"Please forgive the concubine for concealing it. The concubine just wants to ask you to help me. ”

Ipeya's sudden request was so abrupt that Julian, Ray, and Owen all showed surprised expressions.

"Miss, if you need any help, just ask, why don't you say it when you're here?" asked Julian. Indeed, since we are all companions, what cannot be said in public, and only when we have to come alone to this strange place?

"I'm afraid this matter is not as simple as you think. Ipeia smiled, "There are some unusual reasons for this. In fact, our empire ...... Huh?!"

Ipeya, who had been smiling all the time, suddenly turned horrified and pale, glaring at the three Julians—the area behind the three of them, to be exact.

As soon as the three men noticed the vision, they immediately turned to look behind them.

I saw that more than 40 meters away from them, the skeleton of a giant dragon was trembling weakly. Immediately afterwards, the tremor became larger and larger, and the whole skeleton consciously moved as if it had suddenly regained life, and the sand and gravel dust covering the skeleton for thousands of years "rustled" and slid down, forming a short-lived miniature "waterfall".

The skeleton stood up, as it had done when it was alive. Because the tissues in the throat have been eroded by the years, they are unable to emit the deafening dragon roar, but they still open the bones of their jaws and make a roaring appearance, and the two hollow eye sockets are "staring" straight at the position where the four people are standing.

After the first one, the second skullsaur was "resurrected", followed by the third, fourth, and fifth...... Like a chain reaction, the bones of hundreds of giant dragons sleeping in this dragon tomb were all "resurrected" in less than a minute. Although it could not roar, the dragon's unparalleled power shook the entire space as if it had created a small earthquake.

"There's a necromancer playing with ghosts!" Ray's first thought was the possibility. Collecting the dead dragons for their own use was something that only the dark magic that specialized in controlling the dead could do, after all, the unstarted duel with the Corpse Dragon King in the Holy City a few months ago had shocked him too much.

"It can't be a necromancer. Owen immediately dismissed this possibility, "Dark magic must imprison the dragon's soul in the dragon's body in order for dark magic to drive away the dead dragon, and I don't feel that these bones have a soul." ”

"We'll talk about these things later, let's get out of this place first. Julian said.

The four of them turned and left, using the passage they had come from to get out of this dangerous place, but they had barely gone far when they found that their retreat had been sealed by a bone dragon at some point.

The "eyes" of all the giant dragon skeletons were aimed at these four poor humans, which showed that they had become the only target of the "resurrection" of the bone dragon group.

"Looks like this battle must be fought!" Julian drew two long swords and clenched them in his palms.

"How could this be?" Ipeya obviously hadn't expected things to turn out like this, but she raised her staff as soon as she could.

Lei didn't say a word, and directly took the broken gun from his back.

Only Owen didn't make any moves. Even if he was a martial artist who was good at hand-to-hand combat, he didn't need to show his weapon before the fight, he had to put on a fighting stance, but Owen didn't, he seemed to sense something.

"Gazha...... Ghaza......"

Before the four humans could get ready, the group of bone dragons attacked.

However, unexpectedly, Julian and the others suddenly felt that their bodies had become heavy and weak, and they had lost the keen senses and movements that a martial artist should have, and they became like ordinary people who had never practiced, slowly evading the pursuit of the bone dragon group in panic. Not only combat skills, but also magic and telekinesis have all lost their effects.

Without any suspense, they were caught up by the group of bone dragons, allowing Bai Sensen's giant bones to squeeze and pierce through the ......

Julian lost consciousness before his lungs were crushed by the dragon's teeth.

When he awoke, he found himself in a simple house that looked like it was used to store thatch, and the sound of "ticking" told him that it was raining outside. A chill swept by, and Julian found that he had no clothes on him, because the clothes were hanging beside him, baked by a fire, and no, next to his clothes, there were other people's clothes.

"Brother Julian, please be gentle with me. ”

Following the prestige, Julian saw a short-haired girl in a thin shirt beside him, looking at him with affection and a crimson face, while unbuttoning the only remaining shirt button on his body.

"Frey, I'm ......," Julian grabbed the girl's hand, speechless with excitement.

How could he forget this scene, it was an important moment when he and Frey entrusted themselves to each other!

"Honey, what the hell is going on with you?" Frey's voice faded from shyness, but with a hint of surprise and concern.

"I ......" Julian looked at it, and suddenly noticed that Frey's clothes had changed, and she had changed into a well-fitting pajamas, which Julian had chosen for Frey with affection.

Then, Julian discovers that it's not just Frey's clothes that have changed, but also her surroundings. The messy grass hut was gone, and they were lying in the comfort of their bedroom, and just now Julian had had a terrible nightmare that frightened him from his dream, and he was drenched in a cold sweat. At the same time, it also woke up the person next to the pillow.

"Frey, I can't lose you!" Julian hugged Frey tightly, the dream was so terrifying and too real, he was afraid that if he relaxed a little, the person in his arms would suddenly disappear.

When Julian had calmed down, he opened his eyes slightly, and then he found that he was not sleeping in a bed at all, but standing in the blood-stained palace hall, surrounded by the corpses of soldiers killed in battle. Julian was wearing tattered armor and covered in blood, while Frey was dressed in Assassin clothes.

She seemed to have suffered extremely severe internal injuries, and there were blood stains on her mouth, but she showed a relieved smile. "Great. I can finally help you......" After saying this, Frey lost consciousness.

"Don't!" Julian hissed, hugging Frey's body tightly......

"Uh-huh......" Frey sneered.

Julian was overjoyed, and he quickly let go of Frey and looked at her carefully from top to bottom.

Once again, the environment changed, the corpse-strewn hall was replaced by a very ordinary girl's boudoir, and Frey was refreshed in front of her. She had long hair and wore a very elegant dress.

Julian grabbed Frey's hands, sniffed greedily at his lover's familiar body fragrance, and said something he didn't know why he said that: "Great, you finally remember, I'm Julian, your fiancé." We can finally ...... Huh?"

In his elatedness, Julian looked suspiciously at his abdomen, on which was a sharp dagger, and the handle of the dagger was in the hand of the woman he loved the most.

"Your father killed my whole family, I want revenge!" There was no love and happiness in Frey's eyes, only anger and hatred!

......Julian didn't believe that this would happen, but in the end he closed his eyes in despair, waiting for the moment of death.

However, after a long time, the lover's blade did not pierce the heart.

Julian slowly opened his eyes and saw that he was in a small thatched house.

There was a "dripping" rain outside.

"Brother Julian, please be gentle with me and take good care of me......"

Frey, who is shy, is bravely unbuttoning the only shirt on her body......

Owen stood in a beautiful and peaceful place.

Surrounded by flowers, a small river winds through the meadows.

There was no need to reminisce at all, Owen was too familiar with the place.

"You seem to be confused. ”

The familiar voice made Owen turn around, and the speaker was an old man in Tsing Yi with a white beard and a thin body.

"Master craftsman. Greetings to you. Owen greeted him with the courtesy of the old man's hometown.

As usual, the master's hand pressed down slightly, motioning for Owen to "sit down".

The master and apprentice sat opposite each other.

"Master, I seem to have had a long dream just now, I left this valley, found my former companions, and met many new companions, I fought and grew together with my companions, experienced a series of bitter battles, thwarted one conspiracy after another, and concluded a deep relationship...... The qiē I experienced in my dream seemed so real that when I woke up, I was still immersed in it and couldn't help myself. I can't even figure out if I'm dreaming or real. Owen voiced his doubts.

"Oh, hehe. The old man smiled as usual, "What a great thing it is to return the way for the teacher." It turned out to be all mediocrity. Owen, you told the story of the 'butterfly' before you became a teacher. ”

"Yes. In your hometown, there is a wise man who, in his dream, dreamed of how pleasant and pleasant he felt when he became a butterfly, and when he woke up, he even forgot that he was a human being, so much so that he wondered whether he had dreamed of becoming a butterfly, or whether he had been a butterfly and had just dreamed of becoming a man. ”

"In a dream, you have experienced joys and sorrows, joys and sorrows, but won't you wake up? In this case, why do we have to distinguish between the other and this, between me and things, between reality and illusion? Dreams are you, and you are dreams. Only by knowing how to defeat the boundaries between life and death, matter and self, can we achieve true liberation. ”

"It seems that I still have a long way to go. ”

"Whether the 'road' is long or short is up to you. In fact, the 'road' is already stored in your own heart. The 'pass' that you will inevitably pass through during this period is also a test for you?"

"Ahh ”

"Whether you try it out or not depends on your own heart. If you're willing to step on it, it's a trial. ”

As soon as he finished speaking, the surrounding scenery changed without warning.

Gone are the birds and flowers, replaced by the icy night, the brilliant aurora, the biting cold wind, the snowy fields of Bai Kaikai, the dilapidated buildings, and the demons manipulating a qiē.

"This sword is for Owen!"

In the distance, the girl's unyielding declaration was heard.

"Sophia?" Owen was shocked!

In front of him, the girl he was concerned about was wearing a tattered Valkyrie armor and clutching a long sword entwined in flames, and she was helpless to challenge a huge and powerful enemy: the demon Satan Mephistopheles!

Her last sword slashed at Mephistopheles was seen through, and Satan's sinful hand grabbed Sophia's delicate body and lifted her up like a rag doll. Sophia's mouth and nose were gushing with a lot of blood, and she was dying.

"Save her!" Owen had only one thought in his mind.

But the idea could not be put into action, only a "click" was heard, and Sophia's spine broke. The corpses, which had lost their heartbeats and breaths, fell to the ground like tattered confetti.

"No! it's not true......" Seeing this qiē, Owen's heart fell into an ice cellar.

Then, a cloudy and evil fiery sensation surged out of his chest, burning Owen's body in an instant, and at the same time, it also told him the pleasure of "ruining miè" and "killing......

Buried underground, another Alexandria.

Empress Ipeia, the supreme ruler of the Empire, was walking alone through the streets where no light came. She closed her eyes and breathed in the air that had been sealed in dust for nearly three thousand years, but was familiar with Yuanbi.

"You've finally got what you want. An old voice came from behind.

Ipeia stopped, she slowly opened her eyes, and replied, "Yes." I finally did it. ”

"Even if you do it, ask yourself, is this really what you want?"

The speaker was an old woman whose body had shrunk to the size of an 8 or 9-year-old child, and her wrinkled skin was sunken into her cataract eyes.

"That's right. I'm coming back to tell you, my old friend—" Ipeia turned and said firmly to the old woman, "my long-cherished wish has finally been fulfilled. ”

"But you're not alone in the end?"

The old woman's words pierced Ipeia's heart like a sharp arrow, and she froze on the spot, not knowing whether she had not recovered from the verbal blow, or whether she could not find a suitable language to refute her mother-in-law's words;

"Let's go. The man I know is dead; The old woman shook her head in disappointment, turned away, and no longer looked at Ipeya, holding on to her crutches, which were as rotten as she was, and disappeared into the darkness.

"I'm not doing anything wrong! I'll let you know one day I'm right!"

In the direction of the old woman's disappearance, Ipeia swore aloud.

Dark. Light.

There are only two remaining elements of this world.

Unlike Julian, who cycles from past to past, or Owen, who entrusts his mind to the deceased, or Ipaya, who meets strange people.

Ray kept moving forward in a world of complete darkness, towards the only light.

He didn't know how far or how long he had walked, but the light never wavered, and there was no sign of shortening the distance.

"What the hell am I doing?" Ray was conscious, questioning himself about the meaning of his actions.

But the feet did not listen. No, it's his subconscious that doesn't listen