Ark Traveler, I want to take a day off today too

"It doesn't matter. We just have to be patient for a while. Both Amiya and I have things to do." Theresa smiled and shook her head. "I just don't know what I have to pay for it?"

“You need to stay on Rhodes Island. Amiya misses you, and Kal’tsit misses you too.” Linley raised his finger. “Of course not now. As for the deposit, a hug is enough…”

Before the hunter could finish, the demon king gave him a hug - warm, eager, and with indescribable tenderness:

"Thank you."

077. Eternal Promise

“Your Highness Theresa, why are you still with me?” Linley had already put on his armor made of light and shadow, and his voice was much more embarrassed than before.

After all, less than two minutes ago, this dignified lady of the Demon King hugged her. Although the heart of this one of the six heroes was not big, it was uniquely soft and warm.

"After all, I promised Theresis that I would come to help Manderfrey." Theresia said with a chuckle, holding her hands behind her back. "Although I know that the child is doing well now, I still want to take another look at her with these eyes."

"When I looked at the world with these eyes again, I thought dreams were just dreams." The girl's voice could be described as gentle, "But your appearance made me realize that it is possible to continue dreams."

“That was not a dream, Theresa.” Linley spun the dagger in his hand and threw it straight towards the corner. With the sound of flesh falling to the ground, a Sarkaz soldier wearing a deer-head mask fell to the ground.

"Who is he?"

"The current Absolution Master's direct subordinates are probably here to monitor me." Theresa's voice was quite casual. "After all, the fact that I can still stand here is closely related to what that guy did."

“The Pardoner?” Linley nodded. “I will kill him, no matter what.”

“Just act according to your own ideas. Don’t guess what I think, Mr. De… Linley.” Theresa raised a finger to her lips, her pink and moist lips slightly parted: “Also, if I didn’t reach an agreement just now…”

“I will kill you, Your Highness Theresa.” Linley looked towards the high wall. With the help of his psychic energy, he could even see Amiya and Manfred fighting on the wall. “If you appear in front of Amiya like that, she will be sad.”

Theresa just chuckled and shook her head, her long pink and white hair fluttering in the wind: "Is this your own idea or Kal'tsit's idea?"

“It’s probably both, but I think no matter who sees that child, they won’t have the heart to make her sad, right?” Linley also laughed. “But we have to say goodbye now, Your Highness, I have to go pick them up.”

“It’s okay, go ahead. I should also do what I promised Theresa.” Theresa waved her hand with her unique smile on her face. There was an indescribable brilliance in her pink eyes. In fact, there was one thing she had never told Lin Lei, which was that she wanted to hug this man again and fill the cracks in his heart caused by the war and the time travel.

......

"My Lord, why are you injured all over? You also look a little tired." The Sarkaz, who also wore a deer antler mask but it was more luxurious than those guards, spoke in a low voice while holding a scepter. His long white hair and horns like Shining directly revealed his identity - in terms of soul, he was Shining's father, and in terms of physical relationship, he was Shining's younger brother.

Quesatusta, the former Demon King and now the leader of the Absolution Division, greeted the blood demon army in front of him with an ambiguous tone.

However, Ducare's current condition was not good. Three of his limbs were burned to ashes, and his luxurious dress was half burned. However, the Blood Demon Lord did not show frustration or anger on his face. On the contrary, his handsome face showed incomparable joy.

The broken limbs were restored to their original state with a surge of blood plasma, and not only the body but also the gorgeous clothes were restored.

Dukalei just looked at the Pardoner in front of him coldly, not caring about his impoliteness: "Nothing, I just found some guys that made my blood boil." There was a fanaticism in his scarlet eyes:

"Neither the banshee nor the new demon king who doesn't live up to his name is my target. Ah... I tremble whenever I think of the burning golden arrow." He placed his slender fingers on the side of his cheek: "Tell Tresis that Drijer is assisting the demon king, and he will be our biggest obstacle. One person alone is enough to defeat thousands of troops."

"I will bring my army to deal with him. Tell my regent so." After saying that, the Lord of the Royal Court left the palace and walked to the other side. "Also tell the Scavenger King not to attack my prey."

"I will advise His Royal Highness the Regent in this way." The Pardoner lowered his head slightly, but there was not a trace of respect in his eyes through the mask. He looked as if he was looking at a handy weapon.

"Tsk, whatever you want."

......

When Linley climbed up the wall again, both Logos and Misery appeared in front of Amiya and the Doctor, and W was even spinning the thorns in his hand while trash-talking Manfred.

“Looks like someone has held us back, Dredger.” Misery had a relaxed smile on his face. Linley’s arrival was enough to ease the already tense situation, and it also allowed him and Logos to breathe a sigh of relief.

“Let me do it. You guys hurry down. Also, don’t be surprised if you see someone. I’ll tell you later.” Linley’s voice was light, and the sword in his hand was already burning again. The next second, extremely brilliant wings of light and flame spread out on his back and pushed the hunter to fly higher.

"Let's go now!" The doctor immediately issued a new order without hesitation, while Manfred issued the opposite order at almost the same speed:

"Catch them or kill them on the spot!"

But before these fully-armed Sarkaz warriors could get close, the light energy fire was already burning their armor, but soon another huge energy stopped Lin Lei’s actions, and the light energy fire dripping from the blade was offset by the other energy.

There was a deathly silence afterwards. Both the joint forces of Rhodes Island and the Self-Defense Army, which were preparing to descend from the wall, and the Sarkaz army, stopped their actions when the beautiful woman with long pink and white hair appeared.

"There is no mistake. That look and that temperament... That person is definitely... Her Highness Theresa!" At this moment, Amiya had been successfully brought to the bottom of the city wall by Misery, but this did not prevent her from looking into Theresa's eyes on the high wall.

'Amiya, I will stay with you until you really grow up.'

078. If you are sad, just cry

"They, whether it's Miss Lolo or Mr. Fester, they made no mistake. That person is really Her Highness Theresa."

When the self-rescue army and the Rhodes Island group successfully evacuated from the high wall and boarded the train to the core city of Londinium, Amiya, who was finally able to relax, finally showed the kind of sad expression that a girl of her age would show.

"Amiya..." Jane wanted to say something, but no matter how hard the doctor tried, she couldn't remember anything about the Sarkaz with long pink and white hair. But for some reason, every time she looked at the Sarkaz, she always felt a dull pain in her heart.

“I’m sorry.” The doctor’s voice was very soft, and Amiya reached out and grasped the doctor’s hand. She forced a smile on her pretty face that could be called sad. “No matter what happened four years ago, one fact has never changed, that is, Her Highness Theresa is indeed dead.”

"But now she is standing in front of me alive again...I...I..."

Just when Amiya was having trouble controlling her emotions, a large hand directly covered the girl’s head, and a warm current immediately flowed from her crown to her limbs. Amiya raised her head, and her eyes, which were already a little tearful, saw the person coming clearly - Lin Lei.

Linley said to the doctor who had given up his seat with a slightly apologetic look on his face: “Sorry, Doctor, let me do it.”

"Well, I'll go talk to the King of Advance and the others. After all, we're about to meet the leader of the Londinium Self-Defense Army, so we have to get to know the situation from them anyway."

As the Doctor walked out of the carriage, Amiya could no longer control her emotions and threw herself into Lin Lei’s arms: “Brother Lin Lei…did you hear everything I just said?”

“Yeah, if you feel sad, just cry, and then don’t be sad anymore.” Linley stroked the girl’s soft hair while softly consoling her: “Don’t worry, I’m the only one here, cry… After you’ve let out your emotions, I’ll tell you something that only I know.”

The hunter’s voice was extremely gentle, and the little rabbit could no longer hold back and burst into tears in Linley’s arms. Waves of spiritual energy were released from his fingertips, weaving into a net and dissipating the girl’s voice. In this way, when Amiya walked out of this carriage, she was still the tenacious and intelligent leader of Rhodes Island.

"Her Highness Theresa...why are there such sorrowful emotions in her eyes? This is the first time I have seen such endless emotions appear in a person's eyes." The girl sobbed and poured out her thoughts: "Brother, what on earth did they go through to be so sad?"

“Perhaps it’s the war, or perhaps it’s the long period of displacement?” Linley patted the girl’s back. He could feel his shoulders were soaked, but it didn’t matter. He had already had a premonition of this situation when he sat here.

"Amiya, you should have figured it out. That is the real Theresa. Even though she is haunted by thousands of dead souls, she is still the Theresa who used to tell you stories before you went to bed." The hunter smiled slightly.

"Now, are you going to ask me how I know this?"

“Brother, how did you know that?” As expected, Amiya asked. Her pretty face, which was slightly swollen from crying, immediately turned red with shame. The girl buried her head in the man’s arms again, while Linley crossed his legs.

"Because Her Highness Theresa told me all these things in person." As he spoke, he turned his head and looked out the window. It could be said that at this moment, Londinium was more like a moving steel tombstone than a living city.

"While you were fighting General Manfred on top of the wall, I saw her on the street below the wall. In a sense, our relationship was tense when we first met."

“You didn’t do anything to Her Highness Theresa, did you?” Amiya asked cautiously, and Linley rolled his eyes. “For your sake, I certainly won’t do anything to her. Rather, I can see a lot of things floating around her.”

"Is there anything next to Theresa?"

Now it was Amiya’s turn to be surprised, while Linley nodded solemnly, “Yes, those dead souls from the long history of the Sarkaz are surrounding her. To some extent, your Highness Theresa has to hear the noise they make 24 hours a day.”

"You mean, Her Highness Theresa is the same as those dead souls?"

“No, Theresa is indeed alive, but as a price she has to endure the wailing and whispering of these things.” Linley lowered his head and looked into Amiya’s lake-blue eyes. “This is a secret method from the Absolver. Of course, this is what Theresa told me herself.”

“Then what should we do?” The girl asked almost subconsciously, and Linley rubbed her ears. Mm, the soft and warm touch was even better, and this also attracted the girl’s coquettish complaint: “Brother, have I ever told you not to pinch a rabbit’s ears!”

“Mine, mine.” Linley then chuckled and apologized. “Do what you have been preparing to do since you came here. Prove your will and determination to the demon king... As for the remaining difficulties and obstacles, leave them to us.”

"Don't forget, Amiya, why we came here in the first place." The hunter said as he grabbed the girl's arm, and Amiya just nodded, her pretty face returning to its previous expression: "We have to stop this war no matter what."

Then the little rabbit climbed off Linley’s body. “But no matter what, Brother Linley, please be extremely careful in whatever you do next.”

"Yes, I will. And shouldn't Kal'tsit and the others come over as well?"

"Well, according to the plan, Dr. Kal'tsit should have come to the city, but so far neither Miss Heidi nor we have received any communication from her." Just when the little rabbit was about to say something, the train had braked, and it seemed that it was about to arrive at the station.

"Let's talk about anything else when we get to the new base. The people of Rhodes Island will need you next, Amiya."

"I know."

079. Don’t tell anyone

When Amiya reappeared in front of the people of Rhodes Island, W and Lin Lei disappeared again.

After all, W was not yet a formal employee of Rhodes Island, not even a temporary worker. "Perhaps I should call you an outsourced employee?" Linley glanced at the girl who was holding his arms tightly with a strange look on his face.

At the moment, W was not in the mood to chat with Lin Lei. After all, it was not only Amiya and the others who saw Theresa. The former Babel warrior and Theresa's most loyal fan also saw her.

“Hey, Lin Lei, you were the person closest to her at that time, right?” W’s voice was quite low, but loud enough for the hunter to hear clearly.

“You want to ask if that person on the city wall is Theresa?” Linley saw through Sarkaz’s inner thoughts at a glance. At this moment, a steady sound of footsteps came from in front of him. “Then I can tell you responsibly that she is indeed Theresa.”

Before Linley finished speaking, he saw Heidi, the messenger who had been rescued by Amiya and the others, standing side by side with Kal'tsit. The real person in charge of Rhodes Island had also arrived inside Londinium in a way that Linley was not aware of.

"You came."

“I’m here. Your team members need to continue to ensure the safety of the other personnel in Rhodes Island, so you will be the only one in this operation.” Kal’tsit nodded, and now she turned her head to look at W who was holding Linley’s arm tightly:

"So you're not dead yet, W."

“You old woman are not dead, so how can I die?” W responded with a sneer. Maybe her intelligence was not high and she didn’t know much, but the only person who wanted to take advantage of her with words was Lin Lei!

W loosened his hand and approached Kal'tsit, his bloodshot eyes filled with unspeakable anger: "That was really Theresa, why did you let that princess' body fall into Theresa's hands?"

"The Tower of Babel had already collapsed at that time, and Theresa was dead. Except for her brother and rival Theresis, no one was qualified to take her body away, not even me...." Kal'tsit's expression was as calm as ever, as if all of this was within her expectations... or was she just pretending to be calm?

"Tsk, what are you going to do next? Let His Highness, who has already returned from hell, lie down again?" W refused to give in. Her hand was on her detonator at the moment.

“Do you think so?” Unfortunately, Kal’tsit didn’t even raise her eyelids, still looking indifferent: “We all have our own goals to achieve. Rhodes Island’s top priority now is to end this war that is doomed to have no good results.”

"If you care so much about the immediate consequences, then do it yourself, no matter why Theresa is still alive or anything else." The old lynx's voice was extremely calm, "But I think it is destined to be fruitless."

'XXXX (Sarkaz swear word), it's really the same as before, this doctor with a scowl never speaks human language. 'W cursed in her heart, but she also knew that she couldn't beat Kal'tsit, so the girl could only respond with a fake smile: "Then I'll check it myself!"

She handed the thorn back to Linley and turned away. “I’ll be leaving now. See you later.”

“Be careful and don’t get yourself killed.” Linley nodded and put the thorn back into his holster. “If you have any problems, just crush the things I gave you. Don’t be stubborn.”

"I know, I know. I'm not some stubborn old woman."

Perhaps Linley’s words had some effect. W’s tail, which had been drooping, was now wagging happily, and in less than thirty seconds the Sarkaz mercenary disappeared from the sight of the three.

It was at this time that Kal'tsit turned her gaze back to Linley, and Heidi looked at this 'Drejer' with curiosity. Although she was not in Rhodes Island most of the time, she still knew that the person in front of her was the newest elite operator of Rhodes Island.

"I heard that this guy is different from other elite operators. If it weren't for Amiya and Kal'tsit's request, this guy wouldn't even plan to become an elite operator. What a weird person." Heidi crossed her arms and muttered to herself.

"So why did you come to see me?" Kal'tsit rubbed her eyebrows and asked in a low voice.

“I told you I missed you, do you believe me?” Linley touched his nose and chuckled. As soon as these words came out, Heidi exclaimed:

"Clam?!"

“I believe it, but you should say this more to Froststar and your other girlfriends. I won’t buy it.” Kal’tsit rolled her eyes unhappily. “So you came to me because of Theresa’s matter?”

"Eh eh eh?!"

“I’ve already talked to Her Highness Theresa.” Linley walked up to the two girls and said, “Absolver, how much do you know about the organization around the Regent? By the way, is Shining…”

“That’s right. And now Shining and Nightingale are no longer in Rhodes Island. They have also come to Londinium.” Kal’tsit said as she leaned her head against Linley’s chest in front of Heidi. He didn’t know if it was the hunter’s own hallucination, but he seemed to hear the sound of something breaking. “Is it because of Theresa that you are looking for the Pardoner?”

“Yes, the resurrection of that prince is inextricably linked to the Absolver, and I hate the practice of dragging the deceased out again. They should have enjoyed eternal silence.” Linley’s voice was light, but Kal’tsit could sense the fury hidden in it. “So I will find them and destroy their plans and conspiracies.”

"Then... tear them into pieces!"

“Then go find Shining and Nightingale. Their target is also the Pardoner. Also, protect them well, Linley… They will always be a part of Rhodes Island.”

“I will.” Linley nodded, then he grabbed Kal’tsit’s chin and kissed her. “Also, I’m not just saying sweet words, I’m sincere.”

'Click, click...'

Could it be that I was really hallucinating? Something really broke. After a long time, the two of them parted their lips. Kal'tsit's snow-white face turned slightly red, and her pink fist gently hit the other's chest.

"I'm leaving."

“Yes.” The next second after Linley disappeared, Kal’tsit turned around and looked at Heidi, who was stunned and looked like she was heartbroken. “Don’t tell anyone about what happened just now.”

080.We have the same goal

...a street corner in Londinium...

The streets that used to be part of the city's streetscape were now deserted. The British-style houses looked even more desolate under the not-so-bright sunlight, and along with the breeze, two Sarkaz in completely different clothes, one black and one white, were walking on this land together.

Compared to the white-clad Sarkaz with beads of sweat on her forehead, the black-clad Sarkaz holding a sword and hiding her face under her hood was obviously in better condition. She also turned her head to look at her companion beside her:

"Liz...how are you feeling? Are you feeling a little tired from traveling so fast?"

The girl codenamed Nightingale just shook her head, her blue eyes as gentle as ever: "Fortunately, I'm fine."

"If you feel uncomfortable anywhere, be sure to tell me." Shining nodded and then whispered.

"No, but my body feels warm, and the stuffy feeling in my chest doesn't feel any worse anymore." Nightingale's voice was as gentle as ever, and she didn't know if it was her illusion that there seemed to be someone standing next to her besides herself and Shining, because the warm current was coming from her right hand side.