"I ......"

- Still alive?

Corbeck shook his dazed head, as if he had been poured a thousand cups of agave, and struggled to open his eyes.

It took a while for the chaotic horizon to stabilize, and he fixed his mind, subconsciously looking around, and then his gaze rested on the young man not far away.

"Judas ......"

He made a hoarse and leaky sound like a leaky blower—even he was startled when he spoke.

But fortunately, it succeeded in attracting the attention of the glorious people.

"Are you feeling better?" Amy gave a concerned look, "Do you feel anything uncomfortable?"

The short boy shook his head.

"A little dizzy, speechless, pretty much that-" he pointed to his throat, a slight pause, "after that...... Did something happen?"

"Nope. ”

The Glory One gave an answer he didn't expect: "If anything, it's probably that I punched me a few times and broke my limbs. ”

He gave a smile that was a little awkward.

"Uh......" Corbock tried to move his body, and found that, as Judas had said, his body was falling apart and unable to move, "It's not that I can't understand it. ”

He tried to struggle a few times, then gave up completely, and did not ask Judas to untie him and help him correct the broken bones, but just looked at the young man in front of him: "I remember, I was not beaten by Mammon, by that monster...... Invaded the body?"

The nausea of mud soaking into the skin, deep into the cerebral marrow—

I can't forget it to this day.

"I don't know. Amy just spread her hands, "Maybe it's a curse, or something else - don't mind too much, it's all over anyway." ”

"It's over?"

Kaubak's eyes widened.

"That's right, the greedy demon king has been taken by me. The Glory-One paused, "It's dead—dead can't die anymore, I'm pretty sure." ”

As he spoke, he straightened the bones of the fallen teenager.

"I hope so. Kauberk unleashed his powers, and the broken bones grew back together - he staggered and struggled to get up from the ground, moving his body slightly sluggishly, his face pale like a dying man, "but now...... Do you have any ideas?"

The greedy demon king is dead, and there seems to be no point in staying here anymore.

So...... What to do?

The short boy had no answer in his heart.

"Nope. Amy said quite calmly, "The Demon King Mammon is dead—the goal of our expedition can be said to have been accomplished, and everyone's sacrifices have not been in vain." As for what to do next, I don't think we can do anything, just the fallen spirits outside the temple, if they only rely on the two of us, there is no possibility of breaking through. ”

pursed his lips and didn't reply.

He knew that what Judas said was the truth, cruel and bloody.

"We have been trapped in this temple," the Glory One is optimistic and open-minded despite the terrible news, and does not see the negative emotions of a person in a desperate situation, "The availability of water, food has become the most urgent and urgent problem before us, and worse, we have no solution to this crisis." ”

"The way is always found. squeezed out a stiff smile, "It's very similar to the situation when we first woke up, as long as you work hard, there will always be a reward, there will always be a way, isn't it?"

Amy stared at him, just stared at him, and didn't speak for a long time.

Did I say something wrong?

The short boy couldn't help but feel a little weak in his heart under the undisguised gaze of the Glory, but when the uneasiness in his heart further expanded, the other party finally spoke.

"You can think of it like that," Amy didn't look away, but said, "for the best." ”

"What do you mean?"

Corbock was not particularly sluggish, and he could hear the unfinished meaning of the Glory's words.

"Nothing special. Amy didn't plan to tell him about the existence of the King in Yellow, because there were many things that he couldn't explain, and because he ...... The ancient evil god that once dominated the old world, no matter how much ordinary people knew, it would be useless, "I'm just a little worried about you—after all, that's Mammon." ”

Half-truths, he gave an explanation.

"Hmmm......"

Corbock did not suspect that the young man, who had felt the shuddering sensation of his body being invaded, could not mind the mysterious disappearance of the demon king, so much so that he even became wary of himself: "Judas, do you still have wormwood rope on hand? Tie me up." ”

"It doesn't have to be to this point. The Glory One frowned, although the greedy demon king was a powerful existence that could leave a name in history, but no matter how much you thought about it, a reproduced projection could not compete with the shadow of the old - the despair and terror brought by the latter were even beyond the scope of human history, but ...... It was inconvenient to say these things to Corperk, and he could only show his attitude again, "I believe in you." ”

"But I don't even believe in myself. "Listen, Judas, I don't want to betray your trust—and I don't want all of our sacrifices to be in vain, so if I end up being a puppet under his control, at his mercy, kill me." ”

The Glory One is silent.

"Your mother, and your sister ......" After a long while, Amy responded, "Only if you survive and live to be a sword-bearer, can you cure your mother's serious illness, can you give your sister the best environment to grow up, and can you fundamentally change your family's embarrassment." ”

"So I'm going to try—" clenched his fists, his eyes brighter than ever, "I'm not going to die until I fail, am I?"

"That's right. ”

- You will fail.

Such words, such disgraceful words, such cruel words, how can the glorious man bear to say it.

Mortal...... It is impossible to disobey the gods.

It's not about will.

The disparity in personality alone determines that the resistance of the ants is destined to be insignificant.

That's the reality.

"Frankly...... I'm not sure. Kaobke's voice was very calm, as if he was talking about something completely unrelated to him, "If I don't get through this, please take care of that pot of moonshine grass for me—this is a parting gift prepared for me by my sister, if I can't even take care of it, wouldn't it be too much of a failure for me as an elder brother?"

"I'll take care of your sister. ”

Amy probably guessed what Corbock was thinking, and gave a promise directly—not as Judas, but as Ulysses.

The short boy was stunned, and smiled weakly: "You are really ...... person"

He didn't finish his sentence, because there was no need for it.

"What's your sister's name?" "Since the Honorable One has made a promise, he will definitely fulfill it, "I will go when this is over...... Ramsden: That's the name, right? I'll go there and see. ”

"Anna. Cowberk said, and then patted his friend on the shoulder, half-jokingly, "I warn you, my sister is lovely, don't be mad at her." ”

"You're thinking too much. Amy replied crisply, "I'm not interested in your sister." ”

"What! you're not interested in my sister—" said the short boy, and then the conversation turned, "do you think I'm going to say that?" but...... Thank you so much. ”

"There's nothing to thank," the Glory-Honoring One waved his hand, "it's just what I'm supposed to do." ”

"My teacher once taught me," Cowbock sighed at the thought of the mentor who changed his life, "and nothing in this world is ever something that anyone else should do—I think so." ”

"It's true that nothing else should do. Amy chewed on the unpretentious words, and then a smile appeared on the corner of her mouth, "Thank you for teaching me this, so, this is my thank you." ”

"Really—" couldn't help but laugh dumbly, "what are we foolish here? ”

"Yes," Amy agreed, "stupid." ”

The two looked at each other and smiled.

After the laughter stopped, the short boy stretched out his hand: "My safety is in your hands, you must not let me die until I fail." ”

"Don't worry," the Gloryer assured, patting his chest, "until then, you'll be fine—"

The words came to an abrupt end.

Subsequently—

Everything fades its color, and countless landscapes become pure, distorted, abstract lines.

- The world suddenly darkened.

Amy Ulysses opened her eyes in the darkness and spat out a few ...... Bubbles?