In the deep corridor, Joshua, dressed in a white priest's robe, with an indifferent face slowly appeared in the sight of Sharan Winnie, who had been preparing to follow the instructions of Director Angel and enter the stone gate to hunt them down, because the strength of the two of them alone was not enough to come in handy against Deniochen, but more than enough to deal with the fleeing murderers.

Especially the importance of the murderer girl to Danny Ochen is self-evident, as long as the girl can be captured, it is bound to coerce Danny Ochen to be captured, clinker is intercepted by Danny Ochen as if he is crazy, even with the cover of Director Angel and others, the two of them can not get close to the stone gate half a step, but just when they are at a loss, the Grand Elder of Salanya led countless black camel knights suddenly appeared in the gladiatorial arena with a strong attitude, and the soldiers pointed directly at everyone present, and a chaotic and tragic battle began.

Guarding in front of the stone gate, Danny Ochen naturally became the key target of the Black Camel Knights' fearless death, even if his strength was not good, but under the cooperation of the battle array and the crazy offensive of the front and follow, Danny Ochen gradually felt powerless, and Joshua took advantage of the opponent's dense defensive gap to let Vigian forcibly send into the stone gate.

"Adelinea. Georgia, Derrank. Xia Lan, and ...... Brancia. Winnie. ”

Joshua watched them silently, and his voice called out everyone's name without a trace of emotion, from Ottori's Valdrin to Elanison, from Granmusen through the vast Saranya Desert, through the turn of summer and autumn, through thousands of ups and downs, and now, he finally came to the other party.

It's been a long journey. The thought of revenge or retribution seems to have long since faded. And what he had been seeking in his heart never got an answer.

He was a recognized genius at the church of St. Roque in Valdrin. The youngest priest, the most likely candidate to become a bishop in the future, may even be qualified as a Son.

Born as an orphan in a church almshouse, he was cold and bullied from an early age, and it was only after he made a splash in the selection of an apprentice priesthood that the children who had offended him were all terrified, but in fact Joshua did not pay any attention to them.

Sometimes. He is like a man with no self-feelings, a mechanical puppet who only does what others tell him to do, whether it is for believing in the teachings of the Radiant Sanctuary or practicing the use of radiant powers. Once Chad joked that his niece was about to get married, and when he asked Joshua if he was interested in marrying a wife, Joshua did not refuse, and Chad immediately prepared for it, as if he would regret it.

He has no relationship with his wife, it is purely Chad's good idea to forcibly marry his niece to him, and anyone with a discerning eye can see that Joshua's future is infinitely bright, and Chad's behavior is completely an emotional investment.

His wife is not pretty. But he's very virtuous.,Every day will take care of the things at home.。 She knew about her marriage, but she didn't complain at all about her uncle Chad's way of marrying her to Joshua, after all, she was married to the best man in Valdrin, if Baldrin's magnates knew that Joshua had the idea of marrying a wife, I am afraid it would not be her turn to marry Joshua at all, perhaps the only thing that made her complain was that Joshua had never had a conjugal sex with her, even if she wanted a child to relieve her loneliness.

Joshua could have not had to leave Valdrin, but he was determined to leave the city where he had lived for more than twenty years to pursue the whereabouts of the murderer.

He wanted to come, so he came.

He wanted to go, so he left.

As the saying goes, the world of genius is not understood by mortals, and the ideas of geniuses are often not understood by mortals, and geniuses do not understand the thoughts of geniuses themselves?

Joshua was confused, confused about why he was in the world.

He has an inexplicable cognition buried deep in his heart.

The trajectory of his life is fixed in Baldlin.

The people around you, the things around you, and everything around you are false beings that change according to a certain predetermined trajectory.

It's just that he never reveals his true thoughts to others.

Until he met Xia Lan and the others, he found that his indifferent state of mind actually had a wonderful throbbing.

It was this throbbing that guided him to track down the whereabouts of Xia Lan and the others, and he had a hunch that perhaps he could find the answer to their puzzled life.

"Winnie! Ignore him! Take me to the platform right away. ”

Xia Lan on the ground used her last strength to roar at Winnie, who was dragging him, and directly brought her back to her senses in a state of distraction.

"Well... Good! ”

Winnie hurriedly responded, holding Xia Lan's two arms with both hands, crawling on the corpse of the Death Worm and dragging it desperately.

"It's already a dead end here, so why bother with an indifferent death struggle? Or is it ...... Is there anything ahead of you that will keep you alive? ”

Joshua approached them step by step, and he asked as he couldn't see what was going on behind the corpse, as the corpse of the Death Worm obscured most of his vision.

As a result, Winnie, who was bent on dragging Xia Lan, didn't pay attention, let alone Xia Lan, who was exhausted, and Adelina who was abandoned unconscious next to the corpse.

Since no one wanted to answer, Joshua had to find it himself.

In just one step, he leapt past the corpse of the Death Worm and landed on the platform where the Book of Gold was placed.

"A book cast in gold?"

Seeing the things in front of him, Joshua couldn't help but look at them carefully, except for the strange faint energy fluctuations, the content of the book was extremely interesting, but unfortunately he didn't understand the words that described the meaning of the book.

"This is your hole card?"

Joshua no longer cared about the golden book, and his eyes returned to Winnie, who was dragging Charan with difficulty.

Winnie heard the voice from the platform, and as soon as her hands loosened, Xia Lan, who had lost her center of gravity, suddenly slipped down on the corpse of the death insect, and a bitter smile of helplessness and melancholy appeared in her heart.

It's over, it's all over.

Is this a cocoon?

Winnie suddenly remembered Adelina if Charan hadn't rushed to dome her unconscious. Maybe they still have room to struggle. But now. Xia Lan was beaten into a waste by Danny Ochen again, how could she, a weak woman, deal with the strong enemy in front of her.

"Your Excellency! The real culprit you want to catch is not us, please be merciful and let us live. ”

Winnie fell to her knees, tears welling up in the corners of her eyes, and she begged Joshua for mercy with a pitiful look.

"Brancia. Winnie, a member of the Alchemy Society of Adria Kings, disappeared in the year of the Red Clay and was later found following Derrank. Charan travels to Sissinia. Participated in the conspiracy war to restore the royal family, and left Derak under the protection of mercenaries on the way. Charan went to Port Louis in the city-state of Estac, and fell in love and engaged to Sir Laulandus, the local "subversive fang" dark chess, on the day of the riots in Port Louis, Sir Laulands was not heard from, and the preliminary suspicion was dead, and the murderer Adleina destroyed Port Louis and Derrank. As she escaped by boat, she was kidnapped along with Magnison, a local alchemist...... After our multifaceted investigation, you will most likely be acquitted at trial as a victim. ”

Joshua recounted Winnie's life in a calm tone, seemingly unconcerned about her pleas for mercy until he came to a conclusion. He just put the topic on Xia Lan.

"But Derrank. The evidence of Xia Lan's many crimes is conclusive, and his crimes are unforgivable. If necessary, the shooting may be allowed without trial. ”

“…… If you can, can you trade my life for a way for him to live? Winnie lowered her head and was silent for a long time.

"Judgment will not be allowed." Joshua said with a blank expression.

Winnie closed her eyes and took a deep breath, a bitter smile on her face, and for a moment no one knew what was going on in her heart.

She turned her head to look at Xia Lan, only to find him lying on his stomach on the corpse of the Death Worm, struggling to crawl to the platform.

He still hasn't given up, he's still persevering.

At the platform, what is it that attracts him to be desperate?

Winnie stood silently as she came to Charan's side and dragged him forward by the arm again.

Ding――

An arrow of golden light slammed into Winnie's trail.

"The second time, don't count the killing."

Joshua's cold voice came.

Winnie glanced at the radiant arrow that was beginning to fade, and then moved on.

Poof――

Winnie's body shook suddenly, her eyes widened, and she didn't have to look down to see a brilliant arrow of bright red blood flowing from her back to her chest.

Joshua's warning is not false.

Sensing the abnormality, Xia Lan opened dark and deep eyes, he saw the bloody hole in Winnie's chest shot by the radiant arrow, and he saw the painful look that Winnie exuded, but it was just ...... He didn't know why she was doing it!

And Winnie dragged Xia Lan's footsteps again.

There were six or seven brilliant arrows floating around Joshua, and every time Winnie took a step forward, one would shoot out, and a new one would appear, and when the seventh arrow pierced through Winnie, she finally couldn't hold it anymore and fell.

Winnie's seven steps with her life allowed her to successfully drag Xia Lan over the corpse of the Death Worm, just a few steps away from the platform.

"Why are you doing that?"

Xia Lan tilted her head sideways and looked at Winnie, who was dying beside her, his face was bewildered and puzzled, but he had no other feelings.

Her body was covered with blood holes, the corners of her mouth were uncontrollably bleeding, and she saw that her life was not long in coming, but for some reason she trembled and stretched out her hand to stroke his cheek, and the whole person was smiling inexplicably.

"Do you know what a woman's greatest pain is?"

“……”

"It is the pain of being abandoned by the people you love, and this pain is not only intense, but it will never be forgotten......"

“……”

"I once thought that I would be able to forget you after falling in love with someone else, because I knew that you didn't belong to me, you didn't belong to any woman, you only belonged to yourself, but in the end, I still couldn't suppress my true feelings, and I was stupid like a moth to a fire and threw myself into an illusory dream that didn't belong to me."

"I'm jealous of Adrina, because you, who are not pretentious to me, gave her the dream I always wanted, even if it was a temporary falsehood, I don't care, I only care that I never had, and you gave it to someone else......"

“……”

"So, Adelina must die, and I must die at your hands myself before I can be relieved."

“……”

Winnie's voice was getting weaker and weaker, and she was already trying to catch one last glance at Xia Lan's face with her tired eyes open.

If I hadn't met in my life, I would still be the same me, dreaming occasionally.

If I hadn't met in my life, I wouldn't have understood that there is such a you in the world.

If I hadn't met in life, I wouldn't have known, and I was used to collecting your smiles.

If I hadn't met in life, I wouldn't have experienced the loneliness and sadness of a person.

If life has never met, I am still me, you are still you, but you have missed the most gorgeous adventure in life. ”

If there is an afterlife, will I meet you again?

Winnie slowly closed her eyes, a smile of happiness remaining on her lips before she died.

The girl who once dreamed of becoming the best pharmacist in the world, at this moment, her dream is over. (To be continued......)