"The little girl is really a handful..."

"That's for sure!" Kyle nodded in agreement.

The three of them nodded at each other and then began searching around. However, they found nothing.

"Could she have dropped it on the way? Kyle wandered around there several times; she must have accidentally lost it, right?"

Yas pointed to his muddy shoes, the pair seemed to be telling a story of some unforgettable past.

"It wasn't on the forest path though. I was still hesitating whether to take a photo on the mountain before coming here, and at that time, the camera was still with me."

In that case, they just needed to search between the way back and the lakeside...

"It's impossible. Since the car insisted on coming up from here, it must have been to let everyone see more of the scenery. Going back the same way is not an option." Kyle added with frustration.

The problem is, the route back is already closed. At the lakeside, researchers had already prohibited access to routes without a guard, supposedly to minimize our impact on the remaining ecosystem.

"Yeah, it is said that there is a forest guardian sleeping here..."

"I heard Elena's Hopes camera has a large memory capacity. There should still be space, right?"

Normally, Kyle would have shrugged, smiled, and lent his camera to the other person.

Kyle and Yas were both impatient. They were getting so worked up that they were almost jumping like ants on a hot pan.

Though I kept saying, "Just try to remember a bit, you'll definitely recall it," the two always responded in unison.

"It's because Big Brother doesn't understand how important that camera is; otherwise, he would be just as anxious as us!"

As a result, the military-grade camera I brought along became their dedicated camera.

"Well, if we use mine, there won't be any restrictions. Why not take some more shots?"

When the breathtaking alternations of blue and green in the wasteland appeared before you, there was no time to consider retakes at all.

At least, that's what Kyle would think.

"Thanks, Big Brother, but... is it okay?"

Excitedly, Kyle took the mini camera from my hand, his mind in complete disarray.

"Of course," I sighed deeply, "I have no choice but to lend it to you for now."

"It's okay from just now. Look here," Yas took out her own photos to console him.

"Yeah, just share Yas's photos with him, and that should be enough, right? We took them together, Paroni will surely be pleased."

However, the developed photos could only be delivered tonight, and if he wanted to see them, he would have to wait until after school tomorrow.

Well, I'll just develop them for them tomorrow afternoon; it won't be too much trouble.

The image of Yu Nai suddenly came to mind, so I couldn't understand why Yu Nai was the only one who wouldn't exist.

She kept repeating, "Why can't I go?"

Yu Nai, she must be very disappointed if she can't do it... Since I know she would be disappointed, I can't stay silent anymore; I have to do something.

(Western Alliance Legion)

"Is it really okay to be so idle lately? Don't you have any other purpose for coming here?"

Natasja urged Xinai while chewing on her cake.

"Well, if you don't mind, let's go find out."

Xinai first showed a surprised expression to her as she thought Natasja had long forgotten about it, after all, it was a long time ago.

"If it was just finding the person you mentioned, it wouldn't be too difficult, but why did you say that rescuing our brother back then was like but not really?"

"I'm not quite sure... hehe, maybe it was just a gut feeling?"

With that, Yu Nai dropped the game controller in her hand and innocently fell asleep on the bed...

The Hall of Heroes...

"Uh, I'm a bit confused now; I didn't come here to enjoy this. I almost forgot..."

"What should we do then?"

Feeling a bit tired herself, after the usual daily prayers, Yu Nai didn't even glance back at Juxi and quietly lay down on her own cold seat.

"Could I possibly send you into that world that has already collapsed?"

"Hehe, I know it's troublesome for you, but I don't need it now. After all... isn't death supposed to look like death?"

"As long as you understand, those of us remaining in this world are just illusions left by faith, simply put..."

"We are just one of the Evil Entities, right?" Juxi's face full of mischief, decisively interrupted Yu Nai's words.

Juxi was completely correct, and with her eyes closed, Yu Nai slightly nodded in agreement.

" They are just contradictory beings within the laws of the world for us. In that world where the Divine Lord has already died, black and white are reversed, and even water and fire can coexist..."

"What does that matter?"

Juxi, not tactful, once again rudely interrupted Yu Nai's words, continuing on.

"At least the wind in that world is still fresh, most lakes still have drinkable water. It's too unwise to draw conclusions too early..."

"...And what about that?" Yu Nai said expressionlessly.

Juxi, unperturbed by Yu Nai's words, continued calmly. Of course, he was not the kind of person who liked to get angry.

Is everything over now? He used to think so, whether pessimistic or something else, at least in the past, he never had to bear anything. And now, the pain is just the retribution for enjoying himself for so long, right?

Struggling, Juxi climbed up from the ground. It seemed like he no longer even had the strength of an ordinary person.

"Hah, I'm not interested in the future of the world at all..."

"What?!"

Yu Nai suddenly opened her eyes wide, angrily walking up to Juxi and reprimanding him.

"Do you know how many people have worked so hard to make the world continue? You..."

"Do you know why the world has come to this state? Is it really because of Liao Xiu'er's fault?"

"I..."

Yu Nai was at a loss for words, because even though she was a god now, she was still a very simple human in her heart, with no subjective reasons.

"You only know about saving humanity and saving the world, but is it really so easy to change a world whose lifespan is about to wither away?!"

Although it was a bit harsh, Juxi's expression and attitude remained as usual.

After all, he was not sure where the world would go after the chaos, even the creator who made everything probably couldn't understand. It was an unpredictable new world.

"Never mind, as long as at that time...at that time..."

"Enough!!!" Yu Nai forcefully grabbed Juxi's sleeve; she simply couldn't accept this answer. Despite having lived through so many eras and finally getting an answer, was she now just going to ignore everything?

Standing on the edge of the marble railing of the temple, Juxi gradually lost some consciousness, as if dozing off a little.

"You always do this, abandoning those around you and then still lingering in sorrow for them, don't you?” Yu Nai's fair cheeks gradually showed some warmth.

The end of the world is already very close, perhaps... there might really be a chance, as long as we recast the Badge of Hope, the Emerald Heart might be able to be revived!

...

A cool breeze blew across the lake surface, with a faint hint of rain in the air, making it quite comfortable.

"Hey hey hey, you brats better not do anything foolish!"

"Just sneak in quietly, we also want to take some shots elsewhere, always being restricted to this area... Oh well, just trust you!"

Kail and Yase exchanged a glance, as if they had been brewing this plan for a long time.

I never expected them to make such a rude request, after all, this place is not in the Elena protection zone, or in a very vulnerable area, precisely because there are countless strange lives here that have not been bound by the Evil Entity or the downpour.

But...

"No matter how small a promise is, breaking it is never a good thing, the one who breaks it will surely feel guilty in their heart, right?"

I could only say this, hoping the two of them would always remember that this is not something I can decide.

For Kail and the others, just saying "no choice" would not make them understand, so I had to explain it in simpler terms.

"That guy named Paroni will be eagerly waiting for everyone to return all day today, if you make a mistake now, it will cause trouble for those around you!"

"Please, just come with us to take a look." Kail insisted once again.

Although we are of different ages, for him, Paroni is a very important playmate, and it is the same for Yase.

"Yeah, I don't want to disappoint your friends, too, but..."

"It's decided then," Kail happily clapped his hands.

Before I could finish speaking, he and Yase each grabbed one of my arms, making me somewhat involuntarily go along with what they said to do.

But it's not that easy, is it? Near the entrances to the return route, the Elena soldiers had already started their cleanup work, and unrelated personnel couldn't get close at all, so we decided to detour in through a nearby side road.

Even I didn't know if there was really another path that could lead there, but Kail just saw a road and walked into it.

"Is it okay to go this way?" He looked back somewhat uneasily.

"The direction is correct, as long as we keep going straight, we should be able to enter the place we just passed through..."

Although we had only slightly moved away from the lakeside, the laughter of everyone seemed to suddenly become distant. Perhaps it was not this road, Kail felt a bit regretful in his heart.

"Let's return the way we came..."

"No, we can't! If we're caught at the exit, it might not just be a scolding, it could be more serious!"

Kail immediately rejected Yase's idea, but perhaps if we go back now, we might still make it without being noticed.

"Don't worry, it's fine. By then, the monitoring task should have already ended."

"But, there might be teachers patrolling there."

"Hey, Kais's voice is getting too loud!" Kail was a bit annoyed.

"But... but... it's just so terrifying here!"

The reason why Kayla couldn't help but talk about these trivial matters out loud was because the surroundings were just too quiet.

Especially this kind of silence, it was really horrifying. I'm afraid everyone passing through this dense jungle would be incredibly scared, right?