Saints are useless warriors on the battlefield. They can hold back countless enemies with their own strength, and can face thousands of troops without wavering. But the most heroic warrior on the battlefield does not mean he is omnipotent, just like a warrior cannot be used as a spy, and an assassin hiding in the darkness cannot appear on the battlefield openly.
Sneaking into the prison to rob the prison and rescue people, both Kaludia and El Cid looked bitter, and even Felin on the side felt that it was a bit too much.
Prison robbery is also a covert operation. No matter how powerful the soldiers are, you can't rush straight into the prison. Maybe the person who is supposed to be rescued will be silenced by the jailer before the person is found. Of course, it is also necessary to rescue the leader of Haidee's bodyguard knights. Otherwise, a knighthood without the leadership of the leader will be in disarray. Not to mention that this knighthood is Haidee's confidant. Without their assistance, it will be difficult to plan. When activated, it effectively controls the capital of the Zegus Kingdom.
"It's better for me to contact the Holy City to send someone again regarding this matter." Felin said after sighing.
"Miss Felin, Peenlius has designated His Excellency El Cid and others to go there, and he has made it clear that you are not allowed to participate..." Haidee muttered in a low voice.
After learning that the other party made it clear that he did not want to participate, Feilin finally couldn't help but frown a little. Although Perenlius's identity was indeed very important, he was a member of the Holy See after all. As a hostile religious force, he came to his side so carelessly. He didn't talk about his territory, but he still had a bossy attitude. Isn't this a little too arrogant
El Cid also felt inappropriate and said: "Princess Haidee, we are not assassins or spies. We may not be qualified for such a mission that requires concealment."
"Your Excellency El Cid~ In fact, I mentioned this to Peenlius, but he still insisted that you go."
"Why?"
"I don't know either. It's just that Pernleus entrusted me to tell you. As long as you go there, you will understand."
Haidee was also helpless, because Peenlius was unknowingly the main initiator and person in charge of the plan. Whenever she faced this wise man, Haidee found that her aura was always unknowable. Lose to the opponent in a blink of an eye. Feilin once reminded herself not to use or rely too much on the power of Peenlius. How could she actually think of using him? In front of Peenlius, she seemed to be staring at a great existence of a higher dimension. Some are just terrified and in awe.
If possible, Haidee even hopes to let Feline negotiate with Peenlius. But both sides have a tacit understanding that they don't want to break their relationship.
El Cid was a little helpless. Since he and his four companions had to get involved in this muddy water, now they had no choice but to go all the way to the end. Moreover, El Cid was not convinced by the so-called 'you will understand once you go there' I was also a little concerned that Perenlius was a very peculiar man. Although powerful and mysterious, he is not the kind of person with evil thoughts. El Cid does not think that he is the kind of person who would plot against him.
Haidee had people find information about the prison for El Cid. It was a very heavily guarded prison used by the Kingdom of Zegus to hold serious criminals, and the biggest feature of this prison was that it was built in the middle of a lake. , ships will only dock when supplies are delivered every week and when new prisoners are escorted there. Moreover, even if the prisoners escape from the prison and face the lake, they dare not swim in the water privately to escape, because there are many inhabited in the deep water area around the center of the lake. A type of piranha that will attack anyone who enters the water. These piranhas can chew a living person into a pile of bones in less than five minutes.
“What a great place!”
Kaludia leaned on the chair and waved his hand: "Then how do we get to the island, and how do we escape even if we rescue people after getting to the island?"
"I can let someone be responsible for arranging for you to get ashore among the ships transporting supplies. But after we get ashore, I really don't know the internal structure of the prison."
Haidee is indeed a little troubled. When she was fighting for power with her brother and the nobles, she never thought about robbing a prison, and it was even more impossible for the intelligence network to collect the internal structure of a prison. Besides, this matter was originally done in a hurry. On the shelves, although it is certain that Athena was sent to that prison and imprisoned, it is not known where exactly she was imprisoned. The prison is so big that it would take a lot of time just to find someone without accurate information. time.
"I want to talk to Peenlius." In the end, Elcid felt that this plan was too unreliable. Going to a high-security prison to rescue people without detailed information was simply a joke.
Haidee made a 'please' gesture and placed the communication magic device in front of El Cid.
But a few hours later. The five Saints have already followed the guards of the Blue Bell Territory on their way to the Royal Capital. Along the way, both El Cid, the Gold Saint, and Olfi, the Silver Saint, and others had expressions on their faces. There was some confusion. After contacting Perenlius, the other party still asked the same question to El Cid. As long as you know where one of your own people has gone
What does this mean? What secrets does this prison hold
El Cid didn't know, but it was Felin, the paladin from the Holy City, who gave El Cid and others some magic scrolls, such as acceleration, invisibility, magic detection and protection, etc., and also specifically warned them After asking everyone about some matters, in order to thank the paladin for his help, El Cid generously gave him a few bottles of healing potions. Although Feilin didn't want to accept it at first, Feilin changed her mind after El Cid said that it was prepared by the Grand Master.
After more than two days, El Cid and others finally arrived at the outskirts of the capital of King Zegus overnight. The spies in charge quickly led everyone to a farmhouse that appeared to be a farmhouse but was actually the intelligence center of Princess Haidee. A liaison station in the network, where the Saints and others who were in a hurry took a break, and then spies came up with some information about the Lakeside Prison that they had gathered from Manta in the past few days.
Although there is still no detailed information about where Athena is being held, at least this time there is a floor plan of the prison and the distribution of cells. In order to find out the prison information, Princess Haidee's intelligence officers worked hard, but The more these spies inquired, the more they discovered that this large prison has been emanating an aura that is beyond words. It is an aura that makes people feel hairy, frightening and painful, as if the entire prison is... It's like a huge black hole that can absorb all positive human emotions.
"Is the leader of the Knights named Athena really escorted here?" Elcid asked after looking at the prison structure drawings for a while.
A tall, thin and capable man in the contact station nodded and said in a gloomy and cautious tone: "I am completely sure about Mr. Elshid. In fact, the information we collected pointed out one thing. His Highness the Prince will send Assi After being sent to this prison, Your Excellency Na also revealed some rumors, which seemed like he deliberately lured us to rescue people."
"In other words, the other party has already arranged manpower somewhere, waiting to catch us all in one fell swoop."
"Yes." The man nodded and stopped talking.
Alubioni couldn't help but shook his head: "This is really not a good job."
"What's the approximate distance between the shore and the central prison?"
"We have measured it. The nearest one is 600 meters, and the farthest one is more than 700 meters."
The spies were very responsible and had gathered all the information that might be useful in advance. Under the leadership of the spies, Alcid and Alubioni, who pretended to be tourists, took a carriage and quietly circled around the lake. Just like what the spies found out, the prison located in the middle of the lake is indeed not too far from the shore. It would take more than ten minutes for some good swimmers to swim there. The main reason is that the piranhas in the lake are a big problem. These piranhas all move in groups. Once prey falls into the water, they will swarm up. Sometimes, even if they are sitting on a boat, the piranhas will jump out of the water and attack the passengers above, causing the lakeside to become... There are no fisherman, even some fishing enthusiasts.
However, when observing the prison that stood in the middle of the lake like an ancient castle on the shore, El Cid always felt that this prison that looked to be hundreds of years old gave people an extremely depressing feeling. Whenever he looked at those The gray-brown walls and fortress are like looking at living life, as if what is entrenched in the middle of the lake is not a prison but a man-eating monster. Unable to suppress fear and despair in my heart. The feeling comes.
"There is something wrong with this prison┉┉"
After lowering the curtains, El Cid always felt that it might be better for people from the Holy City to come here to perform a rescue mission than his own group. If Pernrius really knew some of the secrets of this prison, then He probably doesn't know which person to choose to act on.
Why is it one of my own
Just when El Cid was lost in thought again, a voice suddenly sounded from his mind.
Immediately, El Cid stood up and ordered the attendant to stop the carriage and let the other party return to the contact station first. El Cid and Alubioni immediately followed the voice prompts and walked towards a threshing floor. And just on the side of the threshing floor, the white dragon guard Alexis slowly appeared and waved to El Cid.
"Hello, Your Excellency El Cid." Although she is a dragon, Alexis, who was born from the summoning system, is instinctively obedient. Even when facing El Cid, who is a 'mortal', she is respectful and has no words. The meaning of transgression.
"It makes me happy to see a companion in the distance. Is there something wrong? Miss Alexis." Elcide nodded and replied without any airs in the face of the respectful attitude of the white dragon guard. (~^~)