Chapter 60: The Fugitive Life
Time passed day by day, although Regner had already let go of the inside of the MIA. But in addition to MI, there are other agencies in the Empire that are able to track down the whereabouts of a person.
If it stands to reason, a fugitive prisoner would not cost the Hawke Empire such a big battle. But because Kordak is the commander of the Hawke Empire's Independent Corps, his position is not small. Coupled with the fact that he had tried to kidnap a city lord, either of these two things he did could be regarded as a resounding slap in the face to the Hawke Empire.
Therefore, even if it is just for the sake of the Empire's face, the Hawk Empire will do everything possible to catch Kordak. What's more, in addition to Regner and the others, there are still many people within Melindel who want to see Kordaq die, as long as they use their brains a little......
Because of the Empire's blockade, Kordaq wandered around the Hawke Empire for more than a month without being caught. Of course, this is also the reason why Regner released the water, otherwise he was targeted by the largest intelligence agency in the empire, how could Kordak escape for so long.
But even after holding out for so long, Kordak felt like he was reaching his limit. Now his range of movement is more and more restricted, and the Empire has more and more men, and it is said that even Joffrey, Prince of the Hawke Empire, is involved in this roundup.
Regner, who knew the news, couldn't help but curse in his heart. It's been a month, and all the affairs of the Imperial Academy of Magic have been basically completed, and the two deans who are basically waiting for the start of spring are naturally idle. And Joffrey, an idiot, took advantage of this time to participate in the round-up, this guy wanted to get rid of Kordaq who had always been unpleasant, and secondly, he also wanted to take this opportunity to show his face as the head of the academy, after all, in terms of fame and strength, he, the dean of the first magic academy of the Hawke Empire, was much worse than the dean of the second academy, Annelot.
Therefore, Joffrey also wanted to use this opportunity to make some achievements for himself. The Red Flame Sorcerer Saron can't beat him, but he still has the confidence to defeat a high-level warrior like Kordak who has no other characteristics than experience. He is also a magic genius, but his genius is covered by the dazzling light of several other attribute abilities.
Everyone originally thought that Anne Lot would also participate in this competition, because since Cordak had broken with the Dark Elegy, the Frost Queen, who had always been close to the Dark Elegy, should not leave Kordaq behind. Interestingly, when Regner gave a hunt order to Kordak, it caused a lot of scolding within the Hawke Empire. And now there is speculation that Annelot was involved in the hunt without causing any resentment at all, as if it were all rightly done.
The reason for this phenomenon is that Regner has established a cold, cruel, mysterious, powerful, and murderous image in the hearts of the Hawke Empire, and they feel that Regner is like the Red Flame Sorcerer of the Hawke Empire. Annelot, on the other hand, is elegant, noble, quiet, and powerful. Obviously, the latter image is undoubtedly more popular, so subjective bias makes people form a completely different view of something of almost the same nature.
However, despite outside comment, this will be the first meeting between the two colleges since their establishment. But Annelot didn't react at all, and since she was busy with the affairs of the Magic Academy, Annelot seized the rare free time to rest. When you have nothing to do, study magic, and then guide Innellis, why do you run around like that idiot Joffrey to pursue that ridiculous reputation? Not to mention that Annelot herself doesn't want to make a move on Kordak.
It is worth mentioning that Annelot's guess about Inilis is not wrong, and since that incident has passed, Inilis has shown a good talent for magic. Her spiritual domain had grown again in just one month, and now she had become a low-level mage with a sixth-level peak, and she was not too far from the threshold of an intermediary mage.
As for Regner, he has been following the situation for a month as well. But in order to avoid Kordak being exposed, he did not dare to let the MI pay close attention to Kordak's movements. Moreover, he also noticed one thing, and that was that Vera was missing.
This could have been an opportunity for Ragnar to realize Kordak's intentions, but Regner mistakenly believed that Kordak had hidden Vera before doing the series of activities. After all, Lammere is the general's granddaughter, so there is no need to worry about security, but Vera is only Kordak's adjutant. If Cordak really wanted to betray, he would have to hide Vera before he could do anything else. And judging from the timing of Vera's disappearance, there is nothing wrong with such a guess.
And just like that, the truth passed by Regner once again.
And what about Kordak, who was still on the run at this time?
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Kordak grabbed a mouthful of snow and stuffed it into his mouth, and it was about half a month before spring began. If you run away any longer, I'm afraid that there will be no snow to replenish water at any time.
But what if you don't run away?" Kordak gasped to regain his strength as he pondered his next move. Vera's whereabouts are still unclear, and she has been hunted down by the entire empire, the situation is extremely bad, and that Barol seems to have evaporated from the world since that time. What the hell is going on? What should I do in the future? Damn! What the hell is going wrong!
But Kordaq didn't have the time to delve into these questions, for the sound of the pursuers' hooves and the barking of the hounds sounded again, and this time the pursuers had bitten him for three days, and if he didn't find a way to get rid of them as soon as possible, he would never be able to overwhelm them.
"What the hell!" Kordak cursed in annoyance, and continued to run. He was glad that he had escaped into a taiga this time, and if it was on the plains, his physical strength would not be able to outrun those war horses raised by the Empire.
Another chase ensued in the forest, and to be honest, Kordak was proud of his tall stature, because he thought that was what a man should look like. But now he would rather become a little bit like Innellis himself, because then he would not have to be chased and run away from the desert because he could not find a hiding place.
"Can't escape!" the hounds and horses' hooves drew closer, and Kordak had no choice but to stop.
He has two ways to deal with his pursuers, one is to escape from them, and the other is to pull out the lava blade and cut them all down. And Kordak usually doesn't like to choose the second method. After all, he has also been in the army for a long time, so he still has some feelings for these soldiers. If he could not hurt their lives, Kordak tried not to hurt their lives, and besides, in addition to those ordinary low-level warriors, there was also a high-level warrior involved in the pursuit, and Kordak might not be able to beat them.
But now, Kordak had to stop and fight, because the hounds were so fast that Kordak and Ben couldn't outrun them. If you continue to escape, it will only consume your physical strength in vain, and if you are caught up by that time, Kordaq may not be able to fight even if she wants to.
"You've been chasing me for so long, and there's no end to it!" Kordaq pulled the lava blade out of his spatial pocket and let the warriors surround him.
The high-ranking warrior at the head clamped his leg and let the horse take two steps forward, he bowed his head to Kordak first, and then spoke: "Your Excellency is the commander of the Iron Bear Kordak?"
"Lao Tzu is Kordak, but the title of corps commander does not need to be mentioned again. Kordak slung the greatsword over his shoulder, then grinned.
The high-ranking warrior looked at Kordaq and couldn't help but nod secretly. I have long heard that the iron-blooded giant bear Kordack is hearty and heroic, although he was chased embarrassed at this time, but this inadvertent bearing still made him quite admired. The High Warrior replied, "My name is Agnus, and Lord Kordaq may not have heard of it, but I, Agnus, have been fascinated by you for a long time. ”
"Oh?" Kordak paused for a moment, and he looked at the high-ranking warrior who looked to be about forty or fifty years old with a light beard. He had short, gray-black hair that had turned gray, and the face underneath his hair looked weather-beaten from war, and the left cheek was faintly scarred, presumably from a previous battle. Cordak asked with some curiosity, "Why do I still have fans?"
"......" Agnas couldn't help but have black lines on his head, and it seems that this Cordak's off-line is indeed as rumored. But even so, he still said with a straight face: "Your Excellency Kordak, you have fought against the Stoke people in the past two years, Your Excellency Felico Plains led an elite squad of 100 people to raid the headquarters of the Stoke Corps, and in the battle of Chifeng Mountain, Your Excellency was outnumbered, and fought hard with an independent corps and two Stoke corps. Although I, Agnus, have been in the army for twenty years, I admire your intelligence and courage, and that's it. ”
"Haha, those big men of Melindell can't remember my Koldak's exploits, I didn't expect anyone here to remember my exploits, Lao Tzu suddenly felt that the battles of the past few years have not been fought in vain!" Kordak grinned again.
"But!" Agnus said as he suddenly looked cold, and he said coldly: "Your Excellency suddenly rebelled at a critical moment in the Imperial War, but this also makes me feel disgusted by Agnus!"
"Having said so much. Kordaq flicked his shoulders, "You're still going to get me back, aren't you?"
"I'm a soldier, a soldier, so I should obey orders!" replied Agnus lightly.
"That's right!" Cordak burst out with his fighting spirit: "Since we all have a reason to fight, then why bother so much?
"Good!" Agnus jumped off his horse, and he also drew a two-handed sword, although it was not as hideous as the lava blade, but in terms of weight alone, it was not necessarily lighter than the lava blade. Agnas raised his giant sword as if he were holding a bamboo pole: "In that case, I will meet Your Excellency alone, and let me see if the iron-blooded giant bear that shines in my eyes is in vain!"