On the History of the Pope's Death

After entering the forest, it seemed as if he could still feel the hopeful eyes of the old mayor behind him, and the mood of the group was somewhat heavy.

It's not very obvious from the outside, but walking in the forest now, the thick white mist really shows its power, the thick white mist surrounds everyone, even if they are less than half a meter away. Only one outline can be seen clearly.

Lucia, who was protected among the crowd, frowned slightly when she saw this situation, and her usual smiling face disappeared, and said loudly to the people around: "Everyone, try to walk as close as possible and pay attention to your feet."

Arnold who was next to him felt the vague aura of darkness when he walked in. Looking at the white mist around him, a scornful light flashed in his eyes, but it was just a small magic circle that confuses people.Looking at Lucia with his head unobstructed, the corner of Arnold's mouth raised a sly arc.

Arnold moved his steps and moved to Lucia's side, then naturally reached out and grasped his brother's right hand hanging by his side, "Brother."

"Arnold?" Lucia was held by Arnold, moved her fingers uncomfortably, and said in doubt.

Knowing that Lucia couldn't see, Arnold stared at the two people's hands and smiled happily, his eyes were full of tenderness, but he explained on his mouth: "Brother, it's not easy to get separated while holding hands."

Arnold's voice seemed to carry a little memory and fear in Lucia's ears, thinking that he was thinking of the time at the main peak of the Hill Mountains and the subsequent separation, so the hand that was about to break free was soft Let him pull, anyway, if you pull your hand, you won't lose a piece of meat.

Seeing his brother's helpless look of connivance, Arnold contentedly held hands that were slightly cold in his heart, and walked forward shoulder to shoulder with Lucia.

There was an unusual silence in the forest, not even a bird chirping, only the sound of Lucia's footsteps and the "squeak" of dead leaves being crushed. The more this was the case, the more careful it was.Lucia and the others walked very cautiously along the way, tensing their nerves all the time, paying attention to the wind and grass around them, so the speed of their progress was really not fast.

I don’t know how long I’ve been walking, but there are still tall trees and various plants around. They came in at noon, and it’s already past three o’clock in the afternoon. This mountain forest is not big, even if you walk slowly, it should take more than three hours. After being able to walk more than half of the mountain forest, Lucia narrowed her eyes and scanned the scene in front of her, and then slowly stopped.

"Everyone stop and rest for a while, take the time to drink water and eat some dry food." Lucia said to everyone.

Hearing the words of Lord Son of God, the knights also stopped in their tracks. After more than three hours of continuous mountain road, the two weak mages among the knights were already exhausted, standing still panting.

After everyone rested for a while, Lucia expressed her guess, "We saw it when we came in. In fact, this mountain is not big, but we have been walking for so long, and it feels like we are always in the same place. Turning around, the surrounding scenery has not changed at all, I suspect that we are probably in the magic circle that has been arranged long ago."

The others looked at each other in dismay after hearing Lucia's words, and couldn't think of any kind of magic circle that could have this effect.It was Arnold who was the first to look at Lucia and agree with him and said, "I think what my brother said makes sense." After speaking, he looked at Lucia as a reward, with an expression that looked like a large dog pleasing its owner.

Lucia was still a little anxious at first, but when she saw Arnold, she instantly improved a lot. After coming to this continent, it was the first time that Lucia saw this kind of maze similar to the five elements and eight trigrams in China, and there was no good way for him at the moment. Solved, after thinking for a while, he still said: "We will walk in one direction later, mark the way along the way, and verify my guess."

Arnold gently pulled La Lucia's hand, and waited for Lucia to focus on him before he said: "Brother, just now you said the array reminded me that there was a similar one in a book I read before. What about the magic circle?"

Lucia looked at Arnold in surprise, and asked, "Really?"

Arnold thought for a while, then nodded seriously, "The effect of that magic circle is very similar to our current situation, but I'm not completely sure."

"Is there a way to break it?"

Arnold frowned as if remembering, and after a while, he said, "Brother, it said that the formation of this maze is very simple. You just need to find the elemental stones scattered in the formation and cut off its power." Paused Dun looked at the thick fog around him distressedly and said, "However, in this case, it is very difficult to find the elemental stone."

Lucia couldn't stop smiling when she heard the words. She curled the corners of her mouth and revealed a brilliant smile. Unlike other people who could only sense their own talent elements during meditation, he could sense them during meditation. To all the elements in the surrounding air, only the elements of the light system can be absorbed.

This phenomenon, he felt, must have something to do with his method of practicing magic. As for being able to sense all elements, it should be the spiritual power only found in novels, which can be regarded as his biggest golden finger in this different world.

Lucia stood on the spot, closed her eyes, entered a state of meditation, and tried to feel the various magical elements in the forest. Fortunately, she found a dense yellow light cluster not far from the north.

Opening his eyes, he saw that everyone was staring at him. Lucia coughed calmly, pointed to the north and said, "There is an earth element stone there." They knew the location of the elemental stone, but Lucia didn't say it, and they wouldn't ask rashly.

Arnold looked at Lucia's confident and smiling side face, and unconsciously squeezed the hand he was holding tighter. It seemed that his brother also had something that he didn't know.Arnold's mouth curved into an elegant smile, and he would wait until the day his brother was willing to tell him.

In fact, there is a simpler solution to this formation. As long as you walk in a certain position, you can get out of the maze safely. Originally, if my brother couldn't find the elemental stone, he would secretly induce them to go out. In that case, He can hold hands with his brother for a while longer.

Sandy stood behind Lucia and watched the interaction between him and Arnold, especially the two holding hands all the way, which made him feel a little gloomy. Leaning against the uneven tree trunk behind him, in this place surrounded by fog, he could Let your emotions show without fear of being discovered.

The white mist seemed to be getting thicker at this moment, and Lucia could only see the blurred outlines of the crowd. He let go of Arnold's hand, took off his white robe, and after more than three hours of walking , the hem of the white robe was stained with a lot of dirt.The clothes that were taken off were naturally picked up by Arnold, and then put into the space ring.

"Everyone, get closer later, as long as you find the elemental stone, this maze will be broken."

After hearing Lucia's words, the resting knights all stood back to their original positions, protected Lucia in the middle, maintained the formation when they came, and then moved slowly towards the direction Lucia just pointed at.

Arnold also held Lucia's hand again when everyone started to march, this time Lucia just turned his head to look at him, and continued walking calmly.

On the way, Lucia confirmed the location of the earth elemental stones with what he believed to be spiritual power. Finally, everyone stopped under a tree and looked carefully but did not see the elemental stones.Sandy stepped forward first, cut off the low plants and vines with his sword, looked around, and finally took two steps forward, squatted down, observed carefully for a long time, and stabbed the sword in his hand. Into a piece of soil that looks fresher.

About half a foot into the sword body, it encountered an obstacle, and the sound of collision could be heard vaguely. Sandy held the hilt of the sword, lightly rotated the sword body, and then picked it skillfully, and saw a pale yellow crystal follow The splashed soil was picked out.

Almost at the moment when the elemental stone came out, the solid mist in the mountain forest began to dissipate slowly, and the sunlight penetrated through the leaves little by little, shining on everyone in mottled patterns.In about three or four minutes, the mountain forest returned to its original appearance. Apart from the unchanging trees, there were graves with steles all over the mountain in twos and threes. If it was night, such a scene would probably make people feel creepy.

More than a dozen people stood in the forest, not knowing where to go for a while, Lucia released Xiaobai from the beast pet space, and the monsters of the light department are much more sensitive to the dark breath than humans.

The current Xiaobai is no longer the fluffy little ball that he was in the past, with strong limbs, a slender figure, beautiful and holy pure white fur, and shiny horns on his forehead. It makes people feel dreamy and sacred.It's just that the cheerfully flicking tail behind it ruined its temperament.

"Master, master." When Xiao Bai saw Lucia, he spread his hooves and approached him, bowed his head and stuck out his tongue to lick Lucia's cheek affectionately, leaving a wet water mark.

Lucia smiled helplessly and let it mess around. After all, it was closed for a long time this time. Before he raised his hand to wipe his face, a white veil was pasted on his face.Arnold took a handkerchief and wiped the marks on Lucia's face very seriously. After wiping, he looked at the slight red marks on his brother's face with a little annoyance, and clenched his hands unconsciously.

Seeing that Arnold was still staring at her face, Lucia asked strangely, "Didn't you clean it?"

"No, it's been wiped clean." Arnold forced a smile and said.His gaze slowly moved across the red mark, and there was still the smell of that unicorn. He really wanted to get rid of it and replace it with his own. Arnold stretched out his tongue and licked the thin, pale lips.

Passing by Arnold, Lucia walked up to Xiaobai, touched its neck, inserted her fingers into its mane, and combed it one by one. The smooth-haired Xiaobai bent her limbs, knelt down on the ground, and raised her neck , to facilitate Lucia's movements, she closed her big copper bell-like eyes enjoying herself, and swept the big tail behind her.

"You can track the traces of dark magic, can't you?" Lucia asked in her mind.

Xiaobai groaned in enjoyment, and then lazily replied: "Does the master want me to look for the dark mage? There are traces of dark magic here."

Lucia reached out and patted Xiaobai's head, "Then get up and work, help me find the dark mage here, and when the matter is settled, I'll ask someone to prepare ten catties of roast lamb for you, how about it?"

The weakness of foodies is definitely food, and the temptation of food is irresistible to Xiaobai. Thinking of the roasted lamb that is burnt in color, bright in color, spicy and delicious, Xiaobai stood up in a jerk, and promised arrogantly: " Don't worry, master, just leave this trivial matter to me!" After speaking, he raised his chin slightly, looking confident.

Lucia suppressed the smile on her lips, and praised against her will: "Well, Xiaobai is really good."

Turning around, he said to the people who were looking at them: "Xiaobai can trace the traces of the use of dark magic, we just follow it."

A group of people followed Xiaobai and started on the road again. Although they were in the rugged mountain forest, the monsters were born to adapt to this environment. At the beginning, Xiaobai was able to guide Lucia and the others obediently step by step. It walked forward, but later, its speed unknowingly accelerated, and its four hooves were like flying, fully demonstrating its excellent physique.

Lucia had to educate it aloud, and Xiaobai reluctantly slowed down. Lucia looked at its butt and thought that it was so fast because it was anxious to eat roast lamb earlier.

Finally, after walking for another half an hour, they saw a small open space not far away through the cluttered trees. Xiaobai rushed out first, and Lucia and the others followed closely behind.

As soon as he came out of the woods, he saw five people dressed as hunters sitting on the ground roasting the meat of the mountain deer in the open space. The smell of meat and spices wafted into everyone's noses.

But Lucia knew it was not easy, because Xiaobai, who should have jumped at the delicious food, stood there uncharacteristically this time, feeling guarded all over his body.Lucia beckoned to Xiaobai and let him return to the team. After all, the fighting power of the underage unicorn is really scum.

The five people who were sitting also noticed Lucia and his party and stood up. One of the people who looked like the leader stepped forward and asked Lucia and the others politely: "Brothers, are you also lost?"

Lucia looked at the leader calmly. He was about forty years old, with a handsome face, but a body of muscular muscles, and a big sword pinned to his waist, but the more he looked at Lucia, the more he felt familiar. Looking at Sandy next to him, they both saw doubts in each other's eyes.

Lucia thought about it carefully, and thanks to his fairly good memory, he finally understood why the person in front of him looked so familiar, but at the same time he knew it, his heart became heavier, and it was obvious that the person in front of him was no longer the original one. After more than half a month, no one knows what the dark mage did to him.