Xiao Chen and Luo Ling followed the crowd and continued to move forward. The people around them were still immersed in the cheerful atmosphere, but the singing, dancing and the dancing leather lanterns in the night no longer had that romantic feeling, but instead had a weird feeling that made people's backs cold. The two of them walked among the slightly crazy people, feeling very uneasy.
"Although they look normal. But... I always feel like I'm in a zombie movie. I'm afraid that they will suddenly pounce on me at some point." Xiao Chen was hit from behind by a jumping boy. The boy turned around, his eyes were full of red bloodshot, and because of panting, half of his tongue was sticking out. He looked no better than a zombie. He also smiled apologetically at Xiao Chen, making his image even more terrifying.
Xiao Chen's heart was beating wildly at the sight of this honor. "I take back what I said before. Is he almost turning into a zombie?"
"Don't scare yourself." Luo Ling complained, but while speaking, she put her hand around Xiao Chen's arm.
Xiao Chen took out two scrolls from his space bag and stuffed them into Luo Ling's hands. "Two random teleportation scrolls for each person. If something goes wrong, use these to escape."
Soon, the crowd dispersed in front and the market area appeared in front of them.
The market is an open space in the middle of the civilian area. In order to welcome the New Year, most of the stalls have been temporarily dismantled and replaced by a bonfire every ten meters. Some people have already started dancing in circles around the bonfire, and people coming from all directions have joined in one by one.
Dancing around the fire was obviously more exciting than dancing while walking. In Xiao Chen's field of vision, the light balls representing spiritual power were shaking even more violently.
"The smell of red thread powder here is too strong." Luo Ling had learned the information provided by Tasia from Xiao Chen. "Although we can suppress this excitement with mental power, it will interfere with our spellcasting to some extent."
Xiao Chen rummaged through the space bag and found two scarves. He and Luo Ling each wrapped them around their faces twice, covering their mouths and noses. "This will be better."
He looked around and found a clock tower not far away. "Let's go up there. It should be the highest point of this small square. From up there we can see if we can find those guys who are causing trouble."
The two walked to the bottom of the bell tower and found that the door was locked from the inside.
"I'll fly up and take a look," he said.
"Wait a minute, if someone is causing trouble here, won't they occupy the highest point?"
"That makes sense." Xiao Chen held the pistol in one hand and prepared a Heart of Fear spell with the other, then flew up silently. He flew up from the side of the clock tower facing away from the square, and he was close to the blind spot of the wall. It would be difficult for people inside to find him unless they deliberately stuck their heads out to look down.
When he was about to reach the top of the bell tower, he slowed down further and slowly stuck his head out.
Sure enough, two fully armed soldiers were guarding under the big bell with crossbows in their hands. Just as Xiao Chen was about to quietly retreat, one of the soldiers suddenly turned around and glared at him.
The soldier cried out in surprise, raised his crossbow and shot.
However, Xiao Chen was prepared. As soon as the soldier raised his crossbow, he shot him in the arm, causing a burst of blood and the crossbow arrow to fall out of his hand. Then Xiao Chen's left hand unleashed the fear that erupted in the small space of the tower.
The warrior with his back to him was caught off guard and had his mind invaded by the terrifying image. He fell headfirst from the tower without even using his fighting spirit, and his head hit the roof of the second floor, bursting his brain.
The soldier who was shot was also dizzy from the fear magic and fell to the ground. Xiao Chen immediately cast a charm spell, and the soldier with a crack in his mind had no power to resist the charm and was immediately hit.
When Luo Ling flew up, the soldier had already knelt on one knee in front of Xiao Chen and answered questions respectfully.
"Tell me your name." Xiao Chen asked.
"My dear sir, Uceta is at your service. If you don't like this name, you can call me anything else." Although the soldier's arm was injured, he didn't care. Instead, he looked at Xiao Chen with firm and warm eyes.
Xiao Chen coughed, and without looking into his eyes, he asked, "Whose warrior are you originally?"
"I am the deputy captain of the White Eagle Squad of the City Guard, a mid-level warrior. But now I am your warrior."
"Hehe, this guy is really bewitched." Luo Ling whispered.
"This is why I don't like to use charm spells," Xiao Chen sighed, "Sometimes it's really disgusting to be looked at by a big man with such eyes."
Luo Ling nodded in agreement.
"However, not everyone will become so flattering. Maybe it's just a matter of character."
"My Lord, I assure you that my character is impeccable, especially in front of you."
"Okay, who's that person that jumped out?"
"That's my subordinate, Larenzo, a member of the White Eagle Team. He's a low-level warrior, but a sharpshooter. It's a pity that he didn't pass the test of the adults." Speaking of Larenzo, Uceta seemed quite sad, but he didn't seem to have any resentment towards Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen and Luo Ling both looked a little serious. If these two people were mercenaries, spies, or even people from the Temple of Wisdom, they would not be surprised, but they were both members of Wang's team, which meant that the problem was very serious. Xiao Chen asked again: "What is the White Eagle Team? Who sent you here? What is the mission?"
Uceta raised his head and said proudly, "The White Eagle Squad is the most elite squad in the City Guards, with a total of fifty people. All of them have mastered Dou Qi. The captain is a high-level warrior, and the other eight senior team members and I are mid-level warriors, and the rest are low-level. Our usual mission is to deal with the strong who appear in the capital, to capture or suppress those who have Dou Qi or magic, and who the City Guards cannot deal with."
"Our mission today was given directly by Baron Juvenal, the adjutant of the city guard commander, Marquis Landines. He ordered the entire White Eagle Squad to go out and guard the square. Our mission and that of Larenzo is to guard the bell tower and ring the bell to warn if we find anything unusual."
"What is an abnormal situation?"
"It's just... It's just like what you just said. If a suspicious warrior or wizard enters the square, we must eliminate them and then give the alarm. But I will never give the alarm now. My lord, you must have something important to do here. Please tell me, and I will do my best to complete it for you."
"Kill without mercy? That's cruel enough. Do you know who gave Baron Juvenal the order?"
"I don't know, sir. But it's usually the Marquis of Landinas himself. No one can bypass the Marquis to give orders to the Baron."
"Know what's worth guarding in the square?"
"I'm sorry, sir. I really don't know."
"It seems that we can't ask too many questions." Xiao Chen said.
"How come? Let me ask." Luo Ling said.