Chapter 20: The Betrayed Lord

Stan's sword is in front of his chest, pulling Nalfi behind his back. "Tannell, I know it's you, come out!"

The figure of the lord slowly stepped out of the shadows, he was not wearing armor, but only a leather coat with a wide cloak over it. "How about the knight, is it unexpected?"

Stan stares warily into Tannell's eyes. "It's not unexpected, since you didn't send troops to rescue Thun, we have suspected you!"

"Yes? It doesn't make sense, Cumberland has always been a common enemy. Tannel stood still, clasping his hands to his chest.

"Now that we've found out, it's too late for Tannell to cut off the connection with the Dark Lord and embrace the light again!" Stan took a slight step forward.

"Don't move!" Tannell's voice suddenly raised, and Stan immediately stopped where he was. "Stan, don't you think it's too easy to find here?"

"What?"

Nerfi's hand rests on Stan's shoulder. "Don't you realize, Stan Tannell deliberately let us get here. ”

Tannell sneered. "It's still this mage who is smart, it's deep underground, it's dark, and no one will find out even if you're locked up here. ”

"You, Tennell, I advise you to hurry up and find your way back, the cunning of the Dark Lord is unmatched in the world, and you are in cahoots with him, are you still lucky, will he let you go?" Stan asked sharply.

Tannell closed his eyes and sighed. "What else can I do? Thun fought back, but what was the result? Then Gaiman will follow, and then all of Cumberland will be scorched to earth. ”

"But that doesn't excuse you for inaction, aren't you ashamed that you're hiding here and begging for your life while the people of Cumberland, and even all of Wallis, are fighting the Dark Tide?" Stan still refuses to give up hope.

"At least for now, Dorne is safe, my people are safe. Tannell spread his hands.

Nerfi snorted. "This can only delay the destruction of Dorne, and when you are no longer useful, the Dark Lord will not hesitate to destroy you, and the whole of Dorne. ”

Tannell stared at Nerfi, then slowly turned around. "I'm not going to harm you, as long as you can't pass on the news, it's enough, and then I'll be wronged by you staying here. ”

"Tanner!" Stan was just about to catch up, when the two knights suddenly rushed out of the darkness and blocked the gap between Tanner and Stan, and the atmosphere instantly froze, and the battle was about to break out.

Nalfi gently gripped Stan's arm. "That's it, Stan, you can't hurt Tanner, that's just going to make us a target, lay down your arms. ”

Stan's body trembles with rage, and the veins on his forehead bulge and his face flushes. His sword slowly drooped, and the two knights slowly retreated into the darkness as Tannell exited the cave. In the distance, the sound of iron doors grinding sounded, and they were locked in the underground passage.

"Hell, how could this be, why?" Stan sat on the ground with a deflated ass.

"It's normal, Stan, it's better than I expected. Nerfi walked to the other end of the cavern to get farther away from the altar. "I've always wondered why no king or lord corrupted by the Lord of Darkness has appeared until now, according to the usual trick of the Lord of Darkness, it is his tried and tested trick to entrap the king or lord of the human kingdom. ”

"You're saying there should be more people being taken advantage of by the Dark Lord?" Stan gestured to Nerfi as well, the smell around the altar was unpleasant.

"That's right, I guess it must be that the Dark Lord is in trouble when he wakes up, so his strength may not have fully recovered. Nerfi glanced around and sighed. "What do we do now?"

"Finding a way to escape, of course. Stan looked around the cave, they were underground, surrounded by sealed hard stones, and couldn't find a place to get out. "Can you blast these stones with magic?"

Nerfi smiled helplessly. "Let's not talk about whether the shock wave of the explosion and the splashing stones will affect us, even if it doesn't, I'm afraid the whole city of Dorne will know about such a big movement, and Tanner will definitely be waiting for us with dozens of people. ”

Stan thinks for a moment, then walks over to the passage he came from. "I'll go there and maybe I'll find something. ”

Nerfi follows him, and the two of them make their way to the outermost cave, where Stan heads up with his hands on his hips. "It's the same everywhere here, except for the stones and stones, maybe we can knock him out while someone comes to deliver food. ”

Nerfi tilts her head to look at Stan, raising an eyebrow on one side. "Don't bother, I have a solution, but there will be some side effects. ”

"Really, tell me about it!" Stan heard Nerfi's eyes light up with excitement.

"You should have seen Adeline's teleportation, teleportation is arcane magic, arcane magic can actually be counted as a type of elemental magic, but it is the most difficult elemental magic to master, except for the great sage and some archmages, few mages can skillfully cast it. Nerfi spoke unhurriedly.

Stan is in a state of panic. "Can you get to the point, Nerfi?"

"Don't worry, Stan, Tannell has just left, we have a whole night to escape, and besides, he might kill someone or something. Nerfi smiled and saw that Stan was no longer urging before continuing, "Teleportation can teleport people to very distant places, such as from Doyle to Serendra, but due to its extremely high difficulty and mana loss, most mages can't release it at all, but there is actually a similar magic in light magic, and the difficulty is much lower. ”

"You mean you can teleport us out of here with this teleportation technique in light magic?" Stan asked in a low voice, keeping an eye on the entrance.

"That's right, the Gate of Light can create a dimensional passage of short duration, so that a few people can reach other places through it. Nerfi nodded. "In fact, just like the dark plane in dark magic, the path of light opens a passage to the light plane, and people can enter the light plane for a short time, and then return to our current plane through another exit. ”

"Oh......" Stan's brain spun rapidly. "I remember that if people are pulled into the dark plane, they will no longer be able to escape, and they will have to stay in the dark world forever, we ...... Can you come back?"

Nerfi covered her mouth and laughed, the girl's smile almost melted Stan's heart with just a ball of light in the dark underground. "That's because the mage who cast the dark magic didn't open the second door to come out, as long as I opened two opposite doors at the same time, we would definitely be able to come out. ”

"Okay then...... Then let's get started. Stan gets anxious again. "We're running out of time. ”

"Don't worry, I'm not done yet. Nerfi held her chin. "But since the difficulty is much lower than teleportation, the effect is also much worse, for example, the distance limit of teleportation is very close. ”

"What does that mean? We're still in this castle after teleporting. ”

"Not really, but you shouldn't be able to get out of the city. Nerfi shrugged.

Stan smirked. "That's not easy, as long as you can get out of this castle and cast another door of light in any remote corner of the city?"

"Theoretically, it does. Nerfi sighed. "But like teleportation, the Gate of Light is extremely mana-intensive, and I don't know if it will last to cast it twice in a row. ”

"We had to try. Stan thought about it and made up his mind. "Even if you can't release it a second time, at least we'll get out of this tunnel, and then we'll find a way to get out of the city. ”

Nerfi's eyes rolled. "Anyway, I could try to cast it a second time, but maybe I won't have the strength to walk anymore after casting it, and Stan will have to get out of here with me. ”

"It's ......," Stan stole a stole glance at Nerfi in embarrassment. "Well, as long as you can get out, that's not a problem. ”

Nellfi turns her head away from Stan from seeing the uncontrollable smile on her face.