"Who!who's there?!"

A figure flashed in the darkness, and Caroline, the Frost Witch, screamed. But there was no response, and the bathroom was empty, except for the ice fountain gushing and a cold mist filling the room.

She hastened to call the maid.

Caroline had already dressed herself when the maids walked in, and she looked around and didn't notice anything unusual. There were no footprints on the stone slabs, and there were no other paw prints on the walls except for ice mist.

Is it a hallucination?

Perhaps......

But what if it wasn't a hallucination? In recent days, she had been dreaming of that strange and horrible scene. In her dream, she was trapped in a pitch-black underground cage, surrounded by bone monsters, some hideous ghouls, some zombies crawling with maggots. Others, dead relatives, including her father, have turned into zombies and are coming towards her.

In her dreams, Caroline screamed, but always woke up at the most critical moment. When she woke up, she felt that the mana in her body had faded by more than half, and she needed a full day of rest to recover.

Where did that voice come from? Why did this damn nightmare keep haunting me? And the figure I just saw? Everything had to be explained.

After getting dressed and walking out of the bathroom, Caroline picked up her staff of ice and made her way to the lower level of the Academy of Magic. Yes, that's where the nightmarish sound came from.

In order to get rid of the nightmare that haunted her, she had to go down and investigate.

Several Frost Witches followed her down.

This is the forbidden area of the Academy of Magic. Only the Headmaster and Queen Dennis are allowed to enter. At this moment, the witches followed behind the dean Caroline, and slowly walked into the darkness.

They came to the bottom of the room. This is the most secret and dangerous place in the entire magic academy. In the secret room, there is a forbidden book. In the whole of Kislev, not many people know that book. Only Caroline and Rod, and Dennis, Tsar Pavel knew.

That's where the voice came from. Caroline arrives at the door, apparently sealed in the chamber. She remembered the seal, and her husband Rhodes had told her that the seal was given by Queen Dennis, and the way to break the seal was that Dennis, Pavel, and Rhodes were present at the same time. Use the ring in your hand to open the trap. And now, apparently, this is not possible. None of them were there, and Caroline knew that if she asked them to do so, the first to stand up against it would be her husband Rhodes.

However, she must solve the mystery. This nightmare beast that had been haunting her.

Behind that secret door, it seems to be an endless temptation, and it seems to be the road to salvation. Looking at the mechanism, Caroline pondered for a long time, and suddenly, the staff in her hand bloomed with a dazzling blue light.

"Stand down, all of you. ”

The headmaster's order was so clear that the witches did not dare to disobey, so they could only step back and watch this strange scene.

Soon, the solid stone gate was eroded by the force of the ice, until the entire gate turned into a huge block of ice. Caroline, the Frost Archmage, then swung her staff and shattered the entire piece of ice with a single stick.

Countless pieces of ice were scattered all over the place, and as she stepped on the shattered ice stones, Caroline slowly walked into the secret room.

The familiar seductive voice rang in my ears again.

At the innermost level of the bookshelf, Caroline saw at a glance the thing that tormented her in her dreams...... She wanted to destroy it completely. However, the strange power of the ancient book stopped her. It was as if a mysterious force was dragging her closer, and looking at the rudimentary research notebook, Caroline's curiosity was filled with unprecedented curiosity.

......

"Get out of the way!

In the south of Bretonnia, at Ashtree Castle, the knight of the kingdom, Tallinnam, is running with Lord Berto in his arms. The attendants opened the door for him, and everyone watched in amazement. Lord Berto was covered in blood, and one of his feet appeared to have been cut off, hanging from his thigh, and the blood stained his armor red. And the elven horse didn't come back with him.

"Oh my God, what's going on?"

Madame Anna exclaimed.

"Don't ask! Call the doctor!"

Tallinnam roared anxiously. He felt that his voice was too loud, and he wanted to apologize to Anna, but now he was in a hurry, and he didn't have time to do so much etiquette.

Soon, two castle physicians hurried over. Bandage, feed medicine...... A series of routine operations. Tallinnam retreated, watching his beloved lord lay dying on his bed. He was almost dying, and as the horses returned with them on their backs, Tallinnham could feel Berto's breathing fading. He had never been so vulnerable.

It's all my fault...... Didn't protect him......

Tallinnham blamed himself. But self-blame doesn't change the fact that Berto was killed by the Blood Dragon Knight.

Finally, after hours of resuscitation, Berto woke up. He looked tired, and when he opened his eyes, Berto called out Tallinnam's name. It's like calling your own son. Tallinnham hurried to meet him.

"Tallinn ......"

"I'm here, I'm here. ”

Holding the old lord's cold hand, Tallinnham responded eagerly.

"Thanks to the goddess of the lake, I'm still alive. ”

"Tallinn, there's something I'm going to entrust to you now, promise me, promise me......"

Berto said in a faint voice.

"As long as you live, I will promise anything. ”

"No...... I could feel that this time was the end of my life. Berto swallowed, "But this castle, this land, is not yet at the end. You must guard it......"

In an instant, Tallinnham had already guessed what the lord was going to say next. It's just that he doesn't want to hear it, because the people here in this land are Berto's last concern, and without this concern, Berto would not have such a strong will to live.

Tallinnam knew what he was going to say, and he wanted to shut him up, but he couldn't, Berto was still the lord. The knights gathered around, staring intently at the scene in front of them.

"Anna, why didn't Anna come?"

Berto asked suddenly.

"She went back to her room to rest first, you have been in a coma for six hours, and Lady Anna can't stand it. Let's go back to my room and rest. ”

Tallinnham explained.

"Oh...... Oh......"

Berto coughed up a mouthful of blood. Tallinnam wanted to come forward and care, but was stopped.

"I'm running out of time. The goddess of the lake is above, and I must entrust you with the most important things. Tallinn ......"

Tallinnam's heart was beating fast, and he already knew what Berto was going to say.

"Tallinnam, after my death, you will be the master of Ashkeep. You will inherit all my power and property. Promise me, Tallinn...... Promise me...... Protect the people here, protect my family......"

Berto said intermittently. Tallinnam almost choked up, he had already guessed the final outcome, but when it did, Tallinnam's heart still couldn't fully accept it. It's been eight years, and I've been following Berto for eight years. It was the most glorious years of his life. It was Lord Berto who shaped him and trained him. The position of lord was nothing to him, and if it could be exchanged for Berto's life, Tallinnham would not hesitate to give it up. However, no matter what the cost, Berto could not be recovered. His life was flowing, like a slowly draining stream and pond.

Especially the last sentence - protect my family. This made Tallinnham even more uncomfortable. He was tempted to tell Berto that his longing wife, Anna, had already had an underground lover, and that her heart was no longer in him. However, seeing Berto's unbearable and painful appearance, Tallinnham could not bear to tell him the truth again and hurt him again. Let him finish the last journey quietly, at least, let him believe that there is true love in the world...... Tallinnam thought to himself, clenching Berto's hand with tears in his eyes.

And the knights present were even more serious. They watched in silence at the scene before them. It stands to reason that Tallinnham did not have the right to inherit the domain and wealth of the old lord. However, it seems not impossible for Berto to have no children under his knees and to designate a successor in his last words. It's just that if they want them to be loyal to Tallinnam, they also need the affirmation of the lake gods and fairies.

Just thinking about it, the goddess of the lake seems to have already given the answer. A few months ago, the knight who bloomed with golden light, the warrior who was blessed on the battlefield, no one could deny that this ordinary looking young man was in fact the favored person of the goddess of the lake......