Leo stumbled all the way down the mountain, although when he left, Omoni gave him an action spell called "Master of the Wilderness", but half of the mountain of Mobius was shattered, and there were rubble rolling down from time to time, such an environment, even if Omoni would release the "Abyss Master", Leo was barely affected by the terrain, so it was already afternoon at the foot of the mountain.

Yorktown is narrow in front and wide in the back, and if you have a little more imagination, you can think of it as a cowhide bag, with a mixture of gray and green rubble flowing down where it is pressed.

Leo glanced at it in a hurry, and found that the area affected by the disaster was far less than he had imagined, only a few three or four houses were more tightly pressed, and a few large stones had not been able to reach such a distance.

Just as Leo was secretly relieved, his afterglow swept over the "Lady Punk Hotel" built at the entrance of the village.

As we said, the inn was built right in the "cowhide bag" location, so it was unfortunately affected, and the place where the hotel looked like the back kitchen was covered with rubble, but luckily, the rest of the place was still intact. At the door of the inn, a little sunlight was leaking through the clouds, and the girl they had seen the night before was standing in front of the inn.

Leo ran up to the girl and asked.

"Hey, are you okay? Are you hurt?"

The girl shook her head and asked, "What happened?" I heard a loud noise coming from the mountains, and the sound of people shouting. ”

Leo hesitated, not knowing how to answer her. Although he already knew that this girl couldn't see things, she didn't take the initiative to say it, this was something that others tried to hide, and it shouldn't be revealed by others.

The girl was smart enough to notice the situation and took the initiative to explain, "I'm sorry, I can't see with my eyes, so I don't know what's going on. ”

Seeing that the girl took the initiative to explain her situation, Leo also let go a little, and no longer carefully judged his words.

"There's a dragon on the top of the mountain, and it's the one that causes the rain to rain all the time. Isenas and Isenas, and an old man went up the hill to fight it. It shattered the mountain and fled back to the mountains, and Isenus and the old man were still chasing it in the back mountains, and I came back to see if anyone needed to be rescued. ”

The girl nodded, hesitated slightly, then shook her head and said, "I'm fine, you can go and see the others." ”

Leo told her to stay here and not move around freely, and then hurried to the collapsed house.

Recently, Leo found that not only was the area affected smaller than expected, but the severity of the damage was also less severe than expected.

Thanks to the delicate life of the people of Yorktown, the houses here are also meticulously built and sturdy, and the houses are also collapsed in large chunks, which not only creates a certain safe space, but also reduces Leo's workload. By the afternoon, all the collapsed houses had been removed, and Leo was relieved that no one had been killed, despite the injuries.

Lost wealth can be recovered, but lost lives are irretrievable.

After the disaster relief, Leo walked back to the Madame Pompeii Hotel.

Nana still stood there quietly, covered in a layer of twilight light, and a little shadow of the setting sun reflected in her slightly transparent blue eyes.

In the devastated town under the sunset, a quiet and calm blind girl standing in the ruins made Leo feel a touch of solemnity and sacredness.

After watching it for a while, Leo broke the silence.

He stepped forward and said hello.

"If you don't want us to stay here hungry for one night, you'll have to figure out how to fix our food, little girl. ”

Instead of responding a little mischievously like yesterday, Nana pointed in the direction of the collapsed back kitchen.

"Can you help find Madame Pompeii?"

Leo's face changed.

"The innkeeper, why didn't you say it earlier?" asked Leo anxiously on Nana's shoulder.

"Madame is dead. My wife and I were the only ones living in the hotel. ”

"Wait until I get her out!"

Leo ran to the village again, shouting, "Is there anyone else who has the strength, come and help!

The people in the mountains are always enthusiastic and energetic, and as soon as Leo shouted, several people immediately dragged his body to him.

The place where it was crushed was not large, and four or five men soon found the body of Madame Pompeii.

Madame Pompeii's head was struck by a weighty stone, and the blood spilling from her mouth and nose dried up her face. It can be seen that this should be a fatal blow.

Leo stared at Madame Pompey's face.

He could feel that this was a warm, sincere and kind lady like Nana, and perhaps Nana's cheerful temperament despite her disability was due to her.

Leo sighed.

At this time, a villager who had just rescued people with him came to talk to him.

"Leo, we have a party in the square in the middle of the village in the evening, and we must come. ”

During the disaster relief, Leo's amazing strength and demeanor despite fatigue won the respect of these mountain people.

Leo nodded: "Okay, I'll go, I'll wait here for my companion first." ”

When the villagers left, Leo walked towards Nana again.

"Come on, let's go sit inside for a while, you've been standing outside for a day. By the way, I'll go inside and get you something to eat. ”

Nana nodded obediently, letting Leo lead him towards the hotel.

Entering the hotel, Leo told again: "Don't run around, this place is a little different from before." Where did you put the food?"

In the lobby, many tables fixed to the ground were shaken, chairs fell to the ground in a mess, and the flower pots on the windowsill seemed to fall to the ground and rolled a few times to hide in the corner.

That is, the map that the girl remembered before was of little use.

Leo silently picked up the flower pot, straightened it, and then went to the counter.

There was also a little bit of bacon under the counter, a few pieces of bread, and a little fruit wine. Leo took it and shared it with Nana in silence.

Leo waited a little longer, and just as it was getting dark, Esenus and Omoni pushed the door in.

"How's that? Killed it?"

Esenus and Omoni looked at each other and shook their heads.

"It ran away," Isenas said.

"What's going on?" Leo frowned.

"We found a portal in the back mountain, and the smell of sulfur and fire came from the portal, and this guy fled back to his hometown. Isenas explained.

"The side of the portal has been unilaterally destroyed by it, and we can't track it without the coordinates, and. Esenus paused. "Mogni found traces of divine power in the construction of the portal. ”

"Divine power?" Leo couldn't help but be a little curious.

"Yes, divine power. "This time, Omoni answered" and it should be a local divine power, because this divine power participates in the stabilization of the crystal wall system and the amplification of coordinates, which shows that it is highly consistent with the rules of the world. Only native gods know the rules of this world. ”

"It sounds unusual. ”

"It's not just a surprise, it shows that this dragon came to our world not by chance, it is likely that it entered our world by premeditation. Whether they were stealing divine power, or the gods of this world were having an affair with them, it meant that it was a planned invasion. ”

Leo frowned at hearing such a conclusion.

Isenus added again, "Leo, you said that the arrival of the dragon is a sign, and you have to explain it carefully, it should be important. ”

Leo nodded in agreement.

"No problem, but you let me sort out my thoughts, and I'll discuss it with you in detail tomorrow. Now we have to go to the villagers' meeting. ”

"Party?"

Along the way, Leo explained to Esenas what was happening here and the death of Madame Pompeii as he arrived in the square in the center of the village.

There are two fires in the square, one is a bonfire and the other is also a bonfire.

A smaller pile was used to burn the bones of Madame Pompeii, and a larger pile was used for people to celebrate around it.

Everyone sat there on their knees.

As the last rays of the setting sun sink into the col, a melodious wind music wafts in the square. The timbre is bright and leisurely, and it spreads far and wide in the mountains, just like the mountain songs of the mountain people, which can echo in the mountains a thousand times and hundreds of times.

The people of Yorktown have a special affection for nature. The mountains fed and drank, protected them from the flames of war, and attracted people from outside. They depend on the mountains to feed themselves.

But the ferocious beasts in the mountains, and the harsh living conditions in winter, make them afraid and awe of the mountains.

In such a two-sided intertwined emotion, Mount Mobius nurtured the simple, warm, kind, and resilient character of Yorktown people.

This is what the music conveys, and Leo feels.

The white smoke rose higher and higher, and the small bonfire became more and more dim.

In the girl's eyes, four flames gradually turned into two.

Mount Morbius taught his friends how to fight in difficult situations, but he didn't teach his friends how to make choices in the midst of confusion.

Leo looked at the confused little girl with pity and grabbed her slightly cold hand.

Nana was startled at first, then grabbed Leo's broad, warm hands tightly with her backhand.

After an unusually long day of silence, Nana finally had someone to talk to.

"I was a little scared. Nana's voice trembled slightly.

Leo responded by holding her hand harder.

In a world without vision, this warmth is especially precious.

Nana calmed down and continued, "I'm not Madame Pompeii's child. When I was a baby, she picked me up one winter. From birth I couldn't see with my eyes. She never hid it from me, but she never got sick of me. She asked her children to call me sister and me brother. Together with her brother she transformed the inn and taught me how to familiarize myself with the inn with these tables and beds, and then my brother went to war far away and sent back only one or two letters once in a while..."

Nana whispered and then stopped making a sound, immersed in the memories of the past.

Leo clearly felt Nana's confusion.

In the dark world, someone gave her a little warmth and light, so that she could grope forward in this world, feel the fun of this world and the meaning of life.

But all of a sudden, she was disconnected from the world again.

I groped in the darkness to restore the original light, but I couldn't figure it out anyway.

Leo felt depressed, and he felt that he should be held accountable for the matter.

If he hadn't come to take the risk out of his own interest, if he had slain the dragon a little harder so that Grinich hadn't struggled to fight back to death, if he could have come back decisively and come back before the disaster, if the landslide hadn't been so fast...

But there are no ifs. So, he plans to do what he can.

Madame's body finally turned into a handful of white ashes.

The village chief ascended the high platform.

"Villagers!" the village chief shouted, his loud voice chasing the smoke and ashes in the sky.

"Over the past month, we have been suffering from rain. After a long wait, three warriors finally arrived, and they found the source of the disaster, an evil dragon! and heroically drove it out!"

"Although we have friends who have died in this disaster, we mountain people should not blame our benefactors for these misfortunes. We want to thank them from the bottom of our hearts! Please stand forward, friends, benefactors. ”

Leo patted Nana on the back of his hand, and with Isenas they came to the high platform.

"Cheer for them! Drink this wine! Mount Mebis lives on forever!"

Everyone in the audience cheered and drank heartily, but Leo's expression was a little gloomy.

"Hey, what are you doing? Laugh now, don't be sad. Esenas stealthily bumped into Leo. "Destroying the atmosphere is not the right time to do. ”

Leo shook his head slightly.

"I'm going to surprise you later. ”

Esenus looked at Leo suspiciously, shrugged his shoulders, and went back to cheering with the crowd.

When the villagers were all cheering, the village chief shouted again.

"One more thing! Before we start the party, I have to arrange a new life for our little princess, Nana! You can't let her do it alone! Everyone knows Nana's situation, and now, who wants Nana to join their lives? Raise your hand! Raise your hand! Enthusiastic Yorktown folks! Stand up! Nana!"

The kindness and simplicity of the people of Yorktown are vividly reflected here, and the audience is a forest of hands and an ocean of hands.

"Conch, hands down, you have a sister and a grandmother who need your care! Don't make a mess! Everyone do what you can! And the Nax's family! Your family is as messy as a hornet's nest! Okay!"

The village chief took a breath, looked at the villagers below who were in high spirits, and had to add.

"It seems that our little princess is quite popular with everyone, so let's give Nana the right to choose!"

"Oh, what is this, Mr. Leo?"

There was a sudden silence beneath the high platform.

Leo raised his right hand.

"You're going to take care of Miss Nana, too?"

Leo nodded.

"Are you planning to settle here?"

Leo shook his head.

The village chief looked at Leo suspiciously.

"Nana!" Leo shouted to Nana, who was standing in the middle of the kneeling crowd, ignoring the village chief.

"We are going to go on adventures all over the world, I don't know what difficulties will be in between, but if you are willing to explore the unknown world with us, then I swear by my name that I will keep you safe for the rest of my life, take you to find your brother, take you to find new colors!

"What are you doing?" Isenas behind him watched in amazement as Leo extended an adventure invitation to Nana, and whispered indignantly, "This is what you're going to surprise us!? Do you know how troublesome it is to carry a blind man?"

Leo selectively ignored Izenus's questioning, and just looked at Nana fixedly.

Nana in the crowd staggered a small step, and the people around her let out a low exclamation. Then two people stood up and helped Nana to the high platform.

"Do you really think so?" Nana asked quietly.

Leo nodded.

"I swear by my name..."

"Take my hand. Nana stopped Leo.

Leo obediently took Nana's hands.

The audience waited with bated breath.

"I do. ”

The square erupted in enthusiastic cheers.

"Fairytale ending! The princess took the hand of the dragon slayer! Oh, my eyes were a little moist, middle-aged people just can't stand such a story. Now, let's celebrate it all! For the warriors! For the little princess!"

Isenas on the high platform complained to Moomoni depressedly: "What kind of operation is this? What kind of operation is this? Have you ever seen such an operation? If you don't play it, you will cause trouble to others!"

Omoni laughed.

"I haven't seen it. ”

"But in the dark, there is a certainty. Omoni said meaningfully.

In the moonlight, a whirlwind swept up the remaining ashes of Madame Pompeii and dumped them in the campfire, stirring up a brighter flame.

This is the new light.