There was a hollow sound running through the darkness, low and heavy, rumbling.

Outside, it was as if we were going through the mythical war since ancient times, between dragons and dragons, between giants and gods, and I saw a bright comet on the endless plain dragging a long green flame, piercing through layers of black clouds, and the flames lit up the sky and broke through the clouds.

There, in the very center of the sky, a large, approaching satellite hangs, emitting a chilling light.

It was like a heavy pupil staring at everything above the earth.

When Delan woke up from this dream again, he was still in a cold sweat.

It seemed that this speculative scene, which had only existed in his imagination, had not made him accustomed or numb for more than ten years, and his mind was still immersed in a cold sense of fear after a while, and the rumbling sound was still around his ears—but not the echo of the ancient war, but the sound of the wind, and the sandstorm outside seemed to grow bigger—not far away, the ashlars that had been stacked on top of each other seemed to be trembling, and quicksand slid down from between the cracks in the walls and piled up in the corners.

The dungeon was dimly lit, and the shadow of the iron base flickered long and short, as if it were a treacherous shadow of the devil approaching him.

The barrel was overturned, and the bright red liquor flowed out of the opening, like rose-colored blood, seeping into the tiles of the floor, a large dark patch. There was a sweet and intoxicating smell in the air, but his stiff brain seemed to hallucinate, telling him that there was a hint of blood in the smell of wine.

Perhaps that's why it got its name...... The Beins regard it as a treasure of pride, and although it is produced by the work of the lowest farmers, it is not these people who make it possible. Deresan recalls a glorious time when he was proud to have drunk the wine, when he had earned the trust of the royal family, and the wise and determined princess, whose old days were as coloured as old paper.

But in the end, it all fell silent.

In the deep sound of the wind, there is a deep humming sound that emits at a characteristic frequency.

The voice seemed to awaken some kind of memory, and Deran looked up, his gray brow gradually converging, and his eyes fixed on the direction of the entrance to the dungeon.

A bright light erupted from the flickering light of the pine torches, causing a long shadow to shake the ground, and there was a stone staircase leading up to the ground, which went up seven steps, then a turn, and after ten steps up, there was a hidden door.

The hum gradually amplified, and a golden light shot out from between the doors and flew into the dungeon. It made a sharp stop in mid-air, and spun half a way back in front of Deran, a small golden ball that vibrated with two pairs of wings, turned its direction, and stared at him with the crystal in the diamond hole.

In the dark crystal, an old, gray face was reflected.

Then the cell door was pushed open with a thud, and several people dressed as adventurers rushed in, "He's here." The man who came in saw him and shouted. There was a jumble of footsteps, and they rushed down the stone steps and walked in this direction.

The sound made Deran look at the men, all dressed in the gray cloth cloaks common to desert travelers, their hoods uncovered, revealing young faces, their shoulders, their hoodies, their hair and eyebrows, all covered in dust, as if they had just come out of the sandstorm.

Their origins are also revealed.

The young adventurers, who had little experience, hurried to his cell and eagerly identified themselves: "We have finally found you, Mr. Derene. ”

"We're from the Southern Alliance, Elfindor Council, you should have heard of that place, right?"

"We're here to get you out."

Teresa rarely did not open his mouth.

He pursed his mouth tightly, and his heavy gaze just silently looked at the clockwork fairy in front of him.

The young adventurers looked at each other, took a step back, and placed a crystal on the ground, and the next moment the crystal glowed, forming a beam of light and projecting an image in front of everyone. And what appeared in the picture was a middle-aged man with a serious expression.

If you have to describe it, in addition to the serious expression, it seems that it is difficult to find any characteristics on the middle-aged man, and he is only wearing an ordinary blue-gray coat, and the only thing that can leave a little impression is that this person is a little too meticulous in taking care of his body.

His silver-gray hair was unkempt, every corner of his coat seemed to be carefully trimmed, and there was not a trace of extra wrinkles in sight, the fabric of his coat was old but clean and spotless, and he wore a pair of white gloves, a rare type for alchemists other than reinforced gloves.

As soon as the middle-aged man appeared, he said:

"Long time no see, Derene."

"We haven't seen each other for at least ten years since the princess died, right?"

"You've been in this place long enough, and your promise to the princess has almost been fulfilled."

Deran was silent for a while.

But in the end, he asked lightly: "Did you find 'him'?" ”

……

The conversation in the dungeon is still ongoing.

But the young adventurers have already retreated from the dungeon, and they have come to complete the mission, but they may not be aware of the mission itself, but they are just doing what they are told. The Electors and the Aborigines in this world sometimes maintain their relationship with each other in this way-

They have their own purposes, but many times they don't care about each other, the former is more like a passerby in this world, and perhaps they themselves identify with their own identity.

And in the eyes of the latter, the same is true.

Outside the gate of the dungeon, Ye Hua, who was wearing a longbow and a military uniform, was opening his mouth to ask them, "What's wrong?" ”

"Found someone."

"What about the others?"

"They're not in there, President, is the news reliable?"

"The people who were arrested should be the people of the Shield of Lufu, who had been investigating smuggling cases in the area before that, which was the task of the Tansnil Port Authority."

"It's the Shield of Lufu."

The young people suddenly said that the shield of Lufu was once a member of the Southern Alliance, and it was a small adventure group, but they had more or less heard of such a name.

Someone else asked, "The ...... Are the Battlecraftsmen also from the Shield of Lufford, and perhaps we can take them in? ”

Everyone couldn't help but look at Ye Hua.

It was the guy who dismantled Mr. Gu's four clockwork goblins, and they almost thought they were exposed.

Ye Hua thought for a moment, and a sense of eventfulness faintly rose in his heart, genius alchemists appeared one after another in the Chinese competition area, and rookies also emerged within the major guilds, which was very different from the scene of a pool of stagnant water and lack of green and yellow a few years ago. When it comes to genius alchemists, he can't help but think of a person who owes the other party an apology because of some wrong decisions.

He also nodded in response to everyone's questions.

And then someone suddenly asked:

"Speaking of which, the fort seems to be much worse than it is on a regular day."

"There are no guards in the outer area, is it because of the sandstorm?"

……

The castle is isolated from the wind outside.

Through the thick stone walls, only a low whistling can be faintly heard.

Not far away, in the darkness, hung a huge painting on the wall, on which the man in the robes was about an ancestor of the Banu Aymibn of Aimui, but the darkness made everything lose its color. There are also some decorative paintings on the walls, with a round shield, two interlaced scimitars, a pair of armor, and a halberd in hand, standing quietly at the entrance of the corridor there.

Two flower pots hung from beams, curly fern blades dangling from the ceiling, motionless. The walkway below is covered with a thick carpet, and walking on it has the feeling of being slumped in cotton, and the carpet seems to have some patterns, but it is also dull in the dark.

A bright light came from afar, and the colors of the carpet became vivid again in the firelight—brown, red, and bright yellow, forming a staggered diamond-shaped pattern, followed by a low sound of footsteps, in unison. The knights walked away with lanterns, taking with them the sound of armor clashing.

Wu Xiaopang watched the knights leave, only then did he turn around, and asked Fang Yu in a low voice, "Big guy, have you found it?" ”

"Don't make a noise."

Luo Yu and Luo Hao reminded him at the same time.

But Fang Yu lifted the goggles at this time, got up and looked up, and a silver light flew through the window and into his hand.

Then more silver streamers converged and floated in front of everyone, and Fang Yu 'plucked' them one by one and put them into the information crystal. Then he looked at the others and replied, "Found a place." ”

He really took a little time to find the living place of the young lady, after all, the interior of this castle is not small, and in this weather there are hardly any servants to walk, and there are few shortcuts, so he can only take the method of eliminating them one by one.

The hall on the first floor seems to have been the dwelling place of the servants, and it is apparently unlikely that relatives related to the owner of the place would live on this level; On the second floor, he saw a number of mystics, and even outside of a study-like room, he saw the Governor, although he didn't know each other, he could probably deduce this from the people around him.

He also saw a middle-aged secret sorcerer, who seemed to be the leader of the besieging Wu Xiaopang and his party at that time, but he only flew around hastily on the second floor, and did not dare to approach. Even so, it caught the attention of the Templar, and he was so frightened that he hurriedly flew directly into the third layer.

There were many empty rooms on the third floor, and this seemed to be a guest room, but it was clear that no one was visiting Bein in this bad weather right now, except for the Mystic. Behind it was the room of some female dependents, which really made Fang Yu accidentally bump into some embarrassing scenes, but he could only look at his nose and nose, and just treat it as if he didn't see it.

He didn't quite know what the status of these ladies was here, and it was natural for the nobles of Istanya to have many wives and concubines. However, none of them matched Wu Xiaopang's description in terms of age, but what made Fang Yu a little headache was that this guy, as a 'fan' of this earl's daughter, had never seen the other party's real appearance.

This discovery almost stunned Fang Yuan.

This guy actually only has some things like the other party's age, unreliable hobbies, and some gossip.

But thinking about it, he probably knows that with the strict hierarchy of Istania, how many adventurers outside can really meet such a noble daughter? I heard that Count Nurman regarded his daughter as a treasure, so he naturally took good care of her and made her live in seclusion, how could he let the 'inferior people' outside stain his daughter's eyes?

Fang Yu couldn't help but shake his head in this regard, this little fat man's dream is really even more outrageous than Parker's, but the other party probably didn't care about this?

This is the legendary death ...... Dead fat house?

It's horrible.

However, he didn't mind, but ZXC almost dragged this unreliable guy out and killed him, although he knew that the other party intended to do so, Fang Yu still stopped the other party with a wry smile. On weekdays, he doesn't care about this guy suffering a little, but at the moment there are eight of them, it's better not to make any trouble.

Fortunately, after the clockwork fairy flew into the fourth floor, he finally made some discoveries.

The luxurious room and the many maids, as well as the exquisitely dressed little girl, Fang Yu felt that if he could admit his mistake, then he must be mentally retarded.

He immediately put the clockwork goblin back, and then said to everyone: "Find a way to go to the fourth floor." ”

"On the fourth floor?"

Fang Yu nodded.

"That's just right," replied Wu Xiaopang, "the patrol guards have just passed, we have gone to investigate just now, and the stairs leading to the upper floor are in that direction, let's hurry up." ”

As he spoke, he prepared to go out.

But at this time, Luo Hao grabbed this person's shoulders and dragged him back from the outside. Fang Yu actually heard the footsteps coming from a distance at this moment, and only a moment later, everyone saw a light light light up from the corner there, the light of the lantern swept over, and behind the light, a group of knights were walking from far and near with the sound of metal colliding.

Wu Xiaopang, who was dragged back by Luo Hao, stared at this scene.

He was not brainless, he had been estimating the time of these people's patrols before, but in any case, this time the other party came back too quickly. Could it be that he was exposed? Wu Xiaopang's face suddenly turned pale, and he thought of a terrible possibility, but seeing the calm appearance of the others, he didn't dare to show such emotions.

But the truth is not as he thinks -

The knights hurried forward, but they did not notice them hiding in the corner, and the group of people with lanterns walked quickly in this direction, without even looking back. The sound of stray footsteps continued through the end of the hallway, and finally the lights disappeared in that direction.

After a while, Wu Xiaopang heard the sound of opening the door from a distance, coming back from that direction, and then the chaotic footsteps gradually faded away.

He turned his head and looked at the crowd with some incredulity:

"What's going on, they never went in that direction before."

"They may have found something." ZXC came back to his senses at this time.

Among the several people, only Luo Hao was unhurried, looked over there, and then calmly said to everyone: "That side is the direction we came in." ”

"We-" Wu Xiaopang was stunned for a moment, and suddenly remembered. In fact, they didn't take the same path when they came, but the courtyard under the walls of the inner city seemed to be in that direction - a stir in his mind, and he couldn't help but look at ZXC and the others.

The two members of the Lufu Shield also looked at Fang Yu with a palpitating look. Fang Yu had said before that the mystical sorcerers might have discovered them, and they didn't want to believe this at first, thinking that they didn't know it, but judging from the knights' reactions, it was obvious that this time the big guy was right again.

Moreover, because of this bad weather, there should be a certain delay in the news from the mystician's side, so if this is calculated, the mysticist should have noticed it shortly after they arrived in the inner city.

Wu Xiaopang came down in a cold sweat, the defense of the inner city is much tighter than the outside, he knows how many knights patrolling here, if the other party acts, it is just a castle, where can they hide? He wiped his sweat and hurriedly asked, "Then what should we do, will we fight now?" ”

Originally, I thought that I had won the battle, but now I feel that there is little hope.

But Fang Yu had already passed their stage of being shocked, and only shook his head and replied, "No need, fortunately, under the current weather conditions, their news feedback is also very delayed." But sooner or later, the knights will find an invasion, and they should be mobilized, and we will be safe until then. ”

He looked ahead, "So there's not much time left for us. Now that it's safe here, take us to the stairs. ”

Wu Xiaopang and the others had completely put away their contempt for their opponents at this time, and only nodded seriously.

Sure enough, as Fang Yu said, several people passed through the corridor on the first floor and entered the second floor through the stairs, and the surrounding environment seemed to be the same as before, without any change. However, it took them a little more time to avoid the eyes of the mystical sorcerers on the second floor, and when they reached the third floor, they heard a commotion coming from below.

It seemed as if someone was giving orders, followed by a jumble of footsteps. Obviously, the defense forces in the castle have been mobilized, and the other party has already discovered that someone has invaded.

It's one level away from your destination.

And it seemed that the other party hadn't found them out yet, on the surface, it seemed that they were safe for the time being, but Fang Yu had already sensed a hint of danger.

He stopped abruptly and looked up—

If the Mystic and the Governor weren't stupid, they would have figured out that there was a lag in the information they had—Kita wasn't in the inner city in the first place, and there were only a few worthy targets for them. Especially for the Governor, there will definitely be a priority for his daughter.

It is certainly unrealistic to expect the other party to look up from the second floor, every floor of the castle has a defensive force, maybe the guards of the fourth layer have been mobilized.

As long as they are a little lucky, if they hesitate, they will miss the last chance.

Therefore, Fang Yu didn't think about it, so he took out a yellow and clear clockwork fairy from under his coat.

Now the only way to do this is to break the trick with strength.

……