Just as a suspicion flashed through Fang Yu's heart, the vision inside his goggles suddenly went dark. He was slightly startled, thinking that something was covering the lenses, and subconsciously wiped the goggles with his gloves. But his hand was only halfway raised when it suddenly stopped in mid-air. He seemed to have suddenly reacted——
Clockwork Goblin is offline.
Although he has never encountered such a situation since the Clockwork Goblin was upgraded successively, after the transformation, the Clockwork Goblin was invincible on the battlefield, almost making him forget the feeling of confronting opponents on the same level.
Fang Yu was startled for a moment and then immediately felt awe-inspiring.
He had actually seen the direction from which the attack came. It was just a silver-gray feathered arrow, which came through the forest and was quietly inserted into the remains of the clockwork fairy. He turned his gaze slightly and stayed on the opponent's clockwork goblins in the dark, as if he suddenly understood the intention of the battle craftsman from the red-coated team of Jeffrite.
They're just here to be used as bait——
Although the opponent is far inferior to him in terms of control level, it is not a one-on-one battle. He has companions. Fang Plover raised his head and looked at the silent, snow-covered forest. There seemed to be a sharp gaze hidden behind every pine needle - that was no ordinary opponent, as could be seen from the previous arrow. ——There was no test, and the one that hit was at least two hundred feet away, under the cover of night, between the layers of branches and leaves in the forest.
Behind him was the towering castle. As expected, they had already left there and were preparing to head west into the forest.
There are at least two brigades in front of them at the moment. The ranger who shot the arrow should be from the previous brigade. They are not from the Jefflett Red Team. However, the origin of this combat craftsman is on the contrary. He has noticed it from before. In terms of the details, it was not difficult for Fang Plover to judge this, but he did not expect that the two would cooperate so seamlessly.
The Seven Seas Brigade is so virtuous and capable that it allows the descendants of Flor to send two brigades in succession to cooperate. Although the names of the two opposite brigades and their rankings in the standings are not yet clear, they come from the Grand Guild. Where will the travel group be?
Even if it's not among the thousandth place in the global rankings, it's at least at the front of the standings.
Not all adventure groups can be called brigade. It refers specifically to the elite teams among those organizations or forces. This title can be traced back to the era of Ohni XI of the Northern Empire - Oshu. In that heyday, people established a specialized organization of combat craftsmen, the Eye of Angina.
This craftsman organization, whose emblem is an eye of the all-knowing, was famous all over the world from the beginning, and the name it used for the exclusive unit of the Oshur people - Brigade, gradually spread. The title is exclusive to the so-called elite teams on the mainland.
And that was before the Chosen came to this world. With the arrival of the Chosen, this conventional title also spread with the establishment of elite teams from major guilds.
He once personally experienced the strength of a top brigade, and the power of that arrow is still fresh in his memory. The Silver Forest Spear's Silver Shadow ranks 430th on the overall list. Of course, from the standings There is still a big gap between the front (20%) and a thousand, but it at least shows that what is facing them at this moment is a rare and difficult opponent that the Seven Seas Brigade has encountered so far.
He stared at the dark valley, the rolling mountains and the quiet cedar forest. He did not act rashly. Instead, he picked up the crystal and warned others: "Be careful, everyone. It may be Jeffrit in red." The team’s brigade.”
"Which branch is it?" After a moment, Saya's rustling voice came from the communication channel and asked.
Although in the Rainbow Alliance, it is generally believed that the Spear of the Silver Forest is the old enemy of the Jefrit Red Team, the Oak Knights of Tapolis are obviously very familiar with this old enemy.
After a moment of silence, Hongye also answered there: "The Jefflite Red Team has two brigades, one is their core brigade 'Red Swordsmen', and the other is the youth training group 'Jeffrey'. "Special Musketeers', the latter can be said to be the reserve of the former."
"I guess it's the latter." Fang Yu thought for a moment and replied. He remembered that the swordsman in red ranked over 500 in the standings, and was a rival of the same weight as Yin Zhiyi. If this brigade was here, there should be no need to play these little tricks with them.
He didn't think he could suppress a combat craftsman from a brigade that ranked 500th in points. The opponent was not on the same level as him in terms of level. What's more, the red swordsman is not active in Kaolin-Ishulian, and the brigade should have last appeared in the south of the Oshur Empire.
He didn't know much about the situation of Jefflite's musketeers brigade, but as the reserve group of the red swordsmen, they must be good.
"Besides them, there should be another brigade," Fang Plover looked in the direction of the forest and was silent for a moment. "We had contact with each other not long ago, but that person was not from the Jefflett red team. We don't know the origin of the other party yet."
"Ed, what are you going to do?" Hongye's voice came again.
She was also a member of the Reserve Brigade of the Oak Knights. In the simulated battle, they were at least 50-50 apart from the Youth Training Team of the Silver Forest Spear, which should be similar to the Jeflett Red Team.
But if the opponents are two brigades, the result will be very different.
I'm afraid the winning rate is infinitely close to zero.
It's just that she still has some trust in the former, and she can still remain calm in her heart - a long time ago, they faced Nicol Bolas in Dolifen with no chance of survival, but what was the result? What's more, it's no longer 'a long time ago'.
Fang Plover didn't answer.
He had roughly figured out the opponent's intention in his mind. The clockwork fairy nailed to the tree was the only clockwork fairy that had launched an attack before. The other party used his clockwork fairy to exchange for his own clockwork fairy. , but it shouldn’t be that simple.
Because he would not be so stupid, and the other party would not be so naive, but this should be the other party's purpose. If he did not take action, the other party's clockwork fairy would always be there, and the visual network formed would always exist.
Although his clockwork fairy was also there, it meant that the other party had managed to pull him into the same situation. He can't restrict the other party, but the other party can't restrict him either. It sounds consistent, but don't forget that the other party is originally the weak side in this confrontation.
"It's a bit interesting," Fang Yu re-examined this opponent for the first time. As expected, none of the talented rookies from the youth training camps of these big guilds were easy. "But," he thought to himself, "it's not that simple -"
In fact, compared to the current situation, when Fang Yu thought about his loss, he was even more heartbroken and couldn't breathe.
That is not an ordinary clockwork fairy with two or three thousand Lisels. Since his clockwork fairy broke away from the low-level position of consumables, its cost has begun to rise exponentially. When it reaches the level of disaster star, it is basically equivalent to flying. An equal weight of gold in heaven.
What he lost was money, but in fact it was the blood dripping from his heart. Fang Yu thought that he was not a generous person, and he also held a grudge in his heart for the ranger who killed his Clockwork Fairy. He only lost a small notebook. record.
Just as the opponent captured the position of his clockwork fairy, he naturally also caught the opponent's little tail based on the flight path of the arrow.
His clockwork genie moved silently.
The opponent's clockwork fairy was actually moving, and was a little unscrupulous.
This is exactly the dilemma Fang Plover faces. As long as he cannot take the initiative to attack, it will be difficult to restrain the opponent's Clockwork Fairy - and this should always be what he is best at, and it is also one of the biggest advantages that the Seven Seas Brigade has shown so far. one.
However, Fang Yu rarely calmed down.
On the other side of the battlefield, Bai Juguoqi also had a flash of uneasiness in his heart.
He actually felt faintly palpitating——
Although he could say that he had achieved his predetermined goal, when he was operating his clockwork fairy's sight and looking for possible traces of the other party, all he could see was a dead forest. The wind and snow seemed to have stopped, and there were only quiet scenes in the darkness. Both parties were hiding in the shadows of the forest.
But there is a different message hidden in the silence.
He had a vague illusion - like himself, the other party's clockwork goblins must also be in this canopy - they were here, even monitoring his every move, and they could attack at any time if the other party wanted to.
Although maybe that's what he expected...
But he immediately shook his head. The other party might be like a silent ghost, wandering out of his sight, but it was impossible to completely monitor him.
This is inherently determined by the Clockwork Fairy's narrow field of view mode - in order to allow combat craftsmen to focus more on avoiding obstacles, this view has inherent shortcomings in detection and tracking compared with the wide field of view mode. .
He has never heard of anyone, including the top masters, who can accurately track every target in such a field of view mode.
Bai Ju Guo Gai has always regarded himself as calm, so he can regard the craftsmanship of fighting as a means rather than an end. He can even objectively look at the gap between himself and his opponent, but that person may be a little different, but it can be said to be beyond the level of the second world.
I'm afraid it's still far away.
Of course, just this quiet forest was enough to make him feel a little scared.
He originally thought that he could at least catch a little bit of the opponent's shadow, but he didn't expect that the opponent's level of controlling the clockwork goblin was so high that he didn't give him any chance at all.
That kind of feeling can only be manifested vividly in the hearts of people who really know how to do it. He has never felt that kind of deep powerlessness from other people. Only then did he understand for the first time that it was not that the combat craftsmen of the Crow Claw Temple performed too poorly outside Gray Owl Town, but that they had to be clumsy.
Just like him at this moment.
Cold sweat soaked his clothes, and he breathed out involuntarily. The only thing he was thankful for was that this was not a one-on-one battle. Fortunately, he made the right bet. If he had been a little arrogant at the beginning, he would probably end up in total defeat now.
He silently picked up the crystal and recited the information he received in his mind. As if he was not afraid of misreciting any number, he reported it to the person with unprecedented caution.
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There was silence in the forest.
The leader of the Flame Destroyer Brigade, Wu Ming, is giving instructions to everyone through the team channel:
"The opponent's position is roughly clear."
"But we may have to operate under each other's radar."
"But this is the best outcome."
Because at least both of them have the right to investigate, which is much better than the blind battle that the Crow's Claw Temple faced during the battle in Gray Owl Town.
Everyone couldn't help but turn their attention to their craftsman. The alchemist who had been completely defeated in the battle with Fang Plover was shrugging his shoulders. He didn't feel ashamed. After all, this was the fact. His opponent didn't feel like a fucking one. people.
"Well done to the combat craftsmen of the Red Jackets of Jefleet."
"Indeed, I heard that BBK has discovered a lot of talents in the youth training camp this time, including several talented combat craftsmen."
"Actually, it's not a discovery, it's just a return on the previous investment. They have been cultivating in CCSL for several consecutive years, and now they have won the harvest season. This time, the Jefflett Red Team is really planning to soar into the sky. Their target is almost certainly the Second World."
In the channel, people were communicating in low voices.
They were not dissatisfied. After all, compared to BBK, the Skyfire Guild was already a member of the Second World. In their eyes, the Jeffrit Red Team was just a rising star.
"The opponent has a druid, maybe even the unicorn girl of Amea."
"Livad, Wrath," Wu Ming continued: "Detect the camp, the front fan is 90 degrees, every thirty seconds, you take turns, the target is the lawful camp."
The two magicians responded in unison.
About half a minute later, a bright cyan light came into everyone's field of vision.
Druids respect the balance of nature, and Aimea maintains a neutral attitude in the birth and death of nature. However, as a god of order, her followers have always been biased towards lawfulness. The same goes for her saints and unicorn girls.
When the detection spell swept through the forest like water patterns, Attila suddenly felt awe-inspiring.
She originally transformed into a bird of paradise, and clusters of pine needles were flying past it, but suddenly, the gorgeous long feathers on its wings stood up, almost without warning.
And at that moment, a silver-gray arrow with feathers crossed with it and nailed the cedar behind with a click, shaking continuously.
The ranger put down the bow in his hand and looked at this scene with some surprise.
This should have been a sure shot, but the opponent seemed to have received some omen and dodged the arrow by chance.
He picked up the communication crystal: "She seems to be..."
"She seems to have noticed our spell," Wrath's voice had already sounded, and his voice was full of disbelief: "Natural sign, this must be a natural sign, be careful, the opponent is a divine druid."
After Etila flew into the canopy of the tree, she immediately flapped her wings and stopped.
The next moment she turned into a furry little animal, landed on the dense branches there, and hid herself.
"Ed," she pressed her paws on her chest and whispered: "There is another ranger on the other side, and the location is..."
"I've already seen it."
Fang Yu silently looked in that direction and answered quietly.
He gently tossed the efreet in his hand and caught it. Two pairs of wings popped out of the golden ball, fluttered slightly, and then flew up. It was drawing an arc and flying over the forest.
That golden ray of light reflected in Bai Ju's eyes. It was exactly what he had expected. He immediately picked up the communication crystal and said in a hurried tone: "Be careful, the other party is using the kind of clockwork fairy that can self-destruct. The direction of his attack is——"
The golden light pierced down from mid-air.
Under the night, a dazzling light shone in the forest.
At the last moment, Fang Yu saw a figure emerging from under the cedars there. Under the golden flames, the figure flashed into a bush and quickly disappeared in that direction.
The opponent dodged the fire giant's attack.
He looked up, his eyes calm, as if he had expected this.
The other party was indeed prepared.
"A few brushes."
But Fang Yu shook his head.
He seemed to have gotten the answer he wanted, and looked in a direction in the forest.
…
"The other party's movements?"
Listening to the inquiries coming from the communication channel, I silently stared at the quiet scene in the forest transmitted back from the front line by the Clockwork Fairy, and shook my head slightly.
His clockwork goblins are patrolling in the forest, and at the same time, each clockwork goblin he controls is included in the lens of another clockwork goblin, using this perfect closed-loop network to include the entire valley in the investigation within the range.
But the other party still didn't take any action.
In the mountain forest, Wu Ming was silently drawing a line on the terrain map.
That line was exactly what they had noticed before, the movement trajectory of the opponent's druid. Under the surveillance of the battle craftsmen, almost only the druid could avoid it perfectly.
But for now, the threat has been lifted.
Then, it will be their turn to counterattack——
Although the members of the Flame Destroyer may have never doubted that they would win in this confrontation, after all, the two brigades of the Skyfire Guild and Jeffritt had gathered together. It would be too embarrassing if the operation failed. .
He whispered an order.
The members of the Flame Destroyer Brigade began to take action. A team consisting of three Nightingales, a Great Swordsman and a Ranger were advancing along the ridgeline north of Snowstone Castle. If the opponent continued to stand still, they would Further surround the opponent here.
And in the communication channel, the leader's voice was also heard: "Is the other party still not moving?"
Listening to this question, a trace of trance flashed through Bai Ju's mind.
He was actually still a little uneasy.
Because so far, he has not figured out the other party's intention - he can detect that the clockwork fairy of the Dragon Alchemist has been moving and avoided his detection, but what exactly the other party wants to do, he has not been able to figure out. And know.
He actually very much hopes that the other party can attack him. Even if he does this, he will definitely not be able to guard against it, but he has prepared a substitute on hand. He believes that the cost of the other party's clockwork goblin must be higher than his own. Compared with the consumption, he Affordable.
But the problem is, except for the first round of testing, the other party seems to be completely silent.
This feeling of failed judgment made him very uncomfortable.
Has the other party really given up?
But the problem is, how could someone with such ability give in so easily? But if he didn't give in, what else could explain the other party's current actions?
The group leader's somewhat impatient second inquiry came through the channel. After a brief moment, he suddenly came back to his senses and hurriedly shook his head.
"I didn't find anything..."
The leader nodded and said: "Langyan, Huishan, you lead the people to move north. The Flame Destroyer's people have already nailed the opponent to that place. We need to put some more pressure on the opponent."
After receiving the order, the two teams immediately headed north.
Bai Ju opened his mouth through the gap, but for a moment he didn't know what to say. He only felt that he was getting more and more unsure.
He lowered his head and looked at his pocket watch. The hands on the dial were passing by minute by minute. After a long time, nothing seemed out of the ordinary. He raised his head again and looked at the silent forest in the distance, and felt a little relieved.
Maybe I really thought too much.
He wiped his sweat involuntarily. He had actually faced many stronger opponents, and the seniors in the guild were not necessarily worse than that person.
But maybe this was the difference between actual combat and training. Only then did he understand what kind of existence those top selectors were who had grown up after experiencing blood and fire.
But he had just relaxed, and suddenly, a shadow flashed past one of his clockwork fairies in the peripheral vision. The moment the white horse passed by, his hair almost stood up. He subconsciously stopped the clockwork fairy and then turned his vision back 180 degrees.
But there was nothing in the dark woods, only the bushes were shaking slightly, and a gray deer stood there, looking in this direction nervously.
Bai Ju passed by and immediately grabbed the crystal: "Captain Wu Ming, please scan the detection camp at seven o'clock."
Wuming was startled for a moment, then stopped immediately and used gestures to instruct the magicians around him to follow his words, but the only response was silence.
"Anything discovered?"
"Nothing found, my friend."
Baiju breathed a sigh of relief.
"Then please continue."
But his words suddenly got stuck in his throat——
He turned his clockwork fairy back somewhat stiffly, and then carefully counted the number of pictures in his field of vision. There were more than twenty in total, not one at all.
Baiju couldn't believe it, so he counted it again, but he broke out in a cold sweat - there were still quite a few, but the question was, why didn't the other party launch an attack?
Didn't he see it?
He instinctively did not believe this possibility. He knew what the clockwork goblin was, and he was convinced that an opponent who was closely monitoring him would never let such an obvious flaw pass, unless...
Unless the other party never cared about this in the first place.
So, what does the other party care about?
"...Please wait a moment."
Bai Ju stammered and shouted.
Unfortunately, his reminder was a little too late.
Three nightingales, a great swordsman and a ranger were advancing from the north, and the leading one was the great swordsman with the highest defense. But just as the latter walked out of the forest, his feet suddenly sank slightly, and then the whole The body sank.
Fortunately, Nightingale behind him had quick hands and eyes and pulled him back.
"What is this?" The great swordsman pulled out his feet from the snow and saw a piece of mud underneath the snow. "Swamp? Why is there a swamp in this place?"
But at this moment, behind the four of them, the keenest ranger had already raised his longbow and shouted in a low voice: "Be careful!"
I saw a dead tree standing on the edge of the swamp beside the great swordsman suddenly came to life, and swung a claw in this direction. "Withered tree man!?" The great swordsman was shocked. He had never heard that this thing would come to the outskirts of the Egon Forest, but his footing was already unstable, so how could he have the energy to resist it at this moment?
However, the Nightingale who caught him reacted very quickly. He pushed his companion away and drew out the dagger with his backhand. But he was still a step slower, and the claws of the withered tree man had already clawed at his arm. Sooner than later, half of Nightingale's shoulders turned into a rising black mist, and then the whole body turned into a black smoke towards him. Back away.
As soon as he landed on the ground, he immediately raised his dagger and cut off the branch claws from the tree man's body, falling into the snow. But as soon as the claws landed on the ground, they turned into a white light and disappeared. Nightingale's expression changed when she saw this scene:
"Illusion!"
They knew their opponents, and of course they knew where this illusion came from.
If there is no second illusionist in that team, then the only one who can use real illusion is the naturalist.
This is an ambush!
Nightingale felt cold in her heart. When she looked up, she saw a big sword suddenly stabbed out from behind the dead tree, flashing with cold light. The huge sword blade was mixed with a scream and came right in front of her.
The ranger then loosened his bowstring and shot a silver-gray arrow at the man holding the sword behind the big sword. His original intention was to use this sword to force the opponent back and save his companion.
But what he never expected was that the opponent would not dodge, but caught the arrow, grunted, and then slashed down with the giant sword - the Nightingale who was blocking the front was instantly blocked. Folded and fell down.
A patch of bright red blood soaked the snow, and the Nightingale who fell on the ground seemed to be unable to believe that he was the first person to fall in this battle.
"Damn it!"
The great swordsman roared angrily, got up, grabbed his great sword, and stabbed the attacker.
But the man holding the giant sword took a step back, grabbed the arrow stuck in his chest with his hand, frowned, and pulled it out hard - as if the barb on the hunting arrow didn't exist, and the arrow and flesh were with it. They pulled it out together.
Golden blood dripped down his arm bit by bit. Then, under everyone's surprised gazes, he directly held the sword in the great swordsman's hand with one hand. When there was a sound, the feeling from the great sword was not like it hit the physical body, but more like it hit a stone. .
But several people nearby could clearly see that it was not a stone hit at all, but stuck in the man's hand bone. The latter, as if nothing was wrong, used his other hand to stab the great swordsman in front of him with a backhand sword.
If the other nightingale next to him hadn't seen the opportunity quickly, raised his hand and threw out the dagger in his hand. The dagger and the giant sword collided, causing a spark to fly and knocking it sideways. This sword would have almost hit the big swordsman. A heart-piercing stab.
But these two consecutive rounds of attacks shocked almost everyone present.
They watched the man retreat calmly and silently let go of the sword in the great swordsman's hand. The bone-deep wound on his hand was actually healing at a speed visible to the naked eye.
What kind of monster is this?
But Kweed obviously wouldn't explain all this to them. He just took a step back silently, and then raised the giant sword in his hands.
And from behind him, a low chanting sound was heard. The strong wind in the forest ruffled, and a piece of ice pick was mixed in the wind and snow, rushing towards the faces of the people in front of him.
Under normal circumstances, only spells can protect against spells. Although several Nightingales and Rangers had time to dodge, the sharp ice picks still cut open the skin on their arms and backs. As for the great swordsman, he screamed and retreated.
At the same time, he also had to deal with the man who attacked him like a solid marble in the wind and snow. Although the opponent's arms and shoulders were already bloody, he seemed to feel no pain and only struck with one sword. Then a sword stabbed at him.
But compared to this monster.
The people in the Flame Destroyer Brigade were even more shocked -
Why did the other party appear here?
And that was the nightmare that Bai Ju Guoqi was least willing to face at the moment.
He was listening blankly to the various screams coming from the communication channel:
"Why are they here!?"
"Damn Jefflit's bastards, what kind of damn information did you provide!"
"Bai Ju?"
The last thing that came was the questioning voice of the group leader.
Bai Ju opened his mouth, but what should he answer?
He was looking at his clockwork fairy's vision blankly, and there was a quiet vision. The forest there seemed to be as quiet as before.
But what he didn't notice was that at the moment he turned the clockwork fairy over, the gray deer in the bushes was gradually disappearing. And in the same direction, two eyes hidden in the bushes were looking at this scene a little nervously.
"Don't worry." Fang Plover's voice came from Sora's communication crystal. Saya next to him was holding his arm tightly - if Miss Saya hadn't been quick to see the opportunity, he would have almost fallen for her just now. Clockwork Goblin found out.
But Fang Yu didn't seem to care about this. He replied silently: "You move forward in the direction of three o'clock. The other party's ranger should be directly in front of you. You can stop roughly outside the limit of his perception. I will give you instructions on the direction of attack——"
"In about half a minute, another clockwork goblin will pass by that place. Please wait for my further prompts. I will not let him find you."
But he suddenly stopped.
"Wait a moment," he said: "The other party's clockwork fairy has stopped."
Fang Plover was silently watching the scene through his ubiquitous vision in the forest. When he noticed that the other party had stopped the clockwork fairies one by one, he also lowered his right hand.
It seems that the other party finally realized it.
This is not a one-on-one battle, but it is the same for the Seven Seas Brigade. His purpose is not necessarily to attack the opponent's clockwork goblin, right?
Their goal from the beginning was just to kill the opponent's effective force and break out of the encirclement.
The opponent has established a visual network on this battlefield, but so what - there are blind spots in any investigation system, especially when the opponent thinks that it is smart and focuses its main attention on its own clockwork goblin. .
And all he has to do is find out the dynamically changing blind spot in the opponent's visual network.
The countless pairs of eyes hidden in the forest that the other party cannot detect are the guarantee of everything.
The white horse passed by and stood frozen in place——
He seemed to have finally figured out something, but in fact he didn't quite understand it, and the biggest doubt in his heart might just be a simple question.
How did this happen?
How familiar does the opponent have to be with the movements of the Clockwork Goblin to be able to identify every blind spot in his visual network? The narrow field of view mode of Clockwork Fairy is intended to allow better concentration in environments with many obstacles to avoid possible risks.
However, this mode is inherently difficult to detect in a dark and narrow environment, but how did the other party manage to perfectly capture and track its own clockwork fairy?
It was simply a fantasy to him. He had never heard of such a thing. Even the senior bosses in the guild had never told him that there was such an incredible tactic in the confrontation between the clockwork goblins.
This can't even be called a tactic at all, this is simply an all-round crushing.
A drop of cold sweat slipped from his forehead, soaking the belt of his goggles.
A picture seemed to suddenly appear in his memory.
That was a video he accidentally obtained while analyzing the information on the Seven Seas Brigade's combat strength.
That seemed to be the first-hand perspective of the opponent's clockwork goblin. The wide-field flight mode in the dark forest almost shocked him. However, judging from the information obtained from many sources, the video did not seem to be first-hand information. .
The reason is also very simple. Using wide field of view mode in such an environment is something he has never heard of. Such a whimsical idea is not stated in any manual about construct combat and combat craftsmen.
But at this moment, that picture was like a knife, piercing his heart.
Could it be...
Baiju raised his head in disbelief, silently looking into the dark night sky, as if he saw those flying and whistling silver fairies there.
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