46. Escape and return to camp
The fork in the road leads to another residential area of the underground experimental facility, which is smaller in size than the one they had previously routed through, and appears to be intended for the general public.
As with the places we have explored before, there are traces of the escape or resistance of those trapped in the past, and it is common to see the broken corpses that have long since turned into dry bones, broken weapons, and all kinds of furniture used to act as barricades in the passages.
The light that Yang Lixue noticed earlier was a scimitar stuck in an overturned tabletop, and a torch that was almost extinguished was thrown on the ground beside it. It was the light of this torch that fell into Yang Lixue's eyes through the refraction of the scimitar blade, which attracted Yang Lixue's attention.
Li Xiang and the others were just curious after seeing the scimitar, while Neo and the people of the Rogge Knights all changed their faces after seeing the scimitar.
"Yikes! This scimitar! Meiling covered her mouth and exclaimed, "It seems to be Knight Mia's weapon?!" How could it be discarded here? โ
Luna Maria stepped over to the table, reached out and took the cutlass she was holding, held it in her hand and examined it up and down. After a while, she raised her head and said in a deep voice, "That's right, this is Mia's weapon - the 'MยทK' engraved on the handle is the abbreviation of her name." โ
"That can't be wrong." Ruan Kunpeng shrugged his shoulders and said, "So, there is no doubt that the person in the room is definitely Knight Mia." โ
"What? She's here?! As soon as Ruan Kunpeng's words fell, Neo and the others suddenly looked at him. It's just that the expressions of the Rogge Knights don't seem to have any concern in them, but they all have resentment and resentment.
"Ah, there it is." Ruan Kunpeng casually pointed to the front of the passage. "The fourth stone chamber on the right hand. Brother Jin and Brother Yang are there...... As for what happened, you will know if you go and see. โ
In the fourth stone room, everyone met with Shi Jinxin, Yang Qianyu and others who broke in earlier, and then saw the scene in the house.
This is a small stone room, in which the bodies of three ghouls have been killed, and the sword scars and burn marks on their bodies are obviously killed by Shi, Yang and others.
In a place against the wall, another corpse was killed, and the remaining armor style on the corpse invisibly indicated the identity of the deceased.
Mia Campbell.
Her death was horrific - a terrified and distorted expression remained on her face, and her armor and clothes had long been scattered and discarded. The body was cut in two from the waist, the upper half of the body was torn off arms, internal organs and intestines were thrown everywhere, and the shoulders and chest were covered with gnawing tooth marks. The lower half of the body was thrown in the corner, and only the skeleton of Sen Sen was left with his legs gnawed.
Everyone looked at Mia's body in silence.
"After escaping, you were attacked by ghouls, and after fleeing here, you were cornered, and you were finally killed?" Neo crouched down and looked carefully at Mia's dusty and bloodstained face, which maintained a terrifying expression before death, and muttered to himself in a flat tone.
After a while, he stood up, patted the dust on his knees, and said to everyone, "Let's go, we have to return to the ground quickly." With that, Neo turned to leave, with no intention of staying any longer.
When the Rog Knights heard this, they also left with Neo, and Meiling opened her mouth to say something, but she had to close her mouth and follow the others after her sister Luna Maria pulled the corner of her coat to stop her.
Li Xiang and the others were a little surprised by the reaction of the Rogge Knights, and glanced at the people who left with a slightly surprised face, but followed without saying anything.
Yang Qianyu, who walked at the end, walked out of the door of the stone room, took out a small bottle of fire oil from the storage space and threw it into the stone room, and then shot out a trace of fire snake into the house with his left hand. In the next second, the stone chamber was filled with firelight......
After returning to the original path, the group first went to the other end of the blocked original passage, and found the bloody body of Mia's other henchman half-buried under the stone pile, and after confirming the final whereabouts of all the members, the group followed the passage to find the silver mine cave connected to it, and then returned to the surface from the mine.
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A day later, Camp Rogg.
At this time, the entrance to the camp was full of members of the Rog Knights, and everyone was looking into the distance as if they were expecting something.
"It's coming! They're coming! โ
The sentry standing on the lookout was the first to see a caravan of horses and chariots in the distance, and immediately raised his voice to the crowd waiting at the door.
As he greeted, there was a commotion at the gate of the camp.
"They're back! That's great! โ
"God Caro bless, our comrades-in-arms are safe!"
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At the front of the crowd, a young woman in a heroic military dress stood with her arms crossed and looked ahead, and beside her stood a woman in a noble dress, and behind the two, several men and women dressed in the standard equipment of the Rogge Knights stood side by side, including Resa Barrell, who had served on a mission with Li Xiang and other crossers, and Hermione Granger, a young cadet knight.
Needless to say, the heroic woman who can stand in front of these elite knights of the Rog Knights is the current head of the Leopold family, Baron 'Cassa Leopold', to whom the Rog Knights are loyal.
After hearing the message from the sentry on the lookout in the rear, Kashya showed a smile on his face, turned to the noble lady on the side and said, "Sister-in-law, do you hear that?" They're coming back soon. โ
The lady on the side had already shed tears of joy at this time, covered her mouth and nodded vigorously.
After a while, the distant carriage and horse team came to a stop at the gate of the camp, the curtain of a carriage was lifted, and the three sisters Neo Noarok and Hawke, dressed in armor, walked quickly to Kasha, and saluted Kasha with their right fists in front of their hearts.
Neo said respectfully, "Lord Kasha, we're back. Thank you for coming to greet you in person, and I am ashamed to be ashamed. โ
"The Lord greeted him personally, and his subordinates were ashamed." Luna Maria and Meiling also said in unison.
"I don't have to be so polite in my own family, Cousin Neo." Seeing that although the three of them looked a little tired, there were no injuries on their bodies, Kasha said with a relieved look on his face: "I have already asked the messenger about the general situation, Knight Mia...... Still no news? โ
โโฆโฆ Yes, my lord. Neo hesitated for a moment and then replied, "Knight Mia escaped at a critical moment in the battle, and the whole process was witnessed by Xia and the two Hawk knights and a group of subordinates. โ
โโฆโฆ Forget it, cowards, it's not worth worrying about. Kasha was silent for a moment, then waved his hand: "I can tolerate the low ability of my subordinates, but I will never tolerate the cowardice and disloyalty of my subordinates. From the moment Mia Campbell abandoned her comrades and fled, she was no longer my knight! โ
"Your Excellency is wise." The three of Neo bowed their heads in response.
In the convoy in the rear, Li Xiang and others looked at the scene at the door through the curtain.
"Say, does Baron Cassa know that Mia is dead?" Ma Jun asked curiously.
Yang Qianyu sat cross-legged and closed her eyes and replied, "She may be able to guess, or she may not want to guess." In short, after this incident, Mia Campbell will no longer be trusted by her, even if she is still alive. On the battlefield, those who betray their back-to-back comrades-in-arms are no longer worthless existences. โ
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At the camp gate, after talking to Neo, Kasha announced that the subordinates of the Knights who died in the accident would receive a pension, reassuring the subordinates in distress. Later, while returning to the camp, he called the Hawke sisters to inquire about the details of the underground caverns.
Neo approached his wife, who had been waiting for a long time, when Kasha asked the Hawke sisters about the trip, and comforted her who was tearful because she was terrified when she learned of her distress.
The rest of the convoy also returned to the camp surrounded by their colleagues, and Li Xiang, who had made great contributions to the rescue mission, and other people who had crossed the camp won the gratitude and favor of all members of the Rogge Knights.
Looking at the friendly expressions on the faces of these people around them, the traversers knew that they had fully gained the approval of these people.
On this day, the Rogue camp was very lively.