The Shadow Group moved very quickly. It took only about two hours from arriving at Julio's house, collecting intelligence, and setting off. Their team was twice as large as when they searched, with more than 20 people.
However, in order to overtake the other party over the mountain, they gave up riding horses and chose to go directly through the mountains. Augusto and the two wizards flew in the sky, while the others walked through the mountains and forests on the ground.
This also proved Anar's judgment that Augusto was a master-level warrior. Only when he reached this level and had delicate fighting spirit control skills could he use fighting spirit to simulate the magical effect of flying. The fact that Augusto could fly for such a long time with fighting spirit showed that he must be an expert.
Anar cast a levitation spell on Ackley, then cast a flying spell, picked up Ackley's belt, and flew with him. They remained invisible and followed the Shadow Group from a distance, and Glade turned into an earring and was worn on Anar's ear.
Ackley said with some worry: "I'm worried that Julio doesn't have any experts and can't pose any threat to the Shadow Group. If they are captured right away, it will be difficult for us to intervene and save them."
Anar said, "It's not the time to have a result yet, why are you worrying about it? The worst result is that I rush over and fight Augusto with my hammer. When I let go, the situation around us will be in chaos. You can take the opportunity to save people."
Ackley gritted his teeth and said, "Okay. If it really comes to that, we'll just have to fight."
Anar said, "Not really. I promised Luo Ling that I would bring you back safely. It's not your turn to risk your life. Glade is the one holding the "Spirit Gathering List". If the situation is right, who knows who will beat whom."
"Hehe, they must not know that the people from the Tower of China are now best at ganging up on others, using spirit servants, golems, and ghosts. They are increasingly resembling the style of the Seven Sacred Towers when they fought back then."
Ackley didn't know what the "Spirit Gathering List" and ghosts and spirit servants were. Obviously, the other two had their own special skills. Seeing that they were so confident, he was slightly relieved.
After all, crossing mountains and ridges is a very tiring task. The strength of the Shadow Group members varies. They had to stop and rest at around 2 o'clock in the afternoon. Ackley and the other two also rested for a while on a tree in the distance.
Glade said: “I do have a way to weaken their strength a little.
The forests here are different from the forests in our Black Mountain area. Strong wild beasts and magic beasts can only be found in the deep forests near Black Mountain. But here, near the Elf Forest, there are many strong little guys on the outskirts. Along the way, I also found several magic beasts with extraordinary strength, about the level of mid-level warriors, which are very good carriers. There are many ghost warriors accumulated in my "Spirit Gathering List", and I should let them out to practice. If we can control some beasts over there, maybe we can cause them some trouble."
Anar said: "It's a good idea. Even if it doesn't cause too much trouble, it can at least make them reveal their strength. How about it, do you want my help?"
"No need, just wait and see!" Glade detached from Anar's ear, quietly flew into the woods, and flew to the location he had noted before.
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Augustus sat on the treetop to recover his fighting spirit. It consumes much more energy for a warrior to fly with fighting spirit than for a magician to fly with mental power. After flying for three hours in the morning, he consumed a lot of energy and felt a little tired. However, after an hour's rest, he felt that he had almost recovered.
His men, who had been cutting through the woods to catch up with him, were even more exhausted. They rested silently under the tree, took out the prepared dry food, and began to eat. As people who were carrying out a secret operation in the shadows and facing a strong enemy, they understood better than anyone the importance of staying in good condition.
A soft cry was heard from the sky, and a blue bird flew across the sky and landed on Gerardo's shoulder. This was a magical beast called a blue pigeon. It was much faster than an ordinary pigeon and had a very fierce fighting power. An ordinary eagle was no match for it. The people of the Southwest Branch of the Shadow Group liked to use this local bird to convey information.
Gerardo took a paper roll from the bird and said to Augusto, "Sir, the third team has found them. It's a large team with five vehicles and more than 20 guards. They marked their location on the map. If we keep going like we did this morning, we should be able to catch up with them in three hours."
"Very good! It seems that my prediction is correct. Julio can't possibly have so many things. It must be the property of the Duke of Greenwood City." Augusto said with satisfaction.
Gerardo said, "The third team also made the same judgment, so they did not dare to alert the Duke's men. I hope they can act according to your instructions."
"Write them a reply and ask them to keep a close eye on them, but don't let them find out. We'll meet up with them and act together!" Augusto ordered.
"Yes. I'll get ready right away." Gerardo thought for a moment and asked again, "Should we set off early?"
"No need!" Augusto said again, "Everyone take a break now. We will follow the original plan and set off after another half an hour of rest. The other side has a lot of people, so we can't be careless. We need to stay in a better condition before the battle.
Don't worry, according to their location, there are no villages or towns along this road for the rest of the day, so the team can't go anywhere."
"Your Excellency is truly wise."
After the order was conveyed, Augusto himself began to eat. However, when he took out bread and sausage from the storage ring, he suddenly heard a chaotic sound coming from the west, mixed with the roar of wild beasts.
"Wood, go and see what's going on?" Augusto ordered.
"Yes!" A young warrior stood up from the ground, climbed up the small slope, and looked in the direction where the sound came from. He looked for a few seconds and immediately jumped back, "Lord Augusto, there are a few wild beasts over there, and they seem to be attracted by something. They are heading straight in this direction!"
"Magic beasts? Coming for us?" Augusto became suspicious. Unlike what most people imagine, most magical beasts do not have the habit of actively attacking large groups of humans. Their IQ is generally higher than that of ordinary wild beasts, and they are better at seeking benefits and avoiding harm.
Augusto said: "Let's go and take a look!"