"We're here to talk to the Celestial Snake Clan, so we're guests of the Celestial Snake Clan."

"Guest? So it's friendly with the group of imps under my feet, right? ”

"Your feet?"

Fortes bowed his head slightly in suspicion, and finally caught a glimpse of Unodal who was heavily trampled on by the leader. Then, he turned his head to look at the other Celestial Snake children trembling in the distance.

Finally, he turned back and looked at the leader with a pleasant smile.

"That's right."

This smile does not seem to take their miserable appearance in his eyes, and it is indeed beyond the expectations of the leader.

“…… Don't you dare to get angry? Is it feigning composure? ”

"Why pretend? You are no match for us at all, so why should we be guarding you? ”

"I didn't expect it, I didn't expect that there would be a stupid person who would say such crazy things here, hehe."

The leader smiled helplessly and shook his head, waving his hand casually, asking the surrounding soldiers to dispose of Fortes-

"Ahh

The screams came from one brother after another, and the sound of falling to the ground and weapons falling one after another finally won the attention and attention of the leader.

It was really the brethren who were unscathed all over the place in the blink of an eye, but the lifeless expression told the leaders that they were lifeless corpses, all breathless.

Finally, the arrogant eyes turned frightened and incredible. Unodar, who witnessed the picture with his own eyes, was even more incomprehensible, and he was equally unable to explain the "instant killing" picture that the leader did not see.

But the only thing that can be explained -

"Could it be...... Is it space magic? ”

The corners of Unodear's mouth were so incredulous, and he muttered in a whisper of self-doubt. The leader did not hear.

Shocked eyes returned to Fortes, only to see him shake his head helplessly and sigh.

"Didn't I say that, Kot? This group of people doesn't hurt me in the slightest, so there's no need to do anything. ”

"Even so, if you think that these mortals have no value in touching your dragon body, it is the supreme honor to let them talk to you."

Kurt in the distance replied. He looked like he had just finished cleaning, and gently patted his white gloves without a trace of dust, and it seemed that the silent death of the brethren was the work of Kurt.

In an instant, the leader finally felt "a hint" of threat.

"You ...... You don't know who we are, right? Otherwise, it would not have been possible to make such a bold move. ”

The leader's rhetorical question was filled with a strong sense of threat. But Fortes pretended to laugh funny, and the stiff laughter was like the sound of a rusty machine, very unnatural.

The leader thought that Fortes was smirking, but as everyone knows, the man in front of him has no emotion at all.

"There's a lot I don't know, but this kind of trivial information is at my fingertips with a flick of my little finger. You were ordered by 'Phelomar' to capture the lone Celestial Serpent, right? ”

"What!?"

"In order to study the results of the monsters being fostered in different individuals, you go around hunting for different mothers - and the 'Celestial Snake Clan' and the 'Fish-Man Clan' are your targets. Am I right? ”

The identity was completely exposed, and Fortes's tone was as familiar as if he had investigated it beforehand.

"What the hell are you ...... Who is it? ”

"I am your Grim Reaper, just like what you just did to this innocent Sky Snake girl. I guess we're supposed to be the same kind, right? You can also look at this kind of thing coldly. ”

seems to be a bland ridicule, but it makes the leader sweat coldly, in a simple sentence, it seems to be mixed with murderous energy.

He looked nervous and stepped on the reserve of Unodal with his right foot even harder, making a gesture of preparation.

Unodear was even more painful. However, Forts didn't care about Unodar's pain in the slightest, and remained leisurely.

"Surrender to me and leak Felomar's information to me, and I will definitely keep you from dying."

"Hehehehe, I've never seen someone who has no chance of winning, and then threatens others."

"The one who has no chance of win-"

Time stops flowing, everything seems to stop functioning, and the sudden dead silence oppresses everyone.

Forts smiled faintly, and finally looked coldly at the leader, who had not yet reacted.

Go forward.

"—it's you."

Suddenly, a black mist like a miasma of black smoke instantly filled everyone present, covering everyone's figures. I can't see anything myself, but I can hear the cry for help from the leader.

"What do you do! Don't come here! ”

The footsteps that backfired were particularly light, as if they were approaching the leader of the constant warnings.

At this time, Unodar, feeling the constant pressure on his back, was instantly released - because the leader somehow began to dodge Fortes, and also stepped his right foot away from his back.

A few seconds after being released, the vision instantly returned, and the black fog quickly diluted, seemingly concentrated somewhere?

It turned out to be the power of Fortes, and the black mist was rushing back into Fortes's body through the thin clothes.

As the black fog dissipated, the position in front of him quickly changed - the leader fell to his knees and begged for mercy with weakness, and Fortes was like an executioner ready to dispose of him, his cold gaze falling on him.

What the hell was going on with the black fog just now? There is always a sense of loneliness from the abyss......?

Fortes stretched out his left hand and easily grabbed the collar of the leader, who weighed more than two hundred pounds, but the leader suddenly became a weak man with no strength to break free.

It's like I've seen this scene.

"Just now, you also treated that Sky Snake girl in this way?"

These words completely aroused the pain in Unodar's heart. He looked into the distance, the stiff and cold young corpse, feeling a little repulsed by Fortes's approach, but at the same time he felt uplifted and happy.

He didn't want to repay the innocent girl with revenge, but he was selfish and hoped that Fortes would abuse this guy.

Eventually, Unodear lay quietly in place, not stopping Fortes.

"I can use your memories to steal all the plans and conspiracies of your leaders, all the non-cooperation is just in vain, give you a chance to survive, but you don't grasp it, don't you think it's strange?"

"You guy! How is it possible to have the ability to steal the memories of others? That's something that only users of psychic magic can do, do you want to say you have the ability? ”

"Why do you think I don't?"

"That power just now is obviously some kind of superphysical magic, and its ability may be 'able to eliminate all power and magic', but it is definitely not spiritual magic. No human being can possess two types of supermaterial magic at the same time! ”

"Well...... That's half right. But—there are so many human beings in this world, and I am the kind of person you call that absolutely impossible to exist. ”

"That's! Less self-righteous! ”

The leader roared angrily, saliva splattering on Fortes' face with emotion. Fortes didn't react with a hint of disgust, but instead Cote and Nightpavilion in the distance, glaring at the leader viciously.

However, you don't need to be recognized by others, you are the strongest, only you can identify with others, not others to identify with yourself.

Holding the leader's neck, his right hand also reached out and stroked his sweaty forehead.

At the moment of touching, the leader seems to be in a wonderful situation, like a dreamlike emptiness that eats away at his perception, but it is real, as if he can touch anything and nothing, his body is hollowed out, and there is nothing.

Nothing.

Nothing.

Extraction.

Back to reality - the leader was lying on the ground in a state of despair, still breathing, but faintly.

As if he had been squeezed dry, his whole body was weak, his eyes were haggard and unfocused, and compared to the fierce expression of the previous few seconds, he was now a half-dead person who had suffered a mental blow. Saliva salivates at the corners of the mouth, allowing it to drain.

Fortes's eyes were long gone from the leader, but on the wounded Unodar. He leaned down and crouched in front of Unodal with his knees crossed, smiling gently, like a young and kind big brother.

"What's your name?"

"Woo...... Unodar. ”

There was trembling between the lines, and he was afraid but relieved of the identity of the unknown man in front of him.

"Don't be afraid, I'm here to save you. Now you are saved. ”

"Saved...... Not at all. ”

His lost eyes couldn't help but glance at the corpse again, and then shifted to Fortes in fear.

"You ...... It's simply intentional. ”

"Deliberately?"

Forts asked suspiciously, but the boy's eyes had already made Forts aware of the boy's resentment.

"You watched the abuses of the army in the shadows, you deliberately waited for my friend to die before you came to the rescue, your smile and everything you did - full of falsehood, not here to save us."

"Angry?"

asked without thinking, with a smirk on his face that had been seen through.

"Angry. But what is angry is the weakness of oneself - and the courage of the brave and unscrupulous. ”

"Want revenge?"

"Revenge ......?"

Unodal fell into deep thought.

"Yes, the other party is the army from the Eynk Kingdom, that is, the Einke Kingdom that has long wanted to gain the trust of the Celestial Serpent and the Fishmen, and they have used all kinds of despicable means just to get your resources."

“…… Why are you telling me this? ”

"Because you are very strong, what you have is the potential to defeat these filthy evil sources, you only need a small help and advancement, I believe that it will not be long before the Kingdom of Eink begins to fear you, because of you."

"Are you egging me on and want me to do something for you?"

Unodar's eyes suddenly sharpened and repulsive, glaring at Fortes.

"You call me false, I admit it. But what I'm going to say next is something that really comes from the heart of my thoughts. I have no enmity with the kingdom of Aynk, but I am about to take over this land, and Aynk is the only threat I recognize, and I can't let all that I hold dear to be threatened by an unnamed one, that's all. ”

"You're about to take over ......? Are you!? ”

"Fortes. The ruler of your village said that the superior of the two servants. ”

The moment his identity was revealed, Unodear endured the pain and tiredness all over his body, squeezed out his remaining strength, grabbed the Celestial Snake Boy who had escaped the execution of the other party, and struggled to get away from Fortes.

At the same time, he shouted into the distance:

"Hurry up and get away! The faster you run, the better! This guy is the superior of the prisoner who attacked the village the day before! ”

"Attacking the village the day before yesterday? What are you talking about......? ”

The reaction of his companion was that Unodal was having a nervous moment.

This suspicious reaction made Unodal suddenly realize - it turned out that the village chief deliberately concealed it, no wonder his companions didn't know, the village chief deliberately hid the old and weak women and children in the hidden place in the village, in order to prevent another surprise attack from the other party.

Fortes smiled.

"It seems that Mr. Dacis was very cautious and did not reveal it to the villagers."

"Damn! You devil! ”

Unodal cursed, but didn't dare to act rashly. The man in front of him was obviously much stronger than the group of demons just now, and it would be too bad if he made his previous mistake again.

However, the man named Forts exuded an air of gentleness and elegance, which was completely different from the violent air just now. I don't believe that he is simply saving us, but has the intention to do it.

Fortes was not angry at Unodal cursing himself a "demon", and remained as calm and smirked as usual.

"Calm down, I'm not taking over your village as an 'aggressor', and all decisions are up to your village head, Mr. Dacis. And I don't think your enemy is ours right now. ”

"Who else is it?"

"Unfortunately, I learned from the memories of the leader just now that the second army led by Philomar is about to join forces with the snake people to bloodied the remaining two villages for the sake of monster mutant experiments."

Unodal couldn't hide his shocked mouth, but he still didn't believe it.

"I'm not surprised that those demons would do such a thing. But! The Snake Clan has nothing to do with our Celestial Snake Clan, and they have been partners for a long time, and their loyalty will never allow this to happen. ”

"And then? Can loyalty prevail over absolute force? Even if thousands are unwilling, the weak combat power of the snake people is their weakness after all, and the other party is the famous coffin army of Aynk, how can they resist the victory? ”

This rhetorical question completely made Unodal shut his mouth and lowered his head thoughtfully.

"That's the case, sooner or later, the two sides will stage a face-tearing scene, and I, for the Heavenly Snake Clan, will prevent this from happening. If things get out of hand, I'll be on the side of the Celestial Serpents. ”

“…… Is there no other means? ”

The tough temper softened in an instant, and because the cruelty of reality destroyed Unodar's innocence, he fell into a sad decision - should it be a river of blood or a handshake to make peace? It seems that the blood is flowing like a river to be more realistic.

But it's an ending that I don't want to face, or even the whole family.

The sad face caught in Fortes's eyes—a smile that was deep in meaning, a smile from the heart.

"Anyway, one of my other subordinates should have informed Mr. Darcis, that he may have been waiting for me in the village about my arrival today, and that I would have asked my subordinates to take care of the scene, including the girl."

"No!"

Unodal resolutely verbally refused, glaring at Fortes.

"My companion's corpse doesn't need your help, just let us deal with it. I hope you can give us a little time to calm down and deal with it, and then take you back to the village. ”

"Yes, that's fine."

Fortes gave a fake smile and stood up.

With this departure, Night Pavilion and Kurt immediately entered a state of standby, their hands together and their chests puffed out, waiting for Fortes' order - sure enough, Fortes immediately gave the order.

"Yege, immediately treat the injuries of all the children present. Kurt, bring these corpses back into the space, have them disposed of and examined, check for any other suspicious elements or abilities, record them in a book, and pass them on to me. ”

"The subordinate takes the order."

- Kurt and the Night Pavilion spoke in unison, and bowed together in tacit understanding.

Unodal calmly observes the Cote who seems to be able to manipulate space.

"Will your subordinates be able to wield space too?"

"Huh? Interested? That's right, after all, you are the Celestial Snake Clan, and you are also one of the few people among the residents of the Snake Clan today who still rely on space magic to fight. Yes, you guessed it. ”

"But I've never seen anyone use space to shift their position, or even destroy their organs in an instant."

"Organs? Oh! Do you say the moment when the soldiers surrounded me and tried to attack me? For Kurt, that's just a small skill of carving insects, not enough to worry about. But if you're interested, I can let him teach you. ”

"No...... No. I don't need to learn this inhuman ability. ”

"Yes."

In the face of Unodar's stubbornness, Forts treated it like a child and laughed it off.

July 18, 1927, 7:38 p.m., at the entrance of the Celestial Snake Camp

A group of children of the Heavenly Snake Clan, three strange figures that did not belong to this wetland, in front of everyone, were led by a handsome sixteen-year-old white-haired boy who was also from the Heavenly Snake Clan.

Unodal still seems to be wary of Forts and the others, but there is nothing else to do.

Whether it lures wolves into the house, or may bring other crises, I believe that the village chief has the ability to deal with it. Now I am not the opponent of this group of guys at all, and I have to do my best to cooperate with each other-

Avoid regret due to rashness.

The cold and immature corpse, arched by the other Mingtian Snake Clan children with tears in their eyes, the thin juvenile body seemed to be quite light, but for the children, it was nothing more than the heaviest.

On the way to the Heavenly Snake Clan's camp, several people didn't talk too much, except for the dead silence and a little sad.

Although Fortes, Kurt and Nightcourt all walked happily.

"Here we are."

Unodal shouted weakly, and his footsteps stopped at the light of the firewood.

Dense wooden fences were placed in the soft soil to serve as a simple demarcation of the camp and the line of defense. This is the camp of the Celestial Snake Clan, and as far as the eye can see, it covers a quarter of this land.

However, even though it occupies a considerable area, there is still a hazy mountain shadow in the distance, which seems to be a high mountain standing deep in the camp.