Can you withstand the power of this sword strike, which has been used twice in the game?

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Moreover, because there were so many people, the heroes had to select 100 representatives to hold a meeting with Lycorina.

He had no recollection of such a massive venue.

should say……

The heroes of that time probably didn't have that kind of free time.

The heroes of the past didn't have such a high survival rate as they do now. A large number of them would die almost every day. Who would want to build a venue that could never be full?

Hearing An Yi's indifferent response, the believer could only chuckle inwardly. He knew An Yi was not talkative, so he didn't say anything more.

From afar, Annie saw Lycorina standing in front of the entrance.

Lycorina saw him too and happily ran over.

The female believer serving beside Lycorina was instinctively worried that she would trip over the saint's robes, but in the blink of an eye, Lycorina had run dozens of meters away.

Lycorina is a mage in the party, but she's also a level 300+ adventurer!

Even the minimum required agility points have been raised to 50.

Among humans, even with training and special magic, the highest agility one can achieve is only 5+.

The basic agility of most humans is 1 or 2. If Lycorina runs fast enough, her followers won't even be able to catch her movements with the naked eye.

So in the eyes of the believers, it looked like Lycorina flew out in a flash, then pounced on An Yi and was lifted into the air by his forehead.

"You seem to have a lot of energy," Annie said calmly, holding Lycorina in one arm, her face expressionless.

"It's been so long, what's wrong with a hug!" Lycorina said with a smile, even though her head was being grabbed and lifted up.

The believers stood by anxiously, unsure of what to do.

That's the Holy Maiden! The Sword Hero is far too rough!

Annie put Lycorina down, patted her head gently, and looked at the giant building behind her: "So, you want me to see this."

Lycorina was put down, and two female believers who rushed over quickly combed her hair again.

“Okay!” Lycorina agreed, her voice becoming slightly more serious: “I’m going to…”

Next, a massive meeting will be convened for all the heroes.

We'll discuss the details when we sit down later. Let's go!

After saying that, Lycorina inexplicably reached out to hold An's hand, only to be inexplicably pulled away by An.

Lycorina was also taken aback, but she still grabbed An'i's arm and dragged him into the temple.

This time, Annie didn't dodge; being dragged along by Lycorina was within the normal range.

Just now, Lycorina reached out to interlock her fingers with his, and both Lycorina and Anyi noticed this unusual gesture.

Regardless of An'i's keen observation skills, Lycorina certainly possesses this ability to observe things, honed through her long battles against the demons.

However, neither of them gave it much thought, because what they were about to say next might be more important.

Soon, they arrived at the temple's extremely high-class reception room, a room usually used only by the Pope and high-ranking officials or important figures from other countries.

The believers, having prepared equally exquisite refreshments, quickly withdrew.

In places like this, they don't even have the right to listen in.

Only Annie and Lycorina remained in the reception room.

"Anyi, didn't you go to investigate the curse? How's the investigation going?"

Lycorina picked out her favorite small cake from the desserts and happily popped it into her mouth.

Her diet was strictly controlled from a young age, and even if she had a favorite snack, she couldn't eat it often.

As a saintess, she was not simply pampered. From her diet and clothing to her reading, bathing, and even the time she spent in sunlight and communicating with God, there were strict regulations.

She was not a free and unruly princess, but a canary whose life was planned out and kept in a large cage called the "Temple".

Becoming the "Gluttonous Saintess" might be a form of revenge and compensation for her past actions, besides a genuine lack of magic power.

"There were no particularly noteworthy results."

"To put it simply, I have absolutely no clue," Annie said calmly.

That was the only answer he could give.

We can't exactly say it's the little devil's magic, can we?

"By the way, after Mr. Layton woke up, he went straight back to Eternal City, saying he wanted to take advantage of the time to go back and spend time with Sister Leticia and Lulu."

However, the others are in much worse condition…

Lycorina looked pained.

"Everyone just silently goes to a corner and stares blankly. Even [Purification] can't solve the problem, and nobody knows when they'll be able to recover."

"Miss Miluco always does that when she's on the road."

But it seems you're alright.

Looking at Lycorina's stunningly beautiful face, Annie's expression was not one of forced smiles.

Is it a disguise? A disguise that makes you not care at all?

Because she is the Holy Maiden, does she have to appear stronger than anyone else and silently bear the pain in her heart?

In that case, her acting skills are too good; she can fool An Yi's eyes.

Or perhaps it's not acting skills at all;

She has truly moved on from her dream and has completely let go of the past.

"I'm fine~" Lycorina chuckled. "I don't know what everyone dreamed about, but I remember I had a really, really good dream."

I can't remember the specifics of the dream or what happened.

However, in my dream, I lived a very easy life in a world without demons.

"Is that so?" An Yi took a sip of tea. The fragrance made his mind feel clearer, probably due to the beneficial effect of the high-quality tea.

In most people's dreams, the first condition is that the demon race simply doesn't exist.

This includes An Yi.

He had been caught up in this magic, and there were times when he couldn't distinguish between dreams and reality.

In his dream, there was also a world without demons.

Without demons, most heroes wouldn't even have the need to be heroes.

Without demons, the people they cherish will not die.

Since even the demons that should be hated don't exist, they naturally wouldn't become heroes because of hatred.

In reality, most heroes in dreams will not encounter other heroes.

For them, the best outcome would be something that the demons would never change in the first place.

Growing up with friends, having parents who survived the demon race, and following the expected trajectory of life, coupled with a bright future, constitute the basic structure of most heroes' dreams.

The dream of defeating the demon race exists, but it's rare. After all, if the demon race never existed, why would we need to defeat it?

“I heard you were the first to wake up,” Annie said.

"Hmm, maybe it's because the heroes were using magic to help? I think I found a way to wake up relatively quickly," Lycorina said with a smile.

“Do you remember? If the heroes encounter this curse again, perhaps it can serve as a reference for breaking it,” Annie asked.

"Hmm...it should be, to die in a dream without any regrets, right?"

No, no, no, I should say;

Without regrets, I actively wanted to end that dream.

I don't remember much of what happened in my dream, but I do remember that I woke up because I felt there was no point in continuing.

Lycorina replied to Any while pondering the question;

"However... for the others who have woken up, perhaps there are still some regrets they can't let go of...?"

she guessed.

But in Annie's opinion, she only got the first half right.

It is the right thing to proactively end a beautiful dream without leaving any regrets.

But the heroes still have regrets, which is a mistake.

They still can't distinguish between dreams and reality.

[A painful dream] will manifest as real life in the dream world. 〇≠″÷‰＊lin「￡

In other words, dreams are reality.

Now that I'm awake, reality can also be a dream.

In dreams, reality appears as if it were a dream, so people in dreams feel that reality is also a dream.

Now that they're back in reality, how can they prove they weren't living in a nightmare?

Lycorina successfully found the flaw in the dream and woke up on her own, because she was convinced that it must have been a dream.

But how can the other heroes, whose dreams have been forcibly broken, determine whether they are in reality or a dream?

Perhaps, this world of demon heroes is just a dream?

It's already a good thing that they didn't break down and commit suicide.

The main reason is that heroes cannot commit suicide.

Go ahead and stab yourself with a knife; the knife will shatter in one stab.

Jump off a building! There aren't any buildings that tall in human territory yet; you'll die from the fall if you jump, brave one.

Hang yourself! The rope will weather away and won't kill the hero!

Just kidding, a hero who can carry a dozen people with one hand is trying to kill himself with his own weight.

Taking poison is useless; swallowing indigestible foreign objects will just cause you to vomit them out; jumping into a river or sinking into the sea won't suffocate you.

I want to smash my head against the wall and die, but I won't even lose a drop of dandruff.