"...What 'why'? Anyway, let's go! The boss is waiting for you to come back!"
The shadow man named Ahaz saw that Miriam was still sitting on the ground, and in desperation, regardless of her expression, he reached out and tried to pull her up.
At first, he pulled Miriam up, but after that, Miriam pulled her hand back hard.
"No, I don't understand!" She staggered back and said a little lost, "When I returned to the headquarters, why was there not even a single person inside? Do you know? Do you know that I brought the unconscious Ya How does it feel when Sa returns home and can only look at the empty corridors and rooms?"
There were no tears in Miriam's eyes, because this incident had caused her so much pain so many times that even the feeling of grievance had been replaced by disappointment.
"Ahaz, tell me - where were Grandpa Raven, you, and everyone else at that time? Why didn't you even give me the slightest news even though you knew I might come back? Why?"
Ahaz frowned when he heard this.
"Why else?" He asked slightly confused, "Just because we are dead soldiers, isn't it? The boss judged that if you go back, you will probably lure Haierbo there, so we must evacuate all in a timely and secretive manner. "
When he said this, he suddenly spread his hands and said:
"Besides, didn't the boss ask me to rescue you? What else do you have to complain about... Also, didn't the boss say that? It's best not to use that name outside -"
"'Dead Soldier'..." Miriam muttered the word softly, then shook her head for a while and said, "Ahaz, this period of imprisonment made me think a lot... Really, I don't understand why I chose to accept it. Will a child transformed by blood necessarily become a so-called 'death warrior'?"
"Yes, we were all voluntary at the time. If we didn't want to take risks, we could spend our lives quietly as ordinary people." She said, "When we knew this, most of us were moved by Grandpa Lavin's kindness. Touched...especially those of us children who chose to transform our bloodline."
"But let's not mention the success rate of bloodline transformation, don't you think it's strange to talk about the life after the transformation is successful?"
Miriam looked at the room, then at the magic shackles on her feet, and then moved her feet, making a squeaking sound as the chains rubbed.
"Why do we have to be dead soldiers? Why can't we repay Grandpa Raven in other ways? Why are there so many dangerous and terrible missions waiting for us?"
"Are those tasks also our own choices?"
Before she finished speaking, Miriam closed her eyes slightly and said calmly:
"I don't understand why Grandpa Raven, who is so kind and kind, allows this terrible reward to continue to this day. I heard that our organization has been going on for nearly a thousand years, so... after the bloodline transformation is successful, he will definitely become a dead soldier. When did this custom begin?"
Miriam's tone seemed very sincere, because she really couldn't figure out these questions. And when she said this, she couldn't help but sigh softly, and her expression became more and more confused.
"To be honest, I am very grateful to Grandpa Raven for saving me... If it was just me who died this time, then I would never have a second thought. But when I watched Asa fall in the corridor of the headquarters, I couldn't find everyone. When I saw him, I started thinking about all this."
"Ahaz, tell me—what is the meaning of our existence to Grandpa Raven?"
The shadow man, who was a little confused by Miriam's series of questions, shook his head in confusion.
To him, Miriam was his senior in the organization. He entered the organization a few years later than Miriam, and it was Miriam, the "big sister" who led him to grow up at that time.
And since he also survived the bloodline transformation, Miriam took him through harsh training and took care of him during that period.
In fact, Miriam was the one who guided and encouraged him until he discovered his talent for soul magic.
Even the concept of "death warriors" was originally told to him by Miriam herself.
But now, Miriam herself suddenly expressed confusion about the meaning of the existence of "Dead Soldiers", and even seemed to want to deny this so-called "routine" that seemed to be somewhat inconsistent in the organization.
"This... I don't know what you're talking about. How can we guess the boss's wisdom at will?" Ahaz hesitated and said, "Anyway, let's leave here first! If this continues, what if Haierbo came back… "
"Well," Miriam nodded immediately and said, "If you want to leave, take this girl with you first! Remember to return to Grandpa Raven as soon as possible..."
"Miriam!"
When Ahaz heard this, he immediately grabbed her arm again.
"I'm here to take you away - don't you want to leave? Even...even if you don't go to see the boss, you might as well go out with me first!"
But Miriam broke free from his grasp again.
"No," she said stubbornly, "you don't understand the horror of Haierbo at all-if there is no one to protect us, it will be useless no matter where we escape. I missed Mr. McClain's help last time, and I regret it... So this time Come back, I won’t make the same mistake again.”
At the end of her words, Miriam said in a deep voice: "Whether Asaph is dead or not, at least I want to live until I see him with my own eyes."
…
Not to mention the huge change in Miriam's state of mind, Maka, who had just chased after Haierbo, had actually fought with the opponent at this time.
Compared with the previous times, Haierbo's mentality today is obviously very negative.
Speaking of Haierbo before, whether it was the first time when he clearly had the upper hand or the latest time when he made a strategic retreat, his mentality was actually pretty much the same.
Regarding Maka McLean, a modern young wizard, Haierbo did recognize her excellent talent and sufficient strength, but he never regarded Maka on the same level.
Of course, the second-level rules that Haierbo masters are indeed much stronger than Maka's first-level peak. Even though the two don't sound far apart, the actual gap is huge.
But precisely because of this, Haierbo was really shocked when he saw Maka using magic power to outline the soul rule rune - "Pride".
When did the research on secondary rule runes become so worthless
But how could he have imagined that Maka had the Scroll of Truth and notes from his "future self", as well as a series of tests from the Bronze Eagle, each of which was a weapon that could assist him in his rule research.
Currently in the Muggle building that Haierbo was looking for, Maka was controlling the wisps of cold air to chase around, while raising the staff high to release the power of the soul rules.
Even though his current usage is still a little rough, none of the students whose souls have been transformed by Haierbo in this living room are allowed to act rashly - the orders of Haierbo, the "master", have become invalid.
"Chichichi—"
Suddenly, a series of rock thorns formed under Maka's feet, easily penetrating the wooden floor. But Maka's movement speed was faster than the formation speed of those ground thorns, and it had no impact on him at all.
And as the terrible cold air circulated rapidly in the room, while blocking Haierbo's path, it gradually turned the entire living room into an ice cave.
Not only were the walls and floors covered with thick ice crystals, but even the roofs and open doors and windows had a large number of ice crystals hanging on them.
It can be said that as long as Haierbo has not recovered his original strength, this narrow indoor environment will undoubtedly be extremely detrimental to him.
But if Maka's soul rule runes hadn't taken the lead in cutting off Haierbo's "minions", Haierbo might have disappeared without a trace. Otherwise, he might not have dared to hide in the basement and watch secretly after discovering Maka.
However, it was too late for Haierbo to regret it now. Because he realized that he might really fall into Maka's hands again this time...
"Bang—"
A large ball of flame suddenly exploded in the ice cave, but it couldn't hold on for even a second. It was instantly extinguished by a large amount of cold current.
With the support of the current body, one of the few magics Haierbo can cast using the rules of the soul is the soul flame, which is similar to the fierce fire.
But when the flame itself cannot be formed, how can he embed the soul and shape various flame-like life forms
"Tsk... Do I have to give up this body too?"
If we just talk about the quality of the body, it is actually stronger than the one that was originally brought out from the ground, and it is even stronger by more than one and a half cents.
This can be seen just from the fact that even Maka was forced to use her brain at that time.
It's a pity that the ancient wizard's body, which was obtained thousands of years ago, was suddenly destroyed by Maka's death rule that induced him to detonate the backlash. That was really a huge loss.
Compared with that, Haierbo actually doesn't care much about the current body.
However, suppressing other people's souls and taking other people's bodies obviously requires a lot of energy. So until the Demon Summoning Technique comes, it’s better not to waste it, right
"boom!"
Seeing that Maka wanted to control the cold air again, Haierbo immediately pulled up a rock slab from the ground to block it, and then tried to break through the wall backwards.
But before he could take the second step, a cold air mixed with ice crystals passed in front of him, forcing him to stop.
At the same time, a third wave of cold current fell from the sky, and was about to engulf him the moment he paused.
Even if her vision is blocked by rocks, Maka can still know exactly where Haierbo is. It can be seen that it was no accident that he discovered the existence of Haierbo in the basement at that time.
"Helpo, stop struggling—it's not like you can't escape!"