The settlement of the Edward family, located below the old cemetery outside the royal capital. It is said that the history of this cemetery dates back to the time when the lion was founded, but today, the restored stone tombs are not only the resting place of the dead, but also the secret passages leading to the underground are hidden in a large number of mounds. At this time, the royal capital was in the period of security after the war, and the streets and alleys were full of patrolling soldiers and magistrates, not to mention that the scene outside the city had long since ceased to be normal, if you swaggered out of the city, it would probably be the best result to be regarded as a madman.

With his familiarity with the city's defenses, several people under the leadership of Atticus finally did not attract the attention of the patrolmen, in fact, the Grand Knight Captain was quite reluctant to do this, he did not think that the crusade against the Lich needed to be concealed, according to the Iron Knight's meaning, even if ordinary soldiers could not help them in battle, but it was always good to throw arrows from a distance to pinn down the opponent, not to mention that it would allow those soldiers to gain experience that they could not get in peacetime. Of course, this was only Atticus's own thoughts, and he did not say it.

As for why Cheese did this, it was very simple, the mage could not trust the soldiers. If this series of encounters taught Cheese any lessons, then cautious words and deeds were at the forefront, Jason and Edward, although the former's betrayal was a fake play at the behest of Greene, but the rebellion of the ghouls made the wizard truly grieve. He began to understand that the loyalty of his allies was not inevitable, so he preferred to have only a few people act secretly than the mixed soldiers of the royal capital.

"We can't get out of the city gates, there are no dead ends in the defenses there that can be used. The old knight walked in front and grumbled to the mage beside him. Accustomed to the proper habits of combat, Atticus felt like a rat in a dark alley at this time.

"We don't need to go out of the city through the gates," the wizard shook his head after glancing at the old man beside him, "This city has always belonged to more than just humans. And the existence in the shadows does not use the human gates. With that, he motioned to the chief knight to change direction and lead the team towards the docks.

As the view widened around the corner, the only waterway that flowed through the interior of the royal capital appeared in front of the team. A white mist drifted across the water at night, and without the usual noisy sounds of sailors from the tavern, it was quiet and a little eerie. "Are you going to let us swim out?" the chief knight looked at the water, the dock area was the most remote corner of the city, and even patrols rarely passed by. According to Atticus's knowledge of the royal capital, there was no channel to the outside world, and the sluice gates under the city walls weighed thousands of pounds, and without a winch to provide pull, even the wolfwalkers would never be able to lift it.

"Shhhh His gaze swayed back and forth in the mist, as if searching for something. Heather, who was following the mage, was clearly aware of something, and her face showed a mixture of disgust, fear, and helplessness, because the female knight already knew what Cheese was looking for, and she could clearly feel something in the fog approaching several people due to the blood in her body.

The ringing of the "Jingle Bell" bell came from the direction Heather was looking, and quickly attracted everyone's attention. At first, only a faint black shadow appeared in the white mist, and as the black shadow expanded, several people noticed a small boat rowing towards the shore where they were. Strange to say, the bell hanging on the bow of the boat never moved again after it rang once, and there was no rower on the boat, as if the boat itself was conscious.

"Is this the way out you say? I don't think this sampan will get us out of town. Atticus asked Cheese with his hands on his chest in a skeptical tone. Indeed, although there should be enough space in the small boat for a few people, it was not like a ship that could carry so many people when it was empty.

"Let's wait and see. Cheese smiled and led the way to the bow of the boat. Strange to say, the ship looked like it was going to sink at any moment, but when the mage walked up, there was only a slight sway, and this shaking quickly disappeared after the cheese stopped moving. With the first man taking the lead, Jack leaped forward, the soles of his feet lightly stepped on the stern and stepped into the boat, although he had full trust in the mage, but the wolfwalker was ready to fall into the water at any moment.

The imaginary overturning of the boat did not materialize, and although the werewolf's actions caused the boat to tilt frantically from side to side, the current in the river did not flow into the hull of the boat in any way! Lothar shrugged his shoulders to the other two shore companions and stepped into the boat with his tomahawk on his shoulder. At this point, more than half of the space of the boat was occupied, but Heather noticed that this did not affect the draft of the hull, the boat was still in a stalemate in an unsinkable state, and the knightess glanced at the bell in the bow of the ship, and after such a violent shaking, the thing never rang again. Atticus noticed this, too, but the Grand Knight Captain quickly attributed the anomaly to the mage, and he muttered as he stepped onto the ship, if he had known that such a strange vehicle would be required for this operation, the Iron Knight might have thought twice about the need to join.

"Hah" Heather sighed helplessly, and the last one got into the boat, and as she sat down in the middle of the boat, the boat once again left the shore without any power, and drifted downstream of the waterway. A white mist enveloped the people on board, at first it was only a thin layer on the water, but gradually, the fog became thicker and thicker, permeating the chest, and finally completely drowning everything. Under the shroud of this white mist, several people could not judge where they were now, and there were only a few dim lights outside the water vapor, which were irregularly blurred in the water mist like overturned paint.

Wolfwalker's keen instincts tell Jack that there are certain forces that are working on them. He tried to open his mouth to warn the people around him, but found that his body seemed to be paralyzed, and he couldn't move no matter what. "Don't worry, it's just normal. Cheese's voice sounded in his ears, but the werewolf's uneasiness did not disappear because of this, you know, now Jack is no longer the child of the hunter under the Dragon's Back Mountain, he is the head wolf of the Alexander clan! Wolf walkers are naturally immune to most magic, and only silver utensils can really hurt them, so how to explain their current state?

Shadows, huge shadows, huge as mountains, shadows that could not be seen at the top appeared in front of the ship, it was definitely not a city wall, and even if it was, it was by no means the city wall of the lion king, but a certain giant city in the legend. Those facing in that direction quickly noticed this, but their surprise could only be expressed in their eyes, and like Jack, neither the Count and the Knight, who wielded witch-hunting knives, nor Heather, who had awakened some ancient bloodline, could not control their bodies at this time.

A huge shadow approached, engulfing the boat. Darkness enveloped the crowd from all sides. In this seclusion, only the slight sound of water from the hull of the ship can prove that they are still on board, and the ship is still moving. I don't know how long it took, maybe it was 10,000 years, maybe it was a minute, the boundless darkness gradually dissipated, and the bitter feeling like a mountain pressing on the body disappeared from the top of the team's head, and there was a white mist in front of them.

"Jingle bell" ship bell, ringing softly. The fog seemed to be disturbed by the sound of the bell, and suddenly dispersed in both directions, revealing vegetation and buildings on both sides. "Look, that's the city wall!" said Lothar, pointing to the back of the ship, and several of them quickly turned back to look, only to see that the wall of the royal capital had fallen far behind.