Alien Knights

Driven by Carroll, the griffin flew to the north of Muxi City, the main camp of the Crusaders.

Different from the main urban area of ​​Muxi City, the Crusader camp looks like a huge military camp mixed with various buildings.

The wooden longhouses where the orcs lived, the low houses made of stones by werewolves, the tall and steeple churches repaired by elf craftsmen...

Before Carroll got close to the gate of the camp, there was a sharp warning sound from afar. Two Valkyries with spears and bows and arrows on their backs rode a griffin approaching the orc from the left and right, ordering him to land immediately.

Watching the Valkyrie stretch out her hand to her quiver, Carol gritted her teeth and slowly landed towards the square of the crusader's camp.

Stopping the griffin at the foot of a black dragon statue that was tens of meters high, Carol jumped off the back of the mount and opened his arms to indicate that he was not carrying any weapons.

"You made a mistake."

A Valkyrie pointed a spear at Carol's nose and shouted loudly, "Abandoning duty, rushing into the market, and snatching a griffin! Any of these will punish you with severe punishment!"

Carroll lowered his arms and said in a deep voice: "I heard that some people in the Crusaders arrested my partner...Barbara and Randall..."

The Valkyrie who had spoken before was taken aback for a moment, then exchanged glances with her companion, then looked at Carol and asked, "Is this the purpose of your coming here?"

"That's right."

The two Valkyries looked at each other.

One of them said: "You can go back to your companions now, but your crimes will be judged later!"

Carol nodded indifferently, and strode towards the temple in the camp.

Stepping into the Dragon God's Temple in the center of the Crusader's camp, the first thing Carol saw was a sea of ​​alien races.

Orcs, werewolves, elves, dwarves, tauren... Members of many races gathered in the hall of the temple, chatting cautiously.

"I've always wondered why the crusaders would tolerate the existence of a human being?"

"The bloodlines of the members of the Crusaders have all undergone purification rituals, and the old species of humans should not be kept among us."

"I heard that an elf woman fell in love with that human crusader."

"Falling in love with humans? Don't those stupid elves wake up? Isn't that elf named Jacqueline the best example?"

"Pay attention to your words! If you dare to insult our race again, I will initiate a complaint and arbitration to the assembly!"

Listening to the gossip coming from his ears, Carol clenched his fists tightly, the veins bursting out on his forehead rose and fell, and his whole body was like a powder keg that might explode at any time.

Through the crowded crowd, Carroll came to the front of the temple hall.

The five shamans, including Minnie, sat at the lower end of the dragon statue, looking at the audience with solemn faces and remained silent.

In the middle of the shaman and the crowd, there was a specially cleared area, and the two factions stood on the left and right, facing each other there.

The faction on the left has a large number of people, roughly counting, there are twenty or thirty people, most of them are elves, and there are a few tauren and dwarves.

On the right side, there are only two lonely people, Randall and Barbara.

Because of the anger, the light blue tattoos on Barbara's whole body flickered like a stream of light, and her two pointed ears were drawn back. No matter in her movements or expression, she looked like a cat whose tail had been stepped on.

"Whoever I fall in love with and who I want to be with is my business!" Barbara waved her arms, and a little fire light danced at her fingertips. She shouted angrily: "I don't understand at all, what happened today What's the point of the trial?!"

At the end of the crowd of elves on the left, a woman came out, and slowly came to the middle, looking at Barbara, her eyes were filled with endless sadness and lamentation.

Seeing this woman, Barbara opened her eyes wide and said softly, "You are Jacqueline, the one who was deceived by humans..."

Compared to the past, Jacqueline looked thinner and paler, and the blue tattoos on her body were dull. She said to Barbara: "My sister, the same expression, the same words, on your body I am Seeing your past self, you are making all the mistakes I made back then..."

Barbara frowned and said, "I'm not like you..."

"That's what I said at the beginning. I am different from those of my race, and my lover is also different from those humans. Our love is pure and noble, and should not be slandered or questioned... But in the end, it is How?"

Jacqueline's face lost all color, and her whole body was on the verge of falling, relying on the support of a fellow elf behind her to prevent her from falling to the ground.

"Human beings who have not accepted the purification ceremony, such evil thoughts as selfishness, cruelty, and deceit are buried in their blood and soul, and it is impossible to disappear! This is their inherent defect! It is also a nature that can never be changed!"

Jacqueline stretched her hand to Barbara: "My sister, look at me, look at how miserable I am now... wake up, it's not too late..."

Barbara took a step back, shook her head and said, "I'm different from you..."

Randall walked forward, protected Barbara with his body, and said in a deep voice: "I started this dispute, and you shouldn't target her."

Hearing the first sound of human beings, the elves were furious and scolded Randall loudly.

An old elf shaman sitting on the top seat slowly stood up, stretched out his hand to stop the censure of his fellow clansmen, and said slowly to Randall: "There is a rumor among the crusaders that before the conversion ceremony , there is a group of children chosen by God first, including Barbara, is there such a thing?"

Recalling Wayne Dunlop's human experiments back then, Randall nodded and said, "That's right, there were three of the earliest crusaders, and one of them was Barbara."

The old elf shaman closed his eyes and nodded: "So the rumors are true. I heard that even though you are a human being, you walked very close to these three crusaders. It should be true, right?"

"Yes, these three crusaders, including Barbara, are my companions, my best friends, my life and death friends."

The old elf shaman suddenly opened his eyes, and growled at Randall: "Then, why don't you participate in the purification ceremony and join the ranks of the crusaders?!"

As soon as this statement came out, everyone present was stunned.

Even Barbara turned her head to look at Randall, waiting for his answer.

Randall closed his eyes in pain, and the dream in the fog reappeared in his mind.

On the old tree with a crooked neck, the dangling feet dangled back and forth, and the rope supporting the corpse made harsh creaking sounds.

The mother who committed suicide in despair opened her blood-red eyes, stared at her child, and screamed: "Why? Why did I give birth to you, a monster?! Why are you not a normal person?!"

parricide!

The sense of guilt emerging from the depths of his soul made Randall tremble and he couldn't stand still. He said in a trembling voice, "I can't do it."

Hearing this answer, Barbara collapsed and sat on the ground, as if all her strength had been sucked out of her body.

The old elf shaman turned around and returned to his seat: "Fear of failure in the ceremony? Fear of changing the body? Forget it, the reason is not important. You refuse the gift of God and purify your soul. This is your sin."

Barbara struggled to get up, stood in front of Randall, stared at each other and said: "You have been avoiding our relationship. Whenever I talk about the future, you always change the subject with a smile...Actually , you don't want to be with me at all, think I'm weird? Think I'm like a monster?"

Randall shook his head in pain: "No, it's not like you think... I love you, but I'm guilty, I don't deserve such a perfect you..."

The old elf shaman looked at the other shamans for a moment, and said: "The matter is already clear, a coward who is afraid of approaching God is not worth our trouble to judge him..."

Before the words were finished, a huge green figure rushed up to the platform and walked straight to Randall. Unexpectedly, he punched the frustrated human being hard!