Sennefer didn't get an answer right away. Because …
At this moment, the night dispersed.
They already noticed that the darkness was slowly disappearing. As they moved further away from the graveyard, Dokibell's casual step allowed them to cross the distance between day and night.
Now, they could no longer see the darkness.
When they looked back, they could no longer see the Land of Eternal Rest. Instead, they saw the vast Dead Sea.
"They left?"
"They left!"
After confirming that they had left the resting place, everyone present, especially the apprentices of the Frost Cathedral, heaved a sigh of relief. The graveyard that was shrouded in darkness was like a nightmare to them. Now, they had finally woken up from that dream.
"Don't celebrate too early. The dangers outside might be even greater than the Land of Eternal Rest. You mentioned that there are no living creatures on the coast. It's not because of the Land of Eternal Rest. A demon crawled out from the inner layer and went to the monastery.
Now that the Land of Eternal Rest has reappeared, the demon will definitely go there. So, get ready for a fight. "
At the end of the mountain path, a group of strange-looking monsters suddenly rose to the sky.
As Sunders said, the outside world was much more dangerous than the Land of Eternal Rest.
The battle lasted for two hours. In the end, a Winter Troll over ten meters tall showed up. It was the same demon that went to the Demon Monastery.
The Winter Troll was as strong as Sennefer before she was cursed.
Fortunately, Sunders came to help. The Winter Troll was sure that it couldn't defeat Sunders, and it would take a long time to kill the other apprentices. Since it didn't want to delay its journey to the Land of Eternal Rest, it ordered the apprentices to leave.
In the end, although no one died in the battle, three apprentices had their limbs broken or missing. The group of sorcerers was also covered in wounds.
Their injuries were worse than when they were in the Land of Eternal Rest.
"So, you thought that Greatsword Knight used all his strength when fighting you?" Sunders glanced at Sennefer. "He's been maintaining his power level at the same level as you, and he didn't attack anyone else during the battle. It's not that he doesn't dare, it's that he doesn't want to. "
Greatsword Knight was the highest commander of the Undying Brigade. When he learned that Sennefer was not lying and that she was in cahoots with the descendants of the Undying Brigade, he made up his mind.
The only reason he was still fighting Sennefer was because of Balalaika.
Back then, he had brought the remains of the Undying Squadron to the Land of Rest to look for Balalaika. With the condition of protecting the Land of Rest forever, he had turned the Undying Squadron into a true "undying" squadron.
Balalaika hated humans, so he did not dare to disobey her. His original plan was to stall for time until Balalaika grew tired of him and banish Sennefer and the others from the place of rest.
Who would have thought that Sunders would come and make a deal with Balalaika?
"Didn't you ask why Balalaika changed her attitude? That's because she's a businesswoman. She's doing business for profit. Opening a shop is her main job. "
"You're the first batch of customers who came to the Land of Rest after it was reopened, yet you didn't get anything from it. You're the ones she hates.
But Balalaika obeyed the rules of the Land of Rest and did not do it herself. Otherwise, Sennefer would have turned into a new corpse in the graveyard before Sunders arrived.
Sunders' visit to the Land of Rest indicated that he was on Sennefer's side and that he had made a deal with Balalaika. Naturally, Balalaika's attitude changed after the deal was made.
Half a day later, they left Silent Coast without a hitch.
For the rest of the journey, they would occasionally encounter demons blocking their way, and even demons would appear. But with Sunders' help, they were no longer a problem.
Two days later, they finally arrived at Wailing Plain, where they could already see the Fringe Forest at the end of the horizon.
During these two days, Sunders told Sennefer some secrets about the Land of Rest and Balalaika.
For example, Balalaika, also known as the Resurrected Witch, was a native of the Abyss Plane who became as powerful as a demon by chance.
For some reason, she came to the Land of Rest to revive a certain soul.
Since the soul was very important to her, Balalaika did not dare to leave the Land of Rest for even a second. However, she needed a large amount of Sand of Resurrection to revive the soul, so she decided to open a bar in the Land of Rest that specialized in trading.
Since she started her business, Balalaika set a series of rules for herself. For example, she would not kill anyone in the Land of Rest.
However, this rule led to some problems in the Land of Rest. According to rumors, the problem was caused by a human, which was why Balalaika hated humans so much. Later, the Immortal Brigade happened to come to the Land of Rest, so Balalaika took advantage of the situation and turned them into the guards of the bar.
…
Outside the Fringe Forest and the Overwatch Base, a large number of apprentices were busy working on the construction of the frontline.
All kinds of defensive measures were erected under their cantrips.
If a mortal were to come here, they would definitely not be able to imagine that such a huge steel fortress was actually built in just half a year. Furthermore, it was still continuing to expand …
There was a blurry shadow at the entrance of the fortress, which prevented people from seeing what was inside. However, they could sense the obvious ripples of illusions coming from the shadow.
"Sigh …" A short and fat apprentice stood on top of a tower under construction and looked at the shadow with a sigh.
"What's wrong?" A braided child who looked like a toddler asked in confusion.
The fat apprentice pointed at the shadow. "Look."
"Oh, you mean Mister Eventide?" The braided child looked at the shadow with admiration. "Mister Eventide is so smart. He knows the true meaning of being a supervisor! If he uses his naked eyes to look at the workers, he can't guarantee that someone will slack off in his blind spot. But if he casts a shadow around himself, others won't know where Mister Eventide is looking. This way, he won't dare to slack off, and he can save mana. "
After the braided child finished speaking, he said proudly, "I'm right, aren't I? You're also worried that Mister Eventide is looking at us? "
The fat apprentice looked at the braided child as if he was looking at an idiot. "I think you might need to check your head." Then, the fat apprentice looked at the lazy apprentices around him and said, "And your eyesight."
The apprentice patted the young man in a white robe on the other side of him and said, "Bobota, why don't you explain it to him? I feel like I'm losing my IQ if I talk to him."
Bobota shrugged and gently stroked the braided child's head. "Actually, when Mister Eventide is supervising, all of us can slack off … because he doesn't pay attention to us at all."
The braided child was shocked. "Then, then what is he doing now?"
"I heard someone say that Mister Eventide is … playing games?" The fat apprentice said.
"Playing games?" The braided child obviously did not understand what the word meant.
The fat apprentice pointed at Bobota. "I don't know. But I remember that Mister Eventide got stuck last time and had to call Bobota over to solve it."
Bobota nodded. "Yes. Mister Eventide is playing an illusion game. According to him, it's called Monument Valley."
"Illusion game? Monument Valley? What is it? "
Bobota looked at the gate of the Stronghold and sighed. "It's … a very interesting game."
Interesting, in what way was it interesting? Both the fat apprentice and the braided child were curious. Although the fat apprentice knew what Mister Eventide was doing, he never knew the content of the game. Now that the "player" Bobota revealed something, they quickly seized the opportunity and asked.
"This game is actually played by a little girl named Ada …" Bobota suddenly paused mid-sentence.
"What's wrong with Ada?" The braided child asked.
Bobota did not answer. He pointed at the Critical Forest in the distance. "It's coming."
Everyone looked over and saw a huge white bear that looked like a snowy mountain walking towards the fortress step by step in the Critical Forest.
There was not a single apprentice here who did not recognize the white bear. When they first came to the Overwatch Base, they were also carried by the white bear.
"Dokibell?!"
The news of Dokibell's arrival spread across the Stronghold almost instantly. Dokibell's arrival meant that there would be new "laborers" coming. At the same time, it also meant that there would be more people to share their work, making it easier for them.
Therefore, when they saw Dokibell, all the apprentices were very happy.
The fat apprentice looked at the apprentices swarming toward the Stronghold gate and said to Bobota, "Let's go. If we can be appointed as instructors for the new apprentices, we'll have a much easier time in the next few days."
After becoming instructors, they would teach the new apprentices how to adapt to life in the Stronghold and distribute their work scope. It was a piece of cake for them, who worked hard every day to build the Stronghold.
Bobota did not want to go. Or rather, he did not want to face the wizards from Moonfrost Union.
However, the short and fat apprentice did not think too much about it. He grabbed Bobota with one hand and the braided child with the other and dragged them to the entrance of the fortress without saying a word.
The noise at the gate finally alerted Kanter, who was still immersed in the game.
"What's with the noise? Can't you see I'm studying?!" Kanter exited the illusion in a huff. He finally managed to sneak into Sunders' room and "borrow" Monument Loop. He was going to clear the game today, but he got stuck again.
Not only did he get stuck, but he also heard a lot of noise outside. Did these bastards really think he did not know that they were slacking off?
I was being considerate and turned a blind eye. But now you dare to disturb my "study"?!
Kanter left the illusion and decided to teach these bastards an unforgettable lesson. He would also find Bobota to give him some pointers while he was at it.
Yes, it was just on the way.
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