For now, Layton pretended not to pay attention to it and kept moving forward. But the corner of his eye was always watching the black bird.

The forest along the way was silent, without any insects and birds. Layton guessed that it was probably due to the outbreak of the evil aura that caused many demonic beasts to flee here, but it saved him a lot of trouble.

Walking in the dense forest, Layton suddenly noticed a human-sized beast footprint on the ground, and the surrounding trees were crushed into a piece. Looking east in the direction of the footprints, there was a towering mountain shrouded in mist.

He looked up at the sun in the sky, which was obscured by a large cloud cover, and the woods suddenly became dark, and everywhere was silent.

"Wow-wow-"

Suddenly, two rough hoarse sounds rang out, constantly echoing in the dense forest, and a strange atmosphere began to permeate the entire forest.

Layton turned back in horror and found that the black birds had somehow turned into two, still following him closely, like maggots on tarsal bones, haunting him.

Since ancient times, the crow's cry has represented ominousness, and it reminds Layton of something bad.

The wind began to blow in the woods, and the sound of leaves rustling could be heard in the distance, and an unknown creature seemed to pass through the dim shadows of the trees. Layton, who was walking alone, felt a little cautious, as if a large net was coming at him.

Layton couldn't help but speed up his pace, and he could even hear his own heartbeat thumping. Now he just wanted to get out of the woods that gave him a bad feeling.

Gradually, the surrounding trees became more and more silent, and the air began to become oppressive, like a premonition of a storm.

Layton stopped, staring warily at the pitch-black woods in front of him, like a giant beast opening its mouth, its hideous fangs silently waiting for its prey to come to the door.

"Wow-wow-"

A rough hoarse sound sounded in the woods directly in front of him, and the sound became more and more intense, as if countless black birds were gathering and attacking.

Layton intuitively sensed that something must be in front of him, and prepared to change directions, bypassing the woods in front of him.

One, two, three......

Piercing screams rang from far and near, and countless black birds flew out of the trees in front of them, hovering low above Leighton's location, and the fluttering sound of their wings flapping was incessant.

Layton looked vigilantly at the front in front of him, his palms burning with dazzling fire bombs, ready for battle.

The group of black birds continued to fly in front of Leighton, forming a black tornado that was devouring people. The wind became more and more intense, forming a black hole vortex, as if something was about to come out.

I saw one foot steadily stepping out of the black hole whirlpool, and then followed the other foot closely. Eventually, the black hole vortex dissipated, and a man appeared in front of Layton's eyes, and the countless black birds that circled around disappeared nowhere.

The man in front of him had long black hair, a pale complexion, slightly sunken eye sockets, and a scar at the corner of his left eye, like a black lightning bolt. On his right hand is a simple inky ring depicting a black bird fluttering its wings.

The man slowly walked up to Layton, and a black bird landed firmly on his shoulder, hissing flatteringly.

Layton subconsciously thought that the black bird in front of him should be the first one he encountered before.

"Hello! My name is Night Soul, and I'm from the Starlight Empire's Spiritwing Magic Academy. The man said with a smile.

"Hello, my name is Layton, and I'm from the Starlight Empire...... Black Mountain Village. Layton replied crampedly.

"Hey, Black Mountain Village, is this the village at the foot of Black Mountain? I sensed the fluctuation of dark magic just now, you should be a dark mage! May I ask which magic academy are you?" asked the Night Spirit.

After all, Layton was only about fifteen years old, and the two Dark Fire Bombs in his hands were very conspicuous, so the man would mistake him for a student.

"I'm not a student, I'm a woodcutter. Layton responded, and the man in front of him gave him a feeling as deep as the sea.

"Oh, how can a woodcutter use dark magic?" the Night Spirit looked at Layton's hands with a look of distrust. "But that's okay, I'm just curious what the hell you're doing?"

Layton was shocked when he heard this, and said in his heart: Could it be that the Monument of the Undead has been discovered?

Night Soul then said, "After all, Xiao Ming has never been so interested in a human. ”

"Little Styx?" Layton wondered.

"Oh, that's it, Thunder Raven, the seventh-order undead of the undead realm. Night Spirit gestured to the black bird over his shoulder.

"The seventh-order undead of the undead realm. Rayton was amazed, and whispered in a voice that he could only hear, "No wonder I felt a dark energy from it." ”

Layton said in his heart, "I just don't understand, why do I follow me all the time, is it because of the undead body in my body?"

"How did you end up here?" the Night Spirit asked, "By the way, I forgot to say that I am a law enforcement officer specially sent by the Empire to investigate the occurrence of evil aura in the northern mountains, and this is my Imperial Token." ”

As he spoke, he took out a dark purple token with a pentagram engraved on it.

Layton has lived in Black Mountain Village since he was a child, and the only thing that accompanies him is the iron axe, how can he distinguish the authenticity of the token. It's just that the other party, as a magician, doesn't know how much stronger than himself, but he is quite polite to himself. Besides, the other party's crow undead have seventh-order strength, and it is not a matter of minutes to clean up themselves, and the strength is not equal, so there is nothing to guard against.

So he will go out with his grandfather and start talking, until the appearance of the dark warriors, and finally tell the night soul the ins and outs of the situation in the dungeon hall, but hide the things in his body about the Monument of the Dead and the Heart of the Holy Dragon.

Pifu is not guilty, and he still understands the truth of his guilt.

"The altar of the main hall?"

Night Soul took out a magic crystal ball and asked, "Is this this place you talking about?"

The magic crystal ball gradually reveals the full appearance of the dungeon hall. Layton recognized it and replied, "This is the place." ”

"I just came from over there, the Grimace Mask Man, the Bluestone Altar. I'm afraid this is much more serious than I expected. Night Soul frowned and looked at Layton with a serious expression, "Little brother, this matter is likely to threaten the safety of the Empire, and even the survival of the Terrans. I also asked my little brother to go to the imperial capital with me. ”

"Just kidding, the human race has been developing for thousands of years, how can the status of the ruler of the mainland be shaken because of a trivial matter, it is simply an exaggeration, to put it bluntly, he just wants to be a witness. Layton wanted to refuse, after all, he had a heavy treasure, and if it was leaked and coveted, he would definitely not be able to hold it with his humble strength. Besides, you still have a big revenge that you haven't avenged, how can you have the kung fu to toss with you.

But when I see that the other party's strength is so strong, the attitude is not allowed to refuse at all, but I am afraid that if I refuse directly, I can't be good, who knows what kind of character the other party is, in case of unhappiness and blame him, wouldn't it be asking for trouble, and I can only try it slowly at the moment. It just so happens that he has nothing to worry about now, so he will go with him to the empire to see and see.

Layton naturally changed his words and said, "Of course, I am obligated to do this. ”

Hearing this, the night soul smiled and said, "It's rare to have a child like you, so let's set off immediately." ”

As he began to chant the incantation, a huge black bird was summoned from the clearing, and Layton was shocked by its hideous momentum.

Layton sighed in his heart: "Fortunately, I was clever and agreed to his request. I'm afraid that it will arouse his suspicions, and the thunder crow in front of him is afraid that he can crush himself into a pie with one kick, and the gains outweigh the losses. ”

"This is the Thunder Raven, my Flying Beast. The Night Spirit jumped up and said to Layton, "Jump up!"

Hearing this, Layton jumped up as well. As soon as he jumped onto the Thunder Crow, the undead monument in his body seemed to sink a lot. On the other hand, the Thunder Crow trembled and wanted to crawl on the ground.

The night soul couldn't help but be vigilant, and couldn't help but say: "The Thunder Crow is a seventh-order peak undead in the deep hinterland of the undead realm, and this northern mountain is the territory of the demonic beasts, which can make it stress, is there any high-level demonic beasts lurking? It's really weird here, without further ado, let's get out of here quickly." ”