Chapter 335 Upheaval

On the third day, with the assembly of the large hot air balloon completed, it was time to start exploring the ruins.

The new hot air balloon is named Yuanwang, and its huge gondola can accommodate more witches, and it is surrounded by canvas enclosures to avoid the invasion of cold wind and heavy snow.

Since the whole operation is carried out as soon as possible, the safer it is, so after a brief farewell to Roland, the witches boarded hot air balloons, lifted off from the back garden of the castle, and headed towards the stone tower.

In order to quickly land to meet the enemy in case of danger, the Yuanwang flew very low this time, almost passing over the roofs of the houses in the town. Most of the citizens witnessed this "miracle", many of them were stunned in place, and some chanted long live His Royal Highness Roland - probably in their eyes, such a miracle can only be created by the lord of Border Town. When passing through the western part of the city wall, the soldiers of the First Army saluted in the air. Whether it was the accompanying Lightning or Maggie, they were witches they were familiar with, especially the little girl Lightning who often guided the artillery team to shoot. The soldiers cheered enthusiastically.

Soon, amidst the scattered and fluttering snowflakes, Yuanwang left the town behind and entered the Hidden Forest area.

Tilly stood by the hanging basket, looking at the boundless forest.

The snow season, which lasted for the entire evil month, turned the world into a blanket of white, and the branches at the top of the giant tree were all covered in snow. At first glance, it looked like a high platform protruding from the ground, flat and wide. On the other side of the angle of view are the mountains that are stacked on top of each other, showing a touch of blue-gray in the hazy mist, and the foot of the mountain connected to the earth cannot be seen, and the undulating peaks in the distance seem to be floating in mid-air.

"What a beautiful scenery," Shawei sighed, "It's the first time I've seen the Western Region covered by heavy snow."

"Are you a witch from the West?" Wendy asked curiously.

"I used to live in Falling Dragon Ridge, which is close to the south, and it rarely snows in winter. Later, when I heard the news from Lady Tilly about developing the Sleeping Island, I secretly took a boat to Port of Clear Water to join other witches."

"I see," Wendy shook her head with a smile. "Our prince has been complaining why no witches have come here after the rumors of the Mutual Assistance Society settling in Border Town spread...he was always one step too late."

"Hey, did you also send out a message to summon the witches?"

"They have, but it's a pity that the manpower is not very experienced. I noticed it when I first arrived at Falling Dragon Ridge," Ashes proudly said, "I was still in Silver City to catch him. It seems that he is called Tasa?"

"You are also a witch, so of course you would have noticed this strange rumor," Andrea curled her lips. "If you hadn't met Lady Tilly, you might have followed her to Border Town."

"I won't do it for His Highness Roland—"

"Oh," she imitated the other party's voice, "Your Highness...you are quite proficient in shouting."

"Puchi," Tilly couldn't help laughing out loud, she had a sullen look yesterday, but now she seems to have returned to normal. On Sleeping Island, the only one who dares to make trouble for Ashes at any time is Andrea, who comes from a prominent background. "Whether it's on Sleeping Island or Border Town, they are all our compatriots, so don't separate them."

She turned her head and glanced at many witches in turn.

Before setting off, everyone has learned about each other's abilities so that they can assign tasks more reasonably when encountering enemies. It can be said that there are far fewer fighting witches in Border Town than Sleeping Island, and even most of them are not suitable for fighting. But it is also their unremitting efforts that have built the town into what it is today.

Tilly's eyes stopped on Anna. If they were to choose one who impressed her the most, it would probably be this woman who awakened in the borderlands and had a profound influence on Roland.

As long as I stand beside her, I can feel an indescribable thickness and peace. This is the first time I have encountered this feeling. If I have to describe it, it is like lying on a vast field, and the sound coming from behind The softness and firmness make people feel at ease.

Except for Roland, Anna didn't say much, and her expression rarely changed, but as long as she stood among the witches, she was hard to be ignored.

Moreover, according to Sylvie, Anna is also the first witch to evolve in Border Town, possessing amazingly huge magic power, and the black fire that can change shape at will is extremely powerful, and she is also the first witch to finish reading "Theoretical Basis of Natural Science", which made Ti Li found a sense of confidant.

In this winter, if I could sit around the fireplace with her and discuss the magical knowledge in books, it would be an extremely pleasant thing. Tilly was full of expectations for this.

The fifth princess then turned her gaze to Lightning outside the hanging basket. As the daughter of Thunder, she was similar to the number one explorer in the fjords in many ways. Lively, curious, and full of action, she is naturally suitable for flying, Tilly thought, only the vast and boundless sky can accommodate her galloping heart. Although Lei Ting hoped that his daughter would live an honest life, after seeing the little girl, Tilly knew that she was destined to become an explorer, and maybe her achievements would surpass her father's.

All I can do is protect her as much as possible.

"We're almost there," just as he was thinking, Lightning had moved closer to the gondola, reporting to everyone.

"Come in and have a rest," Wendy showed a concerned expression, "Your mouth is freezing white."

"It's okay, but my face is a little numb." She patted her blushing face, "Fortunately, there is a scarf from His Highness, and my ears are not cold at all."

I didn't encounter any vicious devils along the way, and the evil beasts walking through the forest occasionally raised their heads and roared twice, but they obviously couldn't attack the hot air balloons in the sky, so the first half of the journey went smoothly. But when Yuanwang arrived above the destination, everyone was stunned by the sight in front of them.

I saw that this forest seemed to be swept by something huge, scattered tree trunks and broken branches everywhere, the snow had been completely turned over, and mixed with the soil, it looked messy.

"Where's the stone tower?" Ashes asked.

"It was there," Lightning pointed to the open space under his feet, his tone full of disbelief, "It...is gone."

Tilly looked in the direction she was pointing at, and there was a huge hole in the brown and white ground, so dark that the bottom was invisible, as if someone had dug a passage to the abyss here. However, judging from the size of the hole, the digger must have been surprisingly large.

"Sylvie, look what's in the hole."

Sylvie's brows were quickly frowned, and his face looked ugly, "A...a monster that looks like a maggot, it's moving to the northwest, wait, the ruins are in its stomach!"

"What, in the stomach?" Ashes asked in surprise.

"That's right, I saw the stone tower... and the ice cap you mentioned," she carefully identified, "God, it swallowed the entire ruin!"

What to do next? Everyone looked at Tilly in unison.

"Is there nothing else besides bugs?" The fifth princess asked in a deep voice, "Especially devils."

"Well... there are some evil beasts, but they are all in its stomach, and they seem to be dead." Sylvie shook her head after observing for a while.

Tilly thought for a moment, then said decisively, "We're landing now. Some people are guarding outside, while the other people follow me into the cave, kill the giant beast, and retrieve the ice coffin."