The temperature is getting higher and the climate is getting drier. It is now difficult to see patches of woods along both sides of the road. Marching for three hours every day under the scorching sun has become a test of endurance and physical strength.
Finally, I saw a forest. In fact, it was just a small forest consisting of a dozen or so sparse trees. But being in the vast desert is a rare sight.
In the team, the light knight team, which was the vanguard, had already gone over to check. In fact, there is no need to conduct any inspection at all. The branches and leaves of those trees are really sparse. So that there is no way to hide anyone. The temperature of the ground also makes it impossible to ambush underground. Because it is really difficult to guarantee any combat effectiveness in such an environment.
From a distance, a knight can be seen riding back.
After listening to the vanguard's report, the team slowly started.
The princess and the prince's carriage entered the woods, escorted by the knights. On the outskirts of the woods, the cavalry team faced out of the woods, guarding them in groups. Among them, a group of envoys composed of monks and magicians opened a barrier to cover the entire forest. Several magicians flew to the upper part of the woods. Joe also ordered six mercenaries to climb to the top of the tree to guard.
This is the third day after leaving the Kingdom of Sophie. Three days ago they left their own country and entered this foreign territory.
There is this vast wilderness between the Kingdom of Sophie and the Kingdom of Kaoqi. This wasteland known as Vulcan Ranch has always been the biggest dispute between the two countries. Since the Kingdom of Kaoqi has always claimed that the Ranch of the God of Fire is the territory of the Kingdom of Kaoqi, it has constantly provoked wars between the two countries. For this wasteland with nothing, if it weren't for the fact that it is a natural barrier between the Sophie Kingdom and the Kaoqi Kingdom. It is entirely possible for the Sophie Kingdom to give it to the Kaoqi Kingdom for diplomatic benefits. But no one can guarantee that the Kingdom of Kaoqi will not conduct further aggression against the Kingdom of Sophie, which has lost its barrier. The ambition of the Kingdom of Kaoqi has always been the most worrying thing for all countries on the entire continent.
This desert is quite wide, encompassing the entire kingdom from the southwest to the east. It looks like a huge moat protecting the Kingdom of Kaoqi. It is precisely because of this protection that the Kingdom of Kaoqi once enjoyed a longer period of peace than other kingdoms. But now, the moat prevents further expansion.
No one denies that the Kaoqi Kingdom is the most powerful country in the world. Its Holy Knights are the strongest among the three major knights on the mainland, and its Wind Knights are also known as the two light knights together with the Unicorn Knights of the Montita Kingdom. The invincibility of the magic corps of the Kingdom of Kaoqi is the strong foundation for its dominance of the continent. The chief magician of the Kaoqi Kingdom Magic Association is the great wizard Kobe Leo. Many people say that he has no qualifications to be called a great mage. However, few people think that he is not the most powerful magician in the world. (Of course Kris definitely thinks Kobe Leo is just a third-rate magician, and to a certain extent, that’s true). As we all know, to get the title of wizard, you must be proficient in the four lines of magic. Almost all magicians and high-level magicians are proficient in the four lines of magic, except for Chrissy and Kobe Leo. Chris is proficient in the three elements of fire, water, and wind magic, but she cannot be proficient in earth magic (thinking about her personality, it is indeed quite inconsistent with the solid and steady earth magic). In addition to being good at quicksand magic, she also knows another earth magic she called "earth wall" that she developed in order to build that huge laboratory. And Kobe Leo is even more amazing than Kris. He only knows fire and wind magic. Moreover, for the other two types of magic, he couldn't even do the most basic magic well. The reason why such a magician can be called a great magician. Simply because he is the only magician in the world who can use forbidden spells. That forbidden curse is called "Doomsday Catastrophe". It is the ultimate fire magic.
Enleco really wanted to meet this famous magician. Of course, it would be even more perfect if you could see the forbidden curse. However, he was the only one who thought so. Almost everyone was praying to escape from this terrifying land as soon as possible, and the great wizard Kobe Leo was the person they least wanted to see.
As long as you complete the next seven days' journey, you can reach Caladan, the westernmost city of the Kaoqi Kingdom. However, that also means being surrounded by enemies, so almost everyone hopes that this journey can be as long as possible. The only people who want to reach Caladan as soon as possible are the two royal members who have important responsibilities, and the leader of the escort team, Captain Hao Meng of the First Brigade of the Royal Knights. In order to ensure the safety of the two royal members during this mission, the king deployed the most powerful first brigade of the most elite Royal Knights to protect the two goodwill ambassadors. Hao Meng serves as the deputy commander-in-chief of the escort, and the commander-in-chief is Enleco's immediate boss, Joe.
Regarding Qiao's status as an imperial uncle, even princesses and princes must respect him. (Of course, gossiping behind your back is inevitable). The other knights also respect all the opinions put forward by Qiao. On this point, Enleco has always suspected that Qiao Jue is not a simple person. He had asked other knights about this and learned more about Joe from them.
Enleco is different from other mercenaries. As a mercenary, he has no status in the army. Therefore, the general regular army has always looked down on mercenaries and never looked down upon mercenaries. Not to mention the Royal Knights, who are the pride of the military.
Most of the members of the Royal Knights are children of nobles. Even if they are not children of aristocrats, they are children of highly educated upper-class celebrities. Like Jerry's brother. Therefore, they would not pay attention to ordinary mercenaries at all.
But Enleco is different. He is a magician. In the Kingdom of Sophie, although knights and magicians have the same status in name, because the number of magicians is quite rare, magicians are far more powerful than knights. receive more attention. Enleco was very lucky (of course, if what he encountered could be considered lucky) the magicians he knew were all high-ranking magicians. The lowest level among them is the high-ranking magician Belisa. Therefore, in Enleco's opinion, the magician is really ordinary. In fact, even the court magicians who serve as personal protection around the king are only high-level magicians. The number of magicians like the Great Magician Peart is extremely limited. Therefore, even the king cannot dispatch them at will. It can be seen that the status of magicians So sublime. Therefore, as a magician, Enleco was of course treated differently by the knights. What's more, Enleco is really famous. Since that palace competition, the four trial students have become famous all over the world. Among them, Kate has been appointed as the captain of the Royal Knights, accompanying Hao Meng on missions, and serving as Hao Meng's ambassador. Fierce deputy. The official position of captain of the Royal Knights is no less than that of Kate's father, the deputy city guard of Shinna City. Bertina serves as a professional nurse for the royal family. For a profession that requires at least a mid-level clergy, she is really too young. Due to his excellent diplomatic skills, Jerry took on the role of special envoy second only to the two princes during this mission. Enleco was excluded from the mission list because of his ugliness, but he is the most famous among the four. However, Enleco had a headache about this. After all, the biggest mistake in his life was the most widely circulated. However, it is obvious that every knight knows Enleco and knows very well about Enleco's rumors. Everyone wanted to ridicule Enleco. Therefore, Enleco became good friends with almost all the knights soon after his mission. Among them, he is the one with the best relationship. Squire Knight Jack, Jack is Jerry's eldest brother. However, in Enleco's view, they have absolutely nothing in common. Jack is a quite simple young man, and there is absolutely no trace of the profiteer temperament that Jerry often reveals. Therefore, if Kate is not free, Enleco will ask Jack what he wants to know. And Jack is Enleco's other martial arts partner besides Kate.
So when Enleco became interested in Joe's identity, he went directly to Jack to ask.
In the inner circle defense formation near the princess carriage, Enleco found Jack who was about to go out on patrol. At Enleco's suggestion, a knight was replaced by Enleco. Jack led a patrol of ten people toward the next campsite marked on the map. Before the sun goes down, they have to get there and conduct a preliminary inspection.
The group of people quickly urged their horses forward. Due to bringing replacement horses. Therefore they did not need to conserve the horse's energy. While running, Enleco was unable to talk to anyone because the wind and sand in the desert made speaking extremely difficult. Everyone could only lower their heads and gallop forward on their horses. The sun is getting westward. The sun is no longer as hot as before. But the temperature on the ground still hasn't dropped a little bit. Galloping in such high temperature, the war horse soon lost its strength. So when a horse gradually failed to keep up with the team, Jack ordered a change of horses. Enleco got off the horse. Looking at the sky, it is estimated that the large army should have set off by this time.
He asked Jack: "How long is the road ahead to reach the campsite?"
Jack made a rough estimate and said, "If I'm not mistaken, we've already walked two-thirds of the way."
"Then, the team behind will have a hard time getting there before dark," said a knight next to him.
"Let's get there quickly, then send one person back to report and let the others speed up," Jack said.
At Jack's command, everyone mounted their horses together.
As the sun gradually sets, the wind becomes stronger and stronger. When they arrived at the bivouac, everyone was covered in a thick layer of dust.
After a knight was sent back to report. All the people entered the campsite.
This campsite is a small lake independent of the wilderness. Enleco can sense rolling underground rivers from the depths of the earth. This is the only difference between him and ordinary people. Because he possesses mental power that far exceeds that of ordinary people, although Enleco cannot use magic normally, he can keenly feel the enrichment and movement trends of various elements.
Because there is such a lake, it becomes the only forest around.
At Jack's command, the knights led their horses to the lake to drink water. Enleco and Jack climbed up an isolated hill behind the campsite. Looking from the highest point. The lake is like a crescent moon, reflecting dazzling light in the sun. The trees along the lakeshore are rare and lush. Although the sky was filled with dust, it was all blocked by a few surrounding mountains that were not too high. The lush greenery gradually penetrates along the hillside. It comes out halfway up the hillside. Mottled grass and shrubs can be seen everywhere, all in this desolate wilderness, like a bright pearl dotted on a vast black cloth. Looking around, the gray sky in the distance seems to be swept by countless smoke and dust, and it is like thousands of demonic shadows dancing wildly in the sky.
Enleco rested his head on his arms and lay on the hillside. Jack walked around the hillside, looking into the distance, not sure whether he was watching or simply enjoying the scenery.
Enleco suddenly remembered what he wanted to ask Jack.
He asked, "Jack, do you know what happened to Joe?"
"Huh? Joe? Why do you ask?" Jack asked.
"I'm just surprised that all the knights respect Joe very much. This is not entirely because of his noble status," Enleco said. Since there are many knights with noble status in the Royal Knights, and some noble families have quite a long history, in order to be able to command such an army, the Royal Knights of the Kingdom of Sophie attaches great importance to the education of knights' sense of honor. Every royal knight is proud of his identity as a royal knight and will never show off the glorious history of his family. Therefore, hereditary status and noble background cannot earn the respect of the royal knights. Enleco has always been surprised that Joe can be so recognized by the Cavaliers.
"Don't you know Joe's real name?" Jack asked again.
Enleco just found it difficult to accept Jack's habit. Jack always liked to ask other people questions instead of answering questions directly. But there is no way. If you want to get the answer from Jack's mouth, you must follow Jack's ideas.
Enleco had long known that Joe's original name was Grien. But for Enleco, who knew nothing about the aristocratic pedigree, this was just an abstract term.
"I know. Green, so what" Enleco replied.
Jack sat down close to Enleco and said, "You don't seem to pay much attention to other people's last names."
He looked back at Enleco and continued: "You probably don't even know my last name until now!"
Enleco was said to be very embarrassed because he had been living in a small town and everyone was quite familiar with each other, sometimes like a family. So as long as they can address each other, surnames are not necessary. So he developed a habit of never paying attention to other people's last names.
Seeing his embarrassed expression, Jack knew what he had said, and simply said directly: "Qiao's real name is-Grian. Teskink, his ancestor is one of the founding heroes of the Sophien Kingdom, and even more so. One of the Twelve Heroes of the Battle of Victory Day.”
Jack paused as he said this, and Enleco saw the dull expression that Kate often showed on his face. Knowing that a knight caught in this state would take a long time to recover.
Sure enough, after a long time Jack continued: "Grian. Teskink himself is also one of Sophien's three paladins. However, for some unknown reason, he gave up his identity as a knight and became a servant. Soldiers."
With that, Jack stood up and walked down the hill. Enleco saw a rather disappointed look on his back.
I didn't expect Qiao to be so strong. It's actually a Paladin.
Enleco looked into the distance in a daze. At this time, a puff of smoke billowed from the distance.
He stood up all of a sudden. That was definitely not the sandstorm that often appeared in the desert. It should be a cavalry brigade galloping towards here.
From the beginning of the journey, Enleco has been repeatedly indoctrinated into various dangers that may be encountered on the way to the mission and the countermeasures to deal with such dangers.
This mission was not meant to be as relaxing as a happy outing in the countryside. In addition to the most worrying regular troops of the Kingdom of Kaoqi, there are also large and small thieves groups that haunt the desert. Because this arc-shaped desert covers a huge area. Its two ends connect two large oceans. At the same time, it is the border of four countries. Therefore, everyone who wants to reach the Kingdom of Kaoqi must walk through this wasteland, so many desperadoes gather in this wasteland, and they form hundreds of thieves gangs, large and small. Some of them are nomadic groups with no fixed territory. But most of them have their own spheres of influence.
Judging from the direction of the smoke rising in front, Enleco did not think that the brigade behind had arrived. Because this has been proven both in terms of time and direction. It is also unlikely to be the regular troops of the Kaoqi Kingdom. Because the dust raised was messy and mixed, it was not like a well-trained cavalry regiment.
Enleco gave a warning call, and with the call, Jack and several knights ran uphill.
They looked in the direction pointed by Enleco, and nervous and melancholy expressions appeared on everyone's face.
"It seems to be a band of thieves." Jack expressed his opinion. This is exactly what Enleco thought.
"Then, what should we do now?" Enleco asked. After all, he was not a full-time warrior. Half a year ago, he was just a clerk working in his father's shop. He never thought that one day he would be fighting alone on the battlefield.
"It seems that we can only find a way to notify our team." Jack turned around and ordered the two knights to prepare their horses for a breakout.
Then he said to Enleco: "You should also go back with them."
"What about you?" Enleco asked.
"It's impossible for everyone to run away together. Someone must restrain them." After speaking, Jack ran down the hillside.
Enleco and the other knights followed and ran down the slope. Four horses were ready.
The two knights behind him got on their horses.
Enleco looked at Jack, shook his head and said, "I won't leave. It's much better to have a magician here after all."
"Do you want to wait to die? You are not a knight. There is no need to participate in this battle," Jack advised.
"I don't want to die, but I won't leave my companions alone," Enleco said firmly.
Seeing that Jack could not convince Enleco, he ordered the two knights to set off immediately. The two knights chose two different directions and left one after another from the gap behind. They must make a large circle and must not be discovered by the thieves.
The remaining people each led two horses, ready to break out at any time.
Enleco used the concealment technique taught by Joe. The knights are disguised. If you don't pay attention, no one will be able to associate this pile of bushes with a group of knights.
And Enleco drew a magic circle on each knight's chest protector. That was a magic circle he learned from Chris's magic book that could make moving objects produce illusions. Although it has little power, it can confuse the enemy in combat.
Gradually the billowing smoke came closer and closer. Soon they arrived at the campsite. Maybe the thieves didn't notice the knights in the woods. Groups of bandits walked loosely toward the woods.
Enleco and the others led the horses back toward the woods behind them little by little. As long as they are not discovered by the thieves, they still have the possibility of escaping.
When they retreated to the edge of the woods, the bandits still hadn't spotted them. Enleco secretly rejoiced. At this moment, a sharp sound of wind broke through the air. The outermost knight was immediately split in half. The two war horses next to him were also broken into two pieces. Blood and internal organs flowed out at the same time.
Enleco looked up. Two magicians were flying in the sky.
The second wind blade struck down. Everyone got into the woods.
After the wind blade split the tree crown, it scattered into dozens of small wind blades. Will wreak havoc in the woods. The branches and leaves are flying all over the sky. The tree crown was cut straight down. Nail a war horse to the ground.
In the woods, all thieves are active. There were figures rushing towards them brandishing weapons.
The knights drew their weapons, and Enleco began to prepare the only magic he could use. Although, Enleco was originally not like him before he fully understood this magic. Use it again, but now if you don't use it, you may never have a chance to live again.
So, after careful consideration, Enleco decided to take the risk and give it another try.
While reciting the extremely long spell, he gestured for Jack to mount his horse and prepare to break out.
Fortunately for Enleco, Jack was a very smart knight, and he immediately understood what Enleco meant. All the knights mounted their horses and prepared.
At this time, the wind blade did not strike again in the air. Maybe those magicians thought it wasn't worth using their magic to chop down trees. They gathered their magic power to prepare for an effective massacre after the prey rushed out of the woods. The fierce robbers on the ground are getting closer and closer. Some even mounted their horses and prepared to surround them. If they weren't afraid of being accidentally injured by those magicians if they got too close. They had already rushed over.
Enleco's magic is finally ready. As he finished reciting the last incantation. The "Chaos Crystal Wall" flew up and enveloped all the knights.
At the command of "charge", Jack took the lead and rushed out of the woods.
Dozens of wind blades cut through the air and struck at the knights. They cut through all obstacles in their way. A small patch of woods was almost completely leveled.
Enleco never expected such a fierce magic attack. It is unlikely that one or two magicians would have such powerful attack capabilities. Although the magic power of the wind blade was completely absorbed by the "Chaos Crystal Wall", the violent tearing feeling came to Enleco again. Due to sufficient mental preparation, Enleco did not faint this time. Perhaps because he gradually adapted to the pain, Enleco was able to continue riding the horse. Of course, Jack and another knight sandwiched him tightly on the left and right. Preventing him from falling off his horse is also one of the reasons why he can sit safely on the horse.
Enleco turned back with difficulty. There were more than a dozen magicians flying in the air, and some magicians floated up from the woods.
"There are so many magicians," said the knight beside him.
"It seems that this is not a real group of thieves," Jack expressed his opinion.
Indeed, it would be impossible for a band of thieves to have so many magicians. In any country, magician is a rare and respected profession. Although it is not that there are no magicians who do evil things. And join the band of thieves. However, such people are quite rare. Basically, the laws of various countries are quite tolerant towards magicians committing crimes. Moreover, magician is an enviable profession, even if he does nothing. Magicians recognized by the state will also receive generous monthly subsidies from the government. For example, Victor took advantage of this loophole to eat and drink and live his life.
The only country that can possess a considerable number of magicians is the army of a country.
This is an army disguised as thieves, the regular army of the Kaoqi Kingdom. Almost everyone knows what kind of crisis they are facing.
If you meet a thief. It was entirely possible for them to escape. Because thieves don't do meaningless things. They won't bother chasing down prey that has little to gain. However, the enemies behind him are different. Once any knight escapes with his life. Then the operation of pretending to be a thief was completely exposed. Therefore, do not behead all the knights. They will not give up the pursuit.
Sure enough, the vibrations from the ground showed that a large force was coming from behind. Because there is a magician who can fly in the sky to point out the target. Therefore, the knights knew that it was almost impossible to deceive the pursuers behind them. And there are those deadly magicians in the sky. So, don’t even think about escaping separately. Now, the only hope is that it will get dark soon.
While Enleco and the others were running away desperately.
The two knights who broke through had already met the group behind them. After listening to their reports. Joe ordered a timeout for the team.
In the princess's car. The seven main members of the envoy sat together, and the two knights once again recounted the information they had received in front of the distinguished envoys.
After listening to the reports of the two knights. The princess turned to look at the white-haired old magician next to her.
The magician closed his eyes and slowly raised his dry hands to his chest and formed a ball. A series of mysterious notes slowly came out from his lips. The notes were slow and long, and the tone was low and dull. There was a tense atmosphere in the small space as other people waited quietly.
A long time passed, and the magician finally opened his eyes. Seeing the princess's doubtful eyes, he comforted: "Don't worry, there are only two knights sleeping there forever in the place of eternal darkness. The other knights are still living in this world. But those two knights are The soul of one of the knights whose life was taken away by magic told me that there were dozens of magicians among the enemies. But our young magic user relied on his magic to protect the lives of most of the knights."
"Dozens of magicians?" Kate asked quickly.
Obviously, the old magician didn't like to answer the same question repeatedly, so he closed his eyes tightly.
"It doesn't seem to be a band of thieves." Hao Meng analyzed: "There are simply not so many magicians in the band of thieves." "Then can we return home?" Jerry said. Obviously, his words aroused the resentment of many people. . Kate glared at him hard. Jerry also knew that it was very inappropriate for him to say this at this time. He drew himself back.
However, there was one person who took his advice seriously. The young prince said: "If the Kingdom of Kaoqi has already dispatched its army, then this mission will be meaningless. We should consider returning home."
Due to the prince's special status, no one spoke freely for a while.
After a while, the magician who was resting with his eyes closed slowly sat upright. His fully opened eyes were sharp and profound. Full of endless oppression.
The prince couldn't help but also stepped back.
"It's too early to say that."
Although the prince had a high status, he did not dare to refute the old man in front of him. The magician in front of him ranks second in the Kingdom of Sophie and is the most respected magician besides the great wizard Naga. Due to the importance of this mission, the king personally requested the old man to serve as the mission's advisor.
"Yes, since they are pretending to be a band of thieves. It means that they are not a team that really accepts the king's orders. They may be the hard-line private troops of the Kaoqi Kingdom. If we return to our country, we will give them an excellent excuse. Then War will be inevitable," Hao Meng said.
Everyone turned to look at Joe, who had been silent.
Only Qiao, from beginning to end, looked like he was not nervous at all in the presence of the old god. It was as if this matter had nothing to do with him.
See all the people waiting for their decision. Qiao straightened his expression, "Okay, since there are enemies ahead, let's go around them! Kate, pick a few flying ones to explore the way ahead. This is a heavy responsibility, don't let those bastards find out Hao Meng, you are responsible for leading the team. We must travel overnight now. Get to Caladan as soon as possible and you must re-plan the journey. Make sure you can supply drinking water along the way without encountering those guys. And you must stop at campsites as little as possible. Yes "Also, princess and prince, should you two come down and do some exercise? Sitting in the car all the time is bad for your health. Hao Niang, prepare two war horses for you two. Just keep these two cars here." . Joe arranged everything in one go. Then I wanted to announce the end of the meeting.
At this time, Kate asked: "So, what should Enleco do, what should those knights do?"
Joe turned his head and glanced at Kate and said, "With such a big open space, wouldn't they have no place to escape?"
Looking at Kate's anxious eyes, Joe patted his shoulder and said: "Don't worry, if they can escape from those guys once, they can escape a second time, a third time. If you don't have anything practical to do now, If you can help them, then you can at least pray for them now."
When Kate silently prayed for Enleco, Enleco in the distance also prayed silently in her heart. Pray that the horses will not lose strength and that the sky will darken quickly. Pray those magicians will use up their magic soon. Pray that the dust storms that are so common in the wilderness will appear immediately.
But maybe it's because he made a contract with the devil. Nothing he prayed for came true.
Not only did the sandstorms that often struck from time to time not appear, the sky did not get dark at all. The magicians were also chasing after him energetically. Since there was no storm, they used the wind wing technique which was the most energy efficient. According to this situation, these magicians can continue to fly for most of the day. On the contrary, Enleco's mounts seemed a little tired. Having lost three horses earlier, one knight slowly fell behind. When Jack suggested that he change his steed, the knight refused. He decided to run in another direction. Everyone knew that this was a suicidal proposition. However, there is really no other way.
With everyone’s wishes. The knight turned and galloped away in the other direction.
The remaining knights changed their horses one after another. But running for a long time made the war horse slower and slower. However, those magicians did not dare to approach the group of escapees in front of them easily. This is all thanks to Enleco's strange magic. The intensive attacks that were originally full of confidence turned out to be useless, making all magicians greatly overestimate Enleco's strength.
"It would be great if I could use other magics" Enleco kept thinking to himself. Since the last time he used this magic, Enleco has tried to use various magics countless times. However, although he can clearly feel the flow of magic, he still cannot use any simple magic.
"It seems that you are in trouble." A voice sounded in Enleco's ear.
Enleco immediately realized that it was the monster Most who was talking. Sure enough, the voice continued: "I have a very suitable magic that is just right for your current situation."
After saying that, a magic appeared in Enleco's mind.
Although he didn't know what this magic was used for, Enleco still closed the "Chaos Crystal Wall". He chanted the newly learned spell. This spell is as lengthy as the "Chaos Crystal Wall" spell. And it is made up of unknown languages. Enleco didn't know what this spell meant at all. He only knew that the last sentence was the name of this magic - "Dark Banner".
With the spell complete. Countless black feathers flew into the air. Once these black feathers left Enleco ten meters away, they immediately turned into a ball of dark smoke and shot into the air. They are like living objects, searching for their targets on their own. The magician flying in the air was immediately surrounded by several clouds of smoke. I saw magicians flying all over the sky like headless flies. Soon the magicians stumbled down to the ground one by one. Most of them quite unfortunately miscalculated the landing speed. Plunged into the dirt. Even if one or two magicians successfully landed in the wasteland, it was obvious that they were not unscathed.
The pursuers behind saw many magicians falling down together. There was also a moment of panic. Moreover, the strange smoke and dust in the sky was gradually drifting in their direction. Soon the front group of cavalry met him. Countless thick black smoke enveloped them. A series of neighing sounds of war horses and calls for help came one after another.
"Stop, stop," one of the leaders ordered.
The pursuers stopped.
"What's going on?" The leader turned around and asked a middle-aged magician wearing a bright red robe behind him.
"Maybe it's some kind of smoke magic." The magician wasn't sure. All four series of magic had smoke magic, but their effects were not as significant as the magic in front of them. The thick black smoke was completely opaque. People who are affected by this kind of magic will immediately lose their vision, just like being affected by a blind spell, and the smoke cannot be dispelled. This was beyond the magician's imagination.
The magician pondered for a long time, then opened his arms to prop up a huge barrier, covering the people around him. The surrounding black fog gradually gathered. Wrap the entire barrier tightly.
After seeing for a while that there was no threat, the magician temporarily relaxed and said: "This magic does not seem to belong to any of the four elemental magics that I am familiar with."
After a pause, he continued: "I heard that Sophie's Mados has also arrived this time, and this magic is most likely performed by him."
"What Mados? What four elements of magic?" asked a tall, thick, and bearded bandit next to him.
The magician actually hated these bandits. If his master hadn't insisted on cooperating closely with these bastards, he wouldn't want to pay attention to such guys who knew nothing about magic. However, now that the enemy has such a powerful magician in the camp. It is still necessary for people around you to know more about magic.
The magician thought hard about how to explain these things in a simpler and clearer way, because it was really hard to imagine that these crude men who danced with guns and danced with sticks would have a strong understanding of magic.
After thinking about it, he explained: "The so-called four-series elemental magic refers to the magic skills that control the four main elements that make up the world: water, wind, earth, and fire. In addition to the magic that controls these four elements, There are also divine magic and light magic that rely on the power of gods, as well as spiritual magic that only affects the spirit of living objects. In addition, there are very few magic that can have effects on space."
Looking around, several leaders seemed to understand (of course he would not care about the bandits who obviously had developed cerebellums and weakened brains) and continued: "Most magicians are proficient in the four elements of magic. That's how I am. Only monks can use light magic, and the use of space magic cannot be separated from the help of magic arrays. The only thing that can have such power is divine magic, but magicians who are proficient in divine magic are quite rare. According to me As far as we know, only Mados, the chief priest of our country and Sophie, especially Mados, studied the power of the almost taboo God of the Underworld, Laktos Kranis. Among all the divine arts, The most powerful one. In my opinion, the protected magician in the front team must be Mados."
"Could it be that disciple named Mados? If there is such a powerful magician, it is impossible for him to come out alone with so many knights. Judging from their posture, they should be a pathfinder. "Advanced team" the leader asked.
"No, I've never heard of Mados accepting any disciples. People who learn the art of seance can't use other kinds of magic in their lives. Therefore, no one will be willing to learn this kind of magic for no special reason. Moreover, Mados studied the Hades method, which is regarded as the most taboo among all the divine magic. Mados himself also practiced this kind of magic for special reasons, and I heard that he had sworn that he would never Spread this magic." The magician denied.
"Is it possible that some people learn to practice Hades on their own?"
"If a kind of divine magic is so easy to learn, there will not be so few divine magicians. You don't know, Mados was originally a great magician. In order to learn the magic of Hades, he gave up everything in order to have it. What has been achieved is that it is impossible for ordinary magicians to communicate with gods."
"If that's Mados, then what is he doing there, and as a magician he should be able to escape on his own, then why doesn't he leave those knights and escape on his own. It can't be the case, he thinks he has advanced magic If you want one person to deal with all of us. If he is a great wizard like Kobe Leo, it is really possible." The leader said doubtfully.
"It's very possible. Hades was originally the god in charge of death, and the magician who activated the "Netherworld Mount" can escape faster than flying." The magician said to himself.
"But how did he know that we were going to attack them? Moreover, it was obviously a chance encounter just now, and it didn't look like he was going to ambush and attack us. And if he didn't want to save those knights, he should be able to escape." Another magician next to him reminded.
The magician, who was obviously of higher status, looked at each other with the leader of the bandit group. An idea jumped out of their minds at the same time, and they said in unison: "Who is he protecting?"
"Brilliant, very clever. He disguised the prince as an ordinary knight, sneaked in as a small team, and left the empty team behind, waiting for us to be fooled. Gao Ming, really clever." The leader kept nodding his head. said.
"Hehe, it seems that we are lucky. If we attack the convoy according to the original plan, even if we defeat it, I'm afraid it will be of no use. Sophie is really cunning. I didn't expect that the God of Luck would actually come to us now. We, in this vast desert, will actually bump into them." The magician said happily.
"But now, we have to find a way out first. Also, are you sure you can beat that Mados?"
The leader's words stunned all the magicians.
To be honest, facing an enemy with a great wizard-level magician whose strength is unknown is also a disaster for them. Moreover, no one dares to guarantee that the most unknown spell in magic, Hades, can be broken. Not to mention that these bandits are trapped in dark magic and thinking hard.
Enleco, who was running desperately, felt that his body had exceeded its limit at this time. The pain all over his body and the numbness in his hands made him unable to sit still on the horse. Jack held Enleco's belt tightly to prevent him from falling off the horse.
No one dared to stop. The wasteland was simply a bandit's yard. It was very difficult to escape from the pursuit of a group of bandits in the wasteland.
And because of the knight's honor, Enleco's companions were determined not to turn back and join the large army. Just thinking about the knight who voluntarily left the team and walked in another direction alone, Enleco could roughly understand what they were thinking.
Although no one wants to stop, the horses cannot adapt to running for a long time. By the time the sun went down, all the horses were exhausted.
Find a nearby campsite on the map. A group of people led the horses and walked there. Only Enleco received preferential treatment from everyone and insisted that he stay on the horse.
Dots of stars filled the sky, and under the weak moonlight, the knights finally found the campsite. Jack carefully placed Enleco in a leeward place. All knights are responsible for their own responsibilities. The work of guarding and feeding the horses was all carried out quietly in the dark. There is a well in the campsite. Water is the guarantee of life in this vast desert. The tired horses were brought to the well to drink precious water first. In this desert, survival depended on these loyal horses. It is the natural duty of every knight to show sympathy to these war horses. The only one who could drink water before the horse was Enleco.
With my back against the slightly hot hillside, I gazed at the shining stars in the sky. Enleco was in a daze while drinking the pot of water that a knight brought to him. He once again had that funny feeling, why would he, the son of a grocery store owner, be connected to these things? Together. It seemed that all this was entirely because of that bastard teacher Victor. When thinking of Victor, Enleco couldn't help but wonder what Victor was doing now. But soon he felt that his idea was very ridiculous. What else would Victor do, besides sleeping when he was drunk, or drinking when he woke up. If nothing else happened, he would definitely be drunk now. When Enleco thinks of Victor, he can't help but think of his father. His father is also a very regular person. In his memory, his father is like a clockwork man, getting up on time every day and opening the store on time. Open the door on time, close the store on time, and go to bed on time. Under the influence of my father, I was originally a very regular person. At this time every day, I went to bed early to rest. How could it be like this now, with no fixed place to live and no guarantee of survival? What is the reason for all this? When he thinks of this problem, Enleco can't help but think of his other teacher, Her Royal Highness Princess Kris. Hey, if it weren't for this Her Royal Highness, how could he get involved? What about the middle of this matter? When he thought of this princess, Enleco felt as if he had been stabbed by a needle. He could no longer sleep peacefully. The scenes of suffering in the laboratory deeply tortured his poor soul.
Enleco didn't dare to think about it anymore. At this time, Jack came over, holding two blankets in his hands.
I saw him spreading a blanket gently on the ground. Then he lifted Enleco up and put him down gently, and carefully covered Enleco with another blanket.
Enleco knew that because of the rush, the entire team probably did not bring enough blankets. Now that Jack has given himself two, someone will definitely not be able to get a blanket. So Enleco asked: "What should you do?".
Of course Jack knew why Enleco asked this, so he explained: "Don't worry, we can squeeze in, and this is what they insisted on me getting. Thanks to you, we can save our lives, so we must protect you." This patron saint”.
Jack stopped and glanced at his team, and said softly: "The next step will all depend on you. Only you have the ability to bring them out of this land of death."
After saying that, Jack turned around and walked towards his team. After taking two steps, he suddenly turned back and shouted: "It's all up to you."
The voice of this sentence may not be loud, but it seems so clear under this silent night sky. So much so that all the knights stopped what they were doing and looked over here.
Although Enleco could not see anything in the dark night, he could clearly feel the incomparable trust of all the knights.
This sense of trust was like a huge pressure, which made Enleco powerless for a while. Looking at the starry sky, Enleco pondered silently.
All on your own? Enleco never thought that he would have the ability to help others. What's more, these brave and powerful knights. All on your own? He is just a person who knows nothing and is not even an apprentice. These knights, who can each do their own thing, actually have to rely on themselves. Will their trust in themselves lead them to death? It would be great if I really had the strength to help them.
For the first time in his life, Enleco deeply hoped that he would have enough power. A power that is entirely your own.
For the first time in his life, Enleco felt tremendous pressure, a sense of mission, and a sense of responsibility.
Enleco lay quietly among the blankets, looking at the stars, waiting for the passing of the night and the arrival of dawn.
Maybe, when you wake up tomorrow, everything will have an answer.