"The demons aren't blind!" Iffy immediately objected. "You can see the Taquila with the help of the setting sun, so they can definitely see you! Do you want to be a live target without any cover in the air? "
"I also think it's too risky," Lotus added. "Lady Tilly said you can only fly up and down with the Stone of Flight. If you're discovered, you won't be able to escape. Can't we go up and have a look in the middle of the night? "
Hearing their advice, especially the Bloodfang Association's witches, Ashes felt a little emotional. A year ago, they were still enemies. Heidi Morgan even wanted to kill her and Tilly. If it were not for Tilly's insistence on forbearance, Ashes would have already attacked the Bloodfang Association. She had thought that this was an unresolvable rift on Sleeping Island, but she did not expect that things would take such a turn.
Now, they were on the same side.
Moreover, the tactics she envisioned also needed everyone's cooperation to be realized.
"We can't see anything except darkness at night. The ruins are now overgrown with vines. Without enough light, it's hard to find where it is. Therefore, dusk is the best time." Ashes insisted. "Maybe we didn't deviate from the predetermined direction. The ruins may be behind a dense forest or a low slope. All I need to do is fly up and crush the Magic Stone."
"What if some flying demons find you?" Lotus frowned. "I'm afraid you can't even use one-tenth of your fighting ability in the air, right?"
"As for the countermeasures, I've already figured them out." Ashes held up three fingers calmly. "According to different situations, I have three plans..."
"Oh?" Orbit came over curiously. "Isn't this what Lady Tilly always said?"
"Really?" Lotus's expression changed a little. "Tell me about it."
"Listen carefully. During the observation period in the air, the only Devilbeasts that can find me are Mad Demons. Therefore, the three situations are: one Devilbeast, two Devilbeasts, and three Devilbeasts. If there are more than three Devilbeasts, I'll deal with it as three Devilbeasts. This way, I'll be absolutely safe."
"Oh my..." Lotus covered her forehead helplessly.
"Pfft." Even Iffy could not help but laugh.
"Hey, aren't you guys going to listen to the specific battle plan for the three situations before expressing your opinion?"
"If I were Maggie, I would definitely raise both my hands in approval," Orbit said seriously. "Now I finally know why that guy used to like working with you the most."
…
But in the end, Ashes still managed to convince everyone.
According to Lotus, "Although the first half of the hypothesis sounded very unreliable, the countermeasures were surprisingly good"; Iffy's view was "the instinct of a beast accumulated through thousands of battles". Of course, the most important thing was that they could not think of a better solution.
After continuing to travel underground for a day, the light seen through the ventilation holes had gradually dimmed. The pure white clouds seemed to have been ignited, merging into one with the dim yellow dome. Obviously, the sun was gradually disappearing into the end of the Fertile Plains. It was time to act according to plan.
As Orbit left a mark on Ashes, a blue "light spot" appeared out of thin air above her head. It looked like a puddle, with soft light swaying in the water. It was as if the three of them were standing under the water, looking up at the blue sky above the water through the undulating ripples.
Ashes knew that this was just the inherent shape of the passage, and not the real scene at the other end.
After confirming that there were no demon patrols around the hiding place, she nodded to the three of them and poured her magic into the ring. Then, an indescribable feeling surrounded her, as if she had an extra hand or a foot — and Tilly called it "wings".
If one had never tried flying, one would naturally not know how a bird felt. One could only imagine the difficulty of controlling a part that did not belong to oneself. In fact, the only person on Sleeping Island who could use the Stone of Flight so naturally was Tilly.
Ashes closed her eyes, imagined herself flapping her wings and then leaping up!
In an instant, fresh air hit her face, and she heard the rustling of the trees. In addition, there were the cries of birds returning to their nests, the buzzing of insects, and the whistling of the evening wind. The unchanging underground space suddenly became very rich.
She opened her eyes, and the whole world suddenly became bright. The earth quickly shrank under her feet, and the exit of the passage soon turned into a tiny light spot.
"This kind of feeling... maybe it's not bad to experience it once in a while."
Ashes stopped enjoying the scenery and looked to the north. Her heart suddenly sank.
Even as far as the eye could see, she did not find a place that looked like a ruin, let alone the skeleton monster that the Wolf Girl had mentioned — there was nothing except the undergrowth and grass that were dyed red by the afterglow.
"Are we looking in the wrong direction?"
She turned around, trying to determine her current position from the direction of the Impassable Mountain Range, but she was suddenly startled. She saw that in the southeast of the forest, there were several huge behemoths, and they were only a few miles away from her. And under those obviously unnatural demonic creations was a broken wall. It was the ruins of the Holy City of Taquila!
It turned out that they did not go far enough, but the accumulated deviation caused them to cross the ruins from the east!
If placed on the map, this position and the predetermined route would only be one or two degrees, but in reality, the deviation was the difference between the front and the back of Taquila.
If she turned around and headed south now, it would probably take her another two or three days. She could also fly directly to the south, complete the positioning, and then fly back, which would only take half a day at most — but except for straight up and down, she had never tried to fly horizontally.
"What should I do?"
However, before Ashes could make a decision, a dull horn sound came from the direction of Taquila.
With this sound, a dozen Devilbeasts suddenly jumped up from the skeleton monster and rushed toward her position! At the same time, a dark mass of Mad Demons drilled out of the land around the ruins and surrounded the Holy City.
"Well, it seems that they are quite vigilant," Lin Sanjiu thought to herself. If there were more than three, it would be counted as three. This seemed to be the worst-case scenario.
Without hesitation, Ashes took out the Five-Colored Magic Stone and crushed it into powder. Then, she jumped down from the sky.
The most important ability of a warrior was to judge the situation and then make corresponding countermeasures: capture one Devilbeast alive, kill two Devilbeasts, and retreat when there were three or more Devilbeasts. It was not because she was not confident that she could deal with so many demons, but because she could not make sure that they would all shut up before they sounded the alarm.
As for the current situation, there was no doubt that the risk of using the broken bridge to approach the ruins of Taquila had greatly increased. Therefore, although the position was not very ideal, she had to give up.
Indeed, she was not as talented as Tilly, who could control the "wings" as if they were her own arms, but she had her own way to fly faster.
That was to instill more magic power into the Magic Stone.
With the continuous increase of magic power, Ashes could feel that the invisible wings on her back had expanded to the limit. Every time they flapped in her imagination, a gust of wind would be stirred up. She fell to the ground almost as fast as lightning. Her speed was three or four times faster than when she rose up.
Even the Mad Demon's accurate spear throw could not hurt her in such a state.
However, the extremely high speed brought about a great momentum. Due to the length of the passage, Lotus could at most create a hole that was ten steps high. With such a short distance, it was impossible for her to stop the momentum on her own.
The only thing she could do now was to trust her companions.
After a short while, the blue light spot that symbolized the entrance of the passage appeared in front of Ashes again along with the rapidly approaching ground.
She crossed her hands over her head, tightened her muscles, and plunged straight into the passage!
Almost at the same time, several purple halos appeared out of nowhere and firmly bound her. It was Iffy's Magic Prison!
Her falling speed was reduced in an instant. When she completely stopped, her hands were only an arm's length away from the ground.
"You're really heavy," Iffy said with a shrug, still holding her hands. "Now do you know where we are?"
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