1. Nidhogg, elevated corridor.

As the black-haired wizard and his companion walked through the "ruins" on the outskirts of the Dragon King's city, a building resembling the main entrance of a church stood in front of them.

The previously closed gate was only a few ruins, surrounded by snow and ice, and it was clear that it had been severely damaged or completely decayed over the course of a thousand years.

And just behind this "main gate", the towers and palaces in the distance have also appeared in the field of vision, like mountain peaks, step by step.

At the top of this "mountain" is a magnificent spiral-shaped tower—resembling the shape of the Nine-Pointed Star Wizard's Tower, but it is so gorgeous and magnificent that the three of them can see it clearly from the lowest level.

The pure white tower was surrounded by four black "dragons" in the center, and the four hideous dragons opened their bloody mouths as if they were biting each other...... The strong contrast between black and white is very striking in this pure white city.

It's like... Deliberately to get noticed.

"Looks like you've seen ...... somewhere," Luson whispered, looking at the tower in the distance, "Have we arrived at the gates of Niderhogg's 'Palace'?"

"On the contrary, the real gate is on the north side of Nidhogg, and we are on the south side. Isaac on the side rolled his eyes and said in a very disapproving tone:

"According to the records of the Wizard's Tower, this is actually the 'small gate' behind the royal palace, a place for the 'knights' and armies in the royal city to pass through - by the way, the word 'knight' is actually a mistranslation; the real name should be 'dragon rider' or 'dragon hunter', which is said to mean the same thing in the language of the dragon kingdom. ”

"Little door?!"

The gray-eyed boy glanced up in disbelief at the cathedral-like building, and then pointed to the corridor behind him that they had walked all the way to: "You call this a small door?!"

"Otherwise, or why do you think there is such a corridor that connects to the outer walls?" Isaac looked at Lusen with a foolish expression:

"It was clearly to keep the army out of contact with the civilian areas below—of course, it could also be to separate the core of the royal city from the commoners, just as lords would separate their castles from their lords' huts.

Oh...... Although it may seem spectacular, it feels like the Dragon Kingdom is no different from the Empire, it is just a group of nobles who think they are holy and noble, and a country of civilian slaves who are thousands of times more than them, and it hasn't improved much in the past thousand years......" Isaac muttered.

"...... won't improve much in another thousand years," Loren muttered to himself as he shrugged his shoulders.

The powerful and the powerless, the rulers and the ruled, the rich and the poor, the high and the low... No matter how ornate, sacred, or non-discriminating the cloak is, it is only a trick to deceive oneself.

But what Loren really cares about now is not what he has or doesn't.

Without the restraint of Faoda, tens of thousands of rotting demons in the glacial wasteland will inevitably go all the way south to attack the Gate Boundary Mountain in the north of the empire.

It's certainly a lie to say that I'm not worried about Ain, but... Considering the current situation, I'm afraid that only letting the little wizard stay there can put him at ease.

Although the number of rotting corpses is indeed large, but without the command of the evil god apostle, it is not much different from ordinary monsters, and the fortress of Broken Mountain is the strongest fortress in the entire empire, and the crown prince is in charge, plus two elite legions and several times the number of auxiliaries and church knights, so enough that it cannot be more sufficient.

If even these can't stop them, then at least there is Ariel's last line of defense - although the evil god cannot be trusted in Loren's eyes, but this time I am afraid I have to believe it.

"Dear Loren, rest assured. Asrael's voice suddenly sounded in his head, with a bit of smugness: "With that imposter lady here, your cute little girlfriend is absolutely foolproof." ”

"I'm really full of confidence......" The black-haired wizard couldn't help but hook a sneer at the corner of his mouth:

"What kind of guy has always been wary of Miss Ariel, desperately trying to slander and kill her?"

"Poor Asrael, of course. The young man admitted it unabashedly, and his tone became more and more playful:

"But that's why I know how much Miss Imposter thinks of dear Loren—for unlike her, Asrael has never deceived Loren. ”

"Really?" Loren was definitely ten thousand disbelief.

"Yes, it's true. Asrael smiled like a naughty child:

"Because Miss Imposter always tries her best to cover up her lies, and Asrael never does that. ”

The black-haired wizard snorted coldly, he shouldn't have expected anything from this guy.

Just as Loren was in "deep thought", Isaac was still explaining to Lusen on the side: "According to the clues left by the 'First Wizard' Logan, everything is in that 'Dragon Tower'.

If the information left by the Nine-Pointed Star Wizard Tower is correct, if the path we pass through is really the path of redemption of 'Logan' back then, then we can find our true purpose in that tower!"

"That's ......" Seeing Isaac Grantham with a serious expression for the first time, Lusen couldn't help but become much nervous.

"Truth, wisdom, and ......" paused, Isaac's pupils suddenly locked as if he was relaxing, and his whole body trembled violently:

"The 'truth' that Logan saw, the truth that he betrayed the Holy Cross Church and started the 'Wizarding Age' - that's the only and only purpose I came here!"

Hearing his words, the gray-eyed boy's expression changed slightly: "Just for this, I thought it was ......"

If there really is a question in this world that I can't solve, then the one who can hate this genius the most is the bastard who told me the answer!"

Isaac shrugged his shoulders and pouted, "In comparison, the 'First Wizard', who was originally extremely devout to the Holy Cross, changed his mind and started the 'Wizard Era', that is not at all... Something on the same level. ”

"He must have discovered something beyond what he could understand, or even beyond the way of thinking and thinking of the entire era, to give birth to a new 'identity' like 'wizard' that never existed. ”

"I'm going to see with my own eyes what Logan once saw, and I want to know what it is - or I'll always be 'Isaac the Wizard', I'll always be Logan's successor and never be on the same level as him!"

Nodding as if he didn't understand, Lu Sien looked back at the "main entrance" in front of him, his eyes thoughtful.

Isaac is for "the truth" and Loren is for "something......

So what did you come here for?

Maybe it's really the same as what Loren said, in order to prove that he is not a deserter, to prove that he can be better than the real "Wirtz" as an illegitimate child......

The three of them, each with their own thoughts, turned their gaze to the deeper part of the "main gate" almost at the same time.

"To hell with the little prudence, the Dragonlord Tower is already in sight!" Isaac, who suddenly had infinite confidence, stood at the front and raised his right hand excitedly:

"Rush to the end in one breath to witness the true ...... thousands of years ago"

Before Isaac could finish speaking, the expressions of the two behind him were startled at the same time, and the next moment, the gray-eyed boy dragged him to his side and held Isaac's mouth down, hiding behind the stone sculptures in the corridor;

The black-haired wizard who pulled out the "bright silver" also flashed behind the main entrance at the same time, looking into the distance from the only gap, his expression becoming more and more solemn.

Spying on the faint "figure" behind the door, Loren frowned slightly.

This is the back door of the royal city of Niderhogg, which is a special place for the 'knights' and the army to pass through, and it is also the outermost level of the royal city......

Clenching the hilt of his sword, Loren, with a serious expression, whispered to the two people behind him who were in a state of shock:

"We... There may be trouble. ”