Thorne ...... Where are you? ”

Leanne stood in the middle of the agreed street, looking in the direction of the pillar of light and muttering to herself.

She was surrounded by a circle of thick stalagmites rising from the ground, and three broken corpses hung from the tips of the stalagmites, all dressed in the white armor of the King's Guard.

The maid of the prince of Gole looked like a warrior.

She held a wooden stick taller than herself, the tip of which was attached to the goat's skull, and the two twisted horns of the skull were stained with blood; She wore a plain linen white robe, tied around her waist with a thick rope, and wore no armor other than a pair of black bracers.

Unbeknownst to Leanne at this time, a mysterious sage was surrounding the pillar of light, torturing and killing all explorers who approached the depths of the tomb. Either way, the only thing that matters to her mind is the secret mission that Curran has given her personally: to get Terella's true heart.

Leanne didn't know what Terella's heart was worth, she only knew to accomplish this, and the next thing Curran commanded, and everything that followed...... This is the only light that has long made her feel the value of her existence.

Prince Curran only wants the heart of the Shadow Queen, not the heart of the dragon.

However, in the hearts of the other Gore's people, there are only two treasures worth fighting for in the Himereung, the Heart of Terella, and another high-ranking relic. According to the will of Emperor Gore, General Dorset, General Murom, and twenty berserkers all acted to seize these two holy relics, except for her and Thorne.

"Thorne can't be found, and the ghost pointing to the heart doesn't react......"

Leanne looked at the fist-sized round crystal in her hand, a black mist lingering in the crystal, condensing into a pained face from time to time, and let out a silent wail at her.

"I can only go deeper first, even if it's just me."

She put the crystal ball in her pocket and swung her sheep's head staff, and the stalagmites around her turned into rubble.

After escaping from the Murom, the Frost court mage did not dare to stay for a moment until he met a soldier of the King's Guard, who was sitting on the roof of a house with a helmet in his arms and his sword thrown aside.

"Is it a magician? It's a pity, I thought it was Gore. ”

The swordsman has beautiful long chestnut hair, eyes as clear and bright as emerald, and a lazy smell in his gestures.

"Why did you run away in a hurry?"

The magician floated in mid-air, looking at the strange ally, his pale face showing a hint of rosy shine, and he looked like he was relieved.

"We have encountered a powerful Gore, even Master Carter has been killed, how can I be his opponent? I had no choice but to escape. He explained to the swordsman, "He is most likely a Gorean general, and we did not come in to kill all the Goreux, but to survive to capture the heart of Terella." ”

The swordsman's face showed an interested look, and he asked, "I remember that Carter was a powerful magister, so it seems that this Gole general is not far from the rank of the Sage, right?" ”

The court magician looked around, not daring to let his guard down completely: "That's right, that Gole is as strong as a brown bear, I just hope to find Councilor Winter or Poison soon, it's too dangerous to go on like this......"

As a pampered court magician, he suddenly remembered that he had forgotten basic etiquette, so he looked at the swordsman in front of him seriously and said, "I'm sorry, I'm Evans, what about you?" I'm not very familiar with the ranks of the Guards. ”

The swordsman smiled and said, "Buniel Lang." ”

"It's a pleasure to see you here, Lang." Evans wiped the sweat from his forehead, took a small bottle from the pocket of his moon-white robe, and poured the magic restoration potion into his mouth, "Didn't you meet the others?" Or are you sitting here all the time? ”

"I wasn't so lucky I didn't meet interesting people." "Can you take me to that General Goreer, Evans?" ”

Evans was stunned, he shook his head and said, "Are you crazy?" We should go to the two High Magisters, or the Pure Angels...... Or go directly to the direction of the pillar of light, which should be in the depths of the Himereung! Aren't we here for the Heart of Terella? ”

"As long as you kill all the Goles, the heart of Terella will naturally belong to Audric." "Are you scared, Evans?" ”

Evans looked at Buniel, and suddenly saw that the elegant and lazy swordsman of the Guards exuded a dangerous aura, like a flame symbolizing destruction, which he would not resist or refuse.

Across the frost-frozen street, Levi and Archer walked slowly.

"Winter's Congressman......"

Archer looked at the ice sculpture in the middle of the street, and his face showed an extremely surprised look, but his heart was not as shocked as he imagined - perhaps because Nevenmor had said that there was a Frost King and another Sage in the Himeling, then there was a reasonable explanation for the death of the Supreme Magus.

Archer glanced at Nevon Mor and saw that "she" had no objection, so he walked quickly to the corpse of the Winter Saint, trying to find some clues.

Levi didn't rush to admire the beautiful ice sculpture of the Holy Maiden, he crouched down and reached out to caress the thick ice, carefully feeling the residual magic contained in it.

"It's [Ice Palace]...... Lord Winter doesn't seem to have used much to die, and this quasi-forbidden spell should be one of her methods of pressing the bottom of the box. ”

Having confirmed that Archer would not hear this, Levi analyzed the situation in a low voice.

"But why haven't I found any trace of her enemies? Where did all this frost magic go? ”

Levi didn't get any response, Terrella didn't seem to want to talk, and the queen hadn't said a word since Archer chose to work together frankly.

Combined with the information revealed by Archer, Levi can probably understand Terella's emotions, but he is not very sure. He didn't bother to pay attention to her, picked up a crystal clear piece of crushed ice from the ground, and walked to another corner to take a closer look at it for a while.

"Frost is a high-level magic [Crystal Shield], counter-magic [Snowman], and maybe a high-level magic [Anna Christer's Winter Flowers] created by the Winter Maiden...... It's really strange, judging by the traces, her defensive magic is easily pierced, and the attack spell doesn't hit the effect, which is very unreasonable, I've never seen this kind of enemy. ”

Levi said as he felt sorry for the Winter Maiden, who believed that the High Magus had encountered an extremely strange Sage.

"But why did the Winter Maiden turn into an ice sculpture? Even if her Demon Palace was shattered, how could a thin layer of frost condense on her body at most after the frost magic burst the embankment, how could it change the material structure of her body...... This looks more like some new counter-magic. ”

Levi shook his head, holding back his doubts for a moment.

"The man who killed the Winter Magister is an Origin Warrior."

Terella's voice came suddenly.

"Also, I'm not used to your new vocal cords."

"I thought you were mute." Levi said slowly, "You also find this force interesting?" ”

"I've been familiar with this force before." Terrella's voice was calm, with no anger or other emotions to be heard, "The mysterious light that surrounds that pink house matches the residual power here, and it smells of the void. ”

Levi furrowed his eyebrows and whispered, "Origin power related to the Void?" I can't think of any clues. ”

"Obviously this is not the hidden knowledge that can be learned in the library." Terrella scoffed softly.

Hearing this familiar witch-style sarcasm, Levi couldn't help but put his mind at ease. He has always been reluctant to accept new knowledge, and said with a smile: "Since you know something about it, it seems that this is the origin power that existed thousands of years ago. ”

"Millennium? I think it's been around for a long time, but it's so secretive that almost no one has seen it for what it really is. "Associated with the Void, hidden in the Void, and endured forever—its name is [Temple of Nothingness]." ”

"It sounds like a religious organization."

"They have nothing to do with religion, they are a group of reclusive madmen, obsessed with the pursuit of primordial knowledge, and guarding it like a treasure, unwilling to share it with outsiders...... In order to fill the treasury of knowledge, this group of people has no principles, or rather unscrupulous means to explore the secrets of the world. They are adept at wielding the power of the Void and erasing their traces, and I am used to calling them [Keepers of the Secret]. ”

Hearing Terella's words, Levi pondered for a moment and said, "It's the Lady of Secret." ”

"What?" Terella's curiosity was finally piqued.

"I don't know much about the Temple of Nothingness and the Keeper of the Mysteries, but listening to your description, I am reminded of a thief obsessed with secret knowledge, known as the Lady of Secrets, who wields unfathomable powers, and I have read a few words about her in an adventure storybook." Levi explained, "Combined with the secret history you mentioned, coupled with the use of the power of the Void and her dedication to knowledge, I think she should be the Sage in the Tomb. ”

"It's very much in line with the characteristics of a secret keeper, and your speculation is not unreasonable." "But there are many levels to how the Void is used, and the Secret Keeper's Origin Power may not be the same, so you can't guess the nature of her power. ”

"It was written in that adventure book that in the circles of the underworld, the Hidden Lady's origin power was called [Refraction]." Levi smiled slightly, "According to many veteran adventurers and bounty hunters, refraction is a wonderful light between rose red and dark pink, and it may have the property of tearing or folding space. ”

Terrella was silent for a moment, then said, "The nature of this new Origin power is described in the book? ”

"No, the phenomenon it causes is described in the book, and the characteristics are my guesses." Levi said calmly, "It's based on the death of the Winter Maiden, the conjecture I just summarized. ”

With that, he looked at Archer Blaze, and Miss Firebrier's face had a complicated look on her face, and she shook her head at Nevenmor, indicating that she had gained nothing.

"By now you should know that there is indeed a sage in the tomb." Levi said lightly, and he walked towards the corpse of the Winter Saintess.

As Nyvermor passed by Archer, she subconsciously stepped back a short distance.

Levi glanced at her and chuckled, "Miss Blaze, I can restore your power to use magic, but you better understand that the seed is still in you, and I can turn you into a human trumpet flower at any time." ”

As soon as she finished speaking, Archer felt the roots of the plants in the Demon Palace become settled, but they were still wrapped around her body, only temporarily inactive.

She looked at Nevenmor's back, and after weighing whether to do it or not in her heart, she came to the conclusion that there was no chance of winning, so she suppressed the unwillingness and anxiety in her heart and stood quietly aside.

"You seem to be very attached to Archer Blaze." Terrella said.

"It's just for trading information." Levi stared at the body of the Winter Maiden.

He cast a modified [Vacuum Box] on himself, retaining the air inside, and using a thin vacuum barrier to block sound from coming out.

"You've spent a lot of time on her, whether it's the Demon Fight on the winter solstice or now." Terella's tone was a little cold, I don't know if it was Levi's delusion or her usual style, "I'm not interested in exploring your purpose, but you'd better not get distracted, I hope you can fulfill our agreement seriously." ”

Archer Blaze was a secret route to Duke Glory, and Levi certainly had no reason to tell Terella about it. His gaze rested on the beautiful face of the Winter Saintess, and he said slowly, "If you don't be honest with me, I won't be able to make the most suitable plan. ”

Terrella couldn't help but let out a contemptuous laugh.

"I don't understand what you mean."

"Then I'll be blunt." Levi said calmly, "What are you going to do with your heart?" ”

Terrella fell silent.

Levi approached the ice sculpture of the Winter Maiden and said as he looked at it carefully, "I am not an eventful person, and I can ignore the stories of you, Saladin, and the White Queen, but I must know your ultimate purpose. ”

At present, the star map he has, the position of Libra, and the information provided by Archer are still a little clue to be connected.

He also needs one last piece of the puzzle to solve Saladin's riddle.

"I'm going to put the heart back where it should be."

Terella's voice rang in his ears.

"I'm going back to my body."

The corners of Levi's mouth curled slightly.

Why did Saladin gouge out Terella's heart, and why did he put the dragon's heart inside her...... In this way, there is a relatively reasonable explanation for the disharmony in the tombs.

All this is Saladin's revenge on Terella, as for the reason for the revenge, Levi didn't want to anger Terella, so he didn't ask directly, but he knew very well that it was mostly because of the death of the White Queen.

"Good, I've figured out both of these things." Levi said.

"Two things?"

"Your business, and the Winter Maiden's business."

Levi reached out and pinched the small chin of the Winter Saintess with two fingers.

The Supreme Magus is the object of respect for every Bachelor, and Archer watched Neven Mor's desecration of the corpse with an angry look on her face, but she hesitated for a moment, and finally did not say anything to stop it.

Whispering a spell, Levi's face under the cloak turned very pale, as if he was suffering some kind of extremely painful torture, but his eyes were bright, full of excitement and determination, and even a hint of banter.

"It's ...... Forbidden spells? ”

Feeling the changes that had taken place in Levi's body and the magic that had gradually focused around him, Terella's tone was tinged with shock.

The forbidden spell symbolizes the identity of the Great Magus, the rank of the Sage, and the highest level of magic.

Although she lent Ji Ling to Levi as a demon palace, she never imagined that his knowledge of magic theory reached a level sufficient to analyze forbidden spells, which had nothing to do with the three elements of magic, and was purely a demonstration of strong understanding.

Archer Blaze also felt the extraordinary magic gathering on Nevenmor, and although she didn't know the exact name of the magic, she was sure that it must be a forbidden spell that only the Grand Magus could recite, and it was a power and difficulty that could not be achieved by high magic.

"Has her true body arrived?" She muttered, the black cloak in her eyes that seemed to grow deeper and more terrifying.

Neven Morr...... A great magister really!

At this time, Levi felt as if his spirit had been cut by a knife, and his soul was pulled away one by one and condensed into a golden larva.

He felt a massive amount of magic gushing out of the seal of the Jiling Center, and this magic power was mobilized by himself as the incantation was chanted, and it continued to pour into the golden larvae, making its translucent body gradually become real.

Only he could see that the larva was nowhere else, but in the mind of the Winter Maiden.

"What kind of magic are you chanting?" Terella asked hurriedly, her tone complicated.

Levi didn't answer, he had to concentrate on the final chant - he could feel the remnants of Anna Christa's corpse a very secret consciousness that struggled fiercely under the protection of ice magic, but could not resist Levi's majestic mana and Sage rank.

As the chanting ended, the golden larva vanished into a golden symbol and disappeared into the Winter Maiden's head, invading the depths of her consciousness.

Levi endured the dizziness and took two deep breaths to recover and gradually shake off the schizophrenic pain.

For the first time in my life, I used a forbidden spell, and although it was a cheat, it seemed to have been successful from the results.

"The Winter Maiden is not dead, although her methods are excellent, even the Lady of Concealment has been deceived, but I have discovered unusual clues." Levi gasped slightly, and whispered, "The reason why she turned into an ice sculpture is because she used an incomplete forbidden spell on herself, [Absolute Zero], and with this uncontrollable forbidden spell, she froze herself in the extreme cold, and fell into a strange situation of half life and half death. ”

"I don't understand." Terella's tone was full of doubt, "You now have the strength of an archmage?" ”

"To put it simply, I'm not sure about my situation." Levi replied, "But I am well aware of the state of the Winter Saintess, and her situation was not optimistic, and she was very likely to die under her own half-forbidden curse, and there was very little hope of breaking the ice...... And I helped her, but for a fee. ”

He paused and said, "You should have heard of the forbidden spell of the natural animal [Eternal Resonance Worm]. ”

Terella knew that this forbidden spell, which had been famous for thousands of years, required a large amount of the caster's spirit to condense into a sleeping larva, and at the same time required the caster to be in a completely irresistible state, the requirements were extremely harsh, and the effect of the spell was somewhat subtle: no matter how far away, the resonant worm would respond to the caster's command, thus awakening, and once awakened, it would quickly devour the soul of the caster.

In short, it is a ticking time bomb that can blow up the parasite's soul at any moment.

"You're such a scumbag."

Even as a witch, Terella couldn't help but say so.

"The Winter Saintess must reach the Sage rank before she can be completely reduced to ice, or her physical form will be reduced to a single body of ice." Levi said lightly, "She needs mental power, and I provide mental power, which is not a danger to others." ”

"I don't know whether to be glad or annoyed, you broke through the Sage Rank, but immediately consumed half of your spiritual power." "I have to remind you again, don't forget the promise. ”

"With Ji Ling as the backing, my spiritual power consumption is not huge." Levi smiled, "Besides, if the Winter Maiden can be reborn from absolute zero, we will have an extra archmage in the tomb to help. ”

Terella sneered and said, "Really? Thank you so much...... I must point out that even after leaving Ji Ling, you are still in control of her life. ”

"Take it easy, it's a win-win situation." Levi chuckled dryly.

He reached out and pinched his eyebrows, and said, "All the conditions have been prepared, I have one last question." ”

"What?" Terella's tone was a little impatient.

Levi's eyes narrowed, staring at the holy countenance of the Winter Maiden, her eyes still gentle and compassionate.

"I need to know your full name, and the full name of the White Queen Mayvis."

("Worm of Eternal Resonance: Forbidden spell of the natural animal, pointing to sexual magic, creator unknown.") Stripped of a soul that invades the target's consciousness, a sleeping golden larva is born in the target's brain, and the caster can awaken the larva under any conditions, and the worm will drain the target's soul within half a second of awakening, leaving it as an empty shell. The cast cannot be interrupted, and the cast target cannot resist, otherwise the spell will fail. —The Forbidden Spell)