The huge sunset outside the round window is in an eternal pause, which means that Eze will always be shrouded in the light of dusk.

"How long have I been unconscious?"

Levi asked calmly as he stared at the sunset outside the window.

"I don't know, my consciousness is in a state of ignorance after being separated from the dragon's heart." Terella shook her head slightly, "When I came to my senses, Ji Ling had already become like this. ”

That is, it is impossible to determine how much time is left until the three-day limit.

Originally, the explorers would be excluded by Ji Ling after nightfall, but now that the sun was set, Levi couldn't judge the remaining time.

"After I woke up, you slept for an hour." Tyrella added.

Levi nodded, he didn't ask Terella about the ice coffin, apparently it was some kind of healing that repaired most of the damage on his body. Now that his state is becoming complete, his body has been repaired by the ice coffin, and his soul has stabilized with the help of the Crown of Cracks, it seems to be okay from the point of view.

"Strange ......," Levi said as he fumbled around his body for a while, frowning, "my hourglass is gone." ”

"The dragon's heart is gone." Terella whispered, "I woke up in the flesh of the Frost King. ”

She wrapped her fingers around a strand of long ice-blue hair, looked at her "ugly" body and said lightly, "And I found this in the place that belongs to the dragon's heart." ”

Between Terella's palms, dark blue skin flowed like a liquid—a human heart rose and appeared in the palm of her hand, and she tossed it at Levi.

"What is this?" Levi catches the bloody heart and realizes that it is beating alone, and it is still alive.

"Do you notice?" Terella looked Levi's eyes.

"Hmm." Levi nodded, squinted, and said, "It's the smell of witchcraft." ”

He paused and said, "Although witchcraft is not taboo in Chamer, it is not popular either, so I don't know much about witchcraft and demonology. ”

Tyrella cupped her chin and said, "I think of a sorcery called [Stitching Charm]. ”

"Stitching Charm?"

"A thousand years ago, there were many powerful races on the continent who were born with powers beyond the reach of humans, and in order to steal these natural powers, ancient wizards tried to sew the torso and internal organs of the alien race into themselves - most of those who did so turned into monsters, but on the other hand, they did get benefits."

Levi thought for a while, and said slowly, "Similar to replacing the dragon's heart to the heart's position?" ”

"That's right, the craftsman who forged the dragon's heart for Saladin was a wizard, so his work has a strong witchcraft style, such as the way the dragon's heart is used is based on the principle of stitching charms." Tyrella said, "Stitching spells have spawned many branch spells as a shortcut to great power, such as [Sacrifice of Chaos]. ”

"I know this forbidden technique." Levi's eyes flashed with a glint of realization, "The core of this sorcery is to ask for power from the demons in hell through a contract ritual, and the sacrifice required for the ritual is the body or organ of the person who prays. ”

Terella nodded and said, "I can assume that there are people in the Himereung who have used a similar but not equivalent to [Chaos Sacrifice] to give their hearts in exchange for dragon hearts. ”

"This is very reasonable, although the dragon's heart is not a holy object of chaos attributes, but witchcraft lacks the characteristics of order and regularity, and it is easier to modify witchcraft than magic." Levi is more inclined to this conjecture.

It seems that the owner of this heart should be Archer Blaze...... He chanted in a low voice, making a simple wooden box to hold the heart in his hand and tucking it into his sleeve.

Indeed, he could no longer sense the magic that the parasitic seed had drawn from Archer's body.

If the speculation is true, the ancient soul that robbed Archer of his body was a wizard? He holds both the [Dragon Heart] and the [Shrine], what exactly does he want to do? No, there is still too little knowledge of ancient knowledge...... If only I had paid attention to this knowledge in Emerald Silk when I was a child.

Levi sighed secretly, he glanced at Terella, hesitated, and whispered, "I've seen your heart, but it was chaotic at the time, and I couldn't get my hands on it." ”

Terrella sat up straight and asked calmly, "Time is running out, do you know where it is now?" ”

"Well, I roughly know." Levi said, "In the hands of the man who stole the dragon's heart—he was an ancient soul who currently occupies Archer Blaze's body. ”

"Ancient Soul ......" Terella's face showed a puzzled look, she frowned slightly, and said, "Do you know the origin of that soul?" ”

"It comes from ...... Shrines. Levi said tentatively.

Terella didn't react when she heard the title, as if it was the first time she had heard of it.

Just now, Levi did not explain the discovery in Cangnan Cemetery to her in detail, but only mentioned that the intimidation essence came from the secret opera house, which confirmed Saladin's revenge design.

As it stands, Terella does not know the condition of her heart, nor does she know that her heart is a mutilated relic [shrine] that holds souls.

"The shrine can hold a large number of souls, and the souls that occupy Archer's body come from it." Levi decided to hide it for now, "As far as I know, this is a holy artifact that failed to be cast. ”

"Hold soul ......," Terella muttered, she suddenly showed a strange look, crossed her arms and said, "There are many things that can hold souls, such as white crystals, but if you want to store a large number of souls, it is definitely not a simple matter. ”

She paused, then looked up at Levi, "That trait sounds similar to [Nevenmor], doesn't it?" ”

Levi was stunned, if it weren't for Terella's mention, he really ignored it. The real Neven Morr is one of the demon kings of hell, with a cruel and despicable personality, whose only preference is to devour souls, and even claims to be a collector of souls.

Levi's decision to borrow its name was purely due to bad taste, and there were only some considerations to create a sense of mystery, and I didn't expect to encounter such a coincidence in the Ji Tomb.

It should just be a coincidence, right? Fate is hard to calculate.

"It's almost done." Levi gathered his thoughts, "Time is running out, let's go." ”

Among the countless floating ruins, Levi and Terrella flew together in the afterglow of the setting sun, moving quickly towards the northeast corner of Öze.

Terrella didn't say anything all the way, after breaking away from the dragon's heart. Her mind became increasingly unpredictable to Levi, and her desire to return to her body could only be explained by her stubborn persistence.

Unbeknownst to Terella, Levi's spirit was unusually exhausted. His brain was like a high-speed and never-ending machine, after three days and two nights of sleepless thinking, if it had not been nourished and repaired in the consciousness of the crown of the cracks, I am afraid he would have been unable to support it.

Not counting the kidnapping of Miss Aina, Levi put all his mind into it almost seamlessly after entering the tomb, whether it was solving puzzles, judging the situation, analyzing magic, and dealing with battles, it was an extremely heavy burden on his spirit.

And what kind of ending will all this be?

"Looks like this is it." Levi said slowly.

Terrella didn't speak, but stared at the sky in silence—

A black mist condensed into a sphere, suspended in mid-air, the size of a house. At the very center of the sphere, Archer Blaze was dressed in a moon-white mage robe, her head was up, her eyes were closed, her limbs were stretched, her body floating in the air was dyed with a demonic aura, a black cube hovered above her head, slowly spinning, wisps of black smoke formed by the soul spilled through the holes in the cube and burrowed into her eyebrows.

It seemed to be some kind of grand ritual, apparently inextricably linked to the shrine that floated in front of Archer's forehead. On the surface, Archer appears to be devouring the souls stored in the shrine.

As the soul continued to enter the center of her eyebrows, the chaotic aura emanating from her body became stronger and stronger.

Terella stared at the slowly swirling shrine, her face darkening. Obviously, at the current distance, she could clearly sense that the black cube was her true heart, but it had become unrecognizable.

"This is what you call a shrine?" She took a deep breath, not surprised or angry, but instead showed a meaningful smile, "Saladin...... You're ......."

She didn't finish, and fell silent again.

The heart has become like this, is there a way to put it back in the body? Levi wanted to ask her that, but he didn't say anything, and instead focused on feeling the black mist.

Necromantic breath...... Very typical of the power of hell.

It seemed to be aware of the two uninvited guests, Archer, or Conrad, slowly opened his eyes and looked at Levi and Terella, with a smile of surprise on his face.

"Long time no see, noble queen."

As she spoke, the spirit in the shrine continued to pour into her brow.

Terrella looked at Archer and said coldly, "Who are you?" ”

Archer's eyes were originally beautiful olive green, but at this time they contained two clouds of pitch-black smoke, she touched her face, grinned and said, "Also, you don't recognize me now...... I'm Conrad, remember that name? ”

Terrella was silent for a moment, then said slowly, "Not impressed. ”

"No, it's me, I'm Conrad! How could you not remember me? A look of anxiety rose between Archer's brows, and she stared into Terella's eyes, "How so?" Did Saladin erase your memory? ”

"No, I'm pretty sure he didn't." Terella said lightly, "He must want me to remember these things forever, otherwise all revenge will be meaningless." ”

Hearing their conversation, Leaviston was speechless.

It seems that the ancient wizard named Conrad was very impressed with Terrela, but Terrela did not remember him.

Archer's expression kept changing, she gritted her teeth, and said, "Have you forgotten? I'm always on your side, and I helped you punish that slut from Mayvis! ”

Terella raised an eyebrow and said, "I don't remember receiving any help. ”

"You can't forget it! I made the intimidation essence for you! "I knew you before Saladin, I was the most prominent sorcerer in your bishopric, I killed all the Ezeites who opposed you, and I followed you through countless wars with little hope...... I'm willing to do anything for you! ”

Listening to her words, Terrella raised her chin slightly, as if she was seriously recalling, but after only a few seconds, she gave up.

"I don't remember you, and I don't care about the bishopric." She replied flatly, without the slightest apology in her tone, "I have never paid attention to the name of the person who refined the intimidation essence. ”

Her words spread through the air, without mud and water and no superfluous emotions, just a flat and straightforward answer.

Archer's eyes showed disbelief, and soon there was only a look of disappointment and resentment on her face.

"That's right, you are the queen of shadows, you have no interest in governing the country, you only like new and interesting things." She took a deep breath and said expressionlessly, "How can you look at others more like this?" You'll always have nothing but Saladin and his whimsical thoughts, you are pathetic...... No, you are not pitiful at all, this huge tomb is where you deserve! ”

Terella scoffed, "Who am I, poor or not, and why do you need to judge?" ”

Levi glanced at Tyrella and didn't interject, he probably knew Conrad's identity. The [Bishopric] in the conversation is clearly not referring to Odryk's [Church of a Thousand Suns], but to the ruling group that belongs exclusively to the Shadow Country, a thousand years ago, Terella, as the queen of the Shadow Country, became the only queen after the death of the Emperor, and her status as a witch at that time was intimidating and uneasy, and the process of taking power was not very smooth.

However, the specific events that happened in the meantime, Levi has no way of knowing.

"Very well, worthy of you, my queen." Archer said coldly, she stretched out a finger to point to the shrine above her head, "Then do you know who the souls in this shrine belong to?" ”

Terrella didn't speak, just watched her quietly.

Archer grinned, his smile filled with cold and dark emotion: "Whether it's the craftsman who built your mausoleum, the designer of the tomb, and all the servants and warriors who have followed you from Öze...... Whether we like it or not, we are all buried here with you under the butcher's knife of the Hellfire Legion! ”

Terrara looked at her with a blank face, not commenting, but from the twinkle in her gaze, it was the first time she had heard about it.

Levi was slightly moved, no wonder Conrad had such a deep grudge against Terella.

"I have spent a thousand years in the shrine, and in order to survive, in order to be able to get out, I have to devour each other with those familiar souls, and I cannot let my guard down for a moment...... I thought I'd never see you again. Archer laughed, his laughter tinged with evil, "That's fate, isn't it?" I deserve you, if it's just your soul! ”

She suddenly reached out and pointed her palm at Terella, black smoke billowing up between her palms.

"Wait—" Levi sensed that something was wrong and quickly reached out to pull Terella beside him, but he didn't catch anything.

Terella's body flew uncontrollably towards the smoky sphere, her body deformed under the strong soul tug, and it looked like a cloud of melting snow and ice.

"Has your soul fused with the remnants of the Frost Lord to such an extent?" Archer showed a hint of surprise and sneered, "It's okay if you can't separate, it will only make you more delicious." ”

Tyrella sank into the black smoke and was grabbed by Archer's neck and held high in front of him, looking completely unable to resist.

"The shrine is inherently forged from your heart, and combining it with your soul will make things easier." Archer squinted at Terella, "I'll take over the authority of Nevenmor, and you'll add a vital link to my power." ”

In Archer's eyes, the black smoke became more active, and Terrela in her hand let out a low roar of pain, and black soul threads spilled out of Terella's eye sockets, turning into two thin lines and pouring into Archer's pupils.

"I'm not going to erase your consciousness - I'm going to prepare a beautiful shell for you and release you every moment in the future, when I need your caresses......" A strange flush appeared on Archer's face, "I can forgive you for all the crimes you have committed against me...... But this time, you deserve to choose me! ”

A blazing white lightning bolt slammed into the surface of the black mist sphere, causing ripples.

"Forbidden spells?" Archer looked at Levi not far away in surprise, and then sneered, "Magician? Haha, but it's a bit worse to break through my ritual circle—"

Before she could finish her words, a blinding white light suddenly reflected in her pupils.

In the short thunderclap, arm-thick white lightning quickly slashed out, and the terrifying heat contained in it poured out on the black mist, melting a large hole.

There were bursts of wails in the black mist, and each wisp of black mist turned into a painful and hideous human face, slowly dissipating into the air.

Levi, who had released two identical forbidden spells in a row, withdrew his hot right hand and looked at Archer coldly.

"Nevenmor? I'm sorry, but this name already has an owner. Majestic magical fluctuations stirred up in his body, and the entire Ji Ling seemed to tremble slightly, "Also, I'm sorry to tell you that Terella has chosen me. ”

He paused, his wide sleeves fluttering in the wind.

"So, your existence has always been redundant."

("Nevenmor is dead, Nevenmor is reborn.") —The Sinner and the Sage)