The door to the utility room was finally pushed open.

Yu Ning shrank into the corner again, and a ray of light shot into the crack in the door, which was immediately blocked by the figure that entered with it. Now the low room was still pitch black, and it was a deep and desperate pure black.

"Great...... So the first person I met was you!" Then there was a call of surprise. The voice was crisp, and there was no malice in the sound, Yu Ning's heart hanging in his throat settled down a little, and he raised his head tremblingly, and what appeared in front of him was a completely strange girl, who should have lived in the other room last night, but she was looking at herself with a savior-like gaze.

"I'm so scared alone, can you come with me?" the girl looked at her pitifully, her hands clasped lightly on her chest, and made a pleading gesture.

Neither the terrible enemy nor the Bai Yun he was hoping for, Yu Ning couldn't tell what kind of mood he was feeling at this time, but at least, the crisis of death seemed to be temporarily lifted.

"Yes, yes, but...... Why did you choose me?"

The girl said seriously: "Actually, when I saw you in the hall before, I thought you were trustworthy. Because such a weak girl will only make people feel that they should be protected. ”

Yu Ning looked at her sincere gaze, and suddenly felt a little guilty. Yes...... She trusted me so much, and I was still suspicious of her......

Yes, suddenly faced with this situation, everyone must be very scared and want to find a support. I've been teased and ridiculed all the time, but it's the first time I've been trusted like this...... It was Sister Bai Yun who gave me the courage to survive, and now it's my turn to convey this courage to others......!

Thinking of this, Yu Ning held the girl's hand: "Don't worry, let's go find Sister Bai Yun together." To be ...... together Stay alive!"

Walking in the narrow corridor, you can faintly hear the sound of fighting outside. Although Yu Ning was still very scared in her heart, thinking that she now had a companion and that her companion was in need of her protection, a strong sense of responsibility also surged in her heart. We must protect her, and we must all live!

After walking a short distance, a vague figure suddenly appeared at the other end of the corridor. But in the hands he raised, he could see two burning fireballs, and the dazzling red light gradually lit up the corridor, which also reflected this middle-aged man with a thin figure but a sinister face. On him, there was a hideous aura that was about to come out...... That's murderous!

"It's not good, he is a worshipper of the Divine Fire Hall, and his strength is said to have reached the Tongtian Realm......" the girl whispered in horror. Yu Ning's heart also beat wildly, as soon as she walked out of the utility room, she encountered such a strong enemy, even if they joined forces, they would not be opponents, where is Sister Bai Yun now......?

"It's just two small fish, but let me die-" The Divine Fire Hall worshipper also saw the two of them clearly, and a strange smile appeared on his thin face. Holding the fireball twice, he threw it at them.

Yu Ning bit her lip and subconsciously raised her hand to seal it, although the techniques she practiced were not yet proficient, she could only fight hard at the moment. But at this moment, the girl beside her suddenly pushed her the back, pushing her straight towards the fireball, and taking advantage of this opportunity, she turned around and ran in the other direction.

Everything seemed to be slowing down until the fireball was added. Yu Ning could clearly see the movement of the fireball, and could feel the overwhelming heat rushing to his face, and the long hair on both sides was slowly lifted by the wind driven by the fireball, fluttering helplessly.

Betrayed again...... Just like the sister in the demon clan, just like Sister Bai Yun who said that she would help herself, until the end, she didn't show up...... I trust the world and everyone, and the result is betrayal again and again?!

No matter how much resentment and unwillingness there was, when the huge fireball swept by, everything melted in that devastating heat—

At the same time, at the other end of the corridor, the girl who had just abandoned Yu Ning and left, with a blood-stained sword in her chest, her face was full of resentment, unwilling, the corners of her mouth slowly leaked blood foam, leaning against the corner of the wall, and fell down quietly.

Jiang Caini drew her long sword indifferently and threw a glance at the figure enshrined in the Divine Fire Hall in the distance, as if she knew that the other party was not easy to provoke, and she had no intention of touching it, so she turned around and left. [17 people left]

In the corridor on the second floor adjacent to the hall, Duanmu Zhi was lying lazily on the guardrail, which was where Ye Shuo was teleported before, and the broken guardrail had indeed been restored. And now he was lying here like this, and none of the red-eyed competitors seemed to notice him.

"Sure enough, it's a group of low-level creatures, and it's been so boring until now. Duanmu sighed. After a while, as if he had heard something, his eyes turned slightly, and he looked at the corner of the hall with great interest—

There, it is the place where Jian Zhiheng and Guan Lin confronted each other.

"You even said you were invested...... Don't be kidding!" Jian Zhiheng roared hoarsely, "Then if the two of us are left in the end, will you kill me too?"

Guan Lin was silent for a long time, and replied coldly: "I don't know." ”

"If that were the case, you'd kill me, wouldn't you?" he added, still without any emotion in his voice, as if he were just telling a matter of course.

"You...... You bastard......" Jian Zhiheng was furious, raised his fist and swung it in Guan Li's face.

Guan Lin didn't dodge this punch, and half of his head immediately turned to the outside. When he slowly straightened up, the corners of his bloodshot mouth raised a mocking arc: "Look! you really want to kill me!" As soon as the palm was raised, a row of ice blades shot out between his five fingers, and he rushed towards Jian Zhiheng.

There was no time to regret why the two of them had finally come to this point, Jian Zhiheng subconsciously used his spiritual power, and his fist blade was completely covered by a layer of shining electric light, and a punch blasted out, sweeping away the ice spikes along the way, and hitting Guan Linden directly.

Originally, Jian Zhiheng never wanted to fight him to the death, and the attack at this time was forced to be helpless, and the other was to wake up the other party, and it was not a fatal move. Unexpectedly, Guan Linden did not avoid it at all, nor did he make any resistance. This time, Jian Zhiheng couldn't recruit him, and the arm that surrounded the electric light ran straight through Guan Li's body like this!

Guan Lin stared in amazement at the arm that stopped on his chest, and the flickering electric light at the upper end. Jian Zhiheng was also staring at it, almost forgetting that the arm was a part of his body.

What the hell are you doing...... actually killed Guan Lin with his own hands and killed his best brother for so many years?!

Guan Lin's eyes, after a short period of emptiness, actually flashed a strange bright color. Jian Zhiheng couldn't understand it, at this time he slowly withdrew his arm, and he could still see the blood stained on his forearm, which was still warm.

This simple action seems to have taken away Guan Lin's life one by one. Jian Zhiheng only felt that arm was as heavy as a thousand pounds, and the warm blood was now like a hot soldering iron, scorching every one of his meridians.

After his body completely lost support, Guan Lime fell down like this, and he was always silent, but he was also quiet when he fell. But for Jian Zhiheng, it was as if the whole world was collapsing in front of his eyes, and in his chaotic mind, there was a series of heaven and earth cracks.

"Linden...... Hey, Linden, why are you ......?" Jian Zhiheng knelt down beside Guan Linden, looking at his face pale with blood, looking at the blood leaking from his mouth, which had accumulated into a puddle of blood on the side of his ear, all of which seemed to be constantly scaling light and shadow, repeatedly impacting in front of Jian Zhiheng's eyes.

Guan Lin moved the corners of his mouth weakly, as if he had no strength to answer again. Jian Zhiheng looked at him painfully, and somehow, everything around him suddenly blurred in front of him, and his memory rolled back to that somewhat similar scene long ago......

It was the final exam of the Heavenly Sage Academy, and it was clear that the two of them had only completed their studies for a short time, but now that they think about it, they are like a world away.

And in that exam, it was in the form of melee elimination, and Guan Lin also sprung up, full of firepower, and knocked down one opponent after another. With such a positive light from him, Jian Zhiheng also seemed to feel that his whole body had inexhaustible strength. In this way, the two of them advanced all the way, and the opponents who stayed in the field were already fewer and fewer.

At the end of another battle, there were only a handful of opponents left. At sunset that day, Jian Zhiheng also jokingly asked Guan Lin, what would you do if there were only two of us left in the end. And Guan Lin's answer is "I don't know".

Jian Zhiheng shrugged helplessly, he should have known that he would not be able to take out the words from this stuffy gourd's belly. Just as he was about to turn around and leave, Guan Lin, who had already walked far away, suddenly stopped and turned his head slightly.

He said, "In that case, I'll let you win." ”

The sunset that day was extraordinarily gorgeous, reflecting the whole land in blood red.

As a coincidence of fate, in the final exam, the two warring parties were Jian Zhiheng and Guan Lin. Both of them used all their strength, and the battle was inextricable. In the end, Guan Linden lost with one move, but he also won the applause of the audience.

Although the onlookers may not have noticed it, Jian Zhiheng clearly realized that the last move, Guan Lin, was clearly to let himself. If he dodges first and then takes advantage of the situation to counterattack, maybe he will lose. But he pretended to be physically exhausted and stood motionless. With the Guan Lin I know, I will definitely not exhaust my physical strength just to this extent. Well, the only explanation......

He really gave up the victory to himself as agreed......

"You always put friendship first, and if you don't have anyone to fight with you until the end, you will definitely abstain halfway. Afterwards, under Jian Zhiheng's questioning, Guan Lin just smiled lightly and replied.

"But in this exam, the first place can get the recommended place of Tiangongmen in the future, so you must win!"

After Guan Lin left, Jian Zhiheng looked at his back, shook his head and smiled.

"Hehe, stupid, in the end, you don't put friendship first......"

In the interlacing of memories, the scene returned to reality again, Jian Zhiheng looked at Guan Lin, who was dying in front of him, and an extremely terrible conjecture suddenly passed through his mind.

"Hey, Linden, do you mean you ......?"

"Finally noticed......" Guan Lin smiled faintly, with relief in his smile, "It's your words, and it will definitely not be for survival...... and kill with their hands. If you don't have anyone to accompany you to the end, you're going to be halfway through...... I'm going to sit back and wait......"

Killed so many people just to create a chance for me to live.

Because you know, even if there are really only two of us left in the end, I won't kill you, so the first attack must be for this purpose...... In order for me to kill you and live......

Earlier, when Jian Zhiheng and Guan Lin were playing chess in the dormitory, Guan Lin also said that if it were him, he would choose to be a general, and at the end of the war, he would give his life to protect the king.

At that time, Jian Zhiheng smiled and said, Your thoughts are too negative, isn't it good for everyone to live together? Guan Lin said, good, but it is difficult to have both worlds. Many times, sacrifice is unavoidable. I don't want to be the king who carries the lives of all the warriors and survives to the end, so let me be the sacrifice, and at the moment of sacrifice, the brilliance of existence blooms. It's all I can do.

Because the person who stays is often the most painful, I would rather be remembered by others than remembered by me.

In that carefree era, Jian Zhiheng didn't understand Guan Lin's statement at all, and after a few casual laughs, he stopped discussing it deeply. It wasn't until he personally experienced the parting of life and death at this moment that he had a deeper feeling for those few joking proverbs.

So now, do you want me to carry your life on my back? The one who stayed was the most painful, and you chose to leave this pain to me......

Guan Lin's eyes slowly closed, and the smile on his lips was still quiet. It seems that it is only at this time that the meaning of survival has finally been found.

Accompany you to the end, I will leave again, I am willing to use my life to help you be the king......

Jian Zhiheng felt Guan Li's body gradually cooling, and in his heart, something was shattering. It was a loneliness that was emptier than death, draining him into an empty shell.

"Hahaha...... I'm really the biggest idiot in the world!" Staggerly standing up, Jian Zhiheng looked up to the sky and laughed, looking crazy, two lines of tears on his face, "Our dreams will never have a chance to come true again......"

"You are the one who died to protect the king, but I am not your king...... I am not qualified to let you give your life for me, the only thing I can do is to give this life back to you......"

"Hey, Jian Zhiheng!" Ye Shuo saw Jian Zhiheng from a distance and hurriedly ran towards him. But before he could get closer, around Jian Zhiheng, a cloud of blood suddenly exploded, and then his figure fell to the sky like this, falling to Guan Lin's side, and the blood that melted between the two bodies gradually fused together.

"You are a general, but I am not a king, so what should I be? Perhaps, I am the most ordinary people......

"If we could do it all over again, let us all be the most ordinary people, without sacrifice and without being left behind......"

"I really want to go back to the playground of the Heavenly Saint Academy and laugh to my heart's content......"

(End of chapter)