The moment Ness rushed through the whirlpool, it was as if she had arrived in another world, the warm air rushing towards her, the sun hanging high in the sky, and the low hills all around. She looked around in confusion, trying to find her companion.

"I thought you weren't coming. Fern was sitting under a tree looking at a map.

"How could it be ......" Ness walked towards her companion as she observed her surroundings. "Where is this?"

"In my judgment, this is the Tarentara hills. Fern pointed to a large empty area south of Doyle on the map, "Unless we're no longer in Wallis." ”

"Do you know where we are in Tarentara?" Stan asked, frowning, "Or, where are we going?"

"I don't know......" Fern shook his head, then looked at Ray and Ness. "Did anything big happen to Tarentara?"

Rui propped his chin in his right hand and pondered for a moment. "If I'm not mistaken, the first time Darktide appeared on the continent of Wallis, and it was here that it was defeated by the Wallis coalition. ”

"Do we want to relive this war?" Stan guessed.

"Perhaps, it's too early to tell. Fern stood up and looked around. "The priority now is to find out which direction we should go. ”

"Maybe you don't have to look for it!" Rui said in a sudden and stern tone. "They're nearby, I feel it, there are quite a few of them!"

"Is it a ghoul, or a demon?" asked Fern, nervously.

"Yes, it should be a squad, a squad led by demons. Rui closed his eyes and tried his best to notice.

"What should we do?" Ness was a little alarmed, the last time she was tracked by the giant wolf was still vivid.

"Let them come, the Doyles are not afraid of the dark tide. Stan draws his sword and says with a serious expression.

Rui opened his eyes and looked at Stan. "Are the Doyles as self-conscious as you?"

"What did you say?" Stan was a little angry, but the knight's rules kept him from having fun.

"Well, do you think the demon can't hear you?" said Fern as he pointed to a bush thirty yards away, "you go out there, and I'll look over there on the hills." ”

Stan puts away his sword, glances at Rui, and runs towards the bushes.

"Fern, stop doing stupid things this time. Rui touched his wand to Fern's chest, chanted a spell in his mouth, and withdrew his wand. "I made a mark on you, and in two days we can get you back even if you get separated from us. So stop trying to run alone. ”

"Don't worry, I'm just going to scout the Dark Tide. Fern touched his chest, but felt nothing out of the ordinary.

Rui nodded, looking at Ness. "Let's go. ”

Ness was still reluctant to give up on Fern. "Fern, you must come here, we are waiting for you there. ”

"Well, let's go. Fern turned and ran towards the nearest low hill.

Rae pushes Niss for one last glance at Fern's back and ducks into the bushes with Rui.

The hill was not high, just a slightly larger mound, and it didn't take much effort for Fern to climb to the top. He found a bush in the grass, lay down in it, and quietly watched the situation on the plain.

After a while, a small group of ghouls appeared at the end of the field of vision, led by the demon riding at the front, slowly walking towards Fern's side. If it weren't for Rui's previous prompt, I would have thought it was an ordinary human army from a distance.

Fern turned his head to look at the bushes where his companions were hiding, there should be no danger, and he decided to continue to monitor the Dark Tide team on the mound to see where they were going, and perhaps this was the direction in which they were going next.

As the demon got closer and closer, Fern lowered his body, not even daring to come out. He'd seen the power of the demon, and knew he would have no chance of winning against it.

The strange team was passing through the underside of the hill where Fern was, and Fern finally saw the appearance of the demon, the last time in Paradais, due to the darkness and lack of mental preparation, he didn't see what the demon was like. I saw that the demon's hair was very sparse, and even the pale scalp could be clearly seen, and it was hanging on his head like dead grass, and his face was also the same pale face, which made people shudder.

Fern swallowed as he watched, just wanting this group of monsters to pass in front of him quickly. Suddenly, the demon in the lead stopped, turned his head to Fern's side, and Fern was able to see its face head-on. From this distance, it looks like a puppet, but it is much more terrifying and ferocious than a puppet, with no complete facial features and no expression.

Suffocation and fear struck again, and Fern tried his best to keep his breathing steady, his left hand gripping the hilt of his sword tightly, and his right hand grasping a large handful of grass, fighting the fear in his heart. "Can't lose, Fern, hold on. The mercenary felt that he was able to control his breathing with difficulty, but the fear still spread throughout his body, and he could not use any strength except for his hands grasping at something.

Fern just stared at the demon, and everything seemed to freeze at this moment, and even the air couldn't feel the flow. Fern tried to turn around and shout at his companion, but his only sanity told him that he couldn't do that, that he couldn't reveal his companion's location.

"Hell, for...... Why ...... the second time Still so frightened...... "Fern was annoyed at his own powerlessness, but the feeling was fleeting, and his brain was instantly reoccupied by fear.

Just when Fern felt that he had been found to have no chance, the demon turned to look ahead and began to move forward again. The ghouls that had stopped together before followed it again.

Fern didn't dare to be careless, and only then did the Darktide team disappear from sight completely, then he turned over and slept in the grass with his back to the sky, gasping for air.

After regaining his strength and sanity, Fern hurriedly ran back to the bushes where his companions were hiding, wiping his sweat and talking about the situation, "It's a team of dark tides, led by a demon, about twenty or more ghouls, heading west. ”

"How did it feel to encounter the demon for the second time?" Rui asked Fern lightly.

Fern shook his head helplessly. "Still afraid, I couldn't move all over, and I almost cried out. ”

Ness looked at Fern worriedly. "Hopefully we'll never fight the demons. ”

"What are we going to do now? I don't know what's going to be next. Stan asked, a little anxiously.

Fern paced back and forth a few steps. "We follow them and maybe find some clues. ”

"Well, it's exciting that we're starting to track the dark tide as well. Rui said with a wry smile.

"Unless you have a better suggestion, let's go now, and if we're too close, warn me. Fern glanced at the sun to determine the position below, and led his companions in the direction of the vanishing tide.