Underground prisons.

At first glance, it looks like an empty underground cavern. The rock walls are cyan. In the center of the cavern is a boxy cyan rock, which is the "cell" where Elizabeth is imprisoned, the "core" of the prison. The dwarven craftsmen of Okad carved a small room in the rock, which was born with the ability to block the sea of clouds, and the anti-magic field on the door was added later. A deep ravine was dug around the cell, and only a drawbridge connected to the ground at the edge of the cavity.

The other end of the suspension bridge. Unlike the inner cell, there is no anti-magic field, and the guards can use their magical power to take on their enemies.

"Vanke," a middle-aged man with thin blond hair and a solemn expression commanded, "you know what to do. ”

"Yes, Mistress Pirca." The wide-bodied mage Vanke bowed slightly. He turned and walked towards Elizabeth's cell. And the warden, the Blue Sky High Mage Pirka didn't even look at him, and left the hollow through the only exit.

Warden Pirka didn't see it: after he left the hollow, Vanke also stopped. He stared in the direction Pirka had left, a grim smile on his face.

……

Walk down a long hallway.

"Strength, tenacity, grace, cunning, wisdom, majesty, all blessings. The Eye of Knowledge. Hard skin. Anti-Curse Force Field. Arrow avoidance field. Resists fire, wind, earth, and water fields. Resists negative energy shields. Avoidance of thought detection. Deformed offal. ”

He took out one scroll after another from his dimensional pouch, and Pirka unleashed protective spells in a flowing manner. It was only a matter of time before the first forbidden demon zone at the entrance of the prison was breached. The layers of mechanisms laid down can't even delay the coming.

Pirka narrowed his eyes. If he was on a ship that was bound to sink, he didn't want to be a heroic captain who gave the ship a funeral.

If when Melia leaves office, Pirka thinks that she "happens" to be in a key position in the Yoranta area, then she will have a chance to become the new owner of the Yolanta area.

In Pirka's view, neither the elderly Mr. Eusta nor the ill-intentioned President Maciey could compete with him. Eusta is too unambitious, and the evidence that Maciej and his brother have teamed up to murder the former president has also been obtained by himself.

Pirka was frustrated. Originally, everything was in its own plan. Now, neither the leadership of Yoranta nor his beloved colleagues, the Zakharevich sisters, are doomed to lose. If you fall for the enemy's strategy, even if you can repel the attack and return alive, you will inevitably be severely punished. Maybe they're just setting up a game for themselves.

……

Soon.

The hallway has come to an end.

Staring at the solid stone gate ten meters away, the mage in the cyan robe stopped. Can't go any further. Further, you will enter the forbidden area of the outer circle of the prison. If you want to meet the enemy, you must stay in a place where you can be in prison and connect to the sea of clouds.

"Thorns of Steel."

In front of Pirka, dozens of steel cones appeared densely. Most mages can only summon stone spikes, but the secret legend of the Pirka family allows Pirka to easily send out more steel soldiers than stone spikes. Even if it is an opponent wearing heavy armor, it is inevitable that he will be shot as a hedgehog in front of this move.

Pirka waited quietly.

Finally, the stone door opened.

"Stop, intruder," said Pirkaran, "one step further will give you a taste of what will happen to you." ”

Pirka narrowed his eyes, taking a closer look at the intruder in front of him. It was a young man of no more than twenty years old, with brown hair, a gorgeous silver-white armor, and a piece of sword in his hand stained with blood.

"My 'Cone of Steel' is different from fireballs and other attacks," Pirka said, "and even if you shoot into the anti-magic field, you can continue to exist for a while." Don't leave anything to chance, intruder. ”

Dimi is on the other side of the door, while Pirka is on the inside of the door. Although they were only separated by a door, the two of them were located inside and outside the door: Pirka stood in a position that could receive the power of the sea of clouds, while Dimi could not use his secret ritual freely.

"Get out of the way, mage," Dimi said, his expression calm as water, "I don't want to kill for nothing. ”

"You've killed my squire. …… Some of them were apprentices who had been practicing magic since childhood, and some were apprentices who had been practicing magic since childhood," said Pirka, "and they couldn't even get you hurt." ”

"Don't you feel distressed that your own squire has been killed," said Dimy? ”

"How so," Pilka laughed, "they are masters indeed." But for me, it's just something useful. "Life underground is so boring, and that waitress is quite useful on top of the bed.

"I see," Dimi nodded, "then I'll kill you too." ”

"Ridiculous," Pirka snorted, "don't you see the situation clearly?" Young man, as long as you take half a step, you won't even have the opportunity to use magic items, ......"

"You can try." Dimi said softly.

Dimi's calm eyes looked at Pirka panicked. I can't take it for a second. Let yourself see how capable this kid who doesn't know the height of the sky is!

The rain of death that the steel cone turned into shot towards Dimi's thin figure.

Dimi didn't speak. He was just silent, concentrating on waving his "heavenly dome".

The sound of gold and stone clashing sounded one after another. No matter how dangerous the steel cone's furious attack is, the "Sky Dome" can always knock it away in a critical moment. Even though Pirka has strengthened his dynamic vision, it is still difficult to capture the swift and incoherent trajectory of the blade of the Sky Dome. Many steel cones couldn't even touch the "clear space" of the divine armor on Dimi's body, let alone hurt him.

To be bad.

Pilka sweated in his palms. Separated by a gate, Pirka could only attack Dimi from the front. Defending against attacks from the same direction alone is as simple as drinking water for Dimi.

Even Dimi took a step forward. Despite this, they still couldn't force out of the forbidden field. Pirka had no choice but to summon a new steel cone to stop him from advancing.

Once the prepared "Steeled Cone Technique" is exhausted......

Pirka took a step back. Even if the other party's physical strength is unlimited, it must be his own side that runs out of oil first.

“……”

That's pretty much it, Pirka thought. The young swordsman in front of him was definitely not someone who would kill them all. I've put up enough resistance, no one will criticize me, it's time to escape!

Pirka didn't notice, and just when he was about to retreat, Dimi, who had taken another step forward, made the tip of the sword of the "Sky Dome" touch another test of the anti-magic field with a sudden straight stab.

Just a moment-

The coffin of ice, blooming at the feet of Pirka.

“……？！”

It's different from normal magic items. As long as the Secret Ritual Weapon is a little outside the anti-magic field, it can call upon the power of the Secret Rite.

The cold is overflowing. Even with more than three protective magic amulets, Pirka was still firmly sealed in a crystal ice coffin by Dimi's secret ritual.

The ice coffin stood silently in the hallway.

You can't chant spells, you can't cast spells, and even the final escape spell can't break free from the physical constraints of the ice coffin. The strengthened skin and the force field that protected the water elemental kept the ice out of his body, and the strengthened organs saved him from death. Pirka's mind was still awake, but he knew to his horror that once the many protective spells failed, it would be time for him to fall.

“……”

Can't speak. Even begging for mercy with his eyes, he didn't know if the other party understood.

Dimi walked briskly into the hallway where Pirka was, without even looking at Pirka.

Please, Pirka thought to his horror, and Dimi walked past his ice coffin from the side. Don't you see it? Let me go, I won't continue to be your enemy. Actually, I ...... No, please......

Suddenly, Dimi stopped. He turned his head to glance at Pirka in the ice coffin.

Pirka gave a look of surprise. That's it, he thought. Let me go, at least leave me a bload in the ice coffin—

Dimi shook his head.

Laugh at!

A stab to the side. The "Sky Dome" thus penetrated the ice coffin and pierced Pirka's heart. The warden of the underground prison had an incredible look in his eyes, and he died like this.

"I always think this guy is a little annoying." Dimi muttered to himself.

……

Dimi walked cautiously down the corridors of the prison, waiting for the next enemy. However, no one appeared. It seems that the diversion of the tiger from the mountain has worked. Dimi did not let his guard down: perhaps there were enemies hiding in the forks in the corridors.

Finally, Dimi went into the deepest part of the prison.

"How, it will."

Dimitea? Glexia muttered to herself. The door to the central cell was opened at some point. A beautiful woman with long blond hair collapsed on the drawbridge leading to her cell, her white clothes stained red with blood.

Just look like you know - she's Victoria's mother, Elizabeth? Douglas.

There was no time to hesitate, and Dimi ran towards the unconscious Elizabeth. She had a long, narrow, hideous wound on her abdomen, and tears of blood were gushing out. The murder weapon could not be found.

Luckily—she's still breathing—Dimi thought with relief. He pulled two potions of healing from his bosom. A golden liquid, one sprinkled on the wound in Elizabeth's abdomen, and the other was brought to her mouth to be served.

Elizabeth's breathing had calmed a little, but she was still bleeding. Dimi's face is also getting more and more ugly. The wound has some kind of toxin or curse attached to it...... At least, you can't lift it on your own......

Damn the Okadians! I thought they wouldn't be so unwise, but it turned out ......

But I won't give up. The person in front of her was Victoria's mother. I would never let her die like this.

On the blade of the "Heavenly Dome", the cold light flickered. The wound on Elizabeth's abdomen was frozen by solid ice. This is the easiest way for Dimi to stop bleeding, and there is no way to stop it. Let the wound be sealed in ice, at least Elizabeth will not die from excessive blood loss.

After giving Elizabeth another healing potion, Dimi picked Elizabeth on her back and walked with difficulty towards the outside world.

"Hold on......"