At first, the birds saw several black dots of various sizes moving slowly along the path in the forest. The fog of the early morning www.biquge.info covered the earth, revealing something different. The soft sunlight filtered through the mist to create spots of light of varying sizes in the trees, but few were sure it was an easy ride.

"Why did we choose to climb up instead of teleporting through the magic circle?" Maffeo's grumble echoed through the path.

Marcos took a cigarette in his mouth and gave a thumbs up and pointed behind him. There, Carl, Freya, and Blackburn have almost transformed themselves into humanoid mules, all of them covered in the parts they need to assemble the Ex-s Viper Cannon. Even if it was shared by three people, it still put a lot of pressure on them. It might have been even worse without Blackburn's help.

"The downside of the magic teleportation array is that you can't teleport these things with people, which is terrible. Marcos reminded.

Maffeo sighed, then turned to Freya and said, "I'm not sure how I can help you, but I think at least I can help you with some of the pressure." ”

"Well, thank you so much, Maffeo. Freya unceremoniously handed over the barrel of the Viper Cannon she was carrying on her shoulder to Maffeo's shoulder. "Good luck. She hadn't forgotten to salute a celestial army.

Maffeo naturally couldn't understand what Freya's posture was trying to express, because he never thought that the barrel of the Viper Cannon would be so heavy. He now felt like a little imp who had been with those high-calorie foods for many years suddenly sat on his shoulders, and he grabbed the sides of the barrel tightly with both hands, and put the sides on his shoulders, muttering some complaining words and continuing to walk forward in the footsteps of the others. Now, instead, he is the one left behind.

"I'm sorry, Fry. Blackburn turned around and smiled apologetically at Maffeo.

"Nothing, it's good to help, really. ”

"I'm glad you can say that. Karl turned back and spat out a string of smoke rings at Maffeo. Maffeo couldn't chase it away with his hands, and now he could only silently suffer the choking smell of tobacco in his nostrils.

Marcos, who was walking at the front, suddenly stopped his steps, causing Blackburn, who was closest to him, to hit him headfirst in the back. Fortunately, there was nothing wrong with Marcos, but Blackburn's Viper Cannon parts had fallen to the ground. After first apologizing to Marcos, he began to pick up the parts scattered on the ground.

Marcos didn't care if he didn't make a friendly gesture to his companion, he just slowly moved his hand to the hilt behind him. Carl and Freya naturally noticed something was wrong, and while trying their best to keep the parts on their bodies from falling off, they also pressed their hands tightly on the holster around their waists.

"Maybe it's just a few animals?" said Maffeo in an uncertain whisper.

"No, it's something else. Marcos observed the grass and trees around him, and after a few seconds, he hurriedly whispered to the crowd, "Quick, we need to move to the bushes, there are a lot of them." ”

"What the hell......" Maffeo was grabbed by the collar and taken off into the bushes before Marcos could even finish speaking, in this case, Marcos didn't care about some violent methods.

And Blackburn, he clearly hasn't reacted to what's going on. As a man who spends all year in the West Coast harbor tinkering with his own machinery, it's hard for him to react in the same way as travelers in this situation. He looked up and looked around strangely, until Freya and Carl dragged him and the parts into the bushes.

And he began to panic in this situation, Karl covered his mouth at the right time, and then whispered, "Quiet, understand?"

Blackburn nodded, and Carl slowly removed his hand from his mouth.

"Restrain your ghost hands, it's dangerous. Marcos reminded Maffeo, who of course understood what he was referring to. The sound of small-sounding conversations had clearly flooded into his ears, and he knew that it was most likely the Imperial Army that was haunting such a place at such a time. They were very sensitive to these things, so he gently lowered the barrel of the cannon, and then pressed the suppressor of the ghost hand tightly with his right hand.

"Is everything ready, Cyrus?"

"Yes, Your Highness Princess. ”

"Okay, inform General Hoffman that I want him to prepare his army and not do something hot-headed, it's not time yet. ”

"Yes, Your Highness Princess. ”

The entire Imperial Elite Guard was pouring out from the depths of the forest across from everyone, and at the center of the line were undoubtedly the Third Princess Isabella and the Hound Cyrus. Marcos finally understood where they were, and he smiled self-deprecatingly, not expecting that these guys had set up their location in the forest near Sky City, which was really an unthinkable place.

But in any case, the sight that greeted Marcos at this moment proved one thing that Fett was saying, and that was that they did bring some magicians with them. Strangely, those magicians didn't seem to be about to activate the teleportation magic array. If they really want to get to Sky City this way, then they won't choose the same path as everyone else. Marcos couldn't figure out what they were trying to do, change was always the worst enemy of planning, and he had to make decisions about the guys now, but it wasn't an easy thing to do.

One of the heralds could clearly be seen galloping away from the group in the direction of the west coast town, not on horseback, but on foot. In addition to being sure that he would vomit blood if he reached Sanban Street this way, Marcos was also speculating about what the mission of the Imperial General Hoffmann was there, but it was obvious that he could not guess the answer.

Luckily, the magicians and Sellers in their ranks didn't notice any signs of the two's ghost hands. As if it were just a simple sightseeing, they kept their formation and walked towards the castle in the sky.

"It looks like we get some hell going on every time. Maffeo said helplessly.

"At the very least, this confirms that the information provided by Kakun is indeed reliable. Marcos said in a deep voice.

"Let me think, then, that you want to follow them, and that they are indeed the way we are going. Karl said.

Marcos nodded, "That's right. ”

"It's dangerous, we have a lot of weapon parts with us, and are you sure they won't notice you along the way?" Freya said cautiously.

"If it's just that level of magician, I think we can still hide our tracks, the problem is Cyrus the hound, she's the toughest guy to deal with. Marcos pondered, trying to figure out a way.

Maffeo stood up, patted the dust off his hands, and then put the barrel back onto his shoulder. "Let's go, we can't do anything if we stay here. Don't forget, we're still going to meet up with those guys. ”

'It's the best thing to do, we're going to keep our distance from them. Then, on the way to the rendezvous, try to figure out what exactly they want to do. Marcos jumped out of the bushes with one big stride.