Seiya's sharp rebuke immediately brought Kirito and Eugeo back to their senses.
That was right. This was the very end of the Flaint Mountain Range. To people of the Human Realm, this desolate place was practically forbidden territory.
Anyone who appeared here and cried for help was most likely a creature from the Dark Realm!
Having realized this, Seiya and the others had no time to worry about the Blue Rose Sword. They hurriedly began searching for Alice.
Following the footprints left on the ground and calling out along the way, the three of them finally found a panicked Alice at the exit of another cave.
The cries for help Alice had heard earlier had indeed been real. After following them here, she had quickly been frightened by the sight before her.
A Dark Knight clad from head to toe in black armor lay before Alice, covered in blood.
Not far away, a White Dragon equally covered in wounds was using its body to fend off a large group of Goblins.
Given the White Dragon's level, wiping out a group of Goblins should have been effortless.
A Dark Knight capable of riding a White Dragon possessed strength comparable to an Integrity Knight of the Axiom Church.
Yet before encountering this group of Goblins, this Dark Knight seemed to have already been attacked. Not only was he severely injured, but even the White Dragon's wings had been pierced through.
To keep its master from dying, the White Dragon had used the last of its strength to hold back the Goblin horde.
Watching the White Dragon fight with its life just to secure a sliver of survival for its master, and seeing the Dark Knight lying in a pool of blood so close to her, kind-hearted Alice could not bring herself to