Since the departure of the Green Dragon, the "Lilianor" has taken a relatively safe route under the guidance of Lily and Ann to another location mentioned by Jill that was once protected by the "Earl of Stark". Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

Lily, as always, was at the front of the line. Sitting on the shoulders of the agency, she has also become accustomed to this arrangement during this time, and is no longer as restrained as she was at the beginning. Elio followed Alphonse, still looking energetic.

The two Veronians walked side by side at the end. Groom is much quieter and more composed than the noisy Bell, and often Bell mutters for a long time before he responds to the last sentence.

"King's Cliff, what kind of place is it?" Ann wrote in her notebook and asked Alphonse to help recite it.

"Uh-huh...... How to say it. Lily touched her nose, "It used to be Cangyu's residence. His favorite thing to do is to look down from the cliff in the form of a giant eagle. However, that guy's territorial concept is a little too strong, and even if we step into it, we will be attacked mercilessly. ”

"Wow, what a grumpy guy." Elio sighed, "Surely he's not there anymore, right?" ”

"He didn't leave. With his self-esteem, he would not allow himself to "escape" from his territory. The mercenary sighed, "We didn't see him last time in the Mountains of Despair." That guy is probably dead...... Or, it is become...... Is that what Hisa looks like? ”

The young knight couldn't help but shudder. "It's better not to be like that!" He said, "A flying 'living god'...... It's much more terrifying than a wolf or something. ”

Does this mean that her 'mother' Hissa is not as good as that guy Cangyu? Lily glared at him dissatisfied, and was about to speak, but heard Bell's grumbling.

"As a result, I have to climb the mountain again." The Berons didn't care about the other parts at all, but they were dissatisfied with the climb, "It sounds like a very high mountain!" I need to take a break before I have the strength to go up. ”

"You've rested enough." Lily rejected him mercilessly, "Don't forget, we have a bet with that guy from Jill, you don't want to lose?" ”

"Perhaps." Bell muttered, still picking up his pace slightly, "Honestly, I don't care about gambling or anything, but I do want to get out of this place sooner." ”

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The King's Cliff is located on the northeast side of the forest, at the tip of a group of steep peaks. On a clear day, from any angle below the mountain, you can see the protruding cliff wall, piercing the sky like a long needle. Due to the cliffs on all sides, it is common for only flying creatures to reach the platform at the top of the cliff, from where they can see the entire forest.

However, the sights in the mercenary's memories are now also gone.

Heavy clouds covered the peaks around the cliffs, and seemingly never-ending thunder bombarded each hill, but not a drop of rain fell. Through the strange light around her, Lily could barely see that the pitch-black cliff was still towering above the clouds, but she couldn't confirm the situation above the platform.

She stopped, turned her head, and looked at Alphonse and Ann as she walked - and now, whenever she felt confused or undecided, she asked for their opinions. A machine man who is good at secret arts and rational analysis, and a knowledgeable girl, can always provide her with advice worthy of reference.

The mechanic looked up at the heavy thunderclouds, "I can get everyone through there safely, Lilianor." He thought for a moment and added, "As long as you don't stay for more than a minute." ”

"So, the key is what's at the center of the thundercloud." Ann continued Alphonse's words, "If it attacks us directly, it will be difficult to keep everyone safe. Not to mention, neither Bell nor Elio are very good at fighting on your back."

"In that case, wouldn't it be nice to draw it out?" The young knight suggested with great interest, "If it's Hisza's brainless...... The guy who has been controlled should be able to take the bait easily, right? ”

Lily gave Elio a blank look, not bothering to bother with him about the problems in her words. On the other hand, the young knight's proposal sounds rough, but it is worth trying. She had Al cast a secret spell on herself to block the thunder and lightning, and then transformed into a goshawk, flying into the sky as fast as she could, slamming through the peaks.

Countless thunderbolts fell around her. Lily used her keen sense to avoid the location of the imminent lightning strike as much as possible, but several lightning bolts still struck her back. Electricity swept across her feathers, sending a strange tingling sensation, but no pain or burnt smell came—Al's secret technique had successfully protected her.

In less than half a minute, she crossed the mountains outside and came to the high cliff face. She took a slight breath, flapped her wings vigorously, and plunged straight into the pitch-black clouds overhead.

Sensing the "invasion" from outside, the clouds instantly began to churn, pouring deadly electricity and magic on Lily without reservation. The thunder roared like rage, bursting in her ears, shouting for her to get out of here, or to meet death.

She turned a deaf ear to it and just rushed forward. The arcane shield on his body has been ground layer by layer from the original blue to an almost transparent texture. Just as she was ready to take the electric shock, the magic that surrounded her suddenly dissipated, and the platform in her memory appeared in front of her eyes again.

Despite being in the very center of the clouds, no lightning or magic could approach the platform, as if it were covered by an invisible layer of protection. Lily breathed a sigh of relief and landed on top of a protruding rock, looking around at the scene.

The overall shape of the platform is irregularly circular, with a diameter of about 30 meters, which is nothing compared to its height. The clouds covering the platform blocked all sunlight and shimmered so much that no thickness could be seen. Lily thought for a moment, then gave up the idea of trying to fly above the clouds.

"Next time, bring Al with you, will it be safer?" The mercenary whispered to herself, turning her gaze away.

Then she saw a two-man tall "orb" of multicolored light, floating in the center of the platform—she was sure it had been empty a moment before.

The sphere was slowly rotating, and of course, it was also possible that because of the flowing luster, she had the illusion that the other party was rotating. Even though it didn't have any features that looked like it, Lily felt like she was being held tightly by it, so much so that her feathers stood on end.

-- As it turned out, she was right.

The light on the surface of the sphere suddenly became blinding. The mercenary instinctively raised her wings to try to block it, but saw that the light quickly condensed into a pure and clear beam, which instantly pierced the air and stabbed straight into her chest.