Chapter Sixty-Six: Kreese Visits Mangdunkou
The Elven Ranger Krees' mission is to find out what happened to the Mangdun Pass after the earthquake. If there's an opportunity, take it down, or if not, improvise, or just wait for the right moment.
Kreese's biggest concern now is whether the mastermind behind this is really related to those who are lost. The mutations in the forest of Danse and the fact that he somehow lost his sense of self on the way to track down vampires is not particularly related.
From the northwest corner of the Danse Forest to the border between Kentan and Destinipe, surrounded by mountains, it would take several days to go, and what powerful force had captured me so much that I had come here before I knew it? Those vampires had been destroyed, and it was conceivable that their abilities were only that, and it was absolutely impossible for them to have such great power. If it was the work of the Lost, why did they do it, and although the number of rangers was small, there were about a hundred, so why were they so specially targeted? It was understandable that they wanted to attack their own people, but why did they go to such great lengths to come here to fiddle with such a powerful seismic?
The mysteries overwhelmed Krees, and he relieved himself and used his farsightedness to look at the situation on the Mandunkou Pass in a wonderful hiding place.
Since the last unsuccessful raid, Kentan's vigilance against Mandunkou has been significantly strengthened. Now there are at least a few dozen people standing guard on it, and the earthquake obviously has no effect on them, and even the earthquake is helpless against this dangerous place.
The Elven Ranger immediately decided to quietly withdraw to Birti City to inform His Highness and the military advisor, but before that, he had to make a wish. He considered that Albert was haunted by Kaigun's injury, so he thought that he would go back with a miracle and make His Highness happy.
This time, he directly opened his bow and arrows, and did not make any adjustments, and saw the opportunity, that is, a few consecutive shots, and went straight to the guards on the pass who wore cold spars on their waists.
He thought that since these guards were immune to their own Demon Sealing Arrows, they would simply come hard, and take advantage of their unpreparedness to use their ability to pierce Yang in a hundred steps to decapitate them.
This is a gamble, it depends on whether the other side has prepared in advance. The spellcasters on the Bodi Continent usually add long-lasting magic such as stone skin magic to themselves in a pinch, but these people who defend the pass are likely to slack off and think that they will not be in any danger. Krees just wanted to test whether the other party was always tightening his strings, and whether it was possible to come by surprise and win with one move.
He looked at his few off-string arrows, and prayed silently in his heart, hoping that he could hand over good luck. Time suddenly became extremely slow, and the arrow swayed slowly towards its target like cotton wool floating in the air.
Krees knew that this was purely an act of luck, and according to his usual personality, he would have absolutely disdained to do so, but since he was now temporarily working for His Royal Highness Albert, he had to make some achievements, and Kegan's injury made him feel guilty, and he despised his opponent too much, which indirectly led to this situation.
It's a pity that the heavens don't fulfill people's wishes. The last defeat was caused by underestimating the enemy, and although it was taken seriously enough this time, it became a little hasty and abrupt, and there were no shortcuts to everything.
Although the arrows that were aimed at the extreme accuracy all hit the target accurately, the opponent was prepared for it and did not cause any damage at all. On the contrary, the Kentan side is not passively recruited, they have learned the lesson of the last time, and have already secretly ambushed some people in some key places outside the pass, just waiting for some fools who don't know whether to live or die in vain to try to repeat their old tricks.
The place where Krees thought he was hiding had been targeted by them for a long time, but those people did not act immediately, but were observing the subsequent actions of the elves. When Krees struck, they quietly flanked him from behind, capturing the fool who was preoccupied with the arrows he was shooting.
The elves were originally going to cast the magic of escape, but they were discovered by those people one step earlier, and some of them were masters who could use sealing magic, and they cut off all of Krees's thoughts with three strokes and five divisions by two.
The poor elf was suddenly a lamb to the slaughter, and was carried by these men to the pass of the mangdun pass.
The Kentan soldiers who defended the city at the pass immediately pointed fingers at him, and some even suspected that these damned tree huggers had caused the earthquake in a vain attempt to take advantage of the civil war for their own benefit. The leader of them was named Raeder, who was born five big and three thick, with a ruddy complexion and a very loud voice, and when he opened his mouth to speak, he liked to show out the neat row of white brushed teeth, which made people feel that he was full of inexhaustible strength.
He is related to Duke Kentan, but he is secretive to the outside world.
Although Kentan is located in the middle of nowhere, the land area is not small, and the origin of this Redder is rarely known, so that some people secretly say that he may not be a native at all, but a homeless man from other places. But the homeless man also has good times, so he became a general in the Duchy of Kentan, and is now stationed to guard the mouth of Mandun.
The responsibilities here are enormous, but there are very few people under his control. Although Duke Kentan had the intention of rebelling against the Empire, he was never determined to raise the banner and advance eastward. The Duke regarded Mandunkou as a touchstone to test his own success, and his idea was that if Mandunkou was not lost within a year under the pressure of the army of the Duchy of Borot, then he would be ready to attack. Because Duke Kentan is a person who fights back, as long as his nest is not threatened, then he will have a bargaining chip with the emperor. There are actually a lot of elite soldiers under the duke, and there are surprisingly many Inhumans who are good at magic, but he also has his own considerations for letting Raeder, who is suspicious of outsiders, be the main general guarding Mangdunkou.
Duke Kentan is a meritocracy, meritocracy, and can be regarded as a British lord, but because of its remote location, it has not spread throughout the Bodi continent. He adheres to the principle of employing people without suspicion and suspicion, and lets Raeder organize specific matters, and he only serves as a general staff officer in the rear, and hardly mentions anything that affects the decision-making at the front.
The Duke was also a cunning man, and although he told Raeder to let him go, he never gave more to the soldiers, because Mandunkou did not need any army. Behind this pass there was a natural village and town, where the Duke of Kentan stationed a reserve of more than 500 people, which was considered to give Raeder a backup group at the bottom.
He took advantage of this dangerous pass to test Raeder's abilities. If it can't hold the mouth of the mangdun pass, then it will be useless to give as many soldiers as it wants. If, after a year, he is ready to attack, then Raeder will definitely be used by him. Not only did the Duke use Mandunkou as his bargaining chip, but even the Raedel was only a small dot engraved on it.
Chris was caught without saying a word, and fixed his eyes on the Kentan soldiers around him.
Raeder pinched his nose with his strong hand, and then habitually showed his row of teeth, and said to the elf, "You are a spy sent by the prince of the Duchy of Borot." You have already missed once last time, and now you want to draw gourds in the same way, and you don't take us people seriously! Earthquakes are natural disasters, and you are man-made disasters. I don't know what the boy of Borot thinks, but an elf who lives in the Danse Forest has come here for no reason to stir up a civil war between humans who have nothing to do with him. Tell me why?"
Krees still didn't respond, he looked at the other party's unusually strong body, and kept thinking about the way to get out of the shell of the golden cicada.
Raeder continued: "Borot's son has traveled thousands of miles and brought all the soldiers of the country, is he not afraid that the sinister and cunning emperor will quietly attack his old nest? We don't want to rebel, we just want to strengthen our garrison and consolidate our national defense. When have we taken the initiative to provoke the emperor for such a long time, the dukes and counts of the whole empire know the emperor's vicious methods, but that master of yours is willing to be his eagle dog and lackey, isn't it too much to abuse himself!"
Krees still didn't speak, and Raeder became more and more energetic as he spoke: "I don't think it's better to do this, we two families will secretly quit the army, just pretend to be outside." As long as you fool the emperor over there, our side will always guard it like this, and for a long time, let's see what special tricks that bullshit emperor can have. ”
"I'm an elf of the Danse Forest, and there's no way I'm going to influence the decisions made by the Borot Prince. Kreese finally spoke.
When Raeder heard this, he smiled happily, and he patted the elf's shoulder with a strong palm, and then habitually wiped his nose again, and said, "Well, I won't embarrass you too much, you have a light meal with me, and I will send you back to Birthi City early tomorrow morning." Go and tell the boy of Borot what I have given him. He's going to respond, I'm absolutely confident in saying that!"
Krees didn't believe that the other party would let him go so easily, and he said suspiciously: "I can convey your words, but whether His Highness Albert listens or not, that's his business." I have a doubt, I don't know if I can bring it up?"
"Tell me about it. Raeder's face looked like a smile again.
"What kind of magic are these people led by Your Excellency using, and why aren't they even afraid of the magic sealing arrows that I specially concocted?"
Raeder was also real, he laughed and said, "To tell you the truth, I am the only one in the circle of soldiers around me who can't read a few big words, and I can't do fart spells, so I can't answer your question." ”
Ignoring Krees's feelings, the general insisted on leaving him for the night, not in the slightest hint of the danger of his possible seizure. His men cast two sealing spells in a row, which kept the spell effective until the next morning, when Krees came out. A spirit without magic is a bird without wings, and the elf's bow and arrow are not by his side!
Find out what happens next, and listen to the next breakdown.