"Found it, really found it!?"
All the soldiers were stunned when they heard Sophie's words. It wasn't until a few seconds later that the captain of the soldiers, with a face of disbelief, confirmed it with Sophie again. After seeing Sophie nod with certainty.
In an instant, all the soldiers fell into jubilation. Many even hugged their teammates and began to cry. The huge cheers even attracted the attention of the adventurers and soldiers outside.
But, it's no wonder they became so excited. Every day they faced nearly endless monsters, watching their teammates, with whom they lived day and night and entrusted their lives, being torn apart by those monsters in front of them, and then devoured.
Even if they survived on the battlefield, prolonged battles with those monsters would erode and pollute them. Many soldiers, who had managed to survive the hellish battlefield, had to die at the hands of their teammates because of pollution and erosion.
It can be said that the soldiers on the entire battlefield were under the pressure of despair. If it weren't for the existence of the hero, the continuous support of soldiers and adventurers, and the belief in guarding their homeland and protecting their loved ones.
They would have collapsed the moment they saw the countless indescribable gluttonous monsters frantically attacking, let alone fighting and killing those monsters.......
And just today, they finally saw real hope, the hope to truly eliminate those monsters and completely end it all!
"It seems our sacrifices and efforts were not in vain."
At this moment, Lu Minghao, who had already woken up or was pretending to be dizzy, approached Sophie with a smile and said softly. At this time, Lu Minghao looked like he was not afraid of difficulties or death, and that even if he paid more to save everything, it would be worth it.
In short, he was a hero.
As for why Lu Minghao had to deliberately put on this appearance, of course it was because the moment he was transferred here from space, Lu Minghao noticed several mental powers secretly observing them. Not surprisingly, they should be the heroes that Lu Minghao had never met.
"Yes, our efforts were not in vain. Bella, Sally, Nina, and Sylph's deaths were not meaningless. They were all true heroes!"
Sophie turned her head to look at Lu Minghao, who was smiling, and nodded heavily. Tears couldn't help but drip from her cheeks. She finally did it. She didn't let Bella and the others' deaths become meaningless. They saved the entire Western countries.
"You two, please come with me. The heroes want to see you."
At this time, the soldier captain, who had slightly calmed down his emotions, walked up to Lu Minghao and Sophie with a respectful expression, and respectfully invited them. He had just received a notice from the heroes that they wanted to see the Scarlet Rose Squad.
"The heroes want to see us, I understand. By the way, where did Elena go? The last member of our team who I was holding in my arms earlier?"
When Sophie heard that the heroes wanted to see her and Lu Minghao, she thought for a moment and knew the reason. However, before leaving, Sophie looked at the soldier captain in front of her and asked. She had been looking for Elena just now, but couldn't find her.
"Sophie, are you talking about the person you were holding in your arms earlier? She has been sent to the heroes. After all, the erosion and pollution she suffered was too serious, and only the heroes can save her."
"Thank you."
After hearing that Elena had been sent to the heroes, Sophie first thanked the soldier captain, and deeply breathed a sigh of relief in her heart. When she knocked Elena unconscious earlier, that strange hand made Sophie realize that Elena had been severely eroded by the power of those monsters, and had almost completely turned into a monster, but Sophie still didn't want to give up on Elena.
And now, Elena has been sent to the heroes. With the powerful purification power of the heroes, Elena must be fine.
"Let's go, Captain. I'm full of curiosity about the heroes. This is the first time I've seen a hero. I wonder if I can become 'good friends' with the heroes?"
At this time, Lu Minghao on the side patted Sophie on the shoulder, and said with excitement and anticipation in his tone. However, when he said the words 'good friends', a strange light flashed in Lu Minghao's eyes.
Subsequently, led by the soldier captain, Lu Minghao and Sophie came to a pure white room. The structure of the entire room was a bit similar to the laboratory that Lu Minghao had before his rebirth, except that this laboratory had no various instruments, only a group of mages wearing mage robes.
"Heroes, Scarlet Rose Squad Captain Sophie and member Lu Minghao have arrived."
Just as Lu Minghao and Sophie walked into this room, the mages who were originally observing Elena and Oaks turned their heads to look over, with kind smiles on their faces. In the center of the many mages, a girl wearing a priest's robe, with a pure and kind face, turned her head to look over after being reminded by a mage beside her.
"Hello, I am Therese of the Hero Squad."
Therese slowly walked up to Sophie and Lu Minghao, opened her arms and hugged the two of them separately. A faint milky white light enveloped her, and this light gave people a feeling of holiness and peace of mind.
After hugging Lu Minghao and Sophie separately, the smile on Therese's face became kinder, because she had just taken the opportunity of hugging to check Lu Minghao and Sophie's bodies. Therese did not sense any distorted or chaotic power in their bodies.
In other words, the two people in front of her were not polluted by the power of those monsters.
"Lady Therese, my teammate, how is Elena?"
Sophie looked at Therese, who had a kind smile on her face, and immediately began to inquire about Elena's situation, her eyes filled with worry and anticipation, hoping that Elena could fully recover.
"... I'm sorry, my power can only temporarily maintain Miss Elena's state. If you want to completely restore her, you can only do so by completely eliminating the power that is eroding her."
Faced with Sophie's expectant gaze, Therese shook her head gently after a few seconds of silence. Although her unique skill [Purifier] was very strong, the power in Elena's body was completely different from other powers, evil, powerful, twisted, and seemed to be constantly growing every moment.
In Therese's opinion, if you want to completely purify this power, you can only do so after eliminating the source of this power.
"Lady Therese, does that mean that as long as we eliminate the source of the power that gave birth to those monsters, Elena will recover, and those monsters will die completely?"
"Theoretically, yes."
"Then Lady Therese, can I ask you for a favor? Please let me participate in the next battle!"
"This...."
Therese looked at Sophie in front of her with a firm expression, and a hesitant expression appeared on her face. She understood Sophie's feelings very well, but Sophie's power was completely insignificant to them. Even if she forcibly took Sophie to participate in the next battle, she would definitely become a burden.
"Captain, you should stay here and take good care of Elena. Leave the next battle to me."
On the side, Lu Minghao looked at Therese, who had a hesitant expression, and Sophie, whose expression was gradually becoming lonely. Realizing that the opportunity he had been waiting for had come, he quickly stepped forward and patted Sophie on the shoulder, looking at the hero Therese in front of him and said with a determined expression.
