The phantom that Tess and the others saw was almost exactly the same as what Luman described - a group of Lachika people rushing to the battlefield, with primitive clothing and crude weapons, but with a heart-wrenching and indomitable momentum.

Tess, who was still squatting in the grass at that time, watched with her own eyes how those phantoms took shape bit by bit in the mist. At first, they were just vague white shadows, passing by like ghosts, and then, like a pen, they quickly

Outlining lines and filling in different colors in a blank space, as if a hand wiped away the misty water vapor on the glass, the blurry shapes gradually became clear, so clear that even the long faces were filled with excitement and nervousness.

His ferocious muscles could be seen in their eyes.

It was a very strange feeling. The surroundings were still filled with fog, and the vision at night was even worse. But even if Tess didn't have the sharp eyesight of an elf, she still seemed to be able to penetrate the fog and clearly see hundreds of Lachikas.

Soldiers run in the forest.

There was obviously no sound, but she seemed to be able to hear the powerful war cry from thousands of years ago. The high-spirited fighting spirit made people's blood boil uncontrollably, and she wanted to raise their weapons high and roar to join them.

Tess was quite calm at that time. She calmly solved her own problem in that embarrassing situation, and found the golem with its back to her a few steps away - he was also looking at those

In the direction where the phantom was running, the metal body had involuntarily assumed a posture ready for battle.

It was at that time that Fili's call came. The Unicorn's sound transmission stone vibrated weakly when it was activated. It was originally silent, but when it hit the side of Novi's hard face, there would be a series of soft sounds.

The elf instinctively pressed it and cut off the communication. What surprised Tess was that those phantoms... seemed to be able to hear that little noise.

She watched the two Lachika warriors turn their heads in their direction suspiciously and warily, and the hair all over their bodies suddenly exploded - weren't these people just phantoms? Or, when she saw them, she

Henuowei has actually entered another world?!

She grabbed Novi and subconsciously tried to pull him to hide, but the golem didn't move. The two Lachika men looked around, but seemed not to have seen them at all, and continued to run forward.

That's why Tess used the secret code so carefully when she received Philly's signal.

She wasn't sure whether the scene just now was just a coincidence, or whether the phantoms could hear the sound even though they couldn't see them.

"It was really weird," Tess said, "so we followed them to see where they were running. Because those phantoms were not just a small area in front of us, but followed the initial phantoms.

Extending forward... it's like the entire forest has fallen into another time and space."

"But we don't have any feeling here," Yis said angrily, "So, before you caught up with us, didn't you think of saying hello to us?"

"No." Tess replied very honestly, "Before you were born...before you turned into a dragon, Novi and I were already very experienced adventurers, okay! We have a sense of propriety!"

"Is this the sense of propriety for a five-year-old?" Issei sneered.

Tess was so angry that she stretched out her foot to kick him, but unfortunately she was still tied up and her movements were very clumsy.

"Can't you let me go first!" she shouted angrily, "I promise I won't run away!"

"A guarantee for a five-year-old?" Iss continued to sneer.

Tess turned to Philly angrily: "Look at him!"

"Don't argue, don't argue." Feili couldn't help but press his forehead, "Look, the best way to prove that you are not a five-year-old is to not argue like a five-year-old."

One person and one dragon both felt that they had been scolded, but had no way to refute. They glared at each other angrily before Tess continued.

They ran forward with the Lachika people at a certain distance. After running for a long time, they actually saw the enemy they wanted to defeat.

"A very big monster." Tess couldn't move her hands, so she had to use the muscles on her face to help her describe, "Super big! Even if you pick up a dragon, it's probably like picking up a little chicken.

so easy."

Yisi curled his lips contemptuously and ignored her childish provocation.

But Tess didn't see the whole thing - all they could see were its claws.

A black claw covered with scales, but with hair between the toes. The fingertips are sharp but not very neat. The claw can crush several Lachika people into meat pies with one blow, but there are obviously some

Its clumsiness allows the Lachika to seize the opportunity to fight back and even climb up along its claws.

The monster seemed to have been injured, and there were deep cracks between the scales. The simple weapons of the Lachika people could penetrate it, and the monster would be so painful that it could swing its claws hard.

After standing there and watching for a while, Tess almost sympathized with the poor monster.

They were not able to see the outcome of the battle. Just like when they appeared, the phantoms gradually faded away, going from clear and vivid to blurry and dissipating.

They should have returned to the camp as soon as possible, but Novi suddenly said that he wanted to explore further and let Tess go back first.

This is abnormal. The situation is unclear, and they are far away from the camp. Noway should never let Tess act alone at this time.

But Tess didn't think about this at all at the time. She just felt that her elf was going to leave her and go on an adventure, just like when she discovered as a teenager that she fell in love with the elf... and then scared him away.

Of course she won't do it.

It was at that time that Yisi suddenly fell from the sky.

"If it weren't for you!" Tess angrily said, "I wouldn't have been tricked so easily!"

This time, Philly stopped Is in time and asked: "Is there anything wrong with Novi before that? - Think about it seriously, Tess... no one knows him better than you."

This last sentence successfully calmed the restless Tess, who twisted and frowned in thought.

"...He was very interested in that monster." Then she said, "For a moment I thought he even wanted to pounce and catch the monster, but his self-control should be stronger than mine. And..."

She hesitated for a moment, then slowly expressed her feelings: "For a while, I felt... as if he was no longer with me. I suddenly became so flustered that I immediately grabbed him, and he seemed... back again.

Already."

"...His soul, in this case, may be more unstable than ordinary people." Is said.

Seeing Tess' uneasy, almost frightened expression, he didn't say any more.

She actually knew everything.

The soul of Novi Sun Chaser is only a part of Ankelan. Whether it was deliberately shaped by him or formed naturally, it is just a branch branched from the big tree called "Ankelan".

It was a shadow he drew to conceal his existence. Even though he relied on his tenacious will to become independent, his soul was actually still fragile and incomplete.

The golem created by Ed and the others not only allowed him to control freely, but also tried every means to protect his soul. From then until now, Novi seems to have had no problems. He is quiet, gentle, and reliable.

, except for the change in body, Trance is still the trustworthy and reliable elf adventurer from before, and is Tess's lover who will never give up.

But the deep shadow is always there, and the dark claws may poke out at any time and tear apart this illusory and fragile beauty that seems to be painted on paper.

But they'll still do whatever it takes to get him back... no matter what becomes of him.

"He didn't hurt you after all... Maybe he left alone because he didn't want to hurt you." Feili said, "As long as he still remembers this, he will not disappear."

.

Novi may be chasing the phantom at this moment, or he may be looking for the corpse of the monster that may have really existed - he should still be in this foggy forest.

Although he crushed his "life stone", that stone was different from other people's. It was not connected to the wearer's physical condition, but to the magical energy in his body.

"So, it stands to reason that as long as his energy has not completely disappeared, even if he leaves the fog forest, we can still detect it... But I have to change the detector." Terry said, "Although the power of magic here is

It's very strong and may cause some interference... Ah, I can also add the metal that makes up his body to the detection, I know the composition of that metal!"

He sounded very confident, but he needed at least a day to modify the detector, but Tess definitely couldn't wait that long.

If they kept her tied up all day, she might actually go crazy, or make everyone go crazy with her.

"After daybreak," Feili made a decision, "Tess and I will search in the direction Novi left to see if we can find anything. Is is here to guide us and protect the little mage and do his best.

detector."

"Do we have to wait until dawn?!" Tess objected loudly.

"Because my eyesight is dim," said Philly, "and you can't promise not to quarrel with Is."

"...I promise!" Tess said.

"I don't believe it." Feili smiled.

Tess kicked her legs randomly and shouted a few times to show her indignation, but she couldn't refute.

Ace and Terry looked at each other and then looked away. In any case, they should at least not quarrel...

"Are you sure you can really control her?" Iss doubted Feili.

The paladin touched his messy gray beard that had not been taken care of for a few days, and said slowly: "I was already a paladin before you were even born."
Chapter completed!