This villain, please exercise some restraint.

What happened?

Xia Xiaotong hurriedly opened her eyes, raised her head, and saw the inexplicably tall figure blocking her front.

A large red and white robe covered the back. The clothes were decorated with dense patterns like spells that dazzled her.

"Thank you, thank you."

Xia Xiaotong wiped the cold sweat that suddenly broke out on her forehead, and expressed her sincere thanks with some fear.

She never expected that a stranger would suddenly appear and protect her from the knife.

This made her feel warm inside.

There are still many good people in this world...

The young man smiled, groped with his hands, and turned around slowly. It was a little difficult for him to turn.

Xia Xiaotong saw at a glance the large blood stain on the young man's chest that was rapidly moistening. This was... the source of the smell of blood.

"You are hurt!"

She screamed, panic flashing across her face, and stretched out her hand to use her strength to heal her injuries.

But even though the young man's eyes were covered with black cloth, he still accurately stopped the girl's helping hand.

Xia Xiaotong noticed that the index finger of the young man's outstretched right hand seemed to be twisted into a strange arc by some powerful force. As he stretched out his hand, a short, branch-like object fell to the ground.

She bent down to help the young man pick it up, but she was confused and worried when she discovered that this short object immediately fell apart the moment it hit the ground.

"What...what's going on-"

Xia Xiaotong looked at the blind young man who was blindfolded with black cloth, and there was a glimmer of light in his wide-open eyes.

She didn't know why she was feeling inexplicably sad in the game, but when she saw that the young man, who was disabled, blocked a blow from the Nether Wolf for herself, with his chest hurt like that and his fingers twisted into weird arcs, she just -

Bit sad.

She stood up, and when she looked at the miserable-looking young man in front of her again, the young man's originally blank information interface had changed. The three words "Magician" appeared, and the NPC exclusive logo was on the side, which was quite eye-catching.

"...Magician? Are you...Magician? The...Magician in the Tarot?"

Xia Xiaotong blinked her eyes, and the tears in her eyes fell. She hurriedly wiped them away, "You are an NPC, and NPCs can't die, right?!"

She supported the young man who was already a little unsteady and asked.

"Where will you be resurrected? Magician? Tell me quickly..."

"...You won't...dissipate like the Fool...right?"

she asked stumblingly and eagerly.

The young man smiled, a little casually, just like when he first came to this world.

"Little sister, you guessed wrong, NPCs will also dissipate."

He raised his hand, and from the fingertips onwards, the skin was dissolving inch by inch.

"This is especially true for the existences that come out of the Tarot cards. Once the power is exhausted, that is the moment when life in this world comes to an end."

"As it is with fools, so it is with me."

At this point, his body, from the waist down, had completely decomposed.

The digestion was still going on. Xia Xiaotong felt sour in her heart for some reason as she listened to the young man's extremely calm words.

When she watched the Fool dissipate, she didn't feel much ups and downs in her heart. However, it was obviously the first time that she and the magician met, but she couldn't suppress the sadness that was constantly filling her heart.

Is it because...the magician saved himself at the critical moment?

This game is really awesome, why would an NPC jump out to defend a player who is, in a sense, an immortal...

"Magician Magician... tell me how... how can I save you... I have a lot of experience points, and I also know many people from the game company. If... if I find your Producer, let him resurrect you——"

As things have progressed to this point, Xia Xiaotong is no longer thinking too much about what she says. It is unbearable for her to watch an NPC who in a sense really sacrificed his life to save her pass away.

But her words were interrupted gently by the young man.

"Silly boy, life is precious because it is only once. Why should we be resurrected?"

"Be careful - bugs."

The last four words were spoken by the young man into the girl's ear. He said them so softly that Xia Xiaotong almost didn't hear them clearly.

But she did hear it clearly.

As soon as he finished speaking, the young man's body disintegrated into red and white spots of light, and disappeared without a trace when the wind blew.

Xia Xiaotong looked down at her empty hands, blinked again, warm tears rolled down her palms, and after a while, they became cold.

"There's no need to save me. I'm a player. I can't die. Magician, you——"

The NPC in this world has only one life, but she has countless lives. In comparison, the former is obviously more precious.

If possible, she would rather lie back to the resurrection point than want a kind-hearted NPC to disappear in vain.

"Oh haha~ In this game, after the NPC dies, the equipment will also explode~"

A hand with clear bones picked up the small token that fell on the ground, wiped off the dust on it, glanced at the mandala pattern on the front, and then glanced at the coquettish red word "Sleep" on the back.

"Mian - is it because you know that your most talented user is coming to this game world, so you specially sent me a token in this way?"

"Then I have no choice but to...accept it."

The red-haired boy smiled openly.

When his eyes turned to the girl in the green dress who still seemed to be immersed in sadness, the curve of the corner of his mouth became playful.

"It's just a game NPC. You're not like your dead mother, are you?"

The young man's words successfully stirred up the small flame in Xia Xiaotong's heart.

She wiped away her tears carelessly and raised her head, revealing her slightly swollen eyes.

"Your mother is dead! All the mothers in your family are dead!!"

She immediately turned her sadness into anger and responded angrily.

Although she really didn't have a mother, when the other person said such words at this time, it was as if her mother was dead.

"puff--"

The boy with long red hair was stunned for a second, and after hearing this, he smiled instead of getting angry.

"You are right, my mother is indeed dead."

He said calmly, as calmly as if he was saying-it’s time to eat today.

"Yes, sorry."

Xia Xiaotong was stunned and stared at the young man in front of him. His anger gradually disappeared, "I didn't mean it. I was so angry just now——"

"I know."

The young man interrupted her and spoke calmly.

"The dead people have long been a thing of the past, and so have the dead NPCs. Sadness has no effect, and remembrance is just a useless facade."

"In the best of times, you don't need to think too much. Following what you want to follow, going crazy, going crazy, and being wild and wanton are the things we should really do at our age~"

A smile once again appeared on the lips of the long red-haired boy. The smile appeared inexplicably bright and hot on the boy's feminine face, but it did not seem inappropriate.

Unknowingly, Xia Xiaotong also slightly curved her lips.

Although this guy acted unreliable and rude during the live broadcast of the award ceremony that An Xu participated in, it seems that he still has some merit.

At least, be very open-minded about people and things.

In some respects, he is indeed a bit like An Xu who is living a peaceful life and playing Spider Solitaire carelessly...

Xia Xiaotong thought.