Chapter Forty-Eight: The Yellow Sparrow Follows
When Kaigen is approached by vampires and is at a critical juncture, a few cold arrows suddenly shot out of the shadows become the key factor in determining the victory. No matter which side the arrow is aimed at, the other side will definitely have an instant advantage.
Kaigun's subconscious judgment was wrong, and as he cursed and shouted injustice, the arrows had already knocked the surrounding vampires to the ground one by one. What's even more surprising is that the monster that could have turned into green smoke and escaped seemed to have lost the skill of the golden cicada to get out of its shell all at once, and the vampires who were pierced by sharp arrows were all struggling on the ground in pain, without the slightest hint of the fierce and vicious look just now.
Albert and Best shouted in unison: "Thank you for the rescue, let's show up quickly!"
Kagan was not idle, picking up the axe, and after a few back and forth, he chopped the poor fellows who were lying on the ground into powder.
The waning moon in the sky showed its head again, and a strange-looking person came out of the darkness. The face is slender, the eyes are slightly red, and the body is probably dressed in black, which matches the night seamlessly.
Albert knew the etiquette, and hurriedly stepped forward to greet him: "This strong man, thanks to your help, we were able to get out of danger, dare to ask ......"
The man didn't wait for Xiao Ah to finish speaking, drew the short sword at his waist, rushed to Kaigun's side, and slashed at the vampire on the ground who had been chopped into powder by the dwarf several times.
Kai Gen was suddenly unhappy, and muttered: "My axe is extremely sharp, it hurts when it is rubbed, and it kills when it is next to it, these guys have already been made into meat by me, why bother to make up for a few more knives?"
The mysterious man in black smiled, but still didn't say anything.
Cagong had a straight temperament and good eyes, and at once it was evident that the man's ears seemed to be somewhat peculiar, with a pointed upper head and a round lower head, generally like a drop of water falling due to the influence of gravity. He suddenly realized something, and involuntarily blurted out: "Damn, it turned out to be a tree hugger! No wonder the archery is so accurate!"
As soon as the man in black heard the word "tree hugger", his face immediately sank, but Kagen didn't notice it, and still shouted to Albert and Best: "There is still a long distance between here and the Danse Forest, why does this tree hugger appear here? ”
"Haven't you drunk all the elves' drinks, Kaigun, why do you care about that?" Bester said with a teasing laugh.
"These are two different things!" shouted at Kagun.
The man in black disdained the two of them, turned around and talked to Xiao Ah Pan: "Your Highness, the contemptible Krees, is an elven ranger, these vampires have been followed by me for several days, and this time I finally have the opportunity to kill them all." ”
Kai Gen was still a little knowledgeable, so he interjected: "The tree cub is cunning, and the forest ranger is the best among them. Our Kagunnes family was also a well-known family of meritorious deeds back then, and they did not deal with the forest rangers. I think my grandfather's grandfather used to ......"
"You dwarves must live for at least a few hundred years, your grandfather's grandfather, how many years ago!" the thief Bester continued to mock in a teasing tone.
"You know what a! Back then, your human Emperor of the Vane Empire was preparing to marry our dwarven king, and it was a beautiful time!"
"And now?"
"Now, ......" Kagong was speechless for a while, the elves still have a vast Danse forest to live in, their dwarves are too miserable, and even their hometown is gone, but fortunately, the dwarf can speak well, and immediately found something to put gold on his face, "I think back then, when we dwarf and elf world war, the people of the Kagong family were all one to ten, and even the dragon had to recognize our bravery. ”
"Dragon, that's so far away!" Bester shook his head, filled with pity for his good brother.
In order to prevent Cagong from saying anything that was detrimental to unity, Albert took the initiative to ask, "Lord Krees, how did you, as an elven ranger, come here to follow such a vicious group of vampires?"
"Your Highness, to tell you the truth, our elven clan is sparsely populated, and there are only a hundred and ten people patrolling the huge Dans Forest. My defense zone was originally located in the far northwest of the forest, where the forest cover was decreasing year by year. Past generations of your Tambolance Emperors had an unwritten rule that the Empire would not govern any area to the south that was covered by Danse Forest, but if there was no forest protection, the land would automatically belong to the Emperor. As a forest ranger, I was saddened to see the forest recede year by year, and I wanted to find some source of the situation. I don't know how, the ghosts made the gods, unconsciously came to the barren mountains, these vampires I found by accident, in order not to startle the snakes, I followed them for several days before I came here, if you didn't interfere with their attention, I'm afraid it would be difficult for me to find a chance to start for a while. ”
"How do you know he's His Highness Albert, hugging the cub?" asked Kegun, shouting.
The man in black still couldn't help laughing: "Your voice is so loud, not only do I know, but even those vampires probably know it!"
Xiao Ah and Best also laughed out loud.
Ligan complained, "Laugh, laugh, it's about to be dawn, and you're not ready to get down to business!"
Albert patted his head and yelled no.
It's close to dawn now, and if we don't act quickly, the plan for this surprise attack will be postponed until tomorrow.
After understanding what was going on, the man in black volunteered to take the place of Kai Gen to raid the pass.
The dwarf said disdainfully: "You can hurt people more than me, and you can break through the pass, then you still have to rely on me!"
"Isn't this a covert operation?" the man in black mocked.
"Now it's a stealth operation, and when you climb the cliff and go down to the pass, you have to see the red with a bayonet, and you can only make a contribution!"
The man in black looked at Kai Gen's five-short figure and couldn't help laughing, "With your size, how can you climb this steep cliff?"
Kai Gen did not hesitate, and solemnly pushed the thief Best to the front desk and said, "It's up to him!"
Best silently showed off the magically modified hook in his hand. The man in black nodded and said to Albert: "Your Highness, you have come to exterminate the rebels by the emperor's order, and I, as an elven forest ranger, am willing to contribute to improving the relationship with humans." Since this dwarf has the means to climb the precipice, then I will go with him, learn from each other's strengths, and increase the certainty of victory. ”
"I won't do it!" said Kagun's thoughts without hesitation, "If you cooperate with an elf, if this thing gets out, then my Kagun's reputation will be completely ruined!"
After some struggle, the dwarf was finally impressed by Albert's tempting promise, and Albert told him that as long as he was willing to cooperate with the elven rangers to seize the pass, the drinks of either the country of Destinipeb or the principality of Kentan would be available in unlimited quantities. Externally, he will only credit the head of the dwarf, and the man in black will definitely not be greedy for merit, and he will never publicize it.
When Kai Gong heard the word "drink", he immediately got carried away, and his excitement was suddenly raised. He shouted at Best: "This rope is not strong, tie it tightly, if I scratch a little skin, you will have to prepare to drink with me when I come back!"
"Even if you're unscathed, this Best won't escape!" Albert said with a laugh.
So, led by the black-clad elf Krees, followed by Kaigun, the two climbed over the cliff near the mouth of Mandun. Albert and Best waited for the right moment to follow up. The Crawford brothers in Birti City were also waiting for the signal on the Mandunkou Pass, and once it was confirmed that Kaigen had successfully boarded it, they would lead a group of elite men and horses to quickly occupy the pass.
The Cortése cultist Neo had taken the initiative to try to break through the natural danger of the reckless pier. Albert rejected him for many reasons. After all, he is a big celebrity sent by the pseudo-pope Pisius, and if there are three long and two short, it is not easy to make a difference. Although the Kotés religion itself is not clear, the emperor still turns a blind eye to it, and the subtlety of it can be seen. In addition, the two Crawford brothers had secretly reminded Albert that Neo was very deep in the city and seemed to be very clever in his methods, so he must be guarded against and must not be reused, and would rather have good wine and meat idle him in Birty City than risk giving him the opportunity to perform meritorious service.
Neo's 500 men and horses were transferred outside Birty City by the Crawford brothers under various names, so that even if Neo wanted to make any moves, he couldn't make waves for a while.
Although the news of Albert's departure from the city was strictly sealed, the Earl of Destini did not know where to get the news, and he knew about it as soon as possible.
His health is getting worse day by day, but fortunately, his thinking is still relatively clear, and although Princess Claudia has a lot of complaints about her father's intention to marry her to His Royal Highness Albert, she still insists on taking care of him every day.
The old earl said to her intermittently, "Daughter, I am afraid that my life will not last long. Albert was young, but his methods were very old, and the two Crawford generals under his account really contributed a lot. We really can't find anyone to compete with them. Now it is only a matter of resignation, and if they can successfully obtain the mouth of Mandun, then I have decided to give him the seat of the earl, so as to avoid the humiliation of the rest of the humiliation. If they make a mistake at Mandunkou, it means that God may still favor us in Destinibe, and your father can have some other plans. ”
As he spoke, the old man asked a stranger to come in, who had been hiding outside the house.
Claudia didn't know him, and the old count introduced: "This is Lord Neo of the Cortesian Sect, he has some plans of his own that can help us, of course, if Albert is not able to take the mouth of Mandun quickly." ”
Neo bowed deeply to the princess, Claudia replied with a curtsy salute, and when she was about to say something, Neo grabbed two jade hands, and in front of the old earl, Neo put the princess's hand on his chest and made a promise: "Lord Earl, I will definitely help you to do everything possible to resist the cunning of Prince Borot!"
Find out what happens next, and listen to the next breakdown.