Chapter 417 Please Let Me Die as a Knight
"Great Elder, I..." Alec opened his mouth as if he wanted to say something, but he saw Marki shaking his head tiredly.
Seeing Malki's statement, Alec remained silent, sighed, and said no more.
Because he knew that next was the time for the Great Elder to leave his last words.
His time is running out...
The moment the Eye of God completely dims, the Great Elder will pass away. As for the demigod of this turbid world... perhaps he will be revived again in the Great Elder's body.
After all, in a sense, the Great Elder at this moment is burning his own wishes and will to restore his sanity.
"Sometimes, people's memories can deceive themselves." Marki turned around, faced everyone, and knocked his head in distress, making a "bang bang bang" sound.
“I am me, but I am not me.”
"I thought I did those things, but I didn't do them."
"I am a sinner... but not a sinner at the same time. It's such a complicated state..."
His expression was slightly bitter. After taking a deep breath, he swept his eyes over everyone, then looked deeply at Eula and Alec.
Finally, he looked at Funina.
"But, no matter what, it was 'me' who committed the sin."
"Even though it was not my original intention, the mistake has already been made."
"Since you have made a mistake, you must atone for it."
"Princess of the distant sacred Lemuria, please give me the final judgment."
He smiled and performed a knight's etiquette towards Furninna.
"?" A question mark appeared above Funina's head, and she seemed a little confused.
Seeing Furninna's puzzled expression, Malki explained softly:
"My sins are unforgivable. According to Mond's laws, I should be sentenced to death."
"But another 'me' was resisting the coming of death, eroding my will... to the point where I couldn't commit suicide."
"Among all the people present, no one except you can break through the protection of my body, and no one can solve the evil power of the abyss in my body."
"So I ask you to grant me the final death."
"..."Funina remained silent.
Seeing that Furninna was silent, Malki bowed again.
"I am a knight who protects Mondstadt."
"Fulfilling the original oath to protect Mondstadt."
"But in the end, the one who caused Mondstadt to deteriorate was me, a knight who once swore to protect Mondstadt."
There was a hint of self-mockery on his face.
"Even though this is not what I wanted, all these disasters are caused by me."
Malky hung the dim Eye of God on his chest, just as if the archbishop had personally hung the medal representing the knight on him when he was crowned the Knight of the Sacred Heart.
He knelt on one knee in front of Finina, and a golden sword blade was condensed by him, which was then presented in both hands.
"The disaster started with me, so it should end with me!"
"Your Highness Princess Funina..."
"Please sentence me to death."
"Please let me die as a knight while I am still conscious."
"Even though I am no longer worthy of being a knight protecting Mondstadt, my wishes and my ideals... can be inherited by those who come after me."
"In the name of the Knights... Protect Mondstadt forever!"
Marki raised his head and looked at Finina. The light in his eyes was almost extinguished, but the burning will was felt by everyone present.
Looking at the long sword that was so close to her, Finina pursed her lips gently, and then... she held it!
Taking a deep breath, Funina looked at the other person seriously.
"In the name of the Holy Princess of Lemuria, Furninna Nan Lemuria, I grant you, Malky Lawrence... the death of the Knight!"
As the long sword stabbed in, Malki's chest was pierced by Finina's sword.
The dark power of the abyss seemed to be stimulated by something and began to spread upward along the sword until it touched Finina...
It's like a mouse meeting a cat, becoming extremely docile.
The power of the abyss was gradually drawn out of Marki's body, condensed on the sword body, and then under the gaze of Finina, it completely merged with the blade.
"This is..." Finina looked at the sword in her hand in confusion.
As for Malki... in his last moments, he seemed to see something and heard something.
He murmured softly.
"I... don't regret it..."
He lowered his head, completely losing his breath.
Seeing this scene, everyone present fell into silence.
They seemed to have heard some information from what had just happened.
That is, in a sense, all of this was not done by Malky...but Malky chose to take responsibility for it and asked to die as a knight.
he died……
The debt of death is wiped out!
After Malki's death, the "Singer of Waters" released a large-scale healing spell to begin treating everyone's injuries and restoring their strength.
After a few breaths, Charles, who had recovered a little, stood up from the ground. His expression was a little complicated, even a little confused.
To be honest, all of this, both the beginning and the end, were extremely unexpected to him.
Even the hatred of parents and family...
Hua Beiduo walked up to him, patted his shoulder, and asked in a low voice:
"How do you feel? It's a mixed bag of emotions?"
"It's indeed quite complicated." Charles sighed, "This matter ended in such a muddle."
"I don't know what happened..."
"Based on what he just said, maybe..." Hua Beiduo glanced at Ciel, and after making sure that he didn't show any signs of being angry, perhaps added:
“…He is not your enemy.”
"The Lawrence family is also...even, he may be a victim."
"...Maybe." Charles took a deep breath, turned around and prepared to leave. "Anyway, he is dead."
"The feud between me and the Lawrence family ends here."
"As for the possible mastermind behind this..."
"How about I help you look for it?" Huabedo put her hand on Charles' shoulder and said with a smile.
"Would you be so kind?" Charles looked at him doubtfully.
"Look at what you said..." Hua Beiduo blinked, "Hua Beiduo is not so kind, but Hua Bei is rare."
"...As expected of you." Charles was speechless.
"It's over..." After making sure that there was no abnormal movement, Qin stopped the Wind Field and Wind Blessing, and said with a little tiredness.
"It always feels a bit anticlimactic... But it's pretty good. There's no particularly big loss." Kaia shrugged, his face full of relief.
"It's just that this Wind God Festival was messed up..." Diluk looked at the surrounding environment, "and the residence of the Lawrence family."
"Everywhere you look, it's completely turned into ruins."
"Leave the rest to us." Eula said with a very forced smile, "The Lawrence family's base will be rebuilt, and the members of the Lawrence family will also be recalled..."
"In that case, leave the spirit of the Lawrence family to me." Alec said solemnly, "As for the mastermind behind this, I will also do my best to investigate."
"It's just that Eula, from now on, the Lawrence family depends on you. As for me..."
Alec came to Marki's body, took off the Eye of God from his chest, and carried it on his back.
"I will bury the great elder in the clan land, as well as the other clan members..."
“They should not be forgotten!”