……

After Blake calmed down a little, he opened the door and went out, sitting at the table in the hall, tapping his index finger on the table.

Everyone didn't dare to gather around, but only looked at him from afar.

"Waters of Darkness...... Using the Light Seed with the essence energy of an elf can be cured," Pony discussed with everyone, "This essence energy must also be pure, and must not be mixed with other impurities (such as radiation, parasitic energy in the body, etc.). But...... How can any elf dedicate his essence energy? ”

Everyone looked at each other.

Essence energy is energy that you can't use in battle. If you move it, you will become a plant elf or vomit blood to death, and sometimes it will be accompanied by some other symptoms. This is no fun.

Everyone thought about it carefully......

One life for another, it's almost no different from not saving! Besides, if there are any after-effects left after the dark water is cleared, it is better not to save it......

"I'm a dual-attribute elf, and the success rate is relatively high," Cassius stood up, "Use mine." ”

"You've only been well for a few days? It's a terrible job! Rey snapped up, "You can't use Cassius's with mine!" ”

"No, you're the captain, and you have an advantage over Blake, it's not worth it," Gaia stood up, "In terms of skill, Rey and I are both thousand-year-old cultivators, so the success rate should be relatively high." ”

"Why don't you use mine, I'm Black's shadow ......" "You're going to die Neuer!!"

"Woo......" Rand had just spoken, but was instantly interrupted by the muse: "No, you are a mid-level elf." ”

"I'm ......" Suzaku looked at their almost fighting posture, and chose to be silent with Spectrum.

While everyone was arguing, Cassius had already arrived next to the dust.

"You've chosen?" In the dust raised his head, "Who died for Blake?" ”

Cassius put his hands on his heart, and the white energy gradually lit up......

"You're crazy! Stop it! Rey sensed a strong energy response, and jerked to his feet and ran towards them.

Everyone immediately tried to follow, but was stopped by Pony and Suzaku.

“…… It's already begun......" Suzaku's tail feathers floated, "can't be interrupted, or it will backfire......"

A white ball of energy gathered in Cassius' palm. He gritted his teeth, white light emanating from all around him.

Jaechen watched him quietly, restraining Blake, who was anxious to stop him.

"Healing with Essence Energy...... It will hurt a lot......" Zaichen said lightly and slowly closed his eyes.

Pony came up behind them, "Pass the energy into him and I will assist you." ”

Cassius nodded slightly, held the energy ball in his hand, and then pushed it through his heart into the dust.

An indescribable pain instantly permeated all the senses of Zaichen and Blake, and the indescribable tearing sensation almost hurt to the bone marrow. Zaichen gritted his teeth and reluctantly said in the spiritual sea: "Blake...... If you cry out in pain, I am in control and they can't hear you......"

An indescribable feeling flooded Blake's mind.

The white light on Cassius's body kept moving towards Black through his arm, and the pain without warning made him regret it, he wanted to stop, but he couldn't stop, he could only let the energy flow rapidly......

……

"Cassius ......?"

"Uh-huh......" He slowly opened his eyes, and his eyes were gray and red, and he couldn't see anything clearly.

"You're ...... now. What do you think? Neuer gently took his hand and lifted it up to rest on his chest.

Cassius squinted, judging by his voice that it was Neuer, and smiled reluctantly, "No ......"

"Does it still hurt?" Neuer clutched his chest.

A warm current instantly passed through Neuer's hand and reached his whole body. Cassius curled the corners of his mouth, "Thank you......"

"You know what, when you injected energy into Blake, the sky was completely cracked, and I knew you were shouting." Neuer quipped, rubbing his face.

“…… Shame on you. Cassius closed his eyes and coughed lightly, then propped himself up on the bed and tried to get up.

Neuer lifted him up.

Cassius looked up at Neuer, "I didn't think there was such a big difference in height between the two of us. ”

"Hmm......" Neuer smiled reluctantly, leaving Cassius feeling inexplicable.

Cassius glanced down at his hand, and his face turned white with fright.

……

"It's just a step of degradation...... Cassius was originally a level-skipping evolution, so it's okay to make up for it this time......" Gaia looked at Cassius lying on the table in the corner.

"It's a little unacceptable all of a sudden." Rey folded his arms and tilted his head.

"Blake, Cassius seemed to be a different person when he was decadent a while ago, and it has continued to show up to the present." Mirith's fingers ran across his face.

"It's like a different person...... What has become of it? Blake looked at Cassius, who was lying quietly on his stomach.

"I have a lot of mood swings, I get angry at every turn, and then I suddenly feel sad or something." Neuer looked at Cassius for a moment, then at Blake.

"Yes......" "For a while, I was like you, cold, and didn't like to talk or anything." Muse pursed her lower lip, "So...... Are you going to see him? ”

Blake nodded, and then the spirit floated over, "Don't lie on your stomach." ”

Cassius didn't move.

He leaned down and lowered his voice, "You've changed too much, too fast. It's hard for me to accept. ”

"What if it changes a lot? What does it have to do with you? He snorted.

Blake frowned, "What's wrong with you?" Is it because I am like this? ”

"Huh...... I don't have to be sentimental, it's all my own doing. He sneered.

Blake snorted and rubbed his head gently, "Don't do that, Cassius. ”

Cassius pushed Blake's hand away, "I'm Cassius now. ”

Blake leaned down again, leaning closer to his ear, "I don't deserve you this. ”

"There's nothing worth it that isn't worth it. It's not because of you that I'm what I am. Everything is self-inflicted. He flicked his brown tail.

“…… Get up and look at me, Cassius. Blake looked at him with his arms folded.

"I'm Cassius now!" He yelled a little angrily, turned around, and looked up at him.

"Good, good, Cassiu." Blake shook his head and looked at him with a child-like gaze.

Cassius stood up, still looking up at Blake. A cold light slipped through his eyes.

Blake half-joked, "You don't look like Cassius anymore." ”

"If you don't say it's like it, it's not like it. Cassius and Cassius don't look alike in the first place. He looked away. Cassius is now just up to Blake's waist, and as long as he looks down, Blake can't see his face.

Blake sighed softly, then turned his back on him.

Cassius stared blankly at his back, the corners of his mouth twitching slightly.

……

You said I would wait for you to grow up, for you to take on the role of Guardian.

I waited. But I don't like you now.

I don't need you to grow up like this. Even more reluctant to let Cassius become the next Blake.

With me to protect you, that's enough.

I was scared in those dark days.

Isn't it hard to imagine that I also have times when I am afraid.

I'm afraid you'll hate me. I am afraid that I will be a stranger to the war alliance from now on, and even turn against each other.

I'm afraid you'll completely disappear from my memory. Afraid to become a machine completely, a puppet.

Fear that evil spirits and dark spirits will attack you and you.

I'm afraid that you will be hurt and will leave me from now on.

The fear of that time was deep in my heart—I wanted to return to you, as comrades-in-arms, and as relatives who depended on each other.

I love you.