Lilith Frankia pointed the disc in her hand at the direction of the blue moon Ymir, and in the moonlight, different lines of light and darkness appeared on the disc in a short time. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

"Fog wolf, Aries, are these two the strongest contacts right now...... It's not in the combat realm, it's really lucky. ”

Muttering something that might sound incomprehensible to others, she slipped the disc into her satchel and carefully climbed back to the gentle ground from the top of the misshapen rock she had climbed earlier to better soak up the moonlight. Then he didn't bother to think about the image - there was no one else around anyway, so he lay down on his back and began to gasp.

"I knew that it would be nice to listen to my master and exercise more."

It was only at this moment that she finally realized how correct the master's long-winded words were, and of course, the warning to her not to run out and take risks.

However, it was too late to say anything, she had already penetrated into the demon invasion area, and she was inadvertently attacked by the enemy, and fell into the difficult situation of being forced to be separated from her teammates, and now she can only act alone.

But in terms of personality, she is a person who has nothing to do with negativity, pessimism and other similar emotions. So, after regaining her strength a little, she stood up and walked to the edge of the rock platform where she was standing. Looking down from this position, it is clear that the surrounding terrain is a vast forest; If you look to the left and right, there is only a rock wall that extends somewhere; Looking ahead, there is a stone cliff in the distance, but the details are unknown.

In order to better plan the escape route, it would have been the best choice if she could climb higher, but Lilith decided to give up after considering her exhausted body just by climbing to the platform located in the lower section, and looking up to confirm the steepness of the climb.

Since you can't see everything in the vicinity, it's better to find an obvious reference for the time being.

Thinking so, she withdrew her gaze and carefully searched the forest area where she couldn't see anything special, and then found a slightly abrupt presence in the dark green. It is probably a giant tree that has been engraved on its branches for a long time, and its tall body supports the huge canopy, and you can't help but marvel at the power of nature.

Because it was shrouded in night, Lilith couldn't tell what kind of giant tree it was, even with the help of Ymir's brilliance. But those are the minutiae that aren't worth thinking about in the current situation. Presumably, no matter what kind of person you are, when you confirm the existence of the giant tree, you will think that it meets the standard of a reference.

From this point of view, whether it is the person who attacked her before or the lost teammates, it is possible that there will be a possibility over there. Of course, there will be a situation where there is no one. At that time, it will be necessary to consider the next action according to whether there is a password agreed upon by her and her teammates on the scene.

Thinking about it, there is no need to continue, and the trip to the giant tree is a foregone conclusion. Lilith made her way to the gentler side of the platform, and returned to the leafy forest dirt against the path she had climbed.

After using the props she had "borrowed" from her master to make sure there were no threats around, she took out the disc that had previously absorbed some of the magic of the moonlight on the platform. Then he pressed one hand on one of the two brightest patterns and whispered with a solemn expression similar to that of a prayer:

"Come, Child of the Mist, show me the way—"

As she spoke, the space not far in front of her seemed to be docking with another dimension and distorted unnaturally, and the distortion was dyed pale blue. From the distortion that seemed to transform into a gate of light, what finally came out was a creature with a cloud-like body and unfixed edges and corners. However, judging by the general outline and details such as its eyes, this should be considered a wolf.

After the fog wolf appeared, the light gate disappeared in an instant, and the distortion of space seemed to have never existed. It came up to Lilith and crouched humanely, as if waiting for the summoner's orders. Lilith reached out her hand that had been pressing the disc and stroked it for a moment on its head, which actually felt like cotton.

By the time her hand left the fog wolf's head, it had already understood its master's specific request and began to walk slowly through the forest.

Lilith followed behind, carefully making sure she didn't make too much noise when she walked, and briefly masking the flow of magic from her body with the technique of concealing her breath. At this moment, she really hopes that she has enough magic power to be able to use the master's props to detect danger all the time, but of course that is unrealistic, otherwise the enemies that appeared before would have been small characters that are not to be feared, and where is it necessary to act as cautiously as now.

However, I don't know if it was her luck or some other reason, she didn't encounter any danger for the rest of the long journey, and the fog wolf that belonged to the exploration realm did not warn her. In the adventures sung by many bards, the possibility of a powerful presence in front of her that caused low-level creatures to automatically avoid it was ruled out after she spent her magic to use her master's props again out of anxiety.

It was inconceivable, but by all indications, Lilith could only assume that the forest was now an absolutely safe area for her for some reason. As for the reason, there was no time to explore, she had to hurry to the location of the giant tree, after all, no one could guarantee how long the safety here would last.

So, after making up her mind, she conveyed the command to the misty wolf to stop moving through the temporary psychic link that she had just established, and then straddled the soft wolf's back and ordered it to carry her to run with all her might.

As a fully summoned creature, the fog wolf itself has no physical limitations, as long as Lilith, as a summoner, has enough magic, it can always maintain an extremely high speed to run to its destination. Because Lilith no longer deliberately hides her magic now, she quickly reached the vicinity of the giant tree under the burden of the misty wolf. From this position, the huge canopy of trees in the distance could already be glimpsed through the gaps that leaked out between the ordinary trees.

To be on the safe side, she chose to revert to her previous cautious mode of action, ready to slowly touch the underside of the giant tree.

As a result, before she could see the trunk of the giant tree, she saw something else. One was dressed like one of her teammates, and she fell to the ground with something wrapped around her face, motionless as if she was about to die.

Lilith was about to step forward to investigate, but the fog wolf who approached first let out a warning roar, causing her to stop in an instant.

Is it the enemy who attacked him and the others before, that is, the high-level demon race in disguise?

Such a thought first came to her mind, but she was on guard and puzzled at the same time, in that case, the other party should have known that her disguise had been recognized, why didn't there be any reaction-

"Yes...... Lilith ...... ......"

Almost imperceptible, but still in Lilith's ears was the voice she was familiar with. It was indeed someone she knew, her teammates, a priesthood woman named Lotus who often cared for her and guided her.

"Sister Lian!"

She exclaimed, but then realized something was wrong. The other party's suspicion that he was a high-level demon had not been eliminated, after all, the voice was also a part of the imitation, so she quickly closed her mouth and stood in place quietly waiting for the other party's reaction.

"Great...... Finally, you can see ...... Are you safe...... It's so nice......"

As a result, the other party's intermittent words didn't mean to lure her closer, did she still want to continue acting? But the dying people, there won't be too many people left, she wants to see how long the other party will play.

However, things did not develop as she expected, and the other party was silent after saying the previous sentence. While she was suspicious of this, she suddenly noticed that the fog wolf's low roar had stopped for some time, and it was now leaning against the body, sniffing at the other party with a part about its nose.

This is a strange situation that has never been seen before, but if the fog wolf is not warning, is the other party really dead?

Thinking about something similar, she leaned over with a little unease and guilt. Aware of the summoner's approach, the Misty Wolf stepped aside, and she was able to immediately see that the Fallen Person's exterior was covered with multiple cracked and broken outfits, and his abdomen was stained with blood as black as black.

Curious, she reached for something that was wrapped around the other's face, presumably a strip of cloth, and lifted it with force. What appeared in front of her eyes was the face of a priest named Ren, who was indistinguishable from what she remembered, and even the tear mole in the corner of her left eye, which was one of her personal charms, was clearly visible when she joined the team, which was used by the swordsmen in the team to tease her.

The only difference from then was that she was now pale, with her eyes closed, and two lines of blood in the corners of her eyes that had coagulated.

Even without thinking about it, Lilith knew what caused it. Now, she was almost certain that this was one of her former lost companions, and the great guilt of not being able to save her because of the doubts was uncontrollably forming in her heart.

Before she could help but want to cry out loud, suddenly her ears caught a slight moan. After a moment of frustration, she placed her hand under the other's nose and immediately felt the faint but still alive breath.

This time, she only hesitated for a very short time before taking the disc out of her satchel and sending the misty wolf back to the space where it had been. Then he pressed his hand down on the disc with only one brighter pattern left.

"Come, gentle elf, heal me for the man in front of me—"

This time, the space in front of Lilith didn't distort, but instead showed an imprint of power on her forehead. Then, pure white light spilled from the void, illuminating Lian's body. The small visible wounds on her body began to scab and heal, and her face began to appear to be in a state of rejuvenation.

However, the Aries who belong to the field of support is not a strength that Lilith is good at, so there is only so much she can do. The glow on the disc vanished completely, and she lowered her hand.

The rest is only to look at Lian's own will.

Looking at Lian's face, Lilith wanted to use her master's props to test her again, but had to abandon this plan due to the vertigo caused by the overuse of magic for a short period of time. At this time, Lian's eyebrows, who were still very weak but at least saved a life, moved.

Then, as if she didn't quite know what she was in, she turned her head with difficulty to take in her surroundings, only to be stunned to find that she had lost her sight. After a long while, as if accepting reality, he asked tentatively:

"Did you save me, Lilith?"

"Sister Lian, don't talk yet."

Despite her doubts, Lilith chose the most appropriate answer based on the other party's physical condition and the fact that he did not suddenly attack.

“…… Thank you. ”

After a few minutes of letting go of the silence that had formed between the two, Lian, who looked better than before, struggled to sit up. Lilith took her hand and motioned not to move, and Lian immediately understood what she meant, but immediately shook her head to show that she didn't need to worry. Then take the initiative to bring up the topic that Lilith cares about the most right now.

"When I heard the roar of the fog wolf, I knew it was you. But by now you're wondering why the Fog Wolf warned you. In order to repay the favor, I felt it was necessary to explain this matter first. ”

She didn't refute and couldn't refute Lian's words, although it was a bit unkind to say so, but she really needed the other party to prove that she was trustworthy. Probably sensing something from Lilith's silence, Lian didn't add any extra words, and directly felt a ring from the inside of her clothes, just when Lilith wondered about her behavior, Lian explained.

"I think the threat that the fog wolf feels comes from this ring. This is what I stole from his pocket the moment the other party became careless after the fatal blow was delivered to me. ”

During her adventures as teammates, Lilith knew that the other party had had a dishonorable experience before becoming a priest, and it was not surprising that she would behave like this. But she is very curious about the origin of the ring, if the other party is not lying, this is comparable to the previous demons, and it can bring danger to Lilith.

But the moment she took the ring from Lian's hand, Lilith knew that what she said was true. The ring contained a massive, filthy, disgusting dark magic that anyone would consider to be extremely dangerous.

"Originally, I thought I was going to die, and I only wanted the ring to be given to someone I knew before I died—that's why I'm so happy when I hear the voice of the fog wolf, because Lilith you must understand my thoughts. But now I'm alive thanks to your help, Lilith, and that demon will come back to me when he finds out that he has lost the ring in his pocket. It's dangerous to stay here now, I remember Lilith, your bag has the effect of blocking the perception of magic, right? So please take the ring and walk quickly, I'll stay here to get your attention. ”

After learning the true cause of the fog wolf's warning and hearing Lian's words, Lilith put the ring in her satchel and stood up to look up at the night sky. The original Blue Moon Ymir had changed from the passage of time to the Blue Moon Theresia, and she found a place in the forest where she could have more contact with the moonlight, and raised the disc again. Because of the canopy of the trees, the moonlight took more than ten times longer than when Lilith was on the rocks.

The disc that has absorbed its strength, and at the end there are three brighter lines on the top.

Archer, Taurus, Lyra.

In addition to the most representative realm of prophecy, the four major realms of astrology and spells each have one of the powers that can be used in battle, support, and detection, which is the most ideal situation for Lilith.

She pressed her hand to the lines representing the shooter and whispered.

"Come, O Warrior, cut through the thorns for me and break through the predicament—"

Similar to the previous summoning of the Fog Wolf, this time there is also a spatial distortion phenomenon, but the upper body is humanoid and the lower body is a horse, which is the so-called centaur warrior.

The sturdy centaur warrior with a longbow bowed in greeting Lilith. Lilith turned back to where Lian was, and with great effort carried her to the centaur's back.

"Lilith, what are you doing here! I told you to leave me alone! ”

Lian's reaction was a little violent, but Lilith ignored her protests, taking care not to let her fall off her horse, as she instructed the centaur warrior to follow her in the direction of the giant tree.

This time, she finally came to the bottom of the giant tree without any hindrance, and Ren also stopped talking in the middle of the game because of her physical exhaustion. It wasn't until Lilith ordered the centaur to stop at the edge of the clearing formed by the ordinary trees surrounding the giant trees that she spoke again as if she felt something.

"Lilith, where is this?"

"A huge tree that I found after I climbed the platform of the rock face, which can be used as a reference in this forest."

"What are we doing here?"

"Let's see if I can meet other lost people, and as a result, I didn't meet you, Sister Lian. Speaking of which, I haven't asked yet, Sister Lian, how can you be alone, and what about the others? ”

Lilith's question was silent for a moment before answering.

"After you were isolated from us by the other party with a group of demonic beasts, we tried to evade tracking in the other direction of the forest, but we didn't expect that there was a demon mine over there. Although we quickly escaped, we were still noticed by the other party and sent several low-level demons to pursue us. In the battle of helplessness after being caught up by the other party, the high-level demons who had attacked us suddenly appeared and immediately killed Bert. Then he immediately attacked me, but now that I think about it, the other party doesn't seem to be in a hurry to kill me, as if there is some kind of conspiracy...... In the end, because of this, I was separated from the other two people who were still alive at the time. I don't know where the battle with that high-level demon is, but it seems that the other party brought me here from somewhere else who was 'killed' by him. ”

Lilith digested the information that Lian had brought and fell into deep thought. Bert was the swordsman who teased Lotus when he joined the team, but he didn't expect him to be dead. In this way, from the very beginning of his encounter with that high-level demon clan, he was full of suspicions, combined with Lian's current words, it seems that the other party is not just a whim as he imagined before, and it seems to have another purpose-

The thoughts in my mind are in a mess, and there is no decisive factor in unraveling the mystery now. Lilith decided to continue believing in her teammates for the time being. Just as she was about to walk over to the giant tree to check her surroundings for any information they had left behind that might still be alive. Lian said suddenly.

"Now, Lilith, don't you think you can smell a scent?"

When she said this, Lilith also smelled the sweet aroma of similar fruits, which made her feel like she had fallen into an ice cave for an instant. She remembered descriptions of some strange tree species, one of which was the aroma of the fruit that caused the approaching creatures to feel abnormal hunger, and when a creature began to eat in its field, it would devour it and turn it into nourishment, a fast-growing "tree of prey".

"Watch your step!"

She immediately issued a verbal order to the centaurs to be on guard.

And the main reason for this is that the "tree of predation" is usually used as a weapon with its thick roots. Lilith stared nervously at the ground beside her, but found no sign of a similar attack.

What's going on?

Suspicious, he cautiously tentatively took a few more steps closer to the giant tree, but the surrounding area remained silent. At this point, she ignored Lian's inquiries many times, and spent a long time gradually moving forward, until she touched the branch of the giant tree without any change.

Eventually, after she made up her mind to channel her magic power into the giant tree in order to determine the situation, she was shocked to find that the giant tree seemed to have been dead for a long time.

"What the hell is going on? Lilith? ”

"Sister Lian, don't talk yet, I'm a little confused."

After perfunctory questions about Lian again, she calmed down and planned to take a look around the giant tree. As a result, she was startled again when she walked to the opposite side of the trunk where she had entered her magic.

There is a giant tree fixed on the branch, which seems to have been attacked by a giant tree when it was alive, and now half of its body has been integrated into the giant tree, and only the upper half of its body can be judged to be a young human. Looking at the young man's jet-black hair and slightly emaciated face, prompted by curiosity and some unknown emotion, Lilith reached forward.

Because the young man's body was surrounded by the roots of a giant tree that bound him tightly, it took a lot of effort for Lilith to touch his body through the "wooden cage".

Perhaps it is because of living in a dark place for a long time, and the skin of the young man is a somewhat sickly white. But when Lilith's hand slid to his chest, confirming that he was still alive by the strong heartbeat, she reflexively withdrew her hand in fright.

What the hell is this guy? Is he really human? Does this tree have anything to do with him becoming like this? What was the feeling that popped into me when I saw him just now? What happens to me after that? What will happen to him?

Huge thoughts quickly appeared in her mind and then disappeared. When she was finally able to think about the situation in front of her a little normally, and looked at the young man who was half buried in the trunk of the tree again, she saw a scene that she would never forget in her life.

The young man who didn't know when he opened his eyes stared at her with his golden eyes that were dazzling in the night, and the corners of his mouth were slightly hooked like a strong man who looked down on everything.