Tokyo underground city

Chapter 217 Farewell

After disposing of the remains of an angel, Lin Huaien exited and took a rest.

He waited for the bullets and mental power to recover, and then checked with Tanya and Yuan Ximu to confirm the situation.

Because waiting in the cathedral was boring, the two of them had already gone outside to clear out the monsters in the left and right [transepts].

Compared with the back corridor, there are not so many church knights in the transept. Instead, there are many clergy, which is just suitable for the performance of two remote professionals.

"Your companions are all excellent."

The blind knight was holding a cane. Although he could not see with his eyes, he seemed to be able to sense Lin Huaien's movements and followed him step by step.

"But compared to them, your power is more special, surrounded by certain negative emotions... But at the same time, you are also trying to digest them... Is it your own choice? Or are you following the guidance of fate?"

The blind knight's statement aroused Lin Huaien's interest.

This is the first time someone has talked to him about the [Cursed Body].

He pondered for a moment and sat down: "Do you believe in fate? Or do you think fate is some kind of 'control beyond human cognition'?"

"Do you mean 'goddess' guidance'?"

The blind knight seemed a little dumbfounded, but it was obvious that thousands of years of time and past experiences had allowed him to fully think about this issue——

"Even gods are not omnipotent."

The blind knight shook his head and said calmly: "If the gods were almighty, there would be no disputes between gods in this world. Although as a believer of the Holy Salt Cult, I sneer at the claims of the warriors of gods, but I Acknowledge some of their points.”

"The warriors of God believe that the goddess is also a human being, and the superior Holy Spirit is just a higher-level existence."

"So, in your opinion, this is not the case?" Lin Huai'en nodded and answered appropriately.

"Yes." The blind knight nodded and said frankly: "Do you know butterflies? Butterflies are transformed from caterpillars, but they are essentially not the same creature."

"And the same is true for the upper Holy Spirits - compared with Holy Spirits, or humans, they are some kind of more...detached existence."

Lin Huai'en thought about it, compared it with the legend of the white card, and summarized the meaning of the blind knight: "Although he was transformed from a human being, he is not a human being, and he is not omniscient and omnipotent. He is just able to do more things than ordinary humans...?" "

"Yes." The blind knight nodded, "Over the past thousand years, I have thought about gods and religion countless times."

His eyes subconsciously turned to the defaced goddess statue in the distance——

"I have wanted to tear it down countless times, but in the end I have to seek her existence countless times."

"I used to suffer because of my blind faith and filthiness. I once wanted to kill my past self and let him disappear completely."

"However, the people in the monastery still rely on me, and I have to gather their confidence and wisdom as the knight commander."

"But, after all, I am not an archbishop who is good at religious matters. All I can do is lead the believers and continue to pray to the goddess, interpreting the current predicament as a test from her to us."

"However, they gradually lost confidence, became numb and confused, and finally turned into empty shells in the mechanical work day after day..." Lin Huai'en nodded. The feeling of losing the goal is terrible, Especially for these ascetic believers.

As for why it is the blind knight, not the archbishop, who is responsible for the management of the monastery...

It should be that most of the senior clergy of the Holy Salt Sect turned into salted undead during the initial commotion caused by the black salt.

Lin Huai'en recalled Elsadova's notes and nodded.

The blind knight "looked" at his expression and nodded slowly: "In the end, I couldn't 'save' anything but myself."

“However, I don’t think this can be called ‘save’ or ‘no save’.”

Lin Huaien sighed and said slowly: "They just lived their lives according to other people's arrangements for them."

"They just firmly believe that this way of life is the best way they deserve. Even if they slowly turn into empty shells in the long river of time, they have not launched a resistance against you, which is the best proof."

Lin Huaien said.

The blind knight nodded without too much surprise. He raised his head and looked at the hole above the temple.

Even though the church was filled with blood, only the light beam projected from the sanctuary was still bright: "I once considered whether to give up my faith."

“But when I realized that what I believed in was not the goddess, but the ‘me who believes in belief’, I suddenly felt relieved.”

"Even though the goddess has done many bad things to us, it is not the fault of 'faith', nor the fault of 'me who believes in faith'."

"'Believe in justice and sacrifice yourself' is the dogma of our clan, and it is also the truth that our clan still firmly believes in when it is at its weakest."

"The goddess has made our tribe a success, but my tribe has also made us a goddess."

"Now that the goddess has abandoned us, as the only one who knows this secret, I can only continue to regard the statue of the goddess that has lost its meaning as the spiritual support of believers."

"To me, the goddess statue in front of me is not a symbol of the goddess, but just a simple stone."

"And every time I kneel down to pray, what I am asked about is not the goddess's oracle, but the beliefs and principles in my heart."

"When the plague spreads and believers are transformed into undead, we will be completely dead. What remains in this monastery is just a requiem that lasts for thousands of years."

"And my meaning is to guard this requiem that has lasted for thousands of years and deliver it to the next narrator who opens this dusty story."

The blind knight slowly opened his eyes, but there were only two dark holes on his handsome face.

But Lin Huai'en could feel that he really saw something that even he had never seen.

"Aren't you afraid that I will completely forget the story of you and the monastery?"

Lin Huai'en was silent for a moment and asked slowly.

"That's your business too." The blind knight just smiled slightly: "I have completed the mission entrusted to me by time. It's time to let the story turn to the next chapter."

“If the story is not known, it is only because it has no value in being remembered.”

"...I will remember you."

Lin Huai'en was silent for a moment and promised.

However, the blind knight just smiled faintly: "You don't need to promise me. Just chatting with you makes me happy."

"At the end of my life, it was my greatest comfort that the person who sent me away was a human being like you."

The Blind Knight is like a hymn, gently singing a long and long song——

Lin Huai'en could only vaguely understand what he meant.

Perhaps, the history of this long song is longer and older than any existing [Curse Words].

【What protects our life is a life well spent. 】

[A life devoted to the pursuit of useful knowledge, honorable deeds, and noble conduct. 】

[He who leads this life devotes himself from youth to improving himself, and in old age reaps the happiest fruits it produces. 】

[This is not only useful knowledge, glorious achievements and noble behavior, but also will accompany him throughout his life. 】

[But until the last moment of his life, he will also bring supreme comfort to his soul because he has witnessed an upright life and the memory of his beautiful achievements in the past. 】

.

The Blind Knight obviously made a serious mistake.

Even more serious than anyone else, after all, in a sense, the assassination of Telaris was initiated by him.

However, unlike Anrusen, the Blind Knight has reached reconciliation with his past self.

In peace and tranquility, he quietly waited for the arrival of death.

That can no longer even be called "judgment", but the "future" and "void" that his eyes are staring at.

"The future of mankind is left to you."

The blind knight looked at the three junior explorers in front of him, slowly walked into the pool under the statue of the goddess, and knelt on the ground on one knee.

He closed his eyes and said his last prayer to himself in his heart.

Then he looked up:

"please--"

Lin Huai'en swung his straight sword, and the blind knight's head flew up.

His head opened his eyes in the air, looked at Lin Huaien and the others and smiled, and then turned into ashes in the black flames.

Lin Huai'en stood quietly in the blood-stained pool, his heart filled with some emotions that he didn't know how to express.

After a long time, he turned around, possessed himself and picked up the Heart of the Wilderness that emerged from the annihilated corpse of the blind knight, and turned towards his two teammates——

"let's go."

Yuan Ximu nodded obediently, but Tanya did not speak, but silently lifted up a pocket full of cursed crystal cores.

The group of people left the tall building that was now deserted.

On the way back, in order to sort out his emotions, Lin Huai'en checked the harvest.

"There are 71 crystal cores. Considering that there are only more than 1,500 remaining believers in the Soul Sanctuary, the 5% crystal core drop rate is already quite terrifying."

"Based on the calculation of 3,000 yuan per crystal core, this refuge expedition resulted in a total of 213,000 yuan. When divided equally, each person received 71,000 yuan."

"Two places were found at the hatched treasure spot, namely a scepter and a robe. The scepter came with healing and holy light. It was taken away by Yuan Ximu. Almost every piece of equipment can be obtained by 3 About ten thousand yuan.”

"Other than that, the biggest gain is actually myself——"

"In addition to the Grip of Punishment, I also obtained a complete Heart of the Wild and two damaged Heart of the Wild fragments..."

Lin Huai'en looked at the one big, two small, and three light balls in front of him, and couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth.

The complete heart of the wilderness, of course, belongs to the blind knight.

Like Anluson's Cursed Heart, the Blind Knight's Wild Heart added a new form skill to the Gray Wrath after being absorbed into the Gray Wrath -

[Special form (spear): Cannot be used if the conditions are not met (to use the spear form, the performance release of Gray Fury must reach the second level). 】

[Description of spear form: In spear form, Gray Fury can use the special skill "Azure Dragon Twist\