In the outskirts of Klimt's territory.
"Hand over all the valuables you have on you!
We're hungry!
Know your place! "
A bald man in dirty leather armor said with a fierce expression.
Beside him were six or seven fellows dressed in dirty and messy clothes. Each of them had shifty eyes, and their eyes were filled with the light of hunger, as well as the uncontrollable excitement of spotting prey.
This was the edge of Klimt's territory. It was dusk, and the bald man was the leader of this group of road robbers. This group of people relied on robbing lone travelers on this road to make a living. All of them were gluttonous and lazy. At the same time, they bullied the weak and feared the strong.
Klimt's territory was the most remote place in the empire. Further east was the Azura Forest, which was the territory of the Trolls. It was a barren land known as' Oditore '. Other than the impregnable military fortress and the nobles who only knew how to flatter, there was almost nothing here.
There were no farms and no sideline businesses. People could only rely on hunting in the forest. Of course, there were also robbers.
In front of the bandits was Becky, who was dressed in a black bishop's robe, and her attendant, who was dressed in a white nun's robe. The two of them were suddenly blocked by the bandits who were lying in ambush by the roadside.
Becky was still holding onto the heavy ancient book in her hand. Her black hair with a tinge of purple hung on both sides of her saintly face. She looked emotionlessly at the bullies with wooden sticks and machetes in their hands.
Her expression was indifferent as if there was nothing in front of her. It was as if the robbers who were holding weapons were no different from the air around them.
After the bald robber shouted, he crossed his arms and seemed to be waiting for the two weak girls in front of him to obediently give in.
"Susan, remember, on the road to hell, desire is the bricks and stones."
Becky said calmly. Her eyes were lowered, and she did not even look at the people in front of her.
"I will remember the teachings of the Bishop."
Susan, who was behind her, lowered her head and responded. Her delicate face was full of respect and devotion.
"Did you hear what I said?
Little bitch, don't refuse a toast only to drink a forfeit! "
The bald man was getting impatient. He fiercely pulled out the axe from behind his waist and slammed it into the wooden fence beside him. He fiercely spat on his palms and rubbed them twice. He turned around and shouted to the people behind him, "Go!
If there was anything valuable, take it down!
Everyone, attack this beautiful girl together! "
"Go!"
"Hahahaha!"
A group of men with stinky sweat, like hungry wolves, suddenly rushed towards Becky and Susan who were still standing in the same place.
Facing the men who were pouncing on them like hungry wolves, the two delicate women did not have the slightest bit of fear.
Susan gently raised her hands, and a golden light flashed under the sleeve of her nun robe. Then, her whole body suddenly lit up. She softly chanted a spell, blessing herself and her mentor with a "Guardian Shield".
A golden diamond-shaped shield suddenly condensed out of thin air and stood upright in front of the two's chest. Then, Susan suddenly waved her hand. It was as if a beam of light came from heaven and directly shot towards the people who were rushing towards them. The strong light beam made the robbers who were looking at the Guardian Shield in shock suddenly cover their eyes in pain, and their footsteps suddenly stopped!
Assistant Bishop Becky did not have the great momentum of her disciple. She gently shook her robe, and suddenly a faint blue-purple light began to appear under her feet. Then, her body seemed to be covered by a layer of purple fog.
A faint black light flashed. Becky gently raised her finger and suddenly pointed at the people in front of her!
Black arrows appeared out of thin air at her fingertips. The sharp arrowheads carried the aura of destruction, and instantly shot towards the people in front of her!
Facing the robbers who were about to pounce on them, she only lightly pointed a few times. The black arrows instantly pierced through the bodies of all the robbers, but there was no sound or light at all.
In a flash, seven lives were lost.
The bald robber's abdomen was pierced by the black arrow, but before he fell, he used all his strength to swing the heavy axe!
The axe spun towards Becky, but the latter did not even bat an eyelid.
"Ding!"
The axe, which was not sharp, directly hit the golden shield that Susan summoned in front of Becky. However, it only caused a crisp sound, and then it suddenly bounced off!
Not even a crack was left on the golden shield.
"If the light can't save, then let the shadow destroy."
Becky lowered her head, and the purple fog around her body became thicker and thicker. Suddenly, a strange black shadow appeared under the bodies that had fallen. Like a fishing net, it suddenly covered all the bodies.
She gently stretched out her delicate right hand, as if gently holding something. Her white skin was exposed to the air, and there was a kind of fascinating beauty.
Then she suddenly clenched her hand.
"Puff puff puff …"
The body that was covered by the black shadow in front of her seemed to be squeezed by a strong force in an instant. Blood spurted out from the mouth, eyes, nose, and ears, and almost all the bones in the body were instantly crushed!
Then the black fog, like a beast eager to devour, began to ruthlessly tear the deformed body!
In less than a minute, the black fog dissipated, and there was nothing left on the clean ground, not even a trace of blood.
"Destruction is redemption."
Becky slowly lowered her arm, and the black fog around her body slowly dissipated, as if it had never appeared. The sun just fell into the horizon at this moment, and the sky was dark. Becky's words were like a whisper of a ghost echoing in the wilderness.
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Henry looked down at the embers of the bonfire in front of him. He picked up the branch next to him and turned it slightly. His gray pupils flashed, and then looked into the distance. He stood up and followed the tracks left by Victoria's convoy with stiff steps.
His movements seemed to gradually return to the original stiff and jerky feeling, but his eyes flashed with a struggling look from time to time. After leaving Sibor, Henry increasingly felt that his originally seemingly sought memory was gradually disappearing!
This feeling made him feel more and more painful!
Henry endured the torment of losing his precious memory all the time. His mind was gradually dominated by the cold consciousness, and his movements became more and more stiff, as if he would immediately become a robot again.
Although he tried hard to stop, there was a strong consciousness in his mind ordering him to follow and assassinate the Lord of Sibor!
Henry tried hard to resist, but found that his efforts were becoming more and more futile.