Chapter 199: Holding Hands
Givens was flying desperately high into the distance, holding Adelia and her friends in his hands. In the huge explosion just now, he blocked the impact of the explosion for Adella, and then took advantage of the chaos to take Adelia to escape from the place of death that was once called the Forest of Ten Thousand Beasts.
As time passed, Givenn noticed that his strength was getting weaker and weaker, but even so, he still danced his wings as best he could, because he knew that if he held on for a second, he would be able to fly farther, and then Adelia and the others would have one more hope of escaping from their tracking.
As the seconds passed, Given's flight flew lower and lower, gliding desperately over the vast forest, his body almost brushing the treetops. Finally, the huge body transformed by the magic energy dissipated, and everyone who had lost their support fell to the ground together.
The whirring sound of the wind flew past Jiwen's ears, and the black earth rushed towards him, and the impact seemed inevitable.
But at this moment, a strange wind rolled up in the forest, and the rapid air flow once again lifted everyone, allowing Jiwen and his party to slowly fall to the ground unscathed.
Apparently, someone is near them to help them, who is he.
Given's tired body propped up and looked around. In his puzzled gaze, a delicate wind spirit emerged from the sky. The elf, the size of Givin's palm, had been dressed as a court attendant, but now her gorgeous satin dress was stained with mud, and even her well-groomed bun was scattered, as if she had just undergone a baptism of explosion.
She tilted her head and muttered to herself as she straightened her skirt, "I finally let me catch up, otherwise I don't know what else will happen." ”
"Who are you?" asked Given, alarmedly, now that the group had lost their ability to fight, if the wind elves in front of them were enemies, then they would all be killed in this dense forest.
However, the wind fairy didn't do anything hostile, she just frowned impatiently.
Jiwen's tone just now made the wind elf feel unhappy. As Prince Djoenmi's closest and most trusted attendant, as a goblin with a lifespan several times longer than that of an elf, she didn't like it when someone spoke to her like that.
She immediately shot back, "You're so forgetful. When you were in Soqima City, if it weren't for my help, you and your summoner wouldn't have been able to make it to the Royal Summoning Academy's assessment in time. ”
This remark made Jiwen suddenly recall the scene of that day.
Indeed, when Elder Curzon died, it was the Silver Moon guards who used the levitation technique to help them get to the venue in time and obtain admission to the Royal Summoning Academy. The invisible friend who flew through the city with them that day seemed to be the wind elf in front of her, and since she was a companion to the Silvermoon guards, she should also be a trustworthy friend.
Just when Jiwen relaxed his mind a little, the wind elf's expression suddenly became a little strange.
"Looks like your friend is in trouble. ”
As soon as the wind elf threw down these words, it immediately floated behind Jiwen.
Givens struggled to his feet, trying to figure out what was really going on.
At a glance, behind Jiwen, the closest to him were Adelia and Shui Luo, Shui Luo was still unconscious, and Adelia was still conscious although she fell to the ground. However, the wind elves were not concerned about them, she flew past the two elves on the ground and flew straight to the pair of figures in the distance, where Hel and Mira were lying.
Givens walked forward, and after making sure that Adelia had not received a fatal injury, he helped her to limp towards Hel and Mira. Given's situation wasn't too worried about them at first, after all, Hull hadn't disappeared from this world, which at least meant that Mira was okay for the time being.
However, when Given's body was sighted of Mira's body, he completely gave up on this optimistic idea. Even in the dark of night, Given's eyes could clearly see the damage left by Mira's body from the bitter fight just now, and her wounds were beyond Given's imagination. Mira's abdomen had been abroded by demonic magic into a massive hole, black blood seeping from the wounds, and her shoulders and arms were scorched and covered in the scars of the firestorm. In addition to this, the rest of Mira's body was also covered with deep and shallow wounds, and if it wasn't for seeing it with his own eyes, Given's wouldn't have believed that anyone could hold on until now after suffering such a serious injury.
Mira leaned weakly into Hull's arms, and although she was still conscious, she was exhausted and could not move. Beside her, Hull, who was also scarred, hugged Mira tightly, and then looked at Gilvin with a pleading gaze.
"Can you save her again?" ”
Jiwen didn't know how to heal, and he also knew that treating Mira's special body was not something anyone could do, so he turned his head to look at the wind elf beside him and asked in a low voice, "Do you know how to heal?" ”
The little wind elf, just crossed its arms, sighed, and replied.
"It's useless, no one can save her now, she knows this better than anyone. ”
The Wind Elf's last words were addressed to Mira.
Under Hull's puzzled gaze, Mira smiled bleakly and acknowledged the horrible truth.
"Don't try, no one can heal my body. ”
With that, Mira explained to Hel in a weak voice the current state of her body. In the scuffle just now, when Gilvin was separated from the doctor Jelly, Mira's body was already dying. Jelly's best efforts failed to save Mira. Mira, who knew that her deadline was approaching, bravely made one last request to Jelly.
Since I can't get back to my health, let's let my last life burn brighter, and at least I can do something for others.
Jelly accedes to Mira's request, and although his medical skills can't cure her, it's enough to fulfill Mira's last wish.
Jelly surgery and potions bring out all the remaining vitality of Mira's body, temporarily repairing the wounds in her body. From the outside, Mira seemed to be completely healthy.
But this method of accelerating the burning of life was short-lived. When life burns out quickly, death will come at an accelerated pace. And now, the last trace of life fire in Mira's body is about to be extinguished.
Everyone present was shocked by the truth, and Givens understood why Mira's body was able to recover and summon Hull back into the world. Why, even after the heavy blows of the demons, she was still able to stand up tenaciously again and again, bravely forget herself to fight, and finally won the opportunity for Jiwen and Adelia to turn defeat into victory.
Hull, who was next to Mira, seemed unwilling to accept this fact, and he did not believe that after only a brief reunion with Mira, they would face life and death.
Hull raised his head in excitement and began to wail like a beast, which was their race's way of expressing their grief.
Mira looked at the grief-stricken Hull, and with the last of her strength, raised her right hand, grabbed Hull's face, and pulled his gaze back to her.
"Don't be sad, I'm satisfied. Mira endured the sharp pain on her body and squeezed out a smile, "At least I can finally lie in your arms like this, tell me, am I beautiful?"
In the last moments of her life, Mira still cares about her appearance in front of her sweetheart. In the days before, she had to carry her scarred cheeks all the time, and although Hull never cared, she couldn't let go of it in her own heart. And now, at least she can keep her most beautiful moment in Hull's memory.
Hull held out his finger tremblingly and brushed it over Mira's unscarred face, he was so infarcted that he couldn't speak, and could only nod at Mira.
Mira smiled, so bright, so satisfied. It was as if the heavy parts of her fate had left her completely. And the rest is a short-lived and pure happiness.
Her hand slowly fell and rested on Hull's hand, and then Mira used the last of her strength to whisper, "I'm sorry, Hull, I can't go with you to see the sunrise." ”
Hel was stunned, what Mira was talking about was an agreement they had made in the cruel crypt. Hull used this agreement again and again to cheer up the desperate Mira so that she would not despair in the torment. But now this promise will never be fulfilled.
As the last coda ended, Mira's expression froze there, and the faint wheezing sound in the air disappeared, except for Hull's infarction.
Mira has finally left this world......
With the death of the summoner, Hel's body gradually disappeared from this world, and he tried in vain to hold on to Mira and keep her by his side, but the release of the summon forced Hel to return to the darkness. In the end, there was only deathly silence around Mira.
Hel, Adella, and the wind elf stared wordlessly at the desolate scene before them, and no one opened their mouths to break the silence around them.
Adelia had been trembling slightly, and Mira's death had struck her nerves and kept her at peace for a long time.
Not only was she touched by Mira's sacrifice, but she was also struck by the sincere friendship between Mira and the summoned beast. Mira's accident made Adelia understand that the relationship between summoners and summons seems to go beyond those classic summoning descriptions. It is no longer just domination and slavery, no longer just a cage-like contract, but something beyond it. As long as they are willing to put in the effort, the bond between the summoner and his summon can be condensed in a way that can only exist between real beings.
Mira bravely chose a different path in life for herself. And what about yourself, when you encounter the same situation, can you dare to cross that chasm?
Like Mira, Adelia has a unique summoned beast of her own, with an independent consciousness, an unknown background, mysterious experiences, and most importantly, he saves herself time and time again.
Tonight, she is once again saved by Jiwen, who even turns into a terrifying monster she has never seen before to fight against the demons in order to save herself and her friends. All of this happened not just because she happened to be Given's summoner.
If it was just a summoning contract, there was no need for Gilven to desperately do it.
Thinking of this, Adelia, who was being supported by Jiwen, involuntarily clenched Jiwen's hand.
It was the only thing she could still rely on in this treacherous world.