A mythical creature that looks like a giant earthworm and a village that has accompanied it for hundreds of years......

Griffith felt the feeling, and it was a little difficult to empathize. However, he could understand a little, from the point of view of the Earth Drill Worm, humans are human beings, and nothing has changed since they have been busy in its vicinity for hundreds of years, but from the perspective of the villagers, their gratitude and friendship to the Earth Dragon may have faded over the years, and the ancient guardian has finally turned into a large earthworm that cannot communicate without leaving.

Hundreds of years from now, when a tree will grow next to my tombstone, how will my descendants see Galadia, what will her life be like in the years to come, and what kind of memory will I be for her......

Griffith stood there in silence. Miss Elf didn't say a word after recounting the memories of the burrower.

They are like two statues, thinking about their own things.

It wasn't until a cold chill rose from his feet that Griffith looked down and realized that the clear water had reached his ankles.

"Quick, find a door panel or a tree trunk or something," Galadia shook her head, as if to drive away some thought, and shoved the jade into Griffith's hand, "The seal is crumbling, I remember you said this was a reservoir in reality." ”

Alerted, Griffith hurriedly searched around the altar, only to find a large plank of wood that could float on the surface of the water in a nearby hut.

The water rose higher and higher from nowhere, and even the higher hill was quickly submerged. The living corpses that had briefly followed Griffith had been almost completely wiped out, leaving only the gigantic butcher's living corpse.

It was a little different, staring at Griffith and the jade in his hand, slowly approaching, reaching out to the jadeite, and then disintegrating and shattering.

An icy flood flooded here. Griffith placed the elf on the plank and went up to try it himself.

"No, no, no, it's going to sink!"

Griffith found that he couldn't carry the two of them. He lost his double armor, most of his weapons and supplies, leaving only his shield and Corrupt Feather Fringe, and threw the potion and the rest of the chocolate in a small bag and threw it on the board, soaking himself in the water and pushing forward.

The black dome that shrouded the air was gone, and the icy water seemed like a smooth mirror in the moonlight. The world is as it is – a calm, cold reservoir.

Galadia looked into the distance and pointed out the way forward like a captain: "Come on, Griffith, swim out and we'll win!"

Griffith was enveloped by an icy chill, and the coolness of the early spring night even froze a white mist over his face. At first, the water was just a little cold, but as his strength was exhausted and the time was prolonged, Griffith began to feel difficult to even breathe.

This reservoir is amazingly large. Although Griffith's more transcendent physique allowed Griffith to hold on for a long time, he gradually felt a drop in his body temperature.

The shore is as far away as if it will never come...... He felt like his brain was going to freeze, and his feet were getting heavier and heavier as he paddled underwater.

Galadia immediately noticed his abnormality, and reached out to hold the back of his cold hand: "You come up quickly, I will replace you." ”

"Your constitution won't last long," Griffith shook his head, "I'm okay." ”

The elf girl's fingers are slender and slender, and they are very beautiful. Griffith, who was cold enough to choke, admired the hands in a daze, and unconsciously felt a trace of warmth.

His mind perked up slightly, and his already frozen body seemed to become flexible in a trance.

Griffith screamed in his heart that something was wrong. People who have been immersed in icy water for a long time will have a brief period of time without feeling pain and chills, which is a red flag.

Am I going to die here?" Griffith swam hard. The shore was still thousands of meters away, and he couldn't hold on anymore.

"There's still some strength-building potions in my package, but drinking it now may speed up the drop in body temperature," Griffith's brain was unusually calm, "Chocolate, give me some chocolate, this military ration will replenish calories." ”

As he spoke, he gestured his finger at the small bag that had been thrown on the board.

The girl who heard this panicked, hurriedly opened the paper bag of chocolate, and handed it to his mouth.

"Plop. ”

"Ah!!h

Suddenly, a scrambling Galadia accidentally dropped all the chocolates into the water. Griffith, who saw the loss of his baby, was sad and almost swallowed his last breath.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry!" the elf was almost crying, and her picturesque brows were full of anxiety, and she would have jumped into the water if Griffith hadn't stopped her.

The lake water is so cold in early spring.

By the time he finally landed on the shore, Griffith was already freezing and had no air intake. He saw the elves rush ashore with a whoosh, and scrambled into the grass to find stones, rushes, and branches and start the fire.

She was not good at this at all, her hands were still wet from the cold, she had failed to light the fire several times, and Griffith, who was lying on the shore beside her, was almost silent.

Galadia prayed to all the gods she could think of, and the Silver Moon and the Starlight Queen who favored her didn't seem to care about making fires. She recited the true names and rituals of the great good-natured beings, and her jumbled prayers were not echoed at all. Enraged, she began to curse, from the Holy Light and the Lucky Lord to the god in charge of the stove and the wine.

"Bang~!"

A small flame finally illuminates the darkness of the night. Miss Elf didn't know that she had succeeded in scolding the first gods, and she almost fell to her knees and kissed the dirt with joy. She hurriedly lit a nearby tree branch before it occurred to her mind to take off Griffith's soaked clothes.

......

It's a bit strange~ It's such an experience. It's not cold anymore, and my strength is recovering.

Griffith moved his eyelids and felt like he was asleep for a moment. He was covered with a half-dried hunting jacket. In addition to the warmth of the campfire, there is also a wonderful body temperature and a warm touch like jade.

He felt a reassuring heartbeat in his arm.

"Is that better?" said Galadia clinging to his side.

Griffith immediately realized that the sensation of his body was not the effect of returning to the light.

He bounced up like a spring and glanced quickly at his companion.

Galadia was dressed only in a tight-fitting single suit, and her slender body lay beside him.

Griffith's heart almost jumped out of his chest.

Seeing that he had regained consciousness, the elf sat up happily, covered himself with the half-dry coat, and smiled softly: "I'm so hungry, do you still have anything to eat?"

Griffith shook his head regretfully, the food had long since been lost along with most of the weapons and armor, and the chocolate was gone!

There was a sudden and alarming disturbance in the air, as if a transparent and illusory door had been torn open. In front of the two, Sidious's figure was gradually becoming clear.

The son of the Canaanite consul appeared in front of the two of them, dressed in fine armor, carrying a sword at his waist, and wearing a rich silver-white robe.

"Brother, you're finally here!" said Galadia happily, "every time I talk so much, it still comes so late in the end." ”

No, it came so quickly, it turned out to be a teleportation spell that didn't require the assistance of the target location!I had never even heard of it, could the magic power of Canaan and Sidious be so strong?,Griffith thought a little nervously.

Before Sidious could greet his sister, he was shocked to see that Griffith was almost undressed, and then looked at his sister, who had just gotten up from him, and was also not properly dressed.

The astonishing appearance of a high-level elven mage instantly surged with storms and thunderclouds. The mighty orb swirled around Sidious. His anger almost turned into flames, and he was about to burn Griffith.

"Damn the bug, you're going to pay for Galadia's reputation.

"I'm going to make you regret coming to this world, and even being a goblin in the next life is better than this experience. ”

Galadia pushed away the somewhat bewildered midshipman and turned him around, and said to his furious brother, "Don't be verbose, take off your robe and give me all the cocoa shortbread!"

Sidious quickly draped his sister's robe, then untied the belt around his waist and tied it to her. Galadia took out the biscuit and ate it, and gave Griffith a piece.

"Where is this?"

"The lake not far from Varna is within the original scope of the seal," Sidious said, "The vision has been lifted, and I will take you to the nearby Mage's Tower to rest." ”

"Well, Griffith, what about you?"

"I'll report to the nearby barracks that the mission is complete, and I still have time to join Sonia and the others near Old Town," Griffith thought for a moment, "Please give me a ride, the army here may murder me." ”

"No problem, we'll go with you!" replied Galadia at once, "brother, give him your chain mail." ”

"I can't do it. (No, you can't.) ）”

Griffith and Sidious said together.

Galadia first glared at Griffith, and then looked at her brother with fierce eyes: "Do you take it off yourself or do you want me to do it." ”

......

Although Sidious arrived quickly, the three of them had to walk to get to the nearby barracks.

Without prior arrangement and sufficient supplies, even a transcendent like Sidious would have greatly reduced their mobility after the teleportation was completed. There must have been plenty of ways for him to hurry, but there was no other way to take Griffith and his unequipped sister in the way.

Something strange began to appear on Galadya's body. She became tired and groggy, and seemed to fall asleep at any moment.

This is one of the symptoms that may occur after the trial is completed, she has gained more strength, but her body is not yet adapted.

"You rest here for a while," Sidious cleared a clear patch of grass and told his sister to lie down. Galadia immediately fell into a deep sleep.

Griffith, who didn't know what to do, looked at Sidious nervously and embarrassed.

"Come here, I have something to say to you. "The high-level elven wizard was talking to a bedbug, and he couldn't help pinching his nose.

Griffith followed him, anxiously moving to the lake not far away.

"What did you do to Galadia?" Sidious said coldly, touching his saber, but he seemed more nervous than Griffith.

"Nothing!" Griffith said hurriedly, "I lost consciousness due to the hypothermia, and Galadia took care of me, she was just ......"

"Alright, don't talk about it," Sidious interrupted, "did she tell you why you're here?"

"Nope. ”

That's what Griffith cares about, too. He could detect that Galadia had withheld important information about the trial from him, but several attempts had been tricked by her.

The occult is a rigorous system of theory and practice. Although there are endless unsolved mysteries. But the authoritative theory is that the mystical world is a universally connected world, and there is a necessary connection behind seemingly accidental events.

This theory has been tested in practice for hundreds of years.

Griffith's encounter with Galadia, the events that followed, and his appearance in this trial can all be traced to the cause.

"Hmph, that's ironic. Sidious looked at him earnestly, his deep gaze as if to penetrate his heart. Griffith's heart was furious, and he even wanted to run away.

Sidious's gaze, full of disgust and disdain, gradually became a little smiling. He withdrew his oppressive gaze, and said to himself like his sister:

According to the prophecy, it was only when Galadia ventured alone in a place called Manisa in the Eastern Province that she would find her destined protection. In hindsight, that's you. Elves enter into exclusive sacred covenants with their guardians under the watchful eye of the gods. You are destined to show up when she is in danger, and the reasons behind it are up to investigation. ”

Griffith was taken aback. It's no wonder that Galadia never explained in detail the true purpose and takeaways of her adventures near Manisa Village. Of course, she would be embarrassed to say this kind of thing.

Moreover, it means that Galadia will one day find out about his pact with Sonya. Both contracts are exclusive!

Sidious didn't pay attention to his expression, and continued:

"As ridiculous as it sounds, you are the guardian of the prophecy to her, and some unidentified trait of yours means so much to her that it is destined to bind you together.

"Naturally, my people are also a little aware of the problem. Based on past cases and speculations, sooner or later the two of you will make some shocking scandal, like the shameful and ridiculous farce of Roland and my cousin Tidwisie, which will ultimately harm Canaan's interests.

"Therefore, some of my people have acted, and they have carefully arranged for you to be sent on a mortal mission before the Count of Lamor notices it, without arousing the vigilance of the Beyerlands. ”

Griffith's face paled.

The idea that the consuls of Canaan were going to kill him because of his daughter's business was sometimes dismissed by Griffith as a joke for his own amusement. He didn't actually think that the Archon would actually do that.

You can hate cockroaches, but it's too much to set a trap for a cockroach to rush into someone's house and kill it!

A smile flashed across Sidious's face:

"Hehe, you see, they failed. I knew they were going to fail when I was aware of their plans.

"Is Iluvash's prophecy a trick of divination in the backstreets? Their clever trick has finally led you to my unworldly sister, who might have died in the trials had it not been for your simple and reckless character. ”

Thanks, you're welcome. This is what I should do. Griffith said in his heart.

Before he could finish his thoughts, a chill suddenly enveloped him.

Sidious exuded a terrifying aura all over his body. His eyes had lost their mundane brilliance, as if he had reached the origin of the world, more powerful than the legendary dragon.

Griffith once thought about fighting Sidiouss. But under such coercion, he found himself as fragile as grass on the side of the road.

Sidious pressed forward and asked in a playful tone:

"Griffith, are you proud to hear me say this?

"Feel like the protagonist of the story, and before you know it, a beautiful and innocent princess will come to your door, and you can choose from her and other flowers.

"Well, don't be nervous, Galadia doesn't want me to kill you. It's a trifle.

"You continue to be the protagonist, I'll fulfill you.

"It's just that it's not the actor,

"It's the heroine. ”

In Sidious's hand, an immensely sharp ice-blue sword appeared. It is a confluence of lightning and thunder, a mysterious and irresistible Broken Steel Sword.

"I'm here to help you, Griffith," Sidious laughed, choking Griffith by the throat as he tried to escape, "hurry up and give yourself a new name, a little more nice, a little cute, and a little more suitable for a beautiful female knight." I'm here to help you, to open the door to a new world,

"Hehe, I'm not a devil after all. ”