Chris said: "Why do you think the Black Dragon Palace was able to control our whereabouts and formulate a combat plan when we were on the Crescent Island land?"
Powell said without thinking: "It's a warning tree!"
Being in the powerful Church of Light, of course he knows about this magical plant.
"Yes, this kind of tree can monitor everyone who comes close." Chris nodded, "That is to say, the people who stayed at the sub-base can learn the final result of the war through the warning tree. They obviously know the defeat, if it were you.
, will you stay and wait to be found?"
Powell scratched his head: "Of course not, but where did they leave from?"
"In the Cunning Rabbit's Three Cave, there is definitely not just one magic circle that can be entered and exited in the Black Dragon Palace. There is a high probability that they escaped from several other places." Chris said.
Powell said dejectedly: "Well, I thought I could capture a few prisoners, but in the end I gained nothing. This trip was in vain."
Chris shrugged and said: "There is no way, who delayed us for so long? The enemy who stayed behind had already escaped along the secret passage."
Powell suddenly cheered up: "Crescent Island is surrounded by the sea. Do you think those survivors will still stay on the island, hiding in some hidden place, and wait for us to leave before coming out?"
Chris said: "Your guess is very likely. Why don't you send someone to search the entire Crescent Island carefully after returning to the top?"
"If nothing is found, there is a second plan. You take the fleet away first, and I will use invisibility magic to hide in the air. I will always pay attention to the movements on the island, and I will capture those people when I find them."
Powell's eyes lit up: "Good attention!"
Chris said melancholy: "The method is good, but what if they keep hiding in the dark and never come out?"
"This is a problem." Powell seemed to have been poured cold water on him. "How about this? You stay over Crescent Island for three days. No matter whether you find anything or not, you will leave after three days. I will stay with the fleet.
We are waiting for you one hundred kilometers east of Crescent Island."
"Okay, it's settled." Chris appeared, "Then let's return to the ground now."
After making up their minds, the two began to walk back and arrived at the location where they first entered the sub-base.
There is an emerald green circle formation on the ground under your feet, with a dark blue stone pillar more than two meters high at the edge.
Chris and Powell stood in the magic circle, and then fired a bolt of lightning at the stone pillar.
"Crack!"
The stone pillar was activated instantly and shone with a faint light.
The two of them felt a rising sensation, as if they were emerging from deep water.
It became pitch black again.
For some reason, the image of the broken dragon claw echoed in Chris' mind.
About three minutes later, Chris and Powell successfully returned to land and their vision returned to normal.
The Holy Knights always stayed in place. When they saw the two people coming back, they hurriedly greeted them and asked with concern: "Master Deputy Captain, Master Chris, are you okay?"
"Not bad." Powell waved his hand.
"What did you find inside?"
Powell said: "There is no one in the base below. I suspect that they escaped through another exit. Pass my order and everyone will work in small teams to launch a large-scale search on Crescent Island. Any corner where people can hide will be searched."
Can’t let it go.”
"yes!"
In fact, the Mission of Glory originally performed a search mission, but it changed its direction. Originally it was looking for clues to enter the sub-base, but now it has become a search for people.
Soon, more than a dozen holy knights passed on Powell's order: "The deputy captain has given the order. The black magicians have probably escaped from the base and are hiding in a corner of the island. Everyone...
The team conducts a search on the island as a unit, and no corner is allowed to be missed!"
For a time, the entire Crescent Island became a state of chaos.
Some knights saw that the tree hole was relatively large and thought someone could hide there, so they reached out and took it out.
Some people got into the wolf den and took out all the wolf cubs inside. They got their hair all over their bodies and had a fight with the male and female wolves who had returned from the hunt.
"Do you think there is a passage hidden behind that waterfall?"
"Look, that tree is thicker than a carriage. I suspect it's empty inside. The black magician is definitely hiding inside."
Looking at the actions of the knights, Chris silently covered his face.
Although the effect is not very good, the attitude is still worthy of recognition.
In this way, the Glory Mission spent two days on Crescent Island, even digging out the bird's nest, but still found nothing.
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Finally, Powell gathered everyone together and used his fighting spirit to spread his voice: "Everyone, the surviving black magicians may have escaped from the island. There is no point in us staying any longer. Let's prepare to set off and return."
The reason why he mobilized so many troops was purely because he wanted to show it to his hidden enemies.
Many holy knights looked relaxed, finally able to go home.
Under the command of the captains, the knights boarded the ship in an orderly manner.
Chris was the last one to board the ship, and he came to the flagship where Powell was.
Powell dismissed his men, took out a sheepskin map and handed it over and said: "Chris, I have marked the location where the fleet will stay for you. You can come directly here to find us in three days."
"Okay." Chris put the map away.
After finishing, Powell said solemnly: "Be careful!"
"It's okay. As long as there are no ninth-level powerful black magicians among those possible black magicians, there's nothing you can do against me." Chris said confidently.
"That's good."
Chris used invisibility magic, and his body gradually became illusory: "I'm leaving, you should take people away quickly."
"Um."
A few minutes later, Powell ordered the fleet: "Raise the sails and set sail!"
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Chris flew to an altitude of a thousand meters and could overlook the entire Crescent Island.
With Reimu's enhanced vision, his eyes are as sharp as an eagle, and no disturbance can escape his eyes.
This surveillance process is very boring, and more importantly, there is a question of whether there are any survivors of the black magician on the island.
Chris is probably battling the air.
He felt a little regretful now. If he had known better, he would have brought the leaves of the god-level warning tree, so that he would not have to do such work himself.
A day passed and nothing happened. Crescent Island was completely normal.
The next day passed and there was still nothing.
Chris scratched his hair, feeling a little irritated.
The evening of the third day came quietly.
Just as Chris was about to leave, he suddenly saw several figures appearing in the jungle somewhere...