The knight in the abyss

Chapter 757 go

"How do you communicate?" Brutal asked curiously, "You know, if there was an old man's voice in my head since I was a child, I must have gone crazy..."

"Part of the reason is that the communication between us is one-way. Most of the time, it is some sleepy babbling, but occasionally it contains some useful knowledge." The half-elf shrugged, "I know this sounds very strange. Strange, but the actual situation is more like I got into his head, like a child who accidentally broke into the adult's room, and no one noticed your existence, at least not at first... I should understand it when I say that ?”

"But later, he still noticed you?"

"Yes, as Aramir said just now, the mentor craves strong emotions, and when I opened the lord's barn and saw the piles of grain, I thought that my best friend died of hunger a few days ago. And selling myself to a gang of robbers, my emotions were almost uncontrollable, and at that time, my mentor talked to me directly for the first time-the story after that will not unfold, in a word, whenever I If I collect strong emotions, whether it is my own or someone else’s, the instructor will express my satisfaction. When I accumulate a certain amount, she will give me new powers and spells. But I want to emphasize that the Raven Queen never asked me to actively create Any strong emotions, just gather..."

"But not all followers will be like you." Alamir said with a serious expression, "Many people covet the rewards of the Queen of Crows, coveting his power and knowledge. Those people will take the initiative to stir up disputes, spread plagues, Disasters are created simply because pain and suffering are more likely to produce strong emotions, which please the tragic lady."

"I can't deny that." The half-elf nodded painfully, "And that's why many people have prejudices against mentors and Shaduo-kai. But I also believe that it's not the mentor's fault." Originally, she simply wanted to escape total destruction."

At this moment, the sound of wings beating the air came again, and a black shadow approached quickly in the sky, and soon landed on the stone in front of the half-elf again.Lancelot was keenly aware that although it looked very similar, this raven was not the same one just now.

The black bird opened its mouth and let out a series of ugly calls, which seemed to contain some complicated changes, and Lancelot also sensed a weak mental wave.The white-haired and red-eyed half-elf listened attentively, nodding earnestly from time to time, and asked some questions in the weird language before, and the raven answered them one by one.

About 5 minutes later, the strange pair finally ended their communication, but the raven did not fly away, but continued to squat on the stone and stare at them, as if waiting for everyone's reply.

"The crows did see the three hags who left here not long ago." Tanya said to everyone with affirmative tone, "and they also know where those hags went."

"Where?" Brutal stood up straight away and began to put on his helmet, "Can this beautiful bird take us there?"

"Yes." The half-elf nodded again, "but that is a place where there is no return..."

"The Terrible Realm?" Lancelot asked, "Kalarin just introduced us to this unique phenomenon of the Shadowfall Plane yesterday."

"Really?" Tanya turned her head to look at the anthropologist, "Did you tell them that in the Terrible Territory, even the gods cannot know anything about it, and death cannot let your soul go?"

"What I know is limited to the various rumors circulating among scholars..." Kara Lin replied with a somewhat ugly face, "Is it okay to die?"

"Yes, death is not enough, the crows are very sure of this." The half-elves nodded, "One of their duties is to bring the souls of the newly dead with strong emotions to the crow queen, so that they can get The peace of the dead. Unless the master of the Terrible Realm is defeated, those trapped in it, life or death, can leave."

"Is that so..." Lancelot pondered for a moment, "Do you have any more information about the terrifying realm that those hags went to?"

"Yes." The half-elf nodded again, "About a century and a half ago, that terrifying domain was once opened, and according to those who left it, it was a place called Derek Valley—— In the middle of a huge mountain range, there is a piece of farmland suitable for farming, with several villages and a small town scattered among them. The owner of that demiplane is a lich named Peyton Derek, the last bloodline of the Derek family It ruthlessly ruled the valley named after its family, firmly believing that everything on that land, including the lives and souls of its people, belonged to it. About half a year after that half-plane was free to enter and exit, the exit again Sealed, and no soul ever left it, at least the crows never saw it."

"I understand."

Lancelot nodded lightly, turned to look at the other companions, but before he could speak, Aramir said first:
"Don't ask, I'll go."

"If I refuse, I will never be able to look into my heart again, because the gift from the mysterious lady is burning inside."

"I will go wherever my brother goes! I don't want to be alone anymore!"

"Guys! Thank you!" Brutal said with a choked voice, "Whoa, brother...I..."

"If our family is in that situation, you will definitely make the same decision." Lancelow patted the dwarf on the shoulder, "Now is not the time to cry, keep them for now, wait Take it out when you find Uncle Barend. Tania, thank you very much for your help, without further ado, please lead us the way."

The half-elf didn't speak, but nodded to the raven beside him.The black bird let out an ugly cry, flapped its wings and flew into the mid-air, and circled not far above everyone's heads.

"It lets us keep up." Tanya explained, "Can you still summon the mount?"

Under the guidance of the raven, the crowd rode along a secluded forest path for about three hours.As it continued to deepen, the dark trees around became taller and taller, like withered giants, completely covering the gray sky with their twisted arms. If it weren't for the constant crowing, everyone would have been lost direction.

Gradually, the mist floating between the tree trunks began to become thicker and thicker, and finally even reached the point where the visibility was less than five feet.After advancing for another minute, the fog began to dissipate, but Lancelow immediately realized that the surrounding woods were no longer what they were before.

(I'm sorry for the late update, I don't have time to fish during the day, and I have to work overtime at night, so I can only write when I go home...)
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