There was chaos in the camp below, and the flying sand and dust covered the entire camp, and Fern could not see what was going on below, and he still did not dare to take the Great Sage lightly. "What should we do now, Nigel?"

Nigel unleashed several more fireballs in quick succession below, and the sound of popping was heard with screams. "What else can I do, hurry up and run!"

As soon as the words fell, an ominous darkness came over the sky, and the darkness of the entire sky seemed to be falling towards them, and Rui sensed the abnormality. "It's the Shadow Barricade, and he's trying to stop us from flying out!"

"Hell, can't you get out of this place?" Nigel, think of a way!" Fern shouted at the mage.

"Keep up with me!" Nigel commanded the green dragon and flew forward first, neither Ryan nor Stan had ever ridden a dragon, but when they had the idea of flying forward, the two dragons immediately sensed their thoughts and immediately chased after Nigel.

"Hold me tight, Ness. Fern said behind her, and Nessen sighed, wrapped her hands around Ferne's waist and hugged him tightly, pressing her cheek against her back. As soon as the red dragon waved its wings vigorously, it saw Nigel, who was taking the lead, stop not far ahead, and then flew back.

"No, you can't fly out, those black barriers are all passages to the shadow plane, once you get in, don't think about coming out again!" Nigel was also anxious.

Ruiya flew back and raised his wand. "Let me try. As she spoke, Rui closed her eyes and chanted a spell, and after a while, a black aura emanated from her body, and the red dragon she was riding was also affected, and she screamed uneasily. Rui continued to guide the spell, and suddenly she opened her eyes, black pupils filled the entire socket, and then the wand swung forward, and a purple-black ray flew forward into the darkness ahead, and a purple hole appeared there. Rui stopped channeling spells and leaned hard against the dragon's back. "Quick, get out of that gap, it won't last long, I can't channel a second spell anymore. ”

"Keep up with me!" Nigel shouted, leading the green dragon towards the gap, the other two dragons following him, and Fern took one last look at the camp, the wind and sand began to dissipate, and it wouldn't be long before they were exposed to the enemy's sight. The mercenary didn't think much about it anymore, and commanded the red dragon to follow last.

The purple void was inconspicuous in the darkness, and it would have been nearly impossible to spot it if it hadn't been for Rui's magic pointing the way to everyone, but now, Nigel had spotted his position and rushed towards it first. With a scream, the green dragon rushed through the hollow, and Nigel escaped. Stan and Nerfi were in second place, and seeing that the hole was getting smaller, they lowered their bodies and instantly pierced through. Rui is almost behind Stan, and after Stan's green dragon has passed, Rui's red dragon has also crossed the barrier, and now only Fern and Ness are missing.

"Hold on, Ness, we're about to be free!" Fern looked excitedly at the hole getting closer and closer, the purple cavity kept changing shapes, sometimes an ellipse, sometimes an irregular polygon, the only thing that was certain was that it was getting smaller, and the small one was almost enough for Fern to pass. Fern and Ness lowered themselves on the dragon's back, Fern almost hugging the dragon's neck, the wind whistling in his ears, and the exit was close at hand.

Suddenly, Fern heard a very soft cry from Ness, who was behind her, and her hands suddenly let go. "Ness!" The red dragon stopped suddenly, stopped in place, and before Fern could find the direction in which Ness had fallen, the red dragon had already flown downward, and Fern finally saw that Ness was just below him, falling headfirst to the ground. "Ness, hold on, I'll be right here!"

The red dragon was extremely fast, and after a few seconds it was a few yards above Ness, and Fern reached down and touched the soles of Ness's shoes. Almost, almost, I'm coming, Ness!However, the red dragon suddenly stopped flying downward, but suddenly rose in height, and Ness continued to fall, and Fern watched the girl get farther and farther away. "What's the matter, you go down for me!" Fern pressed the red dragon's neck down, but he couldn't make the red dragon fly down even a little more, the red dragon continued to climb, and Fern realized that there were dark arrows flying between him and Ness, and if the red dragon hadn't stopped and flew upwards immediately, he would have been shot by the shadow arrows.

Fern tries to direct the red dragon to dodge the arrows to save Ness, but the red dragon no longer seems to be under his command, and instead flies towards the hollow. For some reason, the impassable purple hole, which should have been small, remained its previous size, and the red dragon flew quickly over Fern, and the hole was immediately closed behind Fern. Fern couldn't take it anymore and shouted as the silent night sky turned bleak, tears slid down the cheeks of the mercenary who hadn't shed tears for a long time.

The four dragons flew for a long time before they stopped in a separate wooded area under Nigel's leadership, Stan lit a fire, fortunately Nigel brought some dry food, Stan fetched some fresh water from a nearby creek, and now it was still some time before dawn, everyone was tired and hungry, they needed a rest so badly.

The water was boiling, and Nigel made himself a cup of green tea, which was fragrant, and Stan made a cup for Nerfi, and then he poured another cup and looked at Fern, who took it from his hand. "Let me do it. Stan nodded.

Ray walked over to Fern, and the mercenary leaned against the trunk of a tree on the edge of the clearing, staring blankly at the starless sky, with tears on his cheeks. "Have some tea, Fern. ”

"Almost, Ness was able to be with me, and almost, I touched her feet......" Fern muttered, without the slightest expression on his face.

Rui fell to his knees and looked at Fern sympathetically. "We've done our best, Fern, we couldn't have done better in front of Aloiseus, he's a great sage, and it's hopeless to get out of his hands. ”

Fern didn't look at Rui, still staring at the night sky. "Almost, Ness, forgive me, it's almost ......"

Rui sighed, shook his head, and returned to the fire, drinking the green tea in his hand. "He's been hit too hard, so let's be alone. ”

Stan slams his fist to the ground, startling Nerfi on the sidelines. "It's disgusting, we all escaped safely, just a little bit!"

"Now that we're done, let's think about what to do next. Nigel put down his teacup and breathed a sigh of relief.

Nerfi took a sip of tea and moistened her lower lip. "Our situation couldn't be worse, now the Holy Seal, the Holy Artifact, and Ness are in the hands of Aloisius, and he can release the Dark Lord at any time, but we can't do anything. ”

"No, he can't do it right away, at least not tonight. Nigel looked at Nellfi. "There is no room for error in the ritual of releasing the Dark Lord, tonight's battle must have consumed a lot of Aloiseus's mental power, and he will definitely not hold the ritual before he fully recovers. ”

Stan looks up and stares at Nigel gravely. "That means we still have time to stop him, so how much time do we have?"

Nigel shrugged. "Tomorrow night at the earliest, no later than the night after tomorrow, unless there are other accidents. ”

Rui picked up a piece of brown bread from the ground and tore off a small strip and put it in his mouth. "With our current situation, we can't do anything but rest, and we'll talk about it until dawn. ”

Stan nodded, sat down on the floor, picked up a piece of dry bread and nibbled on it. "I don't know what happened to Adeline, I didn't see Barred and Jasmine and Aloisius come back just now, they must have been saved by Adeline. ”

"Or they're dead. Nerfi added.

Stan hurriedly retorted, "No, they won't die, they won't......" Finally, Stan lost his confidence and lowered his voice.

Nigel had just finished eating a grilled sausage, and he licked his fingers, savoring the aftertaste. "Adeline is coming here, but they don't have dragons, it may take some time, let's rest first, they'll be almost here by daybreak. ”

"How do you know?" Stan asked, but Nerfi and Rui weren't surprised at all.

Nigel lay down on his right side and closed his eyes. "I'm her apprentice, and we have our own way of contacting each other, so of course we can't be too far away. ”

Stan didn't ask again, but continued to eat, he looked at Fern worriedly, the mercenary was still staring at the sky with a blank expression, Stan shook his head, and decided to let him go for the time being.

The two girls also go to sleep, and Stan insists on keeping a vigil for them, but he is more worried that Fern will do something stupid while they are asleep, so he has to lean against the trunk of the tree to protect everyone. In the woods at the edge of the clearing, four dragons also stood and fell into a deep sleep. The flames grew smaller and smaller, and at last only a pile of black charcoal remained.