"Ha…ha…ha…"
In the bushes, a young girl was running desperately, turning her head to look behind her from time to time, as if she was running away from something.
The girl looked to be only about ten years old, with a frail and thin body, tattered clothes, and long black hair tied casually behind her.
Lai…
Suddenly, there was a sharp sound of breaking through the air, and a ball of fire shot from a distance and landed beside the girl. With a loud bang, the air surged, the flames spread everywhere, and the girl screamed in pain and was blown away.
"You have no way to escape, just surrender!"
Several wizards holding staffs walked out from the darkness and surrounded the girl.
"Why did you hurt me? I didn't do anything bad."
The girl struggled to stand up. Although she was afraid and terrified, there was stubbornness in her eyes.
"Perhaps you have done nothing wrong, but those dark wings are your greatest sin."
"It is so sad that he actually possesses the blood of those evil fallen angels. He must be eliminated!"
"Forgive us, child, you should not exist in this world."
The mages looked at the girl with sad and pitying eyes, but they had no intention of letting her go.
Blood, blood, it's that dirty blood again!
The girl bit her lips so hard that a trace of blood oozed out. These people hated her dirty blood, even she herself.
If it weren't for it, my mother wouldn't have…
However, even though she hated that dirty bloodline, she still had to live on, because as long as she was still alive, she was the greatest proof that her mother existed!
"Ghost… ghost…"
With a wave of her hand, several little ghosts flew out from the girl's sleeves. The little ghosts dispersed to protect the girl in the middle, then inflated their stomachs and sprayed a circle of flames towards the mages.
Boom boom boom…
A burst of explosions was heard, and the girl did not delay. She quickly seized the opportunity created by the little ghosts for her. With a whoosh, a pair of black wings spread out from behind her, and then the girl took off into the air, ready to escape from the encirclement of the wizards.
but–
Snap!
"ah..."
A flash of lightning struck the girl in the air directly, and she fell to the ground with a scream of pain.
Not only the girl, but the imps were also quickly defeated by the mages' counterattack, and fell beside the girl dying one by one.
"You drove the evil spirits and your filthy bloodline. Go to hell and repent, you evil son of a fallen angel!"
With expressionless faces and cold eyes, the wizards' staffs were wrapped with sparks and lightning, and they were about to launch the final blow on the girl.
"Mother…"
The girl closed her eyes gently, but a smile appeared on her face.
Perhaps this is not a bad idea, to die like this, to be destroyed by these righteous wizards like this. As long as I die, I can return to my mother's side…
Just when the girl was ready to meet her own end, suddenly another strange change occurred!
Hiss…
A sharp sound of breaking through the air was heard, followed by a beam of cold light flying over. The mages who were about to launch the final attack had to pause and jump out of the way.
The girl naturally heard the sound as well, and opened her eyes involuntarily. She saw a sharp sword stuck in the big tree next to her, shaking and humming constantly.
"Who is it?!"
With a cold shout, all the mages, led by a middle-aged mage, stared vigilantly at the direction where the sword was flying.
Following a rustling sound, under the gaze of the girl and all the mages, a young man walked out from the darkness.
It's the sky falling!
"Young man, who are you and why are you trying to stop us?"
The middle-aged wizard in the lead spoke with a frown on his face.
There are countless strange people in this world. When he appears in such a place at such a time and hinders them from exterminating the evil son of the fallen angel, they naturally will not regard him as an ordinary boy.
"It doesn't matter who I am, but could you please spare this girl?"
Pulling the sword out from the tree, Tianluo stood in front of the girl and said.
"Young man, do you know who she is?"
"She is a helpless person who needs help."
"That's just her hypocritical appearance. She has the dirty blood of fallen angels flowing in her body. She is an evil witch!"
"So what? Even if she has the blood of a fallen angel, she has done nothing wrong."
The girl stared blankly at the young man who suddenly appeared in front of her and started arguing with the mages, and she couldn't recover for a long time.
She had no idea why the other party would help a total stranger like her, but an indescribable touch rose in the girl's heart, which had already been disheartened and hopeless about the world.
It turns out that there are still people willing to protect and help her. It turns out that she has not been abandoned by this world…
Endless sadness and touching moments surged in her heart, but the girl, who had long since learned to be strong, did not let herself cry. She just stared at the boy's figure, wanting to engrave him in her heart forever.
"Young man, get out of the way. You are no match for us. Don't hinder us from destroying the evil witch."
Tianluo and the mages were arguing with each other, and finally the middle-aged mage who was in the lead said.
"I know I am no match for you mages, but I won't give in!"
With the long sword across his body, Tianluo replied firmly.
"Do you think you can stop us?"
Already a little displeased, the middle-aged wizard's tone became cold.
Sighing in his heart, Tian Luo knew that he could not stop it. Although he had been training outside for almost a year, and his swordsmanship had broken through the bottleneck and improved a lot, he still had no chance of winning against these mages who could use spells and possessed spiritual power.
But he couldn't give in!
"Although I cannot stop you mages, I can threaten you."
He said strange words, and then, in front of the stunned looks of the girl and the mages, he swung the Tianluo sword and actually put it on his neck!
There was no pretense at all, the sharp blade even left a shallow blood mark on the neck…
This scene deeply shocked the mages and the girl!
"Young man, why are you doing this?"
The young girl on the side covered her lips tightly, while the middle-aged wizard, who had come to his senses, took a deep breath and said.
"Because I want to protect her."
The bloodstain on his neck deepened further, and Tianluo replied calmly.
Although his eyes were firm and unyielding, Tianluo was smiling bitterly in his heart. If he had the power, he would have just driven these mages away. But now he didn't have that power, so he could only use this threatening method, and at the cost of his own life.
The cries of the incompetent are so sad!
The whole scene was eerily quiet. Although cold sweat had already appeared on his forehead, Tian Luo still stared at the middle-aged mage without giving in. After a long while, he said:
"Walk."
A faint voice came from the middle-aged wizard's mouth, and then he turned and left.
"Your Excellency!"
Although the group of mages were somewhat unwilling, they seemed not to dare to disobey the orders of the middle-aged mage. They glared at Tianluo and the girl fiercely, then retreated and chased in the direction of the middle-aged mage.
"call..."
After letting out a long breath, Tian Luo put down the sword in his hand, and then he realized that his back had been soaked with cold sweat.
This was a gamble at the cost of his life. Although it was unclear why the mage finally gave up and chose to retreat, he won the bet!
"Tianluo, Shen Ye Tianluo, that's my name, what's yours?"
After calming down a little, Tianluo turned around and asked the girl.
Although he had already guessed the girl's name…
Staring blankly at Tian Luo, the girl opened her mouth and finally uttered a sound:
"A-Akeno, Himejima Akeno…"