Half-elf Notebook

"All is well, Lady Helya."

Seeing that Helya had finished her work, Rick spoke.

"Everything is fine, Mr. Lake, although I would like to say so..."

Helia glanced around at the refugees who were in a state of disquiet.

She was silent for a few seconds, but did not tell Rick what she was thinking of requesting. She naturally knew that the adventurer in front of her was extremely powerful, even not weaker than Shuxi Wayne.

She was able to get a glimpse of this from the fact that the other party had cleared out the top leaders of the Blood Gang overnight.

If Rick participated, Helia believed that even though casualties among citizens were inevitable, the probability of defending the city would increase exponentially.

The spearhead formed by the two upper-level silvers might actually be able to pierce the offensive of an army attacking a small city.

But there was no reason for Lake West to get involved and put himself and his family in danger.

Because the other person is just an ordinary person... there is no difference between him and any other citizen seeking refuge here.

Now he is no longer a soldier who receives salary and receives training, nor a knight or officer who wears clothes for honor, nor a noble who manages the city and exercises power - not to mention those nobles who are self-respecting and are now hiding in the executive buildings and towering castles behind the central area.

What obligation does an ordinary person who works hard and pays taxes on time have to continue to take more risks and sacrifices for this city?

"I'll leave Ina to you."

Before Helia could speak again, the half-elf girl was pushed in front of her by Rick.

The secretary stood there in a daze, unable to react for a moment.

"what do you mean…"

Helia asked uncertainly.

Because what Rick was about to do was something incomprehensible. For ordinary people, it was the stupidest and most selfless decision.

"Shu Xi should have gone to the East District... Then I'll start from the South District. I hope I won't be too late when I meet up."

Rick's tone was calm.

"But Mr. Rick, you have no obligation to participate, and you don't have to pay for it..."

Helia didn't want to question anything, she... just didn't understand.

This is by no means to dissuade hooligans from fighting.

Instead, they faced an army, an orc army that took pleasure in slaughtering people.

There is no guarantee that anyone will survive the war.

What is worth risking his life for?

Even if Rick wanted to, it would not be difficult to take Ina and escape from the city now.

"It's really not necessary, and it's not for anything..."

Rick's tone was the same as before, but there was a hint of bitterness in the smile on his face:

“This is my own problem.”

"Those flames are coming up... hehe, maybe it's just my imagination, they should have gone out ten years ago... or maybe they have been burning until today, finally catching up with me."

"No matter what, I have to face it."

"Rake!"

Ina called out to him.

Then, a large hand pressed down on her head, just as usual.

Rick withdrew his hand: "Trust me, stay by Miss Helia's side and wait for me to come back, just as I believe you will cheer up and become an excellent adventurer."

And in the next moment, Rick's figure began to become thin and transparent.

Like a shadow that is disappearing quickly.

That was the brief afterglow left by the application of high-level combat techniques.

In just a moment, before Ina even noticed, Rick was far away from her magical perception range.

Only her enhanced hearing enabled her to hear the slight thump of footsteps on some roof tile.

She looked in the direction of the sound - in the direction they came from, on the eaves a hundred meters away from her, a figure was walking away at a very fast speed.

Helya followed Ina's gaze and saw Rick inadvertently displaying his extraordinary skills that were beyond the comprehension of ordinary people. She stood there for a long time before she came to her senses and patted the girl on the shoulder:

"Let's go, Miss Ina, let's go to the location where the union staff are stationed. If anything happens, I can immediately seek help from the city's administrative nobles..."

"No, I want to go to the shop resettlement site to help the injured."

She interrupted Helia's words, looked at her with her green eyes, and then shook her head gently.

"no!"

Helia immediately refuted.

"It's very dangerous to be alone, and I have an obligation to ensure your safety."

"And why do we have to go to the resettlement point at the shops along the street? There are also injured people in the church, right?"

“But there’s no need for extra manpower there.”

"Ms. Helia, perhaps this is difficult to understand, even ridiculous... But I don't want to just watch, whether it's this incident or for myself."

Ina rolled up her snow-white long hair that was as silver as silk, took out the exquisite flame-shaped hairpin, tied it into a ponytail, and took out two glass magic blades stored in leather cases and hung them on both sides of her waist.

Suddenly he became more heroic.

Finally, she smiled at the secretary:

"I will prioritize my own safety. This is the agreement between Rick and I. Don't look at me like this. If it's just one or two lower bronze-level enemies, I can still handle it easily."

After saying that, he slipped into the crowd.