Reiner's words echoed through the empty hall, distracting Hohenheim.

The reason why he fell into madness was because he saw the end of the world, and he believed that no matter how he progressed, it would be difficult to escape the fate of destruction, as long as human beings were still human, then one day, he would exterminate himself with his own hands, and all that Hohenheim did to promote magic was only to accelerate the progress of human self-destruction.

But Reiner tells Hohenheim that it is because he is human that he can keep moving forward, that he has infinite possibilities, that he can break free from the shackles of fate, and how foolish it is to be stagnant because of the possible destruction.

Hohenheim was in a state of confusion.

The past was stirring in his heart, and Hohenheim could no longer see what was around him, and there seemed to be a woman standing in front of him, who looked a little like Halleyson, but was noticeably older.

"Verahira, what the hell am I going to do?"

Hohenheim asked, a question that had been entrenched in his heart for a hundred years, but he could not find an answer.

"You've always known the answer, Hohenheim, but you don't want to face it."

The woman said very gently.

"I ......"

In Hohenheim's eyes, there are confusion and reminiscences.

"I see."

He was silent for a long time, and finally nodded.

"I see, Verahira."

With Hohenheim's words, all illusions vanished, and the shackles around him shattered in an instant.

In reality, Reiner had just finished speaking when he felt the entire ruin seem to tremble.

"Was it an explosion?"

Reiner frowned slightly as dust fell from the ceiling, and then a voice came to his ears.

It was like countless insects crawling over, like fingernails scratching glass, sharp, piercing, and uncomfortable.

"It's those monsters."

Phyllis was the first to react, a panicked look on her face for the first time, and exclaimed in a low voice.

"This ruins are full of monster lairs, and it seems that these monsters that have been sleeping for a long time have awakened one after another because they smell the breath of humans."

In the memories from the previous era, Phyllis had seen the power of these monsters, this was a nightmare that lasted from the previous era, the end of the human race itself, and at this moment, in this dead realm where mages could not use magic, this creature was able to rely on the superiority of numbers to quickly slaughter everyone present.

"There should be an exit here."

Reiner asked, Phyllis seemed to be second only to Lord Hohenheim in her familiarity with this ruin, and since she dared to enter with the Chaos Serpent's people, she should naturally have a way to get out.

"Absolutely."

Phyllis said, pulling out a map drawn on parchment from the package hanging behind her.

It seems that she has long known about the existence of the claustrophobic space, and knows that most of the magic props here will fail, and if the things are placed in the storage bag, they will not be able to take them out at all, so she specially prepared a physical bag.

"This is a map of this ruin, from the Chaos Serpent, although the structure here is complex, there is only one exit, which is the hall in the center of the ruins."

Phyllis pointed to the center of the map, then marked a nearby hall.

"This is where we are now, and it's not far from the exit."

"Without further ado, let's get out of here."

Reiner said, carrying Halleyson, who had not had much breath on his back, and although he knew that it was a doll, Reiner thought that Halleyson had given him a lot of help before, and he couldn't ignore it.

Phyllis glanced at it and said nothing.

"Your Excellency Hohenheim, let's get out of here."

Reiner screamed, ignoring Hohenheim's answer, and dragged him out of the room.

As for the box that carried the world's memories, it was put into her bag by Phyllis and taken away.

The three of them followed the map's instructions, and soon came across an open door.

At this moment, a figure appeared on the other side of the gate.

"Reiner, and this is ...... Master Hohenheim !? ”

Sweating profusely and panting, Newington looked back from time to time to check what was behind him.

"Lord Newington, you're all right, let's get out of here."

Reiner didn't bother to explain, and walked into the hall.

There was already another person in the hall, and it turned out to be Lord Alberton, who had not been seen before.

"I discovered this place when I explored the peculiarities of this space, and I thought that this should be the connection between this space and the outside world."

Lord Alberton said hurriedly, and he also saw Lord Hohenheim and hurriedly saluted.

"Master Hohenheim."

Hohenheim, who was still in a state of distraction, did not respond, and the other mages did not care about this.

The sound of countless insects crawling was getting closer and closer, and at the end of the corridor in the distance, there seemed to be several dark shadows.

"What about Lord Penzance?"

Reiner couldn't see Penzance, so he asked.

"Teacher, he saved my ......"

Newington shook his head and sighed.

“…… He still can't let you go after all. ”

Lord Alberton let out a long sigh, then turned his gaze to Phyllis, who was studying the black stone pillar in the center of the hall.

"Do you know how to get out of here?"

Phyllis glanced at the legendary mage, then continued to reach for the smooth black pillar.

On the other side, opposite the open gate, at the end of the corridor in the distance, a monster rushed out from around the corner.

One, two, three, more and more monsters converged into a black torrent and swept towards this hall.

"I can only hold it up once."

Lord Alberton said that he was converging his magic, and that the legendary mage had more power in the Dead Realm than the high-ranking mage, but only to the extent that he could use magic once or twice more.

As the monster got closer, everyone's hearts rose to their throats.

Just as the monster at the front was about to arrive at the gate, a light bloomed in the palm of Lord Alberton's palm.

Boom Boom Boom Boom –

The space near the gate seemed to be distorted, and the monster at the front immediately exploded due to the distortion of the space, and before the black blood could splash, the entire gate collapsed, blocking the way in.

Bang Bang Bang –

Through the rubble, you can hear the sound of monsters crashing, and the buried ruins shake with it, and pieces of rubble fall down.

"Aren't you alright?"

Newington asked anxiously, and he saw Phyllis's hand run across the black pillar, finally touching a different position.

"There it is."

Phyllis's eyes lit up and she immediately pressed it.

A ray of light bloomed from the black pillar, and everyone's eyes were full of colors.