After a long journey through the dark, damp passages, the Duke and Vanessa came to an open field, where they marked the corners and intersections of the trail in case the villagers and themselves could find their way back. Here, the torches burn out in a few moments, so they are completely useless, except for the glowing rocks that have been passed down from generation to generation in the village to light the way ahead for pedestrians, and in more remote places, there are no magic rocks at all, such as the area where the two of them are at the moment.

Vanessa's eyes are pitch black, you can't see anything, and this feeling of helplessness is like being in a secret room full of ghosts, and you never know what will burst out of the darkness to scare your nerves. The princess subconsciously grasped the duke's hand, and at this moment, she realized how warm and firm the dwarf's big hand was, and with his guidance, she was steady and brave in every step. It's really strange, I should be very unaccustomed to being led by people like this, this feeling is both strange and novel, both want to resist and reassure, perhaps, when you don't fight for power, it is also a good choice to be led through a lifetime by someone you can rely on.

Oh my God, what was I thinking? Vanessa was almost knocked down by the stones under her feet, and her mind suddenly cleared, how could I have such a thought, this will kill me, it is better not to even touch this kind of thought in the future. "How far is it?" Vanessa used her voice to hide her fear.

"Whisper." Muton lowered his voice as he pulled Vanessa to a crouch. "Look carefully, you'll see."

His voice pointed to the open cavern in front of him. It was said to be a cave, but it was actually more like a vast hall, which reminded Vanessa of the Blind Newt Cave in the Flame Country, and the uneasiness immediately swept over her body, and her whole body tensed.

But in the very center of that hall, there was a faint glimmer of light that was constantly rising, extracting, reconverging, and peeling off, infinitely circulating, infinitely continuous.

"What's that? Is Cooper's ghost? Vanessa asked.

"No, it's a weapon." Accustomed to the glow of the earth, the mountain dwarves recognized the nature of the luminous body at a glance. At this time, Vanessa also remembered her previous inference that Cooper's ghost was not capable of harming people, and there must be something helping him, could it be the luminous body in the distance?

Vanessa focused her gaze on the elongated object, its essence being a transparent body that glowed with blue light, constantly rising and disillusioning from its body, and magical energy surrounding it, making it hover in the sky like a star of the ages. Vanessa knew that it had to be something extraordinary, that it had hidden itself deep underground, and that only the right people could find it. But why Cooper, who turned the good-natured Cooper into a murderous evil spirit, what kind of artifact is this?

Just as he was thinking, a purple wind swirled from the flat ground around him, and a few small spinning stars rippled in the sky. Vanessa was shocked, knowing that it must be an evil spirit. "Be careful." She reminded Muton that then some strange, unseen form screeched like a chord music, and swayed past her, a purple mist swirling in the wind, interspersed with countless shadows, zigzag like snakes, sometimes protruding from the whirlwind, and mouths opening to bite.

Muton protected Vanessa behind him, drew the long sword at his waist and pointed at the whirlwind, and the sound of chanting suddenly sounded in all directions, the wind gusted, and the screams and cries in the wind were endless, echoing in the empty cave, and was suddenly magnified several times, which made people feel terrified.

"Cooper!" Muton shouted at the whirlwind, "Appear! ”

The whirlwind shook suddenly, and a purple hand stretched out from the fog and grabbed straight towards Muton, the duke's sword was not slow at all, and the sword light flowed, and it had pierced into the palm of the purple hand. The whirlwind swelled, and apparently, the Duke's revolt angered Cooper, and the cry in the wind turned into a piercing scream, but for a moment it fell silent again, as if nothing had happened, and the little blue in the distance burned even more fiercely, reminding the two of them that things were far from ending so easily.

Vanessa and Muton slowly leaned towards the glowing object, the cavern was so large that Vanessa remembered that she was walking underneath the tall statue of the Sea King in Crescent City. The ground wasn't flat, and it was clearly not designed for human access, but Muton walked as usual, spending most of his life in the lightless underground tunnels of their race, his eyes guiding him more accurately in the darkness than in the light.

The whirlwind burst out, almost clinging to Vanessa's hair, but the gust of wind flashed past the princess again, heading straight for the duke, and the dagger in Mouton's hand flew out without hesitation, but it didn't work in those purple mist at all, "He hasn't materialized yet, you can't hurt him." Vanessa dodged as she explained, her eyes focused on the glowing thing. She was so close to it now that she could see the shape of the thing, like an upside-down teardrop, like an erecting heart, and when she got closer, the princess saw that it was really a beating flame!

The duke and the hand in the whirlwind continued to fight, this empty battle was a bit overwhelming, the enemy had no physical body, and he didn't know when it would appear, so he confronted the gust of wind, but he didn't dare to slack off. Suddenly, Muton felt a sharp pain in his shoulders and his knees went limp, and he turned his head to look at his shoulders and stepped back with a scream.

On the duke's shoulder, a small purple hand was gently wiping off his armor, shoulder straps, shirt, and skin!

Vanessa was about to get closer to see the blue flame, when she was awakened by Mouton's scream, and when she turned around, she saw this shocking scene, she didn't have time to think about it, she threw herself into the whirlwind, grabbed the qiē that her hands could touch, and tore it fiercely, she was out of the whirlwind, and she didn't notice anything, but now she was inside the whirlwind, and all she heard in her ears was the helpless cry of the young man. At this moment, Vanessa suddenly realized that Cooper was trapped in this wind, he didn't want to hurt people, and those cries were the roars he made when he was forced to hurt people!

"Cooper! Rebel against it with me! Vanessa shouted the boy's name in the wind, "Don't let it control your sanity!" You're a good boy, we all know that you still have a chance to turn back and help me fight its power together! ”

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