Disasters are never foretold of their coming.

It always comes suddenly, on a peaceful day that you thought was the same as usual.

And then destroy everything you have.

After the Ice King was seriously injured and fell into a deep sleep, the evil Ice Dragon became the only and greatest disaster in the Northlands.

Disasters that cannot be eradicated.

The blizzard it unleashed caused hundreds of people in the Northland to die of hunger and cold, and the mist it brought with it was like a manifestation of terror, swallowing the life of an entire town with each appearance.

Despite this, it only flapps its wings behind its back every time, it is mysterious, evil, powerful, terrifying, and it barely reveals its true body.

But this time, it no longer concealed its proud scales, its wings, and its sharp claws.

With countless ice and snow monsters corrupted by the power of the Ice King, it swayed towards Ember Town, slaughtering thirteen towns along the way, causing hundreds of thousands of deaths.

It was a kind of depression that was about to come by the storm, a dull crampedness and panic that weighed on everyone's hearts before the blizzard was about to fall.

For the first time in so many years, the evil dragon slaughtered with such fanfare, the Ice King...... Are you about to wake up?

The big shots in City Four, who got the information, have begun to secretly arrange the evacuation, and they don't care whether the wilderness people live or die, but who knows if the evil dragon will take advantage of the situation after destroying the remnants of the Valkyrie power, will they take advantage of the situation to target them living in the big city?

The will of the upper class will naturally affect the people of the lower class, and the panic mood quickly spread in the fourth city like a tide, not only the high-level bigwigs, but also the people in the city are also scrambling to prepare for the escape, desperately trying to grab the few remaining hukou relocation places, all kinds of crimes, violent incidents are staged in the city, and they are intensifying.

This is still the case in the big cities, and the people in the abandoned wilderness are even more panicked, and those who are able to do so are desperately fleeing to the south, but these people are only a minority.

Many more are either in a dark despair or in self-defeating madness.

Before the Ice King awakened and the evil dragon had not yet descended, fear and madness had already caused many tragedies to be staged on this snowy field.

Fortunately, Ember Town is an organization formed spontaneously by a group of psionics who followed Valkyrie back then, and inherited his will after Valkyrie's death.

The people here grew up listening to the stories of the Valkyries fighting the Ice King, and no one had no illusion in their hearts that they would be determined to save the Northland and kill the Ice King like the Valkyries.

Living in such an environment since childhood, they have not been crushed by fear and have become crazy.

Rao was so, the dreary and oppressive atmosphere was still spreading rapidly in the town, the smiles on people's faces were lost, and their eyes flashed with a gray light, like a pool of desperate and deep stagnant water.

Yes, everyone here has fantasized about being a hero like the Valkyrie, killing the evil dragon and destroying the Ice King.

However, the gap between the ideal and the reality is so cold, many people have not even reached the threshold of the third order, let alone dealing with the evil dragon, and even dealing with the corpse mutants in the treacherous fog have to rely on the flames left by the Valkyrie.

The strongest man in the town and the leader of the organization, Luge's psionic ability is the sixth order.

Very powerful, very powerful, so strong that he could easily refuse many of the requests of City Four, and forcefully leave the Red Flame Greatsword that was locked in the ice in the base camp of the embers, instead of becoming the private property and research object of the big men of City Four.

But in the face of a real natural disaster, such a powerful force seems to be as weak as a mayfly, and it seems that it is only one level behind, but it is the confrontation between hundreds of thousands of energy levels of spiritual energy and nearly 10 million energy levels!

It is a thorough crushing of the strength!

The gap between the two is separated by an abyss of despair, and the only way to erase it is to ......

In the center of the square of Ember Town, everyone gathered, and countless eyes converged on the statue of the Valkyrie, and on the unpretentious sword inserted in the ice under the statue.

The Valkyrie was once like a blazing flame that ignited the hope of the people of the Northlands.

And now, the Red Flame Sword she left behind has also become the hope of everyone in Ember Town, a slim hope.

If even Big Brother Lu Ge, even Lu Ge, who led us, is not qualified to obtain the inheritance of Lord Valkyrie, what should we do in the face of the menacing evil dragon......

The evil dragon has not yet arrived, and there is no wind and snow around, so today is a rare sunny day.

But everyone felt as if a dark storm had enveloped the town, and the dazzling sunlight could not dispel the gloom in their hearts.

Everyone looked at the center of the square with a sense of apprehension and anticipation, expecting the flame of hope to be rekindled.

Siblings Xia Ming and Theresia were also part of the crowd.

On the edge of the square stands a bell tower that rings every morning at 7 a.m., 12 p.m. and 6 p.m. to remind people of the time for breakfast, lunch and dinner.

The three of them watched in silence under the bell tower, looking at the depressed, uneasy and expectant eyes of the people around them.

It was a gaze that was all too familiar to Theresia, full of kindness, full of pressure, and full of malice.

Responsibility, mission, power, pressure.

If you can't bear these gazes, you are not qualified to draw the Red Flame Sword.

"Xia Ming, you say...... Will Ruger succeed? ”

Theresia clenched Xia Ming's palm and asked in a low voice.

"Do you want him to succeed?"

This question suddenly turned into a giant pestle and stirred up a whirlpool in Theresia's heart lake.

She pursed her lips and watched as Ruger slowly walked out of the crowd and walked towards the center of the square, the piece of ice under the Valkyrie sculpture, the sword of red flame wrapped in the ice.

His expression was resolute and determined, and there was a cold and serious temperament like ice and snow in his body, and his hair was dyed red at some point, and he looked a little funny, but no one laughed.

He was already trying to get closer to the Valkyrie, and if it weren't for the short time, he might even be willing to change sexually and become a woman, a copy of the Valkyrie.

It seemed ridiculous, but even if it could increase the success rate by one percent, Ruger was willing to try, and he had to try.

The eyes of the crowd moved with his movements, eagerly anticipating and longing.

At this moment, he became the focus of the audience, the hope of everyone.

A glimmer of hope.

No one's eyes fell on Theresia, she had already been given up by everyone, and in everyone's eyes and hearts, she was not even hopeful now.

Once such a gaze made Theresia feel tired, dazed, and depressed.

However, what makes her feel even more painful at this moment is that everyone will no longer look at her with such eyes.

All that gaze has shifted to Ruger.

Why...... They all think I can't do it, I can't do it?

Theresia clenched her fists and stared at Ruger, at this moment, she really wanted him to draw his sword...... Or is it a failure?

She didn't know either.

She just grabbed Xia Ming's arm tightly, and watched Lu Ge, who was burdened with countless anticipatory pressures, slowly stretch out his hand towards the Red Flame Sword.

When!

The melodious bell rang, like a thunderclap, shattering the dead silence in everyone's hearts, and awakening the long-forgotten hope and fighting spirit in their hearts.

Ruger...... Big Brother Luger will definitely be able to do it! ”

At first, a childlike encouragement turned into a tidal roar.

"Ruger, come on, we believe that you will be able to draw your sword successfully!"

"Now you are the only one who can inherit the strength and will of Lord Valkyrie, Luge, come on, I believe in you!"

"Luge, just as you have been leading us to fulfill the will and last wish of the Valkyrie, draw the Sword of Red Flame and once again guide and lead us forward!"

The sound of cheers, encouragement, cheers, and voices is in your ears.

These eyes, these eyes, these cheers and expressions of fanatical expectation.

Theresia stood at the edge of the crowd, she used to be afraid of such voices and looks, and avoided such voices and looks.

But at this moment, she couldn't help but think about how good it would be if it was me who took Ruger's place at this moment.

Now she no longer sees these pressures as a flood of beasts, she has the confidence to carry these expectations and hopes, but these things have left her again, and everyone has suddenly become unoptimistic about her.

Ruger, you ...... Will it be successful?

Like the crowd around her, she focused her gaze on Ruger's figure.

Lu Ge first raised his hand and pressed it down gently, suppressing all the encouragement and cheers, and then held both hands on the hilt of the Red Flame Sword and began to exert force.

The scene suddenly fell silent, and only everyone's eager eyes were focused on Ruger's body.

The icy cold wind blew out everyone's warm hearts.

One minute, two minutes, ten minutes......

Luger was unable to draw the Sword of Red Flame in the end.

(End of chapter)