Smoke billowed from the air.

Oldman looked at the smoke in the distance on the horizon, his face grim and iron-blue, and he certainly knew what that meant. The only thing I don't know is what the situation is right now, the best case is that the Chasseurs launched an attack on Purple Flower Town, but they were stopped by James and others who rushed there immediately, the worst case scenario......... Oldman frowned and withdrew his gaze. Now is not the time to think about those things, because they themselves are also facing difficulties.

"Looks like it's already started over there."

The Viper withdrew his gaze and smiled satisfactorily, reaching out to touch his chin before nodding.

"Let's attack."

The horn sounded, and immediately afterwards, the soldiers began to advance -- towards the dilapidated-looking fortress.

On the other side, the battle is nearing its end.

The members of the Chasseurs were dead and wounded, and in fact they had completely collapsed by the time Jenn eliminated the black-robed mage and led the others in a charge. These men had lost a lot of men in the battle against Nadia, and it was because of the mage's cover that they continued to fight against Nadia. And now even the mage has been killed by the other party...... The remaining rabble, consisting of chasseurs and mercenaries, naturally collapsed immediately. And they are not fools, they recognized at a glance that those people were the ones that their captain had led people to stop before, and now they appeared here, and they didn't look embarrassed at all, as long as they thought about it, they knew that the captain must have been completely killed by the other party. In such a situation, what is the point of them continuing to "fight for the first" here?

Come to think of it. The morale of the Chasseurs suddenly collapsed, and by this time Nadia had recovered. Without the threat of a mage, she immediately showed her original strength. Nadia swung her sword in her hand, and the burning divine power instantly consumed the enemies around her, and then knocked them to the ground.

It's stupid.

An arrow killed a fleeing mercenary, Jenn looked at Nadia and shook his head helplessly, in fact, he saw Nadia's battle just now, and he had to admit that as a paladin, although Nadia's strength is very strong, in terms of combat. She's a lot worse. In fact, with her powers, it was not very difficult to kill the mage and the soldiers, but the Paladin's duties still limited her actions - yes, she could burn the sacred fire and destroy a large group of goblins, undead creatures and demons, but in the face of humans, Nadia was clearly not ready to put them on the same level as goblins and demons. That's why she chose to back down and stop when the mage threatened the town, of course, this also had to do with the fact that she was a paladin. After all, paladins are meant to protect all beings. If it was Patilina, Jenn was sure that the little guy would never care what the hell would be done with this place.

Of course, whether it was the enemy or her greater threat here at that time was another matter.

I'm still too young.

Sighing, Jenn's fingers moved slightly. Soon there was a scream, and another soldier, who had almost fled into the forest, fell to the ground without breath. His companion was even more frightened when he saw this, and he almost rushed into the woods. Then he swooped down on the bushes in front of him, ignoring the blood marks on his face from the hard thorns. As long as he was able to hide in the woods, then the terrible half-elf ranger did not attack himself. By that time...............

An iron sword silently shot through the back of his head, and the powerful impact mixed with the arrows smashed the teeth of the mouth and nailed the soldier to the trunk of the tree, his body trembled suddenly, and then the raised hands suddenly hung down softly, and there was no more movement.

It was only then that Jenn put away the short bow in his hand and looked around. At this moment, the battle has completely ended, several young people are driving those soldiers under the command of veterans, those mercenaries have already run away for the most part, and the rest of them have directly laid down their weapons and surrendered when they see that the situation is not good, and they are now being guarded by several other people.

As for Purple Flower Town, it was normal, except for the first gate, sentry and wall, which were scorched by flames, and the rest of the place did not cause much damage - of course, all thanks to Nadia's desperate efforts to block the mage's attack, otherwise, the town would not have been destroyed only by the gate.

Thinking of this, Jenn smiled slightly, and then he turned over and dismounted, and walked towards Nadia, who was standing in the ashes of the gate.

Nadia didn't notice Jenn's presence, she was looking down at her hands—the light above her flickering and fading, and finally fading away. Seeing this scene, Nadia sighed, she could feel that she had disappeared not only with holy power, but also from the gods. This was another reason why she had struggled so hard in this battle, she had lost the power she had possessed, in other words, she had lost the favor of the gods.

Is this a test? Or a punishment?

Nadia herself can't say for sure, after all, anything is possible, she hopes it's the former, but it's also the latter--who can say for sure?

And at this time, a wonderful and pleasant voice came.

"Thank you for your help, Miss Paladin."

Hearing this, Nadia looked up, and saw a half-elf standing in front of her, looking at her with a smile on his face. With long emerald green hair, a handsome face inherited from elven blood, pointed triangular ears, a suit of leather armor, a short bow behind his back, and a long sword hanging from his waist, he looked very attractive. Nadia remembered that she had been amazed by the strength of the half-elf in previous battles, his slender fingers plucking the bowstring as if by magic, and each time someone fell. Elegant, precise and unrelenting. Nadia had to admit that even she was attracted to this way of fighting by him, and even a little fascinated.

But what made Nadia feel strange. In her memory, she should have met this half-elf for the first time. But why is there always a feeling that seems familiar?

"Miss Paladin?"

"Ah............h

It wasn't until she heard Jenn's voice again that Nadia came to her senses. She looked up and smiled embarrassedly at the other.

"Sorry, I'm a little distracted, it's nothing, it's what I'm supposed to do..............."

As she spoke, Nadia clenched her hands, now that she couldn't feel the presence of the Holy Power at all, Jenn was already keenly aware of this, in fact, in the middle of the battle. Nadia's power has been declining, and if her strength was comparable to Patilina when she first started fighting, then now she is at most as short as Elise.

Considering how restrained Elise's Flame is against creatures, I'm afraid his pet has a better chance of winning.

This is the sorrow of the paladins, when they are noticed by the gods, they have the power to open up the world, but once they are abandoned by the gods, then they will become a pile of garbage. In this respect, cultists who believe in the Demon King are similar. In fact, both gods and demon kings, as long as they are their followers, will face such a possibility. Even the self-proclaimed gods of justice are no exception, and now, Nadia has to face. is the consequence.

"In any case, we have to thank you, Miss Paladin."

And at this time. The militia captain on the other side also limped over, having been almost killed in the previous battle. Luckily, Nadia's presence attracted the attention of the Chasseurs, and he was spared. At this moment, the militia captain's face was covered with blood and pitch black. There were traces of smoke, but it was clear that his gratitude to Nadia was genuine.

"That's right, Miss Paladin."

Facing the militia captain, Jenn also smiled and nodded, and then he looked at Nadia and spoke.

"Without your help, countless lives here would never see the sun tomorrow, and without your selfless dedication, this town would not have the glory of tomorrow. In any case, it is thanks to your help that those thugs have had to return in vain and thus be routed by us. If it weren't for you, we'd be in for even more suffering. ”

"It's nothing."

Hearing Jenn's words, Nadia's face changed much better. She let out a soft breath, but the turmoil in her heart did not stop because of this. If they were right, they had done the right thing -- no, in fact, Nadia thought she was doing the right thing. Why, then, did the gods leave him? Could it be that this is really the opinion of the gods, and they don't think they should be a part of it? If that's the case, then what exactly do you have always believed in?

In any case, this is the path I chose.

Thinking of this, Nadia shook her head and then made a decision. Then she looked up at the two of them. At this time, Jenn also noticed her gaze, and then he showed an elegant smile and bowed slightly to Nadia.

"Thank you for your help, Miss Paladin, anyway. My name is James. Falling stars. As you can see, they are members of the 'Free Salvation Army', and in fact we rushed over when we found out that the chasseurs had sent people to the nearby villages and towns. Now it seems ..............."

As he spoke, Jenn looked at the town in front of him.

"It doesn't seem too late......... How's it going? ”

"Thanks to this Miss Paladin, the town hasn't been too badly damaged."

Saying this, the militia captain's face was also a little ugly, and he turned his head to stare at a twisted corpse in the corner next to him, which had been burned to charcoal.

"But......... There were a number of brave young men who did not make it through. Thanks to you, I don't know what this town would have become. ”

"So, what are you going to do next?"

Hearing this, Nadia couldn't help but ask. Hearing her inquiry, Jenn pondered for a moment, then raised his head to look at the militia captain in front of him.

"Purple Flower Town lacks defenses right now, but it won't be in trouble for the time being. The Reed Fort side is currently surrounded by the Chasseurs, and since these threats have been lifted for the time being, I will return to the Reed Fort immediately. As for the others, they can stay, on the one hand, to guard the prisoners, and at the same time to guard them, so as not to trouble the nobles and private soldiers who come to you again -- can the wooden wall outside be repaired? ”

"If you give us a little time, it should be fine."

"Good."

Hearing this, Jenn nodded.

"Then time is pressing, I want to go back to Fort Reeds first, and I'll leave it to you here."

As he spoke, Jenn rolled over his horse and then turned to leave. Looking at his figure, Nadia hesitated for a moment, and then she suddenly spoke.

"Mr. James, may I be able to walk with you?"

Hearing this, Jenn was stunned for a moment, then he turned his head to look at Nadia, and then smiled.

"It's an honor, Miss Paladin." (To be continued......)