Doomsday Code

Just as Chen Cheng slapped himself, in the camp outside the tent, Huidun, who had calmed down, looked at the Knight of Light and nodded. Then he came to Melinda and the other girl, bowed and saluted like a gentleman, saying:

"Ms. Ishabel, thank you very much for rescuing me and my Knight Commander."

Then he looked at Melinda in front of him with affectionate eyes, and said with a smile on his face:

"Melinda, you are still as beautiful as ever. I can have you..."

However, before he could finish his words, Melinda interrupted him with a calm expression:

"Okay, cousin, I think what you need to do now is to go back to the city and tell the people who are loyal to you that you are safe, instead of praising my appearance in front of me."

As Melinda spoke, her eyes glanced towards the tent intentionally or unintentionally.

She was also worried that Huidun would discover Chen Cheng's identity.

She knew that Huidun must be in a very bad mood right now. If he discovered Chen Cheng's identity, he would most likely have Chen Cheng killed directly.

Huidun also knew that now was not the time to talk about love. He knew that his reckless behavior must have attracted the attention of everyone in the city, especially the large-scale mobilization of the church's knights.

Now he needed to return to the city so that the nobles, bishops and common people could see him and see that he was still so healthy and strong.

Only if he returned as soon as possible, those who were plotting behind his back would know the wrath of a count.

Torre brought a tall white horse, Huidun jumped on the horse's back, and just as he was about to leave, he smiled and said to Finier behind Melinda:

"Student Kekeber Finier, I'm sorry that I can't personally present the award to you, but you can apply for a Paulownia wood staff from the academy when you return. This will serve as my reward and apology to you."

Then he rode away from the camp on horseback, escorted by many Knights of Light.

Many students, including the soldiers, looked at Finier with envy, because this Paulownia staff could be said to be the lifelong pursuit of some senior magicians, but she got it when she was still an apprentice magician.

This Paulownia wood staff is made from the core of the thousand-year-old Moonlight Paulownia wood that is unique to the Moonlight Forest, and was then forged by a senior blacksmith over several years.

This Moonlight Forest is not the territory of humans, but the territory of the Moonlight Elves.

The elves are very careful about the trees that have nurtured them, and the only way to obtain Paulownia wood is to cut it down illegally.

And because the Paulownia wood grows in the Moonlight Forest and lives with the Moonlight Elves, it absorbs the Moon Essence that escapes from the elves' practice all year round. Therefore, it is a very good magic-conducting material, and it is the best aid for mages when made into a staff.

The reason why Earl Huidun gave such a valuable reward was actually because he suffered too great a loss this time, and he also wanted to pay a huge price for the horse's bones.

After waiting for all the knights to leave the camp, Melinda could no longer bear it and directly opened the tent curtain.

Just when Chen Cheng was found by the two of them and was about to be taken back, the powerful fluctuations of the fire element coming from the depths of the forest directly attracted the two of them.

Now there are still many students here, so for the safety of these students, after handing Chen Cheng to Finier who followed behind, the two girls ran towards the direction where the fire element was rioting, and then met Torre who was escaping with the unconscious Huidun.

After returning to the camp, I saw the camp defense that had been taken over by the Knights of Light, and the Captain of the Knights of Light who was discussing the location of the Shield of Wisdom.

At this time, Chen Cheng had been brought back by Finier and placed in the large tent in the middle to rest. Seeing Huidun coming back unconscious, she naturally arranged him in this big tent.

Fortunately, the people who had brought Huiduntai in were only Melinda and the other girl, otherwise if other people saw Chen Cheng, a slave, in the same tent with the earl, lying next to him on the bed, Chen Cheng would definitely be killed.

After lifting the curtain, she saw Chen Cheng sitting on the bed in a daze. Seeing Chen Cheng wake up, Finier felt relieved. Coles, who was following behind the crowd, looked at Chen Cheng with resentment.

In fact, no one knows what happened to Chen Cheng yet. They just vaguely guess that Chen Cheng was attacked by a powerful monster while trying to save Finier.

They also didn't know that Chen Cheng was facing a level six Earth Bear, and that Chen Cheng also killed the Earth Bear.

At this time, Coles kept cursing the Earth Bear in his heart. It looked so majestic and was a level six monster, but he didn't expect that it couldn't even kill a wild man in the mountains.

However, when he saw Melinda showing concern for Chen Cheng, this guy took out the photo crystal and recorded this scene in an ambiguous way.

He just saw very clearly that Earl Huidun had a deep love for Melinda, while Melinda had a lukewarm attitude towards Huidun.

"Just wait, slave dog. I'll see if you can survive this time."

Just before this, he was very excited that Chen Cheng and Huidun were recuperating in the same tent, based on the rumors he knew about Count Huidun in the aristocratic circles.

This guy was a bit paranoid about aristocratic etiquette. The fact that a slave like Chen Cheng dared to sleep opposite him in the same room was absolutely an insult to his aristocratic status.

But he couldn't think of why Huidun didn't deal with Chen Cheng. But it was no big deal. As long as he put the photo crystal in front of Huidun's case, the slave Chen Cheng would definitely not survive.

He couldn't believe Huidun could be so generous to a slave after seeing this.

But no one noticed that after leaving the camp, Huidun looked back at Melinda who was rushing into the tent.

His mind kept thinking about what his teacher had told him before he died. He wanted to straighten his mind and no longer be a small earl living in a corner. He wanted to be the king who would crush all obstacles in front of him and ascend to the throne.

Then his eyes became determined and he ran back to the city with the knights.

After Melinda and the other two checked Chen Cheng's body and found that there was nothing serious, Isabel nodded to Melinda and then left the tent with many students.

Finier, who was called out together, still had a worried look on her face.

Seeing Melinda left alone in front of him, Chen Cheng touched his head awkwardly and said:

"That old Melinda..."

However, before he could finish his words, Melinda came up and hugged him tightly, and just as Chen Cheng was about to speak, his cheeks became wet.

Then drops of tears flowed down Melinda's cheeks and onto his cheeks. At this time, Chen Cheng inadvertently licked it with his tongue and found that it tasted salty.

Then he remembered that these were Melinda's tears.

“You know, when I heard that you were being chased by that Earth Bear, my heart almost jumped out of my chest.

In this world, besides Teacher Adolf, you are the only person I have ever met who has truly entered my heart. Although you are of humble status, you are the only one who truly thinks about what I need. I don’t want anything to happen to you, you know that.”

At this moment, Chen Cheng was listening to Melinda's rapidly beating heart and feeling her tears streaming down his cheeks.

His eyes also changed. There was no longer any distant feeling as before. Instead, he hummed lightly in her arms.

Although he didn't know Melinda's past, Chen Cheng could guess something from her words. He knew that what Melinda needed now was someone she could talk to.

Feeling that Melinda's embrace had loosened a little, Chen Cheng broke free and gently wiped away the tears from her face and eyes.

Then, in this warm and ambiguous atmosphere, this guy said something shocking:

"Teacher, according to the third-rate story told by the wandering poet, should we continue with a passionate kiss?"

As Chen Cheng said this, he showed a nasty smile.

At this time, Melinda's tear-stained face flushed with shame, and then she reached out and patted him on the head and said:

"Where did you hear this third-rate story? I just treat you as my younger brother, a younger brother, you know that."

Seeing Melinda like this, Chen Cheng breathed a sigh of relief in his heart. Although he was not stupid, he knew that Melinda's inexplicable gratitude towards him had turned into inexplicable affection.

But at the same time, he always remembered what Isabel had said to him. Now in this world where there are distinctions between the high and the low, he is not worthy of loving anyone unless his status is recognized.

Seeing that Melinda's emotions had burst out and her blushing face had eased a lot, in order to break the somewhat awkward atmosphere, Chen Cheng continued to talk in a flowery way:

"Honestly, Teacher Melinda, you looked so charming just now. I almost fell for your trick and was mesmerized by you.

But I am a genius. I figured out your test at the last moment. My heart for magic is strong as ever."

Melinda, who had come to her senses, rolled her eyes at him, then reached out and grabbed Chen Cheng's ear and said:

“How dare you say that you have a firm faith in magic? What did I teach you in class? How dare you forcibly engrave such a terrifying magic in your body?

Do you know that without the support of energy storage magic, engraving these magics is seeking death?"

Chen Cheng felt the pain in his ears and knew that Melinda's knot had been untied. At the same time, he also knew that Melinda really cared about him.

At this time, he also knew that the two of them had made the right choice during their fight, and then Chen Cheng showed a happy smile.

But after laughing, he felt uneasy inside. He was being bullied but still laughing so brightly. Could it be that he had some weird habit deep in his heart?

Melinda shook some disgusting images out of her mind, begged for mercy, and then let Chen Cheng's ears go.

After playing around for a while, Melinda relaxed a little, and then said seriously:

“The condition inside your body is very bad, but don’t worry, I will definitely ask someone to cure you.

And you must promise your sister that there will never be a next time."

Chen Cheng also nodded and assured:

"Don't worry, I will never do such an unsure thing next time. And I can solve the problem in my body by myself. If you ask others for help, you will also be indebted to them."

Melinda wanted to ask when she heard this, but thinking that this was Chen Cheng's own opportunity, she gave up the idea of asking.

"It's good for you to know some things yourself. As for the debt of favor, I'm going to find you a professor in the college. If this professor really knows about your deeds, he will definitely rush to treat you."

At this point, Melinda asked again:

"Do you need to keep what happened today a secret? Don't worry, if you do, I will definitely not let anyone other than the three of us know about it."

Before, Melinda only wanted to make decisions for Chen Cheng, but now she knows that Chen Cheng has his own opinions and some things still require his own ideas.

Chen Cheng also thought for a long time, and then said:

"It's okay. Let it happen naturally. Besides, I'm a member of the academy now. I believe it would be good to show some of my talents."

After hearing this, Melinda thought about it and nodded.

"Although you are the first student to become a student, the school has its rules. There is no distinction between high and low status in the school, so it is okay for you to show some talent now."

"And even if there is trouble, isn't there Dean Adolf here?"

Melinda also laughed as she said this.