Chapter 18: Maia's Knot
Susan didn't die because of her resentment. Of the group of Revenants under Raphael's command, only the ones made from Susan worked best, because Susan had accumulated enough resentment during the production process. Susan's soul was stripped from her body by Safanas with dark magic, and eventually made into a revenant, which gave Susan a powerful resentment in the depths of her soul, under the influence of this resentment, Susan would be desperate to take revenge on all living species, if it were not for Safanas's magic brand, Susan's first thing to kill was Raphael.
It is precisely with this idea of revenge that Susan still persists tenaciously under the burning of Ryan's flame prison until a mercenary of a certain two-axe mercenary group passes by, and it is this powerful resentment that allows Susan, who is almost distracted, to condense into a weak entity and forcibly erode the mercenary's will.
In fact, Susan's sneak attack is impossible to cause any substantial damage to the mercenary of the Double Axe Mercenary Group, if the mercenary is a little stronger, there is no need to be afraid of Susan's spiritual impact, as long as he persists a little longer, Susan's resentment will gradually disappear, and at that time, the revenant Susan will never exist in this world again.
It's a pity that the hapless mercenary was timid, he had the illusion that he was going to suffocate because of Susan's mental oppression, so he gave Susan the opportunity to erode his soul, and eventually became the "food" for Susan to recover some of his vitality, of course, the damage caused by Ryan's magic to Susan is far from being restored by devouring one or two human souls, and the mercenary of the two-axe mercenary group just gave Susan a little respite, so that she could repair her damaged body a little bit, and then leave the beach.
Susan wasn't for nothing, at least the magical imprint that Master Safanas had blessed in Susan's soul had been completely incinerated by Ryan's magical flames, freeing Susan from Raphael's shackles and becoming an independent-minded revenant if it could devour enough human souls and not be killed again before it could recover.
Of course, neither Raphael, Safanas, nor Ryan and Faras know about these contents, and the hot initiators Ryan and Faras have long since returned to the Oz Team residence in the Slums of Seabreeze.
"Alright, let's get it here. Faras stood at the door of her room and said to Ryan with a smile, "Go back and rest." ”
"Okay, be careful yourself, and sound the alarm when something happens. Ryan said with concern, "Are you feeling better now?"
"It's all right, Ryan. Seeing that Ryan wanted to continue, Faras pushed Ryan's shoulder hard: "I'm much better, alright, alright, let's go quickly." ”
Ryan nodded, turned around and walked outside, but Farath suddenly said, "Ryan." ”
Ryan heard Faras shouting to himself, and immediately stopped and turned his body back, only to see Faras suddenly pounce into Ryan's arms and whisper, "I love you!" Before Ryan could react, Farath stood on tiptoe and kissed Ryan lightly on the lips, and then walked into his room with a red face and no return.
Ryan stood outside the door for a few seconds before he realized that he had been kissed by Faras, and he smiled knowingly and whispered, "I love you too!"
Leaving the small courtyard where Farrasse lived, Ryan walked into a small courtyard next to it. There were two vacant courtyards in Team Oz's residence, both for guests, and since there was only one woman, Faras, had enough privileges to occupy one courtyard while Ryan and his party occupied the other.
Ryan thought that it was getting late now, and everyone must be resting, but as soon as he walked in, he saw Mai Ya sitting under the big tree in a daze, Ryan was slightly stunned, he thought that everyone must be resting, so he was going to wait until tomorrow to ask Mai Ya about some information about Susan he saw tonight, hoping to get some revelations, but he didn't expect that Mai Ya hadn't slept yet, and it seemed that this new teammate who joined the Ryan mercenary group was very worried.
Ryan walked briskly over to Maia, who was still immersed in his own thoughts, not feeling Ryan's approach. Ryan whispered, "Maiya, you haven't rested yet?" Unexpectedly, Maiya didn't hear it, he still stared at a corner of the courtyard with helpless eyes, and the expression on his face kept changing.
Ryan screamed several times in a row, but it didn't wake Maier's contemplation, he didn't want to raise his voice, because it would probably disturb the rest of the rest, so Ryan stretched out his right hand and was about to pat Mai Ya on the shoulder, and have a good chat with the new partner to see what he was thinking.
"Oh, I'm useless!" Just as Ryan's hand was about to reach Maia's shoulder, Maiya suddenly burst into words.
Ryan's hand stopped in mid-air at once, he thought about it a little, and immediately guessed Maia's thoughts, yesterday the priest was fine, but tonight he looked preoccupied, if it weren't for the battle at noon today, Ryan really couldn't find a second thing that could make Maia so annoyed.
Ryan only heard Mai Ya say to himself: "I'm really useless, I lost Her Majesty's face, I was completely restrained by others for the first time, and it didn't play any role at all, I'm so useless, I was a burden to Her Majesty when I was in the competitive competition, I didn't expect that now I have come to the Ryan Mercenary Regiment and there is still no change, shouldn't I really be a priest? Or should I ask Christina for swordsmanship, maybe a warrior is suitable for me, right?"
Ryan shook his head in his heart, this pastor Maier had no confidence at all, if he was allowed to develop like this, I am afraid he would never be able to take risks again, maybe it would be better for him to be a farmer. "Why do you think you're useless?" Ryan certainly didn't sit idly by and ignore his teammates, he thought carefully about his rhetoric and decided to enlighten him properly.
"Needless to say, I'm not playing a role at all, I'm simply redundant in the team. ”
"Really, do you really think so?" asked Ryan.
Mai Ya just wanted to speak, but immediately noticed the uninvited guest around him, he suddenly raised his head to look at Ryan, when he found his regiment leader, Mai Ya blushed and said: "Yes, I'm sorry, regiment leader, I think I let you down, let you down." ”
"Of course!" Ryan said without hesitation, "there is no doubt about it. ”
Seeing that Mai Ya was depressed because of his answer, Ryan changed his words and said, "What disappoints me the most about you is that your own positioning is completely wrong. ”
Apparently this statement intrigued Maier, and he raised his head again and stared at Ryan's, who said nonchalantly, "Today you saw Allendo in the limelight, and even Colin and Thomas are in high spirits, so you're jealous of them." ”
"No, absolutely not!" Maia exclaimed, "No, I'm not like that." ”
"Then I would like to ask you," Ryan's voice did not change as Maier ascended, and he still said in his usual tone, "Do you think there are perfect humans in this world?"
"Is this ......" Maia pondered for a moment, then replied, "No, the only thing that is truly perfect is God, the supreme God." ”
"Have you ever heard of it? There is no such thing as a perfect individual, but there is a perfect team!" Ryan continued, "A team can bring together a diverse group of people to bring out the best in the members and avoid the weaknesses of the members. It's easy to say, isn't it? But in practice, not many teams can do it, and you know why?"
Maia shook his head, he had almost no adventure in his career, and naturally he didn't know anything about the adventurer team.
Ryan squatted down in front of Maia, looked at Maia's eyes level, and said word by word: "Because few people can find their own position!"
"Find the right position?"
"Yes. Take a mercenary group as an example, a mature mercenary group, he will generally have different classes, and the combination of members is very reasonable and tacit, such as the warrior will charge to the front line, the archer will be in the middle, the magician will prepare powerful magic in the rear, and the priest will silently bless everyone with all kinds of magic behind the crowd, or try to rescue injured companions. ”
"Many people envy the warrior's blood-boiling fight, marvel at the archer's one-hit killing, and worship the magician's chic way of making the enemy disappear with a wave of his hand, but a few people will find that the reason why the warrior can kill the enemy bravely, the archer can patiently find the target, and the magician has enough time to prepare for magic, is all because of a priest's silent dedication behind the scenes?"
"Silent dedication?" Maier said to herself.
"If, one day, the priest gets tired of his own business, and he picks up an axe and rushes to the front line, not to mention whether the priest can fight like a warrior, we consider him a qualified warrior for the time being, but who will do the task of blessing and protecting his companions and buying time? Without this, the enemy can easily break through his own defenses and cause unforgivable consequences. ”
"I understand, but my strength is really ......"
"Are you born to run and jump?" Ryan's tone was unrelenting.
"Of course not. ”
"How many times have you ever been in a real battle? How many times have you been between life and death? Human strength is gained step by step, and it's normal that you can't beat your opponent, because the opponent is obviously a battle-hardened mercenary priest, and you're facing your opponent for the first time, I admit that you won a competitive tournament, but in that kind of competition, would you fear for your life? It was just a show, an act to please the nobles, and it was completely different from a real battle. ”
"It's not terrible to fall, but it's scary to never get up again. Ryan slashed his right hand in mid-air: "Everyone's fate is in their own hands, the road is under your feet, choose for yourself." ”