As they fled, the light of the staff of light became weaker and weaker. Such dimness directly caused the terrifying sound of those tentacles to sound from behind everyone again! The speed of those things was so fast that Ai Luo could not even imagine it.

, did a group of people reach the exit first and escape? Or was the staff in their hands completely extinguished first, causing the Mermaid Song to be completely destroyed here?

But at this moment, a weak but final firm voice came from behind them——

"Light·Forbidden Spell·Holy Fire Burning Body."

Along with a ray of light that was like the sun at noon in summer suddenly burst out from the darkest place. These rays were so hot and so dazzling. Even with his back against these rays of light, Airl seemed to be able to

I could feel the uncle's gentleness on weekdays, his smile, and the way he would teach me from time to time, a girl who likes to take advantage of petty gains and do whatever it takes to make money.

But all of this, all of it...all of it now...

Finally, with the light that had not disappeared behind them and Coco's howling loudly, everyone finally ran back to the rope ladder, and the group quickly climbed up.

Amid Rich's surprised and questioning eyes above, Ai Luo looked back at the underground passage again.

That last light... has now dimmed silently.

When the place was once again shrouded in the creepy darkness, Ai Luo bit back tears, raised his hands, and once again closed the door that should not have been opened.

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On the way back to Pelican Town, Coco was tired from crying, so she cried on Brad's shoulder and passed out.

Buffy gently lifted the little girl's eyes to wipe away the tears from her eyes, and at the same time, she couldn't help but sit on Brad's shoulder and wipe the tears silently.

Ai Luo lowered his head and walked forward with a gray face. He still held the staff of light in his hand, but at this moment, the staff had completely lost its light and turned into

A broken, old, and dusty stick.

By this time, it was already midnight.

Does the pitch-black sky represent some kind of irony? It is ironic that tiny humans dare to resist this never-ending darkness?

Looking into the distance, Arrow even began to feel that the lightless Pelican Town not far away seemed to have become a part of the twisted piece of meat, ready to open its terrifying mouth anytime and anywhere in the darkness.

Devour all life...

"Hello? What's going on? What's going on with you Mermaid Song? You didn't say a word after you came out. What are you doing? Where is the high priest of the holy bread? Where did he go?!"

Viscount Rich and his entourage had been following behind, but after following them to Pelican Town, the Viscount finally couldn't bear it anymore and stepped forward to ask.

But just as he opened his mouth to ask, Ji Lian, who had been holding back tears, seemed to be unable to hold back any longer. He stepped forward and grabbed the viscount's collar, and at the same time pulled out his dagger and pressed it hard against him.

on the neck.

"I'm going to kill you! I'm going to kill you to make amends to my uncle! You bastard!!!"

Seeing that the Viscount was being held hostage, the four guards behind him quickly drew their weapons and surrounded Cream, shouting: "Put down your weapons! I order you to put down your weapons!"

Ji Lian's eyes had turned red, and his voice began to become hoarse. He shouted to the guards like he was crazy: "You guys put down your weapons for me! Believe it or not, I will chop this dwarf right now."

?!If it weren’t for you…If it weren’t for you!!!”

"Cream! That's enough! Put down your weapons!"

Just as Cream gradually lost control, Ai Luo in front of him shouted loudly. The president's voice finally pulled Ji Lian back from the edge of madness. He turned around and glanced at Ai Luo's serious and serious eyes.

.In an instant, the tears that he had been holding back could no longer be held back, and they rolled down as he let go of his hand.

"President... President Arrow... I... I... the last... last thing I said to uncle... was... actually... a joke on him? I... I..."

"No! I'm the one who feels sorry for Uncle Holy Cake the most!"

Brad turned his head away, the muscles on his face twitching, his fists clenched, as if he wanted to beat himself to death, and he hammered his chest hard——

"If I could block the sludge, Uncle Holy Bread wouldn't have to release purification to help us... If I wouldn't be staggered by the smell, those tentacles wouldn't be able to get past me and attack the Holy Bread.

Uncle! It's all me...it's all me!"

The sad atmosphere cannot continue like this. As the leader of the guild, Ai Luo shook his head, changed from his usual gentle smile to a stern expression and said: "Okay, I know everyone is sad. But it's not you now.

When I blame myself desperately, if there is really a problem, all the problems lie with me as the leader. Brad, William, you...sigh."

Everyone wiped away their tears and walked slowly, one step at a time, to the gate of Mermaid Song. Seeing that they had already arrived, Viscount Rich behind him thought about it and hurriedly caught up with him.

"Hey, Mermaid Song."

The viscount took a deep breath, spread his hands and said——

"I don't care whose fault it is, and I sympathize with what happened to the High Priest of the Holy Bread. But what I want to say is, you can't blame me for all the casualties in your guild. Before, I

We have already paid for the funeral expenses for those two children, but if one cannot have the other, you can't blame me!"

Ai Luo tried his best to restrain himself from hating the Viscount and nodded slowly: "I understand. Viscount Rich, now our guild has just experienced some very painful things. I'm afraid I can no longer entertain you or listen to your complaints. Yes."

Could you please leave first?"

No matter how clueless Ruichi is, he can still understand this very obvious banishment. After curling his lips, he finally turned around and left with his entourage. But after taking a few steps

After that, he turned his head again and asked——

"So... when will the funeral be held? I would like to come and pay my respects, but is it convenient?"

Yes... When will the funeral be held?

Return to the guild and close the door.

The members all looked downcast and lacked energy. After sending Coco, who was still unconscious, to the room, Brad returned to the room with Buffy, who was also crying. His steps seemed a little unsteady along the way.

In comparison, Ji Lian put away his weapons and armor without hesitation, activated the shackles of light left on his body, and ran out at midnight.

The huge guild suddenly seemed very deserted after one person was missing.

Ai Luo held the staff and dragged his tired steps towards the warehouse at the back, and slowly entered the training room.

He was in a trance looking at the shelves used to display various weapons. He seemed to be confused for a moment, and he couldn't move just standing here.

"Where's the priest?"

Napa's voice slowly sounded in her ears. The cat monster slowly floated in front of Airl and circled around the worn-out light staff.

"Ah...that's it."

There was a little loneliness in the sapphire-like pupils. Napa shook her head slightly and said slowly——

"I don't know how to comfort you. But as the leader of the Adventurer's Guild, I hope you can try to understand that the loss of guild members is the norm for a guild in many cases. After all, adventurers live their lives.

To be honest, your guild has been running for such a long time without losing a single official member, which already surprises me."

Perhaps it was Napa's words that brought Aero back from his memories. He shook his head, took off the hat on his head, and let his hair fall down.

Then, she raised her hands and respectfully placed the staff of light on the shelf. After taking a few steps back, she continued to look at the staff.

After a while...

"Napa, tell me... what does it mean that Uncle Holy Baker left his staff to me in the end?"

Napa slowly landed on Ariel's head. After thinking for a while, she said, "Let me transfer it to the Holy See of Light?"

In this regard, Ariel just shook her head slightly and said: "I think Uncle Saint Bread hopes that I can pass this staff to his daughter. At the same time, he told the girl named 'Ann',

What a powerful and kind man her father was. After all... the most direct evidence that can make that girl understand what kind of person her father is now is probably this staff."

I don’t know whether it’s because the light in the training room is too dark, or whether this staff is just like this. At this moment, the dust and wear on it are more conspicuous, and it doesn’t look like the bright staff before.

A sense of holiness. On the contrary, it looks more like a fire stick.

Sighing, Ariel could only blow out the lights now, turned around and walked out of the training room. He put on the hat that concealed his identity again, transformed from a weak girl into a powerful, and must be strong, guild leader, and returned to the room

.

After all, the guild would continue to exist, and that agreement did not allow him too much time to be sad.

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The next day, the news of Holy Waffle's death spread throughout Pelican Town almost instantly.

The death of this high priest, who had always been kind to others and maintained good relations with his neighbors, caused the entire Pelican Town to be immediately shrouded in sadness.
Chapter completed!