Chapter Twenty-Five: Each Uses His Magical Powers
Strictly speaking, this isn't the first time Charlotte has done this.
In the county of Cecil, Charlotte also did a lot of work in the dungeon of the Count of Cecil for the sake of his sister who acted according to his ideals. Now that I think about it, Vivien Leigh's impulsive actions have slowly fermented, and the monarch they rescued Zenas is now working for the Lighthouse, and the information they received not long ago told that Elbert, the new emperor of the Empire, has been defeated by the Lighthouse.
This made Charlotte, who was in the capital of Gpayr County at the moment, feel a little emotional, and a sense of fatalism to participate in history and create history spontaneously arose. He couldn't help but wonder if he and the rats and others saving Nell today would have any profound impact on future history.
As soon as this thought flashed through her, Charlotte focused her attention on the action in front of her.
The rat bent over and gently led the way. At first, the former outlaw was troubled by Charlotte's straight-waisted movements, but it was soon realized that Charlotte was always able to avoid the guards' gaze in that leisurely manner, and he sincerely admired the strange mage.
But his way of acting has long been cultivated, and even if Charlotte tells him that there is no need to be so lewd, he is willing to sneak in his own way.
Soon, the two of them were walking through the cramped, damp damp dungeon corridors. There are no guards or cells in this corridor, and it appears to be a blind passage leading to the storeroom.
When you reach the end, you will see a stone staircase that rises upwards. The unmaintained stepped stone slabs cracked, and some moss stubbornly grew in the middle. Behind an arch at the end there was a bright fire, and the light passed through the crack in the door and cast an arched gold line on the stone steps, casting a distant shadow on the slippery staircase.
The mouse pointed to the stairs and hinted at the slippery road. When Charlotte nodded his head, the two of them stepped up the stairs one after the other, crouching behind the wooden arch.
There was a sound of communication from behind the wooden door, and the sound was weak, and it was obvious that the guards behind the door were very tired. Charlotte recalled the map and knew that they had come to the first guard room and were about to cast a spell to finish off the guards within, when he saw the rat pull out a slender copper pipe.
The mage realized almost immediately what he wanted to do.
Sure enough, just as Charlotte did to Kathleen in Witch's Castle, the rat lay on the slippery floor, inserted the brass pipe into the crack against the door, and then blew in at a constant speed. After about three minutes or so, the otherwise intermittent conversation turned into a slight snoring. Then the rat applied lubricating oil to the bearings of the wooden door, and then gently pushed the door open.
In front of me is a circular stone room of about ten square meters, with two single beds and a round wooden table. Three jailers lay on a log table with some leftover food scraps on it, and the other two jailers fell asleep on the dirty wooden bed, thankful that they didn't have to take shifts tonight because of the rat's ecstasy.
As for tomorrow...... Charlotte could only mourn for them in the bottom of her heart.
As soon as they entered the stone chamber, the rat lay on the ground and observed for a while. Then he hunched over to Charlotte's astonished gaze and tiptoed to a jailer. Almost in the blink of an eye, he held a bunch of copper keys in his hand, and the whole process did not make a sound.
Then, Charlotte's ability to find the corresponding iron door key in that large bunch of keys just by observing it was an eye-opener for Charlotte. Even the mage, who thought highly of himself, had to give a thumbs up to the mouse, and the latter's seemingly bland but actually smug 'just eating with a mouthful' made Charlotte cry and laugh.
The rest of the process doesn't need to be repeated.
Through the rat who found out the law of the jailer's patrol through the bar owner, led Charlotte to hide or walk, and always found a hidden hiding place during the jailer's routine patrol, coupled with Charlotte's stealth spell, the two sneaked into the deepest part of the dungeon without danger.
Finally, the mouse led Charlotte to a stone staircase that went down, pointed to the stone staircase and whispered.
"It's up to you. If the news is correct, it is the Temple Priest and the Knight who are in charge of guarding Lord Nell, and I heard that there are two more spellcasters. With my ability, it is impossible for God to solve them without knowing it. ”
Charlotte nodded.
"With all due respect, my lord, you only have about ten minutes or so. We'll have to go back in ten minutes, or the patrolling jailers will sooner or later find the unlucky ones we've been stunned by. ”
"Don't worry!" Charlotte nodded with a smirk, "that's why I'm here." Let's take a good look at my performance!"
With that, Charlotte swaggered down the slippery stone steps to stand in front of the last iron door, and then he reached out, and the shimmer of magic in his fingertips was about to point at the keyhole of the iron door.
"Wait!" the rat beside him grabbed his hand with a look of horror on his face, and asked in a low, anxious voice, "Are you going to go in like this?"
Charlotte chuckled, "Look, rats. You have your ideas, and I have my way of acting!"
With that, Charlotte broke free from his grip and confidently clicked on the keyhole. The moment he pushed open the iron door, the mouse noticed that the red pupils of the mage next to him suddenly became cold and ruthless, and there seemed to be a shadowy rune floating in the depths of the pupils.
When he recovered from his trance, he saw that the mage had swaggered into the last guard room.
"!"
Worried about his safety, the mouse squeezed a dirty word out of his teeth and rushed into the stone chamber.
"Who is he?"
However, the scene that appeared in front of him was simply beyond the realization of the mouse. When he rushed into the stone chamber, he found that there was no tension in this overly spacious sentry room. If there is, it is also caused by their own intrusion.
The rat looked at the man who was staring at him warily, the resolute man in half-armor and holding a mace was glaring at him, asking questions to the mage who had entered the stone chamber first.
"Oh, he, my squire!" replied the mouse calmly, "have you forgotten? ”
There was a momentary dazor on the man's face, as if he was recalling something at the hint of a mage. Then he suddenly said, "It is him, but you should not have brought your attendants here." ”
"Don't be nervous! Mr. Paladin. Charlotte walked up to the knight quite naturally, "Are you still worried that a squire will do something bad to you?"
The mouse felt that what was happening in front of him was simply beyond his comprehension!
How could this mage know this group of priests and paladins of the Temple of Horcente Spells and Tyranny?!Or is this a trap for these hidden stakes!?
For a moment, the rat almost turned and fled. But he saw that the mage suddenly winked playfully at him with his indifferent red eyes.
It was at that moment that the well-informed rat finally understood what was really going on here. Then, of course, a great chill came to his heart uncontrollably, making his hands and feet cold, cold sweat, and shivering.
This man actually confused the cognition of many professionals present at that moment!
Then, a terrifying thought arose in the back of the mouse's mind.
He took such a big risk to help the rebels and the Leslie family without asking for anything in return, could it be that he was also mentally manipulated by this mage?