Chapter 16: The Calm in the Camp
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The soldiers shouted neat passwords as they manipulated;
The handloom in front of the women made a regular noise;
The old people spread a canopy of fodder and fed the poultry running all over the village;
In the simple classroom, the children's childish and energetic recitation came out;
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The people in the Regent camp are back to living their usual lives, as if yesterday's small riots had never happened.
Outside the room of the Bobcat, one of the former "Four Great Generals", the de facto ruler of the Revenge camp, stood more than 20 people, all of whom were confidants of the Bobcat, who refused to leave their posts and swore to defend their badly wounded superiors.
In the room, the "Lynx" was sitting shirtless, wearing only an overcoat, on his bed.
He was covered with layers of bandages around his neck, and it was visible to the naked eye that some red spots were still oozing from the artery in his left neck. The "lynx" was pale, and at first glance it looked like it had lost a lot of blood. Yesterday's incident was really thrilling, he didn't expect that the prisoner who had endured such cruel torture would still have the ability to fight back, and he didn't expect that the other party actually hid a blade in his mouth, and he "overturned the boat in the gutter" because of this. But fortunately, those loyal subordinates rescued him in time, and he himself was a martial artist, although he walked to the edge of the ghost gate, but in the end, he was also in danger and picked up a life.
Standing in front of the "Lynx" are the backbone of the four henchmen. "Bobcat" had asked them to retell the investigation report of yesterday's incident four times, but "Bobcat" still paced around the room with an expression of disbelief.
No one went to rob the prison, and no one kidnapped the "princess", whether it was the prison or the princess's bedroom, the two important places were peaceful. The only disturbance was that the warning bell of the fire in the village was "mistakenly touched" by the birds, and yes, it was the only reason why the fire alarm bell was ringed when there was no fire in the village.
Nothing happened at all, except for the bounty hunter who was accidentally captured, but escaped in a strange way.
Was it just a sneak peek from that bastard?
"Lynx" thought about it repeatedly, but the more he thought about it, the more he felt that when his own people were catching Joyka who had infiltrated alone, the process seemed to be incredibly smooth. Thinking of this, the "Lynx" was puzzled.
What exactly is the conspiracy they are planning?
The thought of Joyka's under-beaten face made "Lynx" feel a gnashing hatred.
As if touching a wound at the artery in the neck, the "Lynx" snorted in pain.
One of the backbones said: "General, please don't get excited, otherwise the wound will be in trouble." ”
"I'm fine. ”
"Lynx" waved his hand.
After pacing around the room for two more times, the "Lynx" finally gave the order: "Send reconnaissance troops within 50 miles of the northwest and southwest directions of the camp, and send our trained goshawks to the sky to reconnoitre, and we must find the floating ship." It's such a big thing, they can't hide it in the city. Once the ship is discovered, no one is allowed to act rashly and report it immediately. ”
"Yes. A backbone took the order.
"Get all the heavy ballistae out of the warehouse, and destroy the airship as soon as you notice signs of another incursion. As far as I know, there are only one or two mages among these enemies, and they can't use the true power of the Floatship, so you don't need to be as scared as you were last night. ”
"Yes. The second skeleton left the room.
"Gather all the personnel who were in charge of guarding last night and who were responsible for external procurement of materials, isolate and review, and investigate whether they have had unusual contact with outsiders recently. In addition, all personnel who have been transferred back from the Lion Mercenary Group since October last year must also be quarantined and reviewed. No one is allowed to be released from quarantine until they have received my orders, and if they disobey, they will be killed. ”
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At this point, only the last backbone was left in the room. He was the one who was most concerned about the "Lynx's" injuries just now.
"Bring me my coat. You accompany me to the prison. ”
"Your Excellency, your current body ......"
"No problem. There's something I have to confirm for myself. ”
Just as General Lynx had concluded that his companions would not leave the huge airship in the city, the behemoth was now anchored in a hollow 25 kilometers northwest of the Returnant camp.
The location of the flying ship is relatively hidden, and the reconnaissance team sent from the Avenger camp will not find it for at least 12 hours, but it is difficult to say after 12 hours.
However, even if this is clear, the partners have no intention of transferring the "Gagarin".
"Bear with me...... Should be ...... soon You can ...... That's it!"
Sophia tightened the bandage and tended to the last exposed wound on Joika's surface.
"It's terrible!" Cassius, who was standing by and watching the whole process, was a little apprehensive, "That general called 'Lynx' doesn't have to be so ruthless." When I saw him last year, I just thought his mind was a little stubborn, but I didn't expect ......"
"It's not surprising that you don't know what you know. Since that 'bobcat' dared to openly rebel, without some iron-blooded means, he couldn't suppress the scene at all. Joyka, who has read countless people, calmly speaks his opinion of the "Lynx".
"But as you say, General Lynx has had his artery severed, could he be dead?" asked Sophia.
"No way!" said Joika categorically, "this bastard must still be alive." Because I haven't cut him alive yet!"
"Then again, Joyka, didn't you worry when you came up with this bitter ploy that they would kill you as soon as they caught you, and you wouldn't even have to interrogate?" asked Cassius.
"So it's called gambling. Joika laughed, "I bet the 'Bobcat' guy won't kill me." Because in the eyes of the 'Lynx', my life or death doesn't matter at all, Sophia is the most important thing. If it were him, would you easily destroy such a valuable source of information?"
"I wouldn't do that and I wouldn't want to know what 'Lynx' thinks. But......" Cassiusto said, thoughtfully, "Speaking of gambling, Joika, aren't your gambling skills rotten?"
"Die!" Joika smacked her round head hard with her knuckles, "I think I'm a bad gambler, well, next time I have such a bitter trick, I'll let you go." ”
"No, it hurts!" Cassius cried as he touched the swollen lump that had just risen on his forehead, "I can't stand these punishments, and it probably won't take a few strokes to get all done." ”
"You don't go, I don't go, Owen and Ray aren't there, do you want Sophia to be tortured?"
"That's not what I meant. I ......"
"Alright!" Sophia interrupted the endless bickering, "Joika, with your current body, is it really okay to participate in the next action?"
"It's impossible to say that you will immediately return to the top of your game, but it is still easy to conduct a normal battle. Joyka moved her bandaged body for a moment, and then smiled with satisfaction, but the next second, his face suddenly became rather gloomy, "We bounty hunters often have to carry out various dangerous missions alone without any backup, so the danger of missing and being captured is extremely high. In order to learn how to take the least possible injuries when tortured by the enemy and to conserve as much physical strength as possible to fight back, Mr. Tismu gave me a six-month anti-torture training. He tortured me every day with different tortures, whipping, burning, rollers, burying sand, waterboarding...... Anyway, it was worse than death for half a year, but it also allowed me to adapt and learn how to fight all kinds of common torture. In retrospect......"
At this point, Joyka's words came to an end. He shuddered involuntarily, and saw Sophia and Cassius next to him tremble. Even Joyka, who has always been self-conscious and not afraid, will be frightened, but it is conceivable that half a year of "anti-torture training" is not something that normal people can bear. Sophia and Cassius exchanged glances and each swallowed. They all had a consensus in their hearts: fortunately, the person who became their teacher back then was not Tismu.
"Hey, fatty, to be honest, this thing stabbed me twice, does it really work?" Joika quickly adjusted his mood, squinting one eye and flipping it over and over again as he pinched an amethyst the size of a peanut in front of his index finger and thumb finger.
"Be careful, don't play with it!" Cassius was startled, and pounced on it at a speed that did not match his size, snatched the amethyst, carefully wrapped it in a fine silk like a treasure, and placed it in an unknown bottle of liquid on the table.
"This crystal is quite rare and fragile, and if you are exposed to the air for a long time, you will lose the magic inside, and then we will also lose all our efforts. Cassius reprimanded dissatisfiedly, "Also, since you don't know the principles of magic, don't touch any magic items casually." ”
"Well, since it's so precious, don't just stuff it into my thigh muscles next time. Joyka shrugged. He actually knew that he had done something wrong, but he was just unforgiving.
At this moment, Cassius suddenly stopped, his eyes full of terrifying murderous intent.
"Huh!" Joyka was startled by Cassius's eyes, "I'll just say a few words, you don't have to be angry like this, fatty." ”
"It's coming. Cassius said indiscriminately.
"What did you say?" Joyka was a little confused by the headless words.
But Sophia understood the meaning: "Cassius, you sense the enemy?"
"That's right. Cassius nodded, "The magic sentry set up in the outermost part has just sounded the alarm, and there are not many people coming, and it should be the reconnaissance force while searching and approaching." ”
"Yes, it's coming too slowly, and I'm trying to pay it back. "Joyka grinds her fists.
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