Apprentice Knight Lance and Sergeant York were finally ordered to stay, one because they needed more rest due to their injuries, and the other to ensure a smooth retreat.
Because there were 6 more horses, the group had two horses. In this case, Adrian ordered the main mount to be lighter, and the luggage and other miscellaneous things were carried by the empty horse.
Even if he didn't intend to just investigate, he did it anyway.
Before the matter was really clear, Adrian was the person in charge of the operation. No matter from which point of view, Neo was in no hurry to mess with others. In these years of living in human society, Neo has seen it more than once
When it comes to those who are unruly, especially those whose strength is not proportional to their level of unruliness, what price will they pay in life? Although from a certain perspective, Neo has always been unruly in his heart, at least he has learned how to do it.
To respect, respect authority, respect other people’s ideas
After coming out of the woods, Tulip Town is less than 5 kilometers away. Without the obstruction of an ambush, this is a distance not worth mentioning. Adrian, Angelo, Sangote and Neo touched the tulips easily.
On the outskirts of the town, and under Neo's guidance, he hid behind a half-sloping mound that was convenient for observation.
Although the monocular telescope has been invented for 8 years, in general, it is still a precious thing. Among Neo and his group, only Adrien used the telescope to observe for a while. Adrien did not express his opinion immediately, but
He handed the telescope to Angelo casually. As a knight, he is obliged to assume the responsibility of 'trainee teacher', so Adrian treated Angelo and others not like he treated the sergeants, only giving orders but not much.
Make explanations, and often make decisions and solve problems through discussion. Of course, Adrian still has absolute command authority, even if all members object
Perhaps it was because Nian had performed well in the previous battle, and Neo was also lucky enough to use the telescope. The situation was very bad. The Mamores Mansion at the highest point in the town, a half-castle, half-villa building, had been severely damaged. It looked like something had happened there.
There was a fierce battle, and the dark forces even used siege weapons, otherwise they would not have been so destroyed.
Adrian winked at Angelo, who nodded and pulled out an arrow with a thin metal shaft. This kind of arrow has a huge cone head and tail feathers that are far larger than ordinary arrows, and has openable sweep wings.
It's called a flying arrow. Angelo draws the bow to full length, shoots the arrow up into the sky, opens the wings, and the cone in front burns in the friction of the air flow, and the stream of fire spurts out, and the entire arrow turns into a firebird and flies towards Tulip Town.
After crossing hundreds of meters, the arrow's flame suddenly turned purple, then fell down and disappeared.
Neo didn't understand the various changes of the arrow, but he believed that the change of color of the flame was definitely not meaningless. Sure enough, he heard Angelo say: "Purple, dark evil energy content is high."
Adrian nodded and said: "Let's retreat first and use flying arrows. Our position has been exposed."
The four people got on their mounts and left quickly. From a distance, they saw more than 20 dark cultists rushing out from Tulip Town. They saw that Neo and his party were far away, and they were riding away in Juechen, so they turned around angrily.
Returning to the temporary camp on the cliff in the forest, Adrian made a very direct statement without even getting off his horse: "Lord Mamores' castle has been breached. A large number of dark forces are entrenched in Tulip Town. The only way is to inform the army to clear them out."
Angelo and Sangote also nodded in agreement. There is no point in showing off one's courage in this situation. Even if there are a few survivors, when the combat power between the enemy and ourselves is so disparate, they do not have the ability to forcefully rescue them. On the contrary, it is very likely that the survivors will be killed.
If you are exposed, then you will not be saving people, but harming them.
Adrian added: "There are so many dark forces entrenched in Tulip Zhen that we need to mobilize the army to eliminate them. In this way, we don't have to go south to explore the situation in other manors. We can turn back now and get back to the military camp before dark. The dark forces are polluting
We have arrived in the Erdrit Territory. The wilderness is no longer what it used to be. I’m afraid there will be a lot of filthy things at night. Let’s set off immediately.”
"Sir, the army won't arrive until tomorrow at the earliest. During this period, please allow me to explore the situation in Tulip Town first and take a stand for the cleanup." Neo must express his position at this time. After years of hearing and seeing, Neo understands
The relationship between the nobles is not as close and enthusiastic as it seems on the surface. They are always there to help each other.
Like this time, even if the army receives the news, I'm afraid it will be difficult to move over vigorously and resolutely to wipe out the dark forces.
The Mammeris family is not one of those bloodline aristocrats with intricate blood relationships, and the Turres Manor, regardless of the people, is definitely a coveted piece of land after several generations of the Mammeris family have cultivated it.
If the Mammeris family loses its members due to this disaster, or even all its direct members die, it might not be a good thing for some people.
In addition, even in terms of importance, the order of the army's elimination will definitely not be Tures Manor first. Moreover, whether it is the West Wind Mad Fighting Group or the Sky Eagle Knights, after the battle in Sowers City, they will soon
It’s hard to imagine that they would just make simple corrections and then go south to wipe out the dark forces.
In addition, two armies rushed to rescue Soles at night. It was an emergency operation. They would definitely not bring more supplies. Soles was looted again. The city was in short supply of supplies. It was not enough for itself. Of course, it was unable to replenish the army. This
The weather is so bad, slippery and cold, and the east and west arteries of the Erdrit Territory are empty due to the transfer of two armies. Especially the aliens in the west are likely to take advantage of the situation after hearing the news, so they have to be careful...
Come to think of it, if an army can appear in front of Tulip Town within 5 days, it will already be the result of God's favor.
Neo could estimate this situation, and Adrian was naturally more aware. He looked at Neo with a determined look for a while, and Adrian said to his subordinates: "Angelo, Sangard, help Lance."
Get ready with York and try your best to clear the traces, and we'll hit the road as soon as possible."
"Yes, sir!"
Adrian waved to Neo, "Follow me."
Neo rode the warg, half a horse back, on Adrien's side.
In the hazy afternoon, the wind became stronger. Even if it turned thousands of times in the forest, it could still bring up the broken snow flying like grass. This broken snow was erratic, white but not crystal clear.
With a touch of sadness and a cold mist, the world is decorated. This scene is just like the future that Neo will face.
"Kara is the beloved daughter of Baron Clyu Liu," Adrian spoke in a low voice.
"Please rest assured, sir, if I can survive this disaster, I will try not to appear in Miss Carla's sight."
Adrian nodded, a serious hesitation flashed across his face, and finally said: "If Lord Mamores has encountered something unexpected, the other direct relatives of the Mamores family may not be waiting for Dawn, including those who are with him.
Dear servant"
"..." Nien said sincerely: "Thank you very much, Mr. Adrian. You didn't have to be like this."
Adrian nodded, "Now, we don't owe each other anything."
Neo nodded and said, "I wish you a long and prosperous martial arts career!"
The corner of Adrian's mouth curled up, but without saying anything more, he urged his mount back to the temporary camp, used the sheathed knight's sword to pick off some items such as rations, military blankets, ropes, etc. from the horse to the ground, and then said loudly: "
The rebel Neo, while we were fighting with the minions of darkness, plundered some supplies and escaped alone. It was really shameful. Fortunately, with the protection of God, our team annihilated a large number of minions of darkness and won the battle. In this battle, more than half of our team suffered casualties. Now,
, I order, turn back to the military camp!"
"Hey!" The three trainee knights shouted in unison. Only Sergeant York had eyes full of confusion. However, Adrian had already set off first, and York had to urge his mount to follow. He turned around hastily and saw a vague figure at the end of his sight.
Riding in the wind and snow forest, looking at this side, as if to see them off...
It was too hasty when he came out. Neo only brought some warg rations. Now he has the most basic living supplies. If he is alone, he does not have to think about food and drink for a week. This is undoubtedly of great significance to Neo.
, after all, neither the current situation nor this time of year is suitable to add hunting to the list.
After hanging the supplies on the warg's back, Neo made several traps near the temporary camp as quickly as possible, then led the warg on foot and left the woods, walking in the same direction as Adrian and his party.
Not long after, three senior dark cultists who were able to freely demonize and recover led more than forty demonized immortals to the forest. They found Jingguan, and then found a temporary camp, but three demonized immortals acted for a reason.
He accidentally fell into a series of traps. One of them was basically unharmed, but the other had a broken leg. The most unlucky one was pierced by sharp wood in the chest. He struggled and wailed for a while, and died in the trap.
The leader of the senior dark cult didn't care at all about the demonized immortal's casualties. He stood on the cliff and asked his two deputies: "What do you think?"
One of them said: "Obviously, the opponent seems to be withdrawing. These traps are the best proof. Maybe the next moment, those guys will come out from a certain corner."
Another said: "My point is exactly the opposite. Those who have left these traps are the ones who stayed here to make us think they are still around, peeping out."
The leader chuckled and said: "If they stay here, they will have the honor to participate in the Wandering Soul Dance tonight. If they choose to return to Solos, they may be able to catch the gorgeous climax of the Blood Feast. The only regret is that there are not many of them,
We rushed here to do some hard work and mobilize people."
One of the deputies said: "Although I can't enjoy the fun of killing, I can still enjoy a farce. Setting up an ambush + ten times the strength of the opponent, but being completely annihilated. Sir Thomas's old face will probably be ugly..."
The leader patted his leg and said with a bit of pride: "That's right. Let's see how arrogant those 'Sui Sui Nian' (spell casters) are this time!"
The dark cultists came and left without doing anything, as if they had completely abandoned the forest road barrier. At the same time, Neo was on the outer edge of Linxi. To the west were all steep cliffs, and to the south was an extremely dense forest.
, however, there is actually a secret path in the forest that leads to the other side of the forest. As long as you bypass the initial obstacle, there is no problem even if you are riding alone.
Neo came here to check whether this passage had been used by anyone, or was discovered by outsiders. As a result, Neo was a little worried. The warning mechanisms he had set up by himself were not touched, indicating that this secret passage had not been used.
At the same time, it also shows that the people he cares about were trapped in Tures and did not escape...