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The closer Shure got to the top of the mountain, the more "illusory" he felt.

There is always something that keeps rushing in front of your eyes, and you can't see the reality in front of you.

The more you try to struggle, the more you can't do it.

In the end, Shul simply let the illusory flow - with some kind of recognition, they became more and more raging.

Reaching the top of the mountain—Shul suddenly had a strange feeling.

You won't see it anywhere else.

Smoky gray ground, and all around - clouds and mist. Desolation is the first reaction of ordinary people when they see this place, and the road when looking behind makes people feel a strange sense of vertigo.

——

The abode of the Holy Dragon.

Sand......

Shuer frowned, and the illusory illusions in front of him seemed to be crazy, surging towards his consciousness, making him a little uncontrollable for a while-

It seemed that he was still in this place, but the sky was soaked in blood, and the ethereal clouds and mist also made people feel ominous, and when he turned around, he was stunned.

There was a great beast—he was entrenched on the top of the mountain, scarred at the same time.

Golden blood flowed on the smoky ground, and many places at the scales were cracked.

A pair of huge fleshy wings, one of which had broken and hung at its side.

This is probably the most embarrassing holy dragon.

Xiuer looked at it steadily, thinking that he would have a lot to say, but at this time, he couldn't say a word.

Silence, silence, silence.

In front of the Holy Dragon, who could only be said to be breathless, there was a man standing - the man in the cloak, looking at Jock's face with a frozen anger - some messy black hair and black mist escaping from his body......

This man is Wells.

Is this the picture of his father before he died?

Shuer clenched his fists, and there was a slight "pop" sound in the air.

"Holy Dragon...... It's just a holy dragon ......" Wells' voice was low and hoarse, and he walked towards Jock, and when his hand fell, the black mist wrapped around his arm and gradually turned into a sharp blade - "The so-called strength is just boasting. ”

No......

Not really.

——

"Wait——!" Shure shouted, as Wells had already walked over to Jock's side and swung his hand into Jock's neck with the blade of the black mist—

The dragon's roar, or rather, mournful roar, instantly shook him to the point of not taking a step.

Bang——!

Sensing this, Wells immediately turned back and raised his hand to resist, but the black mist did not completely block the blow, and the broken sword was accompanied by a huge force, causing a huge impact until one of his arms was severed——!

"Hmm——!"

"Jock!"

Shure looked over where the sound had come from, and saw Luc—

Wells frowned at the sight of Ryuk, and seemed to think for a moment, but still took a step back and walked away.

Even if it's the miracle Santa Fes, but he can't kill Jock.

But he seems to have "killed" the Holy Dragon Jock.

This......

【②】

"Jock!" Ryuk hurried over, he looked at the tragic condition of the holy dragon, and he couldn't believe it, "You ......"

Jock slowly lifted his head, which was somewhat bulky to him, and moved—

"Take him away......"

Say...... Him.

Shul came back to his senses and looked at Jock, who had discovered something not far away.

"Don't you ......?"

"Sorry to disappoint you. Jock spoke slowly with a heavy voice, "But I can't continue my duty." ”

For the Holy Dragon and the Holy Faith, it was as if all this was just to "protect the continent".

But obviously, Jock rejected this responsibility and chose "death".

Jock ...... I'm not thinking that you're a holy dragon right now, and that your death is a pity. Ryuk walked over and half-crouched down to look at Jock, "It's a friend's position." ”

“...... Ah, I guess understood. ”

Unlike the "partnership" between Santa Fes and the Holy Dragon, it's just friends.

What Luke didn't want to see was Jock die as a friend, rather than worrying about seeing the "Holy Dragon" die.

"So...... Lineth she ...... "Two big men, of course, don't have much to say in this regard, and he quickly found the point of the matter.

As if Jock's situation wasn't dangerous.

Shul could see that it was a fatal wound.

If Luuk was able to seriously injure Wells, then of course Jock could - it was Jock himself who chose "death".

And the reason ......

"She's dead. ”

......

The strange girl who never thought of herself as a holy dragon, and only thought of him as "Jock"-

The death of a beloved.

Is it possible to be so desperate?

Maybe for ordinary races, love is only a part, but for the holy dragon who lacks emotional understanding?

That's all.

Sounds childish.

But—

To be deeply aware of the concept of the "fallen world" is to be born with only one duty, one to know everything, to see everything, but to feel that everything has no sense of reality.

Authenticity will only breed in this corner.

......

"Jock—what's under the clouds over there? Can you take me down and have a look!"

"Oh, there's a cave!"

"Hahahaha...... Your face is covered in dust. ”

Shure watched it all quietly, and the sound in his ears came from...... His mother.

He looked towards where the sound came from.

The mother's hair color was reddish-orange, that bright and passionate color.

——

"He will definitely be a healthy child, growing up in anticipation and joy—"

"You know, the world is ......"

"What the world is like, in fact, it all depends on what we think - if we keep thinking like that, we can't live well, right, that has always been the limit of our lifespan, so what do you care about it?"

...... It turned out to be, such a person.

Shul lowered his head, soaking in the memories.

Teresa wants to see this, why?

Because I'm worried that I'll get caught up in the obvious?

But she ignored one point......

"It's been a long time...... Holy Dragon ......"

At this time, a distant voice sounded, which was not illusory, but "realistic".

【③】

"So, do you really have a position to stand against me at this time?"

——

Tetina clutched the corners of her skirt and pursed her lips as if nervously.

Everything she learned came from Wells' notes.

In other words, this is her teacher.

Even if she didn't admit it, it would be very fatal to be able to grasp something like the absorption vein, which was considered taboo by the Noble Alliance.

Sometimes, there are things that just force people to take sides.

"Of course I do. Tetina sighed softly.

Wells seemed to be able to sense the affirmation in her tone, and turned back again—

"But ......"

Bang——!

Wells looked at the "thread" that had pierced into the cloak and was surprised.

"For me, I found this note, and inevitably suffered...... I need to atone for this, and as someone who inherits such a thing, I don't think I can accept your approach. ”