On the dead battlefield ruins, the air was suffocated. The little girl was like a rabbit being stared at by a wild beast, and all the hair on her body stood up.

For her, this was one step away from death.

"I mean no harm, food, here you go!"

Downton stopped, took out a piece of ham, and handed it to the little girl.

Roar!

The little girl roared with protest in her throat. She didn't even look at the ham, but glanced at the bottle hanging in front of her neck.

I only caught six maggots today. They were for my mother's dinner, but if I didn't eat them, I wouldn't have the energy to escape.

After making a simple decision, the little girl quickly opened the bottle cap, grabbed one, stuffed it into her mouth, and chewed hard.

"this……"

Downton turned his head away and couldn't bear to look any further. How hungry would a little girl have to be to treat maggots as food that she was reluctant to eat?

"Chance!"

The little girl used her hands and feet to run away, her tattered cloak blown up by the wind and making a hunting sound.

Downton was suspended in mid-air and chased after him.

There was a leak in the house and it was raining continuously. The little girl didn't run away for long when she saw a wandering ghoul king appearing in front of her. By the time she tried to avoid it, she had already been targeted.

The ghouls swarmed like hyenas, bringing up a lot of dirt every time they ran.

Woof! Woof!

The foxhound sprang out of the black mist and bit the ghoul on the neck.

Snapped!

The ghoul grabbed the foxhound, pulled it off, and threw it to the ground.

The sound of fractures was heard.

"noob!"

The little girl cried and cried out sadly.

Woof! Woof!

The foxhound roared anxiously, telling its little master to run, and then it fearlessly pounced on the ghoul again!

"don't want!"

Seeing the ghoul's sharp claws clawing at Xiaobai with a cold light, the little girl shouted out. She originally turned around to run away, but then rushed back.

For her, Xiaobai is not a pet. He is a companion and a family member. Without Xiaobai to lure away the resentful spirits, she would never have been able to dig up so many maggots and she would have starved to death.

Just when the ghoul's sharp claws were about to tear the foxhound apart, a ray of holy light struck it, directly purifying it.

The ghoul turned into a puddle of sand and dissipated into the air.

"Child, don't be afraid, I am a Templar!"

Downton's body was filled with white light. He also wore a halo. To prove it, he also threw out a magical healing spell.

The little girl suddenly felt her body relaxed a lot, and her vigilant look was mostly reduced.

"I'm lost!"

Downton explained, holding out the ham again, "Be my guide, and this is your reward."

Free charity would give people a bad impression, so the gentle Downton changed his words.

Sure enough, the little girl sniffed. After taking a look at the ham, she quickly ran to the ghoul's body and dug out the maggots that were parasitic on the rotten meat.

"Ah, so many!"

As if she had picked up a huge treasure, the little girl's face was filled with a happy smile, "Dad will definitely praise me."

"Here you go with ham, it's better than that one."

Downton walked over slowly.

This time, the little girl did not refuse, but her face was full of confusion. "What is ham?"

Downton froze on the spot. Such a simple question, but even a one-year-old child in the Western Continent knows...

"Does it taste better than brown bread?"

The little girl blinked and asked curiously.

"Hmm. Delicious!"

Downton put down the message asking for directions and looked at this aboriginal girl for the first time. She was really thin. She was not only skinny, but he could hold her whole with one hand.

Exposed to the radiation of the blasphemous power for many years, the little girl's body was covered with sores, bloody scabs, and strange curse tattoos, and her breathing was like a broken bellows.

"What a weak body this is!"

Even on the border where life is the most miserable, there are no children in such miserable condition. Downton saw that the fire of the little girl's soul was like a candle in the cold wind, which could be extinguished at any time, and her body was already severely overdrawn.

Within a year, he will definitely die.

"Your clothes are so clean!" She had used too much force just now, and blood flowed from her nose. The little girl wiped it with her sleeves without caring, "You must be from the Ark of Light!"

"Let me help you heal your body!"

Downton took the little girl and left the battlefield. He had a lot of supplies in his war space, but he couldn't wash the little girl, nor could he treat skin injuries. He could only purify the curse, otherwise the rash changes would definitely be for her.

Bringing fatal consequences.

A bonfire was lit in an abandoned guard tower.

Tsk! Tsk!

The golden fat oozes from the delicious Frosted Beef and drips onto the campfire, creating an alluring aroma.

Wheels!

The little girl hugged the foxhound and stared at the barbecue so hard that she couldn't pull her eyes out.

"Eat some ham first!"

Downton skewered the baked ham slices on bamboo skewers and handed them to the little girl, "Be careful of the scalding!"

It was too late. The little girl's fingers were burned and she retracted them. She kept blowing hard, but soon she was conquered by the fragrance and forgot about the pain. She carefully tore off a piece and fed it to the fox hound.

After it ate it, it was satisfied and used its small teeth to carefully take a small bite.

A smile appeared on the little girl's dirty face, and that expression was as if she owned the world.

Downton turned his head away, but he would never forget that smile.

Woohoo!

The foxhound barked and rubbed his head against the little girl's calf.

"No, I have to keep it for my mother."

The little girl stuffed the ham into the bottle, then pointed Xiaobai's head with her index finger to teach it.

"No need to stay, there are plenty more."

Downton gestured, "These are all yours."

The little girl was very well-behaved. She didn't even eat as much as the fox hound in the piece she just ate. When she heard Downton's words, her eyes lit up, but she shook her head.

"I have nothing to give you."

The little girl looked sad. Here, food is the most precious thing, far more than life.

"You are going to be my guide. How can you have the strength if you don't have enough to eat?" Downton made an excuse, took out a piece of cheese and handed it over, "Would you like to have a taste?"

Little Twilight felt that today was the happiest day in her life. The eldest brother was so clean, handsome, and generous. He brought out a lot of food.

Little Twilight had never seen this kind of scene even in her most wonderful dreams, so she thought for a time that she was already dead.

I heard my mother say that the child who dies can go to heaven, eat black bread and drink something called milk every day.

"Humph, the children of heaven must have never eaten ham."

Little Twilight was very proud, then she clenched the small bottle on her chest and brought this to her mother. She would definitely be happy.

"By the way, return the gift!"

Remembering the etiquette taught by her mother, the little girl opened the bottle and took out the two largest maggots. After thinking about it, she added another one, then held it in both hands and handed it to Downton.

Downton was stunned.

"Too little?"

The little girl licked her lips and remembered how delicious the food they gave her was. Sure enough, three maggots were not enough, so she added another one.

"Thank you!"

Downton took it. He didn't know that the weight of a maggot was the weight of life. Only when she was most hungry would the little girl be willing to eat one. It was these maggots that raised her to such a big size.

Little Twilight smiled and looked at Downton expectantly.
To be continued...