my pokemon player.

"When you wake up, everything will be over." A warm smile appeared on Ike's lips.

Whenever Ike showed this kind of smile in the past, Karina always felt extremely relieved, as if no matter how big the difficulties were, he could easily resolve them.

But at this moment, this familiar, warm smile was like an ice-cold dagger that pierced her heart fiercely, making her feel unprecedented panic and tearing pain in her powerlessness.

She tried to struggle and scream in vain, but her consciousness seemed to fall into an icy cave. Numbness quickly spread to her limbs and bones. Her body seemed to be swallowed by an invisible quagmire and she couldn't even lift a finger.

Then, her vision began to shake and blur, and Ike's blood-stained figure swayed before her eyes, as if separated by a thick curtain of water.

"Ike! You...you liar!" Karina could only squeeze out a trembling voice from her throat and asked with the last bit of her strength.

"Why? Didn't we agree to rely on our own abilities? Why did you lie to me?"

The smile on Ike's face disappeared, and his eyes, which were always as bright as flames, were now filled with complex emotions.

There was determination, reluctance, and a hint of depth that Karina had never seen before.

He leaned over, gently wiped away the tears that fell from Karina's eyes, and said softly:

"Forgive me, Karina, this is the last time."

Karina's eyes widened instantly, she felt like she had heard this sentence before.

In a trance, even Ike's face changed. A strange figure appeared in front of her, with the same warm smile on his face.

Although she had never seen this figure before, she had a sense of déjà vu, as if this person was very important to her.

Karina was confused, but she didn't bother to think too much. She just attributed the illusion to the poison Ike had given her and continued to say to Ike:

"Why do you... Why do you say that to yourself? Do you think you are so great?!"

"I will never forgive you! Ever."

Her voice became weaker and weaker, her body completely lost its support, and her consciousness seemed to be wrapped in thick darkness, sinking uncontrollably.

A hint of disappointment flashed across Ike's eyes when he heard that. He stood up and looked up at the blood moon in the sky:
"Forever? That word is too heavy. It will trap a person tightly."

Ike lowered his head, looked at Karina who was about to lose consciousness and said:

"You won't be able to leave this Blood Prison Island like this, let alone fulfill our agreement."

"So what? You were the one who broke the appointment first," Karina murmured softly.

When Ike heard this, an expression of surprise appeared on his face, and his appearance changed again, turning into that figure that was both strange and familiar.

He squatted down and held Karina's hand tightly, and said in a firm tone: "Don't worry, I will never break my promise this time!"

"I will definitely take you out of this Blood Prison Island, and we will go to see the mountains and rivers outside together!"

Karina only felt that her vision was becoming increasingly blurry, and the figures in front of her were constantly changing.

But no matter how her figure changes, she will always feel endless worries and unspeakable sadness in her heart.

She wanted to hold the hand of the person in front of her tightly and not let him leave her, but her body was as heavy as if filled with lead and she couldn't hold his hand at all.

“No, don’t go.”

Karina screamed silently in her heart, tears quietly flowing out and sliding down her cheeks.

She knew what letting go this time meant. Ike was using his own life to fight for her slim chance of survival.

But she could do nothing but watch Ike go to his death. She was obviously Ike's "bait lady", but now Ike became her bait.

Kalina stared at Ike, wanting to see him one more time and then engrave his appearance deep into her soul.

But her eyelids were getting heavier and heavier, gradually being eroded by deeper darkness, and she could only hear Ike's faint voice.

"Let's go, man. Although I sprinkled Karina with herbs to cover up the smell, the coyote has a very sensitive nose. To be on the safe side, we have to kill it even if we risk our lives!"

"As for the other trial participants, just kill as many as you can. Every time you kill one, Kalina will be a little safer." Ike's tone was still so relaxed.

Karina's red lips moved slightly, as if she wanted to say something, but her eyelids closed weakly. The sticky darkness once again surged from all directions, cruelly swallowing her.

Finally, that faint light was completely extinguished in the endless darkness, and her consciousness once again turned into a shipwreck and fell into the cold abyss.

After an unknown amount of time, a drop of scarlet blood suddenly appeared in the darkness.

"Tick-tock-"

As the blood fell, the scarlet color quickly spread, completely replacing the darkness and awakening Karina's consciousness.

When she opened her eyes, she found herself kneeling on the ground without knowing when.

My arms feel heavy.

She seemed to have thought of something and looked down stiffly.

Ike was lying in her arms, his body was broken and the charred wounds were hideous. Blood soaked her clothes and dyed her eyes red.

She stretched out her trembling hand, wanting to touch Ike's cheek, but she hesitated to touch it, for fear of ruining the last bit of luck.

"What? Do you think I'm dirty?"

Ike's voice sounded, still with that familiar amusement.

Karina quickly looked at his face and found that he slowly opened his eyes with a teasing smile on his lips.

"you you."

Tears as big as beans overflowed from Karina's eyes and she couldn't even speak clearly.

Ike wanted to reach out and wipe the tears from her face, but his arm dropped halfway.

"Tsk, I can feel how you feel when you are poisoned. No wonder you keep glaring at me. It really is a bad feeling."

"Sorry, Karina." Ike smiled apologetically.

Karina shook her head repeatedly: "No, no! I should be the one to apologize! I got you into trouble!"

"Don't say that. My mother taught me since I was a child that boys must protect girls. It's a pity that I didn't protect my sister well, but I made up for it with you."

Ike said casually, relief in his eyes.

"You have a sister? Why didn't you tell me about this before?" Karina asked with a sob.

Ike smiled and replied, "We're already having a hard time, why are you still saying these bad things? Besides, I've never considered you a substitute for my sister."

"You are my special decoy lady."

At the end of his speech, Ike suddenly gasped for breath and scarlet blood flowed from his mouth.

Karina panicked upon seeing this, and hurriedly took out the healing herbs to treat Ike's injuries.

"Okay, stop wasting your energy. I know my body well." Ike said calmly.

"Shut up! Didn't you say you were as strong as Kentaro? You won't die from this little injury!"

Karina took out the herbs regardless of anything and carefully applied them to the wound, tears streaming down her face. Ike had no strength to stop Karina and could only let her heal him.

"It's a pity that you didn't see me fighting just now. I was so brave!"

"Those bastards were actually scared away by me in the end, and they were still shouting 'madman'. Isn't that ridiculous?"

Having said that, he turned his head to look at Rocket Sparrow who was lying on the ground, motionless, his eyes full of apology and sadness.

"This guy fought with me until the very end. He is worthy of being my partner at first sight. What a pity."

"Karina, please bury me and the Rocket Sparrow together, I think."

Before she could finish her words, Karina shouted, "I told you to shut up! You won't die!"

Ike looked at Kalina, who was crying, and said with a pursed mouth:
"Give up, Karina. I ate ice grass. You should know the effect of this herb."

Karina was stunned for a moment, then asked angrily:
"Why? Why would you take this fatal poison? Do you really want to die?"

"I told you that you are stupid but you still refuse to admit it. I remember I told you about the effect of this herb, right? Have you forgotten it so quickly?"

Ike said calmly: "Although ice grass is poisonous, it can stimulate the last vitality of the person who eats it before the poison takes effect."

"If I hadn't eaten this stuff, I wouldn't have survived until now, and you would be holding a corpse right now."

Karina was suddenly speechless and didn't know what to say for a moment. She just kept applying medicine to Ike.

Ike's mouth curled up slightly: "You are still as stubborn as ever, but it's good this way. This kind of personality is quite suitable for survival in the Shadow Church."

"I will not join the Shadow Church. I will die here with you." Karina suddenly said.

Ike's smile instantly faded, and he said seriously, "No, I won't allow it!"

Karina remained silent and continued to apply medicine to Ike mechanically.

Seeing this, Ike said helplessly: "Karina, do you want me to die with regrets, or do you want me to waste my life in vain?"

"Who told you to lie to me!" Karina's voice suddenly rose: "Since you have broken your promise, I don't have to listen to you!"

"I didn't break my promise! Cough cough!" Ike also raised his voice, and because he was too excited, he coughed up a few mouthfuls of blood.

Karina immediately closed her mouth and wiped the blood from the corner of Ike's mouth helplessly.

"Don't we have a new agreement? Whoever can walk out of this Blood Prison Island will get to see the outside world for the other person."

The cough just now seemed to have coughed out the last of Ike's life. His face turned pale and he said with a weak breath:
"I beg you, you must stay alive, walk out of this Blood Prison Island alive, and see the outside world for me. This is my last request."

"Promise me, promise me, okay?"

Facing Ike's pleading eyes, Karina couldn't bear to refuse, and finally nodded in agreement.

Seeing this, Ike smiled brightly. That smile was like the first ray of sunshine that tore through the thick dark clouds, pure and warm.

"Thank you for your hard work, Karina."

As he spoke, he gathered all his strength, raised his arm, and rubbed Karina's head.

Then, he fell down weakly, and the blood on his hands stained Karina's eyes.

She only felt a bloody color in front of her eyes, and could not see Ike's face clearly. She could only see Ike's eyes that had lost all their luster, and the gentle curve that remained at the corners of his mouth.

Until his death, Ike always had a warm and sunny smile on his face.

Karina's tears flowed uncontrollably. She hugged Ike's cold body in vain, trying to transfer her body temperature to him, trying to call back the light that once illuminated her life.

But the body in her arms was still so heavy, cold and lifeless. She could only feel that life was like quicksand through her fingers, slipping away from this body irretrievably.

"Ike.Ike"

Karina murmured over and over again, her voice dry and hoarse, the huge grief was like a tsunami, instantly drowning her.

No matter how she called Ike's name, the body did not respond.

"Do not--!!!"

Karina, who was completely desperate, let out a heart-wrenching wail. She cried out loudly:

"Ike! You liar! Didn't we make an agreement?"

"You said you would take me out of this Blood Prison Island and see the outside world together! Why are you leaving me alone now?"

"You haven't even accompanied me to see all these mountains and rivers, how can you die here!"

"Why, why do you always leave me alone and leave me here to suffer!"

As Karina cried, the surrounding scene was like a broken kaleidoscope, spinning and overlapping wildly.

The figure in her arms also began to change. Ike's blood-stained outline was like a reflection in the water that was disturbed and gradually dissipated.

Instead, there was another face that was equally young and had a similar warm smile.

"This is this"

Karina looked at the new figure in her arms, confusion written all over her face.

"Miss Bait, why are you still so stupid?"

A familiar voice suddenly came, Karina looked up suddenly, and saw Ike standing in front of her with a smile.

"Ike? You. You're still alive?" Karina's eyes lit up.

"No, I can't die any more." Ike denied decisively.

Karina was puzzled and asked, "Then what about you?"

"Have you not realized yet? This is just a dream. A nightmare that has trapped you tightly."

Ike's words were like an electric current that struck Karina, causing her body to tremble violently, and the name of the figure in her arms began to appear in her mind.

"Am I dreaming? Then he is Xiaoyuer?" Karina murmured to herself.

Ike curled his lips when he heard this: "Little Fish~ you call me so affectionately~~"

"You've never called me a nickname like that."

For some reason, Karina suddenly felt a sense of embarrassment. Just as she was about to open her mouth to explain, she saw Ike covering his ears:

"I don't want to listen, I don't want to listen, I don't want to hear your explanation!"

Karina: “.”

After a while, Ike saw that Karina was silent, so he put down his hands and said unhappily:

"I didn't ask you to explain, but you really didn't. Your feelings have faded!"

Karina: “???” (End of this chapter)