In the dark passage, magic lamps illuminate the faces of the five people, passing by the wall that Ayton had broken down before he got out of trouble, and the cavern inside was pitch black, and after staying for a while, Ayton continued to walk deeper.

Ariel silently followed him, and after the two found out that Luna had returned to the Dark Elves army safe and sound, the two had a brief secret conversation, deciding to put Luna's affairs aside for now and return to Black Rock City to discuss it in detail.

But Ariel, who knows Ayton's personality, knows in her heart that this hurdle will be put aside for the time being, and there is no way to solve it now, and in the future... It is estimated that it will only be solved in person when Luna is met again...

The mammoth orcs were still following them, saying that they could help them get out of the dangerous forest of despair, and Ayton had no reason to refuse, but the orcs already knew his and Ariel's identities, which made Ayton very uncomfortable.

Starry Night and Cleveland didn't have much to say, and the group walked silently...

Under the searchlight of the magic lamp, a quaint gate appeared in front of him, Ayton calculated the distance in his heart, they were roughly going southeast, and now they have long left the range of the ruins, open this door, it should be the exit.

Ayton and Ariel looked at each other, and together they pushed the door down, a trail of dust wafting to the back of his hand, and the door moved slightly, and there was no lock on the outside!

"Let me come, you two stand out a little" I saw Reniceian stride to the door, stretched out his left hand as big as a fan and put it on the door, and pushed it hard, only to hear the clattering of vines outside and the cracking sound of vines breaking one after another, and the door slowly opened.

The light shone in, and outside the door was a small cave, and a large number of vines and weeds completely buried the place, no wonder no one had ever noticed it.

With his right hand, Reniceian pulled a greatsword from his back and slashed the vines that stood in his way to make a way out. The remaining four followed the way out to the long-lost Forest of Despair, and the white moonlight sprinkled on everyone's faces.

"It's finally out..."

......

The night gradually receded, the morning sun shone on the faces of the residents of Black Rock City, the previous city lord of Black Rock City was assassinated the night before the departure of the Yao Lan students, and the new young city lord got up early, ready to work hard to govern this city full of adventurers.

But as soon as he woke up, he heard shocking news... Two days ago, more than 1,000 people dispatched by the Bright Blue Magic Academy were ambushed by the dark elves, and only less than a hundred people escaped, and a large number of noble children and mentors who went out to practice were killed!

The young Black Rock City Lord was shocked into a cold sweat, and he didn't even eat breakfast, so he hurriedly packed his bags and went to comfort the Yaolan students who had escaped by luck.

The dean of the seventh-order water system died... Almost all of the sixth-order instructors who traveled died... Many backbone elite fifth-order members died... Among them, the sons of the nobles were killed and wounded.

But the most important people, Princess Blue Coco, Duke Campbell's Cersylly, and Halley's heir to Grover, all survived. This made him breathe a sigh of relief, the death of the high-level magician was irreversible, but the future of the most prominent and powerful family among them was still saved.

At noon, the jaw-dropping news came again, and the remnants of the Holy See forces also fled to Black Rock City for supplies, and the 2,600 people who were dispatched in a huge way, but at this time only more than a hundred crescent priests remained, and the carriage that was originally subordinate to the cardinal was missing a trace.

Even the Holy See, as strong as the Holy See, has been hit by this devastating blow...

These two pieces of news spread like winged birds, and for a while, people heard the words "Forest of Despair".

Catherine was sitting in the carriage, and the voices of the residents on both sides of the road inevitably came to her ears: "Sister Eudora, this time, did we completely lose..."

Eudora was not in the mood to correct her salutation at this time, closed her eyes, and said in a low tone: "Rest early, remember, don't open the curtains." ”

“...... Hmm" The little priest couldn't help but bow his head, and his hands couldn't help but clench the jade pendant hanging from the corner of his clothes.

......

"Finally... It's here."

On the outskirts of the Forest of Despair, Cleveland couldn't help but look up to the sky and let out a long howl, and his knees couldn't help but fall to the ground, bursting into tears.... With his weak strength, he really came out of that dangerous place alive, and when he arrived in Huangyao City, he was still the heir of the high-ranking Carlyle family... The excitement in his heart may only be experienced by himself.

Ayton patted Ariel's shoulder and stood with her, no matter what had happened before, in short, the two of them had left the Forest of Despair safely once again.

It's just that the starry night behind is a little sad, Ayton touched her head, and said softly, "I promise you, I will definitely find Luna to solve this matter in person." ”

"Hmm..."The girl hummed softly, and her right hand couldn't help but touch the empty holster on her waist, and there were still more than a dozen silver bullets in the left leg bag.

“... When we go back, we'll build a better one!"

"Hey, now, it's time to come and practice with me. The rough voice of the orc behind suddenly reached Ayton's ears.

Ayton turned his head to look at Reniceian with a calm appearance, but Ariel shouted before him, "Hey, Long Nose, who said I was going to practice with you!

"Don't worry, I'll be merciful," Reniceian chuckled twice, "I helped you kill the papal knights who pursued you, and this little request can't be satisfied?" ”

Ariel scoffed, "We took you out of the ruins, and if it weren't for us, you'd still be stuck there!"

Amber, crawling on the orc's shoulder, suddenly growls at Ariel, announcing her presence, but Ariel is dismissive of the newborn-looking tiger.

As the two spoke, Ayton's mind raced.

What is the purpose of the orc, and why should he specifically find himself as a dark elf to 'practice' if he doesn't know him?

Objective... Could it be that the other party found the blue tears on his body?!I want to take the opportunity to snatch it, but it's not right, if this is the case, he can do it in that dark passage, and he also told Mei'er to guard him at that time.

Arriving at the outskirts of this empty forest, and then allowing himself to fight with him, this behavior made him a little puzzled... However, the orc in front of him didn't seem to be joking, was it just plain belligerent, but Ariel had encountered him twice before, so he shouldn't be considered an enemy.

In short, it is better to wait and see what he wants, Ayton quietly pushed down the girl next to him with his elbow, and said with a smile: "Okay, it just so happens that Ariel and I have broken through to the fourth order, and we need a battle to stabilize our strength." If, as you just said, your men are merciful, then it doesn't hurt to have a game with you. ”

"He's sick in the head, who wants to fight him," Ariel muttered quietly, just enough to reach Ayton's ears.

"Yes, Ariel.." Ayton elbowed the girl again, turning his head to 'agree' with her.

"Okay, brother, I listen to you. Ariel, who felt guilty about him, quickly agreed.

Starry Night and Cleveland looked at each other, both of them bewildering the current situation.

......

"Let's say it first, you are not allowed to attack the vital position, but I know the number of ways you have, and you are all aiming at the vital parts, and the move is fatal"

"Alright, if you want to fight, why do you bother talking so much!" Ariel shouted angrily, and Amber yelled at her.

"What is it called, and then believe it or not, I will put you..."

"Ahem, Ariel, that's enough" Ayton quietly pulled the girl who was almost on the verge of rampage, he knew why Ariel looked down on Reniceian so much, and it wasn't because the orcs called her a girl when she was in the tavern.

"Come on. Reniceian moved his shoulders, but before he could finish speaking, Ariel's form turned into a gust of wind and circled behind the orcs.

The 'black curtain' that quietly condensed in the left hands of the two bloomed at the same time, enveloping the figure of the orc in the middle.

Obstructed in view, Reniceian felt the fluctuations in the air around him, and faintly, there seemed to be a few more figures around.

Soon, a figure rushed after him, and Reniceian swung his sword and slashed at him with a backhand, only to slash into the air.

"Stand-ins? interesting..."

Immediately after, four figures rushed from four directions at the same time, shrouded in darkness, Renisian couldn't tell which one was a real body and which one was a fake body, so he could only sweep with his sword, and the attack distance of nearly three meters successfully eliminated the first three figures, but when the blade touched the last figure, the latter successfully touched his blade.

Ayton knew the terrifying power of the orcs, and used the superb sword skills of the dark elves, and with a bend of his wrist, he did not choose to fight with the orcs.

Taking advantage of this gap, Ariel's true body quietly descended in the sky, and the short sword went straight to the orc's head, but halfway through the memory of the orc's terrifying defense, the blade turned to the right shoulder again, Renisian couldn't dodge, and was hit by Ariel, but it was only a slight cut through his fur.

The two had a slight upper hand in the first encounter, and then the two made a few more moves with the same move, but in the face of the guarded orcs, it was difficult for them to deal effective damage, but fortunately, with their superb body skills, it was difficult for the orcs to touch their bodies.

It's just that they keep using their body skills to dodge, and the physical strength of the two of them, which is not particularly abundant, soon appears a little tired.

After another attack missed, Ariel landed lightly beside Ayton and whispered, "Brother, cover me." ”

After saying that, Ariel rushed towards Reniceian again, and the latter's expression gradually became serious, seeing the rushing dark elf girl, when he tried to raise his sword to resist, Ariel's body split in two, and a bright circle of light whistled in the middle, suddenly wrapping around his right arm.

But the aperture only lasted half a breath before it was directly exploded by the orcs with strong force and dissipated into the air.

At the moment when the aperture dissipated, Ariel's 'Thousand Shadow Kill' was ready to be completed, and two invisible wind blades appeared at her side, swooping down from behind Reniceian.

Sensing the crisis behind him, Reniceian just wanted to turn around and block, but at the moment of turning halfway, he suddenly noticed that Ayton in front of him had moved.

The blood-red sword condensed from his blade was like blood that had not been wiped off after killing, gathering drop by drop towards the blade.

With his swift swing, the blood-colored sword condensed into substance, forming a sword qi like a blood-colored crescent moon and suddenly shooting towards the orcs!

Fourth-order advanced fighting skill: 'Blood Weeping Slash', this move has been improved by Mentor Shaperina, and when released, it can greatly reduce physical consumption.

Faced with attacks from two directions, Renisian made a quick decision and chose to resist the attack of Ariel in the rear, because the pressure on him from the two invisible wind blades was slightly greater than the pressure brought to him by the blood-colored sword qi.

The blood cry slash fell on the back of the mammoth orc, breaking a piece of flesh and skin, the latter frowned, but then ignored Ayton behind him, and a sword scattered the two 'shadow wind blades' that Ariel had condensed, and Ariel's short sword quickly retreated with his strength when it touched the giant sword in the orc's hand.

Seeing that the orc was injured, Ayton stopped, took two steps back, and made a look at Ariel, who was not far away. The latter pursed his lips and took a few steps back, then reluctantly put away his dagger.

After the battle just now, Ariel was able to easily control the two Shadow Wind Blades, and Ayton was also able to unleash several powerful 'Blood Cry Slashes', which was a strong proof that their strength had improved after breaking through the fourth order.

"Hahaha, well done, your brother and sister are quite good." Reniceian said with a big laugh as he felt the pain in his back. At the same time, with a wealth of experience, he quickly judged that the wound on his back was not deep and would not affect himself. But if it was a little deeper and the wound was a little bigger, I'm afraid the two swords would have to be held in my hand first...

Ayton hesitated for a moment, but finally decided to release a 'primary healing technique' on the wound on the orc's back, but to his surprise, the wound on the orc's back healed at a speed that was visible to the naked eye. This made him wonder a little, did his healing technique work so well?

Reniceian moved his neck and shoulders, put the greatsword back on his back, and laughed, "You brothers and sisters know a lot of things, for the sake of you and me, I'll give you a good thing." If you encounter any trouble that can't be solved in the future, you can contact me through this gadget, but this thing can only be used once, so you can think about it before using it."

As he spoke, the orc pulled out a palm-sized crystal disc from his backpack and threw it at Ayton. The latter instinctively raised his hand to take it, and when he looked down, he saw that there seemed to be a small bright point of light flashing on the disc.

Ayton: "!@#¥%"

Ariel: "......"

Starry Night: "???"

It's just that... The relationship between a few of them and the orcs has only met a few times, and there is no shortage of fights during this period. Now it's a fight again, and it's a delivery ...

What is the purpose?

"Okay, I'll take it first. Say goodbye."

Unable to figure out the reason for this, Ayton accepted the crystal disc, simply said goodbye to the mammoth orc named Renecian, and took Ariel, Starry Night, and Cleveland on the road back to Black Rock City.

......

Black Rock City, on the second floor of the inn, Lan Keke looked at the knight team outside who was preparing to escort them back to Huangyao City, and his eyes were filled with sadness that could not be concealed.

Cecily quietly walked behind her and whispered comfortingly: "Your Royal Highness Princess, Ayton and their experience in the field are so rich, they will definitely be fine." ”

"Hmm..." Lan Keke didn't know how many times she had heard her say this, and she was almost immune to it, so she just nodded lightly and looked out the window. Feng Li was talking to the attendants sent by the city lord, and the ten light system students who came out in the distance were now only three of them...

When the young city lord heard that almost all of the Bright Blue Cadet Instructors who had been trained in this vicinity had been killed, he had just taken office and poured cold water with ice cubes, and it was the kind that was poured from beginning to end.

Regardless of the specific reason, the culpability must be investigated, whether it is his negligence and failure to find out in advance that the Forest of Despair has traces of the actions of the Dark Elves (who can figure this out!), or he did not send a knight escort (in fact, the arrogant Bright Blue Mage does not need to send someone to accompany him), or he did not send someone to pay attention to the situation of the Bright Blue student at all times (sent out to give away the head?)...

No matter what the crime will be in the future, the current young city lord has no choice but to do his best to curry favor with every Bright Blue student who escapes back.

Lan Keke stood up suddenly, and looked into the distance in shock: "Ayton!? The three of them are back!"

"What?" Cecily didn't react for a moment, in her subconscious, she had thought he had been killed as long as she left the Valley of the Ruins.

"It's really them!" Lan Coco grabbed Cecili's arm in surprise and ran to the door of the room, and Cecily came to her senses and looked down at the street.

Two black-haired and black-eyed teenagers walked side by side, followed by a silver-haired and red-eyed girl, whose identity was the long-lost Ayton trio...

Outside the hotel, Feng Li was talking with the city lord's attendants, and asked him to tell the city lord that he must pay attention to inquire in the future if there are still survivors of the Yao Lan students found at the edge of the forest. Of course, if he doesn't say such things, the young city lord will do the same, even at the expense of his loyal knights.

After speaking, Feng Li was about to go back to the hotel to pack his luggage, when a familiar voice suddenly sounded in his ears.

"Feng Li, what about Lan Keke?"

The young wind trainee turned his head and looked at Ayton, Ariel, and Starry Night, who were walking towards him with a dull appearance, and were stunned for a while before he spoke: "You... It's back. ”

"Ayton!" In the hostel, Lan Coco rushed out in surprise, and when he saw the two of them for a long time, he was excited but didn't know how to express it for a while, and finally just raised his right hand, and a smile hooked up at the corner of his mouth: "Welcome back..."

PS: Volume 4 is over!