Lulunaka walked briskly towards Olga and the others while humming a tune. However, Olga and the others were not as relaxed and happy as her.
Because of Lulunaka's threat, Olga, who wanted to take the opportunity to leave, was forced to stay. Romuona and Julius also had to stay obediently. Letting these two children who had no fighting ability to leave was tantamount to sending them to their deaths.
In this forest of the dead, no one knew what would happen in the next second. Perhaps a hungry beast would jump out, or there might be a wandering soul haunting in the middle of the night. Of course, the most likely scenario was that they would encounter a premeditated murder.
Romuona was unlucky. She was the one who was chosen as a sacrifice in the murder. Julius was also unlucky. He encountered the murder and saw people and things that were perhaps even more terrifying than the magic beasts.
Now, those terrifying people were all dead. The only one left was Padding, whom he scolded as a despicable and shameless person. And those things that had nothing to do with him seemed to have come to an end.
Because of the sudden appearance of Lulunaka, the girl who was regarded as a witch or even a demon.
Lulunaka stood in front of Olga.
Romuona was standing beside Olga. When she saw Lulunaka coming over, she hid behind Olga and looked at Lulunaka with suspicion and fear.
"I told you, I'm here to help you." Lulunaka smiled and waved the cross sword in her hand in front of Olga.
The way she waved the sword was like a child holding a tree branch as a weapon. Her posture and expression were full of childlike interest. If the sword in her hand was not a real sword, it would be even more reassuring.
"How did I handle it?
Personally, I'm very satisfied. It's been a long time since I've done such a deceptive and frightening thing. "
"What did you do to Knight Edgar?" Olga asked.
Although he and Padding had only known each other for a short period of time and did not have a deep understanding of what kind of person Padding was — if he knew what kind of person Padding was, he would not have agreed to let him be Romuona's guard. At the same time, he would have been more careful. However, he understood that Padding was not a person who would show such a dejected expression.
Olga had witnessed how Lulunaka attacked Padding. No matter what difficulties Padding had had, the fact that he wanted to kill Romuona was absolutely unforgivable. However, it did not mean that Olga did not have compassion.
They were both people who lived to fight. However, Padding ended up like this: taking off his armor and abandoning his sword … Especially for a knight, this was a very serious blow. It would even cause his Silver Realm, which he had painstakingly cultivated, to take a big step back and have an additional layer of flaw. It would be impossible for him to advance any further.
Olga despised Padding's way of doing things, but he felt a little sad for Padding's end.
"Mr. Edgar?"
Lulunaka tilted her head, looking innocent and harmless. "I just said some things, and he listened.
Although there's an almost bottomless pit in front of him, it's still better than dying here, right?
If he doesn't listen to reason, then there's nothing I can do. I can only let him accompany his mercenary friends and church friends in eternal rest here.
Who knows, I might even be able to accompany the surviving soldiers of the Twin Eagle Empire after I die? "
Lulunaka said those creepy words with a smile, as if she didn't care about other people's lives at all.
Olga also believed that if she really wanted to kill Padding, she would do it without any lies.
Because she had the ability to do so, and at the same time, there was no need for her to tell lies to scare people.
In other words, Padding was still alive because he gave in. If he didn't want to give up his pride as a knight, perhaps Lulunaka would immediately behead him.
"Master Olga, do you think Mr. Olga is afraid of death?" Lulunaka suddenly asked, as if she had seen through Olga's thoughts.
Olga, who had seen Lulunaka's ability, didn't seem too surprised. The girl in front of him — or the girl who seemed to be a girl — seemed to be very resourceful. Not only did she have a strange artificial dog, but she also had strange tools and the ability to guess other people's thoughts.
"It's better to be alive than anything else." Olga answered.
"I like to talk to smart people like you."
Lulunaka clapped her hands happily, "If Mr. Edgar was half as smart as you, he probably wouldn't have been reduced to being someone's dog and biting people casually, and he wouldn't have been forced by me to give up his identity as a knight in order to survive … Just now, I was really a bit angry, and almost wanted to smash his head."
"Why did you do that?" Olga asked.
Lulunaka covered her mouth and laughed, "It's meaningless to talk about it now, isn't it?"
She walked to Olga's side and looked at Romuona who was hiding behind Olga, "Why did I do that … If you're asking me why I insulted Mr. Edgar like that, isn't it reasonable?
He hurt innocent people and tried to kill the weak Miss Romuona, and he even said things like 'it's all for work' and 'I was forced to do it'.
I think it's right to teach such a person a lesson. "
Olga stretched out his hand in front of Romuona and became her shield, "But in my opinion, your so-called saving Miss Romuona was just a convenient thing.
Even if Miss Romuona suddenly died, it's not a big deal for you. "
Lulunaka's face showed a bitter smile, "I give people such an impression … Why is that?" She looked at Romuona and walked to her step by step until she was in front of Romuona.
Olga didn't dare to act rashly. He could only stretch out his hand in front of Romuona, so that both he and Romuona could seek a little psychological defense, even if it was just a meaningless and insignificant defense.
As for Lulunaka, she didn't mind being blocked by an arm in front of her and looked at Romuona.
Of the two girls, one was pale and still in shock; the other was full of smiles and in a happy mood.
Romuona saw Lulunaka's bright eyes and turned her head, not daring to look at Lulunaka again.
This friend of hers, whom she had known for less than a day, now looked so unfamiliar.
She claimed to be an alchemist, her identity was unknown, and her age was probably not what it looked like on the surface. Her actions were cruel and bloody, and she even shattered the pride of a Silver Knight and forced him to bow his head. She didn't end up any better than those church knights who had their heads cut off.
She was saved by Lulunaka, but Lulunaka's existence terrified her.
People were always afraid of the unknown, and Lulunaka was that unknown to Romuona.
"Miss Romuona, didn't I just say that?"
Lulunaka laughed, "You're already a dead person … What I said may sound a little misleading, but it was indeed a way to save you."
Romuona's face was a little doubtful.
She vaguely sensed what Lulunaka meant, but she was a little uncertain.
"Why did Mr. Edgar want to kill you in an extremely unfavorable situation, even if he had to sign a contract with me that would put him on a path of no return?"
Lulunaka continued, "Because he has a contract, and that contract requires him to kill Romuona — that is, you, Miss Romuona. By the way, the last dead knight was also a part of the contract, and Edgar was required to at least protect him.
But the binding force was relatively weak, probably added at the last minute.
Because of this, I've been thinking, it's easy to just kill these people, but what about the next time, or the time after that?
There will always be a steady stream of people coming to take your life until they think it's not worth it, and it's better to directly announce your death. "
Lulunaka put her hands together and put them on one side of her cheeks, smiling, "I think it's better to let me do it before they think of announcing your 'death' in this way. Mr. Edgar has killed Romuona, and this has become a fact, at least a fact in the contract.
Isn't it good to let those who want to kill you feel relieved, and to let you avoid the annoying chase? "
"But I'm already a dead person."
Romuona finally spoke, but it had already taken her courage to make a sound, "You just told me that Romuona is already a dead person … There's no living Romuona anymore."
Lulunaka nodded, "There's always a sacrifice, isn't there?
And you're free, and you don't need to be bound by the name of Romuona anymore. "
"What freedom is there to speak of?
Dead or alive … You and I are not free. "
Lulunaka was a little surprised to hear Romuona's words, and then she laughed, "You still remember … But it's just yesterday. It's strange that you forgot it so quickly."