After leaving the holy city of Labona and parting ways with Annie and Elena, it only took half a day for the sky to gradually turn dark. Since Claire's injuries had not completely improved, Lackey had to Instead, we found a nearby dilapidated house in the wilderness to camp and rest, planning to continue our journey the next morning.
"correct!"
After dinner, looking at the house where the two of them lived, which was originally made of good materials, turned into such a dilapidated eaves and broken walls, Lackey thought for a moment, not knowing whether it was caused by war or demons. While he was doing nothing, he suddenly remembered something, and then asked curiously:
"Claire, you and Elena are both the 150th trainees of the organization, right?"
"Then……"
"I remember you said that Elena entered the battle half a year later than you?"
"But her ranking is No. 46, and yours is No. 47. Why is your ranking lower than hers?"
"Aren't you supposed to be stronger than her?"
Actually, Lackey had wanted to ask about this matter for a long time, but the relationship between the two of them was not that good before, so he was afraid of being driven away, so he has endured it until now.
"..."
Claire raised her head and glanced at Lackey expressionlessly, then hesitated for a while, her eyes darkened and she thought about it, and then she finally said slowly:
"That's the theory."
"but……"
"I am a special warrior with only a quarter of demon flesh, and the organization's warrior rankings are mainly based on the amount of demon power. Therefore, even Elena, who entered the battle half a year later, is stronger than me."
Yes, in the organization, the ranking represents the strength of the warrior. The smaller the number, the stronger the strength.
Usually the organization assigns all fighters to various regions on the continent. Although there may be deaths, increased quotas, etc., and the overall number of fighters becomes more or less, in principle, one fighter is only responsible for one region.
In order to deal with the serious situation of the awakened ones, the organization must evenly distribute the warriors across the entire continent according to their strength. The entire continent is divided into forty-seven regions, so there are at least forty-seven warriors in an era. No. 47 Claire can indeed be said to be the weakest warrior on this continent.
"ah?"
"Four, one-quarter demon flesh and blood?"
"But……"
"What does that mean, and why only a quarter?"
Of course, Lackey was a little confused about this.
Anyway, he only knew that powerful swords like Claire were implanted with demon flesh and blood by organizations and then transformed into half-human and half-demon. That kind of thing is almost a household name on this continent. .
But now, Claire suddenly told him that she only has a quarter of the demon's flesh and blood?
"..."
Claire didn't answer in a hurry, but her eyes became more and more blurred.
"matter……"
"It starts from many years ago. At that time, I was still young, just a little human girl, and then I was kidnapped and abused by a monster with weird quirks..."
"Until I met her..."
"Her name is Teresa..."
Then, she looked at Lucky and hesitated for a long time before finally deciding to tell what happened in the past.
Teresa, the organization's No. 182 warrior in the 77th phase, was once ranked No. 1 and was known as the 'Smiling Teresa'. She was once rated as the 'strongest' warrior in history by the organization.
She possesses extremely strong demonic power and the ability to sense demonic power. Now almost all of Claire's power comes from her. What's more, what's amazing is that no matter how powerful the opponent is or how many demons there are, she can defeat them. Able to kill them one by one without releasing the demonic power!
Therefore, Teresa's face never showed an ugly and distorted face like Claire or other great swords, but she wore that doll-like face when she killed the demon, Does it even look like you're smiling?
As a result, she was named 'Smiling Teresa' and was recognized as one of the strongest warriors among the 'Great Swords'.
At that time, Teresa accepted a commission and went to a town. Then, almost as soon as she arrived, she killed seven monsters disguised as humans and rescued Claire, who was young and was being held hostage by a monster. Everyone at that time, including Claire, was horrified!
That kind of exaggerated fighting ability is far beyond what even Claire today can match.
It was at that time that Claire, who was helpless and tortured by demons, shamelessly relied on Theresa who had completed her mission and was about to leave, just like today's Lackey relied on Claire. Same.
Although, at first, Theresa was very disgusted with Claire's following, and even overturned Claire several times, but later, she gradually opened her heart to Claire and accepted and cared for her.
'All right. '
'Just think of it as having a pet? '
That's what Theresa said at the time.
At first, she wanted to leave Claire in a human village and let her grow up happily, away from the right and wrong.
Unexpectedly, later, they encountered a group of thieves who massacred the village and attempted to kidnap and harm Claire. Upon seeing this, the angry Teresa took action on the spot and killed all the evil thieves almost instantly. No one among dozens of villains was spared!
However, Teresa also violated the organization's iron rule of 'no killing', and then stabbed her companions when she was eliminated, which was considered a complete betrayal of the organization.
Subsequently, the organization dispatched a group of warriors from No. 2 to No. 5 to attack Teresa, but despite this, Claire at the time still saw that Teresa was still there at No. 2-No. 5 When four powerful warriors released their demonic power to surround her, they were easily severely wounded and defeated without releasing any demonic power.
Even when Claire thinks about the situation at that time, she is still surprised and shocked!
But unfortunately, Teresa could not bear it for a moment and spared the life of 'Pricia' who had just been promoted to No. 2. However, that unscrupulous guy released the excessive demonic power in pain and anger and Attack Teresa again.
At that time, that 'Pricia' did not listen to dissuasion and released more than 70% of her demonic power, which was very close to the limit of 'awakening'.
As a last resort, Teresa also released the demonic power that changed the color of her eyes to about 10%?
However, even if it was only 10%, Teresa still completely suppressed it and once again defeated 'Pricia' who had released more than 70% of her demonic power.
result……
The 'Pricia' who wanted to defeat Teresa was confused because she released too much demonic power and was unable to return to human form, so she had to beg Teresa for help.
In order to prevent the other party from becoming an awakened one, Teresa reluctantly decided to kill him.
But I don't know whether the 'Pricia' dog thief was confused or deliberately induced Teresa to come closer. Just when Theresa stepped forward and was about to take action, the Pricia dog thief made a sneak attack. And cut off Theresa's arms and head.
Then, after the dog thief completed his awakening, he walked away...
You know, at that time, Theresa was Claire's only relative, the angel who took care of her, saved her, and brought her out of the darkness. But in the end, she was killed by a cunning man in front of Claire. The despicable dog thief was killed?
Of course Claire couldn't accept such a tragic thing!
That day, she held Theresa's head and cried for a long time...
After she calmed down, her only thought was to kill that 'Pricia'!
But unfortunately, as a little human girl, how can Claire have the ability to avenge a terrifying 'Awakened' monster?
then!
After that, she wandered around with Teresa's head, and finally succeeded in discovering the organization agent Lu Lu, who was dressed in black. Then she took the initiative to step forward and expressed her willingness to join the organization and become a warrior of the organization. However, she The only request is that Teresa's head and Teresa's flesh and blood be integrated into his body!
Since then, Claire has successfully joined the organization and become a warrior of the organization, which is what the world calls the 'Big Sword'. At the same time, Claire is also the only fighter in the organization who actively requests to join the organization.
Moreover, since there is only Teresa's flesh and blood in her body, this is her "quarter of demon flesh and blood" special warrior and why she ranks at the bottom of the list, even lower than Elena who entered the battle half a year later. Weaker reason!
"above……"
"This is how I joined the organization..."
Gently stroking her abdomen, Claire told her story to Lackey beside her as if in a whisper, and then stared blankly at the bonfire.
"so……"
"Lakhi, did you know?"
"During the day, when I saw Elena's smile, I subconsciously thought of Theresa..."
"At that time, I was still young. Due to those reasons, I almost lost the ability to speak, and I also liked to call her Dinisha vaguely..."
"Now, the flesh and blood of her head is in my abdomen, it hurts very much..."
"But I don't mind..."
"Because, I can feel that she is in my body..."
Then, in a rare moment, Claire actually showed a stiff smile to Lucky, whose eyes were a little straightened after hearing this.
"..."
Opening his mouth, looking at Claire's expression, Lackey wanted to say something, but in the end, he closed his mouth.
Because at this time, his throat and chest seemed to be blocked by a piece of lead, which was very uncomfortable!
Furthermore, he knows that Claire may not need his comfort. She is very strong. She never frowned when she was injured and dying in the holy city of Labona. But now that she has said so much, I am afraid that I just want to find someone trustworthy to talk to.
Unfortunately, Lucky is the kind of person who is worthy of Claire's trust, so he just needs to be a good listener.
"..."
"..."
Just like that, Claire stopped talking after she finished speaking, and Lackey thoughtfully did not interrupt her meditation.
Then, the two of them were silent for a long time, until Lackey looked at the moon in the sky and saw that it was getting late, and then he suddenly stood up and grabbed the iron pot.
"I……"
"I'll go over there and clean it up. I'll bring some water back and boil it for you to wash your feet."
"I'll be back soon!"
With that said, without waiting for Claire to respond, Lackey picked up the iron pot and ran quickly towards the darkness ahead.
On the other side of the forest, there is a creek where you can get water, but it's just a little far away from here? But Lackey didn't mind. After all, it would be good if she could boil some water before going to bed so that Claire could soak her feet or apply a hot compress to make her more comfortable, or even to make her less painful. .
"..."
Claire didn't say anything, just looked up and let Lackey leave.
"Come out!"
"Lulu!"
"I heard your footsteps."
Then, after confirming that Lackey had gone away, Claire suddenly spoke, and turned her head indifferently to look in the other direction, signaling a man hiding over there to come out quickly.
"..."
as expected!
The next second, a wretched man wearing black clothes, a black hat, and a pair of black sunglasses on his nose actually appeared, and he stared at Claire with a joking and disdainful expression. Then he looked in the direction where Lucky left.
He is no one, he is none other than Claire’s agent—Lulu!
"rest assured!"
"It will take a while for him to clean the kitchen utensils and get water back. That's enough time for you to hand over the task."
"Say it quickly."
Knowing that Lulu didn't want to see Lackey, Claire explained unhurriedly.
"whispering sound!"
"Okay!"
Now that Claire said that, the agent didn't say anything. He just hummed and walked forward to find a seat next to the campfire and sit down, and then started to say:
"The demon you fought with in the cathedral has been found out."
"It is just a small character. Because it emerged from a shriveled mummy body, it needs to grow a larger body, so it needs to eat so many people."
"It is not the 'abnormal appetite', the so-called 'awakened one'."
"That's all you need to know."
At this point, the agent Lulu did not continue, but just looked at Claire teasingly.
"Finished?"
"If there are no new tasks, you can go back."
"You don't need to treat my injuries."
But Claire didn't give him any face, she stood up directly and stared at him coldly, and then issued an order to expel him.
"Hey……"
"I just heard something you said, and you mentioned Theresa again, right?"
Unfortunately, the agent was not in a hurry to leave. Instead, he raised his head and looked at Claire with a grin and continued:
"You still remember that incident, and you still want to avenge her, and want to behead Pricia. Am I right?"
"Jie!"
"Don't be stupid, you are a warrior at the bottom, no matter how hard you try, you will never be Pricia's opponent!"
"That was the awakening of the former No. 2, in other words..."
"It's not much worse than the Abyss. Do you think you will be an opponent of such an existence?"
After saying that, agent Lulu once again looked at Claire with an ugly expression.
You must know that the strongest awakened person who has awakened the No. 1 Great Sword will be called the "Abyss One", and in the long history of history, there have only been three extremely bad situations in which the No. 1 Great Sword has awakened.
And the reason why Pricia can be called the existence second only to the 'Abyss' by him is enough to prove its strength, and such an existence is definitely not something that Claire can covet.
"Whether it's an ordinary awakened person or an abyssal person..."
"That kind of existence is too dangerous. In principle, the organization has no special measures to deal with it."
"If you receive a commission, you may send a few people to eliminate it, but if you don't receive a commission, you will just ignore it."
"Of course!"
"For an awakened person like Pricia, I personally think that if we really want to attack her, the combined combat power of all the numbered warriors in the current organization would not be enough?"
Maybe it was out of emotion, or maybe he simply just wanted to hurt Claire. The agent thought about it and actually said a fact that shocked Claire.
"..."
However, Claire has already known about the awakened one. She probably knows the strength of the other party. After all, it is a monster that can kill Teresa, even if it is a sneak attack, but such an existence, It's definitely not something she can handle now.
But just because she can't deal with it now doesn't mean she won't be able to deal with it in the future, so she's not in a hurry, she will find a way, and she will definitely cut off the monster's head!
"oh?"
"It seems you don't want to give up?"
Seeing Claire's expression, knowing that he failed to convince her, the agent couldn't help but feel a little surprised.
"whispering sound!"
"Oh well!"
"I'll let you join a crusade team of awakened ones..."
"Although that guy is not good enough compared to Pricia, but do you want to see the weakest awakened person first so that you can give up?"
Then, the agent Lulu smiled ferociously, then stretched out his hand and threw a task authorization letter towards Claire, who was slightly surprised.
"..."
Claire was not polite, and did not retreat. Instead, she took it directly and read it at a glance. She finished it quickly, and then threw it directly into the bonfire.
"So……"
"When the time comes, you can compare it carefully and see how bad you are, right?"
After saying that, after seeing that there was nothing else to do and that everything that needed to be explained had been explained, the agent Lu Lu patted his butt and stood up to leave.
"etc!"
"How is the investigation going on the matter I mentioned last time?"
Suddenly, Claire thought of something, and then asked tentatively.
To be honest, Claire really regrets it. If she hadn't rashly told Anne's story, she might not be in so much trouble now.
"Last time?"
"oh!"
"You mean that little girl?"
"The organization has begun to pay attention to her."
"However, the organization has not yet figured out how to contact and investigate. I don't know more about it."
"Maybe you could give it a try?"
"You guys know each other, don't you?"
Turning around, looking at Claire and slumping his shoulders, the agent Lulu had no more unusual expressions on his face.
"Yeah?"
Hearing this, Claire's eyes narrowed slightly, but she still didn't say anything more.
"Anyway!"
"The mission has been assigned, I'll leave first."
"That pet of yours is back."
As he said that, he heard the staggering heavy footsteps coming from the distance, and knew that it was the boy, that Claire's pet, who was coming back, so of course the wretched agent Lulu didn't want to stay any longer. Meaning, he just gave Claire another meaningful look with a grin, then slowly stood up and quickly disappeared into the darkness far away from the bonfire.
"..."
But Claire just stared at the other person's retreating back until the other person disappeared, and she didn't say anything again until Lucky returned and put the iron pot on the bonfire.
"Claire?"
"What's wrong? Is there anything over there?"
After placing the iron pot in place and making sure that the water inside would not tilt or flow out, Lackey wiped his hands, gasped and asked strangely, and subconsciously stood next to Claire and faced her. Aim in the direction you are looking.
Unfortunately.
He saw nothing but darkness in front of him.
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