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"Anything is fine. Is there really no way to let A'ran survive?" Facing Ling Dengxian's question, Saria's eyes trembled, and she sighed imperceptibly. Then anger climbed in her eyes, but she immediately came to her senses and regained her composure in just a moment.

The anger was neither directed at him nor at A'ran.

"You should suppress A'ran first and let her regain consciousness... You can't do anything else, but if you can't even say goodbye, then your efforts will be in vain."

"If fate doesn't approve, I do."

"…Is it irreversible?" Ling Dengxian was unwilling to accept it. He had just felt that his abilities were somewhat useful, why did it turn out like this?

"No... Under normal circumstances, you just need to burn the abnormal substances with fire." Saria responded to his doubts as she watched the white flame chains suppress the disordered and terrifying light and flames.

"Then, why?" Ling Dengxian was even more confused.

Saria turned her head and looked at him quietly, as if asking him if he really wanted to know the answer.

“…” Ling Dengxian was overwhelmed by a bad premonition, but still nodded. He needed the truth.

However, Vaifan's next words instantly cooled the burning pain in his body.

"W-what do you mean?!"

"Literally, A-ran she——"

"Sareya... Director..." The weak voice immediately caught the attention of the two men. They looked at Carters, whose body had lost most of the black lines. The cloth covering A'ran's eyes was already riddled with holes, and both of them could clearly feel her gaze.

"Sorry... Ling Dengxian, I'm not blind..." He took off the blindfold with his only remaining hand. It was the first time that Ling Dengxian saw Ah Ran's eyes. He also understood why she needed an eyepatch:

A pair of pitch-black eyes were extremely intimidating, and the intertwined golden pupils were indescribably weird, but Ling Dengxian felt a familiar chill, but soon he realized that this was A'ran, not the strange shadow in the city.

"You didn't cover your eyes just because you were afraid of scaring others." Although it was a question, Saria's tone showed that she knew the answer, and she did not hide the scepter and the things at the critical moment.

"...Yes... opening your eyes will bring misfortune." A'ran spoke with great difficulty, but no one would rush her at the moment. Both of them could feel the vitality draining away from her body.

"You called me just now, was it..." Saria asked.

At this moment, Ling Dengxian also knew that there was no way to save the situation. He could not struggle against this pain. He remembered his previous hesitation, which made him feel even more painful.

"Well... Director Saria... I will tell Xiao Xian about my affairs myself... He is the closest person to me, 'A'ran', cough cough..." Black blood flowed from the corners of his mouth as he coughed. Ling Dengxian wanted to step forward, but looked at Saria again.

This time, Vaifan did not stop him.

"Aran!" Ling rushed forward and almost fell down. Fortunately, he finally came to the Carters girl.

The abnormal power around A'ran was weakening. She raised her hand and Ling Dengxian immediately embraced her. He had actually noticed before that A'ran's body temperature was very low, but it was still there. And now, he seemed to be holding a piece of ice.

"Ling Dengxian... I'm so happy to hear those stories... I'm a little greedy... I still want to see it with my own eyes."

"Take off the blindfold, look and laugh cheerfully..."

"...Okay." Ling Dengxian really wanted to say more words of comfort, but unfortunately, he couldn't learn those touching words from the movies. His mind was blank now, and he only knew that A'ran seemed to be dying.

"Well... there's still some way to go... Hehe, if I took it upon myself to... Ahem, treat you as my brother... would you be disappointed?"

"…How could that be?" Ling Dengxian suddenly understood the name of a feeling. He and A'ran had no blood relationship, and they were not even from the same world, but it was indeed correct for this feeling to be called that. It was different from friendship and love, and it was not true family affection, but it could be family affection. In the future, after being verified by time, it would indeed be classified as family affection.

A younger sister. Ling Dengxian suddenly remembered that he did want a younger sister when he was a child, especially when he was cared for by his elder sister.

Now, there is one; tomorrow, her trace will be wiped out.

There is no time to bring it back to its original world and introduce it to my family.

The originally generous and gentle girl hid behind him, holding onto the corner of her clothes, and nervously stepped out to introduce herself and greet her father, mother, sister, and relatives. She felt at a loss as to her bunny ears that could not be hidden, and the scene where she needed him to lead her and help her integrate into the family would no longer appear.

It won't appear.

"Xiaoran..." Ling Dengxian suddenly burst into tears, catching himself off guard. He had thought he was strong enough and could hold back his tears in the face of all the criticisms and ridicule, just letting them roll around in his eyes. But this time, they broke through his defenses with overwhelming force.

"Brother..." Ah Ran tried to smile, "'Ling Ran' is not complete, can you help me add a word..."

“…free and unrestrained, like a clear stream, I hope that, if possible, you can no longer be bound by these misfortunes, 'Xi', Ling Xiran, can you…” Ling Dengxian felt so embarrassed. Even though Xiaoran was trying to divert his attention, how could he not care about her condition.

"Clear...Okay..." Ling Xiran felt that she had regained some strength, and her eyes became brighter. She handed the blindfold to Ling Dengxian with difficulty.

"Don't hold grudges, Director Saria. I don't want to...rob innocent people of their lives anymore."

"If it's possible... Brother, please go and see the scenery of this land for me."

"Thank you... Saria..."

The power gathered in the Carters girl's body surged out in an unstoppable trend, and Ling Dengxian's white incandescent flame had already run out of power.

"..." Saria stepped forward decisively in silence. The turbulent space dealt a heavy blow to Ling Dengxian, who was closest to him. The sound of broken bones echoed through the snow. The next moment, he was quickly taken away by Saria away from the Carters girl whose body was rapidly deforming.

In the blink of an eye, the pure and pretty girl disappeared, and was replaced by a dark and terrifying deformed monster. Facing the approaching powerful Vaifan, a terrifying eye suddenly opened, and then the gray-white figure attacked angrily.

The earth-shaking battle seemed to be far away. Ling lay on the cold ground, watching the fighting and the roaring snow. His broken bones were gradually covered by the white flames, and warmth enveloped him. The white flame healed external injuries very quickly, but it was much slower for injuries like bones. However, it could act as a special substance to "stick" the bones so that he could continue fighting.

However, none of that matters now.

The battle came to an end, and Vaifan tried his best to achieve the final victory. The monster's power was extremely uncoordinated, as if something inside it was disrupting its movements. After all, the deformed monster was no match for the guardian dragon.

However, neither the seriously injured dragon on the ground nor the dragon that was still standing could save the lovely princess.

"... Ling Dengxian!" Saria seemed a little surprised. Ling Dengxian also saw the snowstorm that came early.

The next moment, he couldn't help but struggle to get up.

The remains of the monster that was originally defeated by Vaifan shrank and condensed, and finally turned into a condensed black and purple light, rising into the sky, like a figure rushing towards the blizzard heading straight for Tobrand without hesitation.

Then, there was the miracle.