Fern and Ness trotted north, at such a speed that their stamina could last a long time, and that was the best way to do it without the dark tide trailing behind.

"Ryan and Stan don't know what happened, I'm worried about them, it's almost impossible for a normal person to defeat one evil spirit, let alone two. Ness and Fern ran side by side, always worried about their separated companions.

Fern looked carefully at the ground as he ran, dodging the ice pits on the ground. "Now we can only trust that they can get rid of the evil spirits, we have no other way, Rui's idea is the best way. ”

Ness sighed a little frustrated. "Why, every time, there's never a perfect way?"

Fern stopped abruptly and pulled Ness ten yards to the left, rounding a mud puddle covered in thin ice. "I used to think the same as you, whenever something happened that I didn't expect, I would be angry and think about how good it would be if these things didn't happen, but slowly, I realized that it was these things that made my experience more fulfilling, and my mind gradually matured. ”

"Hopefully I'll think the same way as you do in the future. Ness straightened her windswept hair, then put on a hood and pressed it inside.

"You will. Fern looked at the still dark sky in the distance. "It's really late in the morning, and my eyes are almost overwhelmed if it doesn't shine again. After speaking, he blinked his eyelids vigorously twice, and continued to lower his head and stare at the ground not far ahead.

"Fern, what do you see ahead?" Nessy pointed to a messy silhouette in front of them, completely unrecognizable.

"Look at the scale like a ruin, be careful, follow me, and we slowly approach from the woods on the side. With that, Fern took the lead and ran towards a small pine forest on the left.

In Sarah's harsh winter, even the pine trees have lost a lot of leaves, and the leaves that still remain on the trees are sparse and struggling in the cold wind.

Fern and Ness drew closer to the black silhouette through the thick trunk of the tree, and it was only after a distance of about fifty yards that they could see what the outline was in front of them.

Before them were the ruins of a village, much larger than Nassis, and if Nassus was only a small resting village on the border of Sara and Doyle, then the village in front of them was at least the administrative and trading center of a district within Sarah.

"Unfortunately, it's too dark to look at the map, and I don't know what this village is called. Fern cautiously surveyed the ruins, lest something come out of them.

"I think we'd better go around it, the abandoned village always gives me a bad feeling. Ness hid behind the trunk of the tree, not wanting to move forward.

"Let's see, there should be some supplies in a village of this size, or we'll wait here until dawn before we go in. Fern was reluctant to pass up any opportunity to replenish supplies. "It's uncertain how long it will take to get to Dagger Mountain, and even if it does, I don't know what will happen there, but it's always good to have something to add. ”

"Well, I probably won't be so scared when it gets daybreak. Ness simply sat down on the floor and rested.

The two of them waited like this for a while, until a glimmer of light appeared on the horizon, and Ness's nerves finally relaxed. But just then, Fern's breathing suddenly stopped, and the mercenary patted Niss, put his index finger on his lips, and then pointed in the direction of the ruins.

Ness crouched up slightly, peeking out from behind the trunk of the tree and looking out at the ruins, only to see a group of centaurs slowly walking into the ruins from the east. The leading knight rode a tall horse, followed by about twenty men who looked like soldiers.

"It'......" The sky was still dark, and Ness couldn't see who it was. "Is it a dark tide?"

Fern's voice was hoarse, and he tried his best to keep his voice down. "I guess so, this formation is exactly the same as the Dark Tide Squad in the Source of Magic, and the one who leads the horse riding is the Evil Spirit. ”

"What?!" Ness retracted her head behind the trunk in disbelief. "Evil is here? So Rui and Stan ......"

"No, not the ones who were chasing after us, they came from the east, they should be another group. Fern lay on the ground, he had already learned twice, and he didn't dare to be careless.

"And what are we going to do?" Nessy clutched her wand tightly in both hands, and she could see that she was terrified.

"You must not move until I let you move, and from now on, we will not speak again. Fern's chin almost touched the ground, and he watched as the dark tide crept into the ruins.

The Wraith rode in the middle of the ruins, directing the ghouls behind him to disperse to all corners of the ruins, as if searching for something.

At this time, the sky gradually brightened, but the dark clouds still covered the sky, the sunlight could not penetrate the thick dark clouds, and the land was dark. But the light was enough for Fern to see the movement of the dark tide not far away, and he could be sure that the ghouls were indeed looking for something. Fern shuddered at the sight of lifeless ghouls digging through the damaged and collapsed ruins, and the evil spirit commanding the ghouls made him scarcely dare to look at them.

Ness hid behind the trunk of the tree and looked at Fern nervously, not even daring to come out of the atmosphere. The mercenary pressed his left hand on the hilt of his sword, and his right hand propped up in front of him, ready to strike at any moment.

Fern's mind was in a mess, he couldn't think of a way to save the demons if they found them, and the minutes passed in the torment.

Eventually, the ghouls returned to the Wraith, and it seemed that they had gained nothing, and the Wraith reluctantly scanned the entire ruin, passing by the woods where Fern and Ness were. Just such an unintentional sweep had already made Fern's forehead ooze cold sweat, but in this cold weather, Fern had no cold feeling at all.

Luckily, the Wraith didn't notice them, and after scanning the entire ruins, the Wraith slowly left the ruins with the ghouls heading east.

Fern remained on his stomach and didn't dare to move until the Darktide Team was out of sight for a few moments, and the sky was completely bright, and he sat up, leaning back against the trunk and gasping for air. "Well, they left. ”

Niss leaned against the trunk of the tree with a sense of relief, looking at the sky with relief. "I thought we were going to be discovered. ”

"It seems that as Rui said, they can't detect us. Fern wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, moving his hands and feet, which were already a little stiff.

"Shall we go in again?" Ness, still not wanting to enter the ruins.

Fern took out the map and laid it out on the ground covered with pine needles and snow and looked at it for a moment. "This is Alfheim, the largest town west of Sara, but unfortunately it has become like this. Fern continued to look north of Alfheim on the map. "It's still some distance from the Jordan River, and we shouldn't be able to get there today, but we guess we'll be there tomorrow night, or the morning after tomorrow. Fern put away the map and looked at the ruins in front of him with some hesitation. "I guess we'd better go inside, the Spirits shouldn't be back anytime soon, and we'd better find clues as to what they're looking for. ”

Ness's face was ugly, but she reluctantly agreed, "Okay, but Fern you have to promise me that you must not forget to keep an eye on the situation around us, as soon as the dark tide appears, we must leave immediately." ”

"Okay, I promise you. Fern himself was haunted by his experience with Sheepfold Village, and he would never dare to take such a village lightly.

The two of them were a little prepared, and then ran into the ruins of Alfheim half-crouched.