eve's hands were clenched unnaturally.
"I'm not an unreasonable person. Eve said. "But my cowardice still scorns me. The first sentence relieved the acting captain, and then the second made him nervous.
To his surprise, Eve threw him a heavy money bag. "This, what is this?" the captain was a little puzzled. "The honorarium given to the 'former' captain, now, is no longer in my sight. Eve said with a little anger, and the acting captain turned from surprise to joy and from joy to fear, and crawled away, taking his mighty deserter brigade with him.
"What's your problem?" Eve looked at the knight, one of the first knights loyal to her, Dario Jericho, heir to a small family of Kyrridan.
He is not young, he looks like he is 30 years old, he is one of the oldest knights in the Order, and he has a lot of prestige in the Order.
I saw that he was neither humble nor humble, first made the etiquette sufficient, then stood up straight, and said in a deep voice: "Respectable, Lord Eveluna Falster, the Earl of Kerrydan and the head of the Knights of Everona. Since we swore allegiance to you, you have been a respectable knight in addition to being a charming lady. Your demeanor has always put countless self-proclaimed knights to shame, and we respect you. β
"Therefore, we would like to hear your honest and unfalse explanations of what is your inauspicious magic like a demon in hell, and we all want to have your own answers, so that we can continue to be effective under your command without confusion. β
His eyes were extremely sincere and determined, and it was clear that he had already realized enough. Eve knew that she couldn't cheat or she would hurt their trust.
β...... I'll explain truthfully, but the story won't sound very convincing. β