"Quick...... Hurry up, it seems that the teachers can't hold it anymore!"

When the elemental barrier collapsed and a large group of soldiers poured into the valley, under the valley, in a dark tunnel, three mages were hurrying forward with their waists bent.

Feeling the vibration coming from above, the short mage pushed the back of the tall mage, urging with some anxiety.

"Don't forget, we're Guardians now, and we have a great responsibility. The tall mage knocked off the other man's hand, turned his head and said, "The teacher said that no matter what happens, we must not panic!"

The short mage was stunned, and suddenly showed an aggrieved look: "But...... But...... Will they kill the teacher?"

"How could it be? What are you thinking? How can a teacher be killed by a bullet and not die? ”

"Hmm...... That's right, let's go. The short mage nodded as he spoke, but suddenly showed a panicked expression, "Wait...... What about Elizabeth? The teacher told us to guard her, why is she gone?"

When the tall mage heard this, he was also stunned and began to look around in panic.

At this moment, a voice came from not far from the front of the tunnel.

"Don't look for it, you're walking too slowly, I've already gone to the front. Goldilocks peeked out of the corner in front of her and shook her head helplessly.

"Elizabeth, you almost scared us to death!" the two immediately showed happy expressions and ran over, "Don't run around, who will protect you without us?"

"Yes yes yes ......"

Elizabeth turned her head and walked on, looking a little helpless between her teeth.

Soon, however, a heavy look appeared on her face.

As she walked out of the tunnel, she couldn't help but look up at the walls above that shook from time to time.

War...... Have you made this far?

Elizabeth suddenly regretted that she should have stayed and lived and died with the Silent Academy, no matter what happened next. However, remembering what everyone had said to her a few hours ago, she lowered her head and walked forward at a faster pace.

She...... Must be alive.

Whether it was for the expectations of her fellow mages, or because she was a nobleman, she couldn't be caught by the church and even her parents in the royal capital. Elizabeth's eyes fell on the dark space ahead, and there seemed to be a tide of emotion in her breast, just as she had been on the day she had left Havenlight in her carriage.

Although she never understood what everyone meant when they said she was "chosen", at this moment, she really felt her fate.

- His own fate, and the fate of the dying mages above.

She has carried the fate of those people.

In this way, after walking in the darkness for an unknown amount of time, suddenly, the short mage spoke, breaking the somewhat oppressive silence, and there was a sense of uneasiness in his stunned voice.

Elizabeth...... You say, will the teacher really survive?"

Hearing this, Elizabeth took a deep breath and nodded.

"That's good, even if you say so, we will definitely see the teacher again in the future!" the short man said a little hard, but his voice sounded not as high-spirited as he imagined.

Soon, they fell silent again.

I don't know how long this tunnel is. The old mage didn't say anything to them when he opened the entrance and sent them in. Elizabeth only knew that it was an extremely old tunnel, built with the establishment of the Silent Academy, and had never been used before.

Where will it lead?

Hope is a better future.

One hour, two hours...... In the darkness, their sense of time has become much duller. Tall and short men are afraid of silence and will say a few words from time to time. But more often than not, they walked forward in silence, as if they were in another world.

As you move forward, the vibrations above fade away.

They didn't dare to guess if the shaking had disappeared because they were out of range, or if it was something else. They just walked forward.

I don't know how long it took, but finally, Elizabeth tried to keep walking, but she touched the stone wall in front of her.

“...... It's here. She was shocked, came back to her senses, and said softly.

The two mages behind her also stopped at this moment when they heard this.

Elizabeth took a deep breath, remembering what the old mage had told her, fumbling around the stone wall, and finally, finding the switch that opened the secret passage. So, she was ready for battle, felt the switch, and pressed it lightly.

With a soft sound, the stone wall suddenly opened in the middle, revealing a small opening, and outside was a thick bush, which blocked the exit tightly.

Elizabeth poked her head out of the bushes.

I saw that it was already dark, and it was still the same outside as in the mountains. But fortunately, the surroundings are quiet, and there is no shadow of the paladin and priest.

Call......

She breathed a sigh of relief in her heart.

"Let's go, there's no one outside. ”

She spoke to the two behind her, and squeezed out of the small mouth. The opening was a little narrow, and when the two of them saw this, they also lay on their stomachs, and with some effort, they carefully crawled out of the tunnel.

"It's hard to be in there. The tall mage moved his muscles and said with a sad face.

"Is there one?" the short mage looked puzzled.

Elizabeth ignored them, but turned around, closed the exit of the tunnel, sprinkled some dirt on it, and covered it up with bushes. After doing all this, she stood up, clapped her hands, and said, "All right, let's go." ”

They crawled out of the bushes and onto a mountain path.

However, at this moment, several figures suddenly appeared at the corner of the mountain road.

Elizabeth was shocked.

"Why can't we participate in the encirclement of the Silent Academy, but instead stay in such a corner? Without any merit, our future in the church may be difficult to compare with those few people......

I saw two young men in priest's robes, talking to each other, as they walked around the corner.

At that moment, like a bolt from the blue, Elizabeth and the two mages were stunned.

Oops......

The two priests approached and soon spotted the three Elizabeths. Suddenly, they showed a wary look, glared at the gray-faced Elizabeth, and asked coldly, "Who are you?"

The two mages looked at each other and were about to say something, when Elizabeth suddenly rushed ahead of them and walked towards the priest.

"You ...... Are you priests? Great...... We are finally saved...... Great......"

Her expression twisted, and her tears remained like a floodgate, and with her tattered clothes and dirty soil in the tunnel, she lived like a crazy woman.

"You...... What's the matter with you? Don't lean over ......."

The priest immediately gave a look of disgust and took a few steps back, trying to push Elizabeth away. But while crying, she threw herself at the priest, who was caught off guard and was suddenly stopped by Elizabeth.

"Father Priest...... You must save us......"

The priest had no choice but to show his professionalism, helped Elizabeth to her feet, and said, "What's the matter? Why are you here? Don't worry, God will save the most faithful believers." ”

However, Elizabeth wept and flipped her hands, revealing two daggers in her sleeves, one for each of them, and stabbed directly into the priest's stomach.

"You...... You ......"

They were too close to each other, and the two priests were defenseless, so they fell straight down.

Elizabeth also stopped crying and slowly retreated. She took a deep breath and looked at her blood-stained hands, revealing a somewhat complicated expression. She seemed to wake up from a state of sorts, and she couldn't even believe what she had done.

Both the tall and short mages were stunned.

Elizabeth...... You...... You killed them all?"

Elizabeth was silent for a moment, then turned her head, her pale face showing some determination.

"If I don't kill them, they will kill us. She pursed her lips and said in a hoarse voice she had never heard before, "Hurry up, it's not safe here." ”

When the short mage heard this, he was stunned.

After a moment's pause, he came back to his senses, and with a stunned and dazed look, he said, "But...... Where can we go?"

Elizabeth looked down for a moment and said, "Let's go abroad." ”