The words were divided into two ends, with the help of Rose, the civilians who had been frightened finally came to their senses, thirty-four men gathered together, they firmly protected the women and children behind them, wielding agricultural tools that were not weapons at all, although the lethality was not comparable to the sword, but it could not be underestimated under the full swing, for a time the two sides became a stalemate, Rose let out a long breath when she saw this, so frequently casting spells, although it was a low level, but it also consumed a huge amount of spiritual power.

"Be careful!"

Amilia's exclamation made Rose stunned for a second, but in this short second, three black shadows jumped down from the roof of the alley behind Rose, one of them landed right behind Rose, the cold chains instantly strangled her neck, and a strong sense of suffocation and pain immediately occupied Rose's mind, she almost lost the ability to think, her eyes became blood-red, she looked at the mouth that was getting closer and closer to her neck, exuding a fishy smell, and the row of brown and sharp teeth......

Are you going to die?

Xiao Shu ...... Why haven't you come yet......

I'm sorry Ling'er, I'm really still so useless, I'm really an incompetent teacher, I can't even protect my own students, it seems that I can't keep the agreement......

"Who allowed you monsters to do this to this lady!?

With an angry shout, the iron lock that was originally strangled by the rose shattered, and the blade almost fell from the skin of the rose, James turned his wrist, and the broad blade slashed horizontally, only two screams were heard, and the blood pillar rose to the sky, and the two heads flew to nowhere.

Instead of fearing the iron locks that bound his hands, the remaining one roared even more fiercely, but the moment he took the first step towards Rose, the blade shattered his teeth and burst out from the back of his head.

The rain of blood fell down, James snorted coldly, and was about to take back the sword, but seeing Rose crumbling, he hurriedly stepped forward to support her, and at the same time said to the Iron Guard behind him, "The situation has changed, Garber, you go and notify the other teams to help, and leave it to us here!"

"Yes!"

Although Garber was also shocked by the sight in front of him, his strong psychological quality made him quickly come to his senses, and now the situation was obviously out of line with their plan, and the situation was urgent, so he immediately took the order and turned around to inform the other teams.

Although only seven Iron Guards joined the battle, their strength was far from being comparable to that of civilians armed with farm tools, and only seven people made the battle situation show a one-sided trend, with the addition of the Iron Guards, the morale of the men was also high, and they were no longer as timid as before.

James looked around, everywhere he saw was broken flesh and stumps, stained blood and brains, even he couldn't help frowning, he hesitated for a moment, took off his armor and spread it on the ground, helped Rose to sit down slowly, he stretched out a hand and shook it in front of Rose's eyes, and asked tentatively, "You...... Are you alright?"

“......”

Rose had obviously not been able to get out of the shadow of death, her face was pale, her body was constantly shaking, although she was not physically injured, but her mental state was extremely unstable at the moment, this state James could not understand better, or rather, he had experienced this feeling.

James took a deep breath, he squatted down and hugged Rose directly, his right hand gently patted Rose's back, and said softly, "There's nothing to be afraid of, it's okay, it's okay, you've done well enough, no one can hurt you with me here, don't be afraid, don't be afraid......"

Traumatic psychological syndrome, which is a mental illness named by the psychologist a hundred years ago, the vast majority of soldiers who have been on the battlefield will suffer from this mental illness, mostly after encountering a major blow or threatening their lives, suffering extremely serious injuries, physical or mental coercion, a series of psychological disorders.

Many soldiers who have retired due to injuries have a drastic change in temperament, they will become irritable, irritable, numb, emotionally separated, long-term insomnia nightmares, over-alertness, and have to rely on external things to escape traumatic memories, such as alcohol, such as gambling, etc., this situation is a traumatic psychological syndrome, and Rose's father is a living example.

Rose's mental state is now on the verge of collapse, not because she is too fragile, but everything that has happened recently is far beyond her capacity, the pressure is gradually accumulating, but there is nowhere to solve it, the crisis between life and death is just the last straw that overwhelms the camel, Rose who is pretending to be optimistic every day, really can't laugh this time, she is godless like a puppet, no matter how James comforts her, there is no expression.

"You're angry and sad, aren't you?"

James had seen some scholars enlighten the soldiers who had survived the battlefield, and although he had no experience, he knew most of what was going on, and he had to let Rose's emotions out, and he could ask some questions tentatively, and said that he was willing to listen, but he must not give advice, and he could not say nonsense such as I understand your feelings, otherwise it would be counterproductive.

Fortunately, the group of madmen was almost dead, otherwise he would not have had his hands free to take care of Rose.

Unspeakably uncomfortable, can't even cry, or don't want to cry at all, the sense of suffocation and despair still lingers in her heart, some unbearable past events continue to surface in her mind, her father's stick, the broken wine bottle all over the ground, the figure of her mother hiding her face and crying, she doesn't want to think about it, but she can't restrain it, every time she is forcibly suppressed in the past, the pressure she is under is getting bigger and bigger, she always tells herself, don't think about those things, life will always get better, just smile.

In fact, she did, at least in Lingwan's years, Rose never let her sadness leak half a minute.

Rose tried to calm herself, but this time, the corners of her stiff and numb mouth could not pull a smile anyway, a strong sense of helplessness seemed to pour ice water over her body, she was angry, she resented, but there was nothing she could do, so she curled up and turned a deaf ear to James's questioning.

Seeing this, James didn't continue to ask, he actually didn't have much time to accompany Rose, after all, the current task was not completed, he turned to one of the Iron Guards and said, "Sean, you send her back to Lingwan, if the other teams ask, just say that I let you go, you guys escort them out of here first, and I will wait here for the other teams to meet." ”

"Yes!"

It stands to reason that Rose ignored the curfew, ignored James's previous dissuasion, and sneaked in, this kind of behavior is enough to convict, if it is really to be investigated, it can even be charged with contempt for His Majesty, and it is not a big deal to be executed on the spot, but they have no doubts about the orders given by James, only obedience, the discipline of the Iron Guard, even if there is anything wrong with the order, as soldiers, they will not doubt it.

Sean walked up to Rose, he looked at Rose curled up in the corner for a while, he didn't know what to do, hesitated for a while, he stretched out his hand to Rose, trying to pull her up from the ground, but Rose didn't even look at him, which made him very embarrassed "This ...... Ma'am, it's dangerous to stay here, I'll send you back. ”

Dangerous?

These three words were so harsh, to Rose's ears, it seemed to tell her in disguise, "It's useless to be a waste like you, staying here will only drag us down, hurry back, and we will waste energy to protect you when the time comes." ”

Rose raised her head slowly, and she pulled the corners of her mouth numbly, "Yes, you're right, I'm useless, I can't even protect my own students, my friend's brother, and it's also a trouble for you to continue to stay, I don't need you to send me, unless I find Qiu Nian, I won't leave, besides...... People like me still don't bother you. ”

"Captain......

Sean looked at James in embarrassment, he was also an experienced veteran, he could see at a glance what state Rose was, and it was obviously not a good idea to forcibly send her back.

James rubbed his temples, he knew that Rose was in a very bad mood, and he planned to let someone send her back to Lingwan first, Lingwan has so many teachers, there will definitely be a way, but he didn't expect that Rose's state has been so bad that there is a sense of recklessness and death between his words.

"This area to the east is so big, do you know where he is now? When will a person find it? In this way, you can stay, and I will help you find students, but I have one condition, you must follow me. ”

James understood that forcibly sending her away at this time would only arouse her disgust and anger, rather than this, it was better to let her stay, it was much better to have her own care than to leave her alone, if the person who sneaked in was not Rose, although he would also rescue her out of the soldier's obligation, but in the next second, his subordinates would directly arrest him and send him to prison to wait for conviction.

“...... Well. ”

Rose still can't let go of Mo Qiunian in the end, and James is right, she is alone, even if she looks for a whole night, it will be difficult to find Mo Qiunian in this place, and besides, her physical strength and spiritual power are almost exhausted now, once she encounters any danger, it will be difficult to protect herself, let alone find someone.

"By the way, you haven't told me your name yet? I can't keep calling you beautiful lady. ”

“...... Thank you, Rose, for saving me. Rose said after a moment of silence.

"Rose, if I'm not mistaken, it's the name of a flower, and when I was on the expedition, I saw a white rose in some small southern country, very beautiful, very quiet, just like you. ”

In the distance, Emilia stared meaningfully at the two of them, then avoided the crowd and disappeared into the shadows.