"Hey! Boss! ”

"How much does it cost to go to Geltz?"

Felix's loud and energetic voice could be heard even from half the street, and he asked the boatman with a cheerful smile, regardless of the frightened stares of others.

"Geltz? No, no, no. ”

The shipowner shook his head sharply.

They hardly saw a single ship in the port of the city, which led to the island of Geltz, and now that they had finally met it, how could it be so easy to let go?

Felix Rich Hussey decisively added money.

- It's not his money anyway, it's from Robles.

Very confident!

"I don't want to add as much as I want."

The shipowner still resolutely refused.

"You'd better not go." Seeing Heidi and An Ningning approaching, the shipowner became more and more disapproving, "A lot of people on the island have escaped, why are you going to die in a daze." ”

"Is it bad there?" Heidi hurriedly asked, "We were commissioned to investigate, so we had to go over as a last resort." ”

"Got a commission?" The ship's owner sighed, and looked clear again, "You must be late on the road, don't you know." ”

"The events on Gerz Island have been handed over to the royal family and the Magical Association - after all, this is also the 'backyard of the royal family', and now that so many people have died on the whole island, how can it not be handed over to them to investigate? Therefore, after the Magic Association arrived here, it directly sent a letter to the major magic guilds to revoke the task entrustment of the Gates Island incident, and they had full authority to accept it. ”

"Go back quickly." The owner of the ship waved his hand and coaxed, "The situation inside is not very good, except for a small number of people, the rest are running and dying." ”

"But our companions are inside. If it's really that dangerous-" An Ning unconsciously pursed her lips, "Even if we don't complete the commission, we have to bring our companion back-"

The kind shipowner hesitated.

And at this time, Felix, who had the confidence to suddenly open his mind, suddenly added money again.

Boat Owner: ......

In the end, he decisively succumbed to the money...... No, the friendship of the young man is up.

……

Strangely, the weather on Gerz Island was gray and cold, but not a single snowflake fell from the sky.

From a distance, it was just an island under a cloudy sky, and I didn't know that many people had frozen to death here.

"This terrible weather...... "The shipowner sent them to the farthest island harbor, refusing to go any further, "I wonder why so many people died in the nearby city, when the weather was so good." ”

He shook his head and sighed, "Forget it, it's not something that our people are worried about, you should be careful yourself." ”

Feeling the chill that was pressing into his bones, the shipowner immediately went back after instructing, without stopping for a moment.

……

The whole island was empty, and there was not a single person to be seen on the street.

Dressed well, they struggled forward, trying to find the inn that the shipowner had spoken of.

The cold on this island was so strange and heavy, at first the three of them only felt a little uncomfortable, but then even under An Ningning's magic, they felt their bodies lose their temperature little by little.

Luckily, one of the innkeepers opened the door for them at the end.

It's an old man.

His face was weak, his body shrunk, if he hadn't stood in front of them well, they were afraid that in the next second, they would have worried that the old man would fall down immediately.

The fireplace in the inn was warm, and the chill was slightly relieved, and the old man waved his hand and did not intend to charge them for their lodging.

"We are already grateful that you can come to help, how can we take money from you children."

"But- I haven't found the reason yet, so let's see if you can ask the Magic Association to take you back......"

The old man persuaded.

It turned out that for some reason, only the old people who were still alive on the island were left, as if they were still gasping for the last breath, but on the contrary, those young people were even more unable to resist the cold of this winter, and when the day dawned, people did not wake up again.

The Magic Association and the royal family have sent the Archmage to investigate, and at first the remaining people on the island were still hopeful, but as the days passed, they were questioned by the Archmages at the beginning and now they can't see their figures at all, and the number of deaths is increasing, and they have all completely accepted their fate.

"But old man, why don't you leave while you can?" Felix asked.

"I can't do without it." The old man smiled wryly, "Our current physical strength can support us from being inactive, and it is already difficult to stay in this room...... If you really want to go out, you will probably still die. ”

And if that's the case...... It's better to die in the Gertz. After all, this is my hometown......"

The old man replied in a trembling voice.

After only a short night's rest, the three of them packed up early the next morning and walked to the center of the island.

Someone said—it seems—there, a chestnut-haired boy had been seen.

"It's not like a simple massacre." Felix frowned and looked at the still gloomy sky, and his expression became serious.

"It took too long, and there are no traces of man-made at all." Heidi held her hands and breathed hot, "It's like it's really because of the weather." ”

"Nope."

An Ning Ning shook his head, and once again cast a spell on the three of them, trying to make the three of them feel a little warm.

"The cold of winter is transmitted from the skin to the bones and to the flesh...... But if you look closely, the cold we perceive is the opposite. ”

"It's a bit like the methods used by the dark mages who attacked the guild last time." The girl pondered, and couldn't help muttering, "Devouring and absorbing the temperature from us......"

"Is there such a thing as black magic?" Heidi was also confused.

"But the means are very similar." She noted, "Isn't that the last time the members were robbed of their magic? The higher the magic level, the more damage they take - because the magic in their bodies is stronger than that of the sorcerers below the S rank, so it is safer for the lower level members to plunder nearly all of their mana. ”

"They're much less invaded by the dark arts." Heidi agreed.

"So! Is it the same for almost all the elderly to live here? Felix's eyes lit up, "Because it's not really the threat of winter, it's the result of dark magic taking over the heat in people's bodies!" ”

"And yet—"

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