Chapter 38: Trade-offs

"I will never leave alone, the Proudmoor family has never escaped in battle, I will fight with you until the last moment!" Gianna's originally soft face showed a look of determination at the moment.

However, due to the continuous consumption of magic power, the magic shield on the periphery of her body is becoming more and more fragile, as if it will be broken at any time.

"Her Royal Highness Princess...... Even if we die, we will protect you to reach Nanhai Town. Karl's already extremely tired body somehow rose up again, but he also knew that this kind of power generated by his will would not last, and at most two or three more charges, he would probably lose his grip on the long sword in his hand.

The number of knights gathered around Gianna is not many, and everyone is indeed in a desperate situation at the moment, even if they can rush across the bridge full of corpses in front of them, they will still have to face the pursuit of each other, and their horses have been running for a day, and they have experienced a big battle, and they will definitely not be able to outrun the new knights of the other side at this moment.

"A knight's duty is originally to guard, even if he dies in battle, it is an honor! It's been a long time since I've held a sword, and today I'm going to die with a sword! The middle-aged nobleman who had been following Gianna also drew his sword in his hand, and the posture of holding the sword was also extremely standard, apparently he had strict swordsmanship training in his early years.

"Count Tanan, you...... How can you go to war......"

"I was the best warrior on your father's ship, and although I haven't fought all these years, it's not useless, be careful, those knights are going to charge! The final battle is coming! Hey...... Why are those knights running backwards? The middle-aged nobleman looked in amazement at the moving dark shadows in the night.

The rest of the people immediately noticed the anomaly.

"This ...... What's going on? A group of people who were already desperate suddenly looked at each other.

"Could there be some conspiracy?" Gianna also frowned lightly, Rao is ice and snow smart and can't understand what the other party wants to do.

"Is it trying to play with us like cat and mouse?" Count Tanan frowned.

"No matter what the other side thinks, since we have been given a chance, now is the best chance to get out of here! Your Highness Princess, we will escort you across the bridge! Karl hurriedly shouted.

The rest of the people reacted one after another...... Now is the perfect time to escape!

For a while, they all rushed to the south side of the bridge frantically, and the syndicate thieves guarding the bridge also noticed the anomaly in the north and had to hurriedly retreat into the dense forest next to it.

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The north of the battlefield.

Owen, who received an urgent order to go north, had a cold look on his face, and a pair of eyes that could almost breathe fire looked angry.

When he hurried to the front of the few guys wearing mage robes, he immediately asked coldly regardless of the identity of the other party: "Master Gusin, we are about to capture Gianna and them, why did you suddenly order us to retreat?" ”

"The thief appeared, but he wasn't with Gianna and the others." Gusin said in a deep voice, but his face was even more ugly than Owen's.

"The thief appeared? Have you already caught him? But Gianna and the others can't let it go, if they return to Nanhai Town, they will definitely reveal our secrets, and when Nanhai Town is on guard, it will be difficult for our next plan to be realized. Owen said, still looking south with some reluctance.

"The problem is that I haven't caught the thief yet, I haven't seen the thief, but I can be sure that he has appeared, and he was not far away from me, and did not flee with Gianna and the others." There was resentment in Gusin's voice, but more anger in it.

Owen couldn't help but show surprise when he heard this, and wondered: "Haven't caught the thief yet?" Gushin Gushin...... If you didn't see the thief, why are you sure he did? And so sure he didn't run away with Gianna. ”

"Because...... My stuff was stolen, like last time, without me even noticing! Gu Xin's expression was particularly hideous when he talked about his theft, and even his thin body shrouded in black robes was trembling slightly, obviously hating Song Zheng in his heart.

"Ah, Master Gusin, you have been stolen again? What did the thief steal this time? Owen raised his eyebrows, and there was a hint of schadenfreude in his eyes.

"My magic book!" Gu Xin said almost word for word: "We must catch the thief, I can be sure that the magic book will still be in my hands when I release the resurrection magic, he must not have gone far now, the thief is probably still around the original battlefield!" You lead all the knights at once, even if it's digging three feet into the ground, and you're going to find that damn thief for me!" ”

"Okay, but ...... What about Gianna, did they just indulge them to run to Nanhai Town? Owen frowned, he was still a little unwilling to give up on this already winning battle.

"Don't worry, don't we still have an interception measure in the south, Gianna and the others shouldn't be able to escape, not to mention...... We are not the only people who don't want Gianna to return to Kurtilas, there are many people who don't want to see her return to Kurtilas, so their fate is already doomed, otherwise do you think I'm really going crazy enough to attack a princess? Gusin sneered.

"Anyone else wants to deal with Gianna too? Who would dare to make a move on her but us? Owen couldn't help but look surprised when he heard this, he hadn't received this information before.

"Of course, for those who don't want to see Lordaeron and Kurtilas further aligned, do you think there won't be intrigue between those human kingdoms? You are not a nobleman, and you don't know how dirty those nobles really are, but those people have always been too short-sighted, and compared to the ideals and plans of their masters, these people do almost like ants. Gusin said disdainfully.

Hearing this, Owen hurriedly nodded in agreement: "No matter who it is, naturally it can't be compared with the all-knowing and all-powerful master!" ”

"So now it's the most important thing to catch the thief and get back what the master has given, Gianna and those people will naturally have someone to deal with, it's really not good, and we can also let Fernande's guy take action when we get to Nanhai Town." Gu Xin said lightly, but even if he forcibly pretended to be calm, his deep eyes still revealed a look of anxiety.

"Go ahead, we must not let that thief escape again this time, even if it is through the entire Alterac Mountains, I must find him for me!"