"It started."

The old man's voice sounded from the seemingly infinite darkness, and at the same time appeared a pair of eyes that suddenly opened, and those eyes looked at the shining scene in front of them, and then turned to the dark west: "There it is. ”

"So it's there."

Another old voice then rolled in from the other side of the endless darkness: "We've been looking for so long, and it's still there ......in the end."

"Who told us it was in the Little Andalchel Mountains?" The shrill voice then interrupted the previous words, but the harsh tone still had the timbre of an old man: "I will drown them in endless darkness!" ”

"We have to hurry." Another old man's voice, which was different from the previous three voices, then sounded in the dark corner, but it was already starting to get farther and farther away from them: "We've wasted too much energy here......"

"There's nothing else to waste."

The squeaky whirling sound then appeared in the endless darkness in the distance, where a white path of light was opened, and the figure with a leaning back slowly appeared in the enveloping range of the white light channel, moving towards a farther place little by little, and then the surrounding scene appeared next to the departing old man like a magic trick, showing the mountain top square wrapped in wind and snow in front of him, and the old man on crutches looked back at the dome-shaped hut, and then shook his head slightly bitterly: " Is it really a choice of fate......"

"Your Excellency!"

As if receiving some signal, several figures also dressed in black ran up from the mountain road on the other side of the summit square: "Your Excellency, you ...... Do you have any instructions? ”

“…… We've found new flashpoints of energy. ”

Quickly recovering his previous plain look, the old man indifferently pointed to the southwest direction where they were: "Send someone, what are you looking for...... Maybe it's over there. ”

“…… We'll send someone right away. The leader of the man in black changed his expression, and then lowered his head and responded, "Yes...... Directions near the Hulan Mountains? ”

"The outbreak is over, and we don't know much more." The old magician in the black robe shook his head slightly, and at the same time turned around and walked back towards the wooden door behind him: "If there is any new news...... We'll let you know again. ”

“…… Got it. ”

His gaze lingered for a moment on the back of the old man who was about to disappear into the darkness, and the black-clothed captain suddenly asked, "What about ...... Are we going to give up here? “

“…… We're not going to interfere with the specifics of the Magic Empire. ”

The old figure, who was about to be engulfed in darkness again, paused, and then showed the old man's side face looking back: "The so-called battle plan and strategic direction are the affairs of the Magic Council, what kind of decision will they make after learning this news...... It's not something a few of us can interfere with. ”

"Once you've dug up all the secrets of this library, you'll be free to dispose of it as you please."

The figure finally disappeared into the darkness, and at the same time pulled the door with an invisible force: "Now ......"

"Let's go."

Boom.

The dull sound of closing the door echoed inside and outside the square on the top of the mountain in Fenghua Town, and as the wind and snow gradually disappeared into the air, the captain who led several subordinates to stand at the door also stood silent in the wind and snow for a while, and then left this place with a face of iron blue. The Restorationist troops stationed in the town of Windflower then made another commotion, accompanied by countless black-clad figures rushing to the west of the town, and the players of the Wings of Freedom, who had taken all this into account, quickly got the news that only they could get: "They are dispatched." ”

"This time it seems to be the ...... of Hulan Mountain"

"What are they going to do there? Is it to build a defensive front against the Empire? ”

"I don't know, we can't confirm the purpose of their trip at this time......"

"They've got a lot of magicians with them?"

In the mayor's office located in the town hall, the half-box of cigarettes that was still wielding a big sword just now stopped his movements: "XX didn't notify us and went out to act by ourselves?" ”

"So many troops...... They must have discovered something important again. Nan Yu, who was leaning against the wall with his arms crossed, shook his head slightly: "We have been idle here for so long, we can't miss this opportunity again." ”

"You mean to ......" the eyes of the half box of cigarettes lit up slightly: "We will also go over secretly?" ”

"They've been on the front line for so long, and they've long been incarnate." The female warrior's voice gradually took on a slight hint of uncertainty: "I don't want to do anything at this time...... How long are you going to wait? ”

The flickering eyes then appeared under the eyes of half a box of cigarettes, and then disappeared with the posture of his sword suddenly retracted, and several orders to set off in a group then flew from the interior of this town hall to all corners of the town, and the movements of the figures of several teams of players quietly disappeared into the endless wind and snow, and the various eyeliners arranged in the southwest direction of Fenghua Town also converged in this direction with the appearance of these undercurrents, and at the same time gathered all kinds of information into the camp to which they belonged, The two players who had fallen into the center of the storm again were unaware of the impending threat, and were still struggling inside the giant ancient tree on the top of Hulan Mountain.

Because what suddenly appeared in front of Duan Qing was the red dragon that they had carefully bypassed before, but now they were awakened by the white light and the sound of the sound before.

"Whew——!"

“…… No way! How did it wake up? ”

"There was such a big movement just now, if it hadn't woken up, it would have been a ghost!"

"Run!"

Boom –

The smell of sulfur and the sound of roaring continued to echo, and as the image of the red dragon glaring at the copper-yellow eyes appeared behind the wooden door, the blazing red flames then completely filled the circular room where Duan Qing was, transforming the originally dim and soft room into a real human furnace. Duan Qing, who turned around in a hurry, hurriedly protected the Snow Spirit Phantom Ice behind him, and at the same time raised the circular shield that he had been holding in his hand, and an invisible barrier was then accompanied by a metal knocking sound, standing in the sea of fire like a reef withstanding huge waves: "Fortunately, it was a flame attack, and I finally survived this catastrophe......

"The mouth has been blocked, how can we escape?"

"Well...... We can stay here for a while, or find a way to divert its appeal......"

"It's not that there is no way to transfer, provided that someone goes out...... Oops. ”

A crackling sound then appeared beneath their feet, the sound of countless rattans intertwined under their feet being burned to ashes by the flames, and the floor that had gradually disappeared due to the heat disappeared as the fire spread, revealing the void that had been under the huge pillar of light in front of the two of them. The two pairs of eyes glanced at each other, Duan Qing, who was holding the shield, then nodded to the woman behind him, and then jumped into the deep pit inside the ancient tree before more flames and dragon roars were about to pour in again: "It seems that this is the will of heaven......

"Since there is no escape, then ...... Jump. ”

In the scene of flames that filled the room again, the figures of the two brightly illuminated players then jumped down towards the place where the burned hollow was, and the corners of the two people's ignited clothes then drew a beautiful arc, and quickly disappeared into the deep darkness that the pillar of light could not illuminate, and in the constant sound of hunting wind in his ears, Duan Qing, who had been falling for a long time, then hugged the body of the Snow Spirit Phantom Ice, and then stretched out his right hand, Aiming the ring that shone with magical light at the feet that were still bottomless: "Face this desperate situation every day...... Labor and management are exhausted. ”

"Wind Condensation!"

Syllable!

The two figures that extended down with the endless white pillar of light turned in the air for a moment, and suddenly stopped the momentum of falling, and Duan Qing, who was holding another person, then raised his short sword and stabbed deeply into the inner bark of the ancient tree he was about to collide with. The piercing sound of friction then resounded endlessly around the two people, and at the same time, there was a huge scar that appeared inside the thousand-year-old tree, and Duan Qing, who had countless green tendons on his arm, gritted his teeth and persevered for a long time, and finally drew an end at the end of the scar: "I didn't feel anything when I was given that broken stone by Rex, but now how many times have I been rescued by others...... Ouch! ”

“…… How long do you want to hold me? ”

Two cold qi suddenly appeared on Duan Qing's side, deeply penetrating into the inner wall of the ancient tree, and the figure belonging to the snow spirit phantom ice broke away from the other party's embrace, and then hung under the hilts of the two cold ice long swords, hiding his slightly ruddy face into the darkness: "What should I do next?" ”

"This light...... There seems to be no end in sight. ”

Without answering the other party's question, Duan Qing, who was rubbing his abdomen, stretched out his head and looked at his feet: "How big is this furnace?" ”

“…… Do you want to follow this passage all the way to the bottom? Snow Spirit Phantom Ice knew the other party's answer from the other party's question: "Go and see the origin of this furnace?" ”

"There are many places in this world that are inaccessible, and Hulan Mountain may be one of them."

Hanging in the air with one hand and thinking for a while, Duan Qing, who pinched his chin, said in a low voice: "Of the information we can know so far, this may be a living relic of ancient times, the hometown of a number of surrounding minority groups, and a huge hunting ground rich in high-quality weapons and equipment......

"Now it seems that this may be the birthplace of an unknown civilization." His eyes then rose, and finally landed on the pillar of light in the center of the dark space not far from them: "Many of the futuristic technology-like contents that we found elsewhere before seem to be related to what we just encountered." ”

“…… Are you referring to the ruins you had outside the Starwind Plains, or the red forges beneath Tania? Xue Ling's voice calmed down: "Or, ...... The giant you saw when you were on the top of Falling Star Mountain before? And the city in the sky that we still haven't found? ”

“…… Maybe it all has something to do with these things, or maybe it has nothing to do with them. Duan Qing groaned and shook his head: "There is only one key to deciding these issues......

"What's the difference between these two furnaces?"

A curious smile appeared on his face, Duan Qing let go of his hand slightly, and then at the same moment that Xue Ling Phantom Bing's thoughtful eyes appeared, he began to slide down the surface of the rugged wooden wall, and the sound of the sword cutting through the bark of the tree then kept appearing in the place where Duan Qing's figure disappeared, and from time to time there was a muffled snort when he exerted his strength and the chopping sound of the short sword when it was inserted into the bark, and the Snow Spirit Phantom Ice who was looking in that direction then retracted his gaze, shaking his head and showing the same smile.

Is this the curiosity of adventurers......

Such an exclamation flashed in her heart, she cleaned up her ups and downs, and then learned the same way as Duan Qing, and began to land continuously under the hollow tree hole in the ancient tree. The dragon roar from the top of them then farther and farther away from them, leaving only the hum of energy from the straight beam of light that echoed between them, and it took an unknown amount of time for the blades to grind between them, before finally stopping at the bottom of the beam.

The base of this giant ancient tree, to be exact.

“…… Can't you just slow down? ”

"It's not you who was stepped on, it's me! You should be slow, right? ”

"A man shouldn't care so much, isn't it just stepping on your head......"

"My life is like a candle in the wind, and I have to make up for it in the end...... Okay, okay, I won't talk about it, let's put down the sword and talk well, okay? ”

Stepping on the ruins made of countless rattan and embers of tree bark, Duan Qing, who was swinging his hands, hurriedly shook off the warning sight from the woman with two swords, and at the same time jumped over the debris all over the ground in three steps and two steps, and came to the pillar of light: "I told you not to follow so closely before, you must know that the traffic up and down is also easy to rear-end...... Not. ”

"There's nothing here."

Circling around the giant pillar of light, he muttered to himself, and then the Snow Spirit Phantom Ice also stopped at the edge of the pillar of light, and his gaze moved to the bottom of the pillar of light: "We...... It shouldn't have reached the bottom yet, and the pillar of light is still extending downward. ”

"This height ...... We should be on the surface of the Ancient Forest by now, right? Is it hiding in the roots? ”

“…… Look there. ”

Ignoring Duan Qing, who was studying the bottom of the pillar of light, Xue Ling's vision began to extend farther around, and then with the help of the white light, it landed on a place that seemed to be like a door: "This road ......"

"Maybe it's going underground."