Chapter 20

Unexpectedly, the last page of the diary was written in blood.

There was only one line of words:

"Falca, the devil curses your soul …"

Bai Xiaowen put away the parchment.

"The internal strife happened after all, but it seems like Falca won and killed his servant, apprentice, and partner. But what is the evil soul stone mentioned in the diary? It must be a great treasure if it can make a royal alchemist go crazy. "

After deciphering the parchment, Bai Xiaowen had a pretty good idea of what had happened. He speculated that the female knight who chased after him should be the royal knight Gloria mentioned in the diary.

To be able to make the Royal Family's Chief Alchemist flee at the mere sight of her, Gloria's strength was undeniably powerful.

"I wonder how Falca's forbidden ritual turned out. Did it succeed?"

Bai Xiaowen thought of the zombie rats that filled the cave. "The zombie rats were also affected by the evil soul stone and mutated. It seems that no matter whether the ritual was successful or not, the power of the soul stone has spread. Now that the cave is sealed, I'm very weak. If I encounter more than three zombie rats, I'll be dead for sure … "

"I'm in danger every moment now. Hiding is not a good choice … I have to take the initiative to break out of this situation!"

Bai Xiaowen suddenly stood up. There seemed to be flames dancing in his eyes.

…

Plague Rat Cave, corner of the tunnel.

Zhou Yi and Wu Xiaoyan's faces were pale as they clung to the wall of the tunnel.

The female knight was only about twenty meters away from the corner of the tunnel! Her dark blue armor was shining, and there was a dense glow flowing on her cloak. Even in this dark and rancid cave, there was not a speck of dust.

Xiao Jinsheng and Jiang Wen had been caught and were lying on the ground. Looking at the two of them, it seemed that they suffered a lot when they were caught.

"What should we do?" Wu Xiaoyan was so nervous that her voice changed. "Mr. Xiao and the others were caught!"

"Quiet!" Zhou Yi growled fiercely. "We're lucky that we're not caught! How can we care about other people's lives? "

Suddenly, a familiar male voice sounded. He spoke in ancient Latin.

"It's Bai Xiaowen!" Wu Xiaoyan looked over in surprise. "Is he crazy? Why did you take the initiative to appear? "

Zhou Yi also leaned over to take a look. He saw Bai Xiaowen standing tall and straight in front of the powerful knight without the slightest bit of fear. His ancient Latin words were spoken clearly, and he was actually negotiating with the other party!

"When did this kid become so proficient in ancient Latin …"

In fact, in the female knight's ears, Bai Xiaowen's Old Latin was really bad. He could only speak one word at a time and couldn't even form a sentence. He knew nothing about grammar, tense, and structure.

However, at least he could understand.

"Hello," Bai Xiaowen said while trying to recall the contents of the Latin textbook. "Don't do it, I can help you find … what you want."

The female knight slowly lowered her hand and lifted her visor. She asked curiously, "What do you know?"

"I know a lot," Bai Xiaowen said. "For example, your name is Gloria, and you're a royal knight of the Lionheart Empire. You're here to retrieve the lost Soul Stone from the Northshire Abbey."

Bai Xiaowen was not 100% sure that the female knight was the Gloria described in the diary, but he was at least 80% sure. He looked at her reaction and said some of the contents of the diary. The female knight nodded slightly, and the suspicion on her face gradually disappeared.

"You know where Falca is?" Gloria's suspicion suddenly turned into vigilance. "Are you with them?"

Bai Xiaowen smiled bitterly. "Come on, I'm so weak. Am I a threat to you?"

Gloria looked at Bai Xiaowen and nodded slightly, acknowledging that Bai Xiaowen was harmless.

"Do you have a way to find the Soul Stone?"

"I'm 80% sure that I can find that crazy alchemist Falca," Bai Xiaowen said. "I can go with you, but you have to let my teacher and classmates go."

Gloria nodded without hesitation. "I don't want to kill. If you can help me get the Soul Stone, I'll leave immediately."

Bai Xiaowen was slightly relieved. It was not difficult to communicate with the female royal knight named Gloria. His nervousness was also mostly dispelled.

"Bai Xiaowen, what are you talking to this person about? Does it make sense? "Xiao Jinsheng asked in a low voice.

Bai Xiaowen smiled. "Mr. Xiao, I've convinced her. Now, you're safe. Of course, the premise is that I can help her complete the mission. "

Not only Jiang Wen, but also Xiao Jinsheng showed a look of gratitude, but also some worry.

"You want to go with her? How can you do that? It's too dangerous, "Jiang Wen said worriedly.

"This is the only way. Mr. Xiao, lend me your sword, "Bai Xiaowen said.

Xiao Jinsheng hesitated for a moment, then handed over the worn-out iron sword.

Bai Xiaowen had already used Insight to scan the iron sword's attributes.

Rusty Iron Sword

Quality: Rough

Damage: 1 – 3

Durability Description: This sword was once a standard equipment forged by a qualified blacksmith.

Bai Xiaowen waved it a few times. Although the iron sword was rusty, it was still a psionic equipment, adding 1 – 3 damage.

In comparison, Bai Xiaowen's own machete looked good, but it had no damage, durability, and other attributes. This was the difference between psionic equipment and machine-made weapons.

Gloria saw the iron sword in Bai Xiaowen's hand, and there was a trace of doubt in her eyes. Bai Xiaowen quickly explained, "There are too many rats in the cave, I took it to protect myself."

Gloria was obviously not interested in the scrap metal in Bai Xiaowen's hand. For her, Bai Xiaowen's combat power was negligible. Even if he had an additional piece of rough quality equipment, the difference was only 0.1 and 0.11.

"Follow me, and no one can touch a finger of yours," Gloria snorted, suddenly pulled out the rapier at her waist, and threw it out! More than 40 meters away, a zombie rat was directly hit, flying four or five meters away, and nailed to the rock wall with a thud, the rapier's hilt was still trembling slightly.

The threat of this attack was very obvious.

Bai Xiaowen sensibly lowered his head and walked forward. He had just secretly used his Insight to observe Gloria's strength, but he found nothing. Other than her name, his Insight could only get a string of question marks!

Bai Xiaowen speculated that this should be because the gap between their strength was too big. Gloria's strength was much stronger than ordinary awakened ones.

Gloria followed closely behind him. Seeing the two figures disappear, Jiang Wen and Xiao Jinsheng breathed a sigh of relief, but they were also secretly worried.

Behind the corner, Zhou Yi and Wu Xiaoyan also looked at the scene with their mouths agape.

"This guy could actually persuade the female knight to leave? What did he say? " Zhou Yi was secretly relieved, but also annoyed. "Hmph, using Xiao Bai's face to deceive people everywhere, it's better if he was stabbed to death by the female knight."

Wu Xiaoyan whispered, "Bai Xiaowen saved us after all …"

"Nonsense! Why would I need him to save me? "Zhou Yi almost jumped up." I hid well, why would I need him to save me? "

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