There is a small square in the corner of the town, a circular platform about twenty meters in diameter, about half a meter above the ground.

Fiona walked to the side of the platform and pressed the mechanism hidden in the dark. Then there was a rumbling sound in the center of the platform, and soon a stone staircase appeared diagonally downward.

After Emil put Lilith into the ring, he went underground with Ophelia. After about five minutes of walking, they reached the bottom of the shelter.

The air here is a bit humid, and Emil can vaguely hear the sound of water dripping from above his head.

At this time, the surroundings were dark. Fiona quickly lit the torch on the wall, which illuminated the road ahead. They still needed to pass through a long passage.

After another three minutes, they came to a very spacious space. With the help of brighter torches, Emir looked around and saw that it was full of bustling people, including men, women, old and young. There were about five or six hundred people. They were sitting on the ground.

Staring at the ground in a daze, or a large group of people gathering together, seeming to be talking about something.

Emil inadvertently used his magic perception and discovered that these people all exuded quite powerful traces of magic. He was secretly surprised that there were so many magicians here.

Those people soon discovered that the city lord was back, and when they saw that she had brought two unfamiliar faces, they couldn't help but talk about it.

"Everyone, please be patient," Fiona quickly introduced to the crowd, "I happened to meet these two in the town. They are trapped here like us, but they are very powerful. It is said that they can kill

We have defeated the Demon King, and as long as we have their help, we will be able to leave here soon."

In order to dispel the doubts of these people, Emil and Ophelia also introduced themselves in a timely manner. After the people learned that they were not in danger, they returned to their previous state and seemed to have no interest in them at all.

"Haha, don't be surprised, they have always been like this, not very enthusiastic towards outsiders." Fiona scratched her head and said sheepishly.

"It's okay, we don't care." Emil smiled, but he was still a little disappointed. He thought he would receive warm reception when he got here. Even if he couldn't provide food, a few words of condolences would be acceptable, but in the end he was

Cold reception.

Emil had no choice but to suppress his hunger and began to think about ways to remove the barrier. However, his stomach still growled unsatisfactorily.

Fiona obviously heard it, and then she remembered that she had clearly regarded Emil and the others as guests, but she had failed to fulfill her obligations as a host.

"Oh, look at how stupid I am to be affected by these indifferent people. You probably haven't had dinner yet."

"...Uh, yes." Emil had to admit, after all, he couldn't think about the problem mentally now.

"Okay, I'll go find the people and ask for some food. You can rest where you are first."

Fiona said that and was about to leave, but Ophelia stopped her.

"Wait a minute, we can't eat the people's things for free, so I will provide sufficient compensation."

Fiona heard what she meant and couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed. She knew that the guests were still concerned about the people's indifference, but she had no choice but to agree to Ophelia.

Unexpectedly, the ground here was quite dry, so Emil simply sat on the ground like the people. With nothing to do for the time being, he began to observe these people.

He always felt that something was wrong. It stands to reason that a large group of people had been trapped in the shelter for several days. After learning that someone could save them, they acted quite indifferently. This is not normal no matter how you think about it, unless this shelter

It can provide enough supplies without making them feel depressed.

But after a period of observation, it was obvious that this was not the case. None of the more than 500 people were eating or drinking, and their expressions were dull. Those who were talking were just talking and had no understanding of this kind of thing.

The place feels safe.

Emil was wondering when Fiona came back after a while, carrying a large bag of supplies.

She used magic to create a small stone table, and then poured all the supplies on the table. Emil took a cursory look and saw that there were all kinds of food, including quite fresh fruits, delicious cooked meats, and

Cooked vegetables.

Although he didn't know where she got so much food, Emil was so hungry that his chest was pressed to his back and he couldn't care less. After getting Fiona's consent, he immediately started to feast.

After eating for a long time, he finally filled his stomach. Then he looked back at Ophelia and found that she had just picked up an apple. The strange thing was that she should also be very hungry, but at this time she became very gentle.

"What's wrong? Ophelia, eat quickly," Emil urged. "Only when your stomach is full will we have the energy to fight."

However, Ophelia was obviously suspicious and did not move her mouth after picking up the apple. Emil did not notice her abnormality, but quickly called Lilith and Cosette out for dinner. He was still not satisfied with himself.

Feel guilty calling them out right away.

At this time, Fiona had been watching the two closely, so she quickly noticed that Ophelia refused to eat.

"Miss Ophelia, do you suspect that I have been poisoned?" Fiona's tone was obviously unhappy.

"No, no, I'm just not used to it." Ophelia quickly waved her hand.

Only then did Fiona realize that she had misunderstood the other party, so she quickly apologized.

"I'm sorry for the poor hospitality. So what do you usually eat?"

Ophelia was speechless. In fact, she did suspect that Fiona had bad intentions. Like Emile, she also noticed something was wrong with the people. It would be better to say that it was difficult not to pay attention to such an obvious thing.

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"Well, as you can see, I am a knight, and I serve those noble lords. In order to avoid damaging the reputation of my master, I can only eat some expensive things." Ophelia said seriously.

"I'm... I'm really sorry, we are so short of supplies." Fiona really believed it and couldn't help but look embarrassed.

"Haha, it's okay. This is my own problem, and I'm not hungry either." Ophelia comforted her with a smile, and then put the apple back on the table.

Then, she saw that Emile was about to invite Lilith and Cosette to join them for dinner, so she quietly tugged on each other's clothes.

"Huh? What's wrong?"

"To be on the safe side, it's better not to call them out," Ophelia said softly.

"Why?" Emil was puzzled, but after staring at Ophelia seriously for a while, he probably understood something, "Do you doubt Fiona?"

Ophelia nodded, and then continued to smile at Fiona, who didn't care about her actions at all.

"You can take the rest of the food with you, and I will go and appease the people." Fiona stood up and prepared to leave.

"Wait, we just agreed to pay them." Ophelia took out a few gems from her pocket and stuffed them into Fiona's hand.

"Well, I'd rather obey your orders than I am respectful." Fiona was too embarrassed to refuse, so she had to accept it.

Then, after watching her disappear from sight, Ophelia expressed her thoughts to Emile.

"But there's nothing wrong with the food I ate. It shouldn't be poisoned, and Fiona has no motive to hurt us, right?" Emil still raised questions.

"Who knows? Anyway, it's better to be more careful when you go out."

Emil agreed with her statement and couldn't help but regret his rashness just now, but since it was already like this, he had better think about business first.

In this way, Emil continued to sit where he was. Since it was late at night, he could not avoid feeling tired and fell asleep after a while.

After an unknown amount of time, he felt a chill in his body, and then he woke up. He rubbed his eyes and looked around, and found that Ophelia was missing. Not only that, but the people had also disappeared.

"……what happened?"

Emil scratched his head, and then used his magic sense, but found no trace of Ophelia, and the people who had previously exuded traces of magic could no longer sense it.

He quickly stood up and ran in the direction where the people were. However, when he got closer, he realized that the space was filled with black smoke.

He secretly screamed that something was wrong, thinking that there was indeed something wrong with Fiona.

Then, a petite figure suddenly emerged from the black smoke. It was obviously Fiona. She was staring at Emil with evil intentions.

"Haha, if you just fall asleep like this, maybe you can die a little more happily."

"Who are you?"

Emil understood that he had been deceived, and at the same time he thought that Fiona's identity must not be simple.

"Forget it, since you are about to die, I'd better explain the truth." Fiona crossed her arms and said quietly, "I actually want to avenge my father."

"Your father?"

"Haha, it seems you really don't understand anything."

As Fiona spoke, her appearance suddenly began to change. Her figure became taller, her ears gradually lengthened, her originally dark eyes turned dark red, and her long hair also turned silver in an instant.

Obviously, she is an elf.

"Aren't you surprised why I knew the necromancer was called Cornes from the beginning? To tell you the truth, he is my father. Although he is not completely dead now, you killed so many of his substitutes.

I will take revenge on you now."

"Oh, I see."

Emil suddenly realized that after learning the identity of the other party, he felt relieved. After all, he had even defeated the other party's father, let alone a mere elf. However, he was still a little worried about Ophelia.

"Haha," Fiona...or Elena saw his worry, and then said, "Don't worry, you can go see the female knight soon."

"What?" Emil was furious and said viciously, "If you dare to touch her hair, I will definitely make your life worse than death."

"Oh, I'm really scared," Elena smiled evilly, "But are you really sure you want to be rough with such a cute girl like me?"

Emil snorted coldly, not wanting to talk nonsense to her anymore, he directly used the water prison.

But Elena was prepared. She took a step back and hid in the black smoke again. Strangely, the black smoke seemed to be able to hide traces of magic power. Emil could not determine her location, so the attack completely failed.

He didn't know what tricks the other party would use, so he quickly stepped back, wanting to run to a safe place to talk, but when he turned around, he realized that he was also shrouded in black smoke.

Immediately afterwards, Elena appeared behind Emil, and she condensed a large group of crystal-like substance in her hand.
Chapter completed!