Righteous Walker

Some substance Linsey had never felt before was being drawn out from within him.

Soon, the sensation vanished.

In its place came a gentle warm current flowing in through his mouth, nourishing Linsey's body, which had just been tortured by blazing fire and thick smoke.

Linsey opened his eyes.

The golden-haired Girl was kneeling on the ground, holding him in her arms.

"Alvitte."

The Girl gave her name, then offered Linsey a gentle smile.

"Thank you for risking your life to save me."

"..."

"I-I'm Linsey."

His mind still muddled, Linsey instinctively introduced himself as well.

But Alvitte, who had been holding him, wasted no time. She immediately stood up and helped Linsey to his feet.

"All right, Linsey. Get up."

"We still have to save your hometown!"

Linsey gradually regained his senses.

Though he was blackened by smoke, the power within his body continued to work, restoring his battered body to its best condition.

Just a few breaths ago, he had only been able to lie there. Now, he could actually stand on his own.

Linsey came to his senses, and his expression immediately changed. He was about to tell the Girl about the village's situation.

"The Village Chief and that Law Knight are—"

Bang! The mill wall shattered instantly, and something black crashed onto the ground.

Linsey focused his eyes and saw that what had smashed into the mill was the Village Chief of Anville Village!

But the Village Chief no longer possessed his earlier toughness.

He lay on the ground, barely breathing. The lame leg that could make the earth tremble with every step had been severed by a single sword stroke and was nowhere to be seen.

"Sinner, where did you obtain your Essence?"

The Law Knight appeared at the broken section of the mill right afterward.

This cold-faced man paid no attention to the dying Village Chief. His eyes were fixed squarely on Alvitte, who had risen to her feet.

Then, he noticed Linsey beside her.

"An Awakened?"

"Today is the day for the outside aid to awaken. Neither Leiner nor Bai Lin had any chance to interfere. A self-awakened one? He gave you Essence, a new sinner..."

The Law Knight coldly deduced the truth.

But before he could finish, Alvitte interrupted him.

"Bargett, you actually injured Mr. Leiner this badly?"

Seeing the Village Chief's miserable state, Alvitte's surprised voice carried anger.

In her memory, the Village Chief of Anville Village and the Law Knight before her had been close friends. That was why Bargett had chosen Anville Village as the precious resting point during the escort.

How could these two have fought to such a state?

But the Law Knight misunderstood Alvitte's meaning.

He thought the Girl was surprised that he had defeated the Village Chief of Anville Village.

"An organizer's power comes from the people he governs. Anville Village has too few people, so he is weak."

"..."

"He was your best friend, wasn't he? You really are beyond saving!"

Alvitte's eyes blazed with fury, and her voice trembled with rage.

She stepped forward to shield Linsey behind her. Raising both hands and loosely grasping them, a White Steel Sword suddenly appeared in her hands.

Realizing things were going badly, the Law Knight immediately issued a decree.

"Sinner, submit beneath the law."

"Get lost!"

Alvitte brought her sword down in a slash.

The invisible, intangible command was actually split apart at the conceptual level.

Then the Girl raised her sword high and drew a perfect silver arc before her.

Boom—

In an instant, a gale exploded outward.

The mill in front of her collapsed at once, and the Law Knight was flung away.

A magnificent sword wind followed her swing, covering the entirety of Anville Village. This blow did not damage a single house, yet the Law Knight's flames were all extinguished.

With just one strike, the Law Flame that had driven everyone to despair vanished without a trace.

This was the power praised in The Annals of the Young King Xingzheng.

—The power of a Righteous Walker!

Standing behind Alvitte, Linsey was stunned by the battle before him.

But then, he noticed something troubling.

After swinging that sword, Alvitte's body tipped slightly forward. Though she immediately straightened her back, her pale face could not deceive anyone.

"Alvitte, you..."

"It's all right! I promised you that I would defeat Bargett and save this place!"

The words sounded as though the Girl were forcing herself to say them.

Yet there was a strange power in her tone.

The moment they entered one's ears, they felt like the truth. Alvitte treated reality sincerely; she was merely stating what was about to happen.

Almost at the same time, heavy footsteps sounded from ahead.

The Law Knight, who had just been sent flying by that sword strike, returned to the battlefield and once more blocked Alvitte and Linsey's path.

The man held a longsword, but the armor he wore had already cracked into fragments.

On the bloodstained cloth covering his chest, remnants of the original armor could still be found, mixed together with mangled flesh.

Yet despite his severe injuries.

He still stood firmly on the ground, his expression as cold as before, as though he did not care about his own condition in the slightest.

"Sever!"

With a furious shout, the Law Knight vanished.

Clang! The two moved like lightning.

Linsey could not see their movements at all. He only heard a thunderous crash of weapons beside his ear, then saw Alvitte raise her weapon before him and steadily block the Law Knight's descending sword like a mountain.

Boom—

Under the collision of unimaginable force, the ground cracked and the mill collapsed.

The aftermath of their battle turned the surroundings into ruins, but the area around Linsey remained completely unharmed.

Linsey immediately understood.

Even while fighting with all her strength, Alvitte had not forgotten to protect him behind her! The Law Knight and the Righteous Walker's blades pressed against each other.

Both of them poured all their strength against the other.

Through the collision of their Essence, Bargett sensed the Girl's indestructible will, as well as the weakness within her body. "Your Essence is running dry. If this continues, death awaits you."

Alvitte looked at the Law Knight with nothing but contempt.

"Running dry? My heart is still beating just fine!"

"Bargett, don't you know? A Righteous Walker can be killed, but never defeated!"

Above the blades was a clash of wills.

For the first time, an emotion other than indifference appeared in Bargett's eyes. The Law Knight roared in anger at Alvitte's words.

"You walk the wrong path that overturns the world, and you dare call yourself a Righteous Walker?"

Alvitte shouted back.

"Idiot!"

"A Righteous Walker does not walk justice or law, but their own heart."

With that roar, the power upon Alvitte's blade grew even stronger.

For a moment, the Law Knight could barely withstand it!

But it was also because of those words that Bargett broke through the law's suppression of his heart and shouted his true fury. "That is precisely why people like you throw the entire world into chaos!"

"Die!"

Amid the clash of wills, Bargett ignored the contest of their weapons.

He withdrew the left hand supporting his right arm. His indestructible fist boomed like a cannonball as he savagely hammered it toward the Girl's head.

"Hmph!"

Alvitte's eyes were hard as steel. Her body did not move in the slightest, and she neither dodged nor evaded.

Boom—

With his blade lacking support, the Law Knight was sent flying by her sword and crashed through a charred house.

He rose to his feet again, his right arm hanging limply at his side.

The bones inside had been completely pulverized by the Righteous Walker's power. Not a single intact structure remained, leaving it like a strip of rotten flesh.

On the other side, Alvitte stood unmoving before Linsey.

But before long, she could not help coughing and spat out a mouthful of blood.

—Both sides had suffered grievous injuries! But after his rage, the Law Knight returned to his indifferent state.

He stared at the enemy before him and began calmly analyzing what he had felt during their battle: the Girl's inner weakness.

"You separated your fundamental will?"

The Law Knight looked at Linsey and understood the purpose of that will. "To heal him."

This man had noticed Linsey!

Sensing danger, Alvitte hurriedly raised the White Steel Sword, taking a charging stance as she rebuked the Law Knight.

"Someone about to die should worry about himself!"

The Law Knight remained unmoved. His cold voice rang out again, issuing a command. "To aid evil is intolerable under the law!"

Linsey felt something invisibly lock onto him. The Law Knight had made him his target! Alvitte halted her charge and swung her sword.

This time, she missed.

The Law Knight precisely avoided clashing with her will. Using only a harmless Law Power command, he branded Linsey with a mark.

This is bad!

This child had become wanted by the City of Law! Though Bargett was severely injured, Alvitte herself was also close to running dry.

If this child remained here, no matter how the battle ended, this mark would leave him with no chance of survival—he absolutely could not stay here!

Dizziness from her injured head washed over her.

But Alvitte immediately lifted Linsey's right hand, intertwined her fingers with his, and gripped his hand tightly.

Their eyes met.

Linsey saw Alvitte's lake-blue eyes looking directly into his.

Within those eyes was a blessing as calm as water, along with unwavering will.

In a voice only they could hear, the Girl said, "In the name of Human Wisdom, send this child... send Linsey to an absolutely safe place!"

Whoosh—

Before Linsey could realize what was happening.

His figure vanished from where he stood.

The last thing that echoed in his mind was a cold mechanical notification.

—Game activation successful.

Linsey vanished from the spot, and the Law Knight truly panicked.

"You actually used the Law Codex on a stranger!"

"Heh—"

At that moment, Alvitte was surrounded by an enormous amount of Essence. The radiance of her unwavering will was imprinted upon it, making it shine with golden light.

Then she smiled disdainfully. "I saved a living person, a living hope."

"What is some damn Law Codex worth?"

The Girl raised the White Steel Sword in her hand once more. Her eyes held only courage and confidence as she looked at the Law Knight. "Come on. Let's see which is truly indestructible: your laws or my heart!"

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