My name is Akatosh,

In fact, the original Snow Elf is really handsome.

—4E, 201, Moon of the Fire, 9th, 22:15 -

"According to the instructions of the [Demon Hand], that 'Mercer Frey' should be there-"

“…… Lonely City. ”

"It's under our feet!"

In the middle of the night, the snow had stopped, but the wind through the mountains became more and more violent, and the large snow particles that were carried up in the air looked like huge waves of white mist.

In the midst of the waves, however, there were two slender figures that were completely unaffected, and the flying snow particles would slide to the sides as if they had hit some invisible wall when they approached, and the blizzard blizzard bothered them only because they were not tall enough and their legs were not long enough, and their boots would sink into the snow and it was not easy to walk.

Xiao Fu was still wearing the leather armor of the blue-gray guild master, but she had added a fur coat with a hood on the outside, and at the moment she was holding a pointed nail in her hand, the whole body was dark and shiny, as if it was carved from obsidian, and there were many lines on it, and its index finger was pointing straight towards the ground.

"The state of [Demon Hand] proves that the [Star of Azura] is in the cave below, what we need to do now is to find the entrance." She said to Amir.

Emile was still wearing the same plush white dress, but she wore thick fleece pants, cotton boots and gloves, and a black scarf that covered her mouth tightly and only showed her eyes, which made people feel warm at first glance.

“…… Sister Joan of Arc said he was in Dugu City. The girl shook her head.

"She arranged this thing for us, why do you think that her casual words are more reliable than the instructions of the magic items?" Xiao Fu walked a few steps in a circle, and changed the [Demon Hand] several postures, but the statue's fingers were still firmly pointing to the ground.

“…… Because she's good-looking. Emile thought for a moment, then replied.

"My self-esteem has been seriously hurt-" Xiao Fu stretched out his hand and pulled his hood, and then walked down the hill with the [Demon Hand] in his arms: "Anyway, you have to follow me!" ”

“…… Oh. ”

[Demon Hand] is the chief mage assistant of the Mage Academy, Mirabelle Ewen sold them for a friendly price of 518 gold coins, it is said that it is a high-level demon for some purpose to stay in the underground space of the Mage Academy "Beiqiu", each finger and the ring on it correspond to a kind of magic, their permutations and combinations are very troublesome to some apprentices who found it, and in the end all the magic effects were directly erased by the annoying "Fortune Teller Duran", Now it's just a beacon that can indicate a specific artifact.

As for the revenge of the demons...... It had better dare to retaliate, the summoning instructors are short of test materials.

"Hmm...... Maybe this is the lair he used to take his belongings with him on his escape? "When Xiao Fu walked down the hill and looked around for the entrance to the underground, the [Demon Hand] kept pointing firmly down the mountain wall, and basically did not move.

"Or is it because he is using two demon artifacts at the same time to consume too much and is resting? After all, the combined teleportation magic couldn't reach the level of free teleportation throughout the sky. Since Emile was barely able to say anything constructive, Xiao Fu continued to speculate without waiting for her to answer.

In fact, there has never been a precedent for using the demon artifacts of two demon gods at the same time, and I don't know how that guy was not punished by the demon gods.

“…… Got it. Amir's voice came from not far away.

"Really? I'll see—hiss! Xiao Fu rushed over while observing the pointing of the [Demon Hand], and then gasped directly.

It was a stone complex with yellow roofs and white walls, and although it was mostly buried in snow, the brass fence and the thick gate alone showed what was beneath - the "Forge Mo Ruins", which ranked first in the "Top 10 Locations Thieves Least Want to Explore".

First of all, since the Elves of the Forge Mo, or Dwarves, and the Snow Elves that they used as slaves were driven underground by Taber Septin, they naturally did not use the current gold Septin coins, in fact, until they provoked Azura and were exterminated, they used their own copper coins, which were only scrap copper for now.

Secondly, the steam traps they use are completely impossible to turn off and open with the current thieves' methods, and the various mechanical minions used for defense, whether it is the spider worker, the orb guard, or even the powerful centurion, have no lethal parts, making the thieves who basically rely on a dagger for food very powerless.

Finally, there are those snow elf slaves who have degraded their vision because of their long-term underground life, any visual stealth means are meaningless, as long as they don't work at home, they will be found and get into a hard fight if they can make a sound when they move, and most importantly, they are poor, and their armor and weapons are basically provided by a carapace creature called "Zerus", which has no oil or water at all.

"Bang! Click! ”“…… In? ”

While she was still hesitating, Amir had already reached for the brass door, and easily killed the two spider workers who lunged at her in an instant - she used her dagger with precision to destroy the miniature soul stones embedded in their backs.

"Well, since he chose this place as his hideout, he must have thought in advance that no one would enter and disturb him—except for those scholars who like to explore the history of Forging." Xiao Annoyance muttered and walked towards the main entrance of the ruins.

——22:34——

"It seems...... Another group of people entered before us, but why didn't we see any signs of them passing through the main entrance? Xiao Fufu muttered to himself suspiciously.

Giant bronze doors and stone houses, rugged pipes and mechanisms, dwarven guards loyally trying to wipe out all intruders after losing their owners, and the incessant sound of steam and blind snow elves wandering the ruins are all characteristic of the ruins.

In order to track down Mercer Frey, Xiao Fu and Emile basically walked around the guards and snow elves after entering the ruins, and at first it was fine, but after passing a corner that seemed to have a cave-in, there was an accident - the road deep into the ruins was full of destroyed mechanisms, damaged dwarven machines, and dead snow elves, judging from the traces of battle, this group of forerunners consisted of about three to five people, and it seemed that they also brought dogs.

“…… Very rude. Amir commented.

"Maybe it's an adventurer who accidentally broke in from somewhere," Xiao Fu looked at the instructions of the [Demon Hand]: "It just so happens that the direction they are heading is the location of Mercer, maybe they can find out for us." ”

If Mercer saw her and Amir, it was very likely that he would teleport away, but if a group of adventurers who were completely unaware of the existence of the [Star of Azura] killed her, they might have a chance to seize the soul gem.

"Hey! Damn it! Fakas! Don't do it! I can't hold it anymore! "Boom ——!"

After a leisurely venture into the ruins for a while, Xiao Fu and Amir arrived at a large cave square, where they heard the shouts of men and the sound of swords and swords thumping against metal from ahead.

Ang—click—followed by the sound of some kind of mechanism spinning and jetting—not unusual.

"Boom!!" "Idiot! Don't resist, it's too big, and we'll suffer! ”

In the direction of the voice, a giant humanoid machine could be seen, the dwarven centurion, and three men grappling with it, all dressed in bright silver armor and armed with swords, shields, and two-handed swords.

This giant guard is said to be made in the shape of a dwarf, but how could a branch of the elves have such a rugged face and strong body?

“…… Help? Amir asked.

"No, no, although they are arguing exaggeratedly, it's just that there is something wrong with the tactical coordination, and their own strength is enough to defeat it." Xiao Fu immediately spoke to stop her, in case she really rushed out.

Steam-click......! Just as Xiao Fu expected, a few minutes later, the huge but riddled centurion fell to the ground and lost his combat effectiveness, and the adventurers were still in the mood to gag.

"When I go back, I must tell those young men who are training that they will never take on the task of going deep into the ruins of forging Mo."

"It's just that we're struggling, that thing doesn't have the ability to resist magic at all, and if we had brought a mage with us today, this cave would have been emptied long ago."

"Hah! Mages who spend all day in the library don't come to this kind of place. ”

As they chatted casually and rummaged through the loot, Xiao Fuxing noticed that their faces were very similar to each other.

If the three brothers are the members of the comrade-in-arms? But why are they here?

Even if they guessed their identities, they wouldn't change their current plans, and they would have to wait until Mercer made the first move.

"There's nothing of value on this guy at all, maybe it's actually the last treasure room?"

"I can only go behind the gate it guards."

After a brief discussion, the three brothers, who were suspected to be members of the Brothers-in-Arms, entered the only door at the back of the hall one after another, and almost at the same time, the entire ruins trembled, and the sound of many collapses and falls came from behind the door.

When Xiao Fu and Amir hurried to the door and looked inside, they found that the huge room had fallen straight down for several meters, and the only thing that was intact was a huge elven sculpture with its back against the mountain wall, its head on the top of the cave, and its hands naturally hanging down on its knees.

The members of the Brothers-in-Arms were clumped at the foot of the statue, and on the huge head that was a man tall stood Mercer Frey, who had been with them once.

"Too rude, your methods of exploring the ruins are too rude," Mercer made the same judgment that Emil had already made not long ago, "You are adventurers?" It's a pity that the most valuable treasure in this ruin is already in my hands. ”

He drew his sword and stabbed it in the eye of the elf sculpture, and then a large lilac crystal bounced out of the statue's eye socket.

"Goodbye, greedy adventurer." Holding the Elven Eye, Mercer leaped to his feet, kicked through the sturdy-looking ceiling, and disappeared in the rushing icy water before leaving a word.

"I've confirmed, he just likes to show what he does in front of others, and it doesn't matter who it is, so he may be able to take advantage of that." Xiao Fu looked down at the three brothers who were swimming and shouting "It's so cold" and said to Amir.

“…… Well. Amir nodded.