() The Holy Court's "Witch Hunting" is the main force among the main forces, the elite among the elite. Its main responsibility is to hunt witches, and also to hunt down the ferocious beasts that cause trouble. Under normal circumstances, the witch hunting group will not be dispatched easily.

, every time we attack, we face the most severe battle.

The death is the worst, the salary is not high, and the identity cannot be disclosed to the public. All kinds of honors can only be obtained by death. But under the light of the true God, the knights still yearn to join the witch hunting group.

Precisely because the knights here are all excellent, it is inevitable that there will be comparisons and complaints in private. In the Pinecone Tavern in the royal capital, four knights gathered together to drink unhappily to relieve their boredom. If they were not drunk, the Knights of the Holy Court would

Prohibition was mostly turned a blind eye, and these knights were smart enough not to be stupid enough to wear uniforms and walk into taverns.

One of them was lying on the table lazily sipping pomegranate wine. The sweet fruit wine was swallowed messily into his stomach. After drinking most of the glass in one gulp, he put down the glass in depression.

"This time the credit was taken away by Filio alone... Let me tell you in advance that I am just frustrated that I went all the way in vain and couldn't even fight."

"Fortunately, he arrived early, otherwise we would all be punished. Do you know the noble knight stationed in that town? I have dealt with him. He was very proud, but now he is pitiful. He has been there all day long.

Strange screams occurred in the prison, and I heard the screams were even more tragic when taking a shower."

The four knights' voices were low, and they were more or less unwilling to mention the witch's attack on the town.

"But having said that, I don't feel how powerful he is when I'm with him. Judging from his battle performance the day before yesterday, even the entire Holy Court can be ranked in the top ten."

"I don't think so. The top ten need to remove those at the level of Grand Priest."

"I feel that he has already caught up with the Grand Priest."

"So congratulations to Philio for getting stronger and stronger, and I wish him to become a new star. Cheers!"

"cheers!"

The knights raised their glasses, clinked them together, and then each drank.

In the battle against demons thirty years ago, Archimandrite Eusbiu single-handedly challenged the demon of title and took his head. He became famous in one battle. From then on, Archimandrite was known as the strongest knight in the Holy Court and was also recognized by the Kingdom.

Crowned with the glory of the Sword Master. In the past thirty years, Eusbiu defeated countless challengers and firmly guarded the name of the Sword Master. In the end, there were no more warriors in the kingdom who tried to take the honor of the Sword Master.

Now, time has left indelible traces on him. Being childless, he adopted Filio, who was wandering in a civilian area, one day, and then poured 200% of his energy into cultivating Filio as his heir.

During that time, Philio died two days a day and two days a day, often in the intensive care unit. Philio, who had gained a new life, was also very promising, and soon became the leader of the witch hunting group as a genius swordsman.

In recent years, Filio has been active on the battlefield and has carried out hundreds of dangerous missions with extremely high efficiency. His name quickly spread throughout the capital, and his ability and strength were recognized, making him one of the most potential knights.

one.

If nothing else happens, the next Grand Priest will be his bag.

At this moment, Filio, who was being talked about, was bargaining in Eusbiu. The problem was money. Filio thought that the badge awarded yesterday could be exchanged for some money, hoping to sell it secretly, and Eus.

But Biu stopped him from doing so.

"Do you want to tell His Majesty the King, 'I don't care about your awards. The awards for being a knight of the kingdom are just badges. These honors are not as real as money.' So?"

"No, the town needs money very much now."

Filio's idea was simple. The pure gold cross badge and the gems embedded on it could be sold for a good price. Although it was a small amount of money needed for the construction of the town, it could alleviate the urgent needs.

If he really does this, such behavior will completely disgrace the nobles of the kingdom. I don’t know how the king feels when he learns that the honorary badge he issued has been sold for such a reason, but he definitely doesn’t like a knight who has no sense of honor.

Unfortunately, his plan that he thought was a good one was directly stopped by Eusbiu, and he was given a serious and thoughtful lesson.

"It's your honor."

"I think this is it."

Speaking of his honor, Philio became excited for a moment.

"This is the first sword that the teacher gave me! The sword that I used for my first mission! The sword that represents my escape from the sea of ​​suffering!"

If there is anything that can represent true honor, then there is only a broken sword kept on the bookcase. It was the weapon that was damaged during the first battle against the witch. Although the opponent at that time was not a powerful character, Firion was indeed completely

Protected those behind you.

Then Eusebius hit him on the head with his fist, and then rubbed his hair randomly.

"Some things must be shown to others, and some things just require a clear conscience. Do you understand?"

"Yes, I understand, but I don't understand. Okay, teacher, you have said so, I don't know how to make small calculations, and I am not a child anymore."

Filio, who was being squeezed, slapped the teacher's hand away, walked to the bookcase angrily, and looked up at the knight's sword broken in half. This sword was not gorgeous, with a traditional cross blade, and every boundary

They are all straight and smooth, and no matter how well maintained they are, they can't hide the many nicks on the blade. The knight's sword that has experienced severe battles lies here with regret.

"Do you want to fix it?"

"No, let him have a good rest."

Forget about remembering the past, Firion still had other things in mind. Where would the escaped witch be hiding? Even a troll would be hard-pressed to recover from that level of damage, and it would be impossible for a witch to escape with her flesh and blood.

Very far away.

So after leaving Eusbiu's residence, he walked straight to the cathedral. Seeing Philio just leaving, Eusbiu smiled bitterly and put the box containing the badge of honor on the bookcase.

Holding the borrowed information on witches in his hand, when Filio walked out of the side door of the cathedral, he saw a prison van passing by. This was a cage specially used to imprison witches. A small space was made with obsidian that isolated magic power, and through divine magic

Dispel the witch's magic power to ensure a smooth escort.

However, looking through the gaps between the obsidian stones, what Filio saw was a petite girl.

"Witch?"

No, unlike the evil witch in my impression, that child was leaning against the corner of the cage with her eyes closed. Her face with her eyes closed looked cute, like a sleeping kitten. Why was such a girl imprisoned? At that moment, Filio

I feel so strange.

Unable to help putting down the documents in his hands, Firion walked towards there and met someone he knew well, a witch hunting knight who belonged to another team.

"Is this child a witch?"

"That's right, she disguised herself very well and barely showed any breath. If a nun hadn't accidentally discovered her, we wouldn't have noticed her at all."

The knight nodded and looked at the girl in the prison car with Filio. Perhaps the sound of talking woke the child up, so she slowly opened her eyes and looked towards Filio.

The eyes of the child intersected at close range. At that moment, Filio seemed to see an elf. The light in the cage was dim, and the few rays of bright sunlight that penetrated were meager. Against the backdrop of this faint light, the girl's long snow-white hair

It looks very beautiful.

The girl looked at Firion, her eyes were very clear, not at all like the clarity that a witch could have.

Feeling incredible, Filio stretched out his hand and pressed it against the stone railing, carefully feeling the evil aura that only belonged to the witch. Even a trace of it could dispel the doubts in his heart, but to no avail.

The knight standing aside saw Filio's confusion, and he explained again.

"You don't have to feel it. Although I also find it strange, we used the shimmer stone to test it. She is completely a witch, there is no doubt."

"But...could it be said..."

"Actually, look at this witch. She has such a young body but a head of white hair. She must have used special methods to keep her body from aging, so she is definitely a witch."

"Indeed...I'm sorry, I didn't notice."

Although he said this, the doubts in Filio's heart grew bigger and bigger. He was thinking about something and gradually fell silent.

As the prison car left sight, Filio could not put the girl's white voice out of his mind. Then the intelligence personnel of the Witch Hunting Group found him, and it was said that they discovered the whereabouts of the witch who attacked the town.

That day, the witch transformed into a black crow and fled. Her injuries made her very weak. After flying for more than ten kilometers, she had to cancel the transformation and resume her human form to perform first aid. It was at that time that the remaining traces were discovered by investigators.

Later, the scouts followed the witch all the way and finally located the valley hut where she was hiding.

"Finally found it, notify the others immediately, and we will gather and set off in ten minutes."

"yes."

After receiving the news, the knight team quickly gathered and set off immediately.

According to the map, they came to the valley where the witch was hiding. It was filled with mist in the morning and evening, and it was half a day away from the royal capital. When they arrived here, the four knights of Firion's team were a little tired. They hurried on with all their strength, and they were five kilometers away.

Dismounting from your horse and walking is a bit too much for even a hardened person.

They hid in the grass in front of the valley to observe what was going on inside. From here, they could see the witch's hut several hundred meters away. They thought they were moving covertly, but they completely failed to notice the motionless black ants lying on the branches behind them.

grasshopper.

Unknowingly, the sun has set below the mountain, and the fog in the valley has become thicker.

Looking towards the thick fog that completely covered their sight, the knights who were resting were a little restless, and they had a bad feeling in their hearts. Please read clearly in the newspaper that there is only morning and evening mist in the valley, and I have never heard of it raining here.

Passed through such heavy fog.

"We've been discovered."

At Firion's reminder, the knights drew their weapons and stood in a circle to guard their surroundings.

The thick fog was like a sea of ​​clouds in the sky falling directly to the ground. It could not continue like this. Firion immediately gathered the light wind and waved his sword to roll up the whirlpool and push away the nearby water mist.

Suddenly, the knights felt a strong sense of malice, and everyone tightened their grip on the swords in their hands.

Dozens of humanoid silhouettes emerged from the dense fog. Their bodies were covered with a layer of dense hair, their eyes were hollow, their mouths were irregular in size, and they had long and sharp fangs lined up on both sides.

They were not human beings, or they were once human beings, but their bodies were transformed after death. Looking for words suitable for the names of these monsters from past events, Philio would choose the term ghoul.

The ghouls smelled the anger of Filio and the others, and their empty eyes immediately changed. They stared at everyone as if they were staring at prey. After a short silence, and as if they had received an order, the ghouls looked around from all sides.
Chapter completed!