When the light of the other world casts into the eternal darkness, the pale silk threads seem to be plated with a warm brass color, and dim a little. The gray-white shadows flinched for a moment, and then went crazy—the sun was setting, the night was falling, and the vibrancy of another world was calling to them.

They came in waves, even if their bodies were cut into pieces by the silk threads that intertwined in mid-air, and in the cold, silent torrent, there were always a few shadows that could pass through the heavy threads, through the dwarves who roared and raised their axes again, and rushed into another world.

Verani was crushed underneath his companion as he fell, his brain pounding as he was hit. In his ears, the faint voice of a leopard sounded, one after another, like vigilance, like a threat, but it was so distant and faint that it seemed like a dream.

He didn't see how the chaos was over, and by the time he came to his senses, there was no sound around him.

He could see the dwarven axe landing on the ground not far away, with occasional flashes of residual light, dying. He saw that the crack was heavily hidden by the silk threads, but there was still a glimmer of light that was different from this world—so close, but ungraspable hope, more crushing than utter despair.

He opened his mouth to call, but there was no answer. Once again, the gray-white shadows lingered beyond the silk threads, and he could not see their eyes, but he seemed to feel the greedy gaze that could never be satisfied.

The only elf still alive is almost insane...... But he survived.

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The dwarf who fell from the sky may have jumped off himself in search of a glimmer of hope, or perhaps he accidentally fell in battle. Regardless, he did offer a clue to the clueless seekers.

"They probably know something special about the thread...... But they don't fully understand it, let alone control it. Payne sighed under his breath, "Speaking of which, who really understands?"

The cracked wooden box that the dwarf held in his arms until death had ancient magical seals. Ed had studied for a while, and already had a rough idea of how to retract the strange silk thread, but in the current situation, of course, it was better for the crack to continue to be sealed.

"But......" Ed fiddled with a bit of wood on the table, "I should be able to get in from there." ”

Mock shook his head: "That's too dangerous. ”

He didn't want to enter that world. The "missing" dwarf may still be alive...... But that hope is too slim to be worth the risk.

"Give it a try. "I've been in the Ghost Realm, and I've come out well—once, and a second." Not just for the missing dwarves and elves, I ...... Trying to figure something out. ”

"It's a world. Payne objected, "You don't know how big it really is, and you don't know how to find what you're looking for...... Ed, this is too dangerous. What's more, they made such a big disturbance in that world, and there was nothing other than the shadow to get close, which was enough to prove that the real enemy was not among them...... You're looking for the answer here, in this world. ”

Ed was silent.

Mock knew at a glance that he wasn't going to give up—that stubbornness was clearly written in his eyes.

"Think again, Ed. He said, "Think about what Balk said to you. Is that really something you have to do, and only you can do? If you still feel the need to think about it, at least until we plan it out. ”

Ed winced uncomfortably and nodded silently. He did have his reasons, but it was a suspicion that even he himself could not be sure of, and in the patience and patience of the dwarves, he looked like an ignorant child...... Although in terms of age, he is really a child in front of the dwarves.

Under the simple and rude suppression of Is, there was not much change in arrogance and willfulness, but under such tolerance, it was somewhat restrained...... So he used to eat soft and not hard like this?

The young man, who had a little new understanding of himself, couldn't help but yawn. It was getting dark again, and his mind wasn't very clear—no amount of magic could replace sleep.

The deliberately heavier footsteps outside the door forced him to cheer up. When he turned around, Philip Silverleaf had already appeared by the door.

"You'd better be prepared. His gaze swept over them, and his face was no better than Penn's, "The Council of Elders is gathering members...... And I am 'commanded' to bring you there. ”

“...... They're guests, they're friends," Payne frowned, "not enemies and prisoners. ”

"Did I say they were enemies?" said Fairy, making no secret of his impatience.

Ed stealthily glanced left and right. He couldn't figure out what was going on - he knew that Fairy was already on Payne's side, but the relationship between them seemed to be ...... Worse?

"And the dragon. Fei Rui added," ...... Those two dragons. ”

Ed jumped.

Iss had always seemed calm—even calmer than usual. But Ed knew that he was actually more vigilant than usual, because he still had a little baby in his arms that no one would allow anyone to hurt even the slightest.

Angering him at such a time would have been very bad.

"You...... Who did you send to him?" he asked, frightened.

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The elf stopped at the bottom of the last flight of steps and looked up.

On the top of the steps, a young man with blond hair was also looking down. Against the falling sunset, his face was a little blurred, but that cold and sharp aura ...... It was exactly the same as the ice dragon that fell out of the air and smashed in front of her.

Cold and sharp, powerful and beautiful...... But with a little indescribable vulnerability, even if he was not so injured at the moment that he couldn't climb up like before, there was a kind of fragility that made her feel pity involuntarily.

...... After all, it's just a child. She thought.

So she spoke unusually gently.

"Hello. "We've seen ...... before But you probably don't remember me anymore. ”

“...... I remember. The ice dragon lowered his eyes, as if a little awkward, "You saved me...... Thank you. ”

Faranti's eyes widened in surprise - she had no idea that a dragon would be so frank in thanking her.

“...... I came on command. It took her a moment to remember her mission, "The Council of Elders is gathering members to meet your friends...... And you, and, that little dragon. ”

Is's eyes narrowed. That little bit of young man's jerky shyness instantly turned into an unpredictable cold.