Unmarked Graves in the South of the City
A delicate and pretty girl in a white dress was digging into the ground with her fingers as if she had gone mad. The ground was very hard and her hands were covered in blood from digging but she had no intention of stopping.
The pit in front of her was already more than ten centimeters deep and half a meter wide. There were bloodstained soil everywhere around it.
This place was deserted. Some of the people who came to visit the grave only looked at the girl from afar and then left on their own. There were more than one or two people who had gone mad because of the death of their loved ones. This was not the first time they had seen such an action.
The people who came to visit the grave came and left. They left and came again. The sky was filled with dark clouds and the snow was getting heavier. The ground was covered in a thick layer of white snow. The girl was frozen stiff and her hands were already turning purple. The wounds caused by digging the pit were full of frostbite. Even if her body was strong due to her frequent martial arts training and even if she was wearing special thermal underwear, the lack of rest and food for a long time had caused her physical strength to decline.
Her fingernails were broken but the girl did not feel regretful at all. She continued to dig quickly.
Unfortunately, the soil was very hard and there were even harder stones mixed in it. Some of the stones were embedded in her bloody mouth and the girl was in so much pain that her forehead was sweating.
"Tesna! What are you doing here! Come back with me! "A tall and strong man was standing by the side out of nowhere. He stared at the girl and said sternly.
"This is a test," Tesna glanced at the man. "Brother, go back. It's cold here."
"Can you give up on yourself just because you don't have Willpower? A test! Whose test would make you dig until your hands are covered in blood!? Go! Come back with me! " The man walked closer with large strides and grabbed Tesna. His powerful strength and Willpower instantly caused Tesna to be unable to resist.
"Let go of me!!" She began to resist.
"If you keep digging, your hands are going to be crippled!" The man was furious. "You're just a normal person who can't cultivate Willpower! If it wasn't for someone playing with you, do you really think that someone can change your qualifications?! "
"This is my decision! Let go! "The girl said loudly. She bit the man's arm fiercely.
"Are you looking for death!?" The man immediately flung her away. When he saw that his arm was bleeding from the bite, he became even angrier. "If it wasn't for my father asking me to take care of you before he passed away, do you really think I'm willing to take care of you!"
"I said, it's none of your business," Tesna sat on the snow. Her face was red and purple. She did not know if it was from anger or cold.
She and the man in front of her were not biological siblings. She had followed her father and formed a new family with his mother. They weren't related by blood. When her father was still alive, although she didn't have any aptitude, she still had a good life. Now that her father had passed away, the family property had been taken over by her brother's mother, and she had begun to treat her coldly.
Only this brother of hers, who was fierce with his words, would always take care of her intentionally or unintentionally. Although he said that he didn't care about her death, he was always concerned about her.
However, now that her brother was about to get married and form his own family, and she was gradually growing up, there was no reason for him to take care of her anymore.
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"Go back. I will be responsible for my own matters," Tesna said loudly.
Her brother continued to pester her for a long time. In the end, he couldn't win against her and finally went home in anger. Before he left, he couldn't help but leave behind a pair of thick leather gloves and a shovel.
Unfortunately, Tesna turned a blind eye to it. She continued to dig the soil with her bare hands.
It was not her first time doing something like this. Someone had lied to her before. However, she did it seriously every time. She almost got into trouble many times later on. However, she always held on to the thought that she would get lucky. She would meet the truth one day. If she really met the truth and gave up at that time, would all her previous efforts not be in vain?
In the distance, Garon hid in the air without making a sound. He watched Tesna dig without stopping. He saw that she was digging madly without wearing gloves or using a shovel. Even he could not help but be slightly moved when he saw that her fingers were almost crippled from digging.
After all, he had only said one sentence, and the other party had carried it out so thoroughly. It was not easy to meet such a disciple and subordinate.
"Let's observe for a while more …"
One of them dug while the other watched. Time passed slowly.
Tesna's brother came to watch a few more times. Each time, he was more and more worried.
Apart from him, no one else in the family came to care. Tesna was already being marginalized in the family. Now, the reason why she was doing such a stupid thing had been found out. The reason was because she wanted to be apprenticed? A so-called martial arts expert she met by chance casually told her to do so. She didn't expect this guy to actually believe it.
The young ladies in the family laughed at her stupidity. She believed that a random person she met was an expert? Even if he was an expert, how strong could a person who practiced combat arts be? Could he be stronger than a pilot? Of course not.
Doing this for the sake of learning combat arts was not something that could be described with the word stupid.
However, this was not the only stupid thing Tesna had done. Everyone was used to it. The core of the family was Dorsein, a member whose Willpower had reached Level Three. He was about to get married. Everyone was busy planning an elegant and noble wedding. As for a normal person like Tesna, she had long been marginalized in the family. Her father was useless and her mother did not acknowledge her at all. If it were not for her brother taking care of her, the family would have cut off her monthly allowance.
The next day, Garon walked over slowly from afar. He stood beside Tesna and watched her dig until she was drenched in blood. Tesna glanced at him and dug even harder.
The two of them watched while the other dug. Neither of them spoke.
At noon, the dark clouds were slightly lighter. Rays of sunlight shone down from the middle of the clouds.
A group of gorgeously dressed girls walked over from afar. They were surrounded by a few bodyguards. They looked at Garon who was standing and Tesna who was digging from afar. They pointed at them and mocked them as they watched the show.
They were obviously here to see something strange and fun.
"Is that the combat expert who wanted her to dig? He looks pretty good. Unfortunately, he's a lunatic. "
"A lunatic meeting a lunatic. Isn't this perfect? The two of them imparting unique combat arts. It's the most commonly written scene in those novels. I think Tesna must have read too many novels. "
"Her fingers are almost useless. However, Tesna's perseverance is not bad," someone agreed.
"Perseverance? Does a lunatic have perseverance!? I suspect that this fellow has no pain nerves, right? It hurts just looking at her. How could she possibly endure it for so long? She used to practice combat arts like crazy. In the end, her body was almost crippled. If her brother had not found out, she would have died in some unknown corner. "
The group of people chatted and laughed. After watching for a while, they sized up Garon. They did not feel any Willpower from him at all. Therefore, they were completely sure that this fellow was a scammer. However, if he dared to stand and watch after scamming someone, then he was most likely a scammer with a problem in his head.
Humans always had a herd mentality. Seeing that there were people watching here, new people quickly joined in to watch the commotion.
However, once the novelty wore off and the weather was cold, everyone soon felt bored and left.
At this moment, Tesna's finger bones were completely frozen and necrotic. She could not feel any pain and continued to dig downwards.
"Enough."
Finally, Garon spoke.
"This pit is enough," he said calmly.
"Enough?" Tesna was stunned and slowly stopped. She looked at the pit full of blood and her hands that were completely necrotic. Perhaps it would be amputated?
This thought surfaced in her mind. Was it worth it? For the sake of combat arts.
However, the answer was unprecedentedly firm. It was worth it!
Because this was the only path she could take to strengthen herself. It was her only hope. How could those with qualifications understand her pain?
"Now, jump in and bury yourself inside."
Garon's next sentence instantly made her widen her eyes.
"Of course, you've passed the first test. This is the second one. Remember to leave your head exposed. "
Tesna looked at Garon and then at the pit. She did not expect that the second test would be to bury herself alive.
Garon's face was expressionless. He only looked at her calmly.
"You're not willing? Then pretend that I didn't say anything. "
"No."
Tesna jumped into the pit and began to use her hands to continuously dig the surrounding soil into her pit.
In a short while, in addition to the continuous falling snow, she soon buried herself until only her arms were exposed. As she reached her hands into the pit, she stopped moving and allowed the heavy snow to gradually drown her.
Soon, the people in the family noticed a new change. The people who came to watch the two of them came again.
When they realized that there was a new trick, these people immediately began to watch the show. They pointed at them from afar as if they were watching a monkey show in a circus. They chatted and laughed while eating the snacks that they brought with them.
Tesna was hungry and thirsty. Her body was so cold that it turned purple. Her blood had already started to show signs of viscosity. Her vision was blurry and she had no strength in her body. She could only instinctively bite the snow beside her mouth. However, because the temperature in her mouth was too low, the snow took a long time to melt.
She felt that she might be dying.
However, Garon looked at her expressionlessly from the side.
"What if he's really just lying to me?" This thought could not be suppressed as it sprang up in Tesna's heart.
"You can choose to give up at any time." Garon's voice came faintly.
Tesna opened her mouth but could not make any sound. She fell silent. Even if she gave up now, she would fall seriously ill when she returned. It was unknown whether she could survive.
She had already reached this stage …
"Will she die?" The young ladies who were watching from afar laughed continuously. In this era of war, the death of one or two people would not attract any attention at all.
The war had already made it difficult to maintain the basic social order in the Blackboard Region. Everyone could only rely on their own strength.
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