The battle with the hydra had ended.
Everyone cheered loudly in excitement.
Only Paul was still standing there in a daze. He had already prepared himself to die.
But at the very last second, I still made it in time.
Crack! The tree-shaped crystal before the throne began to fracture.
Less than twenty seconds later, the crystal shattered completely, and Zenith fell out of it.
Just as Zenith was about to hit the ground, Paul rushed forward and caught her in his arms.
Zenith was still unconscious, and there was no way to communicate with her yet.
The rest of us all watched Zenith in Paul's arms expectantly. Paul looked up and said:
"Zenith is still breathing. We did it."
Another round of cheers erupted.
From behind Rudy, I gave him a shove and pushed him toward Paul.
Rudy looked rather embarrassed. He probably knew just how dangerous his momentary lapse had been.
"Father, I'm sorry. I froze up just now."
"No. My duty is to protect you and your mother. Besides, Dolin saved me in the end as well. We all need to thank him!"
The two of them looked at me together.
Rudy took the initiative to speak. "Big Brother Dolin, you saved us again. Without you, we probably would have been wiped out in that labyrinth today. Thank you so much."
The other companions also looked at me gratefully. They did not say anything, but that was probably what they meant too.
"It's fine. The main reason I worked so hard to become stronger was so I could step forward in situations like this and prevent tragedies from happening. Since I was useful this time, I guess my twenty years of effort have not been in vain.
Ha! Since Zenith has been rescued, let's hurry up and