As soon as he rushed into the room from the fuchsia that enveloped the tower, the darkness that came suddenly made Fern's eyes lose focus, and he couldn't see anything clearly.

Balls of light with a soft glow floated into the air, illuminating the surroundings, and the two of them could see the furnishings in the room. The large room was filled with wooden shelves, some of which had wands or staves, but most of them were empty.

"I didn't expect anyone to come. An old voice came from the depths of the room, and Fern looked in that direction with his sword in his grip alertly, and a second ball of light flew out of Quiai's hand and flew quickly.

As far as the ball of light reached, an old man sat upright on the ground, and behind him was a huge bookshelf as high as the roof, on which were scattered some broken books.

"You're ......" Fern approached the old man, and the old mage with his head bowed in front of him seemed familiar. "Grivel, that archmage?"

The old mage slowly raised his head, his eyes full of exhaustion. "That's right, I really didn't expect us to meet again, this must be the arrangement of the Seven Gods. ”

"Ramahesh, you're still here?" Quiai recognized the old mage. "If Etiyesh is on the twenty-second floor, you should get out of here, you two can't die here together!"

"Why not?" said Ramakhsh slowly, "the new generation of mages has been through the ordeal, and you can already take our place. ”

Fern shook his head in confusion. "It's always good for one more mage to survive, and even more so with a veteran archmage like you, there's no point in staying in this empty room. ”

Ramakhsh looked around, his eyes full of reluctance. "There used to be all kinds of powerful magic weapons stored here, but now there are only these things left that no one wants, most of them were damaged or lost in the battle of the southern conquest of Serendra, and this ......" The old mage looked back at the bookshelf behind him. "This is where all the secrets of the Mage Tower are kept unknown to the world. ”

"The secret of the Mage Tower?" Fern looked at the dark brown bookshelf. "Are you guarding these secrets?"

"Yes, that's my mission. Ramakhsh returned to his old posture. "Let's go, Fabioso's sacrifice has slowed down the Tide's onslaught, but it won't be long before they attack again. With that, a whirlpool slowly appeared on the wall next to the bookshelf. "This is the passage to the twenty-second floor, and there's only one way to get there. ”

Quiai frowned. "What about the walkway outside, is it a dead end?"

"There's a space magic cast there, and if you keep going up, you'll go back to one floor, and you'll never be able to go up again. Ramakhsh paused, as if listening to something. "Let's go, the dark tide is coming. ”

"How can it be so fast!" Fern glanced at the whirlpool, then at Queay.

"They must have brought with them quite a few demon mages, and if there were enough of them, their magic would be enough to support the collapsed rubble to pave a makeshift passageway. Quiai said anxiously.

Fern nodded. "There's no time, let's go. With that, he walked towards the whirlpool. Queai took one last look at Ramakhsh and turned to leave.

The whirlpool was close at hand, and Fern turned his head, the old mage's thin back even more lonely in the faint light of the ball of light. Without further hesitation, Fern plunged headlong into the whirlpool, and the dazzling light that followed strongly stimulated his eyes, making him cover his eyes.

It took more than ten seconds for the two of them to slowly adjust to the light around them. At this moment, a dull roar came from a distance, as if the muffled thunder on the horizon was continuous, lasting for several seconds.

"That's ...... Ramakhsh...... "Quiai muttered to himself. "Another archmage is dead......"

"Everyone dies once, and no one can escape from this fate, and it is a great blessing to be able to die as he deserves. A familiar voice came from ahead.

The two of them looked up to see a white-haired, white-robed mage standing in the middle of the room. Beside him stood an ivory-white staff, very long, even half a head taller than the old mage.

"Etiyèsz, I've finally found you!" said Fern as he walked toward the Grand Sage. "What are you going to do next?

"Don't worry, Fern, I've waited so long for you, you should give me a little time. "Etiyesh doesn't seem to be in a hurry.

Fern glanced at Quiai, who nodded at him, and that calmed him down. "Well, if you have anything to say, hurry up, we don't want to die here with you. ”

Etiyesh smiled. "It's time to come out, friend from the Eastern Continent, you've been hiding long enough. ”

"What?" Fern and Queay looked around in surprise.

"Sure enough, he is worthy of being the great sage of Wallis, the ruler of the Mage's Tower, Etiyès. A familiar voice came from behind. "But I don't want to hide it from you, I just don't want to disturb you. ”

"Karina!" Quiai tugged at Fern's sleeve alertly and whispered beside him, "Be careful of Fern, she must not be here to help us, I can feel the oppressive force coming from her, it is the aura of attack." ”

A semicircular blue magic shield unfolded in front of Fern, and with a burst sound, an intricate star map was drawn on the magic cover, and three figures appeared from the star map. "Fern, Queai, you didn't disappoint me and brought us here. ”

"You're not here to help us, are you?" asked Fern with a feigned disapproval.

"Even if I say yes, you won't believe it. Karina doesn't hide it. "I'll tell you the truth, I'm here to get that staff, and if I stay here anyway, I'll be buried with this tower, so why don't I bring it back to Saka and continue to play its role. ”

"The staff?" Quiai looked at the staff beside Etiyesh in confusion, only to see the red gem at the top of the staff faintly shining. "Could it be the legendary Staff of the Guardian?"

The corners of Karina's mouth curled up and she didn't answer, and Aetiyesh sighed and said slowly, "That's right, Quiai, this is the Staff of the Guardians, a staff that only the ruler of the Mage Tower can have, and it is precisely because of it that I can cast such a powerful evil magic and temporarily trap the Dark Tide army here." Its strength is as strong as an army. ”

"In that case, we won't give it to you, Karina!" Queai approached Etiyèsz, slowly taking his bow and arrow in his left hand, ready for battle.

Karina moved slowly forward, the two guards behind her drawing their weapons and following closely behind her.

Etiyes was unmoved. "You don't want to take this staff from a great sage, Karina, where does your faith come from?"

Instead of speaking, Karina suddenly raised the disc-shaped weapon at her waist with both hands, then crouched down and slammed the weapon into the ground. A blue light shot out of the weapon, rapidly expanding into a large ring, white bright spots on the edge of the ring undulating up and down, encircling everyone in it.

Almost at the same time, two guards behind Karina burst out, one towards Fern and the other at Queay. Fern tried to raise his sword to resist, but found that he couldn't raise his hand no matter what, and in the next second, Karel was already in front of him, and the guard's shoulder slammed into the mercenary's chest, knocking him out. The force of the impact nearly knocked Fern unconscious, only to recover after a few seconds, and his rapid breathing prevented him from standing up immediately.

Fern looked up with all his might, only to see that Quiai on the other side was no better, and the girl was lying a dozen paces away, struggling to get up.

Karina triumphantly walked up to Etish. "I've shown mercy to my men, after all, you are not my enemies, otherwise the two of them would have died just now. ”

Etiyesh remained expressionless. "Astrology from the Eastern Continent? I really don't know much about it, but even so, do you think this level of enchantment can bind me?"

"Of course not. Karina raised her left hand, and a force lifted Fern into the air out of thin air. "But if you stop me, I'll kill him, and then the girl. ”

"So what?" Etiyèsz's stern gaze made Karina feel a hint of pressure. "Even if you don't kill them now, they will not be able to escape death when the dark tide comes in, and whoever kills them will not die?"

"Hahaha!" Karina laughed insolently. "Who doesn't know that great sages can teleport magic, and you can teleport them out before the Dark Tide strikes. ”

"Why am I doing this?" snorted Etiyès. "Since you know the Great Sage so well, and you must have been investigating for a long time, then you should know that the two of them ruined my good deeds in Grivel, and I have no reason to save them. ”

Karina stared into Etiyès' eyes. "I have my own judgment, and it is useless to talk too much, now, give me the staff of the Guardian, or I will kill them!"

Fern struggled in the air, but couldn't muster any strength, as if he had been restrained by Adeline. Queai was still lying on the ground, and with all his strength he could only lift his head and shout Fern's name. For a moment, Fern felt that he was dead today, and he couldn't think of a reason why Etiyesh would save him.

Karina and Etiyesh stared at each other, the dark tide of the mage tower had erased from their minds, and time seemed to freeze in this moment.

Finally, Etiyesh sighed hard, "Okay, you take it." ”

Fern was surprised to believe his ears, but the restraints on his body did not disappear.

Karina exhaled with relief, but still didn't relax. "Then thank you, ruler of the Mage's Tower, Etiyès. ”

The astrologer's hand slowly approached the staff, the Great Sage still facing forward, not moving, and the moment Karina's hand touched the staff, Fern suddenly noticed that the staff had become a little shorter.

"It seems to be true. Karina immediately took a few steps back, looking at the staff in her hand. "I really didn't expect you to give up the staff for them, I thought there would be a cat inside. ”

Karel and Swift quickly returned to Karina, the blue shield reappearing around them, and the power that had bound Fern was gone. "Good luck and hope to see you again in the future. ”

Etiyesh looked at the star map that was gradually emerging. "Do you really think that Saka will survive Wallis's destruction, and wouldn't it be better to help Wallis fight against the Dark Tide?"

Karina looked at the Great Sage with a blank face. "As I said before, I have my own judgment, and it is useless to say more. ”

The star map was fully revealed, and the blue shield burst out violently with dazzling light, and the three people in the shield disappeared.