Chapter 156: Convergence in Chaos (2-in-1)
Almost at the same time that Haliga and the others were watching Speaker McDowell's speech, on the Nolde Plateau, which they had just sent to contact, staged a real "clever staggering"—because almost half an hour after Haliga hung up the communication, Gaius was keenly aware of the problem—somewhere in an open field west of Nolde, where a strange wind was blowing. That's what the Nolde says, but in reality, it was his high sense of perception that came into play, and he managed to detect anomalies there.
His feeling was indeed right - a huge "phantom beast" that did not belong to this world, plus powerful and well-trained mercenaries, and those familiar faces that they had not seen in a long time.
"Oh! This voice! The trampling of the horses' hooves could be heard in the distance by Miriam, the most lively of all—she had indeed been with Alyssa honestly in carrying the old man Gunn and the cart of the herdsmen, who were indispensable to the herdsmen, from the western part of the Nolde Plateau back to the village where they had gathered. It's just that the phantom beasts that appeared halfway through the way stood impartially in the center of their path, which felt a little strange anyway.
Of course, if it were in normal times, Miriam's character who was not afraid of heaven and earth - except for ghosts, of course, would probably be able to manipulate Xiaoyin to give this guy two punches. But she is also a "child of iron blood", and it is impossible for her to be so disregarding the reality and only care about her own pleasure, so she discussed with Alyssa and the others without thinking, whether she should take a slight detour, bypass the location of the phantom beast, and choose another path?
Mr. Gunn naturally has no opinion on this—it's just a coincidence that the location of the phantom beast happens to be the narrowest and most difficult part of the plateau. Alyssa and Miriam were all the better to say, but it wasn't easy to turn the already worrisome classic car around - the driver, who didn't seem very skilled, had to do almost everything he could to make the old car, which was out of breath even for slow speed, turn its bulky body.
And then, perhaps because such a high-intensity action is already an unbearable weight of life for a car that is also an old bone; Maybe it's because it's not on the relatively flat mountain road of the plateau, but the slightly troublesome grassland hills used in the ultra-short road, or because of the extremely bad luck at all, and it happens to meet the so-called unspoken rule of "no one way in trouble" - this classic car finally can't bear such a toss, strikes on the spot, and quits.
Of course, this is not really a problem - if Mr. Gunn, a top craftsman who is hidden in the world, wants to repair this car, it should not be a big problem, at least let it return to the village, and then carry out a full and thorough inspection and repair - unfortunately, it is at this time that the sudden arrival of a group of uninvited guests broke this tranquility.
The voice...... Could it be the sound of a gun? Listening to the sound of uniform footsteps, sounding on the mountain road they had just walked, and then there was the sound of fierce firefights and bursts of angry cries of unknown meaning, and they immediately understood that this group of people seemed to be inexplicably engaged in battle with the phantom beast just now.
It's just—if you think about it, that although the Empire and the Republic were in the midst of civil strife at this time, their military operations never extended directly to the plateau anyway. And the uniform, well-trained footsteps just now, and the sporadic gunfire that rang out now, no matter how you look at it, this is a military force with strong combat effectiveness. Realizing this, Miriam immediately sent the Silver Arm up into the air to inspect it, and the final result was that, judging by the weapons and clothing they used, they should be a group of hunters—and if nothing else, high-ranking hunters.
Even if it was not the regular army of the Empire and the Republic, the appearance of the Chasseurs on the Nord Plateau, a peaceful land that had long been uncontested, certainly did not bode well. Therefore, Gunn and the others almost immediately realized that there was something unusual behind this matter, so they decided to repair the car quickly, and then leave here as soon as possible while the warring sides were not paying attention - although the opponent was a phantom beast that was much stronger than ordinary Warcraft, but after all, the hunters relied on their combat ability to eat, and there should be no need for their group of technicians and melon-eating people to worry.
It's just that it seems that everything today is particularly unfortunate - even if it is just such a wish, it cannot be realized.
This invading hunting regiment is another group of the famous "Northern Hunters". Unlike the Duke of Elbarian, who only used the chasers as tools, the Marquis of Rogner, who was born as a warrior, seems to really appreciate the courage and skill of the "Chasseurs of the North", which makes the chasers feel a little trust in a foreign land. Therefore, when the Marquis of Rogner ordered the hunters to sneak into the Norde Plateau in search of the "wanted criminals" who had previously been sighted in, they agreed without any doubt. Before leaving, they were also informed that the Nolde Plateau had now been blocked from all conductive communications by the huge guided wave obstruction device set up in the original surveillance tower, and that only the special version used by the noble coalition could still communicate in defiance of these obstacles.
As a result, their conductive signal detection device is still working. When they saw that there were obvious traces of vehicles in a certain part of the mountain road, as well as traces of people running from the mountain road into the plains and hills, they naturally sent a small team to investigate their whereabouts.
So, when Mr. Gunn's party and the hunters' scouting force appeared, they were easily engaged in battle. Despite being well-trained hunters, Miriam was able to reach a very high level of combat when he got serious, thanks to the outstanding performance of the Silver Arm. As a result, the two sides were at a stalemate for a while, and no one could help the other.
It's just that, after all, the hunters are a brigade operation-the appearance of suspicious characters raised by the employer will naturally attract their attention, and in the surprised eyes of Alyssa and others, they take out a portable guide communicator and easily call for support - however, the so-called Infinite Road is the same, the so-called fate is like this - the "Elven Path" that Lane and they transferred through happened to be opened near the place where their encounter took place; And they heard the movement as a matter of course, almost at the same time as the reinforcements of the hunters—plus the phantom beasts with which the large army of the hunters was fighting not far away, the three combined into one, and the loud noise created attracted Gaius's attention.
Seeing his peaceful hometown so noisy and disordered, and seeing his cherished companions being so threatened—how could Gaius, the son of the steppe, sit idly by? With a hard grip on his legs, the tall and mighty horse under his crotch immediately began to charge, and Gaius's tall figure rushed directly into the powerful encirclement constructed by the hunters like a brown lightning bolt. And in the air, the falcon, which had been accompanying Gaius all the time, also swooped down without fear, fighting with its master.
"Gaius!" "You're here!" Such a mixture of surprise and cheer was very useful to Gaius. Although the so-called reunion looked a little different, being able to get back together was undoubtedly a shot in the arm for everyone in Class VII.
"This posture...... Are you a true citizen of the plateau? "Looking at Gaius's nomadic costume, and the formidable crossspear in his hand, the hunters did not dare to judge this—they had been told by the Marquis of Rogner before they came here that Erebonia had always been reconciled with the Norde Plateau, and that the two sides had coexisted peacefully for a hundred years, and that the legend of Draquels the Great who had brought seventeen warriors from the Norde Plateau was even more popular throughout the continent, and the friendship between the two sides was evident—therefore, although it was for the sake of the mission, For the sake of the future of the Empire, they must also remember not to act recklessly, let alone disturb the lives of the local residents.
After communicating the matter with the military officials under the Marquis of Rogner, the other party decisively gave the order to retreat - the chasseurs who received the order also left their own places, leaving the phantom beast to wreak havoc. In this regard, Gaius and the others also said that they could not do anything - that kind of powerful monster was not something that their own people could repel at this moment, and the only hope of doing this, Lien's "Riding God", was also dormant and unusable because he had just used the way of the elves. Fortunately, the phantom beast doesn't seem to have the intention of moving around, perhaps because it was originally created because of the anomaly of the spiritual vein, so it can only stay in a place with sufficient spiritual energy to maintain its entity and not disappear. However, it was a necessity for many of the surrounding tribes to travel between each other, so it was not really appropriate to leave it alone, and Gaius suggested that when he returned to the village, he would inform his father Ragon of the matter, and let him, as the tribe's number one warrior, find a way to deal with it.
In this regard, the students of Class VII naturally have no opinion, and even Lane, who has always had the strongest sense of self-responsibility, can't find anything wrong with Gaius's handling of it. Now that the matter was settled, Mr. Gunn began to repair the scooter again, and naturally the Class VII students had a reunion that had never been seen before—while Gunn was working, they were talking to each other enthusiastically about what had happened in the past two months.
"I see...... Kruchen has been liberated. Gaius nodded after listening to Rian's description of what had happened in Cruchen, "That's great...... Originally, I had heard that the regular army did not seem to have any resistance power, even Lieutenant General Sykes ......"
"Heiliga previously said that after the liberation of Kruchen, Notia is likely to be the next offensive target of the regular army...... Although Sasharante and Lamar, as well as Notia, are difficult to conquer, only Nodia is the most valuable of them. "Thus he made a point of keeping an eye out for me to see what was going on in the state of Nodia and in the Nolde Plateau, and especially whether the Plateau would be in trouble for similar reasons......
"Looks like I'm not mistaken." Gaius sighed, "Did you find out Ryne?" By the time we arrived at the Nolde Plateau, all the conductive communications had failed. ”
"It looks like the contact device of the 'Railway Gendarmerie' is not working either." Claire pulled out a simple small contraption and played with it a little before coming to this conclusion.
"yes...... What the hell is going on? Tovar on the side also said in a muffled voice, "It's not like the guiding force itself has been affected by anything." And those guys just ......."
"Hmm...... They can still use the communication as normal. Alyssa recalled their actions when they asked for reinforcements and asked their superiors for advice, and was even more puzzled, "What the hell is going on?" ”
"I have a little clue about this...... I always feel like I've seen this situation somewhere. Mr. Gunn, who was immersed in repairing the guide locomotive, also took the opportunity to raise his head and said, "I have put some gadgets in that hut by the lake, which should be of some help in analyzing the current situation." Besides, those guys just now don't look like regular troops, right? ”
"Hmm...... Although the Empire did not prohibit the mercenary of chasseurs, it had never heard of any connection between regular armies and chasseurs. Therefore, most of the people who will hire hunters are the big nobles or wealthy merchants in some places...... Judging by the current situation, it is almost certain that they are related to the Marquis of Rogner. ”
"So, if the scope of this so-called guided communication jamming phenomenon is extended to the northwest region of the entire plateau, will it actually be aimed at the regular army? As far as I know, the strategic approach they are now adopting is very dependent on guided communications. ”
"I see...... It seems that it is time to go and meet Lieutenant General Sykes. Listening to Gunn's words, Lane nodded thoughtfully.
"Hmm...... But until then, it's better to solve the village's problems first. Gaius briefly explained that their tribe would be relocated later, "I'm sorry, but it's the first time you've been here......
"It's okay...... Although it was only a brief experience of a few hours, Nolde was beautiful. Laura and Elliot, who didn't come with us during the last internship, were almost in unison. The rest of his companions did not express any dissatisfaction with Gaius, much to his detriment.
"Alright...... Time to go. When the roar of the guide engine sounded again in the classic car, Alyssa suddenly felt that her grandfather's always obscene smile had never been so happy.
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