"Is this really my wish granted?" asked Bessie looking up.

"Nature is true. Joshua, a former companion, held out his hand to him, his face full of joy.

"As long as we fall into the arms of the Shadow Tree, we can all be reunited there. ”

"Terra, Susan, and Snott will all return from the dead world, and they will be with us forever, happy and healthy. Joshua said these words expectantly, with joy on his face that he had never seen before.

Bessie couldn't help but take a step back, as two tear streaks appeared on Joshua's face.

"It's just tears of joy......," Joshua explained, smiling, as Joshua seemed to notice Bessie's surprise, reaching out to wipe the tears from her face.

Bessie retreated, then turned and ran, regretting that she had come here with her former companion.

She and Joshua used to belong to an adventure group, which was not large or numerous, but it was extraordinarily warm and close like brothers and sisters.

They once thought that they would always be so adventurous, but they didn't expect that in an adventure three years ago, they encountered the Ice Sea Mercenary Group, and the gap in strength made their adventure stop.

The regimental commander Tra fell in a pool of blood, the first to die, then the archer Susan, who was attacked by the opposite and cut off the hand holding the bowstring, and Snott rushed to the rescue but was shot in the head by an arrow.

She, Joshua, and Susan survived, and out of the mercy of the sea of ice, they didn't do anything to them after making sure that the mission was completed.

Then Susan couldn't accept the tragic death of her teammates, and she couldn't accept that her hand was broken, so she chose to commit suicide.

The originally warm and lively adventure group completely collapsed in an instant.

Betsy chose to retire, and Joshua disappeared after a night of silence.

The next time they met, this time, Joshua found Bessie, who had some black lines on her body, and said that he had obtained a way to resurrect his companions.

Betsy didn't know what was going on at the time, so she followed in a daze.

Joshua's situation was also wrong, Bessie originally thought that it was the problem of the adventure group that caused him to become so weird, but now that he thinks about it, even if it changes a lot, it is impossible to make a person completely different.

If it weren't for the fact that her appearance was still similar, Betsy would almost not recognize Joshua coming, is this still the same Joshua brother who followed her and couldn't say blessings, but silently gave gifts?

"Why did you run away, have you already betrayed the regimental commander?" Joshua chased after him, his face gradually becoming hideous: "Come back quickly, join the arms of the Shadow Tree together, let's stay together." ”

Bessie's figure scurried through the trees, but Joshua's words kept echoing in her head.

The faces of the Leader, Susan, and Snoot came to her mind, and then became clearer and clearer.

"Bessie, why are you running?"

"Why are you running?"

"Why run?"

......

Three years have blurred everything, even the faces of once intimate partners.

It's just that at this moment, Bessie's face became clearer and clearer.

"Come with us...... Terra said pleadingly, "I have regretted it all these years after my death, if we had disbanded the team earlier, stopped taking risks, and stopped taking that mission, we would have been able to live happily together." ”

"Now is the best opportunity to stay with us. Susan said the same, waving her healthy limbs and speaking to Betsy.

"Just like before. Snott, who had few words, also said to her with a smile on his face.

All of this made Betsy's escape more and more slow.

"That's it. Joshua chased much faster than expected, and with a light leap he came to Bessie's side, and lifted his sword like Bessie's leg to slash off.

but was blocked by the dagger that Betsy had pulled.

"Come back with me, the Shadow Tree needs you!" Joshua's expression became extremely hideous, and he carried a long sword and frantically attacked Bessie, but was blocked by Betsy again and again.

"Why has Joshua's strength changed so much?" Betsy looked at those black lines, her eyes were full of vigilance, she had received the inheritance of the sword saint Trus, and mastered the sword of wind and thunder, and Joshua was not her opponent at all three years ago, but now without using the sword of wind and thunder, Joshua has already pressed her to fight.

It was also at this time that Joshua drew a sword with great force, and the dagger, which was not suitable for a head-on confrontation, came out of his hand and fell aside.

Betsy gritted her teeth and was about to use the Sword of Wind and Thunder, but even now, she didn't control this move, and once she used it, Joshua as the target was likely to die.

But at this time, she noticed that Joshua did not continue to attack her, but looked at the dagger that had fallen to the ground, and there was a small mark on it, which was the mark of their adventure group.

"I gave it to you?" Joshua looked at the dagger, tears streaming back to his eyes.

"I'm sorry Betsy, you hurry up and get out, I can't control myself at all right now, don't trust me anymore. Joshua seemed to come to his senses, holding his head and shouting at Bessie.

"Joshua, what the hell is going on? Tell me, what's wrong with you?" Bessie asked as she looked at Joshua with a pained look on her face.

"Yes......" Joshua took a step forward, his sword slashing easily into Bessie's leg, pulling out a long wound.

Joshua, who still had tears on his face, seemed to be somewhat satisfied and said, "How could I forget your stunt, if I don't do this, I may not be able to catch you." ”

Bessie's heart fell to the bottom in an instant, and Joshua's sword seemed to be coated with poison, and her legs were instantly paralyzed, and then half of her body was gone.

There was no guilt on his face, but a joy that went beyond the normal scale.

"This ...... What the hell is going on?" Bessie fell into despair.

Once again, everyone resurfaced, looking at her with the same satisfied joy on their faces, as if welcoming her back into the family.

But at this moment, a dark shadow appeared in the sky, and the shadow cast obscured Betsy.

Then a huge eagle fell, its sharp claws grabbing at Joshua's head.

Joshua dodged at the first moment, drew his long sword and fought with the flying eagle, but there was still a huge gap in strength, and he was slapped by a claw containing great power, and his body seemed to be cracked, and he fell to the ground spitting blood.

"Are you alright?" another tall figure obscured her, an elf who was much taller than normal.

But Betsy was in no mood to pay attention, just looking at Joshua's dead eyes not far away.

"Someone here has been poisoned, get the antidote. The tall figure shouted, then reached out and took something and shoved it into her mouth.

Her paralyzed body returned to normal soon after.

Bessie swayed to her feet, and she swept around, where several elves had already appeared, guarding everything around them, and searching for something.

"My name is Rey, and if you're all right, can you come with me to our king?" the tall elf began.

"I think you have a lot of questions by now, and our king can answer them for you. ”

Betsy shook her head to make herself more sober, then she nodded and chose to agree, following Rey, but the doubts accumulated in her heart increased.

The stripes on Joshua's body are similar to those of the elves, is there a relationship between them?

Why were these elves different from the ones she had seen before?

When did the elves have a so-called 'king'?

With this question in mind, Bessie, led by Rey, came to a simple wooden house.

Pushing open the door, she saw an elf, the other party was sitting on a chair, leaning back slightly, wearing a golden crown on the top of his head, and when he turned his head to look at her, she was shocked by the beauty of the other party.