"Both Captain Hiloma and Leo are not here..." During the award ceremony, Mutt looked over from a distance and saw only part of the Sphinx team.
"Leo's condition is very critical. Captain Hiloma must have gone over to take care of him." Albert replied: "We can't let Leo Porter be alone in the hospital... Well, let's go..." He put the
The part he said was very vague, for fear of irritating Mutter.
"Really? I understand." The cat boy said, and walked over to join the other members of the team.
One side of the gymnasium was hit by some kind of powerful weapon and was in a mess. But other parts were still intact. The temporary awards stand was also moved to the other side. The association even prepared another equally luxurious gold trophy to be awarded to
The Super Cup champions are the Sandstorm Sphinx. Outside the stadium, there are still some (about one-fifth) of the enthusiastic spectators who have not left. They plan to watch the final award ceremony before leaving.
"This way, this way!" Gusta, the tiger man, waved. When Hiloma was away, Gusta temporarily took over the position of captain of the Sphinx team and led the team members to the stage to receive the award. He also bumped into someone
A tablet laptop with a fairly large screen was connected to the hospital in Egypt, using video conferencing to allow everyone to see Leo and Hiloma at the hospital.
"Hi! Is everyone okay?" Lying in the intensive care unit with an oxygen mask on, the young lion man pretended to be energetic.
"Is this okay?" Mutt's ears twitched.
"Although we are not present, the association allows us to participate in the award ceremony with everyone in this form," Hiloma on the other side of the screen also said, "Everyone, please be happy and welcome the joy of this victory together."
"Oh!" the members of the Sphinx team shouted at the same time.
Albert glanced around and found no players from the South African Saints team present. The South African team might have finished the runner-up award ceremony in advance and then slipped away. After all, the South African team had caused such a big mess.
They couldn't cover it up in terms of face. As a result, the mysterious power used by the South African team to suppress people on the ground is still an unsolved mystery. Albert originally wanted to find out the source of the mysterious power and then sue
The South African team cheated during the match.
That’s fine. Anyway, it’s good that the Sphinx wins.
The award ceremony was held normally. Interim captain Gusta received the championship certificate and held the heavy gold trophy together with Albert, who was named MVP (Most Valuable Player). Although he was responsible for his contribution when lifting the cup
The main one was Gusta, but Albert still felt the astonishing weight of this trophy.
The team members gathered around the trophy, and Gusta turned on the holographic projection device on the tablet notebook, so that Hiloma and Leo from the hospital also appeared on the scene. Then everyone on the team took a group photo.
The Zhang family portrait will be kept as a permanent souvenir.
"What is the meaning of living?" Albert vaguely heard Hiloma saying.
"It's at this moment." Gusta replied, holding a tablet notebook.
"That's right!" After taking the photo, Mutter let go of the tears he had been holding back for a long time.
Then Gusta patted the catman boy hard on the shoulder.
Everything is over. This is the end of this long journey. The Sandstorm Sphinx has marked its most glorious moment in history. And after today, this team will disband.
The media came over and took pictures frantically, keeping the Sphinx busy for a long time before they could disperse.
"What are your plans after this?" Albert asked.
"I think I'm going to be unemployed for the time being." Mutt said with a wry smile, "Although the job at the Cairo Grand Hotel can't be left behind."
"You'd better resign over there." The tiger man said: "You are now a little famous, and many people will recognize your face. If you continue to work as a waiter in the hotel, I'm afraid you will cause commotion every day."
"
"I will consider it." Mutt's eyes wandered away: "How about I go with you and become a World of Warcraft hunter."
"I can't pretend that I haven't heard of this." Gusta suddenly spoke behind the two of them at some point: "Mr. Albert, you would never plan to take this child to a dangerous place like the Dawn Region."
Are you going to endure hardship? He is just an ordinary person and has not received formal combat training. Are you serious about letting him fight against monsters?"
"Ah hahaha..." Albert couldn't help but smile awkwardly: "I have no intention of doing this. And, strictly speaking, I am no longer a World of Warcraft hunter. Even if I continue to be a hunter, at best I will only be in the Dawn Region.
Just homeless people sleeping rough everywhere..."
"Then we can't let Mutt leave with you." Gusta's attitude was very tough.
"Anyway, I'm going to rest for a while and see what happens. Hahahaha." Albert was a little afraid of the current Gusta. This hoarse-voiced tiger man had an inexplicable sense of oppression, which was different from the previous one.
The kind attitude makes a decisive difference.
"You have also inherited part of Daddy Sphinx's inheritance and are already a little rich man. Why don't you just eat, drink and have fun for a while?" Gusta also said to Mutt: "When the real time comes, I believe in you."
You will find what you really want to do, kid."
"Hmm..." the cat boy replied with confusion.
In fact, he didn't want to do anything. His life suddenly lost its purpose.
He originally participated in football matches to please his favorite father, the Sphinx, hoping to do something for him. He fell in love with this sport because of his father's praise. Now, he and
Together the team reached the pinnacle of the sport and won the championship trophy.
This kind of good thing probably only happens once in a lifetime.
...Then what? There is no other peak for him to climb. Perhaps this is the emptiness after reaching the top.
All feasts in the world come to an end. Even the Sandstorm Sphinx team, which has reached its peak today and is unmatched by anyone, will disperse tomorrow. Mute may try to join other countries and other teams.
He continued his football career. But he knew that no matter how hard he tried, he would never see the situation he had today.
He glanced furtively at Albert.
If anything, there is one more thing he has to do. That one thing may take him the rest of his life to implement and complete.
I just want to be by that person's side. Other than that, I don't want anything else.
As if he was aware of Mutt's scorching gaze (even if it was only for a moment), Albert avoided the cat-man boy's gaze and walked away half a step: "Mr. Gusta, I have something to ask you for help. Can you lend me a favor?"
Talk in one step, meow?"
"Of course. What's wrong?" Gusta walked away with Albert.
Mutt wanted to follow him, but since Albert said he wanted to talk to Gusta alone, he stopped wisely. If he stayed by that person's side, the other person might get tired of him.
After all, there is nothing and no relationship between him and him.
Albert and Gusta were whispering ten steps away, not knowing what they were talking about. Mutt just hoped that Albert would come back and join him as soon as possible.
"Okay," Albert came back more than ten seconds later: "The things here have been dealt with. Let's go back to Cairo. Let's have a party to celebrate tonight. Let's prepare everything as soon as we return to Cairo.
"
"Yeah!" the cat boy replied with a smile.
That's forcing a smile.
At the same time, Cairo hospital, intensive care unit.
"This will fulfill my wish." After cutting off the video communication, Leoport, who was pretending to be energetic, suddenly became haggard: "With everyone... on the podium..."
"Thank you for your hard work." Hiloma whispered from the side.
The snow lion Sherrichard, who was also in the ward, remained silent.
"Elaine...Elaine hasn't come yet..." Leoport asked in a low voice, "I can't breathe...it feels so uncomfortable...I can't wait any longer..."
"Sorry, it is said that he is still in a coma. We have ordered people to notify Great Britain and have the child come over as soon as he wakes up. But... don't have any expectations." Sherrichard said: "Some things cannot be forced."
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"Recover...recovery medicine..."
"Your Highness, you used it five minutes ago." Hakon, the black lion on the side, said, "Even if you use it again now,..."
"Really..." Leoport clenched his fists. The severe pain covering his whole body from inside to outside was beyond the limit he could bear.
"Well...this is indeed...can't be forced..." His voice gradually became weak.
"At least, we are all here." Sherrichard said calmly, injecting powerful painkillers into the lion boy's arm: "I will always watch you. Please sleep peacefully, my prince.
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"Okay..." The golden lion gave up resistance and his face gradually became calm: "Although...it's a pity...but in this world...the people who love me...are all here...what else do I want?"
"
He said with a pale smile: "Goodbye everyone..."
"Eli...well...I...a..."
Before he finished speaking, he had fallen asleep forever.
The former Kingdom of the Sun, Thoris, fell forever with the disappearance of its last royal family.
Invisible darkness will forever shroud this perished country.
"Goodbye, Your Highness." The black lion Hakon also took out a black pill from his arms, "You take the first step. Hakon, the chief guard of the kingdom, will arrive soon and will always be by your side."
It is a deadly poison that is absolutely irreversible once ingested.
He swallowed the pill without thinking. The powerful drug spread in his esophagus, and the pill completely dissolved before entering his stomach.
Before Hakon left, he deliberately knelt down and performed the standard etiquette of lion-human civilians worshiping the royal family. The poison caused him to die instantly, but his body became rigid due to the poison, and he kept the kneeling posture.
"Really...men are all idiots." Sherrichard whispered.
"I promise you the rest of my life." Hiloma leaned over and kissed the forehead of Leoport, the golden lion who was sleeping forever: "The destroyed Soris royal family will receive just revenge. One hundred and three hundred million.
Millions of monkeys will burn in flames.
May they become living sacrifices to the Kingdom.
May their desperate screams travel through the underworld and become your highest gift."
Hiloma held the palm of the purple gem tightly. She was pricked by the gem due to excessive force and was bleeding.
"So now, my little prince," he said, "please sleep peacefully."
A flying bird flew across the sky, leaving a high-speed shadow on the deck of the sand ship.
The cat-man boy Mutt looked up at the cloudless sky with only one flying bird circling.
"Leo..." He seemed to realize something.
"May you find your freedom."
The flying bird seemed to be able to hear Mutt's blessing. He flapped his wings vigorously and flew higher to embrace the blue sky that would always belong to him. (To be continued)