Eron Calendar, Year 589, 2nd of January.
It had been a day since the earthquake. The anti-magic effect caused by the Time Stop Barrier had finally dissipated around Elson. The team from the High Elf Noble Council of San Varrano, also known as the Holy Assembly, had finally made their preparations and stepped into their final destination: the south gate of Elson City.
After the simple training along the way, these descendants of the High Elves had developed some tacit understanding with each other. However, what happened before the Time Stop Barrier broke had completely separated Camilla from the team. Everyone knew that Camilla would probably not have much room for advancement in the Holy Assembly in the future.
However, as long as she was not judged to be an apostate, she still had to follow the team. Camilla knew what the 'Holy Assembly' was capable of. Although she was not afraid of Captain Speck, she was afraid that the 'Holy Assembly' would take 'certain' measures against her daughter, Naifey. Therefore, she had no choice but to compromise and continue to follow behind the team.
Speck directly ignored Camilla. He did not even threaten her. Clearly, he was more concerned about the mission in front of him than a helpless woman.
"The inner gate is open!"
"The active defense system is not activated!"
"No elemental fluctuations!"
"No signs of life!"
At this time, the Arcanists were carefully investigating. Their feedback was also very satisfactory to Speck. The "ruins" in front of them was the city with the strongest defense of the High Elves. However, it was obvious that after being "stopped" by the barrier for nearly 800 years, it had become a complete dead city.
The city was octagonal in shape, surrounded by stone walls. It covered a large area. The surface of the walls was more than 15 feet high, and the surface was smooth. It was not at all rough and bumpy like the human fortresses. It was obvious that they had been cut with magic. At this time, it was a silent demonstration of the exquisite craftsmanship of the High Elves 800 years ago.
A typical fortress in the Kingdom of Karen would have a cylindrical tower. However, all the "towers" in Elson were triangular in shape. The shape was sharp and gave off a somber feeling.
Because of the enchantment, everything that Speck could see had not the slightest trace of erosion: the ground was as clean as new, there was even fresh moss at the base of the city wall. After walking through the city gate, there were marks left by carriage ruts on the wide street, and she could smell the fragrance of flowers when she breathed …
Speck and the others slowly walked into the city, but there was not a single person in sight. There wasn't even the chirping of insects or the chirping of birds. Only monotonous footsteps could be heard as they walked.
The group advanced cautiously. In the end, Camilla was not assigned to scout ahead … In fact, everyone knew that her existence had already become an unstable factor in the group. First, she was ostracized, then isolated. In the end, she might even be exiled and abandoned.
"According to the original words on the Theory of Making Energized Crystals, we need to find the 'Energy Refill' here and look for the later volumes of this book to find the key to making crystals."
Captain Speck assigned the task. Although he had been rude to Camilla along the way, he did have a meticulous mind that was hard to come by. "Everyone in the group, keep a distance of 10 feet from the front and back. Do not leave the group without permission. Do not touch anything at will …"
When he finished speaking, he looked at the back of the group and frowned slightly. In the end, he did not pay attention to Camilla who was holding her forehead with a pained expression.
"Alright, let's move on."
He turned and walked forward, not forgetting to add, "If anyone falls behind, I will not stop. The 'Holy Assembly' can't afford to waste any time."
Camilla clenched her teeth and sighed after hearing this. She naturally knew that the other party was talking to her, but at this time, she was indeed not feeling well. Fatigue and sleepiness were secondary. The inexplicable dizziness and headache after entering the city was the main cause of her unsightly expression.
What the hell is going on?
Camilla felt that everything in the city made her very uncomfortable. She even had "tinnitus" from time to time. She held her forehead and tried to keep up with the group. She tried to look at the inner city wall, trying to distract herself, but because of the headache, she had to pull her gaze back. However, just as her vision swept across an alley beside her, she suddenly felt something flash past.
"What … is that?"
She stopped and looked at it. After carefully recalling for a moment, she finally felt that it should be an illusion caused by the light. Then, she held her forehead and continued to walk forward.
*****
Time passed. Three hours after the "Holy Assembly" entered Elsen City, the "Frost Baron" Belorme's team also arrived at the city gate. But unlike Speck and the others, he was now facing the "West Gate" of Elsen City.
After losing "Sora's Sentry", Belorme's temper became worse and worse. In order to vent his anger, he even personally chopped a few animals that did not know what to do. And when he saw the empty city gate and the exquisite city wall, his face that had been tense for two days finally revealed a gratified smile …
"I'm afraid that the harvest this time is more than what Your Majesty imagined."
Looking at the streets that were cleaner and tidier than the Tasman Kingdom, the rows of beautifully decorated buildings, and the tall Magic Tower standing in the middle of the city in the distance, Belorme only felt that there was a mountain of gold and silver placed before him!
"Lord Baron, Blood Crow has just detected that another group of people has entered this place ahead of time."
The untimely words of his necromancer interrupted Belorme's fantasy, and the corner of his mouth that had just curled up instantly froze …
"How many people? Where did they come from? "
"They entered the city from the south gate and are now advancing toward the inner city. It seems that they are looking for something. There are a total of fifteen of them, and … "
"And what?"
Belorme raised his head. The fact that the treasure had been taken by someone else made his face very gloomy.
"According to the analysis of the blood crow, they seem to be mages, and their levels are not low."
In order not to be discovered, the blood crows in the sky could not record the images clearly. However, the arcanists of the Saint Assembly could clearly see the movements of the arcanists. The necromancers were also spellcasters, so they could immediately tell that the arcanists were not weak.
This news immediately ruined Belorme's mood that had just improved.
In fact, he really wanted to say, "If you don't care, just follow me and hack them to death", but "15 Mages" and "15 Knights" were two completely different concepts … Because a battle involving multiple Mages could never be judged with common sense.
Belorme pondered for a long time, and finally suppressed the negative emotions that arose from the consecutive setbacks in his heart. He said in a low voice, "Continue to let the blood crows keep an eye on them. We will continue to search for 'Charged Crystals'."
Elsen City was huge, and it would take almost half a day to walk from the west gate to the east gate. Belorme decided not to find trouble with these guys for the time being.
He needed to confirm the purpose of these mages here. If they were also here for 'Charged Crystals', Belorme did not mind fighting them at all costs.
This was because this was a mission personally issued by King Augustine, and he must complete it.
The necromancers obeyed the order, and the team immediately began to advance into the inner city. The undead carefully searched everything around them with weapons in hand. Because they did not understand the High Elves language, they carefully searched all the buildings, and the result … made Belorme feel that this city was even more strange.
There was not a single person here, but the furnishings in the houses seemed as if the owners had just left a few days ago. The wine glasses in the taverns were even filled with bright red wine, the straw for the horses was still fresh, and some of the iron pots in the kitchens even had food that had either gone bad or not …
"Shrink the formation and prepare for battle."
The huge empty city made Belorme feel a little uneasy. No matter how he looked at it, this city should have at least ten thousand or even tens of thousands of residents!
But where did they all go?
"This … What is going on?"
Faced with such a strange situation without any mental preparation, Belorme felt a chill down his spine that he hadn't felt in a long time.
*****
Almost at the same time, Roddy walked out from the north gate of Sora Outpost and led the troops behind him towards Elson.
There were still 100 days left before the [Judgment of the Bone Throne]. For Roddy, this was still more than enough time.
For this trip to Elson, Roddy only brought 30 light cavalrymen and 60 squires. With this arrangement, the remaining soldiers could assist Hanks in ensuring the safety of Sora Outpost, while he could maximize his mobility and offensive capabilities.
After all, after so many battles and sacrifices, Roddy did not want to bring his soldiers to an unknown city. After all, there was always more than one way to prevent the destruction of the kingdom. He was not without other options.
But thinking about the changes that the 'Charged Crystals' could bring to this world, Roddy had to stop the undead no matter what!
The changes brought about by technology would always be something that a simple stone city could not compare to. Roddy had a deep understanding of this. So, as he led the troops forward, he emphasized the purpose and plan of this trip to Sodelor and the others.
"Before the barrier enveloped the city, there was a large-scale evacuation, but the exact number of people left is unknown. So, even if we meet some High Elves, it would not be surprising."
Hearing Roddy's calm words, Natha asked a rare question, "Roddy, do you think we will meet real, living, pure-blooded High Elves?"
"That is possible, but I am not sure."
Roddy paused and continued, "In that book, there are some arguments about the 'Time Stop Barrier.' Khadgar believes that the so-called 'time stop' is just an illusion caused by the slow flow of time …"
Seeing Natha's expression, Roddy knew that she might not understand what he was saying. So, he changed his approach and said, "In short, it is very likely that 800 years have passed outside the barrier, but only a day, a year, or even ten years have passed inside. This is something that Khadgar cannot control."
Natha nodded and did not say anything. Sodelor asked, "Then what do we do after we go in? Can we control this city with less than a hundred people? "
"I brought the cavalry to deal with the undead. As for controlling this city, we need another way." Roddy patted the book in his hand. "If you compare a city to a living person, how would you control him?"
"Shackles and shackles?"
Akasha asked curiously.
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