The hair seems to be most appropriately described as light pink or cherry blossom color. It is short and only reaches the neck, while the hair on both sides of the front is slightly longer, with an arc, extending to a position slightly longer than the collarbone.

Her pale pink eyes sparkled beneath her bloodstained bangs, and in many ways she came across as stoic.

Plus, he's not very tall, which makes him even more impressive.

Lin Yinxi was very tall, and Claudia's height probably only reached his abdomen.

Her overall appearance leans towards a lolita, but shouldn't she be thankful for at least one thing? ...Even with the bandages wrapped around her, the curve of her breasts is still visible?

Of course, since she is now wearing the same shark shorts as the other knight leaders, it can be seen that she has the unique curve of the hips of women, and her gender cannot be mistaken.

Next to her, on the ground, lay a giant sword that was about twice as long as Claudia was tall and enormously wide. At first glance, it seemed to weigh over 30 kilograms.

To be honest, it's more like a blunt weapon than a sword.

"The crusade failed?"

"Ahaha, that's it. I swore before we left that they were all trash, but now I feel like I've been tricked?"

Claudia waved her bandaged right hand, slightly breaking her defense, but when she heard Erica ask her how she managed to get her whole body wrapped in bandages, she shrank back.

"Just coming back alive is enough. Not losing your life is enough. Coming back alive is more important than failing in the crusade."

"Claudia, is that monster really that strong? Even you failed to defeat it?"

020. Dispute

Claudia shook her head in response to Liz's question.

"No, I didn't even see that small fish. Do you think it's possible that he was injured like this by a small fish?"

"Claudia, are you saying you can't even get close?"

The silver pupils seemed to be shocked and suddenly widened.

"No, I was on my way to defeat that small-time bastard when I encountered another monster. A headless knight wielding a lance, even his warhorse was covered in steel armor. A demon without reason...

Well, I'm not sure if it was a monster. Anyway, I just bumped into it, and no matter how I attacked, it had no effect, even with weapons like this."

Claudia stood on tiptoe and tapped the greatsword at her feet.

When they heard that Claudia's attack with a sword that was as tall as a person, two fingers thick, and as big as a door panel had no effect, the other three people except Lin Yinxi all had expressions of disbelief on their faces.

"Of course..."

Originally, it was not a boss that could be killed with a frontal attack, but a guy that needed to use specific items to remove the armor covering his entire body before he could defeat it.

Without removing the armor, even if the character has all attributes of 99, even if the weapon is fully buffed, it can only cause about 10 points of damage.

Occasionally, a player would challenge the limits of humanity by challenging a boss without removing their armor, but most of the time, it proved the limits of their endurance.

"...I see. I understand for now."

Alice bit her lip and nodded, while Claudia looked embarrassed.

"Mission accepted!"

The story ended with a conversation. Although the task window to defeat that guy did not pop up, there was no task window in the game anyway.

Dark Light 4 is such a game. No matter what mission the player is performing or where they are, all tasks are inferred through dialogue or research, and the player must remember them one by one.

What if the player forgets? Then the plot will become twisted and even end up with an ending that is completely opposite to what the player wants.

It's a style of play that many people love and hate.

Some people like it because they don't get the unnecessary quest window notifications that you get in other open-world RPGs, while others dislike it because it's too inconvenient.

Of course, this has no effect on Lin Yinxi. Even if he can't remember all the small side quests, he can still remember all the main storylines and major side quests in the game.

"Wait a minute, newbie, where are you going?"

As he tried to leave the castle calmly, Alice called out to him, which froze his thoughts.

Because this is a situation that has never been encountered in the game.

"...It's not going to go as planned in the game."

Even if players choose to take the Knights route in the game, they will only obtain the title of the Knights of the Silver Dawn and will not receive any special benefits. Players can still act freely.

The player plays alone, while the knights' story progresses.

But now, Lin Yinxi is the highly anticipated new knight of the Knights of the Silver Dawn, and it is obvious that his every move will be watched.

In Alice's opinion, it was reasonable to stop him when he was about to go somewhere alone.

'I made a mistake.'

He secretly clicked his tongue in his heart.

In this case, it is better to say it out loud, because there is no point in hiding it.

He opened his mouth with as much composure as possible.

"Go and defeat the guy on the horse."

His words caused a cold silence to fall around them.

Liz and Erica were stunned, while Claudia had a confused look on her face like, "What did this weird newcomer just say?!"

Alice frowned, a rare occurrence, and then shook her head, as if she didn't understand what he said.

"No, newcomers don't need to participate in the crusade. This is our job, and we have to wait until we report the failure."

"I'm not asking you to take me to the crusade, I'm saying I want to go alone."

Alice's frown deepened upon hearing this. Claudia looked over, as if to ask if he had a problem with his brain. Erica's expression was no different.

Liz walked over to Lin Yinxi, gently grabbed his fingers, and tried to pull him behind her, but he supported himself with both hands to show that he was fine.

"Newcomer, I know you're incredibly talented. I also know you've fully demonstrated your abilities to us. However, this isn't training, it's actual combat. The enemy won't show mercy like they did during sparring. The slightest mistake could cost you your life."

"Don't worry, I won't die anyway."

"...You just can't listen to me."

Alas~ Alice sighed.

"If it's just pure self-confidence, I absolutely won't allow it. I completely understand where your confidence comes from. You've scared us several times already.

I don't doubt your ability, but it's precisely because of this that we have to oppose you. If you leave with my permission and die, or simply disappear... because of me... I will never forgive myself."

This is a legitimate concern.

If one day I become the leader of the Knights Templar, and a newly arrived talented rookie says he wants to defeat a monster that even the Knight Commander of the Knights Templar has failed to defeat, I will also worry and try to dissuade him.

But that is that, and this is this, and he has reasons why this crusade cannot be postponed.

It must be killed so that you can get the items needed to kill the lord in the future.

"Actual combat is different from theory. The enemy will not act according to your expectations. When we first encounter an enemy, the best way to deal with it is to approach cautiously and obtain intelligence.

I can't let you go to that kind of place. Besides, I'm very optimistic about your talent and your future. I won't let such a talent be shattered in vain, nor will I let such a talent die meaninglessly.

I won’t say any more, newcomer, I refuse—”

"Captain of the Knights Claudia."

"Huh? Um? Me?"

When Lin Yinxi suddenly called her name, Claudia, who had been supported by Erica and watched the conversation between the two in turn, responded in surprise.

"Yes, can you do me a favor?"

Claudia was surprised to receive a sudden request for help from a new member of the Knights, and glanced at the murderous look in Alice's eyes.

"...Tell me first, you're not begging me to stand by you, are you? If your strength is only at the level of a small fry, I can't do that."

"That's not the case. After you finish listening to me, you can decide whether it's correct or not."

"What do you want to say?"

Claudia looked as if she was waiting to see what he would say.

"Do you remember how the guy on horseback attacked?"

"Tsk...how should I put it...I can't remember too many details. I can only vaguely remember its general movements."

"that's enough."

When the situation developed to this point, Alice seemed to want to listen to what Lin Yinxi wanted to do first, so she crossed her arms under her chest and calmed down.

He was wondering what he would do if Alice simply didn't listen to him, so it was a blessing.

"The monster the Knight Commander encountered immediately reared up, let out a long cry, and charged towards you, right?"

Her light pink hair swayed gently up and down, confirming his words.

"After it rushed over, it immediately swung its spear sideways, then struck at you, Knight-Captain. Initially, it held the spear in its left hand, but after the attack, it switched to its right hand."

"Uh...wait a minute, think about it carefully, are you really right?"

"Then he raised his lance, spun it over his head a few times, swung it forward, and then rode away again. Is that correct?

All the moves that Lin Yinxi just mentioned are the combat modes that Claudia will definitely use when the "Headless Horseman" encounters her at the beginning of the game.

Although the explanation was done in text instead of video, the meaning was conveyed.

Claudia seemed lost in thought, searching her memory for a moment, then, startled, nodded vigorously.

"Yes, how did you know?"

"After that... is that it?"

021. I will definitely come back~

“…All of that is correct.”

It was an unbelievable sound.

After the conversation, Lin Yinxi secretly praised Claudia. Although she was always talking in a mixed tone, her strength was unquestionable.

The first time I encountered a monster whose defenses could not be broken, I should have been in a panic, but even so, I still memorized the monster's attack pattern.

Looking around, not only Liz and Erica, but even Alice looked confused.

They may not have recovered from the conversation just now.

Even the people who survived their first encounter with monsters didn't know much about them, but now the newcomers who just joined the Knights know about them, so it's not unreasonable for them to be surprised.

Silence lingered in people's hearts, and no one spoke easily.

Alice, who had just shouted "I will oppose to the death", now kept her mouth shut with a pensive expression.

After a while, he finally managed to squeeze out a sound and say something.

"How do you know these?"

This is the core question: How does he know these things?

Although the truth cannot be told now, fortunately, he has a universal move that can be used here.

"I've regained some of my memories."

"What......!"

Alice took a deep breath, and Liz and Erica were also shocked.

Only Claudia, who didn't know much about Lin Yinxi's situation and only knew that he was a new member of the Knights, slowly put a question mark in her head.

"Really?!"

"Not completely, I feel like I've only recovered a small part."

He continued, a moment's hesitation on his face.

"I've said everything I could. Alice, you said it, didn't you? You acknowledge my strength, but I can't go head-to-head with an enemy I just met for the first time.

But look, now that I know that guy well, don't you think you should trust me again?"

Alice agonized much longer this time, rebuked by what she had said.

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