The expected wailing came just as expected. As if he had thought of something, Silvis couldn't help but clutch his head and kneel down on the ground.
"I, I... fight... die... fight... die..."
His physical condition is very unstable.
After a moment of surprise, Willow immediately turned to look at Ed.
"If he keeps recalling these things, he might die."
"Death isn't scary, death is... no, I mean, can't he be resurrected after he dies?"
"But his resurrection speed wasn't fast before, so it's probably close to its limit."
Willow thought for a moment and said:
"And he might even attack us."
Ed frowned.
"What can we do?"
"He's no longer capable of stopping his thinking on his own; the only solution is to subdue him."
"Uniform? What...?"
Ed was stunned for a moment, and hundreds of light-colored flowers ( Paralysis Flower ) bloomed on his hands and arms in an instant.
At the same time, he saw familiar electric sparks flickering at Willow's fingertips.
"Do it!"
Ed gave a low shout, and at the same time, Silvis raised his head. His eyes were bloodshot, as if he had been up for three nights without sleep and was on the verge of sudden death.
At this moment, the old knight's eyes were clouded, as if something had obscured them.
" Blood Corpse, prepare to die!"
He gripped his longsword and straightened up, while Ed retreated and swung his arms violently, sending Silvis tumbling into a field of extremely concentrated Paralysis Flower.
"Cough cough..."
The fine dust particles seeped into the old knight's seven orifices, especially his nostrils and eyes, causing his face to contort uncontrollably in an instant.
At the same time, the electricity at Willow's fingertips transformed into arcs of electricity that rushed towards the old knight.
Ed had never known whether the metals in this world conducted electricity, but seeing Silvis's current ecstatic expression, he finally confirmed it.
"Sizzle--"
After a flash of lightning, a plume of black smoke rose from Silvis's body. His body, leaning on his longsword, gradually slumped down until he finally collapsed pitifully to the ground, unconscious.
"Phew~"
Ed breathed a sigh of relief, quickly stepped forward to check on Silvis, and after confirming that she was neither dead nor alive (still unconscious), he looked at the lich with some hesitation:
What would be the best course of action now?
Willow thought for a moment and said:
"He didn't intend to attack us, so let me teleport him back to Valhalla."
"But now he's clearly more like a ticking time bomb."
Ed expressed some concern.
Willow didn't know what a time bomb was, but judging from Ed's tone, she could guess the general meaning of the word.
"You don't need to worry about that. My defensive array will temporarily trap him, and..."
Willow's expression looked a little strange:
"I think the real 'time bomb' for Valhalla is someone else; one more wouldn't make a difference."
Ignoring Willow's pointed remark, Ed continued, "..."
"And then? What's next?"
Hearing Ed's question, Willow looked puzzled:
Why are you asking me? Aren't you quite good at this?
"Me? What am I good at?"
"They're good at taking in these temporarily unclaimed guys."
"?"
Sounds like the volunteer director of some stray animal rescue center?
Ed tilted his head and realized that it seemed to be true.
Xilǐ'er, Gray, Willow, and even Duma...
The talented people under his command had all joined the Second Holy See for various reasons.
Even though the two had already left the company, Ed still remembered how he had recruited them.
Therefore, Willow's words are not without merit. As a reliable Middle Tier, Silvis would indeed become a great help if successfully recruited.
It's good to get something for nothing from the Twin Kings, but... the old guy's situation is too special.
At the time, Xilǐ'er also suffered from some memory problems, but Ed could bring Xilǐ'er back to normal by killing him and then looking in the mirror.
But Silvis looks very old, and his body may not be able to withstand another resurrection.
Moreover, as a Middle Tier cultivator, his resistance is indeed a significant problem.
Ed didn't know what Silvis ate to evolve from a can into a steel coil like Xilǐ'er, nor did he know whether he would return to normal or continue his madness when he woke up from his coma.
After much deliberation, he looked at Willow and made a rather conservative arrangement:
"Just leave it as it is, don't let him wake up."
As he spoke, Ed flicked a seed into the ground. Despite being protected by thick stone bricks, the seed that Ed had personally created was extremely resilient.
After taking root, the seed quickly sprouted branches that bound Silvis tightly, with Paralysis Flower even blooming on the outside of the branches to ensure her a baby-like sleep.
Seeing this, Willow finally felt relieved.
Although her fight with Ed to subdue Silvis seemed effortless, it was only because Silvis was in poor condition.
While the old man was losing his mind, he had shown aggressive tendencies very early on.
Facing two well-prepared Middle Tier opponents, especially one of whom possessed Psionic Energy Formula required charging up to unleash a skill, it was quite normal to be instantly subdued.
Looking at the old knight lying dead on the ground, Willow looked at Ed with a questioning gaze:
How did you know he had memory problems?
Ed smiled when he heard her question:
"I have more faith in physical evidence than witness testimony. Because when memories are unclear, people will convince themselves and fill in the gaps in their memories."
"Even my own memories are somewhat hazy, let alone those of others."
"Moreover, Xilǐ'er also exhibited similar symptoms of memory disorder when he first arrived at the Second Holy See; at that time, he acted like a guy living three or four hundred years in the past."
"Therefore, I suspect that memory problems are a common ailment among these guys in the Eternal Domain. They seem normal most of the time, but as soon as they think of certain time periods or are reminded by certain keywords, they instantly enter a 'sick' state."
"I see..."
Willow nodded in agreement; as a lich, she highly valued Ed's rigorous analytical style.
"On the other hand, I didn't expect him to fall ill so early. I still have a lot of questions I haven't asked him yet."
"Hmm? Another question?"
Willow's attention was drawn once again.
"Yes, the first point of doubt is that on the way here Silvis said he had never heard of anyone being able to recover health by replenishing refined iron."
"But he knows Xilǐ'er. Perhaps Xilǐ'er is an oddball, but I think there are always some similar guys in the Eternal Domain. Even if it's not armor, it's very likely something else. There are always some people with 'pica'."
Willow nodded thoughtfully, Ed continued:
"The second point of doubt is that during the battle with Muller, Silvis did not recall the distant leg armor when he resurrected, but the armor he was wearing could enter the resurrection process with him. I really don't understand the resurrection logic of the Eternal Domain. Their definition of 'original body' is too strange..."