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The distorted space and time always gave him a sense of imbalance, as if he had suddenly fallen into the abyss with his feet in the air...... Then it turned out that it didn't fall.

But this time, he did fall.

He exclaimed in surprise when he found that there was no ground under his feet, and then was grabbed by the back collar by Is, and carried it up like a cat.

"Here...... How can there be a pit......" Ed touched his chest with palpitations, stammering.

The muscles in the corners of Is's eyes twitched.

"There are a lot of pits. He said, "I told you!"

Ed tugged at his collar a little weakly and looked around. It was a luxuriant, silent forest - a little too quiet, barely a hint of wind. The ground was pitted, like a group of crazy rabbits had made countless holes here.

But the big hole in front of them could not have been dug by rabbits.

The flourishing flowers and plants hide many traces...... The passage of time hides more.

Iss stared a little distracted at the bottom of the pit - Laugan, where the bones of the old dwarf remained.

Maybe they shouldn't have left him in this cursed place.

"There. Ed tugged at his sleeve and pointed into the distance, "Under the tallest tower." ”

Isis was slightly stunned.

“...... What tower?" he asked, "how do you know there's a tower there?" ”

"Uh......" Ed rubbed the back of his head, "I just ...... It's like seeing ......"

However, the place he pointed to was only an endless spread of green, and under the clear sky, there was a dead silence.

Isis glanced at him, and the uneasiness in his heart swelled up again. This is the Sorrow Forest...... The city of Ankland, where more than one tower stood thousands of years ago, is now long gone...... How could Ed see it?

"Come on. "It's all here anyway...... If he dragged on any longer, he might run away again. ”

There was a firmness on his face that was not so much about death as it was about breaking the jar.

Iss suspected that Ankelan would not run—he suspected that he had been waiting all his time for them to fall into the net. He suspected that Ed had the same suspicions, but he clearly wasn't going to back down.

When did he become more hesitant than Ed?

“...... Follow me. "It's easy to get lost here." ”

"The tallest tower" - following the direction of their memory, they walked in silence, and even their steps were involuntarily light.

"Don't you think...... We're not the only ones here?" Ed's voice abruptly broke the suffocating silence in the woods.

"We weren't the only ones. Iss glared at him, "Why else are we here?"

"No, I mean......" Ed looked uneasily, "I always felt like someone was walking past us......"

"Aren't you afraid of the undead, but you're afraid of ghosts?" Ise sneered at him angrily.

"Actually, I'm afraid of the undead...... "Ed muttered under his breath, and couldn't help but reach for his friend's belt that was getting faster and faster.

He pulled it empty.

Ed blinked, slowly withdrew his hand, gripped Calebrynn's cane, and stood quietly in place for a few moments...... Then he quickly cursed in a very small voice.

He has a good tutor. Even if he had heard many unpleasant words from the sailors on the docks as a child, they were seldom rude—otherwise Vala would have seen with a look of utter disappointment that he would have shrunk to the ground.

But he had had enough.

Isis vanished out of thin air before his eyes - for Is, it was probably him who disappeared out of thin air. The dragon might roar and turn the forest upside down, just think about it...... It's quite relieving.

He now has the same impulse. But when a translucent figure approached him and passed directly through his body, that little impulse immediately turned into a cold sweat.

He found himself standing in the middle of a city. An extremely magnificent city...... Or more like a strong fortress. The rock-clad walls were not polished very carefully, but they exuded a high-spirited momentum in the roughness. The occasional visible decoration seems to have been carved out in a hurry, and it is still distinctively styled - the style of elves. Just like the enthusiasm and pride in the eyes of the elven warriors in armor who walked past him.

He stood in the city of Ankeland...... But he doesn't exist here. Just like watching Felicity earn the name of "Sage" on the island of the Holy Sepulchre, he is just a bystander.

There seemed to be only warriors in the city. Young warriors, both men and women, rarely communicate with each other, their eyes are wary, and they come and go in a hurry. Thousands of years later, Ed could still feel the tension that permeated the air...... Intense, but vibrant.

However, thousands of years later, these living lives are nothing more than broken bones hidden under his feet among fallen leaves and dirt.

Ed shuddered, looking up to identify the direction of the tower. He had countless questions, but he remembered the purpose of his visit. Whether Ankeland is still here or not, there must be something in that tower that he should know.

At least, he wouldn't be lost now—Ed comforted himself.

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Isis stared at the clearing in front of him.

He noticed something unusual, but the moment he turned around, Ed was gone.

The claws came out of his fingers, but he couldn't find anyone to attack. Anger burns in the blood, and the air around it freezes as a result. The plants that were instantly encased in ice crystals shone brightly in the sun, as if mocking his powerlessness.

"That's right...... A rare view. ”

There was a smile in the old man's voice, and Iss didn't have the slightest tolerance to endure this mockery at the moment.

He didn't have much of that kind in the first place.

He raised his hand silently, and the sharp blade of ice pierced through the trunk of the tree, driving away the figure hiding behind the tree.

"And you still don't know what 'politeness' is. Ye Ying shook her head at him with a look of regret.

He had actually changed back to the old priest, still wearing that ridiculous old white robe.

"You did it?"

Iss asked coldly.

"I don't have that kind of strength anymore. Ye Ying replied with a smile.

"So you've become a lackey of a revenant soul who has been dead for thousands of years?"

“...... In that case, I can also call you a lackey of the Descendants of God who is a little silly and cute. The old spotted leaf dragon didn't think it was angry, but seemed to be a little happy, "Which one do you think is worse?"

Iss glared at him. And he walked past him as if nothing had happened, into the depths of the woods.

"Follow me, son of the Crystal Crown. He said, "If you still want to help your friend...... We don't have much time. ”

“...... Why should I trust you?" said Is, standing still, growling in exasperation.

"Yes...... Ye Ying turned back and squinted at him, "Why?"

He didn't explain anything, and just kept going.

Isis gritted his teeth and followed.

If this is really a trap......

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