Chapter 2: The Assassins
Who is it?
Saiya's brain spun rapidly.
The people of Sekorids are not so stupid, when the priests from the kingdom of Itnel die on their own land, they are afraid of causing chaos between the two countries.
Direct beneficiaries –
Is it the Kingdom of López, the Sword of the Western Continent?
Or those damn Pyroxon Federation merchants who like to take advantage of the fisherman?
Or maybe it's the terrible ...... of the Eastern Continent
Saiya shook her head, now was not the time to think about this, she had to complete the ritual as soon as possible and return to Itnell.
"Whoever it is, don't let it in."
With her order, six or seven well-trained Divine Wing guards around her immediately drew their swords and walked out.
The rest of the men divided their work among themselves, with two guarding her side and the other two standing vigilantly by the window.
Looking at Gail, who was about to go out to fight, Saiya hesitated for a moment and called out her name-
"Gail, you stay, I need you."
A hint of confusion flashed on the other party's face, and then nodded submissively.
Saiya looked at the other guard beside him, "Heloise, you are the most capable, I think you are needed more out there." ”
"But...... Lord Priest ......"
The tall woman named Heloise looked at her with a hesitant expression, "If I leave, I'm afraid of your safety......"
"No, the most important thing now is to buy me time and complete this circle, the responsibilities we have on our shoulders are more important than my lives."
Saiya looked at the other party's frustrated expression, gently put her hand on the back of her hand, and said with a smile, "Besides, there are other trustworthy companions here who will keep me safe." ”
Hearing her words, several guards around her raised their heads and looked at Heloise, as if to tell her, don't worry, leave it to us.
They were convinced of Heloise's combat prowess, as this was the strongest of the Divine Wing Guards, the Infernal Realm warriors known as the [White Wing Shield].
Heloise's broad jaw remained motionless, looking at her calmly, like a stone sculpture.
It took about five seconds for her to nod firmly.
She scanned her gaze at the crowd and uttered a low, powerful voice, "Erin, Iyeta, Ivy, Gail, Jean,"
She counted the names of everyone present one by one, and then nodded solemnly, "Then, the safety of Lord Priest is entrusted to you." ”
"Hmm."
"Okay."
"No problem."
"Don't worry."
……
The people who were named by her also responded to her one by one.
"If she's missing a single hair, see if I don't beat you up!"
Under the gaze of the crowd, the tall Heloise clattered her knuckles, then turned around, picked up the heavy axe in the corner, put the white pointed shield on her left hand, and ran out of the spiral staircase in the doorway.
Everyone took a deep breath and smiled.
"Heloise, she's a beast."
However, having said that, after everyone finished laughing, they returned to their posts, only to feel a lot of pressure on their shoulders.
Saiya pursed her lips and let out a sigh.
Without taking her eyes off her, she continued to crouch down to draw patterns on the ground.
The golden mana surged, turning into flowing ink as her lips merged, slowly flowing from her fingertips to the ground.
An arc of ancient spells forms at the edge of the ring.
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To the northwest of the city of Kesaibela in Sekorid, there is a huge heart-shaped lake, the water is cold and the surface of the lake is as calm as a mirror.
Legend has it that from the lake, you can see your heart's desires and find spiritual abundance and peace at the same time.
Beautiful, tranquil, it is a portrayal of Bols Mirror Lake.
At this time, above the Bols Mirror Lake, the white mountains are reflected, and the simple and elegant white towers on it are reflected.
Then galloped past a platoon of cavalry.
The sound of horses' hooves is uniform, rhythmic, and galloping like electricity.
The azure cloak hunted in the wind.
A gust of wind blew, causing ripples on the surface of the lake.
"These damn Itnel idiots!" The female warrior at the head of the platoon roared angrily, carrying a large round shield on her back, on which was engraved an intricate pattern, faintly showing the image of a sword and an axe.
The entire shield was wiped clean, revealing the tall horses that followed it, and the messy scratches on it were a sign of its long history of fighting.
The owner of the shield is the famous Predator of the Sekorid Kingdom, known as Jed Peg of the Dragonwings.
"They are not at ease at all, and they are not causing us trouble when they come to such a place without permission at such a time?!"
The warrioress's brow furrowed, and her light brown eyes were full of sparks, not hiding her disgust for the Itnarians she spoke.
She knew very well what it would mean if the vice-priest of the Kingdom of Itnael was assassinated on the land of the Kingdom of Sekorid—
They are to bear the charge of dereliction of duty, who let those priests come to this land under the banner of [doctrinal exchange], but the city of Xeibela is the first stop on the journey, the lord Leona Dalton, as the lord of this lord, the administrator of the city of Xeibera in the southeast of Sekorid, became the first person to welcome the priests.
And they were supposed to be responsible for each other's safety according to orders.
I just didn't expect that in just a few days of visiting, when these [guests] were about to leave Kesaibella and enter the next territory, the green realm, the land of harvest [Price Collar], they suddenly turned around and came to this uninhabited Bols Mirror Lake, which had been abandoned for many years.
"If I knew they were so restless, I should have tied them hand and foot with ropes and escorted them all the way to the damned Price. How could they believe their nonsense at that time, turn back halfway, and now they are attacked by the enemy, and these people deserve to die! Although Jeongde said so, she didn't think so in her heart.
Including the horsewhip she kept raising, it all indicated the nervous mood at this time-
If they die here, aside from their accountability, Administrator Leona Dalton will be the first to be the sinner of the kingdom, and she does not want to see this great kindness to her being implicated.
In addition, Iternel finally has an excuse to send troops, and a war between the two countries may break out.
"Damn it!" Thinking of this, Jeonde Peg took another sip, and her eyes were filled with fire.
Next to her, alongside her, sat a young female knight with a brown ponytail.
In contrast, the lady's eyes are much softer, and her body and posture appear more elegant.
"Lord Peg, do you remember?" Although she empathized with the other party's anxiety, she also understood that now was not the time to mess up, no matter how anxious she was, it was useless, so she simply talked about some of the information she had learned, "There was once in history, and it was a similar thing. There are people who are desperate to run into our territory and do unspeakable and mysterious things, but that time, it happened in the capital city of Commandment. ”
Jee Peg's pupils shrank slightly, "You mean...... The Starfire Plague of Sixteen Years Ago? Those blasphemers......"
"Shhhhh......h ”
She pursed her lips and looked meaningfully at the sky, "However, it is also strange to say that when I chased into that ancient tower, there were no people. ”
Peg nodded, deep in thought.
Speaking of which, no one would know better to her, because at that time, it was she who was ordered to carry out the task of clearing the realm of blasphemers.
However, she cared a little about those people, not so much because they were gone, but because she sacrificed herself to summon something.
Moreover, the explosion that occurred afterwards, like a raging wind, destroyed half of the royal city, and half of the living beings in the city also died.
She covered her right arm with her hand, and it seemed that the skin on it still ached, and to this day, she still remembers the scene when the fire climbed up to her right arm, burning a scorch mark.
"You said ...... this time," the elegant female knight next to her opened her mouth.
"Don't talk nonsense. This kind of thing is not trivial. Jonde Peg immediately interrupted her.
"Aha," the horsetailed knight looked up haughtily and chuckled, "I didn't say anything. ”
But after a pause of about 10 seconds, she looked at her again, and muttered to herself in a barely audible voice—
"If those people can disappear into thin air, maybe they will be able to come back......"
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