Peter and others were not the only ones who stayed awake late at night.

The snow showed no signs of stopping, but was getting heavier and heavier, and the white curtain of snow almost covered the sky, and the wind gradually rose from the dark sea, faintly showing signs of a blizzard.

Akneids, the inner city, the highest point of the city, is brightly lit.

The old stone brick fortress at the top of this hill town is different from the lavish scenery of the Earl's Manor, this fortress looks very austere, without any bells and whistles, but it tramples the entire city skyline under your feet.

The castle is a symbol of the history and honor of Aknez and was once the residence of the Second Brave.

The castle's current owner is none other than the Marquis of Albert Wyndham, the first magnate of Aknez and the lord of Queens in the inner city.

The Marquis, who was 112 years old this year, leaned back on a bearskin-covered sofa, his long silver hair hanging down behind his burgundy dressing gown, and his eyes narrowed slightly. His face does not look old, his skin is fair and delicate, if it were not for the wrinkles at the corners of his eyes and gray hair, I am afraid that people would be mistaken for a well-maintained middle-aged man.

The Marquis took a sip of his glass.

Across the couch, squatted a rickety man with his face hidden under a black robe.

"That soul you gave me..."

On the table, in addition to the wine, there is also a human skull covered in scarlet and strange patterns.

"Looks like it's going to ruin my business."

The black-robed man laughed, and the laughter was sharp and unpleasant.

"Boom...... If the Witch Slayer Knight was a normal person, how could we possibly capture him? It doesn't matter, it's enough to have this skull of his, necromantic alchemy..... Is the material ready? ”

The Count clapped his hands.

A middle-aged man who looked seven points like him pushed the door open and walked into the room.

"Grandpa."

"Did you pick the condemned prisoner you picked?"

"Only 11 were found in the prison."

The black-robed man screamed, and hurriedly waved his hand: "No, no, no, at least twenty people, this is not enough for necromantic alchemy to burn——"

The Count commanded with a blank face.

"Go to the outer city to catch some homeless people and make up for him."

"This ......," the middle-aged man hesitated, "The police department has been staring at us recently, if Kenzi comes back and takes advantage of this incident..."

"Then do it cleanly! Send another box of gold coins to the overfed black bear, and let him clean up the tail of his hand. Some adventurers are just moths in the city, and they have to thank you. ”

“...... Be. ”

The old marquis seemed to remember something, shaking his wine glass in a playful tone.

"I remember, a few days ago, was one of our magicians sent in by Batman?"

"You mean Cheryl? I'm afraid the Ethics Review Department of the Magic Council already knows about her, and it might be a bit of a hassle to rescue her..."

"Why save it, let her do such a small thing, it can go wrong."

"You mean?"

"Let's get her in too, anyway, if she is taken away by the Magic Committee, there will be no return, so it is better to create more value."

"Understood."

The middle-aged man bowed his head and saluted, turned to leave.

The old marquis looked up again at the wizard who had arrived from the Northern Continent.

"If it weren't for your garbage, I wouldn't have taken the risk of sending someone to kill that imp myself...... How do you plan to compensate me for my losses? ”

"Guy, it's all for that adult, what kind of loss can you talk about?"

The black-robed wizard smiled like a villain in the Soul Palace.

"As soon as the imp dies, there will be no one to inherit the title, and Dawning Harbor will be completely yours? Every year, just the share saved is enough for you to buy another thousand mage's lives, where can you talk about losses? ”

The Marquis snorted coldly.

"You're here for that little bit of trade profit? If that little ghost monopolizes the import and export of arms in the Eastern Kingdom, and the demon king dies, the situation in the entire Western Continent will be one-sided in favor of Philip, and at that time, you Milin still want to buy two-legged sheep from the Western Continent? ”

"You say this just to prevent you..."

"Don't be crooked."

The Marquis stared at him with a cold look in his eyes.

"Tomorrow, that little ghost and everyone around her, none of them can be left, otherwise Your Majesty will find out, and we won't be able to please us."

"Rest assured, necromantic alchemy is at work..... How beautiful," the wizard gently stroked the skull, "as long as your people hold on until I cast a spell, everything will be turned into a ghost realm." ”

The wizard took out a map, laid it out on the table, and pointed to one of the places circled in red.

"We ambushed here in advance, and the radius of ten miles is deserted, and she can't escape."

"Where is this?"

"Marquis, this is the west of the grassland, under the valley."

"Hehe, hahahahahaha, hahahahaha!"

"Marquis, why are you laughing?"

"I don't laugh at others, I laugh at the Earl's unscrupulousness, Frey is less wise. What if you knew in advance that you would ambush an army here and re-entrust you? ”

"Uh.... I said Marquis Takami. ”

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.........

Inside the Cavendish Manor.

Batman, Frey, Harry, Peter, and Galen get together and have a map of the city's perimeter in front of them.

Peter pointed to a valley on the map.

"If I were a marquis, one hundred percent, I would be ambushed here."

Harry nodded, "I think so, too." ”

Frey nodded, "I think too." ”

Batman nodded, "I think so, too." ”

Galen is happy, he is the only one in this group who has experience in war, and he has to say something different to show his identity:

"From my experience as a knight in the Kingdom of Tingen..."

"What," Harry glanced at him, "do you have a high opinion?" ”

“…… No. ”

"Isn't that the end, we're waiting there, they're coming over and directly countering the encirclement, reasonable, right?"

"Reasonable." Several people nodded.

It's not that Peter is using the system for divination again.

The main thing is the sea behind the plain in front of Akneez, and this is the only way to come from the town of Mager.

This road is basically a plain, only this place is a canyon that can hide people's ears, if you want not to alarm passers-by, do not leave hands and feet to intercept and kill the earl and his party, only this position can be selected.

"Well, I know that the Earl will set off at seven o'clock in the morning, the town of Magul is 113 kilometers away from the canyon, and the carriage is traveling at 20 kilometers per hour, what time will the Count arrive at the canyon?"

Galen took a sip of wine and pinched his fingers.

"Seven and five?"

"No wonder you became a knight candidate at the age of ten, you haven't read any books."

Harry didn't want to hear the two of them interrupt: "Counting the rest time on the road, the Earl will arrive at the latest." ”

"That is, we will be there at least until eleven o'clock at noon."

Aknez is a full hundred and fifty kilometers from that canyon.

Frey nodded: "Without further ado, I'll go get ready." ”

The old man ran out with great skill.

Galen put the bottle down, his eyes clear.

"Hey, Harry."

"Uh... Actually, my name is Peter. Peter smiled awkwardly.

"I'm Harry." Harry added.

“...... It doesn't matter, don't forget what you promised me. ”

Peter nodded.

"I've sent the Earl's coachman to send a telegram to Letania, and they'll hear from me by tomorrow morning at the latest."

"Thank you." Galen looked at him, "Are you really a soothsayer in the royal court of Letania?" ”

"That's right. But some of them owe me a big favor, and it's not a big problem to help rescue your mother. ”

.........

Three o'clock in the morning.

The wind and snow are dancing wildly, and the temperature on the seaside is already close to minus 8 degrees Celsius.

Harry changed into a thick padded jacket and his armor was loaded onto the carriage.

Frey and the coachman drove two wagons, one in front of the other, and the horses pulling the carts were all Yakuts with thick hair and strong physique, and these four extremely hardy military horses had been fed with food and grass, and they had no problem running two hundred kilometers.

Harry and Peter were also restocked, and the Earl's warehouse was wide open, so they could take whatever they wanted.

"Then, ladies and gentlemen, my earl will entrust you with it."

Frey gave the four a deep bow.

"Avengers, assemble!" Galen howled.

"This is probably a tough battle, before everyone leaves, say some auspicious words to encourage each other."

Peter suggested.

"Then .....," Frey was the first to respond, "after this battle, I will go back to Arknaise to retire." ”

“？”

Harry thought for a moment, "When I come back, I must become the strongest defensive mage." ”

“？？”

Galen also said affectionately: "I will definitely be able to reunite with my mother!" ”

“？？？”

Batman, who has always been silent, saw that everyone had said it, and also said:

"Then, I hope that after rescuing the Earl, the five of us can come back safely together."

When Peter heard this, he looked like he was dead.

"It's good, it's auspicious, it's very spiritual."

Let's go!