Artoria wants to read people's hearts

"boom!"

Accompanied by a sudden loud noise, the monster's head was suddenly blown apart.

A heat wave with a foul smell rushed towards him, choking him so much that he couldn't help coughing.

It's just that, compared to the turbid air, his attention is now completely attracted by the scene in front of him.

I saw the demon species that was still baring its teeth and claws just now, but now its entire upper body has completely disappeared.

It fell to the ground, twitching its body, black and green blood flowed all over the ground......

After a while, it stopped moving.

Looking at the blond girl who appeared, Rick opened his mouth involuntarily.

Good...that's awesome!

Chapter 12 Artoria was expelled again (two in one)

With white hair and purple pupils, this is a young man who doesn't look very old.

However, at this moment, the young man opened his eyes wide, looking at him with a dull and shocked expression.

Arturia knew in her heart that the other party's statement was due to the fighting power she had just shown.

It's no wonder, after all, a human being killed a monster with a single dagger. This kind of thing doesn't even happen in fairy tales in this world.

But...the two didn't know each other, so she just assumed that she didn't notice the other's surprise.

Turning around, she avoided the demon's corpse and came in front of the young man.

Before she could ask why the other party appeared here, the white-haired young man asked her first.

"You.....are you an 'elf'?"

Hearing this question, Arturia's figure couldn't help but stop abruptly.

Good guy, this is the second time she has been expelled.

And... am I that much of an elf?

Regarding the complexity of her mood at the moment, Artoria only felt a little tired and unloved.

"......"

She glanced at the other party expressionlessly, and remained silent about it.

Perhaps seeing that the blond girl in front of him did not reply, the young man seemed to be more convinced of his previous judgment after hesitating for a while.

Even if it wasn't an elf, judging from the fighting power shown by the opponent just now, it was definitely not a human being.

Pursing his lips tightly, the vigilance in his heart has been raised to the highest point.

After all, as long as they are not human beings, they are all his enemies!

Even if the other party saved herself not long ago, who knows if this is her ulterior motive?

As long as there is a slight possibility, he must not take it lightly now.

With his hands quietly behind his back, Rick was already ready to die generously.

"My lord, thank you very much for saving me." He lowered his head, and said to the blond girl in front of him very respectfully and humblely, "Although I am only a very weak human being, if I can, I am very willing Repay you for saving my life."

Rick's posture is well done, and no one can see the rebellion in his heart with his humble attitude.

After all, if possible, he is of course willing to make the last effort for his own survival.

This is not because he is afraid of death, but simply because he cannot die.

He is the leader of a human stronghold. If he dies, the rest of the stronghold will also be leaderless.

Rick knows better than anyone else how important he is to the survival and development of the stronghold.

but........

Arturia couldn't help frowning when she saw his bowed head and small gesture.

She knew that the other party regarded him as another race, and everything the young man did was to maximize his survival.

But knowing this kind of thing is one thing, but being able to accept it is another.

She listened to her breathing and smelled the breath of blood in the air.

After a moment of silence, she inserted the dagger back into her waist.

"You don't have to be so careful with me." Artoria looked into the young man's eyes, "Because I'm not the elf you said."

Not an elf?

Does that mean it's a blood-sucking species?

But no matter how you look at it...it doesn't feel like it.

The more he thought about it, the more confused he became, and a trace of confusion appeared in Rick's eyes.

"Sorry, my lord." He laughed twice, "I haven't seen much in the world, so please forgive my ignorance if I made a mistake for a while."

"You really should feel sorry for me."

Artoria nodded, and then said very bluntly.

"I am a human being, not another race as you said. Please don't make mistakes after this kind of thing."

"Human...human?"

The white-haired young man was stunned.

He couldn't help but looked Artoria carefully from head to toe, smiled, and shook his head.

"It's not that I don't believe it, but you really don't look like a human being, my lord."

"We human beings are weak, and we can't communicate with the elven corridor, but you see—" he said, pointing to the dead demon species on the ground, "—you killed a monster with one blow. Demon species, this is not something humans can do."

Scattering is such an obvious lie, and Rick feels that the other party is really too careless.

Speechless, is it true that he is a fool?

"........"

Artoria took a breath slowly, feeling a little helpless in her heart.

She opened her mouth, intending to continue to defend herself, but she stopped suddenly when she reached her mouth.

Her ears moved, and she heard the sounds of the monsters getting closer to them.

This place was not safe in the first place, and there was a corpse that smelled of blood. The result of the superposition of the two did not surprise her.

"Whether I am human or not, I will tell you about this kind of thing later."

She took two steps forward, and then grabbed the opponent's arm.

"I can't stay here for long, I've already heard the sound of those monsters rushing here."

"Come with me, I'll take you out of here." As soon as the words fell, she raised her head and looked at the white-haired young man with her green eyes that were like jewels.

Although this person acted suspiciously and his words were not true or false, but the blond girl's voice was clear and capable, making people unable to help but believe what she said.

So Rick gritted his teeth and chose to follow the other party for the time being.

In fact, this choice is also forced to helpless, after all, as the other party said, the place they are now is no longer safe.

If he wanted to stay here, then what was waiting for him would definitely be torn to pieces by the demons, so at this moment his only way out was to follow the blond girl in front of him.

At the very least, the other party can not only communicate, but is even willing to act to deceive him.

Whether it is true or not, at least for the next period of time, his life is still guaranteed.

Artoria dragged Rick through the corridor, stopping and listening carefully at every fork in the road.

She no longer dared to act too abnormally, for fear that she would be kicked out again, making her words even more unbelievable to the other party.

They just stopped and walked, and they perfectly avoided all the monsters and came to the ground.

The eyes were empty again. Although the air was not fresh, Rick couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

One of the two dangers has been eliminated, and then there is only...

Thinking of this, he couldn't help secretly glancing at the girl in front of him.

Arturia glanced around, then tightened the hood on her head, and led the young man towards the distance.

An hour later, they stopped in a ruin that could block the black ash, and Artoria turned around and looked at Rick who had been silent all this time.

"...Let's talk."

After she finished speaking, she pointed to a big rock, and then motioned for him to sit down.

"........"

Nodding silently, Rick finally sat down on the rock obediently.

"My name is Artoria Pendragon." Seeing the other party sitting down, Arturia first introduced, "As I said before, I am a human being."

Human beings, and human beings again, how obsessed is the other party with the identity of human beings?

I felt a little angry in my heart, but Rick didn't show it at all on his face.

He just nodded and smiled as if convinced.

"It seems that I did make a mistake." He sighed. "After all, the incident happened suddenly. At that time, my brain couldn't turn around and I was a bit stuck. I hope you can forgive my offense."

Although he said so, he still didn't believe it in his heart.

But since the other party wants to play the game of pretending to be human, if he continues to expose the other party, it may instead make the other party angry and put his life in danger.

That being the case, then he simply pretended to be confused in order to see what the other party wanted to do by doing this kind of thing.

The acting skills of the white-haired youth are online, but Artoria will not be fooled by him so easily.

She has seen so many different types of people in her life, and she still doesn't know whether a person really believes what she said.

Sighing lightly, Arturia planned to make her last effort.

If the other party really doesn't believe it anymore, then she really has nothing to do, and she is unwilling to continue to say more.

The blond girl stood at the exit, looking up at the dark sky slightly.

The black ash floated as always, weighing down people's hearts and also feeling heavy.

"There are not a few races that look similar to humans, but each of them can see the difference from humans in some subtle features."

She turned her head and looked seriously at the white-haired young man who fell into silence.

"The wings of the Flügel, the ears of the Orcs, the bat wings on the back of the Vampires, the fish tails of the Sea Dwellers, and even the elves you mentioned—" She paused intentionally when she said this, " —both with conspicuously pointed ears."

Artoria pulled down her hood, and then took off the outermost cloak on her body.

Instead of wearing armor, she was wearing clothes made of linen at the moment.

With a thin and slender figure, one can see at a glance that she has no other race characteristics.

No wings, no animal ears, no pointy ears, no bat wings, and no fish tails...

After eliminating all the impossibilities, there is only one answer in front of Rick at this moment.

The other party... is really a human being.

Realizing that he had made a big oolong, the young man suddenly blushed with embarrassment.

"Actually... I'm so sorry."

He stood up, stretched out his hands and shook them awkwardly.

"Obviously you have explained it to me again and again, but I still insisted on my own opinion before I went astray..."

When he said this, he took a deep breath, and then suddenly bowed to Artoria.

"I'm sorry, I'm ashamed of my irrationality."

Seeing this, Artoria sighed softly, but a smile appeared on her fair face.

"I accept your apology."

Nodding slightly, she smiled and stepped forward to help the white-haired young man.

"But don't blame yourself too much, because in fact you didn't do anything wrong."