With the increase of level and strength, players in the free world have also passed the stage of easy death, and the bonuses of attributes and equipment also make them more comfortable in the face of danger, and even the attacks that could have been lethal may be forced to survive by various means. The archer named String Rain is clearly in the ranks, and the protection of the flames of hell and some unknown force also allows this player to withstand most of the normal damage, and according to the special class effect of the "Infernal Archer" he simulated at this time, even a truly lethal attack will leave him a few seconds to make a final counterattack.

But the chill on his chest clearly didn't give him such a chance, and the cold feeling on his neck then sent away the last of his consciousness, burying the archer's wrath in the endless darkness.

He ...... He's dead? ”

Eyesight also seemed to be much better than that of ordinary humans, and Fura who was leaning against the wall behind her then sighed her voice, and her originally strong face slowly slipped to the corner of the passage with her heavy body that had lost its strength, and the dragon claw holding the gray-brown arrow completely lost its original luster: "Yes...... Who ......"

"How does it feel?"

Hurriedly ran to the other party's side, and Duan Qing, who put away his tired expression, then asked with a worried expression: "Concentrated shooting is not so easy to interrupt, you rushed up too quickly just now, and this arrow——"

"Dragon-slaying arrows."

It seemed that he hated the arrow that rolled to the ground in front of him, and Fura's upside-down snake eyes-like eyes also exuded the last killing intent and fierceness: "Before we completely lived in seclusion in the Free Continent, how many dragon warriors and ancestors died under this weapon, I didn't expect that after such a long time, this thing was actually passed down......"

"And it's been prepared for a long time." Glancing in the direction of the disappearing corpse over there, Duan Qing, who was completely relaxed, replied with a wry smile: "Most of them have already been eyeing you a long time ago. ”

"Since the events of that night, we should have expected such a day."

He reached out and took out a bottle of healing potion, and poured the magical power contained in it on the surface of the wound nailed to the inside of her left shoulder that Fura was holding tightly, and the dragon scales that had appeared there seemed to have lost their original golden luster, and the blood flow of Ruzhu did not stop in the slightest due to the effect of the potion: "No need...... Try, the dragon slaying arrow will corrode all the power of the dragons, whether it is hard scales or powerful regeneration ability, it will be wiped out under this arrow......"

"So at this time, we can only rely on our mortal healing methods to deal with it." Carefully looking at the wound in front of him, Duan Qing began to condense the magic brilliance between his hands again: "Don't move, stop the bleeding first, I will help you bandage it first, and the rest will be talked about later." ”

“…… Thank you for your help. The long golden hair completely fell to the wall as her body relaxed, and Fura slowly closed her eyes: "I thought that this birth could end successfully in the near future, but I didn't expect that fate was still not on my side." ”

"It's okay, as long as you're alive." A faint white light began to converge in front of Duan Qing's eyes, slowly and with great difficulty, it merged into the wound around the girl in front of him, and his movements did not change at all, and then he frowned and looked at the obscure gray-brown energy that was still lingering around, and silently put away the other bottle of life potion he had originally prepared: "Adventurers originally survived under this kind of strong survival pressure, and we are used to dealing with these seemingly completely unmanageable enemies and thrills, just like this time-"

"If it weren't for someone's help, we might have died by now."

He turned his head and looked at the figure coming from the dark depths of the passage, the tattered maid's costume stained with blood and countless scars then gradually became clear in the dim light, and the smile belonging to the code Ning Lan slowly appeared in front of Duan Qing: "Sir." ”

“…… Are you awake? ”

"Ning Lan has already woken up."

Knowing what the other party's question was referring to, the maid with her hands folded in front of her smiled and shook her head: "Ning Lan just wanted to figure out something, so she didn't come back for a long time." ”

"It's a good thing you're back, otherwise we might have had a big deal this time." Wiping his dirty cheeks, Duan Qing couldn't help but show a smile: "The technique of killing people is still so proficient." ”

"Thank you, sir, for the compliment."

Signaling towards the passage behind him that she had just walked out, the smile on Ning Lan's face became a little more natural: "Ning Lan is not such a smart woman, so Ning Lan also thought for a long time about what Mr. asked Miss Yu Yan to say—what kind of Ning Lan can be regarded as the real Ning Lan?" ”

"But this mood shouldn't be fake." She stood quietly in place, her folded hands gradually intertwined, and her somewhat confused expression then slowly became relieved under Duan Qing's gaze, and finally reverted to her original smile: "As long as I think that Mr. is still waiting for Ning Lan in this world, and she still needs Ning Lan's help, then Ning Lan is full of motivation all of a sudden." ”

"That's right." His face also became much warmer, and Duan Qing stretched out a hand of his own: "There is no real truth in this world, 'you' and 'me' are actually the same, if you still have any confusion about your own existence, and even your own memories have to be denied, then just use other people's truths to prove yourself." ”

"I can prove that the more than twenty years you have spent with me are not false." He raised his other hand as if to swear something: "Of course, if possible, I would like you to face me and the rest of the world with a more authentic self." ”

"Ning Lan...... Can I do it? ”

The smiling expression slowly disappeared, and crystal teardrops began to appear in the corners of Ning Lan's eyes, and her body trembled slightly, and then she did not respond to Duan Qing's handshake, but rushed into the other party's arms with an unbearable cry: "I, I ......"

"Of course you can, you're Ning Lan." Looking at the face of the maid player with a sad expression and a face that looked a little sluggish, Duan Qing patted the other party's back: "Have confidence in yourself, okay?" ”

It seemed that she still couldn't get the slightest comfort from such an action, the blood-stained hands of the woman who had experienced endless pain and mental torture grasping the back of the gray-robed magician became tighter and tighter, and the heart-shaking cry became louder and louder with Duan Qing's action of slapping his back, and from time to time mixed with Duan Qing's comforting words echoed in the darkness before and after the passage: "Okay, okay, relax, it's okay." ”

"Welcome back."

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"So you're caught by them again, or are you?"

Walking in the passage to find the loop, Duan Qing asked in a low voice, walking in front of him who was responsible for guarding and clearing the road, he then also kicked away the messy gravel and obstacles under his feet, and beckoned to the rear at the same time: "According to your statement, you were brought over by the enemy called Xianyu just now?" ”

"Brought by his men, to be exact." Shaking her head slightly, Ning Lan replied in a low voice, and the tears on her face were still gone, and she was also supporting Fula's body with all her strength at this time, and there was a little sobbing in her answer: "Listen to them, those subordinates are reinforcements sent by the organization behind them to help that archer, and according to the content of their conversations, there should be quite a few accomplices arranged in this place." ”

"We certainly don't believe that the Restorationists would remove themselves from the city so easily." Still maintaining a vigilant movement, Duan Qing's questioning voice became a little softer: "But how did you hear their conversation?" ”

"Because Ning Lan didn't really pass out." Behind him, a secret whisper sounded behind him, and Ning Lan replied: "Ning Lan has been trying to go online—has been trying to regain her consciousness, but has not succeeded, it feels like something is preventing Ning Lan from waking up and returning Ning Lan's soul to her body......"

"That's because you've lost yourself once before."

Trying to maintain her own pace of progress, Furla, who had not spoken all this time, suddenly interjected into the conversation between the two people: "It is difficult for the soul to return to the original shell after losing its original bondage, not to mention that this is what you have given up yourself, and it is even more difficult to regain the recognition of the body. ”

"Is this setting unique to the Free Continent?" So Duan Qing turned his head in a little surprise: "Then she just now-"

"I guess there was some opportunity or stimulus that allowed her to wake up successfully." Shaking her head, Fura replied in a weak voice, "If not, then I can only sigh at the tenacity of your will as a human woman." ”

"The latter is more likely." Nodding approvingly, Duan Qing gave a thumbs up to Ning Lan, the secret whisper on the side: "Being able to wake up at such a critical moment, and also help us eradicate a strong enemy by the way, I really want to thank you." ”

"Ning Lan, Ning Lan didn't have it." I don't know what I thought of, Ning Lan's expression became a little shy: "And before Ning Lan woke up, Ning Lan almost caught the Tao of those people." ”

"Caught in their way?" Duan Qing turned around and asked, "What way?" ”

"They seem to want Ning Lan to sign some dark contract." Shaking her head, Ning Lan replied lightly: "It's like a contract like the Dark Arena, the kind that sells your soul to the master of the arena, except that the owner of this contract is not a master, but a guy among the Restorationists......"

"What?" Before the maid could finish her words, Duan Qing jumped up again: "Why do you still want to play such a trick, why are they so ghostly?" ”

"It's okay, they can't make it." Looking at the reaction of the gray-robed magician, Ning Lan, who smiled again, replied softly: "Regardless of whether Ning Lan at that time was considered to have a soul or not, Ning Lan had already signed that kind of thing a long, long time ago. ”

"It was the black market boxing ring at that time, when I was a champion." She replied to Duan Qing, who had a sudden look on her face, "Of course, in the end, Ning Lan still killed that master, so it won't have any binding force." ”

“…… That's also dangerous. ”

With a long breath, Duan Qing turned his head with a solemn expression: "One you, one Ling Bing - why do they like to do things to these women around me so much?" After the disaster of the night before, I should have got you back sooner. ”

"I was the one in charge of restraining her at the time." Fura's voice then rang out again between the two of them: "I also have some responsibility for what happened to your human female companion, and I also wanted to go to the flood to find her, but in the end I couldn't find her. ”

"Okay, okay, you better care more about yourself." Looking at the other party's still weak body, Duan Qing waved his hand helplessly: "They have obviously begun to target you, and this attack is just a small beginning...... What are you going to do? ”

“……”

"The proposal that I didn't finish before is still valid."

Looking at the other party's silent appearance, Duan Qing, who turned his head, continued in a low voice: "After all, this series of things started because of us, if you hadn't met us, you might not have suffered these fates, wouldn't you?" ”

"But now I don't have that qualification." Her heavy and weak face became stunned, and Fura who raised her head looked at the gray back in front of her: "The dragon clan without strength can still be the object of your help?" ”

"At least heal your wounds first." Interrupting the doubts in Fura's words, Duan Qing's back towards the front of the passage seemed to become firm: "You just think of it as an investment for our adventurers, if I hadn't believed you, I wouldn't have bothered to find your face before." ”

"And as for our next move, as a dragon, you may really be an indispensable force." He stopped in front of the next passage, and then waved his hand behind him: "Anyway, fate has pushed you and me to this point, if it can't be an employment relationship...... Well, it's nice to be a companion. ”

"As a member of the Qingling Adventure Group, I still have this permission."

Beckoning the secret whispers behind them, Ning Lan and Fura leaned against the corner, Duan Qing silently waited for a few sneaky players on the other end of the corner to pass by, and then asked with a smile at the dragon woman beside him in the atmosphere that gradually became silent.

"Would you be interested in being a part of our party?"