The illusion disappeared. The words describing the history of the Blasphemer left Goodwin's mind.
He found that there was a black and purple branch in his mouth. He took it out. "What is this?"
"The branches of the Thousand Withered Tree can slightly alleviate the poison of the Dazzling Sniff.”-- Blasphemer called the poisonous fog in the Land of God Punishment " Dazzling Sniff ".
Goodwin looked up and saw the Black Knight. -- Although she wasn't tanned and wasn't wearing a knight's armor.
"Why didn't you kill me and even help me detoxify?”Goodwin shoved the branch back into his mouth. How bitter. However, the dizziness and pain all over his body did seem to have improved a little.
"Because my comrades who died in your hands asked me to wait. They said they had something to say to you.”The Black Knight said. "What did they say to you?”
"They told me about your history.”
"A bunch of fools." The Black Knight sneered. "What's the use of telling you all this? To make you feel ashamed of your atrocities? Do you have any shame?"
"Uh, I'm just a summoned creature. I haven't been in this world for more than a month.”said Goodwin. "This isn't shirking responsibility. I really didn't know what they did before. However, I sincerely apologize for what happened to you.”
"We don't want your apology.”The Black Knight said. "We only want you to die."
She coughed violently and spat out a mouthful of blackish-red liquid.
"Are you hurt?" No, her armor that had turned into ashes should have helped her withstand the impact from before. The explosion and fall shouldn't have caused much damage.
She grabbed a handful of ancient tree branches and put them in her mouth to chew randomly before forcefully swallowing them down. However, in less than two seconds, she coughed even harder and vomited the branch she had just swallowed.
"I'm fine." she said.
"You don't look fine."
"I've lived in this land for 22 years and breathed in the 'dazzling smell' for 22 years. Do you think I should look healthy?”
"…I'm sorry."
"I told you, we don't need to apologize.”Black flames ignited in her hand, and a black spear appeared in the flames.
"Now, I've said everything I need to say. May they rest in peace." She raised her spear. "Next, it's your turn to die."
Without waiting for his reply, she stabbed him several times. His body wasn't in good condition, so he could only rely on Soul Imprint to drag his body and barely dodge.
However, the canyon wasn't very spacious, and as they flashed around, they soon ran out of paths.
She raised her gun and pointed it at his heart. And he pulled out Moment of Lightless Blink. They stabbed at each other at the same time.
"Weapon Control Seal!" He used a Soul Spell to deflect the tip of her spear, causing it to miss. His sword of light was already at her throat. But it didn't stab him.
"Why didn't you do it?" she asked.
"I have no reason to kill you." he said.
"But I do." She jumped to his left and stabbed him again. However, her spear was once again entangled by the Weapon Control Imprint, and his lightsaber was once again placed at her throat.
However, the Black Knight had already predicted that he wouldn't stab her with his sword, so she didn't retreat. Instead, she advanced. He hurriedly moved his sword away, and she took the opportunity to stab him with her spear.
However, she suddenly staggered and fell to her knees, spitting out a mouthful of black and red blood. The spear fell to the ground, and she coughed dryly.
He held his sword and walked gently to her.
"Kill me." She smiled sadly. "Anyway, this life is over.”
" If," he asked. "If you could leave the Land of God Punishment and live in a place without Dazzling Sniff, would you be cured?”
"…Don't make assumptions that are impossible.”
"No, this is not an impossible assumption. The territory of the empire was huge. It was more than enough to move all the people in the Land of God Punishment there. As long as your people give up on taking revenge on the people of the Empire and live in peace with each other, you can live a peaceful life together.”
"I said, don't make impossible assumptions. Are you trying to tell us to pretend that nothing happened after they did those things?”
"I'm just an outsider. I don't have the right to judge history and the past. As far as I can see, you are suffering, and so are the people of the Empire. I was wondering if there was a way to end this suffering.”
"As long as there are humans in this world, suffering will never end.”The Black Knight said. After spitting out blood, she curled up on the ground and could no longer move.
There was no point in continuing to argue. The most important thing now was to find a way to escape.
The effect of the Bitter Tree Branch was not ideal. Even though Goodwin had been biting the branch, he could still feel the symptoms of his poisoning getting worse. He tried to bandage the wounds on his body, but he still could not stop his physical condition from deteriorating. The symptoms of the Black Knight were much more serious than his. After all, she had accumulated poison in her body for more than twenty years. They had to leave the Land of God Punishment immediately, or they would both die.
The canyon was very deep, but there was vegetation on both sides, so it was not impossible to climb. However, Goodwin's body had already reached its limits. It was already a fool's dream to escape, let alone drag the Black Knight along with him.
Just as Goodwin was racking his brains to think of a way to escape, a sudden noise came from the depths of the canyon. Some animal was approaching them on the gravel.
Speaking of which, Goodwin had never seen any animals in the Land of God Punishment. Normal animals would not be able to survive in such an environment.
As it approached, Goodwin finally saw it clearly. It was a strange creature with a snake's head and a beast's body. A small head paired with a huge body, the scene was extremely out of place.
Obviously, this was the first time he had seen such a creature in his life. However, the ominous aura emitted by the creature still allowed him to recognize its identity.
"Rebel Beast?"
As everyone knew, the Reverse Beast was a mobile medicine bottle that contained the Holy Magic Medicine. Due to its rarity, when people saw it, they would usually give a surprised smile like "a legendary treasure chest".
However, Goodwin couldn't laugh now. The last time he fought with the Rebel Beast, he had fought in a foolproof state, but he was knocked unconscious on the spot. Now that he was half-dead, he was afraid that he would die on the spot within five rounds. The two questions he was thinking about now were: (1) Contrary to the rules, beasts eat people but not humans;(2) It was useless to play dead now.
Soon, the second question was answered. It was useless. The beast had already discovered them. It slowly walked over and circled him three or four times. He didn't want to provoke it, so he was so scared that he didn't even dare to breathe. Finally, it stopped its head in front of his face and sniffed him.
Hey, snakes don't smell with their noses. Shouldn't he spit out a red letter at this time?
Sure enough, the snake head stuck out its forked tongue and licked his nose. Fortunately, he had a good mental fortitude. Otherwise, his pants would have been wet on the spot.
" Help…Help me…" The Black Knight struggled to cry for help.
Help? Isn't it too late to ask for help now? Moreover, this beast is riding on my face. How can I help you?
The Perverted Beast seemed to understand the Black Knight's words. It used its snake neck to roll up the Black Knight and dragged him onto its back.
Eh? Why was this Rebel Beast so friendly?
Goodwin tried to walk forward, but the head of the Perverted Beast hissed, giving him a fright.
" He…isn't an enemy…" The Black Knight said.
Hearing this, the beast put away its snake teeth and red letter. It turned around and turned its back to Goodwin, gesturing to him," Hurry up and sit on it!
Goodwin quickly got on its back. The beast carried the two of them and jogged up the cliff. The stone wall and the ground were at a 90-degree angle, but the beast ran steadily on it as if it was strolling on flat ground. As for Goodwin and the Black Knight on its back, they didn't seem to fall due to gravity. What was going on? Could it be that this Rebel Beast had the ability to control space or gravity?
"You know it?" Goodwin asked the Black Knight.
"…I don't know him." The Black Knight replied.
"Then why didn't it attack you? Why did it listen to you?”
" That's because the Rebel Beasts are creatures condensed from resentment and are close to us, the Original People.”
The Blasphemers referred to themselves as the " Original People " and the people of the Empire as the " Final Traitors."
Contrary to what was said, beasts were born from resentment, and the greatest resentment in this world was the hatred of countless " original people " towards the " final rebels." In other words, contrary to the will of the 'original people', the beasts shared a common enemy with them and were natural allies. The last traitor
Soon, the Rebel Beast came out of the rift. The Black Knight wanted to command it to head east.
"Wait, do you want to go back to your camp?”asked Goodwin. "You will die. You can't breathe in any more of 'Dazzling Sniff'.”
"…Do you want me to go to your territory?”
"We can avoid the army of the Imperium. I know their deployment.”said Goodwin. He did not know the confidential military information, but he knew the direction of the army of the Imperium. "I will send you to a safe place. After your condition improves, it's up to you to leave or stay.”
"When I can move freely, I will continue to take revenge on you.”The Black Knight said. "Saving me is equivalent to killing your people.”
"Can you not attack them? They were just ordinary farmers. They knew nothing about what had happened hundreds of years ago.”
"They killed our people.”
"They just want to protect their fields.”
"You can't resolve the hatred of five hundred years.”
"You are free to do whatever you want. But I promised you that we would leave this place alive.”said Goodwin. "I have to keep my promise."
"…But I didn't agree to it." The Black Knight said.
"That's your business." said Goodwin. "Sending you away is my business."
The Black Knight finally didn't insist. She agreed to betray the beast and head west.
The beast ran very fast, even faster than Goodwin running at full speed with Soul Imprint activated. Under Goodwin's command, they successfully avoided the Empire's main forces. Occasionally, they encountered small groups of troops, but they relied on their agility and the speed of the Rebellious Beasts to survive.
After leaving the Land of God Punishment, Goodwin led them into a dense forest on the southeast border of the Empire's territory. The forest was lush and dark, but it was much brighter than the gray fog in the Land of God Punishment. Goodwin turned back here, leaving the Beast of Reversal and the Black Knight behind.
"What's your name?" Before they parted ways, the Black Knight finally asked.
"I'm Goodwin, an apostle.”
"Even a blind man can tell that you're an apostle.……The light on your wings is so bright that I can't open my eyes.”The Black Knight said.
"What about you? What's your name?" asked Goodwin.
"…My name is Qing Kong, a warrior of the Dark Obsidian Clan.”she said.
"Qingkong is a good name."
"... Is it very incompatible with me?”she asked.
"I won't." he said. " I hope that one day, you and all the Original People will be able to live under the clear sky.”
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