That night, Lolo couldn't sleep by the campfire.
She thought of many things. Her mother whom she had never met, her father who was rarely at home when she was a child, the remaining members of the Bretton family, the friends she made when she was an adventurer, and her classmates when she was studying in Siames … She didn't know what she was thinking the whole night. Everything from the past appeared in her mind one after another, leaving her at a loss. She thought of asking Rob for help, but in the end, she didn't say anything.
Because she knew that this was her own choice.
In the past three years, she had been relying on someone, and that person had accompanied her through the most difficult part of the road. However, some roads needed to be walked alone, and only she could walk them.
The next morning, when the sun rose again, Lolo said to Rob, "I've decided."
"Hmm?"
"I've decided to give up on revenge." Saying this seemed to exhaust all of Lolo's strength. The girl lowered her head and looked ashamed. "I … I didn't keep my promise to avenge my mother. I'll definitely disappoint my mother and father. Am I very cowardly?"
"No, I think only someone brave enough can make such a decision."
The future Supreme Magister Your Honor reached out and touched the girl's head. He said softly, "Many people think that it's difficult to persevere in something, but sometimes it's even more difficult to give up on something. I know what you're afraid of. You don't fear death, but you're worried that your actions will bring danger to the entire human race. Because of your personal grudges, you'll cause other innocent people to lose their lives. This is the Lolo I know. Not only do you have unprecedented courage, but you also have indescribable kindness. If your parents were still alive, they would definitely be proud of your choice."
The girl was a little embarrassed by the praise, and her little face blushed. "Then what should we do next?"
"Since you don't want to take revenge on those things, let's leave this place after I finish making the talisman and solve your problem." Rob looked beyond the woods and into the distance. "Do you still remember what you promised me? After this is over, we will find a place where no one can find us and live a peaceful and simple life. It's a pity that … I can't give you a grand wedding. Although the temple is in chaos and the Magic Association is also involved, there are still people out there looking for us."
"I don't care about any grand wedding, as long as you're by my side, that's enough." Lolo mustered up all her courage to say these words. The blush had already spread to her neck.
Under the artificial sunlight of the underground city, two palms were clasped tightly together.
Fifteen minutes later, Lolo blushed and could not help but ask, "Are you not going to let go and let me make breakfast?"
"I suddenly feel that it's not bad to hold hands and cook breakfast like this."
"Stop, stop fooling around." The girl quickly retracted her hand like a startled deer. She then used the excuse of preparing breakfast to cover up her pounding heart.
Rob did not force her further. He knew that Lolo was thin-skinned. Even if she agreed to be with him, she would not immediately become inseparable. Anyway, there was still a long way to go, and some things could be taken slowly. Moreover, sometimes, she looked quite cute when she was acting like an ostrich.
While the girl was preparing breakfast, the future Supreme Magus Your Honor did not idle around. He sat by the side and drew a rough map of the eighth floor. This map was given to him by Matata to make it easier for him to find materials. However, this map was drawn before the underground city was destroyed. Tens of thousands of years had passed, and the place must have changed a lot. Nevertheless, this map still had some value as a reference.
After breakfast, the two of them did not delay any further. They packed their luggage and walked to the entrance of the next floor.
The entrance to the eighth floor was in the cave of a silver mine. A group of Nightmare Bats lived in the cave. Their individual strength was not strong, and the most powerful one was only at the level of Level-6. However, there were many of them, and they were a powerful force in the area.
Unfortunately, they encountered Rob today. The future Supreme Magus Your Honor took action to vent his frustration of being forbidden from using magic in the spiritual world. With the help of his legendary staff, Lord of Eternal Night, it took him less than five minutes to kill more than a hundred Nightmare Bats.
The two of them walked down an abandoned mine tunnel and soon reached the eighth floor.
This was a large swamp, and the sky was shrouded in thick fog. Not only did they have to be careful of the ground that could sink at any time, but they also had to be careful of the magical beasts that jumped out of the surrounding lakes to attack them. The natural environment was quite harsh.
However, this was normal. Over the past hundreds of years, many dungeons had been conquered in the Dawn Continent, and people had gradually come to a conclusion. The chances of extreme terrain appearing in the last few floors were higher. This was not too bad. There was even a layer of magma at the back of the previous dungeon.
Except for a few powerful Ice Mages, other adventurers could not enter at all.
Rob did not dare to be careless. He immediately set up a protective barrier for the two of them. Under normal circumstances, there was a chance that a level 9 magical beast would appear in the eighth floor. Apart from that, there were also many unknown dangers.
The future Supreme Magus Your Honor unfolded the map and found the direction. They arrived at the storage area of the first batch of materials. According to Matata's memory, this was the area where a Belladia's Giant Python lived. In fact, there was a nest of Spiky Honey Badgers living here.
These little things looked innocent and harmless, but their aggressiveness was quite strong.
They could release an earth-elemental stab spell to ambush outsiders who entered their territory. Apart from that, they could also use an Earth Escape Spell, which allowed them to drill more than 10 meters underground when the situation was bad. They also knew the strategy of running away when the enemy attacked and harassing the enemy when the enemy was tired. Once they caught up with you, you would have to bear the risk of being ambushed at all times unless you could kill them.
Now, Rob wanted to take the stone that they used to sharpen their claws. Therefore, the non-existent friendship between the two of them broke down the moment they met.
The Spiky Honey Badger was the first to attack. Without any probing, a dozen sharp earth spikes emerged from under Luo Luo and Luo Luo's feet without warning. If ordinary adventurers were caught off guard, they would have been wiped out by this move. However, these earth spikes were blocked by the magic barrier.
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