Chapter 1105 Ye Zi’s Heart

Two days later.

Graycastle, Neverwinter City.

"The situation at that time was almost like this..." Ashes recounted the battle process in detail, "When the fire was extinguished, Lightning searched north for about a hundred kilometers and found some traces left by the enemy. According to on-site analysis, it should be the Spider Demon It was caused while walking through the forest, and there were not many of them, probably around three or four."

Due to the interruption of communication in the forest, Roland did not learn about the attack on Ye Zi until the evening of the next day. Early the next morning, he immediately asked Tilly and Wendy to drive the Seagull to the terminal and take the person involved back to Neverwinter.

Ashes was okay and looked almost unharmed, but the leaves were like people carrying them off the plane.

Fortunately among the misfortunes, Higurashi had already planted the seeds of symbiosis in her body. Although Ye Zi had been unconscious, judging from the expression of the symbiotic person, she did not show much pain, which also meant that Ye Zi was in a coma. The mental drain is far greater than the physical damage.

Roland suppressed his distracting thoughts and moved his gaze to the large map on his desk.

He had a clear picture of the entire attack in his mind.

The Devil Commander did notice something strange about the Hidden Forest. After all, the railway line turned a corner from here and extended all the way towards Taqila. But instead of storming the trenches and barbed wire at the terminal, it directly targeted the witches.

A small group of people moved nearly 500 kilometers from the ruins of Taqila to the northern end of the forest. Such a long march was destined to be impossible to support the battle of a large army. Presumably, in addition to the task of arson, those spider demons also carried a large number of reds. mist can. In a sense, this can be regarded as a mobile operation by the enemy.

Setting fire to the forest was just a pretense to attract the attention of the witch. Now that I think about it, regardless of whether there is an emergency strategy for the fire attack, the controller of the forest will most likely stay in place and pay attention to the further development of the situation, and this is what the enemy will seize. moment.

Probably in the eyes of the devil, it was the leaves that supported the logistics supplies of the First Army.

As long as the forest controller is killed, the crisis on the front line can be relieved and mankind can retreat without a fight.

Although the intention is a little biased, the fact that it can be calculated to this point shows that the devil's understanding of magic has accurately guessed the form of Ye Zi's ability, and carried out a targeted beheading attack, using his personal strength to run long distances and kill the required The advance and retreat time are included in the calculation, so every step is interconnected. Without an extremely deep understanding of the use of magic, it would be impossible to achieve this.

He even suspected that the devil had seen abilities similar to those of Ye Zi.

Although it would take at least more than a week for the enemy's surprise team to return along the same route. It would not be difficult to catch up with the spider demons by following their distinctive footprints, but that was of little significance. The demon slayers who can fly autonomously can abandon their team and escape at any time. If they send too few pursuers, they will easily get bitten. If they send too many, they can only kill a few spider demons and some low-level devils.

Similarly, there are no better countermeasures for the covert actions of an elite team like the enemy. Most of the important witches are protected by God's Punishment Witches. But how to arrange for the erratic ones like Ye Zi, Maisie, and Lightning? Protection cannot be watertight. Fortunately, there are not many high-level devils with such abilities, and they will emit obvious signs of magic when they attack at full speed. As long as retreat is the first priority, the enemy will not succeed so easily.

Another thing that people care about is the conversation between Demon Slayer and Ashes.

Does the devil... turn out to be able to speak human language?

As a high-level devil, Kabradabi, who was captured alive, did not have this ability. Without a spiritual connection through Carmilla, he could not even perform basic communication.

Learning is the basis of evolution.

There are countless things that can change in hundreds of years, but you are still living as if you were yesterday.

It is rumored that before the first war of divine will started, someone had contact with the devil... and it was a human who imparted knowledge to them.

The words retold by Ashes and the rumors mentioned by Pasha came to Roland's mind alternately.

For some reason, he always felt that this demon slayer showed a sense of pride when it mentioned hundreds of years, as if it had witnessed countless changes.

Could it be that it is a devil that has lived since the Federation era...or even earlier?

So it learned human language?

But...this is incredible.

While Roland was deep in thought, Wendy's voice suddenly came from outside the office.

"Your Majesty," she opened the door and said, "Zi Zi is awake."

"I'm coming right away," Roland stood up suddenly and looked at Ashes, "Do you want to come with us?"

The extraordinary man nodded.

"By the way," he stopped as he walked past the other party, "I forgot to say it before, thank you."

Seemingly unscathed does not mean that he was not hurt at all. Only when you get closer will you notice that there are several shallow scars on Hui Jin's face and finger joints.

A whirlwind that can blow leaves away will naturally not be as gentle as the spring breeze blowing on the face. Logically speaking, such a small injury should not stay on the extraordinary person for more than a day, but it still has not healed.

In other words, once a mistake is made, it may be fatal and irreversible.

The intensity of this battle was obviously not as simple as what she said.

Hui Jin calmly accepted the thanks. She just lowered her eyelids slightly and glanced at Roland with her golden eyes, "Treat Tilly well."

"Of course, even if you don't say it." Roland pursed his lips and understood what the other party meant. This in itself is a matter of course, just like she saved Ye Zi. It turned out that a seemingly innocent extraordinary person would also have such thoughts. He couldn't help but smile and said, "Let's go."

…

Walking into Ye Zi's bedroom, the room was already full of people.

Anna, Nightingale, Tilly, Scroll, Mystery Moon... almost all the first batch of witches who joined the alliance gathered here. Seeing Roland's arrival, everyone made way for an aisle.

Among the crowd, he saw Ye Zi who had already sat up.

Her long emerald green hair was a little messy, and her face was slightly pale, but she didn't look too haggard.

Her eyes were still bright.

"Your Majesty," Ye Zi said in a low voice, "I have made you worried."

"As long as you're fine..." Roland breathed a sigh of relief. The previous coma was indeed caused by mental exhaustion. But he also knew that saying it was okay was a bit forced. Ye Zi was also subject to a "curse" similar to lightning. The internal trauma caused by being forcibly interrupted in the heart of the jungle state still existed. At most, it could only be said that it would not be life-threatening. . "I have already heard from Ashes about the specific situation. Just rest well and don't worry about the forest for the time being. As for your injuries, I will definitely find a solution."

She shook her head, "No, Your Majesty, please let me return to the front line."

"Leaves!" Nightingale couldn't help but shout.

"I know what everyone is thinking, but me lying in bed won't help the situation at all, right?" Ye Zi said slowly, but his tone was very clear, "Whether it is in the Hidden Forest or in Neverwinter City, The curse will never go away, and in that case, there is no point in resting.”

"But..." Wendy murmured.

"And as long as I stay in the forest for one day, the communication between the two places will be able to maintain operation, the experimental field will not be abandoned, and I can also help transport the materials needed on the front line. This is more or less effective for the goal of defeating the devil. It helps a little. Compared with the two, which one is the better choice? It can be said to be clear at a glance, right?" She took a slight breath and tried to smile, "Don't worry, I saw something wrong this time. It is definitely the best choice to withdraw first.”

Everyone was speechless for a moment.

Roland took a deep breath, and...he should have guessed this. If Ye Zi were not like this, how could he walk from the Impasse Mountains all the way to Border Town with bare feet and bring all the surviving sisters back here?

She is like a forest, with a soft exterior hiding a tough heart.

"I understand," he nodded after a moment of silence, "but you have to promise me that you will not act alone at any time until the demon slayer with the power of the curse is killed."

After speaking, he looked at Ashes and said, "Can I ask you to take care of her during this time?"

Ashes and Tilly looked at each other, and then replied, "Leave it to me."