"Hmm, I seem to feel some energy fluctuations down there?" said Mao Kai, who was now high up on the cliff.

Luo Ling beside him said: "I also feel it, it's not obvious, but there are a lot of them, these people seem to be very good at concealment, if it weren't for our spiritual power and those forensic traps that were arranged, it is estimated that we would not be able to find them." ”

Mao Kai waved his hand and hid the aura of their dozen or so mages, "There seem to be forty or fifty people, these people's actions are very interesting, they are actually similar to what we do, and the hidden points of several of them are near the magic circle we have arranged, and they are the most suitable places to attack those who pass on the road below, are these people also here to ambush the Imperial people?"

"I don't think it's like these people are so concentrated that they don't seem to be intending to deal a big blow to the enemy's army, but rather to ambush someone at some point. Luo Ling said.

"Assassination?" Mao Kai said, "Is it the assassination of the emperor?"

"We'll find out in a moment. Luo Ling pointed in one direction, and saw two mage-like people flying towards him. It seems that they also have their eye on this hill and want to use it as a site for ambush.

These two mages seem to be of average strength, at most at the intermediate level. But even if these two people occupy this commanding height, they will definitely be able to cause a lot of chaos below.

"Leave it to me. Mao Kai said, when the two flew twenty or thirty meters away from him, Mao Kai pressed his hands forward, and two black shadows flew out of his hands, like two huge black cloths wrapped the two like mummies, silently. As soon as he pulled his hands, the two of them were dragged to his feet.

The black magic dissipated, revealing two unconscious people. In order not to attract the attention of others, these two people did not use any protective magic in the dark, and they were knocked down by Mao Kai with a blow.

Mao Kai looked at the outfits of the two of them, and felt that something was not right, and then one of his spirit attendants from the Kingdom Magic Association said: "This person is like that kind of mercenary mage, mages are very rare among mercenaries, and like him, he should be a master among mercenaries." ”

"It's actually a mercenary?" Mao Kai released an enchantment, "You guys keep an eye on the bottom, let me interrogate these two guys." ”

Luo Ling watched these people arrange the ambush positions quite efficiently, and it took more than ten minutes to arrange their respective positions and hide again.

"Seeing them like this reminds me of a well-known mercenary group in the Empire called the Shadow Wolves. The spirit acolyte said just now.

"How dare the mercenary group come and ambush the Imperial army?" said another spirit mage in surprise.

"No, it's not an ambush of the Imperial army, but the assassination of one of the Empire's defeated soldiers, it's not the same thing at all. This mercenary group called the Shadow Wolves is not stupid. Luo Ling said.

"That's right, they are really the Shadow Wolf Mercenary Group, and the one time they hired them was Chinese, and the assassination target was Count Duane!"

"What?" Luo Ling was also taken aback when she heard this, "We hired it?"

"That's right. It was common for mercenaries to come to the vicinity of Heimu Pass to find work during the war, but most of the jobs they received were transportation and defense assistance, and Emperor Alfred did not like or trust mercenaries. So I never give them the real good work to do. Although Shadow Wolf is very good at stealth assassination, he has never found a chance to play.

However, today, they were supposed to be in charge of delivering supplies to the stronghold behind Kuroki Pass, but they received a mysterious big business. The people claimed to be Chinese, and they were tasked with trying to assassinate Count Duane in the retreating Imperial army if the Imperial army was defeated.

The leaders of the Shadow Wolves are two high-ranking assassins, and although it is difficult to assassinate a bloodline master, it is not completely impossible.

Moreover, these Chinese gave very generous conditions, not only gave them a large amount of money and materials at the beginning, but also provided them with a lot of magic props for attacking, and finally promised to recruit them into the Chinese army as long as the assassination was successful.

And the strength of Count Duane himself is the weakest among the bloodline masters of the empire, and the royal griffin bloodline is not very good at defense. So after thinking about it, their two leaders were tempted. ”

"It seems that things are getting complicated. Luo Ling said, "What do you think we should do?"

Mao Kai touched his head and said, "Do you want to add some firewood to them?"

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Emperor Alfred was on his horse, and his left and right cheeks had two more bloody scabs than in the afternoon, a punishment for the unworshippers.

When the Sage Morales came to the palace and asked him to arrange a retreat, he couldn't help but accuse Morales of a ridiculous fight with the Tower of China, and insisted that this fight could not represent the strength of the Sage, nor could it represent the Empire, and he was even more unwilling to withdraw his troops for this.

Morales just glared at him, and he felt two unknown forces in the air slash across his cheeks, causing two bloody streaks to his face. What's even more strange is that according to the powerful self-healing ability of the Jade Dragon bloodline, these two blood mouths have never been able to close, and he only realized afterwards that this is the power of the laws of space, which is why it is so difficult for him to resist.

Morales's last words still echoed in his ears at this time: "Emperor, no one can waste and trample on my credibility, at that moment, whatever I say, the empire says." Maybe you didn't realize that I had given you the most important thing, a chance to get your army out safely. What about winning the fight, the Chinese withdrew today and will come again tomorrow. For a weak brigade, being able to return safely is already the greatest mercy it can receive. ”

"Weak Brigade, Weak Brigade!" Alfred muttered, feeling a wave of resentment fill his chest. If his army had been able to fight the enemy, after witnessing the defeat of his own saints, his army would really not be able to compete with the Chinese. Now all he is leading are some wretched creatures fleeing for their lives.

"Your Majesty, the black guard who acted as a scout in front has come to report and contacted a checkpoint ahead. No enemy movements were found on the road. We should be able to pass through here at night, rush to the Holy Sword City, and then use the teleportation array there to return to the Imperial Capital. Master Edel said.

At this time, almost all the masters gathered around Emperor Alfred, except for Eder, Gandas, Franco, Gramm, and Duane all surrounded him.