"There's a monster ―――――― it."

Dolinda, who was hiding in the corner, mustered up the courage to raise her head, and at a glance she saw the lich with its mouth open and closed, and her bare teeth constantly colliding, and she immediately screamed heartbreakingly.

She swooped away from hiding and scurried to the back of the circular stone chamber.

There was a narrow crack there, and some plant leaves could be seen sticking in from the outside, and Dolinda, who was still quite petite, plunged headlong into the foliage, and her two little legs struggled outside for a while, and "snapped" into it.

"Oh, funny little girl."

The Lich Fernanxi said as she looked in the direction she had disappeared.

"Hey, how did you scare her away? Get her back! ”

Xia hurriedly transmitted to it:

"It's not a safe place, in case there's a monster—"

"Don't worry, buddy."

The lich replied unconcernedly: "I have already checked it when I entered, there are no enemies in the area behind the stone chamber, and this stone chamber is not more than one room, this barrier is two-way, you can't enter or get out; She couldn't escape from the danger. ”

"Erin, you go in."

Xia thought about it, and felt that comforting a frightened girl still had to be a cute thing like Lori.

Erin looks like a beautiful fairy without wings, not only is her clothes beautiful and neat, but her appearance is also very popular at first sight, and she is perfect for being a communication ambassador.

"Understood, master!"

Erin saluted as seriously as a soldier and flew into the barrier invisibly.

In fact, even if she wants to lift her face, she still looks so cute, but the military salute is indeed very standard...... I don't know which country it belongs to.

"Fei Nanxi, do you know what this thing is?"

I saw the artifact Lori disappear into the rock wall. Xia asked the lich:

"It's not mine...... I'll give it to you, and if you want to study it, study it; Try not to ruin it, though. ”

She remembered the madness of her fellow lich research, and worriedly reminded her:

"Don't forget that I told you what we came to the New World for...... I suspect this place may have something to do with the realm of the gods we're looking for. ”

"Oh? In that case, you really have to be cautious. ”

The glimmer in the lich's eyes shrank to a point, and he retracted his finger bones that were reaching into the air.

If Xia doesn't say so. It may have pierced a hole in the brain-shaped boulder just now.

"More than 85 percent of it is decaying rock mass."

The lich's eye sockets shot out two yellow rays that scanned the entire boulder:

"The remaining 15% is almost entirely contained in a singular element...... This energy should be harmful to living organisms. ”

"Speaking of which, I seem to have seen something like this before."

It struck its head with a metal finger bone, making a crisp crashing sound:

"Where did you see that......"

It seemed to be there meditating, beginning to look for clues about this energy from its long memory.

Xia didn't bother the lich who was deep in thought, and turned to Xue Qian and Bud and asked:

"Think about it...... Do you really not have any impression of this mountain at all? You are the gods who have always lived in Frestia, and it should be easy to recall such a special place. ”

"Little girl, I can tell you for sure, at least hundreds of years ago. The mountain is non-existent. ”

The Flame Demon Beast rumbled and said:

"I have awakened once in the last few days, when I was sleeping in a cold cavern, and suddenly I smelled an ominous smell, and my intuition told me that there was something terrible on the ground; Maybe it's two powerful gods at war, maybe it's something else...... So I kept burrowing underneath and buried myself deep in the ground. ”

"And then, while sleeping, he was taken away from him?"

Xue Qian interrupted it.

"That's right, just like you. Someone took away his power. ”

Bud was annoyed:

"But my situation is slightly different from yours, because I was kicked out of the dungeon by then. Those humans shouldn't find me that easily. ”

Hearing the conversation between the two of them, Xia on the side was thoughtful.

"Bud, you said before that you were sucked into the power of a strange device, was that after being kicked out?" Xue Qian asked suspiciously.

"Hmph...... It's disgraceful to say this kind of thing, why should I lie to you. ”

The Flame Demon Beast looked unhappy:

"That group of people occupies the scorching heat. This also includes your original residence; And in that area there was a strange black orb, which could control the sanity and reason of men, and even some gods were not immune; I almost got hit by the black orb several times, but I managed to get out of the ground. ”

"That sphere seems to have some repulsion to the earth element, if you hide in the depths of the earth and bury yourself with earth. They lose their senses. ”

Recalling that terrible scene, Budd's face still had fear on his face:

"Atollas, Stone...... They've all been robbed of their minds by the black orbs and they're attacking anyone who enters the scorching heat, and I don't want to mess with the madmen, so I'm hiding outside, only occasionally going back to get revenge on the bastards who have taken over my palace. ”

"How did you occupy the lava pool around here?" Xia Wei interjected and asked:

"As far as I know, this place must be occupied by a powerful undead lord, does it allow you to build a nest under your nose?"

"Of course it won't allow it, but what does it matter."

The Flame Warcraft humanized and made a gesture of spreading his hands, and said indifferently:

"It's a big deal to fight it...... I didn't go deep into its hinterland, I just opened a cave at the edge, and you would have had a problem slaughtering its men on the ground, but this mountain represents the dividing line of its territory, and it won't do anything to us as long as we don't go back. ”

"Listening to your tone, you seem to be afraid of that undead lord?"

Xia deliberately provoked it. I want to get more information about this.

The Flame Beast choked.

"If I were in my heyday, I wouldn't be afraid of a skull head."

Its teeth burst into sparks, and it answered the question in annoyance, without denying it:

"But not now, I confess that I am no match for it, even with the Flame Goddess by your side; If the two of us take the initiative to fight it, it will only be boring for ourselves. ”

"I can't beat it."

Xue Qian said succinctly. He shook his head at Natsu.

"Really......"

Xia Xin said I didn't want to ask you to fight with the boss, but at this time, Erin finally took the timid little princess Dolinda back from the gap full of plants.

"Hello, Dolinda."

The lich had come back to its senses, and it learned the name and identity of the little girl from Natsu:

"I'm here to get you out...... Just wait a little longer. ”

Dolinda hid behind little Lori, looking at the lich's deliberately hidden face and hand bones, where only a swirling black gas could be seen now, and after a long time she whispered:

"Do you have anything to eat?"

"Erin, give her two portions of the best food; Watch out for her, though. Don't let her eat too much. ”

Xia saw the ragged dress on her body, and there was a little dark red blood on it, and her heart was also a little sour.

"Don't ...... dessert"

Dolinda removed the cake that had been placed in front of her eyes, picked up the chicken leg next to her, and nibbled on it.

In the beginning, she was able to control her emotions.

Later, her tears began to fall down, and one drop fell to the ground and the drumsticks, and she sat there sobbing incessantly. Shaking his body while biting on food, he seemed to have been greatly wronged.

Erin has a knack for endearing. Stretching out her little hand to help her gently wipe her tears, cheering her up with her delicate voice, Dolinda's state is a little better.

After eating the chicken legs, she sat on the ground and looked at Erin with her eyes, hoping that this little Lori would conjure a chicken leg out of her skirt again.

"Nope."

Erin remembered her master's words and made a large cross on her chest. Shaking his head, he said:

"You can eat that cake, it's a specialty of the Farnes continent, and the owner bought it from the harbor city."

"Erin, you know what? It's really scary here......"

Probably because of the delicious cake, Dolinda was a little reluctant. I still picked up the cake and bit it.

This time her face looked a little strange, and she didn't know if she was disgusted with the cake or what, the sweet pastry had to be difficult in her mouth to swallow.

"Great master, as you wish, the space-time circle has been carved and can be activated at any time!"

After about five minutes or so, the pitch-black wand that had been floating in the air with runes and magic threads made a screeching sound:

"Would you like to start it now, please?"

"Let's get started."

The lich made a gesture.

Unlike what I saw at the beginning of the final road, this time the circle was only half the size of the original, and the pattern form was only one-third of the original, but the light emitted was not weak at all, even after the enchantment filter, it still pierced people's eyes.

"This ...... Is it a space magic array? ”

Dorinda was immediately captivated by the light.

She rubbed cream on her skirt and stared straight at the magic patterns on the ground.

"Please, little lady."

The lich gentleman bent down slightly and made a gesture of please:

"Maybe there will be some dizziness, maybe the eyes will be ...... But trust me, it's one of the safest mobile tools in the world, and it's pretty reliable and trustworthy. ”

Dolinda still didn't dare to get too close to this guy covered in black gas, so she slowly rubbed over from the other side of the barrier, and carefully stepped on the circle with one foot.

Without warning, her body vanished from the yellowish mask.

Then he appeared in front of everyone almost at the same time, and his body was already outside the barrier.

"Dolinda, woo woo woo ......"

Evelyn cried and walked over to her, taking her in her arms.

"You've suffered, Dolinda."

Zero stretched out his arm and hugged the two of them together in front of him, and the heads of the three girls pressed together.

"Why are you here now? I've been here for a month now! ”

After crying for a while. Dolinda rubbed her eyes complainingly:

"Although there are a lot of greenery behind you, you just can't starve to death...... Chew it, but it's so greasy to eat too much of these sweet things......"

At some point, she was stuffed with a roasted sausage with a strong aroma in her hand, and subconsciously put it in her mouth and bit it.

"A month?"

That roasted sausage was naturally given to her by Xia, and she couldn't help but be taken aback when she heard this:

A weak girl who has been suppressed from her magical abilities is trapped in this eerie place. How did it come through?

"Don't ...... Silly. ”

Zero hummed:

"You're ...... It's been missing for less than half a day......"

"That's right."

Evelyn also looked at her worriedly, and reached out to try her head:

"Are you scared out of your memory? You were captured by a monster in the evening, how could you be imprisoned for a month? ”

"Who lied to you?"

Dolinda puffed out her cheeks and said, swallowing the food in her mouth, and pulled them to the outside of the barrier, pointing to the small pocket watch on the ground and saying:

"You've seen this, right? Looking closely at the time above, it is now a month and three days. ”

"Fei Nanxi, help get that thing out."

Natsu nodded slightly at the lich.

"Thank you......"

When the lich came out of it, Dolinda timidly took the pocket watch from its hand:

"Because I was so scared. It was rude to say that you were a monster, and it was rude to think about it now. ”

"Hehe, I'm indeed a monster from a biological point of view, there's nothing wrong with that."

How could the lich bother with a little girl, and stood there and laughed in a low voice:

"But there are many kinds of monsters...... Just think I'm a kind monster. ”

"Thank you again, Good Monster Your Excellency."

In formal settings, Dolinda is a very cultured princess, and she gently lifts the corners of her skirt at the moment. He gave it a graceful salute.

"It's an interesting name."

The lich rubbed his chin and said.

"Dolinda, can you come over here? Let me check it out. ”

Natsu walked to a hidden spot and beckoned to her.

"That is Sister Xia!"

Evelyn touched her with her elbow:

"Sister Xia knows a lot of things, there is nothing in this world that can stump her, let her help you check and check, you must be able to understand everything."

"Yes, is that so?"

Dolinda is actually a bit of a scared type. However, seeing the beautiful and gentle smile on the silver-haired girl's face, the wariness in her heart slowly disappeared.

She came to Xia's side with some hesitation, and opened her mouth to say something, but she was suddenly hugged into a warm embrace.

"You're a brave girl, Dolinda."

A hand gently stroked her hair. There was a reassuring aroma coming from the nose.

"Don't be confused, don't be frightened, what you need now is rest...... Rest assured to sleep in my arms, I will protect you well. ”

An ethereal voice sounded in my ears, and there seemed to be an irresistible magic in it.

"Your Royal Highness Princess, I will also protect you!"

I don't know if it's a hallucination, but Camille, who is already dead, seems to be talking to her.

Camille ...... Are you still watching over me? ”

"Sister Xia......"

Dolinda's lips quirmed, and she said in a very low voice.

It wasn't long before she closed her eyes with a hint of relief.

"Mate, I just found something in there that looks valuable."

The lich pulled out a crystal that shimmered with fluorescent blue.

This crystal is not the usual diamond-shaped and round, but the shape of a cube.

On its surface, you can see some extremely small points of light constantly emitting outward, if you carefully hold it in your hand, you will find that it is unusually gorgeous, and in the center of the position there is a bright light faintly circulating, completely unable to see what is inside.

"The system doesn't prompt, it doesn't seem to be a dangerous thing."

Xia stretched out his finger and touched the top of the crystal, but there was no reaction in the information bar.

"Square! This crystallized form is not something that ordinary magical forces can do. ”

The lich rubbed his finger bones against the surface of the crystal, making a strange sound like a cricket's chirping:

"It's so tight that it doesn't weigh a little in your hand...... The energy at the core is full of terrifying power, similar to the power of the aether you discussed with me at the beginning, but its power should be felt even by ordinary people. ”

"The power of the aether is a fictional doctrine, and it doesn't fit the worldview here...... I mean it doesn't fit the laws of this world. Xia almost slipped his mouth, and hurriedly remedied:

"Magic is just as inaccessible to ordinary people as the elements, but they do exist objectively...... Are square crystals that rare? ”

She didn't dabble in this area, and the scope of magic was too wide for a beginner to be able to reach all of them in a few years, even if she had systematic help.

"You can imagine that."

The lich lifted the crystal high into the air:

"The whole world is made up of light and darkness, and the elements and various factors are free from it, and various changes take place in it......"

It began to go on at length.

"Master, this thing should be worth a lot."

Erin snatched the crystal while it spoke, and placed it in her master's hand.

This is fatal.

As soon as the square crystal, which had not changed in the hands of the lich, Xia held it in the palm of his hand, and suddenly burst out with terrifying energy.

Under the effect of this energy, the pale yellow light shield that had originally divided the stone chamber into two sides suddenly swelled, instantly enveloping everyone inside.

"What's going on?"

Xia wanted to throw the crystals away, but the thing was firmly sucked in her hand, and she couldn't shake it off no matter what.

"When!!"

She pulled out the Dagger of Godfall and sliced it at the surface of the crystal, the dagger that she was best at breaking the light camp also lost its effect, and the square crystal was not damaged at all, but instead inspired more powerful power.

A storm swept through the entire stone chamber like a storm, and Xia only felt a familiar feeling of dizziness hit him, and his body fell to the ground uncontrollably.

“――！”

Before losing consciousness, she saw Xue Qian rushing to her in a rage, shouting anxiously, reaching out to hold her.

But that hand was immediately bounced away by the light emitted by the crystal, and Xue Qian's fiery red eyes shot flames, and she braced her arms on her chest, and began to try to forcibly fight against this light, and the flames were firmly suppressed by her side, without hurting anyone else.

"Be sure to protect your ...... They! ”

Xia used all his strength to shout the last words to Xue Qian. (To be continued.) )