"And me," lightning swooped down. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

"I want it too," Nanava yelled.

"Goo!" Maisie followed.

Roland simply stood there and let all the members of the Witch League hug each other, and Tilly couldn't help but laugh, "You really have a good relationship with them." ”

"Do you need a hug from your brother too?"

"No, thanks," she smiled and shook her head, "I remember vividly the time you picked me up and threw me on the ground." ”

Roland shrugged his innocent shoulders and turned his gaze to the woman in Ash's arms—a man with navy blue hair, who didn't look very old and resembled Anna. Her eyes were closed, her slender eyebrows were slightly upturned, her skin was fair, and the tear mole at the corner of her eye stood out.

Judging from the appearance alone, the other party does not look like a prisoner trapped in the basement of the stone tower at all, but has a bit of a sleeping beauty.

However, what made Roland more concerned about her appearance was her robe - in this era, he had rarely seen such elaborate and intricate clothing, due to the lack of dye, the violet background itself was extremely rare, and with those interlaced white stripes and runes, it was like a gorgeous robe that could only be seen in a movie.

This must be an orange piece of gear.

"Is she still alive?"

"Well," said Nightingale, "but the magic in her body has been drained, a bit like what happened to Anna as an adult. Unlike Anna, though, her mana recovery was very slow, and it could take three or four days to reach normal levels if she continued like this. ”

"In that case, let's call her the Sleeper first," Roland nodded, "I'll clear a room on the third floor of the castle for her to recover, and the others will go back to the hall first," he paused, "I'd like to hear the story of your trip." ”

......

After listening to Tilly and Nightingale's story, Roland couldn't help but pinch a cold sweat for them.

Although Sylvie has the full map, it is still very dangerous to go deep underground to chase a huge evil beast that has never been seen before, and if it were him, I am afraid that he would still hesitate. Unexpectedly, Tilly was so decisive, selected the right candidate in a short period of time, and personally led the team to ...... It can only be said that she became the leader of many witches not only because of her status as a royal daughter.

"You thought the burrowing worm had something to do with the devil?"

"I don't know, but it's not impossible," Tilly said slowly, "The Aid Witches have encountered demons riding hybrid beasts in the wilderness, and they have been cut off their wings and obeyed by the devil, a bit like tamed livestock. And behind the snowy mountains, you also see flying beasts - completely different from the form of the devil, perhaps another evil beast. ”

"So is it possible to infer that the devil and the beast are subordinate, just as humans are to hounds? There is some way they can get these monsters to obey their orders and drive them to some of the trickier tasks?"

"Feeling...... It seems like that," Roland nodded, but there was still an incomprehensible confusion in his mind. Beasts only attack human settlements during the Hive Moon, but that doesn't mean they only survive in the Hive Moon - the moss and weeds on the besieger's carapace prove that these monsters are capable of surviving for decades. If the devils are limited to the red mist and cannot quickly occupy the entire wilderness and drive the humans out of the continent completely, then they can constantly send evil beasts to harass the four kingdoms, instead of waiting until winter to act.

Another point is...... He couldn't forget the intelligence of the wolf-lion hybrid that had attacked the Iron Axe in the first year of the Demon Moon—unlike the "intelligent" animals of the conditioned reflexes, it could learn, analyze, and choose its course of action and goals, a height beyond the reach of most creatures. If a long-lived hybrid beast can possess intelligence, it is impossible to be tamed by another race.

"But I think Miss Nightingale's enemies outside the stone tower are more of a concern than the beasts underground," Tilly sighed, "and she can hide her form during the day, and act quietly, almost unguarded. Unfortunately, we don't know much about the beast and don't know how to deal with such a formidable adversary. ”

"I wouldn't have believed that these beasts actually existed if it weren't for the Nightingale's own sights," Roland said, "but they never seem to have been seen in the West...... Otherwise, if there were so many of them every winter, the Changge Fortress would have become a ruin a long time ago. ”

"But the longer the Demon Moon, the more powerful the Beast becomes, that's the conclusion of the history books. This time it starts to snow in the fall, and the enemy we face can be very strong. ”

This made Roland's heart warm, whether she regarded herself as a brother or not, at least as an ally, she already saw the town as one with herself—for the witches' sake, of course.

"That would have to be the nightingale to keep an eye on the line. ”

"No, I'll leave it to Sylvie this winter," said Tilly, "The walls are divided into east and west, and it would take half an hour to go around them, and Miss Nightingale has too much to do. As long as Sylvie stays in the castle, he can observe the entire area of the city walls, and if he finds an evil beast, he can immediately notify the other witches. ”

"That's fine," Roland nodded.

"The witch ......," the scroll hesitated, "I still keep my opinion that she could be our enemy until we confirm her identity." ”

"I know, so I'll put the Divine Punishment Chains on her for the time being," he exhaled, "I hope it won't mislead her about us." ”

......

Roland walked into the sleeper's bedroom, where Anna was the only one left to take care of her.

"How?"

Anna shook her head, "Still no response." ”

"Yes," Roland walked to the bedside, and the woman lay quietly under the covers, her eyes still closed, and the scars between her eyebrows seemed to fade a lot. Nanava and Lily both used their abilities on her, and all they could do was wait quietly.

"It's incredible to be frozen in ice for so long and not leave a trace on your body. He sighed.

"Just as I'm not afraid of flames," Anna chuckled, "her abilities must have more to do with that." ”

"I heard you cut open the ice coffin," Roland patted her on the head, "Awesome, Anna." ”

"It's not all my fault," she said earnestly, "the witch's ability is very clever, first freezing her body with extremely low temperature ice, and then completely sealing the ice inside with ice crystals close to room temperature so that it does not escape and melt. She must have reached a very high level of control of ability. ”

Ice ...... near room temperature This sounds very unreasonable, but Roland understands that the abilities of summoned witches are all manifestations of magic, just like the black fire that changes form and temperature with will.

Anna paused, then continued, "As soon as I cut into the outer layer of ice crystals, the whole ice coffin immediately fell apart, as if she had deliberately left a flaw. So I think she had expected such a day. ”

"What do you mean......"

"She's going to wake up. ”

. (To be continued.) )