The corners of Roland's mouth curled slightly.

He seemed to know what Cyra was doing here.

"How many are there to your level?"

"Six of them."

"When are you leaving?"

"Such a good show, I have to watch it before I can leave."

Roland replied calmly, revealing a shallow smile.

That's the kind of open-minded smile that only people who put death aside can have.

Seeing that smile, Cyra felt something pound on her heart. An electric current rises from the spine to the back of the head.

Cyra remembered her parents, who had died at the hands of wolves when they were young.

【Cyra, let's play a game...... How about closing your eyes, covering your ears, and seeing who can't hold back first? The winner has pancakes to eat.

That night besieged by hungry wolves, his mother said just that, with such a shallow smile, and placed Cyla in the carriage.

Afterwards, Cyrah's parents calmly got out of the car and lured the wolves away. And then he never came back.

By the time the Sun Knight under Tyre's crown arrived, it was too late. He was only six years old.

Seeing the face of the delicate puppet like Su Ze with a shallow smile that was almost exactly the same as that of her mother, Cyra felt that her heart was almost broken.

“…… Deliberately stepping into danger is not a sign of bravery, but an irresponsibility for life. ”

So Cyra couldn't help but persuade: "You better go with me......"

But before he could finish speaking, Cyra saw that the handsome black-haired young man on the other side suddenly showed a shocked expression as if he had seen something absurd.

[Cyra (Level 45 Priest) has been successfully charmed by you. Confusion】

【Distance Charm. There are 11 hours and 30 minutes left for the confusion to expire.

…… the groove. the groove. the groove.

What's going on? Big brother, are you bent?

No...... What did I just do? Natural charm. Why does it suddenly take effect?

Roland's current state of mind is close to collapse.

If you say that you have succeeded in charm before. Confusing Lily made Roland feel very pleased with his charm. Then now Roland can only feel horror.

…… How can you make me feel at ease to go with you! How can you let me go with you in this situation!

"Cornerstone Elements."

A lazy and pleasant voice suddenly sounded from Roland's side. A shade of black covers Roland.

…… Mentor?!

Roland turned his head abruptly.

I saw a dark-haired girl who was a little taller than Roland and began to sit on the top of Roland's chair at some point, but it was like a phantom. There is no distortion of the soft seat at all.

Roland couldn't see her face clearly, and her excessively long bangs covered half of her face. Long black hair hung down from the back of the chair, which was about as tall as Roland, to the floor. Her legs are elegantly folded, her left leg on top and her right leg on bottom, while her naturally hanging right leg rests lightly on Roland's left shoulder, gently pressing her ankle against Roland's chest.

Roland could clearly see that the red. The naked and delicate jade feet are right in front of his eyes.

Roland could even feel the weight of his mentor's legs from his shoulders.

The tutor leaned down slightly, reached out and gently stroked Roland's hair as if he were stroking a cat.

"You have to follow the feelings that come up in your heart and go forward without fear. for I am with you. ”

A gentle voice came from Roland's side.

Then, Roland felt a lightness on his shoulders. The figure of the mentor turned into a silver halo and melted into the air.

The slight pressure on his chest that suddenly dissipated made Roland subconsciously reach out and want to hug the mentor's leg, but only halfway out, the last bit of light completely turned into nothingness.

Feeling the touch of being gently touched in his hair, for a while, Roland inexplicably felt like crying.

“…… Rowland? Lord Roland? ”

Cyra's soft shouts woke Roland from his hallucinations.

…… What is the mentor trying to say when he appears in a hurry and then leaves? And this look of confessing his last words......

Roland was a little worried for a while.

Mentor, is this going to have a decisive battle with Higgs, who has a snake in his eyes......

If it succeeds, several Sages such as the Elder Sleep Master will naturally be able to return.

But if it fails......

Historically, it was the Kabbalah, the tree of life, who died in this battle. I hope that the butterfly effect I brought about will not affect the mentor......

Roland took a deep breath and tightened his fingers tightly in the spirit of the blow and retracted them to his chest. Half of his face was blocked, and his chin was supported by the thumbs of his hands cocked.

Don't trouble the mentor now.

Try not to get into battle...... Don't use divine powers even when entering battle.

In this way, many plans are disrupted......

Roland thought quickly for a moment, then spoke softly, "Your Excellency Cyra......"

"I'll go with you."

Roland's voice just fell. I saw a very bright smile on Cyra's face.

"That ......"

Cyra had just opened her mouth to say something.

But at this moment, all the windows of the fiery Calista suddenly shattered. The loud explosion completely drowned out the second half of Cyra's words.

Roland could feel the roar of the floor beneath his feet. The walls of the wooden structure creaked under the action of the shock wave, and the whole house trembled. Dense cracks appeared in the glass full of wine. The silver cutlery on the table trembled violently and made a dense sound.

The door was also slammed open by the foul air. Snowflakes poured in with smoke and dust.

The faces of the wizards turned pale with sudden shock. But few screamed.

Roland's face changed, he got up without hesitation, walked to the window against the still shaking earth, found a broken and relatively clean window, and poked his head out to look around.

I saw a mushroom cloud rising in the western sky.

A dull red glow of lava swirls within the mushroom cloud, enveloping it in a thin gray smoke screen.

In front of Roland's eyes, the layer of smoke quickly expanded, and its volume became more than ten times larger, almost obscuring the entire sky. Then it collapsed at an extremely slow pace further west.

…… , nuclear explosion?

No...... How can there be such a small nuclear explosion...... And the scale of this mushroom cloud is too big...... And it's only spreading to one side.......

Roland was suddenly stunned for a moment, realizing what it was.

…… That seems to be the direction of Iron Curtain City.

"It's the incineration plant of Iron Curtain City! There was an explosion at the incineration plant! ”

The reacting wizard and Roland realized what was going on at the same time.

On the scale of the Iron Curtain Incineration Plant, it is estimated that even a part of the surrounding area will be razed to the ground if it is detonated. Pedestrians who are closer to there may be torn to pieces by the shock wave, and those farther away may also be swept away.

"If you have a communicator, immediately notify the Medical Department and the Search and Rescue Department! People in the vicinity of Iron Curtain City should still be saved! ”

"No, there is no response from the medical department!"

"The search and rescue department did not respond either!"

"Damn...... They shouldn't be affected there......"

Roland stood by the window in a daze, looking at the sky that was gradually dyed gray in the distance.

His right hand clutched the unfolded sword tightly, and his fingertips were a little cold.

It's different from the Sick Village, it's different from the City of Wealth, and it's different from any other battle in the game.

Even the heart was shaken by the sound of iron hooves that did not exist.

The flow of blood was clearly felt by him, and the sound of breathing resounded in his heart. The smoke seemed to fill the air, and the smell of steel rose on the tip of Roland's tongue, and even his pupils trembled slightly.

There has never been such a moment when Roland had such a deep feeling.

-- The war has begun. (To be continued.) )