The blazing sun gradually sank in the west, converging the unstoppable light. The ruined village also seemed to be less noisy and quieter. The patrolling soldiers also seemed to have begun to let their guard down, returning to the village instead of wandering around the woods - it would have looked like a normal wilderness village had it not been for the few dead bodies hanging from the watchtower in the middle of the village.

Several patrol soldiers with torches passed through the woods, cautiously watching into the dark jungle where some enemy seemed to lurk, and a few even had crossbows in their hands, all of them already wound.

Suddenly, the bush behind him seemed to move, and the soldier who followed behind him turned his head sharply as if frightened, stared at the bush with wide eyes, and raised the crossbow in his hand: "What person?!"

The patrol stopped, and everyone's eyes subconsciously looked over, but there was no answer. After a while, two rats sprang out of the bushes and squeaked from under the soldiers' feet, sounding like mockery.

"Hell, I hate rats!" the red-faced soldier muttered, holding back the undisguised ridicule of the bastards around him, and kicked his ass like a commander from the guy standing at the front: "Shut up and keep going!"

The sound of laughter and footsteps faded away, and after a long while, a thin figure in a black robe emerged from the originally empty bushes, carefully brushing aside the surrounding branches, looking at the patrolmen who had gone away in a cold sweat, and swallowing his saliva uneasily.

"Really...... It's dangerous. Webber, who was still a little frightened, shrunk his neck, if it weren't for the two rats that Edward had taken the opportunity to catch, they would have been discovered. As soon as he thought of this, he couldn't help but glance behind him, the guy who was about the same age as himself didn't seem to be scared at all because of what happened just now, and was sitting there thinking about something.

Maybe even if he was discovered, this guy would be able to solve them all by himself, right? Webber was taken aback by his own thoughts—the bloody scene of half a day ago was still in his mind, and Webb felt a ...... Maybe he really has the illusion that he can do anything.

Yes, he was chosen by the Radiant Cross and resurrected, even if it was not the same as a normal person, Webber said silently in his heart, and the young priest seemed to be about to really believe this.

At this time, Edward didn't know what the guy in front of him named Weber, who claimed to be the Radiant Crosser, was thinking, the black-haired boy closed his eyes and pondered, gently moving his body, feeling the vigorous vitality, the blood kept flowing in arteries and veins, a steady and solid heartbeat, and a long breath.

I have to admit that this body is much stronger than my former self, although it looks thin and small, but it has obviously undergone long-term and extremely rigorous training. Even though he was wearing a leather armor, a short sword, and a steel sword and a crossbow on his back, it was still as if he was wearing only a shirt.

I have to say that this is indeed a surprise - it is not something I can choose to go through this kind of thing, but Edward himself in the previous life is a person who is very good at accepting reality, especially after learning that he is seriously ill and dying, it is obviously tempting to have the opportunity to get back on his feet and have a healthier and stronger body than before.

Even if the price is to say goodbye to the past relationship, the environment, and even the world, he is no longer the same person he once was, but as a young squire named Edward Wittwood.

After merging his memories, Edward now knows something about this world that looks completely different, but is actually slightly similar to the previous medieval - this is the ancient kingdom of Turin, west of the Blood Cliff and the easternmost part of the World Sea. His own identity was that of a squire known as a knight of the "Knights of the Sacred Tree", which was quite an honorable status in Edward's memory.

It took him a whole night to fuse the memories of this body, but there were still many unknowns - the collision of the two souls seemed to have caused a lot of memory loss, such as Edward now not remembering many things about his previous life, and most of the memories of this body as a child had disappeared without a trace. The only thing that won't change is Edward's heart.

Of course, after the soul fusion, his perception seemed to be much stronger than before, as if he could predict the movements of others, and even the reaction of his body was as unimaginable as bullet time - if it weren't for this ability, the battle at the beginning would not have been so easy.

This is also the reason why Edward did not leave the place immediately after escaping, and the memory told him that the knight he had served had come here for the sake of the Dominic wizard known as "Lord Aiden", who had apparently been ordered by someone to cut off his head.

If you run away now, not only will you lose 10% of your squire, but once someone finds out that you are not dead, you may even be charged with treason! But on the other hand, if you can complete the task that the knight failed to complete, and go back, you may even have the opportunity to inherit the knight's title as a squire!

Of course, provided that you are still alive. Thinking of this, Edward's eyes looked very playfully at Webb, who was lying in the grass, trembling and peeking outside—for a person who had just met, it was difficult to trust completely, but at least judging from his demeanor and thoughts whether there was an opportunity for cooperation.

The question of escaping or saving people was actually a temptation on his part, and if Webber had chosen to run away at the time, Edward would have broken the guy's neck without hesitation, and then quickly left on his own - escaping alone would naturally have a smaller target and more difficult to catch, of course, this was only one of the options.

Quite cowardly, but brave and stubborn in some places - this is Edward's first impression of Webb, although he can't fight, but he is a guy to be trusted, such a good old man will not suddenly betray you, at least in most cases.

It was getting late, Edward glanced at the village that was already lit up not far away, and slowly got up from the ground, from the position he was standing now, he could basically see the whole village - this was not a castle, and the enemy's options for finding a place to hold the prisoners were actually quite limited, not to mention that they had to take several people out of it every day for interrogation, and then hang them one by one, so it must not be too remote a location.

So the location of the cell must be a warehouse, or a barn in the village. As for where the wizard named Aiden is, it is not easy to judge, if he is smart enough, he will probably pick a room that looks inconspicuous, and it will be quite difficult to catch him, so he has to find a way to catch someone after entering the village.

According to Weber's description, the wizard of Dominica even had a group of "ghouls" - scavenging creatures, similar in habits to hyenas in addition to resembling humans—bloodthirsty, wild, and irrational, but fast and with fangs and claws, the dead knight was bitten to death by a group of ghouls.

But after all, they are just a bunch of irrational beasts - bleeding, dying, and afraid of pain and fire, and they are not worth fearing as long as they are a pack of hyenas that look like humans. In contrast, Edward cares more about the wizard, in this world completely different from the previous life, maybe the other party really has some terrible magic or something.

"I just hope that wizard doesn't rub fireballs. Muttering as if joking, Edward patted Webb, who was crouching there in front of him, on the shoulder, "It's almost time." ”

"Are you going, are you leaving...... "Webb, who was gloomy and asked, his hands clenched the crossbow in his arms, as if he couldn't even stand up: "What do you need, what do you want me to do?"

"Stand up and look me in the eye before I can sue you. Maybe it was really a hint of pity, Edward couldn't help but squint his eyes: "Or stay here and wait until I come back." ”

With that, Edward stood there waiting...... Sure enough, the thin figure in the black robe stood up tremblingly, turned his head suddenly, and looked into his eyes with an extremely determined gaze: "Fear of death, fear of pain, in order to regain courage - out, from the second chapter of the seventh volume of the "Glorious Proverbs"!"

Religious fanaticism...... For a moment, Edward suddenly remembered the zealots he had seen who had experienced flogging naked in order to fulfill his vows. There is no doubt that the priest in front of him, Weber Alexander, really believed what was written in that book, and went to the body to do those words with all his heart.

He was well aware of his purpose, the bait and the shield of the necessary moment, which would be left on the side like a rag at any moment, but he still accepted the result in order to fulfill the so-called "duty of the propagator of the teachings of the Radiant Cross", without complaint.

It's ...... to have such an ally It's so delightful.

"Now that you're ready, what are you waiting for?" Priest Alexander, ......oh no," Edward suddenly changed his words, reached out and put his hand on the young priest's cheek, and looked at each other, "My dear Webber, I will do everything in my power to protect you unless the time comes, this is my promise." ”

As the words fell, a smile of satisfaction, friend-like joy appeared on the young priest's face.