There were many secret agents of Tang Zhaozong, but there was always only one imperial chef he believed in. - Pineapple∮ ∮ small- said

Because for Tang Zhaozong, a reliable imperial chef is not easy to find.

Empress He suggested that Tang Zhaozong should not arrange so many secret agents, and she said to Tang Zhaozong: "I think it is useless for you to arrange so many secret agents. After all, now, Tang Zhangwei has an advantage over us, and you have more spies. We are also being watched by Tang Zhangwei, and in the face of absolute strength, our little tricks are of no use at all. ”

Tang Zhaozong said: "We have a few of our own people, and we always have to be stronger. ”

"Watch out for that killer," Katie Brill warned him. "His blade represents death, and he never misses!"

"Wizards are also troublesome enemies." Trist added. "We have more important tasks ahead of us, and we don't need to get involved in an avoidable war."

"No delay!" Bruno said he put an end to any argument from the tall savage. "The Mithril Hall is standing right in front of me, I must enter! If they dare to follow, let them follow. He turned to the wall and continued to look for the door, calling Trist to help him. Keep an eye on the back, boy," he commanded Wolfga. "Help me take care of the girl."

"Maybe it's going to open if you say something?" When Trist stood in front of the mountain wall again, which was nothing strange, he asked Bruno.

"That's right!" Bruno said. There should be a sentence. But the magic attached to it will disappear after a while, and someone will be present to take a new code. But no one was here! ”

"Then try the old one."

"I've tried a dozen times when I've arrived, Elf." He punched the stone. "There should be another way, I know!" He roared in frustration.

"You'll remember." Trist reassured him. Then they paused to inspect the walls.

Even a dwarf with stubborn determination will not get results. As night began to fall, they stood in the darkness beyond the entrance, not daring to light a fire for the pursuers to discover. The trial that awaited them was the hardest of the way. Bruno began to doubt himself, wondering if he had made a mistake. He recited the song he had learned over and over again in the Mithril Hall as a child, trying to find out if there were any clues he had missed.

"Go over to them!" She said to the golem as it was advancing. "Stop their fight!" Polk immediately turned and rushed towards the two sides of the fight, and Sini shook her head in disgust, believing that the situation would soon be under control, and then they could continue the hunt.

What she didn't see was that Katie Brill stood up behind her.

Katie Brill knew she only had one chance. She scrambled to her feet, slamming her still tightly bound hands into the back of the mage's neck. Signey collapsed on the boulders, and Katie Brill ran past her and down into the bushes, blood rushing through her veins. She had to be close enough to shout a clear warning to her friends before her captors caught up.

As soon as Katie Brill stepped into the thick bushes, she heard Sirney gasp, "Pock! ”

The golem immediately turned back, still some distance away from Katiebriel, but with each step they were closer.

Even though Gildan and Ndrielli had seen her flee, they were now so focused on their own battles that they didn't bother with her.

"You are not allowed to insult me again!" Gildan shouted over the clanging of swords.

"I want it!" Ndrielly scoffed. "There are many ways to stain a corpse, stupid, you know that I will use every method on your rotting bones!" He pressed closer, his mind pouring directly into his opponent, his blade gaining lethal power as it danced.

Gildan bravely fought him, but the deadly killer easily caught his every move with subtle blocks and clever dodges. It didn't take long for the sergeant's feints and tricks to finish, and he couldn't even get close enough to attack his target. He would be exhausted before Entreuri, as he could clearly see as early as the beginning of the battle.

They exchanged a few more moves, and Entriri's slashes grew faster and faster, while Gildan's twin sword strikes slowed down. The sergeant wanted Signie to interrupt them. The weakness of his staying power was clearly exposed to Ntreuri, and he couldn't understand why the mage hadn't said anything about the battle. He glanced around, despair deepening. Then he found Signi lying face down on the stone floor.

This is a good opportunity to get out of the way, he thought, he actually cares more about himself. "Mage!" He shouted at Ntriri. "We've got to help her!" However, his words seemed to be shouted to the deaf.

"And girls!" Gildan shouted, hoping to get the killer interested. He tried to get out of the fight, jumping backwards and lowering his sword. "We'll fight later." He declared, in a threatening tone, though he had no intention of fighting the killer fairly.

Ndrri didn't answer, but lowered his weapon accordingly. The eternally proud sergeant Gildan turned to look at Sinie.

A dagger with a gem stuck in his back.

Katie Brill stumbles along the way, unable to keep her balance with her hands tied. The loose stones on the road caused her to slip and fall, and she fell to the ground more than once. She was as agile as a cat, and immediately stood up again.

But Polk moves faster.

Katie Brill fell again, rolling onto the top of the sharp rock. She began to slide down the slick rocky slope, hearing the sound of the golem stepping on the ground behind her, and she knew she might not be able to outrun the monster faster. She had no choice. Sweat stung her multiple bruises and eyes, and all her hopes were gone. She kept running, her courage rejecting the obvious end.

She confronted despair and fear, and found the strength to make another choice. Twenty feet down the slope to her right was the remains of a thin, long-dead dead tree. At the moment, she had a plan, it was desperate, but it had given her enough hope to try it. She paused for a moment to measure what was left of the dead tree, and then estimated the effect of uprooting the thing on the stone.

She retreated a few feet uphill, then waited, crouching down for the impossible jump. Polk had crossed the top of the slope and rushed down to her, his feet splashing stones everywhere with each heavy step. It stretched out its terrifying arms directly behind her.

That's when Katie Brill jumped.

(End of chapter)