I want to be a faded person for life

"That girl was the only survivor in the village. I sympathized with her situation, and because she and Irena were both blind, I took her in as Irena's maid."

"Chapolili is a rare sage with profound knowledge. She gave me a lot of useful advice... and I quickly promoted her from a servant caring for Irena to an heraldry officer."

"That person gave me a prophecy and presented evidence—a finger witch would be born in Morn City, and this witch would be Irena."

"...At first, I was very happy to hear this news. The witch is the messenger of the noble Two Fingers, which is far more honorable than the Lord of Morn. Even though I knew it would cause Lord Greg's dissatisfaction, I had to keep this news secret."

"...Later, I gradually discovered some of Chapolili's little tricks, like her penchant for abusing her mixed-race slaves, and the disappearance of powerful figures in Morn City. Some people said they saw orange flames in the cemetery."

"But I chose to turn a blind eye... because Irena did show more and more special qualities, which made me think that her behavior was beneficial and necessary to become a witch."

Edgar is indeed not a very good person, but his feelings for Irena cannot be faked.

The city lord's voice turned cold.

"Until this person turned his attention to Irena and me."

"I ordered her hanging, and the rebellion broke out shortly thereafter... You probably know what happened after that."

"I always had a feeling that Chapolili might not be dead, even though I hanged her and destroyed her body... and found that thing on her body."

Edgar felt his left hand beneath its mitten nails, recalling the woman's flattering, mocking smile.

"But I always feel that her final expression didn't look like the expression of someone who knew they were going to die."

Xiangzi did not comment on this story.

"What are you going to do now? Since your daughter is being targeted by a crazy lunatic, shouldn't you have gone over to protect her earlier?"

Hearing this, the city lord's expression was in struggle. He reached out and grasped the long shaft of the axe spear, his face changed several times, but finally he slowly sat back.

The arrogance that briefly appeared on his body also completely dissipated.

"But I can still leave."

"what?"

Xiangzi was shocked.

"Irena has received your protection and has been taken to the Round Table Hall. She is now very safe."

Edgar let go of his axegun and put his hands on his knees.

"Even though the city has been lost, as someone in power there are still things that must be done."

"That sword, Morn's priceless treasure, must never fall into the hands of those who defile it... When you meet Irena, please pass on my message—my father will come to pick her up once his duty is fulfilled."

【Xiangzi, Dad will work hard.】

This kind of nonsense promise is meaningless!

Xiangzi asked a question with a cold face.

"Where is the sword placed?"

Although I only met Irena once and didn't even say a few words to her.

But...even if she was just meddling in other people's business, Xiangzi really didn't want to see what happened to him happen again to another innocent girl.

Chapter 41: Recapture Battle

"...Are you going to help me?"

Edgar was a little bit unbelievable.

"Elevator, I've already killed all the enemies from the inner city square to this section of the city wall. Are you questioning my strength?"

Yes, the other party is a knight who can rescue Irena from Chapolili's conspiracy and attack the city of Moren guarded by the golem.

Looking down at his breastplate which had been dented by the kick just now, Edgar no longer had any doubts about Xiangzi's strength.

"The island cemetery in the lower city. Chapolili's remains should have been taken there as well."

"lead the way."

Edgar picked up his halberd and pointed toward the cliff below the city wall.

"Take this path. I blew up the elevator and bridge leading to the island cemetery."

After saying that, Edgar jumped down from the city wall with a few soldiers and landed on a protruding cliff.

No wonder Xiangzi didn’t see many hybrids on the road. The hybrids whose main roads were blown off could not reach this place at all. Only those who were originally in the inner city or a few hybrids with wings and could fly could reach this place.

It seems that Edgar is different from some idiot who only knows how to drink. He has at least seriously thought about the plan of defending the city and retaking it.

"What on earth is so important that you would prioritize it over meeting your daughter?"

Xiangzi jumped down nimbly and couldn't help asking one more question. After all, the other party's current performance had slightly washed away the bad first impression.

Edgar stroked his unkempt beard.

"You may have seen the sword monument outside Moren City... That sword was forged by a lone hero from a fallen nation, who collected and smelted all the weapons of his warriors. Although the fallen hero was ultimately defeated by King Gefulei, the very existence of that weapon is synonymous with the history of this city of Moren."

"Furthermore, it possesses immense power... Therefore, it's perfectly justifiable to call it a priceless national treasure."

"Oh, so that's what it is."

Although it is understandable why Edgar attaches so much importance to it, Xiangzi still hopes that he can give priority to Irena.

Continuing down the cliff, you can use a rope to land on the arched beam between the two towers.

There were not many hybrids on this path, and most of them were tired from several days of killing and looting, so they sat on the ground against the wall to rest.

Edgar waved his hand, and the well-trained soldiers rushed forward in a hurry and cut the hybrids' necks while they were sleeping at the fastest speed.

There is no need for Xiangzi to take action at the moment.

"What is this..."

The girl noticed something unusual. There was something that looked like mud wriggling on the ground. If you look closely, you will find that the black and red "mud" is mixed with a lot of bones and hair.

Edgar's face looked very unhappy.

"Those eaten by the hybrids...do not die completely, but are instead tainted by digestion into slime and mud."

"Slime... do you mean slime?"

Xiangzi took another look at the squirming mud mixed with bone fragments and hair, and felt that his impression of some blue translucent fantasy creature was completely destroyed.

Speaking of which, Eric had previously mentioned cases where soldiers were chewed up and eaten by beast demons and their bodies could not be recovered, but she had not found such slime in the cave.

"These people... have been mixed with many other things and have been completely tainted. They no longer have the consciousness they once had. They only attack those who come close like zombies, swallowing those who are suffocating or poisoned whole and turning them into a part of themselves."

Edgar was very experienced in dealing with this kind of thing. He ordered his soldiers to use oil and torches to ignite the mud, and the struggling slime monster was soon burned to ashes and charcoal.

"From here you can jump onto the dome of the prison, and the lowest level of this building leads directly to the cemetery on the island."

Xiangzi, who was the smallest in size but had the strongest jumping ability, took a few steps and jumped onto the round roof of the prison.

A few tiles broke under her feet and fell from the roof with a crash.

It seems to have become a bit heavier...

"rope."

The girl turned around and shouted, took the rope thrown by the soldier, and fixed it firmly on the copper pillar in the middle of the dome.

"You, and you stay here to make sure the rope is secure. You may have to go back the same way later."

Edgar called out a few soldiers and asked them to stay on the arch bridge and the roof respectively.

The tower-shaped prison was built very high, at least twenty meters high, and the environment below was complex and lacked space to relieve force. If one jumped down directly, one would probably injure one's legs.

Xiangzi lifted the tiles and cleared a hole large enough for him to pass through. Looking down, he could see several beams supporting the structure.

However, it was too narrow to serve as a foothold. Even a cat would have difficulty walking on it, let alone jumping down from a high place.

There shouldn't be any idiot who would choose to jump down from the roof to the beams step by step without a rope.

Xiangzi had this idea for no reason, and then he slid down the rope silently before Edgar.

Halfway through sliding, the girl suddenly grabbed the rope tightly to stop her body, swung on the beam closest to the ground, held the beam with one hand, climbed up and barely stood firm.

At the bottom of the prison, there were four or five rats as big as hunting dogs. Their fur was festering and their bones and wriggling internal organs could be vaguely seen. More importantly, Xiangzi saw the familiar orange color in their eyes.

"Traces of insane fire..."

Although the falling tiles made some noise, the mice seemed to have not noticed themselves yet.

If you land directly along the rope, you will fall into their encirclement. Although the rats themselves are not scary, the fire they create or explode when they die is very troublesome.

It should be safe to handle at this distance.

However, there is no guarantee that the mice will not use their eyes to shoot out those highly penetrating beams of fire. There is no room to avoid in such a narrow place.

So, we have to get rid of it all at once.

Xiangzi used the Roger Sword to summon four shining swords, and at the same time took out his staff to gather strength.

With a swish, four radiant swords and precise pyroxene magic gravel pierced through the heads of five mice at the same time. The mice died at the same time, and their bodies swelled up and exploded into minced meat and flames all over the ground.

Only then did Xiangzi jump down from the beam.

She saw the white, incomplete spirit in the iron cage of the prison again, which was similar in nature to the spirit in front of Hyde Fortress.

[Once I'm eaten by those bastards, I'll be damned... Don't defile me.]

They were probably the nobles of Moren City who were originally imprisoned in iron cages. There were also many mummies imprisoned in other narrow iron cages. Used shackles and various torture instruments could be seen everywhere on the walls.

"It's safe, you can come down now."

Xiangzi gave a thumbs-up gesture to Edgar on the roof.

Chapter 42: Mad Fire Conspiracy

"how is the situation?"

Edgar slid down the rope.

"As you can see."

Xiangzi moved aside a little.

The sea water outside the prison has risen, and the area between here and the island cemetery has been flooded, leaving only a bridge deck half submerged in sea water.

"There are probably fewer hybrids alive on the island than you thought. After you cut off the passage to the inner city, a large number of hybrids should have left."

A mass of black corpses were bobbing up and down in the sea. They were burnt black and were trying to cover their eyes with their hands before they died.

Even without counting those that drifted far away, there were at least hundreds of bodies floating on the nearby coast.

Although the scene before him was shocking, it was somewhat within Xiangzi's expectations.

"As for the rest... I haven't seen the Chapolili you mentioned, but it's clear that something like the Mad Fire isn't sincerely planning to help the hybrids seize power, right?"

Melina's figure emerged.

"This is a conspiracy. Both the Morns and these hybrid slaves are victims... Even Mr. Edgar himself was probably one of the sacrifices originally intended by the Mad Fire Messenger."

Edgar was stunned for a moment by the sudden appearance of the one-eyed girl, but he quickly realized that she was Xiangzi's companion.

"From the beginning, Chapolili's goal has been Irena, who possesses the qualities of a miko, or rather—you, Xiangzi."

Xiangzi was stunned when he was suddenly called out and pointed at himself in disbelief.

"I?"

"No, no, no, how is that possible? I've never been to Morn City before, let alone seen Chapolili."

Melina shook her head.

"The calculations of those people... or perhaps the time period covered by the prophecy, may be even longer than you think."

"You might as well consider this possibility."

"Suppose you hadn't met me, and hadn't been deceived by Fan Lei, and had avoided Stonewell City, which was almost impossible to conquer with the power at that time, and embarked on a completely opposite route to your original plan."

Xiangzi thought silently for a moment, then took out Nimgefu's map.

From the moment he first left the Chapel of the Kings and arrived via the elevator, he arrived at the Church of Eile.

If one had not been misled by Fan Lei's half-true and half-false information, fleeing in the opposite direction of Stonewell would indeed be the more correct route, avoiding the hunters hunting the Faded Ones and the tree guards blocking the road.

"The Sacrifice Bridge is the only way to escape north of Nimgefu."

"Irena wasn't harmed on the bridge because of the soldiers' protection. Those soldiers, already transformed into zombies, had clearly died more than once. The hybrid parasitized by the insane fire was just waiting for you to show up, pretending to fight and trapping Irena there."

"What will happen if a faded person who doesn't have witch qualifications meets Miss Irena who has witch qualifications?"