Maggie thought she was dreaming, but then she heard Loy's questioning voice in her ear.
"Taber, this human hasn't woken up yet. Could he have been corrupted by the undead? But wasn't the Scourge over a long time ago?"
Roy's face gradually loomed closer to Maggie, as if he were curious about her and wanted to get a better look at her.
The next second, Maggie suddenly opened her eyes.
Her mind went blank for a moment because she could feel the temperature, something she shouldn't be able to feel in a dream.
Maggie suddenly opened her eyes, startling Roy. He quickly stepped back, keeping two meters away from Maggie, his fear no less than Maggie's.
"How did you suddenly wake up!"
Roy patted his chest, looking terrified.
Maggie was stunned. She sat up and saw the campfire next to her and an old man who looked very old, smiling and looking in her and Roy's direction.
"Don't scare them. There are already very few humans left."
Roy sighed, his face full of helplessness.
"Is that your reason for choosing that guy? Taber, I think someone else is more suitable for the position of God of Light."
As Roy finished speaking, Maggie seemed to have finally restarted after a system crash. Her eyes went from blank to clear, and finally to shock.
Could it be the time of the War of the Gods?
Wasn't she with Graceus last time?
How did they suddenly appear here? And why is there an enlarged version of Roy?
"No, you are an elemental spirit, you don't understand humans. Nophiel is the most suitable person to become the God of Light. A truly selfless and righteous person is not suitable to become a god."
The wise man of Tabor shook his head, his kind and gentle face showing his disapproval.
"Then why don't you take it? I don't like it anyway."
Roy continued.
"You're indulging in wishful thinking again. Without any conviction, I cannot condense a divine essence, and I don't even have the qualifications to compete for a divine position."
Tabor laughed.
Maggie's eyes flickered with the flames of the campfire, and she finally understood something. After a long while, she cautiously asked.
"Are you the Sage of Tabor?"
Upon hearing Maggie's question, Tabor showed a relieved expression and spoke gently.
"Yes, poor girl, you were lying alone in the desolate desert. Luckily, my elemental spirit found you here. This is the last territory of the human race."
Taber's words were incredibly informative. Maggie looked at Roy, then at Taber, as if her brain had been fried.
"Is he your elemental spirit?"
Maggie couldn't believe it.
"What's wrong? Is it strange? You know Taber, but you don't know me?"
Roy tilted his head in confusion, with a hint of pity in his eyes.
He fought alongside Taber to the death for humanity, and yet there are still humans who don't recognize him. It's quite unfair.
It's one thing to be disliked and shunned by his fellow elemental spirits, but surely humans can't hate him too, can they?
Roy thought with a melancholy air.
"...No, I know him."
Maggie looked at Roy with a complicated expression, and suddenly she understood something.
The little ghost's friend who could cast spells without chanting, his mindless help and care for Roy, and his breakdown upon hearing Roy tell her his name—all of this makes sense now.
She never expected that the little ghost was talking about Loy.
But... she remembered that the elemental spirits that died because of the contract would be completely shattered and become ownerless spirits, having no relation to the previous elemental spirits, not even reincarnations, with no memories or former powers. So what about the present-day Roy?
The Loi in front of her was clearly a high-ranking elf, while the Loi next to her was a level 4 low-ranking elf.
Did the little ghost do something to save Roy? Or was it for some other reason? Maggie couldn't figure it out.
Regardless, it turns out Roy had died once before...
Maggie's mood instantly sank to the bottom, and she felt an indescribable bitterness.
"It's good that we know each other, hehe."
Roy was happy.
"Why hasn't that guy come back yet? Did he get eaten?"
He shifted his gaze from Maggie to the desert not far away, muttering to himself.
"You don't trust Nophiel at all."
Taber rubbed his forehead.
Finally, as Maggie lowered her head in deep thought, a figure appeared in the distance amidst the swirling yellow sand, slowly approaching them.
When Maggie looked up again, she met a pair of eyes that were the same color as hers.
He didn't go to Taber, but stopped in front of Maggie.
Nofel's pale gold, glass-like eyes looked down at her without saying a word. He just stood quietly in front of her. At that time, Maggie was still sitting, so she had to strain her neck to see Nofel's face clearly.
He didn't say a word until Maggie's neck ached from looking up.
Nofel seemed to be observing her carefully, trying to discern something from her, but clearly he didn't get anything useful.
After all, even if game players stare at NPCs until they're practically staring at them, they won't get any answers.
And Maggie is now that NPC.
"?"
A question mark popped into Maggie's head: Was the God of Light always like this?
Just staring at someone without saying anything?
Do you know each other?
Taber seemed to sense that the atmosphere between the two was a bit strange, so he spoke up to break the deadlock.
"No...."
"know."
The two voices conveyed completely different meanings, causing Maggie, who had chosen to deny it, to freeze, since she was indeed not very familiar with the God of Light in this timeline.
Why did this person admit it?!
Maggie is going crazy.
"Um?"
Taber glanced at the two of them, unsure of what to do for a moment, and finally fell silent. He was an old man of considerable age, and this was the first time he had encountered something like this.
"Well, actually we've met once before."
Seeing the awkward Sage Tabor, Maggie felt it was disrespectful to the elder and quietly changed her address.
"right."
Nofel nodded in agreement, but didn't say anything more. His expression remained indifferent, but his gaze was constantly observing Maggie.
Maggie felt something was off, so she quietly stood up to relieve her sore neck.
"That's quite a coincidence."
Taber smoothed things over, preventing the atmosphere from becoming tense.
"Unfortunately, she was the one who told me the location of the Congreve Lich Box."
Nofel spoke calmly, but his words struck the hearts of the remaining three people present like a thunderclap.
"?"
Maggie's lips twitched uncontrollably, and a bunch of question marks popped into her head. Why wasn't this person playing by the rules?
How could she not know that the God of Light used to be such an honest person? She just blurted it out like that?
Taber and Roy were clearly shocked as well; their gazes toward Maggie changed instantly, almost as if they were looking at a savior.
Given the sheer terror of this catastrophe, the person who can provide crucial information and end this disaster is more powerful than a god.
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