Chapter 11 "Three Knights"
Ivy Margaret is not normal.
Ethan is serious.
He galloped on the horse in the heavy rain, with thousands of thoughts flashing through his mind, from the mysterious Margaret family to the barracks in Gear City, to the officers there, and what to say when handing Ivy's revolver to the other party. ?
But then he thought of something else.
When the witch and her minions invade, what is the probability of succeeding in a sneak attack with ice arrows while hiding among the crowd? Theoretically speaking, the witch belongs to the legal profession like him. When faced with unexpected attacks, her weak body will become a liability. This is why she was beheaded by three second-level knights.
The witch probably didn't know that there was someone in the town who knew how to fireball and ice arrow. After all, elemental shapers were not common on this continent. Given the favorable conditions for a sneak attack, the probability of success was relatively optimistic. However, after the fact, It would be more troublesome for Ivy to investigate. It would be difficult for followers of the God of Truth to believe the nonsense that the witch was unlucky enough to be killed by hailstones.
Ethan couldn't help but think of an old saying he heard.
Friends who often kill people know that it is easy to throw away the body after killing someone. Although he has traveled through time for two years, he is still a complete layman in the field of killing.
When he denied the 13th reason, the wooden house in the forest appeared in front of him.
Ethan soon realized that he no longer had to worry about the reasons. He got off the saddle and immediately saw Miss Chloe. Next to her stood a woman in a black cloak, and the woman put her hand on her head. , Miss Chloe was shaking and looking very uncomfortable.
There were other visitors outside the hut. They were all dressed in the same style, and they were dressed in the kind of clothes that would make people suspect of doing bad things when they walked on the street.
The white horse who was traveling with him also noticed this and ran away while Ethan was looking at the group of uninvited guests. He disappeared into the depths of the rainstorm before he could say anything to stop him.
It seems that this horse is more anxious to go to Gear City to meet the officers of the Royal Army than he is.
The worst happened anyway.
Before Ethan could join the large forces in the town, the witch and her minions surrounded him, and their malicious eyes regarded him as a new sacrifice.
But on the other hand, Ethan felt a little more at ease.
At least now he no longer has to think about the excuses to convince Ivy, or estimate how many people will die in the town because of the disaster caused by the witch - if he still stays in the town, as the town clerk, follow-up He had to participate in all the condolence work.
Miss Chloe, who was curled up on the ground unwillingly, heard the sound coming from behind, and her eyes lit up. When the woman looked away, she broke free from her grasp and ran over quickly. She blocked Ethan. In front of him, he hunched over and let out a low growl of warning.
"Go indoors to take shelter from the rain, be careful of catching a cold."
Ethan gently stroked Miss Chloe's head, but the latter raised her neck and looked at him, making a little noise in confusion.
"Be obedient."
"Gu."
Miss Chloe shook her neck and walked towards the cabin with three turns.
"Oh? Didn't you try to escape?"
The woman in the black cloak was a little surprised and said, "The reason why I am here is because you took my things, but I didn't expect that you actually used it on a chicken... I can see that chicken I like you very much.”
"Her name is Chloe."
After getting closer, Ethan finally saw the face under the cloak clearly. The familiar face made him confused for a while, and blurted out, "Why is it you?"
"Do you recognize me?"
"You are the daughter of Baron Bird. We met at the party in Brookwood Town."
The party is a fixed event in the two towns. During the harvest season, Baron Bird will bring his wife and children to Ximu Town to attend the party. Unfortunately, as the mayor of Riverside Town, he can no longer attend the party. .
Ethan remembered this girl named Betsy because of her weird behavior at the party.
While the people in the town shared the joy of the harvest, she stayed alone in the corner, looking at Baron Bird's back with horrifying eyes.
According to Baron Gratin's description, the witch is an adult woman, even closer to the image of a witch, but Betsy looks like a little girl in her early fifteen years, with a loose cloak draped around her body. Her long hair was wet and looked very sloppy.
"Oh, you mean Betsy, she's a poor child."
She grinned and showed the same scary smile as Ethan remembered, "She has been seriously ill since she was a child. She has seen many doctors, but all of them resulted in her not being able to live past the age of ten. The even more pitiful part is that she has a The stupid mother, in order to let her daughter live, does not hesitate to seek The help of the evil god." Ethan watched as she raised her right hand and pointed her index finger at the flesh under her eyelids. The sharp nails dug into the flesh, and bright red blood flowed down the wound on her face. , "Look, Betsy is gone."
Ethan's scalp was numb when he saw it. He felt that this witch was somewhat perverted.
"But, I don't remember you."
The witch shrugged.
Ethan said, "It's better this way. I'm not someone worth remembering."
"But you are from the town. I heard that a sheriff came to your town. How did she describe me to you?"
"She said that you have been defeated by three second-order knights, and she may not be able to do it."
As expected, the witch's face darkened and she sneered, "Are you referring to the three knights who won by poisoning the water source and shamelessly described themselves as heroes?"
"I just think her plan is unreliable. There is obviously something wrong with the book "The Three Knights"!"
It's just that due to the presence of Baron Gratin just now, Ethan couldn't express his suspicions.
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This book is very detailed in many details. It even mentions how the three people became knights and how they traveled from the imperial capital to the border. The anecdotes they encountered along the way were compiled into short stories for the unit drama. , Ethan had watched it with great interest, until the battle between the knight and the witch was described, but it suddenly ended.
Just like an online novel he had read that had a ghostwriter halfway through, the conspiracy and conspiracy of the war with the witches became child's play, more like the author came up with a slap on the forehead one afternoon.
Considering that there is no phenomenon in this world where word count is reduced for the sake of royalties, Ethan thought of a reason - the way the three knights defeated the witch was not conducive to the promotion of the hero's image, so he could only use some "artistic" processing .
But this indirectly creates a problem.
The witch's actual ability is much stronger than Ivy's inference.
Seeing that Ethan was speechless for a long time, the witch looked at the revolver on his waist, "How about it? Are you going to use it against me?"
"Of course not, I've never used a gun."
Ethan immediately denied that it was impossible for him to pin his hope of survival on an awkward prop.
"This is a token of the nobles of the imperial capital. The eldest lady values you very much. Are you her concubine?"
"I am just a clerk who was temporarily arrested to investigate the case."
"Then prove it to me."
The witch smiled horribly, "The man over there is Baron Bird's butler. In order to prove his loyalty to me, he personally used this to pollute the water source of the town."
It was a palm-sized gray cloth bag, which exuded a pungent smell of medicine. The witch's eyes flashed with a dark green halo, and her tone was as bewitching as described in the book, "She trusts you very much. This pair of It’s not a difficult thing for you. If you cast a spell on them, I will let you go, allow you to follow me, and share the master’s power with you.”
This is not a negotiation.
Ethan noticed the movements of the witch's followers. They had blocked all escape routes, and the consequences of refusal were obvious.
This was definitely the most dangerous job interview he had ever experienced. He was soaked by the heavy rain and surrounded by followers of the evil god. Any answer that dissatisfied the interviewer would make him a sacrifice to the evil god Bazatos.
"What is your goal?"
Out of politeness, he still asked symbolically about the job prospects.
But the witch seemed to have heard something funny and laughed unbridledly, as if no one had ever asked her this before, "The goal? Of course, to kill everyone who stands in the way."
At least, "The Three Caballeros" is not too far away from reality in the portrayal of witches.
The witch raised her tone and said, "Tell me, what is your answer?"
(End of chapter)