I'm really not a Sanctuary Warlock.

“The Annihilation Zone really doesn’t encroach on the mountains,” Lynn couldn’t help but sigh.

“Perhaps it’s not that it’s non-invasive,” Anna’s voice came from ahead, “but rather that something within the mountain range itself is resisting it.”

"what?"

"I don't know, maybe it's the earth's veins themselves."

The three of them walked south along the path.

This trip lasted two days.

The road on the mountainside was much longer than Lynn had expected. It was like a gray ribbon wrapped around the waist of the Sky Mountain Range, winding southward. Occasionally, it was interrupted by naturally formed ridges that could connect it. Although it was not as smooth as the main road, it was not difficult for the unicorn.

They haven't encountered any humans on the mountain in the past two days.

Day three.

Lynn saw two figures on the cliff in the distance.

"Pause."

The unicorn stopped.

Lynn squinted and examined it carefully.

Two figures crouched on a protruding rock on the cliff face. They were slightly smaller than normal humans, with human-shaped upper bodies and...

It's a bird.

To be precise, it has huge eagle claws and bird-like lower limbs covered with brown feathers below its waist, and its wingspan is three or four meters wide. There is a tuft of feathers on each side of its head, which looks like some kind of decoration.

“Harpy.” Lisa had already drawn her sword.

Lynn scanned it with his appraisal skill.

[Race: Harpy]

[Level: 50]

[Sanity Value: 44]

"Tsk tsk tsk."

Lynn let out a sigh.

Because the upper bodies of those two harpies were quite beautiful.

With delicate features and fair skin, the feathers on her chest perfectly concealed her vital parts, revealing smooth and graceful lines to her collarbone and shoulders.

If you ignore the pair of menacing eagle claws below the waist and the tail feathers behind her... she is indeed a beauty.

Pity.

Her body didn't quite fit his aesthetic standards.

"What are you thinking about?" Lisa's voice came from beside her.

"Tactics," Lynn said without changing his expression.

"Your eyes betrayed you."

You've misunderstood.

"I have no misunderstanding."

The two harpies had clearly spotted them as well. A sharp cry came from the cliff face, and the two figures simultaneously spread their wings and took flight, swooping down towards the three of them.

Anna stepped forward.

She didn't even summon her staff; she simply raised her right hand, palm up.

"Holy Light Barrier".

A semi-transparent wall of light unfolded in front of the three, and the first harpy, unable to stop, crashed directly into it.

"Oh!"

The harpy screamed and was thrown more than ten meters away, white smoke rising from its wings and feathers scorched by the holy light.

The second one was slightly smarter; it braked abruptly in front of the barrier and opened its mouth to unleash a piercing sonic attack.

Anna remained expressionless.

"Chains of Holy Light".

Golden chains surged from the ground, coiling like snakes around the legs and wings of the second harpy, pulling it down from mid-air and slamming it heavily to the ground.

The one that was thrown back has just recovered and is preparing to take off again.

Anna tapped lightly with her right index finger.

A spear of holy light appeared out of thin air, pierced its wings, and pinned it to the rock wall.

The entire process should take no more than ten seconds.

Two level 50 harpies, one chained to the ground unable to move, and the other nailed to the wall screaming in agony.

Anna gently clenched her fist.

The chains and spears tightened simultaneously.

After two screams, everything fell silent.

Lisa silently sheathed her sword; she hadn't even had a chance to make a move from beginning to end.

"Her Highness has recovered so thoroughly," Lynn exclaimed sincerely.

Anna clapped her hands and nodded.

"Let's go."

Lynn steered the unicorn forward, and as he passed the two harpy corpses, he couldn't help but glance at them again.

"It's a real pity, she's quite good-looking."

We walked south for another half a day.

The path finally began to extend downwards.

Looking down from the mountainside, the boundary of the annihilation zone had been completely left behind by them.

Normal land has reappeared at the foot of the mountain.

It is covered with shrubs and wild grass, and occasionally you can see a thin river shimmering in the distance.

"Finally, we made it." Lisa breathed a sigh of relief.

The three-day journey through the mountains was slower than expected, mainly because several sections of the path were completely broken, requiring the unicorn to climb carefully. In addition, there were monsters and complex terrain encountered along the way, leaving almost no time to spare in three days.

The good news is that they did indeed bypass that annihilation zone.

Anna turned around from the unicorn's back, her gaze fixed on the southern horizon.

“After descending the mountain from here, according to Vera’s map, Holy Song City should be about two days’ journey to the due south and slightly east.”

Two days.

Lynn did the math.

Adding to the time lost in the canyons and the Obliteration Zone, they were a little later than planned, but at least they were heading in the right direction.

"Then let's move on."

The unicorn steadily made its way down the post road.

The setting sun fell on the other side of the mountain range, turning the entire hillside orange-red.

Lynn looked at the land in the distance that had returned to normal and suddenly asked a question.

"Your Highness, Holy Maiden."

"Ok?"

"Holy Song City...is it really as legendary as they say?"

Anna remained silent for a few seconds.

"I don't know," she said softly.

"But I hope so."

The sound of unicorn hooves echoed along the mountain path.

The three continued south.

Then Lynn noticed a detail.

Along the path leading down the mountain, there is a stone tablet every hundred meters or so.

The stone tablet is severely weathered, and the dwarf script on it is almost completely blurred.

But the last stone tablet is inscribed with the common language of the mainland.

Lynn stopped the unicorn, flipped off, and walked to the stone tablet.

The handwriting was crooked and uneven, as if someone had quickly carved it with a sharp tool, and it couldn't have been done for long.

There is only one line of text above:

"Don't go to Holy Song City."

Chapter 116 Purification (Part 2)

"Lynn?" Anna's voice came from behind. "What's wrong?"

Lynn didn't say anything, but simply stepped aside.

Anna walked up to the stone tablet and looked down at it.

Lisa also came over, and after seeing the words, her brows immediately furrowed.

“Someone is warning those who come after.” Anna’s voice was calm.

"Dwarfs?" Lynn asked.

“No.” Anna pointed to the characters. “The Dwarven common language has a fixed stroke order, this is human.”

“This road is rarely traveled, so the people who would take this mountain path…” Lisa began, her tone grave, “must have been driven to the brink of desperation.”

“Whoever it is, he’s warning the people behind him not to head towards Holy Song City.” Lynn stood up and dusted off his hands. “And he came from the direction of Holy Song City.”

Anna looked up and gazed south.

The sun had already dipped below the ridgeline, and the distant plains were bathed in a dark orange light, appearing calm and peaceful.

But this tranquility, set against the backdrop of those words, actually seemed somewhat eerie.

“Your Highness.” Lynn turned to look at Anna.

Anna did not respond.

She was still looking south, her pupils reflecting the last rays of sunlight, her expression unreadable.

Lynn had known Anna for a while, and he knew what that expression meant.

Anna was thinking.

More accurately, Anna was weighing her options.

“Perhaps the situation in Holy Song City isn’t so bad,” Lynn said.

Anna and Lisa both looked at him.

“At least Holy Song City is still there.” Lynn pointed to the stone tablet. “He just felt it was dangerous there and didn’t recommend that others go.”

"Is there a difference?" Lisa asked.

“Of course there’s a difference.” Lynn shrugged. “If Holy Song City is destroyed, we’ll really have nowhere to go.”

"If it's just dangerous, then there's still room for maneuver."

“You talk as if danger isn’t danger,” Lisa glared at him.

When have we ever been afraid of danger?

Lisa opened her mouth, only to find that she couldn't refute it.