Fantasies That Descend on Collapse

However...

"But now...it's all over..."

After feeling the exhaustion emanating from her body, Qiyana just lay down beside her unconscious mother, her face full of bitterness and exhaustion.

The reckless act of using the white flower before could be said to have made her in a state where she was almost exhausted.

"I'm sorry mom... I hurt you..."

Qiyana, who was lying on the ground leaning against her mother, curled up her body in panic, then she reached out and held her mother's palm, and then used her sweaty cheeks to rub the sticky skin intimately. A slender palm with a little blood.

After all, at this time, she was not even sure that she could escape the ruthless pursuit from the hunters by herself.

If only I could have calmed down a little more...if I had been more patient... In this case, things would not have turned into what they are now...

Kiyana, who was lying curled up on the ground, recalled the various results caused by her impulsiveness when the two met before, and her heart was full of regrets.

Fighting for no reason, the attitude of life and death, and the mutual injury caused by fighting each other... After experiencing these results, everything in front of me seems to be a foregone conclusion...

but at least...

Thinking of this, Qiyana, who was lying on the ground, stopped her overly intimate behavior, then raised her head and looked at her mother who was sitting under the tree, who was in a coma, with a flash of firmness in her eyes .

To let my mother survive...

She stood up with her hands supporting her body, and then she took off the black cloak with a hood she was wearing, and gently covered her mother's body, covering up her mother's a little An overly conspicuous figure.

"And then... bloodstains..."

With a steady pace, she carefully rubbed against the ground, until most of the traces of blood that could be traced were wiped away, then she barely stopped her movements.

"Next... is the disguise..."

The special goggles were worn by Kiana on her face, hiding some of her appearance.

She untied the white double braids and re-tied them into a completely different white ponytail.

The container used to place the black abyss and white flowers was opened again, and she reached out and took out the air filter mask that she put in just in case, and which could cover most of her appearance.

But just when Qiyana was about to put on the mask, she stopped, and then, as if thinking of something, she took the mask and walked quickly to her mother's side.

Looking at the mother who was sitting under the tree without any signs of waking up, Qiyana just bent down, closed her eyes, and kissed the tip of the other's nose lightly.

After saying goodbye, Kiyana started again and put on the disguise that was enough to cover her entire appearance.

"The last...is to hide..."

She muttered, carried the container containing the black abyss on her back, and then held the lance named White Flower again, and drew a circular mark on the ground that was large enough to enclose a large area.

The power of creation like sparks, under the guidance of Qiyana, slowly descended to the ground.And those grounds that were exposed to the power of creation also grew dense bushes enough to be called barriers in the blink of an eye.

"And most importantly..."

Looking at the dense bushes that could completely block the view, Qiyana just raised the white flower with one hand, and then cut her uninjured palm with the sharp spear point of the white flower.

The bright red blood dripped to the ground, connected to the bloodstain that was deliberately left before, and then formed the instructions that could lead people to other places.

"So..."

After doing all this, Qiyana just stood in front of the barrier, with a strong sense of reluctance in her tone.

"Goodbye...Mom..."

Chapter 35

Messy footprints with blood stains left on the weed-covered land.

The pitch-black environment concealed the slightly conspicuous marks of the footsteps, but the bright red blood stains sticking to the footprints, with its unique bloody smell, in this dark environment, showed that this was only faintly visible. exist.

Perhaps for ordinary people, in such a forest mixed with many factors, it should be difficult to accurately find the almost indistinguishable unique smell hidden in the air mixed with many smells.

However, for those fighters who have been on the battlefield all year round and wandering between life and death, the fresh blood mixed in the air is as eye-catching as the lighthouse standing in the dark night.

As the Goddess of Destiny, Wuliangta Himeko happens to be a warrior who has experienced countless lives and deaths on the battlefield.

With such an ability, she smelled the unique smell that had accompanied her for a long time in the past almost as soon as she approached the blood-stained footprints.

And the blood that has not yet dried up marks the footprints on the ground, leading the two people who have already made a decision to the deepest part of this dark forest...

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"Really, the people sent by the bishop really know how to choose places to run."

Looking at the pitch-black forest where the vegetation began to grow denser as the footprints deepened, Ji Zi's attitude became a little annoyed.

After all, no normal person would like to come to this kind of pitch-black forest in the middle of the night without knowing the details.

The bloody footprints left near the wreckage of the battlefield undoubtedly became the clues for the two of them to pursue. However, when they were thankful that the other party left clues because of their carelessness, they subconsciously ignored what they were about to face next. question.

The dark night with poor visibility, the jungle that stumbles people's steps, and the terrain that the two have never set foot on. If it weren't for those bloody footsteps that pointed the way for the two, they should still be in this dense forest at this time. It is right to search indiscriminately.

However, in addition to all the factors mentioned above that should be overcome by two people together, there is another factor that is limited to a single person and is extremely fatal.

"Speaking of Teresa..."

Walking along the footsteps gradually towards the depths of the ever-growing forest, feeling the light but unnegligible weight of his companion behind him, Ji Zi just reluctantly turned his head and stared sideways at the man who was hugging his neck, as if Teresa who turned into a humanoid backpack.

"Can you get off my back? Even I'm tired of running here with you on my back."

"move!"

Hanging behind Himeko, Teresa tried to overcome her fear of the dark, but raised her head to respond to Jizi's unexplained resistance, and then pressed her face to Jizi again without saying a word. the back.

"Don't be like this Teresa, you are the headmaster of St. Freya after all, don't put on such an embarrassing appearance!"

As Ji Zi spoke, he reached out and grabbed Theresa's arm that was wrapped around her neck, trying to break up the relationship between the two of them, which looked too embarrassing to outsiders.

However, for Teresa who can lift nearly 150 kilograms of Judas with one hand, Himeko's strength, which should be huge for ordinary people, is actually not a big deal.

But the consequence of doing so is to make the behavior of a mother carrying her daughter on her back in the eyes of outsiders become too weird and funny.

"No! I don't care! Jizi, you've known me for so long! You should know what I'm most afraid of!"

Although Teresa has long been aware of her unsightly appearance, when putting face and peace of mind in front of Teresa at the same time, Teresa, who has an inexplicable fear of darkness and ghosts, is still in the end. I chose the sense of security that can make my heart calm.

After all, in front of his friends who have worked with him for many years, the majesty he barely maintained in front of the students has long since disappeared in the time they spent together.

"Really, people in their 40s, can't you be a little more mature..."

"I'm sick!"

"Ah, it's still the same as before..."

The expected answer didn't make Ji Zi feel any emotional fluctuations at all.If it were the time in the past, Ji Zi might still tease Teresa with great interest.

But the situation the two of them were facing now made Ji Zi, who was not very serious on weekdays, unexpectedly serious.

"But Teresa, at this time, you should find a way to overcome it a little bit."

Faced with Teresa's uncompromising attitude, Ji Zi silently stopped his move to shake Theresa off his back, and her persuasive tone was also the moment the action stopped, bringing On weekdays rare seriousness.

"The footprints here have disappeared."

"What did you say!"

Originally, Teresa was still keeping her face close to Ji Zi's back and watching the dark surroundings, but when she heard this information from Ji Zi, she suddenly raised her head, overcame her fear of the dark, and used Her eyes with a little timidity stared at the place where the two of them came at this time.

After getting used to the dark environment around her, with the help of the faint moonlight, what she saw was the more lush green bushes blocking their way like a barrier, and...

The faint smell of blood that wafted in the air of the woods accompanied the two of them as they walked forward, and hadn't dissipated until now.

"Are we going deeper and deeper...?"

"Yeah, and the footprints disappeared here."

After answering Teresa's question, Jizi just took a few steps forward with Teresa's back on his back, and came to a place not far from the dense bushes. He tiptoed to tell Teresa what he had discovered.

On the ground where her toes pointed, there was the only remaining footprint stained with blood.

"Although the footprints disappeared here, the smell of blood can still be smelled in the air nearby."

"In this case, there are only two possibilities. One is that the hunter is hiding somewhere nearby with the prey; the other is that the hunter is bringing the prey that has lost consciousness and using some kind of device that can erase the footprints. Way,"

"If it's the former, it would be great, but even if it's the latter, it won't be a bad thing for us. After all, if an injured hunter wants to take an unconscious prey, his action speed will inevitably slow down. Quite a few."

"Then Teresa, there is no time now to scare you..."

Saying that, Himeko squatted down, and assumed a posture that allowed Teresa, who was on her back, to easily fall to the ground.

"Let's look for clues separately, Teresa...otherwise...it will be too late..."

"..."

Theresa, who was lying on Jizi's back, had a struggling expression on her face after hearing Jizi's serious and correct analysis.

Indeed, as Ji Zi said, it took too much time for the two of them to discover the signs and rush here. If I really hesitated so much, it would really be too late up.

"Don't... don't stay too far away from me...!"

After Teresa instructed Ji Zi in her frightened voice, she got up and began to circle the border of the lush bushes, looking for any leftovers, which they hadn't found yet. past clues.

"Oh, this is really..."

"Could it be that... this is the power of love?"

After watching Teresa's trembling body gradually fade out of her sight due to fear, Ji Zi, who knew her weakness well, sighed involuntarily.

You know, in the past, if Theresa was in such a dark environment, she would have performed the best if she squatted on the ground and cried without fear, let alone let her investigate the clues in such a place alone .

The sigh from the bottom of my heart only lasted for a short time after all. Ji Zi, who knew the current priority and the secondary, knew exactly what she should do now.

"Then it's time to guess where our Miss Hunter is now."

Ji Zi muttered to himself, then walked to the place where he found the last footprint, then squatted down, reaching out to touch the bright red blood stained on it.

Although the bright red blood is mixed with the soil on the ground, if you touch it with your hands, you can still judge the time the blood has spent in the air.

Judging from the current remaining state of the blood, only about 10 minutes have passed, and if it is really like the second situation I judged, then the current position of the Miss Hunter...

Ji Zi, who was staring at the remaining blood on the ground, suddenly raised her head at this moment, looked up at herself, at the tall and tall tree with dense branches that could cover most of the sky.

But to Jizi's disappointment, what caught her eyes was only the sparse moonlight shining on her through the gaps in the branches, and nothing else.

"It doesn't look like it's on a tree. Then..."

Ji Zi withdrew her gaze from above the trees, just murmured, and then moved her gaze to the barrier-like dense bushes beside her, only a few steps away from her.