Chapter 32: The Theban Assault (Part II)

Talking about the past, talking about the future, talking about parting, talking about the days of cherry crossing and what he saw and heard after separation, time flowed away like golden quicksand, and Jonah, who enjoyed a pleasant chat, knew that the moment of separation was coming.

"Yes, Lord Jonah, everyone is waiting for you. Pack your bags, we're about to go. The Rose Knight, who was graceful and solemn at all times, bowed his head and exited the door, leaving him with privacy. The astrologer lifted the quilt and jumped up, rinsed his mouth and washed his face with the hot water that had been prepared in the copper basin, hastily combed his hair, put on his blue robe, carried his fawn leather bag, checked the staff, his belt and the charm on his chest, bent down and put on his leather boots, took two deep breaths, and stretched out his hand to push the door open.

"It's too late!" Danny exclaimed, "We've all had breakfast and chatted with Lord Ruochen for a while, and you've slept really soundly, I really don't know if it's because you're nervous or heartless, cargo friend!"

The Rose Knight smiled wryly. Sibi ran over and took his arm affectionately. Ryuji held the famous rusty sword "Jairus" in both hands, and looked at him with sparkling black eyes. Hannah stood far away, carrying a silver and majestic "Admiral" on her back, and a red cloak wrapped around her tall figure.

"That...... Since that man will come to you because of this sword, must he go to the Southern Continent?" Jonah asked as he walked up to the Oriental woman.

Long Ji lowered her long eyelashes, "Finding him is the only motivation for me to live, if I don't move towards that goal, this life, this body, so much hatred will be meaningless." Forgive me, Jonah, everyone has something to do. ”

"Of course, I understand. The boy nodded heavily, secretly swallowing the bitter taste.

The group walked along the long passage of the Lizhu Hostel. Lord Ruochen showed up at breakfast just now, and once again expressed his heartfelt apologies to the Pitchfork Squad, it seems that this wet and lewd guy is still a good person who is well-informed. The wooden floor creaked underfoot, and this time they saw no longer the welcome of the Black Cat Cafe, but the real oriental building, from the outside, it seemed that the bungalows were crowded in one place, and the interior was actually a single building with a complex structure, roughly in the shape of a five-pointed star, each tip of the five-pointed star was a door to the outside world, and the five passages extended to the center of the crossing, and the center of the building was the tower of Lizhu, where there was the only passage into the Tower of Babel, the "Gate of Trials": the "Gate of Black Iron" that the trialists enteredThe "Bronze Gate" where the Trialists left halfway and the "Silver Gate" after the Trialists ascended to the top of the tower and conquered the tower completely. Legend has it that there is also a "Golden Gate", but it is just a legend, no one has found where the door is, even if it digs three feet into the ground, the thick body of the Tower of Babel is still deeply embedded in the ground, and there is no end to it.

Turning a corner under the guidance of the man, "Follow this road to the end of the southwest gate." The servant in the Tsing Yi and the little hat bowed and saluted, and said in the lingua franca of the Western Continent, which was not very proficient, "The small one is sent here, this road is also called the 'Merchant Road', and the merchants of the whole town gather here, if you are interested, you can play it." But don't forget that if you don't renew your room before 12 o'clock and don't leave the hostel, you will be challenging the authority of the hostel's protector head-on, and you will be challenging the authority of the hostel's protector......"

"Okay, okay, isn't it just death, go back, go back. Danny Stewart, carrying a large heavy leather bag on his back, waved his hand and chased the other away like a fly. The heavy bag didn't seem to weigh him down,—— and he could add to his boast "the best porter in the endless sand," Jonah sneered.

The road is lined with small stalls, each with shop signs, taverns, restaurants, weapons shops, armor shops, grocery stores, clock shops, steam golem shops, magic supply shops, potions, and alchemy material shops. It was still early in the morning, and there weren't many customers except for the breakfast guests, and the shopkeepers of each store were running out of the counter or smiling, frowning, or shouting in multiple languages, hoping that the team, which seemed to have some spending power, would patronize their own small shop. However, it seems that because of some kind of prohibition from Lord Ruochen, the shopkeeper is careful to look at his toes, and does not dare to step out of a thick line drawn by red paint at the door of the store, and beckons customers through the invisible wall, which looks a little funny.

"Wandering around, man? I think that fluffy Punjabi beast spirit. Sibie raised his head and looked at Jonah with wide pitiful eyes.

The astrologer thought for a moment and shook his head: "Now is not the right time, little grasshopper. When everything settles down, I'll give you the most beautiful Punjabi beast spirit. ”

"Really?" The half-elf smiled crookedly, and rubbed his head against Jonah's arm, "You're the best, brother, but you're so poor, when will you be able to afford to give me a gift......"

Elliott, who was walking in front, stopped and bought a pair of steel shields from a weapons shop, which had been shattered during the previous battle and had to be replaced by something improvised. "Sanguan, guest officer. The shopkeeper smiled and raised three fingers and said in four languages. The Rose Knight was stunned for a moment, turned his head in embarrassment, and Hannah immediately kicked her brother's ass: "Why don't you go to the checkout?"

Danny muttered and fumbled for three gold coins and handed them to the shopkeeper, grinning painfully: "Are you going to live on me in the future?" you parasites ......" The knight and the astrologer looked at each other and smiled wryly, the question of wealth is not so important to those who are burdened with fate, but sometimes it is an unavoidable factor.

Talking and chatting, the passage came to the end, two wooden doors were open left and right, and outside was the green field of the Southern Shang Kingdom in spring, and the outline of Suiyang City stood not far away. Contrary to the impression at night, the ancient city looks a deep yellowish brown in the sun, and the walls are supposed to be made of some special stone. Compared with the big city of Red Stone Fort, Bactria, Maharaja, etc., which have been seen before, the ancient city of Suiyang appears more thick and majestic, and the corner tower of the bucket arch and eaves presents a strange oriental beauty, and the yellow glazed tiles of the central palace of the city can be seen from a distance to reflect the vision.

"Take this step, if we are safe, we will part, if the enemy appears, we will smash it together and defeat all obstacles head-on, do you understand?" the unicorn stopped, the knight unloaded his shiny spear from his saddle, and purple amplified magic ripples swept across the ground, and everyone felt the power in their muscles, and their bodies became as light as feathers.

"Understood!" the New Pitchfork Squad mates replied in unison. Hannah takes off the spear, and the steam golem machine spews white smoke, Sibi summons a longbow, and invisible snake arrows condense in the bowstring, Jonah activates the defense, floats, and accelerates the circle on his belt, and grips the staff Silafina, but instead of using her dagger, Ryuki holds the longsword "Jairus" in her hand, the rusty sword is too heavy and too long for her, It was too difficult to grasp, and the fierce sword spirit let out a shocking silent roar, and the black qi began to contaminate the jade-like fingers of the oriental woman, but Long Ji firmly grasped the hilt of the sword with both hands, and the corners of her mouth showed an inch-determined determination.

"Let's go!" shouted the Rose Knight, buckle up his helmet's visor and the unicorn scrambled forward, the farrier leaping high from the wooden floor, kicking up smoke and dust in the fertile black earth.

The warm sun shone all over the four fields, the horn of the expedition sounded in the distant sky, the commander raised his spear, and the ambush soldiers of the Red Brotherhood spread all over the five gates of the Lizhu Inn, began to gather towards the southwest gate. This is all the combat power that can be mobilized in the vicinity of Suiyang City of the Nanshang Kingdom overnight, and the three hundred troops composed of low-level members of the Nanshang army, the major family forces, and hired killers have formed five Theban holy teams, ready to grind their targets to pieces like meat grinders. The deputy commander-in-chief of the Suiyang City Defense Army named Chu Feng was the highest-ranking member present, and he took on the responsibility of directing the battle, he first privately engraved a token to mobilize troops to block the road near the Tower of Babel, forbade all idle people to approach on the grounds of "royal hunting", and then personally mounted his horse and patrolled around the Lizhu Inn. He clearly saw the fierce battle between the Killer and the Protector last night, but the Brotherhood's constitution clearly prohibited actively violating the authority of the Protector, after all, the strength of a strong man who can independently maintain a town is unfathomable.

After waiting patiently all night, the deputy commander-in-chief's helmet was wet with dew, but there was no trace of fatigue on his face, and his deep brown eyes were still bright. It is a capital crime to transfer troops beyond his authority, and it is a serious crime to exterminate the nine clans by borrowing the royal banner of Nanshang without permission, but Chu Feng is not afraid at all, since the golden-winged Jia Portdi from the Southern Continent sent that secret letter to Suiyang City, his fate is no longer decided by the royal family, and the brotherhood is searching for the betrayer's bloodline all the time, but it is the first time that he has pursued a person so solemnly. Chu Feng knew very well that if he could end the escape of the betrayer's bloodline here, his worldly identity would become a passing cloud, and he would ascend to the clouds and step into the moon, and become a high-ranking figure of the Brotherhood, with monstrous power beyond the forces of the mortal world.

"Attack!" When the scouts rolled and crawled to report the news of "the appearance of the enemy", Chu Feng's face did not show a trace of excitement, and he ordered the herald to blow the horn, clamp the horse's belly between his legs, and rush towards him with a spear.

Five Theban Saints ran over the prairie with billowing smoke and dust, drowning the Pitchfork squad in it.