There's no shadow of Tellina Bofford.

The leaping light of fire was projected from different directions, and the figure was chaotic and blurry, but it didn't take a very close look to see that there was not a shadow of Tellina Bofford, as if he didn't exist there.

That doesn't actually mean anything—and Ed doesn't know what it means. Luckily, Tellina didn't know either.

Deep doubts and uneasiness erupted in Ed's almost mournful screams, and Tellina lost her composure. He looked down at his feet in a panic, then turned his head to look behind him, and spun around twice in a posture without majesty or grace, and finally shouted loudly:

"Stop...... Stop!"

However, the chanting did not stop, and the red-robed men stood in place, striking the ground with their golden rods neatly at the end of each measure of the melody, and the lack of undulation sounded more and more eerie against the sound of fighting and screaming coming from outside the secret room...... But it seems to contain some kind of strong irony.

“...... Stop me!!"

Enraged, Tellina snatched the heavy golden scepter from the man to his right, picked it up and slammed it on the other's back.

The man fell to the ground in response, not resisting...... There was no struggle either.

Tyliner roared uncontrollably and slammed another blow down on the man's head.

Blood splattered his crimson robes, leaving only a few faint traces.

"Don't ...... Stop ......"

Ed's low voice was more like a moan, and no one could hear it but himself. He crouched on the ground with his head in his hands, and in a trance, he felt that his skull was about to crack and contain a pot of broth that had boiled to a boil...... Tyliner couldn't stop anything—he probably couldn't stop it at all.

The world in front of me flickered and darkened, and from time to time bright spots of light burst out like lightning in the bottom of the eyes. He could see Tyliner go berserk and knock down one man, another...... However, even as they watched their companions fall to the ground and the bloodstained golden staff met them, the rest of them simply stood indifferent, and some even opened their arms as if to welcome their fate with joy...... Welcome to death.

He wasn't a sacrifice at all—Ed suddenly realized. These are the people.

The guards outside screaming for death may also be ...... Their voices scraped Ed's skull like sharp daggers, making him almost want to scream.

...... He's already screaming. But he could barely feel the tearing pain in his throat.

A figure pounced on his cage. Ed sat back and looked up in a daze.

There was only a blurry red in sight. He thought it was some man in red who had been killed by Tyliner, until the man shouted frantically:

"Get it down...... Get it down!!"

Ed blinked vigorously. Tyliner's dead white face was pressed against the cage, but she quickly screamed and retreated.

Ed braced himself on his elbows, staggering, unable to figure out whether he wanted to get up or collapse to the ground. For a moment, he just wanted to get out of this heavy, painful body that looked like it had been thrown in the mouth by a dragon and munched...... But only for a moment.

Tyliner pounced again, her round eyes filled with fear.

"Get it down!" he cried out in a hoarse voice.

Ed shook his head and looked at him for a few moments, finally figuring out what that "it" was.

The bone pendant that was held tightly in Tellina's hand was embedded in his palm...... embedded in his flesh.

This is clearly not what Telina wants. Judging by the blurred wound in his palm, it seems that he once tried to dig it out with a knife, but was unsuccessful.

He slammed the bone pendant embedded in his palm against the cage, as if trying to use the magic of Mithril to get rid of the cursed thing that had burrowed into his flesh, but he didn't last long before he cried back in despair again.

Ed looked around. The chanting finally stopped, and the ground was littered with corpses, and the only people left alive were him and Tyliner...... Although it is not known how long they will live.

All he knew was that the ritual didn't stop. The one who actually casts the spell...... The person who actually presided over this ceremony may not be here at all.

"Get it down......," Tellina gripped her wrist and repeated to Ed over and over again, one moment as fierce as an irresistible command, the other as a plea of mournful begging.

But Ed couldn't do anything.

“...... Let me out!" he cried, but didn't hold out much hope, "or I won't be able to help you!"

"I can't...... I can't. Telina giggled and laughed and burst into tears, "Once this cage is closed, no one can open it!"

- Sure enough.

Ed wanted to scream at him to die...... But he couldn't even be sure if Tyliner would be better off or worse off if he did die.

"Chop it off, then!" he roared at Tyliner, "Chop off your hand!"

"I can't...... I can't ......," Tellina sobbed and repeated over and over again, reaching out to him pleadingly, "Your Excellency...... Sage ...... I beg you ......"

The sound stopped abruptly, turning into a muffled grunt and eerie gasping sound.

Ed's eyes widened as he watched a long sword emerge from Tyliner's chest. The blood-stained sword light pierced into his eyes, making it impossible for him to see the man behind Tellina...... Until Tylina fell heavily to the ground.

Byee Yangmu looked at him expressionlessly, his black eyes were dull, but there was a muscle on the left side of his face that seemed to twitch uncontrollably.

Ed opened his mouth, not knowing what to say.

Something was cut off the moment Tyliner died—he could feel it. The storm that raged through his soul suddenly stopped, and his consciousness, which had been almost torn to pieces, gradually returned.

He saved him, again...... It was impossible to tell if it was of Bye's own volition, or what he was doing.

"Ed ...... Ed!"

Nia's voice came from the doorway, "Little one, are you still alive?"

"Alive......" Ed said dumbfounded, "I think." ”

Nia Feng rushed over, still muttering, "Oh, the gods are above, what's going on here?" I thought it was too late...... You're lucky, little one, but what the hell is going on here? Hey, who is this friend? Did you kill these people...... Oh hell!"

The moment he recognized Baie, he took a big leap backwards like a rabbit, while the other man who followed him strode forward after a moment of stiffness.

(To be continued.) )