Filly stood in the empty room, his heart sinking to the bottom.

He was almost taken here by Khaliat and Risek. He genuinely wished he could answer their question, "Where did Ed and Eric go?"

But he really doesn't know! Where did those two goddamn little bastards go?!

The guards outside said they hadn't seen Ed leave the room at all. And there are only two exits to this whole place, and the small gate at the back has already collapsed, and the front gate has been closed since nightfall, and the door is guarded inside and outside...... There's no way they can get out from there. ”

Risek stared at Fili, looking at him from head to toe, as if suspecting that Fili had hidden the two big living men.

"Even if I say I don't know...... You won't believe me, will you?" said Fili with a wry smile. The troubles in front of him are all trivial, and what is even worse is that if something really happens to those two guys, how will he explain to Alan, to the elf and Naria, and how to explain to Fletcher......

What a mistake to have Ed involved in this!

"Should we believe it?" asked Risec in a flat tone, "I guess they're not your brothers either." ”

Fili scratched his head.

"It's not. "They are probationary knights." But Eric really has amnesia, I really didn't lie to you, you know that kid...... Does he look like he's faking amnesia? He doesn't even know what 'pretending' is!"

Khaliat snorted and didn't speak. Risek recalled for a moment, but shook his head honestly: "Not really. ”

"See, that's why I got into the cult of Nesses, a knight of the god of water, but he lost his memory and changed his faith because of a plague," Philip explained......, "and he was accompanied by a priest of the god of water, whose whereabouts are still unknown. And Eric, what else can I do if that kid has to follow you to this barren mountain to build a temple for a god I haven't even heard of by name?"

"You can tell us the truth!" said Khalyat, angrily, "Nesses demands full faith, but he does not force it, let alone take the opportunity to deceive anyone!"

"I have no doubt about it. Filly spread his hands, "But you'll have to think about me, too." And I happen to know that necromancers have been around lately, so even if I suspect that the plague has something to do with necromancers, isn't it too outrageous? And when I arrived at the plague-stricken village, one of my people disappeared and one had amnesia, and I was told that a priest of Shinshen had cured everyone—tell me, if you were to stand in my place, wouldn't it feel like a necromancer's conspiracy?"

"This isn't a hell of a conspiracy!" Haryat roared.

"Now I know that Nesses is a great god. Fili bowed down and apologized to the two true believers, "I trust that he will forgive me for my offense, just as my goddess will forgive me for my unavoidable lies." ”

He felt that the sentence was quite decent—but Khaliat glared at him, apparently not so easily dismissed.

Filly sighed helplessly again: "At least you have to admit this - now, that necromancer who doesn't know where to hide and the undead he manipulates are our enemy, the real, common enemy...... Maybe he took Ed and Eric......"

Oh, Goddess forbid, but don't!

"How?" Haryat waved angrily at the empty room, "Can a necromancer drill through walls?"

"No, you can't. "But they have a mind-controlling spell...... You say the guards outside didn't see Ed leave? Maybe they did, but they didn't know ......."

――The more you talk about it, the more it looks.

Filly thought desperately, and suddenly another question came to mind.

"Hoan...... Where is the kid who was just as scared as Ed did?"

He stayed in his room. Risek replied, "I haven't woken up yet." ”

"That's still a kid! you don't wonder he's a necromancer, do you?" Haryat made no secret of his sarcasm.

Fili did think of this possibility for a moment. But then think of the boy who looked thin and thin, and who was always timid, and he shook his head at himself.

"I'm just trying to figure out where my people have gone," he muttered, "and they're all kids...... too."

If they did fall into the hands of the necromancer - he didn't dare to think any further.

Perhaps the apprehension and despair in his tone had finally earned a little bit of trust, and Risek cleared his throat and returned to the topic they had been interrupted: "So...... You said you could prove yourself to be a paladin?"

It couldn't be easier.

Fili nodded, drew his sword almost absent-mindedly—and then stepped back vigilantly in front of him, grinning bitterly at the young man who reached for the weapon at his waist, slashed the back of his hand casually, and whispered a spell to let the small wound heal.

"Only the gods can give healing powers. He raised his hand, "Your pastor should have told you this?"

Risek and Kharyat exchanged a look and nodded.

"We've heard the legend of the Necromancer...... and their evil tricks, but it is true that they do not know much. When he spoke again, Risek was obviously polite, "You're right, they're our real enemies, do you have anything to tell us about them?"

"A lot. "But first...... I suggest you search the hall again for all the corridors and rooms here, and get the rest of the people inside...... Including the goblins, all moved to the closest place to the hall, and then sent someone to seal the hallway. The danger may not be just on the outside. ”

The two young men in front of them were inexperienced, stubborn, and suspicious...... But not fools. He believed they could hear what he was saying.

If the followers of Nesses have a paladin of the god of water, it is also possible that there is a necromancer. The best way to do that is to have everyone staring at everyone vigilantly.

"Need help?" Tess jumped to her feet.

They moved to the topmost floor of the city center, the magnificent Temple of the Sun God, before the arrival of the second group of believers. The sun god Viylan is the most worshipped deity of the elves of Miaz-Weiss, hence the name "Sunstrider" from the Norvi family. The temple was built on top of a cliff, and the collapsing path stopped everyone from doing it - the elves were pulling the others up with ropes. They had the warm and comfortable rooms that had been provided for the priests, a larger space to move, a great view, and the food that the elves had unashamedly "borrowed" from the Anktann for Naria to cook...... But it's just as tiresome to stay idle for a long time.

"Nope. Norway refused, "You stay here." ”

He was too far away when he found the undead that night, but Philip was lucky enough to show up just in time...... But he still has lingering palpitations. And he hadn't received any news from Filly or Ed so far, which made him really reassured.

Something isn't right...... Something was wrong, he could feel it, but he couldn't tell what it was.

He'd been out once tonight, and the ruined city was as quiet as usual, or more so than usual. Before, he sometimes had a vague grudge at the noisy Anktanians for ruining the tranquility of the place, but now he preferred that they continued to be noisy.

He'll have to go out and have another look. If you really can't do it, just go to those people...... In the face of the threat of the undead, an elf should be nothing, right?

"I'm getting moldy!" Tess grumbled, "Smell me—" she tugged at her clothes, "Do you smell it? It's all musty!"

"No, I can't. Norway said solemnly, "Akan, guard them and don't let them follow." ”

He regretted telling them that there were undead in the city, but he didn't dare to tell them that Ed had run into the undead, otherwise Nalya would have jumped up and rushed out with her sword.

The big man nodded earnestly, he would scrupulously carry out the elves' orders. The girls were nice to him, he liked them, but he could tell who was the one to obey.

"It's not fair!!" Tess cried, trying to catch Norway, "you know how much I like to knock on skeletons!!"

The elf turned a deaf ear and quickly left, picking up his weapon.

"You've got to have some normal hobbies, Tess. Naria sat calmly by the fire sewing clothes without raising her head, "Do you want to learn how to make snacks with me?" I remember that Norway was fond of eating little pumpkin pie in Christus. ”

“...... Is it difficult?" Tess immediately put away her tears.

"Oh, it's not hard at all, you just need to have a pumpkin ......"

"Where am I going to get a pumpkin?"

“...... Shut up, do you want to learn?"

“...... Sweetheart, you'd love to knock on skeletons, right? Your sword wasn't meant to be rusty!" said Tess.

Naria's busy hand stopped.

Tess approaches Naria and lets her face take over the brunette girl's entire field of vision-

"Is that right?" she asked.

Nari** couldn't help but nod.

They looked at each other, then looked together at Akan who was at the door, faithfully fulfilling his duties.

"I have a great idea. ”

Tess said with a smile.

The Shadow was uneasy.

The darkness that had been dormant in the city for a long time was gradually awakening. Those who wake it up have absolutely no idea what exactly they have done.

Darkness can't hurt it. That's part of it, and it can't resist it, and it can't stop it.

But the darkness would hurt its child, the elf. Every elf born in this city and their descendants are its children. It waited so many years for his arrival, and even if he could never have known of its existence, it must not let him be harmed.

At least, not here, in its field.