Chapter 29 Conversation on a Rainy Night
After the terrible tsunami of Aoki Castle against Caesar and Phoenix, Canglan who fell into the sea did not die, but fled back to the battle dynasty with his wounded body. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
After that, Caesar's assassination sequence in the Battle Dynasty rose to an extremely high level.
Therefore, it stands to reason that the dynasty will quickly carry out follow-up assassination work against Caesar, basically without dying.
But the phoenix vaguely sensed this from some clues, so he applied for the identity protection plan for Caesar as quickly as possible, at that time Caesar still had a trace of resistance in his heart, feeling that his teacher had made such a decision without consulting him, which was a little inappropriate, in fact, the phoenix really didn't have time to work with Caesar first.
Caesar knew battle mages very well, Phoenix knew even more than Caesar, and she was familiar with the systems and styles of battle dynasties
She knew that if she moved a little slower, Caesar might be found dead in some of the city's middle alley one morning, which was not an exaggeration, because there were already a lot of precedents in history.
Therefore, the phoenix's protection of Caesar is actually almost perfect.
The problem was Caesar's recent trip to the Forest, when someone in the room recognized Kaka as Caesar, and then passed the news to the Fighting Dynasty through the rebel leader Landry.
And Caesar didn't know anything about it!
It is true that the Arcana is still in the off-season of fighting, but for Caesar, the deadliest and most terrible threat has quietly arrived.
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In the afternoon, dark clouds covered the vast Alcana theater, and the first large-scale rain of the spring, which came early or late, came at this time.
"That's a good thing. "Somewhere in the mountains, in a very secluded natural cave, Caesar stood at the mouth of the cave, looking out at the weather, and seemed to breathe a sigh of relief.
The rain would wash away a lot of things, such as the few traces that the group inevitably left on their flight, so that the group might be able to get rid of the unknown and terrifying monster.
"Let's rest here tonight. Caesar thought twice and made such a decision, "Although it is a little risky, in such weather, Sister Jing and Philo may not be able to bear it." β
"What if the monster is still found?" Shiloh whispered a possibility.
Caesar shrugged his shoulders and said, "Then blame us for our bad luck." β
Shiloh's face was gloomy and he didn't say anything more.
In fact, he also knew that it was not suitable to continue fleeing in this kind of weather, because the rain would wash away the traces that had been left behind, but in the muddy mountains that were soaked by the rain, the new traces of movement would be more obvious. In other words, if you continue to flee in heavy rain, you will increase the risk of being overtaken.
At this time, Long Qiqi came over and said to Caesar, "Sister Jing and Philo are still not in a very good condition, but Sister Jing's injuries have shown signs of improvement. β
"What about Philo?" asked Caesar.
Long Qiqi sighed and shook her head slowly, her expression slightly sad.
Hughes was really wrong, his injuries were getting worse and worse, and it was not clear what the reason was. Caesar even wondered if the monster was Hughes's predator or something, and the feeling of being restrained by nature was there. According to the situation, Hughes, the blood ghost of Aoki City, who once made people talk about it, will die in this Alcana war zone so silently and inexplicably.
β...... Let's take a look. Caesar thought for a moment before he said slowly, "He's very strong, and I don't believe he would die so quietly." β
"I hope so. Long Qiqi whispered, and sat down next to Caesar, looking very tired.
These days, perhaps because of the relationship of shared suffering, Long Qiqi's attitude towards Caesar has been much better, so her action of sitting down next to Caesar seems natural.
Caesar didn't think much about it, for Long Qiqi, although Caesar was dissatisfied with this girl's extreme approach as a child, he was sympathetic and understanding after all.
But this scene fell in the eyes of Shiloh on the other side, which made Shiloh feel a little awkward.
Soon, Long Qiqi and Pitty both fell asleep, and the physical exertion of the two girls from the escape for days was indeed too great.
The bonfire in the cave was dim, reflecting the faces of Caesar and Shiloh.
Shiloh didn't sleep, but stared at Caesar, who was also open-eyed, suddenly took a breath, and said softly: "Kaka, there are some things that I still want to take this opportunity to say......"
Caesar was stunned for a moment, and then said indifferently: "Forget about the unimportant things, to be honest, I'm very sleepy and tired now, but I can't let the girls come to the vigil, and I don't feel at ease if I hand it over to you." β
Shiloh couldn't help but flash with anger on his face, but then he didn't know what to think, so he suppressed his anger and said slowly: "On other occasions, if you offend me like this, I won't give up." However, I, Shiloh, am not a person who does not know how to be small-minded......"
"What the hell are you trying to say?" Caesar asked helplessly as he interrupted with a wave of his hand.
Shiloh was silent for a moment, then said with a rare straight face, "Thank you." β
"What?" Caesar was stunned.
I only heard Shiloh continue as a matter of course: "Although I still hate you as a person, I also have to admit that you have the most credit for this group to survive until now. And in terms of combat, you ...... Truly remarkable. Although I, Shiloh, am conceited, this trip to the Arcana has made me realize that there is still a gap between me and the top talents in the Empire when it comes to combat. β
Speaking of this, Shiloh paused, and pointed to Long Qiqi and pity beside Caesar: "Don't talk about you, just talk about my fiancΓ©e, and this non-speaking servant of yours, in the same situation, I may not be able to beat them." That Philo too, although he is seriously injured now, I feel that he may not be much worse than you. β
Caesar didn't know what to say, and finally nodded silently, indicating that he had heard.
In his heart, he thought that Shiloh was indeed different from the other members of the Twelve Round Table family, although he was also calculating and ambitious, Shiloh was obviously smarter.
At least, his mind can clearly recognize his own shortcomings, such a person is much better than those proud and complacent so-called geniuses.
"One more question......" After a brief silence, Shiloh suddenly asked, "Do you know Caesar?"
Caesar's eyelids jumped slightly, and he said quietly: "What?"
Shiloh said, "I've checked your resume, and you seem to have spent some time in Aoki City, right? Caesar of Aoki City, do you know this man?"
Caesar then remembered that on his resume as Kaka, he did have an experience in Aoki City. This is also the brilliance of the military department's identity protection plan, which does not completely clear up the new forged identity from the past, which is too deliberate and easy to expose flaws.
Caesar shrugged his shoulders and said, "What if you know, and what if you don't?"
"So do you know or don't you know?"
"Count...... Let's get acquainted. β
Shiloh immediately became serious and asked, "You must have heard something about me, and you also know what Caesar's existence means to me...... What I want to ask is, who is stronger and who is weaker than that Caesar and you?"
Faced with this question, Caesar opened his mouth and found himself speechless.
Hey, your enemy is actually sitting in front of you right now, okay? I am Caesar, Caesar is me, who do you say is stronger and weaker than myself?
Caesar couldn't help but say in his heart.
But of course, I couldn't say this, so I had to say vaguely: "I'm sorry, I don't know much about ......."
"That's right. Shiloh was visibly disappointed, and then asked no more.
The cave had become quiet, except for the occasional slight crackling of the campfire, except for the breathing of the group.
As the minutes passed, the string in Caesar's heart loosened a little with the passage of time. After all this time, the monster hasn't caught up, so it seems that the rain has really helped a lot. I think I can spend this evening in peace.
Caesar thought to himself.
Until a certain moment, a voice came from a distance outside the cave, very slight, mixed with the sound of crackling rain, ordinary people could not catch it at all.
But Caesar heard it first, and then his face became extremely solemn.
The little dragon on his shoulder rolled over and got up, pricking up his ears.
After a few moments, Piti, Kiki Long, and Shiloh opened their eyes almost in no particular order, and their faces were still a little uncertain, but when they saw Caesar's solemn expression as they listened carefully, they all realized that something was wrong.
By this time, everyone had heard a voice from outside: footsteps.
And...... Quite a few people!
The rain muffled the sound of the footsteps, and it was impossible to tell from the footsteps that they were friends or enemies.
Caesar suddenly said, "Extinguish the fire, quickly." β
Pity immediately got up like a cat, and quietly walked to the campfire, and extinguished the flames. Long Qiqi reached out in the air and made a grasping motion, and the power of wind and thunder shrouded her palm like a sky, firmly pinching the wisp of green smoke that was intended to drift away in her hand, and then slowly crushed it.
Everything is done in silence.
After doing this, the footsteps were already very close.
"Let's take a break. A voice rang out outside the cave.
The moment they heard this voice, Shiloh, Long Qiqi, and the poor three didn't react, because they could only hear a woman's voice.
Caesar's face changed suddenly, and the sound of breathing, which was originally suppressed by Caesar, appeared to be obviously stagnant at this moment.
"What's wrong?" Long Qiqi, who was beside Caesar, felt Caesar's strangeness, turned his head, and asked silently with his mouth, but received no answer.
Caesar did not dare to speak, and his heart almost sank to the bottom.
He was all too familiar with the voice, for he had fought the owner of the voice three times in the Dragon Road, on the gourmet island, and on the black sea.
"Damn!!," Caesar thought through gritted teeth.