"Is that there? The island that President Qiao Puli mentioned!"
Holding a telescope on the sailboat, a hooded man asked his companion next to him after seeing a small island with giant trees.
"Ah! That's the island. Those red lizards must still be immersed in the atmosphere of the party now. After all, they have won several battles."
The man with a skull tattooed on his face, who looked like a leader, let out a wicked smile like a Jie Jie.
"Those guys definitely didn't expect us to sneak in here so easily along the current. It's all thanks to the president's information!"
Expressing their admiration for someone with emotion, the closer they get to the island, the more they can feel the powerful magic contained in that land.
If there is no one to guide you, this place will indeed be a dangerous place and difficult to be discovered by the outside world.
No wonder Giuself and the others have always been confident.
But today, their good days may have come to an end.
Soon, before they were about to park on the outskirts of a hidden forest, the leading man raised his wand high to inspire momentum.
"Listen carefully to me, boys!"
"Sama Qiao Puli, the leader of the combat guild, will also be participating this time, so go get yourself motivated!"
"After enduring it for so long, I must get rid of those annoying lizards today, even leaving their tails alone!!"
In response, everyone excitedly raised their weapons and shouted loudly.
"Oh oh oh——!!!"
…
Soon, shadows undulated among the trees outside the town, and the bright red night began.
Wiping the sweat from her forehead, the little girl panted slightly and looked in front of her.
In the center of the mysterious ancient stone wall, a blue-black orb is quietly embedded there.
(There is no trace that anyone has been here...an illusion?)
After slowly arriving at the periphery of the orb, Zera looked around with a solemn expression.
Although this is a 'treasure' of this island, there is no one to take care of it.
Because as time goes by, basically only the older generation of people on this island know the existence of "Sirius Jade", and they say it is a guardian, but in fact they just regard it more as a piece of equipment.
It's just an ordinary stone with symbolic meaning. Coupled with the fact that this island is not easily discovered, over time there will be no need to waste manpower here.
This was a blessing in disguise. If any guard touched it out of curiosity, everything would be over.
So when Zeira first inquired about this place, he put up a signboard not far away.
——[If you don’t want to be cursed by black magic, don’t touch it.]
The reason why I write this is because many people in this era may not understand magic, but even people who do not understand magic are very taboo about black magic. If you are not a fool who is overly curious, people who enter here by mistake
After seeing this sentence, everyone will avoid it.
It is said that this plaque caused a small commotion, because it was unknown who put it there, so people who knew about the existence of "Sirius Jade" were surprised by it.
Although there were a few people who felt it was a bit disrespectful, they did not dare to act rashly because it involved 'black magic', and as time went by it was settled.
For everyone, there is nothing wrong with this, after all, it also plays a certain protective role.
…
(Sure enough, there is nothing strange, so what was the voice before...)
After checking around again and again, she found that no one had been here. Zella looked at the stone in front of her with a strange expression.
She was sure she really heard something just now.
You must know that although she does not have much magical power now, the special nature of her soul has given her a perception that is far beyond the reach of ordinary people, so it is not surprising that she can feel some things that ordinary people cannot.
(Forget it, since there’s nothing else to do, I’ll go back...!)
--Ding.
Just when she was about to leave, that strange fluctuation emitted again.
Like temptation, like calling.
"..."
(Ha, that’s what happened...)
With a trace of cold sweat on her forehead, the little girl took two steps back and tried her best to expel some kind of impulse growing in her heart.
Before, because she was far away, she could only feel the fluctuations similar to the 'calling'. Now that she is so close, she can clearly understand the meaning contained in the strange feeling.
——【...Want power?】
Waves that can disturb people's hearts are constantly spreading, like a devil whispering in his ears.
This is the horror of black magic.
If you are a weak-willed person, you may have become its puppet by now.
"...Hmph, didn't you expect that even a stone can find a way to find a way to exploit it? Although I don't know why you became active now, but I am sure of one thing."
With a cold snort, Zella said decisively.
"You can never give me the 'power' I want!"
After 'hearing' these words, the stone seemed to have become conscious and began to make a reluctant 'ding-ding' sound.
What greeted it was the back of the little girl turning away without hesitation.
She has decided that as long as there is a chance, she must destroy this harmful stone.
However, this stone that has always been 'honest' suddenly became active, which also made Zera very concerned.
Maybe something had happened quietly before she knew it.
…
Walking out of the forest with some ominous questions, night had already fallen.
The little girl's back and forth just now wasted a lot of time.
She secretly yelled, "It's probably past dinner time now. If nothing goes wrong, her cheap dad should send someone to find her."
After speeding up her pace and walking onto the trail, Zella began to worry about how to explain herself when she went back.
But what she didn't expect on the way back was that she would meet someone with the same "leisure mood" as her, wandering around the outskirts of the forest at this time.
It was a man with a fake smile on his face, and his whole person gave people a very gloomy feeling.
He lowered his body and ran past the man. The man didn't seem to care about a child, and he quickly disappeared into the woods.
(…a face I’ve never seen before…)
--call out!
Just when Zella was speculating on the man's identity, a lighting bomb like a firework rising into the sky appeared in the night.
(flare? Oops!)
The expression on her face changed again and again. Realizing that what might have really happened, Zera quickly rushed towards the direction of the guild.
(Could that man just now be——!)
Thinking of some possibility, the little girl's bad premonition became stronger and stronger.
Running along the forest path, as she got closer and closer to the town, the scene she didn't want to see finally appeared before her eyes.
The chaotic firelight is 'dancing' under the moonlight. (To be continued)