Fern and Miluria returned to the cellar and waited for the night, which, according to the scout, took about an hour for the effects to take effect, and an hour and a half for the best effect. According to information revealed by Pree, Fern still has two hours to prepare.

The mercenary took out the map and spread it out on the table, the map that Niss had given him with him all the time. "As soon as we rescued them, we left and went here. Fern pointed to a city northwest of Bainbridge.

"Grand Rapids?" said Miruria's tone of surprise.

"Yes, Ogden's capital, Grand Rapids. Fern nodded.

"But isn't it more dangerous there? It's even more unthinkable that there are mages in this small town. The scout looked at the location of Grand Rapids on the map.

"You may not know, Miruria, unlike Dayton, Ogden's relationship with the Mage Tower is very tense, and Queen Darthalie will not hesitate to blast any mage who breaks into Grand Rapids out of the gates. Those mages can only make waves here, far away from the capital. Fern explained with a smile.

"How could this be, I thought that the Mage Tower had a good relationship with each kingdom. The scout was even more puzzled, looking at the mercenary curiously, waiting for his answer.

"It's actually quite simple, friends of enemies are also enemies, because Dayton and the Mage Tower have a close relationship, and Ogden and Dayton have always been incompatible. The mercenary lit another candle to make the cellar brighter. "Of course, this is just a rumor among civilians, and no one knows what the reason is. ”

"But why do Dayton and Ogden keep opposing each other?" the scout knew almost nothing about things south of the border country.

"I don't know, it's going back generations. Fern held a candle and counted the distance on the map. "It's almost a four-day journey from here to Grand Rapids, and we'd better avoid the small villages along the way, lest we run into these mages again. ”

"But where there are no mages, there is a great chance that the demons will appear. Miruria straightened up and began to prepare for battle.

"Where there are mages, demons will still appear, think of Durham. Fern sighed and put away the map. "Try not to hurt the lives of those mages and guards, they are just carrying out Etiyès's orders. ”

"Kindness to one's enemies is cruelty to oneself, haven't you heard of it?" the scout untied the straps on his legs, and then tightened them again with force.

"Hopefully we will never be opponents. Fern looked at the scout lightly.

Miruria looked up at the mercenary. "If one day we become enemies, I will not show mercy to your men. ”

Fern shrugged his shoulders and picked up the rest of the bread and nibbled on it.

As night fell over Bainbridge, the mercenaries and scouts took advantage of the darkness to find the room where the mage was holding Enoch and Rui, and the two hid in the gap between the two rooms not far away, nervously surveying the situation on this side of the house. The house has two floors, and the windows on the second floor are closed and the curtains keep the windows open. The two guards sat a few steps away from the door, one on the left and one on the right, obviously they didn't want to make themselves too conspicuous, and they didn't see anyone else but them, and the mercenary guessed that they were all in the house.

"Wait, it doesn't seem to have taken effect yet. Fern looked at the scout with some suspicion. "How confident are you in your poison?"

"Would you like to try it?" said Miruria, glancing at the mercenary.

Fern was devastated and turned his head to continue monitoring the room. After half an hour or so, there were fewer and fewer pedestrians on the streets, and the moon was obscured by dark clouds from time to time, drowning the two of them in darkness.

"There's movement!" Fern whispered to Miruria, and the scout immediately leaned over to the wall.

I saw a guard climb out of the house against the wall, called the two people outside the door in, and then leaned against the door and gasped for breath.

"The people inside should all be lying on the ground. The mercenary clenched the scabbard in his left hand. "Let's act!"

The scout grabbed him. "Wait, what about the two guards who just entered, they don't seem to have eaten the food yet. ”

The mercenary made a hard blow. "The guards of the two mage towers will be a piece of cake for you, but remember, don't kill them. ”

The scout took out a dagger and held it with his backhand and attached it to the inside of his forearm. "Got it, I just knocked them out. ”

Fern nodded, then turned and ran quickly towards the house, the scout following closely behind, and two dark shadows stopped at the doorway, one left and one right.

The mercenary raised his right hand and pointed his index and middle fingers inside, and the scout nodded approvingly. Then Fern kicked the guard leaning against the door away, flashed into the house, and quickly scanned everything inside the room with both swords raised. There was still wood burning in the fireplace, crackling, and on the table near the fireplace, two mages and a guard lay on it, and on the other side of the ground, another mage and guard were upside down.

The two guards, who were still conscious, were dragging their companions to their chairs, and when they saw the mercenary suddenly break in, they hurriedly drew their swords. When they saw that it was none other than Fern, who had escaped from them, the two rushed over. Fern raised his sword to fend off the attack, and a dark shadow took the opportunity to move silently from the mercenary's back to the guard's back, raising the hilt of the dagger and slamming it into the enemy's head. The guards didn't even scream, they went limp, and they fell to the ground.

"It's ruthless. Fern glanced warily at the scout, who had a fierce and cold look in his eyes. "They should be locked upstairs, there is still a shortage of people here, they should all be watching from above, let's go up quickly!" the mercenary lowered his voice and said quickly.

As soon as he finished speaking, the scout was already silently walking upstairs, and Fern shivered and followed behind the scout. The two kicked open the wooden door of the upstairs room, and sure enough, there were two guards there, but they were also lying on the ground, and in the two corners of the room, Enoch and Quiai were sitting.

"Fern!" Quiai was meditating with his eyes closed, and when he saw that it was Fern who broke through the door, he shouted excitedly.

"Don't make a sound, we'll get you out!" Fern pulled out his dagger and cut the thick hemp rope that bound the mage.

The Scouts untied the warriors. "Where's your weapons, and where are your mounts and luggage?" said Fern, lifting the curtain and peering out the window.

"Everything is there in the stables!" Enoch said, and rushed out the door. "Follow me!"

Fern followed, drew a dagger from his belt and handed it to the warrior. "Use this for a while. Enoch took the dagger and severed the rope that had not yet been fully untied.

The horse was at the back of the house, and the group went downstairs and soon reached it, where an oil lamp flickered on the roof to shine a faint light. In addition to their mounts, the mounts of the mages and guards were also there, with all the luggage and weapons there.

"These mages don't seem to be connoisseurs, so I don't want to put my weapons and mounts in the same place. Fern shook his head.

"You still have the heart to say this, get on your horses quickly, and I will go and drive away all their horses. Enoch said, running to the mage's mounts, and without bothering to untie the reins, he cut all the reins with his dagger, and then opened the fence of the stable, and drove the horses out.

Fern had put Queai and Enoch's luggage back on their horses, and the baggage on Dark Cloud's back hadn't even been unloaded, and all three were on their horses, waiting for Enoch.

The warrior jumped on horseback with ease. "I didn't expect it to go so well, I thought we had to fight a big fight to get out of here. ”

"Don't be too happy, there's still a mage missing. Fern said with a serious face.

"What?" said Miruria, looking at the mercenary in surprise.

As soon as he finished speaking, a fireball flew in from outside the stable. "Get out of the way!" Enoch shouted, and he was dismounted by his frightened horse.

The fireball grazed past the warrior and hit the haystack directly, and suddenly the flames erupted, and the horse was on fire.

"Hell, run, get out. Fern tightened the reins to calm the clouds from the fright, and with a hard grip between his legs, the clouds leaped and ran out of the fence.

Queai immediately followed Fern, and as soon as he reached the door, another wave of heat came his face. "Fern, be careful!"

The fireball split in half in front of the mercenary and flew towards the stables behind him, igniting more hay.

Enoch pulled his mount, which kept raising his front legs, and finally found an opportunity to get back on his horse, immediately following the scout who had already run out of the stable.

Fern ran out of the stable, only to see a fireball gradually forming in the hands of the mage who had slipped through the net across the street. "Queai, whatever you do, stop him. ”

Quiai waved his wand at the sink next to the stable, and a stream of water rose from the sink and lunged at the mage on the other side, drenching him from head to toe and interrupting his spell casting.

"Now, run!" Fern shouted to his companions, as a noise came from ahead of them, and a group of Ogden soldiers was approaching them.

"Hell, that's coming too fast. Fern glanced at the stables on one side, and by this time the flames had engulfed the entire stable, and the flames were so bright that they lit up the sky. The mercenary turned to the mage who was still trying to cast spells. "Enough, you can't stop us, your companions are still in the house, they are only temporarily paralyzed, I advise you to save their lives first, otherwise the flames will engulf them immediately. ”

The mage glanced at the mercenary coldly, put down his hands and gave up the spell, and quickly ran towards the house.

"Follow me, we can't meet those soldiers. Fern commanded, turning the horse's head and running in the other direction.

He had barely taken a few steps when Fern suddenly felt his whole body burn like a fire, as if a flame was burning from his body, and almost at the same time, the image of Ness being consumed in flames appeared in his mind. The mercenary fell backwards and fell off the back of the clouds.

"Fern!" cried Quiai as he dismounted from the back of the arrow.

"Don't dismount, you guys go out in this direction, and Fern will leave it to me!" said Enoch loudly, leaping off his horse.

"What's going on, Fern?" Enoch picked up the mercenary. "We have to hurry, those soldiers are behind them!"

Fern came to his senses, and the shouts of the Ogden soldiers were clearly audible, only a few dozen yards away from them. "I'm fine, let's go!"

The warrior held the mercenary's body, lifted him onto the mount, and then slapped the dark cloud on the buttocks, and the horse immediately began to run. Enoch quickly jumped onto his mount, urging it to the side of the clouds to prevent Fern from making another mistake.

The fire was getting bigger and bigger, and it had already burned to the houses in front of the stables, and the shouts of the people were incessant. Enoch glanced back at the blazing back, leading their mounts out of town.