Chapter Ninety-Nine: Blockade of the City
Lin Lichuan finished putting on Xu Lilei's shield, and the team continued to move forward, just when they reached the edge of the defense area and were about to turn back, the sharp-eyed Nelia pointed to a pile of rocks thousands of kilometers in front of him and said: "I saw someone behind the stone, who just came out of the way, and now he has retracted." ”
As far as everyone could see, it was an empty pile of rubble and sparse woods.
"They saw us hiding. Nelia said.
"That's right. "Lin Lichuan has been releasing the detection spirit magic of the Tower of Dreams, although this magic cannot penetrate the surface, but people close to the surface can perceive it, and can ignore invisibility and detect fluctuations in people's mental power," I observed that there were two people just now, and now they are hiding again. It should be an ordinary person, and the strength is not strong"
"Platoon commander, do you want to rush over directly?" asked one of the fighters.
"Rush to the fart! There are a lot of secret passages and other things under this ancient city, which are intricate, they are all things used by the nobles to escape, and even the city defense barrier can't stop it, do you go down there and play hide and seek with them? Of course, hook people out and catch them. Xu Lilei turned his head to see a small slope not far away, so he said: "Xiao Lin released a mage's eye, let's hide behind the slope, let's see who is making trouble there." ”
Lin Lichuan quietly released a mage's eye, and then the group pretended to leave unhurriedly, but in fact they went around to the back of the hillside.
Everyone dismounted and waited, while Lin Lichuan used the mage's eye to observe the pile of rocks, and he also observed whether there were any light balls in the spiritual power vision.
They waited for about thirty minutes without making any progress. Another soldier asked, "Could it be that the platoon commander is already gone?"
"Be patient. We just found them and didn't react, and they probably thought we didn't see them and were just waiting for us to go away. Xu Lilei rubbed his forehead with his hand and said: "If they go through other passages, then we can't control it, naturally there will be a patrol team in that jurisdiction, but we have to make sure that they don't come out from here again." Wait another quarter of an hour, and no one will come out, so we'll go check that secret exit. ”
After waiting for another ten minutes, he was sure to be said by Xu Lilei, Lin Lichuan said: "There is movement, I see the light of spiritual power." came out, a total of twelve people, men, women and children, all dressed as civilians, an old man, nine adults, a child about six years old, and a baby. They should not go fast. ”
Xu Lilei said: "Wait a little longer, wait for them to get far enough away from that exit." ”
After a few minutes, Lin Lichuan continued to report: "They are about a hundred meters away from the exit. ”
"Get on your horse and get ready to attack! Remember to stop people first, and don't be rude if you can persuade them. No shots are allowed without my orders. Xu Lilei said.
"Wait a minute. Lin Lichuan stretched out his hand to stop Xu Lilei, "Old Xu, the door of this tunnel is very exquisite, and it is actually an automatic door that is powered by magic. ”
"You mean......" Xu Lilei suddenly understood what he meant, "In this way, Xiaolin, you stay, I will give you four people, you are ready for a surprise attack, to prevent any sudden accidents, and the others will follow me." ”
Xu Lilei's horse team rushed out behind Xiaopo, and then scattered into two teams, one left and one right, to block the opponent's retreat. Nelia cast a amplification spell and shouted, "We are the Guards, no one can leave the city, now stop, fall to your knees, and hold your head with both hands, otherwise we will use force." ”
A few warriors on horseback outflanked them as they spoke, circling the fleeing civilians on horseback, enclosing them in a small area.
"Civilians indeed. Xu Lilei quickly saw the details of these people from their rough skin, thin figures, and overwhelmed appearances.
Soldiers wielded sabers to chase away the few who were still trying to escape, and for the locals, this cold weapon was a far more intimidating force than an air gun.
Two slightly stronger men tried to run into the woods on one side, but were overtaken by the guards and knocked to the ground with their scabbards. One fell and his head was bleeding, and the other hugged his thigh and screamed. The soldiers drove these people together, Xu Lilei walked up to them and looked at them, and asked, "Say, who are you and why are you running out?"
The civilians looked at each other, but they didn't dare to speak, and finally the oldest old man spoke: "This lord." We want to live. Hundreds of people have died in the city in the past two days. There are more and more sick people, and everyone says that this is the punishment of the gods of nature, and everyone who does not leave Greenwood City will die. That's why our family will find a way to get out. ”
"Who told you that? Who said that hundreds of people died in the city?" asked Xu Lilei.
The old man's gaze began to dodge, and he said, "That's all, that's what they said. ”
"Nonsense! Most of the people in the entire Green Forest City are staying where they should be!" Xu Lilei said.
"Really, it's a real adult. A middle-aged woman beside the old man said, "The neighbors around are spreading this, but everyone is afraid to move. We...... We are emboldened by each other and then come out and try our luck. The appearance of those people with dark spots is horrible. My man's cousin's family all died of this disease. I heard that several villages in the south have become ill this year, and several villages have died. We, we can't go on like this. ”
Nelia said, "We've invested so many magicians in studying this disease, and if there's one place where we're most likely to be cured, it's Greenwood. You are all people with a high possibility of contracting the disease, if the disease really attacks, staying in Greenwood City is the best chance of surviving, and fleeing to other places will only spread this disease farther and farther!"
"When we are about to die, we can not control other people's affairs so much. "And, Sir Karno told us that magicians would dig out the hearts of sick people to study, and I don't want that." ”
"Shut up. Prott!" roared the old man in front.
"Who is Sir Karno?" asked Xu Lilei.
"We have all been caught, why are you still protecting him?" said the young man angrily, "My lord, I want to report that it was Sir Karno who asked us to escape, and he said that it was for us to run together. But he actually wants us to get your attention! This passage is also what he brought us into. ”
"Oh, what about others?" asked Xu Lilei.
"I don't know. We didn't see them when we came out. Prott said.