If it hadn't been for Manhe, Ian would have almost forgotten about it. During this time, the Dragon Emperor Mussolini was like a mountain blocking his heart, almost overwhelming him. He kept dreaming that his parents had left him that night, but he didn't remember that he was about to become a father, or that he had already become a father.

As he hurried back to the Stuart manor and walked to the Messiah's house, he subconsciously stopped, and the guilt in his heart prevented him from pushing open the door. He suddenly felt that he was a failure, as a husband, he was never able to be by his wife's side, as a father, he was unable to wait in front of the delivery room for the birth of his child, and as a hunter, he was defeated by the Dragon Emperor in Alder, which led to the destruction of the entire Alder.

Thinking of this, he didn't dare to push open the door in front of him. He sat down slowly with his back against the wooden door, raised his head, and looked at the white clouds floating in the inky sky. He remembered that many years ago, he had sat on the gate of Blackstone City like this, watching the clouds rise and fall in the sky. After so many years, he thought that everything had changed, but he didn't expect that some things had never changed.

The door was opened, and the Messiah walked out of the room. Seeing Ian sitting by the door, a look of surprise flashed across his face, and he quickly regained his composure: "Coming back?"

Ian was so frightened that he immediately jumped up from the ground, looking helpless. He looked at the Messiah, so nervous that he didn't know what to say, but he saw that the Messiah suddenly turned his head and looked behind him, his lips slightly open, and there was a hint of surprise in the corners of his eyes.

He couldn't help but look back and see snowflakes falling from the sky.

It's snowing in the imperial capital.

Before that, it had never snowed in the imperial capital.

Specks of snow fell on the length of the Messiah, who shook his head lightly, and the snowflakes scattered. This scene reminded Ian of three years ago, when she was just like now, the most beautiful scenery in the snowy mountains. But Ian didn't have much nostalgia in his heart, just a deep uneasiness.

"The Messiahs of all ages died in the winter. ”

These are the words that Bowen had spoken to him a quarter of an hour ago.

......

"I heard about Alder. Inside, the Messiah poured Ian a cup of hot tea, "It's great that you're okay, they all say you're dead, but I don't think so." ”

Ian was silent for a moment and asked, "Why?"

"If you were so easy to die, the two of us wouldn't be able to do without the snowy mountains in the first place. A faint smile hung over the Messiah's lips.

"But I couldn't save more people. Ian's words were filled with deep remorse, "The fall of Alder can be said to have been caused by my defeat. ”

Even though Ian knew that his own affairs were a very undesirable thing at this time, he should have asked about the Messiah's body and the condition of the child. But from the moment he saw the Messiah, he wanted to pour out all the troubles in his heart to her.

Messiah has always been a good listener, and after Ian finished speaking, she gradually put away her smile, was silent for a while, and asked, "You still can't defeat the Dragon Emperor?"

"I don't know. Ian shook his head, "Before today, I wasn't sure at all, and I can only say that I am lucky to be able to survive until now." Although Manhe told me that he had a way to kill the Dragon Emperor, I don't know if it would be useful, after all, it has [divine power] in its hands, and what I want to do is not just to slay dragons, but to kill gods. ”

"Don't you have faith?"

"I don't know. Ian whispered, "They all said I was the only one who could have killed him, but I didn't understand why it was me. Thirteen years ago, the strongest was Al, but he died, and then I thought Dennis and Eric were better than me, but they also died, and now I'm the only one left. ”

Ian's voice became softer and softer: "I always feel that I have been able to live until now because I have inherited too many favors. Too many people have died because of me, but they all thought I could kill Mussolini, but I always felt that they had chosen the wrong one. ”

The Messiah suddenly grabbed Ian's hand, and Ian was stunned and looked up at her, whose confused face was reflected in Messiah's eyes.

"You don't need to remember who you're in, and you shouldn't think you're alive because of whom. The Messiah said, "Everyone's path is set long before birth, you are you, you are Ian." You were able to bring me back from the snowy mountains, to accomplish so many things that no one before me could do, and to make my grandfather always look so favorably because of yourself, not others. ”

Ian stared blankly at the Messiah, not knowing what to say.

"You underestimate yourself too much, and you overestimate the Dragon Emperor too much. It's just the last enemy on your Hunter's Path, and it's no different from any other enemy. Thousands of years ago, humanity itself could not have believed that we would one day be able to drive the dragons away, but Perseus did. How is it impossible for you to do it again in a thousand years?"

The Messiah's words were almost heartfelt, and Ian was silent for a long time before he squeezed her hand: "I understand. ”

The Messiah smiled slightly: "It's good that you understand." ”

"I'll kill the Dragon Emperor. Ian took a deep breath, "I'll finish killing the gods, too." ”

Ian had thought that his words would reassure the Messiah. Unexpectedly, after he said this, Messiah's smile dissipated little by little, and an extremely complicated expression appeared on her face.

"What's wrong?"

The Messiah was silent for a moment and asked, "Ian, if you have the power to kill gods, do you have to kill gods?"

Ian was stunned, not understanding what the Messiah meant.

"Do you see those refugees in the city?"

Ian nodded.

"They are all victims of this war, and they are actually lucky because more people are dying outside. But they were unlucky, because the bad luck was not over, and when the dragons attacked the imperial capital, I saw children holding the corpses of their parents and crying bitterly. ”

Ian was silent.

"I also saw that every hunter would give a suicide note to his family before leaving. The Messiah whispered, "They usually hide from their children and just tell them to go and go back, but most of them don't come back." ”

Ian took a deep breath, "What do you want to say?"

"Do we have the strength to wipe out the dragons?"

Ian thought for a moment and shook his head slowly, "Impossible. Even if the Dragon Emperor could be killed, it was impossible for the Dragon Clan to be wiped out. ”

"Yes, in any era, it is extremely difficult to completely exterminate a race. The Messiah said, "I asked the steward Moreau, and he told me that even if the imperial capital was destroyed, the human race would not be completely wiped out. We will embark on an endless life of fugitive, as we did thousands of years ago, and our children and grandchildren will be threatened by dragons at every moment. ”

"So I'll do my best to kill the Dragon Emperor. ”

"But can you kill all the dragons?" asked the Messiah, "There are only two ends to the war between the Terrans and the Dragons, one is that you are killed by the Dragon Emperor, the Terrans have no power to resist, the imperial capital is broken, and the Terrans fall into exile thousands of years ago. The second is that you killed the Dragon Emperor, and the Dragons retreated in defeat, retreated to the place where they had been, and continued to attack the Terrans with defeat after a few years. Is this the kind of war you want?"

Ian was speechless.

"Ian, it seems that there are only two paths in front of us, but it is not necessary to open a third. The Messiah said softly, "There have been many, many people who have died in this war, and we should not continue." We should find a way, a path that will be able to end everything. ”

(End of chapter)

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