Inside the Bachelor's Room at Snow Castle.

"Ennis, how is he doing?" said Edus, anxiously looking at the unconscious Bachelor Nadia on the bed.

"No symptoms at all. Ennis put his hands in his pockets and leaned slightly: "But he is in a coma." ”

"Damn, isn't this! Who wouldn't see he's unconscious!?" Edus suppressed his anger and knocked on his helmet: "Then according to your experience, how long does it take for the bachelor to wake up?"

"The coma caused by the spell is beyond the scope of my business as a skilled physician. Ennis shook his head: "I'm not even sure if his life is in danger...... Why don't you go and ask Aya who rescued the bachelor?"

"Alright, you watch him well here. Eders sighed and walked out the door.

"How's it going?" Lucina, who was waiting at the door, asked eagerly, "What did the doctor say?"

"He's as unclear as you are. Eders leaned against the door helplessly: "But, fortunately, you saved the bachelor - if it had been delayed for a few more minutes, I'm afraid the bachelor would not have just been unconscious." I don't know how to thank you?"

"A good dinner was good. Be vegan and get more desserts. Lucina blurted out, "I've been thinking about the meal that Lord Mace owes us." ”

Eders paused for a moment and couldn't help but laugh: "No problem, no problem, no problem-but Snowcastle is still in crisis, and I can't treat you two to dinner right now." ”

In Mace's room, Lucina and Eders told each other about the night. However, this only made all those involved in this meeting feel more and more confused - we seem to be completely led by the nose by the corrupt. The experiences of the two Aiya and Morse are even more inexplicable, as if there is a third force secretly involved.

"I understand that. Lucina habitually touched her sister's head: "Edus, what do you think of the corruptor who killed Quell?"

"Completely fell into his trap. Eders couldn't hold back his self-reproach: "Just like the Corrupter envisions...... He must have moved on the altar in advance, so he waited for the master to cast the spell. ”

"This corruptor has a long-term vision. According to your description, that person could have killed all the people on the fourth floor. Lucina patted her sister's head slightly, "But he didn't do it, it was definitely for a greater benefit - that is, to get Maester Nadia to activate the altar, so as to kill two birds with one stone." ”

"Drain the mana potential of everyone in the city and kill them directly, forever. Edes felt a hairy hair on his back: "Speaking of which, why are you two okay?"

"The two of us are Aya, absolutely immune to this spell. Lucina smiled, "And...... I think the core of the mana that was sucked away from those people was eventually supplied to the corruptor - so that his mana could be even more terrifying. ”

"This ......," Edes was stunned, "I didn't expect this at all." ”

"There are a lot of things that don't quite go right with me. There are too many suspicious places. Lucina was silent for a moment before speaking again: "First of all, this person actually knows about the one-way secret room that Lord Mace doesn't even know. Secondly, he seems to be very confident that as long as Maester Nadia learns of the existence of the altar from you, he will activate it. But in this way, he must know what the altar that the scholar has been studying looks like. Captain Edus, do you know what that altar looks like?"

"The bachelor has studied it himself for more than ten years, and he has never told outsiders about the appearance of the mana altar. Eders shook his head in confusion: "It's really strange...... How did the Corruptor know this?"

"And I've checked the altar, it's useless in itself, just a carrier of spells. Lucina continued: "That makes it even more wrong. There are only two possibilities: a fake altar made by the Corruptor based on an altar in the literature, or a ......"

What is it? Eddes looked eagerly at Lucina, who was hesitant, and thought to himself, "Is there something wrong with talking to people who have a little bit of magic......

Thankfully, Lucina didn't have a problem with Denor. After a moment's hesitation, she continued: "Or maybe it's the research that the bachelor started more than ten years ago is inherently problematic. It's possible that someone deliberately designed all of this to fascinate the bachelor with the study. As for the altar that could awaken the mana potential of the Children of Ice, it never existed - it was entirely invented by the Corruptor. ”

"How is that possible?" Eddes felt a shock in his heart, "This is impossible! How could the Corruptor have set up such a situation more than ten years ago? Not to mention, the Corruptor should have appeared recently." ”

"It's unlikely. Lucina shook her head, "But you can't ignore the possibility - oh yes, I didn't say it was done by the Corruptors." It could well be someone else. ”

"Is there anyone else......" Eders kept tapping on his helmet, his heart getting more and more irritated.

"Oh yes, do you know how long the maester has been studying that altar?" Lucina suddenly snapped up, "That year...... Is there anything strange happening in Eternal Winter? like someone has mysteriously died and disappeared?"

"Mysterious Death and Disappearance...... Edus' heart shuddered: it seems that it was the year of Namedia's death that the Bachelor began this research. At the time, Eders didn't care about this, but now that Lucina mentioned it, he suddenly felt a sense of fear.

"Is there one?" asked Lucina expectantly.

"Yes, yes. Unwilling to continue remembering Namedia, Eddes decided to prevaricate, "But it doesn't seem to have anything to do with it, does it? ”

"That's right...... It's good. Lucina turned her head to whisper something to her sister, and then continued, "Edus, how about you go and prepare the letter? ”

"This ...... Really?" Eddes was overwhelmed by the sudden good news: "However, our letter crows have all been shot down......"

"Don't worry, we're not crows. Lucina patted her chest, "We'll wait for you here." ”

As if seeing the hope of being saved from Snowcastle, Eddes excitedly turned and ran to the lord's room. Quickly writing the letter, Eders hurried back to the two Ayas and handed them to them.

"This ...... So fast?" Lucina took the letter, completely unresponsive.

"I'm going to send it to the Central Barracks. Show this to Commander Odes—do you know where the Central Barracks is?" Eddes asked eagerly.

"Ah, I don't know. Lucina shook her head awkwardly: "Let's just fly away...... Leave it to me anyway! It won't take long to find out. ”

"This ...... All right. Eders felt his hopes slightly frustrated: "Where are you going to fly from?"

"That's it. Lucina pushed open the window on the side of the hallway, and a cold wind poured into the room. The backs of the two Ayas glowed white, and white wings instantly grew.

At that moment, a soldier rushed to the front of the hallway. Eddes and the two Ayers were attracted to him and turned their heads away.

"Captain!" the soldier shouted in panic, "Corruptor...... Attack the east and west staircases at the same time!"

"Sure enough, after using the bachelor, you're going to wash it in blood......" Eders gritted his teeth: "Two young ladies, I'll leave it to you!"

"We'll do it as soon as possible. Anxious, Lucina quickly climbed onto the windowsill and jumped out of the window first.