Chapter 42

"Ah... Master, I really am..." Kiyohime bowed in apology to Su Mo while begging him not to abandon such a useless servant.

Hmm... why had she jumped to the conclusion that Su Mo was going to abandon her? But that was no longer important. The French soldiers surrounding them had begun to move!

"Lancelot, wreck them!" Su Mo said calmly. The next moment, the shadow that had been standing behind him sprang into action.

"Awooo!!!"

A beast-like howl rang out as Lancelot, having received his orders, charged straight at the French soldiers.

"Wait, remember to use the flat of your blade!"

Although Su Mo had changed his command in time, should it be said that Lancelot possessed monstrous strength? After all, he was a four-star Berserker with higher base stats than Berserker.

And so, after Lancelot went on a frenzied rampage against the French soldiers, the surrounding area was soon covered in blood and chunks of human flesh. Only one French soldier remained, staring at Lancelot in terror as though he were a monster.

"Say, could you tell me how to get to the nearest town?" After having Lancelot stand down, Su Mo asked the surviving French soldier with a gentle smile.

"I will not yield! Kill me or torture me as you please!" Seeing Lancelot step aside, the soldier immediately found his courage. As if possessed by a martyr, he shouted at Su Mo.

"Lancelot, you know what to do. Don't kill him."

Seeing that the man had yet to learn his lesson, Su Mo stopped being polite and had Lancelot come forward to scare him again.

Thus, the soldier who had been so unyielding just moments ago spilled everything before Su Mo even had to ask.

"Senior, I think what you did just now was wrong. We should have communicated with them properly instead of frightening them. And Mr. Lancelot as well—Senior clearly told you to use the flat of your blade, so why did you still kill people?" After sending the surviving French soldier away, Mash sternly reprimanded Su Mo and Lancelot.

"Fou! Kyuu!" Fou seemed to be protesting Su Mo's brutal methods as well.

Su Mo was about to argue, but he did not know what to say. In the end, he could only shake his head and sigh.

"Master, you need not be sad about this. Even if the entire world believes your actions were wrong, I will still stand by your side!"

Clinging to Su Mo's arm, Kiyohime spoke to him with the expression of a virtuous wife.

"Kiyohime, thank you. But speaking of which, Mash, do you remember what that soldier said just now?"

"Yes. The 'Jeanne d'Arc' who was burned to death a few days ago mysteriously revived and controlled dragons to carry out vengeance against this country. King Charles was also killed by the 'Dragon Witch.'"

"That's false. Jeanne d'Arc was a Saint in history, someone who prayed for peace. She could not possibly be so easily consumed by revenge. If that soldier was telling the truth, then that person must be a fake Jeanne d'Arc!"

Knowing the story and aware that the woman was Black Saber, Su Mo quickly defended White Jeanne d'Arc.

"Then, Senior, what should we do next? And according to that soldier, the 'Dragon Witch' killed this country's king, so no matter how you look at it, the 'Dragon Witch' is the key figure in this Singularity."

"Our next move is naturally to go to the city that soldier mentioned and gather some information. Besides, it's getting late, so we'll spend the night in that city." Su Mo answered Mash's question as though it were only natural.

"But... Senior, you killed their companions just now. If we go there rashly like this, won't they surely mistake us for allies of that 'Dragon Witch' and attack us?" Mash asked worriedly.

"Do you expect Master to spend the night outdoors? Miss Mash, Master is different from us. He needs a comfortable place to rest!"

Kiyohime displeasedly rejected Mash's suggestion. Just as her nature dictated, as long as she and "Master" existed, the rest of the world did not matter. Naturally, all her thoughts revolved around "Master."

"That's true... but Senior, if the soldiers attack us when we reach the city, what should we do?"

"If they attack us, then we can only fight back." After answering Mash coldly, Su Mo led everyone toward the distant city.