At the same time, Hawke explained his plan to the mercenaries: "We must first wait in seclusion on this small hill. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 Info Then waited until midnight, when it was completely dark, and most of the people in the manor were asleep. Then send someone into the manor to find out where the crown prince is living. The hostages must first be guaranteed to be rescued unharmed. In the end, everyone can go out as a whole to wipe out this gang of bandits. ”

Bran stepped forward, stood out of the queue, looked into Hawke's eyes and asked, "Then how did you decide to arrange the manpower?" The vice president's eyes were always surging with a lilac magic light, and there was no pupil at all, which always gave people a feeling of horror and mystery. Therefore, it is impossible to tell which direction the vice president is looking at by looking at the eyeballs.

When Hawke heard this, he said his personnel arrangement very calmly and objectively: "Since I have met the crown prince of the Lars Empire before. Mr. Guide had spent time in the manor and was very familiar with the terrain and environment of the area. Therefore, it must be our responsibility to find the crown prince and ensure his safety. Bran, you lead the rest of the men on this hill and stand by in place. Until I saw the spell flare I unleashed, rising above the manor. Together, you will launch a sudden attack and try to wipe out this gang of bandits without fail. ”

Bran continued to observe Hawke's eyeballs and suggested, "In that case. Then let me, and Leonard, and the others go with you. One more person is one more power. The president's son couldn't tell any mood swings in the eyeballs.

Hawke stepped forward, put his hands on Bran's shoulders, patted the arms of the elder son, and explained in the tone of the elder to the junior: "The guide and I will not be too entangled with the militants, but once we find the crown prince, we will take him to evacuate quickly."

Therefore, we do not need additional human assistance. The smaller the number of people necessary, the less likely it is to be detected by the other party. And, don't you believe in my strength? Finally, if something unexpected happens, the crown prince is killed. I didn't have the words to be able to release the flare in time.

You have to get out of here overnight, and as far away as possible. Remember, don't just go back to the Duchy of Bagram, take a detour through the Republic of Vosfita and then go back. Under no circumstances should you be captured alive by the enemy. In any case, the Mercenary Association must be disconnected from any connection to the matter. If the situation has deteriorated to such an extent. As for the two of us, you leave it alone. So Bran, none of you can go with us. ”

When Bran left Hawke, he retreated to the middle of the group. Leonard immediately approached him, and also reached out and patted the president's son on the shoulder, and explained his opinion: "Whether he is true or false. It doesn't matter if he's really thinking about us or acting. Just let the two of them go alone. As soon as the situation changes, we will evacuate from here immediately, and there will be no mistake. ”

Bran pushed away Leonard's outstretched palm with a solemn face and a frown, and replied worriedly: "That's not what I'm worried about. ”

Leonard couldn't help but ask suspiciously, "What are you worried about?"

Bran suddenly frowned again, and replied with a smile: "It's nothing, it's just that I'm worried too much." The president's son thought to himself, if Hawke was intent on provoking war. When I went with them, I only took one more life of my own, and I couldn't change anything. It is better to keep this life and make a difference in the war that may break out next. After thinking about it for a while, the president's son was reassured. He was very aware of Hawke's power, and understood that Leonard and the others were far from being opponents of the vice president.

As a result, the more than 3,000 mercenaries who had come from Bagram quietly waited on the top of the mountain until nightfall. A crescent moon hung in the deep sky, looming between the dark clouds. Countless bright stars emerged into the dark and thick clouds, taking advantage of this fleeting opportunity to show their faces, they blinked their bright white eyes vigorously.

In the dark night, the eyes of many mercenaries could not help but blur. The vast expanse of the earth is very lonely, deep and dark. From time to time, one or two abrupt chirpings of unknown birds, beasts, insects and pigs are particularly loud and refreshing. At this moment, the time has entered the middle of the night.

Hawke, who had never closed his eyes, raised his head and looked up at the starry sky, and found that the time had come, so he shouted to the captains of the major teams gathered around him: "Captains of all teams, wake everyone up." Get started now. The captains of the teams, who had not dared to close their eyes, quickly ran to their subordinates and woke them up one by one.

After the mercenaries were awakened, they immediately formed several columns in front of Hawke. Seven captains with torches stood at the side of the procession, lighting the scene to a minimum. The vice president arranged the guide and Bran on his left and right sides, took out a transparent hourglass made of glass from his bosom, and announced loudly to all the more than 3,000 mercenaries present: "Now, the guide and I are going to enter the manor to rescue the crown prince of the Lars Empire."

In my absence, Bran will be in charge of you. Everything you have to do is at his disposal. And, if all the sand in this hourglass falls. We haven't returned yet. You must evacuate this place immediately, take a detour into the territory of the Republic of Vosfitta, and find a way back to the Duchy of Bagram. ”

Hawk handed the hourglass to Bran's hand and placed his right hand on the shoulders of the president's son, then turned and stretched out his left hand, pointing to a small point of light at the bottom of the mountain, and pleading, "Bran." Finally, I would like to ask you for one more thing. Let the guys standing guard there don't get in the way of our next move. ”

As Andy's eldest son, Bran is actually more prestigious than Hawke in the minds of the mercenaries. I saw him respond to the vice president and order everyone: "Okay." You're all waiting here. I'll go down with the vice president and them first, and I'll be back later. Then Bran walked with the vice president and guide to the farm down the hill. The president's son thought to himself, "In that case, let me go down and see what tricks you are going to do?"

Seeing this, Leonard hurriedly glanced at Tina and Hanks beside him, and reminded in a low voice: "Let's hurry up and follow us too." ”

Seeing that Kevin and Mel beside him also wanted to go together, Leonard hurriedly waved his hand and whispered to stop them: "But not including the two of you." As a result, Kevin and Mel didn't dare to follow. The Great Swordsman led Tina and Hanks, taking advantage of the dim lights of the scene, relying on the cover of night, without attracting anyone's attention, they broke away from the main army, walked down the hill from another hillside not far away, and secretly followed the traces of Hawke and the others.

When Bran followed Hawke to a distance of five hundred meters from the gate of the farm. He half-crouched on the ground, raised the metal composite longbow that had been hanging behind him, closed one eye, and concentrated all his attention. Then the president's son put a sharp arrow dipped in poison on the bowstring, pulled the longbow in his hand with all his might, and then slammed it down.

With a whoosh. Bran's arrows were like wild horses on the loose, and they went straight at a bandit who was standing guard at the gate of the farm, high on a sentry box. Horn click. The kidnapper's neck was pierced by an arrow and he fell to the ground. Seeing this, Hawk extended his thumb to Bran's right hand and praised it silently. Then the president's son turned around and began to walk back.

At this moment, the light emitted by Hawk's eyeballs suddenly became brighter and brighter, as if it was about to erupt, like two purple flames. The guide beside him pulled out a longbow from behind his back and placed an arrow on the bowstring. Suddenly, the vice president noticed movement in the grass behind Bran. He immediately beckoned and made a stop gesture to the guide. Seeing this, the guide understood this, and immediately inserted the drawn arrow back into the sheath. The two large clusters of purple flames that were about to burst out in Hawke's eyes were suddenly quietly extinguished.

From Bran's point of view. Immediately in the grass in front of them, Leonard, Tina, and Hanks walked out. As soon as the mage saw the president's son, she first asked, "Bran, are you alright?"

Bran continued to walk forward quickly, and replied nervously, "I don't have anything." He didn't want to drop the chain at a critical time and affect the implementation of Hawke's rescue plan.

Leonard followed up and asked, "Hawke, did they do anything unusual?"

Bran apparently did not notice that Hawke was preparing to attack him, and was completely blinded by the vice-president, and only wanted to return to the hill as quickly as possible, and replied, "There is no unusual behavior." It seems that Hawke's words are indeed true. So, let's try not to trouble them and get back to the mountains. ”

Leonard raised his eyes and glanced in the direction of the farm gate, and found that Hawke and the guide had completely disappeared into the darkness of the night. So the four of them walked briskly back to the top of the hill.

Hawke, meanwhile, had led his guide into the farm, straight to the center of the plaza of the place, in front of a group of men in black hoods, black robes, each with a crossbow machine in their hands. As for the kidnapper who stood guard on the sentry box and was shot down by Bran, he was nothing more than a lifelike doll made of wood, straw and rags.

The guide asked Hawke with a gloomy face: "Let Andy's son get away with it." What should we do next?"

Hawke waved his hand at the guide and replied, "It's still the same as the original plan." Continue your mission. I'll take care of the rest. ”

The guide then placed his right hand on his chest and bowed to Hawke, "Yes!"

Turn to the other side. Leonard and Bran were on the top of the hill with their emotions and eyes fixed on the farm below. Suddenly, many arrowheads, glowing orange, bright flames of arrows shot up the hill from the farm below. Whoosh-whoosh-whoosh-whoosh-

At the same time, on a hill opposite Leonard, a large army of the Lars Empire was stationed. Another guide, who was also dressed like a hunter, who was guiding the army, stretched out his hand to the flaming arrows that shot into the sky, and announced loudly to their commander-in-chief: "General, look. Nai, who was in ambush on the farm, had already responded. Our people have found His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"

The commander-in-chief of the Lars Imperial Army immediately drew the command knife hanging from his waist, waved it violently, pointed forward, and shouted loudly: "Pass my orders." The whole army immediately assaulted, and it was necessary to rescue His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. Whoever does not hesitate to do so -- there is no forgiveness for killing! Whoever bravely goes straight to the former, and those who dare to kill the enemy -- will be rewarded heavily!"

For a while, the sound of killing resounded in the sky: "Rush!-" "Kill!-" "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, we have come to save you!" "Long live the Lars Empire!" I saw that the army of the Lars Empire rushed down from the top of the mountain. From a distance, the faint light printed by the torches in their hands is like a little star slowly falling from the nine heavens, and it is like a prayer origami boat flowing down the winding river.

Go back a few months again. Lars Empire, inside the imperial palace of the Imperial City of Mandolia. Dressed in a military uniform, his eyes were extremely sharp, the deep wrinkles on his face showed the vicissitudes of life, and he had short gray hair and a short beard, Frank, the emperor of the Lars Empire, was sitting on his throne.

When Frank saw that a man in a white lab coat with a particularly high collar, black big scalp shoes, messy blond hair, and bangs on his forehead that covered his face above his lips was led into this magnificent hall by two guards, he hurriedly got up and asked the other party: "You are the mysterious merchant?

The mysterious merchant pressed his right hand to his chest, bowed deeply to Frank, and replied with a cracked mouth and a strange smile, "Hee-hee." It is under that. However, it is not a toy that I want to offer your majesty. Please let everyone else stay away for a while. ”

When Frank heard this, he waved his hand and ordered the attendants and guards on the left and right: "Stand back, all of you." ”。 When the attendants and guards heard this, they withdrew from the main hall one after another.

The mysterious merchant then took out a small puppet made of blue-and-white marble from the lining of his white coat and said, "This is the prototype of the rock giant soldier owned by the First Army of the Republic of Vosfitta." The high-quality marble required to make it is only produced in the marble veins of the Principality of Bagram. Here, I have the specific methods of making and using this material. ”

Then the mysterious merchant placed the puppet on the ground, stretched out his right hand, spread his five fingers, and gestured at the object as if he were manipulating a marionette. The rock dolls began to jump, tumble, and even dance vividly on the luxurious red carpet in the main hall.

As soon as Frank saw this scene, he ignored the majesty of his emperor, left the throne, and ran to the doll, crouched down his body, his eyes lit up, and looked at the little thing very obsessively, and he clapped his hands intently and asked, "Can you make a price?" As soon as the money arrived, the man left the palace.

It didn't take long after this happened. The married crown prince of the Lars Empire, who is in his thirties, was kidnapped by an unidentified armed group during a secret tryst with his mistress. The crown prince's mistress exchanged this person for a huge sum of money, and then, arranged by the militants, left the Lars Empire and emigrated abroad.

As a result, the crown prince of the Lars Empire was imprisoned by the kidnappers in the cellar of the farm where Hawke is now located. And he was in this place, and he did not receive any special preferential treatment. On the contrary, the kidnappers, who claimed to be mercenaries, wore black robes and black jackets, often repeatedly whipped the crown prince with leather whips for no reason, or brutally waterboarded the man.

Waterboarding refers to the tying of prisoners' hands and feet, hanging them upside down in the air with pulleys, and placing a large bucket of water underneath. Then the torturers kept letting the prisoner go down, soaking his head in the water, and when the prisoner was almost too uncomfortable to breathe, they pulled him up again, and so on. A so-called civilized punishment that makes the prisoner feel like he is about to suffocate and drown, simulating the effect of drowning.

As the guide in Orion's attire pushed open the cellar door, following Hawke's side. With his feet shackled and his hands tied behind his back with thick ropes, and sitting on the cold and damp ground against the corner of the wall, the crown prince of the Lars Empire, who had been abused and tortured to the point of delirium, was immediately terrified and trembling, and begged for mercy with a wail: "Spare me!--You can let me do whatever I want!--Let me go!--You want me to give you all the gold in the treasury of the Lars Empire!--Please!--..."

At the same time. Hawke's other accomplices, the black-robed, black-clad guys who called themselves mercenaries, pushed away a huge rock that was pressing down on the ridge of the field. When the rock was removed, an entrance to the tunnel was revealed. The kidnappers got in. Then, Hawke, who was in charge of the temple, used his magic to move the removed boulder back to its original position. Eventually, he walked away from the farm.

As soon as he entered the cellar, the guide began to call out loudly: "Your Highness the Crown Prince, we have come to save you..."

I saw that the crown prince of the Lars Empire was wearing a set of tattered old clothes and trousers, a disheveled head, a scruffy beard, a pale face, a dull gaze, a body covered in whips, and a bloody curled up in the corner of the wall, looking like a ghoul, which really frightened the guide. Ghouls are living dead people who eat corpses, similar to zombies and zombies.