"Me too." Lightning threw herself at Roland.
"Me too." Nana shouted.
"Coo!" Maggie followed closely behind.
Roland simply stood where he was and let all the members of the Witch Union hug him one by one. Tilly could not help but laugh. "You really have a good relationship with them."
"Do you also need a hug from your brother?"
"No, thank you." She smiled and shook her head. "I still remember clearly the scene when you picked me up and threw me to the ground."
Roland could only shrug his shoulders to express his innocence. Then he shifted his gaze to the woman in Ashes' arms. She had sea-blue hair, looked young, and her figure was similar to Anna's. Her eyes were closed, and her slender eyebrows were slightly raised. Her skin was fair, and the tear mole at the corner of her eye was particularly eye-catching.
Judging from her appearance, she did not look like a prisoner trapped in the basement of the stone tower at all. Instead, she looked a bit like a sleeping beauty.
However, compared to her appearance, what caught Roland's attention was her robe. In this era, he had rarely seen clothing with such exquisite and complex patterns. Due to the scarcity of dyes, Roland's base color was extremely rare. Coupled with the intertwining white stripes and sigils, it was simply like a gorgeous robe that could only be seen in the movies.
This must be an orange equipment.
"Is she still alive?"
"Yes." Nightingale said. "But the magic power in her body has been exhausted. It's a bit like what happened to Anna when she was an adult. But unlike Anna, her magic power recovers very slowly. At this rate, it may take three or four days for her to return to normal. "
"In that case, let's call her the Sleeper for now." Roland nodded. "I'll clear a room on the third floor of the castle for her to recover. The rest of you, go back to the hall." He paused. "I want to hear your story."
…
After listening to Tilly and Nightingale's story, Roland could not help but break into a cold sweat for them.
Although Sylvie had the whole picture, it was still very dangerous to go deep into the ground to chase a giant demonic beast that they had never seen before. If it were him, he would probably hesitate.He did not expect that Tilly would be so decisive. She chose the right people in such a short time and personally led the team … It could only be said that she became the leader of many witches not only because of her identity as a Princess.
"Did you think that the Burrowing Worm was related to the Devil?"
"I don't know, but it's not impossible," Tilly said slowly. "The witches of the Witch Cooperation Association once met a Devil riding a hybrid demonic beast in the Barbarian Land. Their wings were cut off and they obeyed the Devil's command, a bit like a tamed animal.Behind the snow-capped mountain, you also saw a flying beast that was completely different from the demons. Perhaps it was a different kind of demonic beast. "
"So it can be inferred that demons and demonic beasts have a subordinate relationship, just like humans and hounds. "So it can be inferred that the Devil and the demonic beasts have a subordinate relationship, just like humans and hounds.
"It feels … like that's the case." Roland nodded, but there was still a ball of inexplicable confusion in his heart.Demonic beasts would only take the initiative to attack human settlements during the Months of the Demons, but that did not mean that they could only live during the Months of the Demons. The moss and weeds on the shells of the Demonic Beasts were proof that these monsters could survive for decades. The demonic beasts would only take the initiative to attack human settlements during the Months of the Demons, but it did not mean that they could only live during the Months of the Demons. The moss and weeds on the carapace of the Siege Beasts were proof that these monsters could live for decades.
The other point was … he could not forget that during the first year of the Months of the Demons, the wolf-lion hybrid that had attacked Iron Axe had shown intelligence that was different from the "smart" animals. It could learn, analyze, and choose its course of action and target, which was already a level that the vast majority of creatures could not reach. If the long-lived hybrid demonic beasts had intelligence, it would be impossible for them to be tamed by another race.
"But I think that compared to the demonic beasts underground, the enemy that Miss Nightingale met outside the stone tower is more worrying," Tilly sighed, "It can hide during the day, move quietly, and is almost impossible to guard against. Unfortunately, we know very little about demonic beasts, and have no idea how to deal with such a terrible opponent. "
"If Nightingale hadn't seen it with her own eyes, I would not have believed that this kind of demonic beast actually exists," Roland spread his hands, "But it seems that they have never appeared in the Western Region … Otherwise, every winter there would be a few of them, and Longsong Stronghold would have already been turned into ruins."
"But the longer the Months of the Demons, the more powerful the demonic beasts become, this is the conclusion of the history books. This time it began to snow in autumn, so the enemy we will face may be very powerful. "
The words "we" made Roland's heart warm up, regardless of whether she saw him as a brother or not, at least as an ally, she had already regarded him and Border Town as one. Of course, this was for the sake of the witches.
"Then we can only let Nightingale monitor the defensive line."
"No, this winter will be handed over to Sylvie to guard," Tilly said, "The city wall is divided into two sections, east and west, and it will take half a quarter of an hour to go around it. Miss Nightingale's workload is too much. As long as Sylvie stays in the castle, she will be able to observe the entire area of the city wall, and when she discovers a demonic beast, she can immediately notify the other witches. "
"That's good," Roland nodded.
"That witch …" Scroll hesitated for a moment. "I still retain my previous opinion. Before we confirm her identity, she may be our enemy."
"I know, so I will temporarily put the God's Locket of Retribution on her," he exhaled, "I hope this will not cause her to misunderstand us."
…
Roland walked into the Sleeper's bedroom, leaving only Anna to take care of her.
"How is it?"
Anna shook her head, "There's still no reaction."
"Is that so?" Roland walked to the bedside, the woman was lying quietly in the quilt, although her eyes were still closed, the wrinkles between her eyebrows seemed to have faded a lot.Both Nana and Lily had used their abilities on her, the only thing they could do now was to wait quietly.
"She has been frozen for so long, but there is no trace left on her body, it's really incredible," he sighed.
"Just like I am not afraid of fire," Anna chuckled, "Her ability must be related to this."
"I heard that you cut open the ice coffin," Roland patted her head, "Amazing, Anna."
"It's not all because of me," she said seriously, "This witch used her ability very cleverly. First, she used extremely low temperature ice to completely freeze the circulation of her body, and then used ice crystals that were close to room temperature to completely seal the ice inside, so that it would not escape and melt. Regarding the control of her ability, she must have reached a very high level. "
Close to room temperature ice … this sounded very unreasonable, but Roland understood that the ability of a summoning witch was the specific manifestation of magic power, just like the Blackfire that could change its shape and temperature at will.
Anna paused, then said, "When I cut into the outer layer of ice crystals, the whole ice coffin immediately fell apart, as if she had deliberately left a flaw. So I think, she had already expected such a day. "
"You mean …"
"She will definitely wake up."