By the time Gray and the others came to their senses, they had left that world and returned to where they were before.
It’s just that everything has disappeared. All you can see are ruins, forests, streams, and small animals are all gone. The ground under your feet is dry and hard with cracks, as if what you saw before is like a scene.
Fantasy.
But the remaining first fire in Gray's hand told them that this was not a dream.
However, this flame is so weak, like a candle in the wind, and it is still losing strength. Even if it is left alone, it will probably burn out naturally in a short time.
In order to completely extinguish the fire of madness, the original fire also exhausted its power.
When they left here and saw the scene outside, their eyes widened subconsciously.
The wind and snow had long since stopped, replaced by a dark sun hanging in mid-air, with a crimson light emitting from its edges, looking alluring and strange.
He no longer radiates any light or heat because he is dead.
Not only the sun, but the entire world is slowly dying. This time the First Fire is really going out, and there is no fire to continue to maintain the world. The entire world is about to fall into unknown darkness and chaos.
Gray has seen the death of many people, but this is the first time she has seen the death of the world.
Following the original path back to the ancient ruins outside the Snowfall Valley, the journey was ridiculously smooth. The ghosts of Gurangel had long since dissipated, transformed into their most essential [souls], and returned to the embrace of the world.
"You are back."
Unexpectedly, someone was waiting for them outside the ancient ruins Snowfall Valley.
"Old man——?!"
Gray and the others subconsciously exclaimed. This old man was the former Church Knight Commander Monet who first took them in for one night and assisted them in defeating the Winter Wolf King.
"I knew you would succeed."
The old man seemed to have anticipated all this, and smiled with only a few teeth remaining. He looked much older than before, and it seemed that a gust of wind could knock him down.
——In fact, this is indeed the case.
His cloudy eyes fell on Kirshtalia, and then he moved away. He didn't say anything, but looked up at the dark sun in the sky and murmured to himself.
"I have imagined this day coming countless times, imagining what the scene will be like, but now it seems like this, no different from a person's death."
Looking into the distance from here, one can see that the boundary of chaos surrounds the entire world. The edges of the world are collapsing and falling into the tide of chaos.
Gray and the others remained silent. After all, the death of a world was too heavy, and they really didn't know what to say.
In the face of what is about to happen, all words of comfort are useless.
"Hahaha, although I don't know what happened, I still want to thank you. Thank you for helping this world."
The old man withdrew his gaze, seemed to feel that the atmosphere around him was a little solemn, and grinned.
"That guy Gale must have gotten what he wanted. Although I don't know what he is planning and is always mysterious, that frivolous guy is quite reliable at critical moments. The thing he planned even
I didn’t even tell you, it must be serious.”
"But I can also make some guesses. Back then, I was a demigod-level hero. The only thing I couldn't help with was the First Fire. There was something wrong with the First Fire."
"Old man...you know everything?"
"I can still guess a little bit. That guy Gale...I noticed it when I first met you. I can't forget the aura of that guy's soul even if I become a ghost, but he seems to have lost his memory.
The soul and body are also incomplete, which further confirms my suspicion."
The old man laughed louder and louder,
"After all, we were friends back then. Okay, let's not mention these disappointing things. Go to the church quickly. This world will probably return to chaos in a while. If you don't want to stay completely, you can only hurry up.
It’s time.”
"There isn't much time left for you."
After hearing what the old man said, Gray and the others did not dare to delay any longer. However, when leaving, Gray accidentally turned around and saw the old man sitting there quietly, and sighed softly.
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"You are back, then come with me. The teleportation array has been maintained. It only needs to be infused with the power of the First Fire to activate it."
When they returned to the church, they were greeted by the knight Kevin. This old-fashioned knight said such a long sentence for the first time in a long time.
"Where's Sister Gullwig?"
Sakura asked subconsciously,
"That church has collapsed, and Sister Gullweger is among them, but she told us before her death that no matter what happens, we are not allowed to go near it."
"Really……"
Sakura sighed softly. Apparently Sister Gullwig was Mr. Gale's fire-proof girl. The reason why she isolated herself without saying a word was to keep the secret of the Madness Fire and prevent it from spreading outside.
Having persisted like this for hundreds of years, she really couldn't imagine how the other party persisted.
Perhaps everyone has exhausted all their strength for the sake of this world.
"Aren't you planning to leave from the teleportation array?"
With the injection of the power of the First Fire, the teleportation array shimmered. It had been idle for an unknown period of time and was once again operating. The power of space was condensed and fixed into a portal to the unknown.
Before leaving, Olga Marie hesitated and asked the questions in her heart.
"If you go to our world, we, Animusfia, can arrange a new home for you."
This is not a sign of kindness, but respect for this world, and there are not many people left in this world. The territory of the Animusfia family is spread all over the world, and any one of them can accommodate these people.
"Thank you for your kindness, but we still want to accompany you until the last moment."
Kevin Knight said politely, but his resolute will made people moved.
"But at the last moment, please allow me to say thank you and apologize. Thank you for your contribution to this world, but I am also sorry that you did not come to Ishruna at its best."
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As they stepped into the teleportation array, the light shone brightly. Gray glanced at the world and saw that the chaos had reached the foot of the mountain and was still engulfing it.
【This should be the end of Ishruna.】
She was thinking to herself, then her vision went dark and she suddenly lost consciousness.
When she regained consciousness again, she found that she was still standing in the garden, the ends of her fingers touching the canvas, but the canvas in front of her was so clean and tidy, as if it was brand new.
"In the end what happened……?"
Olga Marie and the others also came back to their senses and looked at their watches. The time had not changed at all, but the memory was so clear.
"Just think of it as [Nan Ke Yimeng]."
A soft voice sounded, and Mikael walked out, then spread his hands, raised his brows slightly, and smiled at the corner of his mouth.
"How's it going, girls, did you have fun?"
"Nan Ke Yimeng?"
Olga Marie repeated the word. Although she had systematically studied Eastern languages, this was obviously beyond her scope.
"To put it simply, it was just a dream."
"Is it just a dream..."
Gray murmured to herself, as if she didn't believe it. Her memory was obviously so clear, but she suddenly said it was a dream, which made her confused.
"It's just a dream, but it's a dream that makes you very touched when you wake up. Judging from the looks of you, you must have experienced a lot, but you all look depressed."
"By the way, I came to see you because the dinner has been prepared. Every dish today is cooked by Ai Ge herself. Don't you like her cooking the best?"
Mikael tried to cheer them up and mentioned Aige's dishes, and it had an effect. Visible to the naked eye, Sakura and Olga Marie's faces were full of surprise, and even the unsmiling Aya was the same.
It is a kind of food that transcends the ordinary and can shock people's hearts. I am afraid that even the god of cooking cannot compare with it. Even if you eat the same food every day, you will not feel tired after eating it for a hundred years.
Everyone spoke highly of Aige's cooking, so Ying apprenticed under Aige to learn cooking, trying to save the country and achieve her goal.
Everyone including the person involved knows that Sakura likes Kirshtalia, and they also agree with it.
Generally speaking, apart from her shortcomings in life experience, in other aspects, Sakura is not only a beauty, but her talent in magic is also unparalleled, and she does not have the common bad habits of magicians. Overall, her flaws are not concealed.
Aige is also very supportive, otherwise she wouldn’t be teaching Sakura cooking.
Mikael did not object. Although before accepting Kirshtalia as a disciple, he was more interested in annexing the Wodem family, but as a disciple, Kirshtalia is a disciple no matter where he comes from.
The top one, he also gave up that idea and truly trained Kirshtalia as someone who could inherit the mantle.
He also asked Kirshtalia privately what he thought. It wasn't that Kirshtalia didn't intend to accept Sakura's love, but she just couldn't change her mentality. After all, she had been a teacher for too long.
Alas, he, as a teacher, was heartbroken because of his disciple's life-long event.
Mikael sighed in his heart, and then touched Gray's head.
"Master..."
Gray's weak voice interrupted his thoughts.
"What's wrong?"
"Holy Sword...About the Holy Sword..."
Gray hesitated for a moment, then continued,
"The Holy Sword must have been arranged by you, Master, right?"
"Huh? This matter, um, yes, it was indeed arranged by me. Qingzi and I have been working on it for a long time, just to make it more similar, so you see no one has discovered the flaw at all."
Unexpectedly, Mikael admitted it without hesitation. Not only that, he also looked very proud.
"But why...?"
Gray lowered his head and subconsciously touched the holy sword pendant on his chest.
"There are so many reasons. I just did it if I wanted to. But judging from the results, everything was happy. I also gained a very interesting disciple."
"Hehehe, Chronic Gray, you are actually rated as interesting. It's really interesting~~"
Yade's voice rang out, talking cheerfully, showing his presence, but he was soon sanctioned again.
"Then this holy sword is not actually King Arthur's holy sword...?"
Suddenly Gray thought of this.
"It is indeed not the sword of King Arthur, but I have seen King Arthur's Sword of Victory. It should be right in appearance, and the one I made is much more powerful than the original one. It is still based on Gray
The weapon you tailor-made is the weapon that suits you best."
"Um……"
"You are Gray, not Artoria Pendragon. Even if you have similar blood and the same face, if you really hate this face, it is very simple to change it."
After hearing Mikael's words, Gray subconsciously touched her face. She really hated it and was very afraid of this face. She was afraid that the ancient hero would wake up from her body and she would disappear.
But now, she is no longer afraid because of the presence of Master.
Although she still hates her own face, because seeing this face reminds her of the unbearable past, she is also very lucky that after meeting her master, this face no longer looks so disgusting.
Just like Master said, I am Gray, and this fact will never change just because of a face.
Thinking of this, she shook her head gently.
She wanted to respond to the teacher's expectations and ran away in the face of a face. Such a cowardly act should have disappointed the teacher.
"Okay, let's not talk about this anymore. Many of the dishes tonight are oriental dishes. You should like them, Gray."
“Oriental cuisine?”
Gray nodded in understanding. She had never eaten oriental cuisine, but had only read in books that it was a mysterious country with countless delicacies.
“In short, it’s very worth looking forward to.”
Mikael touched Gray's head again and said with a smile, and the group of people walked towards the hall talking and laughing.
At this time, a drop of black dot slowly appeared on the blank canvas, which seemed so conspicuous, and then spread in other directions, changing into more colors.