Chapter 12: Tracking Down Princess Pinna
Bai Qi's eyes suddenly froze, and the giant sword behind his back flashed with white light, instantly cutting a bamboo leaf attached to the trunk into several pieces. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info
"So fast!"
Eureka looked at the poisonous snake on the ground, and couldn't help swallowing her saliva, not only because her life was hanging by a thread just now, but also because of Bai Qi's completely unresponsive sword.
"At this speed, could it be that the master has already reached the realm of the Sword Saint?"
Eureka couldn't help but ask.
"Sword Saint or something, I haven't seen it either, so I don't know, but my swordsmanship has really improved over the past year.
Well, now is not the time to discuss this, after all, this is the interior of the Purple Shadow Mountain Range, and it is not only the enemy that will kill people, but also all kinds of dangerous creatures growing in the forest, so be vigilant and move on.
I don't want anyone to be lost in the forest before I see the enemy, or I will be careful not to give your family a pension when I go back! ”
"Yes!"
Everyone present responded loudly, although they all had smiles on their faces, but their nerves also tensed up all of a sudden. The lord is right, it would be a shame if you died without even seeing anyone!
"Eurica, keep leading the way, let's go!"
Running wildly, following the mark, there are times when you turn back.
Obviously, the princess and her party were indeed quite embarrassed, otherwise the escape route would not have been so messy, it was like ants crawling around, and there was no regularity at all.
The sky was getting dark again, and Bai Qi stopped when he saw this, frowned and asked Eurika:
"Eurica, judging by you, how far we are from where the princess is."
Eureka bowed her head, pondered for a moment, and said:
"Judging by the freshness of the previous mark, it should be less than a day, and according to our information, Her Royal Highness the princess and her party are advancing on foot in the forest, and the time spent on confrontation and concealment with the pursuers is really limited.
According to the subordinates' calculations, at our current speed, if nothing else, we will be able to catch up with them in the middle of the night at most. ”
Bai Qi looked at the sunset on the horizon, sighed, and ordered:
"Then let's move on and not rest. Continue riding your horse before dark until you lose the last bit of light, then abandon your horse and move forward. ”
"Abandon the horse?"
Yurika was stunned for a moment, and then reacted, in the complex terrain of the mountain forest, there is no line of sight, and it is indeed too dangerous to ride a horse at high speed, and if you are not careful, you may fall off the cliff or something.
"Or the master is thoughtful."
"Well thought out?"
Bai Qi laughed: "It's just a habit of thinking about a few more steps." You professionals have your professional skills, and those of us who are comfortable sitting in the office are responsible for taking one step, thinking about ten steps, and that's it. ”
After advancing a few kilometers again, when the last bit of sunset disappeared, Bai Qi took the lead in dismounting and letting the horses disappear into the jungle.
Fortunately, all the people in the group were agile, and with the tight armor or clothing, ordinary small insects could not get on their bodies at all, and without scruples, they could not move much slower than horses.
When the moon passed half the sky, Bai Qi, who was running in front, suddenly stopped, only to see several black-clothed people in front of him rushing out of the darkness and kneeling in front of Bai Qi.
"Subordinates see masters."
Several people shouted in unison, and the muffled voice indicated that they were not far from the object of their tracking.
"What's up ahead?"
Bai Qi also lowered his voice and asked.
Several black-clothed men looked at each other, and then one stepped forward: "Back to the master, about an hour ago, a total of four groups of pursuers from different forces merged here, and after a short battle, it seems that an agreement has been reached to jointly besiege Princess Pinna and her party."
The two sides are now fighting not far ahead, and Princess Pinna and her party are blocking and fleeing, and according to previous experience, the place of battle is now about four or five kilometers away from us. ”
"Five kilometers? Prepare for battle, little ones! As for you, continue to watch the battle in secret, and if there are any fish that slip through the net, you are responsible for making them disappear. ”
"Yes!" The men in black responded in unison, hiding into the shadows once more.
Ahead, on an empty hill, nearly a hundred pursuers were surrounded in a small circle with sharp blades in their hands.
In the encirclement, the few or so scarred female knights also formed a smaller circle, confronting each other with the pursuers, and although they were at an absolute disadvantage, they refused to show the slightest hint of flinching and fear.
And in the guardian circle of the female knight, the girl with long burgundy hair and pupils, and dressed in pale pink soft armor looked at the death situation in front of her with a solemn expression, and bit her lip unwillingly.
"Damn, is it really going to end here?"
Pinna is very unwilling, but it seems that there is no way out, and after struggling for so long, she can't escape after all.
The knights' sharp eyes scanned the whole field, trying to find a suitable direction to break through, but the pursuers in all directions did not intend to give them a chance at all, and there was no gap in the layers of encirclement.
"Damn."
The female knight with the sword shouted angrily, and all the old and new wounds on her body were bleeding, but as long as there was still a breath left, she could not let these killers get close to her lord.
The killers began to approach, and the female knight said angrily:
"Sisters, as a knight, it is a violation of loyalty to not be able to protect the lord of loyalty, but at least, before the blood is shed, you must fight for the princess. Listen to my orders and break through head-on! ”
The female knight chose the worst but only path - to use her life to open a ray of life for her master.
"Liliana don't!"
Pinna stretched out her hand to redeem it, but saw the female knight's resolute side face.
"Your Royal Highness Princess, if the road ahead is destined to be Hades, at least let Liliana take the first step and open the way for you!"
"Liliana..."
Pinna didn't shed a tear, her tears had dried these days, and she drew her saber.
"Liliana, live, at least don't die before me, it's an order."
"Ah, under the command, Your Highness the Princess!"
"Kill!"
"Kill!"
The sound of killing resumed, but in a moment, the sound of swords and screams sounded at the same time.
The knights were intent on breaking through, but they were not prepared for the outlaw killers' reckless attack, and they could only barely maintain their formation, and despite the difficulties, no one took a step back.
They must not fall, because they are the last line of defense of the sovereign, and once they are broken, all the hard work and persistence that have been done will be in vain.
But manpower was limited after all, and soon, the first knight fell, and although he dragged the two killers down together, it could not change the desperate situation.
Then, the second knight fell, and the already precarious defensive line collapsed, and a killer stabbed Pinna in the chest through the line of guards that the knights were desperately trying to maintain.
Unexpectedly, Princess Pinna did not panic at all, and made a block, and when the killer's new power was not released, she pushed the dagger out and plunged it directly into the killer's throat, ending his life.
"Don't underestimate me, I'm a flower Pinna!"
Pinna stepped forward, withstood the vacancy of the knights, and slashed another killer who took advantage of the gap to kill him, and his skill and momentum were not weaker than those skilled knights.
The idea of reassembling the breakout formation is good, but the bad thing is that the killers are targeting Pinna herself, and the moment Pinna stepped out of the defensive line, the nearest killers invariably aimed their blades at her.
Pinna's pupils shrank, and she tried her best to stop a few assassinations, but she was slashed on the wrist by a knife, lost her strength, and the long knife was suddenly out of her hand.
In the next second, a dagger enlarged in Pinna's pupils...