"He was hiding here. Tess affirmed.

Naria stared at the gap between the rock and the dead tree, and couldn't help but reach out and fiddle with it.

“...... Do you think he's shrunk by some kind of spell?" asked Tate, "or turned into a little mouse or something?"

Naria's hand stopped awkwardly.

"I know this spell!" D'Amo said smugly, "but it's useless against a dragon, and it will take up a high-level spell slot, I don't remember it, and Dhema probably won't ...... at all."

Baie glared at him gloomily, finally telling the mage to obediently shut his mouth.

Baie didn't know why he hadn't left - he should have sarcastically mocked Scott, the renegade paladin, before turning away. It's impossible to hurt that dragon anymore now...... Rosa and Sesyana were clearly on the other side, Deamo, who had run out of spells, was useless, and Scott's power was ......

It doesn't seem like a human power anymore, where did he get it from?

Scott apparently avoided him, not even saying hello to him. Did he know that he was no longer recognized by Nyo?......

Baie hung his head, lost in his own musing.

"Could he have been captured by the undead?" Naria frowned worriedly.

"When he disappeared, the spirits were not yet approaching...... And I don't think he's going to run out of sight without saying a word. Norway said.

"But he's just gone. Tess pointed out.

Scott crouched down, fingers brushing over the curl in the heat. The withered blades of grass, he could faintly feel some kind of power...... Something that makes him nostalgic but uneasy.

"He's alive. That's the only thing he's sure of, he says.

"How do you know, where the hell has he gone?" Narya, still uneasy.

Scott shook his head. Stood up.

"I'll find him. Let me send you back to Karnak first......"

"No, I'm not going back. Isis said.

Scott gave him a helpless look.

"I didn't plan to go back. Is's stubborn face, "Alan agreed. ”

Alan had no choice but to nod: "He said he wanted to stay in Enzhi Valley, and I think that is the right place to be...... But now ......"

Looking into Is's eyes, he knew that this guy would stick firmly to Scott's side until he figured out what was going on.

"We can't just go back!" Naria protested loudly, "What if Ed comes back and can't find us?"

She wouldn't believe Scott's promise! though she had to admit that he was very good......

Alan looked at the tired faces around him. He said, "Let's find a place to camp first, we need to rest for a while, as for Ed...... There's always a way. ”

-- This mantra is absolutely contagious.

“...... Do you have to stare at me like this all the time?" Scott reluctantly put down the roast in his hand.

He couldn't eat at all. Not when a humanoid ice dragon stared at him!

"I'm not going to disappear all of a sudden, I swear!" - how many times has he sworn tonight?

But Iss apparently didn't believe it.

The disdain in Is's eyes hurt him a little. Once you lose the trust of your child, it is really not easy to regain it......

No one even spoke for him. Ed goes missing, and the elves go to inspect the surroundings. Naria was hostile to him. Tess was thankful that she didn't come to add fuel to the fire, and Alan had already told him with unmistakable eyes: "You did it yourself." ”

If possible, he had no doubt that Iss would tie a rope around his neck, firmly tied to his side.

Scott sighed and handed the roast to the only person who could eat carefree and heartily, Akan.

Maybe he should leave as soon as he got rid of the undead and rescued Iss, as he had originally planned...... But at the moment when Isis rushed over and hugged him with a wound. He had already lost the opportunity to "escape".

Rubbing his hands unnaturally, Scott avoided Is's gaze. Turning his head to look to the other side, he was facing the cold gaze of Bai Eryang.

Baie doesn't seem to mean to "fight again" - in fact, even if he wanted to continue the unfinished battle and avenge his dead brother, there probably wouldn't be anyone to help him anymore.

Rosa smiled and sat by the fire, listening patiently to Tate's endless chatter instead of Novi, and Sesyana followed Norvi as a matter of course.

Even so, Baie did not leave, but only lit another fire not far away. Only Deamo followed him with a bitter face, now cowering to the side trying to fall asleep - but Tess and Little Mo would never give him a chance to rest and memorize the spells, and the poor, nervous mage looked like he was about to cry.

Beyer never said a word to Scott from beginning to end...... But what do they have to say?

Scott and Baie weren't too familiar in the first place. When he left, Baie had just become a paladin, wearing a shining armor every day like Shaun Fletcher, and his black eyes were full of confidence.

Fili couldn't resist making fun of him. "That little Shaun"—that's what he called Beye.

And Scott can see that whether or not he can become another Sean Fletcher, Beye's desire is not as simple as "becoming a loyal knight of the water god".

Now, that ambitious young man has become a fallen paladin in the fury of revenge.

He and him, I don't know who is more pathetic.

Naria gave Iss another skewer of roast meat, and Iss naturally reached out and handed it to Scott. Scott smiled wryly and took it in Naria's glare, but he didn't have an appetite than he had just now - not because of Naria.

Something weighed heavily on his chest. He still didn't know how to explain to Isse and Allen, and he still had to leave sooner or later.

One day, he may do something more unforgivable than "saying goodbye......

Eth finally looked away from him—he suddenly turned his head to look into the darkness, as if he heard something.

"Is the elf back?" asked Narya, looking back.

She didn't see anything.

Isis shook his head and stood up.

Everyone immediately raised their vigilance. Fearing that Ed wouldn't find them, they camped under a rock nearby, even though they were burned and scorched. No one knows how many undead were burned by that fire, and whether the enemy will return.

Isis stared at the darkness, a hint of surprise in his eyes, and then a smile that grew deeper.

A figure appeared on the hillside blackened by the moonlight, looked around hesitantly, and then, as if suddenly found something, screamed, and jumped towards them.

“...... Ed!!" Naria cried out in surprise, her steps briskly rushing towards the guy who had suddenly appeared as if she had disappeared.

"Where the hell have you been?"

Far away, Iss could hear Naria's loud slap on the back of Ed's head.

"Didn't I tell you not to run around?!" the girl grumbled angrily.

"But I didn't run around. Ed's voice was full of grievance, "Didn't I hide in that hole all the time? What's going on?When did the forest catch fire?......

His voice froze on the tip of his tongue the moment he saw Baie.

"In the end...... What's going on......" he asked, stumbling, not knowing how to explain the strange situation in front of him.

"Maybe you should ask yourself this question. Scott walked up to him, looked at him thoughtfully, and spoke.

But looking at Ed's blank expression, he knew that this was probably another puzzle.

Sure enough, Ed's memories linger in the scuffle shortly after meeting Beye. He swore to the gods that he would hide well in the crevice beside the rock, and then ...... He said expectantly, he felt as if he was asleep. When I woke up, there was a dead silence all around, and my eyes were scorched, and I could only see a little fire not far away. He also thought that everyone had died in the battle, and that the forest was burning to the ground in the mage's magic...... It scared his legs so hard that it took him a while to have the courage to run and see what was going on.

“...... Asleep?" Naria asked incredulously, "Were you 'asleep' while we were in the thick of the fight?"

She had always known that Ed was a bit heartless...... But it's too heartless!

Ed blinked, speechless, and innocent.

Even he himself didn't make sense -- how could he have fallen asleep?!Why hadn't anyone found him in his hiding place after the battle?Why was he still in that crevice when he woke up?......

"Are you sleepwalking again?" Naria asked worriedly, remembering Ed's "sleepwalking" at Greystone Castle that had given him a fever for days, which seemed to make sense, but the timing was too weird.

Ed shook his head and nodded blankly, unable to tell what was going on.

"Anyway, it's okay. Alan, who had been listening quietly beside him, spoke, his tone full of exhaustion and relief. If something happened to Ed, he didn't know how to explain it to Mrs. Singall.

"It's really 'okay'. Still a little worried, Naria involuntarily glanced at Scott - she still hated this cheeky guy who suddenly disappeared and appeared out of nowhere, but she had to admit that he was quite a good priest.

Scott immediately understood what that glance meant—"Why don't you hurry up and see if your stupid nephew is okay!"

He hesitated slightly, but he couldn't restrain his curiosity, and finally reached out to Ed.

The brunette-haired young man obediently remained motionless, looking at Scott without a hint of doubt or flinching, and he believed him—why not?

But at the bottom of Scott's heart, there was a faint uneasiness.

(To be continued......)