Chapter 99: The Sacrifice (9)
A luxurious and nutritious breakfast of bread, salad, poached eggs, and milk, Si Kou finally settled an additional breakfast after skipping dinner in the evening.
"No, I really can't eat it...... Hmm"
Because he was reluctant to do so, Si Kou felt nauseous.
"Si Kou, you're still eating breakfast, and the auspicious time for the sacrifice is coming. β
Hearing the voice from behind, Si Kou immediately resurrected on the spot.
"Savior~, you haven't had breakfast yet, have you? I've already ordered two breakfasts for you. β
"No, the sacrifice is about to begin, and I don't have time to eat breakfast. β
"In that case, leave it to me"
Before Si Kou felt that he had lost hope, Dong'er volunteered to take Si Kou's position first.
"You're my assistant, come with me. β
Before Dong'er's hand touched the bread, Ye Yixi had forcibly pulled Dong'er out of her seat.
"Then you're welcome. β
A look of loss had just appeared on Si Kou's face, and Ouyang Zhen's words had already come.
"Really, thank you very much, you are my savior......"
Overly excited, Si Kou felt the food he had swallowed rushing to his throat, and immediately rushed out of the hall with his hands over his mouth.
"Is this enough for the two of you?"
Seeing Hongri and Leilia eating breakfast, Ouyang Zhen asked suspiciously.
"Hmm"
"Brother Ouyang Zhen, we're girls. β
Compared to Hongri, who had a flat reaction, Leilia pouted and complained.
"Junior Brother Ouyang Zhen?"
Although he cared a lot about this title, Ouyang Zhen still endured it.
"Although this breakfast looks very ordinary, it is a truly luxurious dish made by the head chef of our secret academy and made with the strength of the Spirit Saint using spiritual power. β
Just took a bite of bread, Ouyang Zhen excitedly recognized the maker of breakfast.
......
β...... The Guardian's mission isn't too far from yesterday's, but there are small forests and fields on the next route, so I hope you'll be more careful. β
"Yes"
After receiving Father Dongfang's instructions, Ye Yixi and Dong'er rushed to the exit of the village in order to continue the escort mission.
Finding that the purple-haired boy was about to walk out of the mansion, the girl in the pure white boy maid dress immediately rushed over.
"Brother Yixi"
"Well, Ling'er, what's the matter?"
"Isn't Xiao Ning in the guards?"
"This ......"
"Xiao Ning, I think it seems to be a freshman. He is not strong enough to participate in a guard mission of this level. β
When Ye Yixi was hesitating about what reason to use to answer, Dong'er on the side had already answered first.
"Hey~"
"That's good"
"What?"
Seeing that Yue Ling'er did not show the slightest disappointment and sadness, Ye Yixi showed disappointment in his worries.
"Actually, I always have a feeling of uneasiness in my heart today. β
"How uneasy you feel?"
Regarding Yue Ling'er's hunch as a magician, Ye Yixi didn't dare to slack off.
"I don't know, but I have a vague sense of danger. β
"Okay, I got it. Mr. Priest is calling you, I'll pay attention to today's escort mission. β
After Yue Ling'er returned to the sacrificial procession, Ye Yixi and Dong'er continued to rush to the assembly place of the escort team.
"That girl seems to be a magical machine spirit master, how is her [talent]?"
"The orthodox descendants of the Ice Spirit Sect, coupled with the bloodline of the Royal Family of the Ice Hua Empire, should not be too bad. β
After listening to Yiyi's words, Dong'er thought for a moment.
"Is the blood of the royal family? [Talent] shouldn't be low, since she has a bad prophecy, it seems that she needs to pay attention to it today. Can the task of acting as a protective barrier for the sacrificial team be done by Si Kou and Ouyang Zhen?"
"Are you finally going to fulfill the task of your deputy?"
The serious atmosphere disappeared, and Ye Yixi and Dong'er laughed and continued to move forward.
There was not much change from the first day of the sacrificial procession, but each sacrificial maid and attendant held a different sacrifice in their hands. The sacrificial procession that is tens of meters long, the attendants and maids in front of and behind the sedan chair in the center and Gu Fei'er, all kinds of golden offerings shimmer in the sun, even if there are not as many onlookers as yesterday, but it is still spectacular and shocking.
The escort team is also a little different from yesterday, after all, there are no onlookers anymore, and there is no need to blend in with the crowd.
β...... The defense of the sacrificial team will be handed over to Si Kou Yuanshang, who can be invisible, and Ouyang Zhen, who has strong defensive power; everyone in the law enforcement team will go to the forest to reconnoiter and eliminate the enemy, and after the sacrificial team leaves the forest, you will immediately rush to the field to continue the mission; the guards will trouble you to divide into four squads to protect on both sides, in front and underground of the sacrificial team; Moka, Hongri, and Lelia, you three will continue yesterday's mission; and the rest of the people will wait together by my side. β
"Yesβ"
"Let's goβ"
After Ye Yixi's order was given, everyone began to prepare for their tasks.
"Dong'er, Ling Fei, Ruan Yu, let's go first. β
Calling the team members who were on standby, Ye Yixi rushed to the top of the hill outside the city at full speed to the highest point nearby, the Holy Light Mountain Range.
"Dong'er, Ling Fei, you two go first, if there is an enemy, clear it first. β
"What do you mean if, you obviously found the enemy's breath. β
Looking at Ye Yixi's blood-red eyes, Dong'er complained helplessly.
"Childe Yixi, what is the number and strength of the enemy?"
"There should be five, all of them are Spirit Venerable-level magic spirit masters. β
Dong'er, who had already rushed to the top of the mountain one step ahead, immediately ushered in various magical attacks.
"Didn't you say it earlier, wow-"
In the sound of Ye Yixi's complaints, Dong'er's body turned into pure white ice chips and dissipated into the air.
"Fang Tianji's First Skill: Sweeping Thousands of Troops-"
With a flash of blue light, the blue-haired boy Ling Fei also rushed to the top of the mountain, and the Heavenly Halberd in his hand swept out, and suddenly a hurricane blew away the dust stirred up by the magic attack and successfully blew the ice chips to the enemy's side.
"Xuan Bing's Third Skill: Ice Blastβ"
In the pure white cold air, Dong'er appeared behind Ling Fei, and the pure white instrument spirit magic circle on his left shoulder showed the output of spiritual power without retention, releasing the biggest skill of the third skill.
There was no sound of explosion and no spiritual impact came out, and countless ice chips turned into pure white cold air, and in the blink of an eye, the five magic spirit masters became exquisite ice sculptures.
"That's amazing!"
Ruan Yu, who rushed to the top of the mountain with Ye Yixi, was immediately conquered when he saw Dong'er's shot for the first time.
"Nice vantage point, to be able to see all the routes that the sacrificial procession will pass through today. β
"It's a bit weird to have only five magic spirit masters guarding such a good position. β
"That's your mission. β
"In that case, I'll first clear out the hidden enemies in the mountains. β
With Ye Yixi's authorization, Dong'er jumped off the top of the mountain and disappeared into the hill.
Ye Yixi, who was full of confidence in Dong'er's strength, did not have any worries, and immediately started the escort mission under the [Heaven Exploration Formation] in front of him.
The difference is that due to Dong'er, Leilia, Hongri, and Ouyang Zhen, the enemies have decreased a lot compared to yesterday, but it seems that because of yesterday's failure, the strength of the people who attacked the sacrificial team has also improved significantly.
Time passed quietly, and Ye Yixi was on the high ground until he saw the sacrificial procession enter the east gate of the Holy Light City with his own eyes, and then he withdrew the sky-exploring formation that flashed purple light in front of him.
"Although today's enemy strength is good, it is not even the degree of trickiness, could it be that Ling'er's premonition is wrong?"
"I hope so, but I heard something interesting while searching for the enemy in the mountains. β
There was another person on the top of the mountain, the brown-haired boy Dong'er, with a solemn face that was almost invisible in normal times.
"What?"
"It seems that after waiting for someone to be released in the evening, the plan to destroy something was immediately launched. Because it is the use of a doppelganger to eavesdrop, you can only hear so much. However, judging from the strength of those five people, it should be a very confidential and important plan. β
"You probably didn't kill them, did you?"
"Barely sparing their lives, it has been handed over to the Guards Intelligence Department. Although it is more important to entrust them to these people, in the past two days, there are more than 200 people who have been sent to the Ministry of Intelligence for the sacrificial mission alone, and it may be too late to interrogate the exact information. β
Compared with Dong'er's solemnity, Ye Yixi was not so worried.
"It's okay, there's another definite and timely source of information. β
"Intelligence?"
The luxurious mansion of the Central Chamber of Commerce of the Holy Light City
The young man in a mature golden suit, accompanied by two guards, came to the attic of the mansion.
"President Soseiβ"
When he saw the young man, the guard in front of the attic immediately saluted.
This dignified and mature young man is none other than Zong Cheng, who succeeded Wang Dachun as the president of the Holy Light Chamber of Commerce.
"No need to be polite, now I'm off work. You two don't come in, it'll get in the way of Xiaoguang's work. β
Although he is the president, he is still polite to his subordinates and guards.
"Sister Tada"
As soon as he entered the attic, Zong Cheng, the president of the Holy Light Chamber of Commerce, immediately saluted respectfully to the girl who walked down from the second floor.
"Zong Cheng, I thought it was who. Aren't you the new president of the Chamber of Commerce, what are you doing here?"
Tian Tian, who had just changed shifts and rested, saw Zong Cheng's face full of impatience.
"I just got off work, and I brought a little condolences to visit the juniors who work hard. β
"It's good to put down the condolences, Peaches and they are on it now. β
"Yes"
In front of Tian Tian, Zong Cheng not only did not have the slightest shelf of the president of the Holy Light Chamber of Commerce, but was more like a loyal servant.
According to Tian Tian's words, after the condolences were put down, Zong Cheng came to the second floor of the attic with ease.
"Miss Momoko, I just received a new interrogation message from the Guards Intelligence Department. β
"Got it, Qi Die, you sort out the information, and let Senior Sister Tian Tian review it later. β