"That's what it is...... Ghosts?" Ness, who had never seen anything like this before, leaned over to Fern's side in fear.

"What are we going to do? Do we continue to stand here and wait for the ghost to come and kill us, or rush out and be killed by the Dark Tide. Tirin looked ahead, unsure of who he was asking.

"Maybe these ghosts won't attack us, they're human beings. Stan was a bit of a fluke.

"You won't think that way right away. Fern pointed to a ghost approaching them on the side. "Here they are. ”

Only then did they realize that all the ghosts in their field of vision were approaching them, and many more were slowly climbing up from the pit, although not very fast, but to their surprise, the ghosts' feet did not touch the ground, they were floating over.

"I have an idea, if we have a way to get these ghosts and the Dark Tide to fight, we can get out of the way. Quiai raised his daint and aimed at the demon, and with a whoosh, Fern heard only the sound of the air piercing, followed by the demon's angry howl, but that was all, the demon had no intention of entering Talheim.

"Hell, it looks like he's waiting for the ghost to take us out. Fern looked a little anxiously at the ghosts that were getting closer and closer to them.

Rui raised his wand. "I don't think they're waiting for the ghosts to kill us, but they're afraid of them, unless there's something that will make them ignore the threat of the ghosts. ”

"How can we have such a thing?" Stan shook his head, drew his sword and stood on the other side, where several ghosts also approached.

"We should rush out, at least I have a little bit of this here. Cremens pulled out a flat wine bottle. "This is the holy water that Barthorem used to rest in Asgard, and we may be able to fight the demon to the death. ”

"Holy water?" Fern's eyes twinkled, and the mercenary turned to look at Quiai. "If you smear a little holy water on your arrows and shoot it at the Demon ......"

"They're going to rush in? Why do you think that?" Quiai interrupted Fern.

Fern took the bottle from Cremens' hand, wiped a little on it, and with the other hand took the arrow in Queai's hand, and began to spread an even layer of holy water on the arrow. "Ness and I saw the demons and ghouls in Alfheim looking for any holy water they could find and then destroying them, so just make them think we have holy water on us and they will rush in and destroy it. ”

"I think it's okay to give it a try. Rui nodded at Quiai.

Quiai was not in a hurry, she put her bow and arrow on the short bow, and the corners of her mouth curled. "Fern, do you remember that you said you wouldn't answer any of my questions again? But you have already answered, does that mean you have forgiven me?"

"Hell, can't you wait until we're all safe to talk about this?"

Ness stared down at Quiai, her lips pursed.

"You see, you answered me again. Queai's charming smile was enough to make any man fall for sure, even in this moment. "Just when you've acquiesced, we'll find another place where no one is here to talk to you later. ”

With that, Quiai raised his short bow and closed his left eye to aim at the demon in the distance, and another scream pierced the air, and almost at the same moment, the demon let out an earth-shattering roar.

"Holy water has hurt him, it's up to him to dare to venture in. Fern glanced back at the situation behind him, hoping to find a relatively safe way through the ruins and get out of here quickly if the demons rushed in.

The demons roared at the people trapped in the ruins, and the ghouls were agitated, but they still didn't move forward.

"One more time Ferne, this time I'll be more accurate. Queai drew another bow and arrow from his back and placed it on the bow. Another arrow smeared with holy water was fired, and this time, the arrow struck the demon in the head with precision, nearly knocking him off his horse.

The demon was truly furious, and he jerked the reins, and the forelimbs of the strange horse under his crotch leaped high, ready to attack, and a broad sword appeared in the hand of the knight on its back. The demon pointed his sword forward and led the charge into Talheim, followed by the ghouls wielding various weapons.

"Here, everyone, follow me!" Fern shouted, turning back and running backwards, he could almost hear the hissing of the nearest ghost.

"Follow Ferne, I'll break the back!" Stan shouted as he grabbed Kremence and shoved him backwards.

The group quickly followed Fern, and the whole formation was in a snake shape, winding through the ruins. Stan was holding his obsidian sword and had just taken a step behind his companion when the demon had already rushed into the ruins, only twenty yards away from him, and the ghost on his right had already reached his side, reaching out two arms that glowed with an eerie purple light and pounced on him.

The knight swung his sword, the blade slashing through the ghost's arms without resistance, and Stan was still surprised as he was hugged by the ghost. The ghost's fuzzy face became ferocious, and its mouth opened at an uncanny angle, almost as large as its face, silently devouring Stan.

"Doyle is with me!" Stan shouted, struggling with all his strength, but to no avail, seeing a mouth bigger than his head close at hand.

Suddenly, a bolt of lightning struck the ghost's head in the dark night sky, and the ghost let go of his hands in pain, covering his face and howling. Stan took advantage of this opportunity and immediately ran towards Ness, who was casting a spell without looking back, and the demon who had arrived behind him roared angrily.

"Thanks, Ness. Stan thanked Ness.

Ness nodded, turned and continued to run. Quiai recited a spell and weaved a wall of fire on the ground Stan had just run, and the flames burned, but the demon didn't flinch, and the mount was about to cross the wall of fire with his legs between his legs. But suddenly something dragged the horse's hind legs, and the Faceless One flew up from the horse's head due to inertia and fell directly to the ground, he turned around angrily and looked behind him, only to see that the ghost who had just been struck by lightning was lying on the ground and grabbed the hind legs of the mount, and at this moment, he was slowly crawling towards the horse's back. The strange horse neighed in pain, as if the ghost was one step closer to death with every inch it climbed, if it would ever die.

Ignoring his mount, the demon turned and continued to chase Fern and the others, but before he had run a few steps, he found that it was almost impossible to catch up with them, because almost all the roads in front of him were filled with silently glowing figures, some were chasing Fern and them, some were floating towards him.

The demon roared at the ghouls behind him, raised his sword and began to charge.

Ness and Queay frequently cast lightning magic to temporarily incapacitate the ghosts blocking their way, and Fern found the opportunity to jump quickly among the ruins, leading everyone around the halfway of the huge circular crater, and Fern took advantage of the roundabout gap to look behind him. Not far from them, there were ghosts still in pursuit, but they weren't fast, and as long as Ness and Quiai's lightning magic lasted, they could leave the ruins step by step. Around the weakened walls of fire, the Demons and Ghouls weren't so far, the monsters howling and tearing at the glowing ghosts, but the ghosts were far more numerous. It didn't take long for almost every ghoul to be dragged to the ground by several ghosts. The large, glowing mouth began to devour the still struggling ghouls, and with a miserable scream, Rui Neng felt the number of ghouls dwindling.

The demon himself was held by several ghosts, but his strange power was able to break free from them, but despite this, his left hand had been consumed by the ghosts, leaving only a short amputated limb attached to his body, and a large piece of his left face had been bitten off, revealing a rotten and broken tooth. The Faceless One could barely run anymore, and apparently his foot had been injured by the ghost, but he still shuffled in his footsteps, relentlessly walking in Fern's direction.

More ghosts on both sides pounced on him again, and this time, they never gave the Faceless a chance again. The demon fell to the ground, slashing in vain and beginning to devour his ghost, but the sword slashed through the air, and he pressed his hand against a large mouth that was gnawing at his face, and in a matter of seconds, another mouth that was larger than his broken head struck from the other direction, swallowing his entire head in an instant.

The constant thunder and lightning magic had almost exhausted Ness, but there was still a long way to go before she could escape from the ruins, and Quiai saw her struggle and came to her side. "Remember how I taught you? How to use a ring. ”

"I remember, but at the time I was barely able to use it, and now I can't concentrate at all when it's so urgent. Ness gasped for breath, struggling to keep running after Ferne.

"It's better to reach your potential in times of crisis, try it, Ness, or you'll never know you can do it. As the words came to her mouth, the ring on her left hand began to glow a soft blue, and she began to turn to the Mage's Ring.

"Well, I'm not going to hold everyone back any longer this time. Nessy focused as hard as she could, gathering the power of the lightning in her left hand, and the ring appeared in her mind, as the mana began to flutter as if it was about to be launched. "Hold on, Ness, keep them in check. Ness's right hand clenched into a fist, and the sounds of her companions running disappeared, leaving only their faint backs in sight.

With a stumble, Ness's foot tripped over a broken plank and nearly fell to the ground, but the mana was released in an instant, and a bolt of lightning struck a broken stake, and Quiai held her up. "All my attention is on casting spells, I can't focus on anything else, and I can't run after you anymore. Ness looked at Queai with some despair.

"That means you're about to succeed, try again, you just have to look at my back and follow my route. Quiai let go of his hand and ran forward with a thunderbolt spell, several bolts of lightning slashing at the ghosts that stood in his way, more powerful than the lightning bolts that had preceded him.

"That's amazing, Quiai, but I'm not going to lose to you. Holding back tears that almost burst into tears, Ness kept up with Queay's pace, her left hand gathering mana again. "Concentrate and distract from distractions, I just have to look at Quiai's back. The ring burst into her mind again, and the mana was agitated again, but this time it was firmly controlled by the mage. "That's it, now, go to the ring, and then you'll be stronger. The colorless ring on Ness's ring finger began to glow softly white, and suddenly, an inexplicable force filled the mage's whole body out of nothing. "Is this the power of the artifact?" Ness's eyes cleared again, and she raised her glowing left hand and waved it at the ghosts that were getting in her way.

Several bolts of lightning slashed down from the sky at the same time, smashing exactly on all the ghosts in front of them, as if they were screaming, but they couldn't hear any sharp sounds, only the hissing sound coming from their bodies. One by one, the ghosts fell to their knees, tearing at their blurred faces.

"Well done, Ness!" Fern looked back at Ness's spellcasting.

Great, Fern, I can help you. Ness didn't speak, her heart fluttering, and she continued to concentrate on casting thunder and lightning to slash at the ghost farther ahead.

Fern could already see the path away from Talheim not far ahead, and the ghosts around him were gradually decreasing, and only a few scattered bolts of lightning could be easily solved. "It's the way out, let's hold on......" Fern turned to encourage his companions, but before he could finish speaking, he saw Ness collapse at the back of the line, and didn't even have time to cry for help.

"Ness!" Fern hurriedly ran over to help her up, "What's the matter, Ness, speak!"

"She has used her mana excessively, and it is easy for this to happen when she uses a magic weapon for the first time. Quiai said lightly on the side.

"Stan, you keep running forward with everyone, I'll carry Ness. Fern picked up Niss and rested her face on her shoulder.

"I'll lead the way, I'm familiar with this place, Stan, you better break off and protect him. Tillin nodded at Fern, and began to lead the way out of the ruins.

The screams of demons and ghouls were no longer heard behind him, and I don't know if they were far enough away or if they couldn't make a sound anymore. The group finally ran out of Talheim, and the ghost behind them only chased to the edge of the ruins, and then stopped moving forward, floating silently back into the depths of the ruins.