Herodotus did not intend to explain in detail.
He just motioned for Clara to follow him.
The tall man covered in black armor who had brought the maid to the Great Temple of Alberto appeared outside the temple again.
Like a ghost.
But this time he didn't come alone. Behind him were more than 40 cavalrymen dressed like him, and an inconspicuous-looking carriage.
The tall man walked up to Herodotus and said in a low voice, "Sir, everyone has arrived. Except for Jin Tong, no one has seen him since noon."
Herodotus frowned, "Have you contacted him?"
"I asked people to mark many places in the city, but no one responded. Should I leave two people waiting for him?"
"No, no need. We don't have many people left in the city. We can't allocate more people for him. Leave him alone and leave the city."
After speaking, Herodotus made a gesture of invitation to Clara beside him.
The little maid was still digesting what was happening in front of her. This scene was too sudden.
When she went out tonight, she thought Herodotus came to her for tomorrow's battle and asked her to help contact Pithiya to bless the army.
But I didn't expect that Herodotus had no intention of fighting this battle at all, and was actually planning to run away before Martina came...
Of course Clara didn't want to go with Herodotus.
It's not that she has much nostalgia for the Scaled City. Anyway, no matter where she goes, she will be put under house arrest by Herodotus and lose her freedom. The key is that she has already used all the experiments at hand.
The remaining materials are either too demanding or the effect is not very good. The most important thing is that Herodotus's requirements are getting higher and higher.
The little maid had a very thrilling experience today, but if Herodotus must hear Pissia's voice next time, then Clara will have no choice but to be blinded.
So she would rather stay in the city, even if the scaled city has turned into purgatory.
"Why, are there any questions?" Seeing that the little maid didn't move, Herodotus asked.
"I...I have to go back to my residence first. My clothes, handkerchiefs and other things are still there."
"Don't worry, I have already prepared the daily necessities for the journey."
"Ruby...and Ruby, she is my friend, I can't leave her alone."
"Don't worry, no one knows her relationship with us. She is safe here. Aunt Naima will take care of her. If you like her so much, you can wait until we stabilize before taking her over." Herodotus
road.
His voice was already a little impatient.
And Clara couldn't find any other suitable excuse, so she had no choice but to board the carriage.
Afterwards, Herodotus also got into the car and sat opposite Clara.
There were about twenty cavalrymen in black armor leading the way, while the remaining people gathered around the carriage and headed out of the city in silence.
After descending the hillside, the wails and screams outside became clearer, and there was a faint smell of blood in the air.
This was the first time for Clara to encounter such a scene, and she couldn't help feeling a little nervous, one hand kept holding on to her skirt.
On the other hand, Herodotus on the opposite side was very calm. He even took out the piece of parchment and continued to figure it out.
Several times during this period, the sound was extremely close, and someone outside the car asked them for help, but soon the cry for help stopped abruptly.
The speed of the carriage did not slow down.
The little maid thought at first that the help seekers had been driven away, but she knew that these desperate people would not give up the life-saving straw so quickly.
The final answer made her shudder.
"There is a blanket under your seat. If it's cold, you can put it on." Herodotus did not look up.
Although the city of Dolin is now in chaos, no one has bothered the carriage along the way.
After all, those heavily armed black-armored cavalry looked very difficult to deal with. There were plenty of easy targets at this time, so there was no need to come into such a tough fight.
Seeing that we were almost reaching the city gate, even Herodotus began to relax.
But at this moment a sudden change occurred!
The sound of crossbows piercing the air filled the air, followed by the mournful cries of horses and the sound of riders falling off their horses, all mixed together, making it sound particularly chaotic.
"Be careful! There is a sneak attack!" the tall man in the lead warned. Although some of his companions were injured, his tone was not too nervous.
Because he had already seen the sneak attackers on both sides of the road. There were not too many of them, only ten of them, and most of them had already fired their crossbows.
Most of their targets were horses, and their accuracy was astonishing. All eight arrows hit the target, and none of them missed!
However, because Herodotus and his party were not moving very fast, and the man who fell from the horse was not seriously injured, he immediately rushed towards the attackers without the tall man's orders after getting up.
The remaining people continued to surround the carriage, forming a solid shield wall with their bodies to prevent any more cold arrows from hitting the people in the carriage.
After a while, the cavalry of the Guards Corps who rushed over had already engaged the sneak attackers.
The tall man watched for a while and found that these guys' fighting power was actually quite strong, and could already catch up with the elite warriors of major families, although most of them took advantage of the weapons and equipment.
It may be possible to block an equal number of Guards cavalry, but it has not collapsed yet and it is already very powerful.
At first glance, these guys are not the rabble of the new army, but the number is still too small.
If not for the purpose of protecting Herodotus in the carriage, all the cavalry of the Guards Corps would have pressed forward, and the battle would have been over in a short time. However, even if only a quarter of the manpower was deployed, the outcome would no longer be in suspense.
Just as the tall man was thinking this, he heard another shout, "There is gold in the car! The car is full of gold!!!"
Then more than a dozen voices shouted at the same time, "There is gold! There is gold in the car!"
It didn't matter what he called. It immediately attracted the new troops who were busy looting around them, and they were still shouting, "Gold, where is the gold?"
"In the carriage! It's all gold! There are nobles in the city who want to escape before the war starts, and all their wealth is in that carriage."
Herodotus's face turned pale when he heard this, but he couldn't come forward to clarify at this time.
Although he was the nominal commander-in-chief of the new army, if these people really found out that he had abandoned them and left the city at this time, Herodotus would never even think about leaving.
Therefore, he could only tell the cavalry of the Guards, "Kill out."
So the remaining thirty or so cavalrymen no longer paid attention to their companions who were still entangled with the sneak attackers. They protected the carriage in the middle and continued towards the city gate.
"No, they are going to run away with the gold!" someone in the crowd shouted again, and the new group of new soldiers began to chase them desperately.
It's just that they only have two legs after all, so how can they outrun a four-legged horse, unless...
The tall man looked at the sharp spikes on the ground and was filled with fear and anger. In just a short while, another seven or eight horses were frightened and threw the knight on their backs off. He disappeared without a trace, and the remaining horses also disappeared.
Dare to keep moving forward.
At the same time, the group of new troops behind them caught up again, and their numbers continued to increase.
Under the stimulation of gold, they seemed to have forgotten the huge gap in weapons and skills between themselves and their opponents.
This chapter has been completed!