Chapter 39: The Last Temple
The Kaga Mother does have a plan to wipe out the reinforcements and then sweep away the Third Family.
But this is not the plan to be implemented at this time.
Wu Xin and the others followed the drow elves who still believed in the goddess of Rus, and quickly moved away from the battlefield under the cover of night.
Surrounded by her father-in-waiting and daughters, the Kaga Mother was still commanding the army.
It's just that Wu Xin and Deliya, who were next to her, both knew that she was already in a bad state, and she barely relied on a very spiritual lizard mount, so she could still maintain her sitting position.
Her armor was indeed extraordinary, but it still couldn't completely block the opponent's carefully planned blow.
Her final speech was nothing more than to paralyze the enemy as much as possible, knowing full well that she would not be able to destroy the Third Family and organize its defenses before Abu Saeed could go to the island, and that the history of the Drow Elves ruling Malta Island was coming to an end.
Drow elves poured out of the towers and towns, including Burtha, who remained in the Tower of the First Family.
"What the hell is going on? I've already completed a mission in the First Family's Tower, and I'm about to go one step further with that eldest son. Bulsha was actually modest, and her progress was far beyond the level of "blending".
Bursa had other results: "I also got a lot of valuable information. Abu Sa'id was the son-in-law of the Umayyad caliph, and his sister was the caliph's favorite wife, but he was not a nepotist, in fact, it was because of his talent that the caliph favored his sister and married his daughter to him in order to win him over. It is said that his eyes see everything, and no one has secrets in front of him. Over the past two decades, he has destroyed all of the Byzantine Empire's presence in North Africa, conquering more than twenty drow city-states. His achievements even caught the attention of the Star Moon Great Demon. He sent an oracle asking that after praising Him and His Messenger Caliph, praise this Abu Sa'id as well. For him, Malta is just a snack before dinner. ”
"Well done, well done, what could be more pleasing than to make up another history lesson before you die." Villefort clearly did not recognize the value of this information.
Wu Xin patted Bursha on the shoulder and signaled that she had done a good job: "Knowing oneself and knowing one's opponent is the guarantee of victory, and any intelligence is useful." ”
Wu Xin's comfort made Bulsha relax a little, and took out a black ring that seemed to be a trigger from his arms: "I also got a good thing, as long as I stay near this thing for half a minute, even the most powerful drow elf will not be able to move for the next half hour." ”
Villefort looked at it and shook his head: "This thing is too obvious to be a good trap. ”
"Bursa worked hard." Bulsha was indeed working hard, and Wu Xin decided that she still wanted to help the girl entertain and speak.
She reminded Wu Xin of the years when she first got on the ship to work, and at that time there was also a first mate who always taught Wu Xin who didn't understand anything, if there was no such senior, Wu Xin, who was only sixteen years old at the time, would never have been able to withstand many storms.
The dangers contained in this reincarnated world are no less dangerous than the windy and turbulent seas.
Wu Xin then said to Bursha, "The Kaga Mistress has been seriously injured, and they can't eliminate the traitors inside before the Star Moon Sect army arrives, and I don't think they will hold the island anymore. ”
Wu Xin's answer shocked Bursha.
"Mother Kaga is seriously injured? But her eldest son told me that he was completely sure that his mother didn't even have to do it herself. "Bursa has not participated in the battle, and she is still a little out of pace." And the direction is not right, the port is obviously to the east, how can we go to the south? ”
"No matter where they flee, we can't run away." Delia said to Bursa in a mocking tone. "Look at your hourglass, we'll have at least a full day left to complete the task."
Bursha and Joel's faces were already terrible, and now they were even paler.
Joel finally held back, and it was still Bulsha who spoke, but she made a suggestion: "Why don't we find a cave to hide, the army of the Star Moon Sect may be busy accepting loot, and may not necessarily search us, maybe it will be over in a day." ”
"Hmph, you just said that Abu Sa'id was the most cunning enemy, and now you are lucky. The enemy is not only an army of infidels from afar, but also several rebellious families on the island have not been eradicated. Delia's tone was not good, but it was a good one.
The island of Malta is too small, and with the current density of enemies, there is simply no way to hide.
"The port to the east should have fallen under the control of the Star Moon Cult army." Wu Xin is much gentler than Delia. "There must be a secret port to the south, and the Drow Elves have long been prepared for their escape, although most of the cities on the southern shore of the Mediterranean have been controlled by the Star-Moon Cult Empire, there will definitely be some tribes on the coastline there who still believe in the queen spider, and they will definitely welcome these compatriots."
"Why can't you see orcs and other slaves?" Joel walked for a while, and found that he was surrounded by drow elves, and there were no other races in sight.
"They were abandoned." Delia had noticed this a long time ago. "Orcs are still looting the spoils of the battlefield, and some are preparing to attack the towers of the Third Family, and the resounding nonsense of the Kaga Mistress is not just trying to deceive the enemy."
Villefort smacked his lips: "Those Libyan and Tunisian drow nomadic tribes are themselves a meal of sand and half a meal, even if the other races are thrown away, just adding these mouths, probably really have to eat white Che Zhuoer." ”
"Haha." Wu Xin liked Villefort's sense of humor, and both Joel and Bursa took a little relief from the pressure. "You can rest assured, the Kajah Mistress will not let so many Drows eat herself, and General Abu Saeed will not allow it, and there will definitely be some Drow who will stay behind before the others can escape."
"We can't run away either." Bursa said quietly.
After an hour's walk on the sand and gravel with no road, the Drow elves came to a hidden mountain path.
The trail is so steep that only the drow elves' unique lizards can walk on it.
At the end of the winding mountain road, there is a temple of Rus' stuck in the pass.
After entering the temple, Wu Xin found that there was a cave behind him.
The temple shelters a very steep descending staircase that completely cises around the cliff, and there is a natural anchorage behind the hundred steps.
There are more than a dozen sailing ships docked in the anchorage, all of the kind of ancient designs that keep Villefort busy.
Although the preparations were sufficient, it was impossible for these ships to carry all the drow away, and at this time, there were miserable cries of begging for mercy everywhere on the island, and the orcs also realized that they were outcasts, they could not delay for too long, and some of the drow must be left behind.
There is no worship of the goddess Rus in the temple, only eight huge spider statues on the ceiling, these statues and this temple are one, and they should be directly excavated from the mountain.
Underneath the spider statue, there is a huge corona, and a faint light is cast on the sundial from the spider's eyes.
They don't like the sun, but everyone needs time.
As a former seafarer, Wu Xin instinctively looked at the angle between the sundial and the ground, this angle is the latitude, the latitude is the same as the latitude of Malta Island in Wu Xin's memory, combined with the sun's rays, which explains the latitude and longitude of this temple.
However, three of the eight idols had collapsed, which made Wu Xin very strange, the rest of this temple was well maintained, and wouldn't that anger Ross?
Under the watchful eyes of these spiders, the mothers and eldest daughters and second daughters of each family gathered together for a final meeting.
How to assign the task after the break has never been a simple matter, and what touched the Kajia mistress was that Wu Xin was the first to speak in support of them.
"We will not run away, we are the messengers of the Roman Church, representing the majesty of God and the Chosen Pope, we will certainly not choose to flee in disgrace, we are determined to be on the front line of resistance to the infidels, to fight for the great friendship of His Majesty God and His Majesty the Queen of Spiders!" Wu Xinyi's words moved the surrounding Drow elves, and they were really moved.
Almost all of them wondered if the belief in infighting that they had been holding on to was really wrong.
"That's really......... I can't imagine the noble feelings.......... "Even the cunning Kaga Mistress couldn't tell Wu Xin's true intentions, she looked worse now, her face was more gray, her body was more sluggish, and the dagger was still stuck in her. "But under no circumstances can I allow the envoy of His Majesty the Pope to be our Highness."
"No, no, no, this is not a dangerous task for us, but a shortcut to God's grace." Wu Xin insisted again.
"Sister Kaja, since these envoys are so pious, we can't fail them." It was the second family's mother who spoke, and when she saw Kaga's mother's refusal, she was already in a hurry.
The Kaga Master Mother looked at Wu Xin and them for a while, and after making sure that they really had no intention of escaping, she nodded sincerely: "It seems that it is no accident that the dark sun can rise, and we believers in the spider queen should indeed be ashamed."
Then she turned to the second family's matriarch and said, "Since these envoys are willing to stay, then more of our compatriots will be able to reach the other side safely." ”
Then she went on to arrange the specific distribution of the severed post: "Most of the nobles and commoners of the various families can go, and the task of the severed is the cavalry of the United Council. ”
It was a matter of course, those lizards needed too much transportation space to leave together, and on this hill and beach, the lizard cavalry was also the most powerful force, and it was impossible for the family private soldiers to delay long enough.
"But there are nine ruling families, and the head mother of each family must stay." The words of the Kaga Mistress are the point. "If we don't have any sacrifice at all, then how can we ask the cavalry to be dedicated?"
Although her words occupy the righteousness, there are still people who are ready to jump out and oppose it.
The Mother of Kaga waved her hand in advance: "As the President of the Ruling Assembly of Malta, I will definitely stay myself, and I will also keep a small boat, and after the majority of the troops have withdrawn, the Mother of the Left Behind can also retreat." ”
"I will sacrifice myself here, hoping that Her Majesty the Goddess will send a powerful messenger to help us." Her injuries did seem hopeless.
"Such an arrangement is foolproof." Wu Xin overcame the pain and spoke out in time to support her, and cast several free spells in a row, he was already very uncomfortable and urgently needed to rest.
She stayed on her own, and with the small boat giving a glimmer of life, and the support of the Pope's envoy, the major families finally agreed to her plan.
The Kaga Mistress nodded to Wu Xin and them: "You can rest for a good night, this secret dock has always been a secret that only the consuls know, the traitors of the third family cannot betray us, and the enemy will not find this place until at least tomorrow." ”
This dock was obviously not built overnight, it must have been the result of the hard work of several generations of consuls, and her words made Wu Xin and them slightly relieved, it was important for them to delay for a night.