"You know I almost got a stab when you suddenly appeared there out of thin air?" asked Rosa with a hint of a teasing smile.

Ed shook his head blankly.

"I don't even know how I got there. He honestly said, "Did you see that?"

"Nope. Rosa stared at him curiously, "I finally found an opportunity to hide in secretly, and just after I discovered something, I sensed that something was wrong...... When you turn around, you're standing there in a daze, as if you've come out of the ground. I wanted to say hello to you, but you didn't seem to be able to see me at all, so I had to hide for the sake of caution. ”

"Anyway, you saved me. Ed thanked her gratefully, "Otherwise I don't know how to explain it." ”

Rosa looked at him thoughtfully for a moment, a smile on her lips.

"Actually, I didn't plan to save you. "The people here seem to treat you like a guest, and I don't think they'll do anything to you," she said frankly...... But you look like a frightened puppy, and by the time I reacted, I couldn't help but reach out and pull you - and now I understand what Tess means by 'I can't throw you down'. ”

Ed cracked his mouth, scratching at his hair a little awkwardly, not knowing what to look at the overly candid description.

In the end, he decided to quickly change the subject.

"Borena asked you to come to Sercio?" he asked bluntly and softly.

Rosa was stunned, and her smile vanished.

"Do you have news of him?" she asked.

"It's better than that. Ed replied. "I know where he is...... I've seen him. ”

A glimmer of relieved joy passed through Rosa's bright eyes. The female warrior pulled down her turban and let out a long breath.

"Finally ......," she murmured, "we've run all over Anktan." Almost all of them are starting to despair. ”

"Is Sesyana here too?" asked Ed in surprise.

With elves' superior agility and razor-sharp dual swords, they can do so much more.

Rosa shook her head.

He went after another lead. "After all, with his appearance and character, it's too hard to infiltrate the followers of Nethers, and it's a waste of time for him to do nothing but stay nearby...... Are there a lot of people guarding Sersio?"

"Not much. Ed replied casually, a hint of worry suddenly welling up in his heart.

"Do you know where this secret passage leads?" he asked. I was surprised to find that the deep passage did not look like it had been dug freshly, the floor and walls had been eroded by water, and several places that seemed to have collapsed had been patched up rather haphazardly. The rough surface was out of step with the original regularity of the passage, and it looked like ugly scars.

He looked away, mixed feelings. Oylan's words are becoming more and more true - it is definitely not a "surprise" that the followers of Nesses chose this place to build a temple.

"I don't know. Rosa looked to both sides again. "I just discovered the secret door and you appeared. ”

"We have to go to Miaz Weiss...... The city that the elves left behind. Ed said. "Sergio is locked up there. ”

"We can't go back, no matter where we're going, we can just go on and try. Rosa cut her hair, rewrapped her headscarf, and tossed Ed a dagger in her hand.

"It seems like you're reluctant to use your spells?" she said lightly, "maybe you can use this." ”

Ed smiled wryly, thinking that he had better make it clear, lest Rosa expect too much from him.

"I can't use spells at all. He said. "There's a necromancer...... I don't know what was done to me when I was hurting. ”

It was only when he said that he realized that after the initial panic. It was hardly a blow to him...... There was only a slight sense of amazement.

He had dreamed of being powerful, respectable, and able to help his friends with ease...... But when he really had power, he lost almost everything.

Rosa looked at him in surprise.

"But I'll use a sword!" Ed hastened to add, "I can help." ”

The female warrior smiled slightly, and did not ask too many questions.

"Let's go. She whispered, "Maybe this secret passage will only take us around the temple one time." ”

Ed took a deep breath and tightened his grip on the dagger to keep up with her, praying silently in his heart that Yachem wouldn't burst into his room so suddenly before he returned...... He didn't even remember to lock the door!

But...... If Sercio is really rescued, is it necessary for him to go back?.

The passage was slender and oppressive, allowing only two people to stand side by side, the light of the fire flickering in the breeze as they walked by, and the dreary air felt almost suffocating.

Rosa stopped suddenly.

Footsteps and whispers came from ahead of them, and Ed frantically searched for a place to hide...... But unless they run back, there is nowhere to hide, and turning back is just as dead......

Rosa stood motionless, listening to the footsteps getting closer and closer, and suddenly shot straight out like an arrow from a string.

Ed was stunned for a moment, gritted his teeth, and followed closely - there was no way back when they met on a narrow road.

But by the time he rushed over, the battle was over. Rosa's dagger landed neatly into one man's chest, and then pressed her backhand against the throat of another man who fell to the ground.

The man stared at her gloomily, with no fear in his eyes.

"I'm guessing you're not going to tell me anything?" Rosa's smile was a little cold.

The man spat hard at her.

Rosa dodged the disgusting attack, and with a wave of her hand, she slit the man's neck without hesitation.

Ed looked at the red in a daze, his head buzzed, his body shook slightly and took a step back, and there was no blood on his face for a moment.

“...... I know you've fought alongside some of them, and I know your relationship with Scott Christus. Rosa wiped the blood from the dagger on the man's face without changing her face, and stood up, "But with all due respect, Cesyana and I discovered something while we were looking for the little prince...... I'm not sure the Sage knew what was going on - these followers of Nessus weren't as simple as they seemed. ”

Ed shook his head, not explaining that the vulnerability he couldn't hide wasn't because she had taken the lives of two people in the blink of an eye...... At that moment, he didn't think about whether the two men deserved to die at all, but Valla, who was lying in blood.

Avoiding the stinging blood, he stepped over the corpse without a sound, and watched as Rosa bent down and pulled up a slender lead, followed the gray-white thread to a patched place, carefully groped out a rough clay pot from between the cracks in the stone, and frowned slightly.

"It looks like they're going to ruin the place at any time. She said.

Ed could already smell the pungent smell of gunpowder - the dwarves were extremely well guarded by the dangerous black powder they had made, and they had no idea where they had gotten it.

But it made the uneasiness in his heart even stronger.

"We need to hurry. He urged, rushing ahead of Rosa and running down the passage.

Rosa quickly caught up with him, dragging him behind him irresistibly.

Ed smiled wryly and didn't resist...... After so many things, he is still the one who needs to be protected, which is really frustrating.

As Ed had guessed, the road did not have any forks in the road leading straight to the sewers of Miaz-Vis. He struggled to remember the road he had traveled with Oylan a few days ago, and after a round or two, he finally found the right direction.

His heart sank slightly as he found the dungeon—it was pitch black, and there was no sound.

That's exactly what he feared. Whatever the reason Risek had imprisoned Sercio here, he didn't want him to fall into Lydia's hands...... Knowing that Lydia was here, he would have taken Sercio away as soon as possible, or killed him altogether—he should have thought of that!

Rosa lit a small torch, and in the faint light Ed eagerly found the cell where Sercio had been held, his heart beating wildly.

The door to the cell was open, and it was empty.

"He was locked up here before. Ed whispered to Rosa, regaining her composure a little.

There are no bodies and no traces of blood...... Since Risek had been holding Sercio in prison for so long, he probably wouldn't have killed him so easily.

“...... They may have brought him back to the temple. He said.

In his haste, he didn't think that Risek would risk sending Sergio farther away, but that he was more likely to use the secret passage to bring him back to the temple - or Lydia was the first to discover it.

He looked around the small cell in frustration, his mind numb.

“...... It looks like we'll have to go back. Rosa sighed, "But the hiding place I found under the altar could only accommodate one person, not to mention the two corpses lying in the secret passage...... If they've been discovered, we'll probably not have a way out. ”

Between the ruined city and the temple was a wilderness...... If they go back from the ground, it is simply impossible for them not to be detected.

"Maybe we can hide in the city for a while?" suggested Rosa.

Ed shook his head slightly. Risek apparently didn't tell everyone the news...... Stay here, and they will face another danger.

Now he sincerely hoped that the power that had made him appear in front of the altar for no apparent reason would allow him to return to his room inexplicably—to let Rosa punch him blow him in the back of the head, and he fainted completely, wondering if it would be useful......

His heart moved, and he turned to look at Rosa.

"I have an idea," he said...... "but you probably won't like it." ”.

(To be continued......)