In the wide tunnel, Lucina carried Lusa at a steady pace. Morse followed closely with a lantern. In the blink of an eye, the single-lane straight road with no forks came to an end again.

"......Uhh It's another fork in the road. Lucina exclaimed in disappointment.

Because Uncle Morse was present, my sister didn't use her mind to communicate. Lusha was very quiet along the way, just listening to the conversation between the two.

She deliberately kept her mind away from Morse, trying not to answer Morse's questions. The alienation was painful for Lusa, but relieved that she could protect Morse from the curse.

"It's good that it's just a fork in the road......" Morse sighed, "I chose the right one last time...... Let's go to the left this time. ”

Walking towards the fork in the road on the left, Lusha was disappointed to see that this was not a dead end in a few steps.

"How many forks have we all walked through?" Lucina flapped her wings, "making me dizzy......"

"I don't know. Morse shook his head: "It's just, so many forks in the road...... I'm afraid there are quite a few exports. ”

"Quite possibly. Lucina agreed: "Anyway, not all the exits will be closed, will we're walking around here anyway, so just find one." ”

"Is there really an exit?" Morse looked unconfident, "Even if you find an exit, who can guarantee that it is not the lair of the Corruptor?"

"Don't be so pessimistic. Lucina tried to make her tone sound optimistic: "It's better than being stuck here." ”

"That's right. Morse admitted: "But until the exit is found, if the oil lamp runs out of fuel, I will be miserable if I can't see at night." ”

"It's okay, I'll do illumination. My sister didn't care about that.

"When I think about it, I think it's too probable. Morse muttered to himself, "There's likely a large group of Corruptors waiting for us at the exit." ”

"Uh......h That's really bad. Lucina admitted, "Lusa and I are fine...... Able to fly away. It's just that according to my current shape, I can't take you, uncle. ”

"Understood. That way, at least the two of you can leave. This can still send information. Morse smiled bitterly: "I hope the luck isn't so bad." ”

After turning a few corners and passing through a straight corridor, a three-way intersection appears in the distance. Lusa's heart couldn't help but be shocked: she felt that this fork in the road was somewhat familiar.

Lucina apparently noticed the problem as well, and she couldn't help but stop.

"What's wrong?" Morse looked into the distance suspiciously, "It's too dark, I can't see anything." ”

"Uh......h If I'm not mistaken, we've already walked the road ahead once. Lucina said with great disappointment.

"Huh?" Morse couldn't help but pause, "Are you sure?"

"Anyway...... Let's take a look. Lucina, who pursued the practice, stepped back into the horse's hooves: "No matter what, you can't go back, can you?"

The closer she got to the fork, the more uneasy Lusa became—the more convinced she had been there.

Stopping in front of the fork in the road, Morse was also worried: "That's right, now I can see it too...... It's been a walk here. I even remember that we were walking on the right. ”

"What are you doing?" Lucina was disappointed, "I remember this passage was walked a long time ago, right? After walking for a long time, I came back again? Lusa! You think this is the place you walked through, right?"

"Hmm. Lusha clenched the reins a little anxiously: "And what the uncle said is right, I also remember that I went on the right." ”

"We can't go to the right anymore this time. Lucina twisted her horse's head: "Just go to the middle." ”

"Let's leave some mark. Morse proposed: "If we come across another fork in the road, we'll make some markings." ”

"Hey...... I wanted to try my luck and walk away. Lucina whispered with some distress, "I didn't think I had any intention of going back, so I didn't need to mark it." ”

"I'll do the marking. As soon as Lucina finished speaking, a shiny circular mark appeared in front of the central fork. To see what color it was, Lusha condensed the reflected light in her pupils (an ability unique to Aya, who has werewolf blood) and stared at the glowing magic sigil.

The space around him darkened instantly, but the color of the sigil became brighter and brighter—orange.

The gaze is canceled, and Lusa's vision returns to normal. At the same time, my sister also took a proud step under Morse's surprised comments.

Next, I walked for another hour. At every fork in the road, my sister left a glowing mark. However, Morse beside him was already getting more and more tired.

"Are you alright, uncle?" Lucina couldn't help but be a little worried.

"It's okay, it's okay. Morse yawned: "The main thing is...... I was going to go to bed early because I was uncomfortable with drinking too much alcohol during the day. However, it didn't take long to wake me up, and now the discomfort and sleepiness came up—plus I couldn't stand it after walking in the passage for too long. ”

After hearing this, Lucina proposed to take a break several times. However, Uncle Morse refused: he thought it would be a waste of time to rest here. The exit must be found as soon as possible to spread the news that Snowcastle has been invaded by the Corruptors.

After the third proposal was rejected, the elder sister asked, "But how can Cold Snow Castle not send news? It is said that there are a lot of crows in it." ”

"That being said, I'm still not reassured. Morse shook his head and refused: "There is a possibility that the crow will be shot down and intercept the message." For example, the letter crow sent out by the eastern outpost disappeared. From this point on, I have to report it myself. ”

"Speaking of which, I don't quite understand. Lucina raised her doubts: "Since Black Ice has lurked in the Sentinel's body in some form, corrupting and assassinating him when he gets close to Mace, then it means that the Sentinel has already told the information on the Crow?

"I can't figure it out either. Morse shook his head: "Analyzing this kind of thing is not suitable for my mind in the first place...... Maybe Black Ice is still something like that, and he has absolute confidence that he can assassinate Lord Mace?After all, if the assassination is successful, all the information that Lord Mace has heard will be in vain. ”

Just as the discussion between the two was over, another fork in the road appeared at the end of the passage in the distance.

With an ominous premonition, Lusha touched her sister's neck with peace of mind: "Sister, ...... ahead"

"I feel very wrong...... "Lucina said with some sadness, "Na, Uncle Morse...... We seem to be back at that fork in the road again. ”

"This ......" Morse said as if choked, and ran forward quickly.

Seemingly equally anxious, Lucina started running as well.

Standing before and after the fork in the road, however, the uneasy conjecture was ruthlessly confirmed—the fork on the right hand side was marked.

"I've walked on the right, I've walked on the left, and I've just walked on the back......" Lucina reluctantly stamped the passage on the left and behind her, "Okay, this time I'm still going forward—I haven't walked there." ”

"Hey......" Morse seemed very frustrated: "Forget it, it seems that no matter how much you try to hurry, it won't help." ”

"Rest, uncle, you look so tired. Lucina comforted him.

"That's all there is to it. Morse sighed and sat down against the wall, "This damn tunnel is like a labyrinth...... How did the Corrupters see the direction?"

"I don't know. My sister flapped her wings: "Maps or something...... I think. ”

Suddenly remembering that the two pieces of black ice that had been turned into broken hands and the small disc had not yet been shown to Morse, Lusha untied the small leather bag around her waist and reached into it.

The touch between her fingers made Lusa's heart sink: the two pieces of black ice were gone.