The leading Great Swordsman began to direct his men to search for Eren in the nearby sea, but found nothing. Knowing that Eren would not die so easily, they ordered the search to be expanded, and even the griffon knights were dispatched to continue the search along the coastline.

Alan wasn't dead, of course, and when the light arrow hit the crest of the wave, the boat he controlled sank right into the trough of the wave, and the light arrow almost grazed Allen's scalp after breaking the wave. But the boat beneath his feet was struck by arrows of water, and it was immediately torn apart, and he himself was grazed by the arrows, and he was slightly wounded, and then he sank to the bottom. Fortunately, the sinking location is the broken wave area near the coast, the waves are relatively large, and the bottom of the water cannot be seen on the water surface, and Allen's mind is still clear, and he immediately used the water separation spell after falling into the water to ensure that his breathing is smooth, and then used the water resistance technique to follow the undercurrent of the seabed and swim in an unknown direction.

It was not until it was dark that the exhausted Alan returned to land, and after a good rest for a long day, he set out again, walking along the coast by night until the north.

Allen's destination is the Elven Forest, so he doesn't have to worry about getting lost, as long as he walks north along the coast, he will definitely be able to reach it, and there is another advantage of being close to the sea, that is, the people of the Holy See catch up, and he can escape by the water again. In this way, he walked all the way to rest, and at noon on the seventh day, Allen, who was hiding in a small forest to rest, suddenly heard a voice from outside. He flew vigilantly up to the treetops, and then his heart sank, realizing that he was surrounded by enemies, not only were the soldiers of the Holy See all around the grove, but there were also griffon knights patrolling in the sky, adding up to hundreds of people, it can be said that the Holy See had laid a net of heaven and earth, and it was impossible for him to return to the sea even if he wanted to.

What Alan didn't know was that the people of the Holy See had already anticipated his escape route, so they placed a large number of men near the northern coastline, and although Alan used the strategy of night action to successfully avoid a large number of reconnaissance, he still did not escape the eyes of the griffons. The griffons had already spotted Eren the night before, but in order to prevent Eren from escaping again, they did not rush into action, but after confirming Alan's hiding place, they adopted a siege strategy and waited until dawn to take action.

If, as was the case in the execution ground in Triumph City, Eren had enough magic crystals and materials in his hands, then maybe he still had a chance to use the help of the magic array to fight his way out of the siege. But this is the Papal States, unlike other places, all materials and utensils related to magic are excluded, and there may be no problem with private collections, but it is absolutely forbidden to sell them publicly, so along the way, Alan has no chance to rob a magic shop, and now he can only face the heavily armed high-level swordsman empty-handed.

Knowing that Alan was in a desperate situation, he calmed down, and he thought for a moment. Now there are no magic crystals in his hands, and there are no seas or rivers to provide sufficient magic elements, so he can only make some magic elements to use.

Allen, who had made up his mind, began to chant the magic spell, and it took a while for him to condense into a magic fireball the size of a fingernail, and as the spell continued, the fireball grew larger and larger, and when it was close to the size of a fist, the fireball no longer increased in size.

The environment in the woods is very humid, the fire element is very thin, and being able to summon so many is already the limit of Allen. However, this did not bother Allen, who threw the fireball onto a dead tree.

The dead tree soon turned into a giant torch, and the fire element in the air was immediately abundant, and Eren began to set the entire forest on fire using fire magic.

The people of the Holy See soon discovered Alan's intentions and began to attack the woods, ordinary flames could stop ordinary swordsmen, but they were of little use to high-level swordsmen, and they rushed in with a spark on their heads to find Allen's traces.

Eren hid behind a tree and used fire magic to fight back, but in addition to blocking the opponent's footsteps, he did not cause serious damage, but instead exposed his position, causing the griffon knights in the sky to come down and join in the attack on Eren. However, the griffin was not so lucky, and was shot by Alan with a fireball, and withdrew from the battle with the knight. Seeing this, the other griffin knights did not dare to get too close to Allen, and could only condescendingly attack with their crossbow arrows. This made Alan overwhelmed, and he could only retreat step by step, and soon all the trees in the grove had been set on fire, and Allen's hiding place became less and less. By the afternoon, the grove had been reduced to a pile of ruins, and Allen's figure was completely exposed. After some unsuccessful persuasion, the leader finally gave a big order, and the enemies from all sides rushed towards Allen.

In the year 327 of the continental calendar, an event occurred in Vanston, the capital of the Papal States, that shocked the mainland - the assassination of the Emperor S. Hepburn.

Five days after the incident, the Holy See finally broke its silence and Cardinal García announced the findings of the assassination on behalf of the Pope.

The Assassins themselves confessed that they had been hired by the Emperor of Yuz. ”

This sentence was like a giant bomb, and it immediately caused a strong reaction among the faithful, and Garcia took the opportunity to characterize Yus's behavior as a blasphemous plan of a coward.

"Down with Vettels!"

"Yuss must pay for his shameless actions. ”

On the tenth day after the assassination, after a trial by the Inquisition, several Assassins were burned at the stake, and after the burning was over, the congregation marched against Juz, and quickly led other dioceses of the Holy See, including the city of Triumph, the capital of Hig, to join in.

Of course, the court of Yus, who got the news, denied it, but it was inevitable that the relationship between Yus and Higg was strained, especially on the Higg side, the army began to move frequently, and in order to cope with this situation, Yus could only strengthen the military force on the southern border. Even the Knights Templar joined in, and the Knights Templar's Wings of War, stationed near Luacheng, rose up in one piece, approaching the border.

The Templars' march north made the court nervous like never before, and the Emperor Yus personally presided over a military council at which it was decided that the military center of gravity of the Empire would be shifted from the northern frontier to the southern border, and that all plans for an active attack on the orcs would be cancelled, including the second northern expedition to the granary of Alex being planned by General Nicholas Bernard.

For a time, in the hilly area of Togo, the armies of the two forces began the largest confrontation in history, with flags fluttering and guns like a forest, as if a spark could ignite a great war between the north and the south.