"Guessed, I guessed you'd say, 'You can kill me first'—"

Christo scoffed, "You're going to die for someone else, it's noble, but it doesn't work for me." Everyone's life is precious, Valolet, so don't do it yourself—just choose, just one person, just one, and his sacrifice can be exchanged for the absolute safety of the others for the next two days, until we get the result we want—or don't. ”

"Stop talking nonsense, kill me, take my head,"

Mareos snorted and said that he had just been beaten and vomited blood, and now he was relieved, "But you have to make sure you don't bother the others again, you know, or I'll swear by Lotin's hammer—"

"I admire your courage, although it's clearly faked."

Christo interrupted the dwarf in disgust, "But you seem to have misunderstood something, fool, you seem to be mistaken for thinking that your life is as valuable as a human?" Do you think slaughtering a lowly creature like you will appease my murderous intent?! ”

"Well, maybe I'm worth it."

Hai Xin straightened his messy bun and wiped away the nosebleed that ran down his chin, "If I weren't too weak, these young people wouldn't have fallen into your trap so easily, and I need to be responsible for this." ”

"No, I'm coming!"

In the audience, Adam said in a firm voice: "'Fighting' is my duty, 'dedication' is my ideal, 'protecting' is my obligation, 'sacrifice' is my destiny - not becoming an official demon hunter is not an excuse for me to retreat, I am ready to sacrifice my life for the innocent!" ”

Adam's determination awakened the other young people, and for a time, more spoke:

"Let me do it! I'm willing to sacrifice! ”

"I'm not afraid of death!"

"If someone had to lose their life today, I hope that person is me!"

Most of the reservists said this from the bottom of their hearts, but there were also some who were loud and evasive, like students who did not dare to look at their teachers during class, for fear of being called up to answer questions.

As for Wren, he was always expressionless, and he didn't even bother to open his mouth.

A bunch of fools......

He thought helplessly, what's the point of fighting for this? Everyone here will eventually fall victim to the Wendland Brotherhood's revenge on society, and Rhodes will never do anything to elves and dwarven diplomats, let alone send their heads back home - it's no different from a war letter, and in fact, if anyone else is going to do it, Rhodes will do his best to stop it. With such an obvious ending, Christo's gang even planned to wait for two days, which is really pitiful and pathetic - just like a man who knows that the woman he has a crush on is not interested in him at all, but he still thinks he buys a ticket and runs downstairs to her house, and at the same time shouts there, 'I'll wait for you for two days, just wait for two days, and I won't wait for the deadline!' ’

It's so pathetic.

Of course, isn't it me the most pitiful?

Wren was extremely sad and angry in his heart, it was better to directly refuse Rod's suggestion to help him get rid of the crime, even if he went to prison, it would be much better than being treated as an outcast now!

"Enough, a bunch of! It's all idiots who pretend to be like that dwarf! ”

Christo didn't seem to be satisfied with everyone's response, and the more voices begged for death, the more distorted the expression on his face became, "Don't you understand the preciousness of life, don't you know that pretending to be a hero has to pay a price?!" You should beg for mercy, retreat, yes, you ought to do it! I am so kind that I let you speak, not to hear you say these false lies such as 'not afraid of death', if I say that you will only kill one person, then what you should do is pray that you will not become that person! ”

"The humble is timid to the noble, the dark is taboo to the light, and the rats in the gutter do not see anything good."

Vaolet smiled, and even though he was still on his knees, even though his arms were gone, there was still an inexplicable courage in his voice.

"What could be better than life?"

"There's a lot, but you twisted thinking remnants of Wendland can't understand it."

"Really?! I'd like to see if that's enough for you—"

Angry, Christo pulled out a longsword full of gaps from his back and swept it across Vaolet's neck.

"-'Beautiful'!"

The blade swung and the head fell, the blood in the cavity sprayed to the sky with Helen's scream, and the head rolled on the ground a few times before stopping, its face facing Wren.

"—Is it enough?!"

Christo squealed and stomped his head under his feet.

Vaolet is dead, subdued by a shameless plot and stabbed to death by a nasty sneak attack.

Wren's mind went blank, and he stared at the still-open, but tarnished eyes of the combat instructor, as if those eyes would blink in the next second, and then reveal a kind of 'what do you rookie look at'.

It happened so suddenly that everyone was silent, and there was no other sound than Helen's crying. It was only after a moment that the curses of Mareos, the sobs of his colleagues, the sighs of fallen feathers, and the choking of Mentor Polly's duck-like sound rang in Wren's ears.

"I have to say, it's not worth it for you to do that, Mr. Christo."

There was a hint of displeasure in Samantha's voice, and all the other members of the Brotherhood had cruel smiles on their faces, "Valolet is a veteran witcher and Rhodes's favorite general, and it will not do us any good to kill such a valuable hostage. ”

"Yes, I'll admit you're right, but you also know that I can't control myself when I'm emotionally up - shut up! Unless someone thinks his own head is a bit of a way! ”

Christo turned his face and yelled, the crying around him immediately became much quieter, and then he immediately returned to his pleasant state, "It's okay, death is death, and then I will refrain from it." My dear, please clean up this dead man. ”

With a light kick, he sent Valolet's head to his side. Samantha took a deep breath and opened her palm at the corpse, and under the effect of the spell, the corpse began to decompose at a speed visible to the naked eye, first the skin, then the bones, and the internal organs, as if it was being frantically gnawed by a swarm of invisible ants, and in a short time there was only a handful of debris left on the ground.

"I just lost my temper, sorry, kids,"

Christo smiled and said to the crowd, "As an apology, I'm determined to give you some compensation. Samantha, get those things out, all ten. ”

Samantha hesitated, but pulled out a stack of tube-like items from her spatial necklace, which Wren recognized as a teleportation scroll.

"Perhaps, as your practical instructor said, there are many things in this world that are better than your own life, but I doubt it."

Christo motioned for Carter to take the scrolls, and then rubbed the little scum left of Valolet with his toes, "I don't see what is beautiful about this pile of manure, it didn't look very good, but at least it's alive, alive, and can still fight with me or something—well, aside, Mr. Valolet is going after his 'good', and you don't have to be as stupid as he is, I'll give you a real, good chance." ”

He gestured to the teleportation scroll in Carter's hand, "You know what this is, right?" What I found in Miss Helen's office, if I'm not mistaken, would have been the Temple of Light, or some church in the main city. Of course, this is not enough, you also need to know the secret mantra. Lady Helen, my dear, please say the teleportation spell out loud, or else, I don't think Master Calvin would mind casting another horror spell on you. ”

Helen had not yet recovered from Valolet's death, and she was stunned for a few moments before she shuddered to utter the contents of the mantra.

"That's it. I can give you the scroll, and neither I nor my siblings will stand in your way - and best of all, it doesn't cost you anything to get it, all you have to do is chant a spell. ”

Christo's tone was like that of a saint, "The mantra is: 'I don't want to die senselessly like that fool of Valolet, my life shouldn't be so mean.'" As long as you pronounce this sentence with all your heart, I will give you the scroll, there are not many chances, only ten. ”

Everyone held their breath.

No matter how brave he was to dedicate himself just now, it was before Valolet's tragic death, and now, although the corpse of the actual combat instructor has been decomposed, the large pool of blood is still prominently spread there, reminding everyone of what happened just now.

It is easy for a person to be at home in some urgent atmosphere, but when he is out of that atmosphere, he has enough time to weigh the pros and cons, and enough time to recall the memories that are worth living.

Although no one spoke, the strong emotions of entanglement, hesitation, apprehension and so on have been woven into a big net, and everyone present is enveloped in it. Christo's faces and his entourage Carter, the gray-robed mage Calvin, and the Holy Able's brothers Kim and Ted were full of pleasure and anticipation, while Samantha still had a cold expression.

"I mean, you little hairy men aren't really going to say that, are you?"

After a long time, Maleos said in a trembling voice, "What are you kidding...... He—they just killed Valolet, Lodin's hammer, that's your beloved mentor! He has given so much for you, how can he suffer such a betrayal after death! ”

After he said this, there was silence again.

"I ...... I...... I ......"

Claudie, Adam's former training partner, had been 'me' for a long time, and finally made up his mind, "I don't want to die senselessly like Mr. Valolet, my life shouldn't be so mean." ”

"It's 'that idiot', not 'sir'!"

Carter yelled, "If you want to live, you'd better get the spell right!" ”

"Yes, yes, I'll do it all over again,"

"I don't want to die a senseless death like that fool of Valolet, my life shouldn't be so mean." ”

"Very good! Finally there is a smart person who makes me happy! ”

The expression on Christo's face was unusually satisfied, and this immediately drew a shout:

"Claudy! You traitor, you bastard! You're a maggot! ”

"You have betrayed the Light, you have betrayed Lord Rhodes!"

"Go to hell, Claudie!"

The reservists' shouting was low and imposing, for they were still under the influence of the paralyzing barrier, but it was enough to reassure Mareos, and the dwarf kept muttering: "See, Vaolet, good brother - the hard work has not been in vain, you have taught a bunch of brave little hairy men - yes, they will not bow to the enemy!" ”

"Listen to me, guys,"

Claudy's face was filled with tears of guilt, "I'm willing to die in the mission, really, but what's going on now...... If you fall into a trap, you can't move...... It's humiliating to be slaughtered like an animal......"

"Let me tell you! To survive, to cater to evil, and even to discredit one's own guru! This is the real humiliation! ”

Adam roared, "My lord is above, and I have even partnered with you, what a shame!" ”

Claudie didn't say anything more, and when Carter walked over and shoved a teleportation scroll into his hand, he disappeared into tears, but his last words clearly spoke to many people. With Claudie as the moral floor, within the next half hour, two more reservists mustered up the courage to utter the 'incantation' and then obtained the teleportation scroll in the midst of a shout-out.

The number of scrolls is decreasing, Wren sees it in his eyes and is anxious in his heart, every time a colleague teleports away, he swears in his heart that the next person must be himself, he doesn't care whether he is scolded or not.

I don't want to die a senseless death like that fool of Valolet, my life shouldn't be so mean. ’

Wren muttered to himself as he saw the fourth man take the scroll.

'I don't want to die senselessly like that idiot of Valolet......

The fifth man disappeared from his sight.

'I don't want to be like that idiot at Valolet......

The seventh person teleported away, and at this point, there were only three teleportation scrolls left.

Damn, it's just a word, Wren kept saying to himself, a word can be exchanged for freedom, is there such a good deal in the world? Besides, I really don't want to die a senseless death like that idiot of Valolet!!

"Valolet may have died senselessly, but that guy wasn't an idiot."

The little figure in Wren's left ear reappeared.

"Yes, the witcher is as offensive as the Tongued Woman, and his sarcasm is even better than his fighting skills—but he's not stupid."

The little man in Wren's right ear told him.

"If you recite that damn 'mantra' like everyone else, you will never be truly free, trust me."

The little man in the left ear said coldly.

Yes, Wren thought to himself, Vaolet was a good warrior, a loyal believer, a great mentor, and he was never a fool. A warrior who dies by trickery is still a warrior, and he should not be judged as such, either in life or after death.

The teleportation scroll has finally been distributed.

"It's great, it's a feeling—it's wonderful, I regret killing Mr. Vallet on the spur of the moment, and I should have let him stay and enjoy it."

Christo's tone was filled with incomparable satisfaction, and even a tear flowed from the corner of his eye, "How can the spirit of those ten young people just now, who abandoned hypocrisy, resisted abuse, and resolutely chose the most responsible way for themselves? If the world were like them, then the borders of the human empire would encompass every inch of Armya, and all living things would become our vassals, and at that time, there would be no more poverty and hunger in human society, and everyone would be as happy as living in heaven—"

"Sir, I don't want to ruin the fun, but there's something I have to say."

Samantha reluctantly interrupted Christo's intoxication, "The space in the chapel is too large, and it is difficult for me to maintain such a large range of paralyzing enchantments for a long time - in fact, at this moment, my mental power is close to overdrafting, and there is not much 'poison' left, and the rest are highly toxic materials, which can be used to release lethal enchantments, but obviously it is not time yet - so we must use other methods to control these people as soon as possible." ”

"What do you mean?"

"Put the reservists in the cellar, there should be one over there in the cafeteria, there are only twenty-one people left, and they can squeeze in. In that small space, I only need to throw them a high-level paralysis every few hours to make sure they're all soft bones - I think it should be safe, especially since they don't have weapons. ”

Samantha gave advice.

"Hmm......"

Christo pondered for a moment, and finally nodded, "Sounds good, what about the mentors?" ”

"Mentors can stay here,"

Calvin smirked and said, "Dwarves are pure waste, don't worry; The elf was just an archer, and I didn't feel any magical energy from him; The mage wears the Forbidden Chain, and in this case he is not even as effective as the dwarf; As for Helen - this stupid woman has nothing to say, she has mastered a lot of holy arts, but unfortunately she is a fighting idiot. Overall, it's so easy to keep an eye on these guys, and I even think it's okay for us to take turns watching, and it's okay for the others to have a tea party during this time. ”

"Okay, then I'll leave it to you for the rest of the time,"

Christo smiled, then said in a deep voice, "Remember, everything we do is for the benefit of all mankind. ”