Chapter 115 An Old Cow Eating Young Grass

Just a moment ago, she had also sensed something amiss.

If it hadn't been for that brief anomaly...

Xu Ruo would likely have...

Xu Ruo seemed to sense Aila's worry as well, giving her a faint smile.

He gestured with his eyes toward Allen, who was still protected within the magic circle.

Aila understood, nodding as she set aside her guilt and anxiety.

Then, she walked toward the magic circle not far away.

She looked at Allen inside the circle, his power drained, his withered form resembling a dried corpse...

For some reason...

Not a single ripple of emotion stirred in Aila's heart.

Perhaps it was from the moment Allen was willing to treat his own parents as disposable pawns just to achieve victory...

That Aila had already... ceased to see Allen as the ambitious brother he once was.

The true knot in Aila's heart now was no longer Allen.

Just as she had said from the beginning, her goal this time was only one: to send Allen to hell!

Walking up to Allen, Aila's tone was surprisingly calm.

"So... was the purpose of the war you started really just for this crushing defeat?"

"Even the power you relied on was merely something someone else deposited with you..."

Aila's gaze held no pity, only staring coldly at the dying Allen within the magic circle.

"Look at this Imperial Capital, already turned to ruins."

"Is this situation really what you wanted to see?"

Allen, whose eyes had been vacant, suddenly lifted his head upon hearing Aila's voice.

His gaze shifted first to Aila, then to Xu Ruo.

Finally, his eyes fixed on Michael's shattered remains scattered across the ground. After a long daze, he let out a bitter laugh.

"Hahahaha!"

"How is it possible..."

"You should know that prophecy too, right?"

"When the two most powerful energies in this world collide, the gates to the Divine Realm shall open..."

"Everything I did was just to see her one more time..."

"I wanted to ask her why I ended those chaotic times as agreed..."

"Yet why she was never willing to see me again..."

As Allen spoke, tears began to well in his eyes.

"Her..."

Hearing the word 'her' from Allen's mouth, Aila's eyes flickered slightly.

She seemed to realize something.

She knew that the 'her' Allen spoke of was one of the thirteen Goddesses currently in the Divine Realm.

Because only they were qualified to bestow the Hero's Fate.

But as for which specific Goddess it was, Aila did not know.

"So... who exactly is this 'her' you speak of?"

Aila didn't strike immediately, but asked instead.

Allen looked up, a spark of light flashing in his clouded eyes.

"Give it up..."

"I have long since erased the memories of her identity from my soul."

"She was the only light that redeemed me in the darkness; she was the one who made me the Hero who ended the wars back then..."

"Since that's the case, how could I ever expose her identity?"

Allen's tone was softer than ever before.

It was as if he were recalling the most beautiful memory of his life.

Aila did not doubt Allen's words.

It wasn't the first time she had seen someone tamper with their own memories to avoid exposing another's identity.

To this, Aila simply replied in a cold tone:

"Pitiful... So from beginning to end, you've always just been a clown with an unrequited love?"

Hearing Aila's words, a smile that was both self-mocking and relieved appeared on Allen's face.

"Yeah... I've always just been a pathetic wretch."

"A pity... in the end, I never managed to obtain the redemption I've been pursuing all this time..."

"It's all over..."

"Kill me..."

As he spoke, Allen slowly closed his eyes, as if waiting for liberation to arrive.

Watching this, Aila's hand moved slightly.

Saint-level Magic: Heavenly Thunder Sound of Ultimate Judgment!

A fatal blow descended ruthlessly!

However...

To Aila's surprise, Allen didn't even try to dodge this strike.

He welcomed Aila's finishing move.

Blood sprayed from his chest, splashing the magic circle a deep crimson.

Only then did Allen open his eyes again.

"Goodbye, Aila..."

After saying that, Allen's entire body slumped to the ground.

All signs of life were completely gone.

Thus, the source of the calamities that had stirred the world for thousands of years...

Finally met his end.

Looking at Allen's corpse, Aila didn't show a moment of hesitation.

She simply pointed her scepter at Allen's body, and specks of golden starlight flew toward the blood-red gem at the tip of the scepter.

These were Aila's soul fragments, which contained all of Allen's memories.

Although he said he wouldn't expose the other party's identity, Aila still placed her hopes in his memories.

She hoped to find some small clue within them.

At least...

Before the identity of the mastermind was revealed, she wouldn't miss any possibility of catching their tail!

However, as she watched the memory fragments gradually emit a faint golden glow from the scepter...

Aila's brow furrowed tighter and tighter.

After a long time, having searched through all the memories, Aila finally let out a soft sigh.

"As expected..."

"No clues were left behind..."

Aila's voice was slightly disappointed.

She walked to Xu Ruo's side and leaned gently into his embrace.

She closed her eyes in a bit of defeat.

Xu Ruo was somewhat dazed by Aila's sudden display of intimacy.

"What are you doing?"

Aila hugged him tightly, burying her head in Xu Ruo's chest, her tone uncharacteristically soft.

"Just hold me, okay..."

Xu Ruo was slightly stunned.

He reached out his arms and wrapped them around the beautiful figure in his embrace.

For a while, neither of them spoke.

There was only the faint sound of heartbeats and breathing, accompanied by a rare moment of tranquility.

After an unknown amount of time, Aila finally opened her eyes again.

"Thank you..."

Aila looked up at Xu Ruo, her gaze still calm.

But Xu Ruo could sense a trace of relief and ease in her eyes.

Xu Ruo smiled back, about to say something.

But Aila beat him to it, sealing his mouth with her lips.

A moment later, they slowly separated. Aila looked at her own reflection in Xu Ruo's eyes.

She broke into a smile.

"It's fine now..."

"It's finally over..."

"The knot in my heart is considered resolved..."

"It's all thanks to you this time. Besides the three wishes I promised you, that kiss just now can count as a preliminary reward."

As Aila spoke, a rare blush of a young girl actually appeared on her face.

Truth be told, an Aila like this...

Looked rather cute.

Although her behavior could be considered robbing the cradle, Xu Ruo didn't stop her.

"Can we change it for something else?"

"This kind of reward feels like I'm getting a bit of a raw deal."

Xu Ruo smiled slightly, teasing her.

Aila rolled her eyes at him.

"A raw deal?"

"That was my first kiss!"

"I don't even know who's the one getting the raw deal..."

After saying that, Aila ignored Xu Ruo and simply issued orders to the people still on standby in the special space, telling them to come and clean up the battlefield.

Watching Aila's busy back, before those people appeared, Xu Ruo once again summoned the demon king armor, which had turned silver.

Since the matters of the Fran Imperial Capital were all settled...

Then he... should also go down and take a look...

At just what kind of sacred being that Demon Corpse Michael found really was.

...

With the fall of the Fran Empire's capital.

The Fran Knight armies in various places were suddenly left without a leader.

The Fran Empire, which was fighting against the Allied Forces, suffered crushing defeats step by step on the front lines.

The war that was originally imagined to last at least several years or even centuries...

Reached its end in just two months.

Or rather, from the moment Allen died, the Fran Empire he had used as a pawn was destined for defeat.

Having lost his manipulation, aside from those knights who were kept in the dark and preferred death to surrender, the remaining Round Table Knights who were left with no way out eventually chose to surrender to the Allied Forces.

Their original intent was never a fondness for war.

Instead of dying along with the Fran Empire like this, it was better to choose surrender.