John felt that his current life was almost saved by someone—yes, by the unidentified gray-robed girl in front of him.
The time he spent hiding alone in the ruins was like lying on the edge of death. Until now, his mind has not completely calmed down.
"Who is she...?"
Looking at the petite figure walking in front, walking leisurely among the dilapidated and desolate streets in front of me, the contrast between the two is so sharp.
John had never seen the other party's true appearance, and the girl seemed unwilling to let him see her own appearance. From the moment he rescued himself, he kept the hood of his gray robe pulled down very low, hiding his face in the shadow under the brim of the hat.
But even if John was still in shock, he would not be misled by the thin appearance of the mysterious girl in front of him. How could the person who was able to move so calmly in this dead land and even saved him be a weak person
Just thinking about it, John felt that the other party was even more mysterious.
However, after several previous trials, he failed to find out any useful information from the other party. Instead, it only made himself more frightened - the entire team except him was wiped out beforehand, which was enough to explain a lot of things. But now, following this girl along the way, she didn't encounter any enemy attacks. Not to mention a near miss, not even a shadow of danger was seen. The further John walked, the more unsure he became. Until now, he had completely given up the idea of continuing to test.
But... what should I say? Although Britain is no longer what it used to be, John can still tell it based on his rough judgment. Just now, he discovered from a fallen street sign that the destination this mysterious girl wanted to take him to should be the London of the past.
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But, do we really have to walk like this? Although the distance from here to the outer suburbs of London is actually not too far, it is at least nearly 25 miles! And looking at the girl in front of her who never changed her pace, she really felt like she was preparing to walk to London in one breath.
John hesitated several times, but finally closed his slightly opened mouth and chose to follow silently.
That's right, originally their special team from the Stewart family planned to go to London first. Since the destination didn't change much in the end, they might as well follow them honestly! After all, if he had to go to London by himself, judging from his previous experience, it would be impossible.
Although he was the only one left in their team, the tasks of the "workshop" still had to be completed.
So, from the afternoon until the day and night, John followed the girl, walking step by step in extra silence. Until the originally obscure and gloomy sky gradually began to turn into complete darkness, John, who was originally unsure of his feelings, finally couldn't bear it any longer.
"Chi-chi-chi-"
The footsteps were slightly dragging due to fatigue, and there was a sound of the soles of the shoes rubbing against the dirt. From the dilapidated brick road leaving the city, it has been transformed several times into this country dirt road at your feet. On one side is a dirt slope with withered yellow plants, and on the other side is an unexpectedly clear gurgling river.
He raised his head and looked over the girl's head, which was not high, and saw that the westernmost skyline had become the brightest part of the entire world at some point.
In another half hour... no, maybe it won't even take that long, it will probably get dark completely.
"Well… "
Because he hadn't spoken for a long time and had walked a lot, John felt his throat was hoarse and dry when he suddenly spoke. But what puzzled him and made him even forget what to say was that just as he managed to squeeze out a little sound from his throat, the girl in front of him seemed to know in advance that he was going to speak, and finally stopped suddenly. The pace that seems to never stop.
"Sure enough, even she wouldn't want to continue on her way in the dark night of this land of death, right?"
Just as John was thinking this, he saw the mysterious girl in gray robe gently raise her right hand and shake it slightly. Immediately afterwards, a soft and yellowish light appeared silently.
"I almost forgot... It's very dark here at night. If you do, you might not be able to see the road."
While John was still trying to figure out whether the girl was holding a wand under her overly long sleeves, and whether it was a wand glowing spell that used the silent spell technique, he saw the girl just light up a ball of light and then just look away. As she said this casually, she continued to move forward.
"Ah?" John was stunned, and then he hurriedly asked subconsciously, "Aren't you going to have a rest at night?"
"Um?"
When the girl heard this, her feet stopped.
"Rest?" she said, seemingly a little confused, "Are you injured? No... right?"
Do you have to be injured to rest? This is... a bit harsh
John was a little distracted for a moment. After being stunned for a few seconds, he turned to the slightly tilted figure in front of him and said:
"Night is meant for sleeping, but there are dangers everywhere here. You can avoid them by sleeping in this wilderness. But even so, it is necessary to take a rest after walking for a long time, right? You... don't Tired?"
Although it would be a bit hard to travel with only one pair of legs, John thought about it and thought it was acceptable. Even if he could fly with a broom, he himself felt that it might not be a good idea in today's Britain. choose. For safety reasons, it’s okay to be a little tired from walking.
But it would be a bit too harsh to keep going like this without any rest. Once you encounter an enemy, let alone fight, you may not even be able to find a place to hide under the siege of the enemy like before. You will become a mutilated corpse in minutes.
However, as soon as John finished speaking, he heard the girl in front of him say leisurely:
"Me? I'm not tired."
Although he couldn't see the girl's head hidden under the hood, John could still see it under the dim light of the opponent's hand. The girl seemed to shake her head with some hesitation. Then, she finally moved her feet and turned around for the first time since she started walking.
"Are you tired?" The eyes in the shadow under the brim of her hat seemed to scan John's body up and down, and looked at him again, "Oh, then take a rest."
After saying that, she stopped looking at John, turned around and walked under the dead tree on the side of the road, leaving John standing alone in the middle of the dirt road, wondering what he was thinking.