Chapter 029 This can't be a female demon
The woman in front of him was wearing a brown coarse linen gown that was covered in blood, some of it was dried black blood, and some was flowing scarlet blood.
However, it seemed that her clothes did not fit her well, and the wide collar gave one deep expanse of snow-white.
Obviously, this linen shirt is more like a man's shirt.
But even so, it can't hide her tall and proud figure.
She was barefoot, and her exposed ankles were covered with bloodstains from the gravel. This was the delicate skin of a pampered noble lady, not a traveler who often walked in the wilderness.
The woman's face was covered with a thick layer of wet cloth, probably a makeshift gas mask, so Ryan couldn't see her appearance clearly.
Her wavy golden hair stuck wetly to her cheeks and she looked very weak.
However, meeting a lone woman in the wilderness made Ryan extremely vigilant.
Especially... this woman's hands are covered in blood!
The smell was like a strong fishy odor of human blood mixed with animal blood.
This woman exudes weirdness from head to toe.
Alone, in the desolate place, with bloodstains and thin clothes...there is no sign of being a normal person.
Legend has it that there is a monster called the "Howling Banshee" in the Ice Ridge Wasteland. It is a vengeful spirit corroded by evil spirits and is deadly and dangerous. They will disguise themselves as weak and helpless girls, lure passing travelers, and then eat their brains...
Is it a human or a monster?
Ryan didn't dare to move.
The blonde masked woman was like a deer that suddenly rushed out of the woods and encountered a hunter, and she stood there in a daze.
…
The moment their eyes met, Ryan clearly saw the light of hope in the woman's eyes quickly extinguished.
The look that seemed to hold great expectations suddenly turned into a look of despair.
"It's not the Imperial Knight..."
The blonde woman murmured something in a faint voice, and her expression suddenly darkened.
She staggered and could no longer keep her balance.
By the time she got here, she had used up her last bit of strength. Her faith loosened and she could no longer hold on and finally collapsed to the ground, fainting.
Ymir felt that she was in a terrible state...
Can you imagine how exciting it would be to see the wheel marks of the special steam locomotive of the Oma Royal Mechanical Knights appearing in the uninhabited wasteland in desperate situations?
This is a fresh wheel track, proving that an imperial knight had .
Ymir thought that the knight who could go deep into the "Bakyan Highlands" alone must be a knight commander with considerable strength...
Maybe I can be saved.
She didn't remember how far she had walked in a daze, and the marks of the wheels were the only hope that kept her going...
Then the wheel marks disappeared out of thin air, and the motorcyclist disappeared without a trace.
In despair, she heard the sound of fighting again and saw the light of fire...
Then, she rekindled her last glimmer of hope and came over.
When I saw Ryan, hope instantly turned into despair.
It turned out that he was just an ordinary traveler who got lost.
Perhaps, my life is coming to an end.
…
"Fainted?"
Ryan frowned, his eyes showing a hint of solemnity and suspicion.
This is the Ice Ridge Wasteland, and the chance of encountering a lone human is as low as the chance of being hit by a meteorite.
But he happened to meet him!
After observing for a long time, he found that the woman lying on the ground still showed no signs of suddenly biting his neck.
Ryan's perception, though faint , was that the woman had a heartbeat and was breathing...
At least, it should be a human being, not a banshee.
He thought that she might have fainted.
It was late at night, the dew on the mud had condensed into white frost, and the temperature had dropped to freezing point.
The woman, wearing only a single layer of linen, lay there quietly, alone and helpless, like a wet kitten in winter, shivering.
…
This world is not a kind one. Ryan felt this deeply during his year in the Phantom Thieves.
Now, a seriously injured and unconscious woman suddenly appeared in the wilderness, and it was hard to imagine what was going on.
Was this unconscious woman being chased here by a human or a monster?
Or...some other reasons?
Ryan did not rush to get closer, but observed carefully from a distance.
He found that apart from the linen coat, the woman had nothing else on her that could reveal her identity. No storage rings, no jewelry, no coins, weapons, hairpins...
Ryan had learned professional tracking and anti-tracking in the Phantom Thieves. After this observation, he immediately made a calm analysis in his mind: "She doesn't have any personal belongings. Even this linen robe is not a woman's clothing. She must have taken it off some corpse. She was probably afraid of being located and tracked, so she threw away everything on her body..."
He had already determined in his heart that this woman was most likely being hunted by someone.
Moreover, the next time he looked at her, he looked at the fresh blood on her clothes and confirmed, "She has an untreated chest wound. She ran away in a hurry. The pursuers should still be looking for her..."
Then, when he saw the scarlet blood between her fingernails, his pupils shrank suddenly, "There are blood and flesh fragments left, and they are still very fresh!"
It is not difficult to guess that no matter whether it is a human or a monster, this woman must have killed some living creature with her bare hands on the way here, and got these minced meat and tissues on her.
The monsters in this wasteland are not easy to deal with. Three of the weakest dogs and rabbits came before and almost made me flee.
This woman was unarmed, so how did she walk so deep into the wilderness?
The only explanation is that even though she was seriously injured, this woman was still so strong that she was beyond his control!
After realizing this, Ryan immediately became alert and decided not to meddle in other people's business.
He had no intention of having anything to do with this stranger who looked like a "big trouble".
…
The woman is now unconscious in the camp. Ryan wants to stay away from this trouble, so it’s best to stay away from her.
But crossing the wilderness in the dark was even more dangerous.
It was obviously not a wise choice to give up the campfire and safe campsite that we had finally made by killing the three-headed dog-rabbit and look for another place.
"Forget it... I hope this woman does it cleanly and the pursuers won't be able to find her for a while."
After weighing the pros and cons for a moment, Ryan decided to ignore the woman and let her fend for herself.
As soon as the sun rose, he left immediately.
Although he was only a half-baked doctor, he could see that if he didn't take care of her, this seriously injured woman would definitely not survive the night. She would either bleed to death or freeze to death in this wasteland.
This is also the most hassle-free option without any hassle.
Moreover, the corpse was cold, and it seemed that it could provide more material.
After Ryan made this decision, he ignored it and closed his eyes to meditate.
The crackling sound of the bonfire came to my ears, which seemed particularly clear in the silence.
Because he had to keep an eye on the movements in the camp at all times, although Ryan was meditating, his perception did not relax at all.
I don’t know how long this went on.
He suddenly heard a voice in his ears and opened his eyes suddenly.
When I looked again, I found that it was the seriously injured woman talking in her sleep.
"Father, I believe that all men are created equal..."
"The greatness of human beings does not lie in their ability to bully their own kind, but in their ability to live with dignity in the struggle against this foggy world..."
"I dream that one day, all people, whether commoners or nobles, will enjoy the same freedom, equality and justice under the sun..."
"The holy light is revealed, illuminating the world..."
“…”
The weak voice was intermittent, but the words clearly entered Ryan's ears.
He looked at the seriously injured and unconscious woman, who was mumbling in her sleep before her death, and suddenly his expression became strange.
After traveling through time for a year, he has become accustomed to the selfishness, cruelty, cunningness, and viciousness of human nature...
But this was the first time , and it seemed like I heard something different.
It was as if in the endless darkness, I saw a lonely lighthouse. Its light was dim, but it penetrated the darkness.
Ryan didn't want to pay attention.
Experience also taught him not to cause trouble.
But why do I have this lingering feeling in my heart?
The research on past lives has been very thorough. Dreams are the time when a psychological person’s defenses are the weakest. Most of the time, sleep talking is a manifestation of human nature without any hypocritical disguise.
Although he was unwilling to believe his own judgment, the "smart brain" had already analyzed the result through micro-expressions and words, changing it from "yellow" to "green rating"!
And in the previous year in the Phantom Thieves, the “intelligent brain” rated the humanity of the people around him as all yellow, orange, or red “evil”!
This is the first time that a green rating has appeared?
In this world, there are actually people who are judged as "kind" by the system?
