No matter how powerful magic was, it was unwise to fight against an army on his own. At this time, it was best to stop while they were ahead and run away.
"I haven't saved my compatriots yet." Qing Kong didn't want to leave.
"This place is too close to the Empire's military camp. The reinforcements will arrive soon, and we won't be able to leave.”Goodwin dragged Clear Sky away.
Speaking of which, there was once a fool who wanted to fight an army of 30,000 people alone. Everyone must not learn from him.
The beast with the head of a snake and the body of a beast was Qing Kong's mount, but it listened to Goodwin's instructions and carried the two of them out of the encirclement. Goodwin had used the Mark of Death, and the " dead " had created enough chaos in the array, allowing the Rebel Beast to escape successfully.
They ran all the way back to the forest where Clear Sky had been hiding.
As soon as they entered the forest, Qing Kong's " sniffing " disease acted up again and he vomited black blood all over the ground. Goodwin cleaned up a quiet area for her, spread some leaves on it, and let her lie down.
"You can come out after you recover." Goodwin reminded Clear Sky like an old father. "If you come out in your current state, you'll just be sending yourself to death.”
"I don't have much time left, so I'm not afraid of death.”Qing Kong said.
"They won't kill you. They will only turn you into the nourishment for the Saint Devil's medicine and use you to slaughter your compatriots.”said Goodwin. "Anyway, you better stay in bed and rest. You're not allowed to get up without my permission."
Then, Qing Kong got out of bed. "I want to relieve myself."
"Alright then. I'll let you get up."
Qingkong people looked delicate, but their minds were filled with fighting and killing. Goodwin knew very well that she couldn't stay. As soon as she regained some strength, she would rush out and fight the people of the Empire. Once she rushed out, he had to make a choice. If he didn't help her, she would be captured by the Church and used as a breeding machine. If he helped her, she and her companions would harm the people of the Empire. He did not forget the destruction of Regina's village.
It was the trolley-car paradox: five people tied to a trolley-car track, and a trolley coming at them would crush them in a moment. At this moment, you could manipulate the lever to drive the trolley to another track, but there was also a person tied to that track. One dead person or five dead people? No matter how you choose, people will die because of you.
In front of Goodwin's trolley, there were two tracks. One bound the people of the Empire, and the other bound the " original people." The people of the Empire did not know about the conspiracy of the higher-ups and the sins of their ancestors. They just wanted to live a peaceful life. The hands of the Original People were stained with blood, but they only wanted justice.
Many people would choose to cover their eyes and ears when faced with the trolleybus dilemma. However, not making any choice was also a choice.
"But when you don't know what to choose, ask your heart.”He remembered reading this sentence in a book.
So he asked his heart. However, his heart was beating, but he could not speak.
So he asked his soul. The ribbonfish twisted its long and narrow body, refusing to make a choice for him.
In the end, he finally understood. No matter what he chose, it would be wrong. No matter what he chose, someone would be hurt. No matter what he chose, his conscience would be condemned. No matter what he chose, there would not be a good ending.
Since it was wrong anyway, it was better to choose a path that he liked more.
He thought of Gu Tu's life. He was born in shackles, and his dreams were just an extravagant hope. He wanted to be a successful person, but success was never a person who worked hard, but a person who was good at making others work hard. Therefore, all his efforts were for the sake of others. He was just a 'fuel', the' fuel 'of the higher-ups.
" I choose to help you and fight alongside the First People.”he said to Qing Kong. "Because no one should be born oppressed. If this world is weak, we shouldn't live in symbiosis with it. Instead, we should resist it to the end, even if it is ashes in the end.”
Goodwin looked like a human, but he chose to help the bat-faced monster.
"Now, I'm a traitor.”He mocked himself. Ironically, his hands were also stained with the blood of the First People. No matter what, he was an unforgivable sinner.
Qing Kong did not speak. She blinked and pointed at Goodwin's left hand.
Goodwin looked at his left hand and realized that there was a card in his hand.
It was a black card. It was a card he had seen before.
On the card was a group of imps roasting a bishop.
"This card does have a name. It's called Rebel."
In a novel called " Rebellion," Goodwin found the Sacred Magic Potion of the Seal of Death Chasing. If it were not for the black drop of Saint Devil's medicine, he would still be fighting the 'original people' on the frontline of the Imperium's army.
He flipped the card over. There was a line of text on the back of the card:
"It seems that you have found your mission in this world.”
The card burned in Goodwin's hand, emitting black smoke.
"It's very similar to my flame, isn't it?”Qing Kong said.
"Yes, I am." said Goodwin.
That night, Qing Kong did not sleep well. He did not know if he was suffering from the disease or had a nightmare. The next morning, Goodwin asked about her.
" Don't mind it. The Original People are all like this.”she said. "As you get older, the symptoms will become more and more serious. Fortunately, we, the First People, don't have long lifespans. We'll die before we can bear the burden.”
They discussed the next battle plan. Clear Sky would certainly continue to fight the imperial army, but in terms of her physical condition, she was no longer fit to return to the Land of God Punishment to join the main forces of the 'Original People'. Besides, Goodwin could not stay in the Land of God Punishment for long. Qing Kong still wanted to save her compatriots.
"Why don't you save all your captured compatriots at once?”Goodwin suggested. "I know where they're being held.”
Logically speaking, the Church should have moved the location of the research institute after Goodwin caused a ruckus in King's Town. However, the God's Punishment Cannon could not be moved easily, and the twelve tubes that supplied it with energy could not be easily diverted. Therefore, the Church could only continue to place the research institute under King's Town. At most, they would send a large number of troops to guard it. As for the captives of the Original People, who were the fuel, they were definitely placed in the research institute nearby.
Goodwin told Qing Kong about the research institute. He thought she would go crazy on the spot, but she was much calmer than he had imagined.
"This is the usual behavior of the Final Traitors.”she said.
"This rescue mission will definitely be very difficult.”said Goodwin. " However, perhaps after a portion of the captives are released, they can become our fighting force…"
"All our liberated compatriots will become our fighting force.”Qing Kong said confidently.
"But most of them were tortured to death.”
" As long as the Original People are alive, they are enough to become combat strength.”she said.
"That's how you describe the Darklight warriors.”
"Because the Obsidian are also the First People.”
Goodwin suddenly had a new idea. The number of First Nations imprisoned in the research institute was very large. If they really had a tenacious will as Qing Kong said, then after they were liberated, an army of First Nations would instantly appear near the capital. If they could take down the armory of the town, their combat power would be further enhanced.
At this moment, 60% of the Empire's troops were stationed at the edge of the Land of God Punishment, and the remaining 40% were responsible for guarding the various regions. Therefore, the defense of the capital was not enough. If he could seize this opportunity, he could launch a fatal blow to the heart of the empire.
If the emperor or the Executors were captured, they might be able to force them to make a promise to give the 'original people' the right to live in the territory of the empire. -- Goodwin naively thought.
"We have many other compatriots in the empire.”Qing Kong said.
She told him that the 'Original People' had a lot of small troops that had been carrying out guerrilla warfare in the Imperium. Goodwin recalled that Regina's hometown was far away from the Land of God Punishment, but she was still attacked by the 'Original People'. Thinking of this, he felt a little uncomfortable.
Putting morality aside, if the guerrilla troops could cooperate with the liberated captives and act in unison, they would be able to contain the garrison troops in various parts of the Imperium and prevent the capital from receiving external reinforcements.
It would be even better if the 'original people' in the Land of God Punishment attacked at the same time. They could tie down the main forces at the border of the Imperium and prevent them from returning to help. In that case, the capital would become an isolated city.
Goodwin thought carefully about his plan and said,""Unfortunately, this plan has a fatal problem.”
"What is it?"
"We can't guarantee that the troops from all over the world can work together. First of all, there were too many troops involved in the battle. It was difficult to guarantee that the information would not be leaked.”
"That won't be a problem." Qing Kong said. " No First Born would betray their own kind.”
That was true. Their hatred was too deep to be shaken by torture or bribery.
"The second and bigger problem is that we can't contact so many troops in a short period of time.”said Goodwin. "The empire is so big, and there are only two of us. We can't possibly run around the entire country, right?”
Therefore, although this battle plan sounded exciting, it had to be abandoned in the end.
"There's a piece of paper on your pants." Clear Sky suddenly pointed at Goodwin's crotch.
"Oh, really." It was a piece of black debris, probably the burnt part of the card.
Goodwin tried to remove it, but it slipped into his pocket. Goodwin took out a small bottle from his pocket.
He remembered that this was the Holy Magic Potion that the Church's researchers had given him as a thank you. However, he couldn't use it, so he kept it in his pocket and almost forgot about it.
Speaking of which, the Church had promised to give him a bunch of Holy Magic Potions. Now, it seemed that this promise would never be fulfilled.
He looked at the bottle of Saint Devil's medicine and then at the clear sky.
"Open your mouth." he said.
"What are you doing?" Qing Kong was confused by his question.
"Drink this medicine." He pulled out the cork.
" This is…Saint Devil's medicine, right?" She recognized it. "I don't know if it's compatible with me.”
"It will definitely match." he said.
"…Why?"
" Because." He took out the black fragment from his pocket. "This is the arrangement of fate."
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