"It's the Nightmare Mansion."

“…… What? "The emir did not understand at all.

Then, Ophelia stared at his face and said in a cold tone.

"You don't need to know this, you just need to understand that you must not go to that kind of place, or you will never come back."

"Ah, this ......," said Emile, stunned for a moment, "but Anne may well have gone there." ”

"What? You said the witch went in? Melissa looked surprised.

So the emir told them what he had discovered.

"Tsk, that's too bad, Emir, you've been chosen."

"Checked? What does this mean? "The emir is becoming more and more confused.

"That is to say, what you picked up is actually an illusion, so you can take it out and look at it first." Ophelia held out her hand to him.

"Oh." The emir nodded, and handed her the wreath and wand.

Ophelia took one look at it, and then showed it to the deputy head of the regiment on the side.

"Melissa, what do you see?"

"A tattered hat and a damp twig." Melissa replied.

"Did you hear that? Emir. ”

"No, how can you open your eyes and tell nonsense, isn't this a wreath of thorns and a wand of dead wood?" The emir was still not convinced, and he suspected that the two sisters were making fun of him.

However, Ophelia's expression was rather serious, not like a joke.

"Emir, you are very smart, think carefully why Melissa lied to you?"

"This ......"

The emir had nothing to say, he knew Melissa's character, she was the kind of person who was serious and never joked, and it was impossible for her to deceive people on such occasions.

"This is the effect of the Nightmare Mansion, once chosen, it will approach it step by step under the guidance of the illusion, and finally it will be trapped along with the body and soul, and there will be no way to escape."

“…… So, then what should I do? Emir's voice trembled, and he was finally frightened.

If Ophelia hadn't shown up in time, he might have dragged Lilith into the water.

"Don't worry about this, you'll be fine with us," Ophelia patted him on the shoulder, then said, "Let's go, let's go back, never come to this place again." ”

"But have you found your way out?" The emir asked this crucial question.

"Uh......" Melissa grimaced.

The emir looked at her like this, and guessed the answer, otherwise they would not have come here.

At this point, Ophelia looked into the abyss below, and then at the overhanging building overhead, and couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

"What's the matter, Ophelia, have you found anything?" Melissa couldn't help but ask.

"It's nothing, I just think it's strange, I've lived in Baifeng Town for so long, I didn't know that there was such a place, and that nightmare mansion, why did it appear here?"

"Hmm...... I've never heard of it," Melissa was also troubled, glancing at the stone staircase beneath her feet, "it's obviously artificial, but who built it, and for what purpose?" ”

So, the two fell into endless questions, and suddenly, Emir couldn't help but interject.

"Why don't we go up and have a look? You might be able to find an exit. ”

"No way!" Ophelia said categorically, "That's a point of no return, we'd better go back to the sewers first." ”

"That's not right," the emir objected, "you see that the staircase goes up to it, and if the Nightmare Mansion is terrifying, as you say, it traps both the soul and the body, then how did the workers who built the staircase get there?" ”

“…… Uh, that makes sense. Melissa suddenly realized.

Ophelia also fell into thought again, she really didn't notice this blind spot.

If the Nightmare Mansion had been there, the workers would have built a staircase that would have passed there, and no one would have been able to get out alive after getting close to the Nightmare Mansion, so the only possibility was that the staircase did not lead to the Nightmare Mansion, but to another exit.

Then, this eerie mansion of nightmares only appeared here later.

Ophelia first heard about the existence of the Nightmare Mansion from the elves, which is said to be a space that connects the present world and hell, where countless resentful spirits are locked up, their bodies have long been decayed, but their souls cannot enter reincarnation, and their only way to escape is to find a substitute for the dead.

There is no special standard for the wraith to find a substitute for the dead, as long as it encounters a living person, it will be pulled into the Nightmare Mansion indiscriminately, and then he can die himself.

It is very rare to deliberately set up hallucinations to lure you, and it is usually someone behind the scenes, using the power of the Nightmare Mansion for their own use, and then dealing with the enemy.

Judging from what happened to the emir, this should be the case this time, but this is the first time he has come to Baifeng Town, how can he make a feud with someone? What's more, it's still a guy who can manipulate the Nightmare Mansion.

"By the way, Emir, did you encounter anything strange when you came to Baifeng Town? For example, accidentally getting into a conflict with someone and so on. Ophelia asked.

"Well, I don't know if playing tricks on a bunch of kidnappers counts."

Hearing him say this, Melissa suddenly remembered something, and then said.

"Speaking of kidnappers, Emir, you shouldn't have a reason to lie to me, right?"

“…… Uh, yes. Emir scratched her head, not understanding what she was trying to say.

"Alright, I'd like to ask you for a favor when we get out."

"Absolutely, it's my pleasure." The emir readily agreed.

First, he was friends with Ophelia, and it was natural for him to help his friend's sister, and secondly, he had always had a lot of reverence for knights, let alone a knight as good as Melissa.

At this point, Ophelia still couldn't come up with a useful conclusion, so she had to tell Emile the information about the Nightmare Mansion, after all, this is where Emir's mind is the brightest, and he should be able to come up with a reason.

"Oh, I remember," said the emir suddenly, "Ophelia, you were there, and you must have seen that the old man named Cornes had a great opinion of me, right?" ”

"Cornes? This old guy has always been prejudiced against the common people, and he didn't target you because he had an opinion about you. ”

"No, I can feel the hostility hidden under prejudice, and he really doesn't like me," Emile disagreed, and then added, "Of course, it may be my delusion, but when it comes to feuding, it's this Cornes, but then again, what is he?" How does it feel that even people like Leonard are jealous of him. ”

"I don't know about this, Melissa, you know the situation in Baifeng Town best, or you can talk about it."

"Well," Melissa nodded, and then said, "This Cornes is a very powerful magician, like the paladin, the empire's magic world also has a ranking, his strength can be ranked in the top ten, but he is different from ordinary magicians, he uses forbidden magic with great side effects, that is, what we call black magic, which usually requires sacrifices to release, and some even consume lives, of course, he can live for such a long time, it is definitely not to consume his own life, Fortunately, this kind of thing has long been banned in the wizarding world, so despite Cornes' strength, he can't gain a foothold in the royal capital, no, he finally defected to Leonard, because among these candidates for the throne, Leonard is the only one willing to accept him, not for anything else, just to make him have a better chance of ascending to the throne. ”

"That's right."

Speaking of life-consuming magic, Emile couldn't help but think of the magic that Anne used to save him that day, is that black magic?

"Cornes, dark magic, Nightmare Mansion," Ophelia muttered the words, "In that case, this Nightmare Mansion was most likely created by Cornes using dark magic to kill the Emir." ”

"But, even if that were the case, how could he be sure that the emir would be here?" Melissa asked.

"It's simple, have you ever heard of the demon? The mage can drive some animals or other things to his own use, and the one who is manipulated is the demon. ”

"Of course I did," Melissa nodded, and then added, "Oh, I see, it's Cornes, I once saw him talking to a crow, and it seems that he used it as a demon, and then he used it to observe our every move, and maybe he was doing something in the shadows, by the way, believe it or not, we were trapped in the sewers and couldn't find the exit, and it was Cornes who did it." ”

"Well, it's very likely." Ophelia agreed.

"That's exactly what happened."

Now, the emir finally figured it out.

"Looks like we've finally found the culprit, but what's next? Is it really like what the emir said, that we can only find the exit if we go up? ”

"No, of course not," Ophelia shook her head, then explained, "I was indeed inspired by what Emir said just now, but it wasn't accurate, this nightmare mansion must have appeared after the staircase was completed, so the workers were able to build the staircase to the top, and if I guessed correctly, this should be the prison of Whitepeak, and Melissa must have heard of the recent rumors, probably related to this." ”

"Countless resentful spirits are roaring, and it's terrifying to think about." The emir shuddered.

"But do we have any other choice?"

"Hehe, of course." Ophelia smiled mysteriously.

Then, at her suggestion, the three of them returned the same way and came to the sewers.

"Since there is no exit, let's create one."

Ophelia said, drawing her saber and aiming it at the brick dome of the sewer.

As soon as the emir saw her posture, she understood that she was trying to use brute force to open a passage, which was not a normal person who could come up with a solution at all, because it was too crazy, and the slightest mistake would bury people under the rubble.

However, before the other two could give their opinions, Ophelia made a move, and she used her best sword skills, and with a loud bang, the dome was pierced with a large hole.

As expected, a large amount of debris and brick residue fell, and they were about to be buried.

This time, Melissa made a move, and she also used her sword skills, and there was a strong wind on the blade, and everything around her was blown away the moment she took out the sword.

Soon, a hole appeared above their heads, just big enough for a person to pass through.

Only then did Emile understand why Melissa hadn't stopped Ophelia's madness, because they were sisters who had grown up together, and sometimes they could understand each other's thoughts without even talking, just a look.

But now there is a new problem, it is nearly ten meters above the ground, and you can't get out without a ladder.

However, as soon as he thought about the question, he saw the two sisters next to him confirm their eyes, and an idea was born that he would never have thought of.

Immediately after, they held Emir's body and threw him out of the hole with a sharp upward force.

"Wow-"

Flying ten meters high, Emir was immediately frightened, but he finally landed safely, and he had no reason to blame them, and then he had to find a rope to pull the sisters up.

He looked around and found himself on a street with a large flock of crows resting on the ground not far away.

Strangely, the crows' eyes were shining red, and they were all staring at him.