Journey to Salvation from Chaldea

"Thank you, Miss Shi, for your concern. I'm fine. Where's senior?"

"I'm fine too."

"Everyone, if you don't feel uncomfortable, you can look at the sky, probably this is a rare sight in a lifetime." Yue Ye smiled.

"What's in the sky... ehhhhhhh!?"

###Chapter 18 Saint?Witch? ###

A huge halo hangs in the sky, maybe as big as the North American continent.A halo of this size is probably a magic technique deployed on a satellite orbit.

Dr. Roman also noticed this abnormality: "There is no record that such a phenomenon occurred in 1431. This is undoubtedly one of the reasons for the disappearance of the future. That thing can only be analyzed by my side...You guys Just concentrate on the on-site investigation. Go find the spirit vein first."

"The doctor is right, we should give priority to the task." Matthew said, "Senior, look, there is a fort ahead, maybe we can find the aborigines."

When Yue Ye and his group walked into the fortress, they found that the interior was very different from what they had imagined: Contrary to the glamorous appearance, the inside of the fortress was dilapidated.Weary soldiers sat hopelessly against the walls, their weapons thrown carelessly on the ground at hand.Seeing Yue Ye and his party, some stood up nervously, and some didn't even have the energy to stand up.

"'inquiètepas, 'est-cequis' est passé (good afternoon. Take it easy, gentlemen. What happened?)" Yue Ye stepped forward and said with a smile.

Mash showed a puzzled expression, obviously she didn't understand what Yue Ye said.But those soldiers quickly put down their guard, or in other words, they no longer had the strength to maintain their guard.

After a brief conversation, Yue Ye figured out the situation.He finally said "thank you" in French, turned around and said to Matthew and his party: "Things are a bit difficult."

"It's really helpful for seniors to know French. What's the specific situation?" Matthew asked.

Yue Ye said: "The time is about the same as our judgment. Now this will be in the truce period of the Hundred Years War between Britain and France, but the reason for the truce is a bit different from what we imagined."

"Isn't it because Charles VII signed the truce?" Lixiang's history is surprisingly good.

"According to what they said, the king is already dead and was burned to death by the witch. The British king was also scared by the witch and withdrew his troops." Yue Ye smiled helplessly, "This witch is called Joan of Arc, no, according to what they mean , Joan of Arc is resurrected."

He paused, and then said: "It's ironic, Joan of Arc's last wish that was not fulfilled during her lifetime was actually fulfilled after she was resurrected as a witch. And it was a bit too much: she not only fought the British army, but now she pointed her sword at France."

"Although I only read a little bit in the reference room of Chaldea, the girl named Joan of Arc should be the Holy Maiden of Salvation, master?" Shiki said softly.

"Sorry to interrupt you, there is a large biological reaction around you! And the speed is so fast!" Dr. Roman's communication rang.

"Senior, be careful in the sky...!" Matthew shouted to Lixiang.

A black shadow quickly pressed down from the sky, and the soldiers panicked and fled in all directions while shouting.Taking a closer look, the black shadows are a group of wyverns.This dragon subspecies is vicious and bloodthirsty, and their roars are piercing and terrifying.

"Matthew, protect Lixiang!" Yue Ye shouted.

The wyverns rushed forward, and they could only counterattack passively because they lacked long-range attack means.Although everything can fire magic bullets, for such a huge group of flying dragons, this magic bullet is undoubtedly a drop in the bucket.

"Do you want to use the anti-army treasure in this situation..." Yue Ye was a little hesitant, he always felt that there was a cannon to hit mosquitoes.

"Everyone! Splash water on your body, so that you can temporarily resist the flames of the dragon. Those of you over there, please pick up your weapons and fight!"

A young girl joins the fight.Her voice seemed to have magic power. Under her call, the soldiers who had been fleeing in all directions gathered together to resist the attack of the dragon group.The pressure on Yue Ye and the others was greatly reduced, and soon, the last flying dragon also fell under the swords of everyone.

"Thank you for your help, you are..." The man dressed as the captain of the soldier stepped forward, but when he saw the girl's face, his face was immediately distorted by panic, "Witch...witch!"

Following the shout of the soldier captain, the soldiers who had gathered together suddenly became chaotic.They fled in all directions faster than the dragons came.In less than 2 minutes, the fortress became empty, leaving only Yue Ye and his party and the girl with her shoulders hanging down looking very lost.

"Thank you very much." Yue Ye deliberately said in Chinese.

The girl replied naturally: "You're welcome, it's better to say, I want to thank you all."

"Sure enough, it's a follower. I was just wondering if I made a mistake in my judgment, so there is something wrong with the spirit base..." Yue Ye said.Servants are given basic knowledge by the Holy Grail when they are summoned, and being able to speak multiple languages ​​is one of them.

"Ah... yes, as you can see, I am a Servant, and my job title is Ruler. My real name is Joan of Arc." The girl replied.

"Jeanne...!?" Matthew's expression was surprised.

"Haven't you already become a witch..." Lixiang asked a question bluntly.

Joan's face darkened for a while, but soon she regained her spirits: "I'll talk about those later. This is not a place to talk, please come with me. Please."

"Okay, please lead the way." Yue Ye agreed directly.The other party shouldn't have any malice, even if she is hiding her sincerity, her current level of spiritual base may not be as good as Matthew, so there won't be much change.

The most important thing is that Yue Ye can feel the obvious sincerity and sincerity from Joan of Arc, which makes people feel that she is trustworthy and close.From this point of view alone, the girl is worthy of the title of saint in history.

Joan led the crowd to the hillside outside the fortress, where there were several tree stumps. "Sit down, please. Before I introduce myself again, could I ask for your names?"

"Okay, my individual name is Matthew Kyrielight, and this is my master Lixiang. The man over there is Senior Moonlight, and this lady is..." When Matthew introduced the two ceremonies Some difficulties, her situation Matthew heard Yue Ye said, in the eyes of outsiders, the two rituals are not followers, but human beings.So she didn't know how to introduce the relationship between the two to others.

"Mr. Yue Ye is my most important person." Liang Yi smiled softly.

"Eh? You... are you in that kind of relationship?" Joan of Arc's face turned red, and then she seemed to feel that this was a bit impolite, and she said, "Sorry. Let me introduce myself again. I am indeed Joan of Arc , the ruler summoned by the Holy Grail. But... most of the knowledge about the Holy Grail War that was supposed to be given to me is gone. No, not only the knowledge, but also the level of ability has also been lowered. Not to mention the servants I used Command Spells during the war, and I couldn’t even see through the opponent’s real name... This may be the problem with my spirit foundation that Mr. Yue Ye discovered.”

"Yes. There is another point that I am a little bit concerned about. The soldier said that just now, saying that Joan of Arc became a 'Dragon Witch'." Yue Ye replied.

Joan of Arc's expression was a little confused: "...I was just summoned to this world a few hours ago, so I don't know the specific situation very well. It seems that there is another Joan of Arc in this world. One who killed King Charles VII of France Joan of Arc, who carried out the massacre in Orleans..." Speaking of this, Joan's eyes were full of sadness.

"There is no doubt that the dragon witch is tyrannical and cruel, and she really lives up to her name. And your answer, and your sincerity and sincerity, can basically confirm that you are that saint." Yue Ye said, "Death House doctor, before the Holy Grail War, was there any precedent for summoning two identical servants in the same era?"

###Chapter 19 The Mystery of Joan of Arc###

"Can't you call me by my name properly!" Doctor Roman's communication rang, "Well... If I read the records of the Holy Grail War, I think there should be precedents for simultaneous summoning like this. Anyway, what is certain now is , Charles VII has died, and Orleans has been occupied. This means that the country of France is gradually collapsing."

Yue Ye took over the conversation: "On this scale, there is no doubt that it is a singularity. Moreover, summoning dragons is a very advanced technique, and such a huge group of dragons may not be completed by manpower at all. That is to say, that The Dragon Witch may have the Holy Grail."

"I can only hear voices... Is this magic? Are you..." Joan was a little puzzled.

Dr. Roman smiled and said, "Oh, so I haven't introduced myself yet. First meeting, Joan of Arc. I'm Romani Achiman. Everyone calls me Roman. I'm the one who supports them . Please advise.

"So that's the case, Roman...is a person who loves to dream and has a very rich imagination!"

The smile on Dr. Roman's face froze suddenly: "...Why is there a sense of disastrous defeat? Even though he was praised, he couldn't be happy at all..."

Matthew explained the status quo of Chaldea and the world to Joan of Arc, and Joan of Arc was obviously shocked when she learned of the burning of the human law.After everyone's discussion, everyone decided to follow Joan to collect information.

"Then our destination should be Orleans?" Matthew asked.

"That's right. If the Dragon Witch is me who has been resurrected, then it is very likely that she will use Orleans as her stronghold. Even if not, Orleans is worth exploring." Joan nodded, "It's a pity that our strength is too weak Yes. Originally, as a ruler, I should have the ability to detect the location of the servants, but due to the problem of the spirit foundation, we can't use this method to find any helpers now..."

"To interrupt you a little bit, Miss Joan of Arc." Yue Ye said, "You mean...the ruler has the ability to detect the location of servants?"

"Just call me Joan of Arc. Theoretically so."

"That's a bit difficult..." Yue Ye showed a helpless smile, "In this way, if the revived Joan of Arc is also a ruler, isn't our position always under her control?"

"...! I was careless, there is indeed such a possibility..." Joan of Arc showed a troubled face, "I originally wanted to find clues in villages and small cities first, if this is really the case, then our kind of Actions are pointless...!"

"Hmm... it's not completely meaningless. With the current behavior of the Dragon Witch, it's obvious that she's targeting big cities. If we go through small cities, we might be able to avoid a direct confrontation with her. "Yue Ye analyzed, "But no matter what, the top priority is to find a town that can understand the situation. Doctor, where is the nearest city?"

"From the map of this era, it looks like Vakuleur in the north, but even Vakuleur is [-] kilometers away."

"Twenty kilometers... Lixiang, can you hold on?" Yue Ye asked after a little thought.

"I'm fine!" Lixiang replied firmly.

"Then let's go immediately."

after an hour.

The orange-haired girl was lying on Yue Ye's back, with a silly and embarrassed smile on her face.After walking less than three kilometers, Li Xiang's physical strength surrendered, and Yue Ye had no choice but to carry her on her back and set off on her way.In this way, although the speed of the team returned to normal, he always felt that Matthew's gaze behind him was somewhat resentful.

"Should I also pretend to be exhausted and let senior carry me..." Matthew murmured.

Ryoichi walked beside Tsukiyo, holding Kuji Kanesada and Tsukiyo's cane in his hand, smiling as always.She glanced back at Matthew who was talking to herself, feeling a little amused.Looking at Li Xiang with a smirk on Yue Ye's back, he couldn't help shaking his head helplessly.

This strange atmosphere did not affect Joan of Arc.She walked at the front of the team with a flag in hand, earnestly doing security work.

After walking for a while, Yue Ye couldn't bear the strange gaze behind her, so she put down Li Xiang and said, "It's almost dinner time, let's find a place nearby to set up camp. Matthew, let's find a suitable place together. Lixiang’s safety is up to you, Shiki, Joan.”

Soon, the group set up a tent at the place Yue Ye and Matthew found.After having a simple dinner, everyone went to rest.

Matthew didn't go to sleep immediately, but chose to walk outside, and happened to meet Joan of Arc.

"Is Lixiang already asleep?" Joan of Arc asked.

"Well, although I'm not used to sleeping in the wild, I fell asleep very quickly by accident."

"Is that so..." Jeanne thought thoughtfully.

"...Don't you...do you have anything to say to us?" Matthew was keenly aware of the abnormality.

Seeing that Joan of Arc still had no intention of speaking, Matthew said: "Although I don't plan to go into it...but if it will become an obstacle to the battle, I think it's better to remove the cause."

"You... are right. I see, let me confess. Maybe it's because my Servant Summoning...is not complete. Or maybe it's because the original me just died a few days ago. How should I put it, now I have a 'novice follower' feeling."

Matthew was a little puzzled: "Novice?"

Joan nodded solemnly: "Yes. In the Seat of Heroes, there is no so-called past or future. However, I don't even have the power to touch records. Therefore, it can be said that I am an incompetent person right now. It’s like I was on the battlefield for the first time in my life. The magician who felt a little frivolous just now... Although he said that I am the saint of salvation, I don’t have the power to match this title. "

Joan of Arc paused for a long time, then sighed: "...so... that... I think I'm the one holding you back."

"If that's the case, Miss Jeanne doesn't need to worry at all," Matthew said.Then he explained his situation to her.

Under Matthew's comfort, Joan of Arc quickly recovered.Then the two went back to sleep in the tent.

There are two pairs of eyes watching all this in the dark. "Look, you are overthinking, master." Liang Ri smiled and said to Yue Ye, "I have always believed that Matthew can handle it well."

Yue Ye said: "It turns out that Matthew has grown up without knowing it. It seems that I am indeed worrying too much. Let's go, we should also rest."

"Will master still sleep on my lap tonight?" Liang Ri laughed.

Yue Ye rolled her eyes: "Don't make me sound like a pervert, you obviously moved my head up while I was sleeping."

"Because Master is so cute when he's asleep... Master, who is usually calm and decisive, relaxes like a child when he sleeps."

Yue Ye's face was a little hot: "If you have time to watch me sleep, you might as well go to sleep!"

The look in Shi Shi's eyes was a little lonely: "...Actually, I can't sleep. So I have been alone at night, as if I have suffered a loss. I am very unwilling... But, if I can see you sleeping soundly Face, it can be regarded as an additional reward... If I can show up in your dreams and accompany you to protect you, that would be great..."

Yue Ye did not speak, and the two walked quietly.When approaching the entrance of the tent, Yue Ye looked at Shiki, and said seriously: "I don't know whether I should say this, but since Shiki was summoned here by me as a human being, he must think like a human being." .You are very important to me, so I hope you can take care of your own thoughts. For example, human beings have wishes, does Shiki have anything to want?"

Seeing that Shi didn't answer, Yue Ye sighed lightly and said, "It's okay, take your time. Let's go, rest first, we have a long way to go tomorrow."

"Do you want it..." Shi looked at Yue Ye's back, his eyes were gentle, but there was something else: "Actually, what I want has already been obtained..."

###Chapter 20 River of Blood###

The next morning, under the leadership of Joan, the crowd continued to Orléans.

"We're about to arrive at La Charite. If you can't get information about Orleans here, you can only continue to approach Orleans, and try not to develop to that point." Joan of Arc said.

"Yes, judging from the current situation, we are at an absolute disadvantage. We cannot act rashly until we have obtained the key to reverse the situation." Yue Ye nodded in agreement. "Jeanne is really calm."

"Ah...? Thank you for the compliment, but I'm actually very anxious." Joan of Arc said with a worried expression, "No matter how you look at it, the other 'I' is not normal. After letting that kind of monster dominate humans, she will do something What can be imagined. No matter how noble human beings are, they will collapse in the face of overwhelming power and hatred."

"I totally agree with this point. Fear can destroy a person's will in the shortest time." Yue Ye nodded and said, "According to the performance of the French soldiers we have seen before, it is obvious that they have been frightened."

"Wait a minute! There are servants in front of you! The location is La Saritai..." Dr. Roman's voice came from the communicator, "No...they are moving away from you, they are too fast to be scanned."

Yue Ye looked in La Sharitai's direction, her eyes widened suddenly: "Look at the sky over there!"

Billows of smoke hovered over the city, the heat of the combustion distorting the air. "The city... is burning!?" Matthew exclaimed.

"Go!" Jeanne rushed out first.

Soon, everyone rushed to La Sharitai.Standing at the gate of the city, everyone's expressions were not very good-looking.Through the city gate, all you can see are ruins, and all you can hear is burning.After entering La Sharitai, Yue Ye covered Li Xiang's eyes from behind: "Li Xiang, don't look!"

There is no one alive in the city.Cursed corpses roamed the ruins, wyverns gnawed at the corpses, and the city was engulfed in wanton flames.Men, women, old people, children, all the lives that were once alive turned into corpses that fell in the flames, and the moonlit night even smelled the disgusting smell of meat...

The gentle smile on Shiki's face also disappeared, and she hugged the trembling Mash in her arms with a sigh.

Joan lowered her head, Yueye couldn't see her expression clearly.She was silent for a long time, and said: "...the one who did this kind of behavior, I'm afraid it's 'I'. There's just one thing I don't understand. How much you have to hate human beings to commit this kind of crime. Only this I can't find the answer."

"...I don't know." Yue Ye's voice was unexpectedly calm, like an undercurrent surging sea, "There is no respect for life, no compassion, and no awareness of what I have done wrong. , as if killing for the sake of killing."

Li Xiang trembled a few times, broke free from Yue Ye's embrace, ran to the side and vomited.

Mash supported the shield, suppressing the nausea.She raised her head and looked at Yue Ye: "Before..." She was surprised to find that the senior's face was very cold, not only the smile disappeared, but also the gaze was terrifyingly sharp.What she originally wanted to ask was stopped by her.

Yue Ye sighed, her face gradually softened, and said, "I'm still an immature magician after all. Matthew, what's the matter?"

"Senior... what about these monsters?"

Yue Ye thought for a while, and said: "The number is not very large, so let's clean it up? It should also be some comfort for the dead."

"Okay!" After hearing the last sentence, Matthew's fighting spirit became much higher.

"Wait! The servant who left just now turned around again! Oh no, the other party seems to have noticed your existence! Hey, stop joking...!? There are five of them! The speed is very fast... Could it be cavalry or something? !? Always... In short, run away!"

"Don't worry. Matthew, go and take care of Lixiang." Yue Ye said while leaning on the ground with his stick, showing no intention of leaving.

"Understood, senior!" Matthew gave Yue Ye unconditional trust.

Dr. Roman was a little excited: "Yueye! What are you doing!? If the number of followers is the same, you can of course compete with each other! But how can I let you fight with an opponent whose combat power is several times higher than yours!? Retreat! , in this situation, everyone will choose to escape! Doesn’t that 36 plan in your country say the same!”