When Lin Xi took a closer look, he found that there were already eight scouts disguised in leaves and branches, each of whom aimed a heavy crossbow at him.

If it had been an hour ago, he could have used his external divine sense to detect these eight scouts early, no matter how the other party held his breath, but when he was distracted and anxious just now, he didn't care to observe the movements around him, which is why he was besieged now.

However, Lin Xi still did not panic at all, and it was not very difficult to deal with the scouts from the army.

"Noki's people. Lin Xi stood still and replied coldly, while observing the eight people twenty meters away through the blurred light.

"Holy!"

At the juncture of the cold confrontation between the two sides, a ruffian remark suddenly appeared and dissipated the hostile atmosphere without a trace.

"Linsey, are you?" said the fellow, who was still talking ruffian.

At this time, Lin Xi finally heard from the voice who was coming. "Fat Veso, it's you!"

"Lin Xi, your uncle, how did you change to this lifeless ghost, if it weren't for Lao Tzu's cleverness just now and recognized your voice, I am afraid that the tragedy of a brother killing a brother would be staged in this dense forest. ”

A big grinning voice sounded, who is the big fat man who hasn't seen Viso for a long time?

Lin Xi's originally restless heart suddenly became happy, after all, it was a happy thing to see a good friend who had not been seen for a long time in a place like this at this time.

But just as he was about to fight with the fat man of Viso, another familiar voice sounded.

"Linxi, it's really you!"

Lin Xi's heart was even more excited, and he hurriedly stepped forward, saying as he walked: "Kokan, I didn't expect you to come too, hehe, this is really good!"

Except for Anthony, who is still in Chulin Academy, Cokan and Viso are Linxi's best brothers, and they have seen each other at this moment, and Linxi is naturally happy in his heart.

It's just that at this moment, despite the joy and excitement in his heart, Lynsey still hasn't forgotten the task of his trip, so after a hug, just a few brief but warm greetings, Lynsey is ready to leave.

"Cokan, Viso, how are you lurking in Apomato's territory, on a mission?" Lynsey asked one last question as he left.

The two of them, immersed in the warm atmosphere of the brothers' meeting, had already lowered their bodies and hid in the dense forest, and their voices were also very low, in order not to let outsiders find out, as for the remaining six scouts, they naturally had all heard of Lin Xi's heroic deeds in the Northern Army, so at this time, in addition to lurking seriously, they did not blame Lin Xi for disrupting their mission.

It's just that Lin Xi knows more about the duties and discipline of the Northern Army, so he wants to leave as soon as possible, and he doesn't want to embarrass these soldiers who are on a mission.

But as soon as he heard Lin Xi's question, even the big fat man with thick nerves who was used to hip-hop on weekdays rarely changed from a smiling face to a bitter melon face, and he looked very worried.

"What's the matter, what trouble are you running into?" Lin Xi saw Vyso's expression, and knew that things were very wrong, not to mention the relationship with Vysokokan, just for the Northern Legion, he had actually always had a sense of concern in his heart, and he had a sense of truth, so he naturally didn't want to see the soldiers from the Northern Legion who were in trouble and had a sad face.

"Our regimental commander has not yet returned. Viso said helplessly.

"You mean Captain Marton. "Lynsey was referring to the current commander of the Heavy Knights, General Marton.

"Hmm. Viso nodded, with a deep worry in his low voice, "Commander Marton personally led our elite team to ambush in the territory of Apomato, in order to ensure that the latest movements of the enemy country were detected at the first time, but at noon, Commander Marton suddenly left us instructions to stay in place, and disappeared, originally thinking that he had discovered some major information that needed to be secretly followed, and he would naturally come back after completing the mission, but it was almost dark, and there was no trace of the regiment commander." ”

Lin Xi also frowned when she heard this.

Of course, he knew what it meant that even the Heavy Knights Regiment had sent elite warriors, and the regimental commander himself led the team to reconnoiter and find out the news. Indeed, at the sensitive time when the Holy See was under siege, it was a military necessity to find out the movements of the enemy country Abomato at the first time, and it was the need to defend the thousands of civilians behind the city of Avi, where the Northern Legion was stationed.

"And the rest of the reconnaissance team didn't find it either?" asked Linsey. During the previous journey, he found several groups of scouts who were secretly lurking and did not know their identities, and now that he thinks about it, there must also be scouts from the Northern Legion among them.

"There is no information coming from the brother reconnaissance unit ahead. Cokan took over and said, "Our stop is the closest to the border, and the regimental commander left from here in the direction of Abomato, so if the other reconnaissance units did not find out, it means that the regimental commander must still be in Abomato and did not bypass us and return to the rear." ”

"Wait, General Marton is extremely experienced on the battlefield and very strong, so he won't encounter any disasters so easily. I had come from Abomato, seventeen miles away, along the dense forest, and I had not seen any fights along the way, nor had I found any suspicious masters, so General Marton must have been on a mission in some secret place, and he could not get out of his way for a while. ”

Lynsey was busy reassuring, but at the same time thought that this was the reason why General Marton had not shown up for a long time.

"What Lin Xi analyzed is that in addition to observing the movements of the enemy country, we can only wait. By the way, Lynsey, what are you returning to this place from Apomato for?" asked Cokan quickly.

Originally, the matter about the guards transporting the magic crystal long-range cannon was a top secret among top secrets, and even the most familiar people could not reveal it, but now that Viso and they have been staying in this place since the morning, they may have found something, and it is very valuable if they can get something useful from here.

Besides, Lin Xi didn't need to explain this top-secret task clearly in front of his friends, he only needed to ask vaguely.

"Vyso, Cokan, have you found a hunting party of more than forty people here, all dressed as ordinary hunters?"

"No, although this place is not dangerous, and it does not go deep into the hinterland of the dense forest, but occasionally there are demonic beasts that will haunt it, and there are swamps here, and there are poisonous snakes, and hunters who hunt generally do not take this road, but like a hunting team composed of more than forty people, it is possible, but unfortunately, I didn't find it. ”

Viso said for a long time, but he still didn't say anything.

Lynsey was a little disappointed in his heart, so he was about to get up and say goodbye, and continued to search for the whereabouts of the guards in the direction of Abomato, when Cokan seemed to remember something, and looked at the fat man and said, "Fatty, didn't we happen to see such a hunting team in tattered clothes in the territory of Nochi? ”

"Yes, yes, yes," Vyso patted his fat head and said in annoyance: "How did I forget this stubble, there is such a thing, at that time, the hunting team was less than a hundred meters away from us, and it was difficult to march on a road that no one had ever walked, and our squad leader still wanted to go up and interrogate him, but he was stopped by the regiment commander, saying that the people who came out of the Noqi Empire would not be our enemies. ”

Lynsey was naturally happy in her heart. Of course, he understood that Commander Marton must have received orders from His Majesty Jason at the same time, and this time he sent a large number of scouts to detect the movements of the enemy country, but in fact, there was a deeper purpose, that is, to protect the safety of these guards.

According to Cocan and Viso's description, and according to the time, the forty guards must have entered Apomato from the border, but why did they not find any trace after careful investigation along the way?

"Fatty, your people haven't found any trace of them since?" Lynsey immediately asked. Because the place where the fat man is lurking is not far from the necessary road of the guards, it is also thoughtful to come to the top of the Northern Army.

"No, no discovery, it's been fine here, except when you suddenly enter. Viso replied.

"Could it be that the guards have encountered an irresistible danger in the territory of the Noqi Empire?" Lin Xi's face became very difficult to look at at the thought of this possibility.

Previously, he had deduced from time and distance and common sense that it was impossible for the guards to remain in the territory of the Noqi Empire, but according to Viso's description, coupled with the fact that he had searched carefully along the way but found nothing, it was very likely that the guards were still somewhere in the territory of Noqi.

"Vyso, Cokan, I still have urgent business, there will be a chance for our brothers to get together again in the future, now I have to go, by the way, I have to calm down when I lurk, I believe that General Marton will come back safely." ”

You're welcome, after finishing speaking, Lin Xi got up and quickly ran in the direction of the Noqi Empire.

In only half an hour, the forest would be in darkness, and he would have to find the missing forty guards within that time.