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Birds singing and flowers are fragrant, and clear springs and streams are flowing.

The mountains are vast and cloudless.

This place is a beautiful place outside the world.

It is a rare holy place for cultivation in the territory of the Void Ancestor.

But most of the Void Ancestors who respect martial arts look down on this place.

Because, the children sent here are all "waste materials" who are judged to be congenitally deficient and have weak constitutions.

The people of the Void Ancestors advocate martial arts, and children born with poor physical fitness have always been discriminated against.

So, their parents sent them here to learn martial arts from an elderly master.

Among them, there is a girl named "Zakaruta".

She is recognized as "the waste material of waste wood" among all martial arts practitioners on this mountain.

No one wants to talk to her, no one wants to talk to her, and even a small number of people will laugh at her in public.

However, since there is one, there will also be two.

Two years later, another frail girl was sent.

Her name is Nancy.

Compared to Zakaruta, her congenital deficiency is more serious, she has been frail and sickly since she was a child, and she has had a fever once a year.

Therefore, Nancy was also snubbed by most of her classmates.

Of course, this was not a problem for Nancy, she was used to it since she was a child, and even her parents were disappointed in her, so they sent her here to practice. Nancy, who can't feel the love of the people around her, has gradually become introverted, indifferent, and doesn't like words. Because she doesn't care about other people's ridicule, Tongmen only keeps the relationship with her that the well water does not interfere with the river water.

However, when Zacharuta saw Nancy, he immediately regarded her as a close friend.

Probably because of the sympathy.

"Hello, Nancy. ”

“......”

When Zacaruta took the initiative to say hello, Nancy ignored her as if she hadn't heard.

"My name is Zacharuta!" Zacaruta did not give up greeting.

However, Nancy still did not respond.

Zacaruta is impatient, you know, her personality is not like Nancy, she is very flamboyant, if others bully her, she will definitely try to retaliate, even if she can't fight head-on, she will provoke the other party, after all, the other party usually makes fun of herself, how can she make the other party feel better.

Now that he has eaten the closed door, Zacharuta is of course very unhappy, so he punches Nancy in the back.

Although this punch didn't make much effort to get Nancy's attention, Nancy dodged vigilantly and turned around and punched back!

Syllable!

"Wow!"

Zacaruta received a heavy blow to the face and fell to the ground in an instant, and she jumped up angrily: "You know I'm calling you, why don't you ignore me!"

“...... Hello. ”

In this way, they chatted without knowing each other.

They came together as peers who were also excluded and discriminated against by others.

The two have been together for a year, and the other brothers and sisters have made considerable progress, some have gone down the mountain, and some have traveled, but these two have made slow progress and are still here to practice with the newcomers.

"What kind of martial artist did Zakaruta originally plan to be?" asked Nancy one day as the two sat by the creek and chatted.

"Sanda, of course! I've said it many times!"

Hearing this, Nancy fell into deep thought and did not speak for a long time.

"What about you? You never said what you wanted to do? Are you a judoka?"

"Me...... I don't know. ”

At that time, Nancy didn't want to embark on the path of a qigong master, and she was still worried about whether she could become a real martial artist on her own terms.

"Actually, I don't know. Zacaruta sighed, "I just envy their skills, but I can't." ”

After that, Zacharuta punched a nearby tree, but seeing that the tree did not move at all, and not a single leaf had fallen, Zacharuta immediately retracted his hand and shook it desperately: "It hurts!"

"Hahaha......" Nancy, who is usually cold, also let out a hearty laugh because of this.

"It's a pity that this country doesn't allow warriors to use weapons, especially sharp ones. Fighting with a weapon is tantamount to sacrificing one's dignity. Zakaruta sneered and said, "We 'imbeciles' can only cultivate harder!"

"Weapons......

"It's useless to stay here, let's go!" Zacaruta suggested.

Nancy was stunned: "Where to go?"

"Go find your own way! Anyway, it's impossible for me to practice powerful martial arts in my life, so I'd better pick a weapon and start my own adventure. ”

"That's right......"

"What about you, aren't you with me, I've heard that the Duchy of Belmar has gathered a lot of adventurers, so it must be fitting for us to go there!"

"Indeed, I'm ready to get out of here. Nancy stood up, looked up, and said, "I'm not going to risk it yet, though." ”

Zacaruta's eyes widened, as if surprised: "So what are you going to do?

"No, I'm looking for my own 'weapon'. We will definitely meet again. ”

"Of course. Then I'll go to the Duchy of Belmar, and we'll see you there in the capital of Huttonmar!"

Two girls who are congenitally deficient have each embarked on their own journey.

I can't think of seeing you again, but it's time to say goodbye to life and death.

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"Zakaruta!Zakaruta!" Nancy dragged Zacaruta out of the rubble where Donier had crashed, only to see that she was covered in blood, and one of her arms had been completely broken, and she was only half a step away from death.

Nancy shook Zacaruta's body and called her name.

Zakaruta, who was still breathing, opened his eyes and smiled when he saw the person in front of him.

Nancy ...... It seems that you ...... You've found ...... ...... for yourself of, the weapon ......"

"Zakaruta? Are you sane? You must hold on, and I'll take you to the doctor!"

"It's too late...... Finish...... You ...... too. ...... should be understood"

Nancy was silent.

That's right, even if such an injury can survive until it returns to the camp, it may not be able to save it......

Wait a minute, it was also Doniel's crash, and Ophelia didn't seem to be that badly injured!

"The * inside this Dornier EX exploded at the same time, so that's it. Kohler sighed, "If it wasn't this one she stole in the first place, but other ordinary Dorniers, she would have been injured and unconscious." ”

That's true...... The Dornier EX is loaded with other cannons that Dornier does not have, and it is probably because of the explosion of the cannonball caused by the crash that Zacharuta will not be spared.

"Nancy, you've become...... Qigong Master ...... It's so nice......"

“......”

"That's ...... I...... Only...... Rest assured ......"

Before Zakaruta could finish his sentence, he tilted his head, lowered his hand, and closed his eyes.

Stopped breathing.

"......" Nancy had a sad look on her face, she was in tears without saying a word, but she still maintained the movement of holding Zacharuta, unwilling to let go.

"Nancy. Lilu covered the gunshot wound on her body, slowly walked over to Nancy, and whispered, "Avenge Zakaruta." ”

Nancy, however, shook her head:

"I'll send Zakaruta back to the Void Ancestor for burial, and I'll leave the mission of destroying Lotus to you. ”

I was stunned, and I couldn't imagine that Nancy's first thought was to "return to the roots", not to avenge her friends.

"In that case, let's accompany you to the Void Ancestor. ”

"There is no need, you have more important tasks ......"

"I'm your captain!" Lilou said with a resolute expression, "I won't let you leave alone, we're going to do it together." ”

“...... Thank you. ”

Kohler chimed in: "Then let's go today." ”

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Back at the camp, the group was treated again, and then Lilu used flares. When Kakun saw the signal, he drove Magadha to the Heavenly Veil Beast and took Lilu and the other four away.

Nancy wants Zacaruta's body to return to her hometown.

The point is, why did Lilu suddenly decide to go with her?

I could understand Nancy's feelings, but I was worried about what to do.

Although there was no enemy in the direction of the first spine when we left the Land of the Polar Day and joined the Imperial Army, we returned to camp under the escort of the Imperial Army.

But before tackling the first spine, we still have to make sure that the enemies of Purgatory are cleaned up.

And now we are again "meeting" in the tents of the Empire.

"The Dornier EX you eliminated is one of the ancient weapons that the GBL Sect has improved, and it is also the strongest weapon. "But purgatory is a more dangerous place, so be careful. ”

I nodded perfunctorily and asked, "How dangerous it is, tell me." ”

"This ...... I don't really know, but I can describe to you what Yaksha looks like...... You've been attacked by a Yaksha, haven't you?"

Lilou chased me before and asked me what the monster that attacked me and Logan looked like, but it was completely made up by us, how could there be a so-called "monster"?

Now Ophelia is starting to think that I've seen Yaksha.

Then I could only go around the bend and say, "But the monster that attacked us is not necessarily the Yaksha, what does the Yaksha look like?"

"They are a group of elderly creatures with brown skin, red hair, fangs, and four-legged crawling. Is it the same as what you saw?"

"Are you sure that's the case?" I replied, after confirming that she wouldn't change her story, "yes!

"Then you know how to deal with this kind of monster, right?"

"I really don't know, it was running too fast at the time, it didn't go head-to-head, and Logan was injured by a sneak attack. "I went on to lie and put the subject on the ground.

"Then I can't help it. Since the discovery of the existence of the Nakshatras, the GBL cult has designated purgatory as a forbidden place, guarded by special people, and we ordinary cultists have no chance to fight them. ”

"Is Purgatory the only monster?"

"As far as I know, it's a nest of the Yakshas. ”

"Alright, then let's leave tomorrow. "I didn't think there was much information to discuss, so I first announced the adjournment of the meeting.

"Then our Knights will continue to be stationed at the gate of the first spine to protect the way back for you. ”

"Disperse, disperse!" I said, and quickly escaped from the tent.