The night was still long, and the fog was slowly dissipating with time. The forest is like a huge labyrinth, with intertwined branches and leaves, and the branches are intertwined, silent, and even the birds and insects are silent for some reason.

Suddenly, a gloomy wind blew, the branches swayed, the leaves rattled, and the red-eyed raven flew low above Cesare's head from the darkness of the night, screaming, "Never again!" ”

It was like an echo from hell that ran through the forest, but it quickly disappeared into the twilight, as if it were just a hallucination.

Cesare could barely feel the pain in his shoulder, but collapsed and had a high fever.

The infection caused by the hyphae continued to ferment in his body, and his condition was far worse than the injuries that occurred on his sister Klosia.

But if you die...... Who can save Closia......

Cesare's consciousness was about to run out of his mind, and he just knew that he had to get out of place before Anya could react, far away, away from everyone he didn't want to hurt before the mycelium took full control of his mind......

His head hurt terribly, his body ached like pins and needles, his vision was blurry, and the trees around him were shaking in his vision, like countless gloating creatures twisting and laughing at his inadequacy.

It was too reluctant for two teenage children to walk through the monster-infested forest, and they may have been favored by the gods to get to this point, perhaps from the beginning...... The ending is predestined.

Cesare understood a lot of things, no wonder the Count of Hunyarte only let him stay in the castle since he was a child, it turned out that the forest outside the castle was really not a place he could deal with, Cesare was really afraid...

He was afraid of what he was about to become, of the gradual loss of reason, if he had only decided to stay with his sister in the first place

Would it be wise to accompany her to the last moment of her life rather than risk returning to her family's territory to find some herbs......

Helpless and lonely as he walked alone through the cold forest, Cesare's body was getting weaker and weaker, he could feel his body temperature dropping, his limbs gradually losing sensation, and everything was just moving forward by muscle memory.

Just remember that as long as you go far enough, the safer Anya will be.

Sweat dripped from Cesare's forehead, his close-fitting clothing was soaked with liquid, his breathing became more and more rapid, and the consciousness in his brain floated upwards as the brilliance in his eyes faded.

It was as if he was going to merge into this forest and become a part of this cursed land.

"Help! Is there anyone nearby! ”

Cesare's consciousness briefly snapped back to reality at the faint call of a man, and he shook his head, his pupils dilated and erected like beasts, and the sound sounded familiar from a short distance.

After a moment's hesitation, Cesare shuffled toward the cries for help.

"Everyone's fine, help me! I am here! ”

Cesare clattered on the dwarf branches, leaving fresh paw prints on the trees he passed.

His breath turned to white mist in the cold night, and he keenly pricked up his ears to approach the direction of the rescuer, and from time to time he raised the tip of his nose to sniff the breath of the living in the air.

I don't know if it's a good thing, although the sharp pain in his body has not been reduced in the slightest, Cesare feels that his body is getting lighter and lighter, and his steps are light, and walking in the muddy and damp forest is no longer strenuous but much faster.

In addition, the canopy of trees completely obscured the moonlight in the foggy night, but at this moment, Cesare looked at everything in front of him as if it was emitting an eerie green light on its own.

The forest was as dark as day, allowing him to dodge all obstacles with precision.

Soon, Cesare came to another forest path, presumably an extension of one of the forks they had missed.

On the side of the road was the familiar carriage, the one that Captain Claudius had driven away, and the horses were peacefully parked and bowed their heads to graze, and the cries for help of the human stick Bolonis continued to be heard in the tin carriage.

Gently pushed the door a few times and found that it was locked, and the "hand" pinched the lock and pulled it hard, and the door opened by itself.

The moment the door opened, the carriage was in disarray, and the man Polonis fell to the ground, struggling and fluttering like a dehydrated fish.

When Polonis saw something outside the door, he first thought he was saved, and then his expression turned horrified.

He saw the boy in the dark crawling with vine-like mycelium, his skin cracked, black mucus flowing outward, his nails and fingers fused together into claws, and his mouth was full of fangs and black blood flowing.

But soon, the man Bolonis recognized that it was Cesare's face, and he instantly regained his expression and became surprised, and he almost cheered, excitedly looking at the mycelium growing on Cesare's body and laughing strangely.

"It's you, I remember your name, Cesare Hunyati! Do you remember our agreement? You have to save me and take me to the field! It's already very close to here! ”

The other party was nothing more than excited, but the voice sounded so harsh to Cesare that he covered his ears in pain. He sighed hard, his eyes blinking in turn, trying to remember how he could use his throat to make a human sound.

"No......," Cesare held on to the door and eased for a long time before he made a sound. The lock on the door is broken...... You'd better wait for someone else to save you, I'm in danger right now......"

As he spoke, Cesare turned to walk away with his head twitching with the sound of his heartbeat, and the man in the carriage, Polonis, shouted hurriedly. "Wait a minute! Where did the girl with you go! Do you know? ”

The stick asked, but still didn't stop Cesare from leaving, and yelled even more heartbreakingly.

"Don't you care if she lives or dies! The reason why the girl named Anya can understand the language of birds is because she is the child chosen by the dragon! Do you know what the Dragon Whisperer can sell for a smuggler? Claudius has already gone to arrest her, and may have succeeded now! ”

“…… What did you say? Cesare stopped, his eyes bloodshot when he turned his head.

"As long as Claudius wants it, there is no example of it being able to escape from the palm of his hand. Take me away, I know where our head is! This is your last chance, Cesare Hunyati! ”