“……”

Standing on the dark red square, facing the "round ball" in the center of the square that was enough to destroy the earth, the old man in the white robe fell silent.

The manic energy turbulence escaped from the energy ball, creating an unfathomable hole in the ground below, and the super energy that was enough to distort time and space made the two people who were "dueling" feel a trace of pressure.

Under the influence of powerful and incomparable energy, the time around the energy ball is rapidly reversing, and this trend of countercurrent has also affected the two people who are still some distance away from the energy ball. Their bodies have also undergone abnormal changes.

"I'll ......," Zhang Luo scolded.

The embarrassing stubble on his face that he forgot to shave has disappeared, and his hair is a little shorter than before, although the hot metal covered on his arms and the strength in his body are still there, Zhang Luo can feel that his body is going through a process of "reverse growth".

In less than two seconds, his body had returned from the original twenty-three years old to the state of about twenty years old. Realizing that the situation was not good, Zhang Luo immediately retreated, and at the same time tried his best to control the space around him, and pushed the fluctuations emitted by the energy ball towards the white-robed old man in front of him!

"Do you want to rejuvenate?" He laughed.

Although he is very interested in eternal youth, Zhang Luo does not want to be completely wiped out, after all, at this speed of time reversal, it only takes less than twenty seconds, and his existence is probably about to be restored to the state before he was born, that is, he will completely disappear from the world!

"Ahh The white-robed old man's roar was mixed with anger and panic.

Even he, who has been in the exorcism business since thousands of years ago, can't handle a super-powerful mass of energy that can blow the earth to pieces ten times. If you are in the most powerful youth, you may be able to dispose of this energy. But now he is in his last years, and naturally he can't talk about the past.

What's more. is different from Zhang Luo, who doesn't seem to care about the outcome at all, as an "exorcist" who protects human beings. He also had to go to great lengths to make sure that the "singularity" didn't explode.

Because of this, in the face of the energy pushed by Zhang Luo, he was still trying to stabilize the energy ball, and he had no time to resist at all, so he could only take it all and then ......

The unstoppable countercurrent had an immediate effect on the old man, the deep wrinkles on his face disappeared, and his thin body became a little fatter. The skin began to smooth out, and the pupils that had been cloudy once again regained their long-lost brightness.

"It's ......"

Realizing that he had returned to the youthful state that he had almost forgotten thousands of years ago, the old man looked down at his bony hands, and the expression on his face was irrepressible in shock.

Immediately afterwards, he suddenly recalled those old stories that had long been forgotten by himself:

He was only sixteen years old.

Clear blue sky. Two white clouds floated lazily, and a young man in light leather armor stood in a small chapel with only one priest, the tip of a short sword in his hand resting on the smooth stone slab beneath his feet. Holding the hilt of the sword with both hands, it looks like it's the same.

At that time, he was still very short. He was also bullied in the village. Although his parents wanted him to go into business, he once witnessed his best friend being killed by werewolves in the forest. Or resolutely decided to become an exorcist.

And today, on his sixteenth birthday. After two years of training, he finally got out of the beginner stage and can officially become a trainee exorcist!

At the thought that he could finally start "slaying demons", the thin boy's heart was overflowing with great joy:

Although the injuries on his body have not fully recovered when he was tested in the open space outside the village, now that he has become a trainee exorcist, it means that his efforts in the past two years have not been in vain. What's more-

"I can finally avenge Will."

Recalling the tragic situation of his best friend being torn apart by the werewolf, the young man couldn't help but clench the cold hilt of his sword, and his face suddenly became much gloomy.

As soon as he remembered that horrific scene, a mad hatred hung over his heart. Although the werewolf that was raging in the forest had been killed, in the young man's opinion, all the werewolves in the world were the ones who needed to be killed!

Just as he was gritting his teeth and swearing to kill all the werewolves, the white-robed priest, who had already gray temples, stretched out his thin but powerful right hand and pressed it on the young man's shoulder:

"Don't let hatred blind you to the light of your heart." The old man's slightly hoarse voice was very gentle, with a calming magic.

"But, Willah......" the young man's voice choked slightly.

"I know what's going on with Will, don't forget he's my grandson." The old man's right hand, which was placed on the young man's shoulder, trembled slightly when he said the name, and then quickly returned to his original appearance: "Don't forget that exorcists fight to protect humanity, not to kill all demons. ”

"But......" the boy still wanted to argue.

Looking at the appearance of this young man, the old priest's voice suddenly became serious, and he said in a deep voice: "I know that you are still young, and at your age, I used to think that there are 'good people' in the world who are 'bad people'. But you have to remember that things in this world are not that simple. Among the creatures that seem to us to be demons, there are also many good beings. ”

“……”

Hearing the priest's request, the boy couldn't help but be silent. Immediately afterwards, the old priest, whom he had always respected very much, cleared his throat and continued to give his final teachings to the apprentice exorcist who was about to leave the village:

"You have to remember that exorcists must not kill innocents indiscriminately, your power is used to protect rather than kill, and even if you encounter any situation, don't forget your own heart."

Seeing the old priest's serious appearance, the young man was silent for a moment, and finally raised his head and nodded slowly:

"Well, I remember."

……

Humans tend to forget their promises, and he, soon driven by hatred again, single-handedly slaughters a nearby werewolf village.

Four thousand years after becoming an apprentice exorcist, countless heretical creatures have died at his hands, including newborn babies and mothers who protect their children. All in all, he had already thrown out the priest's instructions.

But today, he finally remembered "that thing" that he had promised the priest:

"Innocent people must not be killed indiscriminately...... ......"

Looking down at his blood-stained hands, the "old man" who had returned to his juvenile form only had time to say this sentence, and he lost consciousness with relief and fell to the ground unconscious.

At the same time, the "space shield" around him, which had been competing with Zhang Luo's strength, also fell apart in an instant.

"Damn, wait a minute, it's going to explode......"

Sensing that the delicate balance that had been maintained in the underground square had been broken, Zhang Luo, who was standing on the other side, couldn't help but scold.

Under the gaze of his gaze, the dazzling ball in the center of the space suddenly burst out with a white light that was impossible to look at. And then......

The "marble" carrying the destructive energy disappeared without warning. (To be continued.) )