"...Joshua, you?!"
Listening to the soldier's words, Loranda, who was silent on the side, suddenly felt that something was not right. He raised his head in surprise and looked at the calm-looking Joshua, his blue eyes full of shock.
Hanging above the heads of all living beings, in the space-time rift in the middle of the sky, there is a huge and twisted evil watching them from the other side of the void. The Paladin can feel that it is the ultimate evil that is far better than tsunamis, earthquakes, and any natural disasters. , that is a monster that wanders in the multiverse and is capable of devouring the world.
The reason why the Father of Nature wants to fully awaken is to face this enemy in full glory. Otherwise, these stone demons on the earth are nothing to mention to a true god.
However, in the face of that evil, even the Father of Nature had no chance of winning. He prepared to fight with the awareness that he would fall into eternal sleep.
This is a battlefield that no one can interfere with and belongs to the gods.
But according to Joshua's words, he actually planned to stay here to face an evil god? !
"Are you crazy?!"
Unable to find any other words or words to describe this behavior, Loranda felt the lack of words for the first time. He could only express his emotions with this question that was a mixture of confusion and shock.
"Loranda, this is facing an evil god."
In response to his friend's question, Joshua answered with a calm smile. His face was covered by the helmet of fighting spirit and his expression could not be seen. Only two red lights shot out from his eye sockets. The warrior's voice was very calm, completely opposite to the crazy words in his mouth. : "It is the strongest chaos that only sages and gods have ever faced."
"No warrior can refuse this opportunity to fight the evil god, especially me. If I give up here, I will definitely drown in regrets in the future."
"No, facing an invincible enemy, anyone with a choice will choose to retreat temporarily and wait until they can defeat the opponent."
As if being infected by Joshua's attitude, Rolanda took a deep breath, and then found that he could calmly describe his thoughts. He looked at the warrior holding a dragon-hunting sword and gun, wrapped in black and red fighting spirit. , said seriously: "Joshua, you are the most genius and most potential human being I have ever seen."
"You can definitely become the youngest legendary strongman in the world!"
"Even that is not your end, Joshua. You may be able to transcend the boundaries between humans and gods, elevate your soul to the sky, and stand alongside those majesties—"
Saying words that a true devout believer would never say, the paladin thought about Joshua's previous fighting posture, and then with a tone of great conviction, shook his head and said: "If you leave your life here, even God will do the same. The waste of sighs.”
"...Haha, I didn't expect you to have such a high opinion of me. But my choice will not change."
After laughing, Joshua had no other special reaction. He just continued to say calmly: "If the situation is really irreversible, then I will leave without hesitation, but Loranda, as I said before Say, this is not a losing situation.”
He turned his head, looked at the Father of Nature who was silently supporting the purification network, and said clearly and firmly: "It is precisely because of the possibility of victory that I will stay here."
"The strength of the enemy now will only be the embellishment of future victory. I am so convinced."
Loranda's chest rose and fell a few times, and he opened his mouth to speak, but finally lowered his head and had nothing to say.
But for some reason, seeing Joshua's confident posture, the paladin unconsciously felt a surge of courage and hope in his heart.
-Perhaps he really has some way to defeat this evil god
Such thoughts flashed by, but gradually turned into something more heroic. Loranda's tight lips gradually curled up, and finally turned into a fearless smile. The paladin looked up at the warrior again, A sudden realization occurred in his heart, and he felt that he might understand what the man in front of him was thinking.
—Even if it’s death, what’s there to be afraid of
Victory and failure are irrelevant. Standing still is the biggest mistake.
Joshua turned back and looked at the half-dragon, as well as the souls of Ying and Rin, who had escaped from the dragon-hunting sword and gun and were floating in front of him.
The silver-haired girl looked at Joshua with a confused expression, while the black-haired boy frowned and remained silent. Even Hei, who usually had a simple mind, was now looking at his master seriously.
"If you don't want to stay, then leave. I will terminate the contract."
Joshua's voice was much gentler than before, and the red light emitted from the eye sockets of the helmet was no longer frightening. The warrior stretched out his hands, and the tattoos on the back of his hands shone brightly. He looked gently at his subordinates, or in other words, his family. People say: "This is my madness, you don't have to force yourself to be with it."
He originally wanted to say something else, but a burning sensation came from the back of his hand. It was the gods who were resisting his move in the most violent way.
The half-dragon also moved forward, looking at Joshua with its huge dragon eyes. There were indescribable emotions in its golden vertical pupils. At the same time, a voice that the warrior had never heard echoed in his spiritual sea. Although Strange, but it made him feel extremely familiar and cordial.
Joshua heard the voice of his war horse for the first time.
-Before I met you, I was just an ordinary war horse.
This voice spoke slowly in a soft tone.
-An ordinary war horse that may die at the hands of orcs in the war, or may become crippled and lame in the battle, and spend its entire life as a packhorse.
Joshua Van Radcliffe, my lord.
You gave me wisdom, strength, dignity, and hope.
Everything I have, including my life, is yours, and I will walk with you until death comes.
The half-dragon lowered his head to the warrior, as if inviting him to move forward with him.
“…”
Looking at the half-dragon's lowered head, before Joshua could say anything, he suddenly felt that the burning pain on the back of his hand was gradually decreasing, and a trembling but gradually calming voice appeared in his ears.
"Master, what you said is really too much."
Ying's soul floated in the air, and the girl's doubtful eyes became clear again. Without any hesitation, she chuckled and looked at Joshua softly: "We are divine machines, your weapons."
"Is there any weapon that would escape the hands of its owner for fear of breaking?"
On the side, Rin, who had also escaped from the previous shock, also smiled, shook his head, and said calmly: "We are made of your bones, even if it is the eternal abyss of hell, we will go with you.
-Master, where you go, we will go too.
Where you live, we also live.
Your wishes are our hopes, and your goals are our expectations.
Where you die, there we will die and there you will be buried, unless death separate us.
Their words were so natural that they didn't even hesitate at all. After countless battles together, their trust had already been sublimated and turned into a connection that could not be severed no matter what.
"...What a good boy, my best weapons."
After a long silence, a voice came from behind the black and ferocious helmet. It was unclear whether it was relief or regret: "I knew it would be like this. You will definitely fight with me, but..."
But it is too dangerous. Although there is hope of victory, Joshua also knows how terrifying it is to face the evil god. It is the embodiment of the deepest fear in the multiverse and the prototype of all destruction.
Precisely because they firmly believe that they will go to the battlefield with them, the soldiers hope that they can leave this place and live in the safe world on the other side of time and space, where only one person has to bear the danger.
But it seems that Ying, Rin and Hei don't intend to let everything go as he wants.
The eyes hidden behind the helmet swept across the face of the boy, girl, and half-dragon. In the other person's eyes, there was unconditional trust in his master. Because of this, Joshua felt a sense of the past. Emotions never felt before.
In the past, he had always fought alone. Whether it was victory or death, it was all a matter of one person. But now, his life also carries the lives and trust of others.
Fighting with that kind of weight... it feels really good.
"You are all crazy..."
Loranda looked at the interaction between these people and couldn't help but shake his head and sigh, but in the end, he couldn't help laughing: "I also want to stay, I'm afraid I'm crazy too."
"That's just because you now begin to believe that we have the possibility of victory."
Smiling in response to the paladin's self-deprecation, Joshua grasped the dragon-hunting sword and gun tightly with one hand, stretched out his other hand to his chest, and grasped the orb that was so hot that it seemed to be burning.
[Tinder LV2: Torch]
I was stuck for a long time thinking about the plot.
Will make it up
(End of chapter)