Chapter 317: Thalia doesn’t want to be alone anymore

“Servia, my child, you will be the glory of Cloverfield!”

Sylvia is trying hard.

Always.

All work extra, extra hard.

Growing up, her father saw her as the honor of the family and taught her to guard the people of the territory.

Servia responded to that expectation, kept working hard, and with the support of her family became the shiniest emerald, even being rewarded by the king.

Crowning of Honor.

Family support.

The worship of the Lords.

Servia still remembers that good old days.

Until disaster strikes and life is shattered in an instant into a strange shape the girl doesn’t recognize.

“Kill you ……Kill you ……Protect…Cervel…ya”

Both parents were turned into the dead.

Let out the last hiss of his life.

Cervelia tried very hard, tried to keep from crying, and couldn’t cry, and clutched the familiar saber once more, allowing both parents to be relieved.

Burying the bones of both parents alone and exploring the world a thousand years from now alone.

Wander alone, be strong alone.

Sylvia is really trying hard.

Knowing that people are afraid of their faces, they wear armor to cover their faces and silently keep people safe.

Even today, when Cloverfield no longer exists, he still keeps his knightly oath and maintains the honor of the Cloverfield family.

She didn’t want to disappoint her parents.

I don’t want to disappoint my childhood self who would shout out loud over stories of bravery.

But it’s really tiring ……

Dirt fell, a fishy smell filled the air, and blades of grass drifted over the torn armor.

Thalia lost the ability to stand up again and faced the Headless Horseman’s next attack, only to lie dead in the pit and wait for death.

She’s too tired.

Too tired to keep trying.

Too tired to walk alone.

Courageous Cervia, just a coward who is afraid of being alone and constantly paralyzes herself with her actions ……

“Father, Mother.”

“I really…can’t be a G.I. Joe ……”

Whew!

The sharp tip of the gun came from above.

The Headless Horseman unleashed his final attack, preparing to blast the girl’s skull with his bone lance, the sound of the wind was biting and flashing ghostly, it was a blow that could not be dodged.

Servia lost all her breath and was unable to move her body in the slightest.

Looking at the spear mane.

Thoughts popped into her head, had the villagers left in time, would her mother and father blame her, would the Wizard Lord remember her ……

So tired.

So eager to go to sleep.

Don’t want to be alone anymore.

“Boom!!!”

Deafening blasts rang out.

Centered on Servia, there was dust and smoke rushing into the sky, followed by a violent hurricane.

The pale skeleton was thrown up into the sky.

Before it even hit the ground, it turned into pure fragmented powder and dissipated into the wind.

Then there was the sound of footsteps, approaching Thalia at a steady pace, and the visitor held out his hand toward Thalia.

Grip and take her hand.

“I seem to be late, Thavia.”

The familiar voice that reached the girl’s ears was a simple greeting that was nothing more than usual, and at the same time filled with a slight apology.

Ah…

Isn’t it an illusion.

Don’t have to die alone?

The eyes of Servia’s face, the still human half of it, quivered and glistened, eventually transforming into the brilliant emeralds familiar to Xu’s lineage.

Even with an incomplete face, the Xu system could see the splendor.

“Nothing of the sort, Lord Wizard.”

“Thank you for saving me again.”

……

[You’ve been promoted to a second-ring wizard, and your speed is far from what it used to be.]

[You take the Stygian Raven and return to Cloverfield as fast as you can. You’re deeply concerned that Thalia’s strength will not be enough to deal with the wave of undead.]

[After 20 days, you have successfully returned to Cloverfield.]

[Your fears have come true]

[Under the influence of the Dark Tide, even the remote Cloverfield has seen tens of thousands of undead waves and the appearance of headless horsemen and other superior undead]

[For Thurvia Cloverfield, such an opponent is undoubtedly formidable]

[Her power is limited]

[And short training time]

[There’s no way to counteract the wave of undead.]

[The girl was on the verge of death when you arrived just in time to save the lone brave man]

[You have decided to step in and tackle this wave of undead, both to harvest the soulfire and to help the weakened Servia.]

“Servia, go rest.”

“…… No, Lord Wizard, I can still fight.”

“You really don’t have to?”

“…… Please trust me, Lord Wizard.”

The Xu system wants to clean up the undead on its own.

But the girl didn’t want that.

She picks up her sword again, claiming that she will fight with the Xu system.

The Xu system couldn’t be persuaded, so they could only agree and let Servia clean up the weaker skeleton soldiers.

It’s subtle.

It was clear that she had been fighting for a long time, and she should have been too tired to want to fight, but after the arrival of the Xu system, the girl once again exploded with the will to fight.

“Then it’s up to my side next.”

The Xu system looked away.

Masses of undead traveled through the forest, their seemingly sluggish pace treading on the hopes of the living.

It’s a big, loud noise.

In the dome of the sky behind them, there was a black sun hanging high in the sky, further emphasizing the atmosphere of despair.

“With these kinds of numbers, I’d have to make a strategic retreat with Servia if it was a first ring wizard.”

“But, now it’s different.”

On the damp, rotting ground, the Xu system calmly gazed at the incoming undead, and a thick-bound tome that was quickly flipped through with pre-prepared spells burned into it emerged in his hand.

Second Ring Sorcery – Dead Man’s Survival.

Second Ring Sorcery – Corpse Explosion.

A miraculous scene appeared.

The undead skeletons scattered on the ground, spread in a dense layer, were called to reorganize by an invisible force.

First the first skeleton was formed, followed by the second, the third, and finally a hundred were formed to crash into the dark tide.

Bang!

Rightfully so, a mere hundred skeletons couldn’t shake a wave of tens of thousands of dead.

But when these skeletons would explode, the direction of the battle was instantly modified.

“Corpse explosions aren’t very powerful, but the vast majority of these undead, too, are just unusual individuals, just the right specialty.”

The Xu system nodded slightly.

Quite pleased with the violent fluctuations presented before him.

When the erosion of the wizarding world gets a little deeper, the strength of the undead will rise in general, and at that point, Corpse Blast won’t work so well.

But relatively.

At that time, the Xu system would also have newer and more powerful sorceries.

……

[Your hard work has paid off at this moment, and the wave of undead attacking Cloverfield’s territory was quickly curbed after you joined]

[You have gained a lot, not only the thanks of many souls, but also a lot of soul fire]

[Sylvia is surprised by your strength]

A decennial wave of undead should have wiped out everything in Cloverfield, but with your help, the land survived.

[Days later, you’ve solved the last wave of undead]

[Sylvia thanking you]

[Sylvia looks at the empty territory and falls into a long daze]

[After the wave of undead attack, the territory is full of devastation, the villagers living here have lost that fragile sense of security]

[They stopped trusting Guts to protect everyone and chose to flee to towns with better defenses]