War of the Roses

The next day, the camp announced the location of the second wave of attacks.Lin Qiong has read the manual urgently in the past two days, and told me that there will be three waves of monster attacks before the demon king recovers.

But with the benefit of hindsight, I would say that the second and third monster attacks were not as thrilling as the first.There are no monsters that can never be killed like hemp, there are no dragons and heroes, there are only an army of monsters that are exhausted and not too strong.

The only thing worth mentioning is that in these two crusades, the attack time in our information was wrong: the second time it claimed to appear at noon, but it did not attack until evening. Give us vigilance, maybe there will be a lot of losses; the third time will be a whole day later, but fortunately the adventurers have been prepared.

But even so, they were exhausted, and they couldn't move a finger when they returned to the camp.As soon as Lin Qiong returned to the camp, she lay on the bed and complained to me: "It's terrible! Is our watchman like this every time? It's really not easy to be an adventurer."

"Don't complain about him. After being a watchman for so many years, it's normal to make a mistake once or twice."

Lin Qiong got up and looked at me curiously: "Fry, I found that you often speak for him. Do you know him? Or her? Is she a beautiful girl?"

"No, he's a man. But I do know him, and I think... we've been unfair to him. He's done his best."

"What's the matter?" Lin Qiong crawled over and leaned against me, "Do you suddenly feel that it's not easy for him at this time? You didn't say that before."

"Huh? Me?" I had a premonition that I was about to be criticized.But I think I've always been a very kind person, I don't bully cats and dogs, and I don't say bad things easily.

"Well, it's you. I always remember that sentence: It doesn't matter whether you use your best or not, the important thing is to meet other people's expectations."

My pupils constricted: "Is... that?"

I remembered that when our team was first established, I was so annoyed at our incompetence that I said this to everyone including myself.After that, everyone has changed a lot, but their personality has become weird: Lin Qiong's magic is powerful, but he was not a crybaby before; Heath's holy light is stronger than any girl, but he also Pays more attention to her appearance than any girl; Jerry's stealing skills grow with his poisonous tongue; Tom becomes a good archer and a hypocrite at the same time.

and I?Who was I before, and what have I grown into now?I can't even remember.

"I admire that monster envoy Luoz very much. He is a person who dares to destroy other people's expectations. Whether it's a hero, justice, or strength, as long as he doesn't want to, he will destroy it!" Lin Qiong looked longingly. Looking out of the window, the expression on my face made me a little scared, "I adore him a lot! You adore him a lot, don't you?"

I frowned: Do I adore him?

"Don't you think you adore him?" Fave enlightened me as she bandaged the wounded.Now she is not only an injury healer, but also a part-time psychiatrist to prevent adventurers from having psychological problems.Thanks to her new job, I can chat with her.

"Is there? I thought I was quite independent."

"Teenagers who think they are independent often rely on worshiping a maverick idol to strengthen their beliefs. You are one of them, boy." Fave let the patient go, closed the door, and let me lie on a recliner , the lights dimmed.Fav sat on the chair next to the recliner and looked at me, "You can close your eyes or open them, whichever way you like best. Tell me, what's your problem?"

"I don't know... I don't think I have any psychological problems. I always thought I was a sunny young man."

"Okay, Sunshine Youth. But anyone who comes here is looking for an answer. You must have a question that you want to know the answer to."

What is my problem?Oh, then there is no need to ask at all, isn't that what I asked for?My confusion all came from seeing these heroes from the past; I wanted to see my future from their past.What kind of person would I fall in love with?What will I become?

I looked up at the brown ceiling, the dim light created mottled patterns on it, swaying in front of my eyes, like a river of time flowing quietly.

"Fav, does Kulongu like you?"

After a long time, I heard the woman next to me say to me: "Like it. He told me that himself. But that was before he and Roz were together."

"Then does he still like you now?"

The curtain fluttered, and I turned my head to see the flowing light in Fave's eyes swaying softly.She smiled at me: "Young man, there are not only two kinds of feelings in this world: 'like' and 'dislike', it's the same if you replace 'like' with 'love'. He may like me, he may not like me Me, but he must have had an unrelated but similar feeling for me."

I asked, "What kind of feeling is that?"

"Memory, this feeling is called memory."

"Then he..."

"He undoubtedly liked Roz, but that was 70 years ago. Now maybe Roz is also a puppet made of memories in his heart. The older we get, the less we can escape this kind of love. Feelings. Had I known this, Roz would never have said that he would like Culong until he was a hundred years old."

"He said that?!" In my impression, Roz is not someone who can say such nonsense.

"How young he was at that time. Everyone was young at that time." Fafe raised her face, and the long river of time before was also mottled on her face.She stood up suddenly and turned on the light: "That's enough. I want to help you, but not in this way."

My eyes were pierced by the light, and I quickly covered my eyes.At this moment, I heard a quick knock on the door, and a tough voice quickly said: "Fav, everyone is here, come quickly."

The door was closed when I opened my eyes.I asked, "Who is that person?"

"It's the other heroes. Kulongu and I wanted to see Roz earlier, so we came first, and the other heroes came now to prepare for the final Demon King."

I have an impression of this.The recovery power of the demon king is too strong, we must first gather the strength of the heroes to create a reverse annihilation array, consume the power of the first wave of the demon king, and then destroy the weak body of the demon king, make it return to the demon king's world, and then repair it The space rift is complete.Most of the time, this last step of destroying the demon king's body is done by Kulongu, which is why he is respected by everyone.

Hearing the news that the heroes gathered, I was overjoyed: "So it's over soon?"

"Yes. But I'm afraid it won't be the same this time."

"...Is it not going well?" I was a little nervous.

"You can see it at a glance. How many of the recruited adventurers are still able to fight? In the past, the initial detection of the demon king was done by the adventurers, so as to ensure that everything is safe; now we have to let our heroes do it themselves. In the end, the spearhead might be pointed at Roz. That would be difficult for Kulongu."

Regarding this point, I don't think it's a big problem: "Based on their relationship, Kulongu should also protect Senior Roz."

"It would be great if he could do it." Fav packed up his things, and spit out words that shocked me, "In the three previous crusades against the devil king, Luoz was naturally disliked. The first time it was simply Because of his profession, the second time was because of his attitude, and the third time was because of a small mistake of his. In all three times, Kulongu did not defend him, and in the first two times he even personally accused him.

"What's worse is that after the monster war just ended, the two of them were just together at that time, but the matter of the watchman had to find Luoz, and Kulongu even asked him to solve this matter in the end. Of course he didn't mean to let him Come here, but what difference does this make to Roz? I will always remember him rushing into the Great Temple to find me wearing the clothes from his previous adventures, and told me to take good care of Kulongu."

"What—" my voice was so hoarse that I couldn't believe it myself, "Why would he do this? I don't understand. They obviously love each other so much."

"They fell in love too quickly, so their love was too light. Whenever she weighed the weight of the balance, she naturally lost to dignity, mission, righteousness, and even public opinion... Smart as Luoz, can only use time and separation Come to add weight to this love. Kulongu begged him to leave again and again, but how could he leave?"

Of course not leaving.The whole weight of this love was here; how could he leave and make it all feel like a feather?Fife's explanation is self-evident, but that doesn't quite convince me.It can be said that the two are hard-won to be together at this time, but why are there still many obstacles?

My throat felt dry, and I swallowed hard. I said to Fafe: "Senior Fave, I beg you, please let me sit in on your meeting."

"Listening? Are you kidding me? It's impossible!" Fav was obviously taken aback, and rejected me without even thinking about it.

I took my time and said, "I'm sorry, I know this request is a little too much. But I really want to see the end. I don't know why, but your stories are very important to me."

"Just to see the two of them? You are crazy!" Fafe looked at me in amazement, walked around the room twice, gritted her teeth, "Okay, okay, I promise you! Come with me, But don't talk nonsense!"

I smiled, bowed deeply to her, and was pulled out by her ears.

The author has something to say: love also has to grow slowly, but two people did not give each other this opportunity...