"No, no, I don't sympathize with them at all. I am now loyal to the great Emperor! These people are my enemies!" Zhang Hong explained hurriedly, "But any battle will leave traces. Just now a bullet was fired and made a sound."
Li Jia ran to the wall, pointed at a hole and said, "Look, this is it!"
"Master Gandas, he is right. Something just flew past here." Amigo confirmed Zhang Hong's statement.
Zhang Hong said: "If there happens to be someone nearby, we may be discovered. I think we should keep a low profile, which is also to complete His Majesty's mission."
Gandas said, "Don't be clever in front of me. It's normal for anyone to hesitate in front of their former companions. Otherwise, how can Your Majesty trust such a cold and heartless person?"
"This..." Gandas's turn of events made Zhang Hong, who had just expressed his determination, at a loss as to what to do.
"Okay, I'll make the decision naturally. Stop talking nonsense and continue leading the way."
Although Gandas scolded Zhang Hong, he did not cause trouble again. They later encountered two patrol teams again, but they just quietly avoided them and did not kill again.
Blackwood Pass was not big, so they advanced cautiously. It took them about 20 minutes to reach the city gate facing north. From the inside, the city gate was a deep arched doorway. On weekdays, there was a 2nd Company of the 1st Battalion of the 2nd Regiment, with nearly 100 people, plus some masters of the original Kingdom garrison responsible for defense. Their barracks were inside the city wall close to the doorway. Most of the soldiers who were resting were in the room inside the city wall, and the doorway was blocked by a wooden fence. There was a row of 30 ordinary soldiers guarding around it, including soldiers with guns and those with melee weapons. There were also some fighting masters drawn from Count Orgas's original team. In addition, there was a mage from the mage class stationed inside the doorway behind the fence. The other two companies of the 1st Battalion were also stationed not far away.
Zhang Hong and a group of people were looking at this place from a street corner. He said, "It's meal time now, so there should be the least number of people around to support us. I think it's best to launch the attack within 20 minutes, otherwise when the people around us come back, we will face a constant stream of enemy troops."
"Ten mages? And they can detect invisibility? That's a big deal." Amigo said, "Those warriors are fine, but these mages will be trouble. They can communicate in too many ways."
"It's just a matter of a ball of fire. His Majesty the Emperor gave you several balls of fire, isn't it for use in this place?" said the high-level wizard Mendel.
The so-called flaming ball is a range attack item that imitates the Black Dragon Empire's Destruction Fruit. Although its power is far inferior to that of the Destruction Fruit, its might is still considerable.
"Didn't you notice? These mages are too far inside. Unlike the soldiers who are all at the door, they are staying in a sentry box seven or eight meters inside the doorway." Gandas said, "And the iron bridge used to cross the moat is stored next to that sentry box.
Amigo immediately agreed, "Ah, yes. Master Gandas, thank you for discovering this. If the flame ball destroys the bridge, our plan will be in big trouble. Although once the door is opened, it will not be a problem for the masters of the Black Guard to fly over, ordinary soldiers will not be able to get through."
"So, we need someone to lead those mages out of the doorway!" Gandas said to Zhang Hong, "You go!"
"I... this, this is not what I should do. These guards have regulations and cannot leave their posts without permission." Zhang Hong said.
"That's something you have to figure out," Gandas said.
Zhang Hong thought for a moment and said, "Okay. I will take them away from this area and not cause any trouble to you. You can fight the rest of the battle on your own."
"How stupid! You can only take them away with lies. If these people don't die, you will be exposed." Gandas sneered, "I will release your seal temporarily. You'd better cast an acceleration spell on yourself in advance. You lead them to the corner behind the first house outside the doorway, and when they find that the place is covered by my concealing magic, run away as soon as possible. Do you understand?"
"Okay, all right."
Under Gandas' urging, Zhang Hong had no choice but to go to the checkpoint.
The officer leading the team at the door was Jiang Lijie, the deputy captain of the Second Company of the Guards. He naturally knew Zhang Hong, and when he saw him coming alone, he asked, "Teacher Zhang, why do you have time to come here at this time?"
Zhang Hong said, "I have something to ask the mage class. Just now, Captain Shi notified all the mages to attend a meeting. I have already notified several places, and this is the last one."
"Oh, I see." Jiang Lijie did not suspect anything, "Then you can talk to them yourself."
He waved his hand and asked the soldiers to open the fence and make a passage for Zhang Hong to pass.
As they moved the fence, Zhang Hong looked at the faces of these soldiers. Most of them were locals recruited in the past two years. To be honest, he didn't care much about their lives. After careful observation, he found that only the platoon leader and the deputy company commander were authentic Chinese, which made him feel better.
You guys are unlucky, Zhang Hong thought to himself.
However, when you walk into the doorway, you will find that seven out of the ten people in the magic class are native Chinese.
This mage class belongs to the first battalion of the second regiment. The squad leader Tu Tianyu was originally a freshman, but now he has grown into a mid-level peak mage. According to his qualifications, he is still average among Chinese people, but in any mage tower on the mainland, he is a genius-level talent, and most of his subordinates are at the low-level peak to mid-level levels.
The mage squad of the First Battalion was originally the strongest among all the mage squads of the Second Regiment. The power and effect of their combined spellcasting was only higher than that of high-level spellcasters like Zhang Hong.
"Xiao Tu, Captain Shi asked me to notify you to attend the meeting." Zhang Hong said.
"Ah, Teacher Zhang, but we didn't receive any prior notice." Tu Tianyu said.
"It's an emergency meeting. Your entire class has to go. It's urgent. Hurry up." Zhang Hong said.
Although it was not in line with the internal rules and procedures of the Guards for Zhang Hong to notify them of the meeting, Zhang Hong was an important figure in Heimuguan after all, and he was often with Shi Hao and others. Tu Tianyu did not seem to have any doubts. He just asked, "Who will detect invisibility for us?"
Zhang Hong said: "Aren't there monitoring points on both sides of the city wall? Plus, there are magic knights in your guard team, right? Just give him the Eye of Truth."
"Okay." (To be continued)