The sound of the portal's operation slowly stopped.
Click——
The spherical hatch bloomed like a lotus, revealing Xifa and Alice nestling tightly together inside.
As the hatch opened, Xifa immediately looked around.
These are simply two extremes.
When I first came to the Dragon Kingdom, there was a scorching volcanic environment and a hot rainforest environment on the ground.
Even the archipelago at an altitude of 10,000 meters has a completely different warm environment from the Muggle world at an altitude of 10,000 meters.
But here.
The biting cold wind howled by.
Pieces of snowflakes were flying in all directions.
It fell on the dark rocky ground but turned into silvery white spots and dissipated in the air.
It's quite a beautiful scene.
Unfortunately, most beautiful things contain murderous intent.
No, Xifa frowned as he felt a tingling sensation in his left hand.
This feeling is like a drop of hot oil falling on the skin.
However, her left hand was firmly held by Alice's chest. What was going on?
Xifa motioned to Alice to let go of her arm. She felt pain for no reason. She had to check it out, right?
"don't want!"
Unexpectedly, Alice refused, and hugged Xifa's arm harder.
A tighter and softer touch came, and it also soothed the tingling sensation.
"Why?"
Xifa was a little confused.
At this moment, a snowflake fell in front of Xifa.
Xifa, who was not paying attention to this, stretched out his right hand and slapped him aside.
If his energy had not been distracted, Xifa would never have touched this unknown snowflake.
This snowflake is indeed no ordinary thing.
The moment it touched Xifa's skin, the snowflakes immediately dissipated.
Xifa was a little annoyed when she woke up, but Alice didn't stop herself.
In other words, there is not much danger.
But then, when Xifa felt it carefully, his expression changed again.
"Alice! These snowflakes? Are they condensed by the chaotic magic power of the Chaos side?"
"Yes!"
Alice nodded.
After hesitating for a moment, she spoke with difficulty with a look of reluctance in her eyes.
"We'd better avoid fighting."
"The tingling feeling just now is caused by chaos corroding your body!"
"And, I will stay with you for a while at most..."
"Listen to me first—"
Seeing that Xifa's face was ugly and about to speak, Alice was the first to interrupt.
"It's not that I want to do anything, but that I need to get into your body to help you resist corrosion! Your current bloodline power is not strong enough!"
"Besides, the chaotic creatures here are not so easy to defeat!"
"Do you have any other questions?"
After saying this, Alice put her cheek against Xifa's chest and asked in a tone of great reluctance.
"Yes! I really want to know why I don't need protection in other places?"
Xifa raised her right hand and stroked Alice's soft red hair to soothe her restless heart.
"Misfortune lies where blessings depend, and blessing lies where misfortune lies."
Alice replied in a sullen voice.
"ah?"
The long-lost ancient words came out of Alice's mouth, and Xifa couldn't react for a while.
"Sure enough, you can understand it!"
Alice sighed, and Xifa naturally asked questions again and again, even speaking a lot of ancient Chinese dialects.
Unfortunately, Alice just smiled without any sign of whether she understood.
"Okay, okay! Don't say these words anymore! Big trouble will happen!"
"The reason why I only need to protect one of your arms now is because it is the only one that does not have the seal of Order for the time being!"
"The seal on your body not only prevents you from using magic, but it also protects you from the erosion of chaos."
"So, before all the power of the seal on you dissipates, I can still show up to accompany you!"
After a long time, Xifa said in a slightly choked voice.
"How much longer?"
…
"Half a day at most!"
A muffled voice came from my arms...
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"Once upon a time, this was a mountain with the most luxuriant plants, including all the plants in the Dragon Kingdom!"
On the hard and rough black mountain road, Xifa and Alice walked forward as if they were walking on flat ground.
Alice's whole body was tied to Xifa, and she had all the energy to explain something to Xifa.
"But when Tiamat was suppressed under the mountain, everything changed."
"There is a cave ahead. We'd better use the tunnel in it to reach the top of the mountain."
There is no need to say the rest.
At first there were scattered snowflakes, but now they are almost forming flakes.
Moreover, the outside world is not very safe.
Xifa's ears twitched slightly, and he quickly pulled Alice against the wall.
Above, a big black bird with an exposed brain and dark green eyeballs all over its body flew by.
It's hard to say how effective it is in combat.
But the chaotic magic surrounding it.
Xifa doesn't want to touch it now.
He had a hunch that this was the last time he would touch Alice...
"Keep walking!"
Alice smiled and nodded obediently.
After spending a lot of energy, the two finally arrived at the entrance of the cave.
"Why are there soldiers from the Chaos clan here?"
I just took a peek into the cave.
Xifa quickly pulled Alice down and asked in a low voice.
You know, this is the last place of inheritance. As long as you climb the high tower on the top of the mountain, you can see the Hualong Pond.
No matter how much the guards cooperate with the enemy.
It's easier to put in chaotic creatures.
Soldiers of the Chaos Clan, what do you think?
Just as the two armies are at war, it is understandable that civilians and wild animals come and go.
When a soldier comes to the enemy camp, is he a messenger?
Obviously, it is unrealistic for groups of messengers to appear in enemy camps.
Therefore, after straightening out his thoughts, Xifa's face became a little ugly.
"Alice, maybe..."
Xifa didn't know how to speak.
Looking at it now, the entire inheritance is still struggling to maintain only the basic environment.
Others are riddled with holes corroded by Chaos.
In other words, the seal here will be broken at any time.
No wonder Newt said he was going to buy himself time.
No wonder the dragon guards were particularly dissatisfied with Newt's behavior.
Maybe, just complete the transaction of the hundreds of souls in the camp.
This delicate balance here will completely collapse!
In this case, it is necessary to race against time, and there is no time to play a sneak game with Alice.
Reaching the finish line as quickly as possible and at the lowest cost is the top priority!
From now on, Alice will leave her...
The girl was not stupid either. She could read Xifa's confusion from his eyes.
She gently let go of her hand, and something strange happened. Xifa didn't feel any burning pain in her left hand.
"I can still accompany you through this last part of the journey!"
After her words fell, Alice walked forward, ignoring Xifa who was stunned by the sudden showdown.
"Wait for me! Elise!"
The girl with her back to Xifa bit her lips, but there was a smile on her lips.
His hands reached behind him.
Sure enough, Xifa called his real name for the first time and at the same time took the initiative to hold his hand!
But it was probably the last time, a sigh flashed through the girl's heart.