"I finally came out of the underworld." Catherine stretched her waist with relief, sat on the ground and took off her waterproof pants and leather boots: "The legs are frozen and numb, why is the water in the cave so cold?"

"This river flows out of the Permafrost Lake in the Frozen Hell, which is the coldest place in the lower caves. According to our route, the last target is placed there." After the silence just now, Panis's voice was a little unnatural: "It is also a very troublesome place, very troublesome."

"Why are you troublesome?" Catherine asked in confusion: "It's not just cold?"

"It's not just cold." Panis frowned and said, "Forget it, after finding them, we should explore the frost realm as planned, if we don't consider other issues."

"You are an expert, you have the final say." Catherine repeated what she once said.

"Let's go, there's still half the way behind." Panis packed his backpack, carefully identified the path, and made a silly gesture: "I've only been here a few times, and few adventurers will go here."

"I'm sorry, Pennis." Catherine, who followed behind, suddenly apologized: "I asked a question I shouldn't have asked just now."

Panis was silent, and after a long time he replied in a muffled voice: "It's okay, I'm not angry."

"But I won't give up like that." Hearing Catherine's words, Panis turned around in surprise, and saw her smiling face, raising her index finger playfully like a little girl and shaking it gently: "You have to be careful, Mr. Panis, you know in your heart what purpose I have. The battle between us has just begun!"

"Bored." Panis snorted coldly, turned around and continued on his way, but the indifference on his face slowly faded.

"Do you want to join our adventure group, Panis." Although I couldn't see Panis' expression, Catherine keenly noticed the change in the atmosphere and sent out an invitation even more.

"Not interested." Panis refused without thinking.

"Don't be busy refusing." Catherine chuckled and said briskly: "The treatment is very good, and you can get 20% of the income from adventure. And when there is no task, you can control your time at your own discretion and be completely free."

"No interest at all." Panis's tone was full of impatientness.

"There are three beauties as your teammates." Catherine ignored Panis' impatience and continued to seduce and tempt: "Think about it, the three beauties are circling around you every day. This is the treatment that many men will wake up laughing in their dreams."

"Beauty?" Penis sneered: "I only see three little girls who have not been weaned."

"Oh? Do you like little girls who are not weaned? This is difficult." After leaving Lina and Vivian, Catherine seemed to put down her usual steady and mature attitude and joked with ease: "But look at Vivian, although she is a few years older than your requirements, she is still close. Why don't I introduce it to you?"

"Give me almost a little bit." Pennis scolded loudly with a headache.

"Hehe, okay, okay." Catherine covered her mouth and snickered, but quickly curled her smile and said seriously: "But seriously, Penis, are you really not considering getting out of this painful life now?"

"Not considering at all." Panis said firmly: "I think it's pretty good now."

"Yes, it's pretty good." Catherine seemed to hear some joke, and laughed back and forth: "I tried hard to get myself drunk but I could never get drunk. I tried hard to numb myself with different women but I could never forget that person. I tried hard to torture myself but I could never get out of my regret for the past. Haha, how much do you hate yourself? That's good?"

Penis closed his mouth tightly and said nothing.

"Actually, each of us has a past that we don't want to face." Catherine's voice turned soft and she said softly: "You can't imagine what Lina and Vivian looked like when they first met."

Without expecting Panis' feedback at all, Catherine took it on her own: "Lina was like a timid little beast, hiding herself in the dark all day long. Regardless of day and night, she pulled the room with thick curtains, as if only in this way would she gain a sense of security. When there was no one around, she would light a lamp in the room and read various books. Once someone approached, she would immediately turn off the lights and hide herself in the darkness. But she was afraid of the darkness, so she would hold a book every time she hid in the darkness. For her, books were the power to support her, and only by holding the book would she feel truly safe. And at that time, she didn't know how to express her feelings at all, and she would only say some simple sentences without expression, and in addition, she would never change her face."

After a brief pause, she found that Penis didn't mean to interrupt. Catherine continued: "If Lina just doesn't know how to react to your communication, Vivian really didn't respond. She is indeed a genius, and she wasted a lot of time before. So she has too many ideas to be verified by experiments, so she spends all her time every day thinking, eating, sleeping, bathing, walking, and whenever and where, as long as she is still awake, she stays thinking. Moreover, I still understand her situation. She is really special. She endures severe headaches similar to those of the mage's mental overdrawn every day, and she refuses to show the pain. When you communicate with her, she is actually using three things to do, enduring pain, keeping thinking, and communicating with you, and communicating with others is the lowest priority. So when she often says ten words to her, she will only answer one sentence of ‘Oh’ in the end.”

"As for why they are like this, I have known Vivian since I was a child, and I know a little bit, and Lina, I just guessed a little bit. But no matter what, we are getting better." Catherine clapped her hands hard, and emphasized her tone: "So, Panis, why not join us, and slowly walk out of the shadow of the past with us? What happened in the past?

It doesn’t matter, what matters is what will happen in the future.”

"Is this your redemption?" Panis spoke very calmly, and finally revealed Catherine's intentions.

"Yes." Catherine admitted her thoughts without any concealment: "This is my redemption, the redemption of the knight."

Penis chuckled softly and shook his head silently: "It's useless."

"Why?" Catherine asked anxiously: "You are also longing for something, aren't you? You are also looking forward to redemption in pain, I can see. Why don't you accept it? Isn't it good to give yourself a chance to get out of the past?"

"You are kind, Catherine, I understand your kindness." Panis sighed deeply and said in a deep tone: "But it is useless. You cannot save me, and no one can redeem me. I am a sinner, and this is the punishment my sin deserves. Punishment will accompany me until the day of judgment comes. I will never be able to be redeemed. So, you should give up."

"Even if you say this, I can still feel the deep desire in your heart." Catherine's tone was still firm: "I will not give up, you will definitely be saved. Panis, the Knight's Creed, never gives up this option."

"Oh, just do it." Panis said powerlessly: "No matter what happens in the future, we have to speed up now, and it will be there in more than half an hour."

"Okay." Catherine was no longer obsessed with the issue of redemption and accelerated as she said: "I hope they are safe."

"There should be no problem. Few monsters will come in this place." Panis comforted: "And as the leader, you must believe in the abilities of the members."

"But they are not members of the group to me." Katherine smiled bitterly: "They are family members. So even if I know they have the ability to face any danger, I will still be worried."

"Then leave quickly and feel relieved when we meet."

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"Catherine!" Before I could see the figure, Lina's joyful voice sounded: "Vivian, Rachel, I heard the voice of my elder sister."

"oh."

Following the direction of the sound, he continued to rush through several narrow corners. Catherine finally met the girls again as she wished. At this time, Lina and Vivian Richel only set up a small defensive magic circle. In the light blue defensive magic circle, the three of them were sitting around the crystal fire.

"Catherine Come, Rachel's cooking skills are very good. There are delicious foods. I'll leave you two servings. Come and eat them. If you don't come, I'll eat them all." Lina did not hide the joy and excitement in her voice, and closed the defensive magic circle and cheered for no reason.

After rushing through the last passage, Katherine hugged Lina excitedly: "It's great to see you're fine, haven't been attacked, aren't you?"

"Of course not. After hearing Panis's prompt, Vivian immediately supported the defensive magic array. There was a hidden magic array before, but I guess you should come, so I canceled the hidden magic array, afraid you won't find it." Lina explained with a very fast speech, and didn't know which book the protagonist was imitating: "It's you, what happened next? Didn't you encounter any danger?"

Ignoring the two women hugging each other and muttering, Pannis handed Rachel a bowl of food aside, observing the gravel blocking the road in front of him: "Eat it later, I'll see if it can be opened here first. Well, it's okay, it takes about half an hour to get a passageway."

"Then start digging now?" Vivian was still in contemplation. Only Rachel could still notice Panis. At this time, he heard Panis's words and stood up: "I'll help too."

"No need." Panis also sat next to the stove: "I'll camp here tonight. It's enough for me to do it together in the evening. You have injuries. They both have insufficient strength in casting professions, so let's rest."
Chapter completed!