Everything is clear.

The truth is often brutal, peeling back the layers of cocoons, and all that remains is bloody wounds. The tragedy of the Lingfeng incident was, in the final analysis, caused by the royal family that had perished.

Ian sent the royal family to hell with his own hands, but he didn't expect that they had left a knife for themselves a long time ago, and now the knife pierced the heart, and the pain was terrifying.

After leaving the Woods of Yalman, Quintina quit the law enforcement team and was seen as a betrayal by the royal family. After Ian led his team out of the imperial capital, the law enforcement team began to hunt down Quintina. The unsuspecting Kuntina is blocked by members of the law enforcement team at Lingfeng and eventually dies.

However, the story does not end there. In order to avenge her and save himself alive, Quintina's best friend Carl accepts the power of Na Ash, the king of thunder and lightning. Although Ian didn't know exactly how Ember did it, Carl did become the strongest Dragon Squire ever, and managed to slaughter everyone in the law enforcement team.

That's why Ian wasn't thwarted by the law enforcement team on the night of his revenge on the royal family. Because all of them were killed by an enraged Carl, and the bodies were dismembered and stuffed into storage boxes.

However, the story is still not over, the birth of the dragon king Na Ember has a spiritual erosion, and several villagers are led to the spirit peak and disappear, attracting the attention of the hall. Dennis and Nicole lead the newborn team of hunters to the summit of Spirit Peak, where they encounter Karl who is hiding at the peak. Karl, who had lost his mind due to the erosion of dragon blood, frantically attacked the hunter squad, and at the same time, the dragon king Na Ember was no longer hiding.

In the end, Dennis relied on the source of the dragon slayer to hit Na Ember hard, Na Ash's life and death are unknown, but Dennis died because he was affected by the source of the dragon slayer, and the rescue was ineffective. Nicole, on the other hand, failed to escape the fate of death and was killed by the mad Carl.

"I know it's useless to say anything now, but I still want to say I'm sorry. As he was dying, Carl said slowly, "I'm still a fragile person after all, that's why I'm controlled by the Dragon King, and I've done so many hurtful things, I really deserve to die." ”

"For so long, I've been thinking about why things are the way they are. I obviously just wanted to be my [Mountain Keeper], like my predecessor, in the highest place on the continent, to live a peaceful and stable life, but in the end I became a monster. Karl said softly, "I haven't been able to figure this question through until now, but fortunately, I still have a long time to think about it after I leave this world." ”

"I hope you figure it out. Ian replied softly, "If you figured it out, remember to give me the answer." Also, when I get to that world, please help me say sorry to Quintina, if I were stronger, maybe nothing would happen. ”

"No one can foresee the future, fate has already arranged everything. In fact, you're strong enough, your name is Ian, and Quintina, even at the end of her life, still believes that you can't be defeated. ”

Ian's hand gripping the hilt of the knife trembled slightly.

"Actually, I envy you too. Carl slowly closed his eyes, "If I'm as strong as you, I'll be able to protect the people I want to protect." ”

Ian looked at Carl, who was leaning against the pile of debris, slowly losing his breath. The blood flowing on the ground was about to coagulate, mottled with color, like an ancient and sacred oil painting.

"I used to have a friend whose name was Carl. Ian knew Carl couldn't hear him anymore, but he said it anyway, "I think if we had known each other earlier, maybe we would have become good friends?"

Karl couldn't answer anymore, so Ian put the bloodstained knife back into its scabbard and left the cramped, dark basement.

It was still raining lightly outside, and no one could tell how long it had been raining, for days, weeks, or months? Sometimes Ian wondered in his heart that it would be this rainstorm that destroyed human civilization with no end in sight.

The villagers stood in the rain curtain and surrounded the basement with water. But when Ian came out, the wall quickly parted. Ian's gaze swept across the faces of the villagers, and all he saw was fear and trepidation, like he was looking at a monster.

Ian was able to understand them, because he was covered in blood, and even when he stood in the rain, it was difficult to wash them away for a while.

Ian wasn't going to say anything to the villagers, he was physically and mentally exhausted right now, and he just wanted to find a place to rest. But at this moment, an angry voice suddenly sounded, like a stone thrown on the calm water, making a huge splash.

"Bastard, you murderer, don't run!"

Ian turned his head and saw a familiar face. It was Jesse who had just been thrown out of the basement, and his slightly immature face was full of anger at the moment, and he looked like a fierce wolf cub. It was the only different emotion Ian had seen in the crowd, and this beastly gaze was all too familiar to Ian.

If it weren't for his parents, who were pulling him so hard, Ian had no doubt that he would have lunged at him, as he had done before.

"Leave him behind! he's a murderer!" Jesse's fierce wolf-like roar drowned out the rain, "He killed Carl, he killed Carl, bastard." I'm going to kill you, I'm going to kill you!"

His father covered his mouth with a panicked expression, and kept saying sorry to Ian, the child was not sensible. His mother also helped pull him to prevent him from rushing towards Ian, and Ian didn't know where a child had so much strength as if she was going to tear him apart.

Ian naturally didn't bother with such a child, he originally wanted to leave, but saw a familiar figure in Jesse's body.

It was a little beggar who was snatching food from wild dogs in the garbage heap, and his eyes were as fierce as hungry wolves.

Thinking of this, Ian suddenly said to Jesse: "My name is Ian, Lord of Thorns - Ian, remember my name, if you want to come for revenge, I will wait for you in the imperial capital." ”

Jesse broke free of his father's hand covering his mouth and yelled, "I'm going to kill you, I will!"

"Yes, I hope. Ian replied lightly, "If I can come back alive from Mussolini's claws, you're welcome." It may be better to die at the hands of humans than at the hands of dragons. ”

With that, Ian ignored the others and walked straight out of the village. No one dared to stop him, and wherever he went, the walls of people parted automatically, and the silence around was terrible, and only the sound of rain remained, because Jesse's mouth was covered by his father again.

In the silence, Ian seemed to hear a mockery in the distant mist, which went straight to the bottom of his heart.