Thinking of this, Alan couldn't help but tremble all over his body, and he didn't dare to move even if he stayed in this kneeling position for a long time, just looked at the darkness around him in horror.

But it was pitch black all around, only the slightest wisp of moonlight sprinkled on the wall through the gap in the curtains, and his eyesight was not very good, and he could only see a slender and vague light in the distance, which made him feel even more panicked.

"Calm down, Allen...... Calm down!" After a long while, Alan felt that his legs were starting to go numb, so he shook his head and tried to convince himself to calm down: "This is in the house, there are only four of us in the room, there are only four of us in the room, and it is safe here...... And there is no devil at all, old Siphus's words sound terrible, but this is not the time when gods and ghosts were still believed. ”

Alan took a few deep breaths and felt better. He slowly stood up and rubbed his legs, pulling the curtain open again.

The fluorescent grass in the Four Seasons Garden is still faintly glowing, like a circle of lake water surrounding the flowers in the middle, and occasionally the wind blows, and it will show beautiful ripples.

It's still as quiet as ever.

After watching by the window for a long time, the terrifying atmosphere slowly dissipated, and Allen's heart finally calmed down.

However, it seemed to be disturbed by the sound of Allen's series of movements, and Riel didn't know what he muttered, and rolled over and fell asleep again.

Alan also went back to bed and lay down. Although he could still hear the strange drum beat, its frequency was much lower and much smaller, at least it wasn't as noisy as it had just been. And Alan could feel that the voice was weakening further.

"If you have a chance, let's ask Old Seaphus for myself, he should know something. There's no point in guessing now. Alan made up his mind, and then he slept peacefully.

This time he slept quickly and deeply, and he didn't know when the strange sound had disappeared.

By the time he opened his eyes again, it was already dark, and the drumbeat had disappeared without a trace.

Riel was still sleeping with his head covered.

Being tossed like this last night, Alan felt a little sleep-deprived. He lay in bed for a long time, thinking back to the events of last night, and it felt like a dream. It wasn't until the clock struck seven o'clock, and he remembered the breakfast he had made with Cynthia, that he quickly got up, woke up Riel, and the two of them hurriedly washed up and set off.

As yesterday, there weren't many people on the road.

Alan had obviously arrived a little earlier, as Cynthia hadn't shown up at the intersection where they often met.

Maybe it was because yesterday's consumption was too much, and Riel looked like he hadn't slept well and kept yawning.

After waiting a little bit, Alan decided to go in first and help Cynthia order food.

However, as soon as Alan turned around, before he could lift his feet, he saw that the originally listless Riel suddenly had his eyes lit up, and he waved excitedly at the girls' dormitory: "Hurry up!

Alan looked back and saw that it was none other than Alyssa.

"What are you two doing standing here?" asked Alyssa at a trott, with a rare smile on her face.

"Isn't it true that Alan made an appointment with you?" Riel looked at Alan a little puzzled.

"No, I don't. Alyssa said, and then looked at Alan a little strangely.

"Uh...... This ......" Alan then remembered that he hadn't told Riel since last night, and the person he had made an appointment with this morning was Cynthia...... And when Alan stopped here, he just told Riel to wait a minute, and he took it for granted that Alan was going to wait for Alyssa, so he yawned and didn't ask more.

"Uh...... Actually, the person I made an appointment to eat with this morning was Cynthia. Alan said to Rare that he didn't even dare to look at Alyssa. He didn't know why, but he was inexplicably afraid that Alyssa would misunderstand something.

"Cynthia?!" Riel was a little surprised when she heard that Eren was waiting for someone, and suddenly became interested, and put his arm around Alan's shoulder with a wicked smile and said, "You two are developing so fast!

"Uh...... It's not what you think!" Alan waved his hand and quickly explained, "It's just that she helped me a lot yesterday and invited me to breakfast, and I want to thank her...... That's forty points, after all. ”

"Oh......" Riel pouted, no more asking. It didn't seem to be the answer he wanted to hear.

Alyssa lowered her head, unable to see her expression clearly.

"Let's go, I'll treat you to breakfast. Alan said hurriedly, and then took the lead and walked into the restaurant.

Alyssa raised her head, her face full of displeasure, and she stood there for a long time. If it weren't for Rare's repeated urging, I don't know how long she would have been standing.

By the time they came in, Alan had already ordered breakfast for them.

"Ham sandwich and milk, plus an omelette. Allen said.

"I love the omelette here. Riel said as he sat down across from Allen, "But it doesn't feel as good as my mom's." ”

Alyssa tries to sit down next to Alan, but is grabbed by Riel and gives her a look and motions for her to sit on her side.

Alyssa looked at Riel, not understanding what he meant, and hesitated.

At this moment, Cynthia's voice came from behind them: "Yo, I didn't expect anyone else...... It's been a lively morning. ”

Alan poked his head over and saw that Cynthia didn't know when she had arrived, and it seemed to be a little different from yesterday.

Before Alyssa could turn around, Cynthia had already sat down next to Alan without hesitation, then glanced at Alyssa and said lightly, "Please sit down." ”

Such a simple few words sounded so natural, as if it was her who invited them to dinner today, not Allen. This made Alyssa's heart instantly filled with dissatisfaction.

Since the last time they argued, Alyssa had completely lost her affection for Cynthia, and now she was clinging to Alan everywhere, which made Alyssa feel very annoying. The main thing is the tone of Cynthia's voice, which seems to be a little dismissive of everyone else, and only when talking to Eren is normal.

However, because of her relationship with Allen, she also helped Alan a lot, and after thinking about it for a long time, Alyssa finally chose to be patient.

Alyssa sat down, and Riel's hand let go.

Alan was relieved to see Alyssa start her breakfast without talking - they didn't quarrel this time. Every time they met, the air seemed to smell of gunpowder.

He glanced at Cynthia again, and then he realized that she was different today: instead of wearing a ponytail today, she had her hair coiled up and tied it behind her head like a bud, and then she braided a delicate braid to wrap the bud in the middle, and finally used a long red ribbon to hold the whole hairstyle in place.

"No wonder you're a little late today. Alan said with a smile.

"Huh?" Cynthia glanced at Alan and saw that he was staring at his hair, "Oh, you said hair...... It took Freya about an hour to get it right. ”

"Hmm...... It's refreshing and looks like it suits you perfectly. ”

"Really? Thank you. Cynthia smiled, "Actually, I didn't want her to make it so complicated for me...... I just think that in the future, it will often involve the practice of various elemental magic, and it may be more convenient to tie up my hair. ”

"Actually, you ......" Alan opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but suddenly caught a glimpse of Alyssa's expression, looking like a volcanic eruption, remembering that these two people were incompatible before, so he hurriedly changed his words: "Uh...... You guys...... Did you hear any strange sounds last night?"

"What's the sound?" Riel looked dazed.

"It was about midnight, and it was loud at first, and then it got quieter, uh...... It seems to have come from underground. Allen added.

"No, I slept deeply. Alyssa also looked at Riel blankly and shook her head.

However, Cynthia was stunned for a moment and asked, "You mean...... That drumbeat?"

"Yes! like a drumbeat!" Alan suddenly came to his senses when he heard Cynthia say this, "You heard that too?"

"Hmm...... I wasn't sure at first, so I listened to it for a long time. Cynthia thought carefully about last night's events, her expression solemn, "I think I heard a roar." ”

"And do you know anything that makes that noise?" asked Allen.

"I don't know. Cynthia shook her head, "As far as I know, there aren't many creatures that can move underground, and it seems that the only ones that are so big that they can make such a loud noise are the earthwalkers. ”

"But the book says that they only roar when they are out of the ground, and when they are underground, they will keep quiet in order to track down their prey. Allen said.

"That's right. Cynthia nodded, "And it's not close to Krivari City, but it's also within its precincts, and there's no way the Department of Security can let such a thing as a beast roam around here." ”

"That'...... What could it be?" Alan pondered.

However, Alyssa suddenly interrupted Allen's thoughts, looked a little irritable, and urged: "Hurry up and eat, or you will be late later." ”

"Oh...... Uh-huh......" Alan came back to his senses, nodded meaningfully, and continued to eat breakfast.

"Then accompany me to class. Alyssa continued.

"What?" Alan almost squirted out of his mouth when he heard Alyssa say this suddenly.

It was the first time he had heard Alyssa speak to him in such a tone, and it smacked of command. He looked up at Alyssa and saw that she was biting her lip lightly, as if she was a little uneasy, but she had a determined look in her eyes, not joking.

"This ......," Alan was a little embarrassed, "I was going to use this morning to finish the assignment that Professor Stubone had assigned yesterday......" Alan whispered.

"That'...... Then just accompany me to the general department. Alyssa looked to the side, "The second class should be enough for you to do your homework, right?"

"Uh...... Hmm......" Alan hesitated again, still wanting to refuse, but since Alyssa took the initiative to give in, he agreed: "Then...... All right. ”

"Heh, interesting...... Cynthia heard Alyssa say this, and suddenly the corners of her mouth gently went up, looked at Alan and said, "Otherwise, I will also go to yesterday's class again, how about it?"