The climate in the Forest of Parting is always pleasant. The heat in summer or the humidity in winter never seem to belong to this natural barrier between the Kingdom of Hulon and the Federation of Roland. According to legend, the ancient druids signed a contract with the elves of the earth.
The contract has made this favored land the most suitable place to live in the entire continent. Of course, the premise is that you are willing to live in an entire forest and have the ability not to get lost.
This kind of climate also has a certain impact on the surrounding forest. It is currently midsummer, and the cool breeze blowing from the forest still allows Star Town, a border town of the Roland Federation, to not have to endure the intense heat. Most travelers passing through this place,
Everyone will be happy to choose one of the pubs scattered throughout the villages and towns to sit down and drink away the fatigue of the journey with a glass of refreshing ale or juice.
For a certain passenger on the carriage that was driving through the town, all this was obviously very tempting. But this time, according to the 'leader', the mission was to transport "a certain item" from the kingdom to the forest.
On the other side, Yue Song City, not far north of Star Town, was handed over to her 'master'. As for rest, she had to wait until the mission was completed. This was the rule for mercenaries.
"Hey, Lilino, what exactly is that 'memory' you're talking about? Is it something similar to a storage circuit?" The silver-white humanoid sitting in front of the simple four-wheeled carriage and driving the carriage could not hear the emotion.
The voice asked.
It is said to be "humanoid" because only in the outline of its appearance, he - or it is more appropriate to use it - is slightly similar to a human being. In fact, it is not human in any sense, and it is not even a human being.
"Creature". It is about two meters tall and has no clothes, because the silver-white metal shell covers every inch of its body. It has no head, and its head that reflects light is inlaid with two sapphire-like crystal clear "eyes"
”, and a mouth that can open and close freely.
"It's so annoying! I have to ask about everything. Do you have any common sense?! Anyway, just stay with us! Also, just call me Lily!"
Responding to the silver humanoid was a girl sitting next to it, who looked less than twenty years old. The metal breastplate covered the entire upper body, and the exposed arms and legs were a smooth and shiny wheat color.
Like some kind of soft leather, the muscles underneath are toned, strong, and close to the best shape of a feline. If this is not enough to explain the problem, the obsidian giant sword that is as tall as a person and is lying flat beside the girl.
The numerous scratches on it prove her combat experience. The weapon looks rough in workmanship, but I'm afraid no one is willing to test its power in person.
The silver humanoid's name is Alphonse, and it was a 'gift' - or a guard - given to Lily Nono by a thin silver woman before she went out this time. Lily clearly remembers that when she stood on the humanoid
On the opposite side, after reciting the activation spell, a narrow smile appeared on the woman's face.
"It has a mind close to that of an adult, but its common sense reserve is zero. From now on, you are its 'mother', and you must teach it well."
She's so tall... She is only nineteen years old, and she has some strange memories in her mind from time to time. How is she going to educate her 'children'? On the bright side, this will at least increase the number of people in her 'Lilinono Group'
When the three of them arrived, Lily comforted herself.
The carriage drove slowly on the forest path leading to Moonsong City. There were dense woods on both sides, and the sunlight cast silver spots through the gaps in the branches. Occasionally, there would be the chirping of birds or the hum of unknown animals.
It came from an invisible place in the forest. When the town behind him gradually disappeared from sight, Lilinono signaled Alphonse to stop the carriage.
She held the hilt of the sword, stood up straight on the car seat, and scanned the woods on both sides with provocative eyes.
"Let me tell you, can you come out now? Aren't you tired after hiding here for so long?"
There was a rustle in the forest, and then, six men slowly walked out from behind the trees on both sides. Two of them were from the It tribe—slightly shorter than the Kamal people, wearing straw sandals with their insteps covered with a
There was a thick layer of velvet. The rest were all Kamal people. They were dressed in rough civilian clothes and aimed at the girl with the light crossbows they held in their hands.
"Is he a robber or an assassin?" Lily moved her neck from side to side, not caring about the sharp arrows pointed at her. "In any case, you have found the wrong person."
The men didn't expect their 'prey' to react like this. They looked at each other and pulled the triggers together.
But the girl jumped out one step earlier. She rolled sideways on the ground, and the heavy stone sword did not affect her dexterity. Two sharp arrows hit Alphonse, but they failed to leave even a mark. Alphonse
He grabbed an arrow and looked at it, wondering why the other party would use such a weak weapon.
Lily rushed to the side of the road. The man chosen as the target tried to retreat, but the stone sword hit his neck with fatal speed. His head flew more than ten meters away, and his body fell limply.
The other two people dropped their crossbows and pulled out the long swords and daggers from their waists. Lily held the giant sword with one hand, deflected the falling blade, kicked away the dagger stabbed by the other person, then leaned down and used her free fist to
It hit the Yit man right in the abdomen. The man grunted, staggered a few steps, and fell to the ground.
The three people on the other side finally loaded the crossbows, but the silver-white humanoid raised its arms and aimed at them. Three rays of light shot out from its fingertips, accurately penetrating and shattering each light crossbow. One of them was unlucky.
Dan's arm happened to be in the path of the light - he screamed in agony and ran away holding his punctured arm.
The attacker realized that he couldn't eat the 'prey' in front of him. The two people further away from Lily rushed into the forest in a hurry, while the one closer had his chest broken by a sword and fell down unwillingly.
Lily shook off the broken flesh and blood beads on the sword, and turned the Yit man over with her feet.
"Still alive," she said, "lucky guy." Then she turned around and never looked at him again.
For a girl who has been fighting wild beasts since she was a child, this attack is just a sideshow.
The carriage started driving again. This time, the end of the journey was in sight.