"They died fighting the monsters in their cave. I wanted to protect them, but I was useless."
While saying these words, I was holding my head tightly. My head was aching terribly. Memories are such a cruel thing to me.
The atmosphere in the room suddenly became extremely awkward, and this awkwardness made me feel extremely devastated from the bottom of my heart. I was most afraid that the atmosphere would suddenly become quiet.
Seeing me sitting by the bed and blaming myself, the leader didn't say a word at first, but then he could only sigh:
"You can't be blamed for this at all. I know you wanted to rescue them, but they were sacrificed by the people of the village. We will never forget this."
As he spoke, he put his hand on my shoulder and continued, "You don't have to blame yourself too much. They did such a good thing, so they will definitely go to heaven after they die."
"It's already a great thing that I was able to hold on and bring Xiao Ding back. You should have a good rest first and don't think about anything else."
Perhaps because he was afraid that I would recall the tragic situation in the cave, the leader at that time did not mention a single word about the altar.
When I was the only one left in the room, staring blankly at the ceiling, I thought about everything I had experienced in the cave, and I felt extremely guilty.
It was only at this time that I suddenly began to realize that there was no difference between me and this group of people, and that I was powerless in the face of nature.
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