Yuffie carefully avoided the pits filled with sewage on the ground and walked slowly along the narrow corridor. Beside her, Alphonse held Mrs. Campbell in his arms and walked steadily. Lily held the obsidian stone
The giant sword stayed at the front of the team; while Bell held a huge wooden club - probably the size the ogre liked to use - and followed at the end with a low voice.
The air is filled with a slightly putrid sour smell, and the granite walls are covered with slippery moss. Sewage from unknown sources gathers into streams, flowing slowly along the depressions in the ground. Occasionally, a mouse or two squeaks.
It ran past Yuffie's feet and then disappeared around the corner in the distance.
Hundreds of years of continuous repairs and expansions have made the underground channels of Winterfell like a huge maze. And the old areas that have been in disrepair and the monsters crawling in the passages make this 'maze' bigger than expected.
It is more dangerous and difficult to move forward. The only advantage is that there is almost no domestic garbage here - in a sense, using gelatin monsters as sewer cleaners is indeed a good choice.
Even though they purchased the map from "Guild", they still took a long detour. The originally planned route was blocked by a group of huge green ooze. Yuffie thought about it for less than three seconds and decisively gave up on killing it.
The idea of creating a bloody road.
No one objected. Even Lily, the most bellicose, couldn't muster the energy to fight this creature.
"Tell me, why do I have to go to such a shabby place! They are all nasty monsters!" Bell's voice echoed in the passage, and the wooden stick in his hand was covered with sticky semi-liquid, which was from a previous encounter.
The 'result' of the battle. "Didn't you say that there is something like that in the Viscount's study, a secret passage? If we just come down there, wouldn't everything be settled?"
"Kent is very likely to have set up protective magic or alarms. Breaking in directly will only alert the snake." Yuffie replied calmly, "More importantly, forcing his way into the place where Lord Viscount and his subordinates are 'talking'
, is a very rude behavior and will bring trouble to others."
A gentle chuckle came from beside her.
"It's hard for you to think so carefully." A soft light danced in Mrs. Campbell's hand, which illuminated the dim corridor. "Of course, Lily and Belle, thank you for your hard work."
After that day's conversation, the Viscountess did not return home. She occasionally took a bus with Yuffie to tour the city and suburbs, recalling how the city had changed in the past few years. Most of the time, she stayed in the hotel.
Or in the carriage, he asked Yuffie about arcane and divine spells. She made rapid progress, from barely knowing any spells to mastering the lighting spell skillfully, it only took less than a week.
"In the past, my two sisters handled matters related to spells. I only had to swing my sword." Regarding the reason for learning spells, she explained, "But I can't always rely on them."
This was her mother's former close friend, Ms. Annaville Gran, the former swordswoman "Wind Dancer". In the story her mother told, she was a cheerful and somewhat over-the-top woman, as if she never knew what sadness was. Yuffie couldn't explain it.
The Viscountess is in a bad mood now, but she believes that the other party will not be depressed for long.
Lin was able to learn the rumors about Eagle Academy from the distant empire, and it was probably related to her mother. In this way, was the acquaintance of the two of them accidental or inevitable? Of course, no matter which way it is, maybe
It must be the only luck she gets once in her life.
Yuffie traced the surface of the map with her finger. Judging from the map, they were less than fifty meters away from the target location. At this distance, the other party could spot them at any time. She took two steps quickly, patted Lily on the shoulder from behind, and
Something was said in her ear.
Lily didn't look back at her, she just nodded to express her understanding.
They rounded the last corner, and the corridor in front of them was long and straight. The light in the Viscountess's hand could only illuminate a dozen meters, and the distance further was swallowed up by darkness. At this moment, a sharp and hoarse scream sounded from their feet.
, echoing in the silent passage, spreading into the distance.
"Who is over there!" An angry roar belonging to an adult male came from far ahead, "This is the residence of Viscount Campbell, and trespassers will be executed on the spot according to law!"
"I am a guest of the Viscount, and I am here to visit as promised." Yuffie walked to the front of the team and responded loudly. From this position, she could not see the other party, and I believe the other party was the same - then
A crow is just an animal that has been given a single command. It is precisely because of this that it escaped Yuffie's detection. "Mr. Kent, why don't we sit down and talk."
What responded to her was a golden dazzling bead, which broke through the darkness and roared towards her. Yuffie clearly felt the powerful and unstable magic power in it. With only a slight collision, it would turn into a sea of fire.
Turn everything in the area into charcoal.
She stepped forward quickly and faced the light bead head-on. A soft and tough emerald-green barrier that seemed to be composed of countless crystal lattice emerged in front of her, blocking it in mid-air two meters away. The barrier flickered,
The light beads melted on it, turning into a harmless shimmer and dissipating.
Then she raised her right hand and pointed forward. 'Lily' crossed her side, holding a giant sword and running quickly. The sound of her footsteps was particularly clear in the empty corridor. She heard the wizard's panic chanting in the distance.
, and then a dazzling bolt of lightning pierced the darkness.
Lightning passed through 'Lily''s body and hit the top of the arched corridor. The female mercenary's figure trembled and disappeared.
The wizard tried to cast a spell again, but a streak of fire extended up his arm, instantly wiping out the magic he had gathered. He raised his head in horror, and met Yuffie's emotionless gaze.
"If I were you, I wouldn't continue to waste my magic." She said calmly, "Now, we can have a good talk."
Lily put Yuffie down from her arms and looked at the wizard with disgust. In order to lead her to the target quickly, the female mercenary did not hold the giant sword. But that didn't matter. After all, the girl's original purpose was not to kill.
Drop this wizard.
The wizard was wearing a linen robe. The front of the robe had turned purple and black and had been stained with the blood of countless people. His hands were also covered with fresh blood. He looked at the man who was glaring at him.
Lily and Yuffie, who had easily countered his spell just now, shrugged helplessly and raised their hands to show that they gave up resistance.