The unhurried pace along the way allowed Fern to regain his old feelings, and the consciousness of the mercenary took over his brain again, and since he was involved in this matter, he seemed to be on the verge of forgetting his original identity, which also made him lose his calm and calm personality and keen observation. The trait of being immobile in the face of danger and pressure is exactly what he needs now, even if there is only one person left, as long as there is still a chance, there is hope to turn the tables.

Fern took a deep breath and rode out of the forest trail, an open clearing in front of him, still carrying Ness's map, just outside of Grivel. The setting sun hung limply in the sky, shining on the side of Fern's face, leaving a long shadow on his right side. Fern dismounted, took the reins in his left hand, and slowly walked towards the endless ruins ahead. He didn't know why he didn't panic at all at this moment, he knew very well what he was going to face next, but he was still calm.

Fern was getting closer to the edge of the ruins, and several figures appeared in front of him, their faces unrecognizable to the mercenary, but a nameless sense of oppression came over him. Fern stopped, realizing what was standing in front of him, his consciousness blurring again. The damp sensation licked the mercenary's face and pulled him back into reality, and Fern turned his head, and the clouds were retracting his tongue and staring at his face. Fern stroked the bridge of the cloud's nose and muttered to himself. "I shouldn't be afraid of them anymore, I must get back to my former self, only in this way can I fight against them!"

The image of becoming a Deville mercenary came to Fern's mind, it was a sunny day, the blue sky was cloudless, he was still very young, younger than Ness now, and the clothes that revealed his identity as a mercenary were neatly worn on his body. He walked into the Queen's favor with a little nervousness, and some of the people there looked up at him and then lowered their heads to continue talking, and many more did not notice him at all, and here, a young mercenary really did not interest anyone. At this time, Rod saw him, beckoned him to a table, and chatted with him, and it was from Rhodes that he received his first commission, which was an extremely easy task and paid very little, so Fern took the commission that no mercenary was willing to take. Fern's brow furrowed, and he tried to take a step, and he took another step closer to the ruins.

As more and more commissions were completed, the young mercenary began to be dissatisfied with always accepting simple commissions, and began to ask Rhodes about some more difficult tasks, although Rod did not approve, but did not interfere with him too much, but in order to make the young man as safe as possible, he introduced a commission to Fern that required two mercenaries to work together. In this commission, Fern met Will, and the two mercenaries of the same age but with very different personalities became good friends, and in many subsequent commissions, the two acted together and became friends in life and death. Some unexpected jokes and words from Will burrowed into Fern's mind, the corners of his mouth curled, and he continued to walk towards the ruins.

A few years later, Fern has grown into an experienced mercenary, on a mission with Will, the two met the dilemma of the Crows, with the help of the two, finally made the Crows out of the predicament, at the kind invitation of the leader Miles, the two joined the Crows, and a new page in the mercenary career began. Fern found that his steps were becoming more and more relaxed, and the fear in his heart was gradually dissipating, and he no longer had any restrictions on his actions.

Kaya's figure swooped into Fern's brain, and she was always looking for opportunities to get close to the young mercenary who had just joined the team, and the two were getting closer and closer before they knew it. Fern suddenly realized that he hadn't thought of Kaya in a long time, and that he had been exhausted by all sorts of situations after being caught up in this chain of events. The successive girls caused him to fluctuate emotionally, and his judgment was also affected. And now, he had to let go of these distractions, and Kaya's laughter faded away, and then Ness's pitiful appearance faded away, and Quiai and Morena grew farther and farther away.

Fern found himself only fifty yards away from the demon on the other side, and at this moment, his heart was still calm, and he did not feel any excitement about this change, only a natural relief. He stopped, let go of the reins, stroked the dark cloud's neck, and walked on his own.

Another very tall figure appeared behind the demon, slowly walking forward, behind him, three demons escorted three people to follow, all three of them looked at the lone Fern in surprise, Ness was about to shout, but the demon's special ability made her unable to make any sound. "You're finally here, Fern, I didn't expect you to dare to come to the appointment alone. ”

Fern stood still about thirty yards from his figure, his left hand resting on the hilt of his sword. "My companions are here, and I must save them. ”

"Hahaha!" the figure took off his hood, and his pale and bloodless face was exposed. "Well said, Fern, if Adeline had the courage you have now, I wouldn't be where I am now. ”

"I don't care about your business, all I want to do is rescue my companions. Fern looked at Hai Xiuyin coldly, and his expression did not change.

Hai Xiuyin snorted disdainfully, and clasped his hands in front of his chest. "Do you think you can defeat so many demons?"

"I've already been defeated once in the Twisted Plane, and it's not hard to repeat it here. Fern slowly drew the sword in the stone with his right hand, and the sound of the blade grinding against the scabbard was so beautiful.

"That's in the warping plane, the demon has lost its ability to breathe people's hearts, but here......" Hai Xiuyin was halfway through his words, and suddenly realized that Fern could still draw his sword neatly. "What's the matter, you can still move?"

Fern grasped the sword in the stone with both hands, and his eyes swept over the three companions one by one, Ness and Morena had fear and worry in their eyes, and Barred conveyed encouragement to the juniors. "Come on, Hai Xiuyin, are you going to go first or are you your men?"

Hai Xiuyin looked at Fern lightly, with a slight wave of his right hand, a demon on the right howled, took off his cloak, and walked towards Fern with a menacing attitude, his scalp had completely fallen off, and the hot weather in the south made several places on his body rot at the same time, and the fishy smell rushed into the mercenary's nose.

Fern frowned, but immediately relaxed again, his attention fully focused on the demon's movements, and the sensitivity of his nose seemed to have dropped suddenly. The demon's mouth grew suddenly, and his whole body suddenly rushed towards him, and Fern clearly saw every movement of the other party, and that ugly face was just a dispensable thing in his eyes, which did not make him have any fear in the slightest.

Instead of dodging the attack, Fern kicked forward with his right foot and charged towards the demon. The sound of the two swords clashing sounded, and Fern quickly crossed the side of the demon, then landed on his right foot and lowered his center of gravity, turned around and immediately rushed towards the demon. As soon as the demon stood up and turned around, Fern's sword had reached his waist, and the demon hurriedly dodged sideways, what he didn't expect was that Fern's sword didn't exert much strength at all, and the real attack was further down. Fern's left hand reached deep into the demon's heel and slammed it upward, causing the demon to stand unsteady and fall backwards. Fern took advantage of the situation to half-crouch up, and swung the sword in the stone from top to bottom with his right hand, and the demon was split in half from the middle in mid-air, and the two halves of his body fell to the ground, and the stinky black blood and rotten flesh pieces were scattered everywhere.

Hai Xiuyin raised his eyebrows and waved his hands at the same time. "You two, come with me. ”

The two demons raised their swords and approached Fern from both sides, and Niss tried to stop them, but her limbs were completely powerless, and she could only whine. Jasmine was slightly better, and the archmage tried to secretly recite the incantation, but her teeth couldn't make any sound except for chattering. Fern stood up, his legs pressed down, his breathing adjusted, his clear mind making him not panic at all. At the same time, the demon rushed towards Fern, and the moment they took a step, Hai Xiuyin was surprised to find that a smile flashed at the corner of the mercenary's mouth.

The sound of swords clashing and the muffled sound of bodies being pierced followed, and the battle lasted less than a minute, and the two demons were both killed. One was pierced through the chest, and instead of pulling out the sword directly, Fern quickly changed from a forehand to a backhand, and the sword in the stone slashed out from the left side of the demon's body, cutting off half of his body. The head of another demon flew away from its body, and it was even more simply dead.

With the sword in his right hand hanging down to his right side, Fern stood up straight, and looked at Hai Xiuyin with a blank face. "How many are next?"

Hai Xiuyin's empty eyes glared at Fern with a look of surprise on his face. "You did surprise me, but you can't defeat so many demons just by keeping your mind, and you'll eventually die of exhaustion, and you won't even have a chance to fight me. ”

"Then why don't you fight me directly? Don't you want to fight Oberon?" Fern looked at Hai Xiuyin defiantly, he also understood that what Hai Xiuyin said was the truth, after destroying those demons, his physical strength had been consumed a lot, and his breathing was no longer as smooth as at the beginning, he needed to lead Hai Xiuyin to fight him directly.

"Fern, fighting is not won by courage, and swordsmanship is still the most important thing. Hai Xiuyin's expression returned to calm. "I can't bear to kill you, but I have to tell you that you're still no match for me. ”

Fern was silent for a few seconds, then stepped forward. "Whatever the outcome, I'm going to rescue my companions, and if I need to defeat you before then, I'll have to try. ”

"Good. The corners of Hai Xiuyin's mouth twitched slightly. "Then let me send you on your way, anyway, if you're dead, Bared can pick up the sword in the stone and fight me. ”

"Hurry up, Ferne, you're no match for him!" Barred suddenly shouted. "Go find those two old guys, you know who I'm talking about, you're just going to die here for no sense!"

Fern glanced hesitantly at Bared, the warrior's eyes were unmistakable, and the mercenary glanced back at the distance of the dark clouds, unfortunately, several demons had cut off his retreat. Hai Xiuyin's hand moved under the cloak, gripping the hilt of the sword.

At this moment, suddenly a bright light was released from the top of everyone's heads, the sun had set, and only dark blue was left in the sky, this light for no reason made everyone dizzy, and the demons covered their faces in pain, kneeling on the ground, and even Hai Xiuyin covered his face with his hands, although he could still stand.

Fern stepped back slowly, stepping out of the demonic encirclement, his right hand resting on his eyebrow, squinting at the light. I saw that in the flickering blue-white light, two figures surrounded by a halo gradually appeared.