At the end of the road, in the heart of the Dead City, the rows of buildings came to an abrupt halt and were replaced by a bottomless blue spring.

Is it a river or an ocean?

Human senses are distorted the first time they see it, obviously located in the center of the city, even if it reaches the sky, it cannot be bigger than this dead city, but there is an incredible sense of grandeur and vastness, as if it directly connects the heavens and the earth, and as if it has become the only one in this world.

"It's ......"

The wonders in front of him filled his heart, and even the well-informed glorious people couldn't help but exclaim.

But in the next moment, the surprise was broken by an even greater surprise.

"This can't be—" Regardless of the loud roar of Hansen, the blonde man stomped the ground in frustration, his eyes wide with disbelief in horror, "This can't be, can't be, can't ......"

He repeated it again and again in a hysterical tone, and finally stopped the meaningless action as if resigned to his fate, and the whole person was as stiff as a deflated ball, and even his voice became hoarse.

"It's Canaan. ”

With these last words, he sighed softly, and then closed his eyes.

The other two didn't do much better, and Corbke, who was in charge of logistics, also widened his eyes, his expression fixed like a sculpture on his face, and there was not even a hint of anger on his body, and Aina, the dark-skinned girl with a muscular body, was much calmer than the two big men, and she stared at the magnificent lake in front of her, and shook her head after a while.

"It seems that Kozmo is right. ”

- I don't know what kind of mentality, she let out such a sigh.

"Is this Canaan?" Amy blinked, though his blunt display of ignorance was likely to arouse suspicion, but he still felt that the risk was worth the risk compared to the information that might exist, "How did you know for sure?" ”

"Lake Harry," Aina explained, "Canaan's predecessor was not called Canaan, but was called Kalksa—and the most striking feature of the city was nothing but its center, a round lake of unusually regular shape, as brilliant as the stars. ”

Kalksa.

The Glory had heard of the name, but had not associated it with Canaan - a city famous for its lake in the days of the pre-ancient kings, and has always been known as the land of the lake, and there are hundreds of different versions of beautiful legends here, the most famous of which is the story of the fairy in the lake. According to legend, she often appears on the shore of the lake, is a symbol of good luck, has long golden hair as bright as gold, a pair of eyes clearer than jade, always loves to wear a yellow dress as bright as spring, the thick hood hangs down slightly, making it difficult to see the amazing face.

Wait – how could I be so clear?

At this point, his thoughts suddenly became clear, and the young man from Hemtika City subconsciously squinted, and his blue eyes reflected a beautiful girl who appeared by the river from nowhere.

"I've been waiting for you for a long time—"

The picturesque maiden waved at them and said in a voice as beautiful as a oriole, "Follow me, the seeds of Augustus." ”

Seed?

Amy noticed the words of the girl who had appeared here inexplicably, and then looked up at the mysterious man who resembled the fairy in the lake in both dress and appearance.

As a result, the blue pupils shrank slightly, and the young man's face could hardly hide the horror.

The distance of the space is not right!

At first glance, although they were on the same lakeside, they felt as if they were in another world, but after a trivial distraction, he saw two completely different things.

- Right in front of you, within reach.

This is not an exaggerated description, but a real description.

With a simple step, the surrounding scenery retreated like a streamer, obviously at least ten or twenty meters apart, but after those three or two steps, the distance between the four of them and the girl who suddenly appeared on the shore of the lake was less than a meter - unconsciously, they even unconsciously crossed the small half of the lake, and came to the small island in the middle of the lake, a dense jungle like a fairyland.

"Poor hospitality. ”

The girl's crisp and melodious voice recalls the attention of the Glory, and she smiles shallowly, and the double concealment of the hood and veil keeps her face shrouded in mist, always full of misty beauty and mysterious beauty.

She's—making tea.

The delicate figure complements the curve of the flowing water, which makes people can't take their eyes off it.

It's the embodiment of beauty.

"I've been waiting for you for a long time......" After making tea, she sat opposite the four of them in a way that seemed to be called kneeling in Amy's memory, and the smile under the veil faded slightly, "I know you still have a lot of doubts in your hearts, but please put them aside for a moment and let me tell you about them." ”

"Speak, please. Amy took the tea in her hand and didn't drink it immediately.

"The time is now ten years from now, ten years after you have participated in the baptism of the sword-bearer. The first sentence of the unknown girl's opening sentence created a sensational gimmick, "And ten years ago, there was an accident, an accident that caused the entire Order to suddenly disappear into the long river of history. ”

"What an accident!" Hansen asked impatiently.

"Please be uneasy," the blonde girl blinked rather seductively, "I can't explain this in a few words, huh...... Where does the story begin? From the dawn of darkness a thousand years ago? Well, at that time, Canaan was not called Canaan, but Kalksa, the city of the lake. ”

Her face showed a look of remembrance and reminiscence.

"But Kalksa was destroyed, and a terrible monster sealed by the ancestors broke free from the seal under the stimulus of the dark tide, giving the ancient city eternal sleep. ”

"Cthulhu—" Amy couldn't help but say the name.

This is so similar to Hemtika, if it weren't for Duke Goldsworthy's sacrifice to light the fire, I'm afraid his hometown would have faced the same fate as this dead city.

Thinking of this, the boy was afraid for a while.

But that's about it.

Like ripples in the breeze, they soon disappeared.

"That's right, Cthulhu, that abominable monster destroyed everything here, until Augustus, the Eternal Glory, the god of the earth, with the power of promotion, brought that monster back into Lake Harry before it caused a terrible upheaval that could upend the Order. ”

"And then, it's unblocked?" Amy succinctly predicted the future.

"Hmm, Cthulhu...... The ferocious and tyrannical Old Ruler has awakened from Ralaye's dreams, and it has attacked the gods of the earth who have grown old under the erosion of time. The girl in yellow raised her eyebrows, "Then ...... As you can see, Canaan became what it is now. ”

"How is that possible...... Augustus was crowned ......"

"This must not be true!"

"You're lying!"

The reaction of the sword-wielder who walked out of the training institute was predictable, but the young man, who had no sense of belonging to the order, narrowed his eyes again: "What about us, why are we still alive?"

"You are the spark and the hope. The fairy of the lake looked at them with relief and hope, "the seed that Augustus saved at the end of his life." ”

"But what can we do, and what can we do?" asked Aina, who was the calmer of the three.

"Alive," the strange girl shook her head, "Born in the old days before the creation of order, Cthulhu from the source of chaos is invincible to you, and Augustus has only hoped for a faint fire, a faint hope, as long as you can leave this cursed city and survive in this deep night, it will be the best reward for him." ”

"That's right," as if waiting for the hunter to take the bait, and like the big bad wolf waiting for the little white rabbit to open the door, the corners of Amy's mouth raised a slight arc, "I have a question here and please be able to answer it-"

"Speak. ”

"What is your reason for surviving, and what is your need to guide us? ”

"For you are the last sustenance of Augustus, the last sacrifice of the god of the earth, and the old ruler has once again sealed under the surface of this lake. The girl in yellow sighed, "As the caretaker of this seal, I have to accept his favor and take care of you." ”

"Is that so?" Amy chased, "but as far as I know, the place where Cthulhu was sealed is not in Kalksa, but ...... Raleyer. ”

As a major participant in the earth-shattering battle in Hemtika, he knew far more about the Old Dominators than most people.

Not to mention......

"Al Azif", the forbidden knowledge recorded in this forbidden original text has long been in his memory, and it may not be possible to really use it due to various factors such as seeing and knowing, but it is not difficult for him to identify lies and peek into the truth.

"Lalaye is a city of dreams, it does not exist in this world and has no concrete form, Cthulhu dwells in it, through this city that condenses the malice of the world, its evil tentacles spread all over the world, and the place I am guarding now is the most active of them. ”

The girl who claimed to be the caretaker gave an answer, a simple answer that was both reasonable and logical.

Thus, after a pause, the boy ended his somewhat aggressive questioning, and replaced it with a bright smile.

"Thank you very much for your answers. ”

With that, he got up from the ground and bowed deeply to the girl.

And then—

The left hand, which was hidden in the waist and abdomen, pulled out the short sword hanging from the waist.

A sword swing that is extremely powerful!

A flash of light suddenly cut through the girl's veil, which was as thin as a cicada's wings, and also cut through the ...... Whole, individual, world, world!