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While this isn't the first time the two have embraced, this is the first time Owen has been so proactive.

Although the action was something that Sophia did not expect, she was surprised that she did not feel shy, even though her heart was beating hard. Sophia had subconsciously had the idea of pushing away, but her hands seemed to be numb by lightning, and she couldn't move at all, or rather, she took it for granted.

I embraced each other as if time had stood still, letting the gentle breeze linger around me and the cold sea flowing from my feet......

Suddenly, there was a laugh from the other side of the village. Although the sound is small, it sounds quite clear in such a quiet night sky.

"Who's where?" Sophia said like a frightened rabbit, immediately separating from Owen.

From the dark fishing village, two figures, one tall and one short, walked out. By the moonlight, Sophia felt that these two figures were somewhat familiar, and this was what she was most worried about, if it was two ordinary fishermen, it would be nothing to be afraid of, just be afraid......

"It's so funny!" a young girl's sincere admiration made Sophia's head suddenly feel bloodshot.

"I didn't mean to bother you. Next to the girl, a young man's voice was heard.

The more you are afraid of what happens, the more likely it is to happen. Fortunately, Sophia's face was obscured by the night, otherwise she would have carved a hole in the sand and stuffed herself in.

"I wonder when you're going to show up. Owen, who was next to Sophia, asked nonchalantly to Dani and Ray who suddenly appeared.

"What? you already knew they were over there?" Owen's words surprised Sophia, and she hurriedly asked.

"Actually, I didn't know it was the two of them until they showed up. By saying this, Owen admitted that he had known that someone was hiding behind his back and eavesdropping.

"No! I don't mean that! but, but ......," Sophia had already said at a time.

Unexpectedly, Owen's next words made Sophia even more devastated: "Although I don't know who is hiding, I don't feel the murderous aura coming from the other party, since the other party has not shown hostility, there is no need for me to interfere with other people's freedom." ”

"Stupid, are you stupid?" Sophia stomped Owen and ran away angrily.

Watching Sophia leave, Dani said to Owen, who was standing motionless, "At this time, should you do something?"

Owen asked with a smirk, "So what should I do?"

"Then there is still a question. Don't you know anything about girls' minds?" asked Dani in a tone of course.

"I'm not a woman, how can I understand?"

"If you don't understand, why do you hug people?" was a really bad answer—at least Dany thought.

"Because it's comfortable. I felt very comfortable holding her. Owen was honest about what he was feeling.

"Bad man. Dany dropped the words in disdain and ran after Sophia.

It was impossible to say that Owen didn't know the girl's mind at all, and he said it on purpose, because he knew that after he said that, Dani would definitely go after Sophia. Now that the women are gone, and only the men are left, the idea of getting down to business will be clearer.

"Brother Owen, I heard Sister Sophia yelling just now, thinking something was going on, so I woke up Dani to come over with her, we didn't mean to snoop. Ray said apologetically.

"That's not the point. Ray, there's one thing I'd like to confirm for myself. Owen shifted.

"Oh?"

Ray was about to ask a question, when suddenly he saw Owen rapidly approaching him! Although he never expected Owen to suddenly attack him, out of the instinct of a warrior, Ray still subconsciously staggered to the side, avoiding a knife that Owen slashed at his neck without warning. But the old trick has not been accepted, and the new move has arrived, Owen turned his left hand into a sword with his fingers, and stabbed straight into Ray's lower abdomen, Ray bent back to dodge, and at the same time raised his foot and kicked Owen in the lower abdomen to fight back.

Flying sand and rocks on the beach under the moonlit night, the two clashed at a rapid speed, and in just a few seconds, they had already dismantled each other more than 20 moves. In the end, Owen made a reverse takedown, grabbed Ray's left arm, and pressed the latter to his right knee on the sand, thus ending the short fight.

Sure enough, there was no sign of recovery so far. Owen let go of Ray, his tone sounding a little eager.

"Yes, this force is like a mud cow entering the sea, completely gone. Ray shook his head a little cursed.

Two months ago, after the fierce battle with the demon Satan Mephistopheles, the scourge of the Snowy Federation finally came to an end, but the things of the partners are still not over, that is: parting.

The first to leave were the Silver Dragons. Although it was Bingyous's own decision to heal Owen's injuries, and the short lifespan of more than 20 years was indeed insignificant for the long life of dragons, Bingyous was ready to be punished by his father for the "sin" of using his own and his own dragon balls without permission. The dragons didn't greet their friends when they left, which is not surprising given the dragons' haughty nature.

The gracious sister Elena, who had no reason to stay on the land with her Leviathan, had no reason to stay on the land with her, but as long as the Poseidon did not give up on her dream of "conquering the land", she and her friends would meet as enemies. For the long-lived sea elves, these decades of human social life are just a moment in a long life, but enough to give her an eternal memory. Elena and her friends shy away from the topic. Even if everyone knows that there may be a possibility of meeting each other in the future, but at that moment, no one wants to be peaceful and moved at that moment.

As for the army of the barbarians, they are temporarily the "first warriors" On the way to retreat, they followed the agreement with Owen and took away a piece of property that they could carry along the way as a reward for their expedition; out of respect for Owen, these barbarians did not burn immovable real estate as they were accustomed to in the past, nor did they encroach on half an inch of land of the Snowy Federation—which indirectly preserved the material basis for the future reconstruction of the Snowy Federation.

In the end, all the friends who were seriously injured were left. They set up tombstones for Leonard and Regunor, and then, to Sophia's surprise, Cassius, Ishnova, and Lyle actually offered to part ways with everyone. The reason for the three of them is very simple: although the root of all evil has been destroyed, and the magic rampage will not happen again, but the shape is not optimistic, because the tens of thousands of worm walking corpses that travel through the Federation have not disappeared, Cassius and the three of them want to stay in the Federation, and after recovering from their injuries, they will also find a way to contact the survivors of all the cities, jointly surround and destroy all the remaining walking corpses, and then rebuild the long-devastated homeland - this process is not an overnight thing, and it will inevitably take a long time.

Although there is some reluctance, everyone understands that parting is only temporary, and there will always be a time for everyone to meet. After parting with Cassius, Ischennova, and Lyle, Sophia, Joika, Ray, Dani, and Owen came to the small fishing village of the Kingdom of Loma to recuperate, and more than a month passed. Until last week, Joyka, who couldn't bear the peaceful life, went to the bounty hunters' guild in the city alone to take over the mission under the pretext of testing her physical recovery, while several others also continued to practice in their own way.

However, there was one thing that puzzled Lei, all kinds of internal and external injuries on his body had long since healed, but he found that the "power of the dragon" that he usually controlled freely had suddenly disappeared without a trace. Was it because his body hadn't fully recovered, or was it the after-effects of the plague of the walking dead, or was it some other reason? Thunder had thought about it one by one, but in the end, he had no clue, and after a few days, Ray still couldn't feel any "dragon power" in his body, even if it had never existed at all.

"Alas, without your strength, I'm afraid it's hard to take it easy. Owen said with a light sigh.

"Wait a minute, do you mean that there will be a bad battle waiting for us next?" Ray was reckless, but not dull. If it weren't for the need to fight, why would Owen need his "dragon power" so desperately?

"Yes. Owen nodded, "It's probably just a few days." ”

"Fight whom?" said Ray.

"I don't know. ”

"What! I don't know?"

"Yes. I don't know what kind of enemy we will fight, I don't know what we are going to fight for, and where we are going to fight, but I have calculated from the divination that we cannot avoid this battle, nor can we allow it to be lost, otherwise disaster will occur. ”

"If you've been divining for days, why are you saying it now?"

"Because it wasn't until I was holding Sophia that I finally confirmed the contents of the divination. ”

"Huh?"

"The full moon, the midnight, the wind, the homecoming, the ashes, the blood, the tears - these are the divinations I have obtained from the 'card of fate'. At first, I thought that this fortune was urging me to fulfill my teacher's wish to return to my hometown, but when I hugged Sophia after I had done what I had to do, the feeling of relief that I had thought was resolved did not appear at all, but made me feel more and more uneasy. At that time, I knew I was wrong. What this divination refers to is not the wish of the master craftsman, but an unknown bloody battle. ”

Hearing this, Ray finally understood what Owen meant. Ray raised his head, pointed his finger to his chest, and said to Owen in a confident tone, "You're worried! Although I have lost the 'power of the dragon', I still have marksmanship. I can participate in any battle, and it won't be worse than any of the previous battles!"

Looking at Ray's eyes, as bright and hot as golden flames, Owen knew that his doubts had seriously hurt Ray's pride, but that was exactly what Owen was trying to do.

Although Ray didn't say anything, Owen could see that after losing the "power of the dragon", Ray's mood was getting lower and lower, and only by adopting this method of reverse motivation would Ray cheer up. What really makes a person strong is not the strength he has or a magical weapon, but his own heart, as long as Lei understands this, he will exert extraordinary strength in the next bloody battle with uncertain fortune.

"Ray, I believe in you. ”

Owen put one hand on Ray's shoulder, giving him a trusting affirmation.