Manfred clutched his heart and looked at Sophia in amazement. At this moment, his surprise was not only because he misrecognized the identity of the other party, but Manfred, who had lived for an era, was really shocked by Sophia's unexpected determination and action.

"Why, why did you do this, did Jericho send you? No, that man, that man, no matter how vicious his heart is, will not let you come, he did not send you, and he does not need to let you come. Why did you make that decision of your own volition, and what was your purpose, and what did it mean to you?"

Seemingly struck by Sophia, Manfred asked, as if questioning Sophia and muttering to himself.

"Because you have to die. Sophia's eyes revealed a grim look that even Swain had never seen before, "Manfred Schneider, whatever you were for, you have already rang the bell that you shouldn't have been moved for that speech at Astrad I. Talking nonsense will also invite the scourge of killing!"

"Ha, sure enough, you're really here for this. Manfred smiled hard and looked at Sophia fixedly, "You like your brother very much, your feelings have reached a pathological level, yes, because you have turned yourself into a slave to this feeling, driven by it, and lost yourself." Look at you, your brother would be surprised to see you like this!"

Manfred ripped off the hat on his head, he had already been discovered by Sophia anyway, and he didn't plan to continue hiding his identity.

"Your brother's marksmanship is as unscathing as his swordsmanship, but you, to my surprise, are determined and accurate, and I have to say that you may be more talented than your brother in this regard. But so what? Your brother can't kill me, and your father can't kill me, so can you kill me?"

Manfred took a step forward, and with a majestic momentum, yelled at Sophia:

"No, no one can end my life because I am ......"

His words came to an abrupt end, a reflexive word, and then he was halfway through, and even Manfred himself froze, for he could not remember what he was going to say, and he could not remember the next name that was in his mouth but could not be uttered.

It has been devoured by Atropos, in the name of Manfred Alcator von Nosferatu.

"Don't struggle, you're dead. Sophia put away her gun, put her hat back on, and tucked her long hair under it, "Because I'm a woman." ”

Manfred's face turned pale, and he felt the bullet hole in his heart, and suddenly realized something he had just overlooked. The wound did not heal on its own as Manfred imagined, on the contrary, the scope of the wound continued to expand, extending from the bullet hole to the surroundings, Manfred's body began to turn into silver sand, gradually disintegrating and collapsing, although the speed was very slow, but Manfred was indeed going to die.

"That gun......" Manfred stared at Sophia, he realized that he was careless, but he didn't understand in his dying mind, why this happened, if he would have been killed so easily, why Swain couldn't kill him, Ernest couldn't kill him, he had an era of life, so many people didn't kill him, and now he was going to die at the hands of a girl who didn't even have magic power.

"The special silver bullet casing made by the Grand Sanctuary of Garons, which is filled with mercury, and the bullets have been baptized with holy water, which is considered a prop to ward off evil spirits. Sophia patted her pockets and said to Manfred as if to show off, "This is a gift from my brother. ”

"Silver, it's actually silver...... Manfred clutched his chest, a pained expression on his face, "did you prepare it for me, or did your brother, your 'love of you' the most, finally want to bring you into this damn world, and let you see how he lived?"

Sophia's face immediately turned cold, and her hands were in her pockets, as if she was going to give Manfred another shot. "I don't care what you are, I don't care what you are, even if you're Satan from Hell, I'll send you back to Hell. ”

"Send me back to hell?" Manfred gasped, and now his chest was so sandy that it was difficult for him to breathe, "Little girl, are you ready, ready, to kill someone, are you so conscious?"

Sophia turned, she was no longer in the mood to continue talking to Manfred.

"There is always a death. She left Manfred with a back, one that didn't look like Sophia, "I don't have any psychological burden to kill, just like my brother." ”

Manfred looked at Sophia in the distance, and until now, he still had a hard time believing that this person was Sophia.

"It's so unlikely. ”

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Yang was lying on the bed, the wound after the operation was burning with pain, and he couldn't move now, so he could only grit his teeth and endure the pain.

However, even if he was injured like this, he did not let his guard down, the magic filled the room, and no wind and grass could hide his perception.

So, as soon as Manfred returned, he immediately sensed it.

"Why, I ran back so soon. Yang sneered, "Have you found the escape hole?"

Manfred stood in the shadows by the door, his figure almost blackened by the dim light in the room, and Yang couldn't even see the corners of his clothes.

"Is that how you want to be sarcastic about me?" Manfred's voice sounded rather hoarse and low, with a hint of sadness that surprised Yang Du, "You've always been like this, and you've always been like this to Maxsimian. He is good enough for you, but your heart still doesn't want to listen to him, this is your character, you have been rebelling, rebelling against everyone who is on your head. ”

Young turned his face, and Manfred's words made him a little unhappy. "Ah, yes, I'm such a person, whether you call me a white-eyed wolf, or call me a, I don't care, anyway, you're right. If you want to throw away my burden, then do it, I'm not like you, if death is inevitable, I'll meet it head-on, and I won't run away!"

"You ......" Manfred sighed, not saying the rest of the words, "Forget it, I don't want to get angry with you, it's pointless and meaningless. ”

Manfred was silent for a while, then said, "Yang, do you know why your hair is white?"

Young glanced in surprise at the corner where Manfred stood, he knew that his hair color was strange, his mother Lady Lisa had the trademark red hair, which his sister Artemis had inherited, but his hair color was a rare white, and considering his origin, it seemed that the most likely thing was inherited from his father, who had hidden his identity.

However, this topic has never been brought up by anyone in fifteen years, and a gentleman like Earl Hecate would not take the initiative to bring up these things to hurt Young's feelings, and others would not mention it with interest. So this was the first time he had heard someone mention his hair color.

"Do you want to ...... Say what?"

Yang's voice was a little hesitant, although he just said that he would not escape death, but in the face of this question, Yang still seemed to be a little resistant.

"You know," Manfred stared at Yang coldly in his shadowy eyes, "who your father, I mean your real father, is. ”

The corners of Yang's mouth twitched, but he didn't speak.

"He's not the same hair color as you are, in other words, your hair isn't inherited from either of your parents. ”

"What the hell are you trying to say!" Yang roared, but the roar touched his wound, and Yang immediately groaned in pain again, "Manfred, I've had enough of you beating around the bush, tell me, what the hell are you going to say." ”

"I think this is a miracle, and when you were born, I had this feeling, a somewhat dark, gray feeling. The chandelier flickered, and in an instant it flashed Manfred's face, but the time the light shone on Manfred's face was too short, and Yang didn't pay attention to it, and didn't find anything unusual, "I don't understand why I feel this way, but I faintly feel a little nostalgic, it seems that in the distant past, I have forgotten the past, and I have had such a feeling." At that time, I subconsciously reacted like this, you may be the one who brought me the end. ”

Young turned his face sideways, his face pressed against the cold metal bedboard, and looked into Manfred's eyes not only with doubt, but with a sense of sadness.

"What do you think of me as, disciple, subordinate, utilizer, or ......?"

"Don't ask, Yang. Manfred interrupted him in a low voice, "You don't understand this emotion, it's too early. But this can't be helped, your personality is too hard to suppress the impulses in your heart, and you can't wait to show yourself. ”

"We don't have anything left, Manfred. Young stared into Manfred's shadow, a tear suddenly left in the corner of his eye, "We betrayed everything, and then we were left with only our own stupid delusions. I still hate Jericho so much, but I have to say that if I were like him, at least, my heart wouldn't feel bad. ”

"Even Jericho will grieve, as long as he is human. Manfred raised his foot and was about to take a step forward, but he stopped his steps, as if hesitating, "Yang, listen, I hope you live, I've lived long enough, such a long life makes me can't see the future, even if I continue to live? This can no longer be called life, just as I can no longer be called a human being, but you who are so stubborn, tenacious and unwilling to bow to fate still have a lot of time and opportunities to find the meaning of your life." ”

"Do you feel sad too, Manfred, and even if you are like this, you can't be called a human, at most a monster, will you feel sad?"

Manfred was silent for a long time before replying, "Yes, I will, and it is precisely because there is so little left that I cherish it extraordinarily, even if it is something that makes me sad and painful." ”

Perhaps finally having made up his mind, Manfred emerged from the shadows, revealing his mangled body. His chest and abdomen were almost completely sandy, with only the creaking skeleton supporting his body, and the sandy parts spreading to his arms and face. Bites of silver sand slowly fell from Manfred's body, and in the dim light, this scene was chilling and towering, but it also had a special beauty, but this beauty came at the cost of Manfred's life.

"It's been an epoch, I didn't even know that silver had such a great lethality to me, and this life, which has been struggling until now, is now time to usher in death. Manfred walked over to Young's side, half of his lips already sanded, revealing his white teeth inside, "Hopefully it won't let me down, death." ”

"Manfred, ...... you" Yang looked at Manfred in a daze, and couldn't even feel his own pain, "What's going on, who is it? Is it Jerichale?"

"I have killed many people, and many people want me to die, but now my heart feels extremely calm and peaceful. Manfred crouched down, and with his height, even if he squatted down, he was still taller than Yang who was lying on the bed, "Although I don't have a heart anymore." ”

As he spoke, he lowered his head, took Yang's hand, and kissed him lightly on the back of his hand.

It's still the same as before, and it's very tempting.

Manfred sniffed the scent of blood coming from under Yang's skin, but now he didn't have any desire to suck blood, he just stretched out his fangs and gently touched Yang's index finger.

"Our Father in heaven,

Hallowed be your name.

Thy kingdom come,

Thy will be done on earth,

as walking in heaven.

Our daily diet,

Give it to us today.

Forgive us our debts,

as we forgive our debts.

that we may not be tempted,

Deliver us from evil.

For all is yours in the kingdom and in the power and in the glory.

Forever.

Amen!"

Yang looked at the silver sand floating in the air, and his eyes couldn't suppress tears. He had never felt so much pain and sorrow as he did now, not even the trauma after chest surgery. He struggled to reach out and pick up the sand that had accumulated on the ground as if it were ......

In the same way as shaking hands with Manfred.