At the corner of the town there is a small square, a circular platform about twenty meters in diameter, about half a meter above the ground.

Fiona walked to the side of the platform and pressed the mechanism hidden in the shadows, and then there was a rumbling sound in the center of the platform, and in a few moments a stone staircase appeared diagonally downward.

After Emil took Lilith into the ring, he went underground with Ophelia, and it took about five minutes of walking before they reached the bottom of the vault.

The air here was a little damp, and the emir could faintly hear the sound of water dripping overhead.

It was pitch black all around, and Fiona quickly lit the torches on the walls, which lit the path ahead, and they had to pass through a long passage.

After another three minutes they came to a very large space, and with the help of brighter torches, the emir looked full of people, men, women and children, about five or six hundred, who were either sitting on the ground, looking at the ground in a daze, or a large group of people gathered together, as if they were talking about something.

The emir inadvertently used his magic sense, and found that these people were emitting quite powerful traces of magical power, and he was secretly surprised that there were so many magicians here.

Those people soon found out that the city lord had returned, and then saw that she had brought two unfamiliar faces, and they couldn't help but talk about it.

"Everyone, don't worry," Fiona quickly introduced to the people, "these two I happened to meet in the town, they are trapped here like us, but they are very strong, and it is said that they have killed the Demon King, and with their help, we will be able to get out of here soon." ”

In order to dispel the doubts of the people, Emile and Ophelia also introduced themselves at the right time, and after learning that they were not in danger, the people returned to their previous state, and did not seem to be interested in the two of them at all.

"Hehe, don't be surprised, they've always been like this, and they're not very enthusiastic about outsiders." Fiona scratched her head and said embarrassedly.

"It's okay, we don't care." The emir smiled, but was still a little disappointed, he thought that he would be warmly received when he arrived here, even if he could not provide food, a few words of condolence would be acceptable, but in the end, he was given a cold reception.

Emir had to resist his hunger and began to think of a way to eliminate the barrier, but his stomach still screamed.

Fiona heard it obviously, and she remembered that she had clearly regarded the Emir and them as guests, but she had not fulfilled her obligations as a host.

"Oh, look at my brains, I've been affected by these indifferent people, you shouldn't have had dinner yet."

“…… Uh, yes. The emir had no choice but to admit it, after all, he could not bring up the question of spiritual reflection now.

"Okay, I'll go to the people and ask for some food, you can rest in place first."

Fiona was about to leave, but Ophelia stopped her.

"Wait a minute, we can't eat the people's stuff for nothing, so I'll pay you enough."

Fiona couldn't help but be a little embarrassed when she heard what she meant, she knew that the guests really didn't mind the indifference of the people, but she had no choice but to agree to Ophelia.

Surprisingly, the ground was quite dry, so the emir simply sat down on the ground like the people, and he began to observe them with nothing to do for the time being.

He always felt that something was wrong, it stands to reason that a large group of people had been trapped in the Vault for days, and that it was not normal for them to behave rather apatheously after learning that someone could save them, unless the Vault had enough supplies and did not make them feel depressed.

But after a period of observation, it was evident that this was not the case, and none of the more than five hundred people were eating or drinking, and their expressions were sluggish, and those who were talking to them were only constantly breaking their thoughts, and did not feel at ease at all about such a place.

Emir was wondering when Fiona returned, carrying a large bag of supplies.

She magically conjured a small stone table, and then poured all the supplies onto the table, and the emir took a cursory look at the variety of foods, including fresh fruits, cooked meats, and cooked vegetables.

Although it was not known where she had gotten so much food, Emir was already so hungry that he couldn't take care of it, and he immediately feasted on it when Fiona agreed.

After eating for a long time, he finally filled his stomach, and then looked back at Ophelia, and saw that she had just picked up an apple, and strangely enough, she should have been hungry too, but at this time she became very Sven.

"What's wrong? Eat, Ophelia," urged the emir, "and when our stomachs are full, we will have the energy to fight." ”

However, Ophelia, who was visibly suspicious, did not move her mouth after picking up the apple, and Emile did not notice her abnormality, but quickly called both Lilith and Cosette out for dinner, and he felt guilty that he had not called them out immediately.

At this time, Fiona kept an eye on the two of them, so she quickly noticed that Ophelia refused to eat.

"Miss Ophelia, don't you suspect that I was poisoned?" Fiona's tone was visibly unpleasant.

"No, no, I'm just a little uncomfortable." Ophelia hurriedly waved her hand.

Fiona realized that she had misunderstood the other party, so she quickly apologized.

"I'm sorry for the poor hospitality, so what do you usually eat?"

Ophelia was speechless, in fact, she did suspect that Fiona had bad intentions, and like Emir, she had noticed that something was wrong with the people, and it was difficult not to pay attention to such an obvious thing.

"Well, as you can see, I am a knight, and I serve those noble lords, and in order not to damage the reputation of my master, I can only eat some precious things." Ophelia panicked in all seriousness.

"This ...... I'm really sorry, but we're so short of supplies. Fiona believed it, and couldn't help but look embarrassed.

"Hehe, it's okay, it's my own problem, and I'm not hungry." Ophelia smiled and comforted her, then took the opportunity to put the apple back on the table.

Then, she saw that Emile was about to call Lilith and Cosette to come to the meal, so she quietly tugged at the corner of each other's clothes.

"Huh? What's wrong? ”

"To be on the safe side, don't call them out." Ophelia whispered.

"Why?" The emir was puzzled, but after staring at Ophelia seriously for a moment, he probably understood something, "Do you doubt Fiona?" ”

Ophelia nodded, then continued to smile at Fiona, who didn't care about her actions at all.

"Take the rest of the food with you, and I'll go and pacify the people." Fiona stood up to leave.

"Wait, I just said I'd pay them." Ophelia took several gems out of her pocket and stuffed them into Fiona's hand.

"Alright then, I'll be respectful and obey." Fiona was too embarrassed to refuse, so she had to accept it.

Then, watching her disappear from sight, Ophelia spoke her mind to Emir.

"But the food I ate is fine, it shouldn't have been poisoned, and Fiona didn't have a motive to hurt us, did she?" Still, the emir raised questions.

"Who knows? In short, it's better to keep an eye on it when you're out and about. ”

The emir agreed with her, and couldn't help but regret his recklessness, but anyway, it was already like this, and he still thought about the business first.

In this way, the emir continued to sit where he was, and since it was late at night, he could not avoid fatigue, and fell asleep in a few moments.

I don't know how long later, he felt a chill in his body, and then he was awakened, he rubbed his eyes and looked around, only to find that Ophelia was gone, and not only that, but even the people were gone.

“…… What's going on? ”

The emir scratched his head, and then used his magic sense, but he found no trace of Ophelia, and those people who had exuded traces of magic before, but now they can't feel it.

He quickly stood up and ran in the direction where the people had been, however, when he got closer, he found that the space was filled with inky smoke.

He secretly screamed that something was wrong, thinking that there was something wrong with this Fiona.

Then, suddenly out of the black smoke came a petite figure, apparently Fiona, who was staring at Emir with bad intentions.

"Hehe, if you fall asleep like this, maybe you can die a little more happily."

"Who the hell are you?"

Emir understands that he has been deceived, and at the same time thinks that Fiona's identity must not be simple.

"Forget it, for the sake of your death, I'll explain the truth." Fiona clasped her hands to her chest and said quietly, "I actually want to avenge my father. ”

"Your father?"

"Hehe, it looks like you really don't understand anything."

Fiona said, her appearance suddenly began to change, I saw that her body became a little taller, her ears gradually lengthened, her originally dark eyes also turned dark red, and her long hair also turned silver in an instant, it was obvious that she was an elf.

"Don't you wonder why I knew that necromancer was called Cornes in the first place? Let me tell you the truth, he is my father, and although he is not completely dead now, I will take revenge on you now for killing so many of his stand-ins. ”

"Oh? I see. ”

Emir suddenly realized that after learning the identity of the other party, he was relieved, after all, he had even defeated the other party's father, let alone an elf, but he was still a little worried about Ophelia.

"Hehe," Fiona ...... Or maybe Elena saw his concern, and then said, "Don't worry, you'll be going to see the female knight soon." ”

"What?" The emir was immediately furious, and said viciously, "If you dare to touch a single hair of her, I will definitely make your life worse than death." ”

"Oh, I'm so scared," Elena smiled wickedly, "but are you really sure you want to be rough with me as a lovely girl?" ”

Emir snorted coldly, not wanting to talk nonsense with her anymore, he directly used the water prison.

But Elena had been prepared, she took a step back and hid back in the black smoke, which, strangely, seemed to be able to hide traces of magic, and the Emir could not determine her location, so the attack was completely lost.

He didn't know what the other party would do, so he hurriedly stepped back, trying to run to a safe place, only to find that he was also covered in black smoke behind him.

Immediately afterward, Elena appeared behind the emir, and she condensed a large crystal-like mass in her hand.