"Less than half of them came back...... Alan said with a frown, as the warning signal was issued, the students began to gradually return to the castle, as Alan thought, all the students were targeted by the necromancy, especially after a certain point in time, the necromancers began to become extremely aggressive, and even actively hunted humans in groups. A few relatively large groups were even attacked by large pieces of meat like them, and even fewer students were able to escape back in the end.

And even the students who escaped were mostly frightened by the necromantic creatures, and many of them even had a tendency to attack their companions, and finally had to use magic or drugs to force them to sleep, so there was even less combat power available.

"It's miserable. A young man with a somewhat lazy expression stood next to Alan and said, the two of them were standing on the balcony of the castle at the moment, from here they could just look around the Ash Castle to see if there were any students who needed to respond, but at this moment the sky was gradually darkening, and most of the people who had not come back would never come back, and they obviously did not have the time to send a rescue team.

"You shouldn't have much to lose. Alan rolled his eyes at the young man unceremoniously, after escaping from Bud, Alan immediately notified the people of the three major families with the communication stone, and briefly described the situation in the Lost Dark Realm with them, and Tyr didn't know whether it was out of caution or laziness, after receiving the message, he immediately beckoned his family members to rest in place, and after seeing the warning signal, they directly withdrew to the Ash Castle, so they almost did no damage, and their combat strength was maintained quite intact.

"We don't, but it's hard for others to tell. Tyr said with a little seriousness.

"The Lane Family...... Alan also sighed, among the three major families, the Eagle Igo family had almost no losses, the Smith Kline family also remained cautious after hearing the warning, and did not advance too much, so the loss was not big, and the Ryan family scoffed at Allen's warning, and strongly advanced to the depths of the Lost Dark Domain, and finally failed to evacuate, and was besieged by a large number of necromancers, and even encountered an attack by a large piece of meat on the way to retreat, and in the end, less than a third of the members withdrew, and even the wild lion gave up a hand to nail the big piece of meat before they could get away.

"The members of the Adventurer's Guild also suffered heavy casualties, and others, such as dwarves and orcs, were also severely injured to varying degrees. Tyr said in detail that they were the first to return to the castle except for the elves and Allen, so they took on the responsibility of taking care of others with almost no damage, and because of this, Tyr was the one who knew the situation of everyone best.

"What about the people of the Machine Nation?" Alan asked, frowning.

"We're worried, we didn't have any fatalities, but some of our companions' mechs were badly damaged during the battle with a disgusting chunk of meat, which may have some impact on the rest of the battle. A girl's voice came from behind them.

Fitt was wearing a black bodysuit that controlled the mecha, and his fiery figure was exposed, but now the attention of the three people was obviously not on it.

"Did you kill that disgusting creature?" said a strong voice, and at the same time, a blonde boy with a severed right hand slowly walked over.

"Yes, but it's nothing, didn't I hear that this guy killed two of those creatures?" Fett looked at the blonde boy's empty right hand, but didn't say anything, instead chuckled and pointed at Allen, the story of Roland's team had spread among the students, in order to appease the students' emotions a little, Allen They didn't say anything more about this situation, and these rumors did calm the students' emotions, at least, confirmed that the monster was not indestructible.

"Is that ......," the blonde boy muttered to himself, his eyes staring straight at Allen, and Allen was a little uncomfortable with that scrutinizing look.

"Blake, your injuries...... Is that okay?" Tyr asked, frowning.

"It's just a hand, it doesn't make much of a difference, but it's ......," Blake said lightly, not as if he didn't take the broken hand to heart at all.

"Isn't it time to tell us what happened, what that ugly creature is, and what do you know?" Blake asked Eren flatly, but his tone naturally revealed a sense of superiority, which made Eren frown involuntarily.

"Yes, we need to know the current situation before we can make plans for the future, and even if we are going to die here, we must let us know. Fit stepped forward as well, but compared to Blake's tone, Fit's tone was obviously much softer.

"That...... Tyr, could you please send someone to inform the leaders of the various teams and inform them to meet in the cafeteria in the evening, and we will share the information we have with you at that time. Alan thought for a moment and said to Tyr, who nodded indispensably, and Fett and Blake nodded, and they decided to go back to their rooms to rest and wait for the discussion in the evening.

......

In the cafeteria, Alan explained the current situation to everyone in the restaurant in detail, including Bard's betrayal, the speculation that the examiners were killed en masse, the fact that there was no way to return to the Magic Continent, and the situation that the Radiance Barrier could only last for two days.

"How so...... I thought I would be safe here. A petite, cowering girl wrapped in a wide magical robe said, this is the leader of the Wizards' Guild, and it is said that a member of the Magic Council is related to him.

"Hmph, I know that you humans are not reliable, just like goblin bombs. Said a dwarf with a big beard, the leader of the dwarven clan and the son of the current dwarven king, as he spoke, clutching his messy beard a little irritably.

"Although there is no Radiance Barrier, as long as we stay in the castle and rely on the protection of the stone man guards, we should be able to wait safely for the rescue of the Magic Continent. A stout man said, "This is the leader of the Smith Kline family, who is also said to be a thief."

"No...... I'm afraid there is no way. Alan said, standing up.

Everyone's eyes turned to Allen who spoke at the same time, and he was a little relaxed, and even the noisy atmosphere instantly became serious.

"Why do you think Bard went out of his way to close the Radiance Barrier?" asked Allen, grimly.

Everyone looked at each other for a while, they didn't think much about it at first when they heard that the Radiant Barrier was about to close, they just felt a little uneasy about the lack of a layer of protection.

"What do you want to say. Blake asked, frowning.

"There can only be one explanation for the closure of the Radiant Barrier, that is, their plan this time is actually to put the capture of the Ash Keep in one of them, so Bard wants to close the Radiant Barrier and put the necromantic creatures in order to destroy the Ash Keep, and their purpose is actually easy to imagine, it is very likely to control the gate of the Magic Continent into the Lost Dark Realm. Alan said.

"But as long as there are stone man guards, safety should still be guaranteed, didn't the little stone man say that these guards have high-level combat power?" asked Fett with a frown.

"It's a pity, I'm afraid it won't work, judging from the number of examiners, I'm afraid that the opponent's high-level powerhouses will not be less than fifty, and I asked the little stone people, there are only thirty stone man guards, and the extra twenty high-level necromancers can completely sweep us away. Alan said.

Based on the number of examiners twenty-five, two high-level necromantic creatures suppressed one examiner, and the high-level necromancers will not be less than fifty in rough calculation, and there may be more, this is no longer the number they can deal with conventional means, in fact, most of the teams collapsed almost immediately after being attacked by large pieces of meat, and the elven team could only temporarily trap the pieces of meat with all their might, and under the huge difference in combat power between the mid-level and the high-level, conventional means were obviously useless.

"......" Everyone fell into silence for a while, twenty high-level powerhouses, countless necromantic creatures, such a gap in combat power made everyone feel a little desperate.

"High-level powerhouses are not invincible, right? At this time, a young man who had been silent said, the boy was dressed in simple leather armor, and looked like a warrior everywhere, this is the leader of the adventurer's guild team, because there is no sense of existence, so everyone has not paid attention to him.

"Didn't Mr. Allen lead the team to kill a high-level necromantic creature and also help the elves kill another?" said the ordinary teenager with a smile.

Everyone's eyes were on Alan at the same time, and there was expectation, scrutiny, and of course, doubt.

"I do have a way. Alan said.

Everyone showed happy expressions at the same time, no matter what they could do, it was better than sitting in the castle and waiting to die.

"But what I need is your full cooperation. 」