Chapter 311: The Difference Between True and False Heroes

A world terminally ill.

In the third simulation of the Martial Arts World, Xu Xi had said the same thing.

However.

Times have changed.

The "sickness" of the Martial Arts World stemmed from people, from the Daqian Empire as a whole.

The "sickness" of the Wizard World is a true, literal world-level illness; a world of the living that was once functioning normally is being captured and influenced by the Endless Netherworld, gradually assimilating into a part of the Netherworld.

It is terminally ill.

The sickness has seeped into its bones.

In the Martial Arts World, Xu Xi could lead the people seeking survival to rebel against the incompetence of the Daqian Empire.

But this time, Xu Xi has no way to stop it; the resistance is too overwhelming, as it is interference and erosion at the world level.

Unless.

One day in the future.

Xu Xi can break the shackles and become a seventh-circle legendary wizard.

Otherwise, the destruction of this world is inevitable; all existence will be eroded by the Netherworld, losing their selves, losing their emotions, and becoming mindless undead.

"Sevia, saving people is easy, but saving a world is hard."

Xu Xi opened his fingers and took a light sip of water.

He explained the origin of this undead catastrophe and the final outcome to the girl who had never understood the Wizard World and the Netherworld.

It was a calamity that human power could not stop.

Perhaps in a thousand years, or perhaps in a hundred.

The aura of the Netherworld will completely corrupt the Wizard World.

By then, everything familiar will vanish in an instant; whether it is memories between people or magnificent and profound history, all will be reset under the scouring of the Netherworld.

"Sevia, actually, you have sensed it for a long time, haven't you?"

Xu Xi looked at the girl: "This world is stepping into death. The number of undead is increasing year by year. You, who frequently deal with the undead, should know this deeply."

"…I."

The girl was somewhat dazed.

Bowing her head, she looked at her hands covered in refined steel.

The hands that could grip heavy blades now seemed powerless, weak, and trembling.

"…You are right."

"In the past, I could manage to clear out the undead on my own, but in the last two years, the number of undead has started to increase, making them difficult to eradicate."

Sevia affirmed Xu Xi's statement.

Her tone was lost.

She was distracted and trance-like.

All along, Sevia had upheld the spirit of a knight, following the family precepts of the Claufeel Family to protect the people in the territory.

Although a thousand years had passed, people no longer knew Claufeel.

But this did not affect the girl's protection in the slightest.

She voluntarily, and from the bottom of her heart, protected every unarmed commoner, feeling that this was what she should do, and at the same time, a form of atonement to her parents.

But now.

The cruel truth shattered the illusory dream.

The world was about to meet its death.

The people she protected would be destroyed along with the world.

Falling into mindless undead who had lost their pasts.

Is such a world really still meaningful… Sevia was silent for a long time, then confirmed with Xu Xi again.

"Lord Wizard, will the world really die?"

It was not that she did not trust Xu Xi.

But the matter was of great importance, and she had to ask a few more times.

"Yes," Xu Xi nodded, meeting that serious bone face, "To us, the world is boundless and vast, and it is very difficult to contend with it."

"But in fact, the world is also fragile; when facing a more powerful existence, it becomes vulnerable."

Xu Xi felt.

In this Domain of world destruction.

There should be no one more familiar with it than him.

After all, in the Courtyard of the real world, there are four girls who do this every day.

"…"

Perhaps the news was too shocking, destroying the girl's long-held Persistence; her Soul Fire dimmed, and she sat blankly, maintaining an motionless posture.

Xu Xi stood up and left.

Deciding to let the girl be quiet by herself.

The crisis of world corruption actually could not affect Sevia; she had already become one of the dead and could not be affected a second time.

However.

The brightest, kindest emerald of the Claufeel Family.

Always worried about the safety of others.

"A fake hero, huh…", recalling the girl's self-proclamation, Xu Xi shook his head.

The standard for judging a fake hero versus a real hero was never so-called power.

But rather something deeper, something that cannot be seen intuitively.

— — — —

[In the dead of night, you are thinking about future plans inside the dilapidated mansion, having decided on the subsequent direction of progress and even further goals.]

[Cultivate, become stronger, study life and death, explore the Soul, research the truth.]

[This is your primary goal.]

[While thinking, you encounter Sevia Claufeel, who has returned from clearing the undead.]

[You have a late-night talk.]

[As a parting gift, you inform the girl about the truth of the world, so that she can be prepared and not be overwhelmed by the suddenly rising tide.]

[After hearing the truth, the girl is speechless for a long time, seemingly struck by the news.]

[She seems a bit broken in front of you.]

…

[The Blood Moon sets, the Black Sun rises.]

[A new day arrives; you are a bit worried about Sevia's condition, but the girl's spirit is far more resilient than you thought.]

[She does not have the power of a hero.]

[She does not have the holy sword of a hero.]

[Yet she possesses a resilient will that ordinary people cannot reach.]

[After digesting your information, Sevia indicates she will not give up easily; even if the world is destroyed, she will protect it until the last moment.]

[After speaking, the girl consciously lies on your experimental table and takes off the armor on her body.]

[Turning her head to the side, looking away, not daring to meet your gaze.]

"Sevia, are you still not used to this?"

"Ye… yes… I am sorry, I am still a bit embarrassed…"

[Like before, you collect and research Sevia's bones; at the same time, you notice Sevia's Soul Fire rising and falling, suspected to be a bit too shy.]

[You appropriately speed up your research.]

[Allowing the girl to end the experiment sooner and put on her armor for concealment again.]

"Lord Wizard is very gentle."

[Sevia notices your details and gives you a 'good person' card.]

[Research, Cultivate, research again, Cultivate again.]

[The passage of time is always fast; the one-month period you set ends like a shooting star.]

[After completing the final observation and research, you pack up all the data and instruments, store them in the stomach pouch of a special creature, and say goodbye to the undead girl.]

[At the moment of parting, the girl makes a request to you.]

Whoosh—

Whoosh—

Bone wings flap, and a giant bone bird swoops down to land.

While kicking up a whistling gale and blowing away the foul, humid air around the mansion, Sevia first looks at it, then looks at Xu Xi, who is wearing wizard robes.

"Lord Wizard, may I ask a favor of you?"

"What is it, Sevia."

"Before you leave, could you carry me as we fly into the sky, and let me look at the territory of the Claufeel Family from a high altitude?"

At the gate.

From inside the heavy, rusted heavy armor, an empty voice of the undead comes out.

Apprehensive, uneasy.

Afraid of Xu Xi's refusal.

"Sure, that is no problem," Xu Xi smiled.