Walking into the fork in the road on the right, Lucina slowed down.

"Woo, this, this is ......" Lucina's stunned voice came from her head: "This person, the whole thing is frozen!"

Turning over and dismounting, Lusha cautiously approached the corpse. Suppressing the beating of her heart, she carefully observed the scene in front of her.

It was a man in light armor, and there was no sign of decay on the skin exposed from his body. His expression was so pained and terrified that it sent a chill in Lusa's heart: she couldn't help but wonder what the man had seen before he was frozen.

Wrapped around him was a huge piece of black ice. The black ice was still smoking.

"Looks like this man isn't a corruptor. Lucina leaned closer, too: "He doesn't seem to be corrupted...... And it's a soldier dress. ”

"Hmm. Lusha nodded, "And...... Sister, look. The man had no hands. ”

"Oh, really!" Lucina cried out, "Those severed hands must be his, right?"

"It's very likely ......" Although it was a little creepy, Lusa still approached the corpse head-on: "Sister, look, his sword and shield have fallen on the ground. ”

"Oh, really. Lucina flapped her wings, "Lusa! Look at the insignia on this shield. ”

As her sister had said, Lusha picked up the shield. Facing him face, the emblem is reflected in the pupils: a forest in the background, with a mighty dragon depicted in the center.

"It's not ...... The family crest of the Mace family?" Lusa suddenly recalled the bachelor's words: The family crest of the Mace family is based on the sacred wood forest that nurtures the soul of the ancient tree, and the ice dragon god is the main body.

"Yes, yes, this is the shield of the Metz guards. I'm afraid he's been dragged here from Snowy Castle. ”

"Then why is he frozen in black ice?" Lusa was even more puzzled.

"To let those hands go!" Lucina was trying to make her voice mysterious, "Actually, we fell into a big trap...... There's a good chance that the hooded man has something to do with the Corruptor. ”

Lusa lowered her shield and lamented softly, "But, sister...... What does this have to do with him being frozen in black ice?"

"Aha...... I don't know. Lucina chopped off her front hooves: "Now, let's stop staring at him, right? ”

"There's something else here. Equally worried that she would break through the ice, Lusa timidly took a step back and crouched down again: "Except for the shield sword, this is the only thing left on the ground......"

"What is it?" asked Lucina curiously.

"Look. Lutha picked it up and handed it to her sister: it was a metal disc, no bigger than Aya's palm. On one side, there are small, irregular protrusions.

"Uhhh......h ”

"Hmm. My sister has a point. Lusha hadn't thought of that at all.

"Hey, hey, of course, sister, I'm very experienced. Lucina flapped her wings triumphantly: "Anyway, it might come in handy." Put it away, Lusa?"

Nodding, Lusha placed it in the same small leather bag around her waist.

Staring at the man in front of her, Lusha closed her eyes in silence.

We need to honor the dead and observe a moment of silence for those who died in an accident...... Lusha remembered a distant voice. The owner of that voice has now fallen under the chains of fate.

"What a poor man......" Lutha muttered to herself, "to die in such a way...... His hands were cut off and he was frozen in black ice. I can't even close my eyes after death. ”

"Hmm. Lucina's tone also became heavy: "But, I'm sure he doesn't want to be corrupted...... It's a good thing not to be a part of the Corruptors. As for the eyes, they can't close their eyes...... That would show that he died quickly at least at the last minute and didn't have to suffer too much. I know it very well: people who are frozen in a hurry can hardly close their eyes. ”

“...... Well. Listening to her sister's words, Lusha was slightly relieved.

Riding her sister back on, Lusha took a deep breath.

The fork wasn't wide enough to make Lucina turn around, so she had to retreat slowly. Lusha had been staring at the black ice, and at the dead with a hideous expression.

Just as he was about to exit the fork in the road, Aya took one last look at him and turned her head sadly.

"Sister, we'll have to go back to Snowy Castle and tell the people that there's a dead guard there. Lusha said to her sister a little depressed, "I don't know what he saw before he died...... Now his expression lingers in my mind. ”

“...... Well. The sister's tone was slightly heavy: "But how are people going to enter the passage then? We don't know how to open the exit under the ice dragon statue." ”

Lutha was speechless, and she hung her head in frustration.

"I'll get his body back where it belongs, I swear. Lutha reluctantly said to her sister, and at the same time to herself, "The tradition of Neverwinter is that the dead should be buried in a cold sarcophagus in order to be laid to rest...... I'll help him. Absolute. ”

"Well, for this we have to find a way to open the entrance under the dragon statue. Lucina agreed.

Walking towards the fork in the road to the left, both Aiya fell silent. Until Lusha conveyed her thoughts again: "Sister, why hasn't that person been corrupted?"

"I don't know. Lucina was also a little skeptical: "I don't know if you've noticed, Lusa...... In that fork in the road just now, right next to the dead - some remnants of mana. ”

"Mana remnants?" the puzzled Lusha clenched her horse's belly slightly, "I don't really understand magic things...... Can my sister feel it?"

"Yes, but very weakly. Lucina's tone was not too confident: "Maybe it's just that I'm suspicious, right?, but just by the way I killed the man, it was enough to see how strong the mage who controlled the black ice was - the man was definitely frozen in a large chunk of ice in an instant, and the speed of the plastic energy didn't even make the dead man react." And unlike ordinary cryomy, it seems to be a permafrost that consumes a lot of mana - I don't know about black ice spells, but according to normal ice spells, permafrost is definitely extremely difficult to release. ”

Lucina quickly finished a long sentence in one breath, and Lusa was a little dizzy to hear it.

"Permafrost ......" Lusha became more and more uneasy: "Sister said 'light from'...... So what's more?"

"And then there's the fact that the mana remnant is extremely weak. Lucina's tone was hard to keep her composure: "This level of powerful spell actually leaves only a little mana remnant...... Unless this man has been frozen for a long time, long before we reach Neverwinter. ”

"This ...... How is that possible?" Lutha was taken aback.

"Maybe. Lucina was silent for a moment, then continued, "We seem to be caught up in a very troublesome matter, Lusa. ”

After taking the straight to the end and turning two corners, a figure carrying a lantern appeared in the distance of the passage.

"Anyone!?" Lucina slowed in surprise.

"Sister......" Lusha squeezed the reins nervously, "It can't be a corruptor, right?"

The cold of the Corruptor still lingers in this corridor, and the further you go, the more it grows.

Listening to her heartbeat, Lutha uneasily pulled out the steam pistol at her waist and unhooked the safe.

The man stood there and drew his sword from his waist. Lowering her hood, Lusa let go of the reins and held her gun in both hands.

As the distance gradually shortened, the figure of the man gradually became clear. Lusha was surprised to find that face she had spoken to face to face.

Uncle Morse, who gave her the Snow Eagle Glove......