Ulysses couldn't remember when he fell asleep. Probably because he had consumed too much strength to defeat the bat-shaped monster, and he had been enduring the coldness in his body, he had not been able to replenish his energy, and after taking the princess to join everyone, he closed his eyes on the sofa in the corner of the hall.

He had a very cold dream in which he was walking on a path that would never end, surrounded by the darkness of the void where there was nothing. Occasionally, small points of light representing hope can be seen in the darkness, but soon those points of light disappear on either side of this long, endless road.

Even though he wanted to stop, the road kept leading him forward. Even if he stood still, his body would involuntarily keep moving away from those beautiful points of light until they all disappeared into the distant darkness of time and space.

And when he approached the nearest point of light, he saw the faces of familiar people, there were Rasha, Yulia, Mira, and even new friends like Ann, Faphnir, and Princess.

Compared with the points of light that he had already walked in front of him, the light emitted by them was softer and more warm, so that he couldn't help but want to stop when walking in the dark.

Really, it's beautiful.

............

"Brother. A familiar voice sounded in his ears, the voice of his most precious treasure, the cutest sister in the world.

I felt a cool moist sensation on my forehead, probably something like a towel. From time to time, you can feel the touch of your fingers brushing your cheeks, as if to confirm his temperature.

The coldness in his body was still clear, but he had begun to slowly adjust to the pain. He can't let others find out that he is sick, and speaking out about this in such a bad situation will only make people worry and drag everyone down.

It's okay, just endure it. The saddest time has passed, and it is much better than the cold darkness of that time, when I almost lost myself.

If he can get through it, it must be fine. After giving himself such a strong hint, Ulysses opened his eyes.

"Ah, wake up, brother!" Yulia looked at Ulysses who had woken up from a coma, and had been scared to death when she found him suddenly falling.

Unlike her, who is weak, her brother is very healthy, and she always has a terrible premonition when he suddenly falls like this.

"Don't be so surprised, Yuria, I'm just a little tired, plus sleep deprived. Sorry to worry everyone. Ulysses tried to move his body. Fortunately, maybe it's because of a miracle on my body, although the coldness in my body hasn't disappeared, but normal activities are not a problem. Even, because of the gift of the sword that represents a miracle, he may be more powerful now than he was before his illness.

"Look, it's fully recovered. ”

Standing up as if he had regained his energy, Ulysses slashed a knife with all his might.

"Huh!" the knife that looked like it made a refreshing mark in the air, and there was no sign of illness at all.

"Oh, yes, Ulysses, you finally want to develop your combat power as well. Come, I'll help you find the right stunt for you, do you want to learn a well-rounded aura wave punch, or a little dead omen killing punch?" Seeing Ulysses's hand knife, Rasha's eyes lit up suddenly.

"Hmph, what else are you pretending. "Of all the people here, Ann is the only one who knows that Ulysses has hidden strength (which he really hasn't had). In that duel, she had seen his powerful sword skills unleashed.

A defensive stance as thick as the earth, a turning in the air like a swallow soaring, and a powerful oppressive attack like a storm. She could even vividly remember the moment when the razor-sharp light of the sword dispelled all her flames and knocked her down.

The sword that fell from the sky, like lightning slashing across the night sky, like a howling storm, like a falling star in the starry sky, unstoppable, indefensible, in front of the sword, all her resistance was meaningless.

Even if she took back her own magic spear, Ann didn't think that it was possible for her to block that kind of sword, it was already the power of another realm entirely, and she was now far from the supreme realm.

"Xiaoyou, don't be too reluctant. Of all the people, Mira was probably the only one who saw something wrong. She knew better than anyone that Ulysses wasn't the kind of person who liked to express herself.

"It's okay, it's already fine. In order to prove that his condition has been fully restored, Ulysses even specially summoned several illuminated light balls.

Not an illusion, his power did increase. Although summoning several illuminated light balls at the same time like this was only an entry-level skill for light magic, it was definitely not as easy for him as it was now.

"How is it now, how long have I been sleeping. With the white ball of light around him, Ulysses felt that the magic in his body was not only not diminishing, but even increasing.

On the forehead, something is faintly hot. The shape of the miraculous crossed sword loomed in his mind, as if waiting for his call.

"You've been asleep for about eight hours, and as for the situation outside......" Mira had not finished her sentence when several violent explosions exploded not far away, mixed with the screams of the monsters before they died.

A few seconds later, a dazzling white gold light flashed in that direction, and everything fell silent again.

After about a minute, the princess, who didn't need to light the ball of light and had a beautiful streamer all over her body, walked back to the hall. Compared to when Ulysses saw it before going to bed, her expression was a little tired.

"Another batch was disposed of, and it was really troublesome. Mel, are you awake, are you alright?"

"It's okay anymore, sorry, I'm really worried about everyone. It was clear to Ulysses that the situation had worsened rather than improved.

And, there was another sign that made him care.

Eight hours have passed, that is, it should be the morning of the second day after the earthquake.

But there was no sunlight outside, and even the lights of the magic lamps in the city were barely visible. The outside of the inn was completely black, and only some faint light could be seen from a very distant distance.

After the dark night had passed, the dawn had not come, and what awaited them was a deeper darkness.

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