Chapter 33: The Chase
The two horses galloped through the street towards the west gate of Lot, and since it was already the second half of the night, there was not a single pedestrian on the road, and soon the west gate appeared in front of everyone.
Ilsutia poked her head out from behind Lucius and looked at the figure looming in the doorway. "There are guards, what should I do?"
"Rush over!" Lucius said firmly, picking up the speed of his horse again.
The guards, seeing the galloping horses, stood in the middle of the road with their spears raised, and shouted at them, "Who?
Lucius did not slow down, on the contrary, he lowered his body slightly, ready to sprint, and Ilsuthia hugged his stomach tightly, hiding his head behind him, not daring to look at the situation ahead. On the other side, Barred and Adeline were in a similar situation, the only difference was that Adeline closed her eyes.
The sound of horses' hooves rolled in with the shaking of the ground, and the guards held up for a while, screaming and running in both directions, giving way to the way, and Lucius did not hesitate to leap up on his mount and rush out of Lot, the shouts of the guards echoing behind him.
The moonlight illuminated their path, the brilliant starry sky seemed to suck them in, and the woods on both sides of the avenue were like giant monsters in the distance, and Adeline couldn't help but hug them a little tighter.
Barred felt the change in the strength of Adeline's hand, and he patted the back of the girl's hand. "Don't worry, we're out. ”
Ilsutia straightened up on the other horse. "Don't be too happy, we are not safe until we leave Shawanne. ”
Lucius had just breathed a sigh of relief, and was nervous again at Ilsutia's words. "Isn't it, does Malosas dare to blatantly catch up?
"He can easily catch up with us as long as he uses his flying skills, and it depends on whether he is willing to take action himself. Ilsuthia smacked Lucius on the back. "Your back is all wet, is it so hot?"
"Nonsense, I was so nervous just now, how can it be as easy as you hide behind my back!" Lucius yelled, "What should we do now to avoid being caught up by Marosus?"
Ilsutia thought about it, but couldn't think of a way for a while, Barred thought for a moment and said, "Why don't we find a wooded place far from the avenue and hide for the night, and then go to Cumberland tomorrow, I'm afraid these two horses won't be able to run for too long." ”
"It's too risky. Adeline's hands relaxed. "Malosas can send guards to search woods by woods, and sooner or later they will find us. ”
"But if he looked for the guards, it would alarm Herrick. Barred turned his head and glanced at Adeline, the girl's long hair parting at some point, fluttering in the wind.
"Not necessarily. Ilsutia shook her head. "Since he can arrange for a werewolf to watch over the place in the stable, then he will definitely be able to send more werewolves to chase us. ”
Lucius sensed the horse's fatigue and slowed down a bit. "Doesn't Herrick know that there are werewolves in the Mage Tower?"
Adeline tilted her head in contemplation. "I think Herrick must have known, but he chose to compromise, perhaps because he was afraid of Marosas's strength, or because he left a way out against the dark tide. ”
"So how many werewolves are there in the Mage Tower? I don't want to see dozens of four-limbed creatures chasing after us. Lucius looked nervously behind him, as if to test his suspicions, and in the distance behind them, a cloud of dust was literally raised. "Damn, what's that!?"
The other three all looked behind them, but they were too far away and covered in dust to see what was chasing them, and after a while, Adeline sighed, as if she was tired. "You're right, Lucius, werewolves, but it's okay, there are only about twenty of them. ”
"How do you know, I can't see anything clearly. Lucius narrowed his eyes and looked behind him.
"Psychic vision allows me to see things in the distance. Adeline looked around, then poked her head forward to look at Barreid's face. "What do we do now? Do you think we'll be able to escape from twenty werewolves?"
Barred also felt the fatigue of the horse, and his expression became unconsciously solemn. "Our horses won't last long, I don't think we'll be able to escape, but I don't think Marosas is going to kill us, he just wants to get us back, so maybe we won't die if we don't resist. ”
"I don't want to go back!" Ilsutia interjected suddenly. "If they catch us, we'll be locked up, and we'll probably never get out again, we...... Burned the stable. ”
"Hell, now isn't the time to be willful, do you want your life or freedom?" Lucius yelled loudly, turning his head sideways.
"Freedom!" Ilsutia blurted out without thinking about it at all.
"That's not right, if you keep your life, you still have hope of turning over. Lucius snorted, simply slowing the horse down a bit.
Ilsutia hammered his back desperately. "Lucius, I order you to speed me up, we must get rid of those werewolves!"
Lucius didn't want to pay attention to her, but Ilsutia's hand grew stronger, slamming him in the chest. "Enough, I'm not your guard, why listen to you, if you knock me again, I'll throw you down!"
Ilsutia still wanted to go crazy, but Adeline persuaded on the side, "Don't be willful, Ilsutia, Lucius is also here to protect us, if we really do it, we will probably die." ”
Ilsutia pursed her lips, her deflated fists slamming into Lucius' back, her eyes glittering. "I'm not reconciled, I finally escaped from the Mage Tower, and now I'm going to be caught again!"
"Wait, there seems to be hope!" Bared's excited voice shook the spirits of the two mages, and the mercenary's hand pointed forward. "What do you see that?"
As they looked ahead, another cloud of dust slowly approached them, led by a cavalry carrying the banner of the Mage's Tower, followed by several cavalrymen with spears in their hands.
"Patrolmen!" exclaimed Ilsutia excitedly, "it's patrolling cavalry, great, as long as we meet them, the werewolves will definitely hide." ”
Adeline's tone was also full of excitement. "That's right, Marosas must not dare to expose the werewolf to the patrols, and he will not be able to stay in the mage tower if this spreads. ”
Lucius also regained his strength, and glanced back at the dust behind them, the dust was only more than two hundred yards away from them, and it would not be long before they would be overtaken, and the mage tower in the distance, the flames had already dissipated, and a puff of green smoke soared up. "How are we going to get those cavalry to help us?"
"I'll leave this to me. Ilsutia winked at Lucius, who turned his head, and said mysteriously.
As the two puffs of dust approached, Lucius waved his hands vigorously as he shouted to the patrolman, "Help us, we need help!"