Chapter 364: The Witch Is Still the Sharpest

[Simulation ended, beginning to tally highlights]

[Calculating simulation evaluation…]

[Generating simulation rewards…]

The real world.

Xu Xi opened his eyes.

The scene in the Courtyard still maintained the space-time lockdown from before the simulation began, silent and motionless.

Extraordinary powers such as Cultivation, magic, and martial arts.

Surged and washed through his body.

Soothing the weakness Xu Xi felt after ending the simulation.

"Mo Li, did you all notice anything?" Xu Xi asked the four girls in front of him.

Before the fifth simulation began, he had asked Xu Moli and the others to help lock down the space-time possibilities of the Courtyard, wanting to probe the truth behind the simulator.

Now was the time to verify the results.

But it was very subtle.

The atmosphere at the scene was overly strange.

Xu Moli furrowed her brows, Klisa sniffed the air lightly, Wu Yingxue lowered her head in deep thought, and Ele was busy searching for something unknown.

Even though they had all been observing the start of the simulation together before it began.

After the simulation ended, they had each become busy with their own tasks.

"Mentor."

"There is… another special scent on you."

The witch with the keenest sense of smell.

Said to Xu Xi first.

Klisa, who was not good at expressing emotions, was terrifyingly strong in certain aspects.

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Heruka World.

Blazing white flames burst forth from the scorching sun.

The flames grew increasingly vast, obscuring nearly half the firmament, as a colossal object came from beyond the sky and crashed heavily into a lush ancient forest.

Birds shrieked in fright.

Rows of trees collapsed.

In the vast world, only the humming sound of the floating Wizard Tower remained.

Sevia was very obedient; she listened very, very closely to Xu Xi, perfectly carrying out every command he gave.

She protected herself, and also protected the panicked people.

Like an indefatigable machine.

Maintaining the Wizard Tower time and again.

Clearing away dangers in the surroundings repeatedly.

But it hurt, her heart hurt so much.

When there was nothing to do, Sevia chose to be alone, curling up in the deepest room at the top of the tower.

Turning off the lights and closing the windows, she curled up in the cold corner and shivered, just like a long time ago.

"Lord Wizard, I can't do it…"

"Without you, I can't do anything…"

Hot tears kept falling.

Moistening her cheeks that were out of balance with life and death.

The emotion of sorrow echoed in the thick darkness, sparking more fear and cowardice.

The Hero could not face that darkness alone.

Could not face the despair of completely losing Xu Xi from now on.

Therefore.

With her back against the thick wall, she curled up and sat, activating the Magic Tool Book Xu Xi had given her time and time again.

It had a simple illumination spell on it.

By injecting a small amount of Soul Power, warm radiance would gush forth.

That was the light Xu Xi left for Hero Sevia.

Very faint.

Yet warm.

Saving Sevia Claufeel, who was trapped in darkness and nearly drowned by sorrow.

"You said you would return…"

"You told me yourself…"

Her voice could not continue.

Completely hoarse.

Only tears remained, dripping onto the ground.

Afterwards, even her tears were exhausted, leaving only the wailing person continuously shivering.

The sunlight outside poured down wantonly, warm and bright, yet it could not shine into the room at all, nor could it shine into her cold, necrotic heart.

Hating her own incompetence.

Regretting her own cowardice.

Sevia rejected this version of herself, sealing herself away under the light of the Magic Tool Book.

He couldn't come back.

He was already unable to return.

That light which would lead the Hero, embrace the Hero, and accept all of the Hero's flaws,

No one would ever see it again.

From now on, not a single day would have his voice, his appearance, or anything of his participating in the Hero's life.

The daily routine she had long been accustomed to had turned into an eternal incompleteness.

Missing the most important piece.

"…"

A long time passed, and Sevia had cried for a long time.

Gradually, she stopped making sounds.

The Magic Tool Book that Xu Xi had gifted her also lost its original illumination effect due to frequent use.

"Lord Wizard…"

"He believed in me; I cannot let him down…"

Staggering.

Standing up like a doll in disrepair.

Sevia leaned against the wall, trembling as she moved forward slowly, placing her uncontrollable fingers bit by bit onto the doorknob.

Her eyes were hollow, her expression shattered.

As if she would collapse at any moment.

Her riddled heart was already necrotic, but she could not collapse here.

Because someone believed in the Hero, believed that the Hero would become an outstanding person, so the Hero did not want, nor was she willing, to fail that gentle expectation.

She had to become.

The true Hero who would not let that light down.

"Click—"

Pressing the doorknob, the door was pushed open by Sevia.

She looked on listlessly, watching the waterfall-like golden stream of light illuminate every corner of the room, coating her skin in shards of gold.

The breath of life permeated the new world.

That was a scene Sevia had once dreamed of.

But now, her lifeless eyes could no longer see any joy.

"Tower Spirit…" her dry throat managed to utter the two words.

Sevia remembered that before the enemy arrived, Xu Xi had asked her to receive the Tower Spirit authority, thereby taking control of the entire Tower of Salvation.

She didn't want to.

Nor was she willing to become the sole authority holder of the Tower Spirit.

But now, Sevia had to do it, because that was Lord Wizard's final command.

Sevia did not want to let Lord Wizard down.

Patter—

Patter—

Her footsteps moved.

Like a stiff marionette, Sevia reached the center of the Wizard Tower in a completely absent-minded state.

The Tower Spirit transformed into a Nether Raven, flapping its wings and landing in front of her.

Subconsciously.

Sevia had her attention drawn to it.

"Lo, Lord Wizard…" her dim eyes widened slightly due to the sudden shock.

The Tower Spirit released a recording, which was set by Xu Xi in advance.

It roughly explained.

Matters concerning the Endless Netherworld and the Immortals.

As well as key points in multiple fields such as Cultivation Breakthrough, potion making, magic tool forging, and Soul Power utilization.

The voice was the gentleness in her memories.

Gentle and slow, paving the road for Sevia's future.

Finally.

Ending with a paused, apologetic, and gentle sentence as a farewell:

"Sevia, I'm sorry."

Drip.

Drip.

Her dried tears fell once again.

The world was reborn in light, while the Hero wailed in pain.

"You are always… always like this…"

"It was clearly me who was troubling you… It was clearly me who should have been the one apologizing…"

"Lord Wizard…"

"I… do not… accept your apology…"

The center of the Tower Spirit was quiet, but the Hero's sorrow was surging.

Filling the space between her bones and flesh, blocking her nose and mouth for breathing.

Making her lose all strength in her body.

Only able to reveal a wretched and ugly cry.

That important person who had pulled the Hero up with his own hands and led her toward the light, even though he knew death was coming, still paved the road ahead for the Hero.

The warm intention turned into a heavy blow at this moment.

Making the Hero want to sink into the darkness forever.

But that was not allowed.

The her that Lord Wizard wanted to see was the her who could live in the light and happily reveal a smile.

Therefore.

Sevia had to walk out of the darkness.