Chapter 331: Great Lord Wizard!

The village before them was merely a microcosm of a corner of the world.

But as the Netherworld drew ever closer.

One day.

The entire world would look like this.

Civilization would cease to exist, the living would be gone, and only the undead would roam the desolate land.

"Lord Wizard."

Sevia, beneath her cloak, suddenly said: "If there is ever a chance to meet the culprit behind all this, I want to slash him with my sword."

Xu Xi replied: "Count me in when that time comes."

To better observe the land.

Xu Xi prepared to stay near the edge of the mountain peak.

He stepped forward again.

His thick boot soles crunched against the gravel, accompanied by a snapping sound. Beside him, the brave warrior followed closely, fulfilling her duty as a guardian knight.

A yellow wind blew through the gaps in the dilapidated buildings.

Blowing away the thatch.

Knocking down the bricks.

In the bleak and desolate village, only the footsteps of Xu Xi and Sevia echoed, feeling exceptionally cold and lonely.

The dry clods of earth, lacking even a few weeds, seemed to have become a place forgotten by the world.

And this.

was still under the condition that the sun had returned to normal.

If it were the pitch-black sun, the scene on the mountain peak would appear even more terrifying.

Yet, it was in such an environment.

Xu Xi and Sevia encountered unexpected people: two impoverished, elderly farmers whose life force was nearly extinguished.

Their expressions went from surprise and bewilderment to fear and cowering.

Subconsciously.

They wanted to kneel on the ground.

Xu Xi reacted in time, using his Wizard's Hand to support the two elderly people, allowing them to stand back up.

"How is this possible? Are there actually survivors here?"

…

[You brought the undead girl and landed on the peak of the nameless mountain, preparing to wait here for the changes in the world, meeting all changes with steadfastness.]

[In your heart, you silently planned how to improve your own strength, as well as how to study the girl's body.]

[Crisp footsteps echoed in the deserted village.]

[You never expected that]

[in such a dilapidated village, there would actually be humans surviving, and specifically two elderly people.]

[Farmer Hansen, Farmer's wife Mena.]

[Subjects living in Baron Toregu's territory.]

[The nameless mountain you see was once the Baron's territory.]

[Once, this high mountain, along with the land at its foot, was ruled and taxed by the Baron, but the tide of the undead became increasingly turbulent, and the Baron had already died decades ago.]

[The people of the village either fled or eked out a living on the mountain peak.]

[Now, only the trembling and frightened old farmer couple remained before you, dressed in tattered burlap clothes, their hands and eyes flustered and lost, constantly calling you 'Master' and 'Lord'.]

"You don't have to do this; I am neither a noble nor any kind of master."

"I am just a wizard passing by."

The two elderly people's attitude was overly humble.

Xu Xi felt indifferent to this.

He explained, asking them to communicate normally, so the elderly couple's address changed accordingly.

"Great Lord Wizard!!"

Xu Xi: ?

Helpless, Xu Xi could only soothe the overly frightened elderly couple over and over again.

Reassuring them that he was not here to collect taxes or seize anything.

With Sevia's persuasion on the side.

Finally.

The Hansens calmed down; although still a bit humble, they were convinced that Xu Xi was a good Lord Wizard and Sevia was a good Young Miss.

And would not do anything to them.

Because according to experience.

Bad-tempered nobles, like the former Baron Toregu, would have long since pulled out their whips and lashed out.

They would never explain so patiently.

"Lord Wizard, what have you come here… to do?" Farmer Hansen, his temples already white, asked Xu Xi with a trembling voice, mustering up his courage.

He cautiously indicated that if there was anything he could help with, Xu Xi could command him as he pleased.

As long as it did not involve his wife, Mena.

"You don't need to worry."

Xu Xi looked at the weathered faces of the two elderly people, then looked at the dilapidated surroundings. This scene reminded him of the people of Qingniu Town from his third simulation.

Xu Xi gently reassured them: "I just want to stay on the mountain peak for a while."

"You don't need to mind me; just continue living as you did before."

"If you really must help…"

"I have some questions I'd like to ask you."

The world was dilapidated, and the mountain peak was desolate.

The bustle of the past had long since vanished.

The village of yesteryear was left with only an empty shell.

Xu Xi was very curious about how the two elderly people before him had avoided the harassment of the undead and survived in the village until now.

Facing these questions.

Farmer Hansen and Mena looked at each other; their rough, humble faces were full of furrows left by time. They were confused, not understanding why the big figure before them was asking these things.

But they still answered honestly.

At the mountainside, there was a natural spring, which was the two elderly people's water source.

With the help of the spring.

They barely grew some crops to maintain the most basic food.

And because the mountain road was rugged and rocky, the undead, who had lost their own will, easily fell from the high mountain.

The two elderly people didn't have to do anything to have a natural sanctuary.

Loneliness was a certainty.

Fear was also present.

Of the people who stayed in the village initially, now, only The Hansens remained.

They had also thought about ending it all.

Ending their own lives.

But after thinking about it, they gave up.

Because the two elderly people realized that their lives were coming to an end; it was the limit of their lifespan.

It was very subtle; knowing that they were about to reach the end of their lives, they actually lost their fear of the darkness.

The Hansens had made a pact with each other.

To live out the last period of time peacefully.

Waiting for the arrival of death in their lonely world, which only contained the two of them.

Speaking of this, those two weather-beaten, wrinkled old faces briefly revealed a hint of a smile.

"So that's how it is…"

Xu Xi slowly stood up.

He hadn't expected to encounter such a thing on a nameless mountain peak he had chosen at random.

It was very small.

Not grand at all.

But Xu Xi felt that in the current Wizard World, there probably weren't many people who could be happier and more satisfied than the elderly couple before him.

They were in a dark world.

Yet they were walking on a path of light.

At this point, all of Xu Xi's doubts were resolved. Looking at the elderly couple's faces, etched by the marks of time, he bid them farewell and parted ways.

"Thank you for your answers, and I wish you happiness."

"Sevia, let's go."

On the way to the edge of the mountain peak.

Sevia was exceptionally happy.

Her brilliant emerald eyes had replaced her broken face, expressing all her emotions.

"Lord Wizard."

"Grandpa Hansen and Grandma Mena's story is truly so touching!"

The brave warrior, who had become much more composed after years of travel, now seemed to return to her girlhood, constantly praising The Hansens' love story.

"Hmm, it is indeed quite touching."

Xu Xi smiled.

He could understand Sevia's joy.

The current Wizard World was too heavy and oppressive, filled with killing and being killed everywhere. Being able to see the existence of The Hansens was indeed quite heartening.