fallen devil

Chapter 256 Act [-] Brilliant Patrol III
Jingse Lake Village, outskirts.

With a bang, the iron object fell heavily on the dirt road, making a crisp sound.

At the same time, Humm, who was chewing white bread, got up from under the big tree outside the fence and looked around suspiciously.

It was pitch black and quiet, but he was sure that he heard the voice right.

"Uncle Polanore? Are you there?"

Hurm held his breath, climbed up the thick tree trunk with his left hand, and poked his head out. Following the sound, he took his own steps.

Bolanor is a well-known blacksmith in the village, whether it is agricultural hoes or pitchforks, he made them.As the only person in this area with a "certificate of possession of iron", Humm guessed that he was drunk as usual and fell down on the dirt road.

After taking only two steps, Doom noticed something was wrong.

How should I put it, he didn't smell the somewhat familiar smell of alcohol and iron, instead, it was a calming fragrance.

It's a bit like the bluebell incense commonly used by nobles, but it's a little different.

"It's someone from outside."

Humm paused for a moment, hesitating a little.

He would not be a good person wandering outside the fence at night like this, especially in the recent tense period, when groups of nobles came to the village, he wondered if there would be some malicious people approaching this village.

Just as he was about to turn around and leave, there was a painful voice in front of him.

"Um, is anyone there? I'm hurt—"

It sounded like a woman, and it immediately triggered some distant memories deep in Doom's memory.

Gritting his teeth, he pretended to have the courage to push aside the tall grass blades that blocked his sight, and cautiously looked forward.

Wrapped in cold-colored armor, an adult woman with peculiar red lines on her shoulders has long red hair that is rare in the Sawyer Alliance, and her face is covered by the night.

She was lying on the ground at the moment, sweat stains could be seen on her neck, her lips were tightly pressed, as if she was enduring pain.

"child?"

The tone of the other party seemed a little disappointed, but he quickly covered it up.

"Is someone chasing you?"

The sharp-eyed Hurm quietly swallowed a mouthful of nervous saliva, and his eyes moved from the opponent's face to the lower abdomen, where a dagger was inserted. Judging from the depth of the dagger, it should be bleeding.

He felt that the woman seemed to have something to say, so he subconsciously walked over and knelt down in front of her.

"I was attacked by a group of bandits in the mountains, and then separated from my companions."

The woman's voice was very soft, and then she gently grabbed the clothes on Doom's arm, "You also saw that I am injured, can you take me in for a while?"

Immediately, Em showed a very embarrassed expression.

"I, I'll call the doctor in the village. Since you're injured, don't move around for now."

Dodging the woman's questions, Doom frowned and then relaxed, gently pushed the woman's hand away, then turned around and left quickly.

Seeing this scene, the woman hesitated to speak, looking very at a loss.

Soon, Hurm in her field of vision disappeared completely into the distance, no longer limp on the ground, stood up easily, and pulled out the dagger inserted in the lower abdomen. It was just a cover-up, and the armor on the lower abdomen was as bright as new , cold color radiates.

Patting the dust off her body, the woman looked around vigilantly and murmured to herself, "Maybe children are more attractive to them. Anyway, as long as we get through the past few days, when the envoys and holy officials who are inspecting by Guangyao come, Those guys won't be able to make waves."

"Mostly I can't go to the church. I have to find another opportunity to hide in the village."

Soon, she finished dealing with the traces on the ground, and disappeared into the night within a few breaths.

About 10 minutes later, there was a bit of a hurry, one big and one small footsteps came from not far away, it was Em and the doctor who rushed over in a hurry.

"Where is the person you mentioned?"

Nervously, he took out the fireworks bombs and the knife in his bag. The uncle doctor opened his eyes slightly, and looked down at the confused Hum.

"It's strange that she should be here... I definitely read it right, wearing that style of armor——"

Doom shook his head in confusion, then looked up at the doctor, gesturing at the appearance of the woman he had explained earlier.

The next moment, the uncle doctor squatted down and covered Humm's mouth.

"Well, Hum, I understand."

A distressed look appeared on his face, and then he let go of his hand, looked at Humm who stared wide-eyed, and explained: "The man just asked you for help, he didn't do anything to you, or ask you for anything something?"

Hearing such a question, Doom was startled, nodded, and said somewhat uneasily: "Did that person have bad intentions? Did I get into trouble?"

"No, nothing is fine..."

The uncle doctor breathed a sigh of relief and touched Hum's head, looking like he was hesitating to speak: "You will know these things in the future... By the way, forget what happened tonight, Hum, see you Don't tell anyone about that woman, not even the pastor."

When he said this, the doctor uncle held Doom's shoulders tightly with an extremely serious expression.

According to Doom's previous description, the red-haired woman wearing cold armor was most likely an enemy outside the Sawyer Alliance who came specifically to spy on intelligence. In all likelihood, she was a believer in the "Holy Doctrine."The appearance of these people was a big deal. He was just a villager and didn't want to get involved, nor did he want Doom to get involved.

What children say and hear is sometimes taken as a joke, so as long as you emphasize it to Doom, tonight will be over.

But what worries him is the undercurrent behind this incident.

Someone else is going to suffer.

Sighing deeply in his heart, the doctor stood up, patted the well-behaved Doom on the shoulder, and left quickly in the direction of the village.

···
At dawn, the purple-black night gave birth to the light of dawn, and a ray of dawn climbed to the corner of the village.

A group of people gathered beside the extinguished bonfire, all of them were respected seniors in the village of Jingse Lake. Except for the priest who was busy outside, the village head, retired knight, farm captain, and fallen nobles all gathered here.

"The nobles are still sleeping, please don't make too much noise."

The retired knights lowered their voices. They chose to gather at this time after careful consideration.

"Berg, are you telling the truth?"

The farmer captain had a solemn expression and tilted his head to look at the doctor whose expression changed.

"Yes, Hum found out first. That kid can't lie, and I wanted to keep it a secret."

The uncle doctor named Berg nodded.

"The idea of ​​concealing this matter is correct, but it is the nobles and our local church personnel who should conceal it."

The retired knight rubbed his eyebrows in distress, "I understand your anxiety, alas, I don't know what their purpose is—"

(End of this chapter)