"Did you see that?"

Naria asked aloud.

Ed, who was sitting behind her, nodded, completely unaware that Naria couldn't see at all.

"I don't know what they're talking about. Naria didn't need an answer, she just had someone to share her uneasiness.

"I'm more interested in whether they saw us......" Ed said with a sad face. Sneaking out in the middle of the night, it's hard to be justified no matter what you want to do.

“...... It's unlikely that you didn't see it. Isis said resignedly. He didn't expect Alan and Vala to sleep...... As an ice dragon, he stands out on moonlit nights than during the day.

He shouldn't have chosen to run out at such a time, and I don't know how many people will be able to see him...... He was probably a little too excited.

Maybe it's better to take a ride and go back?

"Where the hell are we going, Estero?" asked Naria.

The anticipation in her tone made Iss change his mind - he was going to go to that place sooner or later, maybe a little quicker, and catch the enemies hiding in the darkness by surprise.

He succeeded in convincing himself and flew against the wind to the destination that existed in his memory.

It wasn't Estero, it was another peak in the Karnak mountains, because it had never been reached, and it even had a name given by the orcs, Dhaka, which means "black wall".

It is not tall, and it does not boast the beautiful, snow-capped spires of many peaks, but a nondescript mountain range hidden among the peaks, surrounded on three sides by slopes with dense spruce. On one side is a cliff as steep as a wall.

Isis deliberately circled the mountains several times, sometimes flying into the sky and sometimes hiding in the shadows of the mountains. Hopefully to confuse the watcher who doesn't know if it exists or where it is. Naria was a little dizzy, and in a trance, she saw a black rock wall rushing towards her—and Iss slammed straight into the middle of a cliff.

Behind him, Ed was already involuntarily clutching the clothes around her waist. Naria swallowed back the scream in her throat, and she had to trust that Iss wouldn't crash them into the rocks for no reason......

It suddenly went dark, as if even the moonlight was swallowed up by the darkness, and it was as if they had rushed into another world...... The sheer darkness pressed from all sides. Jean Naria could barely breathe.

"Is......" she finally let out a low cry, the cold scales under her palms were the only thing that reassured her.

"Don't worry. In the darkness, there was a smile in Is's voice. "I can see...... There is no danger here. ”

Once she was less nervous, Nalya felt that it seemed to be much warmer, vaguely like a silver tooth pit, but without the banging sounds and flickering torches......

There was a soft "poof". A warm flame burned behind her.

“...... You've got torches!" Narya glanced back at the triumphant Ed. I don't know whether the look on his face is joy or disgust.

"Tess said to be prepared at all times!" Ed puffed up his chest and raised his little torch a little higher, "Tell you, this is no ordinary torch, this is made by the elves for Tess...... Uh, Is, can you slow down a bit?"

He hurriedly reached out to protect the little half-dead flame.

His torches are small. But it burned more steadily than ordinary torches, and was still blown dying in the wind that swept up as the ice dragon flew.

But Isis didn't even flap his wings at all. It was just gliding, its wings slightly flared to slow it down, allowing Nalya and Ed to take advantage of the faint light of the fire to get a glimpse of the huge tunnel they were in. A strange glimmer of light reflected off the walls around them, flowing like water around them, but the darkness above them was beyond the light in Ed's hand. The air was warm but dry, and there was nothing rotten or dull about it.

The ice dragon's limbs finally touched the ground, and he took a few sharp steps, stopping as smoothly as he could.

Naria patted her chest - she was still tossed and almost vomited.

But the intense curiosity completely overshadowed that discomfort. No sooner had she jumped off the ice dragon's neck than she eagerly snatched Ed's small torch and held it high, trying to see the mysterious place.

"Where the hell is this?" Ed had to find another answer.

Isis did not answer.

"Follow me. After turning back into human form, he just smiled and hooked his fingers at his friends.

"Don't be so mysterious!" Ed followed him, looking left and right, but all he could see was darkness and rocks, until there was a soft clatter under his feet—he seemed to have kicked something off.

He crouched down in confusion, and in the faint light of the torch, he found the little reflective thing.

"It's ...... Gold Coins!!"

Edgao held up the glittering golden gadget and screamed in surprise.

Not the usual round shape in the human world, the thick gold coin between his fingers was minted in a regular octagonal shape, with a hammer on one side and a large furry face on the other.

"Dwarven gold!" Ed triumphantly announced, the style too obvious.

He was vaguely aware of what this place was, but was it true?......

Naria kicked him hard, then pulled him up, and the torch stretched out in front of him, allowing him to see what no one had ever seen-

"Treasure!!" Ed jumped, almost wanting to roll on the spot.

The excitement filled his chest so intensely that he was slightly dizzy...... Or maybe it's just the glittering light in the darkness.

Isis walked to the other side of the cavern, and he didn't know what he had touched, and a soft light shone down above them, illuminating the entire cavern.

Ed could no longer utter a word. He was the son of a wealthy family and didn't care so much about the shiny stuff since he was a child, but it was completely different......

This is the difference between "wealth" and "legend".

Piles of gold coins and gems, like worthless rubble. Randomly stacked in a large space, half-buried in the middle of which were the knight's armor and sword, the king's crown and scepter...... That's exactly what has been mentioned in countless legends. And those legends are not exaggerated at all.

There was no better way to express his excitement that was on the verge of exploding—Ed cheered and threw himself into the pile of gold coins closest to him, rolling firmly.

"Worthless guy. Naria scolded with a laugh.

She wouldn't let Ed know that she actually had a little bit of the same urge.

She extinguished her torches, stepped on the gold coins all over the ground, and looked in admiration over countless fine jewels and sharp swords...... Then, she was attracted by a stone base that stood abruptly on the ground.

There was a crown on it—the only thing in the entire cavern that was placed alone. The jewels set at the top of the crown have the texture of pearls. But it seems to be translucent in the firelight, and there is an indescribable temptation in the faint shadow in it. Naria couldn't help but lean closer, reaching out to touch. But he was immediately stopped by Is.

"Don't touch it. He warned her, "It's a trap." ”

Nalya stepped away a little, still staring at the crown with some reluctance.

Isis grabbed a silver box and tossed aside a pile of colorless gems inside. buckled in the crown.

Naria froze slightly. That's when I came to my senses.

"Crown of the Luna...... It's been enchanted in some way, but as soon as you touch the gem on it, you'll be imprisoned in a dimensional prison, never to come out again. ”

Isis explained, deliberately raising his voice.

Ed, who was crouching in the pile of gold and gems, ran back - God knows if there were other traps out there!

Naria nodded with apprehension: "So, this is what Alan didn't find...... The treasure of the ice rays?"

Iss, however, shook his head and smiled self-deprecatingly: "Bing Mang has no treasure...... Its original home was in the Black Rock Mountains, and the dwarves drove it away when they dug nearby...... Of course. There's no way they're going to give it back. It was about to ...... Lay eggs. A hint of embarrassment swept over his face, "It's going to be weak during that time." So it flew here to look for my father, but it was gone—what belonged to my father. ”

"So, your father...... Where did it go?" Ed asked curiously.

Isis was silent for a moment before replying, "Dead." It flew to the Island of Dragonbones and died there...... Just like many other dragons. ”

“...... I'm sorry. Ed bowed his head.

"Nothing...... That's its choice. Iss smiled reluctantly, "Bingmang...... My mother had planned to stay here, but she found a safer and more comfortable place to fish in the frozen lake at the summit of Estero......"

- It's not that safe, but at least it's been undisturbed for nearly two hundred years. In order to protect its offspring, it rarely goes out and gradually weakens, and if it were not for that, it would not be easily defeated.

But in those two hundred years, it has also become tired of the unborn lives it guards, and even its own lives, day by day.

There are some secrets that you can't tell even to your friends.

"Okay...... But what are we doing here?" asked Naria.

Isis was slightly stunned: "I thought it was ...... You can take anything from here, and of course, some of them are better not to touch. ”

Narya looked around at the dazzling treasures around her and shrugged, "Is there a sword that suits me?" ”

"I want this!" Ed held up a small pendant, his expression contented. It was a silhouette of a delicate elven girl made of gold, with graceful curly hair, surrounded by flowers and leaves...... While it's worth a lot, it's not surprisingly expensive.

“...... Nothing else?" asked Is, a little depressed.

"Why do you look disappointed?" Nalya smiled and patted him on the cheek, "The Dragon's Treasure - I don't know how much others want it, but to be honest, to me its mystery is far more fascinating than its value, and once it becomes 'my brother's thing', it really is no different from the pile of wooden birds you carved." ”

Ed nodded approvingly, adding, "Besides, I'm not short of money." ”

Isis looked at them, the corners of his mouth curling upwards uncontrollably.

"Okay. "But if you have to deal with the guys who come looking for trouble...... There's still something you can use here. ”.

(To be continued......)