Rising from the Ashes (Andrew) novel Chapter 2818

In his roar, the combat knife in Nolan's hand suddenly gleamed as it thrust toward Andrew's chest.

Andrew instinctively tried to dodge, but his body had no strength left at all. At the last moment, he suddenly smiled. "Nolan, if you want to kill me, then do it. You're right, I didn't keep my promise. I failed to bring you all home. I should have died with you. So go ahead, do it."

The figure before him seemed to freeze for a moment, then suddenly dissipated into nothing.

Andrew relaxed his body slightly, waiting for death to come. However, after a long while, everything around him remained quiet with no response. He slowly opened his eyes and found that everything had returned to normal.

Nolan was gone, while cold sweat soaked his entire body as his legs nearly buckled beneath him.

Andrew gasped for air, his expression twisted in pain.

The Iron Cavalry massacre had always been the deepest wound in his heart, and he had carried that burden entirely alone. If he had known beforehand it was an ambush, or if he had been just a little stronger, his squad would not have been wiped out, and those buried memories surged up again to tear at him.

He was a man of strong character. Even now, with his body nearly destroyed and his martial arts skills lost, he had not truly given up.

Yet right now, he looked like he had been pulled from water, gasping hard while drenched in sweat. The pain in his eyes was indescribable.

It took a long time before he managed to push himself upright again, the numbness returning to his face as he whispered, "Nolan, if you blame me, then come take my life anytime."

Muttering under his breath, he continued forward, and the scene changed once more.

Suddenly, he stood at the foot of the Advanced Medical Institute during early spring, surrounded by warm sunlight and fields full of blossoms.

Andrew stood under a towering peach blossom tree, watching the petals fall like snow around him.

"Andrew, shake the tree for me so the blossoms fall!"

Valerie only sneered. "I don't believe you! If you love me, then kill her right now!"

Andrew's brows immediately tightened. "Stop it. Don't say nonsense like that."

Valerie could be bratty and stubborn, but this crossed a line and made Andrew genuinely angry.

Valerie collapsed into despair. "See? You really do love her more. Otherwise, why can't you do it? You don't love me at all. Even after everything I've done for you, you don't love me! You lied to me. Andrew, I hate you!"

Before Andrew could react, there was a sharp metallic sound. In his horrified gaze,

Valerie pulled out a dagger and drove it straight into her heart, and bright red blood spilled down her chest as her life slipped away in an instant.