The knights spun around in a panic, and the sudden darkness overwhelmed them, and Stan stopped trying to pick up Nerfi and drew his sword again.

Nerfi sighed, stopped casting the spell, and slowly stood up. "The other three pillars of light are gone, and there is no point in me holding on here any longer, let's hurry back to Ramahesh, at this time, it is better for everyone to stay together. ”

Stan breathed a sigh of relief and took the lead and ran towards the center, with the others following closely behind, still vigilant about the movement around him. The ruins became darker, and the glow of the burning fire seemed unable to penetrate the suffocating darkness, and only some light could be seen in a small area around the flames. Stan was puzzled, but he didn't bother to ask Nalfi behind him, as it was dark in front of him and he could barely see what was within five yards of him, so he could only focus all his attention on the front.

The last pillar of light showed the way for everyone, and there were no shouts of fighting or crackling of magic all around, only in the distance, and occasionally there was an explosion or two, Stan was very worried that his own mage had been killed, or why the other three pillars of light had disappeared together. Thankfully, Ramahesh's pillar of light was still on, and the lighthouse became their last hope.

When Stan ran closer to the pillar of light, he found that the situation was worse than they expected, with countless mages lying around the tent, most of them injured, and the few who could cast spells were healing them, while Ramahesh was still sitting in front of the tent, his head bowed, supporting the last pillar of light. The knights, under the command of Magir, scattered around the clearing, keeping an eye out for movement in all directions. At this time, Magir no longer had the luxury of preserving his strength, and once the Twilight Sect rushed in, they were all finished.

Stan was relieved to see the other archmages, including Fabioso and Hore, at least the main force was still there, but he didn't see Sagunar in the crowd.

For a long time, the Twilight Sect did not appear, which made the knights feel incredible, and now that most of the mages here were injured and their combat effectiveness was reduced to the lowest point, it was undoubtedly the best moment to attack. Maybe they were still afraid of someone, could it be Ramakhsh?Stan guessed, his eyes sweeping across the crowd.

Fabioso's mage hat was nowhere to be seen, and his silver-white hair was clinging to his wrinkled cheeks, and he approached Ramahesh. "We can't fight anymore, call him. ”

"No, it's not yet, the man hasn't shown up yet. Ramakhsh looked up, eyes looking into the darkness ahead. "Come on, he'll definitely show up. ”

Fabioso said no more, and the old mage walked up to Stan with a hard crutch. "You should be Ness's companion, do you know where she is?"

Stan stops talking, and Nellfi answers the old mage directly. "She was captured by the Twilight cult, and a guy named Horatio kidnapped her while we were in Canrito, and we haven't heard from her since. ”

"But Fern will definitely go and save her, maybe they are together now. Stan follows Nerfi's words, and the girl stomps on him, and Stan can't help but scream, looking at Nerfi in bewilderment.

"Yes, it would be nice if that were the case, but judging by the Twilight Cult's current actions, Ness should still be in their hands, otherwise they wouldn't have launched an attack of this magnitude. Fabioso sighed and turned to leave.

"Wait. Ignoring Nerfi's eyes, Stan stops Fabioso. "What you meant was that Fern didn't save Ness, so something could have happened to Fern?"

"Perhaps, of course it is also possible that he didn't find Ness. Fabioso didn't stop and went further and further.

Nerfi glanced at Stan and stepped aside. "Now that you still have time to care about others, we can't protect ourselves. ”

Stan doesn't argue about anything, knowing that Nellfi can't understand the camaraderie between him and Fern. If it was Ray or Ness, they would understand, and Stan suddenly felt a wave of loneliness rush over him, and Tirin and the knights made him feel more like his companions than Nellfi.

Before they knew it, the seated mages were all standing up, their attention focused on the direction facing the tent, and Stan followed their gaze, only to see dozens of dark shadows slowly approaching, gradually revealing in the bright light of the pillars of light.

The knights also leaned together, looking at each other vigilantly, and the mages on the opposite side were all wearing black robes, and their faces were hidden in their hoods. The black-robed mages stopped about fifty yards from the tent, then split into two groups in the middle, making way for a mage with a black staff to walk slowly. He walked unhurriedly, his slightly crumply body showed that he must be very old, Fabioso and the other archmages were clenching their wands, and Stan knew that the comer was not good.

The black-robed mage walked for more than twenty yards before stopping, he slowly took off his hood, and an old face appeared in front of everyone. Surprisingly, however, his hair and beard were not white, but black, which did not match his old face. Stan can't see his eyes at this distance, but Stan knows that his eyes must be black. "He's a shadow mage, just like Rui. Stan reminded the knight beside him.

"That's right, no wonder the darkness that came over the world before was so powerful, he must have done it. Nellfi's face wasn't very good-looking. "But who the hell is he, the mana will be so powerful, even Ramakhsh has been suppressed by him. ”

"You said that Ramahesh is the archmage of the mage tower second only to Etiyesh, so there is only one possibility that can suppress him. Stan doesn't say any more, believing his companions understand what he means.

Ramakhsh was not surprised by the appearance of the black-robed mage, and he stood up. "You've finally appeared, Aloisius. ”

"Aloiseus!?" Nalfi almost cried out in shock. "Sure enough, it's him, one of the five great sages of Wallis, Aloiseus. ”

Magill is now more concerned about their situation. "If he's a great sage, wouldn't we're finished?"

Stan looks at Ramakhsh quizzically. Looking at Ramahesh's appearance, he seems to have expected the other party to appear, and he must not be panicked, maybe there will be a drama. ”

Aloisius laughed, very relaxed. "Ramahesh, I haven't seen you for a long time, I didn't expect that after so many years, you are still an archmage. ”

Ramakhsh replied-for-tat, "Rather than accept the power of evil, I'd rather be just an archmage forever." ”

Aloisius' laughter grew louder and full of irony. "Don't forget, before I cooperated with the Dark Lord, I was the Great Sage. ”

Stan heard something from Aloisius' words, and he turned back and whispered to Nerfi, "He doesn't seem to think he's being manipulated by the Dark Lord, and he seems to want to be on an equal footing with the Dark Lord." ”

Nerfi snorted, and was about to say something, when Ramakhsh spoke her words first, "Don't daydream, Aloisius, you should know the cunning of the Dark Lord, do you believe that he will rule Wallis with you?" ”

"Really?" Aloisius' laughter stopped, but with a relaxed expression. "I've arranged this for a long time, do you know where the holy artifact is?"

"Hallows?" a hint of unease flashed in Ramakhsh's eyes. "Have you already gotten the Hallow?"

Aloisius glanced at the knights on the edge of the tent. "Not really, but the Elemental Angel is already in our hands, and the mercenary with the holy weapon has already arrived here, and sooner or later he will fall into the trap. ”

"Could it be Fern?!" Stan nearly rushed forward, but was quickly stopped by Magill behind him.

Ramakhsh sneered. "Even if you get the Elemental Envoy and the Hallows, what can you do without the Seal?"

Aloisius' gaze crossed over Ramahesh and rested on the tent for a moment. "I'm here to get the Holy Seal now, thinking about the relationship between us in the Mage Tower, which was quite good, if you honestly hand over the Holy Seal, I will let you live, and everyone present, I will save you from death. ”

"Do you think you can take the Sacred Seal from me?" Ramakhsh looked at Aloisius with disdain.

Enraged, Aloisius suddenly raised his right hand, and Ramakhsh's expression immediately became painful, and he fell to one knee on the ground, and the pillar of light flickered and dimmed. The archmages on one side hurriedly walked up to him and stared at Aloisius closely, Ramakhsh took a few breaths and stood up with Hore's support, and the pillar of light stabilized again. "Although you are a great sage, but our archmage here joins forces, you may not be our opponent. ”

"I don't think so, but I don't really need to put so much effort into fighting several archmages. Aloisius raised his right hand over his shoulder and waved it forward slightly, and ten black-robed mages walked out of the crowd and stood behind Aloisius in a line. "These mages were discovered by me from the Twilight Sect, and they have obtained more mana than ordinary people by signing a contract with the Dark Lord, and their strength is not below that of the archmage. ”

"What?!" Holl pointed his finger at Aloisius and scolded, "You must know what the end of these people will be like if you do this, you can do this kind of thing, what's the difference between that and the devil?!"

Fabioso clenched his wand in both hands, his silver beard trembling. "He is the devil, Howl, who is in the company of the dark lord, and he is trying to restrain the dark lord with a holy weapon, if it is not the devil, who would dare to do this?"

Aloisius burst out laughing, laughter echoing through the night. At some point, the sky was obscured by dark clouds, and the moon and stars were hidden behind the clouds, and the land was dark.