Is he really a fifth-level advanced magician? Is this the realm of fire element? Merlin's eyes quickly swept around, looking at the circular flames surrounding the dormitory. He glanced deeply in the direction of Kotora and walked away quickly, while secretly thinking in his heart how to get out of here as soon as possible.
At this moment, Yuna suddenly caught up, grabbed Merlin's arm, lowered her head, and looked dazed, like an abandoned little animal.
"Take me away!" Yuna's voice was so weak that it could not even be heard in the noisy environment if one did not listen carefully.
Merlin glanced at Yuna and asked softly, "Can you run by yourself?"
Yuna nodded. Although her expression still looked somewhat helpless, deep down she still longed for a chance to survive.
"Then follow him." Merlin said, thinking to himself that if Kotora caught up with him, he could push Yuna away and use her as a bargaining chip to resist for a while.
Although Kotora said that he didn't care whether his sister lived or died, Yuna was definitely more valuable alive than dead.
Merlin quickly ran towards the end of the corridor with Yuna, feeling nervous. He looked back and found that the pretenders were trapped by the storm and could not catch up for the time being. But he also knew that this was only a temporary buffer, and Kotora's magical fluctuations were still surging behind him, like a ferocious beast that could pounce at any time.
At this moment, Kotora's voice came from behind: "Merlin, you can't escape! And Yuna, poor little thing, no one will come to save you..."
Merlin took Yuna and ran quickly to another exit of the dormitory. At this time, Yuna behind him suddenly spoke.
"Merlin, can I ask you a sudden question?"
Merlin turned and looked at Yuna, wondering how this guy had the time to ask questions at this time of running away.
"Merlin, have you ever killed anyone?"
Merlin was slightly startled. He never thought that Yuna would ask him such a question. He thought about it and wondered whether he had ever killed anyone. Do those fallen followers of the ancient gods count? Aberrations, and deacons of the Ancient God Cult? Are they human beings? It shouldn’t count, right?
"No."
"Really? Actually, I didn't..." Yuna said to herself, "But, I did a lot of similar things."
Yuna laughed at herself. All the secret actions, collusion, transactions and methods of treating enemies that she had done during her control of the Royal Chamber of Commerce were acts of leading someone to destruction. Although she was not the executor herself, she was the one who gave the order. Although this was different from killing people, in terms of destroying and ending the lives of others, it could be said that it was the same as killing people, and it was even more cruel.
Yuna knew this fact better than anyone else.
"After all, it's for survival, for the freedom we long for..."
To survive in this damn world and reality, it is only natural to destroy the "enemy" by covert means. Isn't the simplest means of business warfare to solve the opponent fundamentally? As for something like conscience, it disappears after experiencing it a few times.
In the process of taking control of the Royal Chamber of Commerce and developing it, the number of people that Yuna trampled and destroyed could fill a mass grave, right?
In order to survive and gain benefits, people trample on other people's lives. In order to avoid being stabbed by others, it is better to strike first and become the one holding the knife.
Although they will use various reasons to excuse themselves, in fact it is just self-rationalization for psychological comfort.
"Merlin, what do you think of such a person?"
Yuna felt that the stain on her body might follow her for the rest of her life. Even if she did good deeds, people would think she was hypocritical if they knew she was this kind of person. Besides, she would not do that. It would be foolish to give away the wealth she had worked so hard to accumulate for free.
Yuna found that she seemed to have blocked her way back from the very beginning.
On the road to the rise of the Royal Chamber of Commerce, Yuna learned too many ugly secrets of nobles, chambers of commerce, business firms and other powerful people. Once Yuna completely loses her value, her fate is already doomed.
A girl from the ghetto? Princess? merchant? A student of the Arcane Academy? the wicked? The mastermind behind this? From the beginning, she was trapped in the quagmire of dirty desires and her whole body was stained. When she came to her senses, she had already sunk into darkness.
She wouldn't think of asking for help, who could save her? The person who controls her destiny is the ruler of a country. Who would be willing to offend such an existence and help her? What value and qualifications does she have to get the support of a force that fights against an empire?
Therefore, Yuna has actually been looking for so-called people like her. Loneliness is enveloping her. If she wants to get rid of such loneliness, perhaps only by finding people like herself can she feel that the path she has chosen is correct.
You're so talkative, but shouldn't you just concentrate on running away now?
"Merlin, do you hate people like me?"
"Not at all..." Merlin said firmly. Actually, he just wanted to stop Yuna from continuing. Besides, what he said was the truth. After all, Yuna and he had no conflict of interest, and she had never targeted him. They were even friends who had fought together. What's more, Yuna was very beautiful. Why would he hate her?
Hearing Merlin's firm words, Yuna looked up at the running figure in front of her with some surprise, but soon she fell into silence. She was a girl who pursued rationality and calmness all her life. Although she was happy to hear Merlin say this, she was just happy.
After all, in Yuna's opinion, Merlin is not the one who is with her.
"Are you sympathizing with me?"
Merlin was about to retort after Yuna said this, but the burning divine runes in his eyes made his body straighten up. He turned around abruptly and looked at the wall on the right side of the second floor. He saw the flow of magic power.
"Back off!" Merlin shouted, and then an X-shaped sword light flashed. The wall of the corridor was as fragile as tofu and was cut by the silver sword light. The ground of the corridor cracked and collapsed, gradually extending to the entire wall.
The crystal chandelier creaked and shook, countless dust particles fell, Merlin waved his hand, and two magic wands appeared in his hands. The magic crystals on the wands flickered, and wind blades and fireballs were fired at the same time.
Alicia's figure was as light as a butterfly. She flipped in the air, passing between the fireballs and wind blades. The rapier in her hand was wrapped in a layer of magic that emitted a faint fluorescent light, and she slashed at Merlin.
Merlin was forced to retreat and raised the staff in his hand to resist. The sword flashed and the staff in Merlin's hand broke directly.
"Alicia! Do you know how much these two staffs cost?" Merlin shouted with some heartache, and took out a magic scroll from his space ring and threw it out.
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