Dawn has finally arrived. On the boundless Reiro Prairie, two figures, one fat and one thin, were trudging with difficulty.

Qi Lang and Marcus finally escaped Felix's clutches and threw the Suril volcano more than ten kilometers away. Walking among the luxuriant, knee-deep sickle needle grass, they almost mistakenly thought that the warm summer had arrived early. However, the green of their eyes did not ease their nervous mood, and Iglu kept sending out the howls of the police from hundreds of meters away, and the sinister pursuers did not give up, and they still pursued closely.

Although Marcus always spoke slowly, after most of the night, Qi Lang had a thorough understanding of the true purpose of his trip. As expected, he really didn't come out to play in the mountains and rivers, this was a mission sent by King Henry, and it was an extremely important task.

According to Marcus, in the last 30 years, King Henry has learned a worrying message through special channels: an ancient and mysterious organization is trying to subvert the Luhmann Empire, and through assassination and infiltration, little by little, it eats away at the royal power. In recent years, however, their activities have become more and more rampant, and their power has expanded, and even the Archduke Mehta, King Henry's most trusted man, has eventually proved to be a key figure in the organization.

The cold-blooded killers within that organization all have a fixed title called Credon, who is said to be a believer in the devil. Their combat effectiveness is amazingly strong, decisive and ruthless, and they are especially good at night activities, which is extremely harmful to the high-ranking officials and dignitaries of the empire.

After a series of unsuccessful plans to purge the night, Henry Sr. finally realized the seriousness of the problem - it was far more serious than the threat of war with the Otto Empire, because the strongest castles were broken from within. So he carefully selected some loyal elites and set up a special demon eradication operation team, and the head of this operation group was the new Captain Dodim who had been transferred from Shachi.

According to what they learned beforehand, those Credon needed to go through a special ritual to gain great power, and this ritual was to replace their souls with some powerful creatures in nature. This form is closer to the combination of the Genius Warrior and the Beast Pet, except that the normal Warrior retains his nature and is relatively independent of his Beast Pet, while the Credon is almost completely one with the creatures in terms of personality. On the other hand, while those creatures can also be called Credon's pets, in reality, the two are still completely separate, which is also an unusual feature.

Although the mystery is not fully understood, it is undoubtedly an anti-human aberration, and it is a great danger to the stability of the royal power, and must be given full attention. To this end, several leading scientists and pharmacists have teamed up to develop an isolator, the little golden marbles that Marcus carries in his arms, in order to give them to the strange creatures, in order to break off the close connection between more of Credon and their pets.

Since this experiment was so important that only the king's most trusted person could take on it, the responsibility naturally fell to his only son, Marcus. Since Marcus was just in time for the rite of passage, it was customary for him to travel around many angles of the country, and since he had shown great interest in small animals early on, it was only natural for him to propose to approach a few suspicious locations, and at the same time, his seemingly honest appearance might also reduce the vigilance of the enemy, which would undoubtedly provide more convenience for the smooth implementation of the mission.

In order to prevent the leakage of the mission content and causing Marcus to become a target, King Henry took the strictest precautions, even within the demon slayer team, King Henry did not dare to take it lightly, only a few researchers were aware of the existence of this partition, not even Captain Dodim had come into contact with it.

But although Marcus's acting skills are first-class, he is still too young after all, at least judging from the current results, this mission is still exposed. In addition, the cunning Creden is still as pervasive as air, and even the carefully selected escorts have hidden a large number of their manpower, if it weren't for Dodim to arrange Qi Lang in, the noble prince would probably have become a hostage. It is estimated that they will use Marcus as a threat in the next step to forcibly get the formula of the separator in their hands, and when it comes to those, the demon elimination operation will be completely useless.

However, when it comes to Qi Lang's unexpected joining the ranks of the escort team, in addition to Dodim's recommendation, there is another person who has contributed a lot. And that person is the world-famous star Zhu Lai.

According to Marcus, Zhu Lai had highlighted the name Qi Lang during his secret meeting with King Henry. While he took over the assassination plan, he only made two requests: the first was to send someone to take Atcha and Ah Wang back, and the second was to take some care of his fellow countryman. And the content of this care is extremely detailed, and the core part is the greatest trust!

As Qi Lang judged, Marcus's choice of Qi Lang as his personal bodyguard was not accidental, it was the result of combining the needs of all parties. Of course, Marcus still expressed regret that Owu and the others could not accompany him, because in his opinion, both the "damn Jenny" and the timid Goo are good and trustworthy companions. It's a pity that he trusted the wrong person at the beginning, and appointed Felix, who had been respectfully following him, as the captain of the guard. However, Marcus had already made a guarantee to Qi Lang that when he was truly out of danger, Felix would definitely get the punishment he deserved, and in the same way, Lieutenant Colonel William would be demoted to a commoner for misemploying people, and lose his rich territory forever.

After seven or eight hours of rapid marching, the noble prince could not hold on. Although his explosive power was tested in the Black Forest, it turned out that his fat body was not suitable for long journeys, and as soon as he got out of the Rero grassland, he sat down on the edge of the unknown stream, and lay there, demanding that Qi Lang must get him a horse.

That's completely vexatious. The two of them were now on the run, leaving the tents without a chance to take some spare change with them, and they were now penniless, except for the gold-threaded belt that Marcus had on his stomach to exchange for a few Syrs, provided there was a nearby village, of course. It is still in the eruption area of the Suril volcano, and there are a few ruins, and there is life, except for the tenacious plants, and all that is left is the guinea pigs burrowing in the grass.

"I have an idea, Sergeant Qi Lang. Marcus sat down in the haystack, his eyes staring at Igru as he swirled, "Can you talk to that pretty snow wolf? I don't think he's small, and I shouldn't have much trouble carrying him." ”

Igru understood, bared his teeth at Marcus in refusal, and suggested to Qi Lang, "I have an idea, my friend, we can throw this pile of fat meat here, and those Credon will be able to carry him back in less than an hour." And so we were liberated. They're tough, but I assure you that it's just the two of us who will be able to get out in no time. ”

Qi Lang synthesized the suggestions from both sides, and finally came up with his own decision: "Your Royal Highness, since you believe that quietly rushing back to Asaph Castle is the only way out of the crisis, we can't behave so flamboyantly, you know, your figure is extremely conspicuous, if you stand on Iglu's body, the enemy in the shadows can be clearly seen from several kilometers away." That should not be the strategy to use when absconding, and I'm sure your wisdom will be able to see that. ”

Marcus fell completely, and complained with a sad face, "You should remember, today is my eighteenth birthday, to be exact, three hours and fifteen minutes from now, exactly the exact time when I was born eighteen years ago." There must not be a prince in the world who has so tragically declared his coming of age as poor Marcus. ”

"Happy birthday, Your Royal Highness. Qi Lang showed a sympathetic expression, "Although this coming-of-age ceremony is a little simpler, I guess there is no prince in the world who can be blessed by a snow wolf on his eighteenth birthday like Lucky Marcus." ”

Igro let out a low bark in protest, because he had originally said "see his ghost", but Qi Lang deliberately mistranslated.

Marcus was visibly moved, his eyes welling up with tears. So he cheered up, stood up with vigor, and stretched out his fat hand to stroke Iglu's hair: "He's so cool...... But I like him as much as I like you, Sergeant Qi Lang. Now that Iglu and you have been with me on our eighteenth birthday, I should assume that you two have become Prince Marcus's best friends in life...... You can bow to me and thank you. ”

Thanks to Qi Lang stopping Iglo with his eyes in time, otherwise he would definitely bite off Marcus's fat head in half. Qi Lang obeyed the order and bowed to Marcus with a smile - that should be considered an encouragement, after all, Qi Lang still needs him to be full of energy and continue on his way.

"Happy birthday, Iglu's best friend and I. Qi Lang stared earnestly into Marcus's eyes and said, "But I would like to remind you, Your Highness, that before we finally reach the castle of Asaph, you had better forget about your honorable status for a while, and try not to talk to anyone along the way." We have to behave like normal people, because if we are exposed, we will be in a dangerous situation, and even if there are only three hours and fifteen minutes left, I will not be able to make sure that you survive your eighteenth birthday. ”

(End of Volume III)