Fire.

It's all fire.

Large, irregular flames filled my eyeballs.

The town was in flames.

The lively and cheerful scene before disappeared.

What's going on...

What happened?!

Amid the screams, I vaguely heard:

"It's the demons! The demons have invaded!"

Demons?

"Run! The demon army has invaded!"

Demon army?

Why are they here?!

I heard the sound of horse hooves.

Ahead, several knights in black armor rushed out - their lances were hung with pierced corpses.

The blood on the corpse dropped on the snow, and hideous red flowers bloomed.

"This, this, this, how is this...I, I..."

I'm mumbling incoherently.

My legs went weak and I knelt on the ground uncontrollably, trembling all over.

The demon knights were still rushing in and out of the crowd, calling for help, and their screams were rising up into the dark night sky.

What to do?

What to do?

Am I going to die?!

No, don’t! I haven’t become a hero yet, I don’t want to die!

"Hide in the ruins nearby, or they will find you!"

Suddenly, a strange voice came into my ears. For some reason, the calm tone in the voice made me feel calmer.

I quickly looked around and found that there was indeed a pile of unburned wood on the left.

Relying on the survival instinct, I almost crawled behind the life-saving wood little by little with my whole body paralyzed.

"Don't stick your head out!"

"Well..."

I forced out a word through my teeth, and then concentrated on restraining myself from shaking so much.

After a while, I managed to regain my sanity and began to cautiously explore the surroundings.

"Don't move! I will tell you if the surrounding area is safe!"

"Oh...um...but, who are you?"

It was only then that I had doubts about this voice that appeared in my ears out of thin air.

"I am your destined spouse. Because you need me, I choose you and appear in a form that only you can realize."

"...Determined spouse?"

The term "dating" is not unfamiliar to me. I have heard of "dating" from many people, and it seems that Sister He is the host of "dating".

"I will explain the details to you slowly later, but please don't say anything for now."

I obeyed and kept my mouth shut.

Huddled between the wood, not daring to move, I felt uncomfortable all over, but I could only maintain my safety by maintaining this position.

Ten minutes.

I heard Sister He’s call in the distance.

Twenty minutes.

I heard the roar of the explosion.

Forty minutes.

Just when I was about to lose my strength, my partner told me:

"There is no danger for now."

I immediately relaxed my limbs.

After struggling to stand upright, I saw blood and dead bodies everywhere.

"There are many of them, but most of them are in the center of the town. You should run away while they are not paying attention!"

Dating gave me another order.

However, before I had time to reply, I saw a figure running towards me.

Too bad!

Frightened, I stood there helplessly, at a loss.

The stumbling figure got closer and closer, and my heart beat faster and faster, until I could see the other person's face clearly——

It’s Mr. Gu Lao.

He looked like he had been running for a long time, his pace was chaotic, and he noticed me.

"Mr. Lonely!"

The lonely old man's face was very pale, and he was holding a terrible dagger in his hand.

"Al, have you seen Raya? Have you..."

Raya...seems to be the unseen sister from the tailor shop...

"No, no..."

Therefore, Mr. Gu Lao prepared to run away without hesitation.

I suddenly remembered something and quickly called him:

"Mr. Gu Lao! Wait a moment!"

"What?"

"It's very dangerous now, you..."

The more I spoke, the quieter I became.

"It doesn't matter."

The lonely old man's voice was trembling, and he seemed to leave these words carelessly, and then ran away.

"What a brave choice."

Dingyou, who had been silent since just now, sighed with emotion.

I vaguely heard something based on my partner's tone, and my mood gradually calmed down.

"I want to help too!"

When this sentence came out of my mouth, it sounded surprisingly firm.

For a moment, I got rid of my fear.

"No, didn't I tell you to run away?!"

"I want to help them."

Dingdu was silent for a few seconds, and then said:

"How can I help? What can you do?"

"Do what I can do, aren't you a mate? Please let me use your mate ability!"

"No, I will only use my ability to help you escape, not to do that kind of thing."

"Why?"

"Because if you go there, you will definitely die."

My heart was shocked and my momentum suddenly weakened.

"But..."

"They are willing to sacrifice to protect people like you. If you die, their efforts will be in vain, and your death will be meaningless."
To be continued...