Chapter 854: Gathering
Stepping out of the light, Qin Ran raised his hand and cast a swath of radiance.
The deadly plague swiftly dissipated in the white light.
The unconscious people woke up.
They looked around in confusion, seeing their loved ones and Qin Ran, wreathed in radiance.
At the same time, everything came back to them.
The plague!
The plague had made them lose consciousness.
But now?
They felt completely recovered.
Not only had the fog lifted from their minds, but their bodies seemed full of vitality as well.
Had that man saved them?
Looking at Qin Ran amid the radiance, those he had saved felt immense gratitude.
Especially an old man with snow-white hair and beard.
Having lived through the old era and hovered on the brink of death, the old man saw Qin Ran, utterly sacred despite his black robe, and memories of his childhood immediately surfaced.
Back then, many people like Qin Ran had always stepped forward in the face of disaster to help people like him.
But at some point, those people had rapidly disappeared.
The elders said the gods had abandoned this place.
The sages said the gods had never existed.
The nobles said the people should be ruled by them.
Countless claims had filled that era.
Everyone proclaimed themselves wise and believed they could speak for everything.
But in the end?
The victors had the final say.
Dawn had fallen into decline.
It had disappeared.
All that remained was the rebuilding after the war.
Blood everywhere.
Piles of bones.
Those were days people could not bear, and did not wish, to remember.
Just as he had yearned for the radiance of his childhood.
Now!
The light had appeared once more.
Looking at Qin Ran bathed in radiance, the old man's eyes filled