"You guys, follow me to the woods. For the remaining few, go and search there. Be careful on the way. If you feel something is wrong, crush the cross. His Majesty the Pope will rush to your location immediately."
This is when Benjamin hollowed out a tree and hid in the tree hole and overheard the conversation of the nearby knights.
It had only been a few hours since his fight with Grant, and he sensed that more and more knights were being hunted. It could almost be called a carpet search.
Moreover, it may be because he used to dig holes. When these knights saw a piece of soil that was a bit new, they would even dig three feet into the ground to make sure that he was not hiding in it. It was really scary.
Benjamin also realized that it might be difficult for him to hide any longer.
The church's siege policy is very targeted. He cannot use magic casually. The fluctuations generated in the water element field may be detected. He couldn't even use his bare hands to deal with these knights after drinking the potion. They had specially prepared crosses on them. Even if Benjamin could defeat them, word would spread quickly.
Grant is flying back and forth in this area. Once Benjamin reveals any clues, he will rush over as quickly as possible!
And when the time comes... I'm afraid there will only be a dead end.
"I said at that time that you should not attack this food team." The system said proudly, "I had the foresight to sense that there might be a trap from the beginning. Look, I am in trouble now."
"… Shut up."
Benjamin hid in the tree hole and took a deep breath.
This tree hole dug by him with his bare hands is his safest haven at the moment. But he also knew that if the search teams searched for a few more hours, they would focus on these old trees.
In the consciousness space, the rune star map is still very dim. There are at least two days left until "Water's Coming" is fully charged again.
Two days…
Benjamin really felt a little out of breath.
Can he survive it
As time passed little by little, night fell, and the dark light made him feel a little more at ease. However, the number of knights in this forest has not decreased at all. It seems that they intend to patrol all night long and not give him a chance.
Benjamin couldn't sit still. Perhaps it was a psychological effect. He felt that several times the knight passed by and looked at the tree a few more times. He might find him hiding in the center of the tree at any time.
He is ready to move his position.
"Well... this is a map of the entire forest, as well as the patrol routes of the soldiers. I have drawn them for you." The system said, "Their patrols are quite regular. After calculation, you have a route that avoids everyone's sight." , a route that quietly sneaks out of the woods."
Hearing this, Benjamin nodded: "Okay, this is enough."
"Don't be too optimistic." The system poured cold water again, "There may not be fewer knights outside the woods than here."
"You may be discovered if you stay here, or you may be discovered if you stay outside. It's the same anyway. I don't want to hide in this tree hole until I die."
"Okay... Then you listen to my instructions. At least there is no problem in sneaking out of this forest." The system said casually, "In about two minutes, there will be a sight gap of about two seconds near this tree. You You have to climb out within these two seconds and hide behind the three trees on the left. Suddenly there is a sight gap of about one second. You have to run three hundred meters to the north, and then... "
“…”
When the system saw this, it suddenly stopped and asked, "What? Is it too difficult?"
Benjamin took a deep breath and said, "It's okay. I still have a few bottles of advanced agility potion here. Let's give it a try. If you are discovered, just rush to the encirclement and try to see if you can rush out using the void state."
"I only have about eight seconds of nothingness left here... But, whatever, I wish you good luck."
In this way, with a nervous mood, Benjamin climbed to the exit at the top of the tree, waiting for the time to escape calculated by the system. He could feel that the entire forest was enveloped in a solemn atmosphere, and each knight's expression was cautious, as if they were waiting for the judgment of life and death.
These people... were also prepared to die in order to catch him.
However, at this moment, a sudden exclamation came from the left side of the woods.
"Quick! Found that guy! Everyone, follow me!"
At that moment, Benjamin felt that his heartbeat had skipped half a beat. He held his breath and almost slipped from the exit of the tree hole.
At the same time, the oppressive and silent atmosphere in the woods was broken, and the knights in the tree were all alarmed. They all turned around and ran towards the outside of the woods.
what happened
Benjamin was surprised and discovered his existence? But... is there another him in this area
He could sense that the knight shouting was the search captain, and he was definitely not a fake deceiving the knights here. But isn’t Benjamin still hiding in the tree hole? What did the church discover
Benjamin was puzzled, but he also realized that this might be a good opportunity.
Therefore, while the knight had just left here, he climbed out of the tree hole and ran in the opposite direction. Not only that, after running all the way, he found that there were far fewer people searching around him, and they all seemed to be attracted by the movement just now.
He soon came to the vicinity of the encirclement again.
"...No, these people are still surrounding here, and there is no support coming over."
The sealing barrier did not disappear, and the army of priests guarding here did not rush to support. Benjamin didn't know how long the church's attention would be attracted, but as long as he showed up, Grant would definitely rush here as quickly as possible.
So tricky…
Benjamin clenched his fists. He felt that this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, but... he seemed unable to take advantage of it and escape from here.
"Stop getting excited and calm down." The system suddenly said, "Sense to your left and right. Yes, there is someone under that big rock."
Benjamin was stunned at the time.
Using the water element, he quickly obtained the picture over there.
The entire stone had been hollowed out somehow, and two familiar-looking mages, one tall and one short, were squeezed into the stone, looking very uneasy.
He recognized these two mages.
It was the idiot who came out of the Silent Academy. The last time I saw them, they were still following Elizabeth and were sent out of the Kingdom of Hori by Benjamin. If nothing else, these two people should be in Freeden now.
Why are they here
Benjamin was a little shocked. He wondered if there was something wrong with his senses, which was why he saw the incredible things here.
But... but...
Taking a deep breath, he carefully moved over there.