VI

The black carriage "climbed" over the towering third wall and disappeared into the chaotic city of Lenny. The carriage was spotted by five or six observation towers around it, and smoke immediately set off, and hundreds of soldiers rushed out of their hiding places and chased after it.

Thuran von Dumatel watched the carriage go away, a satisfied smile on his face. He was driving a nondescript horse-drawn taxi along the most inconspicuous path.

"Luckily, Danika gave us an overview of the roads in the city, otherwise we might have been able to get it. He turned his head and asked into the car, "Ladies and gentlemen, there are not many seats in this mail car, maybe it is a little crowded, is it comfortable?"

"Thanks to a fainting gentleman, probably no one will protest here. Why did you come here to carry out this mission?" Viscount Rasta's voice came from inside the car, "I heard last time that you had a good job to protect a certain noble lady with good looks and good figure...... Why did you suddenly become an agent?"

"Don't mention it, I was captured by the agent of the Supreme Lord. As a result, the good job is gone, and I have to come to save three big men - this is against my aesthetics. The Chief Guard Knight teased, "Don't talk nonsense, it's under martial law now." If we can't find that Miss Viren, we'll be recognized. ”

Rasta asked, "Miss Vilen, I've never heard of such a sorceress. Is she strong?"

"That's what we discovered...... Shh She's going to have a pretty amazing spell that's a perfect match for the one our eldest lady knows......"

At the end of the alley, it suddenly turned into an open space surrounded by low buildings. Pike Tap, who was sitting next to the knight, suddenly reached out and grabbed the reins of his horse, and two young women dressed like wandering warblers stood in front of the carriage. One of them stretched out his right arm and stopped in front of them.

"Gentlemen, would you like to hitchhike?" she chuckled.

"This is not the meeting place. The Assassin muttered, "It's not funny. ”

"Ah...... It's boring, you can see it at once. The girl was slightly disappointed.

"Now that you know about your original magic, it's only a problem if you don't pay attention to it, Miss Viren. Xiulan covered her face with her hands and rubbed it, "Use your true identity, Danika and Olya." Have you collected enough copies of what you need?"

"Don't worry, it's already enough. Another woman replied, "Enough different soldiers." We narrowly escaped by narrowly missing out at the previous rendezvous. ”

Hearing the conversation outside, the passengers inside the carriage got off one after another. Rasta looked at the two exposed girls and hurriedly twisted her face to the side, while Govar ignored it.

"Tell me, Xiulan, is this her original magic? Doesn't this transformation magic seem to be anything special......"

Huran Dimatel smiled: "No, it's different. This magic cannot be detected with normal detection magic, unlike transformation magic, which can only change a limited number of other creatures or stiff-looking humans. Its inventor named it 'Perfect Transfiguration', as it can evade almost all detection spells for Transfiguration, such as 'Manifest', 'Dispel', or 'Restore'. It uses 'anti-detection' and the principle of similarity to turn one person into another with minimal change. You understand why I said that this magic is a perfect match for the eldest lady, right?"

“...... Copying. It's a perfect match. Rasta suddenly realized.

Govar interjected: "So, our plan is to rely on those two people to divert the main force of the other party, and then use this magic to disguise themselves as enemy soldiers, and then break through the West Gate?"

"The first half is right, the second half is wrong. The first girl wiped her face and returned to her lovely original appearance, "We do want to become soldiers of the Free Army, but we don't go through the West Gate." Isaac and Jett will go through the West Gate, and we'll go through the East Gate. ”

"East Gate?!" the marshal was startled, "there must be our ...... on that road." No, the enemy's command! how can it ......"

"Probably because there are receiving troops waiting outside the east gate. It's a good plan, Betsy will definitely be tricked, and Hel's kid will be fooled eighty percent. ”

A magnetic middle-aged voice came from nowhere. Rasta hurriedly looked at the First Secretary of State who was holding him: Chase was still unconscious, not him.

"Look up. ”

The voice continued. As soon as people raised their heads, there was a piercing explosion of "bump". The empty carriage turned into powder in an instant under the effect of unknown magic.

Among the people who raised their heads, two of them had changed their faces.

"Clad López!"

"Why you again?!"

The returnee from the Far East, the commander-in-chief of the Southwest Army, emitted a faint blue light that floated from the sky.

"Good afternoon, everyone, sorry to disturb you. Have you had lunch?"

Fierce and dense attacks shot out from the hands of the middle-aged man who was calmly talking and laughing, and the most dazzling thing was the light blue sword rain. The blue light was like countless long whips, flying along the path that Clad had drawn in the air.

Before Rasta's "honor" could be unsheathed, all the ties were cut by the blue light and he fell to the ground. The old marshal felt only numb in his legs, unsteady on his feet, and fell diagonally on the wreckage of the carriage. Xiulan shouted "Divine Protection" to block the deadly attack, but was still swept into the corner by the flood of force. Pike tried to dodge, but couldn't, and the pockets where the various tools were stored were all scratched, and the mess of metal and non-metal items fell to the ground.

Almost everyone felt what is called "fear": what is the overwhelming power of the enemy in front of them, what is the terrible scheming to be able to chase them all the way?

But the middle-aged man didn't take everyone down. A petite figure thrust into his melee defense circle with the help of acceleration magic, the orange glow of some kind of contact magic surrounding the palm of her hand.

Crad immediately recognized the dangerous paralyzing spell, took two sharp steps back against the wall, and recalled his talisman, and the others felt a sense of relief. He crouched down and ducked, his left hand slamming into the bottom of the wall, and a plank bounced up, and the girl's fist hit it, and the paralyzing magic dissipated. The blue light in the general's hand spread, pointing directly at her face.

When he finally saw the woman's face clearly, his face suddenly changed drastically, and the attack was completely out of control.

The blue light turned into countless meteors, all of which hit the surrounding walls aimlessly. As if on the slap in the face, Clad staggered back and withdrew the blue light from his hand.

"Danika...... Why are you here?"

"Father, we meet again. ”

Danica's cherry-like lips trembled, squeezing out words that surprised everyone around her.

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The general and the general's daughter confronted each other. The faces of the father and daughter are completely different, but the temperament they exude when they are in the Shura killing field is extremely similar.

It is a troublesome paranoid character that is more desperate and will not back down. Even if there is a good reason, I will not come up with the kind of character that can alleviate the situation. If you describe it another way, it is two brute bulls that are fighting, and neither of them will take even half a step back. The magic they have accumulated puts a lot of pressure on the people around them.

Some people act silently as companions, often ignored or even despised by others, and only when they are confronted as enemies do they feel the great pressure coming from them. This trait is especially evident in the people of the López family.

"Don't interfere with them, and let Miss Viren take care of her own household affairs...... Miss López, perhaps?" asked the chief knight of the guard, Huran von DiMartel, the leader of the detachment.

Hearing his words, Rasta squeezed a cold snort out of his nose. "Don't pretend to be a gentleman. Do you have what it takes to interfere with them? ”

Xiulan's breath faltered, and she struggled to stand up. He left a huge humanoid crater in the wooden wall behind him, the result of barely blocking Clad's raid. "You're no better, are you? ”

"It's the second time in the past few days, but it's good that this time it's a wooden wall, not a stone wall. When I go back, I'm afraid I'll be reprimanded to death by the Grand Master. Rasta drew his sword and sat down against the wall, "If only those two guys were there, they might be able to compete with this terrible creature with their magic......"

"I guess I can't rely on swords and outdated divine powers alone. Without the support of others, a knight is nothing. Xiulan sighed, "In this case, we can't rely on Danika's help. Watch quietly, ready to escape. There's no way we're going to take out Klad here. ”

"Escape, how escape?" you mean......" Rasta suddenly understood. If it really doesn't work, use Danika to stop her father, and the rest of the people will break through with all their might...... To brave that kind of attack to break through? Thinking of this, the Liberation Knight shuddered.

And the father-daughter quarrel that had no level continued, and no one had any intention of giving in.

"Put away your magic, Danica. ”

"Never. ”

"Do you have to fight me to the end?"

"Of course. ”

"Adolescent rebellion is not worth risking your life. Clad persuaded, but the instantaneous magic and flying sword prepared in his hand did not show the slightest intention of relaxing, "The matter here has nothing to do with you, and it is very dangerous. ”

"Oh, you can abandon your wife and children and go on adventures far away, and I must stay at home like a good daughter? ”

"Then you don't have to choose to abandon your country because of me, do you? This is treason! Why do you choose to be on the side of the tyrannical and narrow empire? They are undermining our justice! I guarantee that Your Excellency Govar will receive a fair trial, as we have agreed. I pledge this in my honor, that I will not allow Betsy to manipulate the courts at will, and that I will allow Julok to return to the Commonwealth without punishment. ”

Clad's tone was very sincere. Seeing Danica's disdainful look, he shifted his gaze to Govar and tried to call for help.

Radetz, who was leaning against the wreckage of the carriage, was not injured, he thought for a moment that it was in the interest of Clad, and nodded: "Although I should not agree with your father, what he said should be true. After all, Betsy is López's biggest opponent on the road to power. ”

"Come home, Danika, as if nothing had happened. Maybe we should spend more time getting to know each other. ”

The girl subconsciously took a half step back and lowered her head, feeling her heart faltering. Do you want to trust your father again? After all, blood is thicker than water.

Blood is thicker than water. The blood of López, the aspiring man, always flowed in her veins. She believed what he said was true...... She was on the verge of flinching.

"If you go to the Empire, it's hard for me to see you. Although I am an incompetent father...... But I still want to see you happy. ”

Her hands trembled slightly. Is her happiness here?

She knew very well that her father would not give up on his ambition until he died—he had spent most of his life traveling the world in search of the technology, the system, and the experience he wanted. She didn't believe she could stand up to the weight of twenty years. Become the general's daughter, or become Denika herself?

"Nope. I won't be going back. ”

She finally made up her mind. "First of all, I'm just a civilian, and I have the freedom to choose my side. Secondly, I have not set foot on the territory of the Empire, nor have I seen the rule of the Empire, so I cannot say whether they are authoritarian and narrow-minded. At last...... I don't think you're right, father. ”

This sentence hit López hard, and he took a step back as if he had been hammered in the face. "Denika, why do you say that? Everything I do is for my country, my people, and you!"

"Don't cover it up with such words, father, don't you notice it yourself?"

"Perceive what?"

"What you did yourself. Stealing credit, befriending politicians, bribing judicial ...... What's the difference between you and Betsy, and what is the difference between you and the Emperor?" Danika sneered mercilessly, masking herself with exaggerated words, "Your hands are filthy enough, father!

"So that's what I think of in my daughter's eyes. ”

Clad muttered to himself, the blue light in his hand swaying, as if it could spiral out of control at any moment. The people around him subconsciously took a few steps back, afraid that he would no longer be able to control his magic in a fit of rage. It is terrifying for a high-level mage to lose control of his magic, and no one knows what kind of spell will fly out.

There was not a single sound in the alley, and the terrible silence lasted for a long, long time. Finally, the blue light in the middle-aged man's hand shook and went out.

"Let's go. I will not stop you, nor will I inform anyone else. There was a deep sense of powerlessness in his words, "Go out of your own way, Danica, and do it for you today." You can give up my daughter's identity, and I won't stop you, but remember, I always have a place for you to come back. ”

Clad turned away and slipped into the nearest small hotel. His steps staggered, and each step was heavy, completely different from the spirit with which he arrived. Danika stared coldly at his back and didn't say a word.

"I remember that the intelligence said that he was from the Park Xing faction and should be banned from bars. Rasta said thoughtfully.

Xiu Lan glanced at his illegitimate friend and diverted the topic: "Then let's go." Now that the men of Clad will no longer interfere with us, the only remaining problems are the Phaetes and the ruined carriage. ”

"If there is no problem with camouflage, I have just left a copy of the general's appearance. Princess Olya, who had been hiding outside the attack range just a moment ago, approached the carriage that had been reduced to broken wooden planks, "We can use these horses to disguise themselves as cavalrymen. The information left by Isaac said that the detection magic on the third and fourth walls could be mixed with ordinary methods, and only the fifth city wall was an all-powerful detection net......"

She was in the middle of her sentence when the wreckage of the carriage suddenly trembled, and the great First Secretary of State of Julok crawled out of it with a blank expression.

"What's going on? where is this? How long have I fainted?" Chase Brighton stared at them with a demented expression. Seeing his appearance, and remembering his previous eloquence, the group sighed at the same time. In the end, it was Xiu Lan who explained everything to him briefly, and it took Chase three times to understand.

Taking advantage of this time, Olya picked out a few copies of the soldiers and projected them, and then Danika slightly modified the images for everyone to disguise. Since Govar had the bearing of a high-ranking officer, they decided to disguise the old marshal as López, and Danika disguised him as he was, so that it would be better to mix in with the various posts under martial law.

"There were only two horses, so Olya disguised as a lieutenant rode one, Lord Govar and Danika rode one in the name of father and daughter, and the others walked. Ignoring Chase's bitter appearance, Xiulan gave orders to be considerate of the lady and the old man. Danica frowned, but remembering that there were only two horses, she didn't protest.

They didn't bother to stay longer, and set off again to the east. What they didn't know was that Clad didn't let them go because of Denika's eloquence and affection.

In a nearby alley, an almost exhausted Lily Maggie is gasping for breath in her carriage.

Under this sudden emotional blow, it actually took me a full three minutes to enter his heart...... It's just emotions, and you can't control your rationality at all. How strong is this man's psyche?"

She waved to the coachman, motioning for the carriage to return to the nearest hiding place. These hideaways based on the Julok intelligence network were soon no longer safe, and she was just hurrying to make use of them.

"I'm sorry, I won't be able to help you next, Lord Govar. Bless yourself with Chase. ”

Her carriage and Naimon passed Anne, and she and he were on their way to the eastern wall to confirm the blockade.

*** ***

The "gift" left by Klad is indeed timely: Govar's orders in López's capacity are absolutely false – or rather, the soldiers who heard the orders had no intention of refusing at all. Senior officers honed from the battlefield have their own merits, and the execution of orders and prohibitions is one of them.

"Now the situation in the north is urgent. You immediately tidy up the organization and squeeze out half of the people to reinforce the North Gate. The enemy is probably near the North Fourth Gate, and you can reach it by running along the Ring Wall Boulevard. Let's go. ”

"Obey!" the company commander guarding the East Third Gate saluted and galloped away with his subordinates.

This kind of ability made Xiu Lan on the side look a little envious: "They can command without relying on identity differences, it's amazing...... If I had the ability, I wouldn't have come here. ”

Viscount Rasta heard him talking to himself, and asked in surprise, "Why, didn't you come to guard this time of your own volition?"

"Ah, no. "I'm just saying that I have some envy of people like you and Govar. We rarely have the opportunity to actually participate in the war. ”

"Believe me, there is nothing good about war. The viscount sighed thoughtfully, "I hope that today's matter can be resolved without a fight, and I believe that Lord Goval is the same." Only down-and-out writers who write epics in safe places love war. ”

Danika glanced at them dissatisfiedly: "The time agreed with the receiving troops is almost up, we should go." ”

"It's okay, it's good for men to have pure friendships. Of course, it would be better if it was sublimated. Princess Olya, who appeared to be a female officer of the Free Army, turned over her horse and said loudly, "Let's go, Your Excellency!

"Oh, okay. "Klad López" returned to his horse, helped Danika onto the horse, and then carefully sat behind her. The old marshal was very careful in the range of movements, and did not arouse the girl's disgust and embarrassment at all. The soldiers around them pointed and talked about them, and Govar repelled them with just one look.

"Let's go to the barracks at Dongdaemun. With a wave of his horsewhip, the group passed through the third gate in a grand manner. The detection magic here reacts somewhat to the spells performed by the group, but Lieutenant General López is known to be an expert in magic, and no one is suspicious of it. How can there be a mage who doesn't have a few protective spells on his body when he acts on weekdays?

Out of sight of the guards, Govar stopped his horse. "I think now we should turn into the trail and make a detour to the last two gates. ”

"Why? There's a big detection network ahead, so it's best to get out of it as soon as possible before it starts. Xiulan objected, "It's troublesome to break through that." Besides, the appointed time is almost up. ”

"We've probably already shown our flaws. As long as one person knows the whereabouts of General López, we may be able to find out. Their reinforcements will surely come along the main road, and they will be faster than ours. The former marshal's tone was flat, but very convincing. The group deliberated for a while, and then turned onto the path.

In fact, the two lieutenants who "knew the whereabouts of General López" arrived at the gate only three minutes after them. After listening to the description of the soldiers left behind, both realized that something was wrong at the same time - not because López had too many retinues, but because he had his "daughter" with him.

"Danika? What the hell is going on?" said Anne, waving her horsewhip, "and in three minutes, you should be able to catch up." ”

Naimon quickly leaned over and grabbed the reins in her hand before the whip was swung down: "There are a lot of people on the other side, this is too dangerous! Besides, the other party may not take the most obvious path, instead of chasing it now, it is better for us to rush to the east gate with the order to wait for work. ”

"Let's do it. ”

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