The silent calm once again descended on Duan Qing and the others, as if the wind with a strange power just now had killed all the shouts and killings nearby, and the shadow mage who had left the intention of expelling didn't seem to want to speak again, as if he had completely separated his hut from this world. The uneasiness in his heart became bigger and bigger, and Duan Qing, who had been standing for a long time, didn't move his steps to leave as Shanaiduo had requested, until the snow spirit phantom ice in a black cloak slowly walked to Duan Qing's side, and he hesitated again to speak: "That ......"

"Are you alright?"

“……”

"If you get stuck, we're ......"

“……”

“…… It seems that the kind magician you talk about has no intention of paying attention to us. ”

Sighing deeply, the first to speak was the Snow Spirit Phantom Ice beside Duan Qing, she took off her hood, and somewhat helplessly dissuaded Duan Qing's weak cry: "Since His Excellency Shadow Mage seems to be fine, let's leave early, there are still many problems in this city, if we continue to delay......"

“…… All right. ”

Looking at the wooden door that was still swaying and the black energy that was still surging outward, Duan Qing nodded hesitantly, and in the figure that retreated, his gaze that had been moving forward slowly shifted away: "Then let's go to the next target first, according to the previous plan, the next one should be Haskar's tavern......"

"Huska himself has been injured, and most of them are still trapped in the City Lord's Mansion." Xue Lingphantom Ice, who put away the two dual swords, then responded: "Don't say it's his own lair, even if he is alive or not, it's a question......

"Uncle Smile and Jason's escort team has already rushed over in advance, I hope they can hold out for a while." Duan Qing replied in a low voice, "Although they have suffered heavy losses now, the troops we have on hand are too small...... What are you laughing at? ”

“…… Is there a feeling that it is difficult for a good woman to cook without rice again? ”

“……”

"Do you want manpower? Grow the Fool Adventure Party? ”

“……”

"Okay, okay, no kidding, I know you hate guilds, but at this critical moment, it's better to have someone under your own hands...... What happened to you? ”

As if sensing the other party's low mood, Xue Ling Phantom Ice finally didn't continue her topic, but when she turned her gaze back to Duan Qing again, what she saw was the other party's tight grip on his chest: "You, are you injured?"

"No, no......"

Looking back at the black magic hut behind him again, Duan Qing slowly half-knelt on the ground: "This unbearable feeling ......"

"You've been attacked?" Xue Lingphantom Ice gripped Duan Qing's arm tightly, and his eyes kept roaming back and forth between the alleys and the huts: "Could it be that the people who attacked these restorationists have returned?"

"No, it's not like that, I ......"

Duan Qing, who was still waiting to answer, suddenly lost his voice, and his eyes turned to the other side of the alley, and Xue Lingphantom Bing, who had been paying attention to the other party, also looked up in that direction, and then incorporated the figures of several players into the end of his sight: "You are ......"

"Yo, what a coincidence."

The Demon Resurrection, who had been trotting for a long time, stopped his teammates behind him with a wheez, and then shook the fist in his hand: "I didn't expect to meet you guys in this place......"

“…… There should be no conflict between us, and we should not have any entanglement of interests. Feeling the tremor from Duan Qing's body, Xue Lingphantom stood up in a cold voice: "If you want to find a shadow mage, she ...... now"

"We're people from Free City."

The red-haired man interrupted the other party's words with a wave of his hand, and then hid his grinning expression in the action of bowing his head: "The people of Liberty City have always had a bad temper, because they like to have revenge and revenge......"

“…… The duel just now is each its own master, and I think the second elder in the world should be able to understand it. Xue Lingphantom Ice was silent for a while, and then continued: "If your guild is here to protect the city now, then our goals now should be the same......

"So what?"

The scarred demon resurrected and laughed even more, and the movement of twisting his wrist never stopped: "If you give up the enemy because of some righteousness, then what kind of hero is the second hero in the world?" Not to mention ......"

"You and the Wings of Freedom behind you are also behind this war, right?"

The fiery red fist light turned into a rushing torrent, swept towards the depths of the alley with a blazing high temperature, and then in the sudden melting of the cold and cold air, it became a fierce wind of ice and fire, and the player near the center of the outbreak was then blown away by the overflowing energy, and was surrounded by the cloud composed of this sublimated steam in an instant, located in the direction of the depths of the alley, Duan Qing's voice sounded again: "Withdraw!"

"Now is not the time for a fight!"

"Dream! Don't even think about running today! ”

I said...... Is your relationship with the Angry Maniac really that good? According to Liuyu's description, you are usually the one who is being abused......"

"But that's our coach! Our big brother! How can you possibly understand the pain in his heart? You ...... out of nowhere. Old immortal monsters! ”

The color of the flame continued to rotate in the mist, and finally twisted into a red tornado, and then with the fist of the hazy figure, it slammed towards the direction where Duan Qing's voice was: "Repent of what you have done!"

"Fire Dragon Fist!"

Boom!

In the loud collision sound, a figure of a black cloak flashed in front of Duan Qing, who was still holding his chest, and with the movement of the Snow Spirit Phantom Ice erecting frost, an ice-blue barrier was also like a shield blocking the opposite side of the flame whirlwind: "There are many suffering people in this world, they are not as fragile as you think......

"Even if your coach can't accept this, they shouldn't be a reason for you to seek revenge." Her sword slammed upward, sending the sound of sneering ice and fire melting into the night sky once more, "Otherwise...... You will never enter. ”

"Sword ...... Sword Qi Shaping? ”

The demon resurrection who was lifted by the energy did not refute the other party's words, but widened his eyes: "How is it possible? You...... How did you do that? ”

"You go first, Aoyama."

Raising his long sword again, Xue Ling Phantom Ice didn't pay attention to the opponent's question, but said to Duan Qing without looking back: "Although I don't know what happened, it's ......"

"You'd want to go back and see, wouldn't you?"

“…… Hey. ”

With a helpless chuckle from his mouth when he guessed his thoughts, Duan Qing struggled to stand up: "I'll try to be as fast as possible."

"Hmm."

The sound of sword collision mixed with unwilling roars sounded behind him again, and Duan Qing, who was clutching his chest, staggered back to the wooden house in the deepest part of the alley, and then ignored the surrounding corpses and the frozen air that penetrated deep into the bone marrow, and resolutely rushed into the house of the black magic hut, and as the surrounding noise completely disappeared, the darkness when he first entered this place once again shrouded Duan Qing's senses, but he felt the increasing pain in his chest, and he didn't have much energy to care about this: "Strange ......"

"There shouldn't be much intersection between us, but why...... Can I feel your pain, Lord Shadow Mage? ”

Whew-

The black wind that seemed to be able to freeze his soul passed through Duan Qing's left and right again, completely freezing his body, and with the influx of these energies, the image of an old woman who was bound in place also appeared behind the crack torn apart by the black curtain: "...... What a risk-taker who doesn't know where to go. ”

"You ......" gritted his teeth and endured the intense pain that gradually spread throughout his body, Duan Qing's eyes slowly widened: "You, what's wrong with you?"

"The Magic Circle of Farom, also known as the 'Illusion of Reversal'."

Looking at Duan Qing's hair-raised face with an expressionless face, the wrinkled old woman replied in a low voice: "It is a forbidden technique that can transform illusions according to the will of the person who sets them up, so as to control the creatures in it, and the person who is bound in it will be tormented by the magic in it, and then lose control of his own energy, and the controller can use this to turn the other party's magic power into his own and guide him to the place he wants......"

"You, you're being controlled?" Duan Qing's every word seemed to be using all his strength: "Then do you remember me now?" ”

"Of course I remember you, because I haven't lost myself."

The old woman, whose hands were hanging in the air, let out a few weak chuckles: "I am not swayed by the illusions in this magic array, because as a weaver of fate, I can clearly see my future, these pediatric things...... Not enough to disturb my mind. ”

"But, but why ......?"

"Because that's my fate."

As if telling an ordinary story, the old woman said in a calm voice, "I deserve it." ”

"No...... I don't understand......"

In the increasingly intense soul roar in his ears, Duan Qing, who was like an ice sculpture, let out a difficult voice: "Escape from the pursuit of the Disney Alliance and succumb to the threat of Oxen...... You've sacrificed so much to survive until now, and at this time...... But you have to give up resistance? ”

"I can rebel against my will, but I can't rebel against fate."

The old woman, who had revealed her true face because of the fall of the black veil, pulled out a smile: "Why did the Free Continent become what it is now?" Why did the heirs of the Old Magic Empire look forward to revival? Why did Oxen become a member of a community with a shared future? Why am I at this time...... Fall into their trap? ”

"Just as humanity is about to die, I can't resist the fate that is coming." Shanaiduo, who had said a bunch of inexplicable questions, pulled his old wrinkled face with the corners of his mouth: "For us Weavers of Destiny...... Welcoming the established destiny is the ending you look forward to. ”

"You...... Can't believe ......"

Duan Qing, who was about to be overwhelmed by the screaming wind of his soul, shouted hoarsely, "You can't believe this! their own destiny...... It's up to you to decide! ”

"Maybe that's the case for adventurers." The old woman said in a calm voice, "But for us people...... It's something we've always believed in. ”

"Please understand how calm I am now."

"No ......"

Feeling the pain that had been condensed in his chest, Duan Qing, who was tightly entangled by countless black shadows, struggled violently: "Are you lying......"

"If this is your mood right now, what is the sadness that fills my heart?"

An inexplicable aura began to emerge from his body, and terrifying green tendons began to spread out on Duan Qing's forehead: "If you want to meet your fate safely, you won't help us for free at all, and you won't tell us so many secrets, as well as your own past...... And it is precisely because your heart is still full of attachment to life, and there is still a glimmer of hope, that you did not turn me into one of the corpses outside the house, but let me stand in front of you......"

"It's better to be alive than anything...... That's what you said! ”

The creaking and grinding sound constantly filled all parts of Duan Qing's body, and at the same time, there was a roar of resistance that belonged to him: "That Void Library...... I'm not done yet! ”

“…… You're not dead now, it's just that your will to resist is still there. ”

Shanaiduo was silent for a while, then slowly shook his head: "And...... The magic circle set up by Oxon is draining my life force, and the final ritual is irreversible. ”

"At least you should ...... Tell me the truth. Duan Qing, who was oozing blood from the corners of his mouth, gritted his teeth and whispered, "Death...... and die ...... Understand, right? ”

“…… That's fine. After a pause, Shanaiduo gasped and shook his head: "Oxen's purpose is simple...... He wants to activate the Molnar Star. ”

"Molnar...... ......" Duan Qing's voice, which seemed to have lasted to the end, became out of shape: "Please...... Details......"

"That's the legacy of a magician named Molna when the Free City was founded." Shanaido replied simply, "This is what Oxon told me before he left, and I don't know exactly what it was for, but it should be related to the contract that the original pirates set up, because they wanted to activate that thing...... All keys to the Twelve Thrones are required. ”

"So...... ......"

"I am the holder of one of the keys, and the magic in me ...... It's already starting to flow to that central area. ”

After looking in a certain direction in the hut for a while, a smile appeared on Shanaiduo's wrinkled face again: "Whether it is out of Oakson's request or out of belief in fate, I will not resist his arrangement and help him complete this ceremony, but that guy still doesn't seem to have enough trust in me, that's why he has to use such an extreme way......"

"Also...... It is...... Said ......" Duan Qing, who was gradually wrapped in Shanaiduo's black energy, squeezed out the last trace of voice: "As long as ...... Block ......"

"No, adventurer, you can't stop anything."

Looking at his beloved hut, Shanaiduo shook his head with a smile: "And...... Time's up. ”

Whew-

The chilling roar then completely flooded the entire room, using black energy to once again block the line of sight between Duan Qing and the Shadow Mage, and with all his might, he immediately heard a sound similar to the cracking of a bowstring, and then completely lost consciousness in the unstoppable invasion, turning into white light and disappearing into the air.