The hills are unusually silent.

Even though it was daylight, the area seemed to be rejecting the light in the sunlight.

A bitterly cold wind raged here.

The rugged and steep mountain ground is full of desolate sand, gravel and mud, and even the land looks dull.

All sorts of dry bones can be seen visible under the earth, and they are not completely buried in the earth.

The exposed limbs of the dry bones piled up here form a strange landscape together with the earth.

The white moonlight shone down, and under the moonlight, the two of them were walking in this area.

Circles of silvery-white light spread into the ground, spreading around.

"It's like a mass grave." Xia Daiti continued to walk forward and couldn't help but say.

"Our feet are almost full of dry bones of all kinds, and none of them are whole."

Hearing this, Arka, who was following Xia Daiti, looked at the white bones that were exposed from the ground under his feet.

Perhaps because of the passage of time, the bones of these corpses have long since merged with the earth and become part of this hill.

"It's not just humans...... There are also many demon corpses here. Shadetti continued as he walked.

Hearing this, Arka thought for a moment and said, "This should be the last place where the Cloud Sage resisted the demons, it seems that there were many more civilians forced here at that time than we thought.

The civilians who escaped may have been just a small fraction of what had gathered here. ”

As far as they knew, the number of civilians who managed to escape was only about one or two thousand at that time, under the defense of the Cloud Sage.

At that time, they thought that there might be only about twenty or thirty thousand civilians in total, but with the resistance and help of the Cloud Sage, one or two thousand escapes was already a lot.

But now it seems that the number of residents who were forced here at that time may be surprising.

Along the way, they could find scattered bones at almost every distance, but those scattered bones were not at all sight compared to the piles of bones piled up in this area.

That is, those who escaped were finally driven into a dead end here.

The two of them chatted as they walked.

And around them, all kinds of strange and terrifying evil spirits that look very infiltrating are surrounded by clusters.

Surrounded by the white moonlight.

Strange faces, blood-red pupils kept staring at the two in the moonlight. As soon as the moonlight disappears, they will rush up and try to tear them to shreds.

However, the two of them seemed to be fine, and they didn't seem to see that the evil spirit completely treated them as air, doing their own thing, and talking about their own heavens.

Among the evil spirits piled up, there are some evil spirits that seem to be different from their companions. The appearance should also not look so scary. It could be seen from the blood-red pupils that they were obviously smarter, and they seemed to be thinking.

looked at the two of them who were slowly leaving.

The spirits left their companions and gathered together behind a rock.

"How can a living person go deep into this?"

"I don't know, they still have people on the periphery."

"And they look strong, and the moonlight keeps me from approaching."

"What to do? What to do? ”

"Don't provoke, he'll kill us like these madmen."

"Yes, yes, Kerkra doesn't want to die."

"Don't worry, I won't kill you."

"Really? That's great, thank you. ”

"You're a great ...... Why are you here? ”

A ghostly figure that looked like a little girl screamed violently. Jumped directly into the air at a height of three meters and stayed there.

The rest of the ghosts turned their heads to find that they had seen the departing Arka crouch beside them, and had just spoken to them.

"Don't be surprised, let's talk."

Arka looked at the ghosts who had stepped back a lot in an instant. He crouched next to him and waved his hands to show that he had no ill intentions.

Then he pointed behind the stone: "You don't look like your kind, and they're just going to want to tear us apart, which isn't good."

If I could communicate with you, I would certainly prefer to communicate with you. ”

Arka blinked as she spoke, looking at the intelligent spirits in front of her with eyes that saw through the secrets.

He was able to tell the difference between these souls and the evil spirits outside through this look.

That's why he noticed the problem with these evil spirits in between small talk?

"How did you resist the abyss? Those of your companions have been attacked by the Abyss and turned into real evil monsters. ”

Saying that, Arka stood up, patted his body, and said with a smile: "Don't be so vigilant, you see that you were once human, I am also human, and our enemies are all demons and the abyss of invasion, aren't they?"

If you don't attack us, we won't attack you, right? ”

As he spoke, a strange evil spirit wandered over the stone.

Looking at this evil spirit, these ghosts with wisdom were startled, and quickly looked at Arka, signaling him to hide quickly with his eyes.

However, Arka just smiled and waved his hand. He stood upright, and the evil spirit passed by him, paying no attention to him.

"Look, I'm actually pretty good, aren't I?" Arka said with a smile.

Looking at this scene, these ghosts are not stupid, Arka can obviously not show up all the time, hiding in the distance. The willingness to show up and communicate with them shows his kindness.

The spirits looked at each other, and one of them looked to be about fifteen or sixteen years old, except for a strange tentacle with a different shape on one arm, and the normal looking ghost stepped forward.

"Well, you don't really look too bad."

Hearing this, Arka smiled and nodded, and then observed them.

"You don't seem to have figured it out yet, you should have other companions, right?" Arka said.

Then, without waiting for a few ghosts to speak, he directly clapped his hands gently: "You should know where our camp is, if you are willing to communicate and show kindness, then come to the camp to find me."

Before that, you can talk to someone who can really take care of things.

Good bye. ”

As he spoke, Arka clapped his hands lightly, and the figure disappeared in place, leaving only a faint pink mist.

Several ghosts just looked at each other and froze in place.

"What now?"

"Of course I'm going back, ask the general."

As he spoke, several ghosts disappeared in place.

Shadetti continued to circle around and scan the surrounding terrain, looking at the smile that suddenly appeared on Arka's face next to him.

"Have you communicated with them in the past?"

After Arka found out about the problem just now, he had already talked to her, so Xia Daiti naturally knew that Arka had separated a phantom to go to the test.

Arka nodded: "Looks like there will be a windfall in the evening." ”

The two continued walking, scanning the terrain around them.

Soon, he was back in the camp just as night was approaching.

Inside the camp, a warm fire had already lit in the stone huts built at the rock corners.

Looking at the two who returned, Julia smiled and waved at them.

Poloro stood on a rocky spot not far away, observing his surroundings, and there was a ring of dolls scattered around him.

"How? Are there any surprises? Lucilia asked, jumping onto Alka's shoulder and sitting down.

"Yes, but you'll find out in the evening."

As soon as he finished speaking, a dark curtain obscured the bright sky.

The surroundings went dark in an instant.

Tonight's night sky is full of stars, and a few stars that have never been seen before float in the sky.

"Alright, it's night."

Lucilia said as she looked at the sky.

Hearing this, Arka smiled helplessly: "Don't worry. ”

Shadetti smiled, walked into the stone house, found a place next to the campfire, and prepared all his tools and canvases.

With the strength of her strength and the blessing of the Pale Moon, her current exploration range is already very large, and she has been able to draw a map of this area after wandering around the central position directly today.

The efficiency has increased several times compared to before.

Two puppet girls sit by the campfire, grilling the ingredients they bring on the grill above.

These two puppet girls can be regarded as Juan Lu's apprentices, and most of the time they are Ju Anlu's assistant cooks.

Since Juan Lu wants to stay in the return town, naturally the two puppet girls will follow Arka.

A small stone bench was erected outside the stone house, and Julia sat on the stone bench, picked up the harp in her hand, and played it gently.

The gramophone stayed in front of her, not playing a sound, but recording Julia's music and recording it, which it played later.

The gramophone box does not have the function of amplifying the sound, so Julia has to expand the range of the playing, so that the sound that is played later has the same effect.

The sound of music sounded like a calm lake, as if a dark green mist surrounded everyone and penetrated deep into their souls.

In the sound of this music, they seem to be walking on the calm surface of the lake and the sand is a quiet stop.

The music is so peaceful, coupled with the setting in the middle of the night, that people can't help but sit down quietly and close their eyes.

Under the influence of musical diffusion and amplification, it is passed out.

Pass it on to Xu Yuan.

The evil spirits who were wandering not far away, hearing such music, couldn't help but stop and stop quietly.

No more wandering, no more screaming.

Until the sound faded away.

"What's this tune?"

"Requiem." Julia gently put down the harp in her hand and looked at the ghost in front of her.

This was the ghost that appeared in front of her halfway through, eyes not blood-red.

This is a female ghost, and looking at the not too blurry face on her face, you can see that she is about thirty years old.

From the appearance of her soul and the posture of her human body, you can tell that she must have been an elegant and beautiful woman when she was alive.

But she was wearing a suit of lightweight chainmail with a soft metal skirt that dangled into a skirt that protected her legs.

"It's been a long time since I've heard such calming music."

There was the sound of horses' hooves.

One was dressed in heavy armor and wore a helmet that completely covered his face. He also held a blade in his hand, like a two-handed sword.

This is a ghost knight, riding a ghost horse, and appears in front of everyone.

Looking at the two figures that appeared in front of them, Julia didn't look surprised.

Arka walked over and looked at the two of them.

His eyes could see that the strength of these two ghosts was at the fifth stage.

"You're the powerful stranger that Kerkra said he was, right?" The ghost knight said, looking at Arka .

Arka nodded.

The female ghost in light armor looked around and said, "Are you here for the Staff of Clouds?" ”

It seems that they know very well what strangers will come here for if they come here.

Faced with such a question, Arka nodded without hesitation. There's obviously nothing to hide.

"That's right, we're treasure hunters, and we've followed clues all the way here."

"Then let's be honest, we can't let you take the Cloud Staff. He is important to us to the spirits who still have a personal will, and even to these evil spirits. The female ghost said without hesitation.

Arka nodded.

In a situation like this, the fact that the Cloud Staff is still here is enough to explain something.

Without saying anything more, he reached out and waved a stool made of dirt and stone appeared on the ground.

"Sit down, if you don't mind, how about talking about the situation here? I'm curious about here. ”

With that, Arka sat down.

Xia Daiti and the others also sat down one after another, and when they saw this situation, the two ghosts who came over looked at each other. After thinking about it, they found their respective places to sit down, and the ghost horse stood quietly behind the two.

"Meet me, my name is Arka, and I'm the leader of the Compass Treasure Hunt, and they're my companions."

"Salalan Empire, Third Legion, Commander of the Commando Knights, Hengers."

"Salalan Empire, National Spell Order, Soul Scholar, Lunami."

Hearing the introduction of the two, Lucilia said directly: "I remember these two names, they are the same as the Cloud Sage, they are one of the heroes who are responsible for resisting the demon and making the others flee in the end. ”

"And Hengers should also be a member of the Cursed Sword family."

The two ghosts weren't surprised by Lucilia's words, and it was clear that this wasn't the first time they had communicated with outsiders.

Maybe you still have a lot of understanding of some of the situations outside.

Arka nodded, nodded at the two and said, "Fortunately." ”

"If you don't mind, can you tell me why the Staff of the Cloud is so important to you?"

As he spoke, Arka crossed his arms and hugged him, a faint golden light flashing on his forehead.

This is the first time he has revealed his identity as a saint of the Virgin Mary so bluntly.

But I have to say that such a straightforward revelation is indeed very easy to make.

Especially now, when both sides are distrustful, and the questions asked by Arka are quite private.

The two ghosts looked at the situation.

Lunami thought for a moment and said, "The reason he's important is because he's anchored to all the evil spirits here, including us...... Or even the souls of some demons. ”

Hearing this, everyone present pondered, this has obviously reached a very important point.

"What if...... What happens when you take it away? Xia Daiti couldn't help asking.

Hearing this, Lunami looked at her and said, "You'd better not have such thoughts, if you take it, the breath of the abyss will infect us ghosts who still retain our personal will."

And all these evil spirits that have been impregnated with the breath of the abyss will spread, and they will be unfettered and wreak havoc around them.

And those demonic souls that are also anchored here will also return to the abyss and return again. ”

"Hmm...... Sounds all bad news. Bororo said.

"It's a bit presumptuous to ask, but I'd like to ask. To create this situation, and to make this place like this, must have been something you did.

Did you perform some kind of necromancy ritual that kept your soul bound in this area? As a result, these souls were invaded by the abyss and turned into evil spirits. ”

Lucilia asked, sitting on Arka's shoulder and looking at Lunami.

Faced with such a question, Lunami nodded without hesitation.

"That's right, I did all this, including our current state, the existence of those evil spirits, all of which I did at that time."

"No, not by you. It's the direction we choose. You just helped us with our request. ”

Hengers, who hadn't spoken much, said suddenly.

"If you don't mind, can you talk about the situation at that time, this is an unknown history. And we happen to be curious, too. Arka said.

(End of chapter)