Ryan and Stan kept running, and the dark tide behind them followed closely, which was the result they wanted, but their hearts were still full of fear, after all, being chased by two demons was definitely not something that people could easily face. Fortunately, the physical strength of the two of them is good, plus they have grown up in the border country since they were children, and they are very adapted to the weather and environment here, so they can always keep a certain distance from the dark tide.

At dawn, Rui leaves the trail and runs into the wasteland to the northeast, but Stan doesn't dare to slack off and immediately follows. The wasteland was mixed with crushed ice and some tundra-specific mosses and other plants, and both of them felt the feeling of their feet slipping down as they ran past, especially Stan, who was worried that once his burly body fell, it would not be easy to get up after running for so long.

"Was this the case before? Why is it so cold and still broken ice, it must be thick ice that doesn't melt all year round? Stan wonders if the similarities between this and the southern wetlands are also the work of the Dark Lord.

Rui was still jumping between the broken ice with great ease. "The Dark Lord must have influenced this place, but this used to be the way it was, and I suspect there's a heat source underground. ”

Stan does his best to tread where Rui has trodden, and the ice shatters completely as the knight passes by. "It's such an amazing place, there is a source of heat in the ground in this cold north. ”

"The magic is yet to come. Rui kept running forward, and she felt that the dark tide was not far from them.

Stan struggles to follow behind Ray, and a large azure blue gradually appears on the ground in the distance ahead, and Stan even thinks he is dazzled. As the two get closer, Stan finally gets a clear view of the spectacle in front of him. Through the already bright sky, what appeared in front of the two of them was a large swamp floating with sky-blue ice floe, the ice floe was large and small, the large one was almost the same as dozens of bamboo rafts, the small one was only the size of a shield of the Doyle Knight, and the endless ice floe covered the ground as far as the eye could see, a radius of several miles. Beneath the ice floes, there is a mixture of ice water and mire that barely freezes, with the occasional thin layer of crushed ice floating in places.

"How could it be...... It's not a lake, so how can ice float on the swamp. Stan is stunned by the spectacle and becomes incoherent for a moment.

"Marvel at the wisdom of the Creator, why there is so much ice floe here, and it is so blue, no one can explain. Rui looked up and felt it all. "When I was a kid, I used to come here alone, and although it was dangerous and I was scolded by the village adults every time, I just loved it. ”

"Your interests as a kid were really different. Stan looks behind him worriedly. "How are we going to get there now?"

"Leave it to me. Rui's face was full of expectation, and the nervousness just now was gone. "Stan, you must follow me, wherever I go, you can follow me, nothing worse. ”

"No problem, let's go. Stan urges Rui.

Rui put away his wand and jumped lightly onto the nearest ice floe between the two, Stan was nervous, worried that the ice floe would tilt down, but Rui stood on it steadily. "Most of the ice floes here are real, and if you step on them, you will inevitably fall into the mire, but there are a few ice blocks whose roots touch the bottom, and these are the steps to our life. Rui turned around and motioned for Stan to follow him, then looked around and continued to jump on to the next ice floe.

Stan cautiously followed, his still trembling feet feeling solid support after stepping onto the ice floe. "It seems like you're the only one who can pass here. ”

"No, there was once a man, and he was the only one who dared to play here with me, despite the ridicule and ridicule of others, but ...... After a long time, I can't even remember his name. Rui said lightly, jumping lightly between the ice floees, the cold wind blowing from time to time blew her long black hair, and the corners of her cloak and clothes also fluttered in the wind between the jumps, as if she had become a graceful dancer.

Stan didn't dare to slack off, nervously following Rui, and whenever Rui jumped onto the next ice floe, the knight immediately jumped to where the mage had been standing.

"Stan, the ice floe, you jump over and use your sword to prop it up a little further so you can lure the demon to the other side. From time to time, Ray would go back and instruct Stan to change the position of some of the ice floees. "And the one over there, push him to the left, closer to the big ice floe. ”

Stan does so, sweating from his forehead as he pushes hard against the ice floe.

The two of them jumped tirelessly into the depths of the swamp, and many of the ice floes they passed were changed behind them, and the neighing of horses sounded behind them when they had only passed a short range of the swamp. Unlike the neighing of ordinary horses, the sound that came to the ears of the two people at this time seemed to come directly from the horse's chest, trembling and full of intimidating power.

"Are you coming?" Stan whispered, subconsciously looking back.

"Don't look back!" Rui shouted with his back to Stan, and the knight stopped turning his head. "Don't look back, once you've made eye contact with the demon, don't even think about taking a step. ”

Stan slowly turns around. "Is the demon really so terrifying? Just looking at each other can have such a deterrent effect?"

Rui was still looking ahead. "Fern has seen the demon's eyes twice, and you should remember what he described at the time. ”

"Yes, I remember, yes. Stan wiped the beads of sweat from his forehead. "Then let's move on. ”

Rui didn't speak, but continued to step out, and the two of them completely ignored the dark tide behind them, and hurried forward.

Behind him was the hoarse roar of a demon, like the last desperate scream of a man about to be executed, which was so clear in this empty icy swamp that it made people shudder to hear. Then came the howls of the ghouls as they began to act, and the muffled coercion of the demons.

"It seems that the ghouls also have their own consciousness and dare not set foot in this swamp. Stan gasped for breath as he speculated.

"Yes, but there are demons, and they have no way to escape, and the result must be to sink into this endless abyss forever. Rui's breathing grew heavier.

After a long run and a constant jump, and the fact that the two of them hadn't eaten any food since last night, and just a little water couldn't replenish the energy they had expended, they were starting to lose a bit.

Behind her, there was the sound of something falling into the water and the sound of struggling water, and the corners of Rui's mouth were slightly raised, these water sounds were even the most beautiful sounds in the world for her at this time. As the two of them continued to move forward, the sound of water behind them became more and more, and Rui silently counted the number of ghouls falling into the mire in his mind. Then, the sound of the water began to thin out, and the howls gradually took over the ears of the two of them. After a while, even the howl gradually subsided, and the silence behind him gradually became limited.

"Looks like it's pretty much it. Stan said excitedly.

"No, it's not over yet, the demon isn't dead yet. Rei's mouth recited the incantation, and he suddenly jumped into the air, and at the same time turned backwards and waved his wand, only to see a cloud of black mist shoot out from the top of the wand and fly towards the demon. The mage fell back onto the ice floe again, and had turned to face forward again.

"This is ......," Stan asked, puzzled, "aren't you afraid to look back and see the eyes of the demons?"

But in order to provoke him to catch up, this is the only way. Rui let out a long sigh and patted his cheek. "However, the shadow mage is more resistant to demons than ordinary people, and I deliberately turned in the air just now, so that such a coherent movement will not make me stop and stare at the demons. ”

"That's amazing, do you see his eyes, do they feel the same way Fern said?" Stan followed Rye, turning his head to look at the mage's face.

"Yes, this feeling will never be forgotten in my life, even if it is only for a moment. Rui exhaled with relief as if he had just escaped. "Thankfully, it was only for a moment. ”

At that moment, the demon behind it let out an earth-shattering roar, only to hear its mount roar angrily and begin to charge. Then the sound of horses' hooves on the ice floes kept coming, and it seemed that the demon had driven the horse over a lot of ice floe. But after all, the demon only blindly moved forward with brute force, and the moment its luck ran out, it was the time of its destruction. Finally, the sound of water was heard again, and the demon and the mount could be heard falling into the mire filled with icy water. The roar and roar continued for a full five minutes, the first to disappear was the roar of the mount, then slowly, the roar of the demon also subsided, and finally the whole mire fell into a dead silence, as if all the dark tides had not appeared.

"Finally ......" Rui's tense heartstrings finally relaxed.

"But it's just a demon, there should be another one. Stan reminded.

"Yes, this temporary victory almost carried away my head, and I almost forgot if you didn't say it. Rui's expression became serious again. "They're almost there, let's get out of here, I'm sure they won't be in the same danger as those Gloomy Tides just now. With that, Rui began to jump forward again.

"Do you still have a hand? I mean the other team of Darktide. ”

"Not yet. Rui paused on the previous ice floe, and the mage felt that his strength was almost exhausted. "Let's go, they're already coming around the sidewalk from the south. ”

"Darktide is far smarter than I seem. Stan mutters under his breath, following Ryo.

By this time it was dawn, and Rui could already see the end of the mire in the distance. "You can already see the land ahead!"

"Hold on, we're all going to hold on. Stan gulped in the air, his calves shaking slightly.