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One Hit Kill!
The old man’s sudden death was unexpected by everyone present.
Everyone was stunned.
And, what astonished them the most was how that dark chain appeared?
Who exactly is this woman called Nausicaa?
The little flea was bewildered, the pursuers were frightened, only Baro looked at Nausicaa with eyes full of admiration: "The King of Blackberry, forever the... King of Blackberry!"
Indeed, only Mr. Asbel is worthy of claiming the throne of the Blackberry Sea Area. She remained so powerful that one couldn’t see her limits.
As a blind admirer of the King of Blackberry, Baro felt fortunate that at the brink of death, he finally saw this one.
Even if he died, it would be worth it. The spiritual pillar would forever stand in his heart, the belief would endure till death.
Besides, the culprit, the old man, had also perished.
"No regrets in death..." Baro gazed stupidly at Nausicaa, feeling the gradually cooling blood, he softly murmured.
Nausicaa seemed to have heard Baro’s murmuring; she turned to look at Baro.
"No regrets in death?" Nausicaa chuckled softly, "I don’t believe there’s really such a thing as no regrets in death. To be without regret, you have to live."
Nausicaa walked beside Baro, extending a hand to cover his nearly shattered head: "So, live on."
The faint light gradually fused the fragmented bones back together.
Until the grievous wound began to show signs of self-healing, Nausicaa retracted her remaining magic power.
In this warm healing, Baro only felt his brain becoming dizzy, somewhat uncomfortable yet strangely comforting.
His consciousness began to cloud, as if he would fall asleep at any moment.
Nonetheless, Baro resisted the drowsiness, opening his eyes to look at Nausicaa: "Tha... Thank you, Mr. Asbel, can you, can you... save Birch too... and Ren..."
As he spoke, Baro’s sleepiness intensified, and before he could finish his words, he fell into unconsciousness.
Looking at Baro on the ground, Nausicaa sighed softly.
Since she arrived on this island, although she had been unconscious, her spiritual sense had always been probing around her. Therefore, she knew all of what Baro had done.
She also knew that everything before her was all due to Baro’s effort to save her.
Even though Baro did not need to save her, she would have ended up fine in the end.
But regardless, Baro’s sincere intention was felt by Nausicaa. So, even if Baro’s efforts were futile, Nausicaa would still save him.
After Baro’s breath stabilized, Nausicaa heard dragging sounds from behind; it was the little flea dragging Birch up from the lake.
"You’re the little flea, right? I heard you were a ship doctor. I’ll leave them to you, I’m going to check on... Renko’s side."
Nausicaa smiled at the still-dazed little flea, then turned, walking toward the end of the dark path.
What others couldn’t see was Nausicaa’s extremely pale face, facing away from everyone.
Her only left hand supported her chest, a feeling of powerlessness continuously rising up.
"The power of the chain is about to end, I don’t know if it can still hold up..."