"This is not right. " Lily said to herself, "There must be something wrong. Al——"
She habitually pronounced the name, and immediately realized that the agent was not around at the moment, "Well... is it our illusion, or is the world really broken... Coventry, what do you think?"
There is a reason why the female mercenary sighed like this.
Ever since she met her mother, she has made clear her goal for this time. In her view, the primary purpose of eliminating the coming "grey war" is to find the root causes of the disputes, and then try to eliminate them one by one.
solve.
An once said that the occurrence of wars is often inevitable, with a small amount of chance. For example, the empire invaded the Kingdom of Elders before. The fundamental reason was the embarrassing position that the empire had been in for a long time, and the pressure accumulated on the emperor.
and long-cherished wish. As for Cullen Dahl's persuasion and the 'God's Blessing' given to Rogman, they only served as a trigger.
However, after visiting many tribes in the North, the kingdom of the Elna people, and even the Oron Empire at this time, Lily discovered that something seemed wrong.
There is indeed obvious hostility between the countries. The Kingdom of Elders believes that the empire has been too arrogant recently and should be taught a lesson; the Sachi people are oppressed by the "God of the World" and find it difficult to survive, and plan to invade the southern forest in order to gain a chance of survival.
As for the Oron Empire, it seems that it simply wants to take revenge on the Theocracy of Saint Leon to vent the bad breath caused by Saint Leonos launching an uprising more than two hundred years ago, which split the entire eastern part of the empire.
The problem is that these random thoughts seem to come without any warning. Only a few decades ago, Lily - or September, before leaving the El continent for travel, had visited the entire continent. At that time, the Elna people
Although they are still a little wary of the outside world, they are a peaceful and friendly race; the Sachi people have a difficult life, but they have developed a tough and optimistic character; the monarch of the empire at that time was focused on developing internal affairs and intending to let the people live a better life
Life; as for her "old friends", they have almost never thought of leaving Luglan Forest, let alone treating the people of the North as slaves.
It is true that time can change people's minds. However, if several unlikely events happen at the same time, it would be too naive to think that it is just a coincidence - at least Lily is definitely not such a person.
"I'm just a soldier. You should ask smarter people this kind of question." The man next to her replied coldly, "While I still believe in you, you can use my power, that's all."
"It's really not frank." Lily chuckled and said nothing more. She just continued to take long strides and headed south along the sparsely populated road.
…
The acquaintance of the two people is probably also a fate.
When the female mercenary left the forests of the Northland, she once again visited the Sachi tribe. The attitude of the Northland residents toward her was still a mixture of fear and respect. It seemed that Lane and some of her other companions had already grown up among these people.
It left a very deep impression in my heart.
Lily naturally doesn't like this situation, but it can't be said to be disgusting either. In her mind, perhaps like those of her 'old friends', she has a part that thinks she is "a level higher than mortals", thus gaining the other's respect or fear.
, is a natural result.
But when she was tasting the scones and stew served by the tribesmen and thinking about where to go next, something unexpected happened.
The sound of the sword blade splitting the air, accompanied by the warning in her heart, caused her to throw the bowl aside and roll to the side. The next moment, she saw that the chair she had just been sitting on was covered by someone taller than her.
The sharp sword split into two halves.
"You self-righteous villain, today is the end of you——!"
Her attacker obviously didn't intend to stop there. He effortlessly raised his giant sword and slashed at the female mercenary again.
Lily was a little annoyed that her meal was interrupted. She planned to turn into a giant wolf immediately and chew this overestimating guy into two pieces. But after seeing clearly the sword skills used by the other party, she became somewhat interested and at the same time stopped
The idea just now came up.
She took several steps back to avoid the opponent's three consecutive slashes. Those slashes were in a single way, but the techniques were extremely skillful, which was definitely not a skill that these hunters from the North could possess. Even among the swordsmen she had dealt with, the one in front of her was
This man's sword skills are enough to rank in the middle or upper level.
Lily squinted her eyes and looked at the 'enemy' in front of her, feeling a little amazed in her heart. He was a strong man over two meters tall, with a yellowish complexion, and he was obviously of Saatchi descent. He looked like he had just entered middle age.
Many traces of battles could be seen on her exposed skin, and her superb swordsmanship reminded her of a slightly younger Barak Einhardt.
Of course, Barak is not as tall as him, and his strength is much stronger than him. If it were Lily during the Battle of Holly Castle, it might be difficult to deal with the man in front of her, but now, after a lot of training, the sword skills used by the opponent are,
But it just makes her feel bright.
She took a step forward to avoid the man's sword that struck her right ribs from above her head. Then she took out her weapon, used a command to restore it to its original shape, and launched a counterattack under the slightly surprised gaze of the other party.
The battle lasted for more than ten rounds in total. The man's swordsmanship was indeed worthy of praise, but his strength was firmly suppressed by Lily - even though he was nearly two heads taller than the female mercenary. This forced him to hold the sword with both hands.
He managed to parry the huge weapon wielded by the female mercenary with one hand.
What happened next was just like the 'duel' between her and Sean. The female mercenary seized the opportunity to bully the opponent, deflected the swordsman's attack, and deprived him of his fighting ability with one punch.
"I...lost. Kill me, you bastard." The man dropped the sword, curled up, panted in pain for a while, and then managed to utter these words.
Lily never thought about killing this man. Rather, the man's sword skills and attitude made her have a good impression of him. Currently, Alphonse and others are missing. If such a person can be temporarily brought in,
Her 'Lilinono Group' can be a help before finding her original companions, the female mercenary thought.
"We won't kill you. What's your name?" She grabbed the man's shoulders, leaned down and stared at his face, and asked in a deep voice.
"Coventry...Leonard." The man replied in a low voice. His face was covered with sweat. It was obvious that he was very tired from the battle just now. "Evil people like you...and your accomplices will definitely be together."