On a sunny Saturday morning, in the lively arena, on the seventeenth arena where many people were watching, a dazzling ball of light burst open, and the bodies of the two teenagers flew out weakly like tattered puppets, falling into the crowd and being caught by their respective companions. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

However, there seems to be something wrong.

Among the onlookers, the duel was being discussed, with some angrily scolding Ryan, others arguing that Maureen was careless, and others were preoccupied with the final outcome of the duel.

But after a few moments, I don't know what happened, or what was discovered, and the discussion turned into a strange noise, and finally a strange noise turned into screams of horror.

In the midst of the chaos, several seniors led the two teenagers to gallop away.

……

I don't know how long it took.

Merlin finally regained a trace of consciousness, and he couldn't open his eyes. He could only hear the faint sound of Ai Minno sobbing around him, and his hand gently touched his face, and his body was numb, and he didn't feel anything.

He struggled to remember what had happened, only to remember that Ryan had used a magic card, and an incomparably terrifying ball of light had burst in front of him, and there was no memory after that moment.

Shouldn't I have flown out of the arena, what the hell happened, why can't I move......

Darkness strikes......

……

When Morin woke up for the second time, a green light finally appeared in his vision, and the light was very soft, like a young leaf growing in spring, full of hope and vitality. But his vision was very blurry, and he vaguely felt that he was in a pool, and there seemed to be someone next to him, the water temperature was a little hot, and his body felt a little numb.

He still couldn't move, instinctively breathing through his mouth, but there was no air, instead the water that was a little hot flowed into his lungs again and again, but somehow there was no discomfort.

He realizes that something may be wrong with his body, but he can't find the corresponding memory.

He tried to keep his eyes open to see his surroundings, but soon, drowsiness set in, and he fell into a deep sleep.

……

When he woke up for the third time, his vision was finally clear.

It was night, he was lying in a small room, there was no illumination crystal, only the bright moonlight shining in through a round window, his body still couldn't move, he tried to twist his head, to see his body, a sharp pain came from his neck, like a steel needle pricking, he couldn't help but tremble slightly.

A black flame suddenly floated in the field of vision, it was Xiao Hei.

Its two small green eyes turned, and saw Merlin open his eyes, waving his slender arms and cheering: "Chirp!"

"What's wrong, Blackie?" was Eminor's voice.

Black Fire pointed at the boy with his arm.

"Morin!" exclaimed Aeno in surprise, "You're finally awake!"

Mo Lin wanted to speak, but found that his cheeks were also stiff and he couldn't move, so he could only make a muffled voice from his throat: "Hmm......mm?"

"Don't worry!" Aeno hurriedly came to a place where the young man could see, she grabbed Xiao Hei and patted it, Xiao Hei changed the yellow light around her, emitting a soft pale yellow light, which obediently served as a light source: "Lady Sinis said that you can't move for the time being." ”

In the pale yellow light, the little vampire's brown eyes were full of joy, and she saw the confusion in Merlin's eyes, and explained, "Oh yes! You're in the Tree of Life now, Lady Sinis, or Professor Sinis, is the administrator here, everyone has to listen to her, Barron and they've just been blasted away, saying that at most only one person can stay here at night except you." ”

Hearing the phrase "tree of life", Maureen figured out his current situation.

Sure enough, I was injured, but I don't know how......

The Tree of Life is an ancient tree that grows in the Forest area of the Academy, and it is also a special magic tower, one of the seven towers of the Academy, and it sounds like "Lady Sinis" is its current owner. The only thing Morin knew about the "Tree of Life" was that if any student in the academy was injured or sick, it could be healed here.

But the boy had never been sick, and he had never been here.

Seeing that Merlin blinked, Emino knew that he still had questions, and added: "Lady Sinis said that you can recover, but it will take some time, don't worry, and have a good rest." ”

Hearing this, Morin's heart was a little more steady, and he knew that he couldn't ask questions now, so he could only obediently close his eyes, listen to Aeno humming a song softly, and then fall asleep again after a while.

……

After another two days, Maureen could feel himself gradually improving.

He spends most of his time sleeping, and when he wakes up a few times, he finds a companion in his room.

Barron brought him a pot of vines, which had been kept in the dormitory by the Kadir boys, called the Ice Spring Vine, which grew on the Eternal Winter Ice Field. The Qadir people use it as their totem, believing it to enhance the power of life. Marcus bought him a mechanical music box from the store, which was said to play music that would never be repeated, so that Maureen would wake up less bored.

It wasn't until the evening of the next day that Maureen found himself finally able to speak.

"I ...... How...... Hurt?" His throat was still bad, and he stumbled as he spoke.

The companion in the room was still Eminor, as she rarely had to sleep, and she was usually here to accompany the teenager at night, and Tilna was here to accompany Maureen most of the day, when the others were on their way to class.

"The teachers said there was a problem with the mock arena," Tierna replied, "The exact cause is still unclear, it seems that there is a problem with the magic enchantment." ”

"Enchantment...... Something went wrong?" asked Maureen.

"Hmm," Aeno nodded,

"They said that the blows and injuries on the simulated arena were just curses that could be removed, and that they would recover after one side won or left the arena's range, but for some reason, something went wrong with the core enchantment of that arena, and those curses left permanent damage directly on you. ”

Professor Anna said that the arenas were built a long time ago, and that some of the enchantments had been damaged over a long period of time, causing the problem. For this reason, all the arenas have been temporarily closed, and the teachers are already checking them one by one. ”

"I ...... "Morin grabbed a key word.

"Well, and Ryan, his injuries are said to be worse than yours, and he hasn't woken up yet, hmph, I don't blame him," Aeno said angrily, "If he hadn't shamelessly used that magic at the end, how could you have been so badly injured!"

Saying that, there was fear in Ai Minno's eyes: "Thanks to the fact that he still has some armor on him, you also have that magic armor, otherwise the consequences are really unimaginable, Anna Gu said that the [Magic Explosion] curse at that distance is likely to kill you directly......"

"But Sinis said that you can all recover, and I have to thank the sixth grade senior Jody and them, thanks to their timely reaction and rapid delivery of you here, so that there was no delay in healing, you know, many of us were stupid at the time, and we still can't figure out what the situation is......"

Morin listened to Emino's words and recalled the situation that day, and couldn't help but be afraid for a while. He vaguely felt that something seemed to help him block it when the ball of light burst and affected him, but his memory was very vague and he didn't know, maybe it was just the [Mage Armor] he cast.

He shook his head, realizing that his neck could be turned, and he tried to lift it, and saw his body.

Only then did he realize that he was not lying in bed.

Most of the boy's body was encased in some kind of solidified gum, which looked like amber, and only one arm was exposed, probably unharmed. The room seemed to grow naturally, with a special bark on the surface of the walls, and the amber that wrapped itself was half-embedded in a small hollow, and a twig reached into his chest, dripping with green liquid dripping down.

"Oh yes, here's your package, Lady Sinis said you'd have to stay here for a while even if you can move, and Barron brought your things. Equino gestured to a large brown package in the corner.

……

The Tree of Life grows in the very center of the forest area, at a height similar to other magic towers, except that the trees around it grow extremely tall, and it is difficult to see the large canopy of the Tree of Life in the forest.

The moonlight was good, but not much moonlight could penetrate the thick canopy of trees, so at night, the forest was extremely dark, only some decorative magic crystals and lighting crystals on both sides of the road emitted a little light, which also made the black fire playing on a cluster of flowers at this time particularly eye-catching.

It's been a long time since the timid Black Fire has run out to play alone (a fire).

Since the last time he was caught by Cleo and the others in the castle, he has hardly left the side of his acquaintances, but these days Morin has been lying in the hollow of the tree like a stone sculpture, and the small room of the tree house is really boring. The stingy Emino still didn't give him the magic crystal card, and Xiao Hei really had nothing to do, so he ran out to shop.

Besides, the forest should not be like a dormitory castle, and there are so many students coming and going.

It is now having a lot of fun in the flowers, pulling the petals with its slender arms, and when it sees any color of interest, it pulls it off and puts it in its mouth to taste, and it is not afraid of eating it badly. It also managed to scare away a few nightingales, but was scared half to death when it encountered a strange-looking snake, which spat out a bubble at it and wrapped it in it, and then tried to swallow it, so frightened that Xiao Hei quickly threw the snake onto the branch with flotation.

In general, it is not a loss or a profit.

Just as it spits out a small spark and is about to ignite a flower he doesn't like, something suddenly senses.

It seems that out of nowhere, one of its favorite flavors is coming from nowhere. Xiao Hei didn't have a nose, opened his dark red mouth and took a small breath, and his two eyes shone with a mesmerizing light.

It floated around in the air, taking small sips of air, searching for the source of the smell, slowly drifting farther and farther away.

It walked around a bush and floated through the ravine, only to feel that the breath was getting stronger and stronger, and the fire on its body couldn't help but get brighter and brighter.

It's almost there......

Xiao Hei floated past a small stone mound and turned to the back of a large stone, from which the breath it "tasted" came.

The light of the moon god was blocked by a boulder.

There is a black figure in the shadows.