Since he had received instructions from his immediate superior, Patriarch Ash, the arsonist leader chose not to waste any more time.
He said in a low voice: "I agree to your deal."
"But..." The arsonist leader turned his gaze to Aurora beside Char: "You must ensure that she does not disrupt the completion of the ritual."
From the beginning to the end, the blonde girl gave him a great sense of oppression.
If the other party did not leave, then even if he had dozens of believers to help him, he could not guarantee that no accidents would occur during the fire sacrifice ceremony.
"Can."
Xia looked at Ai Ruola beside him and said, "Xiao Ai, you will retreat with Di Ruisi and the others later."
Airola glanced at Xia, said nothing more, nodded silently, and retreated into the crowd.
"Then let's get started."
...
...
Char looked at the arsonist leader in front of him and urged him impatiently, as if what was waiting for him was not to be a sacrifice, but a picnic.
"Hurry up, I'm getting a little bored waiting."
…
It was called a confrontation, but in fact it only happened within a few minutes.
Soon, the arsonists roughly untied the ropes on the students' hands and made them stand up in a dusty state.
When they were lined up in scattered groups, the arsonist leader raised the sickle in his hand and swung it slightly, tearing a narrow gap in the wall of fire.
"You are very lucky."
The arsonist leader looked at the students who had regained their freedom and spoke in a hoarse voice, reminiscent of the viper buried in the yellow sand.
"I never thought there would be such a fool in this world who is willing to sacrifice his own life to buy a way out for you."
There was a hint of emotion in his words.
Although the two sides were in a hostile position, Char's fervent and pure spirit seemed to be shining.
It’s a pity that the other party is about to meet the Lord.
Of course, for such a shining soul, being able to be liberated from the dirty world and become a part of the Lord may be a blessing.
"Get lost now."
He waved dismissively at the students.
The ragged students didn't care about their embarrassment and hurriedly evacuated from the opened passage.
When passing by Char, they unconsciously lowered their heads and avoided his sight.
Even if it seems on the surface, Char's behavior is mainly due to President Diris——
But there is no doubt that Char did save their lives.
Obviously, many of them had never even known the name Char before.
They asked themselves: if it were them, they would never be able to sacrifice themselves for some classmates whose names they might not even have heard of.
Such a huge contrast makes the students who originally regarded themselves as the chosen ones feel particularly ashamed.
The crowd quickly passed through the wall of fire, only Diris remained where she was.
Her pitiful face was burned red by the high temperature of the fire, but she didn't care at all. Instead, she spoke to Aurora anxiously.
"What are you doing here? Go save him."
"I know that classmate Xia is very strong. The internal archives of the academy do not record all of his strength. He may be stronger than you, and even surpass many professors in the academy."
"A person like him would never die without resistance. Perhaps he is preparing to launch a counterattack after entering the altar..." "But you have never experienced the contents of the altar yourself. You have no idea what kind of existence is being nurtured in it..."
The student union members who had attempted to attack the altar head-on had all fainted and were being hurriedly carried out of the passage by others.
Among all the teachers and students present, only Diris, who provided assistance at the time, knew what was hidden inside the closed altar...
The black flame seemed to have gathered all the evil in the world, and it seemed that if it was touched by just a little bit, it would burn the soul to ashes.
Even a fourth-ring master beastmaster would not be able to resist such black flames for long before losing the ability to move.
That was why the arsonists of the Ash Cult dared to place the black altar in the center without any worries and let others get close to it, because it was their strongest link, even more reliable than the four-ring patriarch outside the fire array.
However, in the face of Diris's urgent narration, Aurora's expression did not waver in the slightest.
She just stood at the entrance of the passage, vaguely blocking Diris who seemed to want to rush in.
The light golden shoulder-length hair fluttered with the rise and fall of the heat wave, and the cold words echoed softly in the burning sound.
"That was his decision."
This was the decision Char made after careful consideration.
Therefore, Airola would not question Char's judgment, nor would she delve into the specific details of Char's plan.
She would just appear in the right place at the right time and do what Char expected her to do.
Just as she and Char had agreed eight years ago, in that small ice town shrouded in black fog and thick smoke.
Diris frowned, totally unable to understand Aurora's stubbornness. She tried to bypass her several times, but found herself locked by the sharp aura.
"Just because it's his decision, you're just blindly trusting it? This is a game of life and death, but Char-san is missing a lot of information."
"Have you ever thought about—"
"What would you do if he makes the wrong decision?"
At this moment, Diris was suddenly stunned because she saw the sky blue eyes of the blonde girl.
The look was indifferent and still cold.
But the silent answer contained in it made Diris secretly frightened.
It was not until then that Diris realized that as the person who should have mastered the overall situation of Saint Laurent Academy...not only Char, but even Airola, the academy's number one who often appeared, she had never really understood.
Diris opened his mouth as if he wanted to confess something, but in the end, no words came out.
It was during this moment of Diris's trance that the flames began to burst out and the wall of fire closed again.
Soon, the instructors and soldiers who were waiting outside arrived and took the students to a safe area far away from the academy.
According to the investigation of Lieutenant Colonel Sieg's Eye Magic Pet, there are extremely dangerous magical fluctuations brewing in the dark altar. Once it erupts, most of Saint Laurent College will be reduced to ruins.
Arriving silently at the army's formation, the mental detection light screen projected by the Eye Demon Pet quickly attracted the attention of all students.
The only ones left in the fire were the Ash Cult, who were on high alert, and Char, who was being targeted by countless gazes and murderous intent.
The arsonist leader said something.
Then everyone saw in the light curtain, Xia walked towards the dark altar with his hands in his pockets.
That thin figure now seemed particularly tall in the eyes of the teachers and students of Saint Laurent College.
Just like——
You are embarking on a journey of no return called heroism.
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