The Stormcity Tavern, a location near a corner.

There was a guest sitting there, the flask in front of him had been empty for a long time.

"Singy?"

Li Yang looked at the sloppy old man in front of him, it was hard to imagine that the target of this mission was such a guy.

"Who are you?"

The old man's face was ruddy, obviously caused by too much drinking.

"I'm an adventurer, and I've heard that the Jade of Hope is with you, so—" Li Yang thought the words had been made clear.

However, the sloppy old man on the other side didn't seem to understand, and said loudly: "Jade of Hope, what is that?" ”

This time it was Li Yang's turn to be surprised, obediently, what the hell is this NPC?

Pretending to be confused and unwilling to give?

Big brother, it's okay for you to give a task test, don't be like this, okay.

"It's a piece of jade, it should be on you." In desperation, Li Yang had no choice but to say so.

"Jade? Is it worth it? Can I buy alcohol? The old man seemed to be interested, grabbed Li Yang's shirt and said, "Is there any money?" ”

"Yes, yes, yes! But you might as well let me go first! ”

Finally, the old man searched his hand.

Li Yang breathed a sigh of relief and said, "I only have 10 gold coins on me......"

"It's okay, give it to me!" The old man laughed and reached out for the gold coin.

Get!

I can't bear to let the child catch the wolf!

Li Yang gritted his teeth, but still handed the gold coin to the old man: "What about the jade I want?" ”

The old man happily took the gold coin, and shouted in his mouth: "Give it to you, just a piece of broken jade, what is so rare!" ”

A blue jade pendant was thrown at Li Yang, and the old man had already run to the counter: "Another can of wine!" ”

What the hell is this?

Is this old man really Singy?

However, he knew that the fresh lotus would not lie to him, after all, he was able to get out of it after shouting a "dancer".

[You have obtained the Jade of Hope, this item is bound to the task, cannot be traded, cannot be destroyed, and cannot be discarded]

Immediately after, the Jade of Hope in Li Yang's hand had turned into a mysterious power and merged into Li Yang's imprint.

That's it?

Li Yang was stunned and didn't come back to his senses for a long time.

Looking at the previous 8 ring tasks, which one of them was not something that was obtained with all your hard work, and when it came to this ring task, it only cost 10 gold coins to complete it?

It's too simple.

Ahem, S-class missions shouldn't be like this.

[Old knife, what's wrong with you? Is it abandoned? 】

【Poor Child】

[If you want to live a decent life, you have to have a little green on your head! ] 】

[It's green, it's green—]

Wu Song rewarded a horn

Pan Jinlian rewarded a piece of beef

……

In the tavern, Singh took the wine handed by the waiter, raised it above his head and drank it all.

"Carey, can you see that? That person, the power he possesses, is the power of the Excalibur.

When I saw him for the first time today, I already understood that this was a fateful arrangement, and perhaps it was the right choice to give him hope! ”

The next moment, Singh's figure had disappeared into the tavern.

In Li Yang's mind, there was suddenly an additional fragment.

This is a fragment of the memory of the Jade of Hope.

——

There was thunder in the sky, and it was raining non-stop.

"It's too shallow"

Outside the temple, a man in pitch-black full-body armor held a giant axe in his left hand and drew a sharp sword that pierced his body with his right hand.

With a loud bang, the two men in the battle separated.

"Judging by your skills, you must not be a nameless knight. I ask you! Since you recognize me as Sinji, you should report your origin in the glory of knighthood! The challenge of concealing your identity is like a plot! ”

The sound of pouring water is mixed with the crisp metal sound of "click". It was slight, but the sound that crept into my ears was chilling, and it was undoubtedly the black knight's armor, whose armor was trembling under the black mist.

It was the sound of the armor that completely covered the limbs vibrating slightly like water waves, hitting each other.

"You ......"

Singh finally sensed the source of the strange moaning sound that seemed to crawl across the ground.

The crushed, sobbing sound came from the depths of the black helmet. The black-armored knight twitched, showing irrepressible emotion.

"Death, Singhi! Ahh

The black mist that smeared the black knight's body swirled up and began to shrink. In the pouring mist, the true face of Lushan was finally revealed under the pitch-black armor.

A blackened face emerged from the shattered mask.

The beauty that used to be the envy of countless women is gone. He was emaciated and emaciated by his former hatred, like a ghost, and only his eyes full of hatred shone brightly. That's because the curse eventually lost everything about itself, the appearance of the living dead.

“…… Ah......h

Hingey only felt his knees go limp. The indomitable brave man fell to his knees on the wet bluestone floor as if he could not bear the weight of the drops of water hitting his shoulders and back.

"You're so ......"

Singh looked at the figure in front of him, which had long since lost the dignity and nobility of the past, and had fallen into the seat of madness and completely changed, tears welled up in his eyes, and he just asked.

"—Do you hate me so much, my friend...... Even if you become like that—hate me so much, Tomahawk Carey! ”

That's the sword saint Sinji who kept his glory until the end and fought to the end for honor-

The moment of defeat.

"Singhi, ah-"

The blurted out call no longer meant anything.

Despite this, now, the Sword Sage, who knelt in the pouring rain, was undoubtedly the object he loved and hated in the past.

- Do you hate me so much, dear friend-

Yes. That's what I wanted to see—the beast crying in my heart. The knight in his heart choked. Let's take a good look at how many tears have been shed for your momentary glory, how you have erased yourself, spent time, and wasted yourself.

Now is the time to redress grievances, and the fallen Black Knight raises the sword of resentment.

I don't know how many times, Singh was knocked into the air.

I don't know how many times, he was knocked to the ground effortlessly.

Singh had given up counting because he couldn't remember anymore.

What is the strongest Juggernaut, who made this up - now he is like a small boat in a storm. In the face of the giant axe wielded by Carey, he could only give up resistance to the attack, and he could not even make a decent counterattack. He wouldn't even be upset by that. The heart that is silent in despair has no fighting spirit, which is too tragic and makes people lament.

The black knight's red eyes rolled with abomination, and he let out a beastly roar.

However, Carey's body seems to have suffered a heavy blow suddenly, and the statute of limitations of the demon contract has ended-

In the silence of the abrupt visit, Cinji's hand clearly felt Carey's fading heartbeat. The hilt of the sword was clenched in his hand, and the blade of the sword of love had pierced through the black armor.

This result is so ironic that who could have predicted it?

"Carey, I ......"

At this moment, the winner was decided, knowing that he shouldn't have killed him, but he still killed this person who shouldn't have been killed, and he couldn't help crying.

Teardrops dripped down the trembling hand armor, mingling with the blood of Carey as it slid down the blade.

"It's really sad. It's all now, are you still repenting of your actions? ”

A nostalgic voice.

Looking up, the knight was looking at the tearful king with his usual calm gaze, as calm as the surface of a lake. Losing his contract with the demon, he was freed from the power of the mad contract while it was still gone.

"Carey ......"

"Yes, much appreciated. Perhaps, I can only convey my thoughts in this way......"

Looking at the sword that pierced his body with a compassionate gaze, Carey continued with a wry smile.

"Thanks to you, I finally understand what hope is! Live well and bring my share of the mood with me"

With a deep sigh, Carey relaxed and collapsed into Hingey's arms.

"Even though it's in this form, I ended up borrowing your chest......"

The knight closed his eyes as if he were asleep, and his body was dissolving. Seeing that he was about to disappear, Singh still didn't know what to say.

- It's not your fault, it's me who is really guilty-

What does that mean to him?

The knight's dead body didn't say anything more, and with the last remnants of light, he vanished.

"Wait...... Wait a minute...... Carey ......"

Looking at the weightless, empty crook of his arm, Singh whimpered.

I can't even make a sound. He didn't allow himself to make even the slightest sound. In the last moments of facing the knight, he couldn't even say a word of comfort to him, and now he has no right to cry.