After the path foresight swept across the entire paradise and made sure that there were no monsters in it, Sinloth led everyone out of the ancient mage tower.

Sinloth took Nanorka's little hand and took Mariana and Arian Hurd on a stroll through the sea of flowers around the Mage Tower. The power of magic is so magical, although there is no obvious feeling in the underground world, but it is indeed winter at this moment. And with the power of magic, the owner of this place has forcibly turned it into a warm spring.

The fragile flowers are not very showy, but the small beauty is still warm. Sinlos took his daughter's hand and strolled around, and the black-robed count lifted his sleeve for fear of disturbing these lovely creatures. In such a quiet environment, the original anxious mood gradually quieted down. It's just that Xinlos wanted to open his mouth several times, but he never said what was in his heart.

It's really hard to say, let my wife promise to find a mistress by herself, how could a girl with a normal head agree?

The atmosphere had always been so eccentric, and the others seemed to be just as absent-minded as Sinloth. Everyone walked forward slowly, until the sea of flowers gradually disappeared. The blackened and strange-shaped ancient trees occupied everyone's field of vision, and the earth seemed to have suffered some terrible disaster, and it was barren.

The Karazhan Tower opens up a lot of space, and in addition to these flowers, there is a large layer of black forest outside. Although visually, this black forest is of no use other than scaring people half to death at night, but considering the magician's always strange aesthetic. It is not entirely possible to deny the significance of the existence of this forest - since the owner of this place is a crow, maybe people like the dark forest.

"Lord Sinloth!" Ruziano was startled. He shouted to the Earl, who was walking in front, "It's so strange here, let's go back first!" ”

I was also impressed by the strange atmosphere of the lord's family. Ruziano did not walk side by side with them, but fell far behind. Although he was equally grateful to the owner of this tower for his hospitality, the education he received since childhood still made the young man instinctively feel a grudge against magicians. He was able to leave the Demon Realm in two days, and he really didn't want to encounter any more accidents.

However, Xinluo in front of him only shook his head, and the black robe covered his face, making it impossible to see his expression. He was holding his daughter's hand, still moving forward. A faint layer of red light covered the black robe, like a dancing flame. Just when the young man wanted to remind the Count, the next moment. Feng Jun had already disappeared in front of his eyes without warning with the two female knights.

"This"

Ruziano rubbed his eyes and confirmed again that Sinlos, who was originally walking in front, was indeed gone. The young man hurriedly stepped forward and quickly checked it. In these days in the Demon Realm, although it can be said that it is nine deaths and one life, but for young people. Nor can it be said that there is no harvest at all. At the very least, the ability to accept all kinds of weird things has been greatly improved.

There were no traps on the ground, no eerie black holes like last time, and no trace of enemies around. But the feudal lord he needs to protect. It was so weird to disappear in front of him.

Ruziano was in a hurry, constantly running back and forth in all directions, looking for possible clues. I didn't know what to do for a while. Bean-sized sweat continued to slide down the young man's forehead, and he was stunned for a while. The knight gritted his teeth, but decided to run back to find the master first. If it's the owner here. There must be a way, right?

……

Nanorka's hands were small, much more slender than Ellie's fleshy claws. Sinloth looked at the scenery around him nonchalantly, and his mind went blank. Nanorka also seemed to notice the abnormality of her parents, and the well-behaved girl grabbed Xinlos's hand and said nothing, her big eyes full of worry.

I don't know how long it was, but Sinloth suddenly stopped.

I don't know when it was completely dark. When Sinloth looked back, he couldn't find the mage tower that always glowed. Originally, I didn't think that the forest that was now pitch black was really terrifying. The charred trees twisted, rough looking, like ghosts.

The golden eyes blinked, but the invincible path prediction was strangely invalid this time, and what the spell traced back was an infinite black.

"Wow." Nanoka snorted softly and threw herself into Cynroth's arms. Nanoka was originally quite bold, why is she so timid today? However, Sinloth had no intention of caring about this, and the Count and Arian Hurd and Marianna, who also sensed that something was wrong, were back to back, carefully guarded.

"How's it going, honey?"

The foreknowledge of Sinloth's path has made countless contributions on the road to Karazhan. Many powerful monsters were avoided from the beginning, leaving only the weaker ones. And it was thanks to this that they were able to reach the tower much earlier than expected.

"It's weird, I can't see anything." Faced with such a dark environment, Sinloth immediately rose the eternal blazing sun. The warm sunlight tore through the darkness, revealing the mottled shadows of the trees, "It doesn't look as bad as I thought, be careful, let's slowly withdraw." ”

The territory of the Demon Realm was always full of all kinds of messes, and no matter what, they didn't leave that fog. I don't understand what happened now, but as long as I quit in time, it shouldn't cause too much trouble.

"Hey, where's Ruziano...... Damn, let's get out first. "The situation is unknown now, no matter what, since the red-clothed butler didn't specifically explain what dangers this forest has, then it shouldn't matter much. The first priority is to get out of this strange place.

Several adults stood shoulder to shoulder, protecting Nanoka inside, and slowly retreated in the direction they came. At this time, the black forest, which was originally barren, suddenly appeared with many dry leaves. As if they had been accumulated for hundreds of thousands of years, the thick leaves piled up on the ground, emitting a disgusting rancid stench. And vaguely between. Through the bright sun in his hand, Sinloth could see a withered corpse lying throughout.

It's a great location for a horror movie. You don't have to do anything, the atmosphere alone scares people to death. The leaves are too thick. It has completely covered the path that came in at that time. I don't know if it's an illusion, but those dark trees seem to be moving slowly. A gust of wind blew across the bare neck of the living, sending chills down the spine. In the cold air, there was the whispering of the undead.

Sinloth swallowed, hating himself for suddenly becoming younger. Is there something bad to say in the room, why do you have to run to such a remote place?

And at this moment, a little fire suddenly appeared in the endless darkness. His dark eyes followed the light and saw that it was a bonfire made of the bones of the dead. At a distance of 100 meters, Sinloth could still see the pile of bones. The skull that grinned at itself.

However, to Sinloth's relief, a large sword pierced through the skull, nailing it to the skeleton. And next to the fire, two dark shadows, one big and one small, were talking.

The huge black shadow was still several people tall despite sitting on the ground. I really don't know how terrifying this guy's height would be if he really stood up. Not only that, although the jumping firelight made it difficult to see his face, this black shadow had a magnificent aura that supported heaven and earth. No words are needed. He didn't need any decoration, he just sat there, and he was the center of the whole world, which was extremely heartbreaking. Don't dare to look directly. The other figure is much smaller, looking like a lady with a delicate figure from behind.

"Sinloth. Here's the problem...... Why don't I go over and take a look? ”

"No, it's too dangerous." Sinloth whispered. Rejected the construction of Arian Hurd. Now in such a strange situation, it is safer for the four of them to stay together. At the moment, things are different. Sinlos had no intention of coming forward to talk, and the Count was facing the strange two, slowly stepping back, ready to leave.

But no matter how long they walked, the distance between the two of them never widened, or even became smaller. When Sinloth and his party finally stopped, they found themselves less than ten meters away from the two strange people.

“…… Gwen, are you crazy? Arterius is voluntary, has nothing to do with you, and you don't have to blame yourself. ”

The light of the fire shone on the two of them, and Sinlos silently looked at the elegant face of the young lady, and just by looking at the attribute bar of the two, the heart in the count's chest beat wildly, as if it was about to jump out of his chest. Arian Hurd and Mariana didn't know why, and in the face of the strange two, they immediately condensed their golden swords, but Sinlos stopped them. The Count sighed and said to the two knights, "If these two want to be our enemy, then ...... Just two phantoms of the past. ”

The two ladies didn't quite understand Sinloth's words, which suddenly became sluggish, but they still dissipated the anger in their hands. Several people blocked Nanoka behind them, silently listening to the conversation between the two.

"I didn't."

Every word of the giant was like thunder, echoing in everyone's ears, causing pain in people's eardrums. The giants did not speak the common imperial Chinese, but some unusually old language. But inexplicably, everyone understood every word he said. It seems that each of these characters has long been deeply engraved in their respective bloodlines.

“…… You know, what the hell are you doing? The lady shook her robe, looking extremely angry, but in her words, there was an indescribable gloom, "You should know how terrible it is...... The King's Soul can save us from harm, and when darkness comes, we can ...... again."

"I refuse."

The giant fiddled with the fire in front of him, and his tone was extremely flat. As if sensing the bonfire in front of him weaken, the giant pulled out several bones from a pile of dead leaves and threw them on top of the fire. It's just that the light brought by the bones has always been limited, and the orange-red fire has only brightened slightly, and the giant is obviously not very happy with this. The giant stretched out his palm and placed it on top of the fire.

The light bloomed in front of everyone's eyes in an instant.

Like the first rays of sunlight at the time of creation, Sinloth's eyes were full of white light, as if a new sun had risen in front of him, forcing the Count to close his eyes. When he opened his eyes again, he found that the entire Black Forest had been the same as when he and the others had entered. There was light in front of me, and even those dead trees were no longer the horror of darkness.

Bright light. The giant finally revealed his true face. It was clearly an old man with a clumsy face, an old man with a crown on his head, staring at the black forest in front of him. There was an endless sigh in his tone: "Izaris, you don't think. Is such a bright world beautiful? ”

The lady was silent, and after a long moment, she looked at the giant's arm, which had lost its palm, and sighed, "Even if you are willing to burn your soul, how long can you bring light to this world?" ”

"Endless light."

The giant smiled and looked in the direction of Sinloth and the group. The flames that had been burning suddenly extinguished, and the bones in the flames turned into ashes in an instant. Ethereal souls with an ancient aura sang inexplicable ballads. Drilled into Sinloth's body. The fire flickered on Sinloth's body, but it disappeared in a moment.

[At this moment, I beg the gods to listen, I don't want to steal your divine power, all life in the world is unique. Even though I have not been chosen by fate, even though I know that there is good and evil in the world, I would like to exchange hope for those who ask for forgiveness. 】

[At this moment, I ask the gods to listen, there is no right to take away life, and the existence of life is the choice of all things. So don't make excuses, please give me hope again. Although I know that there is no more good one. But I beg you to forgive the world once again. Give hope to all, for the desire for salvation]

Old songs reverberated in Cynroth's mind, cleansing his soul. The Count snorted and fell to his knees. Mariana and Arian Heard are in a hurry. hurriedly helped him. The Count held his head as if in great pain.

After a long time, he slowly opened his eyes. It's just that there is a little more light in the black eyes. It was as if a flame was beating in it. When the Count looked up again, there was no trace of the two great beings.

Really. Was it just a phantom from countless years ago? But......

"Honey, are you alright?"

"Daddy!"

In a hurry. Arian Hurd uttered the word that was taboo for Mariana. Lady Fanzhuo's chest was blazing with anger, and her purple eyes stared at Arian Hurd, her face unkind. But she still didn't break out immediately, the woman grabbed her husband's hand, and her face showed concern: "Honey, are you okay?" ”

“…… That, Mariana, do you mind if you sleep with three of you later? ”

……

"Ahem."

Ruziano stopped his steps, they hadn't really gone deep into the forest for long, but when Ruziano ran back, it seemed like there was no end in sight. The knight galloped frantically inside for nearly an hour, until his lungs were on fire and he couldn't support it anymore.

However, although the surrounding scene was unfamiliar, it was not what it was when I first came in.

"Damn, what the hell is going on here...... Damn magician......"

Ruziano slammed his fist into the blackened dead tree, his face full of resentment. Since coming to the Demon Realm, the young man has felt more and more weak. Not only did he not help at all, but he repeatedly relied on the help of the feudal monarch to survive.

For young people, a qiē is too cruel. Whether it's this cruel world, or the weak self.

"If the witches hear this, they will be very angry."

"Who!"

There was a strange female voice from behind, and the panting young man immediately wanted to draw his sword, but unfortunately he forgot about it, and he came out in a hurry, but he didn't carry any weapons.

His sword had long since broken.

"It doesn't matter who I am, all you need to know is that I have no ill will towards you." The female voice gradually approached, and it was only then that Ruziano realized that it was a woman in ancient and shabby armor. It's just that the woman who suddenly appeared in front of him was wearing a helmet, making it impossible to see her face clearly, "Young man, you're in good luck." Come with me, someone wants to see you. ”

The woman did not speak the imperial Chinese, nor the demon world language that she had heard a few words, but some mysterious and unknown language. But for Ruciano, he was surprisingly completely understood. Ruziano looked at the female knight in front of him who was walking forward on her own, and hesitated a little.

This strange woman was full of death, just like the undead in the Spell Tower. But when you look closely, it seems to be different. There is clearly something strange about this Black Forest. I couldn't get out for a while. Instead of ramming inside, it's better to follow this strange woman. Maybe we'll find a way out.

This strange female knight should be the same as the undead in those towers. They all belong to this mage tower, right? There should be no danger in following her. The most important thing is that there is not the slightest murderous intent on her body - I hope what the red-clothed butler said is true.

Thinking of this, Ruziano, who had nothing to do, ran a few steps quickly, trying to keep up with the pace of the mysterious woman.

……

Next to an old tombstone, the woman finally stopped her steps. Ruziano panted and put his hands on the ground, gulping in the foul air of the Black Forest.

"The current knight is really not presentable, and he has walked such a little way. It looks like he's about to die. ”

Eldest sister, you have stepped out of the speed of horseback riding with the posture of walking!

Ruziano rolled his eyes, and he had no strength to argue with the female knight. And the female knight also seemed to feel very bored, and said to the tombstone: "Arterius, I have already brought you people, you are really lucky." It was able to ...... at the last minute."

"Thank you...... Kiaran ......"

In the void, a weak voice echoed. The female knight waved her hand and slowly disappeared into the gloomy forest.

"Your soul is dying. Don't talk, leave your strength to others...... Farewell, my partner......"

The woman's voice grew softer, and finally there was no sound.

Ruziano didn't know why. Looked at the strange tombstone. Although it is said to be a tombstone, because it is too long ago, it is no longer clear what is written on the tombstone.

"Excuse me. Who are you? Allow me to apologize to you if we did anything offensive...... And also. Can you tell me how to find my companion? ”

Although Ruziano looks a little unruly on the outside, he is actually just a child who has not yet fully grown up.

Black energy slowly emerged from the tombstone. Eventually, it twisted and turned into a black knight. It was as if he had just come down from the extremely tragic battlefield, and the black knight was covered in bruises. The armor of his body was already in tatters, but the black knight still stood there, like a sharp sword, piercing the sky.

"It's the smell of the sun...... Praise the King! The king has returned, but I have been seduced by the abyss, and I have no face to face the king......"

“…… It's been a long wait, and Kiaran and I are asleep here...... However, the soul of this life is about to be extinguished, and it is no longer possible to follow the ancient oath to follow the king again......"

“…… I will give you boundless power, will you inherit my will? ”

A black aura pervaded, constantly corroding the knight's body. The knight, however, did not seem to feel the pain of the gradual erosion of his body, and looked at Ruziano with blood-red eyes, waiting for his answer. The black knight's body was also filled with a thick dead aura, and an even more terrifying power was also spreading in it.

With a thud, a large black sword sank into the dirt in front of Ruziano's eyes.

If you refuse, you will die!

The pressure on the Black Knight was too great for him to feel this way even when he faced the furious Knight Chief. Ruziano swallowed a few mouthfuls of saliva and replied with difficulty, "I already have a lord to serve. ”

If the Black Knight hadn't lied, then he was dying. Luckily or unfortunately, Ruziano came to him at this last moment. According to his words, he may be given great power, but unfortunately, Ruziano already has a lord whom he has sworn to serve all his life. Mature knights may consider the gains and losses, but in the hearts of young people, there is only that insistence on faith.

Even in the years of growth, the original pure white faith has been dyed a little dark.

"Why choose me, there are so many powerful knights and brilliant geniuses in the world!"

Ruziano has a very good relationship with Gino and Jeremia, but only he knows that he is actually very jealous of the other two. Not only his looks, but also his talent, Gino and Jeremia are far superior to him. No matter how hard he tried, he could never surpass the other two.

How many times, he got up in the early morning, just to practice swordsmanship for a while, but he lost to the two of them every time. How many times, when he followed the knight chief and saved the plundered village, the other two always gained the admiration of the girls. And all he got was fear and panic.

Ruziano knew that his jealousy was inexplicable, and that the other two truly saw him as a brother - and that was the source of his pain. The black flame always existed in his heart, but it was suppressed by the young man's reason, but until this trip to the demon world, the black flame in his chest finally burned violently and irrepressibly.

Even Roland, who keeps saying that he is useless, can calmly face the dragon's charge, even if he knows that he is not an opponent at all. And what about himself, he can only be in a daze!

Ruziano was in great pain, he hated himself, he hated the world. He hated why the world was so unfair, but his reason kept saving his heart from collapse. No one is wrong, he is the only one who is wrong.

The black flames in his chest burned, and Ruziano grabbed the greatsword with both hands and pulled it out of the dirt with a fierce force. There was no decoration on the black sword, and the jet-black sword body seemed to be a bottomless abyss, and just by looking at it, Luziano felt that his soul was going to be swallowed into it.

"Can you tell me, why did you choose me?"

“…… You have the breath of a king in you...... You're like me...... Your eyes are full of darkness, but you yearn for the light...... Come on, young knight......"

The black knight drew his sword from his waist and paced, coming to Ruziano step by step. The black knight raised the long sword into the air, and Ruziano understood, and also raised the giant sword with the same difficulty, and struck lightly with the black knight's long sword.

"Sun Knight, Arterius!"

"Knight of Desmond, Ruziano!"

Both of them reported their names at the same time, and the next moment, blood splattered. (To be continued......)

PS: The first handsome match of the Black Soul is here! However, he has no plot