Stan and Nerfi wipe out all the food and water from the table to the chord's melodious chord, afraid to drink because they have a hunch that something will happen next.

It was past midnight, and the few guests in the tavern were almost gone, except for Stan and Nerfi, only two drunken drunkards were left sleeping on the table, snoring and snoring.

The bard finishes the last piece, leans the instrument against the chair, and walks over to Stan. "I wonder if you can sit down with an old bard who has been singing all night and order him a drink?"

Stan smiled and nodded, motioning for the old man to sit down across from him, before calling the maid to order a jug of ale and pour him a glass.

The crisp ale stimulates the already numbed nerves, allowing the tired body to recover slightly, and Stan takes a deep breath and blinks to relieve his fatigue. "Why don't you go to St. Sean or Macon, where you can be paid several times more than here, I dare say you are the best bard on the continent. ”

"Huh. The old man took a big sip of wine, and even his eyebrows flew up. "What's the use of more gold, just enough for me to keep living. ”

Stan looked at the old man's calm and relaxed posture, his heart full of doubts. "I don't think you're an ordinary person, do you have anything to tell us?"

The old man drank the wine from the glass in one gulp and wiped his mouth with his sleeve. "The time is almost up, take advantage of the opportunity, and you can get out of here. ”

Stan's eyes widen in surprise and he is momentarily speechless, but Nerfi reacts faster. "How do you know where we're going, and who are you?"

"Me?" laughed the old man. "I'm just a chanter, dropping by to help some people who need my help. ”

"You shouldn't be from this parallel world, are you, are you from our world?" Nerfi's brain spun rapidly. "Or are you a real person in this world, but you have insight into the mysteries of parallel worlds?"

The old man looked at the girl in a friendly manner. "Don't think about it so much, kid, there are things you can't understand, and you can't control them, and now all you need to do is wait. ”

Stan finally reacts. "But even if we leave Fadar, we still don't know how to return to our world. ”

"Oh?" the bard straightened up, a sly look on his face. "Then you'll have to pour me another glass of wine. ”

Seeing that there was a turnaround, Stan hurriedly poured another glass of wine for the old man, and even his hands trembled a little, and he spilled some wine.

"Don't worry, Stan. The old man's name makes Stan's eyes widen once again. "When I say leave here, I don't mean Fadar. ”

Stan slowly turned his head to look at Nerfi, who was also looking at him, and the two nodded understandingly, not saying anything more, but waiting quietly.

Before he knew it, it was early in the morning, and the old man had finished drinking the wine in his glass, and Stan wanted to fill it for him, only to find that the flask was empty. The old man exhaled, stood up and walked slowly towards the door, and before the two could react, he suddenly disappeared.

Stan jumped up and ran to the door in a few steps, but saw that the dark street was empty, only the cold wind as usual. The knight returned to the tavern for no apparent reason, and looked around, except for the two drunks who were still lying on the table, only Nerfi looked puzzled.

And so he went. Stan stands there and shakes his head. "What are we going to do now?"

"All we can do is keep waiting, maybe ......," Nerfi said as she suddenly heard a rapid chime. "That's ......"

"It's a sentry alarm!" Stan quickly pushed the door open again and ran out, the sound of bells coming from all directions, breaking the silence of the night.

Nerfi also ran out. "Is it a dark tide?"

"It can't be anything else, they're finally attacking again. Stan clenched his fists. "That's what the bard was talking about. ”

"But we don't know how to take advantage of this opportunity. There was some anxiety in Nerfi's tone.

Stan leads the two mounts that were left in the doorway. "Follow the predetermined plan and go through the north gate. ”

After the first bell, the streets were silent, and there were constant groups of soldiers with torches running towards the north gate, and even ordinary people with rudimentary weapons joined the ranks. Stan and Nerfi quickly left them behind on horseback, and the city of Fadar was so small that it wasn't long before the walls to the north came into view.

The city walls were full of people, and it seemed that the battle had begun, judging from the shouts of killing, the battle situation was not optimistic. Wounded soldiers were constantly being carried off the city walls, stretchers stained red with blood, and the sound of pain surrounded the ears, and the soldiers who had just arrived to support did not hesitate to fill their positions again.

Stan reins in his mount and leaps down, drawing his sword from the side of his saddle and charging towards the wall, Nerfi's voice is heard in a cacophony of shouts, but Stan doesn't hear it.

The city walls have been locked in a bitter battle, the ghouls have attacked the city walls under the leadership of several demons, and the soldiers are fighting desperately, but they still can't beat them, and the dark tide climbing the city walls is increasing.

Stan spotted the nearest ghoul and slammed it off the wall with a charge, then sliced another ghoul in half with a single sword, followed by a demon with long messy hair.

"Monster, come on!" Stan shouted silently, and then raised his sword and rushed forward, the demon raised his sword in both hands to resist, and the two swords slammed together, shaking Stan's palms numb.

The ghouls spotted the powerful knight and quickly rushed in from all directions, and Fadar's soldiers bravely fended off the ghouls for Stan, forming a circle around him.

Stan grows stronger and stronger, slashing the demon to the ground with a triple strike, and the knight's sword stabs deep into the demon's heart. Before he could catch his breath, another demon slashed through several soldiers and slashed at Stan with a big jump. Stan tries to draw his sword to resist, but finds that the demon's hand is firmly grasping the sword that pierces his body, and he can't pull it out for a moment. Stan let go of his hand and drew another sword from his waist, but the hesitation slowed down by half a beat. The knight secretly complained in his heart, knowing that this sword would not be easy to block, so he had to mechanically raise his hand and prepare to eat this sword.

Almost at the same moment, a golden light suddenly shrouded the demon's face, and he fell from the air covering his face in pain, and Stan seized the opportunity to swing a horizontal sword and cut off the demon's head.

As several golden magic arrows pierce the ghoul's body, the dark tide surrounding Stan is wiped out, and Nerfi arrives. "Too much Darktide Stan, all over the place!"

Stan straightens up and looks around, and almost every ladder is filled with ghouls. The Dark Tide on the walls has outnumbered the human soldiers, and there are no more reinforcements behind them.

"Hell, there are too many enemies!" Just as Stan was at a loss for what to do, a loud bang came from under the walls.

"The city gate is broken, everyone go to the city gate to block the dark tide!"

The two of them quickly came to the city gate, only to see that a large hole had been smashed open in the city gate, and a demon had already penetrated in, and other ghouls were drilling through the hole, and the hole was still expanding. And the soldiers in front of the entrance of the cave were not the opponents of the demon at all, they were slashed and killed by him in just a few clicks, and the other soldiers were almost unable to stand on their feet, let alone resist.

Stan was about to charge towards the demon when a familiar voice came from behind him, "Get out of the way!"

Maurice rode his horse quickly, and the horse rushed towards the demon, forcing him to jump to the left, and before he could hit the ground, Maurice's sword was already in front of him, and his face was cut in half.

"Soldiers, follow me and drive these monsters back to hell!" shouted Morris, the first to charge at the ghouls who had passed through the gates, and the soldiers were encouraged to raise their swords and fight back. Stan and Nerfi rushed forward without hesitation, and there was a bitter battle in front of the city gates.