"I know who you are now," he said softly, his eyes lit up when he saw Aven.

"You'll come with me, won't you, at least at the beginning of my journey...... Don't leave me alone.

I've been walking with my friends for so long that I'm on my own...... Leave like this...... I don't think I'm used to it. ”

"I'll go with you," Evan promised without hesitation.

"Close your eyes, Hubble, and get a good rest. The disturbances of this world have nothing to do with you anymore.

You have earned the right to sleep. “

"Sleep," the dwarf said with a smile.

"Yes, that's exactly what I needed. Wake me up when you're ready...... Wake me up when it's time to leave—" Hubble closed his eyes.

He inhaled softly, then exhaled slowly......

Robert brought the dwarf's hand to his lips. "Goodbye, old friend," the half-elf whispered, placing the dwarf's hand on his chest, which had stopped beating.

"No, Hubble, no," Wade shouted frantically, lying on the dwarf's body.

Robert softly picked up the Kander with a big cry. Wade kept kicking and struggling, but Robert still held him tightly like a child.

In the end, Wade finally gave in due to exhaustion. He hugged Robert and cried sadly.

Robert stroked Wade's tail, and then he looked up and paused.

"Wait, old fellow, what are you doing?" he shouted.

Robert put Wade on the ground and quickly stood up. The old mage picked up Hubble's body, and as Robert watched in shock, he began to walk towards the circle of rocks in the center of the basin.

"Stop!" Robert ordered. "We should give him a ritual and help him build a tomb. ”

Evan turned to face Robert. The old man's expression was very serious. He hugged the heavy dwarf with ease.

"I promised him that he wouldn't go alone," Evan said briefly.

Then he turned around and continued his way towards the round of stones. Robert hesitated for a moment and ran after him.

The others seemed to be frozen in place, staring blankly at the back of the mage in the distance.

It should be a simple thing for Robert to catch up with an old man who is holding such a heavy corpse.

But Aven's speed was astonishing, as if both he and Hubble were as light as air.

Robert suddenly began to feel that his body was very heavy, as if it was as difficult as catching up with a wisp of smoke in the air.

Still staggering behind him, he caught up with the old mage as he walked into the stone circle with the dwarves' corpses in his arms.

Robert squeezed in without thinking.

At first, he thought there was a place of calm water in front of him, so calm that nothing could interfere with its waveless surface.

Then he discovered that it wasn't water, it was a round, smooth black rock!

The black surface is polished to a very shiny finish. It stretched out in front of Robert like a beautiful night sky.

And, when Robert looked down at the rock, he saw twinkling stars!

It was so clear that he couldn't help but look up, thinking that night had fallen, even though he knew it was only afternoon.

The sky above him was blue, without stars, without the sun.

Robert was so shocked that he fell to his knees on the edge of the pool and looked inside again.

He saw the stars, he saw the moon, he saw the three moons, and his soul began to tremble.

Because the black moon, which was only visible to the great wizard in black robes—now he can see it too: like a black circle in the darkness.

He could even see the valiant soldiers. and the void left behind after the disappearance of the constellations after darkness.

Robert remembered what Rodelis had said, "Both are gone."

She descended on Candela, Robert, who was there to stop her Robert looked up and saw Evan holding Hubble's corpse and stepping onto the black rock.

The half-elf tried to force himself to follow, but the black rock in front of him was like hell for him to dare to step on.

He could only watch as the old mage walked softly, as if he didn't want to wake up the sleeping child in his arms, and walked to the center of the shining black rock.

"Aven!" Robert shouted.

The old mage neither looked back nor turned around.

He just continued to walk into the twinkling stars. Robert felt Tylo Corsi crawl up to him.

Robert reached out and took his hand as tightly as he held Hubble's hand.

The old mage walked to the center of the pool...... And then it was gone.

Robert was taken aback. Wade leapt to his feet and began to run towards the glittering rock.

But Robert caught him.

"No, Wade," the half-elf said softly. "You can't go on an adventure with him this time. The time has not yet come.

You've got to stay with me first. I need you now. ”

Wade stepped back, with rare obedience, and when he did, he pointed ahead.

"Look, Robert!" his voice trembled. "The constellation! It appeared!"

As Robert looked at the smooth rock face, he saw the constellation of valiant warriors reappear.

They flashed, filling the entire pool with a blue-white glow.

Robert immediately looked up, but the sky above him was still empty.

"Robert!" Calamon shouted.

"Belcleral!" Robert suddenly remembered what he had done, and immediately staggered across the rugged terrain and ran as fast as he could towards Berclery's body.

Lena and Calamon stood beside him, the nearby rocks stained with blood.

As they watched, Beclery began to twitch and wail.

It's not because of the pain of the moment, as if it's for the pain of memory. Berclery's trembling hands covered his chest and slowly stood up.

The horrific wound now only left some clear traces of blood on his body, and this trace was quickly gone.

"His name is the Man of Eternals, remember?" said Robert to Calamon, who looked grim.

"Stone and I saw him die in New Grande, buried under tons of rock.

He has died countless times, and each time he comes back to life. He also claimed that he didn't know why. Robert walked up to Belclery and glared at him, who looked at him with a gloomy, cautious eye.

"Actually, you know, right, Berclery?" said Robert.

The half-elf's voice was very soft, and his demeanor was very calm.

"You know," he repeated, "you're going to tell us, too."

The fate of many people may be in your hands. ”

Berclercle looked at the ground. "I'm sorry...... Your friend ......," he muttered.

"I- I tried to help, but I-"

"I know," Robert said, swallowing. "I'm sorry too...... For what I do.

I- I don't know...... I don't understand—"

When Robert said this, he realized that he was actually lying.

He actually saw it, but he only saw what he wanted to see. How many things in his life were like this?

How much of what he saw had been distorted by his own mind? He didn't know Berclery because he didn't want to know him!

To him, Berclerc was like the dark secret in his heart that he hated the most.

He killed Belclery, and the half-elves knew it, but in fact, his sword pierced itself.

It was as if the wound had allowed the venom that had been building up in it for a long time and had corrupted his soul to flow out.

Now the wound can finally heal. Hubble's death was like a panacea, reminding him of good things and his efforts to transcend life and death.

Robert felt that he had finally broken free from the wrestling of guilt. No matter what had happened in the past, he had done his best to try to correct everything.

He had made mistakes, but now he could forgive himself and move on.

Perhaps Berclerc saw these emotions in Robert's eyes that he had not seen before.

Because he clearly sees regret and sees sympathy.

Then, "I'm tired, Robert," Berclery said suddenly, looking into Robert's red eyes.

"I'm so tired. His gaze shifted to the black, mirrored rock.

"I- I envy your friend. He can now rest in peace.

He had found peace. Am I never going to have such a chance?" Berclery clenched his fists, shivered, and finally covered his cheeks with his hands.

"But I'm so scared...... I saw that the end was very close. I'm so scared!"

"We were all scared. Robert sighed, rubbing his hot eyes.

"You're right - the end is near, and it seems that darkness awaits us. The answer, Berclery, is in your hands. ”

"I'll — I'll tell you everything I know," Bercleral said in fits and starts, as if the words were being dragged out of his body, word by word.

"But you must help me!" he grabbed Robert's hand. "You must promise to help me!"

"I can't guarantee that," said Robert gravely, "not until I know everything." ”

Belclery sat down, his back against the blood-stained stone.

The others sat around him, tightening their cloaks as the wind blowing over the peaks grew stronger and stronger, blowing over the strange rocks with strange noises.

The wind blows through everything in this vast land, reviving some things and dying.

Hubble left this world because of Robert's impulse, while Bercleral was not affected in the slightest due to his immortal constitution.

However, the Eternal Man is not happy about this, he just wants to be liberated as soon as possible. Although eternal life is a great temptation for every ordinary person, it is actually a kind of torture.

If Rodrith had been here, there might have been a chance to save him.