In fact, she had been feeling depressed ever since the battle at the entrance of the forest. And this mood became more and more obvious after she left the village that had existed for hundreds of years.
I'm afraid it will happen to everyone. When I return to my long-lost hometown, I am not greeted by my old friends, nor can I see the scene in my memory. Although time can change a lot, the Ghost Forest has been artificially distorted into what it is today.
The people who knew each other well in the past did not get tomorrow, but were trapped in this dead land for hundreds of years. Moreover, if no one did anything, they - and this forest might continue to remain in the present.
state until a long, long time later.
This was not the first time Lily knew this, but the longer she stayed in this depressing environment, the more she wanted to find someone to have a good fight with - of course an enemy, not another past friend like Xisa.
"Oh, it's the first time I see you looking so listless. Where is the Lily Nono who claims to become very powerful?"
A familiar but surprising voice suddenly came. The female mercenary turned her head and saw the black-haired woman of unknown age walking leisurely from the forest with her hands behind her back, as if this was not a dangerous and dangerous forbidden land, but
Your own warm back garden.
"What...are you doing here?" She suddenly had a bad premonition and narrowed her eyes to stare at him, "You're not here to find us, are you?"
"You guessed it right." Gil chuckled, "The task that Bayard gave me is to stop your exploration, or at the worst, to complete it in front of you."
The conversation between the two attracted the attention of several people who were camping on one side. Elio ran over first, followed by Alphonse, who seemed to be following Bell who was watching the fun, and holding a thick notebook, casually.
Come slowly An.
"Hmm?" Lily stared at Jill, not paying attention to the people behind her, "Who is Bayard? We have never heard of this name."
The black-haired woman sighed, her expression slightly helpless.
"I only know that he is very strong." She said seriously, without any false look in her eyes, "I don't know where he comes from, what experience he has, and who he studied under." She looked at the man behind Lily.
Several people, "But if he wants to kill someone, including me or the people from the "Brigade", I'm afraid they won't be able to stop him."
"Oh?" Elio took two steps forward, as if he didn't quite believe what Gil said. "Since he is so powerful, why didn't he come over in person and ask you to help him with things? Did he want to be one of those knight novels?
Is he the mastermind behind this?"
The black-haired woman couldn't help but sneered, and Lily turned around and gave Elio a hard look.
"Everyone has their own battle." An wrote in the notebook, "There is no need to speculate on other people's thoughts in any way, because we don't understand."
"To be honest, I don't know why he locked himself up - I guess so, but I think it's better not to say it." Jill clapped her hands, attracting the female mercenary's attention back, "I'll come over to see you.
, It’s not for the sake of quarreling. But if you just talk about joining forces easily, I’m afraid you won’t be able to let go. So, how about we have a competition?”
Sure enough, Lily thought to herself. She knew that the black-haired woman was a competitive person. The last time they encountered the Fritz people, due to the situation, neither of them was able to put all their effort into fighting. As the same pursuit of strength
She really wanted to have a good competition with him - no matter what form it was.
"So, what are you going to do?" She nodded, her eyes burning with fighting spirit, "I'm afraid a place like this isn't suitable for a direct fight?"
"Of course." Jill tilted her head slightly in agreement, "Besides, you can't beat me at the moment." She said easily, as if it was a matter of course, "Let's try and see who can find this first."
There are secrets hidden in this forest."
It sounded good, and it was one of their original purposes anyway. But how to do it specifically? Lily raised her eyebrows, waiting for the other party to continue.
"This is the information Bayard gave me." The black-haired woman threw a piece of paper towards Lily. Pushed by some kind of force, it fell steadily into the hands of the female mercenary. "It was set by 'that guy'
There are... there are four 'protection devices' here. If you want to find that guy, you need to dismantle them all." She described it lightly, "I'll let you choose two first, and I'll leave the rest to you.
For me, I can judge the outcome based on speed."
In other words, this is more like a division of labor. The party that completes the task first will have more time to get closer to the 'secret'.
Lily turned to look at her companions - Elio looked eager to try; An gently nodded to her, indicating that he could accept it; Elena looked at her with some worry, but did not object; Bell shrugged and signaled everything.
Listening to her words, Alphonse walked to her side and held one of the female mercenary's hands.
"You are the best, Lilinonuo." He said, "I will work hard too."
"That's right." Lily grinned and smiled, "We won't lose, because - those who accompany us are the most outstanding ones."
She opened the paper in her hand, glanced at the locations marked on it, and selected two of them without hesitation, "Let's go to the south and east. The rest...are your responsibility?"
"Then let's start the competition from now on." Gil bowed slightly, clasping his left palm and right fist lightly in front of his chest, "I wish you good luck."
She turned around and walked straight towards the northern end of the forest, slowly merging into the dark and gloomy dense forest. Lily watched her back go away, turned around, clenched her fists hard, and showed a confident smile.
"We don't want to lose, so, everyone, are you ready?"
"I have a bad feeling." An suddenly wrote in the notebook, "Miss Lily, please think again——"
"You didn't object before, so it's too late now." Lily grinned and walked quickly to a slightly empty place not far away. Then the next moment, the huge flying dragon once again replaced her figure. She swung
He flicked his long spiked tail, flapped his bat-like wings, and walked up to the crowd.
Except for Alphonse, the other three people's faces were a little blue, obviously remembering some bad experience.
"Come up quickly, let's hurry up?" the leader of Lily Nono's group declared, "This will be a convenient and fast trip."