Ian pushed open the door to the inner room, and was greeted by the strong smell of medicine, and the smell of blood that was masked by the smell of medicine. At a glance, he saw Dennis, who was lying on the bed, his eyes tightly closed, his breathing short and rapid.

He lowered his voice as much as he could, walked over to Dennis's bed, and looked at the blurred face, and he was a little at a loss. In the end, he just covered the stove with a towel to keep it from making a "whine" sound, which was annoying.

"You're here. Dennis spoke abruptly.

Ian hummed and sat down on the stool next to the bed. Although he told himself countless times to be calm, he couldn't control his slightly trembling fingers and the same cramped and restless heart. He thought he was used to parting with life and death, but he didn't know that it was just an illusion that his heart was getting stronger and stronger.

He was still afraid of death.

"Nicole. Dennis asked, "Is Nicole back?"

Ian opened his mouth and didn't speak. Then Dennis became impatient, blood pouring down his throat, and Ian held him down to prevent him from jumping out of bed.

"Don't be like that, Dennis. Ian snorted, "Everything will be fine." ”

Dennis suddenly grabbed Ian's hand, stared at him deadly in the eyes, and said hoarsely, "Please, help me find her." She must still be alive, just lost. ”

Ian stared into Dennis's eyes and nodded solemnly, "I'll definitely find Nicole." ”

Dennis let go of Ian's hand and lay back on the bed. So Ian didn't know what to do, and at this moment he seemed to go back to more than a decade ago. The terminally ill old beggar huddled under the bridge, and Ian hugged his cold body, watching the life in his eyes fade little by little.

At this moment, it seems familiar.

"Nicole said a word to me, when I was at Lingfeng. Dennis spoke slowly, "Originally, I was going to save her. ”

Ian gently wiped the liquid that had spilled from his eyes and asked in a low voice, "What did she say?"

"She said, 'This is not Telmis.'" ”

Ian froze.

"I've been regretting it for so many years. Dennis whispered, "I regret that I passed out prematurely when I was in Tellmis, and you and Eric were left alone, which ultimately led to Eric's death." I've been thinking that if I hadn't fainted then, then Eric—"

"That's none of your business, Dennis. ”

"Perhaps, but this matter has always been in my mind, including in the Woods of Yarman, and I didn't help you when you dealt with Nathan. "I've always been quite unwilling, when I was a kid I had a wonderful older brother, and everybody was comparing me to him, and I couldn't compare to him anyway." When I grew up, my brother left, and I had a friend like you, and you hunted Naga and Nathan one after another, which I can't compare. ”

Dennis coughed violently as he spoke, and he spat on the mattress with foul-smelling bruises. Ian tried to go up and help him, but he pushed him away. He sat alone in the corner of the bed, looking lonely and lonely.

"I don't regret knowing you, I'm just annoyed that I'm not as good as you. Dennis squeezed out an ugly smile, "Thank you for helping me a lot, but let me finish the last stretch of the road on my own." ”

Ian could only let go of his outstretched hand little by little.

"Actually, I was quite happy when I saw Na Ember. Dennis smiled, "This time, without my brother and without you, I am the only one who can hunt Na Ember." I've been waiting for this opportunity for a long time, and if you're here, you'll be the one who hunted Na Ember. Nicole has always understood my heart and what I want most, which is why she would say things like that to me at that time. She wanted to tell me that Lingfeng was not Tellmis, it was my own stage. ”

Dennis's voice grew quieter, and Ian had to work hard to hear what he was saying. Gradually, his eyes didn't open much, but his mouth still didn't stop, talking to himself, he was very tired, and Ian was also tired from listening, one was physically tired, and the other was mentally tired.

Slowly, Ian finally couldn't hear what Dennis was saying, and although he tried hard to discern, the sound that came out of Dennis's throat became a muffled, meaningless humming. Ian could only step forward, stretch out his trembling hand, and touch Dennis's neck.

It's cold, cold as ice.

Unwilling, he put his finger in front of Dennis's nose again. It's a pity that I didn't feel that warm breath either, nothing. Then he wanted to check Dennis's pulse, but he soon realized that it was a pointless thing to do.

Because Dennis is dead.

There is no breath, there is no pulse, the body is cold, that is, there is no life.

Ian subconsciously reached out and touched his face, touching a touch of dampness, he thought it was caused by the low temperature outside the window, but when he turned his head, he saw the mirror placed at the head of the bed, there was a teenager in the mirror, the boy was crying indistinctly, as if he had lost the world.

He snuggled up in the corner of the bed little by little, following Dennis's example, and curled up all over.

"My name is Dennis Granger. Nice to meet you. ”

"Hello, we're meeting again, this time it's fate, right?"

"I'm to blame for everything about Eric, if I hadn't been unconscious-"

"I won't give up on you, we of the Granger family have never been in the habit of abandoning our companions. ”

"Spring is here again, and we're all alive. ”

......

"This is my own stage. ”

Ian finally couldn't suppress the emotions in his heart, and the grief and anger like a flood of beasts broke through everything and raged in his heart. He buried his head in the crook of his arm and sobbed softly, but he didn't cover it up well, and everyone outside the house could hear his cry.

The strongest hunter cried like a child who had lost his toy.