The dense figures of soldiers attacking the city wall, the countless magic and boulders that traversed the sky, the blood-colored woman who climbed the city wall in an invincible posture, and the huge shadow that suddenly appeared in the sky at the end - perhaps because time did not take too long, the scene that happened in the game not long ago was still clearly reflected in Duan Qing's mind, and he didn't know if it was the result of the deliberate arrangement of the light brain. But now he seems to understand: that is the biggest hint that the system deliberately gave him.

Especially the ancient city wall of Zaraha under his feet, which was extremely similar to the battlefield in the final scene of the path of the stars.

“…… If I'm not mistaken, I've seen many portals in the Tower of Tyranny. ”

Staring intently at the city wall connecting the north and south below, Duan Qing asked in a low voice, "One of the portals...... It's in the direction of Hellaya, right? ”

“…… That's right, what's wrong? ”

"If Christine had ever met you during this time, she should have told you my guess." Duan Qingtou continued without looking back: "In my guess...... Master Tres Fao is supposed to be a traitor who betrayed the Council of Mages and introduced the Magic Empire to the Tower of Tyranny. ”

“…… But he was killed in the previous battle. Jin's deep voice gradually came behind Duan Qing: "...... by that companion of yours"

"I'm sure my companion is under control."

His eyes continued to roam back and forth around the city wall below, and Duan Qing, who interrupted the other party's words, then began to look at the far end of the western side of Zaraha City: "Although I haven't learned the details of that battle with her again, I think Lord Fao must have died at her hands, although that woman seems to have become a member of the Magic Empire now, it doesn't mean that there may be a chance of accidental injury......"

“…… What exactly are you trying to say? ”

"If His Excellency Tress is really a traitor, his other actions in the past are questionable." Duan Qing's gaze kept looking hard at the distant night, as if he wanted to confirm something: "For example...... Did the news that Sky City was located in Heraya County come from his mouth? ”

“…… I can't be sure. ”

Knowing the central idea that the other party wanted to express, Kim's voice became low again: "But this rumor has been around for a long time. ”

"Yes, it has even reached the ears of our adventurers, but that doesn't mean that there is no possibility that anyone who created the Hellayah portal in the Mage Council will guide rumors and public opinion in private." Duan Qing retracted his gaze: "Since the top of the Falling Star Mountain was conquered by the adventurers, the suspicious eyes have also begun to gather towards that place...... It's hard to say, but my companion and I came to this place in search of that city. ”

"Because of all kinds of inexplicable mistakes, we ended up here." He pointed to the platform at his feet and the city wall below, and his voice revealed a hint of melancholy: "With Maggie, with Ayina, with a group of people who were inexplicably chasing me, and the memories of that game...... Scold. ”

"Looking back on this series of journeys, it's almost like it was arranged in advance." He sighed helplessly: "If someone says that I am guided by fate, I will not doubt it at all." ”

“…… What do you see again, Child of Destiny? ”

Standing side by side with Duan Qing, Jin continued to ask in a deep voice, "You see the whereabouts of Sky City?" ”

"Yes, I saw it."

Pointing below himself, Duan Qing reached out and pressed his brow: "Right there...... It was from that place that Frey the Great entered Zaraha a thousand years ago, and the people of the Magic Empire summoned the city in the sky to stop her. There were no ceremonies or maidens at the time, only this stone called the Stone of Okonos, and although I can't be sure if the appearance of Sky Castle was caused by this stone, but ......"

"There must be a connection between them." Jin Shun Duan Qing's words and said, while looking at the pillar of light behind him: "That is to say...... This ritual is the ritual of summoning the castle in the sky, right? ”

"I'm not sure." Duan Qing borrowed the answer that Jin had just said before: "But...... Those remnants of the Old Magic Empire should know a lot about this matter, so ......"

"Looking at the performance of that Yorkie just now, we can be sure of this nine times out of ten." Kim's tone became affirmative: "The key question now is...... How to determine when and how it appears. ”

"Most of the way it appears is a spatial shift, after all, I 'see' it once." Duan Qing spread his hands helplessly: "As for the time...... It was probably more than an hour later. ”

“…… Then we have plenty of time to prepare. Kim turned to himself: "I'll go inform the others." ”

“…… If you can, you'd better go and wait in that underground hall. ”

Interrupting the other party's desire to leave, Duan Qing said his explanation in a low voice: "I really want to have a place like a control room, most of which are used by the people of the Ancient Magic Empire to manipulate the central area of this city. ”

"Anyway, we should keep this girl safe first." Jin, who was about to disappear, shook his head, and at the same time, his already vague voice disappeared: "Wait until this space summoning is over......"

"Let's talk about something else."

A loud tremor then erupted in front of Duan Qing, drawing the final end to the earth great magician's teleportation technique, and Duan Qing, who had worked hard to stabilize his figure, then withdrew his gaze from the other party, and sighed and returned to the feet of the emerald green pillar of light. The song belonging to Ayina echoed in Duan Qing's ears along with the noise of the city still fighting around, bringing a little warmth to his soul as a guy who constantly felt the cold of winter, and then he turned his head and looked at another black pillar of light that was not very far away from them: "...... That guy mentioned the Tower of Tyranny, didn't he? ”

"Do they want to transfer that tower of the void to the present world?"

"Weird idea...... That tower has thousands of floors, and if it can really appear in reality, it may be even higher than the Falling Star Mountain......"

"Maybe...... It's as tall as a castle in the sky. ”

His pupils gradually dilated, and the corners of his mouth gradually curled: "What is this, is this a duel of fate?" ”

Whew-

A huge fireball then sent out a scorching roar, flew from under Duan Qing's feet, and then exploded under the night sky not far away after causing some fluctuations in the emerald green pillar of light. The brilliant light and fire then lit up the nearby airspace for a moment, reflecting the suspended platform that belonged to Duan Qing in the air, and then he sighed and looked down, bringing the figures of several players gathered in the corners of the city wall into his field of vision: "Look! There's really a platform there! ”

"That's where the pillar of light begins!"

"Sure enough...... It's a big secret! I didn't expect this night in Zalaha City to be so lively......"

"How are we going to get up, Captain? There are no roads around here at all......"

"You guys!"

A loud shout then appeared at the other end of the wall, accompanied by a large shield that flew towards it: "What are you doing here?" ”

"You, who are you...... Ahh ”

"Hey, why do you come up and do it?"

"We are...... Ahem, we're mercenaries from Zaraha City! The one in charge of guarding the safety of this place! ”

A shield slapped one of the hapless ghosts at the front of the city wall, and the legend of the flame that stood in place then cleared his throat and said unashamedly: "It is forbidden to release magic at night here, and it is forbidden to do anything offensive...... Do you understand the rules? ”

“…… What nonsense am I talking about? It's all a pot of porridge......"

"NPC fights are a matter between NPCs, and the rules that should be followed still have to be followed."

Waving his hand at the Flying Wizard who sprang out behind him, Flame Legend replied awe-inspiringly: "The duty that should be fulfilled must also be fulfilled, after all, ......"

"We've got the money."

Boom –

Another loud explosion appeared at the end of the city wall, completely lighting up this side of the city wall, and the shield warrior who had protected Xiao Yu'er to release the fireball technique then rushed forward with a roar, and rushed towards the player team in front of him in a one-man attitude. The scene of swords and shields staggering and flying then flashed in the light and shadow that became pitch black again, and from time to time there were screams from the players when they were hit, and the shield warriors, relying on the experience on the battlefield and the terrain advantage, quickly cleared the enemies in front of them: "A group of miscellaneous soldiers still want to join in the fun...... Phew. ”

"Hey! You're on it, right? ”

He slammed the last howling player under the walls with a shield strike, then looked up at the night sky above and shouted, "Need help?" ”

“…… No, you don't. There was silence for a while, and then Duan Qing's voice echoed: "You can't come up anyway...... Let's go back. ”

"Don't say we didn't do our duty as mercenaries, we really rushed back." The Flame Legend who curled the corners of his mouth shouted again, "Is Ayina okay?" ”

"It's fine now." Duan Qing's response became less obvious: "But I have to stay here for a while." ”

“…… I've asked Potato to contact my former friends who fought in the war, and they should be over as soon as possible. After a moment's pause, the Legend of the Flame finally shouted again, "And those who rebel...... We'll take care of reassuring them. ”

"The city is about to change dramatically, and it's not a safe place anymore." Duan Qing's voice then responded, "You players can come over...... Let them get out of here. ”

"I've told them a long time ago, but they won't leave." The Legend of the Flame clasped his hands together and continued to shout, "This is their hometown. “

"Then let them guard the underground waterways." Duan Qing's voice then came: "As long as you can keep those paths leading to the center......

"That's a great favor for us."

The silence returned to Duan Qing again with the departure of the Flame Legend team, and at the same time returned to silence in the streets and alleys that belonged to the surrounding area, and the sound of running gradually spread around the streets and alleys along with the loud warnings of the imperial soldiers, completely surrounding the entire area under Duan Qing's platform. Not having the slightest interest in whether these imperial soldiers were protecting him or surrounding him, Duan Qing sat silently on the edge of the platform, staring at the black pillar of light in front of him, while beginning to think about what he was currently carrying.

Maggie's thing, Aina's thing, Castle in the Sky, and everything that happens in the real world......

Alas......

Dead.

The melancholy and depressed mood began to become more and more obvious as time passed, and a desperate expression that had never appeared on Duan Qing's face gradually appeared on this man's face, and the tightly knit brows gradually occupied the center of his eyebrows as Duan Qing continued to think about the solution. He gritted his teeth, as if he was desperately resisting the anxiety and restlessness that was entwining his heart, and even when a white ice shadow gradually approached here, he did not have a hint of a perceptible reaction: "You're-"

Ding——

The same ice-colored figure that suddenly condensed in mid-air then appeared in front of Duan Qing, blocking the figure of the woman who wanted to get closer to the floating platform, and then the wide and gorgeous staff carved a beautiful blue light in front of the snow spirit phantom ice along the front finger of Christine who suddenly appeared there: "It's you." ”

“……”

"You'd better not keep any closer, enemy of the Mage Council."

Countless eyes attracted by the sudden appearance of the Great Magician, Christine shook off her blue robe with her left hand: "Otherwise...... I'm going to make you a beautiful ice sculpture. ”

“…… Very good. ”

Looking at Duan Qing's silent figure who was blocked by Christine, a black light flashed on the silver mask of Xue Ling Phantom Ice, and the clenched silver teeth also turned behind him as the resentful eyes moved away, and flew back in the direction from which he came: "Then ...... So be it. ”

“…… Call. ”

Sighing slightly, Christine, who put away her staff, then turned her mature body: "It seems that it has caught up with ...... How's it going, little one? ”

“…… As you can see, it's still alive. ”

"Sounds terrible."

Slowly falling to Duan Qing's side, Christine's beautiful face under her blue hair showed a charming smile again: "Are you happy that I arrived in time?" ”

“…… Sort of. ”

Sighing again in his heart, Duan Qing glanced in the direction where Xue Lingxue had left: "It's just that you reminded me like this......"

"I found that I had an extra debt."