"Huh? Who's talking?!" The girl was stunned at first, then startled. She suddenly turned her head to look in the direction of the sound, and flames flashed in the palms of her hands at the same time.
As a result, before he even saw the other party, he felt that his whole body was wrapped in a powerful force and was being forcibly dragged towards an unknown place.
At the same time, there was a "crash", and the three walls outside the house were knocked down at the same time. Many soldiers holding shields and knights in magic costumes appeared in the yard, surrounding the house.
Gawain appeared on horseback at the rear of the procession, squinting into the house.
"Miss Anne, how dare you go back to the city of St. Louis? I really didn't expect it. However, since you are back, don't think about leaving. After all, this is no longer the city of St. Louis more than four months ago."
Gawain whispered, waved his hand, and many soldiers rushed into the house on alert.
…
One minute later.
Gawain stepped on the remains of the house that had been bulldozed by the soldiers, and the dust was slowly floating around.
Gawain frowned, turned his head and looked at the soldier next to him to confirm and asked: "You didn't find anything?"
"Yes, sir, nothing was really found." The soldier replied cautiously, "There is no secret passage or cellar, but the person is indeed gone."
"How is this possible?" Gawain pursed his lips, not believing it.
The soldiers surrounding him suddenly separated, and a wizard in black robes came over and said, "It's the power of magic."
"The power of spells?" Gawain looked at the wizard who was speaking. He was once a third-level wizard in the Pangbo family, and now he is temporarily cooperating with him. "Master Xino, are you sure?"
"I'm not sure." The black-robed wizard known as Master Xino shook his head and said, "This is just my guess. But I believe it is right. In my opinion, the target has been surrounded. The target can disappear inexplicably, only magic can do it."
"But as far as I know, the other party is only a first-level wizard. No matter how talented she is, it is impossible for her to break through to become a second-level wizard during this period of time." Gao Wen said, "And she is not even a second-level wizard, so why Is it possible to use such a powerful spell?"
"That's true." The black-robed wizard said lightly, and then his voice became slightly sharper. "It's just Mr. Gawain, are you sure that there is really only one person on the other side?"
Gawain's eyes shrank when he heard this, and he suddenly became alert: "You mean, the other party has an accomplice?"
"It's very possible." The black-robed wizard said, "After all, with the opponent's strength, returning here alone will not be able to do anything except cause some insignificant damage. On the contrary, he will put himself in a dangerous situation. If you are careless, we will catch you. So having accomplices and cooperating with each other is a more reasonable explanation."
"Understood, Master Xino, thank you for your reminder." Gao Wen said, turning to look at his subordinates, and issued a serious order, "Notify me, strengthen the security inside and outside the city, double the number of patrols, and give me all those who are on vacation. Call them back and ask them to keep an eye on everything to prevent anything from happening."
"Yes." The soldier nodded quickly.
…
the other side.
In a deserted alley, a gust of wind blew, and two people fell out of the wind.
A girl and a man.
The man is undoubtedly Richard, who took action by the way, and the girl is the only bloodline of the Pangbo family in St. Louis City - the former Miss Anne - Anne Pangbo.
It can be seen that after four months, Anne Pangbo's appearance has changed a lot.
The once shawl-long hair was cut into ear-length hair. Most of it was wet due to running away and sweating before, making it look a bit messy, but it could not hide the tomboy-like androgynous heroic spirit.
The Gothic style makeup that she once had was completely gone. Except for the white powder and black eyebrows that were deliberately applied for disguise, she was now bare-faced and looked very clean.
Anne was forcibly dragged into the alley by Richard's magic. As soon as she was out of control, her body immediately jumped out and distanced herself. He lowered his body, grabbed his hand in the air, and an ice pick like a dagger appeared. He held it hard, making a gesture of extreme vigilance.
Anne looked towards Richard and asked, "Who are you and what do you want to do to me... Hey, you!"
Halfway through her words, Annie blinked a few times and recognized Richard's appearance. He kept his movements stiff for about a second, then silently threw away the ice pick in his hand, exhaled and said: "So it's you!"
"Who do you think it is?" Richard asked.
Annie did not answer, but looked at Richard and asked suspiciously: "How did you know that I returned to St. Louis and came over to rescue me by chance? You have been following me, right? Could it be that the one you gave me Is there a special spell set in a crystal ball that can track my location at any time?"
"Not bad, Miss Anne, you have become a lot smarter in more than four months. You can guess all this." Richard chuckled, and then his expression straightened, "However, you guessed wrong - I was not following you. You haven't set any spells on the crystal ball, it's just a spell prop for ordinary communication.
The reason why I happened to meet you in St. Louis City was because I went to Soma Alliance for business a few days ago. On my way back, I stopped by here to have a look, and I saw you. "
"Is that so?" Annie's expression relaxed slightly, accepting the answer.
"I'm a little curious now, why do you want to go back to St. Louis City?" Richard asked aloud, "St. Louis City is very dangerous for you, right? You can't possibly not know that everyone here wants to kill you."
"Of course I know." Annie said, pursed her lips, "But I just want to come back and see what they have done to my family."
"After seeing it? What are you going to do, take revenge on the other party?"
"I..." Anne hesitated for a moment, and then shook her head in confusion, "To be honest, I don't know what to do. My great-grandfather told me before that I must work hard to pass on the Pangbo family. If I can take back St. Louis City would be even better. But in the past four months, I have encountered many things, and I have found that it is not easy to fulfill my great-grandfather's instructions. And now I find that completing the instructions does not seem to make much sense.
What if the Pangbo family is revived and re-established? There is no force that is always strong. Sooner or later, the Pangbo family will be destroyed by other forces, and by then they will not be able to leave even the simplest mark. Could it be that all efforts are for the final destruction? What should I pursue? "
At the end of the sentence, Anne looked confused.
"It's interesting." Richard commented slowly after hearing this.