Lord Demon is behind you

——Did I do something wrong?

Stared at by her sharp eyes, the brave man almost habitually reflected on himself.

However, no matter how hard I try to think about things that I can't think of, I still can't think of them.

He really doesn't remember this kind of thing before; not only does he not remember what kind of helpful person he was in that city, he also doesn't remember being stopped by a beautiful girl to ask such a question.

"Forget it, it's fine if you can't remember it. It won't help anyway; even if I tell you how your past actions have had a profound impact on Her Highness the Princess, and even changed her attitude towards life, it will directly prompt her to take the initiative to join Your team, you are unlikely to be responsible for this matter."

The knight said lightly.

"You are essentially the kind of person who can't reflect at all. However, at the same time, you will pretend to be the type who is good at introspection, and put on the most sincere posture to try to correct yourself-but no matter how you change, you will deliberately avoid it. That’s the point. Such behavior is essentially self-impressive; that is to say, everything you do is not for the happiness of others, but for your own pleasure. This is a very high level of selfishness.”

"...Ah, oh."

The brave man responded blankly, not knowing how to respond.

What the other party said couldn't be said to be non-malicious, but that calm expression was particularly convincing.

The most frightening thing was that the brave also felt in his heart that her evaluation seemed to be correct.Obviously it sounds far-fetched, but for some reason, it is able to pierce the secret uneasiness in his heart.

During this period of time, he has been fighting against his former companions, fighting each other.As I got deeper into Demon King City, this feeling became more and more intense: no matter how hard I try to become stronger, no matter how hard I try to correct my own shortcomings and fallacies, it will only make the current situation worse.

Those companions cannot be saved by their own efforts—at least, not if they continue in the current direction.

Are you heading in the wrong direction?

The current self talks about saving mankind, but what he actually does is just constantly defeating the enemy.Moreover, these enemies are all former companions—important companions who once fell into the devil's abyss due to their own mistakes.

I couldn't save them at all, but completely wiped them out.

——On the status bar, blue negative buffs flashed up and down.Under its reminder, the brave man vaguely realized the strangeness of his current state.

"I just... have to save those who can be saved no matter what." He recalled his initial feelings and said.This is not only explaining to the other party, but also trying to convince yourself.

"Regardless of the past right or wrong - even if I did make a serious mistake, there must be time to settle after the present problem is solved. Now I have something that must be done."

"Well, that's right." The knight looked at him indifferently, "This is the consistent pattern you use to convince yourself. Then you can let yourself go, go further and further on the road of hurting others, and become more convinced that you are right. "

... Woo.

The brave man felt a slight pain in his heart.The belief that had just been gradually strengthened began to swing from side to side again.

"I'm sorry... But, it's irreversible."

He spoke with difficulty.

"Your Royal Highness...you are already hurting innocent people. The entire human society will be destroyed, and the lives of ordinary people living in peace and contentment will not be guaranteed...so, the remaining people must be protected. ..."

"That is to say, are you going to sanction us for those people?"

The knight said indifferently.

"—"

The other party's words pierced his heart like a sharp knife, and the brave man felt that he could hardly breathe.The heart was tormented repeatedly in endless guilt.

Even he himself couldn't convince himself with this seemingly correct and disgusting statement.The images of defeating every witch gradually flashed before my eyes; starting from Emily on the first floor, their unwilling and regretful expressions were all very clear.

Those are his own sins that he can't forget.

"There is nothing wrong with admitting it. You are the strongest brave man, the savior of mankind. Of course you are qualified to punish the sinful witches and use your holy sword to bring them an equal death."

The words that looked like sarcasm, uttered from her mouth in a flat tone, actually doubled the damage.

"No... I, have never been a savior."

The name of the brave comes from the praise of the king, and the name of the savior is also logically placed on his head.However, he knew very well that he was not a qualified savior at all.

He has many objects that cannot be saved, and he has watched many of his kind suffer and die in front of him.

"But it is precisely because I have seen death that I want to use my own hands...to grasp the remaining living beings..." He reluctantly said.

These are just high-sounding words.By now, he could no longer believe such words.

"Yes, that's it. You are a hero belonging to the light, always looking forward; and everything in the past is naturally abandoned by you-including those who have given everything for you."

Having said that, she actually smiled.

The brave man has almost never seen Sylvia's smiling face, and he didn't expect the first time to be at such a time.

"However, you can rest assured. We have no complaints - neither I nor Her Royal Highness. We have long known your nature: you can see nothing but your own goals. You can't see those who love you , You can't see the one you love, you can't see what others have done for you, you can't even see your past and present, you only look at the future forever.

"You love no one. Giving you love is an act that will never be reciprocated. You don't even know how to love yourself. So even if all the suffering is caused by you, we will not regard you as a murderer. You Will shine forever, stepping on our bones to stand on top of the world—"

— Miraculously, the brave man understood this passage.

She was blaming the instigator of all this, that is, the brave man himself—blaming the brave man who, after everything calmed down, killed his companions with his hands, and returned triumphantly as a hero who eliminated the witch.

"I, never thought that way..."

"Have you never thought about passing down the deeds of defeating the devil and the witch as your great cause?"

After being asked such a rhetorical question, the brave man was once again speechless.

What the hell am I thinking?Is it for something more pure, or just want to realize the value of my life, or...

For a moment, his heart was overwhelmed by confusion.This was an unprecedented crisis of faith: it almost knocked him down.

"I...what should I do...?"

"Are you asking me?" the knight asked calmly, "Ask one—your enemy who has been 'degenerated' because of your fault?"

Sure enough...it was because of "my" "fault".In the heart of the brave man, layers of shadows cast down heavily.

She was using this method to express her condemnation of the hero who was the victim.

"Sorry, I--"

"Okay." She waved the gun in her hand and pulled off the mask again. "My story is over, and the chat is over. You should be able to fight, right?"

——The feeling of confusion suspended in the air was pounded into the deepest part of my heart with a bang.There was no time to think; it was time to fight.It is too late to draw a correct conclusion, and he will be forced to fight life and death with his companions again.

"...Ah, it's done."

The brave man's health has been replenished, and his physical strength has also recovered to seven or eighty-eight.There was no reason to procrastinate any longer; he could only get up again, took up the holy sword, and desperately turned his thoughts into those of a challenge.

The opponent is a knight.In one-on-one combat, infantry has an advantage over cavalry - but at the same time, she is also a witch.The way of fighting should not be so simple.

A witch... As a loyal knight, did Miss Sylvia become a witch in order to serve the princess?It is said that it was the fault of the brave man... What is the mistake made by the brave man...

The brave man wants to focus on the sword in his hand, but his mood always drifts from side to side unconsciously.

The negative buff in the status bar is still hanging.He could sense that he might have been influenced badly, but he couldn't think of a reason to strengthen his belief.

--do not care.In short, the battle is inevitable, so the only thing left to do is to try our best to win. ...Is that so?

The knight began to urge the horses under him.The skeleton horse ran fast, steady and quiet, and with such a short distance, the speed was increased enough to cause an impact on the opponent.

The brave rolled to the side in time to dodge, estimated the distance and activated the skill.

"—Z-cut!"

The tip of the sword draws a Z-shaped broken line, brings up several sword qi, and lands on the belly of the skeleton horse.This should be a fragile part of a normal horse, but now it is as strong as the rest of the body, rubbing against the tip of the brave man's sword, making an ear-piercing creaking sound.

"—His Royal Highness attaches great importance to you."

As they passed by, the knight said so.The skeleton horse rushed forward without stopping, made a beautiful U-turn in front, and charged towards the brave man again.

"Without you, she should have become the real king."

The brave man held his breath and waited intently.If the speculation is correct, the knight and the horse should be one, just like all cavalry monsters; it is impossible to shoot her off the horse.

Skeleton horses seem to have extremely high physical resistance, and knights are difficult to attack.According to the conventional combat method, maybe you can try...blocking the horse?

He quickly looked for props like ropes in his backpack.

"However, you will certainly refuse to take responsibility for it. After all, you are—"

"The brave man who is always right."

The brave man's hand trembled slightly.

……That's too late.

He gave up this opportunity to attack and dodged from the attack route before the opponent charged again.

The knight waved the gun in his hand.According to the estimated distance, the tip of the spear should have brushed against the brave man's chest, but it suddenly shot up out of thin air, and pierced into his chest like this.

"……Uh!"

With the help of the impact of the charge, the knight picked up the brave man from the ground and threw him violently.

The brave body hit the ground firmly.Dark red blood spilled from the pierced blood hole in the chest, and then drifted into a stream of bits and pieces of data.

The key judgment of the attack just now was established.Just an ordinary shot cut off nearly half of his blood volume, with an abnormal state of continuous bleeding.

Temporarily ignoring other things, the brave rolled on the spot in a hurry, brushing the hooves of the skeleton horse to avoid the next round of trampling.

"—does it hurt?"

The mask covered the knight's face, but after thinking about it, she must still have the same expression.

"Please be patient. After all, you have been able to continue to climb by stepping on countless pains-compared with the justice that is about to be harvested, this is nothing at all."

The knight galloped forward, piercing downward repeatedly.The brave man could only continue to roll and dodge sideways.

"Everything is reincarnation. After your life is over, the pain at this time will be—"

--boom!

The ground beneath him trembled violently, then again.

At first, the brave man thought it was his own illusion.However, the knight immediately paused his attack, turned his head and glanced not far away——

The floor over there exploded abruptly upwards.Among the splattered debris, a certain pure black figure jumped out with the sound of the wind——