Chapter 159, a new force is about to rise
Feathered arrows shoot between trees.
The escape speed of Angus Medici, Pete August, and Roderick Fox was slowed down by the attack of the pursuers.
"The first heir to the Medici... Your name is Angus, aren't you?"
Just then, Steven Cassley's voice came from outside the woods: "I am merciful enough to give you another chance, hand over Pete Auguste at once, or I will execute your father, Duke Bruce Medici!"
Angus Medici, who was hiding behind a tree to avoid the feathered arrows, suddenly froze.
Pete August: "Angus, don't trust him!"
"I'm not stupid. Angus closed his eyes and sighed, "It looks like we can't get out of this wood." β
As the first heirs, they are all smart people.
Steven Cassdeley's soldiers were in pursuit, and they must have been surrounded by the command, apparently with the intention of catching them all.
Leave no one alive!
Next to Steven Casdeley, riding a white horse and waiting for the soldiers to complete their mission.
A noble young man with a hole in the north ground, with the tip of the riding spear in his hand, is stuck with the head of Rus Medici, the great commander of the Eastern Realm, who was finally killed by him after the battle of the trapped beasts!
As flames erupted around the woods, the crossbowmen stopped firing.
Pete's hand gripping the hilt of the sword turned white with force: "Damn Steven Castellan wants to set us on fire?"
Angus shook his head, "No, they're going to smoke us out like rats." β
Pete: "But we seem to have to go out." β
Roderick Fox thought for a moment and said, "Next to the woods is the canal. β
"I'll cover you for jumping into the river. β
"That's the only way," Angus knew very well, they jumped into the canal to dive and escape, and Steven Caseley would send troops to search along the riverbank, and in doing so, it was just a little longer.
But there is little life, and they have to do their best to fight for it.
"Let's go!"
Roderick Fox wielded his two-handed sword to open the way, broke through the wall of fire caused by the enemy soldiers, and in a blink of an eye, he saw a canal dozens of meters wide.
However, Steven Cassley had already counted their every step.
On the surface of the canal, there are transcendents and soldiers armed with bows and crossbows, ready to fish in boats, waiting for them to enter the trap.
This time it's over.
"Whoosh~"
Before a few people could reach the shore, the soldiers on the boat fired feathered arrows, and some of them cast nets to block the waters.
Roderick Fox swung his sword desperately to block sharp arrows.
Create opportunities for Angus and Pete.
I want them to run into the water in an area that is not blocked by fishing nets.
Unexpectedly.
The cavalry, under the banner of the Castelles, slowly pursued along the shore from the upstream, and the infantry formed a formation downstream.
And a fire broke out in the woods behind him.
There is no escape for them!
Seeing no possibility of escape, finally someone couldn't keep calm and sanity: "Fight with them!"
"Shoot the arrows!"
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Inside the Imperial Capital.
Martin Burns, Jackson Ogas and others were still struggling to escape Reinaldo Reyes, and they heard the ringing of congratulatory bells in the palace and noticed that the soldiers of the Castellan family had formed an encirclement.
"We're not going to be here!"
The gates were closed on all sides, and the defenders on the walls began to waver and defect because of the absence of the crown prince and the prime minister.
But Martin Burns thought of a place that might have been overlooked by the enemy.
"Run to the secret passage!"
Marvin Burns shook his head: "You can't go straight over." β
Martin muttered, "Let's split up and leave in a team, Jackson, you and me, McRae, you carry William and Mark on your back, David, you follow Marven!"
"Nope. Jackson: "Our brothers will not be separated!"
Martin: "Four is too many. β
"Trust us!"
Jackson hesitated when he heard this, but Reinaldo Reyes's attack, which was chasing after him, became more and more violent, and he said, "We should get rid of Reyes first!"
"The Lanton Chamber of Commerce branch is right up front. β
Martin said, "Gabriel is a mage, he must have hidden the magic scroll in the place where he lives!"
Jackson was not naΓ―ve: "The enemy soldiers have surrounded us, will we not use the Forbidden Demon Badge?"
Martin: "But we have the quality to break through!"
As long as I stop Reinado for a few more moments and let me find the magic scroll, I will have a chance to get rid of them and escape!"
"Good!"
They are all decisive people, Jackson immediately held a double sword and his third brother David, and cooperated with McCray Stone, Marvin Burns, and Mark Burns to give Martin the opportunity to enter the Lanton Chamber of Commerce to find the scroll.
William, who had been injured internally, was now relieved and drew his sword to rejoin the fight.
Several people launched a frantic counterattack without their lives.
Success has given Martin the opportunity, and he often enters the branch of the Lanton Chamber of Commerce to find a Lanton clone, knows the location of the office, and knows the supervisor.
The window entered and threatened to call for help, and soon found the scroll.
"Reinado, die with us!"
With the magic scroll in hand and a look of dying together, Martin immediately rejoined the fight.
Seeing this, Reinado suddenly had some slingers.
Anger to anger, he was still very sure that he would kill Martin and Jackson.
It's a little slower in terms of time, but the big future is within reach, so beware of Steven Keysdeley.
So I don't want to be hurt by these guys.
The offense turned to the defense, and Martin and Jackson immediately found an opportunity to escape.
Break through the siege of soldiers.
The magic scroll is torn apart, forming a spell attack.
And all invisible!
Reinado, as a powerhouse at the pinnacle of gold, can still roughly sense the location of a few people even if he can't see through the invisibility, and the halberd continues to destroy the surrounding houses, still chasing after him like a mad dog.
Martin split into two teams to act.
Dodging the entangled soldiers, and not continuing to fight Reinado, he ran into the slum in a short time, and then returned to the location of the palace secret passage.
Reinado also reacted: "Damn, they're going to go out of the city through the secret passage!"
"Listen, everyone, destroy the secret passage for me immediately!"
"Just be careful of Reinado, keep on fleeing, don't get entangled by the soldiers!" The invisible Martin pulled the three Jackson to run at full speed, and finally ran into the secret passage of the house.
Marven, Mark, and McRae, who had been uncloned, were right in front of them.
Successful rendezvous!
Martin hurriedly shouted: "Don't stand stupidly, keep running!"
Perception could not accurately distinguish the location, as several invisible people entered the secret passage, and Reinado lost his target.
Although it is uncertain whether Martin and the others entered the secret passage.
But the anger exploded with all his strength, and he jumped and swung his halberd at the house where the secret passage was located!
"Boom~!!"
The house and the ground suddenly collapsed.
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Three days later.
In the area bordering the central part of the empire and the eastern border, a cavalry of less than 100 men was fleeing in disarray, and in the sky, Langton, who had "flown back" from Rock Island, found that their armor looked familiar.
Landing to take a closer look, Ranton immediately recognized the cavalry as coming from the East.
Among the cavalry, the young man who was surrounded by people and covered in dirt suddenly asked loudly: "Is it Gabriel?"
The young man was an acquaintance, but his face was so muddy that Langton barely recognized him.
"Giovanni?"
Defending the imperial capital but falling into an ambush and fiasco, Giovanni, who is now being pursued by the troops of the South, sees Langton as if he were a member of his family.
"Gabry, I need your help!"
Pretending to fly from Rock Island, Langton was a little dazed: "What the hell is going on?"
"What do you need me to do?"
"We were ambushed by the southern border on our way to the imperial capital to support. Giovanni: "I want you to help me gather the rout." β
"Is that so?" Lan Don thought for a moment, and planned to help him and not rush into the imperial capital.
Using his telekinesis to take Giovanni and many of the Eastern knights into the sky, he searched along the retreat route of the cavalry.
It didn't take long for everyone to discover the troops under the banner of the Bourbon family.
Langton was preparing for a wave of dive bombing.
On the other side, a white flag suddenly rose.
"It's Henriet Bourbon!"
Giovanni recognized the eldest son of the Bourbon family, who walked out of the army with a white flag: "How could he be here?"
"Could it be a deception, that he is trying to trick us into going down?"
Langton, who believed that he was powerful, said that he was not afraid, and landed with the Eastern cavalry, and flew in front of Henriet Bourbon holding a white flag.
Giovanni immediately asked aloud, "Henritte Bourbon, what tricks are you playing?"
"I'm not playing tricks, I'm really surrendering to you. Henriet shook his head and said: "My father died, but it was not your father who killed him, and we were all losers in the struggle in the imperial capital." β
Giovanni frowned: "What do you mean?"
Henritte: "Reinaldo Reyes betrayed your father and collaborated with Steven Castellly, who betrayed my father.
Your father and eldest brother, and Crown Prince Pete August......
I'm afraid it's all bad luck. β
Hearing this, Giovanni's heart was shocked, and he couldn't come back to his senses for a long time by Lanton's side.
Langton: "Now it's Nick August on the throne?"
Henry nodded: "I ran away earlier, and I haven't heard from it yet, but he should be right." β
Nick August, who murdered the Emperor, had succeeded in usurping the throne, and now they could all be legally condemned as traitors.
There is no benefit in going against the Emperor.
After a deep sigh, Langton asked, "What are your plans now?"
"I'm going to gather the rout. β
Giovanni looked at the Bourbon family and said, "You must hand over all the captured Eastern soldiers. β
Henrytt: "Yes, but then you have to promise not to attack us again."
The captives were returned after three days. β
The enemy's promise, Giovanni was full of defensiveness and vigilance, did not fully believe Henrithe Bourbon, and after asking Langton for help again, he flew into the sky and continued to gather his troops and horses, and in less than a day recovered his strength to more than a thousand.
Henrithe Bourbon, despite the opposition of his brother Louis Bourbon, ordered the army to retreat to the south.
The people of the Bourbon family are not profitable and do not get up early.
In the case of a great advantage, he suddenly gave up expanding the gains and returned the captured soldiers.
This situation is very strange!
But with the help of Lanton, the soldiers who had fled were reinstated.
After receiving the captured soldiers and gradually recovering his strength, Giovanni Medici also regained his confidence, and was already not afraid of any conspiracy calculations of the Bourbons.
Contact the nobles and knights in the rear and order them to send logistical supplies.
Then find out the traitor!
Compared to external worries.
Giovanni is more worried about internal troubles!
Seeing this, Langton was not ready to stay longer, and was about to continue to fly towards the imperial capital, but stopped because of a piece of news.
"Scouts found an unconscious Roderick Fox on the banks of the canal?"
"How's he doing?"
Walk into a tent filled with the smell of drugs.
Standing beside Roderick's bedside in an unconscious state, Giovanni, with a solemn expression, replied to Langton: "Very bad, when the scout found him, he was covered with feathered arrows, just like a hedgehog." β
"I used more than a dozen bottles of high-grade healing potions, and I barely managed to save his life. β
The transcendent has a strong physique.
Roderick had a strong physique, and after taking the healing potion to save his life, he didn't die so easily from serious injuries.
Langton: "If he can save his life, it means that he can survive." β
Giovanni: "But I want to know the situation in the imperial capital immediately, I want to know the situation of my father and eldest brother!"
"I'll help you wake him up. Langton said.
Now he has a stronger grip on the power of the soul, and he also has the ability to grasp the mind.
It's not that hard.
The ability was activated, and the unconscious Roderick soon woke up weakly: "It's Gabri, you're here?"
"Where am I?"
"You're safe now, this is my barracks. Seeing this, Giovanni couldn't wait to ask, "Where are my father and eldest brother?"
"Giovanni?"
Hearing this, the weakened Roderick lowered his head.
Giovanni was a smart man, and he had already guessed the situation by looking at his expression, but there was still a hint of luck in his heart.
"Tell me about my father and eldest brother!"
Roderick said weakly: "After the duke escaped from the imperial capital... Take the initiative to stay and break the ...... for us."
"I've tried my best to protect Angus and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince......"
"But Steven Cassdeley sent troops to surround us......"
Confirming the news, Giovanni lost his mind for a while: "So my father and eldest brother ......"
β...... Are they all dead?"
Langton: "His Highness Pete too?"
Roderick nodded weakly at the words.
At this time, a soldier came in and reported to Giovanni that reinforcements had arrived from the East, and that they had brought all the mechanical crossbows with them.
"What did you say?"
Giovanni came back to his senses when he heard this, and sensed that something was wrong: "Why did you bring all the mechanical repeaters here?"
"Who led the team?"
The soldier reported: "It's... Master Capri Medici. β
"What?" Hearing this, Roderick's face changed drastically, even if his body was weak, he struggled to get up, and said excitedly: "Capri is a traitor!"
"It's him who betrayed the march route of our troops in the east!"
Giovanni did not believe that his uncle would betray the family: "How is that possible?"
Roderick: "Gendry Bourbon said it himself!"
Langton: "That's too bad......"
At this time, Capri Medici came with all the mechanical crossbows in the East, obviously uneasy.
"Boom~!!"
...... To be continued......