Chapter Seventy-Eight: Nirvana
A golden light descended from the sky and pierced through the roof of the stables before striking firmly on the red ghoul.
The monster's mountain-like body melted like ice and snow under the shroud of light, even the hard scale armor was no exception, and a cross-shaped depression appeared where the monster rested, and its flesh was evaporated into a charred shape, and a trace of black smoke came out of the pit.
However, this righteous judgment came a little late after all, and almost at the same time as the light appeared, the monster's claws pierced Xiao Yi's body.
The memories of the past were mottled and shattered, and Xiao Yi's face fell into the dust with serenity.
Something hot spilled all over Scar's body, and at the last moment Scar was a step slower.
"Xiao Yi, Xiao Yi!" Scar held Xiao Yi tightly in his arms, it was he who witnessed the new life of the scavenging boy, and now he witnessed the death of this child with his own eyes.
"Uncle Scar, I don't want to die yet," Xiao Yi tried to squeeze out a smile, "Boss Frankie said that when everyone retires, he will use the money he earns to buy an island and spend the rest of his life in peace, I still remember it..."
"Xiao Yi, you bastard, why don't you listen to me, you're a bastard like Frankie!" Scar scolded and cried, crying loudly, "Why did you leave us, why..."
"Uncle Scar, I still remember the day I saw you for the first time, the way you beat that bald head was so handsome..."Xiao Yi coughed up a mouthful of blood again.
"Don't say it, don't say it...", Scar hid his face and cried bitterly.
"I have no relatives to meet you... That's nice. ”
Xiao Yi tried to stretch out his blood-stained palm to wipe away the tears on Scar's face, but as soon as his hand touched Scar's face, it fell heavily, leaving a blurry blood stain between his fingers across Scar's side face.
"Stinky boy, you wake up Lao Tzu, everyone is tired, why do you want to sleep first, you wake me up!" Scar gently shook Xiao Yi's corpse, although he didn't want to believe it, he had to accept this cruel truth.
The monster's giant claws almost tore this emaciated body in half, no one can survive this kind of trauma, yes, Xiao Yi is no exception, he died.
Monica, who was already extremely weak, finally couldn't accept the series of blows that followed and fainted.
After blasting the ghoul to ashes, Max retracted the cross, and he stood on the roof of the stable and looked through the hole to see what was happening below.
Although he was not familiar with the boy named Xiao Yi, he always felt that something was stuck in his chest, and Max raised the cross to his chest and began to pray.
"O brave man, may the angels carry your soul to heaven. ”
Max closed his eyes and muttered a few words in his mouth, he had given up the possibility of using the "healing technique" to save Xiao Yi, because Max knew that it was just in vain, not only could not save Xiao Yi but also make the living more desperate.
The wind gradually subsided, and the raging wind and sand finally chose to die down as the long night began, and the western sky was as red as blood, like a piece of red silk hanging on the setting sun.
Innocent lives fell into the nebula with the sunset in the west, as if even the sky was grieving.
Smoothly placed Xiao Yi's body beside Ledo, both of them were so cold, as the only bounty hunter among the remaining team members who still had the ability to move, no one knew what kind of pain Scar's heart was suffering at this moment.
The cook and beard have not yet recovered after the exchange of blood, Monica's body and spirit are on the verge of collapse, and Raymond, who has multiple fractures all over his body, is gradually recovering under Max's treatment, and the results of the team's operation can be described as tragic.
"I almost forgot that there was one more important thing I hadn't done. "For the first time, the scar on Scar's face looked so eerie.
The two boning knives came out of their sheaths silently, and Scar's arms were bruised, and he wanted to kill.
Without warning, Scar swooped down on Klindo behind him like an out-of-control buffalo.
At this time, Clindo was calming the few remaining foals in the stable, unaware that danger was approaching, and by the time he noticed a sneak attack behind him, it was too late.
In the blink of an eye, Scar's sharp knife rippled with cold killing intent and quickly approached between Klindo's ribs, and there was almost no chance of survival once he was stabbed in this critical position.
"Lao Tzu must kill you today!" Xiao Yi's death made Scar completely lose his mind, and he will naturally put the blame on Clindor, in his opinion, if Clindo does not escape, Xiao Yi will not die.
There was a crisp "ding", a sharp sound that was extremely harsh, and Scar's sharp knife stabbed into Klindo's waist fiercely, but it seemed to have stabbed something hard, and it was difficult to advance a bit.
Klindo turned around and flew out, a slight pain came from his waist and abdomen, he knew that Scar was a dead hand to himself, if it weren't for the circle of silver nails he carried around his waist, the consequences would be unimaginable.
"You're looking for death!" Clindo was also unceremonious, and immediately after he landed, he pulled out the silver spike and charged at Scar.
"I'm going to chop you up and feed the dogs!" the boning knife in Scar's hand shone coldly.
The two rushed towards each other like hungry tigers.
Just as the two were about to meet each other, the ground trembled violently, and then a totem pole broke through the ground and blocked the middle of the two, preventing a bloody battle.
"Don't you know what the situation is now?" Max walked over, his voice revealing a hint of anger, "It's all someone else's plaything, do you have to fight to the death?"
Clindo put away the silver nail and walked quickly behind Max, still staring at Scar with an unkind face.
"What do you mean?" Scar's face grimaced.
"Your enemy is not Clindor, but the mastermind behind all this," Max looked at the last rays of the setting sun, "the others are no longer in danger of life, let's take care of the wounded first." ”
Scar gave the hooded boy a deep look, and walked past Max in a lonely figure.
In fact, Scar himself knows his physical condition best, and his condition is not much better than Monica's, and he is struggling to support it with a sense of responsibility.
"I'm sorry for the two bounty hunters who unfortunately died. Max said.
Scar stopped, and he stared back at Max, "I don't need your mercy."
After saying that, Scar walked towards his comrades, his steps fluttering as if he would fall at any moment.
"Clindo, how's the carriage going?"
"I've checked, young master, our carriage is fine, it's just that the horses are a little frightened," Klindo pushed the stall open, "the bounty hunters' horses weren't so lucky, only two survived but were seriously injured, and the rest were eaten by ghouls. ”
Max looked around the stall, and as Clindo had said, the scene was extremely tragic.
"Clindo, do you feel that something is not right? ”
"Young master, what do you mean?"
After a moment's hesitation, Max did not continue the topic.
"Forget it, maybe I'm overthinking. ”
Max looked at the two dying old horses, and a terrible thought popped into his mind.
The wind blew away the clouds above the sky at dusk, and the starry sky looked like someone had poked many small holes with a needle.
Like a swordsman walking alone in the depths of the desert, Frankie's Carriage Hotel lit the only bonfire outside the deserted Snowfog Town.
The huge fireworks were so lonely, they burned on their own, and there were several people around them.
"Eldest sister, did you say that Xiao Yi will see the eldest brother in the sky?" Scar stared at the quiet figure at the top of the campfire, who remained motionless as if he was asleep.
"Yes, so that the eldest brother can cover him again. Monica's tears fell as she spoke.
There were three other people standing next to Monica, the bearded man who had woken up, the cook, and Raymond, all of them on crutches, each with sad eyes.
The bounty hunters have been stationed here for some time to complete the mission, and now that the mission is over, it is about to return to the day.
But the two companions have left their lives forever in this barren land, and tonight is the farewell ceremony for the remains, and after the fire, the last traces of their stay in this world are about to be erased, which is the only way for bounty hunters to say goodbye.
The flames scorched the earth, but it did not bring the slightest warmth to the people around them, only the silent cold snap and the singing of the clattering of charcoal.
The fire eventually consumes the bodies of Xiao Yi and Ledo, and is in everyone's eyes.
When the fire was extinguished and the sparks were sent away by the breeze, the bounty hunters still did not leave.
"Everyone, go back to sleep. Monica was the first to turn around.
As the leader of the team, Monica must make this painful decision, because the ghoul threat is not completely lifted, and no one knows what dangers await them.
The somewhat depressed companions reluctantly turned around, despite the fact that they had experienced too many lives and deaths, the bounty hunters' hearts were still soft, and everyone always had to look back at the ashes behind them every few steps.
"Big... Sister, I seem to see something moving in the fire..."
Monica gradually stopped, and she jerked her head back, and the flames that burst into the sky illuminated not only her face, but also the shocked faces of all her companions.
Mars mixed with charcoal flew everywhere, and a strange bird-like flame slowly rose in the burned coke, and it twisted its wings to be reborn in the flames, and the incredible sight shocked everyone's eyes.
From a window on the second floor of the Frankie Carriage Hotel, Max observed the anomalies until the shape of the firebird gradually took shape and then materialized.
Seeing this, Max finally couldn't sit still, he pushed open the window, and the cold evening breeze poured in at once.
"Ability No. 100 'Immortal Bird,'" Max pondered, "Could it be that you just awakened a Psychic One?"