Artoria wants to read people's hearts

...I have actually been searching for a day and a night in the mountains, and finally found a trace of a wild boar, but who would have thought that I would encounter a monster. "

Gert looked down at his injured right arm, feeling hopeless.

Now not only was he injured and put himself in, but the prey was not hunted either.

My wife is still waiting for money for medical treatment, so what should I do now.

Artoria and Kai looked at each other, and they already understood the situation in their hearts.

Looking at the dejected middle-aged man in front of her, Artoria made a decision in her heart.

Sure enough, she still couldn't sit idly by.

So Artoria stood up and walked to Kai's side and whispered a few words.

The two whispered for a while, after obtaining the consent of the brother-in-law.

She then turned to Gert with a smile on her face and said:

"As you can see, we are a little tired after traveling all the way here. Mr. Gert, can we have a rest at your home for one night? Please don't worry, we will exchange some money for this."

"This......"

Looking at the smile on the face of the delicate blond boy in front of him, a warm current surged in Gert's heart.

He knew in his heart that the two knights were doing this to help him.

Gert does need money badly, but......

He can't take this money.

Taking a deep breath, he said, "I have nothing to repay you for saving my life. How can I accept money from the two knights?"

"Why not! This is just an exchange of equivalent value. You gave us food and a house to rest tonight, and we only pay money, which is reasonable!"

Arturia looked at Gert seriously, trying to convince him by stealing the concept.

"But...."

Seeing that Orion opened his mouth, he tried to refute.

Kai, who was listening to the whole process, rolled his eyes impatiently.

He directly took out a few silver coins from his body, stepped forward and forced them into Gert's hands.

"It's really annoying for a man to gossip. If I give you money, just take it. What are you doing with so much nonsense? Think about your wife. If you dare to refuse, I will kick you with my feet."

Kai intentionally made a fierce expression to scare Gert.

"Yes, I will definitely kick you."

Arturia echoed with a sullen face: "So Mr. Gert, please don't continue to refuse."

"........"

"...I understand, then I will accept it bluntly."

The stubborn Orion finally let go.

Looking at the two young men in front of him who were smiling because of his retreat, Gert couldn't help holding the few silver coins tightly in his hands.

He thought to himself, maybe this is the existence called knight.

...............

Because Gert was seriously injured, Kay let him ride on his black horse, and he chose to walk forward with Artoria.

According to Gert's directions, the two of them arrived at the village at the foot of the mountain in less than three hours.

However......

The smile froze on his face, and his heart seemed to be grabbed by someone.

The scene that came into view deeply hurt Artoria's eyes.

Blood, blood all over the floor.

Bodies and remains were scattered within sight.

The originally quiet and peaceful small village has now become a purgatory on earth.

Seeing the miserable scene in front of him, Gert on the horse's eyes turned red, and he suddenly got off his horse and staggered into the village.

"Lena!!"

Gert called his wife's name loudly, his voice was desperate and hoarse.

Don't let anything happen to you, Lena! !

At this moment, he could no longer care about the two saviors who were left behind by him.

When he ran home at his fastest speed, what he saw before him made his eyes tear open.

In the house, his wife was being eaten by a monster.

I saw my wife lying on the ground, her eyes were still full of horror, and the ugly monster was eating her belly.

The sound of chewing and chewing came to his ears, accompanied by a strong smell of blood, and the great despair made him stand on the spot for a moment.

"roar~"

The arrival of humans attracts the attention of monsters.

It gave up the half-eaten food indifferently, and its violent eyes swept towards Gert who was standing at the door.

shuh~

The monster in the room turned into a black shadow and came straight to Gert, seeing that he was about to splatter the field with blood.

At the critical moment, Arturia and Kay arrived in time and saved Gert's life again.

Artoria stood in front of the monster, and pushed Gert to his brother who was a step behind him.

Starting, rushing forward, exerting force, and swinging the sword, the whole set of movements is like flowing clouds and flowing water in one go.

The long sword slashed fiercely at the monster's head with an indomitable momentum.

Watching the monster that killed his wife be killed by Artoria on the spot.

The corners of his mouth trembled slightly, his legs softened and he knelt down heavily on the ground.

One second, two seconds.

Finally, a feeble moan escaped from his throat.

Bean-sized teardrops flowed from the sockets.

After a while, heart-piercing cries resounded in both ears.

Arturia and Kai watched the scene in front of them in silence, with sadness in their eyes, but in the end, no one stepped forward to comfort them.

Because any words now seem pale and powerless.

Yet at this moment.

The sound of houses collapsing to the ground suddenly sounded in the east of the village, accompanied by a shrill scream.

"not good!"

Arturia's face changed suddenly, there are other monsters in this village!

"Brother Kai, Gert will be in your care."

After finishing speaking, she turned her footsteps and burst out to run eastward at her fastest speed.

When she arrived at the place, what was reflected in her eyes was a tiger-like monster, which was opening its blood basin and biting a child about seven or eight years old.

Catch up with me! !

Artoria stomped on her feet, and the huge force directly cracked the solid ground.

With this reaction force, she increased her speed again.

Almost in the blink of an eye, she rushed in front of the monster.

Without the slightest hesitation, Artoria swung her sword with momentum, and the long sword in her hand seemed to respond to the grief and anger of its master, and slashed straight at the monster with a piercing scream piercing the sky.

However, this attack was a bit hasty, and the monster was not killed on the spot.

Instead, he was knocked into the air by the terrifying kinetic energy, and crashed into the wall next to it with only half of it left.

The blood mixed with the fragments of the internal organs kept flowing out of the body, and the injured monster was aroused fiercely, and it looked up to the sky and roared.

Driven by anger, the monster directly gave up its original prey, and its huge body roared towards Artoria like a mountain.

That's what it wants!

Arturia's eyes were as sharp as a sword, and her whole body was like a big bow, driving her whole waist with force from her feet, twisting her own strength into one strand.

"Go to hell, beast!!"

Accompanied by Artoria's blazing anger, the long sword whizzed like lightning and slashed at the monster that was approaching.

But this time, the ugly monster finally stopped breathing.

As soon as she confirmed the death of the monster, Arturia hurriedly turned around and came to the child.

"Are you OK?"

She knelt down to check his injuries.

"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuu..."

But the sudden cry made the half-stretched hand suddenly stop in mid-air.

Because what responded to her was the child's hoarse cry.

Arturia looked at the child with a complicated expression, his raised face was covered with dried blood, and his eyes were also full of tears.

Like a dam bursting, he opened his mouth wide and let out a small animal-like moan, anyone could feel the heart-piercing pain.

Crying like a lost child at night, crying for himself, crying for his relatives who suddenly disappeared, crying for his confusion, crying for everything.

Chapter 6 Crusade

The crying child made Artoria feel a little helpless.

She never knew how to get along with a child, let alone a child who had just narrowly escaped death and lost all his loved ones.

Fortunately, when she was at a loss, Kai and Gert arrived in time.

This made her feel a sense of relief in her heart.

"Abel!!"

Gert, who came late, saw the little boy kneeling on the ground, and shouted his name excitedly.

Trembling and rushing forward, under the watchful eyes of Kai and Arturia, Orion who had nothing left tightly hugged the child who also had nothing.

"Woo...Jel...Woo...Uncle Gelt"

"Great, Yabel, you're still alive..., that's great..."

At dusk, the dilapidated village is covered with blood. .

The two hugged each other tightly and wept silently. Perhaps at this moment, each other is the only salvation in this world for them.

Artoria looked at all this with compassion, and the situation in front of her seemed to empathize with her heart, making her feel sad.

It didn't take long for Gert to recover from his grief.

So he stopped crying, and whispered to the still sobbing child in his arms.

"Abel, tell uncle, what happened in the village? How...how did things become like this?"

Hearing Gert's question, Yabel, who was out of breath from crying, finally raised his head, and said with a sob while wiping away his tears:

"It's the robbers, Uncle Gert..., the group of robbers gave everyone...to..., woo..."

While talking, Yabel let out a suppressed cry.

"Bandits?! How could it be..., isn't everyone being given by a monster...?"

Gert's eyes widened in disbelief, and the tragedy of his wife appeared in front of his eyes again. It was indeed a monster, right?

"I... I don't know why the monsters came. Uncle Gert, not long after you went up the mountain, the bandits came to the village. They wanted to rob us of our money and food, but... .., but there is not much to eat in our village, they not only robbed the last food in the village, but also killed..., killed..."