Lu Ye wielded his black sword with himself at the center, and black and red blade light constantly appeared, weaving into a dense sword net.

Ashina Style: Waterfowl in Disarray!

Everything happened too fast; even if Estée used gravity magic now, it would be too late.

For the power of destined death had penetrated its voice, bringing it utter annihilation.

Chapter 681 Marika Appears

After defeating Estée, they reached the outlet well of the Ansel River via the elevator platform ahead, and Lu Ye and his group arrived at the Moonlight Altar.

This is the place Iji was referring to.

The night view atop this high cliff was indeed magnificent, with the brilliance of stars and the moon enveloping the night sky.

Dixi sensed that she was very close to her mother.

There's a large, damaged church at the top of the hill; once you cross that, you should be able to search for the Black Knife Head's sealed prison.

Lu Ye knew that Aleto was imprisoned here in order to protect her and isolate her from the outside world to avoid being hunted down by the Golden Tree forces.

However, it seems that the Black Blades only know that she is near the Moonlight Altar, but do not know the exact location of Aletto.

In other words, it wasn't the Black Knife Assassin who imprisoned Alto here back then, but someone else entirely.

Faced with Lu Ye's doubts, Di Xi naturally admitted it.

After the assassination of Golden Godwin, the death of the demigod quickly attracted the attention of Twofinger. They were then hunted down by soldiers from the entire royal city. At that time, Dixi was almost killed while covering her mother's retreat. A person wearing a white witch's hat saved her and brought the seriously injured Aletto here, leaving a message.

So... could it be Lani?

Lu Ye thought to herself.

After all, Lani is allied with the Black Knife Assassins, so it's normal for her to offer help.

But it's still not right...

A-Tui lit the blessing and walked up the long slope with Lu Yedi Xi.

As they approached the church, the surrounding air suddenly surged, and a giant dragon abruptly appeared.

"My name is Adura. This is a restricted area. Do not enter."

The dragon looked down at Lu Ye and his companions with a haughty air, its massive and majestic body blocking their path.

"Um... do you know Yakir and Smarag?" A-Tui tried to build a good relationship.

“Those two little girls… I know them, so what?” Adura said.

"We're here to help them out," A-Tui said, arms crossed. "Sigh, those two have some unspeakable troubles lately, so they wanted us to come here and think of a solution?"

"An unspeakable secret?"

"They turned into human form, but they can't turn back."

"6. But there's no way to help them here. You should go find Lance Sanx... no, you have her scent on you."

"Yes, I looked for her. I saw her not long ago, but there was nothing I could do."

Adura turned his gaze to Dishi, who was standing to the side.

He bent down and sniffed her scent: "Are you Black Knife?"

"Yes."

“I see. You’ve come for the leader of the Black Knife.” Adura gently stepped aside. “Go ahead. Since you’ve come to fetch your mother, I have no reason to stop you. However, I don’t know the location of the prison. Look for it carefully yourself.”

Dixi looked at Lu Ye.

Lu Ye nodded.

She whispered a thank you, then disappeared and walked forward.

"As for you... you're here to see Lani, right?"

After Dishi left, Adura also ruthlessly exposed Ame's lies.

"Yes, why can't we pass through?"

Lu Ye had already noticed.

The damage to the church behind Adura was caused not long ago.

The marks on the brick and tile surfaces are all very new, not like they have been weathered for a long time.

Adullah didn't know the location of the prison, which means he hadn't been there long either.

If he didn't destroy the church, then the only person who could be the one Iggy mentioned waiting for them there is Lani.

The fight with Twofinger here resulted in damage to the church.

"I am Adura, the 'Devouring Mage'. I grow my magical power by devouring those ungrateful mages who try to pluck my scales. I then turn those mages into balls and kick them around. But one day I met Lady Lani. After being defeated by her, I swore allegiance to the 'Dark Moon' as a knight."

"But... it was Lani who sent us here. You're not listening to your master anymore, are you?"

Upon hearing that Adura was Lani's subordinate, Ame became much bolder.

“You’ve got one thing wrong.” Adura’s expression was cold. “I swore allegiance not to Lani, but to the Dark Moon. Queen Renara of the Full Moon came into contact with the moon and comprehended lunar magic. As a descendant of the Queen of the Full Moon, Lani comprehended the cold Dark Moon. I was drawn to that mysterious power and swore an oath to become a knight. I protect the Dark Moon.”

“But Lani is the holder of the Dark Moon, which means…”

“You have to be qualified,” Adura added the remaining half of the sentence for Ame.

“Okay, one minute.” Lu Ye drew his knife. “We’ll fight one-on-one.”

"One minute? Hmph, whatever!"

After speaking, Lu Ye took the initiative to step back and create distance, then took out the Lion's Great Bow and retreated to the bottom of the hillside.

Adulla's eyes flashed with mockery upon seeing this.

The human in front of me is deliberately distancing themselves, intending to deal with me through long-range attacks...

But it's too young.

The slope was not small in angle and not short in length; by doing so, he was essentially giving up the terrain to himself.

You all know Agil and Smarag, don't you know that one of the dragon's special skills is breath attack?

Just this one minute?

I doubt it will take even ten seconds.

Adura opened its mouth, and a white light carrying extreme cold gathered in the narrow dragon's mouth.

Long-range attack methods aren't unique to you...

Just as Adura was thinking this, Lu Ye's figure disappeared.

The next second, he appeared next to Adura in an instant, holding a stone ball the size of a football in his hand.

The sudden situation caught Yadura off guard.

When did this guy...?

Adura reacted quickly; the cold light emanating from his mouth instantly transformed into the shape of a greatsword, gleaming with a faint blue light.

But it was too late.

Lu Ye flung the ball into Adura's mouth, and the greatsword exploded instantly, sending Adura rolling as well.

A plume of thick white smoke rose from its mouth, making it look just like a pig that had been fed firecrackers by naughty rural children during the Lunar New Year.

Ah Tui chuckled.

The seduction was successful!

Knowing that dragons could breathe fire, Lu Ye deliberately kept his distance to lure Adura into breathing fire.

That stone was the heat- and cold-resistant large stone I bought from the store before; even Akiel's Dragon Breath couldn't do anything about it.

“I won,” Lu Ye said.

"I still have a trick up my sleeve... But never mind, your combat experience is indeed rich; you actually fooled me. I thought you were really going to fight me at long range, since not many people dare to fight a dragon up close."

Adura was still breathing heavily when she tilted her head back to stop the tears of pain from falling from her eyes.

Lu Ye and A Tui entered the church and found that not only was the exterior dilapidated, but the interior was in no better condition.

There were signs of damage everywhere, and there was even a large hole in the central floor that stretched downwards.

Lu Ye and A Tui went into the cave and walked through the winding, narrow cave until they finally came to a small open space.

The things on the wall caught their attention.

Those were two huge, curved fingers, the palms of which were split open, covered in wounds, with blood constantly flowing down and pooling in the low-lying areas of the ground, emitting a strong, bloody smell.

Below the two fingers, Lani was facing it directly.

She stood with her sword raised, the greatsword in her hand emitting a pale blue luster.

It seems she really succeeded.

“You’ve arrived…” Lani said softly, without turning her head. “You are indeed qualified; that person was right about you.”

"Lani, have you been here all this time...?" A-Tui asked.

“No, I killed Twofinger some time ago,” Lani said. “I just sensed your arrival, so I came over. I felt it was necessary, not only because of the agreement… but also because I wanted to help you, since I won’t be staying in the borderlands for a while.”

"why?"

“I’m going to the night sky to pursue my own laws,” Lani said. “Now that you’re here, it means you’ve obtained the Great Rune. Now you should prepare to burn the tree, but you should also know the consequences of burning the tree.”

"The capital city will enter an unprecedented state of alert," Lu Ye said.

“Yes, so you need outside help to hold off Rodel’s army, and then use this time to go to the Golden Tree.” Lani’s hands overlapped. “The Magic Academy is a decent fighting force that can play a significant role against the soldiers in the royal city, but there are still divisions within the academy. The only person who can lead the academy… is my mother, who is still in a state of depression.”

Indeed, Iggy mentioned this before.

The magic academy is divided into the magicians' faction and the royal family of Kalia's faction.

Although the situation at the magic academy has calmed down due to the previous incident, the two factions have not reached a consensus.

Kalia's side is fine with getting the academy to participate in the war, but those who are focused on academics may not be willing, after all, they once chose to close the magic academy and cut off contact with the outside world in order to avoid the Shattered War.

The only person who can command respect is Queen Renara of the Full Moon, but her current state...

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