Chapter 307: Please Use My Body

The bonfire burned, the dry wood crackled and split, lighting up every corner of the dark night.

A hazy glimmer fell upon the tip of his nose.

It glowed with a faint, warm feeling.

Xu Xi's eyes were slightly closed, the shadows of the fire flickering across his face.

He was recalling his observations of Sevia, as well as the past she had described herself, and finally, he had reasonable explanations for all the anomalies.

Because of that hideous appearance, because of that tragic and painful life.

The girl subconsciously avoided her undead self.

She put on armor.

She held a sharp sword.

She approached the village as a "Hero" to gain people's trust.

At the same time, the reason Sevia was wary of Xu Xi's identity as a Lord Wizard was also because of past events.

A wizard had destroyed the girl's home.

It turned the girl into something neither human nor ghost.

In fact.

Even now, Xu Xi could sense a faint wariness; it was a subconscious behavior buried deep within her Soul, born of extreme fear.

"Lord Wizard, may I ask…"

"Why did you save me?"

The dry wood burned vigorously, crackling incessantly.

The orange-yellow firelight fell upon the armor, highlighting patches of yellowed rust. The undead girl, somewhat puzzled, asked the question that had been weighing on her heart for a long time.

Regarding this.

Xu Xi did not hide anything.

He spoke directly, saying that the girl's courage had touched him, and that he was interested in her life form.

"Your state is very special; you exist between life and death, always at a delicate equilibrium point. I am very interested in this," Xu Xi said.

Sevia suddenly realized.

She lowered her head, examining her own palms.

She touched her face.

Indeed, even in these times where the undead were everywhere, her own body was extremely special.

Ordinary people would be afraid when they saw it, but for a Lord Wizard like Xu Xi, it was only natural that he would only feel curious, or even develop an urge to study it.

"No problem, please feel free to use my body."

The undead girl agreed quickly.

She was already dead.

She had no flesh or blood, only pure bones remaining.

If she could help Xu Xi and repay that debt of saving her life, the girl did not mind lending her body to Xu Xi.

Additionally.

Sevia was also very curious about what kind of state her body was actually in; perhaps Xu Xi, as a Lord Wizard, could provide a reasonable explanation.

Both parties reached an agreement immediately and decided to officially begin the research tomorrow.

The bonfire swayed in the night wind.

Sometimes to the left.

Sometimes to the right.

It danced and illuminated everything around it.

Perhaps it had been too long since she had chatted normally with someone; the girl was in exceptionally high spirits and had endless questions.

"Lord Wizard, how do wizards Cultivate?"

"Lord Wizard, what has the outside world become now?"

"Lord Wizard…"

"Lord Wizard…"

Facing Sevia's inquiries, Xu Xi answered them one by one with great patience.

This was nothing much.

It was just a Soul that had been silent for many years, impatiently venting the pent-up frustration within; Xu Xi could understand that feeling.

At the end, after answering the last question, Xu Xi asked:

"Sevia, have you ever thought about the future?"

The future…

The joyful mood came to an abrupt halt.

The girl became somewhat silent, and with that terrifying face, she forced a smile and replied: "I suppose I will continue to be a Hero; after all, everyone here still needs me."

"Have you never thought about leaving?"

"I have, but… everyone needs me."

She hugged her knees and sat, her head bowed.

Sevia's voice sounded somewhat lonely.

Whether everyone needed a fake Hero, or the fake Hero could not bear to leave everyone—the girl herself could not quite distinguish which was the specific answer.

*Sss—*

Xu Xi gently tapped the bonfire with his finger.

The flame, which had been somewhat dim, surged up again with fierce intensity.

He did not look at Sevia, did not look at that lonely expression, but instead gazed at the dancing flames and spoke softly:

"Sevia, you are actually very amazing."

"Lord Wizard, are you talking about me?"

"Yes."

The girl's astonishment was obvious; her emerald eyes could not hide her surprise. She had never expected that Xu Xi, who had wiped out the Minotaur undead with a single move, would praise her, weak as she was, for being amazing.

The sound of metal rubbing against metal rang out.

It was the collision between parts of her armor.

"I think… you must have misunderstood."

Sevia shook her head, denying Xu Xi's statement: "I am not strong; on the contrary, I am very weak."

"You have saved many people, Sevia."

"But… I am not a real Hero; I cannot save everyone, nor do I have real power."

The undead girl looked very lost, still denying Xu Xi's statement.

Is saving people considered amazing?

Compared to the people she had saved, there were too many things the girl could not do.

She could not resurrect her dead parents, could not defeat powerful undead, could not save those lives that vanished before her eyes.

She could do nothing at all.

"That is already very amazing, Sevia," Xu Xi's voice remained gentle. His eyes reflected the blazing fire, and the light and shadow of the fire intertwined on the undead armor, forming a unique color for the girl.

Fighting while knowing fear, fighting while knowing one was no match.

Even a true Hero.

Might not necessarily possess the Persistence that this girl had.

Therefore, Xu Xi felt that such a Sevia was very amazing.

Although her outward appearance was hideous and terrifying, making her a monster in the eyes of ordinary people, on an invisible spiritual level, that heart was incredibly brilliant—a truly magnificent beauty.

"I…"

The undead girl sat there, her hands, which had long since become withered bones, overlapping inside the armor.

She had many things she wanted to say.

For example, that she was not as grand as Xu Xi described.

Or that the reason she saved people was actually because of her own loneliness.

So much, so much.

She had endless words.

But in the end, all words turned into the silence of Soul Fire; she could say nothing more, only the cold armor encasing her Soul was trembling.

"BOOM!!!"

Thunder rumbled.

The rain, which had stopped, returned with a torrential intensity.

The Hero Sevia was trembling with fear.

"Are you alright, Sevia."

"Lord Wizard, I, I am fine…", Sevia pretended to be calm and replied to Xu Xi with a trembling voice.

At this moment.

Xu Xi somewhat doubted whether he had praised the wrong person.

[ You have saved the near-death "Hero" ]

[ And from the "Hero"'s own mouth, you learned of her tragic life ]

[ Sevia Claufeel ]

[ The rising star of the Claufeel Family, who should have had a bright future and a happy life, but because of an undead wizard's spell, became a strange life form, half-human and half-undead ]

[ She is a fake Hero struggling in the darkness, and at the same time, a true Hero who strives to save others ]

[ You affirmed the girl's achievements and established a partnership with her; as a return for your help, Sevia agreed to let you study her body ]

[ Tonight, the thunder is loud ]

[ The Hero Sevia encountered the rumbled thunder, and despite trying her best, she was still defeated ]

[ The Hero Sevia has collapsed ]

[ The Hero Sevia has curled up into a ball ]

"Lord Wizard, please, please don't look at me…"

"It's a bit embarrassing…"

The Hero Sevia said as such.