Most of us have been in this situation at one time or another.

Maybe it's sitting alone at the table in the dark of night, or maybe it's busy with something.

What you catch out of the corner of your eye is already so close to you before you know it.

Ready to move.

Ready to move.

Their bodies are hidden in the darkness, except for those eyes, which reflect the light and stare at you.

Keeping an eye on you.

Keeping an eye on you, doing nothing but staring at you.

Henry clenched the short knife in his hand, and several elite warriors immediately grabbed their shields and stood up, their faces full of vigilance.

The black shadow that flashed in the darkness had disappeared in the blink of an eye, and the war horse was a little panicked, and the group vigilantly gathered in the small room, using this as a stronghold, and watched closely outside the door.

"What's that" Bernie drew his one-handed sword and stood next to Henry, and the sage shook his head: "I don't know, but it's not good"

They fell silent.

The campfire crackled, but the shiver made no one feel warm, "There's something in the wall!" said the youngest lady in a trembling but forcefully calm tone, and Henry and Bernie turned around, and some dense and noisy footsteps as if an army were marching around did sound dullly.

Under the feet, in the ceiling, on the left side of the wall on the right side.

“...... It's a mouse," said the older archer, frowning, but Henry shook his head, "No, I see something far bigger than a mouse, and that may be—"

As he spoke, the next moment Mira, who was clutching the corner of Henry's coat, let out a scream.

"Yikes!!" the girl shrank behind him with a shudder, and the sage reacted quickly and threw the torch in his hand. "Squeak ——!" A goosebump came from the soles of Henry and Bernie's feet, making their scalps tingle, and the light of the fire only illuminated for a moment, but they could already see what it was.

It was pale and had a long, large tail, at least the size of a large sheepdog. It is full of folds, and the bare skin has some dark brown spots, and there are sparse hairs on the back of the head and back.

The sharp claws and the appearance of lying low on the ground really looked like a large rat, and at the same time, everyone also smelled a long-lasting stench coming from outside.

The mixture of it and the fishy smell of the horses was very uncomfortable—Henry turned his head to look at Mira, and the girl shivered, and he reached out and touched her head.

"Do you know what that is?" Bernie asked, looking at Henry's face, and the Sage nodded, "That's the Rat Dragon." He said, and one of the mercenaries who didn't see the creature behind him like the three of them immediately shouted, "Dragon?! Damn that is a dragon?!"

Because of the key word in Henry's words, the mercenary immediately panicked, and he looked left and right, as if he was worried about whether the walls here were strong enough to withstand a dragon. Bernie looked at his subordinate with a displeased expression, and Henry spoke again, first nodding and then shaking his head, "The rat dragon is its scientific name, in the dialect of Avenella. ”

"Call this Brady. Henry said this, and Bernie, who was next to him, raised an eyebrow—which he seemed to enjoy—and said, "Mean the greedy rat?"

"Hmm. The sage nodded, glancing left and right and then locking his gaze on the wide vents, "I think we have to get out of here." ”

As he spoke, Bernie nodded in agreement, and the five-short mercenary who had shouted before shouted again at this time: "Evacuate, where are you going, it's dark outside, and there's Sivalier's miscellaneous people searching for me-" The mercenary's second half of the words were frightened back into Bernie's fierce eyes, and the team leader made a decision quite quickly, he turned his head, and said to his men.

"These beasts don't look like they're alone, we're not safe here, and even if we can block the door, the horses will be attacked from outside. ”

"There's still quite a bit of the castle that hasn't been explored, it's all armed, and we'll have to find another place. Bernie said this, and his men immediately put the equipment back on their shoulders - Henry and Mira didn't need to, because they ...... There is no equipment at all.

After the group re-prepared, they walked out of the door in a careful formation, the firelight illuminated the small half of the hall, and there was no trace of the rat dragon that relieved several of them, and Heng said in a loud voice: "Don't leave anyone behind, everyone stay together and always pay attention to their companions, these guys are social animals, they will give priority to attacking lone targets, we are bigger than them, as long as we stay together, we will be fine." ”

As he said this, the five-short mercenary behind him sneered with some resentment: "It's a hunter who knows castles, and now you're talking about animal habits, so don't you want to tell me that you're actually a sage?" ”

"......" Henry ignored him, but Mira behind him glanced at the man with strange eyes, but the girl immediately clung to him and refused to leave half a meter away.

"What's wrong?" I didn't say anything...... not only Mira, but also a few people next to him gave him a roll of the eyes, and the mercenary with five short statures said this indignantly, and the group began to move slowly forward.

The place where they stayed was about a third the size of the first half of the hall, and as they approached slowly, they realized that there were multiple passages at the back of the hall.

"Which way?" Bernie looked at Henry, and the sage drew his broadsword behind his back with a "thump-thm-thr-thm-thr

The act of "......" frightened several people nearby, but Henry only raised his greatsword in his hand and used it to pluck away some of the withered vines in the passage.

"Mostamo, Posta Amiye. Henry slowly read out the words written on it, which made Bernie frown: "I didn't expect you to recognize Sivaliyah" he said, and Henry shook his head: "No, although the pronunciation is similar, it's not Sivaliyah, it's Lamanite." ”

"They're much older than Sivaliya, though I recognize them. Henry shrugged, and Bernie nodded, "I can guess, so what is it? A spell that opens a secret door or?"

"I don't know. Henry shook his head: "Both the Sivaliers and the Avenela don't like to write on buildings, and what rooms are used for can only be recognized by their own memory, so it is quite a strange thing to write on this passage, not to mention that it is still in Lamanite." He said as he stood on the left side of the passageway, and behind him he was already a little impatient to wait for a few people in the dark.

"Hey, I said you're going to study history here or something, hurry up and show us the way. The five-short mercenary spoke again, and Henry didn't even look back and said to himself: "This sentence means 'May love last forever and forever' in Lamanite."

"Amor and Amiya are the singular and plural forms of love, respectively, and 'love' and 'happiness' are the same word in Lamani, in other words, it is both wishing for one's own happiness and wishing for the love of two to last forever, and how can such a thing be used in the wedding of a Lamanite country—" Henry hesitated, and the young lady behind her, who had always seemed a little 'lively', spoke in her crisp voice, " Isn't it the famous goddess Princess Onia in history?"

As she said this, Henry turned his head, and the eyes of the others, especially the five-short mercenary, lit up.

"Princess Onia!"

"Treasure!"

Simple and clear key words spit out from everyone's mouths, there have been many claims and rumors about the princess who came to Avenella with a thousand people's countless treasures and dowry, but mysteriously disappeared halfway through the way, and her treasure, but if she really disappeared, what about the words written on the wall?

"Could it be that Princess Onia's treasure is in this castle!" The pudgy mercenary, who had been unhappy with Henry's face, rushed up and leaned next to Henry, the sage looked down at him and did not speak, while Bernie looked at Henry with a questioning look in his eyes.

"Let's go this way. Henry nodded: "This passage looks wider than the others, and you see, the damp moss on the ground is also extinct here. ”

"There are only two possibilities, one is that it is better ventilated, and the other is that the terrain is higher and away from moisture. ”

"Ritsaurs prefer damp and cold places, and they hate dry ground with good ventilation, so it should be safer for us to go here. Henry said this, and a tall bearded mercenary at the back of the group let out a loud "ah——! behind him, and then shook the torch in his hand to scare off several tailing rats.

"It's not good...... Henry whispered, "They may look more than we thought"

"Yes, yes, so hurry up and go, two bosses. Before Bernie could speak, the pudgy mercenary pushed Mira through the gap between Henry and Bernie, and he looked eager to try, while Henry frowned and pulled the white-haired girl who almost fell, and then nodded to Bernie, and the two walked in together.

The echo of horses' hooves was amplified in the passage, and Henry was right, and after a short walk the road wider than the entrance began to spiral upward.

This made Henry more and more suspicious of what it was used for, as the spiraling structure was usually used for towers, but the floor here was made of polished stone slabs rather than steps.

"It's not the ice skating platform of the royal family back then. Bernie made a quip that curled the corners of Henry's mouth slightly, but he immediately noticed that the air currents in front of him had become stronger.

"Hey, hey, come and see this. The stocky mercenary waved at them at the bend in front of them, and Bernie sighed as the group picked up a slight speed and walked across the slope.

"Oh——!"

The four women, including Mira, spoke in a rather neat voice, and the sight of the pale blue light enveloping even the men couldn't help but feel happy.

At the end of the winding passage is an open-air castle walkway. It's quite wide, let alone a horse, and even two carriages are no problem.

The night breeze swept through the tops of the nearby trees, pouring in through the doorways of the passage dome, and the fresh air made everyone who breathed in feel refreshed. The walkway is paved with white stone, which is the same as the rest of the castle, and at this moment it shows a bright pale blue in the light of the three bright moons, and the wild grass growing from the cracks in the stone swayes slightly, and the emerald green forest can be seen in the moonlight when looking down.

"Let's rest here!" cried the lively young lady, but it was clearly not a good idea to spend the night in a leaky place on both sides, and they were not far enough away that the rattosaurs did not know if they were still following at this time.

Thinking so, Henry turned his head and shone his torch behind him.

"Whoa—whoa—" Two or three dark figures fled in an instant, and the young lady shuddered, and said no more about it.

"Annoying little crumbs!" the hot-tempered bearded mercenary picked up a stone from the ground and threw it backwards, and there was a clatter of brushes, making the same noise as the previous wall as the passage widened.

"Go ahead. Bernie said and beckoned back.

The moonlit passage looked to the other part of the castle, which was about twenty meters long, and with the distance of dryness, it might be enough to get rid of the rat dragons and spend a peaceful night.

Henry crouched down and examined the stone and structure, then nodded in confirmation of the decision.

The group was still moving forward with a vigilant attitude, the night wind was howling, and the moonlight was bright.

Behind them, the rat dragon, who followed them from the darkness, looked at the group with ghostly black eyes.

Their eyes reflected the castle on the other side of the group, and for some reason there seemed to be a hint of fear.