Rumble, rumble————

A little black lightning began to fill the dark clouds overhead.

It was like roaring, like struggling, desperately trying to break free from the cage that had imprisoned it for more than a thousand years.

And under the dark clouds with flashing black thunder, spreading along the top of the mountain, are still the rows of huge thorn walls, more than ten meters high. Those strong vines and plants are entangled with each other, blocking anything behind.

The little bits of light prevent anyone from peeking into what actually exists behind the plant.

However, this huge wall of thorns can only become a magnificent background at this point in time.

Because in front of this huge wall, there was a person standing steadily.

A man that almost all the members of Mermaid Song have met in person.

This person wears a scarf on his head, a ruby ​​necklace around his neck, a green top with a pair of light brown wear-resistant trousers, and a pair of dirty-looking shoes on his feet.

The boots didn't seem to be worn at all. The overall look seemed to be nothing special, but some parts of the clothes gave Ariel a luster like dragon scales.

On his back was an exquisite bow that was shaped like an elegant dancer, and on his waist was a quiver containing almost thirty arrows.

From the chest to the waist bag on the belt, there are daggers, daggers, folding long sticks, five throwing knives, hook locks, and a small-looking but seemingly bottomless weapon inside.

Prop bag.

A small round shield was tied to this man's left hand. The round shield didn't look big, but the center of the shield gave people a vague feeling of transparency. The shield alone seemed to give people a

Exuding a feeling of mysterious power.

And the most important thing is this person's right hand...

In his right hand, he holds a sword.

The hilt of a sword is carved into the shape of a wing, and a thin golden line appears in the middle of the sword body. Just looking at it from a distance, it looks like a one-handed long sword that can give people a strong sense of oppression!

When everyone arrived at the top of the mountain, the brave man's eyes began to slowly turn around, falling on Ariel who was the first to bear the brunt. But at this moment, what Ariel saw was no longer the Link who seemed to be indifferent to everything.

, but a powerful brave man whose whole body exudes an aura that is difficult for ordinary people to approach!

At this time, Ariel noticed that there was an opening in the huge wall of thorns behind the hero. This was an opening that was just big enough for one person to enter. It was pitch black inside, and the only thing that could be seen was that the wall of the passage seemed to be also dark.

Completely occupied by thorns.

"call……"

Ariel tried to calm down her heart so that it would not beat with the heart of the mountain.

She took a deep breath, then raised her head, tried her best to smile, looked at the man in front of her who was called a brave man, and said with a smile——

"Mr. Link, it's really been a long time since we last met? Why didn't you come to see me when you came back to Pelican City? How about we go to the city now, I'll make you a cup of tea, and then we can have a good chat and catch up on old times.

?We plan to hold another elemental car competition this year. I hope you, the former champion, can provide us with some suggestions!"

As she spoke, Ariel took steps forward, trying to take a step closer to the brave man.

But she had just taken a step, and Link over there suddenly pointed the sword in his hand this way!

"careful!"

In an instant, Napa in Ariel's arms rushed out and stood in front of Ariel! At that moment, Ariel felt her eyes suddenly light up! Then, Napa in mid-air seemed to be hit by something.

As if struck, he fell from mid-air weakly and fell heavily to the ground.

"Napa!"

Seeing that the vice-president was suddenly injured, Ariel quickly went up to pick it up from the ground. The guild members nearby also immediately took a fighting stance. Except for Bass, who jumped into the distance and crossed his arms to express non-interference,

Suta and Brad immediately raised their shields to block Ariel's face, and everyone else also raised their weapons.

Link looked through the two shields at Ariel behind him, looked at the anxious expression on her face, and said lightly——

"You finally showed your fox tail and want to stop me? Demon King's Army."

"What?"

Margaux immediately responded——

"Who do you think is the Demon King's Army?!"

Link's sword was still pointed at Mermaid Song and he said slowly: "Stop pretending to me. You are stationed here to protect the sealed place of the Demon King as the Demon King's army, so as to buy time for the Demon King's resurrection.

?"

Ariel gently stroked Napa's fur. Napa seemed to be very weak now. She was curled up in Ariel's arms, her whole body was trembling, and her usual arrogance was completely gone.

Seeing that this powerful monster was so seriously injured by this brave man with a sword, Ariel gritted her teeth and suppressed the anger in her heart.

She is the commander-in-chief of this operation. As the commander-in-chief, she always remembers not to let her emotions interfere with her actions!

Therefore, she left Napa in her arms to Yi Ge behind her to take care of her, separated the two shields in front of her, stepped forward, still with a smile on her lips, and said: "It seems that there is some misunderstanding between us?

Mr. Link, it seems that we all agree that this place is the sealed place of the Demon King. Then I would like to ask, what do you want to do when you come to this place?"

Link carefully looked at the woman in front of him who still had a smile on her lips, looked at her obviously confident expression, and said: "Come and fulfill my duties. If you are not the Demon King's Army, then please go back now and wait for me to fulfill my duties.

After completing my duties, I personally went to Pelican City to greet you."

Ariel took a deep breath again, spread her hands and said: "To deal with the Demon King, the more people the better. I know this is the responsibility of you being named a brave man, but even if it is the Demon King from more than a thousand years ago,

The war hero is still going with many comrades. Can't you stop first, and then we can discuss a strategy together, exchange information, and then make complete preparations and go in together?"

Once something like trust is missing, it will become extremely scary.

When trust is lost, even if you show your greatest kindness, the other party will think of all your intentions in the most bizarre direction.

When Ariel saw the way the brave man looked at her, Ariel knew that all her words had become nonsense.

But if you think about it from another perspective, if this brave man views his group of people in this way, then he must also have such thoughts.

Link slowly retracted the hand holding the sword, and after turning it skillfully twice in mid-air, the blade of the sword was slightly downward. At the same time, he also took a step back towards the opened thorn cave.

"Don't move any more!"

Ji Lian immediately raised his sleeve arrow and aimed at the brave man. But just as he raised his hand, he saw the left hand of the brave man touching his waist, and then he felt the wrist wearing the sleeve arrow sore.

"Woo!"

When Ji Lian finally came to his senses, he saw that the Hidden Arrow on his wrist had been cut open by the brave man's flying knife and fell to the ground. In terms of speed, strength, and accuracy, the flying knife in this hand had all the abilities.

They are far superior to Ji Lian’s skills!

"The Enchantress—Marquis Ariel Garcia. I have heard rumors about you for a long time, and I even came to witness it myself."

In front, Link's steps were still slowly retreating toward the rear, as if he would rush straight in in the blink of an eye.

There was no sign of belittling the enemy in his eyes, and he was even looking at everyone in front of him with an attitude of challenging a powerful enemy. To be honest, Ariel wished that he could look down on her instead of maintaining the absolute attitude like now.

of alert status.

"I don't feel any magical affinity in you. It seems that you do not have any elemental affinity as you said."

"But, even if you don't have elemental affinity, you still have some smell that I don't like. It's a dirty, stench that's close to rotten mud, and full of corruption. So, if you insist that you

If it’s not the Demon King’s Army, then don’t stop me from doing what I should do. Remember, this is my last warning.”

Seeing that Link was almost entering the thorn cave, Ariel became even more anxious.

Besides, what is the feeling of decay? It sounds so disgusting? This brave man’s description of matter is too limited, right? Don’t you know that corruption is actually a feeling full of vitality?

However, now that she saw Link continuing to walk backwards into the Thorn Cave, Ariel knew that she could no longer wait.

Even if this Link himself does not want to become the Demon King, no one can guarantee that he will not be captured by the Demon King's power after entering this area alone, and finally be forcibly used as an instrument for the Demon King's reincarnation!

For this reason, no matter how many misunderstandings there are now, we still have to fight.

"Link! I also issue you an ultimatum! You are not allowed to step into this tree hole again! Otherwise, I will regard your behavior as a betrayal of humanity!"

Ariel didn't know where she got the courage, so she raised her voice and shouted loudly. It wasn't until she shouted this sentence that she felt that she had completely broken some fragile balance.

In other words...that kind of balance has never existed from the beginning.

Link, who originally wanted to continue retreating, finally stopped.

He glanced at the thorn cave. It was a cave that could only accommodate one person. Facing the surrounding thorn walls, it was very difficult to even turn around.

Perhaps because of this, he finally took a slow breath, exhaled it, and began to move towards the Mermaid Song.

However, what this step brings is not peace.

All the members of Mermaid Song could feel this the moment the brave man in front of them took this step.

Following this step came a sudden sense of oppression! It was as if all the dark clouds in the sky had been dispersed by this brave man's step, forming a hole.

The first step is already like this...

Then, this brave man took the second step...

In this second step, the brave man appeared in front of the cave in front of the Mermaid Song almost like a twinkling. His eyes without any emotion fell firmly on Ali, who was in the center of the formation.

On her body, the sword in her hand was already aimed at her...

"Drink——!"

Following a roar, Brad turned out to be the first one among all the guild members to react. He almost instinctively raised the huge shield in his hand and hit the hero!
To be continued...