Chapter 34: Escape from Dunkel
Alan was silent for a moment after hearing this, and then said with a wry smile: "Maybe that's really the case...... But I really don't want that to be the case if I could. ”
Alyssa's magic is really useful at critical moments, but the side effects are just as great, and if it weren't for the last resort, Alan really didn't want to see her use it......
And most importantly, the consequences of this magic may not be the only one. Since Alyssa had experienced amnesia before, and this magic consumes a huge amount of mental power, if used too frequently, it may cause damage to her memory again...... Alan was really afraid that one day she would have memory loss or memory loss because she had used this magic too much.
Alyssa had fallen into a complete stupor, so he had to pick her up and go back to the room step by step.
Alyssa slept for the rest of the day, only waking up the next evening. That put their plans to get out of here as soon as possible.
However, the innkeeper told them that even if Alyssa woke up in the morning, they would not be able to leave easily, as the whole city was under martial law.
"The gates of the city are guarded by people from the security department, and they are on high alert. Now only Dunkel is allowed to enter, not to leave the city! And even those who come in have to go through very strict interrogation and inspection...... It's a memory check, and all suspicious people are arrested!" said the innkeeper, "and that's true of all the gates, both northwest and northeast!"
"Is it so strict......," said Alan after a moment's thought, "what about the night?
"The reason I'm back so late is to observe this. "Unfortunately, there is no chance at night...... Their vigilance did decrease at night, but as during the day, four teams were on duty, two inside and two outside the gates, each with four men...... Ah, there's a lead. Although the leader was not there at night, it was probably not easy to pass smoothly......
"There are four teams of four people each...... In other words, are they on either side of the city gate?" Alan keenly captured this detail.
"Hmm...... It seems to be like this, although the view from the outside side of the city is blocked, but judging from the standing positions of these people on the inside of the city, it should be the same. The innkeeper said, "What's wrong?"
"If that's the case......" Alan thought for a moment.
"Do you have any ideas?" asked Riel.
"Hmm...... It's just a preliminary idea,...... said Allen, "and judging from the previous situation, there were few pedestrians at night, and we might be able to sneak out in a carriage...... Because unicorns don't make a sound, and the roads in this city are flat, if you run slowly enough and put a layer of sound-canceling magic on the wheels, you shouldn't be able to detect it...... Provided, of course, that they are at their most lax and no one dangles in the middle of the road, like in the middle of the night......"
"But it's impossible......," the innkeeper shook his head, and immediately dismissed his idea.
"Why?" asked Allen.
"As you say, there are really no pedestrians on the road at this time, there is no obstruction of the door, and even some of the guards are taking advantage of the opportunity to nap...... "but the gate is always open only once...... It is impossible for such a large carriage to pass......"
This answer instantly chilled Allen's heart......
They don't know what magic can make a carriage pass through it without ignoring the door panels...... Of course, even if they knew, they wouldn't dare to use this in front of a dozen security personnel.
There was a sudden silence in the room.
Glenn Krone is still a thousand kilometers away, and judging by previous experience, it will take them almost half a month. And because of the long journey, they will need to resupply more times along the way, not to mention abnormal weather or other unexpected circumstances, so roughly calculated, it may take them a month to get to Glenkron......
But that's only the best-case scenario, and now they have a more serious situation in front of them, and they may have to walk instead......
"What should we do? Why don't we leave the carriage here and walk to the next city in search of a new means of transportation?" Frey suggested after a moment.
But Alan took out the map and looked at it, and shook his head: "The closest to us, Husdel, is about eighty kilometers due west, but it's just a small town, maybe just an ordinary carriage...... Horses are not much slower than unicorns, but their stamina and endurance are very different. Our carriages may only take half a month to arrive, and they may take us months......"
"Not only that, but the 80 kilometres are pretty close at the speed of a horse-drawn carriage, but if you get to ...... on foot," says Alyssa, "it might take a lot of time." ”
"If that's the case, it's better to wait here for them to remove their guards. Cynthia said, "The people on the guild side have always been perfunctory about their work, and this state of affairs will probably not last long." ”
"It's hard to say...... Alan frowned and shook his head, "the situation is different now...... Now in control of the city's magic management associations is Burretu, and the Winslow family has been completely reduced to puppets, since he is trying to capture us, he must have spared no effort...... Now that the news of our presence in this city may have reached his ears, if it drags on any longer, it may not only wait for the garrison to relax, but also wait for a city search......"
"So what to do, it's not to wait here, it's not to wait...... "Riel muttered, a little frustrated, "or ...... I'll take you back to Beiya with me, let's go back and prepare again and start again......"
"Yes! Starlight!" Alan looked at him for a few seconds before suddenly exclaiming.
This confuses these people.
"Hey, hey, don't take it seriously...... I'm just joking, ...... "Rare said quickly.
"No, no, no, our hope of getting out of the city is indeed in you!" Allen's eyes lit up, "and as long as you want to get out, you can get out now!"
"Now?" Rare wondered, "You don't know that Starlight can only take us to familiar or marked places...... But the terrain around here ......."
"What about the other than that?" Alan looked at him with a grin, "Aren't you still able to transfer with familiar human coordinates?"
"That's right...... But......" Riel looked at them a little hesitantly, "I'm familiar with everyone else here except for my parents, Mr. Audrian, and the professors at the school...... But they're so far away......"
"No, you seem to have missed one...... Think about it. Alan looked at him with a smile, "And he's out of the city right now!"
"Outside the city now?and I'm familiar?" Riel wondered more and more, and looked at the people around him again, "But ......"
It was Alyssa who reacted first, and suddenly realized: "Ah...... I think I know who Alan is talking about......"
"Huh?" Riel looked at her stunned, "Even you know?"
"Hmm...... Indeed, you have known each other for a long time, and you have been with us all the way......" said Alyssa unhurriedly, "you should have made a deep impression of him." ”
"Who the hell is it...... "Riel couldn't help but ask again, a little impatient.
Alan couldn't hold back anymore when he saw him like this, and laughed out loud: "You are a little too slow...... It's Arthur!"
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