Reincarnated as a goblin, but her mother is a white-haired elf?

Chapter 218 Fragments of the Key to "Courage"

"Ugh, what is this?"

A playful smile appeared on Bai Ying's lips.

"Those parents are the culprits who sold you to me!"

"Do you think they really love you? No, they're only after your money, for that paltry sum of silver, that they've pushed you into this fire."

He whispered in the girl's ear, each word like a sharp blade, cutting through the last line of defense in her heart.

"These two guys, even knowing we have a cannibalistic nature, still decided to hand you over to us."

"And all this is just so that your younger brother can have meat on his birthday."

"After all, women who return from goblin lairs have lost their value as human beings, so it's not worth it for them to get married again."

"Varied……"

The girl's eyes widened in disbelief, then she was swallowed by despair.

"No, that's not it...it's not..."

She murmured to herself, her voice weak and trembling.

The white figure chuckled softly, as if everything was under control.

"Is that so? Then let's assume it's like that."

He gently patted the girl's shoulder, as if to comfort her, yet with an undeniable air of authority.

"Hey, girl, I remember your name is Xiaoyu, right?"

"Xiaoyu, I'm giving you a choice."

"As long as you can get this guy to eat a piece of meat, whether you spare your parents or kill them, it's up to you."

The girl took the bowl with trembling hands. Inside the bowl was a piece of bright red meat, something she used to be familiar with, but now found repulsive.

"Please eat it, I beg you."

The girl looked at Dezheng with tears in her eyes, pleading.

"have eaten"

Even though they abandoned her, they still gave birth to her and raised her.

"I--"

"eat"

Dezheng interrupted the girl, lowered his head, and said in a submissive tone:

"I'll eat it!"

"Is that right?"

The villains laughed maniacally.

"Don't worry, it's delicious."

"after all."

The white figure looked at everyone and smiled:

That's how we got here.

"Hahahahaha!"

Bai Ying's words drew laughter from the crowd.

Dezheng clenched his fist, hating his own incompetence.

His dream was to be a righteous knight, although he has now strayed from that dream and become an adventurer.

But he still hoped that one day would come.

De was thinking as he looked at the meat in front of him.

If he were to eat it, would he lose his moral compass?

If he were a little stronger.

Then you wouldn't face such a choice.

I'm sorry, Mom and Dad.

If you can't even protect the lives right in front of you, how can you be a knight of justice?!

Dezheng swallowed hard, just as he was about to eat.

"No, no!"

Suddenly, Xiaoyu burst forth with unprecedented strength, knocking over the bowl of disgusting "food," her voice filled with an unprecedented firmness and resolve:

"Don't eat it!"

This shout pierced through every corner of the basement and shook the hearts of everyone present.

Dezheng stared blankly at the crying girl, his eyes filled with incomprehension and heartache.

Why?

"In that case, your mom and dad..."

"Xiaoxue knows."

Xiaoyu's tears rolled down her cheeks like broken pearls, and she choked out:

"Even if you eat it, they will still kill me, my mother and father, they are beasts."

Her voice grew softer and softer, yet it was filled with unspeakable pain and self-blame.

"I'm one of those who helped them."

"Yu'er is a bad child."

Xiaoxue looked up, her eyes filled with tears and pain.

"But you are not."

"you"

De was about to say something when he was interrupted by an angry roar.

"What are you doing, you idiot?"

Snapped!

The next moment, Xiaoyu was blasted away by a powerful force and crashed heavily to the ground.

Dezheng roared and tried to rush forward, but was firmly held down by the villain's henchmen and could not move.

"What a waste of money raising them!"

Bai Ying sneered and gestured to his men to untie the strips of cloth binding the two men.

At that moment, Xiaoyu's parents finally revealed their true colors; their eyes were filled with only greed and cruelty.

"You little beast, all you've got is a piece of meat!"

They roared as if all evil was justified.

"Are you only satisfied when you see your parents die?"

"Who didn't eat this during the famine a few years ago?"

next moment.

A flash of cold light streaked across the air, the blade moving like lightning, instantly slicing through the chilly space.

Their voices stopped abruptly, frozen in that moment forever.

"I originally thought you were on our side."

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The girl remained calm as she watched the white figure slowly approach.

Even her parents' dying words failed to stir any emotion within her.

betray?

This isn't the first time.

No.

Perhaps it wasn't betrayal.

They themselves had no obligation to help her.

Putting aside their status as parents, her parents had no obligation to raise her, did they?

Goblin?

Humans are hardly any better than goblins.

The girl shook hands, then suddenly realized...

She didn't know when, but a dagger appeared beside her.

Hold on tight.

"I didn't want to kill you."

Bai Ying's expression gradually darkened.

"Isn't it good to be alive?"

"did you know!"

Bai Ying became more and more agitated as she spoke.

"How did we survive in that hell?!"

"For what? Just to survive!"

"What I hate most is people who give up on life so easily!"

"I'll give you a chance to kill that guy."

The white figure stared at the dagger in the girl's hand and said:

"Use the dagger in your hand."

"Kill them, and then we will accept you."

"Become disciples of us, the disciples of the Gate of Truth!"

The white figure spread its arms and laughed wildly.

give up?

The girl gripped the dagger tightly in her hand.

Doesn't she want to live?

She desperately wanted to live!

No matter what, we have to live on.

But what could she do?

"snort!"

Bai Ying looked at the girl in front of him, who was like a puppet and had no reaction. He snorted coldly, very disappointed, and raised his knife.

"Since that's the case, then you might as well die!"

Regardless of when it started, she has always been submissive and resigned to her fate.

She's already tired of it.

I remembered that goblin that kept getting up.

If only she had that goblin's courage.

courage?

Even a little bit would be nice to me.

She's a coward, a bad kid.

"Stand up and kill him."

Almost simultaneously, a familiar voice rang in her ears.

[Starlight Responds, Soul Awakens, Boundaries Blur, Skills Descend]

[Conditions met; stars begin to shine in the sky; soul strength and life level are insufficient.]

[Exclusive skill downgraded to a skill]

Congratulations! You have unlocked the "Courage" Key Fragment and gained the skill "Courage".

Your courage needs no proof; your strength will come from within.

(End of this chapter)