It has been exactly twenty days since they arrived here.
Time will not speed up or stop due to anyone's wishes - neither for the mercenaries nor the black crow knights in the fortress. It just moves forward steadily, quietly watching the events on this continent.
All joys and sorrows.
The device made by Yuffie and Al was distributed to all teams three days ago. After simple training, the mercenaries basically mastered how to use the device. Due to limited energy, they still used semaphores and gestures for training.
Many young people are very interested in this novel gadget, and some even want to become Yuffie's disciple. And the girl also obeyed and gave out a copy of Yig to every mercenary who came to inquire.
The college's brochure.
As for how many of them will still remember this a week later, and how many of them will be able to pass the academy's assessment and several years of study and become real wizards, that is a matter for another day.
Barak continued to teach the mercenaries how to fight against the Black Crow Knight and what to pay attention to when fighting in the castle. Two days ago, he even produced a detailed cross-section of the castle, indicating what each troop should do after they invade the castle.
, the area and route that need to be searched.
The structural diagram of Holly Castle is not too difficult to obtain, but even the facilities and personnel distribution of the Knights are almost clear, which is obviously not easy. Lily couldn't help but sigh again, there may be a lot about that man's past that she doesn't know
things.
Lily didn't try to understand those complicated tactics and command modes. Anyway, it had nothing to do with her. She walked casually in the woods, sometimes dragging Al along with her, listening to him asking seemingly serious but various questions, and then living up to her expectations.
Answer responsibly.
At other times, in addition to continuing to practice swordsmanship, she would also go to the river to catch some fresh fish, or go further into the forest to catch a few hares and collect some edible mushrooms. Her wild survival ability is better than that of most servants.
All soldiers must be excellent, and her generous act of sharing the food also gained her a lot of favor from others.
That night, Barak finally issued the order for the final attack. The time to launch the attack was in the early morning of the next day.
It rained again at night, and the mercenaries hid in their tents early to rest. Lily also huddled in the carriage, wanting to take a nap before the battle. I wonder if it was because she had given herself some hint before, so she did it again
A dream that was both familiar and unfamiliar.
In the dream, she was still the giant wolf with snow-white fur. This time, she was not in the huge forest and the endless snow, but on a grassland with almost no edge. The top of her head was blue.
Under the sky, there is soft earth under your feet, and the green grass is like a fluffy mat, exuding a fresh and natural fragrance.
She couldn't help but roll on the grassland. The soft green grass fell down with her movements, and then returned to its original appearance after she stood up. There was no sign of being overwhelmed at all. Lily leaned down and took a bite of the fresh green grass.
Ye. The sweet juice flowed into her throat, a delicious taste that only existed in her imagination.
She let out a sigh of contentment and lay down.
But where is this place? Lily rummaged through her memories and found that, like the snowy fields before, they were places she was somewhat familiar with but had never been to. Not only that, in all her cognitions in this life, I am afraid that
There is no such beautiful place.
Something was running toward her in the distance.
The creature had a larger body than her. Its thick and round torso was covered with white down, as were its limbs and head. It had a conical head, a black nose, and a pair of small semicircular ears.
Separated on both sides of the head, the black eyes are round and look a bit cute.
It appears to be a giant white bear.
It - or rather he - ran straight to Lily and spoke, with a voice like rolling thunder.
"Lily, you betrayed us and your father, and yet you still have the dignity to come back here?"
She didn't understand what the other person said at all. She wanted to ask questions or defend herself, but she couldn't make a sound at all.
"You left us when we were supposed to be united. When we were in crisis, you never came back——"
Another creature approached her. The creature's appearance was almost the same as hers, except that the back was taller. There were two gray marks under his eyes, the paws were also gray, and the rest was white. He was condescending.
He looked at Lily, his pupils seemed to be burning with fire——
"When your hometown was engulfed by the flames of war and your people were displaced, where were you then? And now, how can you calmly forget everything and live your life in peace?"
But I don’t know you at all! She wanted to say this, but she felt that they in front of her seemed familiar. It was the closeness that came from the same source, and it was also the taste of living together. However, the angry voices and faces in front of her made her feel
It feels extremely strange.
She tried to recall their names, but it was in vain.
When Al woke her up, it was already early in the morning. She raised her hand and touched her face, and found that her cheeks had been wet with tears at some point.
She poked her head out of the car. It was almost pitch black outside. Only a small area in the forest was lit up with a faint light.
The rain was still falling. The ground beneath my feet turned into a muddy pond, and my clothes soaked by the rain stuck to my body, making me feel uncomfortable in the cold.
She walked towards the place where the light was. The mercenaries had lined up neatly in a square formation, with their bodies upright and their faces serious, as if the rain and mud were just illusions. Each of them held a stainless steel shield in their hands, reflecting the dancing lights.
Light.
"Lily," Barak looked over to her, "I'll leave it to you, don't let me down."
"Well... I understand." Lily nodded, letting herself forget about the weird dream for the time being, "We will do it beautifully!"
"Remember everything I taught you. This is a battlefield. If you want to survive, it depends only on your ability, courage, and will!" The man stood in front of the straight line and said word by word, "
I said that I will lead you to victory. And in the next battle, I will also stand at the forefront and fight with you. No matter where you come from, at this moment, you are fighting for your own glory!"
The mercenaries responded in unison, their voices echoing in the rain and spreading far away.
Didn't these idiots intend to wake up "Black Crow"? Lily curled her lips and cursed secretly. The next moment, a soft male voice suddenly sounded from her ear.
"We are also fighting for the glory of the Lord of Heaven."
She looked around suspiciously and found that others had the same reaction as her. She sniffed and relied on the hunter's instinct to focus her eyes behind Barak.
A hooded man appeared there at some unknown time. A dim holy white light shrouded him, and neither rain nor mud seemed to be able to stain his body. A holy aura came from him, like the air in a winter night.
The sunshine made her feel a sense of reverence for no reason.
"My Lord Ada will protect you." The man raised his hand, and the light spread to everyone in the queue with his movements, including Lily. "He opens the way for you and gives you strength and will. Whatever you do,
He will heal your wounds. You will no longer feel tired and weak until your wish is fulfilled."
Lily felt a warmth coming from her body, and the sleepiness she felt when she woke up was gone, as if she felt refreshed after taking a bath. The warmth ran through her limbs, and she felt that her whole body was full of strength, and the giant sword in her hand was as light as if it didn't exist.
Suddenly there was a soft touch in her right hand, and someone grabbed her hand tightly. Lily turned her head, and with the soft light, she saw Yuffie's pale face, which was wet by the rain.
"You..." As soon as she said a word, Yuffie covered her mouth with her palm. The girl's palm trembled slightly, but it was obviously not because of the coldness of her body.
Yuffie looked at her, shook her head, and nodded again. Lily could read what she wanted to say from the girl's expression and mouth shape.
"——It's okay, please believe me. Please."
The soft light circulated, reflecting the girl's firm face.