Chapter 25: The Golden Brigade: Send Her to the Desert for a Reason! (Seeking Data~)

Chapter 25: The Golden Brigade: Send Her to the Desert for a Reason! (Seeking Data~)

There are dangers lurking in the forest at night, and the prey that has been hungry for a day is waiting to bite the bait in the dark shadows.

But the forest at night is the most enchanting.

The fireflies no longer hide in the bushes; they flap their wings and fly through the dense forest, forming a beautiful galaxy.

The fungi in the forest, disguised as colorful mushrooms, have fallen asleep.

Countless spores were emitted from their heads, shining brightly in the moonlight, like sparkling dust that would be blown away with a single sneeze.

"Collei, don't be afraid…"

Collei looked into the depths of the unlit forest, and the heavy darkness filled her with unease.

She hugged the doll to comfort herself, but in reality, she was comforting herself.

Thinking about the torment of the devil's scale disease, she bravely took the first step toward Ye Xi.

'To cure the devil's scale disease!'

Corianba is a cat doll that she sewed herself.

Even though her hand was numb from the devil's scale disease, she still gripped the silver needle tightly and gradually drew the tip of Corianba.

Her hands bore many wounds, but Corianba is very cute.

As for the strange name.

Every time Collei thought of that incident, she felt embarrassed to lift her head.

In fact, she wanted to be called [Kolai Amber].

It's a pity that she is illiterate, so they call her Corianba…

Collei walked through the forest, recalling the story of when she first arrived there.

The surrounding trees were tall, and the dense leaves blocked the bright moonlight, leaving spots on the dark ground.

Logically speaking, being a Guard is not scary.

But for some reason, Collei felt disturbed, as if something bad was about to happen.

Gradually, she felt a bit of numbness in her arms, and her cheeks also became very stiff.

"Eh!?"

She reached out and touched the side of her face to confirm repeatedly, but the touch of her fingertips was actually the sensation of scales!

This feeling made Collei think in her heart that something was wrong: Ah, no, the devil's scale disease has begun to attack…

The oppressive atmosphere around her left her breathless.

Even the fingers on her hands and feet seemed to have started to become numb, and they were about to lose consciousness.

At that moment, the dark forest in front of her suddenly opened up, revealing a massive ancient tree under the moonlight.

They had already left the forest!

Just walk a little further, and she would reach the City of Sumeru!

Collei resisted the numbness that had appeared in her body and stepped toward the City of Sumeru, step by step.

Getting closer…

Closer and closer to redemption!

Suddenly.

"Unexpectedly, someone will really enter the city at night?"

"You're new here, you're very lucky! This [criminal record] is yours for nothing!"

From both sides of the road, several figures suddenly stood up.

In the moonlight, Collei confirmed that they were not from the City of Sumeru. The red silk they wore was the symbol of the Golden Brigade.

"Ah, it's a little girl. I thought she was a rich local coming to the city at night."

"Tui, what a pity, it seems I can't get any money!"

"Girls are nice too! She's new here, go get that girl and let everyone have fun!"

"Captain Zaleman, I think she's young and looks pretty fresh; why don't you sell her in the desert! To be honest, those things in the desert have been done to pieces; it's very boring!"

"Huh? That's a good idea; I think it's worth it, Mora…"

Several people looked at Collei, conspiring shamelessly and loudly.

Collei heard Master Tighnari speak about the dark side of the desert.

These lawless golden brigades would kidnap women from the city and take them to the desert to become a tool for venting.

From the initial resistance to despair, and finally to numbness.

They would die in the desert within two years.

Thinking of this, Collei quickly grabbed her bow and arrows.

"What's up? Still a bit rebellious?"

The mercenaries from various golden brigades immediately paid attention and got ready.

Although the girl in front of them looked very weak, to the desert mercenary, the sense of survival was very strong.

Collei pulled the bowstring tightly, but the numbness in her fingers prevented her from doing so several times!

This time, Collei panicked.

No matter how hard she tried, in the end, she couldn't even hold the bowstring.

She grew increasingly anxious, and her breathing became quicker.

When she came to her senses, a black shadow suddenly appeared in front of her.

"It's a show! How weak!"

A mercenary shoved Collei to the ground and clapped derisively.

Everyone around laughed.

"Did you see? She can't even pull the bowstring!"

"I found it amazing!"

"How dare she scare us! Let her taste our strength soon!"

While everyone laughed, the newcomer suddenly pointed at Collei and said, trembling: "Wait a minute! Group, group leader! There's something wrong with this person!"

When everyone heard these words, they immediately looked at Collei, who was lying on the grass.

They saw clusters of black flames emerging from her frail body!

"What? Is this woman cursed?"

"I'm afraid it's not normal to be out alone at night!"

"Look closely, is there something on her face? It's dark as pitch!"

The group leader, Zaleman, also felt a bad premonition and said: "Rookie, kill her quickly! Luckily for you, this [crime] is yours!"

The newcomer swallowed hard upon hearing these words and walked towards Collei step by step, with the scimitar in hand.

"Oops… the Black Flame is going to go out of control…"

Collei was filled with fear and despair!

If it were only the devil's scale disease, she could still be saved.

But if the residue of the demon god broke the seal, her consciousness would be swallowed!

Seeing the black shadow approaching step by step on the ground, Collei closed her eyes.

A childhood experience suddenly appeared before her eyes.

At that moment, she helplessly watched as the "doctor" injected the black and purple residue into her body, and when the needle was pushed, the terrifying force released intense pain.

No matter how hard she struggled, the ropes binding her hands and feet only tightened!

She escaped from the burning laboratory and saw her partner lost in the wind and sand that filled the sky, falling under the torment and erosion of the demon god's residue.

She fell into the mountain stream, tightly holding onto the branch that was about to break, but her partner just looked at her and turned to run for his life.

That feeling of being abandoned, just like now…

'This is my end…'

Collei heard the voice of death, but she heard an exclamation of surprise.

"You, who are you—!"

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