Sabbath, Section 3

It wasn't until the sound of the dark elves' fleeing footsteps quickly faded away that the tide churning in Alice's heart would subside. But when she calmed down, rational thinking brought her more doubts.

This is not normal, and it is impossible for a person's mind and will to naturally change so dramatically and without warning in such a short period of time.

So, what's going on?

Alice held out her hand, and a soft glow crept into the wound. In just a blink or two of an eye, the already shallow wound healed quickly, scarred, and the coagulated blood scab quickly fell off, revealing the girl's clean and fair skin.

Simply using illusion to influence a person's mind...... It's just that Alice herself can do it. But if she wants to influence her companions under the nose of a magic swordsman who knows all kinds of magic. Then at least a high-level wizard.

High wizards......

Alice suddenly remembered what had happened in Loristed—where she had nearly lost her life, and had lost her weapon, the Ebony Blade of the Demon Artifact—and the situation seemed to be subtly similar to what had happened.

This hypnotic magic, without warning and without the slightest fluctuation of magical power, was exactly the same as the method used to control the spirit of the female scholar whose name was Bourtina. The only difference is that the one that only worked on civilians at the time has shown its effect on a powerful Dark Elf warrior.

Secretive, powerful illusion-based magic......

Is it an assassin of the Dark Brotherhood?

No, if it were them, then it would definitely not be such a thing as taking a sword that is not light or heavy. Alice has a life-and-death feud with these shadowy rats, and a high-ranking wizard hiding nearby can completely kill the current imperial girl Qingyì.

If that's the case, Jamila's departure is a good thing. At least, she won't be ripped off the water.

But if not an assassin, then who?

Alice frowned slightly. Suddenly, she felt a voice nearby......

Is it a hallucination?

She leaned down and gently picked up Jamila's bony longsword that had fallen to the ground. The heartbeat gradually slowed, and the erected ears trembled slightly.

Not an illusion.

Under the floor...... There's something!

Alice glanced at the burnt staircase. If she hadn't traveled to Cuò for the information on the layout of the Nord houses, there would have been a sliding door to the cellar - perhaps someone who lived there was hiding or trapped in the cellar when the fire spread.

Are the people trapped underground suffocated to death in the cellars by the hot flames that smelt steel and the smoke that prevents them from breathing?

If it is true that he has been treated so tragically in front of him, then it is not uncommon for him to become a ghost after death. If you add some coincidental factors, then it is not incomprehensible that this evil spirit can be so powerful that it can confuse an elite warrior like Jamila. Although there are still some loopholes, it ......

It's better to have a way to go than to fumble around in the dark.

[Damn, why do I always encounter some messy things!]

Alice took a light breath, then lowered her toes and walked towards the sliding door in a somewhat leisurely-sounding pace.

One step, two steps.

The wooden floor rattled and rattled like rusty gears grinding against each other.

Three steps, four steps.

The icy air flowed quietly, and a slight wind swept through lifelessly, leaving a touch of coldness on the back of the girl's neck.

Five steps.

The elven sword blade that reflected the dim streamer reached out and pierced into the closed ground sliding door.

'Cluck-la-la-'

The brown and black planks of the smoke and fire slowly lifted, and the cacophony of the wooden wheels as they rotated came out with a slightly cold, turbid air.

And when Alice stepped down the steps, the faint whisper seemed to be a little clearer.

【Magic Light】

A cloud of magical energy was quickly activated by Alice, twisting and turning into a cohesive ball of light above her palm. She threw the light down, and the soft light dispelled the darkness in the cellar in an instant.

Then Alice saw 'her', a little girl hiding in the corner of the wall, holding her head and shivering.

More accurately, it's a little girl ghost.

Alice's fingers holding the sword trembled slightly, and some doubts rose in her heart.

This ghost ...... It feels a little too weak.

Whether it is observing her appearance, analyzing her movements, perceiving her magic fluctuations, distinguishing her sense of existence from the atmosphere of Zhongwei, or even if Alice uses her own intuition to judge, this ghost in front of her is definitely at the bottom of the combat power. Not to mention that she can't hurt people, even her own form of existence may not last long...... I didn't notice her before, probably because she was too weak.

Jamila's abnormality may have nothing to do with her.

After all, what threat could a little girl who had become a ghost and only hid in a corner shivering? I'm afraid a torch would be able to disperse her.

However, that doesn't mean Alice will let her guard down.

She raised her elven sword dyed with a layer of light white sun flame towards the young girl's ghost, and asked in a deep voice, "Hey, who are you?" ”

The ghost looked up at her, then ......

She cried.

"Wow! Don't bully Helji! Helji is very well-behaved!"

"Uh............"

"Daddy is gone, and Mommy is gone!"

"Hey ......"

"It's cold...... Don't come here!"

"I said you ......"

"It's scary, it's scary, it's scary!"

“……………………”

Even if you use tangled words, I am afraid that it will not be able to describe Alice's irritable state of mind at the moment. It's like a hungry diner who has been hungry for three days and is already hungry and finally waits for a meal. But when he uncovered the richly decorated bowl, he found that it was actually filled with iron.

What is this? Don't you know that twitter is annoying?

Loristed didn't mention anything first, there were all kinds of accidents in the cold rock passage, and Mosal was full of troubles. It's finally a matter of heart, I just want to relax and change my mood, but I encounter this kind of thing again?

[It's like the whole world is working against me...... Can't you let me catch my breath!]

Alice, I can't take it anymore.

"Shut up, be quiet!"

For the first time, Alice's anger erupted in words rather than actions. Her voice was hoarse and harsh from the wound in her throat, but it was more intimidating than her usual whispers.

Then, she immediately got the quiet she wanted.

The little ghost closed his mouth tightly and looked at the living person in front of him with a look of panic, flesh and blood, and his whole body was surrounded by terrible air pressure.

"I asked, you answered. Alice raised her sword. "Or I'll just use this to tell you. ”

The ghost nodded busily. His eyes were full of fear and staring at the flame of light that lingered on the elven sword—it was the sun flame, and it would be enough to make this little creature disappear from this world in a single move.

"Your name?"

"Sea ...... Helji. ”

"You're the daughter of this family?"

"Hmm...... Yes!"

"Very well, how did you die...... How did you get here?"

"I, I don't know. Helji shook his head, a dreadful look in his eyes. "It's on fire...... Mom told me to hide...... The fire grew bigger and bigger, it was hot at first, then it was slowly not hot again, and then it slowly quieted down. And then I just felt so cold......"

"Just ...... Well, five minutes ago, what happened?"

Five minutes ago, it was Jamila who made his move.

"Five minutes ago...... Do you mean when it comes?"

"It?"

"No, it's not it. Helji said, and his immature body suddenly trembled violently. Her form began to change, like a candle in the wind.

Even without looking at her face, Alice could sense the fear and trembling in the little girl. And this intense emotion even surpassed her instinctive fear of Yang Yan as a ghost.

"What?"

"It's her, it's her! she...... She's here again!"

The next moment, Helji's body seemed to be hit by an invisible force, and the small translucent body exploded violently, and disappeared completely in the blink of an eye.

Alice's pupils shrank suddenly. She didn't think about it, she swung her sword and slashed behind her!

The sword style, Wind Scar, is the most proficient of all the court sword styles that Alice has learned. As long as it hits, even obsidian can be cut into dozens of pieces in an instant.

However, she failed.

Before the first qiē of the wind mark hit, the long sword he swung out was as if it had been slashed into a thick and greasy gel. At the same time, a voice came from behind him, a rather familiar one.

"Long time no see, is this how you entertained yourself?"

Alice's body stiffened.

She turned around slowly, and her heartbeat and blood quickly calmed down.

"Why are you coming back when you're already gone!?" Alice gritted her teeth, and the words popped out between her teeth one by one. "I'd rather ...... Never see you again. The other me!"

In front of her, a girl as tall and slender as she was, with a perfectly average pale blonde hair and pretty face, was looking at her with a smile.

The only difference between them was the dragon-like bright golden vertical pupils that the latter possessed. And in those pair of dragon eyes, there is no emotion that humans can have.

"Seeing or not seeing is not up to you. The other me. The dragon pupil girl glanced at the elven sword that was frozen in mid-air by her telekinesis. In an instant, the fine artwork melted, disintegrated, and became a mixture of liquid gold and brass—a golden mixture that fell to the ground and soon solidified into an irregular mass.

Metal Domination, the same ability, Alice as a human would have to work hard to change the shape and structure of an elven sword, and it would take a lot of time. As a dragon, Alice only needs one look to make gold and brass skip the process of high-temperature melting and directly reduce them to liquid element.

The gap between the two is evident in this hand. And this is exactly what Alice the Dragon wants to express.

No matter what I want to do to you, you can't resist. In that case, why not quiet down?]

She looked at her until her pale blue eyes dimmed.

"Very good. The dragon pupil girl nodded with satisfaction. "Not wasting time on meaningless confrontations is a clear choice. ”

"Then, between you and me, it's time to make a complete break. ”