It had been days since Orlan and Kiaran had left the Trials, and they had been navigating the abyss-tainted city of Urashilu. In this crusade against the abyss, it is necessary to go deep into the hinterland of Urashilu. According to Kialan, the Urashiru had intended to spy on the power of the Abyss, and as they continued to dig downward, they finally found the cave of the Abyss, the tomb of the legendary dwarven ancestor Manus.

Manus, Lord of the Abyss, what kind of monster is it? He is the dwarf, or the ancestor of the human race, why does he have this evil power that can infect the soul and cause life to be twisted, deformed, and mad? Did he gain the last part of the power of the Initial Flame that Gwen, Izaris, and Nit did not get, and was it because the three of them could not get it, or did they deliberately give up this power, even to the point of loathing and fearing it?

Legend has it that Manus got the "darkness" born in the flames, what kind of power was it? Not light and lightning, not flames that burn everything, not dead air enough to decay life. This "darkness" is passed on to each weak dwarf with the soul.

Oran is the most olfactory human, and he can even smell this "darkness" from dead humans, and condense the darkness into substance, turning it into black crystals visible to the naked eye.

As the two of them drew closer and closer to that place, Orlan once again smelled a strong dark aura, different from the corrupt evil of the blue-black substance formed by the abyss, which was the purest darkness without impurities......

Orlan began to get nervous, he rarely got nervous, not even when he faced the black dragon.

The Abyss and the Darkness, Manus and the Cass, and even the Negative Shell Serpent seen in the Faceless Church on Earth, and Orlan's own inexplicable affinity and control over the darkness. Even in her previous life, Oran knew very little about Yulia and the Longdaul behind her, and the Cass Serpent was undoubtedly hidden behind the scenes, but no one had ever seen it.

As Orlan could guess, the goal of the Casserp, or Longor, was to extinguish the flames and usurp the flames' power, then let the darkness sweep through the world, making the geists the new king. But where is Manus in the process? It stands to reason that Manus should at least have the power of the Salary King.

Now he couldn't help but worry about Yulia, who was far away in another time and space, without him by his side, he didn't know what kind of storm this curious girl would make in Rodland. Oran didn't want to go back to the future and see a "Spirit Queen" rule the world, and he shuddered to think about it......

But on second thought, he was in the past, and everything he did on the timeline would change the future. So if you solve Manus, the Lord of the Abyss, and then solve the Cass Serpent, will you be able to change the fate of Julia and her sisters to become the founders of Longdor?

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"Oran, you're in a bad state, are you worried about crusading against the Lord of the Abyss? Don't worry, I'll ...... Help you. It was the first time that Chiaran had seen the depressed state of Oran, who had always been optimistic and fearless. Originally, she wanted to say that she would definitely protect Oran, but remembering her reckless behavior not long ago, she changed her words when the words came to her mouth.

"I'm fine, I just think of my friends from afar, and I don't know if they're doing well." Oran woke up from his stunned state.

The two of them had traveled for a day, clearing the strange things along the way, and at night they found a clean, hidden ruin to rest and recuperate, without lighting any bonfire. But with the bright moon in the cloudless sky, at least Kiaran could see what Oran looked like. Of course, it's because Orlan has removed her helmet, but she's still wearing a mask.

"Friend, do you have a lot of friends? They...... What kind of people are they? For some reason, Kiaran involuntarily asked.

"Well, one is a tsundere knight who needs to be taken care of, and the other is the big sister head who gives me a headache. By the way, not long ago I took in a gentle apprentice who is very pleasing (to myself), which is very interesting. Oran put his hands behind his head and said with a happy look. Of course, now there's another shy introverted teammate, Chialan, aren't you tired of hiding behind a mask all day? ”

"I ...... I am the King's Blade! Wearing a mask is a must...... "Since that day, Chialan's attitude towards Oran has completely changed, so much so that Oran dares to talk to her in such a joking tone.

And Kiaran has no other way but to clumsily "fight back" at Orlan like this, which makes Orlan want to "bully" her again.

"Why did the Four Knights have so much red tape, I knew that I still didn't want to 'change jobs' at the beginning. And even my teammates don't trust me, they don't even show me, alas......" Oran sighed as he shook his head.

"No, how can this work! You're already a wolf knight. If you dare to escape, I will, I will ......" After hearing Oran's words, Kialan, who was kneeling on the ground, couldn't help but put her hands on her legs and straightened her body, and through the gap in the white mask, her eyes were very serious.

"You're going to kill me?" Oran's mind flickered, and he smiled.

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For a moment, the atmosphere fell into an eerie silence. (Suck ...... Wait, if Orlan heard it right, Chiaran seems to be sniffing...... Could it be, could it be that she was crying?

"I'm sorry Kialan, I was joking with you, don't worry, I don't have that idea at all. It doesn't matter if you take off the mask or not, as long as you like it, and of course I fully trust you. Orlan was at a loss for a moment, so he had to forcibly explain a wave in order to comfort the other party.

"Really? You didn't lie to me? "But Kiaran seems to be quite comfortable with this.

What an upright and good boy...... Or are the assassins of God's Domain so upright? Let Orlan be embarrassed to bully her again in the future.

However, Chiaran seemed to have made up her mind, and on such a moonlit night, she took off her white mask for the first time in front of people after leaving the Divine Domain.

For the first time, Oran finally saw the face of Kialan, one of the legendary "Four Knights", and perhaps she may also be the only one of the Four Horsemen who can see the true face. (Orlan says he's not interested at all about the other four horsemen except Kialan!) ）

Perhaps it is excellent to use "a pear blossom spring with rain" to describe a girl who cries beautifully, although this sentence is inevitably a little "tired", but to see a beautiful and innocent girl cry without pretentiousness, the sadness or joy in her heart is irrepressibly revealed with the crystal tears, the corners of the red eyes, the clear eyes, and the aggrieved appearance, which makes people feel distressed...... ()

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