Chapter 169: Memories 2

"I'm not prominent in the family, maybe even an outlier. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 "I can't give a rational explanation that anyone can understand, like my father or my sister. ”

"Everybody, they can't understand me. They all said that I was a preemptive, arbitrary, forward-looking girl, and that I was a bad character of the Raphael family. ”

"The only one who trusts me is Sister Ophelia. ”

"Unlike me, after my father died in a fateful duel, my sister took on the responsibility of carrying on the mantle and passing on the family's glory and traditions. ”

"She, like my ancestors, has this unparalleled ability to perceive and reason. ”

"Everything changed on that day, in fact, I felt that something was wrong, and I should have stopped my sister from going out no matter what. The reclusive city of Anvalo, where the family lived, was a secondary city under Rush, the trading capital of the eastern part of the empire. At that time, there were several vicious murders in the city, which caused panic and turmoil throughout the city, anything could happen, and there were people hiding in the shadows and deliberately directing the finger to our family. ”

"At that time, the family meeting discussed whether to leave the city and live in seclusion somewhere else, and my sister quietly went out alone, and I was the only one who stopped her on her way out. ”

"I didn't want her to go out because I always felt that something was wrong, but I couldn't say it, and I lost the argument with my sister. I still remember the last thing she said to me—"

"If you haven't seen it with your own eyes, how dare you say it's guarding?"

"When my sister is gone, the people in the family are looking for me. I only saw her figure standing with her sword falling in the morning light, never getting up again. ”

"There were also dozens of unidentified bodies that died, and I don't know how my sister did it, but I knew what she meant. ”

Alexia's crimson eyes reflected the dim glow of the Crystal Furnace, like a pair of flawless rubies.

"Even if there is still a gold-level powerhouse in the family, the enemy hidden in the shadows values only her. My sister used her death in exchange for the peace of the family. ”

After saying that, the two fell silent.

Alexia and Levi were both in heavy moods. Alexia is recalling the past that he doesn't want to remember but must never forget, and Levi is remembering the girl who left a deep impression on his memory.

"Take a break. Lévi said to Alexia, "I'm here for the vigil. Leah, can I call you that?"

Ever since knowing that Alexia is Ophelia's sister. Levi suddenly felt that she was much more kind.

"You can call it whatever you like. Alexia said sullenly.

The two were silent. Take advantage of this time to check your weapons and equipment.

Alexia mainly examines the situation of Trevitte, the environmental tolerance of this precision weapon is often poor, but fortunately, the material of Heavenly Pyroxene is strong enough. In front of Levi were more than a dozen swords from small to large, the smallest assassination sword was only a dozen centimeters long, and the largest two-handed giant sword even exceeded his height.

The minute hand on the linked list turned three times, and the light of the Crystal Furnace gradually dimmed in the dark cavern, and Lévy casually replaced a magic crystal into it.

"Alright. Alexia rose from the ground.

Hearing this, Levi put away all his weapons, leaving only a long sword about 120 centimeters long.

"Where do you go next? I guess I can't look back. It's probably the territory of the Abyss Dragon. Levi asked, "I'm not afraid of it." But it drives a large number of ordinary demons at the same time, which is very troublesome for me. ”

Alexia cocked her index finger and paused for a moment before she said, "There's air in the passage, and there should be an exit ahead." ”

Hearing this, Levi also felt it carefully, nodded, and then added: "This air is a little dry, like it has been heated and discharged and then cooled. ”

"Be vigilant. Alexia said to Levi.

"What will be in front of you, I don't know if you will encounter a demon that will burrow into the ground. Levi said, looking ahead.

The path in the cave is difficult to walk, and the dark environment and rough ground, the sudden elevation drop and the rocks that protrude calories are quite annoying.

"The location where this cave appears is abrupt. Levi shone the crystal lamp at the rock wall in front of him, "It's amazing that you can find it so quickly." ”

"It's just a gut feeling. Alexia replied silently, "If you're to reason, there are more traces of biological activity near the cave entrance, subtle differences in the sound of the wind blowing through, and a few other details that could lead to a deep cavern - but I didn't think much of it at the time. ”/

There were more signs of biological activity near the entrance, subtle differences in the sound of the wind blowing through, and a few other details that could lead to a deep cavern - though I didn't think much of it at the time. ”

"Wait, you mean, there's biological activity in this cave?" Lévi suddenly noticed the details of Alexia's words.

Alexia nodded, took the crystal lamp in Levi's hand and searched carefully on the ground: "That's right, this cave is semi-natural, and there are traces of artificial excavation, so you can judge a lot of things." This active creature is probably smaller than us humans, but it is taller than the dwarves, and the body is thin, you see this footprint, a triangular footprint with four fingers. ”

Lévy looked down, and sure enough, he saw a mutilated inconspicuous footprint on the ground, larger than a human foot, and Levi used to compare it with his own footprints, which were much shallower.

Alexia continued to check, picking up a piece of wood and a stone with a sharp edge from a corner: "Look at the planed surface of this wood, it should be split from this stone, that is, this creature will simply use tools, they will smash the stone to create a sharp plane, and then use it to process the wood, this is already a kind of intelligent creature." ”

"Are there intelligent creatures?" Levi touched his chin, "and how should I deal with them?"

“...... Try to communicate and keep a safe distance. Alexia was silent for a moment and said, "If it's too aggressive, it can be considered a demon." ”

"Good. ”

Moving on, the cave gradually opened up, and there were many more forks in the road, but both of them were quite experienced people, and they did not go to the fork in the road.

Dozens of kilometers deep into this underground cavern, Alexia estimated that the two had descended more than a thousand meters.

"Is there really an exit ahead?" Alexia herself was a little suspicious, the depth of the cave was a little too high.

"Don't talk yet, as if something is coming. Lévy pressed Alexia and said.

In the underground environment, Levi's perception ability has also been disturbed, and the last time he was with Carl, it was mainly because the smell of gunpowder and blood made by the Sinking Demon was too recognizable. (To be continued.) )