A few hundred kilometers northwest of Xiao Chen and others, on a mountain outside a small village in the mountains, Serinda had only five people and a prisoner with her.
Since the city of Bavaria had been captured by the Temple of Nature, they could only teleport to a small city called Anlock, but it was nearly a hundred kilometers away from the town of Sedala. In order to save time, Serinda forcibly used a long-distance teleportation scroll and teleported in the direction where Count Carlos might be.
This kind of long-distance teleportation without a corresponding teleportation array is a very dangerous behavior. Because as long as the magic control has a slight deviation, you may appear in the mountains or underground, and the end result is death on the spot. However, Serinda has always had a lot of adventurous factors in her character. In order to save time, she still activated this scroll despite the dissuasion of others. Fortunately, she was lucky and the teleportation point was in mid-air.
However, when the transmission ended, their group of more than ten people were exposed to the eyes of a nearby team from the Temple of Nature.
This army attacked them, and Serinda and the others were caught off guard in the air. Two soldiers died under the enemy's gunfire before they even landed. Serinda immediately fought back in the air. Most of the soldiers she brought with her were elite Berserkers, whose individual combat power was much stronger than that of the enemy's soldiers. After a fierce battle, Serinda's side finally won the battle.
But Serinda also lost half of her men in this encounter before she defeated the enemy's squad of nearly 50 people. During the battle, she captured a low-ranking knight of the enemy and found out the direction of Count Carlos's retreat.
It turned out that after Nina's father Holmes left that day, the Earl's team was soon caught up by the Knights of the Blazing Sun. They had a chase in the town of Sedala, and the Earl's remnants spent a great price to get rid of the pursuit of the Temple of Nature and fled deeper into the mountains. The enemy army that Serinda encountered today was searching for the Earl's team nearby. At that time, other teams had already discovered the Earl's group and were outflanking the place where the Earl was hiding.
Serinda was lucky. The enemy she defeated was not far from the Count's position. She forced the captive to lead the way. After crossing two mountains, she saw the small village in front of her. Looking down from the mountain, there were about two hundred soldiers stationed in the village, wearing the armor of the Arias family. This might be the only remaining force of Count Carlos.
Lumiere, the leader of the Berserker Guard, squatted beside Serinda, with his hand on his forehead, looking down. He had several freshly healed wounds on his body, some of which were still bleeding. These were all injuries left by the battle just now. But Lumiere didn't care, as if these wounds had no effect on him. After observing for a while, he said, "I saw that guy Batis, and Master Banderas was also there. I guess the Count is in this village."
"It seems we have finally found the place." Serinda pulled out a dagger from her boot and stabbed it into the heart of the captive from the Temple of Nature beside her without hesitation. The captive uttered a low groan, then fell down, twitched a few times, and died.
Lumiere looked at Serinda with admiration. This straightforward and decisive way of doing things was very much like the Earl's true character. No matter what the Earl's final fate was, as long as Miss Serinda could survive with some of the Berserkers, the Arias family would always have a chance to revive again.
"Now that we have found them, let's go meet them. I have a long-distance teleportation scroll in my hand. I can take my father away with me." Serinda said.
"Miss, if the Count wanted to leave, he would have retreated with Master Banderas long ago, right?" Lumiere was a clear-headed man when he was not in a frenzy. "Since he was reluctant to use the teleportation magic to retreat, there must be a reason. Without the teleportation array, Master Banderas would not be able to take a few people away with just spells or scrolls, right? The scroll you used just now was of a very high level, but it only teleported a dozen people. I guess the Count may not be able to give up the warriors who have fought with him until now."
“Not willing to give up his companions? Is this really his character?” Serinda asked.
"The Earl is originally a man who values friendship. His ruthlessness and cruelty are directed at his enemies, or he pretends to be that way to confuse others. But in reality, he is a man who cares about his subordinates. You may not know that when the Earl pretended to be a playboy and secretly accumulated strength, he solved many personal matters for us subordinates. He solved family difficulties for some people, avenged some people, and raised children for some people. Otherwise, why are so many people willing to fight for him? In addition to fighting for a career, many people are moved by his sincerity. So if he himself wants to fight with these warriors to the end, I won't be surprised at all."
"I don't care what he thinks. We can't delay this any longer." Serinda's tone was already filled with anger. She glanced at the corpses on the ground and said, "The Nature Temple team we wiped out was just one of many outflanking teams. There must be a large number of enemies approaching here. If we don't find a way to get him away, it will be too late."
Serinda stood up and was about to jump down, but unexpectedly Lumiere beside her reached out and grabbed her arm.
Serinda said angrily, "Lumiere, what are you doing? You keep saying how kind my father is, but you're not going to save him. Are you just going to stand by and watch him fall into the hands of those guys in the Temple of Nature?"
"My lady, before the Earl sent me to you, he gave me a very serious instruction. If he ever encounters a crisis, I must stop you from saving him. Because if he is in danger, there is probably very little you can do."
"Arrogant fellow." Serinda sneered.
"You are the most important thing in the world to the Count. He would never want you to put yourself in danger just to save him." Lumiere's expression was both sad and sincere.
"He couldn't control me before, and he can't do that now. Let go of your hand, Lumiere, or I won't be polite." As she said that, Serinda raised the dagger in her hand and pointed it at Lumiere's chest.
When the two were in a stalemate, someone suddenly shouted: "Miss! Lumiere, squat! The enemy is coming!" (To be continued)