The group cautiously crouched beside the grass that was almost taller than Ness, and as the wind blew, the grass swayed with the wind, and the smell of rot blew into everyone's noses from time to time. 2.8.Chinese.Text.Net

"What kind of grass is this, it can grow so luxuriantly in such cold weather, and it's still rotting, which only happens when it's too hot?" Fern wrinkled his nose, surprised at the vitality of this grass, and glad that it would have been difficult for them to get around Ferrer Town so easily without these weeds.

Stan looks at the weeds swaying in the night wind and shakes his head in confusion. "I've never seen it before, and I wondered how there could be such tall and dense weeds this season. The knight plucked a blade of grass and rubbed it in his hand. "It's not a Doyle species, and the land here can't afford the nutrients they need to grow. ”

Rui twisted a small blade of grass with his right hand and kneaded it in his hand, then put it under his nose and sniffed it carefully, the more he smelled it, the more ugly the mage's face became, "This grass is full of rotten smell, it is not rotten because of the weather." ”

Ness leaned in closer, took some crumpled blades of grass from her hand, and examined them carefully. At that moment, Ness seemed to hear a faint voice, like a young woman crying sadly, and she looked up to look around, but there was no one but her companion. The crying sound came again, and Ness was surprised to find that the sound actually came from the broken leaf in her hand, and she was so frightened that she quickly slapped the leaf powder in her hand.

"What's wrong, Ness?" Fern sensed that Ness's face wasn't quite right.

Ness didn't answer, but twisted another blade of grass from a taller, mostly yellowed weed, and placed it in the palm of her hand, bowing her head to feel it carefully. This time it was a man's voice in her head, still crying, but the difference was that it was lower, more erratic, as if trying to restrain it, but there was nothing to be done.

"Somebody crying? I heard somebody crying, just a woman, now a man. Ness looked up in fear and asked her companion.

"No, we didn't hear it. Fern looked at Ryan and Stan, who shook their heads in confusion.

"Are you too tired, after a long day's walk, and it's so cold, do you have a fever?" Fern touched Nice's forehead with concern, and then touched his own. "If there is no fever, let's cross the border quickly and find a place to rest. ”

Ness looked at the grass in her hand puzzled. "It seems to come out of the grass, I mean, like the grass is crying. ”

Rui raised one eyebrow. "Can you hear the grass crying? Are you sure it's not a hallucination, Ness?"

Ness frowned and shook her head. "I don't know, it seems that I can't hear it anymore, and even what I heard just now is very vague. ”

Rui pursed his lips. "I'll talk about that later, now I have another question. She looked at Ness uneasily. "Is there any record of demon grass in the books of the Mage Tower?"

"Demon grass?" Ness looked up, ignoring the cry she had just heard, and the mage placed her left index finger on her lips, her mind searching for the books in the Mage Tower. "By the way, in "The Coming of the Dark Lord", this demon grass is mentioned. Ness was still trying her best to remember what was in the book. "Hmm...... I remember that the book said that the Lord of the Darkness will have a certain influence on everything in this world, and this effect will vary depending on the degree of awakening of the Lord and the distance from the Lord of the Dark. ”

"That's it, damn it, I didn't show up the last time I left Sarah, and I didn't expect it to spread to the Doyle border in such a short period of time. Rui bit her lip, her frown pointing illustrating the seriousness of the matter.

"What does that mean?" Fern had already guessed the answer, but he still wanted to confirm with the mage.

"Yes, Lord Dark...... Woke up. Rui's voice was filled with despair and exhaustion, and she threw away the remaining blades of grass in her hands in disgust. "Disaster is coming, Wallis's future ...... It's dark. ”

Fern couldn't figure out what Rui's words meant, and for some reason, an inexplicable anger rushed towards the top of his head. "According to what you say, is it necessary for us to continue, even if we go to Dagger Mountain and collect all the holy seals, can't we restrain the dark lord?"

Rui stared at Fern for a full ten seconds, then let out a long sigh and regained his composure. "Whatever the outcome, all we can do now is to continue, at least to keep us lucky and not fall into despair. ”

Still unrelenting, Fern turned his head to look at Ness. "Didn't the books of the Mage Tower say that there is any way to deal with the Dark Lord?"

Ness's expression was also very lonely, and she shook her head weakly. "There won't be a second way except for the seven gods to appear. The mage looked at his wand, the green gem as if mocking all their previous efforts.

Fern suddenly drew his sword and slashed down a clump of demonic grass, and a frightened Stan immediately hugged him to stop his impulsive action. Rui looked at Fern sternly. "If you don't want us to be executed by the Doyle soldiers before we are dealt with by the Dark Lord, calm down immediately!"

Fern lowered his hands and didn't make any more movements.

Stan saw that he was quiet, and let go of his hands. "In that case, then we have no way back, we have to do what we can to do our best, and as for what the outcome will be, I don't think we have to think too much. ”

"Stan is right, we just need to worry about the matter at hand now, and we don't have to think too much about the rest. Rui nodded approvingly.

"Well, that's all there is to it, no matter how it ends. Ness gathered her emotions and reprepared herself for the journey. "Otherwise, let me go back to the Mage Tower and die, I won't be able to do it. ”

Stan looks at Ness appreciatively. "Ness, you've grown a lot, and if you had put it in the past, your tears would have fallen again. Ness smiled embarrassedly.

Rui said coldly on the side. "It's another person, how can he be worse than before, how can he become so impulsive!"

Fern put away his sword, but kept his head down and didn't lift it. "I'm sorry everyone, I'm fine, Stan, lead the way. ”

Stan pats Fern on the shoulder and continues to walk forward. Ness gave Fern a worried look and immediately followed.

Ray crossed his hands as he walked past Fern and asked faintly, "Is it because of Ness, which makes you no longer calm?"

"I just think it's so unfair to her to have to carry the fate of all Wallis on her delicate shoulders, and it's even more incomprehensible that, if it is as you have just said, then it is very likely that the suffering she has suffered is meaningless. Fern's eyes were filled with pity.

Rui thought for a moment before responding to the mercenary, "Fern, there are some things that we don't do because there will be a result, but we have to do it, and we have no choice, even if the result is doomed. ”

Fern still kept his head down and didn't speak.

Rui sighed and walked slowly forward. "But you can't say that the effort we made is meaningless, as long as we try, then, it makes sense. The mage's voice faded away, "Remember, your decisions can make the difference between life and death for Ness, Stan, me, and yourself, so think about it." ”

Fern patted his head vigorously. What are you thinking about Fern, put aside distractions and go back to your former sobriety.