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"Pa... Lanqi..." His vision was blurred, his throat was tightly strangled, and he could only call out with difficulty.

However, the other party didn't respond in the slightest. The hand that was tightly holding his throat was still so tight, and the blood-red pupils looked at Cole quietly.

Emotionless.

Bryce was still knocking on the door, but the air in the room seemed to freeze.

The dim light passing through the gap disappeared without a trace, and the occasional ray of light that came in just happened to shine on Palanch's silver hair, and the smell of blood gradually stained his nostrils.

On the table behind her was a bunch of withered white flowers.

It's... the Palanch flower.

"Why."

Unable to believe it, he looked up in a daze, his lips trembled slightly, and his hand involuntarily wanted to reach out.

But when he was about to touch the opponent's cheek, he was stabbed to the shoulder by the bone knife again, without hesitation, as if he wanted to put himself to death.

Along with the flow of blood, the pain spread from the shoulder to the whole body.

Then, Palanch came over and gnawed desperately on the bleeding place, just like those living dead who lost their minds.His strength was so strong that Cole could hardly push him away, but during the push, Cole suddenly touched the wound on the back of Palanch's neck.

The spine is about to break.

It seemed to be an injury from a long time ago, but I... didn't realize it.

Thinking of seeing the black marks on the back of Palanch's neck before, could it be that he had already... Cole was frightened by this thought, but thinking about it carefully, it was not impossible.I remember that at that time, Palanch said that he wanted to find Sarah alone, and then lost the news. When he saw him again, he turned out to be lurking in the prison where Sarah was held... According to the sense of smell of the Snow Wolf Clan, it is impossible not to find that the Palanch inside, but Barton didn't seem to notice it.

Because he is already a living dead, so he just ignores it.

At that time, Palanch clearly remembered himself.

Because he hasn't completely turned into a living dead?

Want to protect yourself?

So...would you rather endure the pain and say nothing.

── Palanch?

──Huh?

──Did your neck hurt?

──Ah, it's okay, I often encounter it, and I will get a little injury.

──Does it hurt?

──It doesn't hurt...Thank you for caring about me, Cole.

With a gentle smile at that time, Palanch pretended to be nonchalant, but now he realizes that his chest is suppressed by something, and he finds it even more unbearable.

It's hard to believe, but I have to tell myself so.

Everything in front of you is real.

Looking at the man desperately gnawing at the flesh and blood on his shoulder, Cole groaned in his heart and hugged Palanch tightly. Even though the other party had no self-awareness and turned into a monster relying on instinct, Cole still couldn't help feeling sad. , When I came back to my senses, I had already shed tears.

"I'm sorry..." the choked voice said, "I'm sorry, I didn't find anything..."

No heartbeat, no body temperature.

"You've been waiting for me..." Cole slowly opened his eyes, rubbing Palanch's head, "You've been waiting here for me."

No reaction, only bloodthirsty people.

"I'm back, I'm back." He knew that Palanch couldn't listen to it.

But no one can stop the sadness in my heart.

At that moment, Bryce broke in through the window. He looked at the situation in the room, shocked, and then he was about to lift the table and wave it towards this side, but at this moment, Palanch suddenly let go of Cole, A lunge rushed in the direction of Bryce.

He... held the bunch of withered flowers that were about to fall to the ground, and held them tightly in his arms.

Bryce and Cole were astonished. They stared at Palanch, who was squatting carefully in the corner of the room, and the flowers in his hand, not knowing what to do. Then Bryce carefully grabbed Cole's hand, trying to squeeze it He took him out, and Palanch noticed it and rushed over again, but was too late to catch Cole.

"...!"

For unknown reasons, Palanch yelled at the door, which sounded like weeping.

However, the strange thing is that he didn't chase it out, but squatted at the door, holding the bouquet of flowers in his hand, without moving.

With no way to turn back any further, Bryce quickly took Cole to a nearby creek and healed his wounds.

"Palanche...how did it become like this." After a long time, Bryce asked in a slow voice.

Looking sideways at the water beside him, Cole stared at the stone inside, and remained silent, only after a long time before softly saying: "He's dead."

"Dead?" The voice rose, and Bryce froze.

Nodding bitterly, Cole came back to his senses, looked at Bryce and said, "Just now I noticed a scar on the back of his neck...I'm afraid, that must be a fatal wound."

"..."

Bryce didn't ask any further, he looked serious and continued to give Cole medicine.

But Cole couldn't help asking: "Bryce, that..."

"I know what you want to ask." Cole was interrupted softly, and the action continued, "He must have been used the 'secret medicine' of the snow wolf clan, I think you probably know a thing or two, he has already Totally lost self-awareness and turned into a bloodthirsty monster."

"But he..." didn't look like me.

Cole moved his lips and didn't continue, but Bryce didn't understand why, he raised his eyes, looked at Cole, and sighed: "He didn't become like you because...he died, It was only drugged."

"After death?!" Cole was surprised.

Immediately lowering his eyes, Bryce showed a bitter expression while fiddling with the medicine, and said, "If he is still alive, he will die because his body can't bear such a domineering force, and then he will gradually be eroded into a blood supplier. Appearance, and if it is dead, it will not change appearance."

Light words, Bryce's voice is as light as the wind.

"Bryce, why do you know so well?"

"Because..." Bryce raised his sad eyes and smiled helplessly, "Because I have done this before."

Shocked and speechless.

With a faint smile, Bryce lowered his head and said, "You know, Adoma is also a mixed-race child of the Gard tribe just like you." Slowly closing his eyes, listening to the wind around him, Bryce fell into memories, " But his father is not your grandfather..."

What's the meaning?

"Back then, I was chosen as a sacrifice to the Gard tribe, and because I couldn't conceive a child, I was almost killed by that person." Pain and indescribable emotion filled the purple pupils, "Then your grandfather He saved me, he and I were childhood sweethearts, and he didn't mind my affairs at all... Later, we got together logically, and the day we became a couple, I found out that I was pregnant with Adoma..."

"I didn't want this child at first, but he was very determined that he wanted it, so he stayed." His voice became softer and softer, "Just before the delivery, the person who got the news of the child came over , your grandfather fought with him in order to protect us, but was killed...and found out that I gave birth to a female, that person abandoned us without hesitation."

"I hate!" The voice suddenly became sharp, and the softness in the eyes was gone, leaving only endless loneliness, "I hate that he can take away other people's happiness so easily, and I hate myself who can't do anything, So I..." At this point, his voice stopped, and he looked at Cole apologetically, "I heard that the blood of the Gard tribe can bring the dead back to life, so I used Adoma's blood... "

Hurting my own child with my own hands, every time I recall it, it is so worrying.

"What happened next?" Cole couldn't bear Bryce's sadness, so he gently stroked his back as a comfort.

With a wry smile and looking up, Bryce said, "He's alive."

"Alive?"

"To be specific, only the body came alive." Laughing at himself, Bryce shook his head, "It's just a body without a soul, and it has become very bloodthirsty and brutal. At first I thought it would make him think of me slowly. , but he began to attack Adoma aimlessly, several times, he almost bit off Adoma's neck."

Speaking of this, Bryce's face twisted up, tears kept streaming down, he bit his lip violently, and said harshly: "I don't know what's wrong, that day...that day...seeing that Hodor Ma was about to be bitten to death, but I actually...cut off his head with my own hands..."

Then he looked at his hand in a panic: "When I came back to my senses, he was completely still. He was dead... completely, even the flesh."

Cole couldn't listen anymore, he hugged Bryce fiercely, and whispered, "It's not your fault."

"Don't be stupid, it's my fault of course." Bryce shook his head, patted Cole on the back lovingly, and said earnestly, "If there is no greed, there will be no more sadness. By accepting the fact that he died, you don't have to let yourself be trapped in this terrible memory, and you don't have to be condemned all day long."

"But you protected Mom and Dad," Cole said. "That's more important than anything else."

After a pause, Bryce slowly opened his eyes, looked at Cole, and said softly, "Yeah, maybe this is the most correct decision I've ever made in my life."

"What about Palanch?" Cole couldn't help asking.

"It's up to you, Cole."

"Look at me?"

"Remember that bouquet of flowers?"

"Parange flower?"

"...He doesn't seem to have completely lost his mind, and he still has some instinctive memories." Looking up, Bryce was very serious, "I don't want you to change things like me, I actually don't want you I have the same memories, but now, please don't be merciful."

"you want me……"

"Yes," Bryce closed his eyes slowly, and said in pain, "kill him."?