Watching the movie! It brought a small shock to the heavens!

[Klonie knelt on the ground and embraced the weeping Ina.]

In an instant, the entire cave fell silent.

[A moment, a couple of moments... the world fell silent, no one spoke...]

[Are feeling guilty, Kloni worried, Ina grieving...]

It seems that only the expressionless Rick is superfluous.

After a few breaths, Rick slowly stood up. He couldn't stay there; he still needed to sort through his spoils.

[It wasn't just their team exploring outside; they just returned too late, having already wasted too much time, and couldn't afford to waste any more...]

"...You two, go take a shower right now."

[Klonie abruptly changed the subject, as if nothing had happened...]

"I'll just change my clothes."

Rick said, and together with Aray, they started to leave; fuel was a precious resource too.

"Never mind all that, just go take a shower, you two really stink."

Once the footsteps behind her had faded into the distance, Chronie turned slightly to look in Rick's direction, her eyes filled with undisguised worry...

He...again chose to shoulder it all alone...

Deep within the cave, in a small, cramped corner of the Gobi Desert, lies Rick's room.

Rick went inside alone and closed the door.

There's no one else here. This room is further away from the others, and the door is very thick...

A low growl, like that of a wild beast, gradually emerged from its throat!

[It seems some tightly imprisoned creature has broken free of its cage!]

"What?!"

"What do you mean, 'for victory'—!"

"You damned hypocrite—!!"

【"bump!!"】

The backpack slammed violently against the bookshelf!

The chessboard, once packed away, was now scattered all over the floor!

"You're the one who made him risk his life!!"

He swept everything off the bookshelf with his fists!

"I told him the words 'Go to hell'!!!"

【"bump!"】

The table was overturned and fell to the ground, causing the already rudimentary furniture to break into pieces.

"Don't hide it, tell me the truth!!"

"Bang! Bang!"

[His fist pounded against the bookshelf again and again, blood flowing down his cheeks!]

The stinging sensation makes the mind clearer!

"You killed him! You sacrificed him so you could live a little longer!!!"

"Bang! Bang! Crash!"

Splinter flew everywhere, wooden planks on the bookshelf were smashed, and the small room was a mess...

After venting his anger, Rick seemed to have lost all his strength...

"...What's the point of continuing like this...?"

"...How many people are there now...?"

Rick lay helplessly on the ground, his throat hoarse, struggling to breathe... He was almost suffocating from the surrounding air...

Chapter 387 Tearing Off the Shackles of Pretense! [Swearing an Oath to the Last Will]!

"...How long will this practice continue...?"

Come on, Rick! Come back!

[To kill one for the sake of two.]

[Two were killed for the sake of four.]

There will come a day like that! You have to keep going until that day!!

"...until nine hundred and ninety-nine people are killed for the sake of one thousand and one people...?"

"Until we're the last one left!!!"

【"boom!"】

Blood splattered on the ground, signaling the arrival of more reinforcements.

It seems that as long as the physical pain is great enough, the mental pain can be alleviated somewhat.

[How can they have the nerve to tell a girl who has lost her father, "Humanity will prevail," when things have come to this tragic state?!]

He's a despicable liar, deceiving everyone with such clumsy lies!

Disgusting...

[A near-hysterical wave of self-loathing surged within Rick!]

[Anger is burning in my throat!]

Don't you feel ashamed?! Or have you simply forgotten what shame is?!

How low must one go before they're satisfied?!

You bastard—!!!

【"boom!"】

Outside the door, Chloe leaned against the wall, her body limp, her head bowed. She had heard everything…

I don't know when I discovered it...

No, perhaps she knew from the beginning...

On Rick's shoulders rested the lives of over two thousand people from the entire settlement!

How could anyone stay calm forever...?

He's about to break down...maybe he already is...

Rick...

All Chronie could do was stand guard outside Rick's room to prevent anyone from disturbing him at a time like this...

[And even if... it can help alleviate just a little bit of Rick's pain... even just a tiny bit...]

If this could ease even the slightest bit of the boy's grief...

"...When will this finally end..."

Rick curled up, tearing at his hair in agony and groaning in pain...

"How long will this tormented, precarious existence continue?!"

[Rick's roar, just by listening to it, you could feel the agonizing pain that made your whole body tremble...]

[Klonie slumped to the floor outside the door...]

Countless times she wanted to rush in, hug Rick, and yell at him: "Enough! Enough is enough! Leave the rest to me!"

But can she?

Can she bear the weight of the fate of what may be the last two thousand or so people of the 'human' race?

【…】

Perhaps only Rick can prevent them from trembling when faced with fear, and from dying a meaningless death...

In the first sequence world, Qing Zhen said, "...In order to survive, we have to struggle in this world."

In the Collapsed Starry Sky Railway World, Sand Gold said, "Although I've seen many tragic stories, Rick... sigh~ it's a bit sad..."

In the Fate world, Kiritsugu Emiya said, "...All of this is to avoid greater sacrifices, to exchange the sacrifice of a few for the safety of the many... This is... the right thing to do."

In the Genshin Impact world, Ichito Arataki: "What kind of talk is that! Sacrifice is sacrifice! It's not something to be glorified! It's never been a synonym for nobility! It was just a last resort... Damn it!! If I were there, I would definitely teach those self-righteous bastards a lesson!!"

I am but a humble creature from the Monster World. Bubble: "What should we do... is there any way to help Rick and the others?"

In the world of Love Apartment, Zhuge Dali says: "It's almost impossible. Without a safe place, the probability of technology developing is practically zero."

No Game No Life Zero World.

Almost everyone stopped instinctively and looked at Rick, who was walking at the front. He almost always chose to go out, and it could be said that he was the person in this settlement who knew the 'outside world' the most.

And just now, they saw... the person who had always held onto the light of hope in their hearts collapse in grief on the ground...

"Hey everyone, keep moving! We're not at a safe location yet!"

Klonie said that she used to just stand outside the door and listen, but the reality was far more tragic than she had imagined...

She really wanted to hug Rick...

But no... at least not now... She had to quickly persuade everyone to keep moving forward and stop focusing too much attention on Rick.

Rick has always been the pillar of support for more than two thousand people, the beacon of hope that drives everyone's inner motivation!

However, even the strongest person has a vulnerable side. No matter how much sadness and pain are suppressed, they will eventually have to be released if they don't want to break down.

But... everyone has seen his vulnerable side, won't Rick feel even more pressured?

That's what Chloe was thinking.

At her urging, the group continued moving forward, but the atmosphere among them was noticeably different from before...

Rick walked at the front of the group. He would usually look back from time to time to check if anyone had fallen behind, but the images on the screen were unconsciously distracting him...

Combined with the maps that had been drawn earlier, although there were only a few short periods of time, everyone was very experienced in depicting the small area they remembered, and in the end, they were all integrated into Rick's hands.

For the past few minutes, Rick has been comparing the new map with the maps that humans had previously explored on their own...

Although temporary memories are not very accurate, they are better than nothing at all; having a general direction is enough.

It appears to be a resource area belonging to some race ahead. Fortunately, we received this intelligence in time.

Rick sighed silently as he sensed that the pace of the crowd behind him had slowed considerably.

Turning around, Rick's calm, lifeless eyes swept over almost everyone. He hadn't said anything yet, but everyone who met his gaze could clearly understand the meaning in his eyes.

too slow.

"[Swearing an oath to my legacy] Those who can follow me, hurry up and catch up."

These words were like a needle pricking everyone's senses, and they quickened their pace to catch up with Rick.

Of course, some people noticed that Rick's path deviated from the original planned evacuation direction, but no one voiced their doubts.

In almost every respect, they trusted Rick far more than they trusted themselves!

This is absolute trust built through countless life-and-death experiences!

The group had barely set off when Ina pulled Ivan through the crowd from behind.

"Brother Rick, I'm sorry, Ina apologizes to you!"

Ivan didn't know what he said to Ina, but Ina's small eyes were red, as if she had just been crying.

...However, Rick could tell that the other party's apology was sincere.

"Um……"

Rick nodded slightly, said nothing more to Ina, and turned to look at Ivan.

"Clean up the traces of where they ran."