St. Louis City.
At the exit of an alley, a figure of a girl who looked a little thin and tough was standing there. Her whole body was wrapped in a dark brown robe, her head was slightly lowered, and her face was obviously smeared with makeup to hide her true identity.
After standing at the exit of the alley for a few seconds, the girl calmly merged into the flow of people on the street and walked towards the center of the city.
About ten minutes later, the woman saw a large building in the center of the city, which was the former residence of the Pangbo family.
At this time, the appearance of the mansion changed drastically. The exterior walls, which were originally solemn black, have now been painted bright white. Many walls and houses that collapsed in previous battles were also rebuilt. The porch of the main entrance was knocked down, and the emblem belonging to the Pompey family could not be found at all. Instead, there was a strange emblem pattern—a golden sword intertwined with a silver lance.
From time to time, heavily armed soldiers and magic-equipped knights would come in and out of the main entrance, looking very busy. They all had the same badge symbol - sword and gun.
The girl looked at all this with a complicated expression and a dazed look. She slowly clenched her hands unconsciously.
"Wow!"
There was a sound inside the mansion, and a tall knight in magic armor, surrounded by a group of people, rode out from the main entrance of the mansion.
The girl looked at the tall magic knight, her eyes widened slightly, and she recognized that he was Gawain Nova Trunk, the former orthodox leader of the magic knight of the Pangbo family.
At this time, Gawain looked more majestic and more imposing than he did more than four months ago. His eyes are deep and his expression is serious, not angry but powerful. A group of subordinates gathered around, all a little reserved and in awe.
The girl bit her lip lightly and looked at Gawain. Gawain seemed to be aware of it and suddenly turned his head to look over.
The girl was startled, her movements froze, and she couldn't help but raise her hand. In the end, reason suppressed the impulse. The tiny red flame in his hand flashed away. He tried his best to make a natural movement, turned around slowly, and walked to a nearby street like a passerby.
Gawain just glanced at the girl, then withdrew his gaze, as if he didn't find anything wrong. He casually said a few words to his men, then rode towards the outside of the city, and all his men quickly followed.
A few seconds later, Gawain and his party completely left the open space in front of the mansion. The girl who walked into the street to hide came back. She glanced at the direction where Gawain and his party left. Her expression showed a slight struggle. After thinking about it, she decided to follow her. .
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Her lips opened and closed slightly, and a ball of wind supported the girl's feet, making her movements much lighter and doubling her speed. He quickly caught up with Gawain and his party, and hung carefully behind, trying to see what Gawain and his party were going to do.
After following for a few minutes, the girl's face showed a puzzled expression. He discovered that Gawain and his party did not go straight to the city gate and out of the city as she expected, but instead turned around in the middle and went around to other places. .
After following patiently for a few more minutes, the expression on the girl's face became more and more confused. He found that Gawain and his party seemed to have no destination at all, but were simply going around in circles.
Are you inspecting the security situation in the city
The girl guessed, and quickly shook her head in her mind to deny it. Gawain and his party had been to the same place for the second time, and it didn't look like a patrol at all.
What does the other party want to do
Wait a moment, will the number of people on the other side become smaller
The girl suddenly realized that he had overlooked a key point, and her body tensed up.
She opened her eyes wide and looked at Gawain and his party seriously. She looked at it several times and confirmed that the number of people in Gawain's team was indeed decreasing. Because it was slowly decreasing, it was so inconspicuous that she didn't even notice it at first.
So the question is, where did the few people go? Are there any special arrangements
Thinking of Gawain's actions of constantly taking the lead in circling, the girl felt that her whole body was shrouded in extreme danger. Without any hesitation, she turned around and rushed into a dead alley nearby.
Almost as soon as she entered the alley, she heard the sound of numerous horse hooves approaching rapidly at the entrance of the alley.
The girl felt her heart beating faster in her chest, sweat seeping out from under her skin uncontrollably, and the palms of her hands becoming extremely wet. She didn't look behind her. She didn't have that time. She just recited the spell quickly and let a strong wind wrap around her body. He ran to the end of the alley, stepped on his feet, jumped up high, climbed over the stone wall, and reached the alley at the other end.
The sound of approaching horses' hooves did not disappear. Instead, it came from all directions. A somewhat desperate thought flashed through the girl's mind: she was surrounded.
He lowered his head slightly and looked at the mossy green bricks under his feet. A drop of sweat slid down the girl's bangs, fell to the ground, and shattered.
"Hoo-ho-"
The girl took a deep breath, pursed her lips in unwillingness to admit defeat, stepped on her feet again, and climbed into the house next to the alley, trying to find a gap in the siege to escape.
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Escape, escape, escape...
The girl climbed over one house after another, constantly changing her position, and fled out of the city. However, she found that more and more people were surrounding her, and the encirclements were layer after layer, making it impossible for her to escape.
She suddenly realized that the people who had been quietly missing from Gawain's team not only stayed to ambush, but some of them must have gone to seek support.
"You really think highly of me, Gawain!"
The girl climbed over again and landed in an abandoned yard, speaking in a low voice with some resentment.
At this time, her face was red and sweat was dripping. On the one hand, she consumed a lot of mana, and on the other hand, she also consumed a lot of physical strength.
The girl did not give up. She took a deep breath and regained her strength before continuing to climb over and escape.
As a result, when he was approaching a wall of the abandoned courtyard, his ears moved and he heard the sound of breaking through the air. The body suddenly flashed to the side, and the next moment there was a "bang", and a shining magic-patterned spear blasted a hole in the brick wall and was nailed to the yard. The tail of the gun kept trembling.
If the girl had insisted on climbing over just now, she would have been pierced by the spear thrown by the magic pattern knight.
The girl clenched her fists tightly and heard dense footsteps coming from all directions. It was obvious that the enemy had pinpointed his position.
There was no chance for her to escape.
The girl's white teeth bit into her lower lip angrily, red blood oozing out, her expression angry and unwilling.
She hunched over and slowly retreated into the house that was about to collapse, preparing for the final struggle. She had already prepared the worst for the outcome, but she didn't want to simply accept it.
As soon as she entered the room, she heard a voice behind her, and asked softly with a slight sigh: "Are you too careless?"