Chapter 18: The Hunt
"The soldiers of the Garneau Kingdom have begun to besiege the city!"
"The gates are about to be sealed!"
"Everyone, run!"
Waka City is in chaos, the bustling and noisy of the past, people come and go, shops and vendors, and the hustle and bustle of selling are completely gone. Everywhere was full of crying and shouting, and people rushed to flee the city, trying to take advantage of the siege to drag their families and families to fight for a chance of survival.
Monroe wore a veil on her head and walked through the chaotic crowd. The strange thing is that everyone unconsciously gave up their positions, and no one even touched her.
Suddenly, a large rough hand reached for her shoulder, and Monroe moved lightly as if she had eyes behind her, and turned sideways to dodge. The chaotic crowd parted ways, and closed in an instant after she had walked, and Monroe disappeared into the sea of people without looking back.
"Damn, she dodged it again!"
The big man looked annoyed, and the civilians who were pushing and shoving beside him heard the sound, and they were surprised to find a Kalk Kingdom officer wearing a red military uniform, standing abruptly in the middle of the crowd, and hurriedly scattered to avoid. They didn't dare to offend these fierce executioners, and they didn't even realize that they had just stood in the way of the big man.
Dahan is not surprised, the young lady who returned from studying abroad has strange methods, and has slipped out of his hands inexplicably several times, making him a middle-level martial artist helpless.
The big man's eyes flashed with a fierce light, looking at the direction where Monroe had gone.
"Hmph, are you going to get out of the city, there aren't so many people outside the city to cover for you!"
Monroe can't help it, the Garneau soldiers are about to seal the city, and if they delay for a long time, it will be even more impossible to get out, and it is extremely dangerous for her to stay in the city, not to mention that there are two middle-level martial artists who are constantly looking for her.
As a reserve mage, her mental power can't affect a determined warrior.
She clutched the letter left to her by her father, if it weren't for this letter, she would have fled with the fat man a long time ago, and she would never be so passive as she is now.
I can only find a chance to come back again, Monroe's silver teeth are biting, and her delicate and bright eyes are full of determination.
The upper echelons of Waka City did not restrict the entry and exit of people, after all, it was not only civilians who rushed out of the city at this time, but also those powerful people who wanted to avoid the country manor. Even if the city lord can defend the city with repeated orders, they will not risk their lives, and as for the assets in the city that cannot be moved, it is harmless to lose some of them.
The gates of the city are heavily guarded, and in order to prevent the soldiers of the Garno Kingdom from blending in, they are only allowed to enter or leave. Therefore, Monroe City went very smoothly, but she was interrogated a few words, and she was not hindered too much, which made her heart feel a lot more relaxed.
Outside the city, the flow of people suddenly thinned out. Monroe's pace quickened a few points, her goal was clear, only the small dense forest on the south side outside the city could allow her to escape from the tracking of mid-level martial artists.
Although she was sent to Yunhuai Academy by her father at the age of seven for further study, she relied on the vague impression left in her childhood, and she did not go the wrong way.
It's a pity that he didn't go far, and the big man followed.
Monroe didn't panic, and his mental power controlled the pedestrians around him to slow him down. The big man laughed cruelly, and he had no scruples outside the city, and a few pushes and shoved easily pushed away the crowd that squeezed over.
The strength of a middle-level martial artist is not something that ordinary people can bear, and several people's bodies were directly lifted away, like rag pockets falling to the ground, obviously suffering a lot of injuries.
Monroe heard the moans all over the ground behind her, and her silver teeth clenched, holding back the guilt in her heart. The jade hand that was covered by the cuffs, gently crushed the scroll that had been prepared, and the floating technique blessed by the tutor himself, instantly Monroe enveloped the whole body, and the jade feet touched the ground, and the whole person almost floated.
The big man was shocked, and hurriedly strode towards her, still a step too late.
Monroe took a few steps and quickly floated towards the direction of the dense forest. The veil was blown by the breeze, revealing the tip of the iceberg of the face, and at this time it was like a fairy, as if it had come out of a painting.
The fly in the ointment is that a reckless man behind him is reluctant to follow, and his true luck is under his feet, stepping out of deep shoe prints. Under the vigorous attack, one step is equivalent to ten steps for ordinary people, and the huge body is rampant like a beast, and it is not slower than Monroe at all.
Pedestrians on the side of the road were stunned when they saw the two people moving at great speed, one after the other, and hurriedly avoided them.
Monroe's figure shook suddenly, her pretty face was a little pale, the levitation technique was not something she could fully control now, and her mental power was almost exhausted. Fortunately, the jungle is close at hand.
Monroe's delicate body trembled, fell from the spell blessing, glanced back, and turned into the dense forest without hesitation.
The big man stopped in front of the forest for a moment, and then gritted his teeth and followed. He had to catch someone as soon as possible, otherwise when the Garno soldiers surrounded Waka City, even if he caught someone, he wouldn't be able to bring them back, and the acting head of the family would not let him go.
The time was approaching dusk, and the afterglow of the setting sun shone through the branches and leaves, casting clouds of light and shadow.
How could he not find it? The big man was a little impatient, and the sound of horses could be faintly heard in the distance of the dense forest, and he knew that it was the approaching Garneau army.
"It's time to go back, little girlie doesn't know where to run, if you don't go back, it'll be too late!"
The big man muttered to himself, and suddenly a dark shadow appeared above him. It was the sneak attack of Monroe, who had been hiding in the treetops, that jumped from the tree and showed her perfect figure in the wind, which made the eyes of the big man who raised his head confused.
Monroe, who took the opportunity to crush a scroll, had an indifferent look in his eyes, and an ice pick long enough to be long appeared in the air, using the last trace of spiritual power to shoot it out, pointing directly at the big man's chest.
The corners of the big man's mouth showed a sneer, and his fist was wrapped in glowing water, inspiring a fighting spirit and bursting out.
Rumble.
Qi Jin collided with the ice pick, making a loud noise, and the ice pick was directly shattered into ice slag and sprinkled on the big man, who shook his body, looked at Monroe, who was unstable after landing, and sneered.
"In the end, it's a tender girl, I can't help it after two sentences of stimulation, and I'm worried that you will drag it until the Garneau soldiers blockade ......"
Monroe leaned on the trunk of the tree, looked at him silently, and did not speak. The corners of the big man's eyes jumped, "I don't know where you learned such a strange method, Miss, although the power is not strong, but it is difficult to prevent it......"
Monroe struggled to stand, a tingling pain in her head, her mental power had been overdrawn when she used the magic scroll. Seeing that Dahan was still wary of tempting her, his eyes revealed a hint of ridicule.
"A middle-level martial artist, don't you dare to approach a weak woman who has no power to restrain the chicken?" The weak voice was still crisp and pleasant, but it made the big man's face a little embarrassed.
Monroe's face was pale, and a pair of beautiful eyes couldn't help but want to close, and she might faint at any time. Seeing that she looked like she was struggling to support, not like she was pretending, the big man finally showed a cruel smile.
The smile froze on his face, his feet seemed to be fixed on the ground, he was unconscious, a chill hit from the bottom up, and he used his true qi to resist but achieved nothing, it was too late. The big man was horrified.
"It's ...... The ice pick just now?!"
Monroe smiled weakly.
"If you hadn't talked so much just now, if you had taken precautions earlier, maybe there would have been a chance. ”
The ice pick attached to absolute zero by her mentor was the strongest and last scroll Monroe carried, and fortunately it lived up to her afternoon of hiding. Thinking of using more than half of the Shadow Dust, Monroe couldn't help but feel distressed, this was something she had specially begged her mentor for a long time.
It seems that after I go back, I will have to be coquettish with my mentor. Monroe blinked playfully, but no one was lucky enough to see the girlish elegance that was revealed in an instant.
The ice picks that were shattered by the big man turned into ice powder, covering the surface of his body, and the power of absolute zero froze his blood and even his veins. The enchantment of a high-ranking scholar was not something he could resist, especially after the magic had fully exploded.
The big man was covered in frost, and his life was wiped out in an instant.
Monroe, who was barely able to stand, breathed a sigh of relief, at this time, it was estimated that the Waka City had been blocked, and she could only find another opportunity to enter the city. There should be no problem for the fat man to hide in the dark room, he brought it himself, and he must be brought back. It's a pity that my father's side ......
My father would never give up on the soldier and run away on his own, thinking of this, Monroe's joy of escaping by luck was gone, and her eyes were clouded with a layer of mist.
Dying on the battlefield should be my father's favorite destination......
"Oh, is it a step too late?!"
A gloomy voice suddenly sounded in the dense forest, and Monroe, who was immersed in her heart, was startled, and when she looked up and saw a slightly familiar figure, she couldn't help but feel a sense of despair. It was the second middle-level martial artist of the Hou Mansion who arrived at this time.
Monroe bit the tip of her tongue, and a trace of red blood overflowed, staining her lips, which was very delicate.
Monroe, who barely lifted her spirit, had stubborn eyes, and tried to condense the last magic but failed.
I can't escape after all, I've let you down, father. Her mental strength was exhausted at this time, and she didn't have the strength to fight back. She is not afraid of death, but she is very unwilling, and what her father has explained has not been done.
Monroe's eyes closed slightly, she didn't think about committing suicide, but even a corpse could be trampled on by them and used to insult her father.
She has always been strong and proud in the school, but at this time her heart is full of powerlessness, revealing the weak mentality that a seventeen-year-old girl should have, looking forward to someone who can save her.