As he fled, the light of the Staff of Light became weaker and weaker, and this dimness directly caused the sound of those terrifying tentacles to sound from behind everyone again! The speed of those things was so fast that Arrow couldn't even imagine that it was his own group of people who reached the exit first to escape? Or did the staff in his hand completely extinguish first, causing the mermaid song to be completely wiped out here?

But at this moment, a weak, but with a last firm voice, came from behind them—

"Light, Forbidden Spell, Sacred Flame Burning."

With a burst of light like the sun at noon on a summer day, it burst out of the darkest place, and it was so hot and so dazzling. Even with his back to these lights, Arrow seemed to be able to feel the gentleness of the uncle on weekdays, feel his smile, and feel the appearance of this girl who likes to be greedy and cheap and like to do anything to make money.

But all this, all of it...... It's all ...... now

Finally, in the light behind them that had not disappeared and Coco's howling and crying, everyone finally ran back to the rope ladder, and the group quickly climbed up.

In the midst of Rich's surprised and questioning eyes above, Arrow glanced back at the underground passage again.

That last ray...... Now it's silently darkened.

When the place was once again shrouded in the eerie darkness, Arrow bit his tears, pulled his hands up, and slammed the door that should not have been opened again.

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On the way back to Pelican Town, Coco was tired of crying and fell on Brad's shoulder and fainted.

Parfay gently lifted the little girl to wipe the tears from the corners of her eyes, and at the same time wiped them, she couldn't help but sit on Brad's shoulder, silently wiping her tears.

Arrow walked forward with his head bowed and an earthy gray face. He still held the staff of light in his hand, and at this moment, the staff had completely lost its light, and had become a worn, old, dusty staff.

At this point, it's already midnight.

Does the pitch-black sky represent some kind of irony? Ironically, how dare a small human being resist this never-ending darkness?

Looking into the distance, Iero even began to feel that the pelican town not far away, which had no light, was now like a part of that twisted piece of flesh, ready to open its terrible maws and devour all life in the darkness at any time......

"Hello? What the hell is going on? What's going on with your mermaid song? After coming out, he didn't say a word, what the hell were you doing? What about the High Priest of the Holy Bread? Where did he go again?! ”

Viscount Ruichi and his entourage had been following behind, but after following them all the way to Pelican Town, the viscount finally couldn't hold back anymore and stepped forward to ask.

But as soon as he opened his mouth to ask, Cream, who had been holding back tears, stepped forward and grabbed the viscount by the collar, and at the same time drew his dagger and slammed it against his neck.

"I'm going to kill you! I'm going to kill you to make amends to my uncle!" You bastard!! ”

Seeing that the viscount was being held hostage, the four guards behind hurriedly pulled out their weapons to surround Cream, and shouted loudly: "Put down your weapons!" I order you to lay down your arms! ”

Cream's eyes had turned red, and his voice had begun to grow hoarse, as he shouted at the guards as if he had gone mad, "You guys just laid down my weapons for me!" Believe it or not, Lao Tzu immediately chopped this dwarf now?! If it weren't for you...... If it weren't for you!! ”

"Cream! That's enough! Drop your weapon! ”

Just as the cream gradually spiraled out of control, Airo in front of him shouted loudly. The president's voice finally pulled Cream back from the brink of madness, and he turned his head to glance at Arrow's serious, serious eyes. In an instant, the tears that had been held back could no longer be held back, and rolled down with a clatter as he let go of his hand.

"President...... President Arrow...... I...... I...... I finally ...... The last words to the uncle...... Unexpectedly...... It turned out to be ...... Are you kidding him? I...... I ......"

"That's not right! I'm the one who is most sorry for Uncle Sacred Bread! ”

Brad turned his head, the muscles on his face twitched, his fists clenched, as if he wanted to kill him directly, hammered his chest fiercely-

"If I can stop that sludge, Uncle Holy Cake won't have to release the purification to help us...... If I hadn't been overwhelmed by that smell, those tentacles wouldn't have been able to get past me and attack Uncle Saint Cake! It's all me...... It's all me! ”

As the leader of the guild, Arrow shook his head, changed his gentle smile from his previous gentle smile to a stern expression and said, "Okay, I know everyone is sad. But now is not the time for you to blame yourselves desperately. If there is a problem, it is all about me as a leader. Brad, Cream, you ...... Alas. ”

Everyone wiped their tears and walked slowly to the gate of the Mermaid's Song. Seeing that he had arrived here, Viscount Ruichi in the back thought about it and hurried two steps to catch up.

"Hey, merfolk song."

The viscount took a deep breath, spread his hands and said—

"I don't care whose fault you are, and I sympathize with what happened to the High Priest of the Holy Bread. But what I'm trying to say is that you can't blame me for all the damage to your guild's personnel. I've already paid for the funeral expenses for those two children before, but you can't have one and two, you can't settle the account on my head! ”

Arrow tried his best not to dislike this viscount, and nodded slowly: "I understand. Viscount Ruichi, now that our guild has just gone through some very painful things, I am afraid that we will no longer be able to entertain you or listen to your complaints. Can I ask you to leave first? ”

No matter how brainless Ruichi is, he can still understand this very obvious eviction. After pouting, he finally turned around and left with his retinue. But after not taking a few steps, he turned his head again and asked-

"So...... When will the funeral take place? I want to come and worship it, but I don't know if it's convenient? ”

Oh, yes...... When will the funeral be held?

Go back to the guild and close the door.

One by one, the members were all depressed and had no energy. After sending Coco, who was still unconscious, back to the room, Brad returned to the room with Parfay, who was also crying. His steps were a little unsteady along the way. In contrast, Cream did not hesitate to activate the shackles of light left on his body after putting away his weapons and armor, and went out at midnight to run wildly.

The huge guild, after one less person, suddenly seemed very deserted.

Holding his staff, Arrow shuffled his tired steps to the back warehouse, and slowly, entered the training room.

He looked at the shelves used to place all kinds of weapons, and for a moment he seemed to have fallen into a daze, and he couldn't move just standing here.

"What about the priest?"

Napa's voice rang slowly in his ears. The feline beast floated slowly in front of Arrow, circling the worn-out staff of light.

"Ah...... I see. ”

There was a slight loneliness in the sapphire-like pupils. Napa shook her head slightly, and said slowly—

"I don't know how to comfort you. But as the leader of an adventurer's guild, I want you to understand as much as possible that the loss of guild members is the norm for a guild in many cases. After all, adventurers live a life of licking blood from the tip of a knife, and to be honest, it's surprising that your guild hasn't lost a single official member after operating for so long. ”

Perhaps it was Napa's words that brought Arro back to his senses, and he shook his head, taking off the hat from his head and letting his hair run down.

Then, she raised her hands and respectfully placed the staff of light on the shelf, and after taking a few steps back, she continued to look at the staff.

Moments later......

"Napa, you say...... What does Uncle Saint Cake mean when he finally left his staff to me? ”

Napa slowly landed on Ariel's head, and after thinking for a moment, she said, "Let you transfer it to the Holy See of Light?" ”

In response, Ariel only shook her head lightly and said, "I think Uncle Saint Cake should want me to pass on this staff to his daughter." At the same time, tell the girl named 'Ann' what a strong and kind person her father used to be. After all...... Now the most direct evidence that can make the girl understand what kind of person her father really is, is only this staff. ”

I don't know if the light in the training room is too dim, or if the staff is like this. At this moment, the dust and wear on its body became more conspicuous, and it seemed to have completely lost the sense of holiness of the previous Staff of Light. Instead, it looks more like a burning stick.

Sighing, Ariel could only blow out the lights now, turn around and walk out of the training room. He put on his hidden hat again, changed from a weak girl to a strong, must be strong, and must be strong, and returned to his room.

After all, the guild was going to continue to exist, and that agreement didn't tolerate him for too much sadness.

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The next day, the news of Holy Bread's death spread throughout Pelican Town almost instantaneously.

The death of the high priest, who had always been kind and had good relations with his neighbors, immediately enveloped the whole town of Pelican in mourning.

Early in the morning, Round Cheese came to offer his condolences in person, and whispered to ask Eero if there was anything he needed help with, and if there were any difficulties, the whole Pelican Town was a home and could help each other.