After the Baron died, the other three Knights rushed over to the blasted Knight to provide emergency care, not hesitating to take out precious healing elixirs and medicaments.
However, the latter refused their treatment.
"It's too late to save me. You'll only be wasting your divine elixirs. Besides, the road to the afterlife is surely a lonely one. We shouldn't let our brother walk it alone. I'll leave the rest to you all," the dying Knight said.
The three Knights clutched their elixir bottles with reddened eyes. Even a moment of delay became too late for their divine elixirs to bring their friend back from the jaws of death; they could only watch his last sliver of life slip away.
"Don't worry, Brother. We will surely bring an end to the nobles!" the three Knights vowed.
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