On the right side of the fort is a dense forest, connected to the mountains further away.
The group of cavalry were wearing dark armor and were approaching menacingly. They did not look like a hasty pursuit team, but an elite division that had been waiting for a long time.
Has the royal capital already discovered his identity?
Since when?
Xu Shuo thought about what happened during this period from beginning to end.
On the day the Holy See set out, there were four teams.
The first one was the mighty Vatican Army and the Pope's vehicle heading to the royal capital openly.
The second one is the real papal vehicle escorted by the Knights of the Bright Moon.
The third branch is the Holy See army that went to the north to meet the Silver Duke and confuse the situation.
And the last team is the Knights of the Sun.
The Knights of the Sun had been stationed in the city-state of Turnus, investigating and searching for the Black Dragon Island for the Pope. They did not leave the western sea until the Black Dragon was born.
But when they left the city-state of Turnus.
It seems that because of the mixed elf and the black dragon, there was a fierce chase in the city.
Although Zuo Fang appeared as a church knight at that time.
But it is the first plot point.
There is no guarantee that the royal capital will not notice the abnormality.
After the mixed-blood elf escaped to the city-state of Sars, he specifically changed his appearance. The purpose of staying in Sars City was probably to get in touch with the black dragon again and find a way to unlock the curse in his body.
The only thing Xu Shuo was not sure about was whether the girl had contacted anyone before he met Sora.
But it started when Sora went to the North with him.
Xu Shuo was sure that the other party had never sent any messages outside his sensing range, not even any unusual small movements.
That Elf Buddha seems to be almost useless.
Therefore, there probably was nothing wrong with the route of the Sun Knights, even if the Royal Capital discovered traces of the Knights.
The other side should now be pursuing the Amician Mountains instead of pursuing the edge of the eastern continent.
As for the Silver Shield Legion.
Xu Shuo did not enter the Eastern Continent from the city-state of Iraks, nor did he even directly enter the Andas Mountains. Instead, he left the Silver Shield Legion's march route halfway through the Far North Mountains.
After that, I stayed overnight in a city-state church on the edge of the eastern continent. I also disguised my identity and entered the church. I didn't even say hello when I left in the morning.
Anyway, after thinking about it...
He felt that there was basically no risk of his identity being revealed.
It's not about revealing your itinerary, but your identity.
There was a group of hundreds of cavalry behind them. If they were just chasing a suspicious person, there was no need to send a group of elite soldiers to ambush them here.
That murderous posture clearly confirmed his identity, and he was bound to be killed here!
So after thinking about it...
There is no problem on my side.
There's no problem with my teammates either.
Then it may be that the Holy See Army exposed the news.
However, the news he sent to the Holy See Army only said that he would go to Dennis City to join the Holy See Army tonight, but did not explain his itinerary.
How capable the opponent's internal response must be.
Only then can you find out your identity.
Xu Shuo thought about this, suddenly sneered, and suddenly spurred his horse into the woods.
Catalina followed closely into the woods.
However, their horses were already exhausted after galloping for a day, so after rushing into the woods, they were hindered by the chaotic sand, gravel and branches on the ground.
Catalina glanced at the pursuers behind her, then looked at the young man in front.
"These bugs are really annoying! If you don't have a solution, then I will take action. Don't blame me for exposing my identity then!" she shouted loudly.
"Move! It's best to block them all at once!"
Xu Shuo responded this time.
At the same time, he also drew a magic circle in the air with one hand.
Rich magical energy poured in from all directions, emitting a faint light in the air, forming golden light trails that shuttled through the gaps between the trees.
There was no cover-up at all, and it was obvious that he was going to release a large-scale magic.
Catalina from behind was a little stunned when she saw this.
She thought in confusion: If this person was already planning to take action on his own, why did he need her to do the same?
Is she worried that her strength will not be enough to stop the pursuers?
Catalina did not take action for the time being, but she waited until the pursuers at the rear were only a few feet away from her. She saw that the enemies had already raised their spears and swords.
And the guy in front hasn’t released his magic yet!
She cursed secretly, holding one hand in the air, and the extremely cold air condensed into a long whip.
Catalina suddenly threw herself to the rear, and the pursuers who bore the brunt were caught in the whip and had their weapons wrapped around her.
The latter wanted to swing the whip directly, but when the cold air touched his spear, it froze the weapon in an instant, and this extremely cold frost spread to him!
The pursuer's complexion suddenly changed!
He wanted to let go of his hand, but was horrified to find that his palm and the weapon were frozen together. He felt no pain, only a biting cold.
In a daze, the right hand holding the weapon seemed to be no longer his own, and it was so cold that he had completely lost consciousness.
The next moment, Catalina exerted force again.
The pursuer who bore the brunt of the attack was lifted up by the whip and flung into the air. He completely turned into an ice sculpture in the air, and was then whipped and smashed into several people behind him.
Catalina's eyes are sharp.
The extremely cold air carried in the body of the person who smashed into the pursuing team exploded in an instant!
At the same moment, the magic in Xu Shuo's hand was released, and the dazzling golden light instantly filled the entire forest.
"avoid!"
The general's shouts came from behind the pursuers.
The light cavalry rushing in front suddenly turned over their bodies while running quickly, hiding their bodies on the sides of their horses, and the golden light radiated towards the rear.
Finally, the heavy cavalryman quickly raised a shield. The general was inside, but his eyes under the helmet were squinting and looking forward.
The dazzling light shone past without seeming to cause any harm.
But the extremely cold air hidden in the light has spread silently to the surroundings, freezing every inch of the land, tree roots, branches and leaves.
Click, click, click...
A faint sound could be heard.
The rapid and short neighing of the horses suddenly resounded through the woods, accompanied by the exclamations of dozens of people in front of them, but these sounds appeared and disappeared in an instant.
The cold and biting air spread in the woods.
Click, click, click—
In the heavy cavalry team, the general suddenly felt a chill in his heart. He felt that the armor on his body was covered with a layer of frost, and it continued to seep into his body.
The strong breath flowed through his flesh and blood, resisting the cold air, but it also made him shiver.
Wait until the golden light dissipates.
Everyone looked forward and saw that the light cavalry had been frozen together with the trees and the ground. Ice shards were hanging on the branches and leaves above their heads. The ground was smooth and cold, and a chilly white mist was still flowing among the trees.
The team that bore the brunt of the attack was completely transformed into ice sculptures. The heavy cavalry team in the middle was slightly better, but some horses could not survive and froze to death.
"Ice magic?"
The general looked at the woods and frowned.
The popes of the Holy See of Light did not use their most thorough sun magic, but instead used corrosive ice and snow magic.
It's a bit surprising indeed.
"General?"
The heavy cavalry captain looked at the general inquiringly.
Their losses were actually not serious. They were an elite soldier. As long as they were not directly attacked by magic at a close range, their strength would be enough to withstand the cold erosion.
It's just that the ice forest in front of them somewhat hinders their pursuit.
It's not that soldiers can't get through it.
But the horses under the seat will lose control if they are exposed to the cold.
The general waved his hand and said: "Go around from the side and seal off the forest first so they can't escape."
"yes!"
…
When the golden light filled the entire forest.
Catalina's silver eyes turned into sharp vertical pupils, and she naturally saw things in the light, driving the horse to continue to keep up with the speed of the people in front.
She looked back.
Then he looked away again, his face full of confusion.
"Did you use magic just now?" Catalina asked loudly to the person in front of her.
"I used it." Xu Shuo said lightly.
"Did you use it? What kind of magic?"
"Lighting Magic."
"..."
Catalina clearly didn't feel the fluctuation of magic just now. She only noticed that the magic energy around her was very strong, but it did not form a complete magic.
Therefore, the magical energy that this person condensed before really just condensed them together.
Then it dissipated in an instant.
The magical energy that was suddenly dissipated produced an aurora in an instant. Apart from being a little dazzling, it really did no harm at all.
Catalina was speechless for a moment.
It's just that I'm a little worried about the accuracy of the Light Pope's control of magical energy.
The natural energy that is difficult for ordinary people to sense and control, to this person, seems to be as simple as eating and drinking, and can even come and go directly.
Even the ice and snow elves born from nature.
It's very difficult to do this.
Catalina couldn't do it anyway.
If she had condensed so much magical energy, but no magic pattern was formed in the end, it would probably directly bite her to death.
"Why didn't you take the opportunity to attack just now?"
Catalina couldn't help but ask as she thought about this.
Xu Shuo looked around and said casually: "It takes a lot of mental energy to form the pattern. Let's talk about it next time."
Catalina: "..." That's it?!
Doesn't it cost you mental energy to condense magical energy?
Suddenly, Catalina felt that the horse under her had begun to slump, and its running speed dropped significantly in an instant.
This means that the blood has been exhausted.
Her eyes moved, and she gave the horse a slap, and then the force rose into the air and flew straight towards the young man who had not yet moved too far away.
Xu Shuo sensed movement and turned his head slightly to glance back.
But Catalina had already landed on the back of his horse. Her feet were staggered and stood side by side, occupying only a corner. She immediately bent down to maintain her balance on the galloping horse.
"It's useless for you to jump over now, it's too quiet here." Xu Shuo said while looking at the people behind him.
"so what?"
Catalina looked around cautiously after hearing this.
Xu Shuo continued: "If the enemy can set up an ambush in the city in advance to wait for me, he will naturally be prepared for me to find something abnormal, so there must be an ambush ahead. It is estimated that it will be difficult for us to get out of this forest. You haven't
Didn’t you see that the group of pursuers didn’t continue to catch up?”
Catalina was startled: "You know there is an ambush? Then you still keep walking forward?"
"What if we turn around and fight with those hundreds of people? Unless we escape along the original path, we can only keep going forward."
"Can't you escape the way you came?"
"I spent a whole day and night running back. Do you think I might run away just because of this?"
"...So you just simply feel that your time on that day cannot be wasted?"
"..."
The young man said no more.
But Catalina felt that she had already guessed the truth.
After spending the past few days together from the Elf Holy Land to the human continent, she probably already understands who this generation of Light Executer is.
Although the young man appears to be gentle and easy to talk to, and sometimes he is indeed easy to talk to, his actual temperament is extremely strong.
It's not completely arbitrary.
But when you can say one or two, he won't let you say three.
You insist on saying three, but he goes on to say two.
Then you will gradually find that if you don't follow his ideas, it is very likely that you will not be able to complete your own choice.
For example, a certain ice elf last night would rather die than enter the Church of Light.
Catalina: "..."
Catalina sat sideways on the horse's back, complaining about the light exercise of this generation in her mind, while paying careful attention to her surroundings.
The next moment, the horse under the seat suddenly neighed, its front hooves slammed on the ground, and the whole horse jumped into the air and rushed from the front!
Catalina was almost knocked down!
She grabbed her hands forward randomly and immediately grabbed the young man's flying silver hair.
Then the horse's hooves hit the ground again, and the brave horse quickly dodged the surrounding obstacles and continued to run forward.
"let go."
A cold voice came from the front.
Catalina came to her senses and quickly let go.
"Since everyone is here, let's make a shield to block the horse. We can use it to run out of the forest." Xu Shuo said again.
"my power……"
"It doesn't matter."
"OK."
Since the parties concerned no longer mattered, Catalina no longer avoided the matter.
Her power carries the breath of frost no matter what. Even if she uses ordinary magic, she will produce extremely cold air. This is a characteristic possessed by the ice and snow elves.
Catalina constructed a magic pattern in her hand, but at this moment, countless arrows rushed out from the dense forest!
Xu Shuo snorted when he saw this.
The Silver Duke had already played this trick on him once in the taiga.
First it's a tripping rope, and then it's a range attack.
The usual siege tactics in the woods.
Xu Shuo's mental power was not used in magic, but he had been paying attention to the traps in the woods. The horses were circling around to avoid the traps on the ground.
Seeing that the arrow was about to fall from above her head, Catalina's speed of constructing patterns accelerated, and a snow-frost magic quickly enveloped them.
Click, click, click!
The sharp arrow landed on the frost and was immediately frozen, turning into ice fragments and dissipating in the air, leaving ice shards all along the road.
Shield magic is not a one-time thing.
Energy support is required all the time.
Therefore, Catalina's mental state was also visibly tired. Her skin, which was already extremely pale, was now so white that it seemed to be completely white.
Xu Shuo stared straight ahead, but the next moment, his eyes were suddenly startled.
He suddenly grabbed Catalina who was behind him, and the two of them spun around and flew into the air. However, the horse under him continued to rush forward with inertia, and was enveloped by a huge oncoming fire dragon.
