"Pennis." Lina exclaimed, watching Pannis run away quickly, turned her head and asked Catherine in surprise, "Sister, why are you..."

"Don't shout." Catherine shook her head weakly and sighed softly: "This is the only solution, and it seems to be the only opportunity. Don't say anything, just like that, let's go."

"But, Panis..." Lina pointed to the direction where Panis left and said anxiously: "He, he is about to leave, no, he has left. He was obviously in a state of mind just now. Why are you..."

"Idiot, shut up." Vivian, who had been silent all the time, suddenly glared at Lina and said angrily: "The person who is most nervous now is the eldest sister, not you. The eldest sister is more anxious than you. What are you anxious about? What are you criticizing?"

"I...sorry." Lina was stunned and bit her lips and whispered: "I'm sorry, sister, I'm a little too much. I shouldn't have told you like this."

"No, I don't blame you." Catherine's face turned pale. Although she was reluctant, she still kept a smile and held Lina's hand and said, "I know, you are kind-hearted too. Okay, let's not talk about this, let's continue to move forward."

"Uh, can I ask?" Marcia, who was already stunned by the side, asked tentatively: "Can anyone explain to me what happened? Why did it suddenly become like this? What happened to Mr. Panis? He had seen this temple? He felt that there would be danger or something else in the temple?"

"This matter is not easy to explain. Now I can only rely on guessing." Catherine replied with a wry smile: "He should have never seen the temple in front of us, but he should have seen similar ones. But the temple is just a lead. His situation just now should have triggered the memories that he feared the most, so he seemed to be crazy. In other words, what he feared was not actually this temple, but the memories in his heart. It was a nightmare deep in his soul. In fact, he scared himself into this."

"Will you come back after him?" Marcia frequently looked back at the place where Penis disappeared: "It's better to chase him."

"Sister." Even Vivian secretly pulled Catherine's hand: "Actually, I think I'd better catch up and persuade her. If this continues, if he really can't figure it out in time..."

"No. You don't understand." Catherine shook her head and said, "The root of this incident is not now, but more than half a year ago."

"You mean, when you first met him?" Vivian asked, "Is there anything wrong at that time?"

"Do you remember how we tricked him into the team?" Catherine said sadly with bitter smile: "Yes, we think he also wants to be free from the nightmare of every day. We think he also wants to seek redemption, so we forced him into the team. But does he really think so? Or are we smart enough?"

"It should be true," Lina said uncertainly: "After all, he cooperates very well and is very happy. If he doesn't want to do this, I don't think the three of us can really force him."

"Maybe that's the case." Catherine sighed and shook her head and said, "But just as I told him, he never took the initiative to extend his hand. He has always been passively fiddled by us and never climbed upwards. This is not possible, he has been so passively endured. The deepest fear and despair in his heart will never disappear."

"It seems to be true." Lina and Vivian looked at each other for a while and had to admit that Catherine's judgment was correct. Pennis had never actively shown that he wanted to get redemption and had been responding passively: "Why is this happening?"

"It's because his own determination is not firm." Catherine kept sighing: "It's not that easy to look at the past and walk out of it? He has been wandering between doing and not doing it. He has been delaying and dared not make a decision. As a result, the temple appeared without warning just now. It completely forced him to the edge of the cliff, making him make a decision immediately. That's why he collapsed. What a poor guy. I hope he can make the right choice in time."

"Huh?" Lina, who was disappointed and sad, heard Katherine's statement and asked in surprise: "Hasn't he already escaped? Isn't this a decision? Sister, do you mean he hasn't made a decision yet?"

"Of course, it's not considered a choice before we enter the temple." Catherine nodded and said, "In the current situation, the gate of the temple has a meaningful meaning to him. As long as he can make up his mind in time before we enter the gate, there is still a chance to save everything, but if we wait until we enter the gate, his heart will probably be forever sunk and there is no room for struggle."

"Are you sure?" Since Marcia knew Panis, she has been fully trusting any arrangements of Panis under the guidance of her intuition. The relationship between her and the three girls in the adventure group was also maintained based on Panis. Now that Panis has left, it is difficult for her to trust Catherine's judgment as Lina and Vivian. At this time, she obviously believes Panis more and can't help but say, "Can you guarantee that your judgment is correct? If you make a mistake..."

"Believe in my elder sister, Marcia." Lina was the most familiar to Marcia among the three girls, patting Marcia's arm: "I know you trust Panis, but I can guarantee you the grasp of people's hearts as you do. Even Panis dare not say that it is more accurate than the elder sister. Since the elder sister has made such a judgment, we can only wait and see if he will turn back before we enter the temple."

"Well, or..." Vivian whispered: "Or let's go slower?"

"It's meaningless to be faster or slower." Catherine shook her head and said, "Just go normally. I hope our relationship for more than half a year can awaken him from his sleep. God bless you, you must wake up, Panis."

No one was interested in talking anymore. The girls' hearts became heavy under the influence of the atmosphere. The pressure made the girls feel breathless. It was only more than fifty meters away from the temple. At the normal speed of the four people in the adventure, this distance could be passed by more than one minute. But although Catherine said that it would be fine to walk normally, she actually put the speed to the slowest, just a short distance of fifty meters, and it took five minutes to get there.

Even so, even after five minutes, there was still no movement behind the four ladies. The valley was still empty and quiet, and the familiar figure did not reappear in the valley.

At the end of the journey, there are long steps at the entrance of the temple. The sixty-six steps symbolize the authority and majesty of the gods. The four ladies stood in front of the steps and sighed deeply, and began to climb upwards. The gap between the steps was not high, but every time they climbed the steps, the three girls felt a thrilling pain in their hearts. Every time they raised their legs, they felt that their legs were as heavy as a thousand pounds, which made them very doubt whether they had the perseverance and courage to take the next step.

Catherine's fists were clenched tightly. Lina's lips were bitten white by herself, and Vivian's body was surrounded by violent magic energy, and lightning sparks and faint roars burst out. The three girls' faces were tense, and every time they took a step, their faces became stiffer. Even if Marcia was anxious, she could understand the girls' concern and concern for Panis when she saw this scene. She really couldn't bear to say anything to stimulate their upcoming emotions.

Halfway through the steps, Lina couldn't bear the pressure and anxiety in her heart. She stopped and looked back at the north and south valleys and the path, hoping that a miracle would appear. She could see the familiar figure coming from there. But the reality was cruel. No matter how strong her expectations were, the path was still empty, with only the breeze blowing through the high grass.

"Keep going, don't stop." Catherine gritted her teeth and forced herself to suppress the trembling and panic in her voice. She said calmly: "Give him trust, give him confidence. I believe he will turn back, and I believe he can take the initiative to come out. If you stop now, even if you can find him back, he will never have a chance to be saved. At that time, he will really not be able to come back."

"Okay, I'll keep going." Lina continued to destroy her lips. Although she agreed to continue walking, the speed of climbing each step was slower. However, the other three people kept the same speed as her and delayed the time as much as possible.

However, no matter how delayed it, the road was always a moment to finish. The sixty-six steps were not long. Even at the slowest speed, they would eventually reach the top, and the top was the gate of the temple. Stepping on the last step, the three girls turned around and looked at the way they came. The empty valley made their faces pale and their hearts were filled with despair.

"Sister." Lina's voice trembled, and an inexplicable light flashed in her eyes, and she whispered: "I don't want him to leave."

"I don't want to." A few drops of blood dripped from Catherine's palm, which was the mark left by the nails piercing the skin: "But if this is his choice, if, if, if this is..."

"Ah!" Vivian shouted, trying to exude depression and resentment in her heart. A huge ball of fire blasted towards the grass below the steps. The violent explosion made a deep hole in the grass.

"If this is his own choice." Catherine finally let her voice make a coherent voice, covering her mouth and whispered: "Even if she is unwilling to give up or not, we can only face reality. But even now, I still hope that miracles can happen and that he can..."

"Ah~~~~", Lina suddenly screamed beside Catherine, jumping up like a ghost. If Catherine hadn't pulled it in time, she would probably have rolled down the steps. The scream attracted everyone's attention and made everyone turn back subconsciously.

Then, the girls saw that Penis was sitting bored against the wall in the shadow of the temple gate, and waved to the girls casually: "You guys are so slow, why are you coming up now? I'm impatient to wait."

"You, you, you, how could you be here?" Lina pointed at him and said shrillly, "Where did you go just now?"

"Ah? I didn't go anywhere." Panis scratched his head innocently and said, "The weather is so hot, I sweat all over. I felt uncomfortable, so I went to take a shower and change my clothes."

"Ha, hehe, hehe." The three girls looked at each other, and although their expressions were still tense, they were no longer as depressed and irritable as before: "Have you taken a shower? Have you changed your clothes? Haha, hehe, hehe."

"Hey, what are your expressions? Don't come over."
Chapter completed!