Chapter 297 - The Only One Who Can Help You Is Yourself. (1/2)

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

On a desolate stone ground, the ground faintly trembled.

The clanging sound of metal weapons cut against rocks.

The footsteps of horses stomped on the ground.

There were also the sounds of shouting and rocks that whistled through the air.

It was deafening.

From afar, Mike and Timus could feel that there seemed to be a fierce battle going on there.

“Teacher, do you really not need help?”

Timus had a worried look on his face. He wanted to speed up his pace, but he had no choice but to follow Mike’s footsteps and slow down.

He knew very well that his centaur friends were fighting the stone giants in the canyon ahead.

He really wanted to help, but his teacher just pretended to be calm.

When Mike heard Timus’s question, he did not seem to be in a hurry. Instead, he said calmly, “Have faith and confidence in your friends. They can handle this battle.”

When Timus heard this, although he was still a little worried, he still nodded. Mike saw the worry on Timus’s face and spoke up to ease his mind.

“Moreover… This was the path they have chosen. We must let them walk it on their own.

“Helping them the first time would be fine, but we should never help them the second time.

“In this world, humans only live for a few decades. To live to a hundred years would be considered a long life.

“But for other races, decades pass with a snap of a finger.

“You can protect them for a hundred years, but can you protect them for five hundred years? Or a thousand years?”

“… No.”

Timus sighed and answered honestly.

“So, what they need most now is not our help, but how to face these difficulties on their own.

“If they can’t do that, it’s better to go back and live with Phineas and the others as soon as possible to live a peaceful life.

“Remember, no one in this world will help you forever. The only one who can help you is yourself!”

After listening to Mike’s words, Timus finally regained his determination. He nodded heavily as if he had made up his mind. He could not help but want to speed up his footsteps.

His teacher was right. He could help the centaurs once, but he should not help them a second or third time. He would not be around forever to save them!

The centaurs had to rely on their own strength to survive. Even if their entire race was wiped out, it was still their own choice.

Finally, the sounds of screaming gradually died down.

With that, Mike and Timus also gradually approached the stone giant canyon. As the two slowly walked into the canyon, they were greeted by many injured centaurs, and the ground was littered with rubble.

Some of the rubble was ordinary rubble.

Some were corpses left behind by the stone giants.

After these corpses lost their vitality, they were no different from ordinary rubble.

When some of the centaurs cleaned up the battlefield, others were using some earth-based methods to heal their companions.

They did not know any healing spells, so they could only apply some herbs to let them and allow the wounds to naturally heal themselves.

This was the path they had chosen.

This was also the price they had to pay to walk on this path.