Brando understood that the inner court knight named Trevor was talking about what happened one day ago. After they left Vargas, they headed north along the Yongyin River and encountered a fierce battle on the north side of Linye Avenue.
On the battlefield, the two warring parties were obviously the private army of the imperial nobles and the underground creatures of Jorgandigang. The battlefield that stretched across the long river beach and woodland avenue was filled with humans, earth dragons, griffins, cavemen and harpies.
The body of the banshee and the blood flowing all over the field had long solidified in the biting low temperature of winter, forming a bright red color on the pebbles. The nobles of Cruz recognized many familiar faces from the pile of corpses - Sir Moore was among them.
, a bone arrow penetrated his throat, causing him to fall on his back on the battlefield, becoming one of the many cold corpses.
Such a scene usually represents the disastrous defeat of the empire. For the sake of dignity, the Cruz nobles will not easily leave the bodies of their companions. Even the corpses of the nobles will be ignored. It is almost possible to imagine Count Alcorns and his men stepping on the cold river water to think.
The scene of the northern collapse.
As for Jorgendigang, underground creatures rarely clean up the corpses on the battlefield - unless they are short of food, and the impact of the disease on them is minimal.
"Brando, they seem to be planning to sneak into the town." Roman suddenly reminded in a low voice, the business lady's eyes sparkled in the dusk, like cat's eyes in a low-light environment.
Brando also noticed this at this time, and he immediately said to Rogers: "Mr. Knight, is there any way you can contact them?"
Rogers thought for a moment: "I know there is a secret code in the local army in Anzeruta, maybe I can give it a try."
"Try, but don't let those things above your heads spot us."
"I understand." Rogers nodded and crept forward into the bushes. He lay there and glanced at the dark bushes below, then inserted his thumb and index finger into his mouth and whistled hard - the whistle echoed in the
In the mountain forest at dusk, it sounded like the scream of a night owl, but it was obviously sharper. As expected, this owl's cry attracted the attention of the harpies above, and these monsters drew a huge sign in the air.
The figures flew in this direction, and everyone in the grass remained motionless, waiting quietly for the patrolling eyes in the sky to leave. After a while, those flat-haired beasts didn't find anything unusual, and then they flew back again.
Brando heard the sound of others around him exhaling for a long time, and he himself breathed a sigh of relief, but the business lady beside him seemed to be heartless and not afraid at all.
The surrounding area fell silent, and gradually only the faint sound of insects chirping in the darkness remained.
The figures in the hornbeam bushes also stopped, and Rogers' forehead was covered in nervous sweat. He knew several secret codes of the Imperial Army in the Anzeruta area, but he couldn't tell whether they would come in handy at this time. These local nobles
He knew very well what kind of virtue a private army had. What he was most worried about was not that these guys failed to hear the code, but that they misunderstood the code and did something outrageous, in case the troops stationed in the city were attacked.
Note, that was hell. At this moment, he suddenly realized that maybe not speaking just now might have been the right choice.
The silence lasted for a while, and then the trees below moved again, and there was a rustling sound.
"Huh." Charles looked a little surprised as he looked over there: "There is actually a magician among them."
There seemed to be a sudden wind in the mountain forest. The mountain wind blew through the forest canopy and blew the branches. However, everyone heard a human whisper in the rustling noise: "Who is... facing...
?”
This is the Wind Communication Spell, one of the few communication spells that can be used in areas blocked by magic. Because it relies on the power of nature rather than breaking the laws of space, spells such as dimensional anchors cannot have an effect on it.
The top elf messengers and druids can even transmit wind messages to areas thousands of miles away. However, one of the characteristics of wind messages is that it is slow. It sometimes takes a week or even months for the trade winds to flow from one area to another.
, not to mention that for most elementalist apprentices, wind communication is generally just a short-range communication spell that does not exceed the visual distance. Magicians in the army often use it as a supplement to sign language and lip language.
Brando turned back and ordered Charles: "Tell them that we are Earl Jean's people."
Charles looked at his lord in surprise, wondering if Count Jean, who was a subordinate prisoner at the moment, would be angry to death after hearing these words. Of course, he was dissatisfied, but he still followed his words. Although he was not an elemental
However, there are commonalities among several common magics, not to mention that one of the characteristics of law magic is the law of simulation. An almost magical trick like wind communication is not difficult for a being of his level to imitate.
The message was conveyed easily, and even the words spoken in the wind were obviously smoother than those of the other party.
Charles's method obviously surprised the other party. After a short moment of silence, Brando saw six or seven people standing up one after another under the hornbeam bushes at the foot of the hillside. They looked over here.
Look, Rogers waved to them deliberately so that these people could confirm their location. After the latter saw Rogers, they immediately ran over to the top of the mountain. The vegetation on the hills was very dense, and their short running was obviously
For a moment, they didn't attract any attention from the sky. After a while, they came to a circle of bushes on the top of the mountain. The person running at the front was the first to see the Eruin envoy behind Rogers.
"you--!"
The man obviously recognized Brando. His expression changed and he subconsciously wanted to retreat, but how could Brando give him this opportunity? He was afraid of causing trouble, so he raised his hand directly, and the lines of laws distributed in the vast space simultaneously
It lit up and enveloped the seven people like a net. Then he pulled his hand, and seven people appeared around them at the same time, and then fell heavily to the ground.
Seven people landed on the ground one after another. Rogers saw one of them and whispered in surprise: "Sir Cooper, you are still alive!"
The guy he called Sir Cooper looked like he was only in his early forties or fifties, but he was short in stature and had a bit of a sly eyebrow. His appearance was obviously not worthy of his aristocratic status, but everyone who knew him well knew that he was a shrewd man.
Guy, when he heard his guard captain whispering, he realized something was wrong, and subconsciously turned around to escape, but unfortunately it was too late. Before he could even take a step, he felt his body being pulled up by an invisible force.
The whole person rose into the air, and then fell heavily to the ground; he fell to pieces, and was in a state of shock. Suddenly, he heard someone calling his name faintly - it was naturally impossible for those Qiao Gendigang monsters to recognize him.
It came from his identity, and the other person's Cruz language was also the standard Anzeruta local accent. His mind was spinning fast, and when he heard this low cry, he immediately felt at ease.
"Don't scream!" He hurriedly whispered to his men, and then raised his head and looked around with suspicious eyes - his eyes first fell on Brando, and then his face changed, obviously recognizing the troublemaker.
The Earl was shaken by Anzeluta, but then he noticed Rogers calling him from the side, with a slightly surprised look in his eyes: "I know you, your father is Burjat, haven't you been elected to the Royal Knights?
,How would it appear here?"
"It's a long story." Rogers didn't dare to reveal his true identity and said with a wry smile: "I came to Anzeruta because of a special mission. I didn't expect to encounter something like this. Now I'm almost the same as you.
They are all prisoners of the Earl, but the Earl promised to take us to a safe place. In comparison, the Earl only wants a ransom. Sir Cooper, don't you want to be a prisoner of those monsters?"
Cooper shuddered. Those monsters were out to kill people. He once saw with his own eyes those cavemen beheading a nobleman and then inserting his bloody head on a sharp stake. He quickly shook his head and directly ordered his subordinates to relieve themselves.
He lowered his sword and handed it to Brando, then bowed and saluted the latter, appearing much calmer than the coy Count Jean: "Your Majesty, my safety depends entirely on you.
I have absolute trust in your credibility."
Brando smiled. He didn't know what credibility he had in the hearts of these people. His only relationship with these local nobles in Anzeruta was to capture a large number of hostages from them. Just half a week ago, they
He was still called a devil, but now he has become a reputable Earl. Not to mention Brando, even Avram who was hiding in the woods behind couldn't help but was stunned when he saw this scene. This chubby
The young man couldn't help but turn his face and asked the Duke's daughter who was squatting in the bushes with him: "Tell me you didn't dream, Ouni?"
The duke's daughter had a complicated expression on her face and responded softly.
Brando knew that Rogers was going around the corner to remind Cooper of his attitude towards him, but he didn't care. This gentleman of the inner court knight was very good at talking.
"Sir Cooper," Rogers noticed Brando's attitude and continued: "Why are you here? Where are the others?"
When Cooper heard this question, his wrinkled face scrunched up: "Don't mention it, Count Alcorns has been captured by those monsters."
"What! Lord Earl, he's not dead yet?" Rogers was shocked and attracted Brando's attention.
"Well... as far as I know, he is not dead yet, but I can't rule out that something happened during this period that I don't know about yet." Cooper was obviously taken aback by Rogers' reaction and had to consider it carefully.
He replied.
"No, no, I thought you were all wiped out on Lin Ye Avenue." Rogers then realized that he had misunderstood, and quickly changed his words and explained.
"That's not true, but it's almost the same." Cooper sighed: "It's all those damn monsters. We were all rushing north that night, and these rats were waiting to ambush us in the dark. The ones at the front were
Sir Moore was the first to be attacked. Alas, poor old Moore, he was as strong as an ox. We all thought he could live to the end of the world. How unpredictable things are! At that time, in the darkness, none of us knew who the enemy was.
They came from all directions, everywhere in the sky and on the earth, and we were quickly and completely defeated. I was at the far south, and I only saw the Earl and others crossing the river beach and escaping to the north."
"Then, how did you know that Count Olkons had been arrested?" Brando suddenly asked.
"I saw it with my own eyes. After the count and I got separated that night, I always wanted to find out where the others were. Later I found out that they went to Buos."
"Buos!" Rogers, Trevor and Nasha couldn't help but blurt out the answer at the same time and repeated the place name.
"What's wrong?" Cooper looked at them puzzled.
"Nothing, just keep talking." Brando replied.
Cooper nodded with some suspicion and continued: "Actually, it's not Buos. Before the count arrived at Buos, they were surrounded at the Beishan sentry post. When I got there, I saw them with my own eyes.
Captured by cavemen."
"Beishan sentry post, but why did Count Alkans go in that direction?" Rogers asked with great confusion: "There is a dead end on the other side of Buos."
Regarding Buosbrando, I asked Princess Magdar beforehand and knew that there was a crystal mine there before the Year of Thunder. However, that place prospered because of the mine and also declined because of the mine. Since the mine veins were cut off, this place
The town famous for its mines was also declining day by day, gradually becoming a forgotten corner. However, he thought that the earl probably wanted to find a place to hide. The other party knew that he would definitely not be able to outrun the caveman, so he
If you don't have any delusions about breaking through the siege and escaping to Asaph or Loen, you can only hope that the first target of Qiao Gendigang's underground creatures will be Asaph and not go to the mountains to find trouble for him.
But unfortunately, it backfired——
"I think the earl underestimated the size of that monster army. According to my observation, there are at least four different dungeon lords on the battlefield of Anzlova. They are sure to capture Asaph in the first time.
Allocate troops to deal with Buos's defenders." Cooper shook his head and said.
"No one would have thought of this. We didn't even expect them to come." Rogers smiled bitterly and shook his head: "Those underground rats know us too well. We don't even know who is leading them."
, but they understand us clearly."
On the surface, he was just complaining, but he carefully concealed the truly chilling speculation in his heart. He had not forgotten the siege of them by the cavemen. Although the existence of the inner court knights was a semi-open secret in the empire, they were outside.
But few people knew his identity, and the way for the inner court knights to communicate with each other was only in the hands of a few people. He really couldn't imagine how those cavemen found them.
Whether it was a coincidence or human factors, several names could not help but appear in his mind, and if any of these names betrayed the empire, it would be an unimaginable disaster.
He could only pray and hope that this was just a prank by Lady Martha.
Brando listened to the conversation between the two, but his eyes fell far away in the valley like a shadow. He suddenly asked with emotion: "Earl Alkans is in Greystone Town now?"
Cooper stopped talking and looked back at Brando. After a while, he said: "I saw them entering Greystone Town. At four or five o'clock in the afternoon, the sun had not yet set. There was a long queue.
Passing through the valley, they came from the direction of the North Mountain sentry post, and they could clearly see that there were many human prisoners in the team... Assuming that the Earl is not dead yet, I think he should be inside."
"Did Greystone fall before that?"
"It was captured before that happened."
"Then how can we confirm whether Earl Alcorns and the others are still in the town at this moment, or have already left the town on the other side of the river valley and been transferred to other places?"
Cooper opened his mouth: "Honestly, I haven't thought about it." He looked at Brando doubtfully, but he didn't expect that the young Count Eruin would think so carefully.
Brando didn't care about Cooper's question, and then asked: "Have the patrolling harpies in the sky ever changed shifts?"
"Once." The latter replied truthfully.
"Then there were harpies among the Jorgendigon army that attacked Count Alkans?"
"This... doesn't seem to exist."
"That's right," Brando tugged on the collar of the earl's windbreaker to prevent the cold night wind from pouring into the collar. He stared at the valley and replied: "The Shadel cavemen have two famous lords.
One is the wizard Gerald, and the other is a Tanservant. Neither of these two clans are allied with the harpies. That is to say, the Jorgandigan garrison in the town has not exchanged defenses with the Shadel cavemen-"
"Have they left?" Cooper asked cautiously.
"That's not necessarily true. What I mean is that there may be more than one lord's army stationed in this town." Brando frowned, which was not good news for them.
Cooper also subconsciously closed his mouth, somewhat confused as to what the Earl was thinking.
"Sir Cooper, are you sure that the Jorgendigon army returned from the North Mountain sentry post this afternoon?"
"What do you mean by asking, Lord Earl, my scout will not lie to me." Cooper seemed a little angry because he felt that he was being questioned.
"Don't be angry. I'm not doubting you, Sir Cooper. I just want to confirm one thing. Your scouts really saw the Jorgendigon army returning to Ashland after attacking Earl Alcorns at the North Mountain sentry post.
From Shizhen?”
Cooper was about to answer, of course, but he only said half a byte before he froze, and then looked surprised.
Roger's reaction was stronger than him. He almost jumped up and shouted: "They returned directly to Greystone Town after attacking the North Mountain Sentinel!? As for Buos, are they just aiming at Earl Alcorns?
Went there?”
"This..." Cooper looked confused: "I don't know what is going on!"
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