Nalya felt like she had been thrown into the ice.

She fell headfirst into the water, lost consciousness almost immediately, and woke up to see only a glimmer of light above her head, and the moonlight flowing down through a narrow slit and shining on the churning black river beside her, with a strange beauty.

"Naria. Isis leaned down towards her, a faint red glow in his eyes, "Are you okay?

Thanks to the gods, they are all alive.

"Good...... Cold. Naria was sure she wasn't hurt, she just shivered uncontrollably, "You fished me up?"

"I'm sorry, I want to make a fire, but everything in the neighborhood is wet. Isis wiped his still dripping hair back, he didn't feel cold, but Naria's face looked terrible.

He tried to take Narya into his arms, but his temperature was not much higher than hers, and he soon realized that it was useless.

Narya's teeth trembled and she couldn't help but giggle, "You need a stove to keep me warm through my clothes that are about to freeze." ”

She sat up, using trembling and stiff fingers to try to remove her heavy dress and boots, and groped her way through the dress wearing only thin underwear.

"Ah, it's still there. She pulled out a leather wine bag, and unhesitant of Is's surprised eyes, quickly unscrewed the lid and poured a few sips.

The spicy liquid made her shiver, and she felt the heat begin to spread down the blood.

"Do you want to drink?" she handed the wine to Is, "I knew I could use it." ”

Isis took a sip and immediately spit it out, glaring at the bag with a confused expression.

Naria laughed loudly, rubbing her almost unconscious feet vigorously before standing up and bouncing like a rabbit on the damp rocks.

She feels much better now.

"You have to take off your wet clothes. She said to Is, and jumped to the river to look at the black water.

"I don't know where the river is going. Isis said behind her, his voice muffled, apparently obediently undressing.

"I don't know if it will take us back to the ground if we jump again. Naria said hopefully.

"I don't think so. Isis walked up to her and looked at the river like her: "It looks like ......"

"Flows to hell. Naria whispered, shuddering again.

"Ed shouldn't have fallen. Iss looked up at the gap overhead, it was too high, the stone walls on both sides were sloping inward, and they couldn't climb it.

"I hope he didn't sit on it and cry, that doesn't work. Narya didn't expect much from Ed, he had no experience with this kind of thing, "At best, he at least knows to go back and find someone to help...... Oh no, he's more likely to get lost in the forest. ”

The outlook is bleak.

"Someone will come to our rescue, Naria. Isis said firmly, clasping his hands to his lips and shouting, "Hey, anyone! We're here! Ed! Jules!"

Naria stared at him, "Are you crazy? Even hunters rarely come here." "Isis has just called the names of the hunters in the village.

"Jules, or someone else, there must be someone around. Ise smiled at her, "Do you really think Alan will leave the two of us alone at home, or run around? ”

A little happy, but also a little angry, Naria didn't know what kind of expression to show now, and finally she had to wipe her face in annoyance: "You mean, someone has been following us all the way?"

Isis nodded: "He couldn't get too close when he was in the mountains. He should be with Ed to find us now. ”

He looked up and continued to shout, "Hey, did anyone hear me!"

Naria stayed for a moment and began to scream loudly.

Baie stopped abruptly and leaned down.

"What's wrong, why did you stop?" Ed spun around anxiously beside him. They had been walking for a long time, and the crack was closed in many places, and there was not even a trace of it from the ground, and they could only judge the direction by the sound of the river flowing.

"Shut up!" Bye was tempted to shut the noisy boy's mouth, "listen. ”

Ed stood still for a moment, and in the still-low roar of the river, he heard the faint sound of the wind.

"Naria!" he jumped in ecstasy, "I knew they were still alive. He lunged forward, only to be grabbed by Baie again.

"Over there. The hunter said helplessly, "Get on your horse and go to my left." ”

They quickly found the crack. Ed lay on the ground, trying to get his head in, "Naria, Is, are you all there? Are you okay? Are you not hurt? You really scared me! Don't do that again!"

"Alive!" replied Narya, "do you think we want to fall?!Get us out of here!"

Baie grabbed Ed again and tossed it aside, crouched down to inspect the crack, then shook his head, "It's too narrow." Even if he could throw down the rope and pull the siblings up, they wouldn't be able to squeeze it out, and he wouldn't have the tools at his disposal to cut through the rocks.

He surveyed the terrain around him, silently drawing in his mind the nearby mountains and forests, flowing water and ......

"Listen!" he shouted to the underneath, "I can't get you out of here." There's a cave near here, and when the water is high, it's one of the outlets of the river, see if there's any passage around you!"

"Jules?" Nalya felt that the voice seemed to be a little different, "I can't see it! It's too dark in here!"

"There is one. Isis said. In fact, they are now standing on the edge of another huge passage.

Baie looked up and thought about it, it didn't seem like a good idea to let two children with no experience drill around in the underground cavern in the dark, and if something happened, Jules would not be happy. He sighed - why couldn't they just stay at home as usual?

Ed crouched to the side and stared at him like a puppy, giving him the urge to kick him.

He endured it and discussed it loudly with the brothers and sisters of the Delian family. Rather than waiting for him to go back to the village and find someone to dig the crack, they were apparently more willing to try to get out on their own.

In the end, they decided to send torches, wood, and food to the siblings with ropes, and wait for the sun to rise before finding a way out.

"I'll always be here with you!" shouted Ed.

"Why don't you come down with us?" said Naria, angrily.

"I'd love to, but I can't get down. Ed said sadly. To spend the whole night with the hunter with a black face who looked like he wanted to beat him up at any moment, he really wanted to stay down.

Naria rolled her eyes and jumped up to grab the package dangling from the end of the rope.

It took them a while to dry their clothes, and as they ate their dinner, they coped with Ed's unstoppable chatter, until a scream of "whoop" came from above, and Baie finally beat Ed out of his patience, and he fell silent.

Naria soon began to feel sleepy, but she was woken up by Istui before she could fall asleep.

"Did you hear anything?" he asked, staring motionless into the darkness

Naria leaned her ears, and all she could hear was the sound of water and the crackling of fire as it licked through the damp wood. She knew that Is, like an elf, had night vision and hearing much better than her, but she didn't feel any danger at this moment.

"Maybe it's just a little animal, a raccoon or something. Besides, we still have this," she patted the elven sword beside her, Andrea and her little mare didn't know where they went, Ed hung his sword down just in case, "Sleep, Is, Jules will watch us." ”

She yawned and soon fell into a deep sleep. Is, on the other hand, kept staring at the passage in the darkness, and the cold always made him more awake.

He didn't see anything, he didn't even hear any more movement, but he always felt that on the other side of the darkness, there was a faint, cold and evil aura.

Maybe there's a way to the Ice Dragon's Cave.

He thought, and finally fell asleep in a daze.

Early in the morning, as the sun shone into the cracks, Ed woke up the siblings by tapping on the rocks.

"No matter how many forks in the road there are, go to your left. The cave is not far from here, it should not be difficult to find, if the passage is underwater, don't risk it, retreat, you may not be able to swim to the other side. Ed is waiting here, and I'll go in through the cave. Bye hesitated for a moment, and added, "Look at the walls, if there are carvings on them...... A cat's head, walking in the direction of the eye it has open. ”

"Cat head?" Ed asked, confused, glared at by the hunter.

Nalya did find a cat's head.

It was a huge cat's head, half the height of Naria, and it had been carved crookedly into the stone wall in some rather violent way, and it was still clearly distinguishable after being washed and eroded by the current.

"Somebody has ever been here!" Narya exclaimed. She couldn't figure out what was so fun in this wet, slippery, cold underground. The passage was not narrow, and in some places it was as wide as the halls of a palace, but it was still full of oppression, and even the light of the torches could not withstand the boundless darkness, and it seemed to be much smaller, and people unconsciously lowered their voices, as if they were afraid of waking up some sleeping monster.

"Hopefully the dragon isn't here. Naria said she was tired of the adventure. Is, however, just kept looking around, seemingly a little uneasy.

They didn't take many forks in the road, and the cat's head on the wall was a good guide, but it was clearly not the work of one person.

Finally, in the firelight, Naria faintly saw the figure in front of her.

"Jules!" she couldn't help but cheer as she greeted her, but seemed to immediately notice that something was not quite right.

Is, who was a few steps behind her, quickly caught up and pulled her back: "That's not Jules. There was more tension in his voice than ever before, but his expression was more of disgust than fear.

He held Naria behind him and stood there motionless, even though he wasn't much taller than Naria.

Naria shoved the torch into Is's hand and drew her sword without a sound.

The figure remained motionless for a few moments, until Narya began to suspect that it was nothing more than a protruding rock, and suddenly began to stride towards the two men, making a loud crash of steel along the way. As its face lit up by the firelight, Naria reached out and grabbed Is's arm, gasping for air, trying to suppress the scream in her throat.

It was a human face, but it had long since lost its flesh and blood, and only charred skeletons remained, and there seemed to be black vortices in the hollow eye sockets that were sucking the human soul bit by bit. Its skeleton was covered with heavy breastplates, shoulder armor was only one side, and the spear was still clenched in its broken phalanges.

It opened its mouth and let out a silent cry like a warrior before a charge.

Struck by the fear that seemed to capture her heart, the sword slipped from Naria's hand. Isis threw the torch at the skeleton, bent down to pick up the sword accurately, and slashed at the skeleton's head.

The spear flanked the blade, and some kind of terrible cry crept into Naria's head, and she finally screamed uncontrollably, crouching on the ground with her head in her hands.

Eth roared angrily, swung his sword and spear, and lunged forward, knocking the skeleton to the ground, rolling in a shallow puddle of water. In the chaos, he grabbed the ulna of the skeleton and pulled it hard, snapping it off and poking the tip straight into its eye socket.

It should have been empty, but he could clearly feel some kind of flexible resistance. He seemed vaguely aware of how to end the life that had been lost, but he couldn't hold on to the thoughts that were wandering in his head, and only allowed his anger to dominate his near-furious battle, until a sudden white light stung his eyes.

He couldn't help but turn his head, blinking desperately, and when he wiped away the tears that welled up and turned around, the skeleton that was entangled with him was cracking little by little, turning into a pile of broken bones scattered in the water, and in the end, only the broken armor lay quietly in place.

However, the anger did not subside. Iss roared and grabbed his armor and threw it against the wall, the loud crash ringing in his ears, his fists clenched, barely able to resist the urge to destroy everything.

The surroundings were lit up by firelight again, and a man's voice full of surprise came into his ears, which made him sober up: "Hey, calm down...... You fight like a madman. ”

Bye shone the wreckage on the ground with a torch, and his face was clouded: "Are you hurt?"

Iss looked at his clothes, which seemed to be bloody, but he had no idea when he had been injured. He was in pain all over his body and it was hard to pinpoint where the injuries were.

"We need to get out of here. Baie reached out and pulled him up, and Isz turned around, and Naria was standing up against the stone wall with a pale face.

"What the hell is that?" her voice was still shaking.

"The Awakened Undead...... Skeleton Warrior. The hunter had a look of disgust on his face, "I thought I'd never see anything like this again, and that wasn't a good sign. ”

"This is Anktan's armor. Isis recognized the markings on the cuirass, a double diamond, with a wolf's head on the blade crossed in the middle. Scott taught him this.

Baie shook his head, "Skeletons don't know any country. He glanced at Iss thoughtfully, "But at least we know where he's from." ”

These tunnels, crisscrossed underground, apparently lead to neighboring countries on the other side of the Karnak Mountains. He didn't know how long the skeleton warrior had been wandering underground, whether he couldn't get out or if he was looking for something, but the necromancer who had awakened it must still be alive, and it wasn't good news.

"You...... Not Jules. Although they looked almost identical, Isis recognized that the man in front of him was not the hunter he and Narya knew.

"Baie Young, Jules is my twin brother. The man replied.

"You're a mage?" Iss asked, remembering the spell that had been cast before the white light appeared.

"No," the tall, strong, old-fashioned-looking man grinned at him:

"I'm a paladin. Just like your brother, Eth Christus. ”

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