Barsorem planted the snow lotus in front of Herus's grave, and the lonely tomb had no tombstone, and even the owner of the tomb did not rest there. "Sleep in peace, my friend, Sara will always glorify you, and may you never be separated from Sin again in heaven. Basorem read the eulogy softly.

Everyone stood in front of the grave for a moment of mourning, and then they dispersed to pack their belongings and prepare to continue on their way. Basorem advised them to travel all the way northeast to Asgard, where some supplies could be found, and from there they could continue northeast to Talheim, and the distance between them was not far. Ryan and Stan heeded his advice, and the group began to head northeast, encountering no further danger along the way. In the early afternoon of the third day of the restart, four days after they were separated from Fern and the others, a large, lifeless ruin appeared in front of them.

"Arrived, we finally returned. Endman looked at the capital in front of him and sighed.

The battle here two months ago had clearly cast a shadow on Cremens' mind, and by this time he had drawn his sword and held it in his hand.

Tillin walked over to Cremens and patted him on the shoulder. "Relax young, and use your strength in the right place. ”

Asgard, the capital of Sarah, the last pillar of the hearts of all Sarahs, has now become a city of ruins. The entire city was littered with rubble, and snow-covered corpses could be seen everywhere. Among them were the corpses of soldiers and civilians, as well as the corpses of the gloomy tide.

Although Rui tried his best to stay calm, he couldn't help but shed tears in front of the tragic scene in front of him. Stan remains silent, but the knight's heart is overturned, and he secretly vows to find out the truth about Doyle's plot.

The other four Sara soldiers, who also returned for the first time since the fall of Asgard, walked through the streets that were once familiar but now lifeless in snow-covered ruins.

After all, Kremence was still too young, and he was crying unconsciously, trying to control his emotions, but his shoulders were still shaking.

"Alright, let's hurry up and find out what food and supplies we have, and get out of here as soon as possible. Barsorem patted Cremens on the shoulder, "You follow me to the tavern." With that, he led the way towards the ruins of what had once been a tavern, and Cremens immediately followed.

Endman and Tillin also go to different rooms, leaving only Ryan and Stan standing on the deserted street.

"Rui, are you alright? Stan tentatively comforts Rui.

Rui has already wiped away his tears, and in the north, not wiping them away as soon as possible will only make his face more prone to chilblains. "I'm fine, let's look for it, maybe we can find some clothes, I can't stand the cold anymore. ”

"yes, and I'm going to go up Dagger Mountain. Stan saw that Rui had regained his composure and was much more relieved.

The two searched the nearby house, but could not find suitable clothing. "I'm afraid most people already have everything they can wear, and in Sarah, there aren't many people who can have two sets of clothes. Rui looked at the corpse curled up on the ground covered in snow.

"I suggested we go to the castle and have a look there, there should be extra clothes and food. Stan looks at the windswept castle in the distance, and while most of the castle buildings are in dilapidation, two towers have survived.

Rui nodded, greeted Barsorem, and walked with Stan towards the castle. The road to the castle was littered with the corpses of soldiers and the Grey Tide, among which were young soldiers as young as Cremens and old soldiers who were even old enough to be Stan's father, all of them fell lifeless in the snow. The cold wind blew away the snow on some of the armor, and most of the armor had begun to rust, revealing dark brown rust. Further on, it was already very close to the castle, and at this moment the corpses of knights in silver armor and red cloaks began to appear on the avenue leading to the castle, and they did not escape death like the other soldiers, and the silver spears and broad steel swords in their hands were still tightly held in their hands. Even though they were dead, they didn't flinch even a step, and the corpses blocked in front of the castle gates. Some knights even stuck spears stuck in the dirt, and they did not fall until they died, and they just knelt there forever. In front of the corpses of these glorious knights, there were a large number of ghoul stumps and the corpses of several demons, all buried in the snow along with the demons' terrifying warhorses.

Stan looked at the tragic but bleak scene in front of him with feeling. "These are the knights of the Guard, the Order of Knights where Endman once was. ”

"Yes, Sarah's Guards are the equivalent of Doyle's Imperial Knights, the last line of defense to protect King Urral, and when they are all dead, it will be tantamount to announcing the complete fall of Asgard. Rui walked around the corpse, not wanting to look at it again.

Stan sighs and follows Rui into the confines of the castle, where the corpses of the knights are still strewn in the gardens outside the castle and in the intricate passages inside the castle, and it can be seen that even after the castle has fallen, the Guards are still making the last resistance, although these resistances are meaningless.

The two zigzagged through the dimly lit aisle, and at each corner of the aisle, lay the corpses of several knights. Most of the doors to the rooms were open, and some of the knights fell between the door and the door frame, while others fell a few yards from the door in the room, and a few spears landed in the hallway outside the door. Eventually, the two of them came to a large iron door, which was halfway open, and in the dim light, Stan and Rui couldn't see inside. Both of them drew their weapons at the same time and cautiously entered the gate.

The two of them slowly circled against the wall, and suddenly Stan tripped under his feet, and one stumbled, but fortunately he didn't walk fast, and he barely managed to stabilize himself and not fall.

"This is ......" Stan leans down to inspect where he has just walked, but the light is too dim for him to see what it is, so he touches it with his hand, and he touches his helmet and his hair, which is already dry. "It appears to be a corpse, and this may be the place where King Sara issued his orders. ”

Rui hummed softly in agreement. "We quickly found the window in the wall so we could see what was going on. ”

After following the walls of the room, and nothing happens, Stan relaxes and pushes open the window on the wall, revealing a bright light into the room, giving a full view of the room.

In the middle of the room, I saw a large but simple throne, and around the throne, there were several corpses of knights of the Guard, and the corpses of several ghouls were poured around each of them. Directly in front of the throne, the corpse of a knight sat on the ground with its back to the throne. In front of him were the corpses of two demons, one of which had left its body and had fallen by the gate, and the other had been cut in half, and the severed half of the head had disappeared.

Stan stepped forward to examine the unusual corpse, which was also dressed in silver armor, but unlike the other knights, it had delicate red carvings on its shoulder and breastplate, and a mighty brown bear carved into the heart guard.

Ray walks behind Stan and looks at the corpse in front of him as well. "This may be the commander of the Guards, Ferro Botarus, the equivalent of Boyd, but unfortunately he didn't escape death. ”

Stan respectfully saluted the dead knight captain in front of him, and suddenly noticed a flash of light from the sword in Ferro's hand, and Stan took out the long sword still in his hand from the corpse. Although it had been sleeping in this dark room for almost two months, the blade still shone with a black light, and its sharpness was unabated. "Is this sword made of obsidian?" Stan stared at the dark gray blade in surprise.

Rui also carefully observes the sword in Stan's hand. "It's just an alloy of obsidian and steel, if it's just obsidian, it should be completely black, and the obsidian toughness is too poor to be suitable for forging a sword alone. ”

Stan's left fingers run over the blade, and a chill invades his body. "Obsidian is said to have a special effect on evil things, so it should have a special effect on Dark Tide. ”

"Yes, obsidian has the effect of purifying filth, but it is mined in too small quantities to be mass-produced, which is why it is precious. Rui glanced around the room, it was the only one. "Stan, take this sword with you, I'm sure it will come in handy for the rest of your journey. ”

Stan has a conflicting look in his eyes, wanting to take the sword with him, but feeling that he should leave the relic to the dead knight.

Rui saw his doubts. "Don't worry about it, you can use this sword to kill a few more demons, I think Fei Luo will be happy too. ”

Stan is no longer at odds, and he gives another solemn military salute to Ferro's corpse, then puts away his obsidian sword.

Just as Stan was about to stand up, Ferro's corpse fell to one side, and an inconspicuous mechanism appeared in front of the two of them at the foot of the throne he had been covering.

Rui's sharp eyes found the mechanism, and hurriedly rushed forward excitedly, groping for the pattern on the mechanism, and there were some strange words on the bottom of the pattern. "It's like a spell, I'll try it. With that, Rui began to recite the words, and after two mispronunciations, the third time, the mage finally recited the entire incantation in its entirety and without error.

As Rui finished chanting the last syllable, a gap slowly opened in the ground where Ferro had been sitting, and a staircase leading to the ground appeared in front of the two of them, and at the entrance, there were two torches and flint that was still dry.

Stan and Rui look at each other in disbelief. "Looks like Ferro wants to tell us something. Rui guessed, a flash of excitement flashing in his eyes. "I have a hunch that there must be a secret down there that we've always wanted to know. ”

"Just go down and see. Stan hangs the obsidian sword from his belt and begins to rub the flint.

After a while, the torches were lit, Stan and Rui each held one, and the knight drew his obsidian sword in his hand and led the way down the stairs, Rui followed closely behind, slowly walking towards the unknown truth.