"Shall we take a boat?"—Ed did not use his mind when he made this brainless suggestion. The Vinez River is thawing this season, and the rushing water roars and rushes down the river with large chunks of broken ice, and the narrow upper reaches of the river are even more treacherous, and even the largest ships are so fragile that no one will risk carrying them down the river, even the fierce Anktann sailors.

"Can we ride a dragon?" said Tess, whose eyes sparkled like jewels in the sun, "I've never ridden a dragon before!"

She had been caught in the claws of a dragon and flew into the sky...... No matter which one time is not a good memory, the second time makes her shiver when she thinks about it.

Isis glanced at his companions in a circle and shook his head with a cold face. He didn't mind bringing one or two people, but six people...... Add a mongoose to ride in a row on him......

Not by any means!!

"Don't forget that we have other 'friends'. Alan tapped the ground lightly with his cane, "It's better not to be so conspicuous." "The last thing he wants right now is to attract more adventurers to follow their butts.

"We walked the mountain road. "There's a trail that crosses the Karnak Mountains, and we'll be back to Crissus before the Beyers find out." ”

Tess pursed her lips in disappointment and rested her chin on the table with a wilt.

She doesn't hate climbing mountains, but if she can rush up to the clouds and fly thousands of miles, who likes to move forward on the ground?

The only consolation may be the smell of spring in the air and in the mountains. When they say goodbye to the Limestone Fort. Meandering from the mountain stream near the Enshi Valley into the deep mountain forest, the hardy early spring flowers have bloomed sporadically, and the sound of the mountain water is clearer and clearer like the song of the elves. Looking up, under the snow line, the slight new green is lightly smeared on the silent dry yellow dark green, looming, like a laugh about to come out.

The path is not easy to walk on with rotting leaves and gravel, and occasionally you have to climb over fallen old trees and rolling boulders. But everyone's mood is quite relaxed. Tess quickly shook off that disappointment, giggling and scurrying about, asking Norway to pick the wild flower that swayed in the wind on the high rock wall for her. At one point, he chased a little squirrel into the woods, claiming to find a cute friend for Mochi. Half-ostentatiously, Iss used his magic to temporarily freeze a flowing stream to make it easier for them to pass, but Ed slipped twice in quick succession on that short stretch of ice. Tess crouched by the stream and laughed. By the time Ed fell for the third time, even Iss couldn't hold back his laughter.

Alan was slightly anxious - they were walking too slowly. But watching young people walk side by side, talking to each other, or laughing and chasing...... But he couldn't bear to ask.

Although not all the troubles have been solved - and there may be even bigger problems waiting ahead, it has been quite difficult for them to get here, and the rare leisurely moment of the journey may become a deeper and more precious memory than those thrills and pains.

The last time I walked this mountain road. Allen's hair wasn't a little gray, and Nia, like Tess, always disappeared suddenly. And then bring back all kinds of strange things, and it seems that they can't stop for a moment. Scott always followed the female mage with a smirk on his face, taking good care of her. Everyone knew that he was secretly infatuated with Lydia, but he tried to convince everyone that it was nothing more than the etiquette of a nobleman and a paladin. Laugan, the old dwarf, complained loudly all the way that he didn't bring enough beer, and Celebrian's hair was often dangled by branches, and he had to end up with a braid, which made everyone want to laugh but didn't dare to laugh......

Those meaningless and trivial details are so clearly imprinted in Allen's mind. He would rather remember these things forever than all the pain and parting afterwards.

A finger poked at Allen's arm—Iss noticed the old man's unusual silence.

"Is there something wrong?" asked the young man with a frown.

There were already fine lines between his eyebrows.

"Just a little tired. Alan smiled at him, and couldn't help but feel a little heartache. If he were just a normal human being...... Life may be ordinary for him, but it will be much simpler and happier.

A gust of wind blew across the mountain road, and the dead leaves in the forest fell, but it was even more silent, and Iss turned his head sharply to look at the wind, and the lines between his eyebrows deepened.

"Tess!" Noway called out almost at the same time, a hint of warning in his tone.

The red-haired girl, who was climbing up the hill, immediately scurried back without a sound, looking around warily. Moch jumped on her shoulder, craned his neck, and snorted, and fled to a safer place—the elf's arms.

"Uh...... What's going on?" Ed asked, dumbfounded.

"We have a new travel companion. The elf replied calmly.

Scott had some inexplicable irritability—perhaps not. He promised Alan that he would talk to Is, but before he could find the right opportunity, Iss had already followed Eren on his way home.

As he watched the backs of the group disappear into the valley, there was even a hint of anger in his heart - whether intentionally or unintentionally, Alan didn't leave him a single message, where the hell was he going to take Is, could he guarantee his safety?......

Then he woke up from his anger, but fell into an indescribable panic.

He was eager to catch up...... But he knew that he could only go alone. Allen, on the other hand, is much more trustworthy than himself.

As he absentmindedly walked towards the small valley where the followers of Nessus were hiding, Scott almost stepped straight into the trap. Judging by the nervous look on the face of the man who rushed out to greet him, his face must not have been very good-looking, but he was no longer in the mood to force himself to smile a little, even if it was good news that he had brought to him.

Copas Fenton hurried up. The gray-haired priest looked a little tired in the twilight, but he still smiled at him, and as he walked beside him, he lowered his voice and asked, "Is there something wrong?" I thought everything was under control. ”

"There's nothing wrong with that. Scott's gaze swept over the people on both sides of him, who were also bewildered by exhaustion and the unpredictable future, and the anticipation and dependence in their eyes made him only try to cheer up: "The official order has not been given yet, it will have to wait for Borena to officially sit on the throne, but all the soldiers sent out have already withdrawn...... We don't need to hide anymore. ”

Copas exhaled softly, relieved, but he didn't rush to announce the good news to everyone.

"So I'm guessing you're worried about your brother?" he asked, seemingly casually.

Scott was slightly stunned and stopped.

"He's been here. Kopas faced his suspicious and wary gaze, "I can see that he is worried about you too." I have ...... too There was a couple of children, and I understand that concern, but - Holy One, you should know what your duty is. ”

There was an invisible pressure in his calm tone, and the unfamiliar name made the shadow in Scott's eyes as dark as night for an instant.

"I'm here—what else do you want to say?"

The words blurted out were direct, almost rude, with irrepressible anger.

"Just wanted to tell you...... "Copas bowed respectfully, "I just got the news that a group of undead have occupied the only exit from the Stormy Fortress and have not attacked, Xavier has asked us for help...... Another group of undead is moving towards the Valley of Broken Sound. ”

As if the cold of the night had invaded his body, Scott froze there, but there was something hot in his head, wanting to roar out.

He even had the urge to tear the calm and heartless rock-like man in front of him to pieces with his own hands...... He apparently deliberately threw him that choice.

Of course he should go to the Stormy Fortress, he knows what his duty is...... But he knew exactly which path Eren would take—they would inevitably pass through the Valley of Shattering, a deep valley with a treacherous and narrow section of the terrain that Iss wouldn't even have room to turn back into an ice dragon if Lydia was there......

But again, it is possible that Lydia will appear in the Stormhold. She was no less interested in Nesses than she was in Is, and the Wind Fortress hid something she couldn't discover...... Did she already know this, or did she just want to force him to throw himself into the net again?

He wasn't afraid of Lydia—he was afraid of another wrong choice, and he couldn't bear the consequences.

"Surprise!" Tess happily opened her arms as if she wanted to pounce on her friend across the street to give her friend an affectionate and sweet hug, "I actually made you say it once - I really thought we were going back to Ston Butch to meet!"

A few steps away, Rosa smiled apologetically, her right hand resting on the hilt of her sword.

Alan and Baie stared at each other in silence for a few moments before moving their gaze to the men on the other side who had been in a relationship, regretting that they hadn't thrown them any further.

He didn't know what the hell luck it was...... The men who had blocked him in Llewellyn's alley and tried to enter the Valley of Ambition, but were picked up by him and Scott, actually got together with Baie and his mercenaries.

It wouldn't be a coincidence that Bye would be here - these guys with a gloomy smile couldn't escape the relationship.

This is God's will. Beye's voice was low and unsoothed, but anyone could hear the hatred in it.

"Doesn't your god want you anymore?" said Tess with a quick mouth.

That definitely added fuel to the fire.

Anger burned under the deep black eyes of the former paladin, and the moment he drew his sword, his silver-white wings suddenly spread out, blocking the oncoming fireball.

Amid the faint glow of fire and the loud roar of the dragon, Allen's heart sank.

There are at least three mages on the other side who are prepared...... And Ed has lost even the ability to heal his wounds.

It's going to be a tough fight.

(To be continued......)