Section D, Chapter 5: The Ring (Anusen)

"Something suspicious?" Mad Dog raised his eyebrows and looked at the body of the Dragon Knight, "The heavy armor he wears doesn't have much storage space...... If you want to say suspicious, that's it. ”

Reaching out, Seresa pulled down the dark blue horn that hung around her waist: "This thing doesn't seem to be made of horns...... It feels like some kind of ore to the touch. I wonder what will happen if we blow it again?"

"Don't try. Knowing that the mad dog was joking, the knight immediately snatched the horn and handed it to Lusa: "This thing is very evil, so Aya should take it." Let's study it when we get back. ”

Lusha nodded, tucking her horn around her waist. Due to its size, it took a lot of effort for Aya to tie it up.

"Cut, I don't know this yet? Mad Dog stared thoughtfully at the corpse: "This guy must be a patrolman...... Since he is a patrolman, he is likely to have the key props on his body to open the teleportation circle. ”

"To come to such a conclusion that has no connection...... What kind of way of thinking do you have?" the knight shook his head helplessly, "Take off his gauntlets, mad dog...... See if there is a magic ring. If not, open the neck guard and look for the necklace. ”

"Don't say it, there really is one. Pulling off the enemy's metal gloves, the mad dog coughed dryly, and pulled off a silver ring with a dark blue gem: "Here, knight—your wedding ring." ”

Ignoring the provocative words of the mad dog, the knight who threw down his shield took the ring he threw and subconsciously put it on his ring finger.

"Hey, knight. Mad Dog frowned: "Wedding ring or something...... I'm just talking. Are you serious? Or do you not understand what it means to wear a ring on your left ring finger?"

"On behalf of married. After saying this, the knight himself was stunned for a moment: "Indeed...... What's going on with me?"

"I'm afraid you really have a daughter-in-law. That subconscious action just now speaks for itself. Mad Dog stomped his feet and tightened his trench coat: "Even if the hooded man makes you unable to recall his wife, he only buries everything about her in the depths of your memory." ”

Squinting his eyes, Mad Dog said again after a slight pause: "Neither what happened nor the real memory will change, knight...... The traces of time and life can inadvertently affect a person. These effects cannot be erased by a simple oblivion spell. ”

"Mad Dog, when did you speak so well?" the knight looked at Cereya in disbelief, "It's not like ...... at all"

"It's not like the tusks that come out of a dog's mouth, right? I'm embarrassed to compliment me like that. Mad Dog snorted, "Damn, these words make me feel a chill in my heart...... Knight, why is that ring useless when you put it on?"

With a sigh, the knight took off the ring on his ring finger and placed it on his index finger. Bending her sore waist slightly, Anusen picked up the heavy shield.

The knight just stood still, waiting for minutes for the runes on his shield to react. After pulling out the other hand armor and searching to no avail, Mad Dog finally got impatient: "I said, you have too much patience, right? This ring is obviously useless, can't you see it?"

"It's going to be useful, it's just a matter of time. Although there were some suspicions, Anusen's stubbornness prevailed.

"What's wrong with you?" Mad Dog sighed, "stubborn ......"

"Forget it, let's burn the corpse first. Reluctantly, Anusen held the shield close to his chest and held the amulet in prayer.

The pure white flame melted the corpse in an instant, and black smoke slowly rose from the armor. The moment he released the amulet, the shield shifted forward and touched his left hand.

A burst of intense mana energy emanated from the index finger and then surged throughout the body. He looked at the shield in amazement, and the runes engraved on it were glowing with a dim black light.

The knight felt a pang of chagrin: why hadn't he done it sooner for such a simple move?

"Is this activated?" Selesa narrowed her eyes, her mouth slurking; "It seems...... You can control the shield now?"

"Through the ring, I can feel the fluctuation of the spell mark engraved on the shield. The knight frowned: "But the energy hasn't been released yet...... I'm afraid I'll have to run in with it for a while. ”

"Okay, you can run in slowly. Mad Dog snorted disdainfully, glancing at the pierced armor again: "It seems that there are really no props to trigger the circle...... Let's get there before we can, if another dragon knight flies, we'll have to plant it here. ”

Raising his shield, the knight looked at the dark sky and said with sorrow: "Say it lightly...... Where are we going? I can't even see the sun, I can't tell the direction. ”

"Then we can't stay here. Ceresya stamped her foot impatiently, "I bet a group of dragon knights will come to us in a moment - do you know what that hole in the roof is for?!

"It's very likely......" Anusen looked away at the ice-forged castle. A suspicion came to his mind, and he blurted out, "Mad Dog, let's go back to the main entrance—see if we can open the door and go back to the hall." ”

"Huh, you want to go to a sheltered place to have lunch? It just so happens that Lao Tzu is hungry too. Mad Dog's tone was scathing: "What would you like to see there?

"I still feel like there's a teleportation circle there. Pulling on his slightly aching left shoulder, Annun looked directly at Mad Dog and Lusha behind him, and said firmly, "We may have missed some important clues. ”

"yes...... But compared to this, Lao Tzu is more concerned about whether his life will be handed over to the next dragon knight. Mad Dog kicked away a puddle of snow and tightened his collar: "Okay, you won't lose anything by going on a trip...... Lusa is coming along, right?"

As she was busy unloading her gun, Lusa, who heard her name, looked startled and nodded her head hurriedly.

Soon, the three of them stood in front of the heavy ice gate. Turning his head, the knight said to the mad dog, "Push and see." ”

"You can't push it on the inside, and it's the same on the outside?" said Cereya, who kicked at the door, and the latter didn't move, "And there's not even a lock on it! ”

"But if that's the case, it's not clear what the hall is about. Anusen was silent for a moment: "So, if my guess is correct......"

Holding his ring-wearing left hand against the door, the knight's heart was tense.

A black light bloomed from the crack in the door, and the heavy ice door slowly opened outward.

What appeared in front of everyone's eyes was another identical ice door.

and an authentic entrance in the center of the compartment sandwiched between two doors.