The Western Region Fortress in the distant mountains was like the light of dawn at the end of the darkness. The light of Order that penetrated the sky and the earth dispelled the fatigue and frustration of the knights for many days. Under the inspiration of the light of the Spire of Flames, everyone's pain seemed to have really disappeared. Everyone could not wait to rush to the foot of the mountain that was shrouded in light.
But Veronica did not lose her cool. She ordered the knights to set up camp in the open space outside the Shadowy Forest, ready to go to the fortress the next time the power of Chaos weakened.
This seemingly "time-wasting" rest was actually quite necessary because the knights had been active in the area where the power of Chaos was at its peak for too long. Even with the protection of holy relics, everyone had more or less been eroded by the aura of Chaos. This kind of erosion had not yet changed their bodies, but it had left a deep shadow in their spiritual world. The shadow was not obvious in the dark, but under the light, it would have nowhere to hide and become scars.
Those who had stayed in the Chaotic environment for too long couldn't return to the Land of Order directly because the overly powerful protective powers of the Land of Order would purify everything that was affected by the corrosion. This was reflected in the collapse of the soul and the loss of control of the mana in the human body. In the early days of the war, soldiers who returned from the front line of Chaos often committed suicide after returning to the barracks. This was the result of the eroded mind returning to the land of Order with a strong sense of guilt and fear. Today, people knew how to deal with this fatal psychological problem: as long as they adapted to the buffer zone between Chaos and Order for a short period of time.
The knights rested in the temporary camp, and these veterans finally had a chance to take a breather. They gathered in twos and threes. Some were eating, some were whispering about the war and home, and some were simply staring at the campfire in a daze, waiting for the princess to issue the order to go. Hao Ren also found a place to sit down. He seemed to be in a daze, but in fact, he was testing a new mental communication link.
This channel was activated earlier today. He suddenly received a short-lived contact request from the MDT. Although the contact was immediately cut off, it left such a message frequency. If he was not mistaken, this frequency should be the only loophole in the full-band interference layer shrouding the periphery of Collow. At this moment, he was constantly fine-tuning his mental frequency and increasing the intensity of the call. The response signal from the depths of the mental connection was gradually becoming clearer. If everything went well, maybe he could restore contact with the outside world today.
Just as he was immersed in the mental world, a knight came up from the side. Hao Ren looked up and saw a young girl with flaxen curls and freckles standing in front of him, looking at him curiously.
Hao Ren thought for a moment and remembered that this should be one of the two bodyguards who often followed the standard-bearer. In the army of Collow, the standard-bearer was even more important than the basic commander. They were individually very strong, so they could hold the golden battle flag and repel the monsters at the same time. They also had their own bodyguards, who were also combat masters. Their only task in the army was to guard the battle flag. In times of emergency, they were even allowed to watch the commander die in battle without rescuing him. Because when the commander fell, the army would not necessarily be wiped out, but once the standard-bearer's heart stopped beating, the entire army would be swallowed by Chaos in an instant.
The country-looking girl in front of him was the bodyguard who was responsible for protecting the standard-bearer. But Hao Ren had never spoken to her, so he did not know why she suddenly came over.
"Hello," Hao Ren tried to say hello to her. "I remember you are the standard-bearer, called La … what is it again?"
"Lavinia, Mr. Guardian." When the bodyguard heard Hao Ren took the initiative to greet her, she suddenly looked quite happy, but also a little nervous. "Ah … I didn't mean to disturb you, but … but …"
"But what?" Hao Ren could not help but smile when he saw the freckled girl stomping her feet as she spoke. He knew from Veronica that the bodyguards were the best among the knights. Not only were they skilled, but they were also well-educated. Usually, they were the children of nobles and were very envied and respected by ordinary soldiers in the army. But Lavinia did not seem to meet these characteristics. "Relax, I don't eat people."
"Oh," Lavinia nodded quickly, and then asked with an expectant look in her eyes, "Mr. Guardian, did you really survive from a thousand years ago?"
Hao Ren was a little embarrassed, but fortunately, he was half a quack. At this critical moment, he still had a layer of skin on his face. "Err … more or less … I'm not sure, but I'm certainly not from your generation."
"Do you know what the world looked like a thousand years ago?" Lavinia looked even happier. "I heard that the tide of Chaos a thousand years ago was the most powerful in history, but the mortals at that time were also the most powerful mortals in history. At that time, all humans were immortal, and they could even build floating castles to attack the realm of Chaos. A castle called Hodier fell on the Gray Sea, and the roar of the Gray Sea was the sound of the castle's magic power furnace restarting …"
Hao Ren said that he did not know where the Gray Sea was, but he still kept a smile on his face and nodded. At this time, he could see that Lavinia should be a fan. She had been a bodyguard of the Golden War Flag for a long time, and her head was full of worship for the power of Order. At this time, she must have regarded Hao Ren, the 'guardian from the ancient times', as some kind of idol.
But after expressing her longing for the ancient times for a while, Lavinia suddenly changed the topic and asked, "By the way, Mr. Guardian, do you have any plans after coming to our country?"
Hao Ren frowned. "Hmm? Why do you ask? "
Lavinia smiled embarrassedly. "Err, I'm curious …"
Hao Ren thought for a moment and said half-truthfully, "First of all … looking for someone."
"Looking for someone?" Lavinia suddenly looked as if she had seen a ghost. "Who are you looking for?"
"A friend, and I … in the same team." A big furry tail flashed across Hao Ren's mind. "She separated from me at that time, but I don't think she has gone too far. She is most likely in your country."
Lavinia looked at Hao Ren with a strange look in her eyes. "Mr. Guardian, I want to remind you that it is now a thousand years later, and the person you are looking for …"
Lavinia obviously regarded Hao Ren's current state as a time imbalance syndrome caused by sleeping for too long, and there was even a little sympathy and sympathy in her words. Hao Ren had already expected this reaction, so he did not mind it at the moment. He just smiled and said, "I know, but I am sure she is still alive. Didn't you just say that the people of our previous generation are immortal? Then, as long as we didn't die on the battlefield, wouldn't we be able to live until now? "
Lavinia suddenly felt a little embarrassed. "But …"
At this moment, a voice suddenly sounded in Hao Ren's mind, interrupting his conversation with Miss Guardian Knight. "Answer. MDT calling Hao Ren. Please answer if you hear me. MDT calling …"
Hao Ren was startled, and then he was overjoyed. The communication was finally restored!
He waved his hand in front of Lavinia's puzzled eyes, and then immediately calmed down. "Got it, got it. Oh my god, I can finally talk. What's the situation outside?"
"It's connected! It's connected!" Hao Ren first heard the voice of the MDT, which seemed to be reporting good news to others. Then he heard a mess of voices coming from the channel, and Y 'zaks' loud voice was particularly refreshing. "Hurry up and ask him about the situation over there!"
"Buddy, everything is fine here. Nothing happened in space after you disappeared. We have been floating in the same place for more than a week," the MDT temporarily blocked the voices of others. "How are you doing over there?"
"I am fine here too. I fell in a strange place called Collow … I don't know if it is a planet or a different space. There is a war here, and it is a little difficult to fight alone. But I have teamed up with the locals," Hao Ren said quickly. "But I got separated from Lily. The space turbulence blew us apart."
There was silence on the other side of the communication link for a few seconds. It seemed that the MDT was adjusting the direction of the life detector. After a while, the voice came again. "Don't worry, her life is all right. Well … she seems to be healthier than when she was at home."
Although the MDT could not directly communicate with people other than Hao Ren, it could monitor the life characteristics of everyone in Hao Ren's team. This was a function that Hao Ren had specially added to the MDT after many team missions, just in case. Now it seemed that this function really came in handy.
Hearing the MDT's words, Hao Ren breathed a sigh of relief. He was worried that Lily had fallen in the realm of Chaos, but now he heard that her health had improved instead of declining. So he did not have to worry so much. The husky must have fallen in a place with no enemies and plenty of food.
She would not be healthy if there was not enough food.
At this moment, a burst of interference suddenly sounded in the channel.
"What's going on? I suddenly heard noise just now. "
"The communication link is not too stable," the MDT's voice was a little distorted, and it sounded quite urgent. "This is a temporary signal … I need to recalibrate a few times … There is no way to break through the space blockade now, you —"
"Hey, wait a minute, I haven't finished …" Hao Ren suddenly panicked.
But the MDT's voice on the other side was getting more and more faint, and soon it was almost inaudible. At the last moment when the communication was about to be cut off, Vivian's voice interrupted without warning. "Hao Ren! Take care of yourself! If you can't beat them, remember to run! "
Hao Ren was startled and immediately said, "Don't worry, I know —"
The communication was cut off at this moment.
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