The four sand donkeys tethered to the car lay on the ground, unable to see any signs of struggle, as if they had died silently. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info Lily reached down and grabbed one of the necks, and found that all that was left was a light outer skin and the bones that supported it, and the muscles and blood inside were gone—or, obviously, with the butterflies.

"They died of poison." After a brief examination, Elena came to the conclusion that "toxins that paralyze the nerves, and toxins that dissolve into the bloodstream and stop the heart from beating." Everything happened in a matter of seconds, and they probably lost their lives without even feeling the pain. ”

In other words, that's why they've never been rumored to be that anyone who sees them becomes their food. Lily couldn't help but be a little afraid, if she didn't avoid these in time, she, as a child of Edda, and Alphons, who were also not afraid of toxins, might escape, but the others might not be spared.

The rising morning sun sprinkled the orange-red light mist over the desert again, and it seemed that a lot of time had been spent just now. Lily looked at the glow of the sky and stretched hard to dispel the fatigue that remained in her body.

"Anyway, the crisis is over." Ann handed her a handwritten notebook. The girl remained calm, as if everything was not a big deal just now, "The carriage is not working, what is next?"

"I can only walk, but fortunately there is not much left." Lily replied nonchalantly, "Or if you like, you can continue to ride on us." ”

Ann shook her head vigorously and wrote quickly, "Absolutely not." Then she thought about it and added two more words, "I'm sorry."

It seemed that she was not very comfortable with the 'ride' just now, and Lily was secretly a little amused. She clapped her hands, "So, Al, just trouble you to carry Ann forward, okay?" ”

Al nodded in agreement, shook his hand in refusal, despite the girl's blushing face, and carried her firmly onto his shoulder. Ann's body was petite and light, and sitting on Alphonse's shoulder, she looked quite coordinated.

The group of seven simply packed up their lost luggage, threw aside the bulky and useless ones, and continued on foot north.

The journey after that was still not smooth sailing.

As we approached the Wraith Forest, the desert nights began to get extremely cold. The cooling caused by the convection of magic can reach minus ten degrees, and even a thick tent cannot fully withstand the bitter cold. There was not enough wood in the desert for heating, so Alphonse and Elena had to use their spells to keep the crowd safe from the cold. Lily transforms back into the form of a giant wolf every night, shielding everyone from the biting cold wind—a cold that is nothing as she is used to living in the snow.

Another problem comes from the magical creatures around you. Their numbers grew denser as they advanced, and these desert-dwelling beasts were so aggressive that the team barely had a good night's sleep. To make matters worse, many of them know how to attack from below the desert, making it extremely difficult to give early warning.

In the most dangerous case, An was almost stung by a giant scorpion more than two meters long, but fortunately Alphonse used his body to block the blow for her - the giant scorpion mainly relies on toxins to hurt enemies, and its physical attack methods are limited. However, the scorpion also became everyone's breakfast, and it paid the price for its rash attack.

On the sixty-third day of the spring moon, the eighteenth day of the team's departure, the border between the desert and the forest finally came into Lily's eyes.

The grey sand was gradually replaced by equally grey-black trees, and the pine and cypress trees that shaded the sky blocked most of the sunlight, making this so-called ghost forest look ghostly. As she remembered fifty years ago, the trees were filled with the smell of death, a complete contrast to the "warm place" that had once served as her home.

The mercenary walked at the front of the group, surveying each tree in her path, occasionally reaching out and caressing the cracked trunk. Elena was not far behind her, and Lily looked back a few times to see a strange sympathy in the traveling nun's eyes.

"They're still alive, but there's some evil force that is taking their lives out of them." As if noticing Lily's gaze, the Traveling Nun explained, "Perhaps, if we can destroy any magical creations that exist here, we will be able to bring them back to life." ”

"Then what are you waiting for, find that evil quickly—" Lily said, suddenly retracting her voice, raising her head, sniffing hard at something in the air, "...... Whoever is there, come out for us! ”

She was answered by a long, hoarse, low howl, and heavy, slow footsteps that approached from a distance.

A huge wolf slowly appeared in the mercenary's sight. It had a gloomy aura all over it, and its fur was gray and messy, as if it hadn't been cleaned in a long time. The half-open eyes faintly shone red, fierce and restless, but a trace of arrogance could be faintly seen. A meter-long gray-white beard fell from its chin into the air, much thinner than it remembers, but still showing its innate majesty.

There seemed to be concerned inquiries from her friends, but Lily didn't even listen to what they had to say. From the first moment she smelled that smell, she had a judgment in her mind - the creature that appeared in front of her completely failed her feelings of disbelief.

Hisza, one of the first "demigods" Eda created, had cared for her 'mother' countless times. Lily knew that she was sleeping forever in this forest, but she never expected to see each other again in this form.

"Hey, you—" She took a step forward, her eyes narrowing into a line as she let out the breath of September, "do you recognize us?" ”

The giant wolf responded with a low roar and continued to approach the group. It bared its teeth, and hot saliva dripped down the snow, leaving hollow holes.

"Lilianor." It was Al's voice, a little louder than before, "It's dangerous, should we-"

"Don't be nosy!" The female mercenary rudely interrupted the agencyman's inquiry, and did not leave the gray giant wolf opposite for a moment, "You, are you waiting for us here?" There was a tremor in her voice, "You, Hissa, have been waiting here for us...... Bringing you relief?! ”

The surrounding voices disappeared, and only the two of them were left in the whole world. Lily arched her body slightly, and with a long howl that turned from low to high, she announced her determination.

The next moment, a silver-white giant wolf with a similar shape to the opposite side occupied the place where the female mercenary was originally located. She straightened up, raised her head, and walked towards Hissa. The other party seemed to sense the threat in her form, slowly closing his sharp teeth and arching his body, showing a posture of preparing to attack.

"Don't meddle, you can do it." Lily, or rather, September, declared without looking back, "This is our task, and we can't—and we have to do it!" ”