It's not too much to say that a beauty is a little bit stronger

When Na Ran heard this, she was slightly stunned, then her brows relaxed and a hint of tenderness appeared in her eyes.

"understood."

Naran walked towards the soldier, reached out and gently placed her hand on his shoulder, murmuring.

The light of the formation began to emerge, and the light spots gradually enveloped the soldiers and Su Haoqian's bodies. The air around them vibrated slightly, bidding them farewell.

Xiao Huai watched as their figures were slowly covered by the light.

With a flash of light, the figures of the soldiers and Su Haoqian completely disappeared in the devastated ice field.

At least he would be buried properly.

At the same time, strong winds suddenly blew up from all directions, bringing biting cold.

The wind seemed to contain countless ominous omens.

They...are coming soon.

Lisha and Naran looked at each other, and a gleam of light flashed in their eyes at the same time.

They nodded to each other, then closed their eyes and clasped their hands in front of their chests. Power surged from their bodies and spread across the ice field.

Transparent barriers quickly appeared, forming a huge barrier, like a fortress, and the light of the barriers flickered with warm colors.

Hanako saw their intention and imitated them, and it actually increased the brightness of the barrier a lot.

"Hanako also wants to protect big brother..."

guard.

Lu Qian wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and used almost all the props he could use for self-defense.

No matter how strong the enemy is, no matter how terrifying the fourteenth level dungeon is.

We must also fight hard for the people behind us.

Mo Yu spread his wings, and black feathers fluttered in the wind. He hovered above the barrier like a guardian shadow, watching the movements in the distance with sharp eyes.

Inside the barrier, Xiao Huai stood in the center of the four statues and felt a deep power in his heart.

That is the trust of their companions, an invisible barrier they built with their lives.

"They're coming."

"No matter what, we must not let them in." Na Ran said calmly, her hands still maintaining the shape of the barrier. The sweat on her forehead gradually gathered into drops and slid down her cheeks.

Xiao Huai lowered his eyes and his heart beat faster.

The bond between them is much deeper than one might imagine.

Xiao Huai took a deep breath, a sharp light flashed in his eyes, and his concentration reached its peak at this moment.

At this moment, every detail around him would be magnified a thousand times in his eyes.

The statues still maintained their original postures, but during this observation, he saw——

I saw the ancient characters engraved on the statue.

Logically, he shouldn't have known it, but some unknown force drove him to approach the statue and look carefully at the words on it.

He stretched out his hand and gently stroked the runes. It was as if there was a power connected to his fingertips, and the meaning of the words gradually became clear in his mind.

"Destruction", "Purification", "Rebirth", "Dawn"

They correspond to four different statues of gods.

He shifted his gaze to the ground. The crystals had all been dyed black. Black mist was still faintly spreading, carrying a breath of corruption and destruction.

Even so, Xiao Huai still bent down and picked up the crystals one by one.

They feel cold and heavy to the touch, as if they condense all the darkness and sorrow of the world.

He clenched the crystal, and the scene before Su Haoqian's death flashed through his mind.

During that eye contact, too many images were synchronized into Xiao Huai's brain, as if Su Haoqian had told him some secrets.

Su Haoqian wanted freedom so badly, even if it meant death.

He has tied everything he has to the darkness of this world, and the emergence of the Ancient Evil God is a necessary process.

Only when the abyss completely appears can Xiao Huai find what he wants.

Without summoning, there would be no destruction, and without destruction, there would be no rebirth.

The whole process is an inevitable fate.

Su Haoqian once put two choices in front of him. One was the simple way to pass the level as an evaluator, which was to use the power of the system to pass the level directly and escape from this world.

Another option is to put these crystals back to their correct positions, restart the order of the entire world, and usher in new light at the cost of destruction.

Sounds simple, doesn’t it?

But why wouldn't Su Haoqian want Xiao Huai to choose the second option?

This was his only chance, his only chance to be free.

However, he still told Xiao Huai the simplest way to pass the level.

He laid all of this out before Xiao Huai without reservation, giving him the most direct way to escape.

Maybe it was out of some kind of soft-heartedness.

His inner struggle and contradiction were like a spark struggling in the darkness, which could never be extinguished.

Su Haoqian is always a complicated and strange person.

Although I am in darkness, I can never completely let go of my desire for light.

He chose destruction, but still left a way for others to survive.

He told Xiao Huai how to pass the level, as if letting Xiao Huai make his own decision - letting him decide his own life.

He is both the God Eater and the lost man who still holds on to hope.

Xiao Huai clenched the four crystals in his hands. He looked down at the crystals in his hands, was silent for a moment, and then took out a dagger made of red diamonds from his arms.

All his companions stared at him intently. They didn't know what Xiao Huai wanted to do, but the solemn atmosphere made them feel vaguely uneasy.

Xiao Huai raised the dagger and cut his palm without hesitation. The sharp blade cut through his skin, and blood immediately gushed out and dripped onto the crystal.

The blood color was like a flame, emitting a dazzling light on the crystal.

Everyone else was stunned. They watched as drops of blood continued to merge into the crystal. The warmth of the blood and the coldness of the crystal intertwined, emitting a dazzling light.

Red light, blue light, white light, and purple light lit up at the same time. The crystal stone that was originally shrouded in black fog seemed to be reawakened. The black air struggled like a poisonous snake to be dispersed. The light became brighter and brighter, forcing back the surrounding darkness bit by bit.

Xiao Huai remembers, he has always remembered.

He remembered how the idols rose from the ground, and how the gray-skinned monsters had not caused him any fatal harm, but had only wounded him again and again, making him bleed.

From that time on, Su Haoqian might have given him a hint.

The black air in the crystal was gradually replaced by pure power. However, under the illumination of this light, the ancient evil gods lurking nearby became more and more manic.

They let out low roars, as if completely enraged, and pounced madly towards the barrier.

A window suddenly popped up on the system.

[Remaining time of the bond of best friends: 72 seconds]

In each copy, partners and friends can only provide support once, and can only help Xiao Huai for a maximum of one hour at a time.

Xiao Huai knew that he had no time left. He knew that he might really die here.

But that’s how people are.

Do not overestimate your own capabilities.

Even if there is no hope, I will try my best.

……

In another relatively safe corner, Chen Chong, Nangong An and Huang Laoya always guarded Lu Yuanshi.

Lu Yuanshi had been in a coma, so they didn't pay much attention to him and just watched over him carefully.

But the moment they received the notice that they were about to return to their respective worlds, they noticed something was wrong.

Lu Yuanshi...

Already awake.