Two days later, the situation was exactly as Anne said, and Claire, the great sword, regained consciousness.

However, what surprised and helpless the energetic young man Lackey was: Claire, who had just woken up and her injury had not fully recovered, actually insisted on showing off her strength and went to find the priest in the cathedral that issued the mission that day and asked him to order the city to

The guards cooperated and allowed her to immediately screen everyone in the cathedral?

Because she heard Lackey say that during the two days when she was in coma, several more people had their internal organs and heads eaten, so since people died every day, she was unwilling to wait any longer.

Seeing this, seeing that he couldn't persuade Claire, Lackey had no choice but to run to Annie and Elena for help, hoping that they would help Claire.

After all, he knew that both of them had that kind of strength, especially Anne, the mysterious and troubled little girl. Her ability to easily suppress demons and swords while talking and laughing was something he had always envied.

I really want to learn the terrifying method that I haven’t fully understood yet!

Unfortunately, what Lackey never expected was that both Annie and Elena rejected his request for help?

Annie said that catching monsters was not fun, so she didn't want to participate; while Elena made it clear that she didn't want to be exposed to the organization's sight, especially since she was currently suspecting and investigating whether the monsters were deliberately created by the organization.

On the premise of releasing it?

Elena also said that if she went to help Claire and kill the difficult monster in this situation, she would definitely come into the organization's sight and attract the organization's attention and investigation. That was not what she wanted.

I hope to see it, and Claire won’t allow it?

at last!

Seeing that both of them clearly refused and looked completely non-negotiable, Lackey had no choice but to run back to his and Claire's hotel bitterly, and cut off the workmanship where Claire's sword was hidden.

It was only worth a thousand beiras at most, but they claimed to sell the 'antique' plaster statue for ten million beiras and carried it to the cathedral.

Because Lackey knew that Claire should be publicly screening the lurking demon in the cathedral, he believed that she would be able to find it, and he could only quickly get the weapon that Claire left behind.

Other than sending it away, there isn't much that can be done.

But that night, the situation was exactly as Lackey imagined!

At the beginning, with the close cooperation of the Vincentian priest in the cathedral and the city guard soldiers, when Claire conducted a face-to-face review of all the existing personnel in the church, including the respected old bishop, she found that

After none of them were demons, she quickly thought of another place where demons might be hiding, and that was: the coffins that stored the bodies of the 'sages' in front of the church!

As a result, the soldiers made emergency arrangements and headed to the baptismal room together. Under Claire's silver eyes, they quickly locked onto a holy coffin that exuded evil aura.

Then, of course, a big battle is inevitable. After all, the monster is not stupid, and he will not sit still and die.

The battle that night was said to be very brutal. The more than twenty elite soldiers who went to encircle and suppress the demons were all wiped out. A dozen of them died on the spot, and almost all of the others were seriously injured, including of course the two men named Gek.

and the leader of Sidor's city guard.

In fact, Claire was almost beheaded by the powerful and cunning demon, but if Lackey hadn't arrived in time and delivered the plaster statue to Claire, Claire could get hers in time.

If it were a big sword, I'm afraid the result would be different.

What is worth celebrating is that although Claire was also seriously injured, she finally succeeded in killing the demon that was lurking in the cathedral and repeatedly doing evil, successfully completed the mission, and also obtained the city guard and the cathedral.

The unanimous approval of the priests.

Although there were some incidents during the period, such as Claire's excessive use of demonic power and her sudden rampage, which almost turned her into an 'Awakened One', and if it hadn't been for Lackey's sincere call, she might never have come back, etc.

, but those are not too important.

Anyway!

Three days later, when Claire was ready to leave after recovering from her injuries, she finally no longer needed to be secretive.

With blond hair and silver eyes, under the farewells and thanks of the two city guard officers, Priest Vincent and others, she took Lackey and left the holy city of Rabona, which had caused her two and three injuries.

.

Then, in a remote and uninhabited place outside the city, Claire and Lackey unexpectedly met each other. They had also been playing in the city of Santo Labona for a few days and were about to leave. Then they waited there for the two of them.

of Anne and Elena.

"Very good!"

"It's you!"

"Claire has completed her mission. She killed the monster. Do you know?"

"You must not know, right?"

In the past three days, Lachi had been taking care of the injured Claire in the military camp. He had no chance to explain the situation to Annie or Elena. Therefore, when he saw the two of them, of course he couldn't wait to go there.

He proudly showed off loudly and wanted to explain the situation to the two of them in detail.

"..."

(ˉ▽￣~)Cut~~

"People have known about it for a long time. Otherwise, do you think you and her would still be alive now?"

(ω)

Originally, there were some things that Anne didn't intend to say too much about, but when she saw how aggressive the other party was, she still couldn't hold it back and directly gave him a small blow rudely.

"ah?"

"What, what do you mean?"

Hearing this, Lackey was of course startled, and the expression on his face couldn't help but feel a little stiff, a little overwhelmed, and a little baffled. Obviously, he didn't fully understand why Annie just said that.

"What else can there be..."

乛乛

"Is it possible, you stupid guy, that you really thought you saved Claire by yourself?"

()

"You don't think that the rampant demonic power she had at that time could be suppressed by just shouting a few times like that, right?"

(ψ｀▽′)o

Although, saying this will definitely cause a serious blow to Lackey's confidence and self-esteem, but who will let him come to her Queen Anne and scream so loudly?

Therefore, Annie, who always likes to hit others and make others unhappy and then make herself happy, will definitely not be polite.

(…)

(●￣￣●)

(Yes, Tibbers also knows this. What does that seem to be called the 'Law of Conservation of Pleasure'? In short, depriving others of their happiness and then allowing themselves to have fun, that is some kind of the bad little master's behavior.

The bad fun lies.)

"!!"

"etc!"

Hearing Anne's explicit statement, Lackey was of course immediately shocked, because he had always thought it was his fault, and the two new friends, Gek and Sydow, also thought so.

"It's difficult, isn't it?"

"Were you there then?"

"Claire?"

"She really helped you suppress your demonic power?!"

Therefore, Lackey, who was feeling miserable, quickly turned his head and asked Claire, who was walking forward step by step behind him, hoping that the other party would say a few words of justice for him.

"..."

Unfortunately, Claire did not explain. She just cast a grateful look at Anne and then walked straight to Elena.

"look!"

|ω)

"She acquiesced!"

()hey-hey!

"!!"

"That's not right!"

"That's not acquiescence at all, you're talking nonsense!"

"I didn't see you at all that night, it's definitely not what you said!"

"You lied to me!!"

And since Claire didn't speak, Lackey naturally took it as a denial, so he argued with Annie on the sidelines.

"..."

Claire ignored the two people, just stood still in front of Elena, and then sighed:

"My agent, Lulu, should have already found the Vincent priest in the city of Saint Labona to collect the entrusted bounty. I guess he will come to me in the evening."

"Elena, do you have any plans?"

Whether it's Claire or Elena, as warriors of the organization, they actually don't know much about the organization, but if they are agents, it's different.

Since Claire can't act rashly at the moment, if she wants to investigate information, she thinks Elena should start with her agent Lulu.

Because every Da Jian affiliated to the organization has an agent dressed in black, who is mainly responsible for work matters, such as collecting rewards, treating Da Jian's injuries, and conveying the organization's new tasks to Da Jian, etc., so

, Claire firmly believes that those agents must know and have access to much more things than the 'thugs' of the organization like them.

"Claire, don't be in a hurry."

After shaking her head slightly, Elena took off her beautiful gold and red helmet, and showed the same exquisite blond hair, silver eyes and pretty face as Claire, and then said slowly:

"Currently our strength is too weak. Just you and me cannot do it. I need you to contact more soldiers!"

"And, I have heard..."

“Some people seem to be unhappy with the organization all the time?”

"Speaking of which, not everyone is like you and dares to take the initiative to find an organization and apply for transformation and membership, so..."

"I don't plan to take action against your agent for the time being."

"At least, I don't want the organization to be too suspicious of you at the moment."

Then, after looking into Claire's equally calm eyes for a while, Elena explained like this.

"Yeah?"

"Ok, I see……"

Nodding, hearing that Elena really didn't intend to attack her agent, and that what the other party said was reasonable, Claire thought for a while and said nothing more.

"correct!"

"Your demon power seems to have become stronger..."

"How is this going?"

Immediately afterwards, Claire looked at Elena up and down with her silver eyes and confirmed again before she asked strangely.

She and Elena were warriors who joined the organization in the same period to receive transformation and training. However, she entered combat half a year earlier than Elena. Both her demonic power and combat skills were far superior to Elena's. This point has changed since the last time.

The fact that Elena reached the limit before her is the best proof!

However, what Claire couldn't understand was why when she met Elena this time, she felt that Elena's demonic power suddenly increased a lot, and there were even faint signs of far surpassing her?

"Demon power?"

"Ah!"

"I have no idea."

"Maybe it's because of the armor?"

Unexpectedly, Claire would notice such details that she didn't even notice, and Elena couldn't help but feel a little lost.

"It was given to me by Lady Anne. It seems to have many benefits. Even the wounds on my abdomen have begun to heal."

“It’s amazing!”

"The pain is decreasing..."

"Moreover, when the demon power is used, it becomes more convenient?"

She looked at her hands, then subconsciously touched her abdomen. Finally, Elena chuckled and sighed in an uncertain tone.

"!!"

"Can the wound heal?"

"That's impossible!"

Hearing what Elena said, Claire's silver eyes suddenly widened, and then her expression became very shocked and surprised.

Think about it, these 'big swords' are tools trained and transformed by the organization. The flesh and blood of demons are integrated into their bodies, turning them into half-human and half-demon monsters, so they can use power comparable to or even far superior to demons. However,

But that doesn't come without a price.

Although the body has a strong recovery ability after being transformed, it will grow and will never age, and it still has the feelings and memories of when it was a human being, but the wound will never heal, and the accompanying indescribable pain will also

These 'big swords' need to be faced and suppressed all the time.

In fact, it's not that they are not afraid of pain, they just get used to it after the pain.

And if you can't get used to it, you will fail and become a victim of awakening!

Compared with the pain that tortures the nerves all the time, the bloody battles, injuries or other things in the past have gradually become less important, and that is, there are rarely smiles and other words on their sword faces.

The main reason for the expression.

In most cases, let alone smiles, on the contrary, what appears more on their faces is the kind of inhuman distortion and ferocity!

after all……

They need to live with the terrible and unhealable wounds and unspeakable pain all their lives. They also need to use their spirit and will to suppress the demonic power all the time. They need to fight the demons all the time and at the same time, they need to accept the fear and rejection of people.

, where can I have something as luxurious as a smile?

"yes!"

"impossible……"

"I didn't believe it either..."

"but……"

"You will know later."

Unfortunately, Elena didn't explain much. She just stopped talking and gave Claire another smile.

"Lady Anne gave me the magical ability to copy this armor called 'Judgement'. It is said that this armor comes from a righteous angel named 'Kyle'?"

"Believe me, Claire, I will give you a set when you need it, and you will know when the time comes."

Then, she stretched out a hand and clasped Claire's palm, letting the other person feel the coldness of the plate armor and the weird comfort. Elena couldn't help but give Claire a knowing smile.

After all, the other party is her close friend and her best friend, and now the two of them have begun to work hard for the common and lofty goal of justice. The pain and confusion are dissipating, the haze and darkness in their hearts are beginning to clear up, and everything is moving forward.

Moving forward in a good direction, Elena certainly has no reason to keep a dead face like before.

"..."

Claire was stunned again, her spirit and expression couldn't help but become a little dazed.

because……

She had only seen that kind of smile on the face of a big sword, and that person... has now become one with her. The path she is taking now is the path that that person has taken, and what she wants

What continues is also that person’s will!

"Judgement?"

"It's a really good name..."

After a long time, Claire, who was still in a daze, gradually came back to her senses, and subconsciously turned to look at the little girl not far away from the two who was still arguing with Lackey, and her expression gradually changed.

It's getting a little complicated.

Speaking of which, she had already been saved by that little girl twice, and so had Elena. Therefore, she began to wonder where the other person came from and why he was so kind to them.

"how?"

Seeing Claire's expression, Elena blinked, and then suddenly asked:

"Do you want to?"

"If you want it, I can give it to you now!"

Although now is not the best time for Claire to leave the organization, since they are partners and best friends, Elena can't care so much, saying that as long as the other party nods, she will be satisfied.

Although there will be difficulties in the investigation and the organization will come to them for trouble, she feels that they can still overcome those difficulties.

"No……"

Shaking her head slowly, Claire withdrew her gaze from Annie, and then looked at Elena again.

"Now is not the time."

"But I really like the name 'Judgment'."

"real."

"Elena, I'm waiting for that moment."

In this way, Claire looked at her friend with firm eyes and said solemnly with a pun.

"certainly!"

"Me too."

Elena smiled again.

Then, when they saw that Lady Anne and Lackey finally stopped arguing and walked towards the two of them, she put on the gold and red one again, with beautiful and sacred patterns, and there were also

The helmet decorated with red tassels symbolizing revenge once again hid her iconic sword face.

"gone!"

()

"Elena, it's time for us to set off!"

()

After seeing Elena put on her helmet and seemed to have finished talking to Claire, Anne greeted her carelessly and skipped forward.

"Eh?"

"Aren't you coming with us?"

Seeing this, Lackey naturally asked loudly.

"Never!"

(ˇεˇ)

"I want to go around and have fun, so I don't want to go fight monsters with you!"

(lll￢▽￢)

Without even thinking about it, Annie turned around, rejected and refuted with disdain, and then continued walking forward.

"what the hell!"

"Didn't I just say a few words to you?"

"As for being so stingy?"

Seeing Annie and Elena continue to leave quickly, Lackey thought it was because of the quarrel they had just had, and then quickly shouted loudly.

"People are so stingy!"

(-)

"Let's go!"

-

==()

Anne turned around and made a face, then continued to walk forward quickly, not intending to give anyone another chance to speak.

"..."

At this time, the spirited young man Lackey was completely at a loss. He stood there dumbfounded and didn't know what to say.

"Let's go."

"It's time for us to set off."

However, before Lucky could think of anything to say to retain Annie and Elena, Claire turned around and walked towards another road and urged them.

"ah?"

"But……"

"Hello!"

"Claire, wait for me!"

As a last resort, seeing that Claire had no intention of joining the two of them, Lackey had no choice but to trot after him in annoyance.

"Eh?"

"Where are they?"

"How can you run so fast?!"

"where it goes?"

Then, when he turned around again to say goodbye to Annie and Elena, where could he see those two people again?

""

Unfortunately, Claire, who was already walking step by step in front, ignored him. She didn't seem to want to respond, let alone think about such boring questions, she just walked forward step by step with an expressionless face.

As I walked, I didn’t know what I was thinking about.

"ah!"

"Claire!"

"Slow down a little bit"

"Wait for me!"

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Chapter completed!