At night, the snow-capped mountains are extraordinarily peaceful, with snow blowing from time to time, blocked by cold rocks and glaciers.

In the shelter, the bonfire was blazing, and the light of the fire reflected on the tent, pulling out strange shadows.

"In four days, all the places have been searched. ”

Dora said as she took the quill pen she was holding in her mouth and crossed the last blank area on the map.

This map is a preliminary map drawn by her and Lance using the flying ability of a second-level wizard to conduct aerial reconnaissance in the area east of the Cold Mountain Pass. Although it is rough, it can roughly depict the specifics of this half-plane of Sanchester.

The forest south of the White City is one end of the Plane River, and the northern part of the Cold Mountain also flows a branch of another Plane River, but there is no Lost Dock here, and it is undoubtedly a fool's dream for wizards below the fourth level to use their own abilities to survive the Plane River. In the entire Hanshan Mountain Range, only a special plane depression appeared near the Hanshan Pass, which was glued to another plane. That's why Lance was able to access Guò to the Black Ze and the Storm Country.

To the northeast, between the Plane River and the Cold Mountains, this large area is where the Civaret Castle may be stored, that is, the target area of their search.

However, to their disappointment, after four days of searching, they found nothing.

"Is it possible that the castle has been made invisible by some force?"

Beside the campfire, Valerie frowned and said, "Or is it another half-plane?"

"You must not have learned the knowledge of plane studies well. Landry struck mercilessly:

This is a phenomenon that violates the three iron laws of plane knowledge. Half planes can only be mosaic with two normal planes. Because there is no Dimensional Heart as the core force, the half-planes embedded with each other will soon lose their balance and eventually sink into the void under the influence of astral gravity. The reason why the Sanchester half-plane has been able to survive for a long time is that, on the one hand, the river of the plane is the hub, embedded in the vicinity of Ferendor, and on the other hand, it is also confirmed by Lance that the world to the north of the Cold Mountain Pass is definitely a complete plane. ”

Landry was right. Dora said lightly: "There can be no more half-planes, as for invisibility, it is a bit possible......"

"Not invisibility. Lance denied:

"Enchanting a castle is very difficult, let alone invisible. It shouldn't be able to escape my eyes. ”

See what he says so confidently. The rest of the people nodded their heads, although they had doubts in their hearts.

Lance is naturally not bragging, Hawkeye itself has a certain anti-stealth ability, plus the assistance of the black bat. He couldn't have missed an entire castle.

"There are no half-planes. It's not ......invisible," Dora mused, "Then only the last possibility remains." ”

As soon as this statement came out. Everyone was silent, and Landry's face turned slightly blue.

The campfire crackled, making the silence even more awkward. After a while. Instead, it was Landry who spoke first:

"It's really just that possibility. We shouldn't give up on this clue just because of what happened before. ”

After that, he looked at everyone with a wry smile: "Why do you have such an expression? Do you think that I am the kind of man who will leave a psychological shadow forever if I am hit once?"

Lance patted him on the shoulder and said kindly, "Don't think too much, work, we're just thinking about the danger level of that place." ”

"There is no doubt that it is extremely dangerous. Landry said with trepidation, "That Forbidden Forest is a forbidden demon area, and it is shrouded in fog, so I don't know where it leads. This mysterious place is very much like a site where treasures are buried. If it weren't for Lance, I would have almost died there......"

"That's why we made that place the last place to explore. Lance sighed, "It would be nice to find the entrance to Sivaret somewhere else...... Dora, what did your ancestors want?"

Dora also looked puzzled, shrugged her shoulders and said, "How do I know? The only clear instruction I received was to find the golden sword, and I also learned that Sivaréri has a lot of wealth and treasure, but also a lot of danger. I have shared with you the prophecy of the second stage, and I know no more than you. ”

With that, she spread out the blank paper, and saw that all the blank areas on it were crossed and crossed, except for a corner in the southeast, where a large question mark was drawn.

On the edge of the question mark, there is also a scribbled evaluation: Forbidden Demon Zone, highly dangerous.

"Rest early. The only good news is that the spot is visually below the snow line, and there is no snow or ice obstructing our view. We have to keep our energy in check, we don't have many days left until the summer solstice, so we'll leave early tomorrow morning. ”

Lance said firmly, "I'm in charge of the night tonight, and I just have a spell to review." ”

No one objected to Lance's arrangement, and the rest of the men went back to their tents, with Dora the exception.

"Why don't you sleep?"

Lance asked casually, and at the same time took out his magic book, and began to silently review the few second-level witchcraft spells he had just learned. He wasn't fast enough to cast these second-level sorcery, and some of them couldn't be used on the move, so he had to concentrate on overcoming them at all times. With his mental strength, even if he doesn't sleep for a week, it's fine.

"Can't sleep. Dora replied simply.

Lance let out an "oh" and said no more, just quietly flipped through the magic book with dense notes by the campfire.

After a while, Dora's voice rang out: "I found that you are quite cute when you are serious. ”

"Lovely?" Lance closed the book in surprise and pointed to himself, "Are you describing me?"

The girl nodded.

That's not a good compliment for a man. He rubbed his nose, a little uncomfortable with Dora's attitude.

"What you should pay more attention to is the qualifier in front. Doranunu's mouth: "Refers specifically to when reading a book." ”

"Okay. But do I suddenly become disgusting when I don't read?"

Lance asked with interest.

"Not really, but a little bit...... There is a little bit of an abomination. ”

"You have too many secrets, and even though I know it's your way of protecting yourself, I still don't like it. ”

"Actually, what I am most curious about is that you are only sixteen or seventeen years old, why do you look like an uncle in your thirties and forties? Your words and deeds can easily make people ignore your appearance, and only the moment you are reading a book will you reveal some temperament suitable for this age - you look like an elegant son of a nobleman. ”

Dora whispered, "Actually, you already knew that the forbidden area was the real entrance, right?"

Lance was silent for a moment. The content of Dora's words changed so quickly. He was a little surprised. The first few sentences seemed to be still chatting, but the tone suddenly changed and turned into questioning.

It was clear that she wasn't thinking too fast. It's done on purpose. The purpose was to catch Lance off guard.

She didn't give Lance a chance to answer. Instead, he said to himself, "I asked Landry, and he said he had heard a cry when he was being attacked by that unknown force. There are babies and there are women. It's in that cypress forest. And you were there at the time, and you saved him. ”

But then you didn't say a word. Those four lines of poetry, you must be familiar with it. ”

Dora's big eyes stared directly at Lance.

The latter smiled slightly, and suddenly spoke: "[Coffin of the Sycamore, Weeping Forest]." ”

That's it. Dora said firmly, "Landry was too frightened to pay attention to this, and the rest of the people were not present, and I asked him privately this morning to get this clue." But you're different, you already know it, don't you?"

"I'm just skeptical. Lance did not shy away from saying, "Everything must be investigated before we can act, what if it is a coincidence? Or is it Landry's delusion? Instead of taking the risk, why don't you take the time and look elsewhere, do you think I have a problem?"

Dora looked at him suspiciously, and Lance looked calm.

The two were silent for a while, and the former shook his head: "I'm just asking." ”

With that, she stood up, left the campfire, and returned to her tent.

Lance sat there silently, shaking his head slightly. After a while, the seal ring that had been worn on the ring finger of his right hand warmed slightly.

"Another one died...... This time, I didn't even walk halfway through. This is a real jungle tiger. ”

Lance's heart was a little heavy.

As Dora said, he did notice the Forbidden Forest right away. So he used the Seal Ring to manipulate some beasts to explore the way, but for a few days, all the beasts sent out by Lance died tragically, and there was very little information from the shared vision - tonight he sent a jungle tiger, but he still died on the way.

I didn't even see the face of the murderer. Only a black whirlwind was seen rising in the forest, and the beasts often died tragically on the spot. Lance also lost his shared vision.

"It's so weird. He thought silently: "The last time I was with Landry, but on the edge of the Forbidden Forest, he was attacked inexplicably, both physical and magical, miscellaneous, although it was very messy, but it almost didn't kill Landry. Although I rescued him, I didn't see the enemy. Could it be that he's really a complete invisible monster?"

"I can't even see the face of the enemy clearly, and it's really troublesome to go to the Forbidden Forest tomorrow...... At least the three of them were secretly saving their lives. It's really embarrassing. ”

Lance shook his head with a wry smile, took a deep breath, and said to himself:

"The night is still long, think again. ”

......

The next morning, on the side of a small hill in the northeastern part of the Cold Mountain.

The five stood side by side, and in front of them was a dense cypress forest, which was not different from the rest from the rest.

The same gloomy, the same tall and dim - only those who have experienced its perils can truly feel its difference.

Ever since he got close to the woods, Landry's face had turned much paler. It could be seen that he had tried his best to control himself, but he still showed a trace of fear.

The excitement from the encounter a few days ago was too great. He was attacked by an enemy hiding in the shadows, and in an instant, more than ten first-level spells bombarded him, and his defensive spells were shattered, if it wasn't for Lance's decisive action to block most of the spells for him, I'm afraid he would have died long ago. Rao was still a flaming arrow that grazed his heart and struck him in the left arm, nearly burning his chest.

The spell attack alone was unexpected. But it doesn't strike fear into the hearts of a determined wizard. But what made him feel terrible was that from the beginning to the end, he didn't see the enemy at all!

It's a very frustrating thing.

"Are you sure you want to go in?" said Dora, solemnly, "Obviously, we don't know much about this forest. The only thing I know is that this place is forbidden to demons. All people's witchcraft and magic are suppressed by a mystical force. Half of Lance's and I powers will be suppressed. And your strength is estimated to be only 30% left. ”

The three of them looked at each other, although they were a little afraid, but they all resolutely chose to nod.

That's it. They can't do it halfway. There is no going back for Ferendor, and the resources that the Star Tower can provide to them are very limited, and if they want to break through further, they must find the true burial place of the Dora family's treasure.

According to Dora, her breakthrough came from a [Secret Apple] left by her ancestors, and mortals who ate this apple could become a high-level apprentice in one fell swoop, and after taking it, the high-level apprentice could be promoted to a second-level wizard.

Dora only got one of these secret apples. But in Sivaret Castle, it is said that there are seven secret apple trees! as long as they can get one, they can be promoted to the second level of wizards, standing side by side with Dora and Lance. Such a temptation, it is impossible for them to refuse!

After all, if you cultivate by yourself, you don't know how many years you may not be able to succeed. Before today, they had already thought about the joints, so they naturally wouldn't flinch from the battle.

As for Reims, the purpose of looking for Sivaré Castle is also very clear, naturally to become stronger!

On the wizard's path, his needs are unlimited, and his resources are limited, and between infinite and finite, it creates a situation where witchcraft resources are bound to be scarce. He needed a lot of things, including magic compression, methods for refining magic power, all kinds of witchcraft mysteries, and ways to promote to third-level wizards in the future, etc.

These things can't be obtained in the Black Lands, and Ferendor may be able to, but God knows if the Hades have turned it into a hell, and the rest of the places, such as the Blue Mountains and the Black Gold Castle, are too far away, and I don't know how many dangers I will have to encounter along the way to get there, so it is better to follow Dora to find Sivaret Castle.

Coupled with the fact that his strength is greatly advanced now, it is impossible to retreat because of the slightest danger.

......

"In that case, let's go. Dora looked at Lance, intentionally or not.

The latter pondered for a moment, and strode in: "I'll be the first, you guys follow." ”

At that moment, the five mermaids rushed in, and walked out of the scorching sun into the shady dense forest.

As soon as they walked into this place, everyone felt that their bodies had become much heavier. The magic that was originally extremely active was suppressed by a mysterious force, and it became much more silent.

Lance walked forward step by step, and since the Seal Ring could share vision with the sealed animal, he was still familiar with the woods.

Entering the forest, he looked around, picked a safe route, and made his way forward.

Walking step by step on the thick pile of wide leaves, there is a nice sound of leaves breaking under my feet.

All were highly focused, staff in hand, ready to cast spells at any time.

Only Lance, as if strolling leisurely, walked unhurriedly.

At first, his magic was indeed suppressed a little, but after going deep into the forest, he found that the situation had changed.

The magic that had been silent suddenly became much more active, and when he looked closely, he found that it was because of the demon's heart!

After encountering the seal of the night demon, the demonic nature of this heart with mysterious origin seems to have been reduced a lot due to the influence of the seal, and all the auditory hallucinations and hallucinations that had often appeared have disappeared, and none of the benefits such as timely replenishment of magic power and strengthening the body have disappeared, which makes Lance a little grateful to the night demon.

For a long time, the heart was so peaceful that Lance almost forgot about it.

But in this forest, this heart seems to be faintly awakened under the influence of some mysterious force......

"Bang bang bang!"

The sound of his heartbeat was getting louder and louder, ringing rhythmically in Lance's ears, and the five hundred points of magic became restless, and Lance could only forcibly suppress them with his will.

But the look of vigilance in his eyes grew stronger and stronger.

To make the Demon Heart so excited, there must be something strange about this Forbidden Forest.

"I felt a little wrong. ”

It was at this moment that the silent barbarian wizard opened his mouth rarely.

"What's wrong?" asked Lance, a little surprised.

"This wood, although it looks normal, does not have the smell or smell of trees. Sacra walked over to a cypress tree and gently stroked the rough bark.

Suddenly, he held the bark of the tree with his right hand and slid it down slightly. In the next second, a line of blood dripped from his palm.

He wrapped his right hand in silence with a handkerchief, and then used a healing stone to heal the wound on his palm.

The way everyone looked at the cypress tree immediately changed.

Where is this tree...... It's clearly a knife!

Lance frowned, and at this moment, he suddenly heard a crying voice!

At first it was a baby's cry, then it became a woman's.

In the dense forest, the sky suddenly darkened. There was a fog above.

The woman's cry came from far and near, and in the next second, it sounded behind him! (To be continued......)

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