Chapter Ninety-Nine: The General of the Defeated Army
In the early morning, the snow fields have been sprinkled with a layer of gold by the morning sun, and the branches and leaves on the pines and cypresses look crystal clear in the frost. The sky was clear, there were few clouds, and it was another clear winter day.
But in such good weather, there was a team of horses shrouded in gloom and fog on the road, many of them bandaged, wounded, and their morale was extremely low.
This is a special task force of the Temple of Shadows, led by none other than Yepes. He had a broken left arm at the shoulder, his face was blue, and he was withered, and he did not have the vigor when he left the royal capital. Edgar beside him covered his entire head, but the layers of black air leaked through the bandages. The five or six people behind them were almost all wounded, and two of them were unconscious and were riding on people's backs.
"My lord, walk further for more than an hour, and you will have reached the nearest temple branch. Edgar's voice became extremely hoarse, like a worn-out saw at work, "The pursuers behind us must have been thrown off, and those sneaky false gods dare not do anything so close to the temple." β
"We have to speed up, and only when we see Lord Artu first and explain the situation clearly, he will be able to save us. Otherwise we're done. A Silver Leaf Priest, a Master Assassin, nearly ten high-rank, and more than fifty mid-level warriors and assassins died in this trap...... , the Temple of Nature has not encountered such a failure for many years, but it has met us. Yepes's always resolute face was now full of worry.
Edgar shook his head and said, "My lord, the rats of the Temple of Wisdom are too insidious to use their own temple as bait to ambush us. The remnants of the Temple of the God of War and the Temple of Death were also found. If it weren't for the fact that they had gathered all five master-level masters, how could we have lost so badly. It's remarkable that you've been able to kill the new master of the Temple of Wisdom under such unfavorable circumstances. β
"However, they only killed one newcomer, and we have two veteran masters, one of whom is still a silver-leaf priest who is seriously presiding over a temple!"
"Adult ......"
Yepes waved his hand and said, "Don't say it, hurry up." β
They hadn't gone long when the sound of horses' hooves came from behind, and Jepes told everyone to hurry up, but they caught up with great speed.
In his haste, Edgar glanced back and exclaimed, "Not the pursuers of the Temple of Wisdom. It's the Knights of the Wind!"
"Damn!" Yepes roared, "let's go first!"
He and Edgar broke out with what little fighting spirit they had left, broke off their horses, and rushed into the forest, but just as he was about to rush into the forest, the trees in front of him suddenly swelled and became a wall of trees, and he wanted to rush over from the side, but the people in the Knights of the Wind had already come up one after another to block the way on both sides.
"Yepez, stop!"
He looked back and saw a person flying in the air, it was Roland.
I haven't seen Roland lose some weight in a few days, and he no longer looks a little fat as before, and he looks a lot leaner. Just now, the hand turned the tree into a wall, and the eight achievements were his handiwork.
"Priest Roland, what a battle, I thought it was the enemies of the God of Nature catching up. Jepes was stopped in all directions. simply gave up the plan to escape.
"Jepes, you're right, we are indeed chasing the enemies of the Nature Temple...... And sinners. Roland said.
Yepes's heart trembled, and he said, "Then what are you chasing me for?"
"Because the team of the Ancient Temple that is chasing after you has been wiped out by us. Roland gestured to Garrison, the deputy leader of the Knights of the Wind, who pulled a human head from several leather bags hanging from his saddle.
"He's chasing you, isn't he?" asked Roland.
Yepes saw that it was indeed Wu Zhong, the commander of the Temple of the God of War, who pursued him for two days and two nights, and cut off one of his arms.
"That's right, it looks like I'm going to thank Lord Rowland for avenging me. It's a great achievement to kill a high-level figure on the other side. Yepes said.
Roland said: "This has nothing to do with revenge, he deserves to die." Not only should he be damned, but in our plan, the Temple of Wisdom, the Temple of War, and even the high-level of the Temple of Death, which rarely appears, will be wiped out. We arranged for six masters, and even brought in a Sage to do it for us, but while we were waiting for manpower, you messed everything up!"
"What, you actually know that the Temple of the God of War and the Temple of the God of Death will make a move?"
"Of course, that's why we have to spend more time on having enough people. But you actually sneaked up on half of our plan, and you can't wait to grab the credit. Not only did it destroy your own team, but it also ruined our plans! By the time we got there, the enemy was completely gone. β
"I have my own sources, and I didn't steal your information!" Yepes shouted.
"Yes, your assistant Edgar was seen when he and Brusuar used seduction to extract information. It doesn't matter, though, what matters is that your greed has made a Golden Bough priesthood's plan a complete failure. β
Yepes glared at Edgar with hatred, and the latter and the others of the Shadow Regiment had already fallen to their knees, giving up any resistance.
"Luckily, we got the news that there was a big fish in the pursuers chasing you. That's not a complete run for nothing. Roland looked at Yepes with indifferent eyes, "All the foreign enemies that can be eliminated now have been eliminated." Naturally, it's time to take you, a sinner. β
Two knights of the Knights of the Tempest stepped forward to frame Jepes.
Yepes struggled, "Roland! Lord Attu is the person in charge of the royal capital branch, you don't have the right to arrest me directly! I have to report to Lord Attu first!"
"You are operating outside, and you don't know the recent situation in the capital, and Attu is no longer the person in charge of the royal capital. I am now the chief priest of the royal capital branch. β
"What? This, how is this possible?"
In order to dispel the illusions in the other party's heart, Roland said, "Altu has been in a bit of trouble lately, first involving a huge corruption case in Gilles, and then the people of the Shadow Regiment were actually ambushed by the people of the Temple of War in the royal capital, and suffered heavy losses. Brusuar also admits that he was instructed by Atul to obtain information through seduction, but most importantly, he directly agreed to your blind madness. β
"This, it can't be so coincidental, this is your ......" Yepes saw the other party's indifferent gaze and stuck the following words in his throat.
"Hmph, don't worry about Altu. Think about yourself first. "The Sage of AlcalΓ‘ wants to see you and see who spoiled his good deeds.
Hearing this, Yepes was completely paralyzed, and he no longer had the strength to fight.