After seeing such a humble me, such a weak and weak me.

You are still willing to trust me, accompany me, and support me so much...... Is it?

Theresia no longer knew how to put words into expressing the complex emotions in her heart.

The extinguishing of the embers, the death of his brother, his own humility and powerlessness, Xia Ming's sword and dragon slashing......

Everything had a huge impact on her and turned her mind upside down.

She clenched the hilt of her sword tightly, trying to regain strength and courage.

"Well, what's the use of telling you this now, I'm too confident that nothing will go wrong next, and I even killed Treed."

Xia Ming suddenly let out a heavy sigh.

"Brother......

Theresia closed her eyes in grief, then opened them again, filled with resolute determination.

The deceased is gone, and the only thing they can do now is to continue to walk firmly with the memory of the deceased.

"It's my fault, Xia Ming, it's me." She tried her best to comfort Xia Ming, who looked gloomy, "But, for the sake of my brother and everyone, we can't be crushed by grief, we have to work hard to live strongly......"

“…… Survive? ”

Xia Ming looked at her quietly, and a faint smile suddenly appeared on his face.

It was a very strange smile that made Theresia feel uneasy.

"I'm sorry, Theresia, I don't accept such an ending, so ......"

He said calmly, slowly raising his arm, and a black light that made Theresia feel very uneasy and frightened appeared on his fingertips.

It is the black light of destruction, the black light that cuts off all destruction.

The dragon fled, the wind and snow ceased, and all the dangers were over, but Theresia felt a greater fear in her heart.

"No, Xia Ming, don't!"

At this moment, she suddenly realized something, and hurriedly reached out to grab his arm.

However, it was too late, and that light fell on Xia Ming's heart, destroying all his vitality, along with his soul.

Then, the eyes that had been watching her tenderly dimmed in an instant before her eyes, losing all color and sound.

Xia Ming, who has always warmly encouraged her, and Xia Ming, who supports and accompanies her, and believes in her, fell into her arms like this, silently, and died completely.

The evil dragon fled, and the wind and snow stopped, but why did Xia Ming ...... But you chose to die?

"No !!"

Theresia hugged Xia Ming's corpse and fell to the ground in pain and despair.

On this day, she lost both her loved ones and her lover.

The sword of the Red Flame fell to the snow with a loud thud, and no trace of flame bloomed from its body, silent, like a dead silence.

【Ding! You're dead! 】

[Mission Failed!] 】

【Settlement Rating:47】

[Whether to upload this as the final settlement, after uploading, this dream trial will be completely locked, unable to enter, and unable to continue to receive any rewards.] 】

[Yes/No?] 】

Not.

Xia Ming woke up from the bed with a hint of heartache in a daze.

This is the first time he has taken the initiative to commit suicide in the dream world, not for a certain girl, but for his eldest brother.

He smiled self-deprecatingly, got out of bed, walked into the bathroom, and slapped his cheek with cold water.

If he hadn't chosen to commit suicide just now, perhaps the girl who had experienced such grief would have really embarked on the path of becoming a Valkyrie after cheering up under his comfort, killing the evil dragon, killing the Ice King, and saving the Northland with his assistance.

However, that was premised on the sacrifice of the eldest brother.

He hated such sacrifices.

Sacrifice of Tried to make the girl fully awaken? He didn't want to see that end.

Isn't he constantly seeking to become stronger, just to keep this kind of sacrifice from happening around him?

Although the eldest brother is just an NPC in the dream world, a character who is insignificant to the whole world.

Xia Mingda can be like the last dream world, and he doesn't care about the lives and deaths of those believers who follow Shena.

But he remembered the teasing he had made with his eldest brother, the food he diligently prepared for him and Theresia every day, the care he cared for Theresia, the threats he threatened him, the compromises he made to him, and the way he humbly prayed for himself for Theresia's sake.

Thinking of the weak appearance that he saved himself in the end, he smiled with relief and wanted him to live.

Even if it's an NPC, the eldest brother is different from the others.

Even if he is just a fictional phantom in the dream world, even if it is an illusion, it is illusory, rather, it is precisely because it is illusory that he does not allow such a thing to happen.

He's going to do it all over again.

He couldn't even avoid the illusory sacrifice in the dream world, and if such a thing really happened in the real world, how could he do it?

After washing his face and sobering up for a while, he was ready to enter the dream world again.

This time, he won't let his eldest brother die to save him.

Open the system and click Start Trial.

[A save point has been detected, do you want to start the trial from the save point?] 】

[Yes/No?] 】

Two saves appeared on the interface, Xia Ming selected the second save point, and clicked Yes.

In an instant, the world spins, the senses are distorted, and the world is turned upside down.

"You say...... Can Big Brother Ruger pull out his sword? ”

"He must be able to, you must know that he has never tried to awaken his ability even if he has reached the sixth order, just for now, for today, we have to believe in him, he will definitely succeed!"

A cold cold wind blew on his cheeks, Xia Ming opened his eyes, saw Tried and Theresia beside him, saw the crowd gathered in the square, and the figure in the crowd, who was about to draw his sword and failed.

He withdrew his gaze and looked at the girl beside him.

"Xia Ming, you said Luge...... Will he succeed? The girl took her hand as she had done last time, and asked worriedly.

"So, do you want him to succeed?" Xia Ming looked into the girl's eyes.

"I ...... I do not know. ”

After being silent for a long time, the girl shook her head and said a little dazedly.

"He's not going to make it." Xia Ming said with great certainty.

He used psionic energy to restrain his voice, allowing it to travel only between himself and Theresia.

Theresia was stunned for a moment, and her expression became slightly excited.

But immediately after Xia Ming's next sentence, the excitement on her face hit the bottom.

"You won't succeed either, Theresia."

"You must be thinking that after Lu Ge's defeat, she stood up when everyone was desperate and gloomy, just like the Valkyrie of the previous generation stood up when the people of the Northland were desperate, pulling out the sword of red flame and giving everyone courage and hope, right?"

"But you won't get the recognition of the Red Flame Sword, you can't draw the sword, you can't pull it out anyway, because of your empty and inflated arrogance, because you can't recognize yourself clearly."

"Xia Ming, you...... What are you talking about? ”

Theresia was completely stunned, looking at Xia Ming with a blank expression and even some disbelief.

Xia Ming, who has always supported her, has always accompanied and encouraged, and let her successfully face the weak side of self-avoidance, why ...... To say such sad words?

"You still don't get it, Theresia?"

Xia Ming sighed and looked at the center of the square.

In the bell tower next to it, a melodious and heavy bell rang.

There, Ruger failed to draw his sword, his expression was gloomy, and his eyes lost their light.

An atmosphere of despair quickly spread across the square.

"Then you go, go draw your sword, and try to inspire courage and confidence in everyone after Ruger's defeat...... I'm here to accompany you. ”

He dragged Theresia through the crowd and into the middle of the square.

(End of chapter)