Fern led his companions cautiously to the nearest tent, about thirty yards away, and tentatively looked inside, but the entrances to each tent were blocked by a burlap that served as a curtain, so that the mercenaries could not see if there were dead bodies inside.

"You wait here, I'll take a closer look. Fern gave a quick command to his companion behind him, then drew his sword in the stone, dragged it behind him, and slowly approached the tent half-crouched.

Stampin held his obsidian sword and half-crouched in front of the two mages, all three of whom watched nervously as Fern got closer and closer to the tent. Ness kept reciting the wind magic spell in her mouth, each time to the last syllable, and then restarted from the beginning.

The mercenary was only five yards away from the tent, he paused, raised his right hand slightly, pointed his sword forward, and suddenly rushed to the curtain on the side of the tent, his left hand quickly lifted the burlap, and his right hand immediately held his sword in front of him.

In the distance, the hearts of her companions were in their throats, and the incantation that Ness was reciting was only halfway through it, stopping at the syllable in the middle.

The contents of the tent made Fern frown, but he didn't show much of a mood swing. The mercenary's left hand is held in a loose circle and placed behind his back to convey a message to his companion behind him, while his body is still facing the other tents directly in front of him.

"What is Fern trying to say?" Ness, not understanding the meaning of the mercenary's gesture, asked Stan eagerly.

This gesture is generally used to express that he did not find what he wanted to discover, and it is used here to say that Fern did not find a dead body in that tent. Stan explained quickly, his eyes still fixed on Fern. "This is a very common gesture among warriors, and almost everyone in the army and mercenaries knows it. ”

"If possible, I'd love to join a mercenary group and learn more. Ness listens to Stan's explanations and becomes more and more interested in the mercenaries.

Stan turned his head to look at Ness, excitement in his eyes. "If you really give you this opportunity, will you join? In fact, I ......"

"Can't you just stay and talk about it?we should be focusing on Fern now so that we can support him in the first place, you don't want him to die because of you, do you?" Rui interrupted the conversation sternly, keeping his eyes on the mercenary.

"I'm sorry. Stan looks back and sees that Fern is walking towards another tent on his left, still suddenly charging to the tent, quickly pulling open the curtain, followed by the same gesture.

Fern stood there and hesitated for a moment, looking at his companion as he raised his left hand and pointed his index and middle fingers upwards to the three-tiered tent further inside, then waited for his companion to respond.

"What does that mean?" Rui didn't understand Fern's gesture either, and hurriedly asked Stan anxiously.

Two fingers indicated that he was ready to search all the way inside, first to the second level, and then to the third level if there was no situation, all the way to the innermost level. Stan said, raising his left hand and clenching his fist, slowly swinging down his chest about two fists before returning to his original position. The gesture was to keep him in place, waiting for the next instructions. ”

Rui's brain was spinning rapidly, and she decided it would be better to be cautious. "Let him just search to the third level, and don't go to the innermost layer first, and then we'll go over and meet him. ”

Stan nodded, raised his left hand sideways upwards as well, but only extended his index finger and waved it twice towards the center of the circle, then made another standby gesture before pointing his index finger upwards at Fern. "One finger means to push one step forward, here, it's to search one layer inside, I waved it twice, it's to search two layers, and then let him stay on standby, the back of the hand pointing upwards at him, to let him know that we're going to go to him, this has a different meaning than the side of the hand in front pointing upwards forward. ”

Fern flipped his left hand and thumbs down, then made a gesture that he would return to his companions.

"He told us not to go over, he would come. Stan doesn't respond to any gestures, instead asking Rui quickly.

"So be it, it seems that although he didn't find a dead body, he did find something else unusual, so he didn't want us to risk it. Rui nodded slightly, agreeing to Fern's suggestion.

Stan gives a thumbs up with his left hand, giving the mercenary an affirmative response.

Fern also raised his thumb with his left hand, and continued to walk slowly towards the second floor half-bent.

Ness whispered in her companion's ear in admiration, "It's amazing, Stan is safe and you're going to have to tell me more about the secrets between your warriors." ”

"It's no secret...... Stan was about to continue, but saw Rui's face grow ugly. "I'll talk about it later, I'll talk about it later. ”

Fern lifted one of the tents on the second floor, still making a gesture to his companion that no dead bodies had been found, and then walked to another tent on the side, still with no dead bodies in sight. Then the mercenary walked to the third floor, the further he went, the more densely arranged the tents became as the circle narrowed, and the tents on the third floor were only five yards apart, which meant that when Fern looked at one of the tents, he was already within the attack range of the other tent, and five yards away was not enough for the mercenary to react. On the innermost fourth floor, only one person can walk through every two tents at the same time.

Fern changed his strategy this time, he quickly approached one of the tents, lifted the curtain and severed the connection between the burlap with his sword, and then did not even look inside, but ran quickly towards the other tent, severing its curtain as well. Then he held his sword in both hands in front of his chest and watched the situation in the two tents with alarm.

The mercenary's expression did not change at all, indicating that the contents were the same as before. Instead of lingering in the circle, Fern hurried back to his companions.

Seeing Fern run back unscathed, Ness almost burst into tears. "Great, Fern, you're finally back safely!"

The mercenary nodded at Ness. "Well, the outer three floors don't seem to be dangerous, but you can't jump to conclusions so quickly. ”

"What do you see in the tent?" Rui's gaze was still on the circle, even now.

"The skull, in every tent there is a man's skull, placed upright in the center of the tent. Fern crouched down and looked at the circle again. "What is puzzling is that each skull is very clean, there is not a trace of blood stains on it, I originally wanted to take one back for you to see, but I was afraid that it would trigger some mechanism in the circle, so I still didn't dare to take it. ”

"You're doing the right thing, don't touch anything until you find out what the other person is up to. Rui's brows tucked deeply, unable to guess what secrets this circle was hiding.

"Either we'll go straight through the gap between the first and second floors, and since it's better not to touch it, we'll dodge him. Stan touched his beard, which was already like a weed.

"I agree, it's probably the best thing to do right now. Fern nodded.

Rui was still a little hesitant. "It's always unsettling to have this circle here, even if we cross it safely, what if there's danger in the cave in front of us, and then something in the circle hits us from behind?"

"Since we have left the range of the circle, then if the things in the circle are used to flank us, it will also leave the range of the circle, and its strength will be greatly reduced. Ness agrees with Stan's offer. "And Adeline has apparently improved this circle, which is very different from what Hussey said, and if we try to break it, we may fall into her trap. ”

Rui turned her head to look at Ness, a little surprised. "Ness, you're right, only your reason convinces me. The mage looked down again and pondered for a moment. "But we can't go over together at the same time, just in case, I think we're still going through the circle one by one. ”

Hearing Rui say that everyone should go alone, Ness became scared. "But leave me alone, I'm harmful...... I'm worried...... What will happen. ”

"How about two of you, Ness and me, Ray and Stan?" Fern relieved Ness, patting her on the shoulder.

"Okay, you guys go first?" Rui compromised, shrugging helplessly.

"Yes, I've been in at least once, and you'd better follow the same route as you remember how I'll get through the circle. Fern furrowed his brow and blinked vigorously, ready.

"Yes, be careful. Stan pats the mercenary on the back.

"Remember, Fern, don't be impulsive, withdraw first when there is danger, we don't need to rush. Rui touched the mercenary's chest with the tip of his wand.

"Alright, Rui, I already know that there is no tracking magic at all. Fern smirked. "I'll remember what you said, though. ”

Rui turned her head to stare at Niss, who lowered her head at a loss and subconsciously tugged at the corner of her clothes.

As Fern and Ness got ready, they both crouched over and slowly approached the edge of the circle. Behind him, the nervous companion clenched the weapon in his hand and stared at the two leading men. It was eerily quiet, except for the occasional crackling of the tent with the curtain of the door blown by the cold wind.