Acacia Peninsula, Noxian Empire outpost, military training ground.

The one-armed man held the knife in one hand, the blade was cracked but silent, and every move contained a fierce killing intent.

Talia walked into the training ground and looked around, and after noticing Yasuo, she stood silently outside the field, staring at Yasuo who was waving in the air above the training ground with complicated eyes, there were still many soldiers training in the training ground, and Talia could see the reverence in the eyes of these soldiers.

At the cost of cutting off one of his own arms, luring away the Void Apostle for everyone, and killing him alone in a life-and-death struggle, such heroism is unique even in the ruthless Noxian Imperial Army, which is enough to give the most unruly Imperial warriors a thumbs up, and now Yasuo has become a hero second only to the Divine Dragon Venerable Li Qing in the expeditionary force.

Not to mention those Dark-Descended demons who are no longer human, and their strength is too superb,

Prior to this, the most talked-about thing in the Imperial Expeditionary Force was the glorious record of Li Qing, the Divine Dragon Venerable of Shuoji Temple, who defeated the army of the First Void Apostle Marzaha Worm Swarm,

However, the Divine Dragon Venerable Li Qing himself is the inheritor of the power of the Ionian Divine Dragon, and his strength is unfathomable, strictly speaking, it cannot be regarded as the category of 'mortal', after all, the world is so big, and there is only one inheritor of the power of the Divine Dragon.

Yasuo, the Swift Sword Hero, is different, he doesn't have any unenviable strength other than his superb talent in kendo, and he has relied on his own hard work and determination along the way, no different from most warriors who aspire to seek glory on the battlefield.

Compared with the two, the Divine Dragon Venerable lacked a determination to dare to fight for the Mandate of Heaven with a mortal body, and the gap between them made everyone have a very different attitude towards the Divine Dragon Venerable and the Wind Sword Hero.

"Brother Jianhao, Miss Talia is coming to you again, don't let such a good girl wait for you for too long."

"If I had such a beautiful girlfriend watching me practice knives, I would wake up laughing in my dreams."

"Just you? Forget it, isn't it enough to have a good brother with you? Practice! I'm looking at it! ”

Yasuo stood up to the laughter of the crowd, smiled and nodded to the crowd, and left the lower level of the training ground with Taria, and the two of them found a secluded place above the tower of the training ground.

Talia clasped her hands in a tangled way, her eyes full of the man in front of her.

"Your injuries are not completely healed, does it really matter if you practice martial arts like this?"

Keeping the tenderness and worry in the girl's eyes in mind, Yasuo smiled and shook the severed arm wrapped in a magic bandage, with a relaxed expression.

"General Camille came to visit me personally, I received the best treatment, it looks like the broken arm is quite serious, after treatment, it is just a small injury that does not hurt or itch, it is not in the way,

And I've heard that there's a medical magic in Federlight that regenerates severed limbs, and the Empire will treat my severed arms for free if I want to......"

Yasuo raised his arm and rubbed Taria's head with his broad palm, his voice soft.

"Look at your dark circles are so heavy, you haven't slept lately, right? Talia, you don't have to worry about me. ”

"How could I not worry about you......"

The girl's eyes began to redden, and the trembling voice was not much louder than the sound of mosquitoes, but it could not escape Yasuo's ears, Yasuo gently held the girl he regarded as a treasure in his arms, feeling the girl's temperature, he was extremely satisfied at the moment.

"Others say that I am a hero who sacrifices himself, only I know, I am not so great, I don't deserve to be called a hero by others, if you want to say that the real hero, it should be people like Master Jax and Big Brother, they are fighting for their ideals."

Curled up in Yasuo's arms, Talia whispered.

"Nonsense, if people like you don't deserve to be called heroes, then there are no heroes in this world."

"In your heart, am I a hero?"

"In my heart, you are my hero."

Yasuo's body trembled, and he silently lowered his head, buried his chin on the top of the girl's head, and made a decision in his heart.

The two hearts separated by the clothes seemed to have no distance, and with a heartbeat they got closer and closer, and began to merge without distinguishing each other.

"You know about the raiders, right?"

"Got it, I also know that you're definitely going to participate, and besides, you definitely won't bring mine."

"When I get back, we'll get married."

Talia looked up in disbelief, and after a few breaths, the girl's eyes were full of tears, and the sudden void took away her family, and she had nothing but a life,

Although she was lucky to be saved, she was never greedy enough to think that others would accept her for granted, even if she loved someone, she could only carefully hide her feelings, afraid that once she spoke, she would be rejected, because the person she loved had never given her any promises.

It turned out that the person she loved loved loved her just as much.

Wiping away the girl's tears with her fingertips, Yasuo said softly.

"I have already told Yon that when Bervis is defeated we will return to Ionia, away from the strife of this world, and he also agreed that I should go back to take care of my mother, so that he can give it a go in the Empire, although he does not say it, but I know that he has the idea of making a contribution,

Taria, I think Mother will like you. ”

"Someone like me...... Is it really possible to attain such happiness? ”

"Talia, this is your happiness, but also my happiness, I tell you a secret, don't tell it, especially don't tell Yon."

"Hmm~ I won't tell anyone."

"There is only one reason why I lured away the Void Apostle, that is, I don't want you to be hurt in any way, I can risk everything to fight with the Ninth Apostle, just because I still want to see you again, I never do all this for others, let alone to challenge strong enemies, so I don't deserve to be a hero."

The girl burst into tears and laughed.

"Yasuogo, is this what you really think?"

"Yes."

"Really, really, really what you really think? Yasuogo? ”

The girl's expression changed, Yasuo, who was stared at by the girl, had a feeling of being seen through, and for a moment of silence, the girl already knew the answer.

Leaving Yasuo's embrace, Talia took two steps back and smiled.

"Yasuo Ge, what I like should be an unrestrained wind, I can't selfishly bind you to me, let alone become a stumbling block at your feet, unless you are really tired of the way forward, otherwise I am willing to leave you."

"Talia ......"

"Well, I'll wait for you until you make a decision or get tired of me, or I won't leave you, because you're my only home."

……

In the kingdom of Ishtar, the fallen city of Omta, Sebastian, whose armor was shattered on his chest, knelt on one knee with a dark green crystal skull in his hand, looking deferential and awe-inspiring.

Thirty thousand incarnate undead legionnaires kneel in the city of Omta, which is not half alive, awaiting orders from the king of the underworld along with the commander of the undead legion.

"My lord, everything is ready for the legion to attack Ishokon at any time."

On Mitner Lachen's Nether Throne, Maudecaesar also holds a crystal skull, through which he can not only talk to Sebastian, but also inspect the undead legionnaires near the portal to the underworld.

Mordecaesar was generally satisfied with Sebastian's work, the only thing he was not satisfied with was that Sebastian failed to capture the vessel of the War Spirit, otherwise he could have tried to plunder the power of the War Star Spirit to strengthen himself.

"Bring me victory, my general, please me with blood and death, let those who dare to resist me know what fear is, and I will see this glorious war with my own eyes."

Sebastian bowed his head and obeyed.

"My lord, in the name of Sebastian, I will bring you a great victory with my blood and conquest."

……

The city of Esioken, the inner city of the tower of Yuen, the street of Sigmund.

Tayana has adapted to the living conditions of the inner city, but she still can't get used to the feeling of being alone in an empty house, and when she is bored, she can only do some sewing work to pass the time.

For some reason, there were so many soldiers patrolling the streets today, and there was an unsettling atmosphere in the air that she couldn't even calm down and sew.

"Sister Tayana! Sister Tayana! Oh no! ”

Suddenly the voice of her neighbor, Mrs. Maggie, came from outside the door, and Tayana put down the needle and thread in her hand with some annoyance, sorted out her facial expression, and opened the door with a smiling face.

"Sister Maggie? Is there something wrong with such a rush? Wipe your sweat quickly. ”

Mrs. Maggie, who was a little fat, was not seen, and went directly into the room and sat on the bench, wiping the sweat from her forehead with the handkerchief handed by Tayana.

"Haven't you heard? It's really going to be a fight! Now there are soldiers outside, and they can't even go to the street to buy food, they can only move on one street, and in the future, meals will be rationed according to the capitation, and they can't buy it if they want to. ”

"So serious?"

Mrs. Magee rolled her eyes, thinking that the woman in front of her was stupid.

"Of course it's serious! Do you think I'm under your deceit? The martial law order in the city was issued by Yuen Alai himself! ”

Tayana peered out the door, and sure enough, as Maggie had said, there were only formidable bands of soldiers moving on the deserted streets, knowing that her location was the inner city of Ishoken, which was so heavily guarded, not to mention the outer city where she had lived.

The thought of the real arrival of war made Tayana panic.

"Ellie, that kid isn't going to war, is he?"

Mrs. Maggie sighed, took a big sip of Tayana's teacup, but Tayana no longer cared about hygiene, and just looked at Mrs. Maggie with a sad face.

"I'm afraid it's inevitable, I heard my son say that mage apprentices like little Ellie have been incorporated into the reserve mage legion, otherwise you will know when you think about it, how can it be possible to recruit so many low-level elemental mages above? Isn't it for the sake of sending people to battle?

If you want me to say, it's no different from sending them to death, but I've heard that even Yuntar has died a lot to deal with those monsters, let alone a mage apprentice who isn't even Ishtari. ”

Hearing Mrs. Magee say this, Tayana panicked even more.

"What then? Even Yuntar can't deal with those monsters, so who is Ellie's opponent for those monsters? Sister Maggie! You've got to figure it out! ”

Looking at the restless Tayana, Mrs. Magee said helplessly.

"Sister Tayana, don't think sister I speak ugly, I said a long time ago that as long as you marry Ellie to my son, my son can get Ellie out of the mage apprentice camp, you don't listen, now it's okay, Ellie has become a soldier, and now even my son can't operate from it, alas."

Just as Tayana wanted to pray again, Agulal, who was carrying a bag of grain, opened the door and glanced at Mrs. Maggie with some astonishment, he did not expect that Mrs. Maggie would still have the heart to say goodbye to her own house at this time.

"Agulal! Ellie is going to war! You have to think of a way! ”

"What can I do? If you weren't always making trouble, would Ellie go behind our backs to test for magical qualifications? ”

Before Tayana could say anything, Madame Magee asked.

"Agulal, where did this bag of grain come from? It's not the street, is it? ”

Agulal nodded, there was nothing to hide from this matter.

"This is the construction site for us construction workers, and I haven't received the rations for the streets of Sigmund yet."

"I'm really capable, okay, I won't stay here any longer."

Mrs. Maggie left in a hurry, and Agoural did not say anything to his wife, but put down the grain bag and left the house again.

"I'll go get this week's rations, and you won't go anywhere at home."

That night, as soon as Ellie got home, she was surrounded by the two Agulal guarding the door, and Taiana pushed her husband away and pulled her daughter to sit beside her, leaving only the man standing at the window with a puff, smoking a smoky cigarette, but his ears were puffed up.

"Ellie, I heard you're now in the Legion? Tell your mom what's going on. ”

In Tayana's eyes, Ellie, who had changed into an apprentice's robe, seemed to have matured a lot, and she became a little strange after not seeing her for a few days.

"Mom, I can't say too much about the specific things, I will live in the barracks for a period of time after that, I have already reported your information, presumably there should be some preferential treatment above, you will live here safely, don't run around, wait for me to come back."

But Tayana didn't listen to this, and said bitterly.

"Listen to Mom, let's not go, even if we don't live in this house, we can't go to the battlefield, isn't that a waste of life?"

"If we don't go, will we be able to live in peace like before?"

But I never thought that the girl's attitude was quite resolute, and there was a hint of resentment at the cowardly act in her tone.

Being scolded by her daughter, Tayana looked at Agulal a little bewildered, but Agulal turned around and ignored herself. (End of chapter)