The remnants of the gods entrenched in the far north are, after all, just remnants.
As long as the wizards want to, there is absolutely no possibility that they cannot be eliminated.
It's just... there will inevitably be casualties.
Bost and Gard flew ahead without saying a word, followed behind them were the wizards from Nuolan Continent.
In terms of quantity, it is already a quarter less than before.
The wizard's general attack did not have any special strategy. He just continued to shrink the defense line inward at the same time.
It is like an invisible big hand that is constantly closing to completely clean up the Far North.
Under such circumstances, this invisible hand will always have the first priority to encounter the gathered believers of gods.
The direction that Bost and Garde are responsible for is such a dangerous direction.
Facts also prove this.
"Have you told all your compatriots?" Bost quietly sent a message to Garde.
The latter's expression remained unchanged, and he replied via the same message: "Yes, the order has been conveyed to everyone."
"That's good. If there is any irresistible danger later, the two of us will go forward to attack and wait for the support of the wizards on the flanks."
Bost said solemnly in the voice transmission: "Remember, we also have to prioritize saving our lives."
"I understand." Galder's eyes were calm and his face was particularly determined.
In other words, Nuolan's familiar relatives and friends are all dead, otherwise they would be shocked when they see Gard's current appearance.
…
Renteria was located behind the entire wizard army. He looked at the slowly advancing troops with a serious look on his face.
At this time, the defense line has been pushed deep into the extreme north. On its southeast side is Graham City, which has been searched before encountering the believers of the gods.
Just like the information detected before, those god believers did not occupy the wizard city.
They easily recaptured Graham.
However, as they continued to advance, they also successfully discovered the believers of the gods... Renteria thought of this and gradually frowned.
Those god believers, rather than being discovered by them, it was more like they took the initiative to... stop them?
Renteria's mind couldn't help but think of the words of those gods' believers before they died.
The Lord of Winter... what conspiracy is he still brewing?
He looked ahead. Under the dark sky, the white ice fields were also pitch black.
…
boom!
The Lord of Winter's clone crashed into the solid ice wall in embarrassment, and his clumsy face was covered with scars.
"This kind of ability is definitely not something that a wizard can master." Looking at Colin, the Lord of Winter murmured in a low voice.
Whoosh!
The ice wall behind her pierced the sharp ice spear, but she did not dodge and allowed the ice spear to pierce into her illusory body.
Under the constant attacks of Colin and Xue Lai, he, who was just a clone, had already reached the end of his strength.
If you continue to fight, you will just get beaten in vain.
"This world can actually produce aliens like you..." She raised her head and looked deeply at Colin, "The golden wall cannot protect you forever... I will come back again."
As he spoke, this huge blue giant gradually collapsed from its feet and disappeared into the air.
The only remaining bit of azure divinity, before Colin had time to step forward to check, seemed to wither and quickly turn gray, black, and cracked, and finally dispersed into a ball of black gas, disappearing into the air.
"Is this... dirty gibbering?" Colin said with some uncertainty. After pondering for a moment, he cautiously turned on his super sense.
The scene he saw under his supersensory vision also proved his guess.
In the place where the Lord of Winter died, the density of filthy whispers was obviously much higher than in other places!
If the rest of the place looks like a dull gray mist, then here is thick black smoke!
However, these "black smoke" are also spreading towards the surrounding areas with lower concentrations at a speed visible to the naked eye, and gradually disappearing.
Withdrawing his gaze, Colin looked at Xue Lai, who had been sitting cross-legged with his eyes closed after the Lord of Winter's clone died, and suddenly thought of something.
"You still don't know where Sir Sylvester is?"
With his heart sinking slightly, Colin turned his head and looked around, trying to find any trace of Sylvester's visit here.
However, before he could take a closer look, he heard Xue Lai standing up next to him and whispering:
"I know where the mentor is..."
Colin turned around.
In the field of vision, Xue Laixu looked at the ice cave in front of him, his reddish eye sockets so conspicuous against his snow-white skin.
"Sir Sylvester, he..." Colin was slightly startled.
Kakaka.
The ice wall in front of the left suddenly began to move, and the dark blue ice continued to move left and right, soon creating a deep passage.
Xue Lai said nothing, but slowly flew forward.
The slender figure of this white ice elf looked particularly haggard at this moment.
A layer of gloom gradually enveloped Colin's heart.
In this glacier, his power may be better than Xue Lai's, but his perception is far inferior to Xue Lai's.
But now Xue Lai is behaving like this... Colin's heart gradually sank.
After a while.
The two came to the top of the glacier through the ice crystal tunnel.
Xue Lai took two more steps forward, leaned down, reached out and picked up a broken badge from the ground.
It was extremely quiet in the Eye of the Blizzard, with only the slightest sound of the breeze.
Colin stepped forward silently, stood side by side with Xue Lai, and stared at the broken badge in front of him.
His super brain talent allowed him to instantly determine the origin of this badge——
This is clearly the president's badge of the True Knowledge Society that Sylvester always wears on his chest!
"Teacher... I'm afraid he has been killed." Xue Lai rubbed the metal badge, whispered, and took two more steps forward.
A few pieces of torn gray cloth were scattered on the white ice.
It is not difficult to tell from its style and material that it comes from a certain witch robe.
Such a discovery made Colin no longer feel lucky, and he sighed deeply.
Although the body has not been found yet, since the fourth-level wizard has no body, he will not leave any obvious remains after death.
The witch robe and badge in front of him can basically announce the fact that Sylvester has been killed.
This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! "It's just the remains of some witch robes and badges. Maybe the real situation is not as bad as we think."
Although he thought so in his heart, Colin still comforted Xue Lai.
"Yes." Xue Lai nodded, put away the witch robe and badge, and looked up at Colin.
There seemed to be no emotion in her light blue eyes, yet they seemed to be full of emotions.
It wasn't until Colin felt a little uncomfortable that she said softly: "Thank you, Colin."
"You're welcome, we are friends." Colin smiled.
"Are we just friends?"
Xue Lai's clear voice was like a small copper hammer, hitting Colin's heart and making him tremble uncontrollably.
In the eye of the blizzard, the weather was clear. The night sky above was filled with shining stars.
On this huge circular ice sheet, they were the only two standing on the top of the glacier.
Apart from this, there are no other people, other things, or other sounds...
The breeze seemed to have stopped due to nervousness.
Colin felt that the surroundings were extremely quiet, Xue Lai's breathing could be clearly heard, and his slightly accelerating heartbeat was even more noisy.
He paused, then laughed in a dry voice: "We are close friends, very good friends!"
Xue Lai glanced at him faintly, her light blue eyes were like a beautiful lake reflecting the starry sky, leaving Colin speechless.
“Life is the most magnificent miracle in the world, but also the most fragile.
——Teacher Sylvester once said this to me when I was very young.”
Xue Lai did not continue the previous topic, but suddenly said:
"As an elf who was born in the world, I have had a long life since my birth, so long that it even takes ten thousand years to count."
As Xue Lai spoke, she walked towards a mountain peak not far away.
"I never thought that one day I would die completely...just like I never thought that my mentor, who lived for a thousand years, would leave me so soon."
"But in fact, all of this happened."
Colin silently: "Life is always unpredictable."
"Yes." Xue Lai nodded, "When I was young, although I accidentally became a human child and lost most of my power, I was still much stronger than a real human being.
"
"I am not afraid of cold, nor am I hungry, and it is difficult to get hurt. So for a long time, I never understood what pain is, what fear is, and what...love is."
Colin listened silently.
He was actually also very curious about how an elf, who was supposed to have no concept of good and evil, or even emotions, became such a being that was more human than many ordinary people.
Xue Lai continued talking, climbing step by step towards the mountain in front of him, with Colin following closely behind.
"My adoptive mother is just an ordinary human being. She doesn't know much, she can even be said to be ignorant, but she loves me very much.
It's a pity... I am too unique and she is too stupid. After taking me back, her life was not easy."
"No one wanted to marry her again, so in the far north, it became difficult for her to even eat, and hunger always plagued her.
But no matter what, she always brings me enough food... even though I don't need it."
"I won't be hungry, and she can't explain what hunger is, but if I don't eat, she will be angry.
So even though I didn't take the initiative to ask for food, I would eat as long as she gave it to me, and the less I offered it, the more she took the initiative to give me food."
"But I never understood what hunger was, not until a long time later, after she starved to death.
Only then did I realize that for humans, hunger can be painful and even lead to death."
Colin was silent. He looked at Xue Lai's back and wanted to open his mouth to say something, but in the end he remained silent.
If a person is not hungry, how can he understand hunger?
It's like describing light to a blind person. No matter how hard you try, it may be in vain.
"After that, I knew hunger, but I could only know hunger, but I could not truly understand hunger." Xue Lai continued to recount,
"After her death, I lost my shelter. Although I don't understand hunger or pain, I can understand those abnormal eyes.
Under the sense of crisis, my instinct drove me to imitate the actions of people around me...but I am not a good imitator."
"How can a person who cannot hear sound be a good listener?"
"Fortunately, I met Master Sylvester before being handed over to the wizard by all the villagers."
"It was also with the help of my mentor and through witchcraft that I felt hungry for the first time.
It was also the first time I felt real pain..."
Xue Lai kept talking, recalling the original scene in his mind.
…
The huge wizard tower, in the three-story laboratory.
A little girl of about five or six years old was clutching her stomach in confusion, with a look of pain gradually appearing on her face.
"Is this hunger?" she asked the kind old man in front of her.
"That's right, Xiaoxue is here." Sylvester smiled gently. He had no son or daughter, but he felt that the little girl in front of him looked very much like his non-existent granddaughter.
"What's wrong?" But the next moment, Sylvester suddenly said nervously and quickly removed the witchcraft.
Snap.
Snap, snap, snap.
Transparent tears welled up from the corners of Xue Lai's eyes, sliding down her face drop by drop, and fell to the ground, making tiny splashes of water.
…
"At that time, I thought about my adoptive mother.
I finally understood hunger and the pain she suffered before she died."
Above the glacier, Xue Lai continued talking, and they were almost on the mountain peak.
"But at the same time, I'm even more confused.
I'm confused as to why my adoptive mother would rather suffer such pain before she died, but still wouldn't eat the last wheat lake in front of her."
"I asked my mentor." Xue Lai finally climbed up the mountain. She turned to look at Colin, "My mentor answered me, it's 'love'."
Xue Lai reached out and pulled Colin up to the top of the mountain. The movement seemed a bit difficult.
At this moment, she seemed to be no longer the naturally powerful glacier elf, but just an ordinary girl.
This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! "Love made my adoptive mother willing to endure hunger, pain, and even death, but also to leave the last food to me."
"...Love is more difficult to understand than pain."
“My mentor made me experience hunger, pain, and fatigue through witchcraft…
However, it does not allow me to experience love."
"The instructor said that love is very simple, and what can make people endure pain is love.
But I feel that love is far more painful than death, far more complicated than anything else."
After Xue finished speaking, she suddenly turned her head, looked at Colin and asked: "You love me, right?"
"You are willing to come to the far north for me, and you are willing to endure the fatigue of the journey, the pain of battle, and even the risk of death for me... You love me, right?"
As if shocked by Xue Lai's straightforward words, Colin froze on the spot.
Xue Lai's words seemed to be Pu Xin's speech.
But when he tortured himself about his true feelings, he found that he couldn't say the simple word "don't love".
Xue Lai was not aggressive. She looked at the peaks of the glaciers in front of her and continued:
"People in the village of Pani where I lived as a child always believed that every person who dies will eventually become a bulging ice peak on the ice sheet."
There are similar legends in many places, including Earth.
"I don't believe this legend, but when my mentor took me back here for the first time, I found that the glacier that gave birth to me had an extra mountain peak at some point."
"It's the one not far ahead." Xue Lai pointed.
Colin looked along and saw an unremarkable mountain peak.
Although Xue Lai didn't say it clearly, it can be judged from time that the mountain peak should refer to her adoptive mother.
"And today, I discovered a new mountain peak." Xue Lai put down his arms and said suddenly.
Colin naturally thought of Sylvester, who was most likely dead.
"Maybe the legend of Pani Village is true, maybe I took it as true... but before that, I had never seen this mountain below my feet. It is a new mountain."
"Do you still remember the gift I gave you, the ice wither?"
"Remember, Cassarat, the five-petaled flower that according to legend only blooms on the top of the iceberg, radiating light to the outside world."
Colin nodded. The gift, which he had always carried with him, was currently lying in the storage ring.
"That's right, Cassarat." Xue Lai nodded, suddenly looked behind Colin and said:
"Look, the flowers are blooming."
Colin was startled slightly and turned around.
On the top of the mountain behind him, a bluish flower emerged from the ice at some unknown time. It was stretching its body, slowly blooming, and shed a little bit of beautiful blue light.
"About Kasarat, there is a legend in Pani Village——
This beautiful five-petal flower is the embodiment of the most sincere wishes of the deceased loved ones."
Xue Lai leaned down, picked off the crystal five-petal flower, and handed it to Colin.
"When my mentor came to Golden Wheat Sheep and wanted to take me to the far north, I rejected him.
On the surface, it’s the factories that say they can’t worry about golden wheat ears.”
"But actually, I don't want your hard-earned things to be destroyed by others... I'm worried.
After the golden wall was formed, I worried about you every day."
"It pains me to be far away from the Far North, but it also pains me to worry about you.
But the pain of the latter is different from other pains. This kind of pain allows me to face more pain..."
"This is love, right?"
Xue Lai whispered,
"Love can be painful sometimes, right?"
"I'm afraid so."
"Then I think I love you."
"Do you love me?"
The bright stars shine on the top of the mountain.
Looking at the wizard in front of him, Colin's heart felt like ripples on a calm lake surface blown by the breeze.
"I love you too, Xue Lai."
He finally said, his voice as gentle as the night wind.