Runemaster in the Last Days

Chapter 1102 1105: Peter (4)

*cough*

It was indeed quite embarrassing.

Peter himself didn't know what he should feel about that.

In any case, Peter went to that world along with 6 other people. Aside from Murin who left immediately after arrival and abandoned them, the others were cooperating together to deal with the powerful magic beast.

He had to admit that coming to this world meant facing a much more dangerous world.

But Peter thought that he was already prepared.

At least...

He thought that he was prepared.

When he found out that this world is Afirer Kingdom, Peter felt as if something was shattering once more in his heart.

He could never forget his experience in Afirer Kingdom.

Even though none of them actually ever talked about Afirer Kingdom, Peter knew that none of them could ever forget the time they spent in the Afirer Kingdom and the people whom they have met in this world.

It was....

Painful.

And Peter knew very well that the people whom he used to know would not exist anymore.

Because none of them were powerhouses.

They were all ordinary people, people who fought on the frontline because they had a reason to and people who choose to sacrifice their lives for various reasons...

Some of them do it because they wanted to protect their homeland, some others just wanted to protect their families, and the rest have some people they truly wanted to protect, or even if it was just to fulfill their mission.

They all stood on the frontline.

On that Grand Magic Beasts' Tide, Peter was among the first few who died on the frontline alongside his comrades.

He had long known that none of them could possibly survive.

But when he heard that, Peter couldn't help but walk towards the familiar place once again and saw what remained after that grand battle.

It was painful.

And the more powerful they were in their paths, the harder it would be for them to let go of their obsession.

Perhaps this was the main reason why they were given much more time to spend on Afirer Kingdom.

Because if they were to have bonds they had to let go...

They also needed a long time to do it.

Many of them were simply incapable to do it immediately and Peter was among them.

He spend the first few weeks or perhaps months just wandering around and honing his basics once again.

On one side, he wanted to fight recklessly like he used to be.

On another side, Peter knew very well that he had to treasure his life because no one would be protect him.

He couldn't fight so recklessly.

There were people waiting for him to return.

The people from the Martial Arts Association might not be related to him by blood, but they were his comrades in arms whom he could trust with his entire heart and mind. He could trust his life with them.

They have always supported him no matter what decision Peter made.

Granted...

Many of his decision was made on a whim as Peter was not the type of person to think too much of the consequences or other things like that.

But even if these people were to know that, they were still willing to support him.

He also heard about their families, their jokes, and so on when they gathered together for a feast after a large battle was done.

It was fun.

And right now...

Peter just felt lonely.

Staying in Afirer Kingdom only granted him access to fight stronger magic beasts and also some valuable resources. But it was not like they couldn't get these if they were to enter the crack.

His intuition told him that it was not completely impossible.

The main difference is the time difference between the two worlds.

He was able to think more and also thought about his future paths during the long break of his time.

And since they have to face more powerful magic beasts, the time spent for hiding and resting was actually also much longer.

This was one of the reasons why the difference between them and those who stayed on the Green Planet was not that big.

But...

What could not be replaced was the experience they had honed with countless battles. In terms of battle efficiency, those who had headed over to Afirer Kingdom were far better.

They also basically solved most of the problem that had troubled them.

Because all of their deaths were sudden.

Who could possibly get used to death?

No one.

Even if this death was their own.

So after he had finished his training and couldn't bear it anymore, Peter chose to return to the Green Planet.

He saw his former comrades and were happy in his heart.

At this moment, he realized that even if he used to think that his dream was to reach the peak like others... what he wanted more was actually a family.

A warm family that he could trust with his back and also a family where he truly belonged to.

It was something that he could only get when he was staying with the Martial Arts Association.

There was no romantic feelings.

Only the trust between comrades.

But it's enough.

Peter would not say that he had never felt moved towards a woman before. Well, he still does to Dina and this was undeniable.

But...

The two of them were not suitable.

Even though they had tried it out, they have huge difference in how they view their lives, dream, and future.

They couldn't really get along and clashed quite a lot.

At that time, neither truly understood.

But after experiencing so much, Peter knew that what he wanted was very different from Dina.

So after he heard Riya telling them about the Green Planet's Consciousness and the truth of the world...

Peter was actually thinking about what he wanted to do.

And he had his own answer.

That is to stay on the Green Planet.