Lord Demon is behind you

Under the loud bang, the ground that was already full of cracks was completely shattered, and pieces of debris flew around, raising waves of smoke and dust.

The knight was pierced by the magic sword, including man and horse, and was nailed to the ground.

At the same time, the brave man was still hanging on the barrel of her gun, unable to move—but, after all, he was still alive.

The brave man watched his blood volume soar from full.In the end, he dangerously stopped at the value of only one or two hundred left, and he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, the previous calculations are basically correct.Although the witch's attack power is terrifying, after all, it cannot be fatal with just a normal attack - even if it pierces through the wound.

In contrast, the blood bar of a witch who ate a complete form of profound art completely dropped to the bottom.

This time the army was risky and finally succeeded.

This is the method that the brave thought of before to defeat the enemy.After realizing that only by "flying" can it be possible to fight back and forth with the enemy, the most urgent problem becomes "how to launch an effective attack".

Only the devil can fly, but his third state is too fragile, and his second state can't last long.In a short period of time, the brave man only thought of this method to carry out a powerful attack.

It's dangerous, but... well, no matter what, everything will be fine if it ends well.

"—Congratulations, Your Excellency the Brave."

The knight's arm moved slightly.The fingertips of her hand that was not fused with the gun had already begun to drift into streams of blue data; the position stabbed by the magic sword gradually collapsed and crumbled.

Her voice came from nowhere, but her tone was still so steady.

"You won. You did it with your fearlessness and courage; congratulations, that's great. I'm really happy for you."

She lowered her arm slowly, carefully.

"Besides, I have tried my best to fight you... I obeyed the order of Her Royal Highness, and devoted myself to the last moment without leaving any regrets. This is really great. This is what I was looking forward to, the most perfect ending gone."

"...Miss Sylvia."

The brave man tilted his head slightly.He felt pain again.No matter how many times he had experienced similar situations, he couldn't get used to killing his companion and watching her die before his eyes.

"This is my truth," she said, "you don't need to be sad. As a knight, it's a good thing to die for your master; and as a fallen paladin, it's also a good thing to be eliminated by a recognized brave man. What’s more, you have a completely different meaning to me. It’s great that you can win. If you fail, I will lose even the only possibility of salvation.”

Her arms were almost flat.The brave man finally landed on the ground again, and took a few steps back carefully, letting himself get away from the leader.The barrel of the gun.

A conspicuous blood hole was left in the place where his chest was pierced, but after touching the air, the blood quickly turned into blue data and dissipated.And the wound healed quickly, leaving only an exaggerated scar.

"Brave! Brave—"

When the devil fell to the ground, there was only a trace of blood left.He hurriedly ran over while calling for the hero, but after confirming the situation at the scene, he silently closed his mouth and stopped a little far away.

"That is to say," the brave man lowered his head a little uncomfortably, "Isn't all of this now what you wanted?"

"You can't say that," after a moment's pause, her voice sounded melodiously, "His Royal Highness's wish is my wish, and it is my duty to fulfill her wish. Since she decided to become a demon, I must Accompanied by her side, turned into her spear and shield. It's just..."

"It's just," she sighed lightly, "it's wrong. I know, probably the part that still belongs to the 'self' in my heart is reminding me repeatedly. What we have done is such a sad thing Wrong thing."

"Although I know that the culprit of this disaster is not worthy of forgiveness, but..."

Her voice became softer and softer, almost completely blowing away in the wind.

"Please at least... in your heart, don't resent Her Royal Highness too much? She just can't find the right way. At the very beginning, she also wanted to change this world and make it more suitable for you. ——A better, more pure and kind world; but it failed. As long as human beings don’t change their nature, this society will not change for the better. Never. So then she changed her goal, thinking at least to make something simpler at least to protect you... At least to let the good things survive, to let you who are loved by us and everyone can survive in your current posture, this is her true mood. She doesn't care I want to protect you no matter what."

"But... I probably wasn't the kind of person who deserved to be treated like this. I'm not some great saint or treasure," the brave man murmured, "I'm just an ordinary human like everyone else. "

And speaking of it, the word "protected" made him feel very weird: he himself was a warrior who had fought in front of countless monsters, and he had the ability to protect himself.

"Only you think so."

The knight smiled slightly.

"Speaking of which, at the last moment, I should apologize to you."

"……what?"

The knight's limbs have completely disappeared, and more than half of the horse's body has disappeared.

"The things I said before," she said, "the things I said to you when I fought with you last time... are all words against your will, just to shake you when your mental state is declining .In fact, I never thought of it that way. I never thought you were selfish or indifferent to other people's feelings; on the contrary, you have always been the most noble and purest person I have ever met. I respect, admire, and always I love you deeply."

"So, I also hope that you can achieve happiness—true happiness that belongs to ordinary people."

Her face was wrapped in a helmet-shaped blackness, and no expression changes could be seen, but there was sincerity in her voice.

"It would be great if you have someone you really admire. No matter if he is a man or a woman... and no matter his identity or race, since he is in love with you, he will definitely bring you happiness. That's enough."

Are you happy?

"I will definitely," the brave man resisted the hot heat that suddenly hit his eyes, "Miss Sylvia, if there is an afterlife... I hope it's not just me, you, Her Royal Highness, and everyone, can walk in a more innocent life. On the road, get a simpler and happier life."

"Ah, I too... just like you said, hoping."

Finally, the last part of the knight was completely transformed into a blue data stream.Those data streams did not disappear directly, but regrouped at the place where she died, gradually forming a dark single-door shape.The door automatically opened inwards, revealing the familiar spiral upwards from behind——

The stairwell leading to the ninth floor is formed by the knight itself.

She... Sure enough, until the last moment, she was still the strongest defense to protect the princess.If you want to pass in front of her and reach the princess's floor, you must knock her down, otherwise the passage will not appear anyway.

The brave man stood there silently until he witnessed the opponent's end.

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"That, the brave..."

After a while, until the surroundings were completely quiet and there was no more sound, the Demon King walked over carefully and handed the recovery potion in his hand to the brave man.

Then he raised his hand and lightly touched the penetrating scar left on the brave man's back.

"How should I put it, this time...it's really dangerous." He sighed.

The wound left on the body has been basically repaired, leaving only a scar that cannot be eliminated in a short period of time, but the clothing pierced by the gun cannot be restored to its original state by itself due to the decrease in durability.Therefore, his hand directly touched the scar on the brave man's back without hindrance.

The brave man slightly tensed the muscles on his shoulders and back.

"Although the result is not bad, I still think... this method is a bit too dangerous, too dangerous." The devil couldn't help complaining in a low voice, "Look, you have less than 200 points of life left now... When she attacked, she hit a critical strike, brave man, you will probably be killed, right? It is not a good thing to die with the boss. Even if you understand your desire to end the battle with your own hands..."

"—Why..." The brave man paused and turned his head.

"Hey?"

"Why did you change back to 'Brave'?" He looked at the Demon King, "Didn't you say it before, you won't call it that anymore?"

When it was finally time to speak out what he had been holding back in his heart before, he felt a little more comfortable.

"—I'm sorry," the devil reacted, and immediately apologized flatly, "I'm sorry Arthur! I'm just... too used to it. After all, I could only look at you from a distance before, and even approaching you can only be done. Think about your dreams; for me, being able to be by your side, calling you a brave man and getting your response is already the happiest thing. As for being able to call your name at any time, it must be because of being too happy So I couldn't get used to it for a while—well, please forgive me this time."

Are you happy?

Obviously this is just an ordinary word, but under the experience just now, it unexpectedly touched the brave man's nerves.

As he took the blood bottle in the opponent's hand, he couldn't help thinking.

It's just that you can directly call your sweetheart by his name...it's just such a simple thing!Can it make someone feel true happiness?

"I'm sorry," he said sincerely, "I should be the one to apologize. My plan was too reckless, and it made you worry... Besides, you have worked hard."

After the flight just now, although the Demon King didn't receive any direct attack, his blood volume was only pitiful. In comparison, he was in a mess all over his body, which was not much better than the brave man.

"No, no, don't apologize to me, Brave... No, Arthur," the Demon King hurriedly waved his hands, "I'm actually quite happy."

"Happy?"

"Yes," the Demon King nodded, "The last attack just now can be regarded as a perfect cooperation between me and you, right? This means that you can completely trust me, and there is enough tacit understanding between us... …It is an irreplaceable tacit understanding between us. It is also one of my dreams to cooperate perfectly with you in combat like now.”

he stressed.

When he said this, the brave man also recalled the time when the two of them could barely fight together in the first two floors of the Demon King's City, and suddenly felt that the other party's emotion was not unreasonable.

"After all, we came here together all the way. After fighting together for so long, it is only natural to have trust and tacit understanding."

After going through a lot of messy battles, even if it doesn't usually become a romantic relationship like it is now, it will definitely be able to become friends who trust each other.

"So--"

Having said that, the Demon King suddenly looked serious, and looked straight at the brave man.

"If you can trust me completely, please also trust me in the next matter."