"He's not coming back! He's not coming back! ”

"He's dead!"

"You killed him......"

"You killed him!"

Teng –

The sound of sitting up suddenly appeared in the hut on a building in District D of Hualan City, and at the same time appeared the back of a woman who sat up from the bed with a sweaty face, panting and then lowered her head deeply, and gradually covered up her wide-eyed expression with her long black hair dripping with sweat. The heaving chest then slowly calmed down in the calm silence of the night, and in its place the woman's body gradually trembled, as if she was resisting the cold with all her body, and then she clenched her teeth hard, and only after a while did she exhale the cold breath that had accumulated between her arms that she was hugging together: "......"

Nightmares.

The shrill cry from the depths of her soul slowly faded from her ears as she strained her eyes closed, and the woman in a light gauze robe lay quietly back on her bed, the small ceiling appearing again and again in her hazy field of vision as her eyes wandered over and over again. At some point, she stepped out of her bed, stretched out her hand to open the door, and then walked barefoot into the hall of this ordinary residence, and then looked around every corner of the faintly illuminated living room by the moonlight hanging above the late night outside the window: "......"

A never-ending nightmare.

She thought.

It is still a familiar sofa, it is still a familiar table and chair, and the simple apartment that I bought from a certain landlord and aunt before has not been cleaned up for a long time, is presented in front of this woman at this time. The cold night breeze constantly beat against the closed windows and doors, and together with the city lights outside, the mottled night shadows shone in front of her again and again, and she stood quietly in place like a lonely ghost, until the roar of a speeding hovercar quickly crossed the ceiling before she moved slightly: "...... No. ”

It's not a dream, it's reality.

Her fluttering lips began to squeeze and deform with the slight movement of her gaze, and she pursed into a long straight line with the sobbing reaction, and she struggled to control her emotions for a while before slowly lowering her trembling shoulders and looking at the doorway connecting the small living room to the outside world with a blank expression. The scene that had appeared countless times in her dreams did not play out inside and outside the cold and unforgiving door this time, and at the same time, it also made this dark room that should have been very familiar a little stranger, and the woman who withdrew her gaze closed her mouth vigorously again, trying to divert her attention by other means: "Or ......"

"Let's go back."

Ignoring the living room and her body that had not been taken care of for a long time, she dragged her weak steps back into the game pod she had placed here, and the electronic sound that appeared in the cabin, which was still unchanged, then sounded its own alarm, reminding her with red lights and harsh syllables. Following the area pointed by the alarm that appeared on the electronic light screen, she stopped at the module that belonged to the safety device of the game cabin, and her original crystal eyes became cold again with the passage of time, and finally disappeared into the cabin with her short movements: "...... Who? ”

"It's me."

The dim silence was then broken by a connected communication in the cabin, and a middle-aged man's voice then sounded in the woman's ear: "You...... Is it still in that place? ”

“……”

"Come back, Brother Yan and I miss you very much."

As if prepared for the woman's subsequent indifferent reaction, the voice on the other end of the communication rang out again: "And those old friends of the Wings of Freedom, they miss you too. ”

"Wings of Freedom...... It has nothing to do with me anymore. ”

"But this is still your home after all, the hard work you created and the hope left by your father, do you want to watch these things end up in the hands of others, and then they will do whatever they want?"

"I'm not going to let them do whatever they want, but I'm not going back to help you fight for power."

As if she had already seen through the mind of the person on the other side of the communication, the cold color in the woman's voice became a little thicker again: "I will use my own way to complete the final revenge." ”

"Uncle Fei knows that you are unwilling in your heart, and there is no way to do it." The voice of the middle-aged man on the other side of the communication paused for a moment: "But you should also know the difficulties involved, without the support of the guild and the team, it is difficult to fulfill such a wish." ”

“……”

"As victims, we can still trust each other, right?"

As if sensing the hesitation emanating from the game cabin here, the middle-aged man's voice continued to persuade: "Xu Liangyu, that guy is so beautiful now, what he has snatched away is the great cause that we have worked together to complete, since we have a common enemy, isn't it more in line with our goal to cooperate with each other?" Your Uncle Fei has done a lot of wrong things before, and now he has already seen the true face of Chu Yunhe and that bastard, as long as you are willing to come back, I and these old brothers around me will have a proper name......"

“…… Needless to say, I never want to see all of you again. ”

The voice coldly interrupted the other party's words, and the chill hidden in this woman also completely exploded with her emotions: "I will no longer be your tool, and I will no longer be controlled by anyone." ”

“…… I understand your mood now, but you are still one of the inheritors of the Chu family's wealthy family. The middle-aged man on the other end of the communication still didn't seem to give up: "Whether you are the former Chu Lingbing or the current Snow Lingling Phantom Ice, you still have the blood of the Chu family flowing in your body......"

"There are still a lot of supporters behind you, and they've been waiting for you." His voice became more and more calm: "You don't have to end up in the same situation as that person, your future must be ......"

Toot –

The crisp sound of communication cut-off echoed in the dark depths of this small room, and then it was slowly muffled by the woman's gradually undulating and violent breathing, and the woman's originally beautiful face with anger in her eyes was also distorted by violent mood swings, but after a while, it was replaced by a sad color that gradually emerged: "If it weren't for you......"

If you hadn't made me like that...... It's all your fault!

You're the ones who killed him!

You are ...... So he'll never come back......

He will never come back.

Her thoughts fell to the bottom again, and her white arms that were hugged together gradually trembled, and the sound of sobbing slowly diffused into the depths of the unknown room like the whispers of ghosts. The electronic sound that belonged to the game pod when it was activated suddenly covered up everything here, and at the same time, the character named Snow Spirit Phantom Ice was once again sent to the sky above the imperial territory in the southwest of the free world, and she stood in place for a long time and was silent for a long time, and then opened her eyes that had been closed, and put her ruthless gaze on the distant horizon: "......"

"Oh, you've finally appeared."

A joking, light voice then sounded in her ears, along with the image of an NPC adventurer dressed exclusively by Art: "Where are you going next?" ”

“…… Go to the south, in the province of Santelius. The woman named Xue Lingphantom Ice took a slight breath, "I felt the same breath at the edge of there. ”

"Really? Then I'll take a look. Art smiled and nodded, "The place where this form of energy is stored may also hide secrets that I want to know." ”

“…… You'd better stay away from me. ”

The blood-colored long sword lit up beside him for a moment, ignoring the other party's Snow Spirit Phantom Ice and turned around and walked out towards the depths of the field in front of him: "Otherwise...... I might hurt you by mistake. ”

"Such a heavy ferocity...... This isn't the person you were when we first met, Lady Snow Spirit. ”

Still maintaining his usual smile, Art, who chased after him with the adventurer's package on his back, didn't seem to have the slightest intention of wanting to stay away: "Did you encounter any accidents when you were in Sky City?" ”

“…… Don't ask these pointless questions. The woman who still didn't stop didn't seem to intend to answer the other party directly: "I just want to destroy everything about the Magic Empire now, this is the only thing I can do now." ”

"Alright, well, I'm not going to disturb your revenge plans." So Art raised his hands: "But...... Are you sure we're on the right track? We seem to be heading towards the Liberliru Desert now. ”

“…… I should be a little more familiar with the Empire than yours. Xue Lingbing Ice, who was silent for a moment, finally shook his head: "The province of Santeleus and the province of Thebilisi are bordering each other, we can walk directly to that ruin from this side......"

"Just walk through the village in front of you, and the jungle in the distance."

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"Hah."

The package on his shoulder was heavily placed on the ground, and Lin Yuan, who stood up straight, wiped the sweat droplets on his head vigorously, and the bent waist that was originally bent down because of fatigue was maintained for a long time, until an old inquiry suddenly sounded in his ears, and there was a slight deviation: "What's the matter, adventurer, came back so late?" ”

"Ahh

He was answered by a loud sneeze and a helpless expression on the magician who rubbed his nose and slowly straightened up: "I'm sorry, I encountered a lot of things......"

"Another bunch of robbers? Or a bunch of bandits? ”

"Uh...... It's a feud between some adventurers. ”

With a slightly wry smile, Lin Yuan shook his head vigorously when he broke the water: "I lost most of the goods I wanted to purchase, and I went back to the city to replenish some ......."

“…… I'm not going to tip you more. ”

Walking out of the darkness of the hut on crutches, an old man with a white beard who had been talking loudly finally revealed his body in a gray robe in front of the magician: "And ...... The extra money spent on goods will also be counted in your salary in the end. ”

"No problem, no problem." Lin Yuanshui, who was deducted from his salary, didn't seem to be the slightest dissatisfied: "As long as you continue to take me in." “

"It's weird." The old man with his hands on crutches raised his eyelids and looked at the man: "I obviously have the qualifications for self-awakening, but I want to stay here as a miscellaneous ...... Are you sure you don't want to venture out and see the wider world? ”

"Compared to the more dangerous world, I think it's safer to stay in this place." The young magician crossed his hands and moved his aching waist: "Do you a favor and run this magic hut, it seems to be very good." ”

“…… Well, whatever you like. ”

The old man, who looked at the player for a while, lowered his head again, then walked slowly to the dew on the edge of the hut, and sat down on a small bench there while admiring the gradually brightening sky: "Anyway, the outside world is indeed not safe during this time, and the balance of power in the magical world has also been disturbed by some unrestrained child...... Not. ”

"Speaking of which, he seems to be about the same age as you." The old man, who was still holding his hands in a crutches posture, turned his head: "I heard that you adventurers are very well informed...... Do you know that little bastard? ”

“…… Who? ”

"One is called ...... The guy who Mo Shang Qingshan. ”

The still-cold wind passed through the entrance of Carlo, bringing a similar chill to the novice village, and the sound of roosters crowing was followed by the sight of some players gradually haunting the door of the newly opened shop, dispelling the last chill of late spring with each other's plans and momentum for a new day. The young magician holding the counter of the hut quietly turned his back to the crowd that was gradually passing by, as if he was using all his thoughts to deal with the question in front of him, until some players passing by began to notice the movement of the small shop, and he smiled lightly in the direction of the old man: "I...... Of course I know. ”

“…… Oh? ”

"To be precise, I've heard of him."

Retracting his flickering gaze slightly, the young magician focused his gaze on the entrance near the outside of the counter: "An adventurer who made a fuss on the day of the present day of the Sky City, and finally foolishly went to self-destruction...... Is that so? ”

"Everybody thought he was dead."

With a faint sigh, the old man who withdrew a withered hand stroked his old beard: "Both the Mage Council and the Magic Empire seem to have confirmed his death, and even the Empire and the Duchy have announced it...... What do you think? ”

"We also think he's dead." Lin Yuan replied with a smile, "At least he will never appear in this world again." ”

“…… Not. ”

Closing his eyes slightly, the old man thoughtfully bobbed his head up and down: "You adventurers have a strange way of expressing themselves, and even such conclusions can be said without any basis......"

"If I could, I'd like to hear why you think so." He gestured to the sky outside the hut, then pulled out a strange smile, "Or ......"

"How about telling us your own story?"