"…!"
Nadia widened her eyes and stared at the sky in horror.
It was still late at night. Stars could be seen in the gloomy sky, and the moon was completely covered by dark clouds. As far as the eye could see, the entire Casaranth Mountains seemed to be plunged into a deep darkness, which made her a little breathless.
The air was abnormally oppressive. Even in the mountains, Nadia couldn't feel the breeze that was supposed to blow through the mountains. It was as if the earth was completely dead …
At this thought, Nadia shook her head and wiped off the cold sweat on her forehead. Then, she gazed at the northeast again.
As long as we cross this mountain, we will arrive at Kassandra.
This was the path that Calvin and his companions had pointed out to us. This mountain trail was rarely used, so it was relatively safe.
As a matter of fact, they didn't encounter any danger along the way. They didn't even see a single beast.
Not a single one.
Nadia reached out her hand and wiped the sweat off her forehead. She still remembered that she had a dream, but she couldn't remember the specific content of the dream. The only thing that remained in her mind was darkness, madness, evil consciousness, and blood. It was as if something had cut open her body and the pain and despair she felt.
She didn't know what this meant. Was it just a nightmare?
Or was it a warning from the great God?
At this thought, Nadia couldn't fall asleep. She stood up and stretched her exhausted body.
Because they were in the wilderness, it was naturally impossible for them to find a good campsite. In fact, Zayen and the others were lodging in a hunter's hut in the forest, mainly for hunters who went hunting in the mountains to rest. Due to the long-term lack of management, the hunter's hut was dilapidated and full of holes. But for Zayen and the others, as long as there was a place that could shelter them from the wind and rain, they did not care much about these trivial matters.
Nadia let out a sigh as she gazed at the scenery outside through the broken walls. Then, she walked out of the hunter's cabin and decided to find a place to pray.
As soon as Nadia stepped out of the cabin, a quiet voice sounded in her ears.
"What are you going to do?
Ms. Nadia? "
“！？”
Nadia was taken aback. She turned around and saw a slender figure standing on the roof of the hunter's hut, staring at her.
And seeing this figure, Nadia remembered that the person on guard tonight was Elyse.
"Hello, Miss Elise, I'm just feeling a little uncomfortable and want to take a walk nearby …"
Although she didn't have a good impression of Jenn, Nadia's evaluation of Enoya and Elise was still very high.
Nadia originally thought that these two noble ladies were not suitable for such a dangerous and boring job. Moreover, they were mages, and Nadia was a holy knight, so she could be considered as a warrior.
In terms of physique, Warriors had an advantage over Mages, so it wasn't surprising that Nadia would think so.
What she didn't expect was that Elyse and Enoya did quite well.
They could sit there quietly for a whole night without moving, but they didn't seem to be distracted or asleep because of boredom.
Nadia knew that even if she were in their shoes, she would never be able to do it!
Of course, she couldn't do it. Enoya was a high-level undead creature, and it wouldn't be a problem even if she didn't eat or drink for a year.
Elyse was a half-vampire, and strictly speaking, the night was her home field, so she was even more energetic at night than during the day. Naturally, there wouldn't be any problem of being distracted or dozing off. Poor Nadia didn't expect that the two young ladies around her would be her enemies.
"Is that so?"
Upon hearing Nadia's answer, Elyse nodded and sat back without saying much.
Looking at Elyse's figure, Nadia suddenly had some interest. In the beginning, she actually didn't know much about Enoya and Elyse.
But during this period of time, after getting along with each other, Nadia also had some understanding of these two young ladies.
Of course, the one that Nadia admired the most was naturally Enoya. Her natural and unrestrained, elegant and gentle temperament and actions could be said to be the dream goal of almost all girls.
Even Nadia was the same. Although she was a holy knight, she was still a girl, after all. Naturally, she also hoped to be more elegant and have more temperament.
Enoya in front of her was naturally her role model.
And Enoya's attitude toward Nadia was also very good. Facing this holy knight, she always had a gentle smile like the spring breeze, which made it difficult for Nadia to associate this girl who always had an elegant smile and stood quietly beside Jenn with the person who controlled thunder and lightning to destroy half a block mercilessly …
But Elyse was different.
In the beginning, Elyse's attitude toward Nadia was very cold. Both sides were almost like nodding acquaintances. Occasionally they would say a few words, but other than that, there would not be any communication.
At first, Nadia thought that Elyse's personality was like this. Later, she realized that Elyse was still very lively in front of Enoya and Jenn, but in front of her, she was cold as if she did not intend to communicate with her.
This made Nadia very puzzled. She thought that her attitude toward Elyse was not bad, and both sides did not have any contact before, so there was no contradiction at all. So, she completely did not understand why Elyse was so cold to her. Of course, she did not understand. One must know that the reason why the Black Agate City was chased to the Underdark was that the holy knights played a decisive role in it.
Since young, Elyse had heard stories of how the holy knights annihilated their own people and banished them.
In this case, facing a holy knight, how could she be nice to the other party?
But Elyse was also a smart person. She knew that what Jenn wanted to do was important, so the most she could do was not to contact Nadia. As for other things, she did not want to bother too much.
But Nadia obviously wouldn't know the reason. She didn't know why, on this night, when she saw Elyse's figure, Nadia suddenly had an impulse to chat with her.
"Erm … Miss Elyse?"
"Is there anything else?"
Hearing Nadia's call, Elyse turned around and looked at her. Sensing her gaze, Nadia couldn't help but hesitate for a moment before asking carefully.
"Erm … Maybe I'm overthinking, but I always feel that Miss Elyse seems to have some opinions about me … Did I do anything to make you unhappy?"
"…"
Hearing this question, Elyse couldn't help but stare blankly, but soon, she gave an answer.
"Please rest assured, Miss Nadia, I don't hate you … In fact, I just hate all holy knights."
"Eh?"
Facing Elyse's answer, Nadia was obviously surprised. Fortunately, Elyse's identity was a mage, and mages were originally one of the people on the Klein Continent who disrespected the gods the most, so Nadia would not think that Elyse was blaspheming the gods or provoking the Holy Church.
But her answer still surprised Nadia. One must know that hating a person and hating a group of people were completely different, not to mention the other party was a holy knight.
"Why?
Did we holy knights do anything to make you unhappy?
We are just following the deal, protecting the good, fighting against the evil, and promoting justice … "
"Then, what exactly do your justice and kindness refer to?"
"Eh?"
Facing Elyse's sudden question, Nadia was obviously not prepared. She was stunned for a moment and did not know how to answer at all.
She had to admit that although Elyse's question sounded stupid, it was actually very difficult to answer.
Indeed, in the teachings, Nadia had more than once learned about promoting justice, fighting against the evil, and protecting the good.
She could be considered to have memorized these teachings by heart, but now, facing Elyse's question, she was also dumbfounded for a moment.
Although the teachings said so, it had never told Nadia what was righteous, kind, and worthy of protection.
And which were evil and needed to be eliminated.
If Nadia did not realize these problems in the past, then now, she began to become confused for the first time.
"This is the reason why I hate holy knights. Your so-called justice and kindness, even you are not clear about it.
It's just that the god that you believe in says what is righteous and what is evil, so you will act.
In fact, you can't even judge what is right or wrong, and you will only follow by the side of the god and serve his choice … You will not make your own judgment, nor will you want to understand … When you stand in front of a baby, and your god has sent down an oracle saying that it will grow into an evil enemy that will destroy the entire continent in the future, so it must be eliminated, then does this mean that you will also kill that child? "
"This … This …"
Hearing until here, Nadia was dumbfounded and completely did not know what to say.
And after saying all of this, Elyse seemed to have vented a little of the anger in her heart towards the holy knights. Looking at Nadia's blank face, she had some joy of pranks succeeding.
"Then that's it, Miss Nadia. I have to continue to keep watch, so I will take my leave first."
After saying this sentence, accompanied by a gust of wind, Elyse's figure disappeared, leaving only Nadia still in the same place, frowning and thinking about something.
It seemed that this would be a very unforgettable night for Nadia.