Going from a place where slaves were held to a place where warriors were held did not mean an upgrade in treatment. On the contrary, Ella was taken to a death cell that was darker than a prison. It was set up deep underground, and the intersections were tightly guarded. From
Walking down the stairs at the intersection, you have to pass three thick iron gates to get to the cell. There are no lights along the way, so you can only rely on torches for illumination. As the last iron gate opens, the darkness is like a beast with a bloody mouth, swallowing up the entire
The space was swallowed. The Aztlan soldiers pushed Ella in without any explanation, and then closed the iron door with a bang.
There was no light at all. When Ella lowered her head, she couldn't even see her toes.
"Is there anyone there?" she shouted towards the dark place.
A familiar voice from Ella sounded from the depths of the darkness: "King of Sweden, you are finally here."
"Alfred? You knew I was being brought here?"
Ella turned her head towards the direction of the sound. It was also dark there and she couldn't see anything.
"Of course." Alfred's voice came over again, "Knights who win in the duel will be brought here. Those who can win in that situation are a threat to them."
"You don't think I will die in the duel?"
"No. If you die like that, you will no longer be the Ella Cornelius Scipio I know well."
"Why are you just like my group of pirates?" Ella sighed, "I didn't know I was that powerful."
"You should find a place to sit down first." Alfred said, "The ground is uneven and you will fall if you walk around casually."
It was pitch black all around. When Alfred said this, Ella suddenly felt a panic that she was about to fall. She squatted down and groped on the ground for a while, and then she felt at ease after confirming that the surrounding area was solid ground.
and sat down.
As soon as he sat firmly, Alfred's voice came from the opposite side again: "King of Sweden, where are your troops?"
"I walked out of the Southampton forest before I was captured. But if there are three elves on the opposite side, the troops I brought are a bit insufficient - Alfred, where is your army?"
"As you can see, I can't raise an army now."
"Then you are waiting here?" Ella frowned slightly, "There are already mountains of corpses outside the city. Moreover, the Black Death has also appeared in England."
While talking, the cell door was opened again. Under the light of the torch, Ella saw a knight with a bruised nose and face being pushed in, and then the cell door was closed again. Aztlan's soldiers stepped forward
As soon as he left, the knight who was pushed in said softly: "King of Knights! I got the thing!"
"Well done, Gareth!" Alfred said, "Light the candles and discuss the next move!"
"Wait a minute! So you have candles?"
As the candles were lit, Ella saw nine people surrounding Alfred, all of whom seemed to be knights. Including the one who had just entered the door, there were eleven people in total. The knight who lit the candle said apologetically.
Ella smiled and said: "We secretly hid this. It only has a short section and will be gone after use, so we can't just click it casually until the critical moment. Sorry."
But he saw the knight named Gareth running over, holding his stomach, and carefully shook a small pile of powder from the folds on the inside of his clothes onto a rag on the ground.
"What is this?" Ella asked.
"Incense," Alfred said, "is what the Aztlan people lit in their ceremonies."
Ella was shocked. According to what the Aztlan people said, this incense could make them lose their magic. Under the current situation, the value of this powder could not be exchanged for any amount of gold. She couldn't help but ask
: "How did you get this?"
"In the duel field, I deliberately rushed to the altar, grabbed the incense burner and used it as a weapon to hit my opponent, and then stole one from the ground during the chaos."
Gareth said it easily, but judging from the bruises on his face, it was obvious that he had been severely beaten. It was difficult to explain that he was able to protect the incense from being discovered by the Aztlan people during the beating.
Got it
"This way everything will be ready."
Alfred took the candle and shone it on the ground. Then Ella saw that there was a thin layer of soil on the ground in front of him, with a simple map drawn on it. No wonder Alfred told her not to take it easy.
Move around, otherwise I'm afraid this map will be destroyed.
"This is our current location, the secret prison. And these small circles are the enemy's defensive strength that we have figured out in the past few days." Alfred pointed to the map and explained to Ella, "Here, here, and
There are three places where the Aztlans held prisoners here. And the weapons depot is here. As long as we can rescue the prisoners in the three places and equip them with weapons, our operation will be half successful. As for those few
Elf level depends on the effectiveness of this incense."
Ella's prediction was correct. The first time she saw Alfred in the duel, Ella knew that he already had a plan to escape. But after looking at the map carefully for a while, she discovered a problem:
"Although there is no dedicated garrison force, isn't the Aztlan camp right next to the weapons depot? And there are many guards outside these cells... It will be difficult to succeed, right?"
"That's why I asked where your army is." Alfred said, "This group of Aztlan people are short of manpower after all. As long as your army launches an attack on Winchester, the forces they can use will immediately
Once everything is stretched, everything will be fine."
"So that's it, that is, the inside should be in harmony with the outside!" Ella suddenly realized.
It just so happened that a shout suddenly sounded from above the dungeon: "Enemy troops have appeared outside the city! There are more than three thousand in number! The defense force is not enough, you should hurry up and get there!"
The sound was followed by a burst of panicked footsteps. Soon after, the footsteps became quiet. The Aztlan soldiers above seemed to have left.
"So fast?" Alfred was shocked. This timing was a bit bad. Originally, he planned to get the incense first, and then find an opportunity to pass on the specific escape plan to his subordinates in the city who were not arrested. Now what?
A group of Aztlan soldiers did leave, but without the cooperation of his subordinates, how could he get out of this cell?
A footstep sounded from above, walking all the way towards the door of the secret cell. Alfred made a prompt decision and led a few knights to tiptoe to the iron door. The remaining knights also blew out the candles and held their breath.
.
The footsteps came to the iron door, but the iron door did not open. Alfred put his ear against the iron door, trying to find out the other party's movements, but unexpectedly the owner of the footsteps suddenly shouted in front of the door.
Get up: "I said, don't let anyone ambush me behind the door! I finally managed to get rid of the Aztlan people. I can't stand it if I get stabbed one by one as soon as I push the door open!"
Ella recognized the voice at once, and was surprised and happy: "Master? Is it you?"
