the next day.
After saying goodbye to Anne, Elena and Ophelia in a hurry yesterday, Claire and Jane naturally continued to search north. They just wanted to find the person who didn't know where to go as soon as possible. Lucky is also constantly looking for him everywhere.
"..."
Since there was no harvest this day, Claire, who was walking in front, did not speak. She just walked forward silently, preparing to go to the next nearest town.
After all, the land in the north will soon become uneasy, and what a bad little girl said is right. It is always bad to let an ordinary person like Lucky run around. If he encounters some powerful monsters, not to mention the Abyssal Ones or Awakened Ones, the worst monsters can easily kill him, which is something Claire doesn't want to see. .
"..."
At this time, Jane was silently following Claire.
It can be seen that she, the No. 9 "Spiral Sword Treasure", is willing to be the follower of Claire's No. 47, and she has no complaints at all?
"Claire!"
However, as they walked, Jane finally couldn't help it anymore.
"Although it's a bit offensive..."
"but!"
"Can you tell me about it?"
"I at least want to know why you want to take the path of fighting against the organization?"
"Is there any reason for this?"
Jane actually wanted to ask this question last night, but she held it back at that time, and she couldn't help but ask it now.
"..."
Hearing Jane's question, Claire seemed to have expected it, so she didn't have any more reaction, but her eyes changed slightly and she continued to walk forward step by step.
"Jane."
"You feel……"
"Where did the demon come from?"
After a while, Claire continued walking and asked in turn.
"how come?"
"Of course it has existed since ancient times, so what's the problem?"
Jane was a little surprised, but she answered honestly.
Because demons have been hunting humans and torturing people since ancient times. They are a group of evil and powerful predators that ordinary people cannot fight against. That's why they are transformed by organizations using demon flesh and blood. Warriors have the existence of what people in the world call "big swords".
You don't have to ask her about that kind of thing. You can probably find the answer by just finding a kid in any town and asking her.
"Yeah?"
"Has it really existed since ancient times?"
Hearing this, Claire stopped and turned to look at Jane with a half-smile.
"this!"
"Is not it?"
Jane was a little confused by Claire's weird expression. After all, those were indeed common sense. She didn't understand why Claire asked that, nor did she understand how that common sense had anything to do with the matter she was about to ask just now. What connection.
"I once received a mission, and the location was the city of Santo Labona."
"At that time, the cunning demon was lurking in the coffin of the cathedral disguised as a corpse. Although I paid a lot of money to find it and eliminate it, I also gained the respect of the city guards and the cathedral priests. friendship."
"Then……"
"One day, when I was still recovering from my injuries, an old priest in charge of the library told me about a very strange thing. He said that he was looking for documents to find the origin of demons and wanted to provide me with some help. , but no records about demons were found in older documents?”
"And all the documents about demons are only within a hundred years ago..."
"Do you think this is interesting too?"
"You know, the Holy City of Labona is a big city that has been inherited for hundreds of years. It has never been destroyed by war and has complete records. But why are there so few documents about demons and so late? "
"Is it possible that monsters from hundreds of years ago didn't eat humans?"
At this point, Claire stopped, and indeed saw Jane's shocked eyes and slightly ferocious twisted cheeks.
Speaking of which, at that time, Claire herself didn't quite understand, nor did she care too much.
But now, I think about the rule that demons and big swords are not allowed to enter the Holy City, and then think about what the old priest said to her if he had any clues, think about some of the facts that Anne explained to her, and what Miri said. What Ya told them, she still doesn't know why?
"!!"
"What you mean is..."
"The demon just appeared within tens or even hundreds of years. It is not a monster that has existed since ancient times?"
"The organization deceived us?!"
As her mind raced, Jane, who had never been a fool, quickly thought of something and frowned and asked intently.
"No……"
"I am not sure!"
Shaking her head, Claire was not sure.
"Because so far, we don't have any clear evidence!"
"but……"
Having said this, Claire paused for a moment and stared at Jane's determined face for a while before continuing slowly:
"There are some things that are certain."
"First of all, for decades, all towns and wealthy villages that have the ability to pay will be attacked by demons, until they send a commission to the organization and invite the sword to eliminate demons, and finally pay a huge reward for it!"
"And once they issue a commission but refuse to pay afterwards, they will be invaded by a large number of demons, which will lead to the destruction of the town or village, without exception!"
"Is this a coincidence?"
"Secondly, by now, Jane, you should have discovered that there are many awakened ones in this world, even more powerful ones of the abyss. Where did they come from?"
"If they have existed since ancient times, why have we never heard of their legends?"
"It can be said that those female awakened ones were accidentally awakened by our great swords, but what about those male awakened ones?"
"Why are they so similar to our great swords? What is the connection between us and them, and between us and those male monsters?"
"at last!"
"Milia from No. 6 told us that anyone who crosses the boundary, has awakened, or shows signs of awakening, such as those like you who come back after awakening, will be purged by the organization in every possible way!"
"Why did they do that, and what did they want to hide?"
Speaking of this, Zhen's face became increasingly ugly, even becoming a little ferocious, and her originally silver eyes couldn't help but turn into gold, and her fists were clenched, obviously unable to control the release of her emotions. With such a demonic look on his face, Claire sighed and stepped forward to pat the other party's shoulder gently.
"it is a pity……"
"Until now, we don't have any solid evidence!"
"but……"
"Under the prompts of Lady Anne, Elena and I have made a bold guess, that is: we big swords, demons, those male awakeners, and even the abyssal ones we encountered before, such as that West Leaf Road and so on, may all be the product of the organization's research!"
"We great swords, demons, those male awakeners, and even the abyssal ones we encountered before, the history of our existence and the history of our organization coming to this continent are probably the same long..."
"They released the demons, and then made and sent out great swords to eliminate the demons. The demons and us, as great swords, controlled and harvested the wealth of the entire world to achieve some of their ulterior motives!"
"The tragedy of this world..."
"The tragedy that happens to us soldiers..."
"There are also endless tragedies that may continue to happen in the future..."
"All of this may be caused by the organization!"
"Because they are playing the dual roles of savior and devil at the same time!"
"First they destroy your life and your loved ones, and then they pretend to tell you that only they can save you and protect the world, and ask people to donate their money and bodies to serve as their guinea pigs... "
"Wouldn't that be ironic if all that were true?"
At this point, looking at Jane's hideous face that was indeed shocked beyond measure and with teeth that were clenching, Claire shook her head bitterly, then sighed helplessly once again and slowly turned around. and kept walking forward.
Claire knew that she used to be just like Jane, very easy to deceive. She would believe whatever the agent told her and do whatever the agent asked her to do... When did she start to cheat openly and covertly? In order to resist and cope with the organization's orders, she even forgot about it.
Maybe it was the influence of Teresa from the past that made her know a little more than other warriors?
Maybe she saw it herself because she saw too much?
But no matter what, maybe that's the main reason why the fighters in the organization are constantly updated and iterated, the organization never lets the fighters live too long, and why Inili, the high-speed sword from Teresa's era, is discouraged and living in seclusion in that valley?
The longer you live, the more you see, the more you know.
Then, when she discovered the truth and couldn't resist, Yinili chose the most negative way to self-exile, but the other party still had hope, so the other party gave her the strongest arm. The contradiction in this And suffering, Claire can probably understand it now.
"Claire!"
"if……"
"If everything you just said is true, I will never forgive them!"
"absolute!"
Behind her, Jane was silent for a long time, and then, after an unknown amount of time, she finally gritted her teeth and followed Claire while saying a hateful promise.
"Who knows?"
"So far, those are just our guesses..."
"But don't worry!"
"You and I are not fighting alone!"
"In addition to Elena and Ophelia, we have more companions who are doing the same thing. Maybe their progress is faster than mine?"
Thinking that Elena and Ophelia were following the mysterious and powerful Anne to various towns while secretly starting to make arrangements, and then thinking about Miria and their like-minded companions, Claire suddenly felt, Their careers and prospects don't seem to be as desperate and difficult as they imagined?
"More companions..."
"they?"
"Who is there?"
Hearing this, Jane couldn't help but be a little surprised, and once again looked at Claire with unexpected eyes.
Before this, she, the organization's No. 9, had always been complacent about her ranking, and even looked down upon her peers who were ranked lower than her. But now, she suddenly discovered that as the organization's lowest ranked NO. 47 Claire, not only is she not weaker than him, she also does things far beyond his imagination?
While she was foolishly working for the organization, the other party had secretly united with many companions to start brewing a storm, which she had never dared to imagine before.
"I can't tell you exactly who it is yet, you will know later."
"correct!"
"You'd better forget what happened just now as soon as possible. If the organization finds out, they probably won't let you go."
"Although these are just speculations at the moment, but..."
"It should be enough to make them angry and silence you and me."
After saying that, he turned around, signaled Jane to relax and told her not to act too far in the future, and then Claire continued to walk forward expressionlessly.
"yes!"
"I see."
She was startled at first, then nodded, and then Jane didn't waste any words, she just restrained her demonic power for the first time, and then followed Claire step by step with the same expressionless face.
"..."
"..."
In this way, after temporarily unifying their thoughts, Claire and Jane stopped talking and just continued walking in the dense forest one after another.
Although there are roads outside the dense forest that can be walked, in order to not attract attention, to get to the next town faster, and to avoid being discovered by the organization, they are of course more willing to choose the method of walking through the forest.
However……
"!!"
"?!"
About half an hour later, just as they were about to walk out of the woods, Claire and Jane stopped together, then simultaneously drew out the big swords they carried behind them and pointed them ahead vigilantly.
"whispering sound!"
"If someone hadn't just exposed their demonic aura, it would have been really difficult to find you so quickly!"
"Say it!"
"Which one of you is Claire?!"
Then very quickly, under the alert and slightly shocked gazes of the two people, a warrior with one eye and short hair and a standard big sword costume slowly jumped out from the grass in front and stopped in front of the two people and shouted. Asked the two of them.
"!!"
"how come……"
"I didn't feel her breath at all. When did she get close?"
"That symbol..."
"hateful!"
"It's Lahuana, ranked No. 5 in the organization!"
In shock, both Claire and Jane instantly identified the person from the symbol on the suit with the big sword on the opponent's chest: Lahuana, offensive big sword, organization Ranked No. 5, he is good at hiding evil spirits and is said to be extremely powerful.
"..."
Seeing that Claire and Jane recognized themselves, Lahuaanna who suddenly appeared did not respond and just continued to stare at the two men maliciously with her one eye.
"hey-hey!"
"You were shocked, weren't you?"
"She is the best at concealing her aura among the soldiers in the organization. She is best used to hunt down rebellious guys like you who are absconding."
"But to be honest, it's not easy to find a guy like you!"
Then, before the two of them could say or do anything, a man wearing black clothes, a black hat, and a pair of cool black sunglasses slowly walked out from behind Lahuaanna.
"!!"
"Lulu!?"
Seeing this, seeing that the person who came was actually her agent, Claire's heart skipped a beat, and while secretly saying that something was wrong, she wanted to give Jane a wink to prepare for a breakout.
"forget it!"
"Lahua Na's strength is not much different from that of No. 1. Even if you two go together, you have absolutely no chance of winning!"
Then, seeing Claire and Jane holding swords in their hands and preparing to resist, he sneered again and advised disdainfully:
"Claire..."
"You escaped from the organization without permission and should have been punished immediately, but..."
"The higher-ups decided to give you a chance to change your ways because you just escaped and also rescued your companions."
"Are you willing to accept the mission and atone for your sins, or are you willing to die here immediately?"
At this point, Lulu stopped, then sneered, waiting unhurriedly for Claire's choice.
"..."
"..."
Claire did not speak immediately, but looked at Jane again and exchanged a look.
"Say it!"
"What mission?"
In this situation, it might be impossible to defeat him, and even if he wanted to call for help, it would probably be too late, so Claire had to compromise almost instantly.
"Wise choice!"
"So……"
"Recently, many awakened ones have appeared in the north, and many warriors, including the seventh-ranked Ai Hua, have been killed. The organization is preparing to start dispatching enough warriors to go, so..."
"In view of the current serious lack of combat power, the punishment for you has been temporarily shelved. Instead, we will immediately dispatch reinforcements to the north. Do you understand that your merits will be discounted?"
After saying that, after making sure that Claire and Jane had no intention of resisting, and even putting away the sword, Lulu considerately threw a mission report at the two of them, and then was slapped by Claire. He caught it in his hands.
"..."
However, Claire did not rush to open it, but stared at Lulu with complicated eyes, not knowing what she was thinking.
"correct!"
"One more thing, that might be important to you?"
Then, Lulu, who obviously knew Claire very well, suddenly pretended to remember that, clapped his hands in surprise, and said a fact that shocked Claire and forced her to take the initiative to accept and complete the task:
"I remember……"
"You've been looking for that boy named Lucky around here, right?"
"but……"
"He seems to be heading north now. If you don't hurry up, maybe he will be eaten by the monster before long?"
"It's so nerve-wracking..."
After saying that, Lulu looked at Claire steadily with a half-smile.
Then, when he saw the anxious, worried and shocked expression on Claire's face, he knew that Claire had taken the bait and chosen the choice he hoped for most.
"very good!"
"Then, the precautions are written on the mission, so you should set off as soon as possible!"
"If I can come back alive..."
"Your matter is wiped out!"
After saying that, after making a final joke and looking at the two of them with a look that looked like a dead person, Lulu stopped talking nonsense to the two of them, and just waved, with some arrogance and disdain. Lahuaanna turned around and walked away.
"..."
"Claire, are you going to the north?"
"That Lulu..."
"I always think he has bad intentions?"
After staring at the leaving figures of the two people and confirming that they had left, Jane asked Claire worriedly for a long time.
"I know!"
"But I have to go find Lucky!"
After thinking about it, Claire strengthened her determination to go to the north.
"but……"
"Before heading to the north, let's go to the nearest town and send a message to Elena and the others!"
"Let's go!"
But in the end, she did not choose to act recklessly. Instead, after hesitating for a while, she resolutely accelerated towards a certain town where the two of them originally planned to go.
"..."
Seeing that Claire was not acting randomly and seemed to have her own plans, Jane felt a little relieved, and then she didn't say much and just followed firmly behind.
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(*▽)Monthly ticket~.
It’s the end of the month, don’t hide your monthly passes o(╥﹏╥)o
(End of chapter)
