It was a large open space, and the undulating black shadows above it were the ruins of Blossom Castle.
The setting sun, which was about to sink below the horizon, was just behind the ruins of the castle. It tried to hide half of its face, turning the background of the castle into a blood-red color that looked like life. This weird and gorgeous color spread from far to near.
Extending towards Geer and his party, he lightly crossed the open space and swayed towards the forest, like a river of blood flowing towards the jungle. Finally, after breaking into the forest for a certain distance, he had to stop under the obstruction of the shadow, and happened to stop at the convoy.
Before.
There seemed to be an invisible dividing line in front of the convoy, with darkness on one side and light on the other, forming a road in front of Geer that seemed to be formed by a river of blood, adding a bit of unknown weirdness.
Another bifurcated road appeared in front of the carriage, which connected to the path Geer and the others were traveling from the other direction. They merged at the bifurcated road ahead and led to the ruins of the castle.
"Stop." When they reached the intersection, Clemmy, who was walking at the front, gestured backwards to stop. Dai tightened the reins steadily, and the carriage quickly stopped slowly without any sound from the horse.
Neighing sound.
Clemmy jumped off the horse, lay on the ground and inspected it carefully for a while, and kept touching the ground with his hands. When Geer picked up the bow, arrows and cross sword, jumped out of the carriage and came to Clemmy's side,
Only then did he stand up again.
"Two groups of people, one with about ten people and one with about eight people, came from the other side and went to the castle. The marks were very fresh. They entered not long ago and there were no traces of coming out. They were all horse hooves.
There are no wheel marks or human footprints, so it’s not a caravan, it’s probably a bandit.” Clemmy expressed his judgment.
"Go up the tree and have a look with the telescope." Geer took the cylindrical telescope handed over by Lucaline from the carriage and handed it to Clemmy.
Clemmy held the telescope in his mouth, found a tree that looked relatively strong, climbed up it a few times, fixed his body, picked up the telescope, and looked towards the ruins of the castle.
"I only saw some horses tied outside, but there were no signs of human activity. This is the only way out of the castle, so everyone should stay indoors." After a while, Clemmy returned along the same route and said to
Zhu Geer said what he saw.
"Can it be avoided?" Geer took back the telescope and asked calmly.
"Yes, we can go the same way they came, but if we miss this supply point, the next supply point is two days away from here. We don't have enough water, and the next few horses will have to give up."
Clemmy was referring to several horses captured from the Black Flag banditry.
"Then give up." Geer made his decision immediately without any hesitation.
"Okay, sir."
Now that the decision was made, the direction of the convoy immediately changed and headed in another direction along the fork in the road.
The convoy quickly left the confines of Blossom Castle. It continued for more than two hours and stopped when the road was almost completely invisible.
They found a relatively open woodland on the side of the road. They dragged the carriage into the open space, laid down stakes to fix the positions of the horses, and surrounded the people with the carriage, forming a temporary and crude small defense.
Camp.
One of the Brian brothers went to pick up some dry firewood and branches to light the fire, and the other set up observation posts around the area to provide warning. Soon, a bonfire was lit. Geer and the two women took out ingredients, drinking water and cooking utensils from the carriage and began to prepare food.
.
For a moment, the aroma filled the small temporary camp.
After eating some toasted soft bread and warm pieces of meat with the broth, Geer quickly filled his stomach, picked up another piece of steaming food, and walked towards Ida who was on guard at the temporary observation post.
About thirty meters east of the camp, Dai hastily built a simple platform on a tree with dense leaves near the edge of the clearing. If he hadn't walked closer, he wouldn't have seen a hidden place here.
people.
"Come down and have something to eat."
This is the second observation post that has been built. The first observation post is centered on the camp and exactly opposite to this observation post. After it was completed, Clemmy had already gone there to guard with food, and Dai had been
He was busy working and before he had time to eat, Geer simply sent it to him.
The branches and leaves were shaking a little, and a figure had already scurried down the tree, very nimbly.
"Thank you, sir."
Taking the food from Geer, Ida thanked her profusely.
"It's okay. You eat first and I'll watch it for you."
Without waiting for Ida's answer, Ger climbed directly up the tree and reached the platform in a few clicks.
The platform was built very cleverly. Through the branches and leaves, you can see the path they came from, which can give you a good early warning of anyone approaching.
After looking around and finding no movement, Geer turned and looked towards the camp. He could see Luckarin taking care of things after dinner by the campfire, while Iona was wrapping a few simple torches, waiting.
After lighting it, insert some around the camp to expand the sight range.
As for the observation post on the other side, it is hidden in the shadows and cannot be seen from Geer's side.
"It's so beautiful like a dream."
Geer raised his head and saw an endless black sky in front of him, dotted with blue light spots all over the sky, just like the most beautiful evening dress of the legendary Night Goddess. It was like a psychedelic sky, which made Geer feel a little confused for a moment.
Geer sat quietly for a while and pulled out a pendant from the clothes on his chest. It was the obsidian pendant he had obtained before. He remembered it since he met Belif last time, so he found it and used it with a pendant.
String it on a string and wear it as a necklace.
After playing with it for a while, a small sound suddenly came from beside him. The next moment, Geer saw Dai appearing in front of him and sitting on the other side of the platform.
"Dai, what did you do in the past?" Geer asked casually when he saw Dayi.
"When I was young, I followed my father as a hunter, then became a soldier, and now I am a mercenary."
"Oh, where do you serve as a soldier?"
"In Emrock, Clemmy and I used to be scouts in the army and participated in the Battle of Musalik. At that time, His Royal Highness the Prince was our leader."
"That's it." Geer nodded. It was probably at that time that Fayelino met the Klein brothers and took them into his personal force.
After a moment of silence, seeing that neither party wanted to continue talking, Geer got off the tree and walked towards the camp.
After wandering around the camp for a few times and finding nothing unusual, Geer returned to the campfire and got into his sleeping bag. With the sound of dead branches exploding in the flames, Geer quickly entered.
Dreamland.
swish swish...
A feeling of heart palpitations made Geer wake up from his dream.
After getting out of his sleeping bag, Geer found that the forest had become a little strange. The wind began to blow around him, and the leaves and branches continued to blow, making a permeating sound.
"got windy."
Geer scanned the surroundings. His five senses were used to their maximum, but he still didn't notice any dangerous animals or humans approaching.
At this time, the horses tied to the stakes began to become restless, making loud neighing sounds and shaking their heads in an attempt to get rid of the restraints of the reins.
This movement also woke up Iona. Like a female leopard, she quickly got out of the sleeping bag and scanned the surroundings vigilantly. The sharp dagger was already held upside down in her right hand.
"There's something wrong with waking Lucalin up." Geer said in a deep voice.
At this time, there was a sound of footsteps in the distance. Geer looked over and saw that it was Brother Bryan who also felt something was wrong and ran over.
"Sir, be careful, it may be a natural disaster!"
At this moment, the earth shook violently. Even with the skills of a knight, Geer could only be knocked to the ground in the face of this irresistible force of nature, while Bu, who was running,
The Lane brothers suddenly turned into gourds rolling to the ground.
Fortunately, it was only a shock. Geer relied on his superb skills to support his body at the first moment of falling. He climbed up from a squatting position again, stabilized his balance, and grabbed Lu, who had just gotten out of the sleeping bag and was confused.
Karin, she was also caught off guard by the shock and fell to the ground.
In the woods not far away, a large group of birds of various shapes began to fly wildly, chirping, and their voices seemed to be imbued with urgency and uneasiness. They flapped their wings desperately and rushed into the sky in panic.
"Is it an earthquake? Has it passed?"
A slightly frightened Lucaline asked in a low voice.
"have no idea."
Geer shook his head. The surroundings were quiet, and the voice seemed to have solidified, making people breathless.
Taking advantage of this moment, Brother Brian and Iona also gathered over.
"Go to the wooden pile first. It will be better if there is something fixed."
Gerdang ran to a wooden stake first, untied the horse's reins, and let the panicked horses run away to avoid being stepped on by the panicked horses later.
Seeing Geer's behavior, others followed suit.
At this time, another wave of strong heart palpitations hit, and Ger suddenly felt bad. He grabbed Lucaline who was following him and shouted loudly: "Hold the stake, here we go again!"
The next moment, a dull roar came from the earth, as if something was waking up, and then Geer felt that the surroundings were bumpy and undulating, as if he had encountered huge waves, and they were a small boat traveling in the huge waves.
The leaves continued to fall all around, and Lucaline couldn't help but let out a short scream.