The moment the door was pushed open, a depressing atmosphere rushed in.
There were no signs of an attack in the guild hall. The tables and chairs were neatly arranged, and even the bar that was often damaged by Natsu was intact.
But everyone is there.
Almost all the guild members were there, but they didn't drink, chat, or fight.
Everyone had their heads lowered, either sitting in a chair in a daze, or standing in a corner wiping tears. The air was filled with sadness, and suppressed sobs could even be heard.
"What... what's going on?"
Erza's voice was trembling. This scene frightened her even more than facing thousands of troops.
She quickly walked into the hall, searching eagerly, and finally grabbed Vegeta who was closest to the door.
"Vegeta! What happened? Why is everyone silent?"
Vegeta raised his head, and his eyes, which usually had the look of a dancer, were as red and swollen as Momo. He looked at Erza, his lips trembled several times, and then he squeezed out a few words with a cry:
"Li...Lisanna she..."
Hearing this name, Lu Chongwei's head buzzed, and the package in his hand fell to the ground with a thud.
The carefully selected gifts were scattered all over the floor. The bottle of good wine for Makarov rolled around a few times and hit the corner of the table, making a crisp cracking sound.
The wine flowed out, and the rich aroma of wine mixed with the sad air, making it particularly pungent.
The crowd slowly dispersed, revealing the scene in the center of the hall.
Lu Chongwei felt like his breathing was about to stop.
Mirajane was slumped on the ground. Her originally white dress was now stained with mud and blood and became dilapidated. Her right arm was hanging limply, covered with thick bandages, and hung around her neck with a strap.
She lowered her head, her long silver hair was messy and covered her face, and her expression could not be seen clearly. She looked like a rag doll whose soul had been taken away.
Next to her, Elfman, who always talked about being a man, was kneeling on the ground at the moment, covering his face with his hands, whimpering desperately like a beast. Tears gushed out crazily from his fingers, dripping onto the floor, forming a pool of water stains.
And President Makarov, the young old man who was always energetic, was standing aside with a hunched body at the moment. He had aged ten years overnight, and his back looked extremely bleak.
Lu Chongwei walked stiffly and step by step in front of Mirajane.
With every step he took, his heart twitched violently.
"Mira..."
Lu Chongwei's voice was terribly hoarse, as if it was squeezed out from deep in his throat.
"Where is Lisanna?"
No one answered.
Only the cry of Elfman became more miserable.
"I'm asking you something!" Lu Chongwei suddenly raised his voice, even with fluctuations in spiritual pressure, "Where is Lisanna? Is it in the infirmary? Or is it Porlyusica's mother-in-law's place?"
"Is she hurt? Seriously?"
Lu Chongwei panicked and grabbed Mirajane's intact left shoulder, trying to get a positive answer from her.
Even if you are disabled, even if you are seriously injured and in a coma, as long as you are still alive, there is hope.
Mirajane slowly raised his head.
What a face that is.
She was as pale as paper, her eyes were empty and lifeless, and her originally lively eyes were now dead. Her lips were chapped and bloodshot.
Looking at Lu Chongwei's anxious eyes, Mirajane's lips moved, but no sound came out.
Elfman next to him suddenly raised his head, his tear-stained face full of regret and pain.
"Lisanna...Lisanna she..."
Elfman choked with sobs and yelled out the cruel sentence with all his strength:
"Lisanna is dead!!!"
Boom--
Lu Chongwei felt a thunder explode in his mind, and the world in front of him suddenly turned upside down.
Dead?
That little girl who always follows him and calls her brother Zhongwei?
The girl whose eyes turn into crescents when she smiles?
The Lisanna who held his hand not long ago and said she wanted to be his bride?
"Liar..."
Lu Chongwei staggered back two steps, the scene of their first meeting flashed crazily in his mind.
It was a rainy day, and the little Lisanna held up a big umbrella and stood on tiptoes to help him cover himself from the rain.
That childish voice is still echoing in my ears.
"How could she die..." Lu Chongwei murmured to himself, his eyes instantly turning red, "She is so young... she hasn't grown up yet..."
"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu... It's all my fault... It's all my fault..."
Mirajane finally collapsed. She fell to the ground and let out a heartbreaking cry.
"I underestimated the enemy... I underestimated the power of Beast King..."
Mirajane was crying and telling the nightmare story intermittently.
"That Beast King... is much stronger than the information... My magic power will soon be exhausted..."
"In order to protect me...Elfman... he forced full body reception..."
"But Beast King's will is too strong... Elfman lost his mind... He ran away..."
Mirajane's body was shaking violently, and he returned to that desperate moment.
"I watched helplessly...Elfman lost control... and slapped Lisanna..."
"Lisanna flew out... I wanted to save her... but I couldn't move..."
"By the time I crawled over... she was already..."
Mirajane couldn't speak any more. She clutched the clothes on her chest tightly, which was so painful that it was about to burst.
"She was in my arms... her body became transparent little by little... and finally turned into a point of light... disappeared..."
"Not even the body... was left..."
The desperate cries of Mirajane echoed in the guild hall.
Every word is like a sharp knife, piercing everyone's heart.
"Kill me!!!"
Elfman suddenly rushed over like crazy, knelt in front of Lu Chongwei, and kowtowed crazily.
"Lu Chongwei! Please! Kill me!"
"I killed Lisanna! I am the murderer! I don't deserve to be a brother! I don't deserve to be a man!"
"Use your knife! Cut me to death! Burn me to ashes! Please!"
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Elfman's forehead hit the floor hard and blood flowed, but he felt no pain.
Lu Chongwei Looking at the collapsed big man in front of him, the sadness in his heart instantly turned into a nameless anger.
"Asshole!"
Lu Chongwei suddenly grabbed Elfman's collar and lifted him up.
"You want to die? Do you think you can atone for your sins by dying?!"
Lu Chongwei's eyes were red, staring at Elfman.
"Lisanna rushed up to wake you up! She died to save you!"
"Your life was bought with her life! Are you going to die now? Then what do you think of Lisanna's life?!"
"Do you want her death to be in vain?!"