I wonder if anyone has noticed a detail. The number of members of the E Brigade is 33, but only 32 entered the town. So the question is - who is the remaining one? And where is he
The answer is revealed. The remaining person is the captain "Death God", whose real name is Shinji Matou. His current position is right above the town, a position where he can overlook the entire town.
Before Squad E entered the town, Shinji left the team alone and found this excellent observation point. Relying on the effect of the "Hades Cloak" to conceal his body, he quietly monitored the entire town.
There are two main reasons for doing this:
First, Shinji was worried that there was something fishy going on, and this doubt had not faded since the first day he returned to the team.
Second, the attitude of the Barthelmero family.
Shinji could see that there was a trick, so how could Barthomello, who had stood for nearly two thousand years, not see it? However, due to the years of grudges between Barthomello and the "White Wing Prince", there was no option to retreat from the beginning of this mission. The only question was how to complete the mission with the least loss.
Pay attention, minimal losses. In Barthomello's opinion, the loss of the newly formed E-Team is acceptable. After all, they were formed a short time ago and are not as important as some old battle groups. Although the loss is painful, it is not a serious injury. They are very suitable to be bait and abandoned. Although he didn't say it explicitly, Shinji could still vaguely feel Barthomello's attitude.
There is definitely dissatisfaction, but it is not necessarily true that Shinji is very angry. Because strategically speaking, there is nothing wrong with what Bartmero did, and Shinji would do the same if he were in that position.
There is no other way, who can blame the E-Team for not having enough weight? Throw it out as the first to test the waters. It would be great if it can kill the target successfully. If it falls into a trap, it can also analyze the situation and decide whether to deploy follow-up troops or give up.
This is what the so-called game is all about. It's about countering each move and seeing who has more tricks up his sleeve and is better prepared.
Although he understood it, it was impossible for Shinji to watch his subordinates being abandoned, so he made various preparations before the mission began.
For example, they asked the family to get the British Royal Special Forces' individual equipment. Barthelmero was indeed the first noble, with terrifying wealth. In their eyes, any problem that could be solved with money was not a problem. Shinji submitted the report on the first day, and the equipment arrived the next day. The efficiency was so high that people wondered if it was directly moved from the British arsenal.
For example, he specifically asked an expert in the field of spirit particles (Yustisa), and speculated that the residual effect of "Night of Varzia" was that interfering with long-distance techniques including communications and reconnaissance was one of the several possibilities given by Yustisa.
Another example is that you can overlook the overall situation from a high vantage point, making it convenient to understand the enemy's conspiracy and respond in a timely manner.
By the time E-Team launched its general attack, the first two preparations had been used, and the results were very good, only the last one had not been used. Shinji really hoped that this last preparation would not be used -
Unfortunately, this beautiful wish never came true.
Just when Team E had almost killed all the low-level Si Tu and was gradually approaching the hiding place of "Bai Yu", a thunderous explosion sounded from the sky, getting closer and louder.
This sound is very familiar to many aviation fans and residents living near airports. It is the sonic boom produced by the fuselage of an airplane flying at high speed and expelling air.
Shinji subconsciously raised his head and saw a small private passenger plane flying overhead, scattering sporadic white spots of light as it flew.
Through the visual enhancement technique, Shinji captured the true identity of the white light spot - it was a feather, a white feather.
"Plane is not an angel or birdman, how can it shed hair?"
Shinji made a casual complaint, and suddenly, as if he had thought of something, he froze in mid-air.
"Wait, birdman? White birdman - 'White Winged Man'; oh no."
As soon as the thought came to his mind, a white beam of light descended from the sky and fell vertically into the center of the town. Without the need for other evidence, Shinji could confirm the identity of the person who came just by the powerful aura emitted by the beam of light.
"Urgent order, everyone stop hunting immediately and retreat immediately; I repeat, everyone stop hunting immediately and retreat immediately."
"Captain!!!" An confused voice from "Tank" came from the communication channel. He had already rushed to the front line, but he was about to stop before the killing officially started.
"Don't make any noise, the 'White Winged Prince' is coming, if you don't want to die, retreat now!"
Upon hearing this explosive news, the entire communication channel exploded.
"Fxxk! Why is this old man here? Retreat quickly, retreat quickly!"
"Throw away everything you can. Don't feel bad, just throw it away quickly. If you lose your equipment, you can find better ones, but if you lose your life, you lose everything."
"Everyone, run. Do you hear me? Run."
"Speed up magic, strengthen magic, don't save magic."
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Not only the members of Team E were swearing, but Shinji was also swearing.
I @#￥%%... &*, we youngsters are fighting and killing each other, why are you, an old man with the oldest generation, interfering? If you have the guts, go and cause trouble for the old man (Weng) of the gem who is also an ancestor, or go and cause trouble for the current Lord of Barthelmero. A big boss of the maximum level came to the novice village to bully the small ones, do you have any shame
Yes, no one expected that Ottenroche, who was supposed to meet Van Miem in Las Vegas, would appear here. What was even more unexpected was that this old monster who had not taken action for a long time would personally take action against a group of immature young people.
But no matter how much they curse, it cannot change the reality that "White Wing Prince" has entered the field and Team E is facing an unprecedented huge crisis.
Shinji gritted his teeth and rushed towards the center of the light column.
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A pure white beam of light dropped from the sky, destroying a street below.
Holding a white feather, the young man in white who provided the location knelt in the ruins and lowered his proud head respectfully:
"Father!"
Behind the young man in white, the surviving dead disciples crawled on the ground, trembling with fear:
"Ancestors."
This is the name used by all relatives except the second generation direct relatives to address the supreme ancestor.
Relatives refer to blood relatives; ancestor refers to both the ancestor of ancestors and the ancestor of the twenty-seven ancestors.
"Are you the only ones left?"
A commanding, majestic male voice came from the beam of light. The destructive white light did not dissipate after landing, nor did it continue to cause damage. It was just silently bound to the side of the "White Winged Prince".
"I am ashamed." Bai Yu's attitude became more humble. "I underestimated the enemy and suffered such a loss. Please punish me, father."
"Now is not the time to talk about this. Get up first and take me to find those magicians. Anyone who kills my relatives will pay the price."
"Yes, father/grandfather!"
The surviving Dead Apostles were in high spirits.