Outside the large cave, about twenty meters apart.

Here, Trotte and the Black Knight walked back and forth restlessly, one standing still, waiting for Rig and Ash to return.

But the Black Knight aside, Trotter was clearly not a master who could sit still.

"I say, Black Knight." Tetrot said with a sense of unease, "Do you feel a very bad breath coming from the big cave?" ”

“…… Yes. The Black Knight was silent for a moment before he said, "A creepy feeling has been uncontrollably emerging from the depths of my heart since the beginning, and it is getting stronger and stronger. ”

This creepy feeling is actually there from the beginning.

It was because of this feeling that Tetrot and the Black Knight instinctively resisted approaching the Great Cavern.

But the feeling was getting stronger and stronger, and there was a faint burning ash of smoke wafting out of the large cavern.

It's clear the rhythm of what's going on.

"Ash can't be in trouble, right?"

Trotter looked worried.

"Don't worry." The black knight was still calm, and said: "You don't know the strength of the ash, she has broken through so many difficulties so far, and it is impossible to be stumped by a big cave." ”

"And that magician, his strength is also unfathomable, with him by his side, the two of them take care of each other, it should be impossible to be in danger of being able to stop the two of them in Britain."

In the past half a month of travel, although Li Ge has not revealed his true face, he looks mysterious and secretive, and he has never even reported his name, so that Ash and others can only call him by a nickname like "magician", but what his strength is, Tetrot and the Black Knight have already witnessed it.

In this half a month, no matter how many monsters and Morse everyone encounters in the wild, Li Ge can deal with it calmly, even if he is surrounded by the Morse group and hunted by the monster group, he can easily solve the enemy, and it is still the kind that is effortless.

Therefore, although Trotter and the Black Knight had not seen Rieg shoot with all his might, the two of them no longer believed the fact that Rig was stronger than her before, but believed almost half of it.

The reason why it is only half is because the two of them have more trust in Ash's strength, and they have not seen Li Ge's appearance of going all out, so they don't fully believe it.

But even so, Rige's strength was recognized by Trotrot and the Black Knight.

In the eyes of the Black Knight, Rieger's strength, even if it is not as high as Ash's evaluation, it is enough to rank at the top of Britain.

Such a magician, joining forces with the savior, the two of them will encounter some dangers that cannot be solved, this possibility is obviously not large.

Trotter was also persuaded by the Black Knight, and finally stopped walking back and forth.

At this moment, in the direction of the large cave, an unusual movement appeared.

"Bang!"

With the sound of an explosion, a flash of fire rushed out of the interior of the large cavern and came outside.

"Boom!"

At the same time, the great cavern shuddered suddenly, and a terrifying curse power emerged from it like a black mist, causing cursed hands to appear, swaying and stretching at the entrance of the cave, looking extremely strange and evil.

"What?"

"Ash!"

The faces of the Black Knight and Trott changed dramatically at the same time, and they looked shocked at the vision that appeared in the Great Cavern.

What is that?

Cursed?

How can there be so many, so terrible ......!?

While both the Black Knight and Trott were shocked by the terrifying power of the curse that appeared in the Great Cavern, an indifferent voice rang out in mid-air.

"Give me back!"

Rushing into the mid-air firelight, he put on his cloak again, and the young man who put on the hood shook his palm, and a black knife instantly appeared in his hand, and he was slashed down.

Suddenly, surging flames struck down from mid-air, like a flaming meteor falling from the sky, and slammed straight into the big cavern, slamming on the cursed power that twisted and stretched like black smoke.

"Boom!"

With a loud roar, the flames burned the cursed hand, vaporizing the power of the curse, pushing the black smoke-like force formed by the thick curse back into the cavern, causing it to shrink back.

“————”

The cursed hands that stretched out from the large cavern squirmed wildly as they maintained their fractured appearance, as if they were unwilling to go back.

But perhaps because the source of this power is still asleep, and it has not fully woken up, after leaving the big cave, the power of the curse seems to have weakened a lot, so that this cursed hand is also like a successor, and can only be reluctantly pushed back into the cave under the bombardment of surging flames.

It didn't take long for the curse to be burned by the flames, and all that was left was retracted to the bottom of the large cavern, and there was no trace of it.

Only then did the flames begin to extinguish, causing the mid-air flames to fall and fall to the ground.

"Whew...... Whew......"

Rig knelt on one knee on the ground, as if exhausted, sweat dripping from under his hood, and violent wheezing sounds, and his condition was obviously poor.

"Ahem...... Vomit......! ”

The ash that was held in Lige's arms was even more unbearable, as if he had just been rescued from a drowning state, and after coughing a few times, he actually vomited.

"Ash!"

Seeing this scene, Tetrot and the Black Knight's complexions changed again, and they hurriedly ran to this side and came to the front of Rig and Ash.

"Ash! Are you okay? ”

Trott cried out in panic.

"I—I'm fine......"

The ash was in better condition, but it was very pale and looked very weak.

"Come, drink water."

The Black Knight took out the kettle and handed it to Ash for him to drink it directly.

"Thank you."

It didn't seem to be ordinary water, but a potion mixed with special herbs, and as soon as it was drunk by Ash, it immediately made Ash feel much better again.

Seeing this, the Black Knight handed the kettle to Rig again.

Li Ge was also polite, and poured a few sips directly after taking it to calm down his breathing.

"What did you encounter down there?" Trot couldn't wait to ask, "How did it become like this?" ”

"That was a curse, right?" The black knight remembered what he had just seen, and said in a deep voice: "In terms of nature, it should be something of the same origin as the curse on Morse's body, did you meet Morse in the big cave?" Or did you come across a "catastrophe" or something like that? ”

Hearing this, Li Ge didn't speak, only ash smiled bitterly and said a word.

"It's fine if it's just a 'great calamity.'"

In fact, he said this, and evaluated the "great calamity" that was regarded as a natural disaster in the past as something that was "okay to encounter".

No way.

"This stuff down there is much more serious than the Great Calamity or something."

Thinking of what he saw at the bottom of his big cave, Ash's expression became very bitter and ugly.

This caused both Trotrot and the Black Knight to gasp.

After so many years of traveling with Ash, it was the first time they had seen Ash show such an expression.

Even in the process of uprooting the "Calamity", he encountered some extremely bad situations caused by the goblins of Britain, and Ash's face had never been so ugly.

Ash even made such a statement.

"We can't stay here any longer."

She staggered to her feet, and said so in an unquestioning tone.

"Although the thing down here hasn't woken up yet, my presence has already alarmed it, and if it continues like this, it is not impossible to make it open its eyes."

"We must get out of here and look for an opportunity to keep this place under surveillance."

"Or ......"

I don't know what the consequences were, Ash showed a rare look of annoyance and bit her lip.

Looking at the ash like this, Trot and the Black Knight glanced at each other and finally nodded.

Although there are still many doubts in their hearts, since Ash has said so, all the two can do is to trust Ash's judgment and act under Ash's instructions.

"Are you alright?" After making her decision, Ash turned to Riege's side, helped him up, and asked, "Is there anything else that is uncomfortable?" ”

These words did not make Rig react too much, but made Trot and the Black Knight a little startled.

The concern and concern revealed in Ash's words that were not common in the past, or even never appeared, were so obvious, and there was obvious worry in his eyes, which surprised the two people who had been traveling with Ash all along.

As Ash's companions, of course they knew that although Ash was called a savior and did the things of a savior, the long-term experience and tribulation had made this paradise goblin's heart full of holes, so they began to carry a sense of indifference in their bones.

But the imperceptible indifference in the deepest part of Ash's voice now seemed to be gone, even if only temporarily, to the unbelief of those who knew her.

Rige shook his head, his voice calming down.

"That curse is really terrifying, but luckily I'm not low in resistance to the curse, so it's okay."

The same is true for ash.

Because she was a Paradise Elf with the protection of the Star Sea, that terrible curse did not cause her substantial harm.

If you were someone else, facing the terrifying curse that even the planet itself could pollute, even if you returned, you would have unimaginable roots and sequelae.

"That's good." Ash relieved himself and said, "Without further ado, let's get out of here first." ”

"Okay." Riege nodded without any opinion and said, "You guys catch me." ”

Rig held out his hand to Trot and the Black Knight.

Trot immediately grabbed it, and the Black Knight put his hand on Trot's body.

As for Ash, she still snuggled up to Riege.

"[Advanced Teleportation]!"

Rige then activated the teleportation magic and disappeared with everyone.

On a barren land, the Great Cave sits quietly there, as if nothing had happened, and it is calm again.

(End of chapter)