"Click."

With the crisp sound of unlocking, the collar firmly tied to the girl's neck finally fell off, and Lijie carefully reached out and lightly took off the leather mask covering the girl's face.

"Don't worry, there's nothing here that will scare you."

The eyes that stared at the girl's exhibition revealed a slight look of fear and uneasiness, and Lijie smiled a soothing smile. Then she turned to put down her mask, and Anne next to her was already there with steaming food.

"Let me do it, it's apple pie, it's been a long time since I've eaten something so delicious! Come on, let's take a bite, it's delicious. ”

"No, Annie, she's been hungry for a long time, she has to drink some water to ease her down, if she eats directly, it will damage her body, and besides, her health is not good."

Marlene, who had taken a cup of hot water and was dripping honey in it, stopped Anne from trying to get the first step, and she stirred it with a spoon until the golden honey had completely melted, then nodded in satisfaction, and then came to the girl's side and handed it over.

"Okay, drink slowly, don't rush."

The girl sat on the bed in a daze, staring at everything in front of her, but she didn't know what kind of reaction she should make. She had never been treated so gently since she was born, and since she could remember, she had been sweared, disgusted, and beaten, and everyone who saw her was so cruel that she was not allowed to die. They never smiled in front of them, only fear and disgust were the main themes here. Even the merchants who had come here in horse-drawn carriages looked at her with disgust, as if they were watching garbage drive her. The girl is used to being treated like this, and perhaps in her world, this is the most common thing. So when Lijie and the others came to her side, instead of slapping herself, cursing and punching and kicking like those people, the girl felt a sense of unease that she had never felt before, and she didn't know what to do with it. This kind of feeling made her feel very strange, but also very warm.

“………。”

Crystal clear tears flowed from the corners of the girl's eyes and dripped to the ground.

"Ah, why are you crying, is there something uncomfortable?"

"Oops, is it too hot?"

Seeing the girl's strange appearance, the three of them were a little scrambling, Marlene took the teacup and blew it gently, and Anne also put down the steaming apple pie in her hand, and squatted in front of the girl and didn't know what to do. And Lijie also took out a handkerchief and gently wiped the tears on the girl's face.

"Don't cry..., what's going on, talk slowly......... Ay? ”

After cleaning the tears from the girl's face, Lijie suddenly let out a cry of surprise and surprise, and she stared blankly at the girl's face, not knowing what Lu Dao was thinking.

"What's wrong? Lijie? ”

Noticing Lijie's strange appearance, Marlene and Anne also looked at her curiously.

It was the first time they had seen a girl's face.

Because of chronic malnutrition, the girl's face is a little emaciated, and her sickly white face looks distressing. Her delicate features are as beautiful as the works of art that the artist has worked so hard to sculpt, and her pale pink lips and clear eyes like a lake are even more appealing.

What is even more striking is the color of the girl's eyes, her left eye is plain blue, but the color of the girl's right eye under the long hair is like a purple jewel.

But the trio did not pay attention to these small things, because in addition to the removal of hair and eye color, the girl's face was quite similar to that of a person they were familiar with. …,

"This face......... Where do I think I've seen it? ”

"........., Anne too, looks familiar.........."

Anne scratched her hair and closed her eyes in some distress, then she hammered her small fist in a sudden realization.

"By the way, this is not the ......... of the regimental commander."

At this point, Anne suddenly stopped, and the three of them looked at each other, but they didn't know what to say.

That's right, no matter how you look at the girl in front of you, except for the color of her hair and eyes, she looks exactly like Rod, the difference is that she is much younger than Rod. And there is no indifference between the eyebrows that Rod rejects people thousands of miles away, but is full of a kind of cute charm, and even Lijie and Marlene, who are of the same sex, can't wait to hold the girl in their arms and call her gently.

But ........., what's going on?

Lijie, Marlene, and Anne looked at each other, and all they saw was doubt. Although Lijie and Rod have known each other for the earliest time, she has never heard Rod talk about her family, and as for Anne and Marlene, she is naturally even less clear.

"What should I do?"

After a moment, Marlene frowned and asked.

"This ........., let Mr. Rhodes take a look?"

Lijie's own tone was not very sure, after all, no one had ever encountered such a thing, and when they first saw the girl, they frankly doubted whether she had anything to do with Rod. However, Rod's performance does not seem to know the girl, which makes the three of them full of doubts, but they don't know what to say.

"Let Mr. Rhodes take a look, after all, ......"

Speaking of this, Marlene paused, she considered her words, and finally could only sigh helplessly.

"Annie, could you please call Mr. Tak for a moment?"

"Well, Anne will go now."

Hearing Marlene's words, Anne jumped to her feet, and then quickly turned to leave the room.

And at this moment, Rhodes had already finished listening to the old village chief's report on the undead.

Frankly, these villagers do have quite a bit of trouble, as the undead will appear late at night, wandering the village in search of their prey. However, the resistance of the villagers was minimal, and even because of this, the people of the village had to withdraw the guards in the middle of the night, and what was even more unfavorable to them was that due to various rumors, the merchants who had come here through the trade route also changed their routes, which made the villagers lose most of their source of livelihood, although they also asked the people of the church to dispatch, but their ability was limited, and in the end they were only powerless.

And through the questioning of the old village chief, Rhodes also determined that the true body of these guys is not a ~ ghost, they are the souls of people who have been polluted by dark magic and awakened, and are manipulated by invisible evil. And just as Marlene had deduced before, it was quite possible that there was an evil presence or a crack in Hell somewhere in the village, and the dark power that leaked from it polluted the sleeping dead and defiled their souls.

The most important feature of the spirits is that they are non-physical creatures, and except for magic and weapons with elemental attacks, the rest of the weapons have no way to pose a threat to them. It will only pass through their bodies without being able to inflict damage on the enemy, and not only that, but it will also bring danger to themselves. Wraiths, on the other hand, can easily pass through walls, meaning they can attack from any location, which is obviously not something that ordinary militia can deal with. …,

On the other hand, the level of ghosts is not very high, most of them are at the level of more than ten levels, and occasionally there will be elites in their twenties who are also the limit, but with Celia, Rhodes believes that the problem should not be big.

That's not bad, and it's just right for a warm-up fight. Wraiths aren't very strong, but their mysterious attacks test the reflexes of a warrior. Of course, for Rhodes, as long as the holy sword is in hand, he can easily handle a hundred ghosts by himself.

However, it was not himself who wanted to test and exercise this time, so after listening to the old village chief's explanation, Rhodes had already decided that he would not watch the fire from the other side this time, and let others work hard, and he only needed to be responsible for drinking tea next to him.

"I already understand, but you have no right to ask what I want to do, I just need to promise you that I can completely destroy these undead creatures in the end. But I want you to restrain the bunch of fools in the village, and if I ever encounter someone who tries to challenge my glory again, I promise that they will not just crawl in bed for three months. ”

The threat was easily issued again, and then Rhodes watched the sweaty old village chief and the captain of the garrison leave the tavern as if fleeing, and then snorted coldly and stood up. Originally, Rhodes was going to go around, but the village had already made him lose the mood to play in the mountains and rivers, and just as Rhodes was thinking about what he should do next, he saw Anne hurrying down the stairs.

"Ah, Commander, you're still there, great!"

"What's wrong? What happened? ”

Looking at Anne, Rhodes asked. To his surprise, Anne didn't answer her question, but stared at herself for a long time before clapping her hands.

Anne couldn't tell...... Anyway, Captain, Sister Marlene asked you to see for yourself. ”

“？”

Facing Anne's attitude, a big question mark popped up in Rod's head, and he had never seen this always cheerful and straightforward girl actually have a time when she couldn't help it. But he didn't think much of it, but followed Anne up the stairs to the guest room on the second floor.

"Ah, Mr. Rod."

Seeing Rod's arrival, Marlene and Lijie also hurriedly stood up, and looking at the two girls in front of them, Rod frowned, he could keenly perceive the embarrassed expressions on the faces of the two and the unspeakable embarrassment. This surprised Rod considerably, and he looked at the three of them to make sure they weren't arguing before asking.

"What happened?"

"This .........,.,"

In the face of Rod's question, the three girls looked at each other in embarrassment, and then Lijie walked out hard.

"Mr. Rod, we wanted to show you this girl."

"She? Does she have any problems? ”

Rod asked quizzically, and then he turned his head to look at the girl who was sitting on the edge of the bed with a teacup and a sip of water.

The moment he saw her face clearly, Rhodes only felt that the blood in his body seemed to stop flowing...... ）