The scorching temperature was replaced by a chill. I saw nearly a hundred flame scorpions lying on the hot rock wall, although each one was only the size of a palm, and the two pairs of pincers were negligible, but the proud poisonous hook on its tail made people shudder. The tail of the four sections, the top of which is half the size of a body, round and red, and from time to time there is a red liquid dripping from the poison needle, falling into the magma and floating a wisp of black smoke.

"I'll kill them, and you can pick the Blazing Fruit. “

Before I could reply, the girl had already rushed forward, and two daggers appeared in her hands with a glowing yellow light. The flaming scorpions leaped towards her, and the girl flicked her wrists forward, and the dagger slashed through the air through the flaming scorpions' bodies, nailing them to the rock wall. When the girl threw out the eight daggers, two daggers appeared in her hand again, but this time instead of continuing, she turned to step up and kill the scorpion.

The right hand stabbed upward, and two flame scorpions suddenly popped out of the back, the girl did not look back, and the dagger was shot out with her left backhand, and a cold light swept through, shooting the poisonous scorpion in half. Then the right hand draws a half-arc to one side, the left foot turns slightly on tiptoe, the right heel slides backwards, and the left hand draws an arc of light to the other side. A dagger reappeared on his left hand, and one that had been nailed to the rock wall disappeared, and the corpse of the flaming scorpion fell into the lava.

The girl's body kept turning, her hands waving in the air, twisting her waist slightly, and her feet jumping on the ground. The dagger in the hand stabbed or slashed, or turned in the palm of the hand and flew out. At this time, the girl had closed her eyes and was silent in her own world, as if this was not a hunt, but a show... There is only one one-man performance.

A young girl stands on a huge stage and dances, feeling the silence of the world, the loneliness of her soul, and the desolation of life. There were no tears, no emotion, even as if a soul had been lost. I don't know pain, I don't know sorrow, I don't know tiredness. Just keep turning his body, dancing his hands, and moving his feet. No matter how perfect it is, no matter how moving it is, even if it never stops.... No one watched, no one sighed, there was only himself as a performer....

The flaming scorpions continued to rush towards her, as if each one of them was an outlaw fanatic, without fear, even if he would be buried in the next moment. There were more and more poisonous scorpions that pounced on the girl, although none of them could touch her body, but the splattered venom still dripped on the girl's clothes, although the venom was not injected into the body, but its corrosiveness should not be underestimated. There were already more than a dozen holes in the girl's clothes, and the venom dripping on her hands left a charred black spot on her skin.

The girl was still expressionless, not even a slight frown. Still beating and waving. No one can understand the loneliness, no one feels pain for her, no one knows that she exists. It's just a person who keeps dancing and never stops, even if he has come to the edge of the cliff. In the moment before she was about to step into the cliff, she only did the last second of the action perfectly, even if it was just herself from beginning to end, even if no one ever knew.... It's not so much that she is not afraid of danger or death, but that she does not know danger and does not know what death is. Life or death, everything has long been irrelevant.....

I can really feel the desolation, the grief, and the loneliness. I don't know when, I don't know why, looking at the figure of the girl, tears flowed out of the eyes, although the boy bleeds without tears, but he can't control himself at this time, the vibration of the heart. The stumps scattered on the ground, the lonely souls floating in the air, the wails of falling into the magma, but the girl always kept that indifference.....

I can't bear it, my heart hurts.... rushed towards the girl with all his might, not wanting to see her like this again, not wanting her to be so cold again, not wanting her to be just a person. The girl didn't seem to notice the changes around her, and still waved the dagger in her hand. As I approached her, a dagger flew towards me, but I didn't slow down, flashed sideways and continued to charge, then felt a tingling in my arm, and a dagger was stuck in my left arm. However, this did not stop the girl's movements, she let go of her left hand, and continued to turn her body, her right hand trying to slash through the air, and another dagger appeared in her left hand.

The body swooped forward, wrapped his hands around the girl's waist, pulled her tightly into his arms, and buried his face in the girl's hair. The girl was interrupted by the sudden movement, and finally opened her eyes. She found that the boy held her in his arms, feeling his body tremble and his heart beating. The girl just wanted to ask.

"Don't be miserable anymore, okay, don't be lonely anymore, let me guard you, okay?"

Hearing the young man's trembling voice, the girl was stunned, and a drop of water suddenly dripped into the originally calm lake, causing ripples.

Feel the temperature of the teenager, feel the strength of the waist, and feel the indignation in the heart of the teenager.

It turns out that it feels like to be cared for by someone, to be accompanied by someone, and to be guarded by someone. '

.........

It was dark all around, and a young girl was running barefoot on the mountain, her small arms and legs were already scarred. There were also scars on the little feet, leaving a bloody mark every time they touched the ground. Everything is so gloomy, everything is so desperate. Cruel and terrible images kept flashing through my mind.

One by one, they died beside her, their clothes stained red with bright blood, their frightened and helpless eyes staring at her, and the sound of terrible wails still ringing in their ears. All of this lingers. The man gently stroked the girl's head, boasting that the girl had the same hair as her mother, and the woman also held the girl in her arms and kissed her face. However, all this will not be anymore, and it will all disappear before the girl's eyes. All that remained was a bloody smile on the corner of the man's mouth, and all that was left was the body of the woman in white lying in a pool of blood, and the sharp knife that was dyed red.....

The young girl kept running, not knowing where to go, not knowing if she would be able to live, none of this mattered, everything had disappeared before her eyes....

After countless falls, she felt that she could no longer get up, but then a man in black came. He did not help the girl up, but asked:

'Will you rise up on your own, or will I let me bury you here?'

Don't just rely on it, it's useless, only when you are strong can you protect yourself. ‘

........

Looking at the young man in front of her, she finally asked:

"What qualifications do you have to protect me? Why do you protect me? Do you have that strength? What qualifications do you have to avoid even the challenge? Do you think you beat me? You... Is it qualified!??"

The girl's cold and cruel voice sounded in her ears. At that moment I felt my heart stop, a feeling of suffocation.

'Yes, what right do I have to protect others and make promises to others?' I have always lived under the protection of others, and I don't even have the strength of a girl......

The girl broke free of her embrace, her eyes became sharp at this time, and her originally melted heart was about to be frozen again.

But I don't want to, I don't want to see her like this, I don't want to leave her alone anymore. ‘

Rushed over again and pulled the girl back.

"Now, I'll take care of these, and you can pick the 'Blazing Fruit'"

When the girl saw the poisonous scorpion that pounced on me, she was about to make a move, and I pulled it into my arms, and a layer of purple scale armor appeared on my body.

The girl looked at me, nodded eventually, and walked towards the 'Blazing Fruit' in the magma. For me, with purple scale armor and a pair of bone claws, dealing with these flaming scorpions really couldn't be easier.

As soon as the girl jumped back after picking the 'Blazing Fruit', the originally calm slurry surface began to boil, and magma continued to sputter out. A huge figure suddenly rushed out of the magma, and the giant pincers swept towards the girl.

"Be careful!"

I rushed in an instant, and the giant pincers struck the girl's right arm, smashing with me into the rock wall, full of devastating force, and almost knocking me unconscious. But the girl was not so lucky, there were scars on her body, and the place where her right arm was hit directly turned black. It can be said that at this time her right arm is not usable at all.

Another piece of lava was splashed and flew over, and I quickly turned over to protect the girl under me. The purple scale armor couldn't hold on for a moment, and gradually faded. Another thump, sweeping me and the girl a few meters away. Immediately afterwards, I saw the thick tail hook piercing towards the passage in which it entered, and the broken stones fell downward, and it would not be long before they were blocked. I quickly picked up the girl and rushed towards the entrance of the cave, the 'Blazing Fruit' fell to the ground and there was no time to estimate, now it was the most important thing to escape.

However, it didn't go as I wanted, and when I was about to enter the passage, a huge tail hook pierced me, and I couldn't react at all, I felt a sharp needle pierce my back, and then a stream of liquid was continuously injected into the body, and if I could see it at this time, I would find that the place where I was pierced became black in an instant. This is because I feel a little dazed mentally, and my body is gradually losing strength. And the passage will soon be closed.

He took a deep breath, kept his legs firmly on the ground, lowered his head and whispered a word in the girl's ear, and finally threw her towards the passage, and just moments after she flew out, the passage was completely sealed.

......

Looking at the blocked passage, the girl who was paralyzed and weak at this time could no longer control herself, and tears flowed from her eyes. And the boy's words kept ringing in the girl's ears:

'Now, you're really beautiful and I really like you. Didn't you ask me why I should protect you, and my answer is, with my whole life......