The two swords continued to collide fiercely, and the two couldn't tell the winner for a while, and even the eyes of the great sage were full of surprise.

But Fern's wounds were still bleeding, leaving traces of his blood everywhere he stepped on, and after a long stalemate, the mercenary began to get dizzy. Elon's airtight defense was as sharp as his offense, but he was still stabbed in several places by Fern's sword. The guards are waiting for the moment when the mercenaries are exhausted.

Finally, after slashing a triple strike at the end, Fern suddenly became dizzy, his legs went limp, and he fell to his knees. Nissy's heart, which had been immersed in shock and hope just a moment ago, sank to the bottom once again. "Fern ......"

Elonhan was vigilant and left the mercenary five yards away, and the sneak attack just now made him dare not take it lightly. "I have to admit that your perseverance is amazing, and it's been a long time since anyone has been able to push me to this point, except for those guys, and of course the original owners of Byron and Oberon. The guard looked down at his wounds. "It was not enough to make me suffer so many injuries, although it was not enough to be fatal, but it made me taste the pain again, and with this, I will not torture you again, I will let you die a happy death. ”

In the surprised eyes of his opponent, Fern struggled to his feet again, the sword in the stone was stuck in the ground, supporting his crumbling body, and the mercenary's thinking had begun to be confused, and he whispered to himself. "I have no faith, just a despicable mercenary, and I have always thought my heart is dead in the muddy life of Deville, as early as that battle a few years ago, until I met her, and from the moment I accepted this commission, I fell into her trap. ”

The guard looked at the mercenary calmly, the movement in his hand stopped, he knew that what the mercenary said at this time was equivalent to his last words, and as a warrior, he would not shoot before the opponent finished his last words, and he was still an opponent who could hurt him, and he deserved his respect.

Fern continued, glancing behind the guard. "I realized that there was anyone in this world who cared more about me than I did, and I secretly made up my mind that I would never die in front of her until I helped her through the trial. The mercenary slowly turned his head to look at Niss, who was in tears. "My heart began to beat again, I didn't care about everything I started to get angry just because of some little things, as long as those things would hurt her, the most terrible thing is that I found myself starting to fear death, originally I just wanted to die quickly, and now, I want to live, very ...... I really want to, just to be able to see her more. The mercenary's feet were dripping with blood, and he fell down again unsupportively, but only after a few seconds, he staggered to his feet again.

Ness couldn't stop crying, the first time she felt the heart-rending sensation was so painful that she almost fainted. Suddenly, an inexplicable heat slowly surged upwards from the deepest part of her soul, and her body, which had been feeling empty from the dead and silent elements around her, gradually filled up, as if the elements were responding to her grief.

Fern smiled faintly. "But I know she has a more important mission waiting for her to complete, that is what she has to do, and I can't let her give up her ideals for my sake. The mercenary couldn't help but cough. "When I was in the cave, I wanted to ask her one more time, but I didn't. ”

"Fern, lie down quickly, and don't talk any more, or you'll die soon!" cried out Ness, filled with sadness and regret.

Fern looked at Ness, with sadness and nostalgia in his eyes. "Goodbye, Ness, I can't fulfill my promise, I thought I could see you return to the Mage Tower after completing the trial, but now it seems that I can't, and I can't build a cabin by the river for you, how I wish I could. ”

"No, Fern...... Say no more...... "Ness's red and swollen eyes were no longer in tears, and her tears were almost dry. The voice in my head rang again, like the roaring organ and singing in a church.

"Goodbye...... Ness...... Farewell...... Fern took one last look at Niss, then turned his head, closed his eyes, and was completely relaxed, he could no longer support his body, and slowly fell backwards.

Elonhan raised his sword and took a step forward, and the sword was instantly in front of Fern's chest.

"No," Ness shouted hoarsely, accompanied by the muffled sound !!of a sword piercing through the mercenary's chest. Elonhan quickly drew his sword back, and Fern fell without making a sound. The clothes on his chest were gradually stained red with blood, and the red on his abdomen was connected, and except for the sleeve of his right hand, there was no place on the mercenary's clothes that had not been stained with blood.

Rui closed his eyes weakly and let tears flow from the corners of his eyes. The knight roared in grief, and it was more painful for him to see his companion die before him, but he could do nothing, than he did to die himself.

Suddenly, the wind elemental power that had bound them was gone, and Ness stumbled to the ground, and when she realized she could move, she immediately ran to Fern and crouched down to hold the mercenary's head up, the only tears left on his cold face.

"Fern, you can't die...... I won't let you die!" Ness rested Fern's head on her lap and pressed her hands tightly against his chest, blood flowing red and a soft golden glow shining on the mercenary's chest. But this was not enough to restore the ruptured heart, ordinary healing magic could not heal such a serious fatal wound, and Ness used the healing technique in vain, wasting her mental energy without reservation. "Fern, you can't die! If I can summon all the elements, O Light, please! Help me!"

At this moment, the elemental voice roared, and all kinds of sounds filled the mage's brain, including the muttering of the stone elemental, the murmur of the water elemental like a silver bell, the high-pitched singing of the fire elemental, the whispering of the wind elemental, and some elements that she couldn't name.

"Elemental, you have finally broken through the boundaries between us, in your most heart-rending pain, we hear your call, even though we have died, but, you should understand, the elementals never really die, our death, only a temporary silence, as long as you call us, we can lend you our power again. Now that the boundaries are gone, we will help you if your will is to heal him. This time, Ness didn't hear any obscure language, and what came into her mind was a sentence that she could fully understand.

"Yes, I need your help, please lend me your strength, no matter what, I must heal him. Ness replied in her mind, her hands still shining.

"As long as it is your will, we will obey, because you are an elemental envoy, but you must know that his injuries are fatal, even the power of the elements cannot save the life of a dying person out of thin air, and we can't even be sure whether he is about to die or already dead, all we can do is use the life of the caster to redeem him, in this way, are you willing?"

"I do, please use my life to save his life, he was only pierced in the chest by the sword, there should still be a little breath left, as long as he doesn't die, whatever it is, I am willing, please!" Ness did not hesitate, and responded firmly to the elementals.

"Well, since your will is so, we will obey, although it is not our will, we have waited too long for you, and we are about to lose you. But, since it is your will, we will do what you want. The voice in my head faded away, as if drifting to the end of the world. "As you wish, this is our vow, this is ...... Elemental Oath ......"

Just as the elemental voice completely disappeared from Nissy's mind, a powerful mana invaded his body, the mage had never felt such a powerful force, and almost every pore couldn't wait to pour out the mana in his body. Ness had never felt that her mind was so clear, without a trace of distraction, her eyes were so bright, as if she could see every detail in the dim cave, her ears were so sharp, she could hear the breathing of everyone present, and even her nose could smell the unique smell of each person.

Niss did her best to control the mana that was pouring out, channeling them all to her hands, and the golden light that had just shrouded the mage's hands instantly expanded to envelop both Fern and Ness.

Adeline also lost her composure and stood up from her chair in surprise. "How so, is it...... She's ......"

The shining light made the guards and companions standing nearby subconsciously cover their eyes, and the entire cave was shrouded in golden light, and every dark corner was illuminated to receive this divine baptism.