The silent Arthurian Throne is like a mortally wounded ancient knight, lonely on the seashore, watching the rolling tide of the sea for thousands of years, its back blocking the cold stars scattered in the galaxy, standing between the sky and the sea for eternity.

Walking through the dense forest on the hillside southeast of Arthur's Seat, Al was extra careful in his leather shoes, and the path between the woods was paved with cobblestones, and the hard soles of his shoes would make a "click" sound if he stepped on them without paying attention.

Al had been following Li Shi in the dark for a while, but Li Shi didn't seem to stop, and he continued to climb halfway up the towering Arthur's Seat. The occasional stop would make El's heart beat faster when he was hiding among the bushes, and every time Al thought that his whereabouts had been discovered by Li Shiyi, but the reality was that Li Shiyi was holding a black knife and looking at the dark clouds rolling over the blue sea in the east, and after a while, he walked forward with steady steps.

The current road was the same path that Professor Russell had taken Al and Snow to relax after dinner two days ago, so Al was familiar with it, and the street lamps under the birch trees were still high and low, emitting a weak glow. The only difference is that tonight's sea breeze seems to have died down, the sound of insects in the dense forest is inaudible, and the ears are empty, and there is no sound of rustling, which makes people feel dull and depressing.

Al stared intently at Li Shiyi's back, carefully avoiding the street lamps and hiding in the shadows. There was some tidal moisture in the air, and Al subconsciously touched his face, and there seemed to be a faint feeling of wetness between his fingers.

Al didn't know why he suddenly caught up with Li Shiyi's footsteps as soon as his brain was hot, and in such a sneaky way. But what he witnessed in the Imperial Arena that day always haunted his heart, perhaps because he had long wanted to find a chance to talk to this oriental boy, or maybe there was a special affection between the introvert and the night, which made Al dislike the excitement and prefer the silence of all the voices.

In short, when the slight coolness of the night slowly calmed down Eyre, he had already been following Li Shiyi for a while.

Suddenly, Li Shiyi, who was strolling leisurely on the forest path, stopped at the fork at the end of the path, and Al's tense nerves immediately issued a command to his limbs to "stop".

The black cloth belt tied around Li Shiyi's waist hung quietly and low, without the slightest shaking. Al stared at the back of the young man standing with a knife not far away, and an indescribable fear slowly rose in his heart, like a mouse being stared at by a venomous black mamba, and he shivered solidly, praying to the god he had never believed in that he would not be discovered.

Perhaps God really sensed Al's request, Li Shiyi only hesitated for a moment before taking a step on the road up the mountain without a street lamp.

"What the hell is he trying to do?" a huge question mark appeared in Al's mind, after all, it was the first time to follow someone, Al's heart was so apprehensive that he could almost hear his own rapid heartbeat, calmed his breathing a little, and Al followed.

Arthur's giant hand covered his upper body, and as the light and shadow dimmed, the path up the mountain became more and more eerie and steep. Al's state of mind also changed at this time, compared to investigating the matter of the Minotaur, now he was more curious about what Li Shiyi wanted to do when he appeared alone in this rarely visited place at night?

Below the mountainside, the street lamps on the path are gradually obscured by the canopy of the dense forest, turning into looming points of light, like an explorer throwing a lit match into the dark abyss, slowly burning out, extinguishing, and disappearing.

Fortunately, the stars and moon in the sky were bright enough, and although the clouds wandering from the blue sea slowly gathered over the academy, they could not hide the moonlight pouring down like a waterfall for a while. As Al's eyes slowly adjusted to the dim environment, he no longer relied only on touch and hearing to judge Li Shiyi's position as he did at the beginning, he could already dimly see some of the surrounding scenes, the Imperial Military Academy was crawling at his feet at the moment, the glittering light was the diamond auditorium, and he could even see the new students inside who were as small as ants.

Before Al's tension could ease a little, a huge sense of crisis shrouded him like an impenetrable dark web.

The sound of Li Shiyi's footsteps disappeared! Just like the sound of bangs that was still faintly rattling one second, it stopped abruptly the next. Al was momentarily stunned on the spot, he tried his best to widen his eyes to find Li Shiyi on the stone steps, and by the silver light scattered between the treetops, he could see the situation there, empty.

Where else is there Li Shiyi! He disappeared out of thin air in front of Al like a ghost! The sense of confusion spread throughout Al's body.

Where did he go? Could it be that he found himself? No, he was obviously very careful just now, and barely made a single noise, Li Shiyi could not have found himself. Or did he roll down the hill? Or is it even more unlikely, there was no sound before he disappeared. Could it be that the people of the Eastern Continent really practiced the stunt of flying with the sword and soaring through the void as rumored?

Al was extremely nervous, he was the only one left in the huge black shadow forest, the surrounding black trees were like corpses crawling out of the grave, waving their teeth and claws at him, and there seemed to be countless hungry spirits rushing towards him on the steep stone path behind him, of course, all this was Al thinking wildly, just a moment he had imagined all kinds of terrifying and bizarre things, and a drop of cold sweat from his sideburns ran down his cheeks.

Al moved his gauze-wrapped left hand to stop his ramblings and tell himself to calm down. His eyes widened and he looked around, and there was no movement, and he lifted his left leg, ready to step forward to take a closer look at what was going on there.

The next moment, a knife shadow as black as ink cut through the cold moonlight and hit Al's neck, if he moved forward an inch, the sharp blade would cut through Al's artery and trachea.

"Why are you following me?" Li Shiyi asked coldly with his left hand behind the handle of the knife.

Al didn't dare to act rashly, and when the dark shadow flashed out of the darkness, he knew he had been discovered.

"Big brother, don't be impulsive, you have something to say. Al raised his hands in surrender, and Uncle Paul once told him in all seriousness that a man must be chivalrous and righteous, and he must be able to bend and stretch, and he must not be reckless when it is time to be cowardly, and it is important to save his life.

It seems that "if you can coax it, you can coax" is an irrefutable truth wherever you put it!

"Senior Brother Li Shiyi, I didn't follow you, I just came to the mountain to see the scenery. Al explained, "Isn't it a coincidence, you met you here, Senior Brother, and people of high class like us really like to stay in high places. ”

"Don't flick with me. Li Shiyi's tone did not soften, his gaze was cold, "Since you left the Diamond Auditorium, you have been sneaking along with me, do you think I don't know?"

"That's... Senior brother, you must have read it wrong, that wasn't me," Al hurriedly shook his head to show his innocence, "I just went up the mountain. ”

The cold light flashed, as fast as lightning, and before Al could even react, the gauze on his left hand shattered into several pieces and fell down, and the cold left by the wind swirling after the knife qi was still on the back of his hand.

Almost instantly, Li Shiyi completed the seamless switch from holding the knife in his backhand to holding the knife in his head, and at the same time cut off the gauze that Al deliberately tied to his left hand to hide himself.

"Freshman in the D Department of the Imperial Military Academy, Al. Li Shiyi reported the identity of El, with frost and snow in his eyes, "If you don't tell the truth, tomorrow the Imperial Military Academy will have one less supernatural and one more disabled." ”

It's not a good feeling to have your life in the hands of others, but after all, Li Shiyi in front of him is not a monster without mind and emotion like a ghoul, and it is impossible for Al to directly raise his fist and fight him, although Al is not completely sure of defeating this young man from the East, but at least he will not be timid.

Moreover, Al noticed that Li Shiyi had no intention of hurting the Minotaur when he was in the Imperial Arena that day. In Al's first impression, this "paralyzed face" dressed in black is not necessarily a good person, but it is certainly not a bad person. And to talk to good people to try to reason, against evil people will resort to force, Al trusts his own judgment, after all, there are still many good people in the world, he has always been so naïve.

"To investigate the truth about the captivity of the elves and the torture of the minotaurs. Al's answer was neither humble nor arrogant, realizing that his delaying tactics didn't seem to be working on the elm pimple, and Al no longer concealed his purpose.

There was a crisp sound, the arc light returned to darkness, and the black knife returned to the scabbard of Li Shiyi's right hand.

"There's nothing to say," Li Shiyi tied the knife back to his waist, "You go." ”

Al was relieved, a hanging heart finally fell to the ground, and even the moonlight around him became warm, and it seemed that he had won the bet.

"I saw what the minotaur said to you before he committed suicide," Al was a little angry, he didn't expect Li Shiyi to behave so indifferently, "It could have not died!"

"I agreed to participate in the Imperial Arena competition just for the tuition of the new semester," Li Shiyi turned around, he didn't want to waste time on Al, "I don't care about the rest." ”

After speaking, Li Shiyi ignored the shocked Al behind him and took a step forward. The wide cuffs covered his hands, and the black robe on his body covered him completely, making Li Shiyi look more like someone chosen by the night.

"Then why did you save me?!" Al shouted at Li Shiyi.

All that responded to Al was the sound of Li Shiyi's distant footsteps.

"Damn it. Al gritted his teeth, he really couldn't understand what this person was thinking, and he didn't even bother to say a word to himself, could it be that the people of the Eastern Continent were so arrogant?

"Wait for me!" Al looked at Li Shiyi, who was climbing higher and higher on the stone steps, and although he was unhappy, he still followed.

This time, Li Shiyi did not stop Al.

Beside the mountain road, the last dead leaves of the branches of the old birch trees fell silently behind the two teenagers, and the last traces of winter dissipated into nothingness.

To the east of Arthur's Seat, the waves were rolling in the far sea of the blue sea, and the cumulonimbus clouds hovering low in the sky were gathering more and more, and faintly arcs of electricity flashed to illuminate the dark night sky. The carcass of a humpback whale on the beach in the shallow waters was pushed to shore by the waves, and in a short time, pale green eyes lit up in the nearby trees, which were predators hiding in the woods.

Before the wind had time to make noise, the clouds had already gathered in the air, and thousands of thunderbolts were brewing under the calm on the surface.