"Hey, Tilling, don't you like talking?"

"Ah, Elquit, can't you just be quiet for a while?"

"Look, this is my lute, will you take me to the Bard Academy once?"

"In this case, then you will be my partner from now on."

One by one, the figure of the girl, with a bright smile, gradually dimmed in front of his eyes, and the protective shield formed by the illusion that guarded him had disappeared.

"C.C., everything is as you guessed, you can get unexpected power after completing four contracts, but, did you expect that, I ...... Will there be anything to lose? ”

Perhaps the only thing that kept him from completely falling into madness was probably the only news that Elquit was not completely dead.

But that feeling of powerlessness, that feeling of not being able to respond to watching Elquit die in front of his eyes, that feeling that all his hopes were shattered.

He was already going mad after being tortured.

From the moment Tifa slept on the altar, he had sworn in his heart not to let any of these life and fetters that he cherished leave his life.

But, just now, he felt like he was acting like a complete liar.

There has never been a moment when he is so eager for power and desire to become stronger, all along, he has only been forced, forced to walk on the road of the strong by the fetters on his body, but at this moment-

"Aha, it's a shame to find you, if I'm not mistaken, you're the Clown King, hey. I didn't expect the crazy killer who dominated the entire lower rank to fall into my hands, why do you look like a lost dog now?

It's not fun at all, don't you want to feel the power of the vampire Maharaja?

Anyway, that Serana doesn't taste very good, and she looks so ugly. Haha, the girl just now is not bad, she should also be a vampire, it's a pity.

Did you hide her? So, as long as I kill you, I can eat her? ”

Ryan said, licking the corners of his lips, seemingly satisfied with the matter.

She ...... It's my woman. ”

Lin Xiu's voice was similar to a kind of hollowness, to be precise. More like a puppet, with some signs of losing his life, he swayed to his feet, but perhaps because of the massive blood loss, he shook his body to his feet and fell to his knees.

Then there was some blood spilling from his chest, and he patted his head as if he was a little annoyed.

"Hahaha, okay, okay. Like you said, I killed your woman. It's a shame, but what are you going to do? Revenge for her?

Look at what you look like now, you can't even stand on your feet, and you still talk such big things? It's ridiculous.

They used to tell me that this clown king who got the killing order was a madman or a pervert. At first I didn't believe it, but now I'm completely convinced, and I'm an extremely arrogant idiot. ”

Ryan happily walked towards Lin Xiu step by step, looking like that. It was as if he had heard the biggest joke in the world, and he leaned back and forth.

Indeed, in terms of Lin Xiu's current state, he is indeed extremely bad, but he still knelt on his own knees, stubbornly struggling to get up, as if he completely regarded Ryan as air.

"Whew, whew.

- yes, I'm so incompetent, I can't even protect her, so ...... The only thing I can do for her is for all of you who show up here, to bury her! ”

Lin Xiu finally stood up with great difficulty, as if he had exhausted all his strength, and took two painstaking breaths before adjusting his breathing.

"You madman, who will listen to you talking big about yourself here, soon, the news that the Clown King has been killed will spread throughout the sky, and when the time comes, even Garuda will be jealous of me, and my cornerstone is your head!"

Ryan said, the vampire's throat-locking claws had already grabbed Lin Xiu's neck, as if Hakong had made the same action before, it was this action, Lin Xiu, who was not injured just now, could hardly dodge, not to mention him who was barely supporting him now.

"Smack"

Accidents always happen inadvertently, and Lin Xiu's hand reached out without warning and put it on Ryan's wrist, so that his arm could no longer move forward in the slightest.

"Ugh"

The sudden accident made Ryan a little unsure of how to deal with it, and he forgot to break free for a while, in his mind, this is something that is impossible to happen, and this Lin Xiu, who is called the Clown King, has not even turned his head in his direction until this time.

"It's really exciting news, but it's a pity...... You can't see it, can you? ”

Lin Xiu said, turning his head to him, and in those eyes, there was a void like a sign of life, a void.

"You-"

Ryan still had a lot to say, but all of them were stuck in his throat, and he clearly saw that all the wounds on Lin Xiu's body were gradually recovering, and a fiery red phoenix figure rose up from behind him, starting above the castle of Valhachi Castle, like a whirlpool rapidly rotating and gathering, where there was a monstrous flame, once it fell, it would be burned.

"Impossible, impossible, since you have this power, why, why are you hiding until now?"

Ryan frantically wanted to break free of Lin Xiu's body, but the blessing of the phoenix's nirvana state made Lin Xiu's hands seem to hold a thousand catties of power, making him unable to break free.

"Sad news...... I just learned it, can you believe it? ”

Lin Xiu said, no longer entangled with him, grabbed his arm, and threw it towards the sky with all his might.

The phoenix in the sorrow seemed to have received the most perfect signal, and quickly came into contact with his figure, and with a loud sound, Ryan's body melted into nothingness, and the meteor rain in the sky was scattered like a huge flower.

The phoenix of Nirvana illuminates the entire night sky, however. Below it, Lin Xiu was like a walking corpse, just moving forward blankly, and all the lives he encountered turned into nothingness in an instant.

Soon, Valhachi Castle. Whether it's the vampires or the members of the Dawn Guard, they've been reduced to piles of ashes.

Even Valhaci Castle seemed to have been cut in half by a giant with a sharp blade, and the first rays of the morning sun were bleak under the night sky.

Lin Xiu didn't even know what he had done that night, he only remembered that he wanted to destroy all his lives, and after that, he sat on the throne of Hakong in a daze.

At dawn, he sighed wistfully. With a wry smile he left Hakong's throne, and with a creaking sound, he opened the gates of Valhaci Castle.

"Tilling? Na, why are you silent~? Have you forgotten me? ”

Peeking at Lin Xiu from below, the red eyes, short blond hair, and bright smile, the figure that disappeared in this night suddenly appeared in front of Lin Xiu's eyes without warning.

…… It should not have been forgotten. It is also destined to be unforgettable.

However, the same... She. It shouldn't have been here, the apostle's words, Lin Xiu can recall it now, shouldn't she be sent to the unknown world?

“──────”

Lin Xiu was speechless.

Erquit was like an unhappy cat, "Hmm~" raised his eyebrows and glared at me.

"Roar, what! I've been patiently waiting to see you! …… Could it be said. Are you angry, Tilling? ”

"Hmm─────"

…… I can't believe it.

Now, it doesn't matter if it's a phantom in front of him—really, it's real—

“…… Aier ...... Quit......? ”

Lin Xiu asked tentatively, but at this moment, he felt his throat choke a little.

"That's it.

- That's great. I thought Tilling was going to be a waste after you fought that vampire, and I was worried! ”

"But, like you said, your ability has allowed me to share your memories, and I already know you're okay, so I've endured it until now.

After all, it wasn't easy to get that apostle to agree to my request. ”

As she spoke, she wrinkled her nose like a cat.

"Uh-"

Lin Xiu was a little speechless, so she meant, she had a negotiation with the apostle? What is the situation, Lin Xiu only felt that his brain couldn't keep up for a while.

"Ah, I know it's hard for you to understand, this is not my world, it's not your world, although you used the power of that contract to tie us together, but because of the unfinished reason, I still have to be sent away.

However, because this thing should not have happened, it should be regarded as some kind of loophole, I think I should still meet with you, after all, you also promised me that you would play with me for a day, so she reluctantly agreed. ”

Is this the case, Lin Xiu's somewhat happy mood suddenly dimmed again, after all, there is only one day, this can only be said to be a happy and somewhat disappointing news.

"Don't be sad, I already know you're carrying a lot of things, but ...... Can you have a good day with me, on this day, you are Tilling, not Lin Xiu. ”

Erquit was a little expectant, and his bright eyes flickered with a look of staring at Lin Xiu.

"Okay, I promise."

Can you refuse, the task of the second stage will not end in one day, Lin Xiu knows that he is carrying a lot of burdens, but in this case, does he have a reason to refuse such an Elquite?

Sure enough, after seeing Lin Xiu nodding, Erquette returned to her innocent appearance, and the figure with her hands behind her back and swaying between her skirts really appeared in front of Lin Xiu's eyes again.

In one day, Lin Xiu took Erquette to travel to many places, and with the existence of that mask, many cities that could not be entered no longer had any fear.

Whenever she saw something new, Elquette would cheer for a while, and Lin Xiu always stood by her side, staring at her every move, as if she was about to do this. It's firmly engraved in my mind.

"Ah, I don't know if I'll fall asleep again, but this time it's not too lonely, with so many of your memories as a story, I can digest it slowly.

And...... This bitter and sweet taste. Is it called missing? ”

Erquit and Lin Xiu sat on a hill with a view of the ruined Valhaqi Castle, and Elquit leaned on his shoulder and muttered to himself, without Lin Xiu needing any answer.

"And that request of yours, well, I've figured it out now—"

Erquette suddenly became serious, standing up like a cat, and Lin Xiu looked at her a little nervously. Waiting, or rather expecting, her answer.

"What if...... You'll be able to find me in the future, I'm ...... I'll never be separated from you, I don't want anything, until I die, you must find me. ”

Speaking of which, it has become a naked threat, and she may never be able to change this wayward behavior.

"Well, no matter where you go. Someday, I'll find you. Elquit. ”

In front of this innocent girl, Lin Xiu made such a promise.

"Now, I can't accompany you for the rest of the mission, but this is my alchemy invention, this is a healing potion, if you are really in danger. Remember to use it, trust me once! ”

Lin Xiu looked at her with some concern and solemnly took out a small bottle, which was filled with red liquid, probably her new invention, maybe this eldest lady is not clear. At this point, it is completely possible to poison an adult mammoth.

But he nodded in agreement, and he didn't want her to have any regrets left in the only day.

The two of them relied on each other like this, talking a lot of words, Lin Xiu was never tired of her whimsical words again, and even her willfulness was particularly cute.

"Hey, could it be that Tilling's temper has gotten better?

You used to yell at me all the time. ”

Erquit said this, and seemed very happy about it.

"Never, never, never."

Holding her somewhat cold fingers, Lin Xiu made such an oath softly.

"It's a pity that I didn't hear the song played by the lute before I fell asleep, and that's what I regret."

Erquit said with some disappointment, took out the lute from her arms, plucked it twice, and then pursed her mouth a little angrily.

"Have you ever heard such a song, it's called Nanshan Nan."

It's not so much a question, it's better to ask and answer yourself, and after speaking, Lin Xiu has already taken over the lute from Erquit's hand.

In Elquit's incredulous eyes, Lin Xiu plucked the strings softly.

"You are in the sun in the south, the snow is falling, I am in the cold night in the north, the four seasons are like spring, if it is too late before dark, I will forget your eyes, I will be poor all my life, I can't finish a dream, he will no longer talk to anyone about the island of encounter, because his heart has long been deserted, and his heart can no longer contain a home, to be a dumb person who only lies to himself.

He said that any of your praiseworthy beauty is not as good as the first time he met you, and that time is helpless, and if all the lands are joined together, he walks on a lifetime just to embrace you, and gets drunk with his dreams, good night.

He heard someone singing an old song, singing about the lonely island that is still happening in the distance today, just in his eyes, without sorrow but without flowers.

The south mountain is south, the north wind is north, and there are grain piles in the south mountain.

The south wind murmurs, the north is sad in autumn, and there are tombstones in the North Sea. ”

I don't know when, the girl next to me has fallen asleep sweetly, whispering softly, there are still hazy tears hanging in the corners of her eyes, and a dazzling meteor has slipped from the sky and disappeared without a trace.

At the end of the song, people dispersed, and there was only half a shoulder left around him, and there was still some warm residual warmth, and the sky was gradually cooling, and the man with the lute in his arms sat in front of Valhachi Castle, alone in pairs.

"The second phase of the mission, the Dawn Guard side line has been completed.

The team outside the ranking requirements will be collectively wiped out, and the final stage of the task will be released, and within seven days, Alduin will not appear, and the captain of the first-ranked team will be rewarded with points and prestige, and become the strongest king, and the other teams will be forced to evacuate after seven days. ”

All that left in my mind was the cold announcement of the apostles.

At this moment, the light on the horizon had just risen, shining on the Valhachi Castle and the figure of the man, like a lonely watchman, quietly waiting for the dawn to break in silence. (To be continued......)

PS: Thank you for the support of Kaizi's monthly pass who fell in love with fishing, and thank Brother Long for his reward.