The king's banner on the city wall was blown by the cold wind, the soldiers with halberds stood in various positions, and there were four operators standing next to each crossbow cart, and there were cavalry patrolling back and forth by the city gates, and it seemed that a big battle was about to start here.

"Where did these people come from?"

In the beginning, the black city was empty, and there was no one.

But when they approached a certain distance, the cavalry and the soldiers who were sentry came out.

Zhou Jinru looked at those soldiers thoughtfully, he remembered that in Vena's dream, Big Ben, as a historical node, was the refresh point, could it be that the Eternal City was also a node?

"Who?!"

A group of cavalry spotted the approaching crowd and ran quickly to confirm the situation.

Partridge, who never left Zhou Jinru's side, raised his head arrogantly and reprimanded: "I am an official next to Lord Nightmare, and these are my guards!" ”

He showed neither his papers nor any props to identify himself, but the cavalry on the opposite side immediately believed him and stepped aside.

"My lord, do you need an escort, it's not a smooth journey."

It's not peaceful, they've already seen a twisted creature.

Partridge waved his hand: "No, my guards are very powerful, and the twisted creatures are no match at all!" ”

Immediately afterwards, when they entered the city, they were not hindered, and they were not even checked, and they easily entered it.

It was more of a military fortress than a city, full of heavily armed soldiers, of all races, as if they were facing a great enemy.

At this time, Partridge looked back at the five people, and his expression was extremely serious: "Wait a minute, you must follow behind me, don't leave more than ten meters, Lord Nightmare is in the City Lord's Mansion, heavily guarded, beware of death!" ”

"Partridge, do you remember who you are?"

"Me? I'm just a playmaker in front of Lord Nightmare, and it doesn't matter who I am. ”

He walked forward again, leaving only his rickety back.

Kelsey wondered, "What did you find?" ”

Several other people also cast inquiring glances, even Linlang was no exception.

Zhou Jinru shook his head: "No, let's follow first, there may not be danger." ”

……

Located in the center of the Eternal City, Partridge's Castle Mansion is made entirely of black stone, cold, solid, and lifeless.

When the guards at the gate saw Rigoletto's arrival, they all got out of the way, and even saluted.

Kobayashi Zongxin said in a low voice: "It's strange here, I can't describe the feeling, but I don't feel any danger." ”

There is no danger here.

Zhou Jinru is very sure of this, because the world in his eyes is very different from what others see.

It's not time to say it yet, far from it.

Entering the City Lord's Mansion, Partridge's pace quickened, he seemed to be familiar with the place, knowing every facility, and easily found the stargazing platform in the back garden.

“…… This is the land on which we live, the Eternal City is located on the southern border, where our ancestors fought a decisive battle against the demons, and thousands of cowards and Sargon's guards charged the demons......"

On the stargazing platform, a young man dressed in black was telling his guests about the past when he looked up and noticed a new guest arriving.

"Nightmare-sama!!"

Before Partridge could get closer, he burst into tears, and fell to the ground.

Is this a nightmare?

Black hair, black eyes, racial characteristics of Kuranta, those eyes with a red light of stars, seem to speak with some kind of magic, people can't help but want to hear him.

"Oh, Partridge! Partridge! How did you end up here?! ”

Nightmare jumped down from the stargazing platform, walked quickly to the old man, reached out to help him, and exclaimed, "Also, how did you become like this?" ”

"I've finally seen you, Lord Nightmare, woo-woo-woo-woo......"

Partridge cried so hard that he couldn't utter a complete sentence.

He turned to look at Zhou Jinru and the others, and asked curiously, "Who are they?" ”

The old man sobbed, "They are all guards who escorted me here, very powerful!" ”

The guests also cast curious glances.

Nightmare asked while reassuring the courtiers: "If you can come here, it will naturally show your ability, and in order to repay you, say whatever you want, as long as I can satisfy it, you can do it." ”

This kind of thing, Zhou Jinru consciously stood aside and patiently listened to the requests of Kelsey and others.

Kobayashi Zongxin said in a deep voice: "Lord Nightmare, it's a little hard to say, what we want is Astar. ”

A hint of surprise flashed in Nightmare's eyes: "You want Astar, it's strange that you know Astar, do you know what it is?" ”

Without waiting for an answer, Kuranta said to herself: "Astar is a stone, it has a very magical effect, it can resurrect people who have just died, and can restore people who tend to be twisted to their original state, you actually want Astar?!" ”

"Nightmare-sama, this is the ...... I promised them"

Partridge was embarrassed.

"I don't blame you."

Nightmare sighed and said with a little regret, "Maybe that stone is very important to you, and I should have given it to you, but it's a pity that you're late, and Astar is not in the Eternal City." ”

Several people were taken aback, and the silver fox hurriedly asked, "Where did it go?" ”

"Borrowed by Sami's high priest Candace, where are you going to find it?"

Kelsey, who had not spoken, spoke, "Do you hate Candace?" ”

Nightmare wondered, "Ma'am, why are you saying this? ”

"If it weren't for Candace, nothing would have happened, Nightmare, am I right?"

"You ......"

Partridge said angrily, "What are you talking about, Lord Nightmare's strength is superb, and you can't imagine his strength!" ”

"It's because of the strength of the nightmare that you will be trapped in his dreams, the dreams he created, have been affecting your cognition, I don't think he wants to hurt you, but what you want to do in your heart is to return here, the Eternal City......"

The person who said this was Zhou Jinru, he raised his right hand, and a ray of light burst out from his fingertips, like the dawn that pierced the sky in the dark night.

The image in front of everyone's eyes became blurred, and then shattered, restored to its true appearance.

There were no guests on the deserted observatory, only a stone chair, and a dry corpse sat in the chair, dead for I don't know how many years.