The people watching the excitement in the square were frightened by the sudden battle. They ran around and fled. However, the mages blocking the street did not stop them, but let them go. However, when they ran further, they were stopped by the city guards who had been waiting for a long time and their identities were identified one by one. Especially the children who were close to Prince Javier's age, they would all be arrested and kept. Those mages continued to attack Luo Ling and others in the field, forcing Luo Ling and others to resist with magic and fighting spirit, leaving them no chance to escape.
When the people had almost finished running, the magic props in the hands of the mages began to emit dazzling magical fluorescence. The light formed a wall, then slowly closed together, and finally turned into an egg-shaped light shield similar to the royal capital's defense barrier.
"That's the holy cage barrier of the Sky-Splitting Tower. It's a very powerful set of restrictive magic props, released by multiple groups of mages. It can cover a large area in a cover, specifically used to capture enemies who are good at escaping. It is smaller than the barrier used to block the Tower of Shining Wings at that time, but more powerful. In this cover, not only is space teleportation impossible, but people and energy cannot pass through." Mei's voice rang in Luo Ling's ears.
"I thought this set of things should be in the hands of Saint Sasso, but I didn't expect it to fall into Julian's hands." Gabriel's voice followed.
Mei and Gabriel landed beside Luo Ling and the others. Their attack on the shed was obviously ineffective. There were quite a few strong men gathered around the princess. Not only did Salmeron constantly fight back with his fighting spirit, but Julian from the Sky Rift Tower and Leila from the Ice Tower also suppressed them with space magic and ice magic respectively. These three masters put a lot of pressure on Mei and Gabriel. Although Gabriel was slightly stronger than them with his artifact, the queen had several high-level mages around her to help her, giving her a huge numerical advantage.
Mei felt that there would be no results if she continued like this, so she could only retreat to Luo Ling's side.
"This barrier is the opposite of the King's Capital Defense Barrier. The defense barrier is mainly used to resist attacks from the outside, while the cage barrier is best able to resist attacks from inside. And it also has a feature that as the casting time gets longer and longer, it will be more closely integrated with the surrounding environment, and the defensive effect will become stronger and stronger."
While they were talking, Roger and Kalanda were not in good condition either. More and more elite Royal Guards knights rushed onto the execution platform, pulling Liu Pengfei and Roger further and further apart, eventually separating them completely. Although the two of them managed to kill several enemies, they were soon surrounded.
Seeing that the situation was becoming increasingly passive, Roger winked at Kalanda, and the two of them took turns covering each other and quickly retreated to the rear, where they reunited with Luo Ling.
Queen Laura and her subordinates walked onto the platform and joined the guards who were controlling Liu Pengfei. The two newly added mages expanded their defensive barrier. Now Rowling and the others were in an awkward position, they were between the cage barrier and the defensive magic circle around the princess. As the cage barrier slowly shrank towards the center, their range of activities became smaller and smaller.
Moreover, attacks were coming at them from all directions, and now they could only rely on the shields cast by several mages to hold on.
Gabriel slashed at the cage barrier with his sword, and his fighting spirit created ripples on the light curtain, but failed to truly destroy it. He concluded, “This barrier can only be broken from the inside if we all attack with all our strength. But the enemy’s offensive is so fierce right now, we can’t give up our defense.”
Luo Ling looked at the people around the princess and said, "The time is almost right. It seems that what we prepared last night should be useful now."
On the high platform, Queen Laura said to Liu Pengfei who was slumped on the ground, "It's a perfect trap, isn't it? Even if your companions guessed that there might be an ambush, they would probably come over to take advantage of it. This time, my bet just happened to win."
"How do you know they will come to save me?" Liu Pengfei looked very embarrassed now, his clothes were torn and his face was covered in dust, looking like he had just been beaten up.
"Before I met you, I had done some research on you people. You are a bunch of fussy guys. When your companions are in trouble, it is difficult for you to have the heart to abandon them. But then again, many mages have this problem. After staying in the magic tower for too long, they don't know how dangerous the outside world is." Queen Laura said bluntly.
"I was so stupid. At some point in the past, I actually thought that someone as ambitious as you was more worthy of being a partner than them." Liu Pengfei sighed.
"Yes, you are indeed stupid. You should know that people like me can tolerate short-sightedness, greed, and even incompetence, but will never allow betrayal." The queen responded, "But even if they rescue you, what will happen? Do you still have the face to appear among them? A complete loser, a waste who drags down your companions. You will spend your whole life in the contempt of others, right?"
The remaining temper of Liu Pengfei was aroused by Laura, and he said hatefully: "You, why are you talking to me like this? At this time..."
"Because..." Laura's voice was also filled with anger. She came closer and whispered in Liu Pengfei's ear, "On the night I learned that you betrayed me, I broke my most precious crystal vase. It was my mother's favorite vase. I had always kept it in my room. I would look at it and touch it every day. As long as I had it, I would feel that my mother was by my side. But that day it turned into pieces. Guess what else turned into pieces that day?"
Liu Pengfei was about to answer when he felt something rushing into his mind. It was Luo Ling's voice: "There will be explosions at the four corners and the center of the platform soon. Try to rush to the gallows. It is the safest place. After the explosion, my golem will come to save you! You must hold on to the golem tightly!"
Liu Pengfei was in the middle of the platform. He didn't know how powerful the explosion was, but it was limited. The explosion might also cause some collapse, which would definitely cause chaos. Maybe he really had a chance to escape? He looked in the direction of the gallows and saw that most of the masters around were fighting against Luo Ling and the others. There was no obstacle in that direction, except for the woman next to him.
"I know!" Liu Pengfei got up from the ground, "Isn't it just that your glass heart is broken? Come on, aren't you very angry? Aren't you very sad? Hang me with your own hands if you dare." He pulled the broken rope still hanging around his neck and walked towards the gallows, "Come on!"