When Luo Zhen walked out of the tower, it was already dark.
In Urukri, the never-ending sound of blacksmithing also stopped, giving the streets a sense of loneliness.
Standing on the steps of the temple gate, Luo Zhen looked at the entire Uruk.
At this time, hundreds of thousands of citizens in Uruk were doing their own things. Although there was no sound of forging iron, it still presented a lively scene.
If you don’t know this lively scene, you will definitely be immersed in the incredible feeling of ancient nights, which is a bit beautiful and a bit warm.
However, it is indeed incredible that this beautiful and warm scene would appear at this time.
You know, outside Uruk, countless Lachem are still attacking. Even if you look up at the night sky, you can see black shadows flying past. If it weren't for the fluorescent barrier blocking it, Uruk may have become a terrifying city attacked by monsters.
And in two days, Tiamat will come to Uruk and make a final attack on the humans of this era.
If Tiamat cannot be stopped, eventually, everyone will die.
Gilgamesh didn't hide any of this, and Siduri made it clear to the citizens.
In other words, hundreds of thousands of Urukri citizens actually knew that the end of the world was coming.
Soon, maybe everyone will die.
Obviously this is the case, but the citizens of Uruk don't have any fear or fear at all. They actually accept it calmly and live their lives how they want.
If this were the case in modern times, such a scenario would never happen.
Only in this age of gods, humans who are accustomed to suffering and hardship can accept everything calmly like this.
After all, when it comes to disasters, humans in this era have encountered many.
Once upon a time, Gugalana, the Bull of Heaven, ravaged the earth and almost caused humankind to become extinct.
Once upon a time, Gilgamesh abandoned Uruk and went to the underworld to seek the magical herb of immortality, leaving Uruk abandoned and almost turned into a ruin.
Coupled with Ishtar's attacks on Uruk every three days, and various disasters that befell Uruk in legends, human beings in this era have survived from various crises and have been extant to the present day.
Therefore, even if the end of the world comes and even if human evil appears, they will not give up their hope for the future, let alone their love and desire for life.
to be honest...
"Coming to this singularity, what I admire most is not the hero King Gilgamesh, nor the great magician Merlin, but you, a group of ordinary and ordinary human beings."
Luo Zhen murmured such words unconsciously.
And this sentence was also agreed with.
"I think so too, senior."
When such words reached Luo Zhen's ears, Luo Zhen immediately came back to his senses, turned his head and looked to the side.
There, there was a familiar figure waiting for him.
"So you're here? Matthew?"
Luo Zhen was a little surprised.
The person who came was none other than Mashu.
I saw that Ma Xiu had changed out of his battle clothes and was wearing exotic Sumerian clothes just like when he first came to Uruk.
Obviously, Ma Xiu had already returned to the embassy, but then came to the pagoda, where he had been waiting for Luo Zhen.
"Everyone had gone through a day of fighting. After returning to the embassy, they all went to rest soon. Only I couldn't sleep."
Ma Xiu came to Luo Zhen and stood side by side with Luo Zhen.
However, Ma Xiu secretly glanced at Luo Zhen's expression from time to time, and after careful consideration, he spoke like this.
"Miss Attila is also at the embassy. Although she didn't show up, I can feel it."
In other words, Ma Xiu only came to find Luo Zhen when he knew that no one was with Luo Zhen.
"Has she returned to the embassy?" Luo Zhen nodded and murmured, "Well, that's fine too."
Otherwise, Luo Zhen really didn't know what expression and mood to use to face Atilla when he just learned about Atila's origins.
Matthew probably saw something from the situation and Luo Zhen's performance, and knew that both Luo Zhen and Atila were worried.
This made Ma Xiu feel a little uncomfortable.
If possible, Ma Xiu hopes to share Luo Zhen's worries.
Because Luo Zhen had to bear too many things.
The future of mankind needs Luo Zhen to bear it.
The survival of human principles needs Luo Zhen to bear it.
The redemption of human history needs Luo Zhen to bear it.
Even the crises, dangers and evils born from human original sin and bestiality in this era need Luo Zhen to bear it.
Luo Zhen has endured too much.
Even Ma Xiu knew very well that Luo Zhen did not want to be a savior, nor did he want to save the world at all costs. He just came all the way to the present for the people around him and for what he wanted to do. But it is undeniable that Luo Zhen did work hard to grow to this point for many things.
After becoming Luo Zhen's familiar, Ma Xiu knew that Luo Zhen was special and was destined to make him the most transcendent person in the world.
However, this kind of detachment does not mean that Luo Zhen is detached from the human world. On the contrary, because he has met various people in various worlds, he has more bonds and endures more. people’s expectations and hopes.
This made Ma Xiu feel proud of Luo Zhen's achievements, but also felt distressed for him.
You know, Luo Zhen's background was not much better than his own, but it was really not easy to force himself to grow to this point.
Now, Luo Zhen is bearing more and more things, and the burden on his shoulders is getting heavier and heavier.
Under such circumstances, Ma Xiu really wanted to share something with Luo Zhen.
(Because of seniors, I can see the blue sky.)
(Because of my seniors, my life has been saved.)
(It’s also because of my seniors that I was able to set up a shield and fight all the way until now.)
It can be said that for the current Ma Xiu, only Luo Zhen can bring light and meaning to his life.
therefore...
"senior."
Ma Xiu raised his eyes and looked at Luo Zhen.
"Um?"
Luo Zhen turned his eyes and looked at Ma Xiu.
At this sight, Luo Zhen was stunned.
Because, Matthew Xiu looked directly at him without any aversion, his eyes full of perseverance.
"No matter what, I will be by your side."
Matthew said this.
"So, please remember that no matter what happens, I will always be there."
Such words directly passed into Luo Zhen's heart.
Luo Zhen looked at Ma Xiu blankly, and then he calmed down after a while.
Luo Zhen can basically guess and accept Ma Xiu's intention.
This made his heavy heart feel a lot lighter, as if a warm current had been injected into him.
"Thank you, Matthew."
Luo Zhen stretched out his hand and hugged Ma Xiu.
Matthew no longer had the shyness and embarrassment of the past, and snuggled into Luo Zhen's arms very docilely.
The two of them were hugging each other in front of the sacred tower in the center of Uruk, looking at the bustling and lively city scene.
At this moment, both of them were thinking about the same thing.
"We must succeed."
"yes."
This night, the last warmth flowed on this land and became the beauty of this era.