The three guards were steadily closing in on him from three sides, well-trained and cooperative, and it would be difficult to dodge if they attacked together. Somehow, Jude calmed down at this point, and he quickly analyzed the situation in front of him, thinking clearly and keenly.

Just as the teenager was thinking about coping strategies, Linda suddenly appeared from the shadows on the other side, and the thin sword panned, silently slitting the throat of the poor man in front of him, and the movements were clean and neat. Putting down the corpse and retracting the sword, the girl looked around again, her lake-like blue eyes sweeping over the occultists who held shields but did not dare to step forward.

Jude, who noticed this, immediately sprang into action, chanting a lightning spell and shooting out the pale silver lightning to hit the leftmost guard, and at the same time accelerated to run, breaking out of the encirclement as he was paralyzed and fell to the ground.

Linda didn't stop any longer, reaching out her left hand to an enemy, instantly freezing it in solid ice, and swinging her sword out of thin air to her right, slashing out the wind to scatter the gathered occultists. On tiptoe, the seemingly normal bouncing girl leaped high and rode onto the shoulders of one of the guards, plunging her sword upside down into his chest.

Drawing her rapier and splattering a round of blood, Linda leaped to her feet on the corpse and landed on a backflip, shattering the frozen Mystic at her side, scattering the ice slag and frozen flesh fragments on the ground.

Jude, who wanted to cover the girl, saw this dazzling series of killing actions and was stunned for a moment.

Distraction on the ever-changing battlefield can be extremely deadly, and when Jude comes to his senses, he finds that the enemy's sword has been slashed in front of him.

At this point, it was too late to cast the spell, and in a panic, Jude could only raise his sword to hold the opponent's weapon. However, the competition of strength was clearly not a teenager's forte, and soon Jude began to feel unsustainable, seeing the cold blade get closer and closer to his forehead.

Just as the boy was about to lose his control, his opponent suddenly gave up on suppressing him—to be precise, the believer was suddenly lifted into the air by some invisible force, his hands on his neck, his legs kicked in vain, as if he was suffocating, and his weapon fell to the ground.

Looking at Linda's side, the girl was looking at this side and holding her left hand weakly, sure enough, she was casting a spell. Soon, the suffocating occultist in front of him was thrown out of thin air, and he fell to the ground and never got up.

What kind of spell was this, with such powerful power, the young man was quite amazed, but he didn't stop and quickly approached Linda. Taking advantage of the chaos to kick down an occultist from behind, Jude ran to the girl's side, gasping for breath and asking, "Are you alright?"

Linda shook her head slightly, indicating that she was fine. Only then did the boy notice that she was breathing steadily, calm, and not tired at all, but that she was sweating profusely, and that she was already in a hurry.

It seemed that this question was a bit stupid, and Jude stared at the occultists, who were outnumbered, but they were afraid of the girl and did not dare to attack. Linda admittedly has great strength, Jude thought for a moment, is this the magic of their Fengshen Sect, it turns out that the magic can also have such amazing destructive power, and he did have some misunderstandings about the magic before.

And the pastors of the church are not all old gods, but also beautiful and elegant girls like Linda.

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After an unknown amount of time, the boy fought as hard as he could, swinging his sword and unleashing lightning until the enemy retreated again.

Standing back-to-back with Linda, Jude scanned the battlefield: the two had worked together to defeat nearly a dozen enemies, but the rest of the guards had joined the fray, and there were still a dozen or so occultists surrounding them.

With a lot of physical consumption, Jude is even a little unsteady on his feet, and the long sword in his hand is as heavy as a thousand pounds, and he can barely maintain a defensive posture to solve the girl's worries.

Not only that, but the boy also had very little mana reserves left, and according to his feelings, he would be completely exhausted after casting one more lightning bolt.

Even the girl behind her gasped violently, as Jude thought wearily as she had met her first time in the passage, and it seemed that even she was at the end of her power. I don't know how many magic skills Linda has left, although the situation is temporarily stalemate due to the confrontation between each other, but it is difficult to say what will happen later.

At this moment, Walter's voice came from a distance: "Nice effort, but alas, it was in vain. ”

Having watched the battle before, he walked to the pool at the other end of the hall at some point, and Walter sounded quite proud, and instead of his previous sinister and calm appearance, he began to laugh out loud.

"You are slowly struggling, and we will take Aushalron's piece first. Walter said with a smile as he crouched down facing the pool, as if to take out something.

Is it the "fragments" that Linda is talking about? What is it so precious that Walter can disregard his image, and even deserve to fight to the death, causing so many casualties?

Jude was still thinking about these questions when a violent thud was heard in the distance, and at the same time, a powerful shockwave spread out from the sound source. Before he could react, the boy was instantly knocked to the ground and suddenly began to have a splitting headache.

Oops, he forgot Dr. Cromwell's advice, and the thought crossed his mind, and then he lost consciousness.

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After that, Jude follows the instructions of a mysterious voice, uses the buttons on his pocket watch to stand still in time, and picks up Linda in an attempt to escape the crumbling temple.

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As the girl in her arms was as light as nothing, the whole world fell silent, but Jude was not hindered much. Unleashing his full potential, the boy dodged the barricades on the ground and the rocks hovering in mid-air, and carried Linda to run at full speed in the stagnant space-time.

The effect of time standing still continued, the silence and gray around him, as if there were no other living creatures in the earthly world, but Jude felt no fear or confusion, and his strong will and survival instinct drove him to run as hard as he could towards the entrance.

Passing through the hallways, down the stairs, through the main hall, through the front hall, and once inside the passages, Jude immediately remembered the marks he had carved and quickly followed the path he had come from, finally arriving at the chiseled entrance. The boy did not stop, he found that he was so nimble and sharp, and ran out of the cave in the darkness from memory.

It wasn't until he was immersed in the moonlight and the starry sky that Jude stopped, and before he could put the girl in his arms down......

"Knock-" Another illusory and distant bell rang from nowhere, and the world returned to its original vivid and colorful appearance.

At that moment, Jude suddenly noticed that his arms were sinking, and the girl's weight was pressed on his arms. It seems that the previous lightness was really due to the fact that time stood still, but fortunately, Linda was very light, and the boy tried his best to hold it steady, but the little physical strength he had left was barely standing at this time after running all the way, let alone holding the girl horizontally.

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Fortunately, Linda immediately left Jude's arms, and after standing firmly, she stared at the young man in front of her with a strange expression.

Why did she look so strange at this time, was it because she had offended her, the young man propped his hands on his knees, barely stood and looked up at the girl.

Just wanted to apologize, but Linda spoke first: "Thank you." ”

The young man hurriedly collected the words that had come to his lips, but on closer thought, he did offend her just now.

"I'm sorry......" Jude said, bowing his head, "The situation was urgent, and I can't do that, please forgive me." ”

"It doesn't matter. Thank you for getting me out. Linda didn't seem to care, but she looked hesitant, "I'm just ...... I don't really understand ......"

It turned out that she was confused, in her opinion, all this happened in an instant, the boy thought as a matter of course, but he was also confused, so let's tell him frankly.

"You saved me before, and this time it's my gratitude. Actually, about the situation just now...... I don't know exactly what was going on...... "Just as he was about to say, "There's a voice for me," Jude stopped unconsciously, some strange premonition preventing him from saying it, as if it would lead to some very bad result.

"No...... I just ......" Linda seemed to be struggling to organize the language, then shook her head again, "Well, nothing. ”

The strange premonition came suddenly, and it was finally possible to get rid of the discomfort it caused, and Jude found that the girl seemed to be worried about something else, but since the other party didn't want to say it, he couldn't force it to ask.

The physically and mentally exhausted teenager could no longer hold on, and sat directly on the floor, unable to think about how to move the conversation forward, so the atmosphere became a little cramped in silence.

After a short rest and a little recuperation, Jude reluctantly stood up, and found that the girl was still standing silently, looking hesitant and melancholy.

It did seem to be a big problem for her, but she couldn't explain it to Linda, and the teenager felt guilty, and whenever he tried to confess the existence of "that voice", there was always a strong feeling of discomfort that stopped him.

While the two of them were silent, the ground continued to tremble, and a roar continued to be heard from the cave, and it seemed that the ruins of the Third Dynasty, which Walter called O'Syalon, were indeed collapsing.

Jude suddenly remembered Linda's purpose for the trip, it seemed that she was going to take the so-called "fragment", but now the "fragment" fell into the hands of Walter, and they were probably buried alive inside.

"What are you going to do next?" Jude was the first to break the silence and ask bluntly.

"First...... Back to Nanfeng Village. The girl still looked confused and hesitated.

"Nanfeng Village?" was probably Linda's hometown, but the boy hadn't heard of it before, "That's?"

"It's the headquarters of our Aeolus Sect. It is located in the northern part of the Tara grassland. The girl seemed to be explaining to Jude, as if convincing herself, "I have to ...... Go back immediately. ”

Although he never left Lambertine, Jude studied the geography of the surrounding area: to get to the Tara Prairie, he had to try to climb over the gray hills and take the Barñez Valley, or take a detour from the east, but at least there were towns on the way, and there was no need to sleep in the open. Whichever route you choose, you will have at least a few days to make your trip. And subconsciously he didn't want the girl to leave, let alone see her take the risk alone.

"Now?" the boy looked up at the starry sky, "Why don't you go back to town and rest first, and then leave tomorrow morning?"

"No, I have to go back immediately. Linda still looked hesitant, but her tone was firm.

"You're alone?"

"Hmm. ”

Jude was a little incredulous, he didn't even think about how the girl had come before, he was just worried about her.

She failed to complete the task, and she would probably be punished by those old gods when she went back, Jude analyzed it according to her own understanding, and the return journey was difficult, and she didn't know how many dangers there would be, so she showed such a confused and hesitant expression.

It turned out that this was the case, and the teenager felt that he had finally figured it out, and he thought that he could finally understand Linda's reaction.

And now he knows what he has to do.

"Do you have to leave now?"

"Hmm. ”

"Okay. Then I'll go with you. ”

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The court of the sky at night is equally quiet, and in order to simulate the life of mortals, the wind elementals rest at home.

But the Lord of the South Wind, Sandresh, couldn't sleep, and just now, the messenger Linda suddenly disconnected from him.

The last message he received was that the fragments had fallen into the hands of the Esoterics.

In two previous correspondences, Linda reported that she had entered O'Sharon and befriended a fellow human teenager.

Whether it was the occultists who were in the way, or the human boy who was playing tricks, Sandresh wondered what kind of mortal could kill Linda, who was protected by the Lord of the Four Winds, in an instant, so that she didn't even have time to pass on the news to herself.

This is unlikely, even in the face of a strong enemy, she can at least retreat with her whole body, the Lord of the South Wind calmly deduced that some unexpected special situation must have happened.

Now, not only is she unable to communicate with herself, but the blessings of the Wind Lords have been cut off, and Linda is in a very dangerous situation.

When the next meeting of lords comes, the other Wind Lords will inevitably taunt him, and the Wind Emperor will probably be disappointed in the plan as well, and Sandresh does not want to see such a scene, but the current situation is certainly not in his favor.

Unless, Linda can manage to return to the village of South Wind and restore contact with the Sky Court through the altar, but it will be easier said than done after losing her protection.

Still having to start preparing to explain to the Wind Emperor, the Lord of the South Wind fell into deep thought again.

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