"His actions are indeed very irresponsible, blind sacrifice only causes trouble for others."

"Can a great victory be achieved by the sacrifice of just one person?"

The blood-colored figure whispered, a trace of mockery in the voice:

"He never considered the consequences for the team after losing him, he rashly attempted to challenge dangers far beyond his abilities, which is an extremely naive behavior."

"In other words… everything he did was merely to realize his own value, to prove his bravery to the Divine Spirits."

He wasn't doing it for others.

Only for himself.

Upon hearing these words, everyone who had been on guard fell into silence, couldn't help but think along with his words.

It seemed that there was some truth to his words.

"Sir, please don't say anymore."

But at this moment, the nun sister who had criticized Fao before stepped forward, stared coldly at the uninvited strong figure, and said:

"No matter what, he is our companion, you have no right to judge his actions!"

"We come from the Mist Monastery! Please leave!"

Her voice awakened the others, and they finally came to their senses, looking fearfully at the terrifying figure that had already walked up to them.

I actually followed his words and thought about it, even felt he made sense!!?

"...Companion, huh?"

The blood-colored figure finally stopped, turned to look at the stunned Paladin, and smiled: "You see, they don't want to lose you."

"So, rather than trying to solve problems alone, I think you should communicate more with your companions, don't you think? Fao."

!!!

The people who were ready to take action froze.

He knows Fao?

And at this moment, Fao, who had been feeling that this voice was familiar, finally came to his senses, recalling the identity of the person in front of him.

He paused for a moment, then his eyes suddenly brightened, raised his head to look at the person in front, and rasped with surprise: "Sir Herbert!!?"

And after being recognized, Herbert, who had been pretending for all this time, finally stopped acting, nodded and smiled:

"Yo, not seen in a few days, are you thinking of sacrificing again? Haha."

Herbert sighed with some emotion, shaking his head helplessly.

Is this guy addicted to sacrificing?

Every time I see him, he's sacrificing.

If not already sacrificed, then on the way to sacrifice... Is it an addiction?

"Don't always think of sacrificing; at this rate, your body will give out sooner or later."

"You think sacrifice is merely a moment of bravery and fearlessness, but sacrifice never comes without a cost."

Herbert was not being alarmist.

As the trump card for Paladins to turn the tide in crisis, sacrifice itself is an extremely dangerous act.

For instance, now, Fao seemed fine on the surface, but in actuality, his body's foundation had taken significant damage.

The foundation was shaken.

Once the foundation of a great building is disturbed, the entire structure is at risk of collapse.

The body is no different.

Though this time the sacrifice was not fully realized, Fao's lifespan would be reduced due to this recklessness.

Even his talents would gradually deteriorate, making the Paladin's power harder and harder to control.

If not treated in a timely manner, the ultimate result would be complete ruin, losing all power.

"If you truly lost your power, you would no longer be the Paladin who could protect people and vanquish darkness."

"Instead, you would become a wreck who couldn't even protect himself; by then, all your ideals and beliefs, everything you wanted to protect, would turn into bubbles."

"The path of a Paladin has many routes, some choose to protect others, some choose to eliminate enemies, which one have you chosen?"

Herbert blinked, jokingly said: "Haha, surely no one chooses to sacrifice themselves and do nothing, right?"

The Martial Monks listened to these words, the vigilance on their faces faded, replaced by a pensive expression.

The two nuns finally relaxed, realizing that they had misunderstood the person in front of them.

The ability to say such words indicated that this person was definitely not a villain from the Evil Domain, but someone who truly understood the core of a Paladin.

He might even be a high-ranking strong figure from the Monastery!

Which Legendary could this be?

Oh right!

Could it be, he is the powerful figure Fao wants to follow?

And at this time, Fao, finally regaining his senses, lowered his head in some shame.

Though he hadn't deliberately thought that way, upon reflection, he realized he somewhat held that idea.

As long as he sacrificed himself and became a hero, he wouldn't have to worry about anything behind him.

Just as Herbert said, he had already realized his own value.

That's enough!

But this was obviously wrong!

He shamefully mumbled: "Sir, I, I was wrong..."

"Stop, you don't have to explain to me, and I don't need your explanation."

Herbert interrupted Fao's explanation, nodded towards the people behind him and smiled: "These words, save them for more suitable people later."

And after being interrupted, Fao pursed his lips, turned to look at the others, and gave them a difficult nod.

He knew he definitely had to apologize to them properly later.

"Sir Herbert, why are you here? Weren't you going deeper?"

Hearing this, Herbert smiled and delivered the line he had prepared long ago: "Me? I'm just a passing Paladin."

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