Ilz City.

There were fewer people in the square where we set out.

Most of those who came back alive were covered in scars and sat on the ground dejectedly.

The operation... ...was both a success and a failure.

The reduction in the number of devices significantly delayed the destruction of the world.

However, due to the appearance of many demon kings led by Andusia, the plan was forced to be terminated early and failed to achieve the expected results. Moreover, too many people were sacrificed...

"elder brother... ..."

Alice came under the tree.

Arthur leaned against the tree, staring blankly at the sky.

The restless heart caused the magic power, which was almost at the level of a demon king, to constantly stir in the wind.

He slowly looked forward, staring blankly at the figure before him.

"Alice..."

call!

Golden hair swayed in front of my eyes, and a warm touch came from in front of me.

Arthur slowly lowered his head and looked at the figure hugging him tightly.

"It's okay, brother... Alice will always be with you!" Alice said, leaning against his chest.

Arthur's heart trembled violently, and unspeakable sadness surged in his heart.

He stretched out his hands tremblingly, hugged the girl in his arms, and said in a voice almost filled with tears:

"Thank you... Alice."

... ...

Deep in the temple, Irus found Semiris.

At this time, the fairy was facing the statue of Traya, motionless, and no one knew how long she had been there.

Noticing someone coming behind her, she slowly spoke:

"Hey, Irus... Have I really protected this world?"

Irus's eyes dimmed, then she smiled and said in a firm tone:

"...Yes. There must be! Without Semiris, we wouldn't have been able to hold on until now!"

"But... why did so many people die?"

“… …”

Irus' smile slowly turned into a hint of sadness, and she lowered her head.

Scenes from the past kept appearing before my eyes.

Little Laqi, who always speaks in a stern manner but is more considerate than anyone else, and the stubborn old man who is always serious but often argues with himself...

She also wondered why their world had to endure such a thing?

“…This is war!”

Irus took a deep breath and said.

She slowly walked in front of Semiris and gently stroked the statue with her fingers.

"War always involves sacrifice... Semiris, don't be sad. When our turn comes, we won't want anyone to cry for us."

“… …”

"Yes."

... ...

In a destroyed pit.

The demon god Andusia looked at the ruins in front of him with an expressionless face.

"You're a bunch of restless bugs. I didn't want to bother with you in the first place... You're really courting death. Now I'll show you what happens when you anger a god!"

"Listen to me—"

She turned around.

Several demon kings quickly lowered their heads even lower.

"I'm going back to the Demon Realm to get something. Keep the place well surrounded for me in the meantime."

"yes!!!"

"Um... Lord Andusia, what should we do with these facilities if those people continue to attack us?"

"Don't worry about it. If they want to launch a sneak attack, let them do it. Anyway... there's no need for that anymore."

"yes... ..."

Swish!

The demon Andusia broke through the space and left Himlir.

However, the people under the World Tree knew nothing about this.

... ...

... ...

The surrounding light and shadow dissipated.

Hulim returned to the empty space again.

It was as if she had been on a long journey, and she couldn't come back to her senses for a long time.

Is this my future...

That kind of lonely, never-ending life?

No, I absolutely don't want to accept...

"This is the life I've lived, a life that spanned tens of billions of years."

It was not until the voice of the future Hulim sounded that Hulim raised his head and looked directly at her.

"...Have you never thought about changing this? Do you have that kind of power?"

Future Hulim looked at her silently for a moment, then slowly spoke:

"One day in my long life, I suddenly remembered everything from the beginning. At that time, for some reason, I wanted to redeem everything... ...Looking back now, I realized that was the source of all my pain."

"After that, I searched the entire universe, trying to find the Demon Realm and complete my belated revenge."

"But when I found it, the demon world had already disappeared, destroyed by another existence that I could not interfere with."

"I've lost my target for revenge. The emotions I should have released have instead created a greater void... If I don't even have an enemy, what exactly should I do?"

"When I was at a loss, I went looking for those tribesmen who had been separated that year."

"But when I looked for it, I realized... I had been gone for too long."

"Of the few thousand surviving members, the vast majority died within a few decades. The few who made their mark in the universe also vanished within hundreds of thousands of years. Even the bloodlines that continued from then on were silently annihilated in the vastly extended time that followed..."

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