Decisive Battle at Gangsas (5)

"Were you thinking about what just happened?"

Although Elijie had acted tough, without showing the slightest sign of being shaken, Zuo Yi easily perceived her emotions and thoughts at that moment. "It's normal to make a mistake like that."

Elijie was surprised. "Teacher, you saw everything?"

Elijie was indeed feeling dejected. Without her armor's protection and Zuo Yi's timely support just now, she would undoubtedly have died.

She had never expected that her kindness would give the enemy an opportunity to kill her.

More importantly, the opponents who had put her in danger were not vicious-looking armed militants, but a seemingly weak and helpless civilian mother and child.

The girl was immediately caught in a tangle of conflict and self-doubt. Her strength had been entirely forced.

"Yes."

Zuo Yi said, "If you want to withdraw now, I can understand."

On the way to Gangsas, Zuo Yi had placed a Spirit Seed in the Phantom Armor. Thus, Elijie's every move, everything she saw and heard, and even her inner emotions remained within his awareness.

Zuo Yi knew every detail of what the girl had just experienced.

"No!"

Elijie abruptly shook her head and looked up at Zuo Yi. "Teacher, have you encountered situations like this before?"

Zuo Yi smiled, because Elijie truly was very clever.

He nodded. "Yes."

As a knight of the Eight Virtues, Zuo Yi's faith often clashed fiercely with reality. He had encountered situations similar to Elijie's just now more times than he could count.

Elijie could not help asking, "Then, Teacher, how did you resolve them?"

Zuo Yi knew what she wanted to know, so he answered, "Make yourself stronger. When you become incomparably powerful, you can disregard every scheme, trick, demon, and monster."

Breaking through any situation with sheer force was the simplest and most direct