“……”

"What's the matter, sir?"

"Nothing, it's just...... You just said that there is a Snow Spirit Phantom Ice Competition, right? ”

"Yes. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo”

In the northeast of Tania City, between the layers of overlapping buildings, two dark shadows are silently moving forward, past the eyes of countless yawning guards, to the northeast of the city to the higher hills - if the aristocratic district to the west of the city is a rare area that players rarely pass through, then the higher ground and trapezoidal buildings in the north of the city are a no-man's land that no one has ever visited. This is not only due to the remoteness of the area, but also because it is more heavily guarded than other places, and the things guarded have not been noticed by players for a long time. And with the imminent war, the defense here seems to be getting closer and closer, except for a good deed like Duan Qing, who has come on purpose, there are very few people who can run to such a place at this time, and follow the rising stairs to find out what this church-like place is.

What's more, this high place, which is even more remote than the library, is now guarded by groups of black-clothed people.

Passing over the gradually rising houses, Duan Qing, who was walking in front, turned his head from time to time to pay attention to the movements around him, and then stopped in front of the church, which was hidden by high hills and walls. Ning Lan, who had been following behind him, stopped quietly next to him, and then answered Duan Qing's inexplicable question with her usual smile: "But...... Judging by the current time, the game should be over. ”

"Really?" Duan Qing, who was hiding in the shadows, shook his head a little blankly, and then retracted his gaze that was looking in a certain direction in the city: "That's it, maybe it's my delusion...... Not. ”

"It seems to be ...... here It's not the same as what is described in the intelligence. ”

"What do you mean, sir?"

"According to the information Hank said, this should be a relic left over from the ancient times of Tania City, although it is not dangerous, but because it is too conspicuous, it is not worth exploring." Looking at the small courtyard full of weeds behind the iron fence, Duan Qing stretched out his hand and pointed to the dark church in the distance, and then explained in a low voice: "Now...... It's also the place where the president used to live when he was recuperating, why ......?"

"Not a single guard?"

"Isn't the President already back, and there is no need for guards here, right?"

"But there should have been a lot of guards here."

Duan Qing's voice lowered along with his gaze: "Although there is nothing to see, this place can be regarded as a ruin, so it once attracted a lot of players to come and explore, and over time, this place was protected by the city guards of the principality, and it was called the protection of Tania's ancient heritage......"

"Why don't you protect it now?" Duan Qing pouted and smiled: "The previous inheritance is a heritage, isn't the current inheritance an inheritance?"

"Maybe it's because the troops defending the city are short of manpower." The secret whisper Ning Lan raised her finger and echoed: "So the guards here have all been transferred?"

"And what happened to those layers of guards when we came?"

Looking back at the curved steps that gradually descended and faded into the darkness, Duan Qing shook his head: "First the city guards, then the black-clothed guards...... I don't believe there's anything hidden here. ”

He took a hard breath, and then looked into the small courtyard again: "Anyway, let's go in first and see if we can find it...... What clues about Hoschman. ”

The maid nodded in agreement, and he looked up at the fence, then leaped to his feet in the quiet atmosphere around him, and climbed over the top of the iron fence. The sound of the clash of armor and the sound of breaking the air immediately covered the air above a certain piece of weeds in the courtyard, and he helped with one hand, trying to suppress all the sounds of landing, and then slowly turned his head in the eyes staring at the courtyard around, and reminded behind him: "Be careful, don't ......"

His voice froze—outside the iron fence behind him, the whispering Ning Lan, who was supposed to be standing there, had disappeared out of thin air, as if what had happened before was an illusion.

Transmission? Illusions? Or is it just plain tricks?

A thousand thoughts suddenly turned in his heart, Duan Qing suddenly put his hand on the hilt of his sword, and then raised his eyes to observe the surroundings in the slight movement brought by the night breeze blowing through this small courtyard. The quiet courtyard in the night didn't seem to change in any way because of his arrival, he took two deep breaths, and then leaned against the edge of the courtyard, little by little, towards the door of the church: "What other tricks to pretend to be ghosts......"

"Let's do it all!"

In the red-lit rotunda, two entangled figures rolled down to the other side of the pillar of light, and then dispersed in each other's direction amid a woman's shout. The white-armored figure under the long hair was obviously flying farther away than the other party, but with some firm will, she got up from the ground earlier than the other party, and then clenched the trembling long sword in her hand, and slashed out in the direction of the warrior: "Drink!"

The warrior on the other end of the pillar of light was half-kneeling on the ground, his arms folded in front of him, but after a while, he looked ahead at the front where nothing had happened, revealing a strange expression.

"Oh...... St. Marjans seemed to be taken aback, he thought that the Snow Spirit Phantom Ice would use his sword qi to attack. An unscrupulous commentator outside the venue immediately held the microphone and shouted: "I was deceived by the other party!"

"Sister Snow...... I still haven't learned it. Mengzhu on the side of the stage clasped his hands with a low expression: "I thought there was a killer ...... to turn the tables"

"Her sword...... Trembling in the subconscious. ”

staring intently at the center of the stage, the whisper commented on himself: "Such a critical state, if time permits...... Maybe there will be a breakthrough. ”

"What, what?"

"Unfortunately, the biggest enemy is time."

Ignoring the little girl's slightly anxious doubts, the woman in the lilac dress leaned back and sat down peacefully on her sofa: "Whether it's the threat from the other party or the countdown, she doesn't have enough time to feel all this, if she doesn't see hope in four minutes, then ......"

"She may have to wait until next year, in the next Confederations Cup, to continue to prove herself."

Whew――

Another heavy sword whistle passed by Snow Spirit Phantom Ice's ears, and she narrowly dodged another mortal slash, and then staggered to the ground to the side in a flood of red light. The heavy slash from the warrior did not hesitate at all, and with the momentum that had been accumulated, she slashed towards the fallen woman, she struggled to turn over, dodged this pursuit with a deafening earth-shaking sound, and then stabbed a sword on the ground next to her in the moments before the opponent's next third wave of earth-shaking was about to come.

The woman's body slid off against the floor of the stone hall as the ice-blue sword body snapped back into the air, and only stopped in the middle of the circle before it left a long scratch on the ground.

[Countdown remaining: 3 minutes.] 】

"Time is running out, destruction is coming!"

The flowers in the commentary channel are still shouting hoarsely: "This is the judgment of the end, this is the punishment for delaying the game!" If you can't decide the winner in the last three minutes, no one can imagine the final result! Our warriors must show their true skills to solve this final enemy, whether it is a win or a defeat...... Oh, he changed his weapon! He really has a backhand! ”

In the middle of the stage, the warrior in full armor took off a sledgehammer behind his back without saying a word, held it in his hands with both hands, and then waved it hard, waving a translucent light curtain. He bent his knees and held the sledgehammer in front of him, the almost transparent curtain of light gradually stabilizing in the flickering of red light around him, and then extending in all directions, finally connecting the pillar of light in the center of the rotunda with the surrounding walls: "This, this is ......"

"This is the barrier?"

By the old gate outside the church, Duan Qing, who had just withdrawn his vigilance action, looked at his hand that was blocked in the air, and muttered, "What is this, is it a seal?"

Sticking out his head to observe behind the almost transparent wall of air for a while, Duan Qing immediately let go of the idea of wanting to see inside through the air, and instead studied the barrier in front of him. In front of the church at night, an earthy yellow light began to flicker from time to time, and then slowly disappeared as Duan Qing gradually sat down: "Hmm......"

"Have you ever been to the Mage's Council for an appraisal?"

"No, sir."

A gentle female voice immediately appeared behind Duan Qing, who was sitting on the ground: "But...... Ning Lan could still tell the flow of magic hidden in this place. ”

“…… In conclusion? ”

"It's supposed to be a phantom wall that belongs to the wind element." The maid's voice became muffled: "Use the density change of the gas to refract the surrounding light to achieve the purpose of interfering with the vision...... Although it is very clever, this refraction only affects a small part of the distance, so the church we see is still real, but the area near the fence ......"

"There's nothing there now." Duan Qing took over the other party's words: "Maybe there was something hidden before, maybe there was no before, who can say clearly about such a thing as ruins."

"An investigation of the recent adventure records revealed by players should be able to draw some clues." Secret whisper Ning Lan said in a low voice: "In addition...... If only we could know who set up these magics......"

"Then we might as well look it up ourselves."

Sighing and shaking his head, Duan Qing refocused his attention on the barrier in front of him, and then reached out to touch it while signaling to the maid behind him, "What about this?" Take your ...... Induction, what is this thing? ”

"This ...... It should be a wall made of wind elements. ”

In the rotunda on the stage, facing the entire wall of qi raised in the hands of the warrior who was gradually advancing over, the Snow Spirit Phantom Ice who was clutching his chest whispered, "This Wind Binding Holy Hammer...... It's a weapon that slumbers in the Imperial Royal Museum of History, how did you get it? ”

“…… There is some deviation in your strategy. ”

Since the beginning of the game, a player named San Marjans finally spoke his first words, but the content of those words had nothing to do with the Snow Spirit Phantom Ice problem: "From the very beginning of the game, you have been avoiding the fight, just blindly running away......"

"You can't defeat me with this fighting spirit alone."

“…… I know. ”

Looking at the mountain-like barrier that approached again, the woman gasped and replied, "But...... You don't leave me with any other choice. ”

"There are only two minutes left." Looking up at the ceiling here, St. Marjans shook his head slightly: "Who can delay for so long...... You're the first. ”

"Why, that's why you use this hammer?" Snow Spirit Phantom Ice gave a mocking smile, "Use this fragile barrier to kill me?"

"You don't have a lot of health, and mine is still 100%." The warrior propped up the huge barrier and began to run along the circular hall: "The moves attached to the weapon naturally have to calculate the power bonus of the weapon, so ......"

"If I shoot this hammer, you may die."

With a cruel smile on his face, the warrior lowered his head and assumed a shield to charge, then used the wall as a shield and sprinted in the direction of the woman. An ice-blue light immediately appeared in front of the woman, and then with the sword blade she swung and the retreating figure, leaving an ice-blue sword shadow in the air, but before the ice-blue trajectory could fully unfold, the invisible barrier had already ruthlessly run over the space, knocking the blue trajectory into a dazzling ice crystal: "Snow Spirit Phantom Ice uses frost fall!" But the opponent's Wind Binding Enchantment didn't seem to be afraid of the attack of the elemental attribute, and it was about to sweep in front of her! The race was finally at the last minute, and there were still 58 seconds left to end! If there's no other way......"

"It seems ......"

In front of the church, Duan Qing sighed and got up from the ground, then turned his head and showed an indifferent smile: "This problem can only be solved by violent methods."

"But sir, this will make a lot of noise......

"Isn't it just running?" Duan Qing stood still in front of the gate, then raised his sword above the top, and the black blade trembled slightly in the air: "We are warriors, and we are not those professional magicians, so ......"

"Problems that need to be solved with magic can only be solved with a sword."

In the red light, the woman who was dragging her heavy steps looked up at her status bar, and finally stopped her steps of escape, and then suddenly held back her heavy breath, and raised the sword blade that had never stopped trembling again: "...... There is one thing that I have to clarify. ”

"I never had the idea of procrastinating." Her eyelids drooped as if she had been seriously injured, but there was a dazzling light in her eyes: "I'm ...... I've been waiting for your chance to solve it. ”

Pillars of colorful light gradually expanded in the middle of the stage, illuminating the woman's face in snow-white, and she exhaled her last breath, and then slashed down with a sword.

Rumble!

"Alright."

Duan Qing straightened his waist, looked at the crack that had been cut out in front of him, and turned his head to the snickering maid and made a V-shaped: "This level of air wall is simply insulting my strength...... Walked away. ”

"Before you find out, let's go in Sanguang and go through it."