You Came at Just the Right Time

"... It's raining?"

Sherlock suddenly raised his head and looked at the sky.

A bolt of lightning flashed not far away, and soon after, rolling thunder came along with a piercing cold wind. Both his and Hai Na's hair were blown by the wind, which made Hai Na subconsciously stretch out his hands to block his eyes to prevent him from being blinded by the sand and dust on the roadside.

I saw dark clouds rolling up from the village at some point, and the wind became stronger and stronger. Sherlock's hair was visibly blown, so he was forced to squint his eyes.

After the cold wind blew, the rain fell together with the increasingly cold wind.

The two of them could only find a place nearby to hide.

"Such heavy rain?"

Sherlock looked back at Hai Na: "Is this normal?"

"Well..."

Hai Na hesitated for a moment.

The main reason is that she hasn't been back for a long time, and her childhood has passed so long that she can't remember it clearly now.

But it seems that in my impression, there is really no such heavy and fast rain...? Sherlock understood. "You don't need to say it, I understand."

This is obviously an abnormal phenomenon.

"Did something happen over there at Iver?"

Hai Na asked with some worry, "Why don't we go over and take a look?"

Sherlock also wanted to go, but his reason still stopped him. "I was afraid of that situation - we thought we were going to help, but it turned out to be a hindrance. Originally Iver could handle it normally, but after we went there, we were kidnapped and used as hostages, which distracted him."

"This is indeed the case..."

Hai Na also sighed.

Just as she was about to say something, she immediately felt the ground shaking. This made her almost bite her tongue, and she quickly reached out to hold the handrail that was most convenient for her - such as Sherlock's head.

Sherlock didn't stand firm, and his neck was almost broken by Hai Na's palm.

He was about to look at Hai Na angrily when he heard a thunderous explosion coming from the end of the village.

"Let's go and have a look."

Sherlock made the decision without hesitation, grabbed Hai Na and rushed out of the room.

It doesn't matter if they may have held back in the past - if they don't get over this situation, what's the difference between that and holding back? ——This has already made it clear that something is wrong! Maybe they've both lost, and they're just waiting for Sherlock to go over and do some damage or save people...

Of course, Sherlock's vigilance has been stretched to its limit.

He has already held Authority Sword of Edward, and can instantly cast Law Spell at any time - in this situation, the spells that require chanting are not as useful as Law Spell.

However, before he took two steps, he heard Hai Na sigh.

"Just stop running."

Hai Na said vaguely.

The next moment, he was picked up by Hai Na. Put it on the griffon Liz next to you.

When Sherlock turned around, he saw that Hai Na had Griffin Flute in his mouth at some point.

It was a special whistle that when blown, would make a sound that a griffon could hear from a long distance away. When Iver gave Liz to her, he also gave the matching Griffin Flute to Hai Na as a necklace. And now it comes in handy.

After blowing the flute, Liz flew over in the blink of an eye.

She chirped loudly, asking Hai Na if she wanted to come up.

Sherlock is very light, and Hai Na is not armored. Although Liz is not yet an adult, he can easily carry the two of them on his back... After all, the gryphon's load-carrying capacity is based on adults wearing heavy armor and weapons.

Hai Na subconsciously wanted to run over by herself, but it took her a moment to realize that she already had a gryphon.

She was a little moved and spun around and jumped up.

I also have a gryphon! I saw Liz flapping its wings and taking off, grabbing it slightly with its claws downwards - the two people on its back, together with Liz itself, became translucent.

That's Wind Elemental Form! Not the flesh, not the storm. It is a pure elemental form - only passengers with a wind elemental mana pool can be transformed into this form.

It happens that both Sherlock and Hai Na are available.

In this form, you will naturally not be affected by the sound barrier. There is no need to stand up to protect the barrier like an adult griffon, and there is no need to have a body strong enough to resist impact and acceleration - it is just a blur in front of the eyes, and the surrounding world is retreating as fast as a blur.

Sherlock didn't feel too much inertia physically, but he felt a strong sense of stimulation mentally. Those obstacles roared towards his face at a speed that was difficult for him to react, and even a large number of tree branches kept approaching and moving away, which made him unable to help but reach out to cover his face.

Even Hai Na didn't adapt too well. She couldn't help but narrow her eyes slightly, lowered her head and hugged little Sherlock's waist and Liz's neck firmly. Although Hai Na usually rode a griffin, took flying lessons and took exams, in the education she received in school, she always followed the track when flying.

Although there are some loops in the air and near the woods, the "runway" is generally very spacious and clean.

This was her first time flying in this kind of Dense Forest.

Griffins in elemental form can ignore some small obstacles, such as birds and branches. As long as the wind can blow through it normally, it can hit it without slowing down.

Because many griffons occasionally need to carry ordinary people, they will look for safe and stable routes. But Liz is obviously a special case - just like the kind of child who likes to play in puddles, or deliberately takes long distances to climb mountains to "adventure" without taking the main road, she likes to rush through places with many obstacles.

And this way of taking a shortcut also has its benefits.

The biggest advantage is that it runs fast enough.

In just ten seconds, they flew directly from the swamp on the other side to the head of the village.

——This is much faster than running by myself. Hai Na had this thought in his mind for the first time.

When they arrived at the battle site, they were immediately shocked.

I saw that the grass here had disappeared.

The fire did not completely disappear even under the heavy rain, but there was a huge pit in the middle with a lot of black smoke steaming inside.

The walls of the nearest parsonage were almost completely damaged. There were also flames burning inside.

But what puzzled Sherlock the most was that such a big fire and such a big explosion... but the trees in the forest remained intact.

Iver, whose clothes were in tatters, was calmly pointing his hand at the burning table. Draw fire from it to heal yourself with "Sacrificial Fire Method".

When Sherlock arrived, he seemed to be almost recovered.

When he saw Sherlock, Iver's eyes suddenly lit up.

"You're here just in time! Build a wall quickly and surround this place. Let's talk about it after we come in!"

Iver immediately spoke to Sherlock from a distance.

Sherlock patted the head of the gryphon beneath him and whispered, "Come in."

The griffon Liz responded immediately - although the master did not speak, it is better to have orders than to be stunned.

And Sherlock has already started chanting spells.

Soon, several earth walls rose from the ground, repairing the dilapidated house.

At about this time, a cold wind blew through——

Sherlock, who had experienced this scene, immediately reacted.

It's the Wild Hunt that's coming.