The exchange of life and death often happens in an instant, and the problem is that the people in it cannot predict the outcome of their choices.

The Forest of Songs once again regained its gentleness and tranquility at first sight, with only the dirt pits on the ground, the scattered fallen leaves, and the huge footprints left by the dryads, silently telling the thrilling scene just now.

Sovereign lay on the ground with a grim face, as if he had exhausted all his strength, and stared at the canopy of heaven above his head. "You know, Dennis, I thought I was going to die......" His voice drifted slightly, and the joy of the aftermath of the catastrophe was replaced by a sense of mental prostration in an instant.

Dennis wasn't much better off than Soveland, dry sweat mixed with dirt hitting his face with different shades of debut marks, but the corners of his mouth were now filled with a self-deprecating chuckle. "I always say that I am not afraid of death, I am not afraid of death, and it was really at the moment before I died, I realized that I was so scared that I was going to die......" He saw his fist stretched out into the air, "You say, can we really become knights of order?......

No one could answer the question, and they just lay there quietly, as if they were all searching for their own answers in their own minds.

Quiet time flows through the forest, the breeze in the sky blows through the canopy of trees, and the forest seems to breathe and rustle. The leaves left the branches, swirled in a lilac halo, swayed softly, and fell on the boy's head.

"No one is born a hero, it's an ordinary life that has done great things in the reverse current of fate, so people call them heroes. ”

"The ballad of the troubadour, the legend of Eloline...... You've even moved out of here, Sovereign, but you're right......"

Sovereign blew away the leaves that covered his eyes, and he sat up with a smile. "By the way, Dennis, you know about Moonstone and that it can deal with dryads?"

To Soveland, the purpose of the crystal ball was completely unclear, and he even thought it was just a small gift from his father to him for lighting.

"Ha, that's thanks to my sister who likes to collect stones," Dennis turned his head to look at Sovereign with a look you didn't even know, "That pinestone bracelet on your wrist was also given to you by your sister, right?"

Sovereign nodded, and Evelyn's soft figure appeared in his mind, and he gently touched the bracelet, a little distracted.

"Stop! Soveland, stop that disgusting look on my face! hell ......," Dennis said in disgust, even gesturing to vomit.

"Okay, okay. Sauveray waved his hand happily.

"By the way, who gave you that glowstone?" Dennis asked, "It's not something that the average person can get. Even in the Moon Forest, where it is produced, only the elven royalty and the high-ranking priests can have it. ”

"The ...... my father gave me before the trial," replied Soveland, with some regret, for he had no idea that the orb would be so valuable.

"Praise the wise King," said Dennis, "I heard that the Moonstone can dispel beasts and dryads, and I finally saw it today, and it was so. ”

Sovereign was stunned for a moment, obviously thinking of something else, and he smiled wryly and nodded, as if he agreed with Dennis's statement. "That's right, the beast didn't find me or anything, but it ended up attracting other ......"

"Anything else?Soveland, did you go through something terrible before you met me?" asked Dennis, his expression excited and curious instead of concerned.

Soveland's face darkened, and he didn't even want to recall those inexplicable visions. "Don't ask, it's a nightmare," and then changed the subject, "By the way, did you meet someone else during the trial?"

"No, you're the only trialist I've ever met. Dennis replied with a shake of his head.

"Strange, I thought the Trial of Order was conducted alone...... "Sovereign muttered to himself. But in an instant, his face turned pale, as if he had thought of something very terrible, and then he looked at Dennis directly, as if he was looking for some flaw.

Dennis sat up in shock at the sudden change in Essaoweland. "What's wrong with you, Sovereign, why are you looking at me like that?"

Instead of speaking immediately, Sovereign pulled a wooden thorn from his shattered leather armor that had been nailed to his body in the previous battle. "Bear with me, Dennis!" and quickly stabbed Dennis' exposed arm.

"Ahh

"It's okay......" Solweran exhaled and said reassuringly.

"What the hell are you trying to do?!" Dennis asked aloud, "Is this forest driving you crazy!"

"No, I just want to verify if you're ......" Sovereign scratched his head awkwardly, "Isn't it human......"

Dennis was stunned by Soveland's explanation, and then a louder roar erupted from his mouth. "Is it human?!hell! It's me! It's me! You damn thing!"

"Alright, Dennis, I sincerely apologize to you. "When I first entered the forest, I encountered something strange that made me wonder if you were something else. Or rather, why did I meet you all of a sudden. ”

"Maybe the Lord God wants you to save me!" replied Dennis.

Sovereign stretched out his hands and said with a wry smile: "Ha, the Lord God really knows how to choose people!"

"That's right, I'm starting to suspect that you're not here to save me, you're here to kill me!hell!" Dennis grumbled and rubbed his arm to get up from the ground, but he pulled his left leg from the fall, and the sharp pain immediately made fine beads of sweat appear on his head.

Sovereign hurriedly stopped Dennis's movements. "Don't get up, let me see your injuries. ”

Dennis pulled a small dagger out of his bag and handed it to Essaoweran. "The Lord God is above, I hope you don't get hurt too much. If I had known that, I would never have climbed that damn tree. ”

Sovereign expertly removed Dennis's armor from his calf, and with a thud, the sharp dagger cut open his trouser leg, exposing his fallen calf to their sight. Even if I prayed repeatedly, the injury in front of me was definitely not optimistic.

The bruised muscles are accompanied by noticeable redness and swelling, and even some signs of misalignment. Apparently, Dennis's lower leg bone has been fractured, and it is very serious.

An eerie silence spread between the two, in fact, injury was not a big deal for them at this age. During the years of teaching in the academy, I am afraid that every student has experienced injuries large and small, and even a few unlucky young men have interrupted their knighthood because of this. But the situation at the moment clearly involves a much more serious problem.

"Dennis......" Soveland's voice was a little dry.

Dennis sighed in some pain and lay back on the ground. "I know, Soveland, I know......" clasped his hands over his forehead.

Sovereign was a little unbearable, but still suggested. "With such an injury, you can't go through the trial, it's too dangerous here, and it's even ......," he paused, "and it could even kill you." ”

"That's right, you're right......" Dennis closed his eyes, his voice trembling a little, tears streaming down the corners of his eyes and dripping into the dirt. "Maybe the Lord God let you meet me in the trial, because he wanted you to save me and abstain from the vote, instead of dying at the hands of the dryad. ”

"Don't say that. ”

"Don't comfort me, Soveland, this may be the best ending," Dennis laughed self-deprecatingly, "after all, I can't be a knight of order. ”

"No, it's not a consolation, my friend," Soveran looked at his partner in front of him solemnly, "I've never been so sincere, in fact, I have long found out about you fighting with the dryad, and I didn't rush out in the first place because I was frightened." He shook his head, as if a little embarrassed, and continued: "For the sake of the Lord God, the legendary monster is right in front of me, and I even gave birth to a ** who escaped. ”

Sovereign said, placing his hand on Dennis's shoulder. "Believe me, not everyone has the courage to face their fears. Not all of us can be as knowledgeable as you are to pull us back from the precipice of mortality. He continued, "Even if you lose the election due to an accident, the knights of order in the Holy See will not be able to deny your bravery. ”

Dennis smiled, and laughed heartily. "Alright, Sovereign, your fellow's mouth is like honey!, my poor sister!" he said, taking out the Stone of Refuge and tossing it twice in his hand.

"Is it wrong to tell the truth?" replied Soveland.

"Hey, if my father finds out, he'll kill me!" Dennis muttered quietly, "Good luck, Soveland!" and crushed the stone in his palm.

Finely crumbling powder spilled between his fingers, and a lake-blue rune rose into the air, a watery curtain of light flowing over Dennis until his figure blurred in the halo. Finally, there was a snap, and the light curtain like a bubble shattered into bits of shining starlight and disappeared into the air.

But the next moment, an unbelievable scene happened, Dennis was not teleported, he and Soveran were still staring at each other, but there was no hope of blessing or encouragement in their eyes, only unspeakable shock.

"Hell, how can this be?" Dennis's eyes widened as if he had seen a ghost, "Teleportation failed?

Sovereign was also a little panicked, and he waved his arms as if trying to catch the blue light that dissipated in the air. "Impossible! Could it be that the Stone of Refuge will fail?" he reached for the Stone of Refuge in his bag and handed it to Dennis, "Try it with mine, it won't all fail!"

"What if you're in danger?" Dennis refused.

"Don't argue, Dennis!" said Soveland, thrust the stone ball into Dennis's hand, and said unquestioningly, "Your leg injury will be lame if it is not healed immediately!

"I ......" Dennis tried to retort, but couldn't speak. If even the knight's dream is shattered, then it is better to kill him directly.

"If you can get out, tell Pope Kasroni about the situation, and he will be able to do it. Sovereign continued.

Dennis nodded with difficulty. "Well, be careful, Sauvera, I don't want to owe you a lifetime......" he immediately stopped, "Bah! Damn, what am I doing with this!"

The orb was crushed by Dennis again, but the desperate truth was finally in front of them - the Stone of Refuge was really ineffective.

"Damn it!" Dennis flung the powder of the Stone of Refuge to the ground.

Sovereign sat down on the ground, smiling wryly at the forest that had irritated him. "It seems that we can only stay up until the time is over, and the Forest of Anthem kicks us out, and hopefully there won't be any accidents. ”

"Is that all there is to it?" said Dennis, "what about your trial?

"Don't worry about my trial," Sovereign said firmly, standing up, he made his choice, "Find a way to deal with your leg injury, it's not going to go on like this......"

Before he could finish speaking, the deep voice of the dryad came from the depths of the forest. "Crown of the Jungle...... Fountain of Youth......"

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Digression in this chapter: In the name of the Lord God, I wish the students good luck for the examination.