Before today, Xiu had never felt hopeless. She had been snatched away by bandits a few months earlier, and in the claustrophobic carriage she was actively thinking about a way to escape, three years ago the Fire King Naga had been born, and Alder's alchemists were like great enemies, but she thought that Naga was not invincible. Because at a very young age, she was told that you should never feel hopeless at any moment, and that feeling hopeless means that you have thrown in the towel.

As the proud daughter of the sky, Xiu has never admitted defeat, which also makes her the youngest third-level researcher of the dragon clan in the history of the hall. She can argue with her pale old fellow men about dragons' minds being far from humans, or she can dance in a silver dress at a high-end ball to steal the hearts of teenagers. Yes, she never despairs at any moment and maintains absolute confidence at all times.

But her self-confidence is ruthlessly destroyed today. The man who had been telling her "Don't worry, we'll always be together" that morning had now arrived in another world, and there was still residual warmth on the ruby pendant he had given him, as if he had only left for a short time and would be back soon. But Xiu knew that he would not come back, and the man who had been with him for nearly twenty years would not come back.

Nicole lifted the curtain and sighed softly when she saw Xiu curled up in the corner sobbing constantly.

At the last moment, Arnold, the last lord of Alchemy City, let all the [shield guards] form the last line of defense to cover the retreat of the refugees. Xiu was reluctant to leave, and Arnold could only let people stun her, and finally detonated the remaining black powder underground. The fire burned the century-old city, and the dragon emperor Mussolini stood above the flames, coldly watching the people fleeing like lost dogs.

She wanted to comfort Xiu, but she didn't know how to speak. Until someone tapped her on the shoulder, she turned around and saw Nia winking at her.

"Let her cry for a while. Nia whispered, "It's better to cry than to hold it in your heart." ”

Nicole hesitated for a moment, thinking that what Nia said made sense, so she nodded, lowered the curtain, and Xiu's figure disappeared from her field of vision little by little. She hoped that Xiu would recover, because they didn't have much time, and the last of the survivors were in a dilapidated tiled house. The owner of the house must have fled, so there was nothing left in the house, just an empty shell, but it was also a place to stay. After all, they couldn't rush to the imperial capital without stopping.

Nicole and Nia returned to the master bedroom, where there was a bonfire and a dozen people crowded around the fire, mostly Alder's survivors. On one side are Silo, Lily, Barov, and the woman who has lost her brother, named Liz, and on the other side are Alan and Peria.

When Alder was destroyed, the refugees fled in all directions, and only these people followed them, becoming the last of the refugees to leave Alder. Why the last group? Because they had to take that person away from the Dragon Emperor, Arnold did not hesitate to sacrifice his life to cover their actions with the [Shield Guard].

"I never thought Ian would be defeated. Nia said softly, "From the moment he killed Nathan, the Wind King, I thought that no one or dragon in this world could defeat him. ”

Nicole was silent. When they arrived at Alder, they saw that the invincible man in their eyes had been nailed to Alder's walls with a spear by the Dragon Emperor, and blood was spilling all over the ground. At that moment, the shadow in Nicole's heart that hunted the Wind King was gone, replaced by the little hunter who had been almost killed by a weak sharp-tailed black-feathered dragon in the Lutheran Jungle.

At this time, Lao Pu walked in from outside the house, still carrying two pheasants in his hands.

"That's all there is to it. Old Pu put the pheasant next to the campfire, "Whoever will barbecue it, at least let everyone fill their stomachs." ”

Silo and Alan responded at the same time, both of them looked at each other in surprise, and then invariably showed a silent smile.

"When I was still in the defense force, I often went to the mountains with my companions to hunt a little game. "Kind of experience." ”

Alan scratched his head: "I'm pretty much the same, when I was a child, I didn't eat enough, so I would go to the mountains to catch some hares and pheasants to eat, and I didn't pay attention to it at that time, I could eat it when it was cooked." ”

"Then please two chefs. "I'm sure the ladies can't wait, I hear Lily's stomach growling." ”

"It's you. Lily blushed.

Everyone laughed, and the atmosphere eased slightly.

But Nicole couldn't laugh, she kept staring at the flames that were devouring the dry wood, and no one knew what she was thinking. Old Pu put down the short knife for hunting and sat next to Nicole: "I just saw Ian. ”

"How is he?" Nicole looked up, the light of fire reflected in her eyes.

"There was no sign of a heartbeat. Old Pu shook his head and said, "In other words, he's dead." ”

The light in Nicole's eyes dimmed, and Allen, who was on the side, heard the conversation between the two, and the knife used to split the muscles was deflected, accidentally scratching his hand. Peria gave him a strange look and told him to be careful.

But his heart was not damaged. "The spear was only a little away from his heart. ”

"But what's the use of that?"

"Theoretically, as long as the heart is not damaged, it will continue to repair the damaged wounds, achieving the effect of almost immortality. "This was the case with Perseus a thousand years ago, who stood up again and again in the siege of our elven warriors, and finally defeated everyone. At that time, he was no less injured than Ian, so Ian should be safe and sound. ”

"But [Endless Life] is no longer working. Nia interjected, "By the way, when Ian attacked the Dragon Emperor, I could feel the divine power flowing through his body, just as majestic as he did when he attacked the Wind King. It stands to reason that the wound caused by the spear should have been repaired in an instant, but [Endless Life] has failed, and I don't think it's that simple. ”

Nicole fell silent, and all around her was the crackling of fire devouring dry wood and the muffled conversation of the crowd, and there was a different kind of silence in the inner room. After a long time, Nicole slowly spoke: "[Iliad Theocracy]. ”

"What?"

"I said [theocracy]. Nicole raised her head and stared at the two of them, "I think that only the [Divine Power], which is also a divine power, is qualified to invalidate [Time and Space] and [Endless Life] at the same time, and the reason why the Dragon Emperor Mussolini is above all living beings is precisely because it has a power that other dragons do not have, and that power is [Divine Power]. If Ian is the power of the gods, then the Dragon Emperor is the real god in this world. ”

(End of chapter)

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