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"Whew...... ...... "Alex's sweat kept dripping on the ground, and in the blink of an eye, the traces were evaporated. She completely ignored the image of the beautiful girl at this time, and gasped for breath in a lost manner.

Sweat wet the bangs in front of her forehead (which also had to be harmonious), and the girl's flaxen-colored hair was woven into a twisted ponytail and casually wrapped around the back of her neck. Combined with her scarred light armor and determined eyes, her posture resembles that of a majestic Valkyrie, giving people a thrilling beauty.

"That's not going to work, it's still too reluctant just a few of us...... Let's retreat! A companion's voice came from behind him.

Alex didn't look back, her eyes staring at the huge monster in front of her without moving.

It was a flame dragon.

The mere existence of a legendary species with a rank of more than 40 gives people a huge sense of oppression. Now, too, the monster, which is more than 4 meters tall, stands in front of him, almost making Alex's companions behind him lose their fighting spirit.

"There's no going back now." Alex glanced behind her while guarding the strong enemy in front of her, and several figures who collapsed on the ground came into view: "Turning around and fleeing directly is equivalent to suicide - you withdraw first, and I will cut off later." ”

"Don't be stupid! How could we have left you alone and escaped! ”

"That's right, instead of leaving behind your companions, it's better for everyone to fight together!"

The response from behind him can be called unscrupulous.

Persistent and unbeatable opponents, unable to think of any other word to comment on than "fool". But this reckless determination touched Alex deeply-

Aren't the so-called partners such a bunch of fools?

"Good! Let's go! ”

The arrow shot from behind flew towards the face of the Yan Dragon, and although it failed to penetrate its scale armor, the provoked Yan Dragon still roared loudly in anger, and the temperature in the cave instantly rose a large amount.

The red light flickered in the monster's mouth, gradually condensing into a chilling temperature.

"Danger!"

In that moment, Alex did not retreat, but advanced, and the huge shield in her hand was like a barrier, sheltering all her companions behind her.

The temperature of the flames made the cavern as hot as a desert, but when the flames cleared, Eric stood there unscathed, holding the shield wall.

"Thanks! Alex. ”

"Thanks to you."

"Alex is so handsome!"

Alex's praise didn't let Alex relax, and she stomped her right foot on the ground, her whole body soaring into the air. She held a shield in her left hand, but in her right hand she held a gorgeous long sword and swung it towards the top of the dragon's head.

Yan Long's limbs were propped up on the ground, the fireball just now didn't work, and now was the best time to attack.

"Be careful!"

The voice of her companion sounded behind her, and Alex felt a sudden alarm in her heart. Her eyes caught a dark shadow coming from the side, and she immediately shielded her body with her shield.

Bang -

In the moment of shock, Alex realized that it was the tail of the fire dragon. Her entire body was smashed into the air, flying towards the rock wall to the side.

"Alex!"

"Cover her!"

The archer's arrows flew towards the dragon's massive body, and the magician finally finished chanting, and the flames of the explosion lit up in front of the dragon's eyes.

The dragon let out a loud roar, covered his eyes, and stood back.

"Chance!" Alex, who was still flying backwards in the air, saw a white dot under the dragon's neck, and she twisted in the air and pressed her foot against the stone wall.

With this reaction, Alex's body was like an arrow off the string, and she stabbed forward with her right hand holding the long sword.

An unhindered sense of piercing reached his hand, and the long sword smoothly plunged into the reverse scales under Yan Long's neck.

The dragon's body fell downward, but Alex was prepared, and she let go of her sword and jumped to the right.

Bang -

The sound of a huge body crashing against the ground resounded in the cavern, and after a moment of silence—

"Long live Alex—"

"Alex is amazing!"

The companions quickly gathered around and cheered Alex as she sat on the ground.

After holding her companion's outstretched hand and pulling her up, Alex looked back to see the massive corpse of the flame dragon lying to the ground, the silver sword still stuck in it.

Alex walked over to the boasts of her companions and reached for the hilt of her longsword.

"Wait a minute!" The magician in his companion suddenly screamed, and after groping in his arms, he took out a miniature magic camera: "This is a rare opportunity, Alex, come and take a souvenir!" ”

Alex had an elegant smile on her face and put her foot on the dragon's head in a handsome pose.

"I'm going to shoot~"

The magician smiled and pointed his camera in front of him, his fingers ready to press the shutter.

Then......

Jingle Bell Bell -

Enigmatic voices rang out from all around, and her companions looked up left and right to look for the source of the sound, but Alex gradually had a sense of foreboding......

"Could it be—" Alex opened her eyes in the middle of the conversation.

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"Sure enough, that's right." Alex stared at the familiar ceiling and sighed with little interest.

The alarm clock on the side was still ringing, and Alex sat up from the bed with her body propped up, the quilt on her body sliding down, and her flaxen hair scattered on her rather barren chest.

"At least let the family finish taking pictures."

Alex slammed her fist on the alarm clock in anger, and the alarm clock stopped.

But the person who specially advanced the alarm clock last night was herself, and this behavior can be said to be self-inflicted.

It was still dark outside, and Alex was still dreaming at this time. But today, unlike usual, the alarm clock was deliberately set up earlier as evidence.

Today is the day when Alex carries out the "Alex ☆ Justice Adventure Escape" operation.

He has lived in this isolated village for sixteen years, and has only been able to learn about the outside world through novels and picture books. It's a nightmare for a sixteen-year-old girl, with no dragons or adventures, no cafes and no desserts, who can stay in such a place for the rest of their lives.

While reminiscing about her handsome self in yesterday's dream, Alex put on her clothes and picked up the bags she had packed last night from the table next to her.

Skillfully arranging her hair in front of the mirror, a beautiful girl appeared in the mirror, which Alex herself thought was quite cute.

Her flaxen hair was woven into a smooth and silky braid, a single ponytail was worn over her shoulders, and her amber eyes were full of life. The slender body and slender hands and feet, the only flaw is the flatness of the chest.

"Okay, ready."

After opening the door gently, Alex carefully slipped out of the crack in the door, and then carefully closed the door little by little, without making a sound during the whole process.

"Whew, the first step is complete." Alex wiped the sweat from her forehead with her hands.

"Where are you going?"

"Whoaa

The sound was like thunder, and Alex almost bounced off the ground.

Turning around, a figure was standing behind her with her hands behind her back.

"Clan Patriarch - when were you there?" Frightened, Alex stuttered like a broken doll.

"Probably from last night when you were humming and packing."

"Devil's !!"

From the fact that the girl's intentions have been discovered but not debunked on the spot, this sentence of the demon is very appropriate.

"Because I saw that Alex, who has always loved to sleep lazily, took the initiative to set the alarm clock herself, thinking that she would repay this expectation no matter what, so the old man stood outside all night and gently watched your sweet sleeping posture from the window."

"Bad taste! Perverted! I actually peeped into the girl's boudoir, and I want to sue you for sexual harassment! ”

"It's a shame that we have neither a court nor a lawyer in our village, and I am still the highest authority here."

"Don't be complacent, I'll go to the outside court to sue you! Just wait for my lawyer's letter and the court's summons. Alex pointed her finger at the old man's face, pretending to be casual and trying to walk past him.

"So where do you want to go?" The old man grabbed Alex's dress by the collar with one hand.

"Let go of me! I want to exercise my legal rights! Alex waved her hands and feet like a child.

"Less nonsense, I came last night to inform you, today is your awakening ceremony."

"If I succeed in awakening and becoming a 'Guardian', will I be able to go out on an adventure?"

"Do you need to ask this kind of question?" The old man stared at Alex's expectant eyes for a long time, and smiled slightly: "No." ”

"Ahhhhh

The girl was slowly dragged away by the collar, leaving only the traces of two feet scratching the ground and the sound of fading away in the yard.

An hour later, the girl was stuffed into the rune equipment in the ancestral hall's underground base.

"It takes three days for the ritual to start, and after three days, you'll be a qualified 'Guardian'." The old man adjusted the equipment, glanced at the girl and said.

"Woo woo woo

"Save your energy." After the old man finished speaking, he snapped the lid of the device.

After confirming that the equipment was operating normally, the old man reflexively left the underground base. It was just dawn outside, and a young woman was standing at the entrance of the ancestral hall.

"Father, has Alex's ritual begun?" The woman came up and grabbed the old man's arm.

"Well, you can take care of it tomorrow afternoon, when the ceremony is exactly halfway there, and there are some things to pay attention to." The old man gently broke away from his daughter's hand and walked outside.

"My father cares a lot about Alex's rituals, and he used to let someone else debug it."

"Because she embodies the future of our clan, if the ceremony is normal, this child is expected to become the next patriarch in the future."

"That said." There was a hint of sympathy on the woman's face: "But for Alex, the outside world is more interesting." ”

The old man was silent for a while: "This is also something that cannot be helped, it is the mission of our clan to protect the holy relics." Unless one day Nome falls, the whole world will be swept up in chaos. ”

"I know that, but it's too heavy for a teenage girl." The woman looked at the sunrise in the distance.

The old man looked at his daughter, and he knew the meaning of this sentence. This is not only for Alex, but also for herself ten years ago. He couldn't help but sigh deeply when he thought that the overly lively girl would one day lose her illusions, become mature and steady, and gradually become what her daughter is now.

For people in the outside world, every day is supported by countless monotonous lives that have given up their illusions.

Looking up, the sun has risen above the forest.

The old man didn't know that in the forest at this time, there was a mysterious team wearing white masks heading here.

It was seven o'clock in the morning, two hours before they reached the village. Two hours later, the alarm bell will ring in the village; After three hours, it will be sprinkled with blood; There were still twenty hours before the village burned to the ground.

- Seventy-two hours later, when Alex pushed open the planks that led to the ground of the ancestral hall and slowly poked her head out, what she saw was hell.