Who hid My Corpse!

But she finally got the answer she wanted.

"Alright."

She immediately raised her head and saw Zane slowly stand up and walk towards the cave.

"Wait here."

Zane left these words behind, and then disappeared.

This was probably the longest day of Ivana's life.

She didn't know exactly how long she had been waiting.

A few minutes, or a few hours.

During that time, she kept staring at the dark cave, not daring to blink.

Finally, the sound of gears rolling came from the cave.

Then that all-too-familiar figure appeared in Ivana's view.

Tears, unreasonable, burst forth again.

"...Grandmother."

The elderly woman who appeared at this moment was sitting in a wheelchair, pushed out by Zane.

She wore a kind smile on her face and then reached out to Ivana.

"Ivana..." her voice carried a slight tremor, "Come... let me hold you."

Zane slightly furrowed his brow.

But Ivana had already rushed over, throwing herself into the old woman's arms, crying freely.

"Grandmother... you finally... came back."

"Yes." The old woman gently stroked Ivana's hair as she spoke softly, "I've come back."

...

Came back.

All came back.

This moment, rushing into grandmother's arms, Ivana felt that all the pain, despair, and everything bad she had encountered before vanished into smoke.

Because grandmother came back.

She was very sure, this was her grandmother, an irreplaceable grandmother.

She cried freely in grandmother's embrace while grandmother tenderly caressed her hair.

Everything, everything was just like old times.

...

"Grandmother, grandmother, why do we have to stay here all the time?"

"Because we are Senluo's Holy Daughter."

"But the God of Senluo is no longer here."

"But the people of Senluo are still here, Senluo's Hunter is still here, they need us."

"I don't understand."

"When the sun is gone, only the stars can disperse the darkness, and we are the stars. Before the next sun rises, we cannot disappear."

"What if the next sun has risen?"

"Then we should leave."

"No, grandmother! Don't leave me."

"Silly child." Under the moonlight, the kind elderly woman gently stroked the young Ivana, "No one is eternal, not gods, not stars, and we... aren't either."

...

Childhood memories continually surged in Ivana's heart, and in reality, her grandmother was gently patting her trembling back, softly comforting her: "Alright, alright, I have come back."

Ivana still sobbed: "Don't leave me again."

"Silly child." The kind elderly woman gently caressed Ivana's face, "Of course I won't leave you again."

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"Really?"

"Of course." The old woman said with a smile, "This land is about to welcome a new beginning, and so are we. Oh, not just a new beginning, we are going to become this land's... eternal sun."

Ivana's pupils slightly contracted.

The old woman embraced Ivana again, whispering in her ear: "Before, we were Senluo's Holy Daughter, and from now on... we are Wildfire's Holy Daughter. We no longer need to guard alone, we no longer need to part, we will have a better, better future, don't you think, Ivana?"

Ivana nodded repeatedly.

And the old woman glanced at Zane, who remained silent beside them, and chuckled again, saying to Ivana: "So, for our better future, shouldn't Ivana try harder? For our future, for... the Wildfire that is about to ignite."

Ivana made a soft nasal sound—"Mhm."

Just then, Zane seemed to sense something, suddenly raising his head to look outside the cave.

"Saint?" Zane showed a surprised expression, "How did he get here?"

In Zane's perception, Vic was cautiously hiding not far from them.

Zane immediately understood that he came looking for Ivana and had clearly sensed the unusual circumstances here, thus hiding himself first.

Unfortunately, his method of hiding wasn't very effective and was still detected by Zane.

But in this way, Zane found himself in a predicament.

Because according to the original plan, they were supposed to let the Saint awaken on his own, guided by Ivana, without alerting him. This was the safest method, since a formidable Rhein Priest was with the Saint, and they definitely didn't want any complications.

But now he had found out, and thus Ivana's role could very likely be compromised.

Thinking of this, Zane felt a bout of irritation.

If they had known, they wouldn't have let Ivana have her wish; sending her back earlier would have been best.

But now, the situation had already unfolded, and regret was useless.

Zane rapidly thought of a countermeasure, and then discovered the surprising fact that the Saint had come alone.

That Rhein Priest, who always seemed so enigmatic, was not by his side!

If it's just him alone... then they could directly intervene, forcibly awakening the Saint, which would be an equally effective method, and a much faster one too.

Just that the current distance is too far, recklessly acting now could alert them, the risk is too great.

Since it's like this...

Zane looked at Ivana, who was still sobbing in her grandmother's embrace.

...

"Lure Vic over?" Ivana asked, "Bring him here?"

"Yes." Her grandmother smiled, "You've spent two days with him, you should have some understanding of him, then bring him here."

Ivana hesitated a bit: "But..."

"Ivana." Her grandmother interrupted Ivana with a smile, "This is all for our future, alright?"

Ivana pursed her lips, for some reason, she suddenly felt that the grandmother before her seemed unfamiliar.

No...impossible.

Grandmother is grandmother! She has returned!

Ivana's hesitation in her eyes gradually faded away.

She didn't care about Wildfire's future, but this was instructed by her grandmother.

As long as it's what grandmother instructed...

Under her grandmother's encouraging gaze, Ivana slowly walked to the edge of the cave, staring into the boundless dark night ahead.

Tonight, there were no stars, only the moon hung alone in the night sky, like a cluster of candlelight that could extinguish anytime.

Zane was watching her from the side: "You can start."

Ivana nodded, took a deep breath, and was about to speak.

...

"Because I am the last Hunter of Senluo."

...

Ivana's words were stuck.

The conversation with Vic in the afternoon suddenly spilled into her mind.

That boy looked at her earnestly, his eyes devoid of any impurities.

"Because I am the last Hunter of Senluo."

He said so.

Ivana's body trembled slightly.

Zane furrowed his brows: "What's wrong?"

"I... No, it's nothing."

Ivana shook her head sharply.

Don't think too much, she and Vic only know each other for a few days, Senluo's era is ending.

Neither Hunters nor Holy Daughters are needed anymore.

Ivana clenched her fists tightly, her nails gripped deep into her flesh.

She would go with grandmother... towards a new future!

Don't think about those things anymore!

Ivana opened her mouth.

"Ivana."

Her grandmother's voice unexpectedly came from behind.

Ivana instinctively turned around, seeing her grandmother smiling at her.

Still that same smile, but now no longer unfamiliar.

"Ivana." She lightly said, "You're a good child, you must do... the right thing."

After saying these words, her grandmother's expression quickly turned from kindly to horrified, seemingly not expecting to say that.

Ivana also had no idea what exactly happened.

But her body had already made a decision.

"Vic!"

She shouted with all the strength she could muster towards the darkness ahead.

"Run!!!!"

The entire valley shook because of it.

Ivana could only manage to say this one sentence before Zane struck her harshly against the wall.

"What are you playing at?!" Zane roared furiously at the old woman.

Fur was growing rapidly on the old woman's body.

"The time was too short!" "She" stood up from the wheelchair, angrily saying, "This old woman's obsession is too deep! I couldn't completely suppress it!"

Ivana could no longer hear the subsequent conversation.

She was just an ordinary person, receiving Zane's attack felt like her organs were going to rupture.

It was about to end.

Ivana's sight was rapidly swallowed by darkness.

Unfortunately, she did not see the sun in the end.

She thought so.

And then she saw a streak of silver light tear through the darkness.

The Pure Silver Wolf was roaring.