Zhang Sheng and Chen Jiao stood atop the city wall, their breaths as faint as gossamer, yet their eyes still shone with light.
"Of all people, the one I once admired most was the White Emperor, leader of our human race. Now, I must add another... the young hero!" Zhang Sheng looked at Qi Yuan with boundless admiration.
Chen Jiao was equally excited.
He had never imagined that the mighty army of demonic abominations, an army capable of wiping out the Song Character Battalion, would die at the hands of Qi Yuan alone.
"Cough, cough... such a feat calls for wine!" Chen Jiao spoke with the bold spirit of a wandering hero. He raised his wine bowl one-handed and poured it into his mouth, but the blood spilling from the corner of his lips dyed the wine red.
By then, Qi Yuan had returned to the city wall.
Looking at the two men in their final flicker of life, he asked, "You're about to die. Are there any quests that can be triggered?"
What he meant was, did they have any regrets?
If he had the time, or if it was convenient, he might not refuse such a quest.
"To witness the young hero slaughter the army of demonic abominations before my death, I have no regrets in this life." Zhang Sheng spoke as the light in his pupils rapidly faded. "Young hero, you should be an overlord of one region. There is no need for you to remain trapped in... No Return City.
"No Return City is only the hope of the people of Great Xia, not the hope of the entire world.
"Young hero, you may travel to other cities. There are fellow human brothers-in-arms there as well."
Qi Yuan fell silent at those words.
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