Ash has a very bad habit: when the relationship becomes close (in his opinion), he likes to put his arm around others.

Igula hated this very much, but after hitting him behind his back a few times, he didn't care anymore. When Ash and the Trickster were arm in arm, it always felt like they were two kittens, Ash was a tabby cat, and Igula was a ragdoll cat.

Harvey didn't mind, but Ash didn't dare to put his arm around his shoulder. When walking with Harvey, Ash felt like a husky that looked like a wolf, but Harvey was a wolf that looked like a husky.

It doesn't matter to Tamashi, but just like his nickname, when walking with him, Ash feels like a dove and Tamashi is like a crow. Ash's outstretched hand is like the wings of a dove, and he can never really catch the black crow.

At that time, he had a vague feeling that Tamashi was a bird that would not be bound by emotions.

"We," Ash exhaled, and looked at Igula first. The latter nodded silently, having confirmed with a miracle that this black crow was real. Then he glanced at the group of black feather magicians who were eyeing them covetously, and said, "I'll help you deal with them first, and then go find the silver lantern."

"No." Black Crow said seriously: "Silver Lantern has been preparing at the bottom for several hours. Now every second you delay is equivalent to one second of advancement towards the destruction of Senluo."

"I heard the news three hours ago, but Tanomu is here, so I have no choice but to stay. I wanted to kill Tanomu and then find a way to go to the bottom floor to stop Silver Lantern, but..."

Yes!

Igula looked down and saw a pile of corpse fragments and a head. The blood on the neck had drained away, and the beautiful head fell on the ground covered with wine and blood, just facing Ash and the others. Even though the face was dirty, it could not hide the beauty of life, and the corners of the mouth showed a mocking smile.

The cuts on these body parts were almost smooth, obviously the work of Black Crow.

Igula asked, "Mercury Trojan, dead?"

"Tanomu is dead." Black Crow nodded and shook his head: "But the Mercury Trojan Horse is not dead yet."

At this moment, the young magician who had been held hostage by Black Crow suddenly grabbed the Gray Fox's sharp blade with his hand, and pushed his left elbow back suddenly. A wind blade shot out from his elbow towards Black Crow behind him!

Bang!

Black Crow casually slapped away the wind blades, and at the same time, Gray Fox's sharp blade gently wiped off all the young man's fingers! However, even after this sudden attack, the tip of Gray Fox's sharp blade was still piercing the young man's neck, and Black Crow didn't even have a second to spare!

"Charlin!"

A voice as sweet as a wind chime rang out in the hall: "I command you not to die!"

The young man named Charlin stopped struggling immediately. He seemed to not care about his injuries at all. Upon hearing the order, he could only grit his teeth with humiliation on his face and continue to be Black Crow's prisoner.

Ash and his friends also noticed the girl surrounded by the black feather magicians. Among the black feather magicians who were in a tense state of combat readiness, this cute girl in cat-head pajamas looked like a hotel guest who had walked into the wrong door. She seemed to be only in her teens, with a sweet face and big eyes.

Noticing the looks from Ash and the others, she took the initiative to wave her hand and greeted them warmly: "Long time no see, Lord Ash, Lord Igula, and Gwen - I am relieved to see that you are doing well after leaving the Four Pillars."

Mercury Trojan!

Ash's eyes shone, and he clenched his lips tightly. Igula also prepared to cast a spell, trying to capture the location of the mercury horse. However, the mercury horse hid behind others after he finished speaking, and the whole person was under the protection of the sanctuary. If they wanted to deal with the mercury horse, they had to cross the human wall of the black feather magician first.

Ash asked, "So this is what the Mercury Trojan Horse's true form looks like?"

"No." Black Crow said: "Tanomu's true form is the rotten meat on the ground. I dream about her in my dreams. I will never kill the wrong person. But... she is not dead yet."

"Even if the main body dies, the soul can be transferred to the spare container?" Ash took a breath of cold air: "There are more than a million followers of the Four Pillars God Sect..."

"She probably can't transfer her soul out of the Spiral of Silence, or even leave this layer." Igula analyzed calmly: "If she can easily descend to other containers in the wasteland in the Spiral of Silence, then she should appear on the ground now to command the Four Pillars of God to resist the Qinri Alliance, instead of handing the command to other bishops."

"Oh?" Mercury Trojan asked curiously, "The Qinri Alliance actually attacked so quickly? I hope they can resist for a few more days..."

"Don't believe her words, and don't disbelieve her either. Now she acts as if she really doesn't know the situation on the ground, but maybe she knows, or maybe she is misleading us into thinking that she knows." Igula said: "The best way to deal with such a person is not to negotiate with her, but to strike hard while she is talking. Let's kill everyone here, and then cut off her head and we will know the result!"

"Understood!" Ash nodded heavily: "Just like dealing with you - I'm good at this!"

"Ash!" Black Crow said anxiously: "Did you listen to me——"

"That's great, Tamashi. You finally care about your friends." Mercury Trojan said with a smile, "Why reject their kindness? It just so happens that we also have various grievances. Before the end of the world, wouldn't it be nice to settle all the old accounts? We can all go to hell together cleanly."

"But since you won't let me live, I won't be polite to you either." She said, "How long will this revenge last? Three hours? Six hours? Twelve hours? Or a day? I have four Sanctuary magicians, thirty-two two-wing magicians, and sixty-four one-wing magicians. At the end of my life, let me buy some time for Silver Lantern. After all, we were once colleagues."

"bring it on."

The sweet voice of Mercury Trojan Horse turned cold and sharp: "I will drag you and the entire Senluo Kingdom into hell!"

Ash's face turned cold, his tone filled with rare contempt: "Who are you trying to scare by saying these words, Mercury Trojan?" He laughed mockingly: "You want to threaten me with these moral principles? It's so funny, even a native like you doesn't care about the Senluo Kingdom, why should I worry about it? Whether it takes three hours or three days, you have to die here today, and even the Four Pillars Gods can't save you, I said-"

“But I care.”

Ash turned his head to look at Black Crow, who nodded slightly towards him, as if begging: "I care about this land, I care about the people of this land, I want to save the Senluo Kingdom."

"I also want to stop Silver Lantern, but I can't do it." Black Crow spoke his true thoughts in a distorted voice: "I didn't want to involve you... but when I found myself powerless, my first reaction was to hope that Ash, I hoped that you would come... Only you can help me..."

"When I saw you guys, tears suddenly flowed down my cheeks, but I felt so happy inside as if I had won a card game. However, my first reaction was to hope that you would leave as soon as possible... I felt such a contradictory feeling." Black Crow, who had little education, could only describe his feelings in this way: "Not like me before at all."

Mercury Trojan wanted to interrupt, but shut up when he heard this.

"I can't just watch Silver Lantern destroy Senluo, and I can't allow you to stay because of me." Black Crow took a deep breath and said, "I know this is a very rude request. Obviously, you all risked your lives to come here for me, and obviously I have caused you so much... But I still want to ask you."

"Ash, Igula, Gwen, please stop Silver Lantern and save this country."

"We may not stay here just because of you." Igula suddenly said, "Killing the Mercury Trojan Horse is our common hobby. The destruction of the world is not important, but the absence of the Mercury Trojan Horse is important."

"You actually equate me with the world." Mercury Trojan said faintly, "I really appreciate your kindness, Master Igula."

"I can't leave you here." Ash said firmly, "We are here to save you, not to save the world. We can't give up on you just for Sen Luo. Either we go together, or we kill Mercury Trojan and go together."

"You don't have to worry about me." Black Crow crushed the ulna of Charles' left wrist. The latter was in so much pain that cold sweat ran down his forehead, but he said nothing: "I have a hostage."

"I've wanted to ask this for a long time." Igula asked, "Why can you threaten Mercury Trojan by holding him hostage? Mercury Trojan's vision is not that bad, right?"

This sentence seemed to arouse Charles's rage even more than the crushing of the ulna. He glared at the trickster fiercely, and his eyeballs seemed to be about to jump out and hit him.

"He created an empty passage leading to a new civilized world, and the geographical location is very advantageous." Black Crow said: "Tanomu is going to lead people through this empty passage and leave Senluo to the new country."

Ash and the others were stunned, and looked at Mercury Trojan with strange eyes - they didn't expect that they had the same idea as the Mercury Trojan hero, and they all came to the Spiral of Silence to escape. They didn't know whether to say that they were kindred spirits or enemies.

The empty passage guarded by the Black Feather Magician was obviously the door to a new world.

No wonder Black Crow could threaten Mercury Trojan, God knows how much time and resources they spent to create this excellent empty door channel. If before Ash and his team came, this empty door channel was just "relatively precious", then after Ash and his team came, its value rose to "extremely precious"!

Because Ash and the others would definitely not allow the Mercury Trojan to escape through the empty door!

To put it bluntly, if Mercury Trojan wants to escape, this empty door is her last chance. If she misses this empty door, then before she creates a new empty door, Ash and the others may have dealt with Silver Lantern and returned. By then, let alone leaving, she may not even be able to save her life.

Her only way out now is to find a way to take the hostages back from Black Crow and ensure the safety of the empty passage!

"As long as I have this hostage, Tanomu will never dare to take action." Black Crow said seriously: "I will hold out with her until you come back - if you don't come back, I will drag her to Senluo to be buried with you."

At this point, Ash and the others finally sorted out the current situation.

They had anticipated the appearance of the Silver Lamp. After all, the many trials of the Spiral of Silence were closely related to the great Dharma stolen by the Silver Lamp. It was obvious that the Spiral of Silence was opened by the Silver Lamp, not the Four Pillars of the Gods.

Even the fact that Silver Lantern was constructing a world-destroying spell was not surprising to Ash and the others. After all, Silver Lantern had said it so many times, and Silver Lantern had been silent for so long, they all vaguely felt that something big was coming.

The only thing they couldn't understand was why the Four Pillars of God was helping Yin Deng? Aren't they afraid of the Mercury Trojan?

There is no answer to the first question yet, but I have already answered the second question myself: She is indeed not afraid of the Mercury Trojan Horse. She is preparing to take people to the new world to start a new business. As for whether the old world goes bankrupt or is destroyed, it is none of her business.

The hostage that Black Crow is holding is the key to the new world for Mercury Trojan. Therefore, what he said about being able to continue to confront Mercury Trojan is indeed true.

From this point of view, Ash and his team can indeed stop Silver Lantern first, and then come back to join Black Crow to kill the Mercury Trojan together. But...

Just when Ash's expression was uncertain, his body suddenly trembled violently, and he knelt directly on the ground, with cold sweat on his forehead.

Igula took a closer look and found that there were blood-red lines in the shape of crows on Ash's heart. These blood-red lines could not be blocked even by clothes and were clearly visible to everyone. Along with the crows, there was also a strange heart with sharp edges. The crows stood on the strange heart and kept pecking at the edges of the heart.

Igula immediately activated the miracle 'Visualization Overlap', creating ripples in the Black Feather Magician's sanctuary, but Mercury Horse did not fight back. Instead, he loudly clarified: "Don't be angry with us first. This has nothing to do with us. It's just that Lord Ash has a problem himself."

"He strayed from the main theme of the Crow Killer Trial," she said, "so he was cursed by the Crow Killer."