Ilt used a spell to seal the stone door, turned around and followed Eren and they walked towards the light source, but the more they walked, the stranger it became,

"Alan, how can there be so many people here?"

Ilt looked at the figures not far away, as if they were performing a sacrifice or a celebration, in any case, the shadows looked like they were dancing.

"I don't know, let's take a closer look."

Alan walked slowly forward with the group, and just as he was about to reach the corner, a cute face suddenly appeared there.

"Who are you?"

It was a young face, four or five years old, with two thin pigtails and a white dress.

"Little sister, what are you doing here? Are you alone? ”

Tia walked up to the child, crouched down, and asked kindly.

"Sister, I live here with my parents, this is my home, are you here to travel? Or lost? ”

The little girl's innocent words made several older children stunned.

"Sister, we're having a party! Celebrate Luna's birthday, and join in! ”

As she spoke, the little girl pulled Tia towards the light, and at the end of the stone staircase was an area where low houses were located, and there were many people here, and when they looked up, they no longer saw the stone roof of the mine, but a dark night sky, and occasionally a star twinkled by. There are trees, there are rivers, and winding paths run through the town, but at the end of the road is darkness, as if the sky is pouring down, connecting with the ground.

"Alan, I'm not mistaken, right?"

The little girl let go of Tia's hand, laughed and ran into the arms of a young woman who was sitting around a campfire under a towering tree.

"Attention, this is the Land of the Dead. There can't be a town, maybe a trap. ”

Qile said suddenly, and at the same time brought the dragon's tooth close to the white gem on his forehead,

"Dragon's Tooth says we should go south."

Qile said, pointing to the pitch-black area.

"Alan, let's get out of here and leave as Qile wants."

Ilt said.

"Hmm. It's a bit weird here, so let's just go without stopping. ”

Alan took Tia's hand and walked towards the crowd,

"Son, where did you come from? Do you know where to get out of here? ”

A mother-in-law, who looked to be in her sixties, blocked their way and demanded that they tell them their way out.

"Mother-in-law, how long have you been living here? Why are you locked up here and not resisting? ”

Tia asked.

"Our village was in our village one night a few months ago. It was Luna's birthday, and the whole village celebrated late, only to wake up the next day and be brought here, and the whole village was moved along. We tried a lot of things, but we couldn't get out of here, but luckily we were all optimistic, my daughter said. There is a saying that what comes is what is safe, and the resources here are more abundant than in previous places. The fish in the river are also fresher than usual. So we didn't have to leave here anymore. ”

"You guys are really relieved to dare to live in such a place."

Tia poked Ilt with her elbow and turned her head with a sweet smile,

"Mother-in-law, we did come in from the outside, and there was indeed an exit. Just, can you tell us, what's there? ”

Tia asked, pointing to the darkness.

"It's the Black Forest, but it's not part of our village, it's something that belongs here. During the day we would hunt inside, but at night no one would dare to go, because I heard that there were banshees living in it who would eat people! ”

The mother-in-law's sinister appearance made Ilt laugh for a while. Tia glared at him, and Ilt had to shut up.

"Although what my mother-in-law said may be an exaggeration, it must be an exit to continue upward. It's just that it does seem dangerous at night, so why don't we rest here tonight and leave there early tomorrow morning. ”

Alan looked at everyone very tired and thought that it was indeed time to take a break.

"Well, we can count the number of residents here, and take them out through the back door tomorrow morning, and let Lord Bishamen pick them up."

The only thing that the kind-hearted Tia could think about at the moment was to save people.

"Tia, I don't think you should trust the people here so arbitrarily."

Qile's voice was a little cold, although he had always been indifferent, but after receiving Allen's invitation, he spoke much softer, but he didn't know why it was like this again today.

"Why?"

"I said, this is the world of the dead, it is impossible for such a large number of humans to live here, this is a trap."

Qile still insisted on his own ideas.

"That girl's hands are hot, how could she be an undead?"

Tia looked at the little girl who was playing with other children not far away, the temperature of her palms was still there, how could she be a dead person with such a living appearance?

"Qile, Tia, suspicion and suspicion are the most terrible, we are a group, of course we have to share weal and sorrow when there is something, no matter who these people are, we will camp at the gate tonight and leave early in the morning, as for them, when the strange mine is restored to its original appearance, they should probably be able to return to their hometown."

Alan habitually summed it up. Tia nodded vigorously, but Qile didn't react, just silently stepped aside and watched the people in front of him come and go.

"What's your name?"

The opinions of the people were unanimous, and Tia saw that it was still early and came to the little girl's side and teased her.

"Qingqing"

Qingqing's shy look provoked Tia to be upset for a while, hugged Qingqing and kissed her hard.

"Come to our house tonight, I have cooked a lot of delicious food, and Qingqing and I will be at home, and if you can't finish eating, it will be wasted."

At the warm invitation of Qingqing's mother, Allen, Tia, Ilte, and Qile followed Qingqing to the house, Qingqing sensibly brought them tea and water, and Tia hugged Qingqing lovingly, as if she was moved by the child's sensibility. Dinner consisted of fish, meat, fruit wine, and bread, and although it was ordinary, everyone except Chilla ate to their heart's content, as if they had returned to Odaheim's home.

"Don't elves have to eat?"

Tia couldn't help but ask, seeing that Qile's position was always empty.

"You can eat it, but it's unnecessary, they rely on the power of natural beings to help, and they live forever, even if they eat it, it's just a pleasure." (To be continued.) )