Stan snapped his eyes open, and the three mages had already woken up, preparing breakfast by the fire. As the sky dawned, the birds in the woods chirped incessantly, and Stan rubbed his swollen eyes. "I'm sorry, I fell asleep, nothing happened, right?"

Rui smiled and glanced at Stan, put down the firewood in his hand, and sat down on the ground, looking at the birds on the branches. "Even in the most dangerous moments, these birds chirp so happily that they want to be as carefree as they are. ”

Nerfi looked at Rui in surprise. "I didn't expect you to think like that, I thought shadow mages were ambitious people, like Aloisius. ”

"According to you, the light mages opposite the dark mages should be indifferent, but I think you are the opposite. Rui shot back quietly.

Stan feels a headache again, and he looks in Ferne's direction, where the mercenary is tilted to the side, eyes closed. "Fern ......"

Rui also looked at Fern. "He's fine, he must be too tired, asleep, I've just seen it, and his breathing is very gentle, but the dirt on his cheeks is wet. ”

Nigel was sipping hot tea when his eyes widened when he heard Rui say that. "No matter how brave and strong a man is, there will be times when he is weak, and Ness is the one who touches the string in his heart, and I can understand him. ”

Nerfi looked at Nigel curiously. "Stan told me you were an archmage? ”

"It's rare, but there are, and I'm not the youngest, there's an archmage younger than me. At this, Nigel pouted.

Stan interjects. "I know, it's Molina. ”

"That's right. Nigel nodded, remembering something again. "Isn't she supposed to be with Fern? where is she now?"

Stan shrugged. "Maybe with Adeline, maybe not. ”

"Then we'll find out in a moment. Nigel stopped talking, picked up his teacup and continued to drink.

As the sky gets brighter and the sun is obscured by heavy clouds, the weather in Serendra is much more comfortable than the clear sky, Stan decides to sleep a little longer, and lies down.

Not long after he lay down, there was a sound of ropes coming from behind, and Stan immediately jumped up, the obsidian sword already in his hand. "What people!"

A relaxed female voice said, "It's heartening to hear your energetic voice, Stan, it at least means you're okay." ”

"Adeline?" Stan put away his sword and walked over to Nigel and sat down, giving up where he had been resting.

Adeline was not humble either, she sat down directly, put the staff on it, Barred sat beside her, and Morena saw Fern who was lying on the side, and had already run over as soon as possible, Adeline sighed lightly. "I've learned everything from Nigel, you're doing a good job, and I'm sure Aloisius wouldn't have thought you would be able to push him to this point. ”

"But we still failed, we didn't save Ness, they got all the people and things they wanted. Stan gestured with his hands and said excitedly.

Nellfi took over. "That's right, maybe Aloiseus will perform a ritual tonight to release the Dark Lord, and then everything will be over. ”

"No, it's not over yet, we still have hope. Adeline poured herself a cup of hot tea and drank it.

Rui looked at the side of the Great Sage suspiciously. "I don't understand what you mean, Great Sage, is there anything we don't know?"

Adeline took several sips of hot tea in quick succession and breathed a sigh of relief. "The Holy Seal, the Holy Artifact, Ness, you already know what you need to know, but Aloisius lacks one of them. The Great Sage raised his staff, and the golden gem shimmered in the twigs at the top.

Rui's eyes widened suddenly. "I remember when I was at the Watch Castle, this gem was turquoise, how did it turn golden now?"

"You have a pretty good memory, Rui. Adeline smiled. "That's because it's no longer the same gem it used to be, I've injected light magic into the original gem, turning it golden, and at this moment, it should still be lying in the box where the holy artifact is kept. ”

"What!?" everyone exclaimed, even Jalena, who was on the edge of the clearing, looking in surprise.

"Yes, the Hallows are still with us, Aloisius didn't get it, the Hallows, it's here. Adeline stared at the golden gem.

Barred touched his beard. "Didn't Aloisius discover that he had taken a fake while he was in ruins?"

Adeline raised the corners of her mouth triumphantly. "He could have found out, but I deliberately kept it from him until he sensed that his camp was under attack and was eager to go back to help, in that case, he didn't have the heart to check it carefully, and the power of light magic injected was almost real, so it was not surprising. ”

Barred frowned, struggling. "So if Fern hadn't attacked by then, and Heshuin was going to cut off my head again, would you have handed over the fake Hallows to save me?"

Adeline turned her head to look at Bared. "What's wrong with you, Barred, at times like these, we should focus on the big picture, don't ask these kinds of questions anymore. ”

Barred let out a long sigh and didn't really ask any more, he stood up and walked over to Morena to check on Fern's condition. "What's wrong with him?"

Jasmina had put Fern's head on her lap and wiped the tears from her face for him. "He just fell asleep, probably too tired. ”

Rui looked at Morena with complicated eyes. "We almost rescued Ness, who was caught in front of him, and he couldn't accept the fact that he was mentally devastated. ”

"Really? Jasmina looked sympathetically at Ferne's closed eyes, and a pang of pain flashed through her heart.

Nigel coughed, drawing everyone's attention. "So what do we do now? Aloisius must have discovered that the Hallows was fake, and he will come back to us again. ”

Stan looks at the fire and suddenly looks up. "I think we'd just leave Cerendra with the Hallows, and go north, either Doyle or Altoona, the farther away from here, the better. ”

Rui put down the teacup in his hand. "What about Ness? Fern won't leave without getting Ness out. ”

Stan nodded. "Indeed, we can split into two ways, I will stay here with Fern to try to rescue Ness, and the others can escort the Hallows to the north. ”

"I'm here too!" Morena interrupts Stan. "Fern will ...... You're going to need me. ”

"Thank you. Stan looks at Jamina gratefully. "We do need the help of the mage. ”

Adeline smiled helplessly. "Together, we may not be Aloiseus's opponents, let alone divide our forces, you will only be sent to death to save Ness. ”

Stan puffs out his chest. "We're not going to give up on Nessy no matter what. ”

"I know, don't get excited, Stan. Adeline waved her hand to the knight. "We're all going to stay, we can't leave here, and I'm afraid that if we do leave, Hehu will secretly release the Lord of the Dark Lords himself because he won't be able to get the holy weapon for a while. ”

"Will he be able to get the Seal from Aloisius, and will he be able to perform rituals?" asked Nerfi, puzzled.

"He used to be a guard, an extremely good guard, and the Lord of the Darkness will definitely help him in secret, the Lord of the Darkness has awakened, and no one knows how far his influence on the world has reached now, I'm afraid even Aloisius does not know, this is extremely dangerous for everyone, including the Twilight Cult. Adeline said slowly. "Moreover, there are several demon mages among the demons led by Hai Xiuyin, and their mana is not under the archmage, and the ritual of releasing the dark lord does not necessarily require a great sage, but an archmage with powerful mana can also do it. ”

"Hell, aren't we in danger right now? Maybe as Nerfi said, the Dark Lord will be released tonight. Stan punches the ground, sending an earthy yellow dust.

"All I can say is that it's possible. Adeline looked at Stan grimly. "So, we can't wait here for Aloisius to come to us, instead, we must take the initiative to go to him and take back Niss from him. ”

Nigel chewed a loaf of bread in his mouth and said slowly, "What if we don't save Ness before Heshuin releases the Dark Lord?"

"If it happens...... Adeline's gaze moved to the tip of the staff, the glow of the golden gem flickering on and off. "Well, that's our last hope. ”