"No... I have no intention of slaughtering the inhabitants of Praia."

Su Ming'an looked down at Ellas below: "It's just that I need to protect Garde, that's all. It seems that you, the leader of the soul hunter, don't want to let go, so I can only do the opposite."

For Su Mingan, the soul hunting camp is just more convenient for killing souls.

If it prevents him from doing S-level tasks, it is not a bad idea to change camps.

Now, all conditions are perfect and impossible to achieve in normal times.

First of all, under normal circumstances, it is impossible for Archerev and Sevia to unite, and only Su Rin can call them.

Secondly, it is also difficult for the soul hunter to come to such a deserted place alone in the middle of the night.

Thanks to Burris' sacrificial plan, other knights and cultists were transferred. Without these eyeliners, Su Mingan was able to control Ellas so easily.

Su Mingan stepped forward and looked down at the Soul Hunter leader below.

"Stop the fire on Sherudd," he said.

Ellas laughed miserably, opened his palms, and the flames on Sherude disappeared in an instant.

The screams stopped, and Xie Lude fell to the ground and passed out.

The church was silent.

Su Mingan looked around.

A deserted church, a comatose soul hunter, and the helpless soul hunter leader Ellas.

Except for Sherud, no one knew why Ellas would die.

He was just about to give the order to kill the opponent, but Sevia said:

"Father, Ellas can't die for the time being."

"Why?" Su Mingan turned his head.

"In Praia, there is a secret that only those of us in the ruling class know. That is... the principle of 'equivalence' that I once told you about." Sevia said: "It is strange that these decades , once one of the soul clan or soul hunting camp has a major crisis, the other party will also have a crisis inexplicably. In a stalemate, no one can do anything to anyone.”

"..."

"So, once you kill Ellas, there may be a new and stronger leader in Soul Hunter soon." Sevia said: "So, I think, instead of letting Ellas die , might as well keep him alive. To avoid something beyond our control."

Listening to his words, Su Mingan fell into thought.

He didn't hesitate to kill Ellas, but Sevia's principle of "equivalence" reminded him of a very wonderful thing.

The more he thought about it, the more he realized something.

"And, father, I have to remind you of one thing." Sevia glanced at the old lady next to her: "This... human woman is a failed product of the human experiment transformation of the Church of Clouds. But even a failed product , and also signed an agreement with the Pope under the witness of the gods in Yunshang. If you want to protect her, you are tantamount to challenging the dignity of the church of Yunshang, and you may face the wrath of the gods..."

"Can that **** come to Praia?" Su Mingan asked.

"Not so far." Sevia said: "But I heard that the Pope has a spell to communicate with the gods. Moreover, if your final choice is to go to Cloud City, you must not offend that god... "

Su Mingan also thought of this.

That's why he didn't dare to go too far and shovel the entire Playa.

That cloud city god... It's fine to say that he is kind and kind, but he definitely belongs to the lawful camp.

Otherwise, He would not have lowered the defensive barrier decades ago, and blessed Soul Hunter to maintain the stability of Praia.

If Su Mingan really unites with the Soul Clan and shovels out the entire Soul Hunter, he doesn't know what the **** ending the game mechanism will bring to disgusting him.

He has become more and more aware of the dungeon process of the world game.

He frowned, lost in thought.

But at this moment, an old voice came slowly:

"...Forget it, lad."

Su Mingan tilted his head.

On the side, the white-haired old lady was watching him.

"You don't have to do this for me." She said softly, "Although I don't know why you can order the leader of the soul clan, but you are a good boy, I see, you should have a bright future, why do you need to do it for me? An old guy, give up everything your grandfather ran."

"Su Rin doesn't care about these reputations." Su Mingan said.

The old lady grinned.

Her teeth are neat and white, and they don't look like the old man's teeth are about to fall out.

This reminded Su Mingan of the first time he saw her.

At that time, when she laughed, she also showed a row of neat teeth, like a middle-aged person.

...Perhaps since then, there have been signs that she is not an ordinary human being.

She smiled, her steps trembled, she walked to his side and held his hand.

"Perhaps your grandfather doesn't care." She said, "But what about Xie Luther? He is an excellent knight of the light. What did he do wrong?"

Su Mingan understood this.

If Ellas were to die here, Sherudd, who was with him, would surely raise suspicions.

"Xie Lude... I grew up watching him, he's a good boy." She said, crawling with thin hands like earthworms, covering Su Ming'an's hands.

Under the dazzling golden light, the old man looked thin and haggard.

Her voice is still kind and gentle, like a gurgling stream, and it seems that it has not changed from beginning to end:

"Thank you Luther, he has been shouting since he was a child, saying that he wants to become a church knight.

"I watched him train, watch him study, watch him get up early in the morning to run, swim, watch him grow taller... He has no parents, the church is his home, and he has been proud to be a knight all his life. , regards honor as his life...

If it hadn't happened tonight, he should have accepted the honorary selection of the royal city after the end of the feast at sea, and even been able to be promoted to the honorary knight of the royal city... This is the goal of his life.

He made a mistake this evening, and I made a mistake with him. Now, for the sake of your future, I can't be more wrong..."

...

"What's wrong with fighting for your own survival?" Su Mingan responded to her words.

The old lady frowned.

She smiled reassuringly, as if she had seen a very good child.

"But it's not necessary anymore, child," she said. "You don't have to exhaust your future for a man whose life has come to an end."

...the end of life?

Su Ming settled down for a moment.

Then, he looked at Ellas on the ground.

"Su Rin." Ellas looked at him calmly: "Why do you think we use the word 'recycling' for her?"

……Recycle.

The word "recycling" is only used for items that have reached the end of their useful life and cannot be used.

And for a life...

Su Mingan looked in front of him, an old lady who was as thin as a piece of paper.

"I should have died a long time ago. My illness is clear to me."

She said: "It's just, I thought, I must wait until the old man from my family comes back... I will take the initiative to accept this kind of experiment.

The other test subjects were all strong prisoners... but they all died, only me, a thin and failed one, survived. Although I didn't get the power that belongs to the soul clan... it was enough to prolong my life.

But now, the barely extended lifespan should come to an end.

Just yesterday, the old man sent a letter, telling me that there is no need to wait for him.

I've made an appointment with him before, and if he doesn't come down when he reaches his lifespan, just let me know. Now it seems...he is probably waiting for me there.

I looked at it, this Lele is too big, I am also old, I can't do my work, and I can't see the needle clearly. Jiajia's illness also needs subsidized resources from Soul Hunter. Rather than let me continue to live, let a whole family suffer with me, and let Soul Hunter be vigilant about me... let me go, so that I can see the old man in the sky..."

She raised her head, her turbid eyes seemed to have a bright silky luster:

"I have seen the prosperity of Praia in my whole life. I have seen it for so many years. Jiajia and Lele are both grown up, so I have no regrets. Su Rin's child, you are a good boy, as is Xie Lude's child. Don't worry too much about me, do what you should do.

... When people are old, when it is time to go, it is almost the same. "

"There is nothing to go or not to go." Su Ming'an said, "No one should die at any age."

Garder reminded him of his grandmother who died when he was four.

At that time, grandma was also holding his hand, lying on the hospital bed, and talking to him in a low voice.

She said let him be obedient, let him be obedient, and let him bear with his mother. She said that her mother was just angry outside, and it would be fine to bear with it. Without her to protect him in the future, his father would be outside all year round, so he would try to hide in his room as much as possible.

He remembered that he had endured, endured that woman, until he couldn't bear it anymore.

... But before the age of four, he always remembered how his grandmother kept him behind, gave him candy, and told him to go back to his room.

In front of him, Garde, who had age spots on his face, was also talking to him softly.

In his pocket, there was still a bag of unfinished rice cake candies.

"Do you remember what I said, child." She whispered softly: "In this life, you don't have to pursue something, as long as you can reminisce about this life and be worthy of your heart.

In this life, people will get answers to their own questions.

My answer has already been waited, and he made me not have to wait any longer.

What about you...your answer, Sheruther's answer, have you found it? "

...

Su Mingan gradually remembered.

At that time, it was clear that Xie Luther and Garder had agreed on the time to leave, so why did Garder deliberately drag him to chat all the time?

The answer is simple.

No one forced her to pull him to chat.

...just because she herself doesn't want to go.

He remembered what she had said.

...

[Young man, don't be afraid, you are still young and there is still a long way to go. Even if you will see a lot of darkness and injustice along the way, you must give priority to protecting yourself. 】

...

[Soul hunting is not a place to eat people, and Wangcheng also has their own considerations. They can't hide their eyes and rashly fight injustice... Only when you stand up, stand high, and see far, you can understand that some things are not. So simple. 】

...

[Su Rin, Su Rin's child... You are a good boy, you have become a soul hunter, and you will realize your dream. 】

...

He has understood.

As early as that time, when she saw the Knights of Light wandering outside and saw Su Ming'an, she was already prepared.

When she knew that he wanted to become a soul hunter, she specially said these words, saying that he should think more and prepare him psychologically.

This way, he wouldn't get emotional and do something after learning about her death later.

... Even to a stranger who just came back, she can be so gentle.

The old lady is such a gentle person.

She clearly did nothing wrong.

"...You came back on your own initiative, right?" Su Mingan looked at her.

Facing his gaze, Garde nodded slowly.

No one forced her.

There was no soul hunter on board, and he just wanted to pull her down. Because her son is a sacrificed soul hunter, even if she chooses to escape, the soul hunters can reluctantly accept her son's face.

... She took the initiative to come over after thinking about Xie Lude's future, his future, and the price he paid to send her away.

Maybe she once promised Xie Lude that she would get on the ship, and even if she left her hometown, she would insist on living.

But after receiving that letter provisionally, she stopped waiting.

...she can't wait.

...she came back on her own initiative.

...

"Take me back." She said, "Take out the mutated soul of the soul from my chest and give it to the Pope. Xie Lude's resume will not be stained. Lele and Jiajia will probably not be I'll be implicated. They have a future and they shouldn't be forced to leave Praia to wander the sea...

Su Rin's child... You are a good boy, and the gods will not blame you.

Complete me. "

Finish this sentence.

She squeezed the photo in her hand and lowered her head suddenly.

She kissed the blurred man in the Soul Hunter uniform.

Silver threads fluttered on the side of her face, like frost formed by a night of winter snow, brushing over the brown spots on her face. The moment she closed her eyes, her expression became extremely gentle, like a little girl who had just fallen in love.

The kiss was very light.

Like a snowy mountain melting water, the morning dew rolls down, and it is like a believer kissing the Bible.

After a while, she raised her eyes and slowly separated her lips from the photo.

Years had settled in her eyes, locking in a long time.

The white eyes that were dazzling, at this time, contained water light, as clear and bright as the sea and the sky.

Under her eyes ~lightnovelpub.net~ a pair of dark bags under the eyes, like tears from a long time away.

...

... This is the best ending for "As You Like It" for her.

...

[When people arrange their own death, what awaits them is an extremely secure sense of departure. 】

[——As Heidegger said, to live to death. 】

[Even that death is still unknown to them. 】

...

If day does not come,

She should have been used to patience and waiting.

...

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