Chapter 35: The Pursuit
"Woo woo woo...... I miss my mother, I miss my father......"
Zero looked at the crying Vitok helplessly, not knowing how to comfort him, he couldn't coax a child the least.
"Okay, okay, don't cry, we'll be fine......" Zero persuaded him dryly, it doesn't matter if he doesn't persuade him, as soon as he persuaded him, the child cried even more fiercely, tears couldn't stop flowing out, and Zero looked at him for a while.
Suddenly, Vitok noticed the intricately carved storage ring on Zero's hand, and immediately stopped crying and stared at his ring intently.
Zero noticed his gaze and immediately covered the ring, and when Vitok saw that Zero had hidden the ring, he began to cry again, and Zero started to have a headache again.
Zero carefully observed the several black-robed people sitting together not far from the iron cage, and seeing that they were discussing, and did not pay attention to them, Zero took the opportunity to open the storage ring and took out a folding knife and hid it behind his waist, and then checked a small bottle of phosphor in his pocket. I just hurriedly took out this bottle of phosphor, and I thought that the knife couldn't be taken out, but I didn't expect these fools to be so easy to deceive, and easily relaxed their vigilance against him.
Zero took off the storage ring and said to Vitok, "Now, I'll give it to you, but you don't have to cry anymore, you know?"
Vitok sobbed, rubbed his eyes and nodded. Zero handed him the ring, and he looked at the moonlight on the fingers of his left hand, a smile on his face.
Zero breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that this little guy was quite coaxing. He was the most annoying of crying children, but it was good for Vitok to wear this ring, this kid was royal, and it was not surprising that he had a trinket or two on his body, and this ring on his hand might be suspicious.
"Alas~ I'll discuss something with you......" Zero whispered in Vitok's ear, "I'll ...... later"
After about 5 minutes, several black-robed men tied them up again, put duct tape on their mouths and put them in the iron cage, after doing all this, Zero's heart finally fell, he was afraid that the things on his body would be discovered.
The burly Taituo directly carried the iron cage on his back, and several people seemed to be ready to evacuate here.
"The formation is about to disappear, let's divide into two ways and retreat!" Suokouya gave an order, and the black-robed man ran away in two waves in different directions.
While they were fully retreating, Zero unscrewed the vial that had been holding it tightly in his hand and sprinkled some phosphor on the ground......
Two waves of figures took advantage of the dark moon and the wind to gallop through the dense jungle.
Outside the east gate of the imperial capital of Lan'er, a group of soldiers stood neatly and solemnly under the city wall, and the captain of the imperial capital guard, Durek, watched Wayne land in front of him from the sky, and hurriedly stepped forward and saluted: "General, the capital is being strictly inspected, but no trace of Prince Victor and Young Master Jeno has been found...... The thieves have escaped from the city......"
Wayne looked solemnly at the Saling Forest in the distance, his brows furrowed.
"If I were an enemy, I would retreat into the jungle at the first opportunity, which is the best place to hide. Wayne calmly analyzed.
"But the Saling forest is dangerous...... It is rumored that there are still psychic beasts above the ninth order living in the depths of the dense forest, and if the thieves escape into the dense forest, won't they be attacked from front to back? besides, they also have two children with them......" Durek said the doubts in his heart.
Wayne looked at the dim forest, beads of sweat on his cheeks, and he was faintly worried.
"According to the previous ancestors' induction, the thieves fled to the city gate as soon as they tied up Jeno, and they didn't even think about staying in the city. Being able to kidnap two children in such a short period of time and then escape from the city, I am afraid that there are people within the empire who collaborate with the enemy and commit treason. β
"What!" Dulek looked at Wayne with a shocked face, "This matter is not trivial, and it must be reported to His Majesty the Emperor immediately!"
Wayne shook his head and said: "His Majesty the Emperor is far-sighted, I can think of it, Your Majesty has probably already considered it, the top priority is to find two children, especially Prince Victor, our prince fell into the hands of the enemy country, it is difficult to guarantee that it will not become a constraint to the empire." β
"Yes, I immediately gathered the troops who were searching inside the empire and prepared to search deep into the dense forest. Dulek said hurriedly.
"Huh?" Wayne frowned, looked sharply to the northeast of the dense forest, and shouted, "Northeast! about ten kilometers away from the edge of the dense forest!
Wayne jumped into the air at a height of 100 meters, and flew northeast, followed closely by a group of soldiers under his feet, taking advantage of the night to rush into the dense forest of Saling, where he could not see his fingers.
In the dense forest, five black-robed people ran quickly through the forest.
Zero was trapped in the iron cage and did not move, he clutched the vial of phosphor in one hand, carefully lifted the lid, and sprinkled a small pinch on the ground.
He sprinkled phosphor along the road so that the searchers could follow the trail so that they could be saved. But the black-robed soldiers split into two ways and used the other team to attract the attention of the search and rescue team, and he didn't dare to guarantee that the clues he left behind would definitely be discovered.
Zero looked at Vitok, who was snorting and screaming on the side, and smashed him with his elbow, Vitok watched Zero turn his back and glance at the big man who was carrying them on his back outside the iron cage and the other black-robed men running with all his might, and slowly leaned his face towards the tied hands behind Zero.
"Stop!"
Wayne shouted, and threw the broadsword behind him directly in midair, and the broadsword cut a blazing fire in the air and plunged into front of several black-robed men who were running.
The black-robed people looked at the flaming sword in front of them, turned around one after another, and watched Wayne descend from the sky, their expressions were extremely solemn.
"You guys are really ...... What a boldness!" Wayne landed and stood firm, his momentum burst out violently, his fighting spirit surrounding his body, the scorching flames stirring around him, and the dark jungle was illuminated by his fighting spirit.
"Dare to tie someone under my nose, I think you're tired of life!" Wayne said in a fierce voice, staring at a black-robed man with an iron cage covered in black cloth behind him. His momentum carried a ferocious fighting spirit towards those people, and the fighting qi realm called "Blazing Army" instantly expanded.
"Surround these thieves for me, and I can't let any of them go!" The guards led by Du Lek had just arrived at this time, and they looked at several black-robed people and hurriedly gave the order to surround them.
Seeing that there was no escape, several black-robed men glanced at each other, and then formed a circle around the man with the iron cage in the center, each taking out his weapon and vigilantly looking at the guards surrounding them.
"Dare to resist!" Wayne waved his hand, and the broadsword not far away rose from the ground and flew upside down into Wayne's hand who jumped into the air.
Wayne raised his sword in both hands and slashed it down, slashing head-on at a black-robed man holding a giant sword in front of him.
Only a sword collision sound was heard, and the visible waves of qi from the junction of the two swords were stirred, and the giant sword in the black-robed man's hand immediately burst into a gap, and the ground under his feet was deeply dented, and he spat blood from his mouth in a state of overwhelm.
Just as he was about to attack again, Wayne suddenly heard a burst of chanting, his heart moved, and his body quickly flew back, and where he was standing, several sharp ground thorns rose from the ground.
"Up!" Du Lek ordered an attack, and the soldiers were just about to attack, when suddenly a half-human-high stab protruded on the ground in front of several black-robed people, and several soldiers who rushed quickly were pierced on the spot, and even one soldier's body was pierced and died on the spot.
"Hell, there are magicians among them!" said Durek, gritting his teeth.
"Hmph!" Wayne snorted coldly, swung his horizontal sword, and as soon as the invisible sword qi slashed out, the ground thorns that were originally erected in front of the black-robed man in a circle were cut off by him.
"I advise you to be restrained, or I will show you what it means to be in pain. Wayne pointed his sword at a few people and said with a fierce face.
"Haha......" Tavo suddenly laughed, he stared at Wayne and said, "I have long heard that the Flame Sword Saint is famous, it is better to meet if he is really famous, and if I see him today, I must ask for advice to be worthy of this trip." β
"Dare to be hard-mouthed. Wayne frowned and said word by word.
Wayne held the sword horizontally in front of him, held the blade of the sword with his other hand, flipped his wrist, stepped forward, and slowly pointed the sword at several black-robed men. The flames around him burned violently, and the fighting spirit tossed around him and made a violent sound, listening carefully, like a wild dragon lying on the ground, he roared faintly, and his whole person was like a wild dragon waiting to hunt, locking on the enemy.
"Murderous!" Several black-robed people had their hairs standing on end, feeling the heat wave mixed with fighting energy on their faces, and the low noise in their ears like a dragon's groan.
"It's ...... Long You is vindictive!" Durek looked at Wayne and couldn't contain the excitement in his heart, "General Wayne is going to make a real move, these bastards are dead!"
Wayne stomped under his feet, and a small pit was trampled out of the ground where he was standing. His body turned into a burst of fire, and a sword slashed at the warrior holding the giant sword in front of him, and there was a loud sound of sword handover, and the giant sword of the black-robed man finally collapsed overwhelmed, and his whole person was also slashed out by Wayne's sword, and there was no movement after knocking down two big trees, and he didn't know whether he was alive or dead.
"Move!" Tavo shouted, and several other black-robed men fought with the guards led by Durek, while Tavo and two other powerful men rushed towards Wayne.
Escaping is definitely not able to escape, the pressure brought by the Sword Saint is too great, in the opponent's Douqi realm, there is no such thing as running away at all, they can only face the battle head-on, their team originally did not plan to escape alive.
Wayne's figure suddenly disappeared in place, and Tavo heard only a low dragon groan, and the light of the fire flashed in front of his eyes, and one of his companions who was besieging Wayne not far away spat blood and flew out. In the next second, he sensed a killing intent, his feet moved, he stopped in an instant, his toes were a little, and he flew out to the other side, almost milliseconds, Wayne's sword slashed down against his side, and a sword slashed the land where he was originally stationed, and the sword qi spread all the way out, leaving a deep ravine in the ground, which did not dissipate until it was chopped down by a big tree.
Tavo looked at the deep and long ravine that had been cut out by the sword qi with palpitations, and swallowed a mouthful of saliva.
A hint of surprise flashed in Wayne's eyes, he looked at Tavo, who had retreated not far away, and asked in a deep voice: "Not bad, you rely on this set of martial arts to escape from the pursuit of the ancestor, right?"
Tavo stared at Wayne without saying a word, he clenched the two arc knives in his hands, not daring to let up in the slightest.
"You are the strongest in this gang, and only you can dodge my sword," Wayne looked at Tavo, his original playful eyes gradually became fierce, "You kidnapped my son!"
The ferocious momentum overwhelmingly pressed down on Tavo, and he had goosebumps all over his body, and a cold sweat broke out behind his back.
This monstrous murderous aura, just facing this sword master, there is an urge to lie down with weak legs, let alone fight him. Just standing in front of this person gives people a feeling of being cowardly in the face of thousands of troops and horses without a fight.
Tavo finally realized what a terrible enemy he was facing, and in front of him was the undefeated protector of the Denos Empire, one of the eight great sword saints of the Lemotania continent. And the strength of his own sword master is not enough in front of the sword saint at all, although there is only a difference of one order, but this level is like a moat in front of the two of them, and he can only look up to Wayne who is standing above his head.
"Damn! I've suffered so much to get to where I am today, but I can only grovel in front of him! I don't accept it!" Tavo bit the tip of his tongue, the smell of blood filling his mouth, and the sharp pain delayed his urge to fall to his knees under the tremendous pressure.
Tavo strode forward, his figure blurry and treacherous, the two sharp arc knives in his hands reflecting the cold glow in the moonlight, and striking Wayne with a fierce attack.
Wayne was slashing with his horizontal sword, and with one sword breaking through Tavo's attack, in front of the broadsword, the attack of the thin and short arc knife was a little weak. Wayne swung his sword, forcing Tavo to defend with his sword, and Wayne pressed Tavo to his knees with a sword, and Tavo gritted his teeth and looked at Wayne with an expressionless face.
Another black-robed man seized the opportunity to attack Wayne's back, and Wayne kicked Tavo in front of him, raised his sword and swept away, and slashed the black-robed man who jumped into the air and intended to sneak up on him. After repelling these people, Wayne quickly rushed to the black-robed man with the iron cage on his back, grabbed the iron cage behind him with one hand, the black-robed man was startled, waved the knife in his hand and slashed at Wayne's arm, trying to force him to let go, Wayne picked away the knife in his hand with a sword, and pulled the iron cage off the man's back with a sharp pull with the other hand.
Seeing that the iron cage was about to be taken away, the black-robed man grabbed the other end of the iron cage with both hands. Wayne frowned, raised his sword high and was about to slash at the black-robed man, when suddenly his sword was fixed in mid-air and could not be slashed. Wayne looked up and saw that he had an iron chain wrapped around his sword. He looked along the chain and saw that Tavo, who had just been kicked away, was holding the other end of the chain so tightly that his sword could not be cut off.
The black-robed man on the other side of the iron cage saw that Wayne's two hands were restrained, and immediately slapped with one hand, and the majestic fighting spirit hit Wayne. Wayne's eyes lit up, and the hand holding the sword slammed into force, and Tavo on the other end of the chain was pulled unsteady and fell to the ground. Wayne slashed down with a sword, slashing the palm that was coming at him along with the head of the black-robed man on the other side.
"And then!" Wayne snatched the cage and threw it at Durek.
Dulek looked at the flying iron cage, crossed his eyebrows, clenched the spear, and shot away a black-robed man who wanted to grab the iron cage, and then jumped high and caught the iron cage steadily.
Durek placed the cage on the ground and tore open the cage that covered it, only to find it empty.
"General!" Dulek shouted to Wayne in shock.
The surrounding fighting also stopped, this group of black-robed people was extraordinary, and it took four people to die after fighting for half a day, while the guards were already half dead and wounded.
"Hahahaha......" Tavo, who had fallen to the ground, sat on the ground and laughed, his mouth full of blood open, looking at Wayne with a cold face and laughing.
"I didn't expect it!hahaha...... After grabbing for a long time, you grabbed an empty cage!hahahaha...... You think we're going to make it so easy for you to find it? Ridiculous, ridiculous...... Hahahaha......" Tavo laughed maniacally, his mouth dripping with blood, but laughing intoxicatingly.
Wayne's brow slowly furrowed into a "Chuan" shape, and he walked up to Tavo, pressed his sword to his throat, and asked in a low voice, "Where are they?"
Tavo sat on the ground squinting, his hands on the ground and looked at Wayne with a smile on his face and said, "You beg me, beg me and I'll tell you~"
"Bastard!" Durek yelled, gun raised to Tavo, "dare to tease us!"
Wayne stared at Tavo and was about to speak, when suddenly the sound of a boy shouting could be heard in the jungle in the distance.
"Help, come and help me! I'm here! helpβ"
"It's His Royal Highness!" said Dulek with a look of surprise.
Wayne put away his sword and said to Dulek: "Take down these people, I'll go and get the two children back." β
"Yes!" Durek promised.
At this time, Tavo, who sat on the ground, quickly took out a pill from his arms and threw it into his mouth, Wayne didn't have time to stop it, and watched the other party swallow the pill.
"Heheha......"
Tavo bared his teeth and laughed lowly, he stood up to face Wayne, and the momentum in his body began to soar, and soon he crossed the rank of Sword Master and reached the level of Sword Master.
Wayne watched his rising momentum, and his face became solemn. He sensed the other party's vain breath and the rapid loss of blood qi, and knew that the other party had just taken an elixir that could make people quickly increase their strength by consuming blood qi, and it seemed that the other party was planning to fight to the death.
Tavo clenched the arc knife in his hand and pointed at Wayne and said arrogantly, "Come, let me see how strong the Sword Saint Wayne can be!"
Wayne held the sword in one hand, took a step forward with an expressionless face, and said indifferently, "Don't you know that the Sword Master is also strong and weak?"