"You are..."

Seeing the mage of the same clan who suddenly came out of the darkness, the goblin squadron leader suddenly felt the urge to cry. Fortunately, at the critical moment, the mage master of the family came out of the round, which made Sean, who was brutally forced into the corner by Naga, let out a big breath of turbidity.

"I'm Henry. Todd, a fifth-level mage affiliated with the 'Silver Pine'. Henry nodded, first signaled Chekov to step back first, and then said, "Who ordered martial law?" What is the rationale? ”

"Hats off, Lord Henry!" Sean stood up and saluted respectfully to the goblin mage: "It's an order from Master Ferdinand of the Khumbu Mage Regiment. I heard that there were spies from the northern humans who were secretly destroying the airship workshop, so now all the southern towns, including Krupp, have temporarily imposed martial law and curfews. ”

"Master Ferdinand? Isn't he on the Yongville Valley front, how could he give you orders directly? Henry asked rhetorically.

"Oh, Master Ferdinand, who arrived this evening, is now stationed in the city." At the mention of the name of this high-level mage, the expression of reverence on Sean's face became more and more intense: "It seems that the city lord personally made an order, and the master was ordered to return to the rear for the time being." ”

"What!? Another high-level mage!? ”

In the shadows of the night in the back, when he heard a newly arrived goblin high-level mage guarding Kruppy, even if he was as calm as White, he couldn't help but whisper.

God knows, in less than twenty-four hours, Olympus encountered two enemy high-ranking mages one after another. Such a probability is almost lower than two consecutive hits of a meteor.

"Huh. It seems to be a coincidence. ”

is different from the "surging hearts" of White and others, but Henry, who was making contact, seemed to be happy all of a sudden, and even laughed out loud. And his expression immediately aroused the "deep attention" of several Naga on the side, but after a moment of eye contact, Zhukov quietly paced behind the goblin mage. As long as the other party dares to say a wrong word, Naga's long knife will immediately be ruthlessly cut down, and the body of this "two or five boys" will be divided on the spot.

"Oh? What coincidence do you mean, Your Excellency? Sean on the city wall didn't notice the dark tide surging below, and asked casually.

"You just said that humans from the north came to us to make trouble, and it happened that it was during the day today. I met a few of the Naga Lords on the march. and took them all captive. ”

As he spoke, Henry waved his wand, and the more than a dozen "human captives" were caught up under the escort of the "goblin soldiers".

"Hey, that's a Yankee!" Sean saw Moriarty and the others being tied up and forced over. Immediately grinned.

"Laugh at you bird! Let's go inside. These captives have been sent to you. Chekov's gaze constantly wandered between the goblin mage and the goblin squadron leader. At the same time, he yelled impatiently.

"But... But... Master Ferdinand's orders..."

If it was true that Naga gave himself the credit for capturing the human spies in vain, Sean would certainly be more than happy. Now we are in a period of fierce war between the north and the south, and the greatest thing is military feats. And the merit of capturing more than a squad of Northern saboteurs was enough to send Sean to the throne of captain. There is even a surplus.

But on the other hand, the martial law of the high-level mage is also like a sharp sword standing behind the leader of the goblin squadron at all times. Who knows if once a person is released into the city without permission, the master who feels that his prestige is challenged will use his own flag.

"What else!? If you dare to delay any longer, Lao Tzu will go in! Seeing Sean stumbling left and right, Chekov immediately roared half-truthfully.

Of course, Naga wouldn't have been impulsive if he didn't have to. After all, Kruppyry already has a high-level mage in charge, and with its large garrison, the chances of Olympus succeeding in a strong attack are almost nil.

"It's... It's really..."

"Well, if you're really embarrassed, why don't you ask Master Ferdinand to come here himself? After all, it's okay for us to talk to the human captives, but it's too lazy to let these three Naga allies sleep in the wild. ”

Just when the leader of the elf squadron was in a dilemma, Henry spoke again as if he were unusually fair. And such a statement is really reasonable, and Sean has no reason to refute or refuse. So, after instructing his men to continue to keep a close watch on the spot, he hurriedly jumped off the wall and ran towards the city of Krupp.

"Your Excellency, what are your plans? Even if we succeed in tricking us into the city for a while, with a high-level mage present, it will be difficult for us to snatch the airship. Unless you can get rid of one more Master like you did in Cloudtown. Seeing that the walls of Krupp had calmed down for a moment, Henry turned around, slowly retreated to Moriarty's side, and whispered quietly.

"What about your opinion?" Moriarty didn't look up, unable to make out his expression.

"Evacuate immediately and find another way out." The goblin mage said decisively without thinking: "If Master Ferdinand is really in Krupp, even if we can take a blimp and take it into the air, we won't be able to fly away." It will definitely be shot down directly, and there is no chance to be left to chance. ”

The range of a high-level mage's spell attack is far from comparable to that of a mid- and low-level magic professional, as Moriarty had learned from his previous confrontation with Robert. If Ferdinand is not dealt with in advance, the airship that slowly rises into the air will be completely reduced to a huge live target, and the other party can abuse him as much as he wants, and he will not fight back.

Therefore, although the goblin mage's mention yì sounds negative and abnormal, it is a pertinent construction that is in line with the actual situation in front of him.

But then again, even if Olympus fled now, it would be tantamount to revealing his suspicious identity. It is conceivable that when tomorrow dawn, a large number of airships will inevitably flock to search for the whereabouts of Moriarty and others. At that time, it will be difficult for the Olympus commandos trapped in the hinterland of the southern ice field to escape.

"The original plan remains the same. However, there is a way to 'take' Master Ferdinand first. "Moriarty is just a deep groan, a cut to the point.

"'Take' another master!?" Hearing this rhetoric, Henry's eyes widened: "Your Excellency, what hole cards do you still have left?" ”

"Nope." Moriarty looked up at the goblin mage, "But there's a way, you can give it a try." ”

"What's the solution?"

"Magic lamp."

"Magic lamp!?"

Hearing this word, Henry couldn't help but tremble slightly.

Could it be that the simple-looking alchemy life Gregory really had the strength of a high-level mage? Otherwise, how could Moriarty have the confidence of Ferdinand, who is also a high-ranking person?

But then Moriarty only whispered a few words to the goblin mage, and Henry was confused about what he said. After that, Moriarty quietly recalled Tchaikov and quietly cared for something.

About a quarter of an hour later, there was a strange noise in the city of Krupp.

Then, a torch lit up, and a series of heavy, unusual footsteps began to fall on the platform behind the wall.

Immediately, the people of Olympus looked up at the past.

I saw the goblin squadron leader Sean raise his head, and a team of ten "Iron Fists of War" appeared in front of everyone.

Unlike the similar magic golems that Moriarty had seen before, the shiny arm armor of these tall golems was inlaid with a striking and unusual golden badge, which was a golden fist armor holding a wand, which looked both domineering and fierce.

It seems that these ten Iron Fists of War are not ordinary mechanical warriors, but special combat units directly subordinate to the Khumbu Mage Regiment. Even, through the light of the fire, Moriarty and the others could clearly see that the goblin drivers sitting inside these puppets were also the standard guard attire of the mage regiment, which was very different from the warrior clothing of other legions.

And as the ten golems were in place, a moment later, a middle-aged goblin mage dressed in a light blue ripple mage robe slowly walked onto the platform of the wall.

Then, all the nearby goblin warriors bowed down respectfully and saluted deeply.

And he is the high-ranking mage of the Khumbu Mage Regiment, Ferdinand!

"Salute to you, Your Excellency the Deputy Head of the Venerable Kunbu Regiment, Master Ferdinand!"

Seeing the high-level mage appear, Henry immediately saluted the superior Ferdinand according to the etiquette of a magic professional.

At the same time, the three-headed Naga, who had always seemed to be rough and arrogant, seemed to be intimidated by the invisible coercion of the magic master, and even reversed the hilt of the sword in unison and gave Ferdinand a greeting gift from the Naga clan.

"Hello, three Naga warriors."

As if he was satisfied with the other party's "sensible" expression, Ferdinand also bowed politely to the three Naga brothers who saluted. Although it is somewhat inferior in terms of etiquette, the personal greetings of the goblin high-level mage are also very face-saving, and it is enough for ordinary people to show off for a lifetime.

It's just that when Ferdinand's eyes slowly moved over the Balalaika brothers, there was a faint look of doubt and wariness, as if he was thinking of something strange.

"Which city-state are you a mage?"

After first greeting the three-headed high-level Naga, Ferdinand slowly turned his head to look at Henry below, and his tone changed from the previous gentle and rapid to low and majestic.

"Master, I'm a fifth-level mage from 'Silver Pine City', Henry. Todd. Once again, I salute you and wish you the great glory of being a Grand Arcanist soon. Under Ferdinand's gaze, sweat began to ooze from Henry's face, and even his answer was slightly trilled.

"The mage of the 'Silver Pine'? Why did you come to Krupp in the middle of the night? And who are these people? The high-ranking mage was expressionless, but his tone seemed as if he was interrogating a suspect. (To be continued......)