There are two worlds inside and outside the lock—and this time, Lily finally understood what that meant. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

Stepping through the silver door, she was greeted by a completely different view. The breath of death that shrouded the air swept away the pervasive cold. Brilliant sunlight falls from the sky and through the dense canopy, bringing warmth and comfort to everyone in the woods. The surrounding trees are full of life, and the oval leaves rustle pleasantly with the faint breeze, as if welcoming the exploration team.

Just beside where they were, a silver-white pillar of light towered into the sky, and the matter in the pillar of light slowly flowed, carrying a magic that did not belong to this world.

"That's the way back." Yudina licked her lips, "As long as we walk in there, we can return to the original world." So, no matter how far you go, make sure you remember the way back here. ”

"But it doesn't look like there's anything wrong here!" Bell looked around suspiciously, "Is this really the legendary place where no grass grows?" I feel so much more comfortable than the hell outside! ”

"What are you talking about?" Amber punched Bell, obviously unhappy that her hometown was described as such, "Then you just stay here!" ”

The Perons craned their necks and shut their mouths.

"No one has ever said there is no grass here." Yuffie closed her eyes, sensing her surroundings, "According to Miss Shirinfell, the spell they were originally going to cast would only work on humanoids - even if it was distorted by the lich, the plants here were still unaffected. Moreover, now its effect has largely dissipated. ”

"But it still doesn't feel right." Lily made a quiet gesture, pricked up her ears to listen to her surroundings, and sniffed again, "It's too quiet, there is no smell of birds and beasts at all...... And, it seems, there's a strange smell in the air. ”

"But I didn't smell anything—oh!" Amber nodded in realization, let out a low roar, and the whole person turned into a huge white bear again. She tilted her head, closed her eyes, and let the breeze blow through the tip of her nose.

Lily looked left and right, plucking a few ripe red berries from a bush. This round berry, known as raspberry, is ubiquitous on the continent and is picked and eaten by all races. After being confirmed by Lynn and Yuffie that it was harmless, she carefully dropped one of them into her mouth, letting the sweet and sour taste spread on her tongue.

She divided the berries in her hand among the others, except for Bell and Alphonse, who happily took a few. As for Yufie's physical abnormality, Lily heard from the girl that Shirinfell had used the magic that had been passed down to the present day by the Elna people to further improve her bodily functions - but if she wanted to solve the problem completely, she would probably have to use a higher life magic, that is, she would have to rely on herself.

"Indeed...... It has a slight rancid smell and ...... What does it feel like to burn? She whispered, "Is anyone here...... Barbecue? ”

Lily choked at once, so that she could not squirt the fruit out of her mouth. She glared at Amberly, wondering if she had been with Bell for so long that she had been infected with strange personalities.

"Who would barbecue meat in such a place! It can't be a dead man!? She coughed a few times and looked at the girl who was squinting and looking leisurely, "Eska, will you take a look?" It must be not far from there. ”

The girl opened her eyes and spread her arms to her sides, as if ready to fly.

Then, the girl disappeared, and in her place was a white-bellied and black-winged goshawk with a wingspan of more than a meter. She nodded to Lily and Amberly, flapped her wings with ease, skimming the underneath the canopy, and disappeared in the blink of an eye.

"Let's go in her direction." Yuffie rubbed Amberly's soft snow-white fur, "I've marked the location of this place with magic, and it would be a bit of a waste of time to wait here." ”

No one objected. Amber motioned for Yuffie to sit on her back—it would make the group move faster. Bell snorted and tried to follow suit, but was glared at by Lily, and finally just asked Yuffie to help hold some of the luggage.

The exploration team made their way through the forest cautiously, but not slowly. As Lily said, there were no birds, beasts, or insects in the forest, only a silent empty shell. Lily suddenly felt a chill come over her for no apparent reason, and she couldn't help but shiver.

"This is the battle-level spell of the Elna people......" Yufy's voice carried a hint of reverence and seemed a little uneasy, "It is worthy of an ancient race, if you have the opportunity, you really want to stay in the forest and study for a while." ”

"Now, Yuffie, if the lock continues, will new species be born in this forest that has lost all animals, or will it eventually die completely?" Lin was obviously concerned about the other direction, "Legend has it that the life in the El Continent was created by gods, but I think ...... Even in a place where there are no gods, if certain conditions are met, life can be born, right? ”

The discussion between the two quickly turned in a direction that Lily couldn't understand. She gave up her attention on the two and focused on the distance in front of her. After walking for a while, her ears moved, and she faintly heard something coming from the wind.

"Wait a minute—" she gestured to stop, stopping the group and quieting down, "there's a ...... in the distance It seems to be the sound of war? And......" she furrowed her eyebrows a little confused, "not like a skirmish, but ...... Hundreds of voices of people fighting. ”

"War?" Amberly's eyes widened, and her voice raised a few steps, "In a place like this? Who is and who? ”

Lily wanted to say something, but with a sharp chirp, the goshawk that Eskar incarnated into went and returned, and while falling into shape, it returned to its original image of a girl.

"You're right." Her first sentence confirmed Lily's suspicions, "It's a war...... Moreover, the two sides of the war are neither the Erna nor the Kamal. ”

"Huh?" Amber was even more confused, "If it's not a human, can it still be a ghost?" ”

"Maybe you're right." Yuffie smiled mysteriously, "Don't forget, the humans who originally lived here have all been turned into undead. The undead, on the other hand, were the magical beings that wizards tried to create in order to obtain obedient helpers who did not need to rest or eat, imitating Ada's creations - although in terms of results, I am afraid that it was not successful. ”