Zhang Hong did not sit with anyone during dinner. He found a corner alone, ate a few mouthfuls of food in a hurry, and prepared to leave the cafeteria.
When he reached the door, someone suddenly patted him on the back, which scared him.
"Lao Zhang, why do you look so flustered?" It turned out to be Shi Hao, who had also finished his meal.
Zhang Hong swallowed his saliva, tried to calm down, then turned around and made a painful expression and said, "Captain Shi, I think I ate something bad, and my stomach hurts."
"Oh, the weather is a bit hot and humid. Are the food stale?" He turned to look at the other people in the cafeteria. "I don't know if anyone else got sick from eating. I'll go tell the kitchen staff and ask them to be careful."
"I, I'll go to the bathroom first." Zhang Hong said.
"You go, you go."
Zhang Hong hurried out of the cafeteria, confirmed that no one was following him, and walked into an empty house with few people. This was a dead corner he had chosen long ago, right in the middle of two magic fluctuation detection posts. This was a "good place" he had found after careful exploration in Heimu Pass in the past two days.
There are few people and many houses in Heimu Pass now. According to his observation, no one has approached this corner for several days in a row.
So he set up an isolation barrier outside a remote house yesterday, which could block the sound and light inside from spreading outwards.
Zhang Hong hid in the house and took out the two "travel doors". There were wheels of blades on the metal disc, which were engraved with fine magic words, and in the middle of the disc was a bright silver crystal.
He had secretly taken out these two things several times in the past few days, and had thought about destroying them more than once.
He knew very well that even if the killing of Hong Lifeng was exposed, he could still save his life. But if what he was going to do next was exposed, he would be dead without a burial place.
Zhang Hong held a door of passage and muttered to himself in an almost inaudible voice, "But I don't want to live like a salted fish. If this is a story, I should be the protagonist. Aren't most protagonists willing to let the world down rather than let the world let me down
Those who are going to die today, you can go with peace of mind. I will live well for you in the future, and when the opportunity is right, I will avenge you. The Emperor of the Empire, Cole, Queen Laura, all must die, and I will kill them one by one for you to see. "
Zhang Hong gritted his teeth and began to infuse magic power into it. After the gate of travel was stimulated by magic power, the runes on it lit up one after another, and then the crystal in the center also emitted a dim fluorescence. Then the gate of travel automatically flew up from his palm, floating upright in the air more than one meter high, and then began to rotate. It turned faster and faster. After the speed exceeded a limit, the metal blades on it swung away in all directions, and then formed a circular wheel in the air. The crystal in the center softened like liquid, and then spread all over the circular space. A strange space door appeared.
Zhang Hong looked at the shimmering door anxiously, secretly wondering what kind of person would appear inside.
A moment later, a man's head popped out of the door. He was in his thirties, thin, pale, with prominent brow bones, a typical imperial face. He looked around and found nothing unusual, so he walked out of the space door. When his body stepped out of the space door, the silver light on the door quickly dimmed, and then the metal blades fell to the ground with a clang.
Zhang Hong saw that the man was wearing a set of black close-fitting leather armor and holding a dagger in each hand. He did not speak to him, but quickly walked around the room to see if there was anyone else around.
After he checked all around, he walked up to Zhang Hong and said, "Sir Zhang Hong, I am Amigo, the captain of Emperor Alfred's Black Guard. You did a good job and had a good grasp of the timing. You didn't do anything fancy here, so let's continue."
"Okay." It was too late to say anything at this point, Zhang Hong obediently activated another portal. This time, a man dressed as a magician came over. The man asked a few questions about Amigo's situation and actually took out another five portals from the storage ring.
He released the five portals one by one, summoning the imperials one by one. The first four summoned were all strong warriors, most of them wearing black armor, with serious expressions and silent. According to Zhang Hong's eyes, each of them was at least of high level.
Zhang Hong understood that these people were the real masters of the Black Guards. It seemed that the Imperials were determined to win this time and actually sent such powerful warriors into a very risky battle.
As soon as these Black Guards appeared, they each held a weapon and ran to a corner of the house, taking a defensive posture, as if the last person to appear was much more important than them.
As the last door lit up, a middle-aged magician in a gray robe and with an indifferent expression walked out. The magician looked over fifty years old, with long gray and white hair and a face full of wrinkles. He held a short magic wand in his hand and looked around with great momentum.
The previous magician waited for the magician to walk out of the door, bowed respectfully and said, "Master Gandas, everything is ready. Everything is waiting for your order."
"Master!" Zhang Hong was surprised at the imperial people's move to send a great magician. He couldn't tell whether he was worried or relieved. A great magician secretly appeared in Heimu Pass, which meant that his mission success rate would increase exponentially. But it also meant that he had attracted a time bomb. God knew how terrible the casualties would be if a great magician used all his strength.
"Well. It seems that the first step went smoothly." Master Gandas looked up at Zhang Hong, and Zhang Hong felt a cold magic power gathering on him from all directions, forming a seal on his back. Zhang Hong could not tell the meaning of this seal for the time being, but he guessed that his life should be in the hands of the other party.
"What's going on? Didn't we agree that I only need to lead the way? Cole promised me that I only need to cooperate with you to find them." Zhang Hong said in panic.
"I like to be absolutely sure when I do things." Master Gandas said, "Now you are mine, and I like the feeling of complete control."
Amigo said: "Master Gandas's teacher is Saint Morales of Silent Praise. It is your honor to serve him, Mr. Zhang Hong." (To be continued)