The blizzard is still going on, and it is intensifying. The cold north wind, which can already be described as a gale, is wrapped in goose feather-like snowflakes and rolled up ice, sweeping across the snow field while roaring. The outside world is black and scary, except for the Visibility outside the snow is almost zero.
Frost Snow City stands like an isolated island that is about to be engulfed by cold and darkness. The lights in the city are dim and crumbling in the strong wind. Those lights that represent human civilization emit a little bit of insignificant temperature. The city is guarded in a dark world that seems to be freezing.
Even the thick city walls can't stop the pervasive attack of the blizzard. The snow blows into the city from every gap between the city walls, making every street in the fortress city gradually freeze. Looking at the outside world through the observation window, no matter how much alcohol they drink, the ominous atmosphere that is so strong that it is almost substantial cannot dissipate from their hearts.
However, in the posthouse on the top of Frost Snow City, Liya's eyes penetrated the darkness and snow outside, as if she could see the evil aura rising continuously in the distance, wherever her eyes could see, There was a clear blank space in the snowstorm, and neither the wind nor the snowflakes avoided her sight in awe.
"Where is that direction?" Hao Ren also looked at the same direction as Leah, and tapped the data terminal on his shoulder.
"Comparing it with the map... The Imperial Capital of Dragon is in that direction. Another: The high-altitude detection probe has sensed abnormal energy fluctuations in the Imperial Capital at the same time, and the energy readings are still rising."
"That's right, it's the reaction of the Lord of Madness. Although it's rare, the level has reached the level of 'Origin'." Leah suddenly turned her head, with a hint of golden light in her eyes, "On this Dragon The capital of the empire, as we speculated, the so-called Dragon Soul Emperor has something to do with this matter, he... hmm?"
Liya frowned, and at the same time, the sudden breath disappeared as quietly as it appeared.
Vivienne didn't realize it all at once: "The aura of the Lord of Madness... is gone?"
Hao Ren knocked on the casing of the data terminal and said concisely: "Track."
"Already doing it... No tracking results. The detection probe has focused all the sensors on the imperial capital, but no crazy reaction has been found."
The people in the room immediately looked at each other.
Leah turned her head and looked out the window in doubt. The blizzard that seemed to freeze the whole world before had calmed down unknowingly at this moment, and gradually weakened into a harmless ordinary blizzard. The cry of the cold wind from the direction of the plain It also gradually turned low, and lost the deterrent power that seemed to shake people's hearts.
Leah muttered a little irritably: "It's all the weather... I don't like it."
The blizzard stopped in an instant, and the night became extremely clear. Although the night sky of Laherien was devoid of stars, the soft radiance from the divine barrier sprinkled on the earth.
Lily groaned in disappointment, returned to the sofa and curled up among several warm cushions, closed her eyes and began to pretend to be dead.
Hao Ren glanced at Leah: "You use divine words in this kind of place?"
"Coincidence, just a coincidence..." Liya smiled slightly awkwardly, and then her face became serious, "What happened just now... What do you think?"
"It's the aura of the Lord of Madness, that's right, just as we expected, there is indeed a small amount of the power of the Lord of Madness remaining in this world, but it's hard to explain why it suddenly disappeared," Hao Ren frowned. , "Could it be that there is some remaining sealing system that is working? The power of madness was temporarily released and then controlled again?"
"I don't know, but we have to go to the imperial capital," Liya said seriously, "Let's set off early tomorrow morning, okay?"
Lily pulled her head out of the soft cushion: "What about the Charlemagne brothers and sisters?"
"I can't wait for them," Hao Ren waved his hand. "Anyway, they have been sent to the northern border, and they can go the rest of the way by themselves. And we can go to the imperial capital to check first, and come back if we can't find a place to start." .”
Vivienne nodded: "I agree. All in all, let's all have a good rest today, and adjust our respective states to the best. If we really want to deal with the Lord of Crazy...even if it's just dealing with a little residual power, we must You have to be 120,000 points serious."
Everyone agreed on this point, so after saying goodnight to each other, Hao Ren and his party went back to their respective rooms to rest and recharge their batteries to prepare for the next move.
Hao Ren woke up early the next morning and met Lily, Vivian and Liya in the lobby of the post house.
"Is it okay to rest last night?" Hao Ren greeted the others, "Let's have dinner first, and then say goodbye to the Charlemagne brothers and sisters before leaving—no matter how hurried, a little courtesy is always necessary."
Lily stretched her waist, and while looking at the scattered servants and maids in the posthouse, she casually said, "Let's eat first—oh, by the way, Landlord, I just went out for a morning jog, and I passed in front of the lord's castle." At that time, I vaguely heard someone running around in panic, do you think something happened?"
"What happened? What could happen?" Vivienne blinked, "Princess Constance took the Grand Duke of the North to the south to fight, and I heard that several sons of the Grand Duke are stationed in the fortress further north. Not here, who can be in the castle?"
Hao Ren stroked his chin and began to guess wildly: "It's not like someone burns down the lord's house at night..."
As he spoke casually, from the corner of his eye, he suddenly saw the figures of Charlemagne and Ai Wenna coming in from another door in the hall of the post house. The two brothers and sisters walked in a hurry, and there seemed to be a trace of worry on their faces. color.
They also saw the figure of Hao Ren and his party, so they quickened their pace and walked in this direction. Just as Charlemagne was about to speak, Hao Ren already spoke up: "Ah, just right, I was thinking about where to find you—we have something urgent Things have to be done, we have to go first."
And Charlemagne couldn't help but uttered the second Hao Ren opened his mouth: "There is an urgent message. There is something wrong with the Northern Legion at the front. Grand Duke Owen last night... huh? Did you just say you were going to leave?"
The scene was a bit embarrassing for a while.
Hao Ren coughed dryly twice: "Uh... cough, it's not important, you go first. Is there something wrong on the front line?"
Charlemagne calmed down, glanced around the hall, confirmed that all the waiters and maids were consciously standing at a distance, and then said in a low voice: "The news I just got - the coalition forces of Princess Constance and Grand Duke Owen He was raided on the southern front, and Grand Duke Owen was seriously injured. Last night, he was sent back to the castle by the teleportation array... "
Army of the North getting hit hard in the south? Could it be that the rebel army led by Princess Constance was defeated by the Knights of the Black Sword
Hao Ren and the others looked stunned. The news came unexpectedly. They knew that the Black Sword Knights and the Imperial Legion were powerful, and the pressure that Princess Constance would face would be great, but they did not expect that the two sides It has only been more than half a month since the war started, and the situation has turned so sharply.
Ai Wenna noticed the expressions on the faces of Hao Ren and his party, and quickly explained a few more words: "Don't worry, the coalition army was not defeated, but suffered a big blow. The most important thing is that the commander almost died in battle. This is the biggest damage. "
Vivienne felt that the development of the matter was very unreasonable: "That's not right... As far as I know, since the war started, several wars have broken out between the Northern Territory Legion and several legions of the Empire. The two sides have hurt each other, but they are basically evenly matched— Why did the Northern Army Corps suddenly suffer heavy losses, and even the coach was almost lost?"
Hao Ren nodded and said that he also had the same question. He still remembered the deeds that Kaim said. That Grand Duke Owen was a real tough man who could tear Gorgon demons with his hands after drinking too much. What kind of concept is this? This means that the macho grand duke tore up a starfighter with his bare hands! This kind of fierce person almost died in battle, so the Emperor of Dragon Soul conquered himself
"We don't know about that," Charlemagne frowned. "Cam told me the news. It's still in the confidential stage, and it shouldn't be announced to the public for the time being. But I heard a saying that there is a black sword." The Knight Brigade took advantage of the night to attack. They had already been spotted by the patrolling Broken Sword Knights, but they suddenly burst out with monster-like strength, and finally broke through the guards... "
"Monster-like power?" Hao Ren's eyes became serious for a moment, "Wait a minute, you said it was a sneak attack in the middle of the night... about when?"
Charlemagne spread his hands: "I don't know that. In fact, the news itself was heard by chance. The credibility..."
"The credibility is very high, believe me, it's really high," Vivienne interrupted Charlemagne. She is more or less well-informed, and naturally knows that the siblings are willing to share this information with herself and others. In addition to the trust built up through thick and thin all the way, the more important reason should be to ask for something, "You tell us these things, if I guess correctly... you want to invite us to meet the Grand Duke Owen Bar?"
Since the Grand Duke was urgently sent back to the castle for treatment last night, he must still be in Frost Snow City now, and the Charlemagne brothers and sisters rushed to tell these things early in the morning, probably to call Hao Ren and his party to see him The Grand Duke.
"That's right," Charlemagne nodded, "Grand Duke Owen regained consciousness in the early morning and received Kem, and then learned about us from Kem. The Grand Duke intends to receive us—and if you agree, he also hopes I can see you."
"He's still interested in us?" Hao Ren raised his eyebrows in surprise, "Why?"
"Because he heard about your ability to come and go freely in the black pine forest, and your deeds of easily defeating Lord Gorgon," Awenna said, "and I think the Grand Duke is very concerned about a hidden world tree temple" The organization itself should be interested too."
Charlemagne looked at Hao Ren with a searching look in his eyes: "We still know a little about some habits of the hermit organization, so this matter still depends on your wishes. Just now you said that you have something important to do ,so… "
Hao Ren nodded suddenly, and understood why Charlemagne told him so much first. It turned out that he was worried that his group would leave on their own without explaining things clearly. The mysterious organization of the temple likes to take the route of floating in and out. When dealing with them, if there is one sentence that is not clear, the group of extraterrestrial experts have already fled thousands of miles away, and the next time they show up is uncertain. It's time for the cast...
In fact, he was right to be worried, after all, Hao Ren was really planning to leave—if there were no such unexpected news.
Hao Ren and Vivienne looked at each other, and the two reached a tacit understanding.
The Grand Duke of the North came into direct contact with the Black Sword Knight who "turned into a monster" and survived—if those Black Sword Knights were also related to the power of madness, then the Northern Grand Duke Owen is the most precious "first party" .
So Hao Ren smiled and nodded slightly to Charlemagne and Ai Wenna: "We are very happy to meet the Grand Duke."