Christy returned to the hall of the tent. She carefully put the two swords back into their scabbards and hung them on the wall.

Looking at these two brand-new swords, she couldn't help but fall into memories. She recalled the knight competition nine years ago. She relied on these two swords to become a holy knight in the arena filled with strong players.

Although she was ranked twelfth, she was almost crushed in the last battle. The opponent who came from a famous knight family was helpless in front of her.

If it weren't for Christy's usual kindness as a knight, the knight would have died by her sword.

Because according to the regulations of knight competition, you must sign a life and death certificate before participating in the competition. In the end, no one is allowed to pursue any case of being maimed or killed.

But most knights know how to stop at nothing, so there have never been any casualties in knight competitions so far.

When she put the two swords on her opponent's neck, even though the knight was unwilling, he still chose to bow his head and admit defeat, no longer resisting. In order to express his gratitude to her, the knight even knelt down on one knee.

He gave her a grand knightly salute.

Before this, this knight from a famous family was favored by many people, and people believed that even if he could not reach the top few, he could at least be among the top twelve.

As for Christy, no one recognized her, not only because she was a descendant of a traitor, but also because she was a woman who was destined to be used as a bargaining chip to marry a noble for the benefit of the family.

Therefore, when Christy won, she felt a strong sense of self-confidence and a great sense of accomplishment deep in her heart, and those who had scorned her because she was a woman were severely slapped in the face.

She finally reached what she thought was her peak moment. Whether it was the family's dark past or the derogation of the nobles, she defeated them all.

However, fate was so unfair to her, and those nobles who held great power behind the scenes would not tolerate a descendant of a traitor becoming a paladin.

Knights are representatives of the entire empire, and loyalty is the greatest honor of a knight. In their view, since Christy's family has tarnished this honor, members of this family are not qualified to become paladins.

However, knight competitions have always been known for their fairness and justice. Even if the nobles did not want to recognize her, they had to give an explanation to everyone in the end and randomly chose a remote place as her fiefdom.

Then the noble title given to her was not an earl like other paladins, but the smallest title.

Christy understood that she was being treated differently. She couldn't accept it at first, so she made a big fuss at the investiture meeting, but was quickly stopped by other paladins. Fortunately, a high-level knight interceded for her, so she didn't.

He was immediately stripped of his knighthood.

In the end, she had to take office and became the most frustrated lord in the history of the empire. After that, she threw her sword into the lake out of despair and made up her mind to never be a knight again.

Although the Paladin had the important responsibility of defending the empire to the death, she thought that those nobles would never let someone like her defend the great empire, so she felt relieved and simply quit.

However, she had spent so many years of hard work in order to become a paladin, so how could she just give up? So one day, she sent someone to fish out the sword from the lake where she had thrown it away, but it took a lot of hard work to fish it out.

However, they were two rusty pieces of iron, which shattered into slag with just a little force.

She had expected this situation for a long time, but when the two swords really shattered into pieces in her hands, she seemed to witness the shattering of her dreams with her own eyes, and finally couldn't help crying, knowing that she had no more

Opportunity.

However, the fire in Christi's heart was not completely extinguished. She once again had the desire to fight a few months ago when the demons began to attack this town. At that time, many nearby villages were destroyed and countless refugees fled to

Town, they hope to get Christy's help.

It was under such circumstances that she realized that she was still needed, and if possible, she could still pick up her dreams.

Now, with the help of Mosswood, she finally got back the same sword as before, and she once again became the glorious paladin back then.

However, she will inevitably fall into self-doubt after all. Can she really respond to the expectations of the people and resist the attack of the demons?

The answer is no, because that day a few months ago, a mysterious man from the demon clan came to her. As a paladin, Christi instinctively felt the strong pressure. The strength of that mysterious man was definitely not there.

below her.

What makes people even more desperate is that the mysterious man said that his strength among the demons is average, and there are countless beings stronger than him.

Christy knew very well that he was not lying. This was also reflected in the subsequent attacks of the demons. Sometimes the demon army defeated the humans and retreated at this time even though they could directly break through the city gate.

This means that the demons are fully capable of destroying this town, but they still have the patience to negotiate with Christy. It seems that in front of them, human beings are as small as ants and can be easily crushed to death.

If this continues, if Christy does not agree to the transaction conditions proposed by the mysterious man, and the nobles are looking forward to her death at the hands of the demons, her final outcome will be death, and then she will have to take the people of the entire town with her.

.

Because of this, although she refused at first, after much thought, she made up her mind to make the transaction.

Thinking of this, Christy pulled her thoughts back. In fact, she had been thinking about it these past few days, and kept asking herself whether she really wanted to betray humanity, and whether her hatred for those nobles was worth giving up her dignity as a human being.

In fact, she already had the answer in her heart. In the end, she chose betrayal and revenge. When she was on the side of humans, everything she did was meaningless, and she could only die miserably in the end. Otherwise, it would be a completely different result.

Yes, if she joins the demon clan, this town will not be destroyed, and she can also convince the people to join, so that she can avoid death.

When she had this idea, a dark figure suddenly emerged from her shadow.

Christy knew that it was the mysterious man who was coming, but she still acted surprised because this guy seemed to have the ability to read her mind and could actually appear as soon as she made up her mind.

Christy turned her back to the mysterious man, which was a taboo in knightly etiquette, but she deliberately showed her disdain for the demons. Even at this time, she did not want to lose her dignity as a paladin.

"Haha, Miss Christy, please don't play such tricks in front of me."

The mysterious man said jokingly. He wore a hood. Although he was from the demon clan, he spoke fluent human language.

However, his hoarse voice still made Christy feel harsh. Of course, she had no right to complain now.

"Huh, you're here to trade with me, right? So what are you going to give in exchange for this town?"

Christy crossed her arms and said unceremoniously. At this time, she turned around to face the mysterious man.

I saw that the other party had wrapped himself in a large robe and wore a hood, but it still could not completely cover his head, and several disgusting tentacles protruded from it.

In order not to be touched by the tentacles, Christy subconsciously took half a step back.

"Huh? Deal? You should be asking for something from our demon clan, right?" the mysterious man said unceremoniously.

"... Whatever you say," Christy had no choice but to compromise, and then said, "Anyway, I have decided to give up the town, so in exchange, you demons should have to promise something."

"Hmph, okay. For the sake of your incomparable loyalty to us, I can spare your life. As for the people in this town, that's not the case. The demons will definitely take their lives."

"...Wait a minute, why?" Christy asked in disbelief.

She was fighting for these people from the beginning. If not, she would have evacuated the people long ago and would have left with her. She would not have waited until today to trade with the demons.

But now this guy told her that she must kill those people. As a paladin who is supposed to protect the empire and the people, she couldn't accept it for a while.

"Don't you understand? Because humans are of no use to us, we can only kill them." The mysterious man said matter-of-factly.

"But..." Christy wanted to say something, but when the words came to her lips, she couldn't say them out.

At this point, she was not qualified to negotiate terms. Only then did she see the true face of the demons. These monsters were originally enemies of humans. They had no reason and just enjoyed the pleasure of killing. So how could they be taking over the town?

After that, how can these humans continue to live?

"How about it? Don't you want to agree?" The mysterious man seemed to see her hesitation.

After thinking for a moment, Christy made her decision.

"No, I do."

"Haha, very good," the mysterious man nodded with satisfaction, his voice became excited, and then said, "Then we will launch a general attack on this town tomorrow. Then you can take the opportunity to open the city gate. Don't worry.

, depending on your willingness to cooperate, our army will not harm you."

However, Christy was shocked when she heard this.

"What? What kind of deal is this? I'm just asking you to spare my life unilaterally."

"Haha, that's true. Then I'll give you something."

The mysterious man was thoughtful, then took out a purple object from his robe and handed it to her.

It was an exquisite box the size of a palm, with some complex lines and words in an unknown language engraved on the surface.

"This is..." Christy took the box carefully and was about to open it.

"Don't open it!" The mysterious man stopped her, and then said, "If you encounter resistance from your subordinates and you really can't stand it any longer, just open this box. You will definitely be surprised by it, so look forward to it.

.”

"...I always feel like it's something dangerous." Christy looked at the box carefully.

"Haha, who knows? I don't know either. The people above gave it to me, saying it was given to humans who are willing to surrender to the demons." The mysterious man said bluntly.

"Really? I understand."

Christy nodded and put the box into her pocket.

The mysterious man's mission was completed at this point, and he sneaked into her shadow again and disappeared in an instant.

Christy breathed a sigh of relief. She didn't know why, but when she saw this guy, she felt frightened.

She couldn't help but lament that humans and demons were destined to never live in harmony, and maybe these guys would feel uncomfortable when they were close to humans.

Next, she took off her armor and returned to her seat behind the screen, thinking about what she would do tomorrow.

However, what she didn't know at this moment was that when she met the mysterious man, the door of the hall was not closed tightly, and a knight hid outside and peeked throughout.

That was none other than Ares, the captain of the knights under Christi.

He was about to report the situation of the army to Christy, but he didn't expect to encounter such a good show.
Chapter completed!