I want to be a faded person for life

[Didn't you want me to continue sleeping because you were afraid I'd be snatched away...?]

The Forgotten One's voice became very weak, like a Walkman that was about to run out of battery.

[As for you... in... the... bloody... Mongolian... Dynasty... please don't... die—]

There was a ringing in the ears, like when the power of an old-fashioned TV was turned on, and the entire picture shrank into a white dot of light.

The old fan, the rental house, Ring's practice room, and the room with the lights, all the illusions disappeared in an instant.

"Hey!"

"At least tell me when you will wake up next time!"

Xiangzi stamped his feet, but all he heard was the empty echo from the cave.

"Well, this isn't the first time I've been in a cave."

Xiangzi discovered a strange medal with a trident pattern on his thumb. During the battle just now, he was too far away from the blessing point, and the Forgotten One used this thing as a tentacles to teleport.

The feeling of sinking into the pool of blood was much stranger than using the blessing to teleport, even now there was still a pungent smell of blood on her body.

"When did this medal come into my possession?"

Xiangzi recalled and was sure that these were not things she collected herself, but something the Forgotten One had done using her body.

Before meeting Deng, it seemed that Oblivionis had only briefly controlled her body during the battle with Knight Commander Doran at Hyde Fortress.

“It was at that time…”

"Oblivionis just mentioned something called the Blood Dynasty. Does this have any connection to the Knight Commander's betrayal of Greg?"

Feeling his dwindling magical power, Xiangzi took out the blue Dettol Holy Grail and took a few sips.

After wiping her lips moistened by the dew, she used her wet fingers to feel the direction of the wind in the cave and concluded that this place was not far from the cave.

Chapter 18 Knight Commander

Not long after walking, Xiangzi walked out of the cave.

The world before her made her freeze in place, so much so that she didn't know whether she was awake or not.

"Where did this send me to? Is this still Nimgefu?"

Xiangzi was sure that it was still noon when he was in Nimgfu, but the world outside the cave had turned into night at some point.

It only took her half an hour to talk with the Forgotten One, and it didn't take her long to get out of the cave either.

At this time, Xiangzi was standing on a cliff.

The night sky is filled with brilliant stars, so densely distributed that even hazy, psychedelic bright purple nebulae can be observed with the naked eye.

Several towering stone pillars extend from the ground below the cliff into the night sky.

The temple in the distance was enveloped in countless bright flames, but that did not remind people of an out-of-control wildfire. There was no smoke, and the flames just burned steadily and continuously.

Looking down, there is a strange dark red lake below the cliff.

The air was filled with a sweet and fragrant smell, like wine.

"Is that blood...?"

No matter how hard I thought about it, it was impossible. Although I had seen the so-called "mountains of corpses and seas of blood" in Stonewell or Hyde Fortress, the scale was completely incomparable to this place - several scattered lakes under the cliff extended to the end of the sight.

Xiangzi regarded this as a strange natural phenomenon.

If the lake here is to be filled with killing and blood, how many people will need to be killed?

Millions or tens of millions?

Even if all the living things in Nimgefu were squeezed dry, they would not be able to fill even the smallest lake at the foot of the cliff.

Besides, if it was blood—it would have gone rancid long before it accumulated to this scale, right?

Judging from the information Xiangzi has obtained so far, apart from Oblivionis who has fallen into a deep sleep, the person most likely to know something about this place is Miss Dolan who claims to be a pure-blood knight.

She rang the summoning bell to awaken Dolan, who was sleeping in the ashes. The latter did not mind being turned into ashes. Instead, he was happy to continue killing and creating blood.

"Is this your thing?"

The Knight Commander recognized the medal that Xiangzi showed her.

"The Pureblood Knight's Medal, a certificate of honor for the Mongwen Dynasty. The White Mask told me that with it, I can meet the great Blood King—Lord Mong."

"It seems we didn't have to fight. You seem to be very interested in blood, love, and pleasure."

"..."

Xiangzi temporarily dispelled Dolan's spirit. Maintaining the presence of the Knight Commander when there is no battle will consume more magic power.

The Blood King, Mung, judging by his name, is probably another demigod who possesses the Great Rune... and judging by the fact that the former Knight Commander of Stonewell was willing to serve him and betray Greg, the Blood King's power is probably even greater than that of the Limb-Removing King.

Now is not the time to think about how to get the Great Rune - it is a miracle to be able to attack the chaotic Stonewell, and it is not always possible to catch such a good opportunity.

It was simply impossible for her to rashly challenge a mysterious demigod in an unknown place and face the servants of an entire dynasty.

Xiangzi learned from Dolan how to use the medal, but to her frustration, the Pureblood Knight Medal was only a one-way ticket to the Mongwen Dynasty.

This means she can't go back to where she was by using the medallion.

It seems that if I want to leave here, I can only rely on my legs or find the next blessing.

You have to act carefully.

Unable to replenish the consumed Holy Grail bottle of Dettol, the runes she stored in her eyes were lost due to death not long ago.

Before finding a new blessed spot——if I die here, I'm afraid I won't even be able to be resurrected.

But here comes the problem.

"Does the blessed flame really exist in this place?"

Xiangzi squinted his eyes, trying to catch the possible golden blessing light in the air.

At this moment, a voice made the girl's body stiffen.

"You must be the new knight joining the dynasty."

Xiangzi turned his head in horror, only to find a figure standing not far away from him.

What Xiangzi was sure of was that when she had observed the surroundings not long ago, she was indeed the only one there.

The other party approached so close without her noticing. If he had launched a surprise attack, she might be dead now.

"Don't be nervous, I'm just an old and weak soldier."

The man who was speaking wore an iron mask with four eyes, and beneath the mask he had a gray beard that reached down to his chest.

He wore no armor, but only a black robe embroidered with gold, and on the clasp of his cloak was a gold brooch inlaid with a bright red ruby.

Judging from the voice, the strange man wearing the iron mask is an elderly man, which is indeed consistent with his self-proclaimed identity.

However, anyone who believes that he is weak is undoubtedly a fool.

The old man's eyes under the mask swept over the amulet on Xiangzi's neck and his right hand wearing the medal.

"You must be Dolan, right? Although you look a little different than I imagined... Doctor Fan Lei has mentioned you to me, the female Knight Commander of Stonewell."

Xiangzi was stunned at first, but then he immediately understood what was going on.

He was wearing both the Stonewell Knight Badge given to him by Eric and the Pureblood Knight Medal. Perhaps the only person who met both of these identities was Dolan, the Knight Commander of the rebels.

The old man wearing the mask had never seen Dolan in person, so he misunderstood his identity.

But this misunderstanding worked in her favor.

"Yes, I am Dolan."

Xiangzi simply agreed.

The old man stroked his beard.

"I never thought the Knight Commander of Stonewell would be a Faded One. Although I've heard that King Greg is a heretic and would recruit displaced knights and exiled soldiers into his ranks..."

"Although born weak, it is admirable that he would go this far in pursuit of power. Why would he betray the monarch he once served?"

Although the other party acted kindly, the girl instinctively realized that the answer to this question might directly affect the other party's attitude.

After all, traitors are not liked anywhere.

"I cannot tolerate the evil of limb grafting."

Although she didn't know the reason why Dolan betrayed her, this sentence was the truth for Xiangzi, and it didn't make her feel any unnatural emotions.

"Hmm... I've heard that Greg is actively hunting down the Faded for limb grafting. Is it because he can't tolerate his compatriots being humiliated?"

"Rebellious female knight, I have no intention of accusing you... I underestimated you before."

"No problem—unlike King Greg, Lord Mung not only possesses immense strength and conviction, but also shows compassion for all under the dynasty's rule, regardless of status."

The vague pressure suddenly decreased a lot.

"I am Ampah, the Knight Captain of the Dynasty. From now on, we will be colleagues."

The old man wearing the black iron mask introduced himself this time.

"I presume you used the medal to meet with our Lord Mung. Doctor Fan Lei wouldn't be negligent. Or perhaps it's just that young people are impatient, which is understandable... Now is not the time to see you, my Lord."

"My Lord is still in his cocoon, waiting for Lady Michaela to awaken. We will probably have to wait for a while."

"Since it's a faded one, let's return it through blessing. Nimgefu is still short of manpower."

Chapter 19 Crow

Xiangzi didn't expect things to go so smoothly.

With the help of Ampah, who claimed to be the captain of the pure-blood knights, she quickly found the blessing point of the Mongwen Dynasty.

The distribution of blessings in the border area is more extensive than she thought. Even the Blood Dynasty, which looks very abnormal at first glance, is guided by the light of blessing.

After using the blessing to restore his full condition and filling the Dettol Holy Grail bottle, Xiangzi breathed a sigh of relief.

"Okay... If you're interested, you can also wander around the area other than the Dynasty Temple."

"I still have some things to investigate, so you should leave as soon as possible."

"Something is hidden in the lower levels of Stonewell City. Our Lord Mung believes it cannot be ignored. Other Blood Fingers or Blood Nobles will also go to the city to investigate. You can rest assured and wait for support."

Ampah took a few steps back, his body sinking into a pool of blood that suddenly appeared on the wall.

Xiangzi knocked on the stone wall where the other party had left. The place where his fingers touched felt solid, and it was undoubtedly just ordinary rock.

This old man gave her the feeling that he was no weaker than the down-and-out knight in the dilapidated house, and was also a powerful person with strength far exceeding her own.

If a conflict occurs with Ampah in this place, the only outcome will probably be death.

Xiangzi was not in a hurry to teleport back to Nimgfu.

Now that Oblivionis has fallen asleep, if he encounters the lamp again, something bad might happen.

Although she had successfully escaped from the distorted and empty cycle of the so-called "meaning of existence" - she understood the essence of the miracle of coming to the borderland and was clear about what she should do now.

But this does not mean that she dares to appear in front of Deng immediately.

The condition of the light was obviously not right, and it was hard to imagine that she could communicate with him calmly in that state.

I'm afraid that the moment the two meet again, Deng will try to drag himself into the insect hole again and use spider webs to tie himself into a "cocoon" from which he can never escape.

In this way, we will lose the possibility of helping the child in the end.

At least he had to gain the power to fight against Deng and make her behave herself.

Xiangzi recalled the girl's silent cry in her notes.

"I really want to become a human—"

The shameful experience of saying this loudly on the overpass has now been turned into a beautiful story by time.

To become stone instead of human was not an acceptable compromise.

Xiangzi didn't feel that Deng had forgotten his past feelings.

She has an unshirkable responsibility for what has happened now - the so-called responsibility is not necessarily something that can be seen and touched, it is not just material, or the factor that directly leads to the occurrence of the incident.

In the past, I ignored those invisible things, so it would not be an exaggeration to say that I "don't understand human nature".

As long as he could resolve the hidden danger in Deng and restore her to her original state—at that time, it wouldn't matter whether she accepted his apology or not, or how he punished himself.

Of course, if she was to die as a sinner, then forget it - she still had to return to her original world. Besides apologizing to those she had hurt, she also had to apologize to that guy - who knew what his bastard father would become without her to take care of him.