The trackers continued on their way and entered Tanis City before dark. Haiwen, an experienced hunter, is really amazing. He actually found the horseshoe prints left by Amon on this section of the road, and found Amon's horse not far from the north gate of Tanis City. Amon threw the horse before entering the city. In the outskirts, he walked directly into the city-state without leaving any recognizable footprints, completely cutting off the traces of tracking.
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The scale of the Tanis city-state is not very large. The population in the main city is about 100,000. Relatively speaking, it is not as prosperous as the cape city-state. Most of the residents in the territory make a living from farming, animal husbandry and fishing. Amon found a good inn in the city, asked for the best room, closed the door to rest after eating, and didn't go out to wander around.
Even on the way, he has never stopped practicing divine arts meditation every night. Whether it is fifth-level physical arts or divine arts, he has reached the peak, but there is no sign of breakthrough. Bell once said that it is more difficult to cultivate the power of two sides in one body, the higher the level, the more difficult it is. Not only must a strong will and persistent practice, but also some opportunities and luck are needed.
Breaking through from level 5 to level 6 in divine art practice is not as difficult as advancing from level 6 to a great magician, but it is still a very difficult threshold. Becoming a level 6 magician means that you can practice high-level magic. not that simple. Fortunately, Amon was not in a hurry. He just honestly did what was in front of him. According to the requirements of one body and two aspects of strength training, the next test he faced would be a "breakthrough of the limit".
This should be a test in physical arts. According to Bell, the awakened power in the blood causes a qualitative change in the body, just like making some kind of utensil, and it is re-purified. This process is naturally not easy. People must endure and break through their own limits, and they can clearly experience and comprehend all of these, but no one will push themselves into an unbearable situation before breaking through, even if it is a coincidence, If it is not done well, it will be injured or killed.
It sounds simple, but I don't know how to do it.
That night, when Amon practiced the basic meditation of divine arts, he maintained extra vigilance, and started to detect the divine arts to keep an eye on the movement around the inn. Just at night, there was noise from the street in front of the inn, and patrolling soldiers called to open the gate to check the identities of all the residents, and took away any suspicious foreigners for questioning.
From the conversation between the innkeeper and the soldier captain, Amon learned that something happened in the city-state today. Something from a noble magician was stolen, which was a very important magical artifact. The city lord ordered a search of the whole city. Amon's room was also searched, but nothing was found. The cat slipped out of the window, and the suspicious things were hidden in the bones, which were hidden on the roof by Amon.
In addition to checking things, of course, Amon didn't say anything but just showed a document, which was the document given to him by the mayor of Dusti. Filling in his name can prove that this person is a citizen of the Eju Empire. This document finally came in handy today, and the name Amon wrote was—A Luo He.
This matter was naturally done by Vitru. He found Lord Jonah, the lord of the city-state of Tanis, and claimed that he was ordered by Lord Julian to return to Isis City for business. When he entered the city, he had several precious magic scrolls in his followers. In the package, it was accidentally taken away by thieves from a foreign country when parking the car. These scrolls belong to Lord Julian, they must be recovered! I don't know what he said to Jonah in private, so there was this overnight search of the whole city.
The soldiers didn't sleep in the middle of the night, and they had to knock on the doors of the whole city to do this kind of errand that offended the local residents. Naturally, they complained, but the order had to be carried out. The shop owner gave the team leader some benefits, begging him to be polite and not offend the customers during the search, otherwise the business would be impossible. The soldiers didn't make it difficult for Amon. After all, this guest lived in the best room in the store. There was no problem with his identity certificate. He went out after a simple look. What they were looking for was a foreigner.
This time, the sudden night search of the whole city was not without results. Many thieves were caught, and even the concubine of the city lord who had an affair with the groom in the inn was blocked on the bed by the patrolling soldiers on the spot. Windfall. Many suspicious outsiders and young men who happened to pass by the city-state of Tanis were taken out for interrogation. Not everyone would carry ID cards on the road.
But Amon, whom Vitru was looking for, was nowhere to be found. After all, their real purpose could not be disclosed publicly, and it was impossible to go door-to-door to search for people in person. After dawn, the city returned to calm.
What happened at night made Amon even more vigilant. He always felt that this big search was directed at him. After dawn, when there were the most pedestrians in the city, he packed his bags and hurried out of the city. He went out from the south gate of Tanis City, and there was also an interrogation at the gate. Amon still took out the identity document with "Aloha" written on it, and left the city smoothly.
There was a person standing on the tower, which was Julian's nephew Shute. Seeing Amon's back, he felt familiar, but he rubbed his eyes but couldn't be sure. When he came back to his senses, Amon had already gone far. He had seen Amon's appearance in Vitru's tracking magic, but Amon changed clothes today, and it was really not easy to recognize him in the crowd at a glance.
Amon was not found last night, so Haiwen guessed that Amon might leave the city as soon as possible. Vitrulu thought of another way, and sent a few people to guard the city gate, and sent signals to his companions at any time when he found Amon's whereabouts. After all, this matter cannot be made public, and they cannot take Amon openly at the city gate. They still have to track Amon to a place where there is no one.
When Vitrud and Haiwen got the news and led the crowd out of the south gate, Amon had already run away and disappeared. Haiwen had no choice but to continue to search for the clues left by Amon in the south. He is really amazing, actually found it! The branch in Amon's hand leaned on the ground, leaving a shallow circular pit. I saw it several times in a row on the trail leading to the mountains not far after leaving the city.
Keep chasing forward, this kind of trace is gone, Amon should have put away his cane. At the last trace, Vitrulu used the tracking magic again. Several people saw the figure of Amon. But it is extremely fast!
Haiwen looked at the mountain ahead and said: "The man has entered the mountain. The distance in a straight line is not too far. He just went around two mountains. It's just that you can't ride a horse on this road, let alone take a car."
The magician Vitrulu and the other three warriors all had ugly faces. They thought they could easily capture Amon, but they didn't expect that it would be so difficult to catch up with this man! Trekking through the barren mountains and wild mountains is a pain they would never want to suffer, but Amon will not follow their wishes and only take the flat road. Now he has to chase if he doesn't want to. Lord Julian's order must be fulfilled.
Walking through the mountains and fields is where Haiwen can show his talents. Amon couldn't do it without leaving any traces. The stamped marks on the blades of grass and the occasional broken dead branches were all clues for tracking. Whenever the clues were temporarily cut off, Haiwen didn't waste time looking around, and Vitrux used the tracking magic next to the latest traces to relocate Amon's location. They will rush over as soon as possible, usually shorter than Amon's journey.
If you can't see the target, escaping is usually much easier than chasing, but Amon can't get rid of Hewen and Vitrulu at the same time.
Haiwen is different from Amon, a fake "hunter". He was born as a real mountain hunter since he was a child, and he has systematically learned various tracking and assassination skills in the Temple of Isis. He is hardworking and talented. Now It's only one step away from becoming a great samurai.
Vitrulu is an excellent sixth-level magician, and he also has a precious magic weapon from the Temple of Isis in his hand, named "Lamp of Pursuit of Death", with the help of this lamp, he can simultaneously perform the detection of puppet eyes and information tracking , can always find Amon's latest location under the prompt of Haiwen. The mountains are different from the avenues. Although the walk is fast, the terrain is undulating and winding, and the straight-line distance is not far away.
Fortunately, these people can't fly.
Unfortunately, the area south of the city-state of Tanis does not have too many high mountains. If it is the terrain of the Youdi River Valley, no one can keep up with Amon except Haiwen. He can kill most of the people he is following. get rid of. And the barren mountains and dense forests here are not steep, Amon just uses the terrain to try to pick the most difficult path, and the people behind can still keep up.
Haiwen held a sharp short knife to open the way ahead, trying to pick an easy and short route. With the support of two warriors, Vitruh scolded Amon bitterly while driving, and let him, this noble My lord has suffered such hardships, playing hide-and-seek tricks in the deep mountains and wild forests, and using the dying lamp to perform brilliant magic spells every once in a while, it is really exhausting!
Haiwen comforted: "Master Vitrulu, don't worry. He has advantages and disadvantages when walking in the deep mountains. When the night is dark, he will not be able to drive. But we can still chase forward with the guidance of you, a magician. can take him down.”
When everyone heard these words, their spirits were lifted up a little, and they thought in their hearts that the pursuit was finally coming to an end, and the barren mountains and wild mountains were suitable for torture. Before killing Amon, they must torture this difficult guy. They have suffered so much along the way, and they all hated Amon in their hearts.
If Amon knew this kind of resentment, he would definitely find it funny. Could it be that just because these people wanted to kill him, he had to take the big road honestly and let people catch him comfortably
After dark, the trackers began to complain again, because Amon didn't stop, walking almost as fast as during the day! Haiwen was vigilant and said: "He can see the road clearly in the dark, and he didn't light a torch to illuminate it. It seems that he must have mastered the magic of detection. Lord Julian's guess is right, this man is a magician, we will try to Never underestimate the enemy."
Shute said bitterly: "What about the magician? We have Lord Vitrulu here, even if he has learned magic in secret, it is just like sending him to death."
Vitruh frowned and said: "What you really need to be careful of is the scrolls in his hands. Don't let him have a chance to unroll them. We must cooperate with each other when we do it. If it doesn't work, we should use the scrolls first. Since he is a magician, take it down. He will have no problem, even if he is exposed, it will be easy to explain afterwards."
Haiwen reminded again: "But Master Julian has explained that the matter to be interrogated is very important, and there must be no leaks, and this person cannot be kept. After killing him, no one can prove that he is a magician, so it is still Do it secretly."
At midnight, Amon finally stopped. He was tired and needed to rest, so he found a hidden place to sit quietly and practice basic meditation on divine arts. Vitru and the others also stopped. They really couldn't catch up. Although they could use Detect Magic to check the terrain when driving in the dark, it was not very convenient after all, and Vitru's physical strength was not as good as Amon's.
Amon continued to set off before dawn, and Haiwen and others also followed the traces in the deep mountains. It was like an arduous parade. It may be a kind of intuition, or a kind of induction in the state of magical meditation, or it may be because of Schrödinger's reminder that every time Amon walks in the deep mountains, there is always a sense of tension in his back, as if he was being attacked by someone. Keep a close eye on the general.
They walked in the mountains for another two days, and the trackers found Amon's campsite every night. This kid even lit a fire to cook, and it seemed that he was well prepared. Vitru and the others did not bring too much dry food, and they would starve if they chased after them. Fortunately, the range of this mountainous area is not large. Two days later, they came to the plains again. Amon returned to the official road and entered a town. .
Vitrulu and the others were relieved, and followed them out of the dense forest to the market town. After learning that Amon had bought several horses and a car, they drove south in person. This time they learned the lesson, bought enough dry food in the small town, bought two carriages with the best horses, and drove behind them. Although sitting in a carriage is bumpy, it is much more comfortable than walking through the mountains on foot, and it is also a kind of rest for several middle-level warriors.
To the south of the city-state of Tanis is the city-state of Bubbas. Amon actually went around the city without stopping, and went directly to the city-state of Helios further south. Except for a brief camping at midnight, there was almost no rest at other times along the way. Tired out the tracker. Except for Haiwen who could stand it, Vitrulu and the other three warriors couldn't stand it more or less, and they all thought to themselves: "Isn't that Amon so hard that he can't be tired?"
In fact, Amon was also very tired. Unlike the trackers, he could take turns to rest and drive in different shifts. He drove the carriage with his whip himself all the way. That feeling of being on his back always reminded him of the existence of danger, and he always wanted to escape quickly, but no matter how hard he tried for so many days, that feeling was always looming, and his physical and mental strength had almost reached the limit.
If it continues like this, no matter whether there is a tracker or not, and whether the tracker can catch him, Amon himself will have to get tired and get down first. Realizing this, Amon also began to pay attention to saving energy, not as fast as he had just started. Even if there is any accident, he still has to save his strength. At least he still has a large number of scrolls to rely on. Even the underworld has been broken out, and this hurdle should be able to pass.
The city-state of Helio is on the east bank of the Ronnie River, across the river from Memphis City. It is already the economic and cultural center of the Lower Ecuador. The nearby Ronnie River Delta is fertile, rich in products and economically developed. , Densely populated. Amon went around the city again and headed south, abandoned his car by the official road and walked on foot, and entered the mountainous area on the east bank of the Roni River Valley, and another chase through the mountains began.
This time, Amon's speed slowed down, and he rested longer and longer every night, deliberately walking towards desolate places.
Long before entering the city-state of Tanis, Amon felt that someone was following him. These pursuers were not simple, and they followed them all the way to the bank of the Roni River. It seemed that they could not escape blindly. Before you are forced into a desperate situation, think of a way to counterattack. It is the best choice at present to do it in a place where there is no one in the mountains and use the most scrolls in one fell swoop.
Amon has his own plans, and Vitrux also has a mind. When he chased Amon through the Bubas city-state, he found that Amon went around the city and continued southward, so he couldn't help asking Haiwen, "Look at this man, where is he going to escape?"
Haiwen thought about it: "He went southwest all the way, towards the Roni River. Think carefully, if he wants to escape Lord Julian's pursuit, where should he go?"
Vitrud suddenly reacted and said, "Memphis!"
Haiwen nodded with a gloomy face and said: "If I were him, I would have some ulterior secrets. It would be dangerous and safe to escape into Mengfeisi. I don't know who sent him, and we don't know why Master Julian Want to hunt him down? When he really enters Mengfeisi City, it will be inconvenient to do it, Master Julian can't cover up everything in Mengfeisi!"
As the High Priest of the Temple of Isis, Julian naturally had a high status, but it was impossible to cover the sky with one hand in the city of Memphis. At least there were a few other people whose power was not under him, and Julian had the final say on everything. If Amon enters the city of Memphis, it will be more difficult to do it secretly. If any news gets out, Julian will not be able to control the situation.
Vitrulu also thought of this, narrowed his eyes and said: "It seems that this person's destination is probably Memphis, we must intercept him before he crosses the river... Be careful with the scrolls in his hand, if someone else It's better to do it first."
Haiwen smiled, but the smile seemed very cruel: "It's easy to know his destination. You can inform Obama-Lington to start first. We are not in a hurry to follow Amon. His speed is also slow, it seems fast I can't stand it anymore, I've been going around in circles for a while, trying to get rid of us, but I didn't get rid of us after all. Obama will come directly from the official road, and the speed will be much faster than Amon."
Vitruth and Haven already had a plan, and when they discovered that Amon had abandoned his chariot and horse and entered the mountains on the outskirts of the Helio city-state, they were not in a hurry. Since Amon's speed was slowing down, they also slowed down to follow, but kept following clues. Vitrud and Haven studied the terrain. No matter how much Amon circled in the mountains, he would definitely come out of the valley mouth in the southwest direction, which is the road leading to the ferry of the Roni River.