The two of them deliberately waited a little longer to avoid the rush hour when leaving the city. By the time they actually walked onto the street, there were far fewer people near the city gate than before.
There were still people coming and going, but at least Benjamin wouldn't be so crowded as he pushed Michelle, who was lying on the trolley, that he couldn't walk.
Soon, they arrived at the city gate.
The north gate of Havenright is quite well built. The white city wall had just experienced the baptism of the "flood" some time ago, but now it seems that it is still magnificent. Under the vast and tall city gate, there is an endless stream of pedestrians rushing out.
There were still several paladins standing at the city gate, their sharp eyes scanning back and forth among the crowd.
Benjamin was not surprised.
The church sent someone to check, which is completely normal. To be honest, if there were no people in the church at the gate of the city, then Benjamin would find it strange.
He just took a deep breath, pushed the old cart, and walked through the city gate.
The paladin guarding the door turned his head and cast a doubtful look at him. Benjamin looked as usual, like a miserable common man, and continued to walk out in disgrace.
He knew very well that it was not a common thing for an albino to push an ugly girl with the "plague" out of the city. However, he was quite confident in Michelle's disguise skills. Although they were eye-catching at the moment, they were the kind of eye-catching people who could prove their innocence.
When others pay attention to them, they will only be surprised by their weirdness, but it is impossible to connect them with the mage who created the giant water ball and the "plague" in the city.
"Pitiful… "
Sure enough, after a few casual glances, several paladins quickly showed disgust and sympathy, and turned their gazes away.
In this way, Benjamin left the royal capital smoothly.
Outside the north city gate is a plain, and the avenue paved with blue stone slabs stretches into the distance. The trees outside the city are quite dense. This world has not yet been industrialized, so the level of greening is not low.
After leaving the gate, Benjamin was not in a hurry to get away. Instead, he pushed Michelle on the car and continued along the main road with the crowd.
The stone road outside the royal capital became more and more broken as we walked, and fewer and fewer people walked around. So, the two of them found an opportunity and sneaked out among the fleeing crowd. About half an hour later, Benjamin followed the route that Michelle had mentioned before and gradually walked beyond the main road to a place that was close to the wilderness.
"We...were successful?"
Looking around, there was no one there, so he couldn't help but stop and said this.
"I don't know either." Hearing this, Michelle also ended her role as a patient, opened her eyes, and sat up from the cart. "After leaving the church, I knew very little about their movements. The church certainly doesn't They will let you go so easily, but I can’t guess what they will do.”
Hearing this, Benjamin could only wipe the sweat from the cart and sighed.
Even though we have left the royal capital, it is not time to relax our vigilance!
Seeing this, Michelle stood up, got off the cart, and said, "Okay, there's no one around now, and there's no need to pretend anymore. Let's head to Pearl Lake as soon as possible. We don't have time to wait here." The faster you go, the better your chances of escaping the church."
Benjamin nodded in agreement.
Indeed, although they have left the royal capital, it does not mean that they are safe. As long as he is still within the kingdom, the power of the church cannot be underestimated, not to mention that his mental power is now damaged and he cannot even use magic.
They were now on the plains, but there were not as many places to hide and take detours as there were in the royal capital.
Let's continue on our way.
So they threw the cart aside and burned it all with fire. Immediately afterwards, they dealt with all the traces, and then took steps towards the north, rushing over non-stop.
at the same time.
The royal capital, which had opened its city gates, seemed a little deserted. As civilians fled, the number of people on the street was at least half less than usual.
And in the inner city of the royal capital.
Deep in St. Peter's Basilica, in a quiet room, the Pope, who was sitting on his knees with his hands clasped, suddenly opened his eyes at this moment.
He turned around, walked out of the quiet room, looked at the bishop waiting quietly outside the door, and said:
"I sensed that the source of the curse's spiritual power left the royal capital half an hour ago, between 10:18 and 10:21. The sense is very vague and the location and direction cannot be confirmed."
After hearing this, the bishop nodded. He didn't say anything, but opened a booklet in his hand and kept flipping through it, as if he was looking for something.
After about half a minute, he closed the book and raised his head.
"The Paladin just reported the data from half an hour ago. According to statistics, a total of 251 people left the city within the three minutes that His Majesty sensed it. There were 73 people at the East City Gate and 45 people at the South City Gate. , sixty-eight people from the West Gate, and sixty-five people from the North City Gate. Although I cannot remember the details of their appearance, each one is identified by a characteristic, so that they will not be mistaken." At this point, he paused. , and immediately continued, "I will immediately send people along the road to capture all 251 people."
Hearing this, the Pope also looked satisfied.
"Count the number of people carefully. No one in every direction can be missed." He put his hands behind his back and squinted his eyes. A faint murderous intent spread out from it. "Which direction of the city gate has fewer people, that is the direction from which the boy will escape. of."
The bishop nodded again, put away the book in his hand, turned around, and left in a hurry.
The Pope turned around and returned to the quiet room.
After giving instructions on the pursuit plan, he lowered his head in silence and looked at the body on the ground in the quiet room.
-The knight who had the "plague" and was still lying in the rest room a day ago was now cut into pieces and piled on the brick-red floor of the quiet room, and his blood had dried up.
"Brave knight, the curse planted on you has actually helped us trace the source of evil." The Pope clasped his hands together as if praying for the knight, "Your glory will be remembered forever. May God bless you."
After saying that, he threw out a ball of golden flames and burned the knight's scattered limbs cleanly. Then, he turned around and left the room, never to return.
Soon, the nobles who were still in the capital after knowing some inside information discovered that groups of paladins appeared on the streets of the capital one after another. They rushed to the four city gates and strangely started to march in four directions.
The nobles felt extremely puzzled, and all kinds of rumors spread everywhere for a while. Some said that the church regretted it, and some said that a large number of mages besieged the city... You know, they have always been the most sensitive to disturbances in the capital, and naturally they did not dare to ignore this.
But not long after, they saw the Paladins coming back one after another - they were scattered, grabbing some civilian-like people and bringing them back to the church.
Now, the nobles were even more confused. Some people inquired about the news and said that these people who were captured were the people who just left the city today. However, knowing this does not solve the doubts in the minds of the nobles, it can only make them more confused.
What does the church want to do
The nobles were puzzled. However, after a while, their reaction slowly changed from confusion to shock.
Because, they inquired, the Pope and the Bishop, plus two large groups of purifiers, for some reason appeared at the north gate of the royal capital together, looking ready to go.